UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-13777
GETTY REALTY CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland |
11-3412575 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
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292 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor New York, New York 10017-6318 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 349-6000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
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 ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its report. ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates (33,839,999 shares of common stock) of the Company was $1,004,400,000 as of June 30, 2020.
The registrant had outstanding 43,751,920 shares of common stock as of February 25, 2021.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
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Selected Portions of Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Proxy Statement”), which will be filed by the registrant on or prior to 120 days following the end of the registrant’s year ended December 31, 2020, pursuant to Regulation 14A. |
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Statements preceded by, followed by, or that otherwise include the words “believes,” “expects,” “seeks,” “plans,” “projects,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “predicts” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” “may” and “could” are generally forward-looking in nature and are not historical facts. (All capitalized and undefined terms used in this section shall have the same meanings hereafter defined in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.)
Examples of forward-looking statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K include, but are not limited to, our statements regarding our network of convenience store and gasoline station properties; substantial compliance of our properties with federal, state and local provisions enacted or adopted pertaining to environmental matters; the effects of U.S. federal tax reform and other legislative, regulatory and administrative developments; the impact of existing legislation and regulations on our competitive position; our prospective future environmental liabilities, including those resulting from preexisting unknown environmental contamination; the impact of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic on our business and results of operations; quantifiable trends, which we believe allow us to make reasonable estimates of fair value for the future costs of environmental remediation resulting from the removal and replacement of USTs; the impact of our redevelopment efforts related to certain of our properties; the amount of revenue we expect to realize from our properties; our belief that our owned and leased properties are adequately covered by casualty and liability insurance; our workplace demographics, recruiting efforts, and employee compensation program; AFFO as a measure that best represents our core operating performance and its utility in comparing the sustainability of our core operating performance with the sustainability of the core operating performance of other REITs; the reasonableness of our estimates, judgments, projections and assumptions used regarding our accounting policies and methods; our critical accounting policies; our exposure and liability due to and our accruals, estimates and assumptions regarding our environmental liabilities and remediation costs; loan loss reserves or allowances; our belief that our accruals for environmental and litigation matters including matters related to our former Newark, New Jersey Terminal and the Lower Passaic River, our MTBE multi-district litigation cases in the states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and our lawsuit with the State of New York pertaining to a property formerly owned by us in Uniondale, New York, were appropriate based on the information then available; our claims for reimbursement of monies expended in the defense and settlement of certain MTBE cases under pollution insurance policies; compliance with federal, state and local provisions enacted or adopted pertaining to environmental matters; our beliefs about the settlement proposals we receive and the probable outcome of litigation or regulatory actions and their impact on us; our expected recoveries from UST funds; our indemnification obligations and the indemnification obligations of others; our investment strategy and its impact on our financial performance; the adequacy of our current and anticipated cash flows from operations, borrowings under our Restated Credit Agreement and available cash and cash equivalents; our continued compliance with the covenants in our Restated Credit Agreement and our senior unsecured notes; our belief that certain environmental liabilities can be allocated to others under various agreements; our belief that our real estate assets are not carried at amounts in excess of their estimated net realizable fair value amounts; our beliefs regarding our properties, including their alternative uses and our ability to sell or lease our vacant properties over time; and our ability to maintain our federal tax status as a REIT.
These forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs and assumptions and information currently available to us, and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors and were derived utilizing numerous important assumptions that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors and assumptions involved in the derivation of forward-looking statements, and the failure of such other assumptions to be realized as well as other factors may also cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Most of these factors are difficult to predict accurately and are generally beyond our control. These factors and assumptions may have an impact on the continued accuracy of any forward-looking statements that we make.
Factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from our current expectations include, but are not limited to, the risks described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as such risk factors may be updated from time to time in our public filings, and risks associated with: complying with environmental laws and regulations and the costs associated with complying with such laws and regulations; substantially all of our tenants depending on the same industry for their revenues; the creditworthiness of our tenants; our tenants’ compliance with their lease obligations; renewal of existing leases and our ability to either re-lease or sell properties; our dependence on external sources of capital; counterparty risks; the uncertainty of our estimates, judgments, projections and assumptions associated with our accounting policies and methods; our ability to successfully manage our investment strategy; potential future acquisitions and redevelopment opportunities; changes in interest rates and our ability to manage or mitigate this risk effectively; owning and leasing real estate; our business operations generating sufficient cash for distributions or debt service; adverse developments in general business, economic or political conditions; adverse effect of inflation; federal tax reform; property taxes; potential exposure related to pending lawsuits and claims; owning real estate primarily concentrated in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States; competition in our industry; the adequacy of our insurance coverage and that of our tenants; failure to qualify as a REIT; dilution as a result of future issuances of equity securities; our dividend policy, ability to pay dividends and
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changes to our dividend policy; changes in market conditions; provisions in our corporate charter and by-laws; Maryland law discouraging a third-party takeover; changes in LIBOR reporting practices or the method in which LIBOR is calculated or changes to alternative rates if LIBOR is discontinued; the loss of a member or members of our management team or Board of Directors; changes in accounting standards; future impairment charges; terrorist attacks and other acts of violence and war; our information systems; failure to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting; and negative impacts from the continued spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, including on the global economy or on our tenants’ businesses, financial position, or results of operations.
As a result of these and other factors, we may experience material fluctuations in future operating results on a quarterly or annual basis, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results, our growth or reinvestment strategies, our ability to pay dividends or stock price. An investment in our stock involves various risks, including those mentioned above and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and those that are described from time to time in our other filings with the SEC.
You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect our view only as of the date hereof. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events, unless required by law. For any forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K or in any other document, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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PART I
Item 1. Business
Company Profile
Getty Realty Corp., a Maryland corporation, is the leading publicly traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”) in the United States specializing in the acquisition, ownership, leasing, financing and redevelopment of convenience stores, gasoline stations and other automotive-related and retail real estate, including express car washes, instant oil change centers, automotive service centers, automotive parts retailers and select other properties. Our predecessor was originally founded in 1955 and our common stock was listed on the NYSE in 1997.
Our portfolio includes 959 properties located in 35 states and Washington, D.C., and our tenants operate under a variety of national and regional brands. We are internally managed by our management team, which has extensive experience acquiring, owning and managing convenience stores, gasoline stations and other automotive-related and retail real estate.
We elected to be treated as a REIT under the federal income tax laws beginning January 1, 2001. The Internal Revenue Code permits a qualifying REIT to deduct dividends paid, thereby effectively eliminating corporate level federal income tax and making the REIT a pass-through vehicle for federal income tax purposes if certain REIT qualifications are met. To meet the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, a REIT must, among other things, invest substantially all of its assets in interests in real estate (including mortgages and other REITs) or cash and government securities, derive most of its income from rents from real property or interest on loans secured by mortgages on real property, and distribute to stockholders annually a substantial portion of its taxable income. As a REIT, we are required to distribute at least 90% of our taxable income to our stockholders each year and would be subject to corporate level federal income taxes on any taxable income that is not distributed.
Our company is headquartered in New York, New York and as of February 25, 2021, we had 31 employees.
Company Operations
As of December 31, 2020, we owned 901 properties and leased 58 properties from third-party landlords. Our nationwide portfolio includes a concentration in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions that we believe is unique and not readily available for purchase or lease from other owners or landlords. Our typical property consists of between one-half and one acre of land in a metropolitan area and is used as a convenience store and gasoline station or to provide other automotive-related services. Many of our properties are located at highly trafficked urban intersections or conveniently close to highway entrances or exit ramps.
Substantially all of our properties are leased on a triple-net basis to convenience store operators, petroleum distributors and other automotive-related and retail tenants. Our tenants either operate their business at our properties directly or sublet our properties and supply fuel to third parties that operate the convenience store and gasoline station businesses. Our triple-net lease tenants are responsible for the payment of all taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance and other operating expenses relating to our properties, and are also responsible for environmental contamination occurring during the terms of their leases and in certain cases also for environmental contamination that existed before their leases commenced. For additional information regarding our environmental obligations, see Note 5 in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in this Form 10-K.
Convenience store and gasoline station properties are an integral component of the transportation infrastructure supported by demand for refined petroleum products, day-to-day consumer goods and convenience foods. Substantially all of our tenants’ financial results depend on the sale of refined petroleum products, convenience store sales or rental income from their subtenants. As a result, our tenants’ financial results are highly dependent on the performance of the petroleum marketing industry, which is highly competitive and subject to volatility. (For additional information regarding risks related to our tenants’ dependence on the performance of the petroleum industry, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors – Substantially all of our tenants depend on the same industry for their revenues” in this Form 10-K.) During the terms of our leases, we monitor the credit quality of our triple-net lease tenants by reviewing their published credit rating, if available, reviewing publicly available financial statements, or reviewing financial or other operating statements which are delivered to us pursuant to applicable lease agreements, monitoring news reports regarding our tenants and their respective businesses, and monitoring the timeliness of lease payments and the performance of other financial covenants under their leases.
Our Properties
Net Lease. As of December 31, 2020, we leased 946 of our properties to tenants under triple-net leases.
Our net lease properties include 829 properties leased under 31 separate unitary or master triple-net leases and 117 properties leased under single unit triple-net leases. These leases generally provide for an initial term of 15 or 20 years with options for successive renewal terms of up to 20 years and periodic rent escalations. As of December 31, 2020, our contractual rent weighted average lease term, excluding renewal options, was approximately 9.5 years.
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Several of our leases provide for additional rent based on the aggregate volume of fuel sold. For the year ended December 31, 2020, additional rent based on the aggregate volume of fuel sold was not material to our financial results. In addition, certain of our leases require the tenants to invest capital in our properties, substantially all of which are related to the replacement of underground storage tanks (“UST” or “USTs”) that are owned by our tenants. As of December 31, 2020, we have a remaining commitment to fund up to $6.8 million in the aggregate with our tenants for our portion of such capital improvements. For additional information regarding our leases, see Note 2 in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in this Form 10-K.
Redevelopment. As of December 31, 2020, we were actively redeveloping six of our properties either as a new convenience and gasoline use or for alternative single-tenant net lease retail uses. For additional information regarding our redevelopment properties, see “Redevelopment Strategy and Activity” below.
Vacancies. As of December 31, 2020, seven of our properties were vacant. We expect that we will either sell or enter into new leases on these properties over time.
Human Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2020, we had 31 full-time employees, all of which are located in our New York office. In 2020, we hired our new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Brian Dickman, following the planned departure of Danion Fielding for personal reasons. Our employees are offered necessary flexibility to meet personal and family needs. We aim to maintain a workplace that is free from discrimination or harassment on the basis of color, race, sex, national origin, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression or any other status protected by applicable law. We conduct annual training to prevent harassment and discrimination and monitor employee conduct year-round. Our recruiting efforts, as well as employee training, compensation and advancement are all based on qualifications, performance, skills and experience. We believe that our employees are fairly compensated, without regard to gender, race and ethnicity, and are routinely recognized for outstanding performance. Our compensation program is designed to attract and retain talent, and includes the employee benefit plans described in Note 8 “Employee Benefit Plan” included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We continually assess and strive to enhance employee satisfaction and engagement. Our employees, many of whom have a long tenure with the Company, frequently express satisfaction with management. Our employees are offered regular opportunities to participate in various professional development programs.
Investment Strategy and Activity
As part of our overall growth strategy, we regularly review acquisition and financing opportunities to invest in additional convenience stores, gasoline stations and other automotive-related and retail real estate. We primarily pursue sale-leaseback transactions and other real estate acquisitions that result in us owning fee simple interests in our properties. Our investment activities may also include purchase money financing with respect to properties we sell, real property loans relating to our leasehold portfolios and construction loans. Our investment strategy seeks to generate current income and benefit from long-term appreciation in the underlying value of our real estate. To achieve that goal, we seek to invest in high quality individual properties and real estate portfolios that are in strong primary markets that serve high density population centers. A key element of our investment strategy is to invest in properties that will enhance our geographic and tenant diversification.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, we acquired fee simple interests in 34 properties for an aggregate purchase price of $150.0 million. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we acquired fee simple interests in 27 properties for an aggregate purchase price of $87.2 million. For additional information regarding our property acquisitions, see Note 13 in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in this Form 10-K.
Over the last five years, we have acquired 209 properties, including single property and portfolio transactions located in various states, for an aggregate purchase price of $537.0 million.
Redevelopment Strategy and Activity
We believe that certain of our properties are well-suited for either new convenience store use or for alternative single-tenant net lease retail uses, such as automotive parts and service, quick service restaurants, specialty retail and bank branches. We believe that the redeveloped properties can be leased or sold at higher values than their current use.
For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, rent commenced on six and four completed redevelopment projects, respectively, that were placed back into service in our net lease portfolio. Since the inception of our redevelopment program in 2015, we have completed 19 redevelopment projects.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, we spent $0.3 million (net of write-offs) of construction-in-progress costs related to our redevelopment activities and transferred $1.6 million of construction-in-progress to buildings and improvements on our consolidated balance sheet. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we spent $0.4 million of construction-in-progress costs related to our redevelopment activities and transferred $0.5 million of construction-in-progress to buildings and improvements on our consolidated balance sheet.
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As of December 31, 2020, we had six properties under active redevelopment and others in various stages of feasibility planning for potential recapture from our net lease portfolio, including four properties for which we have signed new leases and which will be transferred to redevelopment when the appropriate entitlements, permits and approvals have been secured.
Major Tenants
As of December 31, 2020, we had four significant tenants by revenue:
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We leased 150 convenience store and gasoline station properties pursuant to three separate unitary leases and two stand-alone leases to subsidiaries of Global Partners LP (NYSE: GLP) (“Global”). In the aggregate, our leases with subsidiaries of Global represented 16% and 18% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. All of our unitary leases with subsidiaries of Global are guaranteed by the parent company. |
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We leased 129 convenience store and gasoline station properties pursuant to four separate unitary leases to subsidiaries of Arko Corp. (NASDAQ: ARKO) (“Arko”). In the aggregate, our leases with subsidiaries of Arko represented 15% of our total revenues for each of the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. All of our unitary leases with subsidiaries of Arko are guaranteed by the parent company. |
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We leased 77 convenience store and gasoline station properties pursuant to three separate unitary leases to Apro, LLC (d/b/a “United Oil”). In the aggregate, our leases with United Oil represented 12% and 13% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
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We leased 74 convenience store and gasoline station properties pursuant to two separate unitary leases to subsidiaries of Chestnut Petroleum Dist., Inc. (“Chestnut”). In the aggregate, our leases with subsidiaries of Chestnut represented 10% and 11% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The largest of these unitary leases, covering 56 of our properties, is guaranteed by the parent company, its principals and numerous Chestnut affiliates. |
Our major tenants are part of larger corporate organizations and the financial distress of one subsidiary or other affiliated companies or businesses in those organizations may negatively impact the ability or willingness of our tenant to perform its obligations under its lease with us. For information regarding factors that could adversely affect us relating to our leases with these tenants, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors”.
Competition
The single-tenant net lease retail real estate sector in which we operate is highly competitive and we expect major investors with significant capital will continue to compete with us for attractive acquisition opportunities. These competitors include petroleum manufacturing, distributing and marketing companies, other REITs, public and private investment funds, and other individual and institutional investors.
Trademarks
We own the Getty® name and trademark in connection with our real estate and the petroleum marketing business in the United States and we permit certain of our tenants to use the Getty® trademark at properties that they lease from us.
Regulation
Our properties are subject to numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations including matters related to the protection of the environment such as the remediation of known contamination and the retirement and decommissioning or removal of long-lived assets including buildings containing hazardous materials, USTs and other equipment. These laws include: (i) requirements to report to governmental authorities discharges of petroleum products into the environment and, under certain circumstances, to remediate soil and groundwater contamination, including pursuant to governmental order and directive, (ii) requirements to remove and replace USTs that have exceeded governmental-mandated age limitations and (iii) the requirement to provide a certificate of financial responsibility with respect to potential claims relating to UST failures. Our triple-net lease tenants are directly responsible for compliance with environmental laws and regulations with respect to their operations at our properties.
We believe that our properties are in substantial compliance with federal, state and local provisions pertaining to environmental matters. Although we are unable to predict what legislation or regulations may be adopted in the future with respect to environmental protection and waste disposal, we do not believe that existing legislation and regulations will have a material adverse effect on our competitive position. For additional information regarding pending environmental lawsuits and claims, see “Item 3. Legal Proceedings” in this Form 10-K.
For substantially all of our triple-net leases, our tenants are contractually responsible for compliance with environmental laws and regulations, removal of USTs at the end of their lease term (the cost of which in certain cases is partially borne by us) and
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remediation of any environmental contamination that arises during the term of their tenancy. Under the terms of our leases covering properties previously leased to Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc. (“Marketing”) (substantially all of which commenced in 2012), we have agreed to be responsible for environmental contamination at the premises that was known at the time the lease commenced, and for environmental contamination which existed prior to commencement of the lease and is discovered (other than as a result of a voluntary site investigation) during the first 10 years of the lease term (or a shorter period for a minority of such leases). After expiration of such 10-year (or, in certain cases, shorter) period, responsibility for all newly discovered contamination, even if it relates to periods prior to commencement of the lease, is contractually allocated to our tenant. Our tenants at properties previously leased to Marketing are in all cases responsible for the cost of any remediation of contamination that results from their use and occupancy of our properties. Under substantially all of our other triple-net leases, responsibility for remediation of all environmental contamination discovered during the term of the lease (including known and unknown contamination that existed prior to commencement of the lease) is the responsibility of our tenant.
For additional information, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Liquidity and Capital Resources,” “Environmental Matters” and “Contractual Obligations” in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Note 5 in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in this Form 10-K.
Additional Information
Our website address is www.gettyrealty.com. Information available on our website shall not be deemed to be a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act are available on our website, free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such materials with, or furnish them to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Our website also contains our business conduct guidelines (“Code of Ethics”), corporate governance guidelines and the charters of the Audit, Compensation and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committees of our Board of Directors. We intend to make available on our website any future amendments or waivers to our Code of Ethics within four business days after any such amendments or waivers become effective.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
We are subject to various risks, many of which are beyond our control. As a result of these and other factors, we may experience material fluctuations in our future operating results on a quarterly or annual basis, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price. An investment in our stock involves various risks, including those mentioned below and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and those that are described from time to time in our other filings with the SEC.
Summary of Risk Factors
Our business is subject to risks and uncertainties, including those risks and uncertainties discussed at-length below, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:
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The risks inherent in owning or leasing real estate. |
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The real estate industry is highly competitive. |
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Our future cash flow is dependent on the performance of our tenants of their lease obligations, renewal of existing leases and either re-leasing or selling our properties. |
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Substantially all of our tenants depend on the same industry for their revenues. |
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It may be difficult for our investors to determine the creditworthiness of our tenants. |
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An increase in costs and liability accruals as a result of environmental laws and regulations could adversely affect our business. |
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We are defending pending lawsuits and claims that may subject us to material losses. |
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We may be subject to losses that may not be covered by insurance. |
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The concentration of a significant number of our properties in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, and adverse conditions in those regions, in particular, could negatively impact our operations. |
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Property taxes on our properties may increase without notice. |
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Our business operations may not generate sufficient cash for distributions or debt service. |
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Adverse developments in general business, economic or political conditions could have a material adverse effect on us. |
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Terrorist attacks and other acts of violence or war may affect the market on which our common stock trades, the markets in which we operate, our operations and our results of operations. |
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Our exposure to counterparty risk. |
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Inflation may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. |
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Our assets may be subject to impairment charges. |
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Our accounting policies and methods require management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions about matters that are inherently uncertain. |
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Amendments to the Accounting Standards Codification made by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) or changes in accounting standards may adversely affect our reported revenues, profitability or financial position. |
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If we fail to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately and timely report our financial results. |
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Our reliance on certain members of our management team or Board of Directors, the loss of any one of which could adversely affect our business or the market price of our common stock. |
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Our reliance on information technology in our operations, and any material failure, inadequacy, interruption or security failure of that technology could harm our business. |
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Our business and results of operations have been, and our financial condition may be, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Our dependency on external sources of capital, which may or may not be available on favorable terms, or at all. |
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Interest rate risk and our ability to manage or mitigate this risk effectively. |
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Adverse effects by changes in LIBOR reporting practices or the method in which LIBOR is calculated. |
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We may not be able to successfully implement our investment strategy. |
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We expect to acquire new properties and this may create risks. |
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We are pursuing redevelopment opportunities and this creates risks to our Company. |
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Risks Related to Our Status as a REIT
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The failure to qualify as a REIT under the federal income tax laws would have adverse consequences to our stockholders. Uncertain tax matters may have a significant impact on the results of operations for any single fiscal year or interim period or may cause us to fail to qualify as a REIT. |
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A risk of changes in the tax law applicable to REITs. |
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U.S. federal tax reform legislation could affect REITs generally, our tenants, the markets in which we operate, the price of our common stock and our results of operations. |
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In order to preserve our REIT status, our charter limits the number of shares a person may own, which may discourage a takeover that could result in a premium price for our common stock or otherwise benefit our stockholders. |
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Changes in our dividend policy and the dividends we pay may be subject to significant volatility. |
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Risks Related to Our Business and Operations
We are subject to risks inherent in owning and leasing real estate.
We are subject to varying degrees of risk generally related to leasing and owning real estate, many of which are beyond our control. In addition to general risks applicable to us, our risks include, among others: our liability as a lessee for long-term lease obligations regardless of our revenues; deterioration in national, regional and local economic and real estate market conditions; potential changes in supply of, or demand for, rental properties similar to ours; competition for tenants and declining rental rates; difficulty in selling or re-leasing properties on favorable terms or at all; impairments in our ability to collect rent or other payments due to us when they are due; increases in interest rates and adverse changes in the availability, cost and terms of financing; uninsured property liability; the impact of present or future environmental legislation and compliance with environmental laws; adverse changes in zoning laws and other regulations; acts of terrorism and war; acts of God; the unforeseen impacts of climate change, compliance with any future laws or regulations designed to prevent or mitigate the impacts of climate change, and any material costs related thereto; the potential risk of functional obsolescence of properties over time the need to periodically renovate and repair our properties; and physical or weather-related damage to our properties. Certain significant expenditures generally do not change in response to economic or other conditions, including: (i) debt service, (ii) real estate taxes, (iii) environmental remediation costs and (iv) operating and maintenance costs. The combination of variable revenue and relatively fixed expenditures may result, under certain market conditions, in reduced earnings and could have an adverse effect on our financial condition.
Each of the factors listed above could cause a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price. In addition, real estate investments are relatively illiquid, which means that our ability to vary our portfolio of properties in response to changes in economic and other conditions may be limited.
We are in a competitive business.
The real estate industry is highly competitive. Where we own properties, we compete for tenants with a large number of real estate property owners and other companies that sublet properties. Our principal means of competition are rents we are able to charge in relation to the income producing potential of the location. In addition, we expect other major real estate investors, some with much greater financial resources or more experienced personnel than we have, will compete with us for attractive acquisition opportunities. These competitors include petroleum manufacturing, distributing and marketing companies, convenience store retailers, other REITs, public and private investment funds, and other individual and institutional investors. This competition has increased prices for properties we seek to acquire and may impair our ability to make suitable property acquisitions on favorable terms in the future.
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Our future cash flow is dependent on the performance of our tenants of their lease obligations, renewal of existing leases and either re-leasing or selling our properties.
We are subject to risks that financial distress, default or bankruptcy of our tenants may lead to vacancy at our properties or disruption in rent receipts as a result of partial payment or nonpayment of rent or that expiring leases may not be renewed. Under unfavorable general economic conditions, there can be no assurance that our tenants’ level of sales and financial performance generally will not be adversely affected, which in turn could negatively impact our rental revenues. We are subject to risks that the terms governing renewal or re-leasing of our properties (including, compliance with numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations related to the protection of the environment, such as the remediation of contamination and the retirement and decommissioning or removal of long-lived assets, the cost of required renovations, or replacement of USTs and related equipment) may be less favorable than current lease terms.
We are also subject to the risk that we may receive less net proceeds from the properties we sell as compared to their current carrying value or that the value of our properties may be adversely affected by unfavorable general economic conditions. Unfavorable general economic conditions may also negatively impact our ability to re-lease or sell our properties. Numerous properties compete with our properties in attracting tenants to lease space. The number of available or competitive properties in a particular area could have a material adverse effect on our ability to lease or sell our properties and on the rents we are able to charge. In addition to the risk of disruption in rent receipts, we are subject to the risk of incurring real estate taxes, maintenance, environmental and other expenses at vacant properties. The financial distress, default or bankruptcy of our tenants may also lead to protracted and expensive processes for retaking control of our properties than would otherwise be the case, including, eviction or other legal proceedings related to or resulting from the tenant’s default. These risks are greater with respect to certain of our tenants who lease multiple properties from us. If a tenant files for bankruptcy protection it is possible that we would recover substantially less than the full value of our claims against the tenant. If (i) our tenants do not perform their lease obligations, (ii) we are unable to renew existing leases and promptly recapture and re-lease or sell our properties, (iii) lease terms upon renewal or re-leasing are less favorable than current or historical lease terms, (iv) the values of properties that we sell are adversely affected by market conditions, or (v) we incur significant costs or disruption related to or resulting from tenant financial distress, default or bankruptcy, then our cash flow could be significantly adversely affected.
Substantially all of our tenants depend on the same industry for their revenues.
We derive substantially all of our revenues from leasing, primarily on a triple-net basis, and financing convenience store and gasoline station properties to tenants in the petroleum marketing industry. Accordingly, our revenues are substantially dependent on the economic success of the petroleum marketing industry, and any factors that adversely affect that industry, such as disruption in the supply of petroleum or a decrease in the demand for conventional motor fuels due to conservation, technological advancements in petroleum-fueled motor vehicles or an increase in the use of, and consumer demand for, alternative fuel, electric and battery-operated vehicles, or other “green technologies,” could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price. The success of participants in the petroleum marketing industry depends upon the sale of refined petroleum products at margins in excess of fixed and variable expenses. The petroleum marketing industry is highly competitive and volatile. Petroleum products are commodities, the prices of which depend on numerous factors that affect supply and demand. The prices paid by our tenants and other petroleum marketers for products are affected by global, national and regional factors. A large, rapid increase in wholesale petroleum prices would adversely affect the profitability and cash flows of our tenants if the increased cost of petroleum products could not be passed on to their customers or if automobile consumption of gasoline was to decline significantly. We cannot be certain as to how these factors will affect petroleum product prices or supply in the future, or how in particular they will affect our tenants.
Because certain of our tenants are not rated and their financial information is not available to you, it may be difficult for our investors to determine their creditworthiness.
The majority of our properties are leased to tenants who are not rated by any nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. In addition, our tenants’ financial information is not generally available to our investors. Additionally, many of our tenants are part of larger corporate organizations and we do not receive financial information for the other entities in those organizations. The financial distress of other affiliated companies or businesses in those organizations may negatively impact the ability or willingness of our tenant to perform its obligations under its lease with us. Because of the lack of financial information or credit ratings it is, therefore, difficult for our investors to assess the creditworthiness of our tenants and to determine the ability of our tenants to meet their obligations to us. It is possible that the assumptions and estimates we make after reviewing publicly and privately obtained information about our tenants are not accurate and that we may be required to increase reserves for bad debts, record allowances for deferred rent receivable or record additional expenses if our tenants are unable or unwilling to meet their obligations to us.
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We incur significant operating costs and, from time to time, may have significant liability accruals as a result of environmental laws and regulations, which costs and accruals could significantly increase, and reduce our profitability or have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price.
We are subject to numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations, including matters relating to the protection of the environment. Under certain environmental laws, a current or previous owner or operator of real estate may be liable for contamination resulting from the presence or discharge of hazardous or toxic substances or petroleum products at, on, or under, such property, and may be required to investigate and clean-up such contamination. Such laws typically impose liability and clean-up responsibility first on the party responsible for the contamination, but can also impose liability and clean-up responsibility on the owner and the current operator without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of or caused the presence of the contaminants, or the timing or cause of the contamination. Liability under such environmental laws has been interpreted to be joint and several unless the harm is divisible and there is a reasonable basis for allocation of responsibility and the financial resources are available to perform the remediation. For example, liability may arise as a result of the historical use of a property or from the migration of contamination from adjacent or nearby properties. Any such contamination or liability may also reduce the value of the property. In addition, the owner or operator of a property may be subject to claims by third-parties based on injury, damage and/or costs, including investigation and clean-up costs, resulting from environmental contamination present at or emanating from a property. We cannot predict what environmental legislation or regulations may be enacted in the future, or how existing laws or regulations will be administered or interpreted with respect to products or activities to which they have not previously been applied. Additionally, compliance with more stringent laws or regulations, as well as more vigorous enforcement policies of the regulatory agencies or stricter interpretation of existing laws, which may develop in the future, could have an adverse effect on our financial position, or that of our tenants, and could require substantial additional expenditures for future remediation. Accordingly, compliance with environmental laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price.
The properties owned or controlled by us are leased primarily as convenience store and gasoline station properties, and therefore may contain, or may have contained, USTs for the storage of petroleum products and other hazardous or toxic substances, which creates a potential for the release of such products or substances. Some of our properties are subject to regulations regarding the retirement and decommissioning or removal of long-lived assets including buildings containing hazardous materials, USTs and other equipment. Some of the properties may be adjacent to or near properties that have contained or currently contain USTs used to store petroleum products or other hazardous or toxic substances. In addition, certain of the properties are on, adjacent to, or near properties upon which others have engaged or may in the future engage in activities that may release petroleum products or other hazardous or toxic substances. There may be other environmental problems associated with our properties of which we are unaware. These problems may make it more difficult for us to re-lease or sell our properties on favorable terms, or at all.
We enter into leases and various other agreements which contractually allocate responsibility between the parties for known and unknown environmental liabilities at or relating to the subject properties. We are contingently liable for these environmental obligations in the event that our tenant does not satisfy them, and we are required to accrue for environmental liabilities that we believe are allocable to others under our leases if we determine that it is probable that our tenant will not meet its environmental obligations. It is possible that our assumptions regarding the ultimate allocation method and share of responsibility that we used to allocate environmental liabilities may change, which may result in material adjustments to the amounts recorded for environmental litigation accruals and environmental remediation liabilities. We assess whether to accrue for environmental liabilities based upon relevant factors including our tenants’ histories of paying for such obligations, our assessment of their financial capability, and their intent to pay for such obligations. However, there can be no assurance that our assessments are correct or that our tenants who have paid their obligations in the past will continue to do so. We may ultimately be responsible to pay for environmental liabilities as the property owner if our tenant fails to pay them. The ultimate resolution of these matters could cause a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price.
For substantially all of our triple-net leases, our tenants are contractually responsible for compliance with environmental laws and regulations, removal of USTs at the end of their lease term (the cost of which in certain cases is partially borne by us) and remediation of any environmental contamination that arises during the term of their tenancy. Under the terms of our leases covering properties previously leased to Marketing (substantially all of which commenced in 2012), we have agreed to be responsible for environmental contamination at the premises that was known at the time the lease commenced, and for environmental contamination which existed prior to commencement of the lease and is discovered (other than as a result of a voluntary site investigation) during the first 10 years of the lease term (or a shorter period for a minority of such leases). After expiration of such 10-year (or, in certain cases, shorter) period, responsibility for all newly discovered contamination, even if it relates to periods prior to commencement of the lease, is contractually allocated to our tenant. Our tenants at properties previously leased to Marketing are in all cases responsible for the cost of any remediation of contamination that results from their use and occupancy of our properties. Under substantially all of our other triple-net leases, responsibility for remediation of all environmental contamination discovered during the term of the lease (including known and unknown contamination that existed prior to commencement of the lease) is the responsibility of our tenant.
We anticipate that a majority of the USTs at properties previously leased to Marketing will be replaced over the next several years because these USTs are either at or near the end of their useful lives. For long-term, triple-net leases covering sites previously
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leased to Marketing, our tenants are responsible for the cost of removal and replacement of USTs and for remediation of contamination found during such UST removal and replacement, unless such contamination was found during the first 10 years of the lease term and also existed prior to commencement of the lease. In those cases, we are responsible for costs associated with the remediation of such preexisting contamination. We have also agreed to be responsible for environmental contamination that existed prior to the sale of certain properties assuming the contamination is discovered (other than as a result of a voluntary site investigation) during the first five years after the sale of the properties.
In the course of certain UST removals and replacements at properties previously leased to Marketing where we retained continuing responsibility for preexisting environmental obligations, previously unknown environmental contamination was and continues to be discovered. As a result, we have developed an estimate of fair value for the prospective future environmental liability resulting from preexisting unknown environmental contamination and have accrued for these estimated costs. These estimates are based primarily upon quantifiable trends which we believe allow us to make reasonable estimates of fair value for the future costs of environmental remediation resulting from the removal and replacement of USTs. Our accrual of the additional liability represents our estimate of the fair value of cost for each component of the liability, net of estimated recoveries from state UST remediation funds considering estimated recovery rates developed from prior experience with the funds. In arriving at our accrual, we analyzed the ages of USTs at properties where we would be responsible for preexisting contamination found within 10 years after commencement of a lease (for properties subject to long-term triple-net leases) or five years from a sale (for divested properties), and projected a cost to closure for preexisting unknown environmental contamination.
We measure our environmental remediation liabilities at fair value based on expected future net cash flows, adjusted for inflation, and then discount them to present value. We adjust our environmental remediation liabilities quarterly to reflect changes in projected expenditures, changes in present value due to the passage of time and reductions in estimated liabilities as a result of actual expenditures incurred during each quarter. As of December 31, 2020, we had accrued a total of $48.1 million for our prospective environmental remediation obligations. This accrual consisted of (a) $11.7 million, which was our estimate of reasonably estimable environmental remediation liability, including obligations to remove USTs for which we are responsible, net of estimated recoveries and (b) $36.4 million for future environmental liabilities related to preexisting unknown contamination.
For additional information regarding pending environmental lawsuits and claims, and environmental remediation obligations and estimates, see “Item 3. Legal Proceedings”, “Environmental Matters” in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Notes 3 and 5 in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in this Form 10-K.
Environmental exposures are difficult to assess and estimate for numerous reasons, including the amount of data available upon initial assessment of contamination, alternative treatment methods that may be applied, location of the property which subjects it to differing local laws and regulations and their interpretations, changes in costs associated with environmental remediation services and equipment, the availability of state UST remediation funds and the possibility of existing legal claims giving rise to allocation of responsibilities to others, as well as the time it takes to remediate contamination and receive regulatory approval. In developing our liability for estimated environmental remediation obligations on a property by property basis, we consider, among other things, laws and regulations, assessments of contamination and surrounding geology, quality of information available, currently available technologies for treatment, alternative methods of remediation and prior experience. Environmental accruals are based on estimates derived upon facts known to us at this time, which are subject to significant change as circumstances change, and as environmental contingencies become more clearly defined and reasonably estimable.
We cannot predict if state UST fund programs will be administered and funded in the future in a manner that is consistent with past practices and if future environmental spending will continue to be eligible for reimbursement at historical recovery rates under these programs. As a result, our estimates in respect of recoveries from state UST remediation funds could change, which could adversely affect our accruals for environmental remediation liabilities.
Any changes to our estimates or our assumptions that form the basis of our estimates may result in our providing an accrual, or adjustments to the amounts recorded, for environmental remediation liabilities. Additional environmental liabilities could cause a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price.
We are defending pending lawsuits and claims and are subject to material losses.
We are subject to various lawsuits and claims, including litigation related to environmental matters, such as those arising from leaking USTs, contamination of groundwater with methyl tertiary butyl ether (a fuel derived from methanol, commonly referred to as “MTBE”) and releases of motor fuel into the environment, and toxic tort claims. The ultimate resolution of certain matters cannot be predicted because considerable uncertainty exists both in terms of the probability of loss and the estimate of such loss. Our ultimate liabilities resulting from the lawsuits and claims we face could cause a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price. For additional information with respect to certain pending lawsuits and claims, see “Item 3. Legal Proceedings” and Note 3 in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in this Form 10-K.
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We are subject to losses that may not be covered by insurance.
We and our tenants carry insurance against certain risks and in such amounts as we believe are customary for businesses of our kind. However, as the costs and availability of insurance change, we may decide not to be covered against certain losses (such as certain environmental liabilities, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and civil disorder) where, in the judgment of management, the insurance is not warranted due to cost or availability of coverage or the remoteness of perceived risk. Furthermore, there are certain types of losses, such as losses resulting from wars, terrorism or certain acts of God, that generally are not insured because they are either uninsurable or not economically insurable. There is no assurance that the existing insurance coverages are or will be sufficient to cover actual losses incurred. The destruction of, or significant damage to, or significant liabilities arising out of conditions at, our properties due to an uninsured loss would result in an economic loss and could result in us losing both our investment in, and anticipated profits from, such properties. When a loss is insured, the coverage may be insufficient in amount or duration, or a lessee’s customers may be lost, such that the lessee cannot resume its business after the loss at prior levels or at all, resulting in reduced rent or a default under its lease. Any such loss relating to a large number of properties could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price.
A significant portion of our properties are concentrated in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, and adverse conditions in those regions, in particular, could negatively impact our operations.
A significant portion of the properties we own and lease are located in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States and, as of December 31, 2020, 43.6% of our properties are concentrated in three states (New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut). Because of the concentration of our properties in those regions, in the event of adverse economic conditions in those regions, we would likely experience higher risk of default on payment of rent to us than if our properties were more geographically diversified. Additionally, the rents on our properties may be subject to a greater risk of default than other properties in the event of adverse economic, political or business developments, natural disasters or severe weather that may affect the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States and the ability of our lessees to make rent payments. This lack of geographical diversification could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price.
Property taxes on our properties may increase without notice.
Each of the properties we own or lease is subject to real property taxes. The leases for certain of the properties that we lease from third-parties obligate us to pay real property taxes with regard to those properties. The real property taxes on our properties and any other properties that we acquire or lease in the future may increase as property tax rates change and as those properties are assessed or reassessed by tax authorities. To the extent that our tenants are unable or unwilling to pay such increase in accordance with their leases, our net operating expenses may increase.
Our business operations may not generate sufficient cash for distributions or debt service.
There is no assurance that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be available to us in an amount sufficient to enable us to pay dividends on our common stock, to pay our indebtedness or to fund our other liquidity needs. We may not be able to repay or refinance existing indebtedness on favorable terms, which could force us to dispose of properties on disadvantageous terms (which may also result in losses) or accept financing on unfavorable terms.
Adverse developments in general business, economic or political conditions could have a material adverse effect on us.
Adverse developments in general business and economic conditions, including through recession, downturn or otherwise, either in the economy generally or in those regions in which a large portion of our business is conducted, could have a material adverse effect on us and significantly increase certain of the risks we are subject to. Among other effects, adverse economic conditions could depress real estate values, impact our ability to re-lease or sell our properties and have an adverse effect on our tenants’ level of sales and financial performance generally. As our revenues are substantially dependent on the economic success of our tenants, any factors that adversely impact our tenants could also have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price.
Terrorist attacks and other acts of violence or war may affect the market on which our common stock trades, the markets in which we operate, our operations and our results of operations.
Terrorist attacks or other acts of violence or war could affect our business or the businesses of our tenants. The consequences of armed conflicts are unpredictable, and we may not be able to foresee events that could have a material adverse effect on us. More generally, any of these events could cause consumer confidence and spending to decrease or result in increased volatility in the United States and worldwide financial markets and economy. Terrorist attacks also could be a factor resulting in, or which could exacerbate, an economic recession in the United States or abroad. Any of these occurrences could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price.
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We are exposed to counterparty risk and there can be no assurances that we will effectively manage or mitigate this risk.
We regularly interact with counterparties in various industries. The types of counterparties most common to our transactions and agreements include, but are not limited to, landlords, tenants, vendors and lenders. We also enter into agreements to acquire and sell properties which allocate responsibility for certain costs to the counterparty. Our most significant counterparties include, but are not limited to, the members of the bank syndicate related to our Restated Credit Agreement, the lenders that are the counterparties to our senior unsecured notes and our major tenants from whom we derive a significant amount of rental revenue. The default, insolvency or other inability or unwillingness of a significant counterparty to perform its obligations under an agreement, including, without limitation, as a result of the rejection of an agreement in bankruptcy proceedings, is likely to have a material adverse effect on us.
As of December 31, 2020, we leased 150 convenience store and gasoline station properties in three separate unitary leases and two stand-alone leases to subsidiaries of Global. In the aggregate, our leases with subsidiaries of Global represented 16% and 18% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. All of our unitary leases with subsidiaries of Global are guaranteed by the parent company. As of December 31, 2020, we leased 129 convenience store and gasoline station properties in four separate unitary leases to subsidiaries of Arko. In the aggregate, our leases with subsidiaries of Arko represented 15% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. All of our unitary leases with subsidiaries of Arko are guaranteed by the parent company. As of December 31, 2020, we leased 77 convenience store and gasoline station properties in three separate unitary leases to United Oil. In the aggregate, our leases with United Oil represented 12% and 13% of our total revenues for each of the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, we leased 74 convenience store and gasoline station properties in two separate unitary leases to subsidiaries of Chestnut. In the aggregate, our leases with subsidiaries of Chestnut represented 10% and 11% of our total revenues for each of the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The largest of these unitary leases, covering 56 of our properties, is guaranteed by the parent company, its principals and numerous Chestnut affiliates.
We may also undertake additional transactions with these or other existing tenants, which would further concentrate our sources of rental revenues. Many of our tenants, including those noted above, are part of larger corporate organizations and the financial distress of one subsidiary or other affiliated companies or businesses in those organizations may negatively impact the ability or willingness of our tenant to perform its obligations under its lease with us. The failure of a major tenant or their default in their rental and other obligations to us is likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price.
Inflation may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Although inflation has not materially impacted our results of operations in the recent past, increased inflation could have a more pronounced negative impact on any variable rate debt we incur in the future and on our results of operations. During times when inflation is greater than increases in rent, as provided for in our leases, rent increases may not keep up with the rate of inflation. Likewise, even though our triple-net leases reduce our exposure to rising property expenses due to inflation, substantial inflationary pressures and increased costs may have an adverse impact on our tenants if increases in their operating expenses exceed increases in revenue, which may adversely affect our tenants’ ability to pay rent.
Our assets may be subject to impairment charges.
We periodically evaluate our real estate investments and other assets for impairment indicators. The judgment regarding the existence of impairment indicators is based on GAAP, and includes a variety of factors such as market conditions, the accumulation of asset retirement costs due to changes in estimates associated with our estimated environmental liabilities, the status of significant leases, the financial condition of major tenants and other assumptions and factors that could affect the cash flow from or fair value of our properties. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we incurred $4.3 million and $4.0 million, respectively, of impairment charges. We may be required to take similar impairment charges, which could affect the implementation of our current business strategy and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Our accounting policies and methods are fundamental to how we record and report our financial position and results of operations, and they require management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions about matters that are inherently uncertain.
Our accounting policies and methods are fundamental to how we record and report our financial position and results of operations. We have identified several accounting policies as being critical to the presentation of our financial position and results of operations because they require management to make particularly subjective or complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because of the likelihood that materially different amounts would be recorded under different conditions or using different assumptions. We cannot provide any assurance that we will not make subsequent significant adjustments to our consolidated financial statements. Estimates, judgments and assumptions underlying our consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, receivables and related reserves, deferred rent receivable, income under direct financing leases, asset retirement obligations (including environmental remediation obligations and future environmental liabilities for pre-existing unknown environmental
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contamination), real estate, depreciation and amortization, carrying value of our properties, impairment of long-lived assets, litigation, accrued liabilities, income taxes and allocation of the purchase price of properties acquired to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. If our accounting policies, methods, judgments, assumptions, estimates and allocations prove to be incorrect, or if circumstances change, our business, financial condition, revenues, operating expense, results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price may be materially adversely affected.
Amendments to the Accounting Standards Codification made by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) or changes in accounting standards issued by other standard-setting bodies may adversely affect our reported revenues, profitability or financial position.
Our consolidated financial statements are subject to the application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification, which is periodically amended by the FASB. The application of GAAP is also subject to varying interpretations over time. Accordingly, we are required to adopt amendments to the Accounting Standards Codification or comply with revised interpretations that are issued from time-to-time by recognized authoritative bodies, including the FASB and the SEC. Those changes could adversely affect our reported revenues, profitability or financial position.
If we fail to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately and timely report our financial results.
Effective internal controls over financial reporting are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports, effectively prevent fraud and operate successfully as a public company. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our reputation and operating results would be harmed. We are required to perform system and process evaluation and testing of our internal control over financial reporting to allow management to report on, and our independent registered public accounting firm to attest to, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
As a result of material weaknesses or significant deficiencies that may be identified in our internal control over financial reporting in the future, we may also identify certain deficiencies in some of our disclosure controls and procedures that we believe require remediation. If we or our independent registered public accounting firm discover any such weaknesses or deficiencies, we will make efforts to further improve our internal control over financial reporting controls. However, there is no assurance that we will be successful. Any failure to maintain effective controls or timely effect any necessary improvement of our internal control over financial reporting controls could harm operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, which could affect the listing of our common stock on the NYSE. Ineffective internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which would likely have a negative effect on the per share trading price of our common stock.
The loss of certain members of our management team or Board of Directors could adversely affect our business or the market price of our common stock.
Our future success and ability to implement our business and investment strategy depends, in part, on our ability to attract and retain key management personnel and directors, and on the continued contributions of such persons, each of whom may be difficult to replace. As a REIT, we employ only 31 employees and have a cost-effective management structure. We do not have any employment agreements with any of our executives. In the event of the loss of key management personnel or directors, or upon unexpected death, disability or retirement, we may not be able to find replacements with comparable skill, ability and industry expertise, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price. Additionally, certain of our directors beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock. If any of these directors cease to be a director of the Company and they or their estate sell a significant portion of such holdings into the public market, it could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
We rely on information technology in our operations, and any material failure, inadequacy, interruption or security failure of that technology could harm our business.
We rely on information technology networks and systems, including the Internet, to process, transmit and store electronic information and to manage or support a variety of our business processes, including financial transactions and maintenance of records, which may include personal identifying information of tenants and lease data. We rely on commercially available systems, software, tools and monitoring to provide security for processing, transmitting and storing confidential tenant information, such as individually identifiable information relating to financial accounts. Although we have taken steps to protect the security of the data maintained in our information systems, it is possible that our security measures will not be able to prevent the systems’ improper functioning, or the improper disclosure of personally identifiable information such as in the event of cyberattacks. Security breaches, including physical or electronic break-ins, computer viruses, attacks by hackers and similar breaches, can create system disruptions, shutdowns or unauthorized disclosure of confidential information. Any failure to maintain proper function, security and availability of our
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information systems could interrupt our operations, damage our reputation, subject us to liability claims or regulatory penalties and could materially and adversely affect us.
Our business and results of operations have been, and our financial condition may be, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and such impact could be materially adverse.
The global spread of COVID-19 has created significant volatility, uncertainty, and economic disruption. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our business, operations and financial results is uncertain, and will depend on numerous evolving factors that we may not be able to accurately predict, including the duration and scope of the pandemic; governmental, business and individual actions taken in response to the pandemic and the impact of those actions on global economic activity; the actions taken in response to economic disruption; the reduced economic activity, if not closures from time to time of our tenants’ facilities, may impact our tenants' businesses, financial condition and liquidity, and may cause one or more of our tenants to be unable to meet their obligations to us in full, or at all, or to otherwise seek modifications of such obligations; general decline in business activity and demand for real estate transactions could adversely affect our ability or desire to grow our portfolio of properties; the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could negatively impact our future compliance with financial covenants of our Restated Credit Agreement and our senior unsecured notes and result in a default and potentially an acceleration of indebtedness, which non-compliance could negatively impact our ability to make additional borrowings under our Revolving Facility and pay dividends; and a deterioration in our or our tenants’ ability to operate in affected areas or delays in the supply of products or services to us or our tenants from vendors that are needed for our or our tenants’ efficient operations could adversely affect our operations and those of our tenants.
We have granted a small number of tenants short-term rent or mortgage payment relief requests, most of them in the form of deferral of payments. Notwithstanding the granting of such deferrals, certain of our tenants may be unable to make timely rental payments in whole or in part under their leases or may seek further waivers or deferrals of rental payments. Accordingly, the worsening of estimated future cash flows could result in our recognition of increased impairment charges on certain of our properties. Moreover, in the event of any of our tenants default under or seek early termination for their leases, we might not be able to fully recover and/or experience delays and additional costs in enforcing our rights under the terms of our leases due to potential COVID-19-related moratoriums imposed by various jurisdictions on landlord initiated commercial eviction and collection actions. Further, one or more of our tenants may seek the protection of the bankruptcy laws as a result of the prolonged impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which could result in the termination of its lease. Tenant bankruptcies may make it more difficult for us to release or redevelop the property or properties in which the bankrupt tenant operates, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
The rapid development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the full adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, the COVID-19 pandemic presents material uncertainty and risk with respect to our performance, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and performance. Moreover, many risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, should be interpreted as heightened risks as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Risks Related to Financing Our Business
We are dependent on external sources of capital which may not be available on favorable terms, or at all.
We are dependent on external sources of capital to maintain our status as a REIT and must distribute to our stockholders each year at least 90% of our net taxable income, excluding any net capital gain. Because of these distribution requirements, it is not likely that we will be able to fund all future capital needs, including acquisitions, from income from operations. Therefore, we will have to continue to rely on third-party sources of capital, which may or may not be available on favorable terms, or at all. We may need to access the capital markets in order to execute future significant acquisitions. There can be no assurance that sources of capital will be available to us on favorable terms, or at all.
Our principal sources of liquidity are the cash flows from our operations, funds available under our $300.0 million senior unsecured credit agreement (as amended, the “Restated Credit Agreement”), with a group of commercial banks led by Bank of America, N.A., proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock through offerings, from time to time, under our at-the-market program (“ATM Program”) and available cash and cash equivalents. The Restated Credit Agreement consists of a $300.0 million unsecured revolving facility (the “Revolving Facility”), which is scheduled to mature in March 2022. Subject to the terms of the Restated Credit Agreement and our continued compliance with its provisions, we have the option to (a) extend the term of the Revolving Facility for one additional year to March 2023 and (b) request that the lenders approve an increase of up to $300.0 million in the amount of the Revolving Facility to $600.0 million in the aggregate. We have also issued $525.0 million of senior unsecured notes. For additional information, see “Credit Agreement” and “Senior Unsecured Notes” in Note 4 in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in this Form 10-K.
The Restated Credit Agreement and our senior unsecured notes contain customary financial covenants such as leverage, coverage ratios and minimum tangible net worth, as well as limitations on restricted payments, which may limit our ability to incur additional debt or pay dividends. The Restated Credit Agreement and our senior unsecured notes also contain customary events of
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default, including cross defaults to each other, change of control and failure to maintain REIT status (provided that the senior unsecured notes require a mandatory offer to prepay the notes upon a change in control in lieu of a change of control event of default). Our ability to meet the terms of the agreements is dependent upon our continued ability to meet certain criteria, as further described in Note 4 in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in this Form 10-K, the performance of our tenants and the other risks described in this section. If we are not in compliance with one or more of our covenants, which could result in an event of default under our Restated Credit Agreement or our senior unsecured notes, there can be no assurance that our lenders would waive such non-compliance. This could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operation, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price.
Under our ATM Program, we may issue and sell shares of our common stock with an aggregate sales price of up to $125.0 million through a consortium of banks acting as agents. Sales of shares of our common stock under our ATM Program may be made from time to time in at-the-market offerings as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, including by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or as otherwise agreed to with the applicable agent. Sales of shares of our common stock under our ATM Program, if any, will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by us from time to time, including among others, market conditions and the trading price of our common stock. Our agents are not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of our common stock, but each agent will use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable law and regulation to sell shares designated by us in accordance with the terms of the distribution agreement with our agents. The net proceeds we receive will be the gross proceeds received from such sales less the commissions and any other costs we may incur in issuing the shares of our common stock.
We may use a portion of the net proceeds from any of such sales to reduce our outstanding indebtedness, including borrowings under our Revolving Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility includes lenders who are affiliates of our agents. As a result, a portion of the net proceeds from any sale of shares of our common stock under our ATM Program that is used to repay amounts outstanding under our Revolving Credit Facility will be received by these affiliates. Because an affiliate may receive a portion of the net proceeds from any of these sales, each of our agents may have an interest in these sales beyond the sales commission it will receive. This could result in a conflict of interest and cause such agents to act in a manner that is not in the best interests of us or our investors in connection with any sale of shares of our common stock under our ATM Program.
Our access to third-party sources of capital depends upon a number of factors including general market conditions, the market’s perception of our growth potential, financial stability, our current and potential future earnings and cash distributions, covenants and limitations imposed under our Restated Credit Agreement and our senior unsecured notes, and the market price of our common stock.
We are exposed to interest rate risk and there can be no assurances that we will manage or mitigate this risk effectively.
We are exposed to interest rate risk, primarily as a result of our Restated Credit Agreement. Borrowings under our Restated Credit Agreement bear interest at a floating rate. Accordingly, an increase in interest rates will increase the amount of interest we must pay under our Restated Credit Agreement. Our interest rate risk may materially change in the future if we increase our borrowings under the Restated Credit Agreement or amend our Restated Credit Agreement or our senior unsecured notes, seek other sources of debt or equity capital or refinance our outstanding indebtedness. A significant increase in interest rates could also make it more difficult to find alternative financing on desirable terms. For additional information with respect to interest rate risk, see “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in this Form 10-K.
We may be adversely affected by changes in LIBOR reporting practices or the method in which LIBOR is calculated.
On July 27, 2017, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates LIBOR, announced that it intends to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after the end of 2021. The U.S. Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York convened the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (“ARRC”), a steering committee comprised of large U.S. financial institutions, to identify an alternative reference rate. ARRC identified the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), calculated by reference to short-term repurchase agreements backed by U.S. Treasury securities, as the recommended alternative reference rate for USD-LIBOR in derivative and other financial contracts and proposed a paced transition plan to transition USD-LIBOR to SOFR. The first publication of SOFR was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in April 2018. In November 2020, the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (the administrator of LIBOR) announced that it would consult on its intention to cease the publication of the one-week and two-month USD-LIBOR tenors only on December 31, 2021 and all other USD-LIBOR tenors on June 30, 2023. The consultation period ended on January 25, 2021; however, no official statement has been made as of the date of this report.
We cannot predict when LIBOR will cease to be available and there is no guarantee that a transition from LIBOR to an alternative rate will not result in financial market disruptions, significant increases in benchmark rates or financing costs to borrowers. If LIBOR is discontinued, pursuant to the Second Amendment to the Restated Credit Agreement, the administrative agent and the borrower may amend the Restated Credit Agreement to replace LIBOR with a SOFR-based rate or an alternative rate otherwise agreed upon. Such an event would not affect our ability to borrow or maintain already outstanding borrowings, but the alternative rate could
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be higher and more volatile than LIBOR prior to its discontinuance. If a LIBOR successor rate has not been implemented under the Restated Credit Agreement, interest on borrowing shall accrue at the base rate. Accordingly, the potential effects of the foregoing on our cost of capital cannot yet be determined. As of December 31, 2020, we had $25,000,000 of borrowings based on LIBOR.
Risks Related to Our Investment Strategy
We may not be able to successfully implement our investment strategy.
We may not be able to successfully implement our investment strategy. We cannot assure you that our portfolio of properties will expand at all, or if it will expand at any specified rate or to any specified size. As part of our overall growth strategy, we regularly review acquisition, financing and redevelopment opportunities, and we expect to continue to pursue investments that we believe will benefit our financial performance. We cannot assure you that investment opportunities which meet our investment criteria will be available. Pursuing our investment opportunities may result in additional debt or new equity issuances, that may initially be dilutive to our net income, and such investments may not perform as we expect or produce the returns that we anticipate (including, without limitation, as a result of tenant bankruptcies, tenant concessions, our inability to collect rents and higher than anticipated operating expenses). Further, we may not be able to successfully integrate investments into our existing portfolio without operating disruptions or unanticipated costs. To the extent that our current sources of liquidity are not sufficient to fund such investments, we will require other sources of capital, which may or may not be available on favorable terms or at all. Additionally, to the extent that we increase the size of our portfolio, we may not be able to adapt our management, administrative, accounting and operational systems, or hire and retain sufficient operational staff to integrate investments into our portfolio or manage any future investments without operating disruptions or unanticipated costs. Moreover, our continued growth will require increased investment in management personnel, professional fees, other personnel, financial and management systems and controls and facilities, which will result in additional operating expenses. Under the circumstances described above, our results of operations, financial condition and growth prospects may be materially adversely affected.
We expect to acquire new properties and this may create risks.
We may acquire properties when we believe that an acquisition matches our business and investment strategies. These properties may have characteristics or deficiencies currently unknown to us that affect their value or revenue potential. It is possible that the operating performance of these properties may decline after we acquire them, or that they may not perform as expected. Further, if financed by additional debt or new equity issuances, our acquisition of properties may result in stockholder dilution. Our acquisition of properties will expose us to the liabilities of those properties, some of which we may not be aware of at the time of such acquisitions. We face competition in pursuing these acquisitions and we may not succeed in leasing acquired properties at rents sufficient to cover the costs of their acquisition and operations.
Newly acquired properties may require significant management attention that would otherwise be devoted to our ongoing business. We may not succeed in consummating desired acquisitions. Consequences arising from or in connection with any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price.
We are pursuing redevelopment opportunities and this creates risks to our Company.
We have commenced a program to redevelop certain of our properties, and to recapture select properties from our net lease portfolio in order to redevelop such properties, for either a new convenience and gasoline use or for alternative single-tenant net lease retail uses. The success at each stage of our redevelopment program is dependent on numerous factors and risks, including our ability to identify and extract qualified sites from our portfolio and successfully prepare and market them for alternative uses, and project development issues, including those relating to planning, zoning, licensing, permitting, third party and governmental authorizations, changes in local market conditions, increases in construction costs, the availability and cost of financing, and issues arising from possible discovery of new environmental contamination and the need to conduct environmental remediation. Occupancy rates and rents at any particular redeveloped property may fail to meet our original expectations for reasons beyond our control, including changes in market and economic conditions and the development by competitors of competing properties. We could experience increased and unexpected costs or significant delays or abandonment of some or all of these redevelopment opportunities. For any of the above-described reasons, and others, we may determine to abandon opportunities that we have already begun to explore or with respect to which we have commenced redevelopment efforts and, as a result, we may fail to recover expenses already incurred. We cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully redevelop and lease any of our identified opportunities or that our overall redevelopment program will be successful. Consequences arising from or in connection with any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price.
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Risks Related to Our Status as a REIT
Failure to qualify as a REIT under the federal income tax laws would have adverse consequences to our stockholders. Uncertain tax matters may have a significant impact on the results of operations for any single fiscal year or interim period or may cause us to fail to qualify as a REIT.
We elected to be treated as a REIT under the federal income tax laws beginning January 1, 2001. To qualify for taxation as a REIT, we must, among other requirements such as those related to the composition of our assets and gross income, distribute annually to our stockholders at least 90% of our taxable income, including taxable income that is accrued by us without a corresponding receipt of cash. Accordingly, we generally will not be subject to federal income tax on qualifying REIT income, provided that distributions to our stockholders equal at least the amount of our taxable income as defined under the Internal Revenue Code. But, we may have to borrow money or sell assets to satisfy such distribution requirements even if the then prevailing market conditions are not favorable for these borrowings. Many of the REIT requirements are highly technical and complex. If we were to fail to meet the requirements, we may be subject to federal income tax, excise taxes, penalties and interest or we may have to pay a deficiency dividend. We may have to borrow money or sell assets to pay such a deficiency dividend.
We cannot guarantee that we will continue to qualify in the future as a REIT. We cannot give any assurance that new legislation, regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions will not significantly change the requirements relating to our qualification. If we fail to qualify as a REIT, we would not be allowed a deduction for distributions to stockholders in computing our taxable income and will again be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates, we could be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for taxable years beginning before 2019, we could be required to pay significant income taxes and we would have less money available for our operations and distributions to stockholders. This would likely have a significant adverse effect on the value of our securities. We could also be precluded from treatment as a REIT for four taxable years following the year in which we lost the qualification, and all distributions to stockholders would be taxable as regular corporate dividends to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits. Loss of our REIT status could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price.
There is a risk of changes in the tax law applicable to real estate investment trusts.
Because the IRS, the United States Treasury Department and Congress frequently review federal income tax legislation, we cannot predict whether, when or to what extent new federal tax laws, regulations, interpretations or rulings will be adopted. Any of such legislative actions may prospectively or retroactively modify our tax treatment and, therefore, may adversely affect taxation of us and/or our investors.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, or the TCJA, as amended by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or the CARES Act, has significantly changed the U.S. federal income taxation of U.S. businesses and their owners, including REITs and their shareholders. Changes made by the TCJA and the CARES Act that could affect us and our shareholders include:
● temporarily reducing individual U.S. federal income tax rates on ordinary income; the highest individual U.S. federal income tax rate has been reduced from 39.6% to 37% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2026;
● permanently eliminating the progressive corporate tax rate structure, with a maximum corporate tax rate of 35%, and replacing it with a flat corporate tax rate of 21%;
● permitting a deduction for certain pass-through business income, including dividends received by our shareholders from us that are not designated by us as capital gain dividends or qualified dividend income, which will generally allow individuals, trusts, and estates to deduct up to 20% of such amounts for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2026;
● reducing the highest rate of withholding with respect to our distributions to non-U.S. stockholders that are treated as attributable to gains from the sale or exchange of U.S. real property interests from 35% to 21%;
● limiting our deduction for net operating losses to 80% of REIT taxable income (prior to the application of the dividends paid deduction) for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020;
● generally limiting the deduction for net business interest expense in excess of a specified percentage (50% for taxable years beginning in 2019 and 2020 and 30% for subsequent taxable years) of a business’s adjusted taxable income except for taxpayers that engage in certain real estate businesses and elect out of this rule (provided that such electing taxpayers must use an alternative depreciation system for certain property); and
● eliminating the corporate alternative minimum tax.
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You are urged to consult with your tax advisor with respect to the status of legislative, regulatory, judicial or administrative developments and proposals and their potential effect on an investment in our securities.
U.S. federal tax reform legislation could affect REITs generally, our tenants, the markets in which we operate, the price of our common stock and our results of operations, in ways, both positively and negatively, that are difficult to predict.
Certain federal tax legislation (the “2017 Legislation”) included significant changes to corporate and individual tax rates and the calculation of taxes. As a REIT, we are generally not required to pay federal taxes otherwise applicable to regular corporations if we distribute all of our income and comply with the various tax rules governing REITs. Stockholders, however, are generally required to pay taxes on REIT dividends. The 2017 Legislation changed the way in which dividends paid on our stock are taxed by the holder of that stock and could impact the price of our common stock or how stockholders and potential investors view an investment in REITs. In addition, while certain elements of the 2017 Legislation do not impact us directly as a REIT, they could impact our tenants and the markets in which we operate in ways, both positive and negative, that are difficult to predict. Prospective stockholders are urged to consult with their tax advisors with respect to the 2017 Legislation and any other regulatory or administrative developments and proposals and the potential effects thereof on an investment in our common stock.
In order to preserve our REIT status, our charter limits the number of shares a person may own, which may discourage a takeover that could result in a premium price for our common stock or otherwise benefit our stockholders.
Our charter, with certain exceptions, authorizes our Board of Directors to take such actions as are necessary and desirable to preserve our qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. Unless exempted by our Board of Directors, no person may (i) own, or be deemed to own by virtue of certain constructive ownership provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, in excess of 5.0% (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of our common stock or (ii) own, or be deemed to own by virtue of certain other constructive ownership provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, in excess of 9.9% (by value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the outstanding shares of our common stock, which may discourage large investors from purchasing our stock. This restriction may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control, including an extraordinary transaction (such as a merger, tender offer or sale of all or substantially all of our assets) that might provide a premium price for our common stock or otherwise be in the best interest of our stockholders.
Risks Related to Ownership of Our Securities
Changes in market conditions could adversely affect the market price of our publicly traded common stock.
As with other publicly traded securities, the market price of our publicly traded common stock depends on various market conditions, which may change from time-to-time. Among the market conditions that may affect the market price of our publicly traded common stock are the following: our financial condition and performance and that of our significant tenants; the market’s perception of our growth potential and potential future earnings; the reputation of REITs generally and the reputation of REITs with portfolios similar to us; the attractiveness of the securities of REITs in comparison to securities issued by other entities (including securities issued by other real estate companies); an increase in market interest rates, which may lead prospective investors to demand a higher distribution rate in relation to the price paid for publicly traded securities; the extent of institutional investor interest in us; and general economic and financial market conditions.
We may change our dividend policy and the dividends we pay may be subject to significant volatility.
The decision to declare and pay dividends on our common stock in the future, as well as the timing, amount and composition of any such future dividends, will be at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon such factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant and the dividend paid may vary from expected amounts. Any change in our dividend policy could adversely affect our business and the market price of our common stock. In addition, each of the Restated Credit Agreement and senior unsecured notes prohibit the payments of dividends during certain events of default. No assurance can be given that our financial performance in the future will permit our payment of any dividends or that the amount of dividends we pay, if any, will not fluctuate significantly. Under the Maryland General Corporation Law, our ability to pay dividends would be restricted if, after payment of the dividend, (i) we would not be able to pay indebtedness as it becomes due in the usual course of business or (ii) our total assets would be less than the sum of our liabilities plus the amount that would be needed, if we were to be dissolved, to satisfy the rights of any stockholders with liquidation preferences. There currently are no stockholders with liquidation preferences.
No assurance can be given that our financial performance in the future will permit our payment of any dividends. Each of the Restated Credit Agreement our senior unsecured notes contain customary financial covenants such as availability, leverage and coverage ratios and minimum tangible net worth, as well as limitations on restricted payments, which may limit our ability to incur additional debt or pay dividends. As a result of the factors described above, we may experience material fluctuations in future operating results on a quarterly or annual basis, which could materially and adversely affect our business, stock price and ability to pay dividends.
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Future issuances of equity securities could dilute the interest of holders of our equity securities.
Our future growth depends upon our ability to raise additional capital. If we were to raise additional capital through the issuance of equity securities, such issuance, the receipt of the net proceeds thereof and the use of such proceeds may have a dilutive effect on our expected earnings per share, funds from operations per share and adjusted funds from operations per share. The actual amount of such dilution cannot be determined at this time and will be based on numerous factors. Additionally, we are not restricted from issuing additional shares of our common stock or preferred stock, including any securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, common stock or preferred stock or any substantially similar securities in the future. The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of a large number of shares of our common stock in the market after an offering or the perception that such sales could occur.
Maryland law may discourage a third-party from acquiring us.
We are subject to the provisions of the Maryland Business Combination Act (the “Business Combination Act”) which prohibits transactions between a Maryland corporation and an interested stockholder or an affiliate of an interested stockholder for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. Generally, pursuant to the Business Combination Act, an “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of a Maryland corporation’s voting stock. These provisions could have the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change in control of our Company or reducing the price that certain investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our capital stock. Additionally, the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act may deny voting rights to shares involved in an acquisition of one-tenth or more of the voting stock of a Maryland corporation. In our charter and bylaws, we have elected not to have the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act apply to any acquisition by any person of shares of stock of our Company. However, in the case of the control share acquisition statute, our Board of Directors may opt to make this statute applicable to us at any time by amending our bylaws, and may do so on a retroactive basis. Finally, the “unsolicited takeovers” provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law permit our Board of Directors, without stockholder approval and regardless of what is currently provided in our charter or bylaws, to implement certain provisions that may have the effect of inhibiting a third-party from making an acquisition proposal for our Company or of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our Company under circumstances that otherwise could provide the holders of our common stock with the opportunity to realize a premium over the then current market price or that stockholders may otherwise believe is in their best interests.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 2. Properties
Substantially all of our properties are leased on a triple-net basis to convenience store retailers, petroleum distributors, operators of other automotive-related and retail businesses. Our tenants are engaged in the sale of day-to-day consumer goods and services, convenience foods and refined petroleum products and are responsible for the operations conducted at our properties, including the payment of all taxes, maintenance, repair, insurance and other operating expenses. In those instances where we determine that the best use for a property is no longer its existing use and the property is not subject to a lease, we will either redevelop the property or seek an alternative tenant or buyer for the property. We manage and evaluate our operations as a single segment.
We independently obtain and maintain a program of insurance which we believe adequately covers our owned and leased properties for casualty and liability risks. Our insurance program is underwritten in view of primary insurance coverages in amounts and on other terms satisfactory to us, which we require to be provided by most of our tenants for properties they lease from us, including in respect to casualty, liability, pollution legal liability, fire and extended coverage risks.
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The following table summarizes the geographic distribution of our properties as of December 31, 2020, including the number and location of properties we lease from third-parties. In addition, we lease approximately 11,100 square feet of office space at 292 Madison Avenue, New York, New York for our corporate headquarters, which we believe will remain suitable and adequate for such purposes for the immediate future.
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Owned by Getty Realty |
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Leased by Getty Realty |
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Total Properties by State |
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Percent of Total Properties |
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New York |
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204 |
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35 |
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239 |
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24.9 |
% |
Massachusetts |
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|
99 |
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|
|
8 |
|
|
|
107 |
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|
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11.2 |
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Connecticut |
|
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65 |
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|
|
7 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
7.5 |
|
Texas |
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
6.7 |
|
New Jersey |
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
49 |
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|
|
5.1 |
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Virginia |
|
|
48 |
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|
|
1 |
|
|
|
49 |
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|
|
5.1 |
|
New Hampshire |
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45 |
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|
|
— |
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|
|
45 |
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|
|
4.7 |
|
South Carolina |
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45 |
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|
|
— |
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|
|
45 |
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|
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4.7 |
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Maryland |
|
|
40 |
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|
|
2 |
|
|
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42 |
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4.4 |
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California |
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35 |
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|
— |
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35 |
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3.7 |
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Washington State |
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31 |
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— |
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31 |
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3.2 |
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Arizona |
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23 |
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|
|
— |
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|
|
23 |
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|
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2.4 |
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Colorado |
|
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23 |
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|
|
— |
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|
|
23 |
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|
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2.4 |
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Pennsylvania |
|
|
22 |
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|
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— |
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|
|
22 |
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|
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2.3 |
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Oregon |
|
|
13 |
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|
|
— |
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|
|
13 |
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1.4 |
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Arkansas |
|
|
11 |
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— |
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11 |
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1.2 |
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Hawaii |
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|
10 |
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— |
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|
|
10 |
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1.0 |
|
North Carolina |
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|
9 |
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|
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— |
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|
|
9 |
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1.0 |
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Ohio |
|
|
9 |
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|
|
— |
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|
|
9 |
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1.0 |
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Maine |
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|
7 |
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— |
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7 |
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0.7 |
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Missouri |
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7 |
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— |
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|
7 |
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0.7 |
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Nevada |
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6 |
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— |
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|
|
6 |
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0.6 |
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Georgia |
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5 |
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— |
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5 |
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0.5 |
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New Mexico |
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5 |
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— |
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|
|
5 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
Florida |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
Kansas |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
Louisiana |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
Oklahoma |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
Rhode Island |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
Kentucky |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
Illinois |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
Washington, D.C. |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
Alabama |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
Delaware |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
Minnesota |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
North Dakota |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
Total |
|
|
901 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
959 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
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The properties that we lease from third parties have a remaining lease term, including renewal and extension option terms, averaging approximately 8.0 years. The following table sets forth information regarding lease expirations, including renewal and extension option terms, for properties that we lease from third parties:
CALENDAR YEAR |
|
Number of Leases Expiring |
|
|
Percent of Total Leased Properties |
|
|
Percent of Total Properties |
|
|||
2021 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
15.5 |
% |
|
|
0.9 |
% |
2022 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
8.6 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
2023 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
2024 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
6.9 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
2025 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
38.0 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
62.0 |
|
|
|
3.8 |
|
Total |
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
6.0 |
% |
Revenues from rental properties for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $144.6 million, an average of approximately $152,000 per property given the 952 average rental properties held during the year. Revenues from rental properties for the year ended December 31, 2019, were $137.7 million, an average of $147,000 per property given the 937 average rental properties held during the year. Rental property lease expirations and annualized contractual rent as of December 31, 2020, are as follows (in thousands, except for number of properties):
CALENDAR YEAR |
|
Number of Rental Properties (a) |
|
|
Annualized Contractual Rent (b) |
|
|
Percentage of Total Annualized Rent |
|
|||
Redevelopment |
|
|
6 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Vacant |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
2021 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
2,047 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
% |
2022 |
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
2,815 |
|
|
|
2.1 |
|
2023 |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
3,617 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
|
2024 |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
3,712 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
|
2025 |
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
7,074 |
|
|
|
5.2 |
|
2026 |
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
14,259 |
|
|
|
10.6 |
|
2027 |
|
|
255 |
|
|
|
19,809 |
|
|
|
14.6 |
|
2028 |
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
7,842 |
|
|
|
5.8 |
|
2029 |
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
11,605 |
|
|
|
8.6 |
|
2030 |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
1,729 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
318 |
|
|
|
60,743 |
|
|
|
44.9 |
|
Total |
|
|
959 |
|
|
$ |
135,252 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
(a) |
With respect to a unitary master lease that includes properties that we lease from third-parties, the expiration dates refer to the dates that the leases with the third-parties expire and upon which date our tenant must vacate those properties, not the expiration date of the unitary master lease itself. |
(b) |
Represents the monthly contractual rent due from tenants under existing leases as of December 31, 2020, multiplied by 12. |
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
We are subject to various legal proceedings, many of which we consider to be routine and incidental to our business. Many of these legal proceedings involve claims relating to alleged discharges of petroleum into the environment at current and former gasoline stations. We routinely assess our liabilities and contingencies in connection with these matters based upon the latest available information. The following is a description of material legal proceedings, including those involving private parties and governmental authorities under federal, state and local laws regulating the discharge of hazardous substances into the environment. We are vigorously defending all of the legal proceedings against us, including each of the legal proceedings listed below. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, we had accrued $4.3 million and $17.8 million, respectively, for certain of these matters which we believe were appropriate based on information then currently available. It is possible that losses related to these legal proceedings could exceed the amounts accrued as of December 31, 2020, and that such additional losses could cause a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price.
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MTBE Litigation – State of New Jersey
We were a party to a case involving a large number of gasoline station sites throughout the State of New Jersey brought by various governmental agencies of the State of New Jersey, including the NJDEP. This New Jersey case (the “New Jersey MDL Proceedings”) is among the many cases that were transferred from various courts throughout the country and consolidated in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for coordinated Multi-District Litigation (“MDL”) proceedings. The New Jersey MDL Proceedings allege various theories of liability due to contamination of groundwater with MTBE as the basis for claims seeking compensatory and punitive damages. The State of New Jersey is seeking reimbursement of significant clean-up and remediation costs arising out of the alleged release of MTBE containing gasoline in the State of New Jersey and is asserting various natural resource damage claims as well as liability against owners and operators of gasoline station properties from which the releases occurred. The New Jersey MDL Proceedings named us as a defendant along with approximately 50 petroleum refiners, manufacturers, distributors and retailers of MTBE, or gasoline containing MTBE, including Atlantic Richfield, BP, Chevron, Citgo, ConocoPhillips, Cumberland Farms, Duke Energy, ExxonMobil, Getty Petroleum Marketing, Inc., Gulf, Hess, Lyondell Chemical, Lyondell-Citgo, Lukoil Americas, Marathon Oil, Mobil, Motiva, Shell, Sunoco, Unocal, and Valero. The majority of the named defendants have settled their case with the State of New Jersey.
In 2020, we settled the New Jersey MDL Proceedings in accordance with the terms of a Judicial Consent Order (“JCO”), which included payment by us of $13.5 million in exchange for satisfaction and release of claims made against us by various parties including the NJDEP. Our settlement payment was within our previously established litigation loss reserve for the case. The JCO was approved and entered by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on December 17, 2020 and, in accordance with the terms thereof, payment was made by the Company and the case against the Company dismissed.
MTBE Litigation – State of Pennsylvania
On July 7, 2014, our subsidiary, Getty Properties Corp., was served with a complaint filed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the “State”) in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County relating to alleged statewide MTBE contamination in Pennsylvania. The named plaintiffs are the State, by and through (then) Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane (as Trustee of the waters of the State), the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (which governs and administers the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (vested with the authority to protect the environment) and the Pennsylvania Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund. The complaint names us and more than 50 other defendants, including Exxon Mobil, BP, Chevron, Citgo, Gulf, Lukoil Americas, Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc., Marathon, Hess, Shell Oil, Texaco, Valero, as well as other smaller petroleum refiners, manufacturers, distributors and retailers of MTBE or gasoline containing MTBE who are alleged to have distributed, stored and sold MTBE gasoline in Pennsylvania. The complaint seeks compensation for natural resource damages and for injuries sustained as a result of “defendants’ unfair and deceptive trade practices and act in the marketing of MTBE and gasoline containing MTBE.” The plaintiffs also seek to recover costs paid or incurred by the State to detect, treat and remediate MTBE from public and private water wells and groundwater. The plaintiffs assert causes of action against all defendants based on multiple theories, including strict liability – defective design; strict liability – failure to warn; public nuisance; negligence; trespass; and violation of consumer protection law.
The case was filed in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, but was removed by defendants to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and then transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York so that it may be managed as part of the ongoing MTBE MDL proceedings. In November 2015, plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint naming additional defendants and adding factual allegations against the defendants. We have joined with other defendants in the filing of a motion to dismiss the claims against us. This motion is pending with the Court. We intend to defend vigorously the claims made against us. Our ultimate liability in this proceeding is uncertain and subject to numerous contingencies which cannot be predicted and the outcome of which are not yet known.
MTBE Litigation – State of Maryland
On December 17, 2017, the State of Maryland, by and through the Attorney General on behalf of the Maryland Department of Environment and the Maryland Department of Health (the “State of Maryland”), filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City related to alleged statewide MTBE contamination in Maryland. The complaint was served upon us on January 19, 2018. The complaint names us and more than 60 other defendants, including Exxon Mobil, APEX Oil, Astra Oil, Atlantic Richfield, BP, Chevron, Citgo, ConocoPhillips, Hess, Kinder Morgan, Lukoil, Marathon, Shell, Sunoco, Texaco, Valero, Cumberland Farms, Duke Energy, El Paso Merchant Energy-Petroleum, Energy Transfer Partners, Equilon Enterprises, ETP Holdco, George E. Warren Corporation, Getty Petroleum Marketing, Inc., Gulf, Guttman Energy, Hartree Partners, Holtzman Oil, Motiva Enterprises, Nustar Terminals Operations Partnership, Phillips 66, Premcor, 7-Eleven, Sheetz, Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Transmontaigne Product Services, Vitol S.A., WAWA, and Western Refining. The complaint seeks compensation for natural resource damages and for injuries sustained as a result of the defendants’ unfair and deceptive trade practices in the marketing of MTBE and gasoline containing MTBE. The plaintiffs also seek to recover costs paid or incurred by the State of Maryland to detect, investigate, treat and remediate MTBE from public and private water wells and groundwater, punitive damages and the award of attorneys’ fees and litigation costs.
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The plaintiffs assert causes of action against all defendants based on multiple theories, including strict liability – defective design; strict liability – failure to warn; strict liability for abnormally dangerous activity; public nuisance; negligence; trespass; and violations of Titles 4, 7 and 9 of the Maryland Environmental Code.
On February 14, 2018, defendants removed the case to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. We intend to defend vigorously the claims made against us. Our ultimate liability, if any, in this proceeding is uncertain and subject to numerous contingencies which cannot be predicted and the outcome of which are not yet known.
Matters related to our former Newark, New Jersey Terminal and the Lower Passaic River
In 2004, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued General Notice Letters (“GNL”) to over 100 entities, including us, alleging that they are PRPs at the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site (“Superfund Site”), which includes the former Diamond Shamrock Corporation manufacturing facility located at 80-120 Lister Ave. in Newark, New Jersey and a 17-mile stretch of the Passaic River from Dundee Dam to the Newark Bay and its tributaries (the Lower Passaic River Study Area or “LPRSA”). In May 2007, over 70 GNL recipients, including us, entered into an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent (“AOC”) with the EPA to perform a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (“RI/FS”) for the LPRSA, which is intended to address the investigation and evaluation of alternative remedial actions with respect to alleged damages to the LPRSA. Many of the parties to the AOC, including us, are also members of a Cooperating Parties Group (“CPG”). The CPG agreed to an interim allocation formula for purposes of allocating the costs to complete the RI/FS among its members, with the understanding that this interim allocation formula is not binding on the parties in terms of any potential liability for the costs to remediate the LPRSA. The CPG submitted to the EPA its draft RI/FS in 2015, which sets forth various alternatives for remediating the entire 17 miles of the LPRSA. In October 2018, the EPA issued a letter directing the CPG to prepare a streamlined feasibility study for just the upper 9-miles of the LPRSA based on an iterative approach using adaptive management strategies. On December 4, 2020, The CPG submitted a Final Draft Interim Remedy Feasibility Study (“IR/FS”) to the EPA which identifies various targeted dredge and cap alternatives for the upper 9-miles of the LPRSA. On December 11, 2020, EPA conditionally approved the CPG’s IR/FS for the upper 9-miles of the LPRSA, which recognizes that interim actions and adaptive management may be appropriate before deciding a final remedy. It is anticipated that EPA will issue a proposed plan for an interim remedy for the upper 9-miles, which will be published for public comment. Subject to EPA’s response to any comments and/or objections received, it is anticipated that EPA will issue a Record of Decision (“ROD”) for an interim remedy for the upper 9-mile portion of the LPRSA in 2021 (“Upper 9-mile IR ROD”).
In addition to the RI/FS activities, other actions relating to the investigation and/or remediation of the LPRSA have proceeded as follows. First, in June 2012, certain members of the CPG entered into an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent (“10.9 AOC”) with the EPA to perform certain remediation activities, including removal and capping of sediments at the river mile 10.9 area and certain testing. The EPA also issued a Unilateral Order to Occidental Chemical Corporation (“Occidental”), the former owner/operator of the Diamond Shamrock Corporation facility responsible for the discharge of 2,3,8,8-TCDD (“dioxin”) and other hazardous substances from the Lister facility. The Order directed Occidental to participate and contribute to the cost of the river mile 10.9 work. Concurrent with the CPG’s work on the RI/FS, on April 11, 2014, the EPA issued a draft Focused Feasibility Study (“FFS”) with proposed remedial alternatives to remediate the lower 8-miles of the LPRSA. The FFS was subject to public comments and objections and, on March 4, 2016, the EPA issued a ROD for the lower 8-miles (“Lower 8-mile ROD”) selecting a remedy that involves bank-to-bank dredging and installing an engineered cap with an estimated cost of $1.38 billion. On March 31, 2016, we and more than 100 other PRPs received from the EPA a “Notice of Potential Liability and Commencement of Negotiations for Remedial Design” (“Notice”), which informed the recipients that the EPA intends to seek an Administrative Order on Consent and Settlement Agreement with Occidental (who the EPA considers the primary contributor of dioxin and other pesticides generated from the production of Agent Orange at its Diamond Shamrock Corporation facility and a discharger of other contaminants of concern (“COCs”) to the Superfund Site for remedial design of the remedy selected in the Lower 8-mile ROD, after which the EPA plans to begin negotiations with “major” PRPs for implementation and/or payment of the selected remedy. The Notice also stated that the EPA believes that some of the PRPs and other parties not yet identified will be eligible for a cash out settlement with the EPA. On September 30, 2016, Occidental entered into an agreement with the EPA to perform the remedial design for the Lower 8-mile ROD. In December 2019, Occidental submitted a report to the EPA on the progress of the remedial design work, which is still ongoing.
Occidental has asserted that it is entitled to indemnification by Maxus Energy Corporation (“Maxus”) and Tierra Solutions, Inc. (“Tierra”) for its liability in connection with the Site. Occidental has also asserted that Maxus and Tierra’s parent company, YPF, S.A. (“YPF”) and certain of its affiliates must indemnify Occidental. On June 16, 2016, Maxus and Tierra filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In July 2017, an amended Chapter 11 plan of liquidation became effective and, in connection therewith, Maxus and Tierra entered into a mutual contribution release agreement with certain parties, including us, pertaining to certain past costs, but not future remedy costs.
By letter dated March 30, 2017, the EPA advised the recipients of the Notice that it would be entering into cash out settlements with 20 PRPs to resolve their alleged liability for the remedial actions addressed in the Lower 8-mile ROD, who the EPA stated did not discharge any of the eight hazardous substances identified as a COC in the ROD. The letter also stated that other parties who did not discharge dioxins, furans or polychlorinated biphenyls (which are considered the COCs posing the greatest risk to the river) may also be eligible for cash out settlements, and that the EPA would begin a process for identifying other PRPs for negotiation of similar
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cash out settlements. We were not included in the initial group of 20 parties identified by the EPA for cash out settlements, but we believe we meet EPA’s criteria for a cash out settlement and should be considered for same in any future discussions. In January 2018, the EPA published a notice of its intent to enter into a final settlement agreement with 15 of the initial group of parties to resolve their respective alleged liability for the Lower 8-mile ROD work, each for a payment to the EPA in the amount of $0.3 million. In August 2017, the EPA appointed an independent third-party allocation expert to conduct allocation proceedings with most of the remaining recipients of the Notice, which is anticipated to lead to additional offers of cash out settlements to certain additional parties and/or a consent decree in which parties that are not offered a cash out settlement will agree to perform the Lower 8-mile ROD remedial action. The allocation proceedings, which we are participating in, are still ongoing.
On June 30, 2018, Occidental filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey seeking cost recovery and contribution under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act for its alleged expenses with respect to the investigation, design, and anticipated implementation of the remedy for the Lower 8-mile ROD work. The complaint lists over 120 defendants, including us, many of whom were also named in the EPA’s 2016 Notice. Factual discovery is ongoing, and we are defending the claims consistent with our defenses in the related proceedings.
Many uncertainties remain regarding the anticipated interim remedy selection for the Upper 9-mile IR ROD and how the EPA intends to implement either the Upper 9-mile IR ROD and/or the Lower 8-mile ROD work, including whether EPA will designate certain PRPs as work parties and/or if EPA will identify PRPs for future cash-out settlement negotiations for the Upper 9-mile IR ROD, the Lower 8-mile ROD work or both. Further, none of the above referenced AOCs and RODs relating to the LPRSA obligate us to fund or perform any remedial action contemplated for the LPRSA and do not resolve liability issues for remedial work or the restoration of or compensation for alleged natural resource damages to the LPRSA, which are not known at this time. Therefore, we anticipate that performance of the EPA’s selected remedies for the LPRSA will be subject to future negotiation, potential enforcement proceedings and/or possible litigation.
Based on currently known facts and circumstances, including, among other factors, anticipated allocations, our belief that there was not any use or discharge of dioxins, furans or polychlorinated biphenyls in connection with our former petroleum storage operations at our former Newark, New Jersey Terminal, and because there are numerous other parties who will likely bear the costs of remediation and/or damages, the Company does not believe that resolution of this matter as relates to the Company is reasonably likely to have a material impact on our results of operations. Nevertheless, our ultimate liability in the pending and possible future proceedings pertaining to the LPRSA remains uncertain and subject to numerous contingencies which cannot be predicted and the outcome of which are not yet known. Therefore, it is possible that our ultimate liability resulting from this matter and the impact on our results of operations could be material.
Uniondale, New York Litigation
In September 2004, the State of New York commenced an action against us, United Gas Corp., Costa Gas Station, Inc., Vincent Costa, Sharon Irni, The Ingraham Bedell Corporation, Richard Berger and Exxon Mobil Corporation in New York Supreme Court in Albany County seeking recovery for reimbursement of investigation and remediation costs claimed to have been incurred by the New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund relating to contamination it alleges emanated from various gasoline station properties located in the same vicinity in Uniondale, New York, including a site formerly owned by us and at which a petroleum release and cleanup occurred. The complaint also seeks future costs for remediation, as well as interest and penalties. We have served an answer to the complaint denying responsibility. In 2007, the State of New York commenced action against Shell Oil Company, Shell Oil Products Company, Motiva Enterprises, LLC, and related parties, in the New York Supreme Court, Albany County seeking basically the same relief sought in the action involving us. We have also filed a third-party complaint against Hess Corporation, Sprague Operating Resources LLC (successor to RAD Energy Corp.), Service Station Installation of NY, Inc., and certain individual defendants based on alleged contribution to the contamination that is the subject of the State’s claims arising from a petroleum discharge at a gasoline station up-gradient from the site formerly owned by us. In 2016, the various actions filed by the State of New York and our third-party actions were consolidated for discovery proceedings and trial. Discovery in this case is in later stages and, as it nears completion, a schedule for trial will be established. We are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss in excess of the amount we have accrued for this lawsuit. It is possible that losses related to this case could exceed the amounts accrued, as of December 31, 2020.
Lukoil Americas Case
In March 2016, we filed a civil lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court, New York County, against Lukoil Americas Corporation and certain of its current or former executives, seeking recovery of environmental remediation costs that we either have incurred, or expect to incur, at properties previously leased to Marketing pursuant to a master lease. The lawsuit alleged various theories of liability, including claims based on environmental liability statutes in effect in the states in which the properties are located, as well as a breach of contract claim seeking to pierce Marketing’s corporate veil. We settled this case effective December 17, 2020 pursuant to the terms of a Settlement Agreement and General Release which among other things included a payment to the Company. The case has been dismissed. For additional information see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this Form 10-K.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Capital Stock
Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: GTY). There were approximately 16,239 beneficial holders of our common stock as of February 5, 2020, of which approximately 862 were holders of record.
For a discussion of potential limitations on our ability to pay future dividends see “Item 1A. Risk Factors – We may change our dividend policy and the dividends we pay may be subject to significant volatility” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources”.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
None.
Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Stock Performance Graph
Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return*
Source: SNL Financial
|
|
12/31/2015 |
|
|
12/31/2016 |
|
|
12/31/2017 |
|
|
12/31/2018 |
|
|
12/31/2019 |
|
|
12/31/2020 |
|
||||||
Getty Realty Corp. |
|
|
100.00 |
|
|
$ |
155.68 |
|
|
$ |
173.36 |
|
|
$ |
196.94 |
|
|
$ |
230.06 |
|
|
$ |
204.25 |
|
Standard & Poor's 500 |
|
|
100.00 |
|
|
$ |
111.96 |
|
|
$ |
136.40 |
|
|
$ |
130.42 |
|
|
$ |
171.49 |
|
|
$ |
203.04 |
|
Peer Group |
|
|
100.00 |
|
|
$ |
121.27 |
|
|
$ |
124.75 |
|
|
$ |
140.58 |
|
|
$ |
176.45 |
|
|
$ |
151.26 |
|
Assumes $100 invested at the close of the last day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on December 31, 2014, in Getty Realty Corp. common stock, Standard & Poor’s 500 and Peer Group.
* |
Cumulative total return assumes reinvestment of dividends. |
We have chosen as our Peer Group the following companies: Agree Realty Corporation, EPR Properties (formerly known as Entertainment Properties Trust), National Retail Properties, Realty Income Corporation, Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. and STORE Capital
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Corporation. We have chosen these companies as our Peer Group because a substantial segment of each of their businesses is owning and leasing single-tenant net lease retail properties. We cannot assure you that our stock performance will continue in the future with the same or similar trends depicted in the performance graph above. We do not make or endorse any predictions as to future stock performance.
The above performance graph and related information shall not be deemed filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing that we make under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
Item 6. Reserved
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”; the sections in Part I entitled “Item 1A. Risk Factors”; and the consolidated financial statements and related notes in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.
This section of this Form 10-K generally discusses 2020 and 2019 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2020 and 2019. Discussions of 2018 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2019 and 2018 that are not included in this Form 10-K can be found in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Part II, Item 7 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.
General
Real Estate Investment Trust
We are a REIT specializing in the acquisition, ownership, leasing, financing and redevelopment of convenience stores, gasoline stations and other automotive-related and retail real estate, including express car washes, instant oil change centers, automotive service centers, automotive parts retailers and select other properties. As of December 31, 2020, we owned 901 properties and leased 58 properties from third-party landlords. As a REIT, we are not subject to federal corporate income tax on the taxable income we distribute to our stockholders. In order to continue to qualify for taxation as a REIT, we are required, among other things, to distribute at least 90% of our ordinary taxable income to our stockholders each year.
COVID-19
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 as a pandemic. The impact from the rapidly changing market and economic conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic remains uncertain. While we have not incurred significant disruptions to our financial results thus far from the COVID-19 pandemic, we are unable to accurately predict the impact that COVID-19 will have on our business, operations and financial result due to numerous evolving factors, including the severity of the disease, the duration of the pandemic, actions that may be taken by governmental authorities, the impact to our tenants, including the ability of our tenants to make their rental payments and any closures of tenants’ facilities. Additionally, while we expect to continue our overall growth strategy during the 2021 and to fund our business operations from cash flows from our properties and our Revolving Facility, the rapid developments and fluidity of COVID-19 may cause us to re-evaluate, if not suspend, our growth strategy and/or to rely more heavily on borrowings under our Revolving Facility, proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock under our ATM Program, or other sources of liquidity. See “Part I. Item. 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
Our Triple-Net Leases
Substantially all of our properties are leased on a triple-net basis to convenience store operators, petroleum distributors and other automotive-related and retail tenants. Our tenants either operate their business at our properties directly or sublet our properties and supply fuel to third parties that operate the convenience store and gasoline station businesses. Our triple-net lease tenants are responsible for the payment of all taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance and other operating expenses relating to our properties, and are also responsible for environmental contamination occurring during the terms of their leases and in certain cases also for environmental contamination that existed before their leases commenced.
Substantially all of our tenants’ financial results depend on convenience store sales, the sale of refined petroleum products or rental income from their subtenants. As a result, our tenants’ financial results are highly dependent on the performance of the petroleum marketing industry, which is highly competitive and subject to volatility. (For additional information regarding risks related to our tenants’ dependence on the performance of the petroleum industry, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors – Substantially all of our tenants depend on the same industry for their revenues” in this Form 10-K.) During the terms of our leases, we monitor the credit quality of our triple-net lease tenants by reviewing their published credit rating, if available, reviewing publicly available financial statements, or reviewing financial or other operating statements which are delivered to us pursuant to applicable lease agreements, monitoring news reports regarding our tenants and their respective businesses, and monitoring the timeliness of lease payments and the performance of other financial covenants under their leases. For additional information regarding our real estate business, our properties and environmental matters, see “Item 1. Business – Company Operations”, “Item 2. Properties” and “Environmental Matters” below.
Our Properties
Net Lease. As of December 31, 2020, we leased 946 of our properties to tenants under triple-net leases.
Our net lease properties include 829 properties leased under 31 separate unitary or master triple-net leases and 117 properties leased under single unit triple-net leases. These leases generally provide for an initial term of 15 or 20 years with options for successive renewal terms of up to 20 years and periodic rent escalations. Several of our leases provide for additional rent based on the aggregate volume of fuel sold. In addition, certain of our leases require the tenants to invest capital in our properties, substantially all of which is related to the replacement of USTs that are owned by our tenants.
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Redevelopment. As of December 31, 2020, we were actively redeveloping six of our properties either as a new convenience and gasoline use or for alternative single-tenant net lease retail uses.
Vacancies. As of December 31, 2020, seven of our properties were vacant. We expect that we will either sell or enter into new leases on these properties over time.
Investment Strategy and Activity
As part of our overall growth strategy, we regularly review acquisition and financing opportunities to invest in additional convenience stores, gasoline stations and other automotive-related and retail real estate. We primarily pursue sale-leaseback transactions and other real estate acquisitions that result in us owning fee simple interests in our properties. Our investment strategy seeks to generate current income and benefit from long-term appreciation in the underlying value of our real estate. To achieve that goal, we seek to invest in high quality individual properties and real estate portfolios that are in strong primary markets that serve high density population centers. A key element of our investment strategy is to invest in properties that will enhance our geographic and tenant diversification.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, we acquired fee simple interests in 34 properties for an aggregate purchase price of $150.0 million. In February 2020, we acquired fee simple interests in ten car wash properties located in the Kansas City Metropolitan Statistical Area (“MSA”) for an aggregate purchase price of $50.3 million and entered into a unitary lease at the closing of the transactions. In August 2020, we acquired fee simple interests in seven car wash properties located in the San Antonio MSA for an aggregate purchase price of $28.3 million and entered into a unitary lease at the closing of the transaction. In October 2020, we acquired fee simple interests in six convenience store and gasoline station properties located throughout the state of Texas for an aggregate purchase price of $28.7 million and entered into a unitary lease at the closing of the transaction. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2020, we acquired fee simple interests in 11 convenience store and other automotive-related properties in various transactions for an aggregate purchase price of $42.7 million.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, we acquired fee simple interests in 27 properties for an aggregate purchase price of $87.2 million. In June 2019, we acquired fee simple interests in six convenience store and gasoline station properties located in the Los Angeles MSA for $24.7 million and entered into a unitary lease at the closing of the transaction. In November 2019, we acquired fee simple interests in four car wash properties located in the Las Vegas MSA for $14.1 million and entered into a unitary lease at the closing of the transaction. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2019, we acquired fee simple interests in 17 convenience store and other automotive-related properties in various transactions for an aggregate purchase price of $48.3 million.
Redevelopment Strategy and Activity
We believe that certain of our properties are well-suited for either new convenience store use or for alternative single-tenant net lease retail uses, such as automotive parts and service, quick service restaurants, specialty retail and bank branches. We believe that the redeveloped properties can be leased or sold at higher values than their current use.
For the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, rent commenced on six and four completed redevelopment projects, respectively, that were placed back into service in our net lease portfolio. Since the inception of our redevelopment program in 2015, we have completed 19 redevelopment projects.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, we spent $0.3 million (net of write-offs) of construction-in-progress costs related to our redevelopment activities and transferred $1.6 million of construction-in-progress to buildings and improvements on our consolidated balance sheet. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we spent $0.4 million (net of write-offs) of construction-in-progress costs related to our redevelopment activities and transferred $0.5 million of construction-in-progress to buildings and improvements on our consolidated balance sheet.
As of December 31, 2020, we had six properties under active redevelopment and others in various stages of feasibility planning for potential recapture from our net lease portfolio, including four properties for which we have signed new leases and which will be transferred to redevelopment when the appropriate entitlements, permits and approvals have been secured.
Asset Impairment
We perform an impairment analysis for the carrying amounts of our properties in accordance with GAAP when indicators of impairment exist. We reduced the carrying amounts to fair value, and recorded impairment charges aggregating $4.3 million and $4.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, where the carrying amounts of the properties exceed the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to be received during the assumed holding period which includes the estimated sales value expected to be received at disposition. The impairment charges were attributable to the effect of adding asset retirement costs to certain properties due to changes in estimates associated with our environmental liabilities, which increased the carrying values of these properties in excess of their fair values, reductions in estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to be received during the assumed holding period for certain of our properties, and reductions in estimated sales prices from third-party offers based on signed
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contracts, letters of intent or indicative bids for certain of our properties. The evaluation and estimates of anticipated cash flows used to conduct our impairment analysis are highly subjective and actual results could vary significantly from our estimates. For a discussion of the risks associated with asset impairments, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors – Our assets may be subject to impairment charges.”
Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures
We manage our business to enhance the value of our real estate portfolio and, as a REIT, place particular emphasis on minimizing risk, to the extent feasible, and generating cash sufficient to make required distributions to stockholders of at least 90% of our ordinary taxable income each year. In addition to measurements defined by GAAP, we also focus on Funds From Operations (“FFO”) and Adjusted Funds From Operations (“AFFO”) to measure our performance. FFO and AFFO are generally considered by analysts and investors to be appropriate supplemental non-GAAP measures of the performance of REITs. FFO and AFFO are not in accordance with, or a substitute for, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, FFO and AFFO are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Neither FFO nor AFFO represent cash generated from operating activities calculated in accordance with GAAP and therefore these measures should not be considered an alternative for GAAP net earnings or as a measure of liquidity. These measures should only be used to evaluate our performance in conjunction with corresponding GAAP measures.
FFO is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) as GAAP net earnings before depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, gains or losses on dispositions of real estate, impairment charges and the cumulative effect of accounting changes. Our definition of AFFO is defined as FFO less (i) certain revenue recognition adjustments (defined below), (ii) changes in environmental estimates, (iii) accretion expense, (iv) environmental litigation accruals, (v) insurance reimbursements, (vi) legal settlements and judgments, (vii) acquisition costs expensed and (viii) other unusual items that are not reflective of our core operating performance. Other REITs may use definitions of FFO and/or AFFO that are different from ours and, accordingly, may not be comparable.
We believe that FFO and AFFO are helpful to analysts and investors in measuring our performance because both FFO and AFFO exclude various items included in GAAP net earnings that do not relate to, or are not indicative of, our core operating performance. Specifically, FFO excludes items such as depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, gains or losses on dispositions of real estate, and impairment charges. However, GAAP net earnings and FFO typically include certain other items that the we exclude from AFFO, including the impact of revenue recognition adjustments comprised of deferred rental revenue (straight-line rental revenue), the net amortization of above-market and below-market leases, adjustments recorded for the recognition of rental income from direct financing leases and the amortization of deferred lease incentives (collectively, “Revenue Recognition Adjustments”) that do not impact our recurring cash flow and which are not indicative of our core operating performance. Deferred rental revenue results primarily from fixed rental increases scheduled under certain leases with our tenants. In accordance with GAAP, the aggregate minimum rent due over the current term of these leases is recognized on a straight-line basis rather than when payment is contractually due. The present value of the difference between the fair market rent and the contractual rent for in-place leases at the time properties are acquired is amortized into revenues from rental properties over the remaining lives of the in-place leases. Income from direct financing leases is recognized over the lease terms using the effective interest method, which produces a constant periodic rate of return on the net investments in the leased properties. The amortization of deferred lease incentives represents our funding commitment in certain leases, which deferred expense is recognized on a straight-line basis as a reduction of rental revenue. GAAP net earnings and FFO also include non-cash and/or unusual items such as changes in environmental estimates, environmental accretion expense, allowances for credit loss on notes and mortgages receivable and direct finance leases, environmental litigation accruals, insurance reimbursements, legal settlements and judgments, property acquisition costs expensed and loss on extinguishment of debt, that do not impact our recurring cash flow and which are not indicative of our core operating performance.
We pay particular attention to AFFO which we believe provides a more accurate depiction of our core operating performance than either GAAP net earnings or FFO. By providing AFFO, we believe that we are presenting useful information that assists analysts and investors to better assess our core operating performance. Further, we believe that AFFO is useful in comparing the sustainability of our core operating performance with the sustainability of the core operating performance of other real estate companies.
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A reconciliation of net earnings to FFO and AFFO is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
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Year ended December 31, |
|
|||||||||
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|||
Net earnings |
$ |
69,388 |
|
|
$ |
49,723 |
|
|
$ |
47,706 |
|
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets |
|
30,191 |
|
|
|
25,161 |
|
|
|
23,636 |
|
Gains on dispositions of real estate |
|
(4,548 |
) |
|
|
(1,063 |
) |
|
|
(3,948 |
) |
Impairments |
|
4,258 |
|
|
|
4,012 |
|
|
|
6,170 |
|
Funds from operations |
|
99,289 |
|
|
|
77,833 |
|
|
|
73,564 |
|
Revenue recognition adjustments |
|
895 |
|
|
|
(960 |
) |
|
|
(2,223 |
) |
Allowance for credit loss on notes and mortgages receivable and direct financing leases |
|
368 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
1,233 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Changes in environmental estimates |
|
(3,135 |
) |
|
|
(5,386 |
) |
|
|
(1,319 |
) |
Accretion expense |
|
1,841 |
|
|
|
2,006 |
|
|
|
2,409 |
|
Environmental litigation accruals |
|
85 |
|
|
|
5,896 |
|
|
|
(45 |
) |
Insurance reimbursements |
|
(142 |
) |
|
|
(4,866 |
) |
|
|
(2,570 |
) |
Legal settlements and judgments |
|
(21,300 |
) |
|
|
(2,707 |
) |
|
|
(147 |
) |
Adjusted funds from operations |
$ |
79,134 |
|
|
$ |
71,816 |
|
|
$ |
69,669 |
|
Basic per share amounts: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share |
$ |
1.62 |
|
|
$ |
1.19 |
|
|
$ |
1.17 |
|
Funds from operations per share |
|
2.32 |
|
|
|
1.86 |
|
|
|
1.81 |
|
Adjusted funds from operations per share |
$ |
1.85 |
|
|
$ |
1.72 |
|
|
$ |
1.71 |
|
Diluted per share amounts: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share |
$ |
1.62 |
|
|
$ |
1.19 |
|
|
$ |
1.17 |
|
Funds from operations per share |
|
2.31 |
|
|
|
1.86 |
|
|
|
1.80 |
|
Adjusted funds from operations per share |
$ |
1.84 |
|
|
$ |
1.72 |
|
|
$ |
1.71 |
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
42,040 |
|
|
|
41,072 |
|
|
|
40,171 |
|
Diluted |
|
42,070 |
|
|
|
41,110 |
|
|
|
40,191 |
|
Results of Operations
Year ended December 31, 2020, compared to year ended December 31, 2019
Revenues from rental properties increased by $6.9 million to $144.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $137.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase in revenues from rental properties was primarily due to $6.1 million of revenue from the properties acquired in 2020. Rental income contractually due from our tenants included in revenues from rental properties was $128.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $119.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Tenant reimbursements, which are included in revenues from rental properties, and which consist of real estate taxes and other municipal charges paid by us which are reimbursable by our tenants pursuant to the terms of triple-net lease agreements, were $17.3 million and $17.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Interest income on notes and mortgages receivable was $2.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
In accordance with GAAP, we recognize revenues from rental properties in amounts which vary from the amount of rent contractually due during the periods presented. As a result, revenues from rental properties include Revenue Recognition Adjustments comprised of non-cash adjustments recorded for deferred rental revenue due to the recognition of rental income on a straight-line basis over the current lease term, the net amortization of above-market and below-market leases, recognition of rental income under direct financing leases using the effective interest rate method which produces a constant periodic rate of return on the net investments in the leased properties and the amortization of deferred lease incentives. Revenues from rental properties include Revenue Recognition Adjustments which decreased rental revenue by $0.9 million and increased rental revenue by $1.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Property costs, which are primarily comprised of rent expense, real estate and other state and local taxes, municipal charges, professional fees, maintenance expense and reimbursable tenant expenses, were $23.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $25.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease in property costs for the year ended December 31, 2020, was principally due to a decrease in rent expense, professional fees related to property redevelopments and reimbursable real estate taxes partially offset by an increase in other professional fees.
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Impairment charges were $4.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $4.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Impairment charges are recorded when the carrying value of a property is reduced to fair value. Impairment charges for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, were attributable to the effect of adding asset retirement costs to certain properties due to changes in estimates associated with our environmental liabilities, which increased the carrying values of these properties in excess of their fair values, reductions in estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to be received during the assumed holding period for certain of our properties, and reductions in estimated sales prices from third-party offers based on signed contracts, letters of intent or indicative bids for certain of our properties.
Environmental expenses were $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $5.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease in environmental expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020, was principally due to a $5.8 million decrease in environmental litigation accruals and a $0.6 million decrease in environmental legal and professional fees, partially offset by a $2.1 million change in net environmental remediation costs and estimates. Environmental expenses vary from period to period and, accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on the magnitude or the direction of change in reported environmental expenses for one period, as compared to prior periods.
General and administrative expense was $17.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $15.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase in general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2020, was principally due to a $0.7 million increase in stock-based compensation, a $0.7 million increase in other employee-related expenses and a $0.6 million increase in legal and other professional fees.
Depreciation and amortization expense was $30.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $25.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense was primarily due to depreciation and amortization of properties acquired offset by a decrease in depreciation charges related to asset retirement costs, the effect of certain assets becoming fully depreciated, lease terminations and dispositions of real estate.
Gains on dispositions of real estate were $4.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The gains were the result of the sale of 11 and nine properties during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Other income was $21.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $7.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. For the year ended December 31, 2020, other income was primarily attributable to $21.3 million received from legal settlements and judgments and $0.1 million received from environmental insurance reimbursements, partially offset by a $0.4 million allowance for credit loss on notes and mortgages receivable and direct financings leases. Other income for the year ended December 31, 2019, was primarily attributable to $4.9 million received from environmental insurance reimbursements and $2.7 million received from legal settlements and judgments.
Interest expense was $26.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $24.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was due to higher average borrowings outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2019.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, FFO was $99.3 million, as compared to $77.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. For the year ended December 31, 2020, AFFO was $79.1 million, as compared to $71.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. FFO for the year ended December 31, 2020, was impacted by changes in net earnings, but excludes a $0.3 million increase in impairment charges, a $5.0 million increase in depreciation and amortization expense and a $3.4 million increase in gains on dispositions of real estate. The increase in AFFO for the year ended December 31, 2020, also excludes a $18.6 million increase in legal settlements and judgments, a $2.1 million increase in environmental estimates and accretion expense, a $4.8 million decrease in insurance reimbursements, a $5.8 million decrease in environmental litigation accruals, a $1.9 million decrease in Revenue Recognition Adjustments, a $1.2 million increase in loss on extinguishment of debt and a $0.4 million allowance for credit loss on notes and mortgages receivable and direct financing leases.
Basic and diluted earnings per share was $1.62 per share for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $1.19 per share for the year ended December 31, 2019. Basic and diluted FFO per share for the year ended December 31, 2020, was $2.31 per share as compared to $1.86 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2019. Basic and diluted AFFO per share for the year ended December 31, 2020, was $1.85 and $1.84 per share, respectively, as compared to $1.72 per share for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal sources of liquidity are the cash flows from our operations, funds available under our Revolving Facility (which is scheduled to mature in March 2022), proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock through offerings from time to time under our ATM Program, and available cash and cash equivalents. Our business operations and liquidity are dependent on our ability to generate cash flow from our properties. We believe that our operating cash needs for the next twelve months can be met by cash flows from operations, borrowings under our Revolving Facility, proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock under our ATM Program and available cash and cash equivalents.
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Our cash flow activities for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, are summarized as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
|||||||||
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|||
Net cash flow provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
82,827 |
|
|
$ |
76,774 |
|
|
$ |
66,361 |
|
Net cash flow (used in) investing activities |
|
|
(127,417 |
) |
|
|
(82,553 |
) |
|
|
(78,946 |
) |
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
$ |
77,980 |
|
|
$ |
(19,299 |
) |
|
$ |
40,514 |
|
Operating Activities
Net cash flow from operating activities increased by $6.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, to $82.8 million, as compared to $76.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Net cash provided by operating activities represents cash received primarily from rental and interest income less cash used for property costs, environmental expense, general and administrative expense and interest expense. The change in net cash flow provided by operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, is primarily the result of changes in revenues and expenses as discussed in “Results of Operations” above and the other changes in assets and liabilities on our consolidated statements of cash flows.
Investing Activities
Our investing activities are primarily real estate-related transactions. Because we generally lease our properties on a triple-net basis, we have not historically incurred significant capital expenditures other than those related to investments in real estate and our redevelopment activities. Net cash flow used in investing activities increased by $44.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, to a use of $127.4 million, as compared to a use of $82.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase in net cash flow from investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020, was primarily due to an increase of $62.8 million of property acquisitions a $2.4 million increase in issuance of notes receivable and a $1.9 million increase in deposits for property acquisitions, partially offset by an increase of $18.6 million in collections of notes and mortgages receivable and an increase of $3.8 million in proceeds from dispositions of real estate.
Financing Activities
Net cash flow provided by financing activities increased by $97.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, to $78.0 million, as compared to a use of $19.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase in net cash flow from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020, was primarily due to an increase in net borrowings of $54.0 million and an increase in net proceeds from issuances of common stock of $49.0 million, partially offset by an increase in dividends paid of $5.7 million.
Credit Agreement
On June 2, 2015, we entered into a $225.0 million senior unsecured credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a group of banks led by Bank of America, N.A. The Credit Agreement consisted of a $175.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”) and a $50.0 million unsecured term loan (the “Term Loan”).
On March 23, 2018, we entered in to an amended and restated credit agreement (as amended, the “Restated Credit Agreement”) amending and restating our Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the Restated Credit Agreement, we (a) increased the borrowing capacity under the Revolving Facility from $175.0 million to $250.0 million, (b) extended the maturity date of the Revolving Facility from June 2018 to March 2022, (c) extended the maturity date of the Term Loan from June 2020 to March 2023 and (d) amended certain financial covenants and provisions.
Subject to the terms of the Restated Credit Agreement and our continued compliance with its provisions, we have the option to (a) extend the term of the Revolving Facility for one additional year to March 2023 and (b) request that the lenders approve an increase of up to $300.0 million in the amount of the Revolving Facility and/or Term Loan to $600.0 million in the aggregate.
The Restated Credit Agreement incurs interest and fees at various rates based on our total indebtedness to total asset value ratio at the end of each quarterly reporting period. The Revolving Facility permits borrowings at an interest rate equal to the sum of a base rate plus a margin of 0.50% to 1.30% or a LIBOR rate plus a margin of 1.50% to 2.30%. The annual commitment fee on the undrawn funds under the Revolving Facility is 0.15% to 0.25%. The Term Loan, prior to its repayment pursuant to a subsequent amendment to the Restated Credit Agreement, bore interest equal to the sum of a base rate plus a margin of 0.45% to 1.25% or a LIBOR rate plus a margin of 1.45% to 2.25%.
On September 19, 2018, we entered into an amendment (the “First Amendment”) of our Restated Credit Agreement. The First Amendment modifies the Restated Credit Agreement to, among other things: (i) reflect that we had previously entered into (a) an amended and restated note purchase and guarantee agreement with The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential”) and certain of its affiliates and (b) a note purchase and guarantee agreement with the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) and certain of its affiliates; and (ii) permit borrowings under each of the Revolving Facility and the Term Loan at three different interest rates, including a rate based on the LIBOR Daily Floating Rate (as defined in the First Amendment) plus the Applicable Rate (as defined in the First Amendment) for such facility.
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On September 12, 2019, in connection with prepayment of the Term Loan, we entered into a consent and amendment (the “Second Amendment”) of our Restated Credit Agreement. The Second Amendment modifies the Restated Credit Agreement to, among other things, (a) increase our borrowing capacity under the Revolving Facility from $250.0 million to $300.0 million and (b) decrease lender commitments under the Term Loan to $0.0 million.
On December 14, 2020, we used a portion of the net proceeds from the Series I Notes, Series J Notes and Series K Notes (each as described below) to repay $75.0 million of borrowings outstanding under our Restated Credit Agreement.
Senior Unsecured Notes
On December 4, 2020, we entered into a fifth amended and restated note purchase and guarantee agreement (the “Fifth Amended and Restated Prudential Agreement”) with Prudential and certain of its affiliates amending and restating our existing fourth amended and restated note purchase agreement. Pursuant to the Fifth Amended and Restated Prudential Agreement, we agreed that our (a) 6.0% Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes due February 25, 2021, in the original aggregate principal amount of $100.0 million (the “Series A Notes”), (b) 5.35% Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes due June 2, 2023, in the original aggregate principal amount of $75.0 million (the “Series B Notes”), (c) 4.75% Series C Guaranteed Senior Notes due February 25, 2025, in the aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million (the “Series C Notes”) and (d) 5.47% Series D Guaranteed Senior Notes due June 21, 2028, in the aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million (the “Series D Notes”) and (e) 3.52% Series F Guaranteed Senior Notes due September 12, 2029, in the aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million (the “Series F Notes”) that were outstanding under the existing fourth restated prudential note purchase agreement would continue to remain outstanding under the Fifth Amended and Restated Prudential Agreement and we authorized and issued our 3.43% Series I Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030, in the aggregate principal amount of $100.0 million (the “Series I Notes” and, together with the Series A Notes, Series B Notes, Series C Notes, Series D Notes and Series F Notes, the “Notes”) to Prudential. On December 4, 2020, we completed the early redemption of our 6.0% Series A Notes due February 25, 2021, in the original aggregate principal amount of $100.0 million. As a result of the early redemption, we recognized a $1.2 million loss on extinguishment of debt on our consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2020. The Fifth Amended and Restated Prudential Agreement does not provide for scheduled reductions in the principal balance of the Series I Notes, or any of our previously issued Series B Notes, Series C Notes, Series D Notes, or Series F Notes prior to their respective maturities.
On June 21, 2018, we entered into a note purchase and guarantee agreement (the “MetLife Note Purchase Agreement”) with MetLife and certain of its affiliates. Pursuant to the MetLife Note Purchase Agreement, we authorized and issued our 5.47% Series E Guaranteed Senior Notes due June 21, 2028, in the aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million (the “Series E Notes”). The MetLife Note Purchase Agreement does not provide for scheduled reductions in the principal balance of the Series E Notes prior to their maturity.
On December 4, 2020, we entered into a first amendment to note purchase and guarantee agreement (the “First Amended and Restated AIG Agreement”) with American General Life Insurance Company amending and restating our existing note purchase and guarantee agreement. Pursuant to the First Amended and Restated AIG Agreement, we agreed that our 3.52% Series G Guaranteed Senior Notes due September 12, 2029, in the aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million (the “Series G Notes”) that were outstanding under the existing note purchase and guarantee agreement would continue to remain outstanding under the First Amended and Restated AIG Agreement and we authorized and issued our $50.0 million of 3.43% Series J Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030 (the “Series J Notes”) to AIG. The First Amended and Restated AIG Agreement does not provide for scheduled reductions in the principal balance of the Series J Notes or any of our previously issued Series G Notes prior to their respective maturities.
On December 4, 2020, we entered into a first amended and restated note purchase and guarantee agreement (the “First Amended and Restated MassMutual Agreement”) amending and restating our existing note purchase and guarantee agreement. Pursuant to the First Amended and Restated MassMutual Agreement, we agreed that our 3.52% Series H Guaranteed Senior Notes due September 12, 2029, in the aggregate principal amount of $25.0 million (the “Series H Notes”) that were outstanding under the existing note purchase and guarantee agreement would continue to remain outstanding under the First Amended and Restated MassMutual Agreement and we authorized and issued our $25.0 million of 3.43% Series K Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030 (the “Series K Notes”) to MassMutual. The First Amended and Restated MassMutual Agreement does not provide for scheduled reductions in the principal balance of the Series K or any of our previously issued Series H Notes prior to their respective maturities.
We used the net proceeds from the issuance of the Series I Notes, Series J Notes and Series K Notes to prepay in full our Series A Notes due February 25, 2021, and repay $75.0 million of borrowings outstanding under our Restated Credit Agreement.
The Notes, the Series E Notes, the Series G Notes, the Series H Notes, the Series I Notes, the Series J Notes and, the Series K Notes, respectively issued thereunder, are collectively referred to as the “senior unsecured notes.”
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Debt Maturities
The amounts outstanding under our Restated Credit Agreement and our senior unsecured notes, exclusive of extension options, are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Maturity Date |
|
Interest Rate |
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
|
December 31, 2019 |
|
|||
Revolving Facility |
|
March 2022 |
|
|
1.85 |
% |
|
$ |
25,000 |
|
|
$ |
20,000 |
|
Series A Notes |
|
February 2021 |
|
|
6.00 |
% |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
Series B Notes |
|
June 2023 |
|
|
5.35 |
% |
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
|
75,000 |
|
Series C Notes |
|
February 2025 |
|
|
4.75 |
% |
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Series D Notes |
|
June 2028 |
|
|
5.47 |
% |
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Series E Notes |
|
June 2028 |
|
|
5.47 |
% |
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Series F Notes |
|
September 2029 |
|
|
3.52 |
% |
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Series G Notes |
|
September 2029 |
|
|
3.52 |
% |
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Series H Notes |
|
September 2029 |
|
|
3.52 |
% |
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
|
25,000 |
|
Series I Notes |
|
November 2030 |
|
|
3.43 |
% |
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Series J Notes |
|
November 2030 |
|
|
3.43 |
% |
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Series K Notes |
|
November 2030 |
|
|
3.43 |
% |
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
550,000 |
|
|
|
470,000 |
|
Unamortized debt issuance costs, net (a) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,307 |
) |
|
|
(2,949 |
) |
Total debt, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
547,693 |
|
|
$ |
467,051 |
|
(a) |
Unamortized debt issuance costs, related to the Revolving Facility, at December 31, 2020 and 2019, of $1,135 and $2,014, respectively, are included in prepaid expenses and other assets on our consolidated balance sheets. |
As of December 31, 2020, we are in compliance with all of the material terms of the Restated Credit Agreement and our senior unsecured notes.
ATM Program
In March 2018, we established an at-the-market equity offering program (the “ATM Program”), pursuant to which we are able to issue and sell shares of our common stock with an aggregate sales price of up to $125.0 million through a consortium of banks acting as agents. Sales of the shares of common stock may be made, as needed, from time to time in at-the-market offerings as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act, including by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or as otherwise agreed to with the applicable agent.
During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we issued 2.2 million and 0.4 million shares of common stock and received net proceeds of $63.2 million and $14.2 million, respectively, under the ATM Program. Future sales, if any, will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by us from time to time, including among others, market conditions, the trading price of our common stock, determinations by us of the appropriate sources of funding for us and potential uses of funding available to us.
Property Acquisitions and Capital Expenditures
As part of our overall business strategy, we regularly review opportunities to acquire additional convenience stores, gasoline stations and other automotive-related and retail real estate, and we expect to continue to pursue acquisitions that we believe will benefit our financial performance.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, we acquired fee simple interests in 34 properties for an aggregate purchase price of $150.0 million. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we acquired fee simple interests in 27 properties for an aggregate purchase price of $87.2 million. We accounted for the acquisitions of fee simple interests as asset acquisitions. For additional information regarding our property acquisitions, see Note 13 in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in this Form 10-K.
We also seek opportunities to recapture select properties from our net lease portfolio and redevelop such properties either for a new convenience and gasoline use or for alternative single-tenant net lease retail uses. For the year ended December 31, 2020, we spent $0.3 million (net of write-offs) of construction-in-progress costs related to our redevelopment activities. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we spent $0.4 million (net of write-offs) of construction-in-progress costs related to our redevelopment activities.
Because we generally lease our properties on a triple-net basis, we have not historically incurred significant capital expenditures other than those related to acquisitions. However, our tenants frequently make improvements to the properties leased from us at their expense. As of December 31, 2020, we have a remaining commitment to fund up to $6.8 million in the aggregate in
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capital improvements in certain properties previously leased to Marketing and now subject to unitary triple-net leases with other tenants.
Dividends
We elected to be treated as a REIT under the federal income tax laws with the year beginning January 1, 2001. To qualify for taxation as a REIT, we must, among other requirements such as those related to the composition of our assets and gross income, distribute annually to our stockholders at least 90% of our taxable income, including taxable income that is accrued by us without a corresponding receipt of cash. We cannot provide any assurance that our cash flows will permit us to continue paying cash dividends.
It is also possible that instead of distributing 100% of our taxable income on an annual basis, we may decide to retain a portion of our taxable income and to pay taxes on such amounts as permitted by the Internal Revenue Service. Payment of dividends is subject to market conditions, our financial condition, including but not limited to, our continued compliance with the provisions of the Restated Credit Agreement, our senior unsecured notes and other factors, and therefore is not assured. In particular, the Restated Credit Agreement and our senior unsecured notes prohibit the payment of dividends during certain events of default.
Regular quarterly dividends paid to our stockholders aggregated $62.6 million, $56.9 million and $50.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. There can be no assurance that we will continue to pay dividends at historical rates.
Contractual Obligations
Our significant contractual obligations and commitments, excluding extension options and unamortized debt issuance costs, as of December 31, 2020, were comprised of borrowings under the credit agreement, our senior unsecured notes, operating and finance lease payments due to landlords, estimated environmental remediation expenditures and our funding commitments for capital improvements at certain properties.
In addition, as a REIT, we are required to pay dividends equal to at least 90% of our taxable income in order to continue to qualify as a REIT. Our contractual obligations and commitments as of December 31, 2020, exclusive of extension options and unamortized debt issuance costs, are summarized below (in thousands):
|
|
Total |
|
|
Less Than One Year |
|
|
One to Three Years |
|
|
Three to Five Years |
|
|
More Than Five Years |
|
|||||
Operating and finance leases |
|
$ |
15,570 |
|
|
$ |
4,646 |
|
|
$ |
6,049 |
|
|
$ |
3,058 |
|
|
$ |
1,817 |
|
Credit agreement |
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Senior unsecured notes |
|
|
525,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
400,000 |
|
Interest on debt (a) |
|
|
159,245 |
|
|
|
22,724 |
|
|
|
42,842 |
|
|
|
34,476 |
|
|
|
59,203 |
|
Estimated environmental remediation expenditures (b) |
|
|
48,084 |
|
|
|
6,346 |
|
|
|
18,601 |
|
|
|
8,757 |
|
|
|
14,380 |
|
Capital improvements (c) |
|
|
6,829 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,335 |
|
|
|
4,400 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
779,728 |
|
|
$ |
33,810 |
|
|
$ |
167,492 |
|
|
$ |
98,626 |
|
|
$ |
479,800 |
|
(a) |
For our Restated Credit Agreement, which bears interest at variable rates, future interest expense was calculated using the cost of borrowing as of December 31, 2020. |
(b) |
Estimated environmental remediation expenditures have been adjusted for inflation and discounted to present value. |
(c) |
The actual timing of funding of capital improvements is dependent on the timing of such capital improvement projects and the terms of our leases. Our commitments provide us with the option to either reimburse our tenants, or to offset rent when these capital expenditures are made. |
Generally, leases with our tenants are triple-net leases with the tenant responsible for the operations conducted at our properties and for the payment of taxes, maintenance, repair, insurance, environmental remediation and other operating expenses.
We have no significant contractual obligations that are not fully recorded on our consolidated balance sheets or fully disclosed in the notes to our consolidated financial statements. We have no off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Exchange Act.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements. Although we have made estimates, judgments and assumptions regarding future uncertainties relating to the information included in
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our consolidated financial statements, giving due consideration to the accounting policies selected and materiality, actual results could differ from these estimates, judgments and assumptions and such differences could be material.
Estimates, judgments and assumptions underlying the accompanying consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, real estate, receivables, deferred rent receivable, direct financing leases, depreciation and amortization, impairment of long-lived assets, environmental remediation obligations, litigation, accrued liabilities, income taxes and the allocation of the purchase price of properties acquired to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The information included in our consolidated financial statements that is based on estimates, judgments and assumptions is subject to significant change and is adjusted as circumstances change and as the uncertainties become more clearly defined.
Our accounting policies are described in Note 1 in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”. The SEC’s Financial Reporting Release (“FRR”) No. 60, Cautionary Advice Regarding Disclosure About Critical Accounting Policies (“FRR 60”), suggests that companies provide additional disclosure on those accounting policies considered most critical. FRR 60 considers an accounting policy to be critical if it is important to our financial condition and results of operations and requires significant judgment and estimates on the part of management in its application. We believe that our most critical accounting policies relate to revenue recognition and deferred rent receivable, direct financing leases, impairment of long-lived assets, environmental remediation obligations, litigation, income taxes, and the allocation of the purchase price of properties acquired to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as described below.
Revenue Recognition
We earn revenue primarily from operating leases with our tenants. We recognize income under leases with our tenants, on the straight-line method, which effectively recognizes contractual lease payments evenly over the current term of the leases. The present value of the difference between the fair market rent and the contractual rent for in-place leases at the time properties are acquired is amortized into revenue from rental properties over the remaining lives of the in-place leases. A critical assumption in applying the straight-line accounting method is that the tenant will make all contractual lease payments during the current lease term and that the net deferred rent receivable balance will be collected when the payment is due, in accordance with the annual rent escalations provided for in the leases. We may be required to reserve, or provide reserves for a portion of, the recorded deferred rent receivable if it becomes apparent that the tenant may not make all of its contractual lease payments when due during the current term of the lease.
Direct Financing Leases
Income under direct financing leases is included in revenues from rental properties and is recognized over the lease terms using the effective interest rate method which produces a constant periodic rate of return on the net investments in the leased properties. The investments in direct financing leases represents the investments in leased assets accounted for as direct financing leases. The investments in direct financing leases are increased for interest income earned and amortized over the life of the leases and reduced by the receipt of lease payments.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Real estate assets represent “long-lived” assets for accounting purposes. We review the recorded value of long-lived assets for impairment in value whenever any events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. We may become aware of indicators of potentially impaired assets upon tenant or landlord lease renewals, upon receipt of notices of potential governmental takings and zoning issues, or upon other events that occur in the normal course of business that would cause us to review the operating results of the property. We believe our real estate assets are not carried at amounts in excess of their estimated net realizable fair value amounts.
Environmental Remediation Obligations
We provide for the estimated fair value of future environmental remediation obligations when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. See “Environmental Matters” below for additional information. Environmental liabilities net of related recoveries are measured based on their expected future cash flows which have been adjusted for inflation and discounted to present value. Since environmental exposures are difficult to assess and estimate and knowledge about these liabilities is not known upon the occurrence of a single event, but rather is gained over a continuum of events, we believe that it is appropriate that our accrual estimates are adjusted as the remediation treatment progresses, as circumstances change and as environmental contingencies become more clearly defined and reasonably estimable. A critical assumption in accruing for these liabilities is that the state environmental laws and regulations will be administered and enforced in the future in a manner that is consistent with past practices. Environmental liabilities are estimated net of recoveries of environmental costs from state UST remediation funds, with respect to past and future spending based on estimated recovery rates developed from our experience with the funds when such recoveries are considered probable. A critical assumption in accruing for these recoveries is that the state UST fund programs will be administered and funded in the future in a manner that is consistent with past practices and that future environmental spending will be eligible for reimbursement at historical rates under these programs. We accrue environmental liabilities based on our
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share of responsibility as defined in our lease contracts with our tenants and under various other agreements with others or if circumstances indicate that our counterparty may not have the financial resources to pay its share of the costs. It is possible that our assumptions regarding the ultimate allocation method and share of responsibility that we used to allocate environmental liabilities may change, which may result in material adjustments to the amounts recorded for environmental litigation accruals and environmental remediation liabilities. We may ultimately be responsible to pay for environmental liabilities as the property owner if our tenants or other counterparties fail to pay them. In certain environmental matters the effect on future financial results is not subject to reasonable estimation because considerable uncertainty exists both in terms of the probability of loss and the estimate of such loss. The ultimate liabilities resulting from such lawsuits and claims, if any, may be material to our results of operations in the period in which they are recognized.
Litigation
Legal fees related to litigation are expensed as legal services are performed. We provide for litigation accruals, including certain litigation related to environmental matters (see “Environmental Litigation” below for additional information), when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and a reasonable estimate of the liability can be made. If the estimate of the liability can only be identified as a range, and no amount within the range is a better estimate than any other amount, the minimum of the range is accrued for the liability.
Income Taxes
Our financial results generally do not reflect provisions for current or deferred federal income taxes because we elected to be treated as a REIT under the federal income tax laws effective January 1, 2001. Our intention is to operate in a manner that will allow us to continue to be treated as a REIT and, as a result, we do not expect to pay substantial corporate-level federal income taxes. Many of the REIT requirements, however, are highly technical and complex. If we were to fail to meet the requirements, we may be subject to federal income tax, excise taxes, penalties and interest or we may have to pay a deficiency dividend to eliminate any earnings and profits that were not distributed. Certain states do not follow the federal REIT rules and we have included provisions for these taxes in property costs.
Allocation of the Purchase Price of Properties Acquired
Upon acquisition of real estate and leasehold interests, we estimate the fair value of acquired tangible assets (consisting of land, buildings and improvements) “as if vacant” and identified intangible assets and liabilities (consisting of leasehold interests, above-market and below-market leases, in-place leases and tenant relationships) and assumed debt. Based on these estimates, we allocate the purchase price to the applicable assets and liabilities. Assumptions used are property and geographic specific and may include, among other things, capitalization rates, market rental rates and EBITDA to rent coverage ratios.
Environmental Matters
General
We are subject to numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations, including matters relating to the protection of the environment such as the remediation of known contamination and the retirement and decommissioning or removal of long-lived assets including buildings containing hazardous materials, USTs and other equipment. Environmental costs are principally attributable to remediation costs which are incurred for, among other things, removing USTs, excavation of contaminated soil and water, installing, operating, maintaining and decommissioning remediation systems, monitoring contamination and governmental agency compliance reporting required in connection with contaminated properties.
We enter into leases and various other agreements which contractually allocate responsibility between the parties for known and unknown environmental liabilities at or relating to the subject properties. We are contingently liable for these environmental obligations in the event that our tenant does not satisfy them, and we are required to accrue for environmental liabilities that we believe are allocable to others under our leases if we determine that it is probable that our tenant will not meet its environmental obligations. It is possible that our assumptions regarding the ultimate allocation method and share of responsibility that we used to allocate environmental liabilities may change, which may result in material adjustments to the amounts recorded for environmental litigation accruals and environmental remediation liabilities. We assess whether to accrue for environmental liabilities based upon relevant factors including our tenants’ histories of paying for such obligations, our assessment of their financial capability, and their intent to pay for such obligations. However, there can be no assurance that our assessments are correct or that our tenants who have paid their obligations in the past will continue to do so. We may ultimately be responsible to pay for environmental liabilities as the property owner if our tenant fails to pay them.
The estimated future costs for known environmental remediation requirements are accrued when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. The accrued liability is the aggregate of our estimate of the fair
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value of cost for each component of the liability, net of estimated recoveries from state UST remediation funds considering estimated recovery rates developed from prior experience with the funds.
For substantially all of our triple-net leases, our tenants are contractually responsible for compliance with environmental laws and regulations, removal of USTs at the end of their lease term (the cost of which in certain cases is partially borne by us) and remediation of any environmental contamination that arises during the term of their tenancy. Under the terms of our leases covering properties previously leased to Marketing (substantially all of which commenced in 2012), we have agreed to be responsible for environmental contamination at the premises that was known at the time the lease commenced, and for environmental contamination which existed prior to commencement of the lease and is discovered (other than as a result of a voluntary site investigation) during the first 10 years of the lease term (or a shorter period for a minority of such leases). After expiration of such 10-year (or, in certain cases, shorter) period, responsibility for all newly discovered contamination, even if it relates to periods prior to commencement of the lease, is contractually allocated to our tenant. Our tenants at properties previously leased to Marketing are in all cases responsible for the cost of any remediation of contamination that results from their use and occupancy of our properties. Under substantially all of our other triple-net leases, responsibility for remediation of all environmental contamination discovered during the term of the lease (including known and unknown contamination that existed prior to commencement of the lease) is the responsibility of our tenant.
We anticipate that a majority of the USTs at properties previously leased to Marketing will be replaced over the next several years because these USTs are either at or near the end of their useful lives. For long-term, triple-net leases covering sites previously leased to Marketing, our tenants are responsible for the cost of removal and replacement of USTs and for remediation of contamination found during such UST removal and replacement, unless such contamination was found during the first 10 years of the lease term and also existed prior to commencement of the lease. In those cases, we are responsible for costs associated with the remediation of such preexisting contamination. We have also agreed to be responsible for environmental contamination that existed prior to the sale of certain properties assuming the contamination is discovered (other than as a result of a voluntary site investigation) during the first five years after the sale of the properties.
In the course of certain UST removals and replacements at properties previously leased to Marketing where we retained continuing responsibility for preexisting environmental obligations, previously unknown environmental contamination was and continues to be discovered. As a result, we have developed an estimate of fair value for the prospective future environmental liability resulting from preexisting unknown environmental contamination and have accrued for these estimated costs. These estimates are based primarily upon quantifiable trends which we believe allow us to make reasonable estimates of fair value for the future costs of environmental remediation resulting from the removal and replacement of USTs. Our accrual of the additional liability represents our estimate of the fair value of cost for each component of the liability, net of estimated recoveries from state UST remediation funds considering estimated recovery rates developed from prior experience with the funds. In arriving at our accrual, we analyzed the ages of USTs at properties where we would be responsible for preexisting contamination found within 10 years after commencement of a lease (for properties subject to long-term triple-net leases) or five years from a sale (for divested properties), and projected a cost to closure for preexisting unknown environmental contamination.
We measure our environmental remediation liabilities at fair value based on expected future net cash flows, adjusted for inflation (using a range of 2.0% to 2.75%), and then discount them to present value (using a range of 4.0% to 7.0%). We adjust our environmental remediation liabilities quarterly to reflect changes in projected expenditures, changes in present value due to the passage of time and reductions in estimated liabilities as a result of actual expenditures incurred during each quarter. As of December 31, 2020, we had accrued a total of $48.1 million for our prospective environmental remediation obligations. This accrual consisted of (a) $11.7 million, which was our estimate of reasonably estimable environmental remediation liability, including obligations to remove USTs for which we are responsible, net of estimated recoveries and (b) $36.4 million for future environmental liabilities related to preexisting unknown contamination. As of December 31, 2019, we had accrued a total of $50.7 million for our prospective environmental remediation obligations. This accrual consisted of (a) $12.4 million, which was our estimate of reasonably estimable environmental remediation liability, including obligations to remove USTs for which we are responsible, net of estimated recoveries and (b) $38.3 million for future environmental liabilities related to preexisting unknown contamination.
Environmental liabilities are accreted for the change in present value due to the passage of time and, accordingly, $1.8 million, $2.0 million and $2.4 million of net accretion expense was recorded for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which is included in environmental expenses. In addition, during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, we recorded credits to environmental expenses aggregating $3.1 million, $5.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively, where decreases in estimated remediation costs exceeded the depreciated carrying value of previously capitalized asset retirement costs. Environmental expenses also include project management fees, legal fees and environmental litigation accruals.
During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we increased the carrying values of certain of our properties by $2.6 million and $1.9 million, respectively, due to changes in estimated environmental remediation costs. The recognition and subsequent changes in estimates in environmental liabilities and the increase or decrease in carrying values of the properties are non-cash transactions which do not appear on our consolidated statements of cash flows.
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Capitalized asset retirement costs are being depreciated over the estimated remaining life of the UST, a 10-year period if the increase in carrying value is related to environmental remediation obligations or such shorter period if circumstances warrant, such as the remaining lease term for properties we lease from others. Depreciation and amortization expense related to capitalized asset retirement costs in our consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, were $4.0 million, $4.1 million and $4.3 million, respectively. Capitalized asset retirement costs were $39.6 million (consisting of $23.6 million of known environmental liabilities and $16.0 million of reserves for future environmental liabilities) as of December 31, 2020, and $39.7 million (consisting of $22.2 million of known environmental liabilities and $17.5 million of reserves for future environmental liabilities) as of December 31, 2019. We recorded impairment charges aggregating $3.5 million and $3.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, for capitalized asset retirement costs.
Environmental exposures are difficult to assess and estimate for numerous reasons, including the amount of data available upon initial assessment of contamination, alternative treatment methods that may be applied, location of the property which subjects it to differing local laws and regulations and their interpretations, changes in costs associated with environmental remediation services and equipment, the availability of state UST remediation funds and the possibility of existing legal claims giving rise to allocation of responsibilities to others, as well as the time it takes to remediate contamination and receive regulatory approval. In developing our liability for estimated environmental remediation obligations on a property by property basis, we consider, among other things, laws and regulations, assessments of contamination and surrounding geology, quality of information available, currently available technologies for treatment, alternative methods of remediation and prior experience. Environmental accruals are based on estimates derived upon facts known to us at this time, which are subject to significant change as circumstances change, and as environmental contingencies become more clearly defined and reasonably estimable.
Any changes to our estimates or our assumptions that form the basis of our estimates may result in our providing an accrual, or adjustments to the amounts recorded, for environmental remediation liabilities.
In July 2012, we purchased a 10-year pollution legal liability insurance policy covering substantially all of our properties at that time for preexisting unknown environmental liabilities and new environmental events. The policy has a $50.0 million aggregate limit and is subject to various self-insured retentions and other conditions and limitations. Our intention in purchasing this policy was to obtain protection predominantly for significant events. In addition to the environmental insurance policy purchased by the Company, we also took assignment of certain environmental insurance policies, and rights to reimbursement for claims made thereunder, from Marketing, by order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court during Marketing’s bankruptcy proceedings. Under these assigned polices, we have received and expect to continue to receive reimbursement of certain remediation expenses for covered claims.
In light of the uncertainties associated with environmental expenditure contingencies, we are unable to estimate ranges in excess of the amount accrued with any certainty; however, we believe that it is possible that the fair value of future actual net expenditures could be substantially higher than amounts currently recorded by us. Adjustments to accrued liabilities for environmental remediation obligations will be reflected in our consolidated financial statements as they become probable and a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made.
Environmental Litigation
We are subject to various legal proceedings and claims which arise in the ordinary course of our business. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, we had accrued $4.3 million and $17.8 million, respectively, for certain of these matters which we believe were appropriate based on information then currently available. It is possible that our assumptions regarding the ultimate allocation method and share of responsibility that we used to allocate environmental liabilities may change, which may result in our providing an accrual, or adjustments to the amounts recorded, for environmental litigation accruals. Matters related to our former Newark, New Jersey Terminal and the Lower Passaic River, our MTBE litigations in the states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and our lawsuit with the State of New York pertaining to a property formerly owned by us in Uniondale, New York, in particular, could cause a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price. For additional information with respect to these and other pending environmental lawsuits and claims, see “Item 3. Legal Proceedings” and Note 3 in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in this Form 10-K.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We are exposed to interest rate risk, primarily as a result of our $300.0 million senior unsecured credit agreement entered into on March 23, 2018, and amended on September 19, 2018 and September 12, 2019 (as amended, the “Restated Credit Agreement”), with a group of commercial banks led by Bank of America, N.A. The Restated Credit Agreement currently consists of a $300.0 million unsecured revolving facility (the “Revolving Facility”), which is scheduled to mature in March 2022. Subject to the terms of the Restated Credit Agreement and our continued compliance with its provisions, we have the option to (a) extend the term of the Revolving Facility for one additional year to March 2023 and (b) request that the lenders approve an increase of up to $300.0 million in the amount of the Revolving Facility to $600.0 million in the aggregate. The Restated Credit Agreement incurs interest and fees at various rates based on our total indebtedness to total asset value ratio at the end of each quarterly reporting period. The Revolving Facility permits borrowings at an interest rate equal to the sum of a base rate plus a margin of 0.50% to 1.30% or a LIBOR rate plus a
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margin of 1.50% to 2.30%. The annual commitment fee on the undrawn funds under the Revolving Facility is 0.15% to 0.25%. We use borrowings under the Restated Credit Agreement to finance acquisitions and for general corporate purposes. Borrowings outstanding at variable interest rates under the Restated Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2020, were $25.0 million.
Based on our outstanding borrowings under the Restated Credit Agreement of $25.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase in market interest rates of 1.0% for 2021 would decrease our 2021 net income and cash flows by approximately $0.3 million. This amount was determined by calculating the effect of a hypothetical interest rate change on our borrowings floating at market rates, and assumes that the $25.0 million outstanding borrowings under the Restated Credit Agreement is indicative of our future average floating interest rate borrowings for 2021 before considering additional borrowings required for future acquisitions or repayment of outstanding borrowings from proceeds of future equity offerings. The calculation also assumes that there are no other changes in our financial structure or the terms of our borrowings. Our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates will increase or decrease in the future with increases or decreases in the outstanding amount under our Restated Credit Agreement and with increases or decreases in amounts outstanding under borrowing agreements entered into with interest rates floating at market rates.
In order to minimize our exposure to credit risk associated with financial instruments, we place our temporary cash investments, if any, with high credit quality institutions. Temporary cash investments, if any, are currently held in an overnight bank time deposit with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and these balances, at times, may exceed federally insurable limits.
As discussed elsewhere in this report, the COVID-19 pandemic may negatively impact our business and results of operations. As we cannot predict the duration or scope of COVID-19 there is potential for future negative financial impacts to our results that could be material. Our business and results of operations will be, and our financial condition may be, impacted by COVID-19 pandemic and such impact could be materially adverse. See “Part I. Item. 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
GETTY REALTY CORP. INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
44
GETTY REALTY CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
||
ASSETS: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real Estate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Land |
|
$ |
707,613 |
|
|
$ |
669,351 |
|
Buildings and improvements |
|
|
537,272 |
|
|
|
442,220 |
|
Construction in progress |
|
|
734 |
|
|
|
2,080 |
|
|
|
|
1,245,619 |
|
|
|
1,113,651 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
(186,964 |
) |
|
|
(165,892 |
) |
Real estate held for use, net |
|
|
1,058,655 |
|
|
|
947,759 |
|
Real estate held for sale, net |
|
|
872 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Real estate, net |
|
|
1,059,527 |
|
|
|
947,759 |
|
Investment in direct financing leases, net |
|
|
77,238 |
|
|
|
82,366 |
|
Notes and mortgages receivable |
|
|
11,280 |
|
|
|
30,855 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
55,075 |
|
|
|
21,781 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
|
1,979 |
|
|
|
1,883 |
|
Deferred rent receivable |
|
|
44,155 |
|
|
|
41,252 |
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
3,811 |
|
|
|
3,063 |
|
Right-of-use assets - operating |
|
|
24,319 |
|
|
|
21,191 |
|
Right-of-use assets - finance |
|
|
763 |
|
|
|
987 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
|
71,365 |
|
|
|
60,640 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
1,349,512 |
|
|
$ |
1,211,777 |
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings under credit agreement |
|
$ |
25,000 |
|
|
$ |
20,000 |
|
Senior unsecured notes, net |
|
|
523,828 |
|
|
|
449,065 |
|
Environmental remediation obligations |
|
|
48,084 |
|
|
|
50,723 |
|
Dividends payable |
|
|
17,332 |
|
|
|
15,557 |
|
Lease liability - operating |
|
|
25,045 |
|
|
|
21,844 |
|
Lease liability - finance |
|
|
3,541 |
|
|
|
4,191 |
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
|
47,081 |
|
|
|
60,958 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
689,911 |
|
|
|
622,338 |
|
Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 20,000,000 authorized; unissued |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 43,605,759 and 41,367,846 shares issued and outstanding, respectively |
|
|
436 |
|
|
|
414 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
722,608 |
|
|
|
656,127 |
|
Dividends paid in excess of earnings |
|
|
(63,443 |
) |
|
|
(67,102 |
) |
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
|
659,601 |
|
|
|
589,439 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
|
$ |
1,349,512 |
|
|
$ |
1,211,777 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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GETTY REALTY CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
|||||||||
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|||
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues from rental properties |
|
$ |
144,601 |
|
|
$ |
137,736 |
|
|
$ |
133,019 |
|
Interest on notes and mortgages receivable |
|
|
2,745 |
|
|
|
2,919 |
|
|
|
3,087 |
|
Total revenues |
|
|
147,346 |
|
|
|
140,655 |
|
|
|
136,106 |
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property costs |
|
|
23,520 |
|
|
|
24,978 |
|
|
|
23,645 |
|
Impairments |
|
|
4,258 |
|
|
|
4,012 |
|
|
|
6,170 |
|
Environmental |
|
|
1,054 |
|
|
|
5,428 |
|
|
|
4,151 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
17,294 |
|
|
|
15,377 |
|
|
|
15,131 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
30,191 |
|
|
|
25,161 |
|
|
|
23,636 |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
76,317 |
|
|
|
74,956 |
|
|
|
72,733 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gains on dispositions of real estate |
|
|
4,548 |
|
|
|
1,063 |
|
|
|
3,948 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
|
75,577 |
|
|
|
66,762 |
|
|
|
67,321 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income, net |
|
|
21,129 |
|
|
|
7,593 |
|
|
|
2,730 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(26,085 |
) |
|
|
(24,632 |
) |
|
|
(22,345 |
) |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
(1,233 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Net earnings |
|
$ |
69,388 |
|
|
$ |
49,723 |
|
|
$ |
47,706 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per common share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Earnings |
|
$ |
1.62 |
|
|
$ |
1.19 |
|
|
$ |
1.17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per common share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Earnings |
|
$ |
1.62 |
|
|
$ |
1.19 |
|
|
$ |
1.17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
42,040 |
|
|
|
41,072 |
|
|
|
40,171 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
42,070 |
|
|
|
41,110 |
|
|
|
40,191 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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GETTY REALTY CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
|||||||||
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings |
|
$ |
69,388 |
|
|
$ |
49,723 |
|
|
$ |
47,706 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flow provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
|
30,191 |
|
|
|
25,161 |
|
|
|
23,636 |
|
Impairment charges |
|
|
4,258 |
|
|
|
4,012 |
|
|
|
6,170 |
|
Gains on dispositions of real estate |
|
|
(4,548 |
) |
|
|
(1,063 |
) |
|
|
(3,948 |
) |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
1,233 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Deferred rent receivable |
|
|
(2,903 |
) |
|
|
(3,530 |
) |
|
|
(4,112 |
) |
Allowance for credit loss on notes and mortgages receivable and direct financing leases |
|
|
368 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Amortization of above-market and below-market leases |
|
|
(314 |
) |
|
|
(623 |
) |
|
|
(808 |
) |
Amortization of investment in direct financing leases |
|
|
4,210 |
|
|
|
3,526 |
|
|
|
3,015 |
|
Amortization of debt issuance costs |
|
|
1,053 |
|
|
|
971 |
|
|
|
871 |
|
Accretion expense |
|
|
1,841 |
|
|
|
2,006 |
|
|
|
2,409 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
3,130 |
|
|
|
2,468 |
|
|
|
1,777 |
|
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
(1,048 |
) |
|
|
(546 |
) |
|
|
(344 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
|
(1,253 |
) |
|
|
(503 |
) |
|
|
(708 |
) |
Environmental remediation obligations |
|
|
(9,490 |
) |
|
|
(12,931 |
) |
|
|
(11,210 |
) |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
|
(13,289 |
) |
|
|
8,103 |
|
|
|
1,907 |
|
Net cash flow provided by operating activities |
|
|
82,827 |
|
|
|
76,774 |
|
|
|
66,361 |
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property acquisitions |
|
|
(149,955 |
) |
|
|
(87,157 |
) |
|
|
(77,972 |
) |
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(282 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
(3,794 |
) |
Addition to construction in progress |
|
|
(275 |
) |
|
|
(365 |
) |
|
|
(2,657 |
) |
Proceeds from dispositions of real estate |
|
|
5,433 |
|
|
|
1,558 |
|
|
|
3,303 |
|
Deposits for property acquisitions |
|
|
(2,368 |
) |
|
|
(510 |
) |
|
|
(430 |
) |
Issuance of notes and mortgages receivable |
|
|
(2,932 |
) |
|
|
(464 |
) |
|
|
(530 |
) |
Collection of notes and mortgages receivable |
|
|
22,962 |
|
|
|
4,399 |
|
|
|
3,134 |
|
Net cash flow used in investing activities |
|
|
(127,417 |
) |
|
|
(82,553 |
) |
|
|
(78,946 |
) |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings under credit agreements |
|
|
140,000 |
|
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
|
95,000 |
|
Repayments under credit agreements |
|
|
(135,000 |
) |
|
|
(175,000 |
) |
|
|
(130,000 |
) |
Proceeds from senior unsecured notes |
|
|
175,000 |
|
|
|
125,000 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
Repayments under senior unsecured notes |
|
|
(100,000 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Payment for extinguishment of debt |
|
|
(1,233 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Payments of finance lease liability |
|
|
(650 |
) |
|
|
(542 |
) |
|
|
(468 |
) |
Payments of cash dividends |
|
|
(62,626 |
) |
|
|
(56,889 |
) |
|
|
(50,503 |
) |
Payments of debt issuance costs |
|
|
(410 |
) |
|
|
(556 |
) |
|
|
(3,393 |
) |
Security deposits refunded |
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
(347 |
) |
|
|
(260 |
) |
Payments in settlement of restricted stock units |
|
|
(257 |
) |
|
|
(115 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net - ATM |
|
|
63,187 |
|
|
|
14,150 |
|
|
|
30,138 |
|
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
77,980 |
|
|
|
(19,299 |
) |
|
|
40,514 |
|
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
|
33,390 |
|
|
|
(25,078 |
) |
|
|
27,929 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year |
|
|
23,664 |
|
|
|
48,742 |
|
|
|
20,813 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year |
|
$ |
57,054 |
|
|
$ |
23,664 |
|
|
$ |
48,742 |
|
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
|||||||||
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid during the period for: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest |
|
$ |
25,651 |
|
|
$ |
23,030 |
|
|
$ |
20,790 |
|
Income taxes |
|
|
350 |
|
|
|
304 |
|
|
|
244 |
|
Environmental remediation obligations |
|
|
6,355 |
|
|
|
7,544 |
|
|
|
9,891 |
|
Non-cash transactions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends declared but not yet paid |
|
|
17,332 |
|
|
|
15,557 |
|
|
|
14,495 |
|
Issuance of notes and mortgages receivable related to property dispositions |
|
$ |
792 |
|
|
$ |
1,206 |
|
|
$ |
3,743 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
47
GETTY REALTY CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Getty Realty Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). We do not distinguish our principal business or our operations on a geographical basis for purposes of measuring performance. We manage and evaluate our operations as a single segment. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates, Judgments and Assumptions
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, which requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and revenues and expenses during the period reported. Estimates, judgments and assumptions underlying the accompanying consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, real estate, receivables, deferred rent receivable, direct financing leases, depreciation and amortization, impairment of long-lived assets, environmental remediation costs, environmental remediation obligations, litigation, accrued liabilities, income taxes and the allocation of the purchase price of properties acquired to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Application of these estimates and assumptions requires exercise of judgment as to future uncertainties and, as a result, actual results could differ materially from these estimates.
Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation. Such reclassifications had no impact on previously reported net earnings.
Real Estate
Real estate assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. For acquisitions of real estate we estimate the fair value of acquired tangible assets (consisting of land, buildings and improvements) “as if vacant” and identified intangible assets and liabilities (consisting of leasehold interests, above-market and below-market leases, in-place leases and tenant relationships) and assumed debt. Based on these estimates, we allocate the estimated fair value to the applicable assets and liabilities. Fair value is determined based on an exit price approach, which contemplates the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Assumptions used are property and geographic specific and may include, among other things, capitalization rates, market rental rates and EBITDA to rent coverage ratios.
We expense transaction costs associated with business combinations in the period incurred. Acquisitions of real estate which do not meet the definition of a business are accounted for as asset acquisitions. The accounting model for asset acquisitions is similar to the accounting model for business combinations except that the acquisition costs are capitalized and allocated to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed on a relative fair value basis. For additional information regarding property acquisitions, see Note 13 – Property Acquisitions.
We capitalize direct costs, including costs such as construction costs and professional services, and indirect costs associated with the development and construction of real estate assets while substantive activities are ongoing to prepare the assets for their intended use. The capitalization period begins when development activities are underway and ends when it is determined that the asset is substantially complete and ready for its intended use.
We evaluate the held for sale classification of our real estate as of the end of each quarter. Assets that are classified as held for sale are recorded at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.
When real estate assets are sold or retired, the cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization is eliminated from the respective accounts and any gain or loss is credited or charged to income. We evaluate real estate sale transactions where we provide seller financing to determine sale and gain recognition in accordance with GAAP. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to income when incurred.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation of real estate is computed on the straight-line method based upon the estimated useful lives of the assets, which generally range from 16 to 25 years for buildings and improvements, or the term of the lease if shorter. Asset retirement costs are
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depreciated over the shorter of the remaining useful lives of USTs or 10 years for asset retirement costs related to environmental remediation obligations, which costs are attributable to the group of assets identified at a property. Leasehold interests and in-place leases are amortized over the remaining term of the underlying lease.
Direct Financing Leases
Income under direct financing leases is included in revenues from rental properties and is recognized over the lease terms using the effective interest rate method which produces a constant periodic rate of return on the net investments in the leased properties. The investments in direct financing leases are increased for interest income earned and amortized over the life of the leases and reduced by the receipt of lease payments. We consider direct financing leases to be past-due or delinquent when a contractually required payment is not remitted in accordance with the provisions of the underlying agreement.
On June 16, 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurements of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”). The accounting standard became effective for us and was adopted on January 1, 2020. Upon adoption, we had five unitary leases subject to this standard classified as a direct financing leases with a net investment balance aggregating $82,366,000 prior to the credit loss adjustment. In these direct financing leases, the payment obligations of the lessees are collateralized by real estate properties. Historically, we have had no collection issues related to these direct financing leases; therefore, we assessed the probability of default on these leases based on the lessee’s financial condition, business prospects, remaining term of the lease, expected value of the underlying collateral upon its repossession, and our historical loss experience related to other leases in which we are the lessor. Based on the aforementioned considerations, we estimated a credit loss reserve related to these direct financing leases totaling $578,000, which was recognized as a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings and as a reduction of the investment in direct financing leases balance on our consolidated balance sheets on January 1, 2020. Periods prior to the adoption date that are presented for comparative purposes were not adjusted. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded an additional allowance for credit losses of $340,000 on our net investments in direct financing leases due to changes in expected economic conditions, which was included within other income in our consolidated statements of operations.
We review our direct financing leases each reporting period to determine whether there were any indicators that the value of our net investments in direct financing leases may be impaired and adjust the allowance for any estimated changes in the credit loss with the resulting change recorded through our consolidated statement of operations. When determining a possible impairment, we take into consideration the collectability of direct financing lease receivables for which a reserve would be required. In addition, we determine whether there has been a permanent decline in the current estimate of the residual value of the property.
When we enter into a contract to sell properties that are recorded as direct financing leases, we evaluate whether we believe that it is probable that the disposition will occur. If we determine that the disposition is probable and therefore the property’s holding period is reduced, we record an allowance for credit losses to reflect the change in the estimate of the undiscounted future rents. Accordingly, the net investment balance is written down to fair value.
Notes and Mortgages Receivable
Notes and mortgages receivable consists of loans originated by us in conjunction with property dispositions and funding provided to tenants in conjunction with property acquisitions and capital improvements. Notes and mortgages receivable are recorded at stated principal amounts. In conjunction with our adoption of ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020, we estimate our credit loss reserve for our notes and mortgages receivable using the weighted average remaining maturity (“WARM”) method, which has been identified as an acceptable loss-rate method for estimating credit loss reserves in the FASB Staff Q&A Topic 326, No. 1. The WARM method requires us to reference historic loan loss data across a comparable data set and apply such loss rate to our notes and mortgages portfolio over its expected remaining term, taking into consideration expected economic conditions over the relevant timeframe. We applied the WARM method for our notes and mortgages portfolio, which share similar risk characteristics. Application of the WARM method to estimate a credit loss reserve requires significant judgment, including (i) the historical loan loss reference data, (ii) the expected timing and amount of loan repayments, and (iii) the current credit quality of our portfolio and our expectations of performance and market conditions over the relevant time period. To estimate the historic loan losses relevant to our portfolio, we used our historical loan performance since the launch of our loan origination business in 2013. Upon adoption of ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020, we recorded a credit loss reserve of $309,000, which was recognized as a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings and as a reduction of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of $30,855,000 on the notes and mortgages receivable balance on our consolidated balance sheets on January 1, 2020. Periods prior to the adoption date that are presented for comparative purposes were not adjusted. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded an additional allowance for credit losses of $28,000 on these notes and mortgages receivable due to changes in expected economic conditions, which was included within other income in our consolidated statements of operations.
From time to time, we may originate construction loans for the construction of income-producing properties. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we funded a construction loan in the amount of $2.9 million, which was repaid as of December 31, 2020, and we exercised our option to purchase the property. At December 31, 2020, there were no outstanding balances for construction
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loans. Our construction loans generally provide for funding only during the construction phase, which is typically up to nine months, although our policy is to consider construction periods as long as 24 months. Funds are disbursed based on inspections in accordance with a schedule reflecting the completion of portions of the project. We also review and inspect each property before disbursement of funds during the term of the construction loan. At the end of the construction phase, the construction loan will be repaid with the proceeds from the sale of the property. We have the option to purchase the property at the end of the construction period.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
We consider all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Our cash and cash equivalents are held in the custody of financial institutions, and these balances, at times, may exceed federally insurable limits.
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash consists of cash that is contractually restricted or held in escrow pursuant to various agreements with counterparties. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, restricted cash of $1,979,000 and $1,883,000, respectively, consisted of security deposits received from our tenants.
Revenue Recognition and Deferred Rent Receivable
On January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), (“Topic 606”) using the modified retrospective method applying it to any open contracts as of January 1, 2018. The new guidance provides a unified model to determine how revenue is recognized. To determine the proper amount of revenue to be recognized, we perform the following steps: (i) identify the contract with the customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations within the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) a performance obligation is satisfied. Our primary source of revenue consists of revenue from rental properties and tenant reimbursements that is derived from leasing arrangements, which is specifically excluded from the standard, and thus had no material impact on our consolidated financial statements or notes to our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
Lease payments from operating leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the leases. The cumulative difference between lease revenue recognized under this method and the contractual lease payment terms is recorded as deferred rent receivable on our consolidated balance sheets. We review our accounts receivable, including its deferred rent receivable, related to base rents, straight-line rents, tenant reimbursements and other revenues for collectability. Our evaluation of collectability primarily consists of reviewing past due account balances and considers such factors as the credit quality of our tenant, historical trends of the tenant, changes in tenant payment terms, current economic trends, including the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, and other facts and circumstances related to the applicable tenants. In addition, with respect to tenants in bankruptcy, we estimate the probable recovery through bankruptcy claims. If a tenant’s accounts receivable balance is considered uncollectable, we will write off the related receivable balances and cease to recognize lease income, including straight-line rent unless cash is received. If the collectability assessment subsequently changes to probable, any difference between the lease income that would have been recognized if collectability had always been assessed as probable and the lease income recognized to date, is recognized as a current-period adjustment to revenues from rental properties. Our reported net earnings are directly affected by our estimate of the collectability of our accounts receivable.
In April 2020, the FASB issued interpretive guidance relating to the accounting for lease concessions provided as a result of COVID-19. In this guidance, entities can elect not to apply lease modification accounting with respect to such lease concessions and instead, treat the concession as if it was a part of the existing contract. This guidance is only applicable to COVID-19 related lease concessions that do not result in a substantial increase in the rights of the lessor or the obligations of the lessee. Some concessions will provide a deferral of payments with no substantive changes to the consideration in the original contract. A deferral affects the timing of cash receipts, but the amount of the consideration is substantially the same as that required by the original contract. The FASB staff provides two ways to account for those deferrals:
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(1) |
Account for the concessions as if no changes to the lease contract were made. Under that accounting, a lessor would increase its lease receivable. In its income statement, a lessor would continue to recognize income during the deferral period. |
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(2) |
Account for the deferred payments as variable lease payments. |
We elected to treat lease concessions with option (1) above for the year ended December 31, 2020.
The present value of the difference between the fair market rent and the contractual rent for above-market and below-market leases at the time properties are acquired is amortized into revenues from rental properties over the remaining terms of the in-place leases. Lease termination fees are recognized as other income when earned upon the termination of a tenant’s lease and relinquishment of space in which we have no further obligation to the tenant.
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The sales of nonfinancial assets, such as real estate, are to be recognized when control of the asset transfers to the buyer, which will occur when the buyer has the ability to direct the use of or obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from the asset. This generally occurs when the transaction closes and consideration is exchanged for control of the property.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Assets are written down to fair value when events and circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired and the projected undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the carrying amount of those assets. Assets held for disposal are written down to fair value less estimated disposition costs.
We recorded impairment charges aggregating $4,258,000, $4,012,000 and $6,170,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Our estimated fair values, as they relate to property carrying values, were primarily based upon (i) estimated sales prices from third-party offers based on signed contracts, letters of intent or indicative bids, for which we do not have access to the unobservable inputs used to determine these estimated fair values, and/or consideration of the amount that currently would be required to replace the asset, as adjusted for obsolescence (this method was used to determine $1,111,000 of the $4,258,000 in impairments recognized during the year ended December 31, 2020) and (ii) discounted cash flow models (this method was used to determine $117,000 of the $4,258,000 in impairments recognized during the year ended December 31, 2020). During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded $3,030,000 of the $4,258,000 in impairments recognized due to the accumulation of asset retirement costs as a result of changes in estimates associated with our estimated environmental liabilities which increased the carrying values of certain properties in excess of their fair values. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, impairment charges aggregating $932,000, $1,202,000 and $1,268,000, respectively, were related to properties that were previously disposed of by us.
The estimated fair value of real estate is based on the price that would be received from the sale of the property in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In general, we consider multiple internal valuation techniques when measuring the fair value of a property, all of which are based on unobservable inputs and assumptions that are classified within Level 3 of the Fair Value Hierarchy. These unobservable inputs include assumed holding periods ranging up to 15 years, assumed average rent increases of 2.0% annually, income capitalized at a rate of 8.0% and cash flows discounted at a rate of 7.0%. These assessments have a direct impact on our net income because recording an impairment loss results in an immediate negative adjustment to net income. The evaluation of anticipated cash flows is highly subjective and is based in part on assumptions regarding future rental rates and operating expenses that could differ materially from actual results in future periods. Where properties held for use have been identified as having a potential for sale, additional judgments are required related to the determination as to the appropriate period over which the projected undiscounted cash flows should include the operating cash flows and the amount included as the estimated residual value. This requires significant judgment. In some cases, the results of whether impairment is indicated are sensitive to changes in assumptions input into the estimates, including the holding period until expected sale.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
All of our financial instruments are reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at amounts which, in our estimation based upon an interpretation of available market information and valuation methodologies, reasonably approximate their fair values, except those separately disclosed in the notes below.
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates of fair value that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and revenues and expenses during the period reported using a hierarchy (the “Fair Value Hierarchy”) that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The Fair Value Hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The levels of the Fair Value Hierarchy are as follows: “Level 1” – inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have the ability to access at the measurement date; “Level 2” – inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active; and “Level 3” – inputs that are unobservable. Certain types of assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value either on a recurring or non-recurring basis. Assets required or elected to be marked-to-market and reported at fair value every reporting period are valued on a recurring basis. Other assets not required to be recorded at fair value every period may be recorded at fair value if a specific provision or other impairment is recorded within the period to mark the carrying value of the asset to market as of the reporting date. Such assets are valued on a non-recurring basis.
Environmental Remediation Obligations
We record the fair value of a liability for an environmental remediation obligation as an asset and liability when there is a legal obligation associated with the retirement of a tangible long-lived asset and the liability can be reasonably estimated. Environmental remediation obligations are estimated based on the level and impact of contamination at each property. The accrued liability is the aggregate of our estimate of the fair value of cost for each component of the liability. The accrued liability is net of estimated recoveries from state UST remediation funds considering estimated recovery rates developed from prior experience with the funds.
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Net environmental liabilities are currently measured based on their expected future cash flows which have been adjusted for inflation and discounted to present value. We accrue for environmental liabilities that we believe are allocable to other potentially responsible parties if it becomes probable that the other parties will not pay their environmental remediation obligations.
Litigation
Legal fees related to litigation are expensed as legal services are performed. We provide for litigation accruals, including certain litigation related to environmental matters, when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and a reasonable estimate of the liability can be made. If the estimate of the liability can only be identified as a range, and no amount within the range is a better estimate than any other amount, the minimum of the range is accrued for the liability. We accrue our share of environmental litigation liabilities based on our assumptions of the ultimate allocation method and share that will be used when determining our share of responsibility.
Income Taxes
We file a federal income tax return on which are consolidated our tax items and the tax items of our subsidiaries that are pass-through entities. Effective January 1, 2001, we elected to qualify, and believe that we are operating so as to qualify, as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, we generally will not be subject to federal income tax on qualifying REIT income, provided that distributions to our stockholders equal at least the amount of our taxable income as defined under the Internal Revenue Code. We accrue for uncertain tax matters when appropriate. The accrual for uncertain tax positions is adjusted as circumstances change and as the uncertainties become more clearly defined, such as when audits are settled or exposures expire. Tax returns for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019, and tax returns which will be filed for the year ended 2020, remain open to examination by federal and state tax jurisdictions under the respective statutes of limitations.
New Accounting Pronouncements
On June 16, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 to amend the accounting for credit losses for certain financial instruments. Under the new guidance, an entity recognizes its estimate of expected credit losses as an allowance, which the FASB believes will result in more timely recognition of such losses. ASU 2016-13 applies to financial assets measured at amortized cost and certain other instruments, including notes and mortgages receivable and net investments in direct financing leases. This standard does not apply to receivables arising from operating leases, which are within the scope of Topic 842. ASU 2016-13 became effective for us and was adopted on January 1, 2020 and required a modified retrospective approach through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings. We recorded a credit loss reserve related to our direct financing leases totaling $578,000, which was recognized as a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings and as a reduction of the investment in direct financing leases balance on our consolidated balance sheets on January 1, 2020. In addition, we recorded a credit loss reserve as of January 1, 2020 of $309,000 related to our notes and mortgages receivable balance, which was recognized as a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings.
On March 12, 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) (“ASU 2020-04”). ASU 2020-04 contains practical expedients for reference rate reform related activities that impact debt, leases, derivatives and other contracts. The guidance in ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. We are currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2020-04 will have on our consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 2. — LEASES
As of December 31, 2020, we owned 901 properties and leased 58 properties from third-party landlords. These 959 properties are located in 35 states across the United States and Washington, D.C. Substantially all of our properties are leased on a triple-net basis to convenience store retailers, petroleum distributors and other automotive-related and retail tenants. Our tenants either operate their business at our properties directly or sublet our properties and supply fuel to third parties that operate the convenience store and gasoline station businesses. Our triple-net lease tenants are responsible for the payment of all taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance and other operating expenses relating to our properties, and are also responsible for environmental contamination occurring during the terms of their leases and in certain cases also for environmental contamination that existed before their leases commenced. Our tenants either operate our properties directly or sublet our properties and supply fuel to third parties that operate the convenience stores and gasoline stations businesses. Our triple-net lease tenants are responsible for the payment of all taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance and other operating expenses relating to our properties, and are also responsible for environmental contamination occurring during the terms of their leases and in certain cases also for environmental contamination that existed before their leases commenced. For additional information regarding environmental obligations, see Note 5 – Environmental Obligations.
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Substantially all of our tenants’ financial results depend on convenience store sales, the sale of refined petroleum products, and/or rental income from their subtenants. As a result, our tenants’ financial results are highly dependent on the performance of the petroleum marketing industry, which is highly competitive and subject to volatility. During the terms of our leases, we monitor the credit quality of our triple-net lease tenants by reviewing their published credit rating, if available, reviewing publicly available financial statements, or reviewing financial or other operating statements which are delivered to us pursuant to applicable lease agreements, monitoring news reports regarding our tenants and their respective businesses, and monitoring the timeliness of lease payments and the performance of other financial covenants under their leases.
We adopted ASU 2016-02 as of January 1, 2019. ASU 2016-02 amends the existing accounting standards for lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets. Under ASU 2016-02, lessor accounting will remain similar to lessor accounting under previous GAAP, while aligning with the FASB’s new revenue recognition guidance.
For leases in which we are the lessor, we are (i) retaining classification of our historical leases as we are not required to reassess classification upon adoption of the new standard, (ii) expensing indirect leasing costs in connection with new or extended tenant leases, the recognition of which would have been deferred under prior accounting guidance and (iii) aggregating revenue from our lease components and non-lease components (comprised of tenant reimbursements) into revenue from rental properties.
Revenues from rental properties for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, were $144,601,000, $137,736,000 and $133,019,000, respectively. Rental income contractually due from our tenants included in revenues from rental properties was $128,246,000, $119,293,000 and $114,105,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
In accordance with GAAP, we recognize rental revenue in amounts which vary from the amount of rent contractually due during the periods presented. As a result, revenues from rental properties include non-cash adjustments recorded for deferred rental revenue due to the recognition of rental income on a straight-line basis over the current lease term, the net amortization of above-market and below-market leases, rental income recorded under direct financing leases using the effective interest method which produces a constant periodic rate of return on the net investments in the leased properties and the amortization of deferred lease incentives (collectively, “Revenue Recognition Adjustments”). Revenue Recognition Adjustments included in revenues from rental properties resulted in a reduction in revenue of $895,000, for the year ended December 31, 2020 and increases in revenue of $960,000 and $2,223,000 for the years ended December , 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Tenant reimbursements, which are included in revenues from rental properties and which consist of real estate taxes and other municipal charges paid by us which were reimbursed by our tenants pursuant to the terms of triple-net lease agreements, were $17,250,000, $17,483,000 and $16,691,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
We incurred $351,000, $373,000 and $579,000 of lease origination costs for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. This deferred expense is recognized on a straight-line basis as amortization expense in our consolidated statements of operations over the terms of the various leases.
The components of the $77,238,000 investment in direct financing leases as of December 31, 2020, are lease payments receivable of $113,256,000 plus unguaranteed estimated residual value of $13,928,000 less unearned income of $49,028,000 and $918,000 allowance for credit losses. The components of the $82,366,000 investment in direct financing leases as of December 31, 2019, are lease payments receivable of $126,412,000 plus unguaranteed estimated residual value of $13,928,000 less unearned income of $57,974,000.
In accordance with ASU 2016-13, we applied changes in loss reserves related to these direct financing leases totaling $578,000, as a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings and as a reduction of the investment in direct financing leases balance on our consolidated balance sheets on January 1, 2020. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded an additional allowance for credit losses of $340,000 on our net investments in direct financing leases due to changes in expected economic conditions, which was included within other income in our consolidated statements of operations.
Future contractual annual rentals receivable from our tenants, which have terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2020, are as follows (in thousands):
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Operating Leases |
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|
Direct Financing Leases |
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||
2021 |
|
$ |
120,540 |
|
|
$ |
13,339 |
|
2022 |
|
|
121,134 |
|
|
|
13,420 |
|
2023 |
|
|
120,530 |
|
|
|
13,467 |
|
2024 |
|
|
118,757 |
|
|
|
13,611 |
|
2025 |
|
|
117,934 |
|
|
|
13,512 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
655,985 |
|
|
|
45,907 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,254,880 |
|
|
$ |
113,256 |
|
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For leases in which we are the lessee, ASU 2016-02 requires leases with durations greater than twelve months to be recognized on our consolidated balance sheets. We elected the package of transition provisions available for expired or existing contracts, which allowed us to carryforward our historical assessments of (i) whether contracts are or contain leases, (ii) lease classification and (iii) initial direct costs.
As of January 1, 2019, we recognized operating lease right-of-use assets of $25,561,000 (net of deferred rent expense) and operating lease liabilities of $26,087,000, which were presented on our consolidated financial statements. The right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are carried at the present value of the remaining expected future lease payments. When available, we use the rate implicit in the lease to discount lease payments to present value; however, our current leases did not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, we estimated our incremental borrowing rate to discount the lease payments based on information available and considered factors such as interest rates available to us on a fully collateralized basis and terms of the leases. ASU 2016-02 did not have a material impact on our consolidated balance sheets or on our consolidated statements of operations. The most significant impact was the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for operating leases, while our accounting for finance leases remained substantially unchanged.
The following presents the lease-related assets and liabilities (in thousands):
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December 31, 2020 |
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Assets |
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|
|
|
Right-of-use assets - operating |
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$ |
24,319 |
|
Right-of-use assets - finance |
|
|
763 |
|
Total lease assets |
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$ |
25,082 |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Lease liability - operating |
|
$ |
25,045 |
|
Lease liability - finance |
|
|
3,541 |
|
Total lease liabilities |
|
$ |
28,586 |
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The following presents the weighted average lease terms and discount rates of our leases:
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) |
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|
|
|
Operating leases |
|
9.2 |
|
|
Finance leases |
|
10.6 |
|
|
Weighted-average discount rate |
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|
|
|
Operating leases (a) |
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4.80 |
% |
Finance leases |
|
|
17.30 |
% |
(a) |
Upon adoption of the new lease standard, discount rates used for existing leases were established at January 1, 2019. |
The following presents our total lease costs (in thousands):
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|
December 31, 2020 |
|
|
Operating lease cost |
|
$ |
3,999 |
|
Finance lease cost |
|
|
|
|
Amortization of leased assets |
|
|
650 |
|
Interest on lease liabilities |
|
|
719 |
|
Short-term lease cost |
|
|
82 |
|
Total lease cost |
|
$ |
5,450 |
|
The following presents supplemental cash flow information related to our leases (in thousands):
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As of December 31, 2020, scheduled lease liabilities mature as follows (in thousands):
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|
Operating Leases |
|
|
Direct Financing Leases |
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||
2021 |
|
$ |
3,471 |
|
|
$ |
1,273 |
|
2022 |
|
|
3,780 |
|
|
|
1,093 |
|
2023 |
|
|
3,680 |
|
|
|
856 |
|
2024 |
|
|
3,532 |
|
|
|
785 |
|
2025 |
|
|
3,155 |
|
|
|
475 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
13,880 |
|
|
|
1,546 |
|
Total lease payments |
|
|
31,498 |
|
|
|
6,028 |
|
Less: amount representing interest |
|
|
(6,453 |
) |
|
|
(2,487 |
) |
Present value of lease payments |
|
$ |
25,045 |
|
|
$ |
3,541 |
|
We have obligations to lessors under non-cancelable operating leases which have terms in excess of one year, principally for convenience store and gasoline station properties. The leased properties have a remaining lease term averaging approximately eight years, including renewal options. Future minimum annual rentals payable under such leases, excluding renewal options, are as follows: 2021 – $4,646,000, 2022 – $3,374,000, 2023 – $2,675,000, 2024 – $2,021,000, 2025 – $1,037,000 and $1,817,000 thereafter.
Rent expense, substantially all of which consists of minimum rentals on non-cancelable operating leases, amounted to $3,769,000, $4,664,000 and $4,660,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and is included in property costs. Rent received under subleases for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, was $7,892,000, $8,699,000 and $9,023,000, respectively, and is included in rental revenue discussed above.
Major Tenants
As of December 31, 2020, we had four significant tenants by revenue:
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We leased 150 convenience store and gasoline station properties in three separate unitary leases and two stand-alone leases to subsidiaries of Global Partners LP (NYSE: GLP) (“Global”). In the aggregate, our leases with subsidiaries of Global represented 16% and 18% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. All of our unitary leases with subsidiaries of Global are guaranteed by the parent company. |
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We leased 129 convenience store and gasoline station properties in four separate unitary leases to subsidiaries of ARKO Corp. (NASDAQ: ARKO) (“Arko”). In the aggregate, our leases with subsidiaries of Arko represented 15% of our total revenues for each of the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. All of our unitary leases with subsidiaries of Arko are guaranteed by the parent company. |
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We leased 77 convenience store and gasoline station properties pursuant to three separate unitary leases to Apro, LLC (d/b/a “United Oil”). In the aggregate, our leases with United Oil represented 12% and 13% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
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We leased 74 convenience store and gasoline station properties pursuant to two separate unitary leases to subsidiaries of Chestnut Petroleum Dist., Inc. (“Chestnut”). In the aggregate, our leases with subsidiaries of Chestnut represented 10% and 11% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The largest of these unitary leases, covering 56 of our properties, is guaranteed by the parent company, its principals and numerous Chestnut affiliates. |
Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc.
Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc. (“Marketing”) was our largest tenant from 1997 until 2012 under a unitary triple-net master lease that was terminated in April 2012, as a consequence of Marketing’s bankruptcy, at which time we either sold or released these properties. As of December 31, 2020, 355 of the properties we own or lease were previously leased to Marketing, of which 317 properties are subject to long-term triple-net leases with petroleum distributors in 14 separate property portfolios and 29 properties are leased as single unit triple-net leases. The leases covering properties previously leased to Marketing are unitary triple-net lease agreements generally with an initial term of 15 years and options for successive renewal terms of up to 20 years. Rent is scheduled to increase at varying intervals during both the initial and renewal terms of the leases. Several of the leases provide for additional rent based on the aggregate volume of fuel sold. In addition, the majority of the leases require the tenants to invest capital in our properties, substantially all of which are related to the replacement of USTs that are owned by our tenants. As of December 31, 2020, we have a remaining commitment to fund up to $6,829,000 in the aggregate with our tenants for our portion of such capital improvements. Our commitment provides us with the option to either reimburse our tenants or to offset rent when these capital expenditures are made.
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This deferred expense is recognized on a straight-line basis as a reduction of rental revenue in our consolidated statements of operations over the life of the various leases.
As part of the triple-net leases for properties previously leased to Marketing, we transferred title of the USTs to our tenants, and the obligation to pay for the retirement and decommissioning or removal of USTs at the end of their useful lives, or earlier if circumstances warranted, was fully or partially transferred to our new tenants. We remain contingently liable for this obligation in the event that our tenants do not satisfy their responsibilities. Accordingly, through December 31, 2020, we removed $13,813,000 of asset retirement obligations and $10,808,000 of net asset retirement costs related to USTs from our balance sheet. The cumulative change of $1,317,000 (net of accumulated amortization of $1,688,000) is recorded as deferred rental revenue and will be recognized on a straight-line basis as additional revenues from rental properties over the terms of the various leases.
NOTE 3. — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Credit Risk
In order to minimize our exposure to credit risk associated with financial instruments, we place our temporary cash investments, if any, with high credit quality institutions. Temporary cash investments, if any, are currently held in an overnight bank time deposit with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and these balances, at times, may exceed federally insurable limits.
Legal Proceedings
We are involved in various legal proceedings and claims which arise in the ordinary course of our business. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, we had accrued $4,275,000 and $17,820,000, respectively, for certain of these matters which we believe were appropriate based on information then currently available. We recorded provisions aggregating $85,000 and $5,896,000, for the year ended December 31, 2020, and 2019, respectively, for environmental litigation accruals for certain of these matters. We are unable to estimate ranges in excess of the amount accrued with any certainty for these matters. It is possible that our assumptions regarding the ultimate allocation method and share of responsibility that we used to allocate environmental liabilities may change, which may result in our providing an accrual, or adjustments to the amounts recorded, for environmental litigation accruals. Matters related to our former Newark, New Jersey Terminal and the Lower Passaic River, our methyl tertiary butyl ether (a fuel derived from methanol, commonly referred to as “MTBE”) litigations in the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland, and our lawsuit with the State of New York pertaining to a property formerly owned by us in Uniondale, New York, in particular, could cause a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, ability to pay dividends or stock price. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we received $21,300,000 and $2,707,000, respectively, for former legal litigation settlements.
Matters related to our former Newark, New Jersey Terminal and the Lower Passaic River.
In 2004, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued General Notice Letters (“GNL”) to over 100 entities, including us, alleging that they are PRPs at the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site (“Superfund Site”), which includes the former Diamond Shamrock Corporation manufacturing facility located at 80-120 Lister Ave. in Newark, New Jersey and a 17-mile stretch of the Passaic River from Dundee Dam to the Newark Bay and its tributaries (the Lower Passaic River Study Area or “LPRSA”). In May 2007, over 70 GNL recipients, including us, entered into an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent (“AOC”) with the EPA to perform a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (“RI/FS”) for the LPRSA, which is intended to address the investigation and evaluation of alternative remedial actions with respect to alleged damages to the LPRSA. Many of the parties to the AOC, including us, are also members of a Cooperating Parties Group (“CPG”). The CPG agreed to an interim allocation formula for purposes of allocating the costs to complete the RI/FS among its members, with the understanding that this interim allocation formula is not binding on the parties in terms of any potential liability for the costs to remediate the LPRSA. The CPG submitted to the EPA its draft RI/FS in 2015, which sets forth various alternatives for remediating the entire 17 miles of the LPRSA. In October 2018, the EPA issued a letter directing the CPG to prepare a streamlined feasibility study for just the upper 9-miles of the LPRSA based on an iterative approach using adaptive management strategies. On December 4, 2020, The CPG submitted a Final Draft Interim Remedy Feasibility Study (“IR/FS”) to the EPA which identifies various targeted dredge and cap alternatives for the upper 9-miles of the LPRSA. On December 11, 2020, EPA conditionally approved the CPG’s IR/FS for the upper 9-miles of the LPRSA, which recognizes that interim actions and adaptive management may be appropriate before deciding a final remedy. It is anticipated that EPA will issue a proposed plan for an interim remedy for the upper 9-miles, which will be published for public comment. Subject to EPA’s response to any comments and/or objections received, it is anticipated that EPA will issue a Record of Decision (“ROD”) for an interim remedy for the upper 9-mile portion of the LPRSA in 2021 (“Upper 9-mile IR ROD”).
In addition to the RI/FS activities, other actions relating to the investigation and/or remediation of the LPRSA have proceeded as follows. First, in June 2012, certain members of the CPG entered into an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent (“10.9 AOC”) with the EPA to perform certain remediation activities, including removal and capping of sediments at the river mile 10.9 area and certain testing. The EPA also issued a Unilateral Order to Occidental Chemical Corporation (“Occidental”),
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the former owner/operator of the Diamond Shamrock Corporation facility responsible for the discharge of 2,3,8,8-TCDD (“dioxin”) and other hazardous substances from the Lister facility. The Order directed Occidental to participate and contribute to the cost of the river mile 10.9 work. Concurrent with the CPG’s work on the RI/FS, on April 11, 2014, the EPA issued a draft Focused Feasibility Study (“FFS”) with proposed remedial alternatives to remediate the lower 8-miles of the LPRSA. The FFS was subject to public comments and objections and, on March 4, 2016, the EPA issued a ROD for the lower 8-miles (“Lower 8-mile ROD”) selecting a remedy that involves bank-to-bank dredging and installing an engineered cap with an estimated cost of $1,380,000,000. On March 31, 2016, we and more than 100 other PRPs received from the EPA a “Notice of Potential Liability and Commencement of Negotiations for Remedial Design” (“Notice”), which informed the recipients that the EPA intends to seek an Administrative Order on Consent and Settlement Agreement with Occidental (who the EPA considers the primary contributor of dioxin and other pesticides generated from the production of Agent Orange at its Diamond Shamrock Corporation facility and a discharger of other contaminants of concern (“COCs”) to the Superfund Site for remedial design of the remedy selected in the Lower 8-mile ROD, after which the EPA plans to begin negotiations with “major” PRPs for implementation and/or payment of the selected remedy. The Notice also stated that the EPA believes that some of the PRPs and other parties not yet identified will be eligible for a cash out settlement with the EPA. On September 30, 2016, Occidental entered into an agreement with the EPA to perform the remedial design for the Lower 8-mile ROD. In December 2019, Occidental submitted a report to the EPA on the progress of the remedial design work, which is still ongoing.
Occidental has asserted that it is entitled to indemnification by Maxus Energy Corporation (“Maxus”) and Tierra Solutions, Inc. (“Tierra”) for its liability in connection with the Site. Occidental has also asserted that Maxus and Tierra’s parent company, YPF, S.A. (“YPF”) and certain of its affiliates must indemnify Occidental. On June 16, 2016, Maxus and Tierra filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In July 2017, an amended Chapter 11 plan of liquidation became effective and, in connection therewith, Maxus and Tierra entered into a mutual contribution release agreement with certain parties, including us, pertaining to certain past costs, but not future remedy costs.
By letter dated March 30, 2017, the EPA advised the recipients of the Notice that it would be entering into cash out settlements with 20 PRPs to resolve their alleged liability for the remedial actions addressed in the Lower 8-mile ROD, who the EPA stated did not discharge any of the eight hazardous substances identified as a COC in the ROD. The letter also stated that other parties who did not discharge dioxins, furans or polychlorinated biphenyls (which are considered the COCs posing the greatest risk to the river) may also be eligible for cash out settlements, and that the EPA would begin a process for identifying other PRPs for negotiation of similar cash out settlements. We were not included in the initial group of 20 parties identified by the EPA for cash out settlements, but we believe we meet EPA’s criteria for a cash out settlement and should be considered for same in any future discussions. In January 2018, the EPA published a notice of its intent to enter into a final settlement agreement with 15 of the initial group of parties to resolve their respective alleged liability for the Lower 8-mile ROD work, each for a payment to the EPA in the amount of $280,600. In August 2017, the EPA appointed an independent third-party allocation expert to conduct allocation proceedings with most of the remaining recipients of the Notice, which is anticipated to lead to additional offers of cash out settlements to certain additional parties and/or a consent decree in which parties that are not offered a cash out settlement will agree to perform the Lower 8-mile ROD remedial action. The allocation proceedings, which we are participating in, are still ongoing.
On June 30, 2018, Occidental filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey seeking cost recovery and contribution under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act for its alleged expenses with respect to the investigation, design, and anticipated implementation of the remedy for the Lower 8-mile ROD work. The complaint lists over 120 defendants, including us, many of whom were also named in the EPA’s 2016 Notice. Factual discovery is ongoing, and we are defending the claims consistent with our defenses in the related proceedings.
Many uncertainties remain regarding the anticipated interim remedy selection for the Upper 9-mile IR ROD and how the EPA intends to implement either the Upper 9-mile IR ROD and/or the Lower 8-mile ROD work, including whether EPA will designate certain PRPs as work parties and/or if EPA will identify PRPs for future cash-out settlement negotiations for the Upper 9-mile IR ROD, the Lower 8-mile ROD work or both. Further, none of the above referenced AOCs and RODs relating to the LPRSA obligate us to fund or perform any remedial action contemplated for the LPRSA and do not resolve liability issues for remedial work or the restoration of or compensation for alleged natural resource damages to the LPRSA, which are not known at this time. Therefore, we anticipate that performance of the EPA’s selected remedies for the LPRSA will be subject to future negotiation, potential enforcement proceedings and/or possible litigation.
Based on currently known facts and circumstances, including, among other factors, anticipated allocations, our belief that there was not any use or discharge of dioxins, furans or polychlorinated biphenyls in connection with our former petroleum storage operations at our former Newark, New Jersey Terminal, and because there are numerous other parties who will likely bear the costs of remediation and/or damages, the Company does not believe that resolution of this matter as relates to the Company is reasonably likely to have a material impact on our results of operations. Nevertheless, our ultimate liability in the pending and possible future proceedings pertaining to the LPRSA remains uncertain and subject to numerous contingencies which cannot be predicted and the outcome of which are not yet known. Therefore, it is possible that our ultimate liability resulting from this matter and the impact on our results of operations could be material.
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MTBE Litigation – State of New Jersey
We were a party to a case involving a large number of gasoline station sites throughout the State of New Jersey brought by various governmental agencies of the State of New Jersey, including the NJDEP. This New Jersey case (the “New Jersey MDL Proceedings”) is among the many cases that were transferred from various courts throughout the country and consolidated in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for coordinated Multi-District Litigation (“MDL”) proceedings. The New Jersey MDL Proceedings allege various theories of liability due to contamination of groundwater with MTBE as the basis for claims seeking compensatory and punitive damages. The State of New Jersey is seeking reimbursement of significant clean-up and remediation costs arising out of the alleged release of MTBE containing gasoline in the State of New Jersey and is asserting various natural resource damage claims as well as liability against owners and operators of gasoline station properties from which the releases occurred. The New Jersey MDL Proceedings named us as a defendant along with approximately 50 petroleum refiners, manufacturers, distributors and retailers of MTBE, or gasoline containing MTBE. The majority of the named defendants have settled their case with the State of New Jersey.
In 2020, we settled the New Jersey MDL Proceedings in accordance with the terms of a Judicial Consent Order (“JCO”), which included payment by us of $13,500,000 in exchange for satisfaction and release of claims made against us by various parties including the NJDEP. Our settlement payment was within our previously established litigation loss reserve for the case. The JCO was approved and entered by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on December 17, 2020 and, in accordance with the terms thereof, payment was made by the Company and the case against the Company dismissed.
MTBE Litigation – State of Pennsylvania
On July 7, 2014, our subsidiary, Getty Properties Corp., was served with a complaint filed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the “State”) in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County relating to alleged statewide MTBE contamination in Pennsylvania. The named plaintiffs are the State, by and through (then) Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane (as Trustee of the waters of the State), the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (which governs and administers the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (vested with the authority to protect the environment) and the Pennsylvania Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund. The complaint names us and more than 50 other petroleum refiners, manufacturers, distributors and retailers of MTBE or gasoline containing MTBE who are alleged to have distributed, stored and sold MTBE gasoline in Pennsylvania. The complaint seeks compensation for natural resource damages and for injuries sustained as a result of “defendants’ unfair and deceptive trade practices and act in the marketing of MTBE and gasoline containing MTBE.” The plaintiffs also seek to recover costs paid or incurred by the State to detect, treat and remediate MTBE from public and private water wells and groundwater. The plaintiffs assert causes of action against all defendants based on multiple theories, including strict liability – defective design; strict liability – failure to warn; public nuisance; negligence; trespass; and violation of consumer protection law.
The case was filed in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, but was removed by defendants to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and then transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York so that it may be managed as part of the ongoing MTBE MDL proceedings. In November 2015, plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint naming additional defendants and adding factual allegations against the defendants. We have joined with other defendants in the filing of a motion to dismiss the claims against us. This motion is pending with the Court. We intend to defend vigorously the claims made against us. Our ultimate liability in this proceeding is uncertain and subject to numerous contingencies which cannot be predicted and the outcome of which are not yet known.
MTBE Litigation – State of Maryland
On December 17, 2017, the State of Maryland, by and through the Attorney General on behalf of the Maryland Department of Environment and the Maryland Department of Health (the “State of Maryland”), filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City related to alleged statewide MTBE contamination in Maryland. The complaint was served upon us on January 19, 2018. The complaint names us and more than 60 other defendants. The complaint seeks compensation for natural resource damages and for injuries sustained as a result of the defendants’ unfair and deceptive trade practices in the marketing of MTBE and gasoline containing MTBE. The plaintiffs also seek to recover costs paid or incurred by the State of Maryland to detect, investigate, treat and remediate MTBE from public and private water wells and groundwater, punitive damages and the award of attorneys’ fees and litigation costs. The plaintiffs assert causes of action against all defendants based on multiple theories, including strict liability – defective design; strict liability – failure to warn; strict liability for abnormally dangerous activity; public nuisance; negligence; trespass; and violations of Titles 4, 7 and 9 of the Maryland Environmental Code.
On February 14, 2018, defendants removed the case to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. We intend to defend vigorously the claims made against us. Our ultimate liability, if any, in this proceeding is uncertain and subject to numerous contingencies which cannot be predicted and the outcome of which are not yet known.
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Uniondale, New York Litigation
In September 2004, the State of New York commenced an action against us, United Gas Corp., Costa Gas Station, Inc., Vincent Costa, Sharon Irni, The Ingraham Bedell Corporation, Richard Berger and Exxon Mobil in New York Supreme Court in Albany County seeking recovery for reimbursement of investigation and remediation costs claimed to have been incurred by the New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund relating to contamination it alleges emanated from various gasoline station properties located in the same vicinity in Uniondale, New York, including a site formerly owned by us and at which a petroleum release and cleanup occurred. The complaint also seeks future costs for remediation, as well as interest and penalties. We served an answer to the complaint denying responsibility. In 2007, the State of New York commenced action against Shell, Motiva, and related parties, in the New York Supreme Court, Albany County seeking basically the same relief sought in the action involving us. We also filed a third-party complaint against Hess, Sprague Operating Resources LLC (successor to RAD Energy Corp.), Service Station Installation of NY, Inc., and certain individual defendants based on alleged contribution to the contamination that is the subject of the State’s claims arising from a petroleum discharge at a gasoline station up-gradient from the site formerly owned by us. In 2016, the various actions filed by the State of New York and our third-party actions were consolidated for discovery proceedings and trial. Discovery in this case is in later stages and, as it nears completion, a schedule for trial will be established. We are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss in excess of the amount we have accrued for this lawsuit. It is possible that losses related to this case could exceed the amounts accrued, as of December 31, 2020.
Lukoil Americas Case
In March 2016, we filed a civil lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court, New York County, against Lukoil Americas Corporation and certain of its current or former executives, seeking recovery of environmental remediation costs that we either have incurred, or expect to incur, at properties previously leased to Marketing pursuant to a master lease. The lawsuit alleged various theories of liability, including claims based on environmental liability statutes in effect in the states in which the properties are located, as well as a breach of contract claim seeking to pierce Marketing’s corporate veil. We settled this case effective December 17, 2020 pursuant to the terms of a Settlement Agreement and General Release which among other things included a payment to the Company of $20,500,000 (net of contingency fees paid to the law firm representing the Company in this litigation). The case has been dismissed.
NOTE 4. — DEBT
The amounts outstanding under our Restated Credit Agreement and our senior unsecured notes are as follows (in thousands):
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Maturity Date |
|
Interest Rate |
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
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December 31, 2019 |
|
|||
Revolving Facility |
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March 2022 |
|
|
1.85 |
% |
|
$ |
25,000 |
|
|
$ |
20,000 |
|
Series A Notes |
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February 2021 |
|
|
6.00 |
% |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
Series B Notes |
|
June 2023 |
|
|
5.35 |
% |
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
|
75,000 |
|
Series C Notes |
|
February 2025 |
|
|
4.75 |
% |
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Series D Notes |
|
June 2028 |
|
|
5.47 |
% |
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Series E Notes |
|
June 2028 |
|
|
5.47 |
% |
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Series F Notes |
|
September 2029 |
|
|
3.52 |
% |
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Series G Notes |
|
September 2029 |
|
|
3.52 |
% |
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Series H Notes |
|
September 2029 |
|
|
3.52 |
% |
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
|
25,000 |
|
Series I Notes |
|
November 2030 |
|
|
3.43 |
% |
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Series J Notes |
|
November 2030 |
|
|
3.43 |
% |
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Series K Notes |
|
November 2030 |
|
|
3.43 |
% |
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
550,000 |
|
|
|
470,000 |
|
Unamortized debt issuance costs, net (a) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,307 |
) |
|
|
(2,949 |
) |
Total debt, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
547,693 |
|
|
$ |
467,051 |
|
(a) |
Unamortized debt issuance costs, related to the Revolving Facility, at December 31, 2020 and 2019, of $1,135 and $2,014, respectively, are included in prepaid expenses and other assets on our consolidated balance sheets. |
Credit Agreement
On June 2, 2015, we entered into a $225,000,000 senior unsecured credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a group of banks led by Bank of America, N.A. The Credit Agreement consisted of a $175,000,000 unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”) and a $50,000,000 unsecured term loan (the “Term Loan”).
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On March 23, 2018, we entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (as amended, the “Restated Credit Agreement”) amending and restating our Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the Restated Credit Agreement, we (a) increased the borrowing capacity under the Revolving Facility from $175,000,000 to $250,000,000, (b) extended the maturity date of the Revolving Facility from June 2018 to March 2022, (c) extended the maturity date of the Term Loan from June 2020 to March 2023 and (d) amended certain financial covenants and provisions.
Subject to the terms of the Restated Credit Agreement and our continued compliance with its provisions, we have the option to (a) extend the term of the Revolving Facility for one additional year to March 2023 and (b) request that the lenders approve an increase of up to $300,000,000 in the amount of the Revolving Facility and/or the Term Loan to $600,000,000 in the aggregate.
The Restated Credit Agreement incurs interest and fees at various rates based on our total indebtedness to total asset value ratio at the end of each quarterly reporting period. The Revolving Facility permits borrowings at an interest rate equal to the sum of a base rate plus a margin of 0.50% to 1.30% or a LIBOR rate plus a margin of 1.50% to 2.30%. The annual commitment fee on the undrawn funds under the Revolving Facility is 0.15% to 0.25%. The Term Loan prior to its repayment pursuant to a subsequent amendment to the Restated Credit Agreement bore interest at a rate equal to the sum of a base rate plus a margin of 0.45% to 1.25% or a LIBOR rate plus a margin of 1.45% to 2.25%.
On September 19, 2018, we entered into an amendment (the “First Amendment”) of our Restated Credit Agreement. The First Amendment modifies the Restated Credit Agreement to, among other things: (i) reflect that we had previously entered into (a) an amended and restated note purchase and guarantee agreement with The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential”) and certain of its affiliates and (b) a note purchase and guarantee agreement with the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) and certain of its affiliates; and (ii) permit borrowings under each of the Revolving Facility and the Term Loan at three different interest rates, including a rate based on the LIBOR Daily Floating Rate (as defined in the First Amendment) plus the Applicable Rate (as defined in the First Amendment) for such facility.
On September 12, 2019, in connection with prepayment of the Term Loan, we entered into a consent and amendment (the “Second Amendment”) of our Restated Credit Agreement. The Second Amendment modifies the Restated Credit Agreement to, among other things, (a) increase our borrowing capacity under the Revolving Facility from $250,000,000 to $300,000,000 and (b) decrease lender commitments under the Term Loan to $0.
On December 14, 2020, we used a portion of the net proceeds from the Series I Notes, Series J Notes and Series K Notes (each as described below) to repay $75,000,000 of borrowings outstanding under our Restated Credit Agreement.
Senior Unsecured Notes
On December 4, 2020, we entered into a fifth amended and restated note purchase and guarantee agreement (the “Fifth Amended and Restated Prudential Agreement”) with Prudential and certain of its affiliates amending and restating our existing fourth amended and restated note purchase agreement. Pursuant to the Fifth Amended and Restated Prudential Agreement, we agreed that our (a) 6.0% Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes due February 25, 2021, in the original aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000 (the “Series A Notes”), (b) 5.35% Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes due June 2, 2023, in the original aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000 (the “Series B Notes”), (c) 4.75% Series C Guaranteed Senior Notes due February 25, 2025, in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000 (the “Series C Notes”) and (d) 5.47% Series D Guaranteed Senior Notes due June 21, 2028, in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000 (the “Series D Notes”) and (e) 3.52% Series F Guaranteed Senior Notes due September 12, 2029, in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000 (the “Series F Notes”) that were outstanding under the existing fourth restated prudential note purchase agreement would continue to remain outstanding under the Fifth Amended and Restated Prudential Agreement and we authorized and issued our 3.43% Series I Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030, in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000 (the “Series I Notes” and, together with the Series A Notes, Series B Notes, Series C Notes, Series D Notes and Series F Notes, the “Notes”). On December 4, 2020, we completed the early redemption of our 6.0% Series A Notes due February 25, 2021, in the original aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000. As a result of the early redemption, we recognized a $1,233,000 loss on extinguishment of debt on our consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2020. The Fifth Amended and Restated Prudential Agreement does not provide for scheduled reductions in the principal balance of the Series I Notes, or any of our previously issued Series B Notes, Series C Notes, Series D Notes, or Series F Notes prior to their respective maturities.
On June 21, 2018, we entered into a note purchase and guarantee agreement (the “MetLife Note Purchase Agreement”) with MetLife and certain of its affiliates. Pursuant to the MetLife Note Purchase Agreement, we authorized and issued our 5.47% Series E Guaranteed Senior Notes due June 21, 2028, in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000 (the “Series E Notes”). The MetLife Note Purchase Agreement does not provide for scheduled reductions in the principal balance of the Series E Notes prior to their maturity.
On December 4, 2020, we entered into a first amendment to note purchase and guarantee agreement (the “First Amended and Restated AIG Agreement”) with American General Life Insurance Company amending and restating our existing note purchase and
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guarantee agreement. Pursuant to the First Amended and Restated AIG Agreement, we agreed that our 3.52% Series G Guaranteed Senior Notes due September 12, 2029, in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000 (the “Series G Notes”) that were outstanding under the existing note purchase and guarantee agreement would continue to remain outstanding under the First Amended and Restated AIG Agreement and we authorized and issued our $50,000,000 of 3.43% Series J Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030 (the “Series J Notes”) to AIG. The First Amended and Restated AIG Agreement does not provide for scheduled reductions in the principal balance of the Series J Notes or any of our previously issued Series G Notes prior to their respective maturities.
On December 4, 2020, we entered into a first amended and restated note purchase and guarantee agreement (the “First Amended and Restated MassMutual Agreement”) amending and restating our existing note purchase and guarantee agreement. Pursuant to the First Amended and Restated MassMutual Agreement, we agreed that our 3.52% Series H Guaranteed Senior Notes due September 12, 2029, in the aggregate principal amount of $25.0 million (the “Series H Notes”) that were outstanding under the existing note purchase and guarantee agreement would continue to remain outstanding under the First Amended and Restated MassMutual Agreement and we authorized and issued our $25.0 million of 3.43% Series K Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030 (the “Series K Notes”) to MassMutual. The First Amended and Restated MassMutual Agreement does not provide for scheduled reductions in the principal balance of the Series K or any of our previously issued Series H Notes prior to their respective maturities.
Covenants
The Restated Credit Agreement and our senior unsecured notes contain customary financial covenants such as leverage, coverage ratios and minimum tangible net worth, as well as limitations on restricted payments, which may limit our ability to incur additional debt or pay dividends. The Restated Credit Agreement and our senior unsecured notes also contain customary events of default, including cross defaults to each other, change of control and failure to maintain REIT status (provided that the senior unsecured notes require a mandatory offer to prepay the notes upon a change in control in lieu of a change of control event of default). Any event of default, if not cured or waived in a timely manner, would increase by 200 basis points (2.00%) the interest rate we pay under the Restated Credit Agreement and our senior unsecured notes, and could result in the acceleration of our indebtedness under the Restated Credit Agreement and our senior unsecured notes. We may be prohibited from drawing funds under the Revolving Facility if there is any event or condition that constitutes an event of default under the Restated Credit Agreement or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an event of default under the Restated Credit Agreement.
As of December 31, 2020, we are in compliance with all of the material terms of the Restated Credit Agreement and our senior unsecured notes, including the various financial covenants described herein.
Debt Maturities
As of December 31, 2020, scheduled debt maturities, including balloon payments, are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Revolving Facility |
|
|
Senior Unsecured Notes |
|
|
Total |
|
|||
2021 |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
2022 (a) |
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
25,000 |
|
2023 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
|
75,000 |
|
2024 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
2025 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
400,000 |
|
|
|
400,000 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
25,000 |
|
|
$ |
525,000 |
|
|
$ |
550,000 |
|
(a) |
The Revolving Facility matures in March 2022. Subject to the terms of the Restated Credit Agreement and our continued compliance with its provisions, we have the option to extend the term of the Revolving Facility for one additional year to March 2023. |
NOTE 5. — ENVIRONMENTAL OBLIGATIONS
We are subject to numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations, including matters relating to the protection of the environment such as the remediation of known contamination and the retirement and decommissioning or removal of long-lived assets including buildings containing hazardous materials, USTs and other equipment. Environmental costs are principally attributable to remediation costs which are incurred for, among other things, removing USTs, excavation of contaminated soil and water, installing, operating, maintaining and decommissioning remediation systems, monitoring contamination and governmental agency compliance reporting required in connection with contaminated properties.
We enter into leases and various other agreements which contractually allocate responsibility between the parties for known and unknown environmental liabilities at or relating to the subject properties. We are contingently liable for these environmental
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obligations in the event that our tenant does not satisfy them, and we are required to accrue for environmental liabilities that we believe are allocable to others under our leases if we determine that it is probable that our tenant will not meet its environmental obligations. It is possible that our assumptions regarding the ultimate allocation method and share of responsibility that we used to allocate environmental liabilities may change, which may result in material adjustments to the amounts recorded for environmental litigation accruals and environmental remediation liabilities. We assess whether to accrue for environmental liabilities based upon relevant factors including our tenants’ histories of paying for such obligations, our assessment of their financial capability, and their intent to pay for such obligations. However, there can be no assurance that our assessments are correct or that our tenants who have paid their obligations in the past will continue to do so. We may ultimately be responsible to pay for environmental liabilities as the property owner if our tenant fails to pay them.
The estimated future costs for known environmental remediation requirements are accrued when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. The accrued liability is the aggregate of our estimate of the fair value of cost for each component of the liability, net of estimated recoveries from state UST remediation funds considering estimated recovery rates developed from prior experience with the funds.
For substantially all of our triple-net leases, our tenants are contractually responsible for compliance with environmental laws and regulations, removal of USTs at the end of their lease term (the cost of which in certain cases is partially borne by us) and remediation of any environmental contamination that arises during the term of their tenancy. Under the terms of our leases covering properties previously leased to Marketing (substantially all of which commenced in 2012), we have agreed to be responsible for environmental contamination at the premises that was known at the time the lease commenced, and for environmental contamination which existed prior to commencement of the lease and is discovered (other than as a result of a voluntary site investigation) during the first 10 years of the lease term (or a shorter period for a minority of such leases). After expiration of such 10-year (or, in certain cases, shorter) period, responsibility for all newly discovered contamination, even if it relates to periods prior to commencement of the lease, is contractually allocated to our tenant. Our tenants at properties previously leased to Marketing are in all cases responsible for the cost of any remediation of contamination that results from their use and occupancy of our properties. Under substantially all of our other triple-net leases, responsibility for remediation of all environmental contamination discovered during the term of the lease (including known and unknown contamination that existed prior to commencement of the lease) is the responsibility of our tenant.
We anticipate that a majority of the USTs at properties previously leased to Marketing will be replaced over the next several years because these USTs are either at or near the end of their useful lives. For long-term, triple-net leases covering sites previously leased to Marketing, our tenants are responsible for the cost of removal and replacement of USTs and for remediation of contamination found during such UST removal and replacement, unless such contamination was found during the first 10 years of the lease term and also existed prior to commencement of the lease. In those cases, we are responsible for costs associated with the remediation of such preexisting contamination. We have also agreed to be responsible for environmental contamination that existed prior to the sale of certain properties assuming the contamination is discovered (other than as a result of a voluntary site investigation) during the first five years after the sale of the properties.
In the course of certain UST removals and replacements at properties previously leased to Marketing where we retained continuing responsibility for preexisting environmental obligations, previously unknown environmental contamination was and continues to be discovered. As a result, we have developed an estimate of fair value for the prospective future environmental liability resulting from preexisting unknown environmental contamination and have accrued for these estimated costs. These estimates are based primarily upon quantifiable trends which we believe allow us to make reasonable estimates of fair value for the future costs of environmental remediation resulting from the removal and replacement of USTs. Our accrual of the additional liability represents our estimate of the fair value of cost for each component of the liability, net of estimated recoveries from state UST remediation funds considering estimated recovery rates developed from prior experience with the funds. In arriving at our accrual, we analyzed the ages of USTs at properties where we would be responsible for preexisting contamination found within 10 years after commencement of a lease (for properties subject to long-term triple-net leases) or five years from a sale (for divested properties), and projected a cost to closure for preexisting unknown environmental contamination.
We measure our environmental remediation liabilities at fair value based on expected future net cash flows, adjusted for inflation (using a range of 2.0% to 2.75%), and then discount them to present value (using a range of 4.0% to 7.0%). We adjust our environmental remediation liabilities quarterly to reflect changes in projected expenditures, changes in present value due to the passage of time and reductions in estimated liabilities as a result of actual expenditures incurred during each quarter. As of December 31, 2020, we had accrued a total of $48,084,000 for our prospective environmental remediation obligations. This accrual consisted of (a) $11,718,000, which was our estimate of reasonably estimable environmental remediation liability, including obligations to remove USTs for which we are responsible, net of estimated recoveries and (b) $36,366,000 for future environmental liabilities related to preexisting unknown contamination. As of December 31, 2019, we had accrued a total of $50,723,000 for our prospective environmental remediation obligations. This accrual consisted of (a) $12,470,000, which was our estimate of reasonably estimable environmental remediation liability, including obligations to remove USTs for which we are responsible, net of estimated recoveries and (b) $38,253,000 for future environmental liabilities related to preexisting unknown contamination.
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Environmental liabilities are accreted for the change in present value due to the passage of time and, accordingly, $1,841,000, $2,006,000 and $2,409,000 of net accretion expense was recorded for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which is included in environmental expenses. In addition, during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, we recorded credits to environmental expenses aggregating $3,136,000, $5,386,000 and $1,319,000, respectively, where decreases in estimated remediation costs exceeded the depreciated carrying value of previously capitalized asset retirement costs. Environmental expenses also include project management fees, legal fees and environmental litigation accruals. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, changes in environmental estimates aggregating, $154,000, $324,000 and $560,000, respectively, were related to properties that were previously disposed of by us.
During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we increased the carrying values of certain of our properties by $2,596,000 and $1,875,000, respectively, due to changes in estimated environmental remediation costs. The recognition and subsequent changes in estimates in environmental liabilities and the increase or decrease in carrying values of the properties are non-cash transactions which do not appear on our consolidated statements of cash flows.
Capitalized asset retirement costs are being depreciated over the estimated remaining life of the UST, a 10-year period if the increase in carrying value is related to environmental remediation obligations or such shorter period if circumstances warrant, such as the remaining lease term for properties we lease from others. Depreciation and amortization expense related to capitalized asset retirement costs in our consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, were $4,020,000, $4,132,000 and $4,255,000, respectively. Capitalized asset retirement costs were $39,610,000 (consisting of $23,573,000 of known environmental liabilities and $16,037,000 of reserves for future environmental liabilities) as of December 31, 2020, and $39,684,000 (consisting of $22,150,000 of known environmental liabilities and $17,534,000 of reserves for future environmental liabilities) as of December 31, 2019. We recorded impairment charges aggregating $3,502,000 and $3,730,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, for capitalized asset retirement costs.
Environmental exposures are difficult to assess and estimate for numerous reasons, including the amount of data available upon initial assessment of contamination, alternative treatment methods that may be applied, location of the property which subjects it to differing local laws and regulations and their interpretations, changes in costs associated with environmental remediation services and equipment, the availability of state UST remediation funds and the possibility of existing legal claims giving rise to allocation of responsibilities to others, as well as the time it takes to remediate contamination and receive regulatory approval. In developing our liability for estimated environmental remediation obligations on a property by property basis, we consider, among other things, laws and regulations, assessments of contamination and surrounding geology, quality of information available, currently available technologies for treatment, alternative methods of remediation and prior experience. Environmental accruals are based on estimates derived upon facts known to us at this time, which are subject to significant change as circumstances change, and as environmental contingencies become more clearly defined and reasonably estimable.
Any changes to our estimates or our assumptions that form the basis of our estimates may result in our providing an accrual, or adjustments to the amounts recorded, for environmental remediation liabilities.
In July 2012, we purchased a 10-year pollution legal liability insurance policy covering substantially all of our properties at that time for preexisting unknown environmental liabilities and new environmental events. The policy has a $50,000,000 aggregate limit and is subject to various self-insured retentions and other conditions and limitations. Our intention in purchasing this policy was to obtain protection predominantly for significant events. In addition to the environmental insurance policy purchased by the Company, we also took assignment of certain environmental insurance policies, and rights to reimbursement for claims made thereunder, from Marketing, by order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court during Marketing’s bankruptcy proceedings. Under these assigned polices, we have received and expect to continue to receive reimbursement of certain remediation expenses for covered claims.
In light of the uncertainties associated with environmental expenditure contingencies, we are unable to estimate ranges in excess of the amount accrued with any certainty; however, we believe that it is possible that the fair value of future actual net expenditures could be substantially higher than amounts currently recorded by us. Adjustments to accrued liabilities for environmental remediation obligations will be reflected in our consolidated financial statements as they become probable and a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made.
NOTE 6. — INCOME TAXES
Net cash paid for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, of $350,000, $304,000 and $244,000, respectively, includes amounts related to state and local income taxes for jurisdictions that do not follow the federal tax rules, which are provided for in property costs in our consolidated statements of operations.
Earnings and profits (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code) are used to determine the tax attributes of dividends paid to stockholders and will differ from income reported for consolidated financial statements purposes due to the effect of items which are reported for income tax purposes in years different from that in which they are recorded for consolidated financial statements purposes. The federal tax attributes of the common dividends for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, were: ordinary
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income of 88.7%, 96.6% and 89.2%, capital gain distributions of 3.4%, 3.4% and 10.8% and non-taxable distributions of 7.9%, 0.0% and 0.0%, respectively.
To qualify for taxation as a REIT, we, among other requirements such as those related to the composition of our assets and gross income, must distribute annually to our stockholders at least 90% of our taxable income, including taxable income that is accrued by us without a corresponding receipt of cash. We cannot provide any assurance that our cash flows will permit us to continue paying cash dividends. Should the Internal Revenue Service successfully assert that our earnings and profits were greater than the amount distributed, we may fail to qualify as a REIT; however, we may avoid losing our REIT status by paying a deficiency dividend to eliminate any remaining earnings and profits. We may have to borrow money or sell assets to pay such a deficiency dividend. Although tax returns for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019, and tax returns which will be filed for the year ended 2020, remain open to examination by federal and state tax jurisdictions under the respective statute of limitations, we have not currently identified any uncertain tax positions related to those years and, accordingly, have not accrued for uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2020 or 2019. However, uncertain tax matters may have a significant impact on the results of operations for any single fiscal year or interim period.
NOTE 7. — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
A summary of the changes in stockholders’ equity for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, is as follows (in thousands except per share amounts):
|
|
Common Stock |
|
|
Additional Paid-in |
|
|
Dividends Paid in Excess |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Capital |
|
|
of Earnings |
|
|
Total |
|
|||||
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2017 |
|
|
39,696 |
|
|
$ |
397 |
|
|
$ |
604,872 |
|
|
$ |
(51,574 |
) |
|
$ |
553,695 |
|
Net earnings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47,706 |
|
|
|
47,706 |
|
Dividends declared — $1.31 per share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(53,555 |
) |
|
|
(53,555 |
) |
Shares issued pursuant to ATM Program, net |
|
|
1,106 |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
30,127 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
30,138 |
|
|
Shares issued pursuant to dividend reinvestment |
|
52 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1,402 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,403 |
|
|
Stock-based compensation and settlements |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,777 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,777 |
|
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2018 |
|
|
40,855 |
|
|
$ |
409 |
|
|
$ |
638,178 |
|
|
$ |
(57,423 |
) |
|
$ |
581,164 |
|
Net earnings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49,723 |
|
|
|
49,723 |
|
Dividends declared — $1.42 per share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(59,402 |
) |
|
|
(59,402 |
) |
Shares issued pursuant to ATM Program, net |
|
|
449 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
14,146 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
14,150 |
|
Shares issued pursuant to dividend reinvestment |
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1,450 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,451 |
|
Stock-based compensation and settlements |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,353 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,353 |
|
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2019 |
|
|
41,368 |
|
|
$ |
414 |
|
|
$ |
656,127 |
|
|
$ |
(67,102 |
) |
|
$ |
589,439 |
|
Cumulative-effect adjustment for the adoption of new accounting pronouncement (Note 2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(886 |
) |
|
|
(886 |
) |
Net earnings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
69,388 |
|
|
|
69,388 |
|
Dividends declared — $1.50 per share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(64,843 |
) |
|
|
(64,843 |
) |
Shares issued pursuant to ATM Program, net |
|
|
2,208 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
63,165 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
63,187 |
|
Shares issued pursuant to dividend reinvestment |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
443 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
443 |
|
Stock-based compensation and settlements |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,873 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,873 |
|
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2020 |
|
|
43,606 |
|
|
$ |
436 |
|
|
$ |
722,608 |
|
|
$ |
(63,443 |
) |
|
$ |
659,601 |
|
On March 1, 2020, and December 14, 2020 our Board of Directors granted 176,050 and 15,000 restricted stock units (“RSU” or “RSUs”), respectively, under our Amended and Restated 2004 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. On March 1, 2019, our Board of Directors granted 156,750 of RSUs under our Amended and Restated 2004 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.
On May 8, 2018, our stockholders approved an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation to increase the aggregate number of shares of stock of all classes which we have the authority to issue from 70,000,000 shares to 120,000,000 shares, by increasing (i) the aggregate number of shares of common stock which we have the authority to issue from 60,000,000 to 100,000,000 shares, and (ii) the aggregate number of shares of preferred stock which we have the authority to issue from 10,000,000 to 20,000,000 shares.
ATM Program
In March 2018, we established an at-the-market equity offering program (the “ATM Program”), pursuant to which we are able to issue and sell shares of our common stock with an aggregate sales price of up to $125,000,000 through a consortium of banks acting as agents. Sales of the shares of common stock may be made, as needed, from time to time in at-the-market offerings as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act, including by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or as otherwise agreed to with the applicable agent.
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During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we issued 2,208,000 and 449,000 shares of common stock and received net proceeds of $63,187,000 and $14,150,000, respectively, under the ATM Program. Future sales, if any, will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by us from time to time, including among others, market conditions, the trading price of our common stock, determinations by us of the appropriate sources of funding for us and potential uses of funding available to us.
Dividends
For the year ended December 31, 2020, we paid regular quarterly dividends of $62,626,000 or $1.48 per share. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we paid regular quarterly dividends of $56,889,000 or $1.40 per share.
Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Our dividend reinvestment plan provides our common stockholders with a convenient and economical method of acquiring additional shares of common stock by reinvesting all or a portion of their dividend distributions. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we issued 14,229 and 46,896 shares of common stock, respectively, under the dividend reinvestment plan and received proceeds of $443,000 and $1,451,000, respectively.
Stock-Based Compensation
Compensation cost for our stock-based compensation plans using the fair value method was $3,130,000, $2,468,000 and $1,777,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and is included in general and administrative expense in our consolidated statements of operations.
NOTE 8. — EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
The Getty Realty Corp. 2004 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2004 Plan”) provided for the grant of restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance awards, dividend equivalents, stock payments and stock awards to all employees and members of the Board of Directors. In May 2014, an Amended and Restated 2004 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Restated Plan”) was approved at our annual meeting of stockholders. The Restated Plan maintained the 2004 Plan’s authorization to grant awards with respect to an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of common stock, extended the term to May 2019 and increased the aggregate maximum number of shares of common stock that may be subject to awards granted during any calendar year to 100,000. In May 2017, the Second Amended and Restated 2004 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Second Restated Plan”) was approved at our annual meeting of stockholders, in order to, among other things, (i) increase by 500,000 to a total of 1,500,000 the aggregate number of shares that the Company may issue under awards granted pursuant to the Second Restated Plan; (ii) increase from 100,000 to 200,000 the maximum number of shares that may be subject to awards made in a calendar year to all participants under the Second Restated Plan; and (iii) extended the term of the Second Restated Plan to May 2022. RSUs awarded under the Second Restated Plan vest on a cumulative basis ratably over a five-year period with the first 20% vesting occurring on the first anniversary of the date of the grant.
We awarded to employees and directors 191,050, 156,750 and 124,650 RSUs and dividend equivalents in 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. RSUs granted before 2009 provide for settlement upon termination of employment with the Company or termination of service from the Board of Directors. RSUs granted in 2009 and thereafter provide for settlement upon the earlier of 10 years after grant or termination of employment with the Company. On the settlement date each vested RSU will have a value equal to one share of common stock and may be settled, at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee, in cash or by the issuance of one share of common stock. The RSUs do not provide voting or other stockholder rights unless and until the RSU is settled for a share of common stock. The RSUs vest starting one year from the date of grant, on a cumulative basis at the annual rate of 20% of the total number of RSUs covered by the award. The dividend equivalents represent the value of the dividends paid per common share multiplied by the number of RSUs covered by the award. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, dividend equivalents aggregating approximately $1,279,000, $997,000 and $749,000, respectively, were charged against retained earnings when common stock dividends were declared.
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The following is a schedule of the activity relating to RSUs outstanding:
|
|
Number of |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
||||||
|
|
RSUs Outstanding |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Average Per RSU |
|
|||
RSUs OUTSTANDING AT DECEMBER 31, 2017 |
|
|
448,925 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
124,650 |
|
|
$ |
3,106,400 |
|
|
$ |
24.92 |
|
Settled |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Cancelled |
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
RSUs OUTSTANDING AT DECEMBER 31, 2018 |
|
|
573,575 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
156,750 |
|
|
$ |
5,203,000 |
|
|
$ |
33.19 |
|
Settled |
|
|
(28,300 |
) |
|
$ |
943,800 |
|
|
$ |
33.35 |
|
Cancelled |
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
RSUs OUTSTANDING AT DECEMBER 31, 2019 |
|
|
702,025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
191,050 |
|
|
$ |
5,534,000 |
|
|
|
28.97 |
|
Settled |
|
|
(24,250 |
) |
|
|
701,500 |
|
|
|
28.93 |
|
Cancelled |
|
|
(31,350 |
) |
|
$ |
904,552 |
|
|
$ |
28.85 |
|
RSUs OUTSTANDING AT DECEMBER 31, 2020 |
|
|
837,475 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The fair values of the RSUs were determined based on the closing market price of our stock on the date of grant. The fair value of the grants is recognized as compensation expense ratably over the five-year vesting period of the RSUs. Compensation expense related to RSUs for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, was $3,109,000, $2,447,000 and $1,752,000, respectively, and is included in general and administrative expense in our consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2020, there was $9,321,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to RSUs granted under the 2004 Plan, which cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately four years. The aggregate intrinsic value of the 837,475 outstanding RSUs and the 420,635 vested RSUs as of December 31, 2020, was $23,064,000 and $11,584,000, respectively.
The following is a schedule of the vesting activity relating to RSUs outstanding:
|
|
Number of RSUs Vested |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
||
RSUs VESTED AT DECEMBER 31, 2017 |
|
|
225,385 |
|
|
|
|
|
Vested |
|
|
63,635 |
|
|
$ |
1,871,500 |
|
Settled |
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
RSUs VESTED AT DECEMBER 31, 2018 |
|
|
289,020 |
|
|
|
|
|
Vested |
|
|
88,415 |
|
|
$ |
2,906,200 |
|
Settled |
|
|
(28,300 |
) |
|
$ |
943,800 |
|
RSUs VESTED AT DECEMBER 31, 2019 |
|
|
349,135 |
|
|
|
|
|
Vested |
|
|
95,750 |
|
|
$ |
2,637,000 |
|
Settled |
|
|
(24,250 |
) |
|
$ |
701,500 |
|
RSUs VESTED AT DECEMBER 31, 2020 |
|
|
420,635 |
|
|
|
|
|
We have a retirement and profit sharing plan with deferred 401(k) savings plan provisions (the “Retirement Plan”) for employees meeting certain service requirements and a supplemental plan for executives (the “Supplemental Plan”). Under the terms of these plans, the annual discretionary contributions to the plans are determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
Also, under the Retirement Plan, employees may make voluntary contributions and we have elected to match an amount equal to fifty percent of such contributions but in no event more than three percent of the employee’s eligible compensation. Under the Supplemental Plan, a participating executive may receive an amount equal to 10 percent of eligible compensation, reduced by the amount of any contributions allocated to such executive under the Retirement Plan. Contributions, net of forfeitures, under the retirement plans approximated $353,000, $327,000 and $295,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. These amounts are included in general and administrative expense in our consolidated statements of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2020, there were no distributions from the Supplemental Plan. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we distributed $30,000 from the Supplemental Plan to a former officer of the Company. There were no distributions from the Supplemental Plan for the year ended December 31, 2018.
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NOTE 9. — EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
Basic and diluted earnings per common share gives effect, utilizing the two-class method, to the potential dilution from the issuance of shares of our common stock in settlement of RSUs which provide for non-forfeitable dividend equivalents equal to the dividends declared per common share. Basic and diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing net earnings less dividend equivalents attributable to RSUs by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year.
Diluted earnings per common share, also gives effect to the potential dilution from the exercise of stock options utilizing the treasury stock method. There were no options outstanding as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
The following table is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share using the two-class method (in thousands except per share data):
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|
Year ended December 31, |
|
|||||||||
(in thousands): |
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|||
Net earnings |
|
$ |
69,388 |
|
|
$ |
49,723 |
|
|
$ |
47,706 |
|
Less dividend equivalents attributable to RSUs outstanding |
|
|
(1,355 |
) |
|
|
(997 |
) |
|
|
(751 |
) |
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders used in basic and diluted earnings per share calculation |
|
|
68,033 |
|
|
|
48,726 |
|
|
|
46,955 |
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
42,040 |
|
|
|
41,072 |
|
|
|
40,171 |
|
Incremental shares from stock-based compensation |
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
42,070 |
|
|
|
41,110 |
|
|
|
40,191 |
|
Basic earnings per common share |
|
$ |
1.62 |
|
|
$ |
1.19 |
|
|
$ |
1.17 |
|
Diluted earnings per common share |
|
$ |
1.62 |
|
|
$ |
1.19 |
|
|
$ |
1.17 |
|
NOTE 10. — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Debt Instruments
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the carrying value of the borrowings under the Restated Credit Agreement approximated fair value. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the fair value of the borrowings under senior unsecured notes was $549,800,000 and $470,600,000, respectively. The fair value of the borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, was determined using a discounted cash flow technique that incorporates a market interest yield curve with adjustments for duration, risk profile and borrowings outstanding, which are based on unobservable inputs within Level 3 of the Fair Value Hierarchy.
Supplemental Retirement Plan
We have mutual fund assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 1 inputs. We have a Supplemental Retirement Plan for executives. The amounts held in trust under the Supplemental Retirement Plan using Level 2 inputs may be used to satisfy claims of general creditors in the event of our or any of our subsidiaries’ bankruptcy. We have liability to the executives participating in the Supplemental Retirement Plan for the participant account balances equal to the aggregate of the amount invested at the executives’ direction and the income earned in such mutual funds.
The following summarizes as of December 31, 2020, our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the Fair Value Hierarchy (in thousands):
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mutual funds |
|
$ |
970 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
970 |
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred compensation |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
970 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
970 |
|
The following summarizes as of December 31, 2019, our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the Fair Value Hierarchy (in thousands):
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mutual funds |
|
$ |
737 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
737 |
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred compensation |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
737 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
737 |
|
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Real Estate Assets
We have certain real estate assets that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis using Level 3 inputs as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, of $1,979,000 and $785,000, respectively, where impairment charges have been recorded. Due to the subjectivity inherent in the internal valuation techniques used in estimating fair value, the amounts realized from the sale of such assets may vary significantly from these estimates. For information regarding the valuation techniques and unobservable inputs used when assessing impairments of real estate assets, see Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.
NOTE 11. —ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
We evaluate the held for sale classification of our real estate as of the end of each quarter. Assets that are classified as held for sale are recorded at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, there were three and no properties, respectively that met criteria to be classified as held for sale.
Real estate held for sale consisted of the following at December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
|||||
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
||
Land |
|
$ |
486 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Buildings and improvements |
|
|
483 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
969 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
(97 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Real estate held for sale, net |
|
$ |
872 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
During the year ended December 31, 2020, we sold 11 properties, in separate transactions, which resulted in an aggregate gain of $4,368,000, included in gain on dispositions of real estate, on our consolidated statements of operations. We also received funds from property condemnations resulting in a gain of $180,000, included in gain on dispositions of real estate, on our consolidated statements of operations.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, we sold nine properties, in separate transactions, which resulted in an aggregate gain of $1,114,000, included in gain on dispositions of real estate, on our consolidated statements of operations. We also received funds from property condemnations resulting in a loss of $51,000, included in gain on dispositions of real estate, on our consolidated statements of operations.
NOTE 12. — QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
The following is a summary of the quarterly results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited as to quarterly information) (in thousands, except per share amounts):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, 2020 |
|
March 31, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||||
Revenues from rental properties |
|
$ |
34,650 |
|
|
$ |
36,336 |
|
|
$ |
37,194 |
|
|
$ |
36,421 |
|
Net earnings |
|
$ |
12,700 |
|
|
$ |
10,973 |
|
|
$ |
11,884 |
|
|
$ |
33,831 |
|
Diluted earnings per common share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings |
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
|
$ |
0.26 |
|
|
$ |
0.27 |
|
|
$ |
0.77 |
|
Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
|
March 31, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||||
Revenues from rental properties |
|
$ |
33,287 |
|
|
$ |
33,560 |
|
|
$ |
35,692 |
|
|
$ |
35,197 |
|
Net earnings |
|
$ |
10,927 |
|
|
$ |
13,198 |
|
|
$ |
11,890 |
|
|
$ |
13,708 |
|
Diluted earnings per common share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings |
|
$ |
0.26 |
|
|
$ |
0.32 |
|
|
$ |
0.28 |
|
|
$ |
0.33 |
|
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NOTE 13. — PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS
2020
During the year ended December 31, 2020, we acquired fee simple interest in 34 convenience store, gasoline station and other automotive-related properties for an aggregate purchase price of $149,955,000.
In February 2020, we acquired fee simple interests in ten car wash properties located in the Kansas City Metropolitan Statistical Area (“MSA”) for an aggregate purchase price of $50,303,000 and entered into a unitary lease at the closing of the transactions. We funded the transactions through funds available under our Revolving Facility. The unitary lease provides for an initial term of 15 years, with five five-year renewal options. The unitary lease requires the tenant to pay a fixed annual rent plus all amounts pertaining to the properties, including environmental expenses, real estate taxes, assessments, license and permit fees, charges for public utilities and all other governmental charges. Rent is scheduled to increase annually during the initial and renewal terms of the lease. We accounted for the acquisition of the properties as an asset acquisition. We estimated the fair value of acquired tangible assets (consisting of land, buildings and improvements) “as if vacant.” Based on these estimates, we allocated $4,775,000 of the purchase price to land, $41,093,000 to buildings and improvements, $3,727,000 to in-place leases, $1,955,000 to above-market leases and $1,247,000 to below-market leases, which is accounted for as a deferred liability.
In August 2020, we acquired fee simple interests in seven car wash properties located in the San Antonio MSA for an aggregate purchase price of $28,302,000 and entered into a unitary lease at the closing of the transaction. We funded the transaction through funds available under our Revolving Facility. The unitary lease provides for an initial term of 15 years, with five five-year renewal options. The unitary lease requires the tenant to pay a fixed annual rent plus all amounts pertaining to the properties, including environmental expenses, real estate taxes, assessments, license and permit fees, charges for public utilities and all other governmental charges. Rent is scheduled to increase on the third anniversary of the commencement date and annually thereafter during the initial and renewal terms of the lease. We accounted for the acquisition of the properties as an asset acquisition. We estimated the fair value of acquired tangible assets (consisting of land, buildings and improvements) “as if vacant.” Based on these estimates, we allocated $5,335,000 of the purchase price to land, $21,093,000 to buildings and improvements, $2,396,000 to in-place leases and $522,000 to below-market leases, which is accounted for as a deferred liability.
In October 2020, we acquired fee simple interests in six convenience store and gasoline station properties located throughout the state of Texas for an aggregate purchase price of $28,722,000 and entered into a unitary lease at the closing of the transaction. We funded the transaction through funds available under our Revolving Facility. The unitary lease provides for an initial term of 15 years, with five five-year renewal options. The unitary lease requires the tenant to pay a fixed annual rent plus all amounts pertaining to the properties, including environmental expenses, real estate taxes, assessments, license and permit fees, charges for public utilities and all other governmental charges. Rent is scheduled to increase on the fifth and tenth anniversary of the commencement date during the initial and renewal terms of the lease. We accounted for the acquisition of the properties as an asset acquisition. We estimated the fair value of acquired tangible assets (consisting of land, buildings and improvements) “as if vacant.” Based on these estimates, we allocated $16,561,000 of the purchase price to land, $9,595,000 to buildings and improvements and $2,566,000 to in-place leases.
In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2020, we acquired fee simple interests in 11 convenience store, gasoline station and other automotive-related properties in various transactions for an aggregate purchase price of $42,628,000. We accounted for these acquisitions as asset acquisitions. We estimated the fair value of acquired tangible assets for each of these acquisitions (consisting of land, buildings and improvements) “as if vacant.” Based on these estimates, we allocated $13,601,000 of the purchase price to land, $26,032,000 to buildings and improvements and $2,995,000 to in-place leases.
2019
During the year ended December 31, 2019, we acquired fee simple interests in 27 convenience store, gasoline station and other automotive-related properties for an aggregate purchase price of $87,157,000.
In June 2019, we acquired fee simple interests in six convenience store and gasoline station properties located in the Los Angeles MSA properties for an aggregate purchase price of $24,724,000 and entered into a unitary lease at the closing of the transaction. We funded the transaction through funds available under our Revolving Facility. The unitary lease provides for an initial term of 15 years, with two ten-year renewal options. The unitary lease requires the tenant to pay a fixed annual rent plus all amounts pertaining to the properties, including environmental expenses, real estate taxes, assessments, license and permit fees, charges for public utilities and all other governmental charges. Rent is scheduled to increase annually during the initial and renewal terms of the lease. We accounted for the acquisition of the properties as an asset acquisition. We estimated the fair value of acquired tangible assets (consisting of land, buildings and improvements) “as if vacant.” Based on these estimates, we allocated $18,086,000 of the purchase price to land, $4,789,000 to buildings and improvements, $1,849,000 to in-place leases.
In November 2019, we acquired fee simple interests in four car wash properties located in the Las Vegas MSA for an aggregate purchase price of $14,144,000 and entered into a unitary lease at the closing of the transaction. We funded the transaction through funds available under our Revolving Facility. The unitary lease provides for an initial term of 15 years, with five five-year renewal
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options. The unitary lease requires the tenant to pay a fixed annual rent plus all amounts pertaining to the properties, including environmental expenses, real estate taxes, assessments, license and permit fees, charges for public utilities and all other governmental charges. Rent is scheduled to increase annually during the initial and renewal terms of the lease. We accounted for the acquisition of the properties as an asset acquisition. We estimated the fair value of acquired tangible assets (consisting of land, buildings and improvements) “as if vacant.” Based on these estimates, we allocated $2,663,000 of the purchase price to land, $10,469,000 to buildings and improvements and $1,012,000 to in-place leases.
In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2019, we also acquired fee simple interests in 17 convenience store, gasoline station and other automotive-related properties in various transactions for an aggregate purchase price of $48,290,000. We accounted for these acquisitions as asset acquisitions. We estimated the fair value of acquired tangible assets for each of these acquisitions (consisting of land, buildings and improvements) “as if vacant.” Based on these estimates, we allocated $18,820,000 of the purchase price to land, $26,790,000 to buildings and improvements and $2,744,000 to in-place leases, $277,000 to above-market leases and $341,000 to below-market leases, which is accounted for as a deferred liability.
.
NOTE 14. — ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Acquired above-market (when we are a lessor) and below-market leases (when we are a lessee) are included in prepaid expenses and other assets and had a balance of $3,859,000 and $2,298,000 (net of accumulated amortization of $6,047,000 and $5,653,000, respectively) at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Acquired above-market (when we are lessee) and below-market (when we are lessor) leases are included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities and had a balance of $18,787,000 and $18,754,000 (net of accumulated amortization of $21,641,000 and $19,905,000, respectively) at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. When we are a lessor, above-market and below-market leases are amortized and recorded as either an increase (in the case of below-market leases) or a decrease (in the case of above-market leases) to rental revenue over the remaining term of the associated lease in place at the time of purchase. When we are a lessee, above-market and below-market leases are amortized and recorded as either an increase (in the case of below-market leases) or a decrease (in the case of above-market leases) to rental expense over the remaining term of the associated lease in place at the time of purchase. Rental income included amortization from acquired leases of $1,438,000, $1,955,000 and $2,067,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Rent expense included amortization from acquired leases of $97,000, $333,000 and $317,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
In-place leases are included in prepaid expenses and other assets and had a balance of $49,031,000 and $41,013,000 (net of accumulated amortization of $16,788,000 and $13,042,000, respectively) at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The value associated with in-place leases and lease origination costs are amortized into depreciation and amortization expense over the remaining life of the lease. Depreciation and amortization expense included amortization from in-place leases of $3,745,000, $3,134,000 and $2,866,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
The amortization for acquired intangible assets during the next five years and thereafter, assuming no early lease terminations, is as follows:
As Lessor: |
|
Above-Market Leases |
|
|
Below-Market Leases |
|
|
In-Place Leases |
|
|||
Year ending December 31, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021 |
|
$ |
301,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,606,000 |
|
|
$ |
2,868,000 |
|
2022 |
|
|
291,000 |
|
|
|
1,528,000 |
|
|
|
2,853,000 |
|
2023 |
|
|
291,000 |
|
|
|
1,437,000 |
|
|
|
2,769,000 |
|
2024 |
|
|
291,000 |
|
|
|
1,437,000 |
|
|
|
2,727,000 |
|
2025 |
|
|
291,000 |
|
|
|
1,414,000 |
|
|
|
2,690,000 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
2,363,000 |
|
|
|
11,365,000 |
|
|
|
35,124,000 |
|
|
|
$ |
3,828,000 |
|
|
$ |
18,787,000 |
|
|
$ |
49,031,000 |
|
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As Lessee: |
|
Below-Market Leases |
|
|
Year ending December 31, |
|
|
|
|
2021 |
|
$ |
31,000 |
|
2022 |
|
|
— |
|
2023 |
|
|
— |
|
2024 |
|
|
— |
|
2025 |
|
|
— |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
$ |
31,000 |
|
NOTE 15. — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In preparing our consolidated financial statements, we have evaluated events and transactions occurring after December 31, 2020, for recognition or disclosure purposes. Based on this evaluation, there were no significant subsequent events from December 31, 2020, through the date the financial statements were issued.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Getty Realty Corp.
Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the consolidated financial statements, including the related notes, as listed in the index appearing under Item 8, and the financial statement schedules listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a)(2), of Getty Realty Corp. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.
Basis for Opinions
The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed 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. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
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Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Purchase Price Allocation for Asset Acquisitions
As described in Notes 1 and 13 to the consolidated financial statements, during the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company acquired fee simple interests in 34 properties which were accounted for as asset acquisitions for an aggregate purchase price of $149,955,000. For acquired properties accounted for as asset acquisitions management estimates the fair value of acquired tangible assets (consisting of land, buildings and improvements) “as if vacant” and identified intangible assets and liabilities (consisting of leasehold interests, above-market and below-market leases, in-place leases and tenant relationships) and assumed debt. Based on these estimates, management allocates the estimated fair value to the applicable assets and liabilities. Fair value is determined based on an exit price approach, which contemplates the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The valuation of the applicable assets and liabilities involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions related to capitalization rates, market rental rates, and the EBITDA-to-rent coverage ratios.
The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the purchase price allocation for asset acquisitions is a critical audit matter are (i) the significant judgment by management when developing the fair value measurements for purchase price allocations, which in turn led to a high degree of auditor judgment and subjectivity in performing procedures related to these fair value measurements, (ii) significant auditor judgment was necessary to evaluate the audit evidence for the relevant significant assumptions relating to the tangible and intangible assets, such as the capitalization rates, market rental rates, and EBITDA-to-rent coverage ratios, and (iii) the audit effort included the involvement of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge to assist in performing these procedures and evaluating the audit evidence obtained.
Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to purchase price accounting, including controls over the development of significant inputs and assumptions used in the estimated fair values of tangible and intangible assets. These procedures also included, among others, the involvement of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge to assist in testing the process used by management to develop fair value estimates of acquired tangible and intangible assets, which involved evaluating the appropriateness of the valuation methods used and the reasonableness of the significant assumptions related to capitalization rates, market rental rates, and EBITDA-to- rent coverage ratios. Evaluating the reasonableness of the significant assumptions included considering whether these assumptions were consistent with external market data, comparable transactions, and evidence obtained in other areas of the audit. Testing the process used by management involved testing the completeness and accuracy of data provided by management.
Environmental Remediation Obligations
As described in Notes 1 and 5 to the consolidated financial statements, as of December 31, 2020 management has accrued a total of $48,084,000 for their prospective environmental remediation obligations. Management records the fair value for an environmental remediation obligation as an asset and liability when there is a legal obligation associated with the retirement of a tangible long-lived asset and the liability can be reasonably estimated. Environmental remediation obligations are estimated based on the level and impact of contaminations at each property. Management measures their environmental remediation liabilities at fair value based on expected future net cash flows, adjusted for inflation and discounted to present value.
The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to environmental remediation obligations is a critical audit matter are (i) the significant judgment by management when developing the fair value measurements for the environmental remediation obligations, which in turn led to a high degree of auditor judgment and subjectivity in performing procedures related to these fair value measurements, (ii) significant auditor judgment was necessary to evaluate the significant assumption and audit evidence relating to the projections of future net cash flows and estimated remediation costs and (iii) the audit effort included the involvement of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge to assist in performing these procedures and evaluating the audit evidence obtained.
Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to the valuation of the environmental remediation obligation, including controls over the development of the significant inputs and assumptions related to estimated remediation costs. These procedures also included, among others, testing the process used by management to develop fair value estimates of environmental remediation obligations, which involved evaluating the appropriateness
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of the methods and testing the completeness and accuracy of the data provided by management. Evaluating the reasonableness of the estimated remediation costs assumption included considering whether the assumption was consistent with external market data and evidence obtained in other areas of the audit. Professionals with specialized skill and knowledge were used to assist in evaluating the reasonableness of the significant assumptions related to estimated remediation costs.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 25, 2021
We have served as the Company’s auditor since at least 1975. We have not been able to determine the specific year we began serving as auditor of the Company.
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or furnished pursuant to the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
As required by Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of the Exchange Act, we have carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were effective as of December 31, 2020, at the reasonable assurance level.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our assessment under the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2020.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Information with respect to compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act is incorporated herein by reference to information under the heading “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in the Proxy Statement. Information with respect to directors, the audit committee and the audit committee financial expert, and procedures by which stockholders may recommend nominees to the board of directors in response to this item is incorporated herein by reference to information under the headings “Election of Directors” and “Directors’ Meetings, Committees and Executive Officers” in the Proxy Statement. The following table lists our executive officers, their respective ages and the offices and positions held.
Name |
Age |
|
Position |
|
Officer Since |
Christopher J. Constant |
42 |
|
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
|
2012 |
Joshua Dicker |
60 |
|
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
|
2008 |
Brian Dickman |
45 |
|
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
|
2020 |
Mark J. Olear |
56 |
|
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
|
2014 |
Mr. Constant has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director since January 2016. Mr. Constant joined the Company in November 2010 as Director of Planning and Corporate Development and was later promoted to Treasurer in May 2012, Vice President in May 2013 and Chief Financial Officer in December 2013. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Constant was a Vice President in the corporate finance department at Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. and began his career in the corporate finance department at ING Barings. Mr. Constant earned an A.B. from Princeton University.
Mr. Dicker has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since May 2017. He was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since 2012. He was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since February 2009. Prior to joining the Company in 2008, he was a partner at the law firm Arent Fox, LLP, resident in its New York City office, specializing in corporate and transactional matters. Mr. Dicker received his B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany, his JD magna cum laude from New York Law School and his LL.M. from New York University.
Mr. Dickman has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since December 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Dickman served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE:SRG), as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Agree Realty Corporation (NYSE: ADC) and as a real estate investment banker beginning at Lehman Brothers in 2005. He began his career in corporate finance at Intel Corporation in 1998. Mr. Dickman received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. with emphases in Finance and Accounting from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Mr. Olear has served as Executive Vice President since May 2014 and Chief Operating Officer since May 2015 (Chief Investment Officer since May 2014). Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Olear held various positions in real estate with TD Bank, Home Depot, Toys “R” Us and A&P. Mr. Olear earned a B.A. from Upsala College. Mr. Olear is also a board member of the Board of Trustees for Springpoint Senior Living.
There are no family relationships between any of the Company’s directors or executive officers.
The Getty Realty Corp. Business Conduct Guidelines (“Code of Ethics”), which applies to all employees, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is available on our website at www.gettyrealty.com.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Information in response to this item is incorporated herein by reference to information under the heading “Executive Compensation” in the Proxy Statement.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Information in response to this item is incorporated herein by reference to information under the heading “Beneficial Ownership of Capital Stock” and “Executive Compensation – Compensation Discussion and Analysis – Equity Compensation – Equity Compensation Plan Information” in the Proxy Statement.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
There were no such relationships or transactions to report for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Information with respect to director independence is incorporated herein by reference to information under the heading “Directors’ Meetings, Committees and Executive Officers – Independence of Directors” in the Proxy Statement.
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Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Information in response to this item is incorporated herein by reference to information under the heading “Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Proxy Statement.
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a) (1) Financial Statements
Information in response to this Item is included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(a) (2) Financial Statement Schedules
The following Financial Statement Schedules are included beginning on page 77 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Schedule III — Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization as of December 31, 2020 |
Schedule IV — Mortgage Loans on Real Estate as of December 31, 2020 |
(a) (3) Exhibits
Information in response to this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Exhibit Index on page 96 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
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GETTY REALTY CORP. and SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE II — VALUATION and QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS and RESERVES
for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
(in thousands)
|
|
Balance at Beginning of Year |
|
|
Additions |
|
|
Deductions |
|
|
Balance at End of Year |
|
||||
December 31, 2020: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for accounts receivable |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
December 31, 2019: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for accounts receivable |
|
$ |
2,094 |
|
|
$ |
480 |
|
|
$ |
2,574 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
December 31, 2018: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for accounts receivable |
|
$ |
1,840 |
|
|
$ |
480 |
|
|
$ |
226 |
|
|
$ |
2,094 |
|
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GETTY REALTY CORP. and SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE III — REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
As of December 31, 2020
(in thousands)
The summarized changes in real estate assets and accumulated depreciation are as follows:
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|||
Investment in real estate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at beginning of year |
|
$ |
1,113,651 |
|
|
$ |
1,043,106 |
|
|
$ |
970,964 |
|
Acquisitions and capital expenditures |
|
|
141,240 |
|
|
|
80,518 |
|
|
|
84,069 |
|
Impairments |
|
|
(5,324 |
) |
|
|
(4,252 |
) |
|
|
(7,950 |
) |
Sales and condemnations |
|
|
(2,603 |
) |
|
|
(2,246 |
) |
|
|
(3,091 |
) |
Lease expirations/settlements |
|
|
(376 |
) |
|
|
(3,475 |
) |
|
|
(886 |
) |
Balance at end of year |
|
$ |
1,246,588 |
|
|
$ |
1,113,651 |
|
|
$ |
1,043,106 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation and amortization: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at beginning of year |
|
$ |
165,892 |
|
|
$ |
150,691 |
|
|
$ |
133,353 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
25,869 |
|
|
|
21,573 |
|
|
|
20,549 |
|
Impairments |
|
|
(1,066 |
) |
|
|
(240 |
) |
|
|
(1,780 |
) |
Sales and condemnations |
|
|
(929 |
) |
|
|
(546 |
) |
|
|
(530 |
) |
Lease expirations/settlements |
|
|
(2,705 |
) |
|
|
(5,586 |
) |
|
|
(901 |
) |
Balance at end of year |
|
$ |
187,061 |
|
|
$ |
165,892 |
|
|
$ |
150,691 |
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amount at Which Carried at Close of Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
Initial Cost of Leasehold or Acquisition Investment to Company (1) |
|
|
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Initial Investment |
|
|
Land |
|
|
Building and Improvements |
|
|
Total Cost |
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation |
|
|
Date of Initial Leasehold or Acquisition Investment (1) |
|
|||||||
Phenix City, AL |
|
$ |
1,670 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
942 |
|
|
$ |
728 |
|
|
$ |
1,670 |
|
|
$ |
69 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Sulphur, AR |
|
|
777 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
375 |
|
|
|
402 |
|
|
|
777 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Jonesboro, AR |
|
|
868 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
173 |
|
|
|
695 |
|
|
|
868 |
|
|
|
389 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Rogers, AR |
|
|
927 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
533 |
|
|
|
394 |
|
|
|
927 |
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Little Rock, AR |
|
|
978 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
535 |
|
|
|
443 |
|
|
|
978 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Lake Charles, AR |
|
|
1,069 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
620 |
|
|
|
449 |
|
|
|
1,069 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Brookland, AR |
|
|
1,468 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
1,319 |
|
|
|
1,468 |
|
|
|
715 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Lake Charles, AR |
|
|
1,468 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,002 |
|
|
|
466 |
|
|
|
1,468 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Hope, AR |
|
|
1,472 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
999 |
|
|
|
473 |
|
|
|
1,472 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Texarkana, AR |
|
|
1,592 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,058 |
|
|
|
534 |
|
|
|
1,592 |
|
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Fayetteville, AR |
|
|
2,266 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,637 |
|
|
|
629 |
|
|
|
2,266 |
|
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Little Rock, AR |
|
|
2,763 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
497 |
|
|
|
2,266 |
|
|
|
2,763 |
|
|
|
157 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Fayetteville, AR |
|
|
2,867 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,971 |
|
|
|
896 |
|
|
|
2,867 |
|
|
|
122 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Pine Bluff, AR |
|
|
2,985 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,166 |
|
|
|
819 |
|
|
|
2,985 |
|
|
|
109 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Jonesboro, AR |
|
|
2,985 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
330 |
|
|
|
2,655 |
|
|
|
2,985 |
|
|
|
1,493 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Tucson, AZ |
|
|
1,261 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
664 |
|
|
|
597 |
|
|
|
1,261 |
|
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Tucson, AZ |
|
|
1,301 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
557 |
|
|
|
744 |
|
|
|
1,301 |
|
|
|
150 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Tucson, AZ |
|
|
1,303 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
590 |
|
|
|
713 |
|
|
|
1,303 |
|
|
|
146 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Peoria, AZ |
|
|
1,331 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
992 |
|
|
|
339 |
|
|
|
1,331 |
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Gilbert, AZ |
|
|
1,448 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
983 |
|
|
|
465 |
|
|
|
1,448 |
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Mesa, AZ |
|
|
1,503 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
839 |
|
|
|
664 |
|
|
|
1,503 |
|
|
|
136 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Gilbert, AZ |
|
|
1,602 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
796 |
|
|
|
806 |
|
|
|
1,602 |
|
|
|
169 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Glendale, AZ |
|
|
1,722 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,178 |
|
|
|
544 |
|
|
|
1,722 |
|
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Sierra Vista, AZ |
|
|
1,765 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
269 |
|
|
|
1,496 |
|
|
|
1,765 |
|
|
|
271 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Chandler, AZ |
|
|
1,838 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,261 |
|
|
|
577 |
|
|
|
1,838 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Phoenix, AZ |
|
|
1,943 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,311 |
|
|
|
632 |
|
|
|
1,943 |
|
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Tucson, AZ |
|
|
2,085 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,487 |
|
|
|
598 |
|
|
|
2,085 |
|
|
|
130 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Phoenix, AZ |
|
|
2,177 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,532 |
|
|
|
645 |
|
|
|
2,177 |
|
|
|
132 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Mesa, AZ |
|
|
2,185 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,612 |
|
|
|
573 |
|
|
|
2,185 |
|
|
|
119 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Phoenix, AZ |
|
|
2,415 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
433 |
|
|
|
1,982 |
|
|
|
2,415 |
|
|
|
318 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Queen Creek, AZ |
|
|
2,868 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,255 |
|
|
|
1,613 |
|
|
|
2,868 |
|
|
|
320 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Gilbert, AZ |
|
|
3,112 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,593 |
|
|
|
1,519 |
|
|
|
3,112 |
|
|
|
296 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Mesa, AZ |
|
|
3,169 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,005 |
|
|
|
1,164 |
|
|
|
3,169 |
|
|
|
219 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Gilbert, AZ |
|
|
3,204 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,839 |
|
|
|
1,365 |
|
|
|
3,204 |
|
|
|
266 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Tucson, AZ |
|
|
3,652 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,924 |
|
|
|
728 |
|
|
|
3,652 |
|
|
|
148 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Buckeye, AZ |
|
|
3,928 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,334 |
|
|
|
1,594 |
|
|
|
3,928 |
|
|
|
289 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
San Tan Valley, AZ |
|
|
4,022 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,549 |
|
|
|
1,473 |
|
|
|
4,022 |
|
|
|
297 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Sierra Vista, AZ |
|
|
4,440 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,849 |
|
|
|
2,591 |
|
|
|
4,440 |
|
|
|
454 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Stockton, CA |
|
|
1,187 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
627 |
|
|
|
560 |
|
|
|
1,187 |
|
|
|
206 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Indio, CA |
|
|
1,250 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
302 |
|
|
|
948 |
|
|
|
1,250 |
|
|
|
313 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Fillmore, CA |
|
|
1,354 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
950 |
|
|
|
404 |
|
|
|
1,354 |
|
|
|
263 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Bellflower, CA |
|
|
1,369 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
910 |
|
|
|
459 |
|
|
|
1,369 |
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Grass Valley, CA |
|
|
1,485 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
853 |
|
|
|
632 |
|
|
|
1,485 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Pomona, CA |
|
|
1,497 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
674 |
|
|
|
823 |
|
|
|
1,497 |
|
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Hesperia, CA |
|
|
1,643 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
849 |
|
|
|
794 |
|
|
|
1,643 |
|
|
|
494 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
San Dimas, CA |
|
|
1,941 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
749 |
|
|
|
1,192 |
|
|
|
1,941 |
|
|
|
704 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
La Palma, CA |
|
|
1,971 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,389 |
|
|
|
582 |
|
|
|
1,971 |
|
|
|
376 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Hesperia, CA |
|
|
2,055 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
492 |
|
|
|
1,563 |
|
|
|
2,055 |
|
|
|
584 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
81
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amount at Which Carried at Close of Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
Initial Cost of Leasehold or Acquisition Investment to Company (1) |
|
|
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Initial Investment |
|
|
Land |
|
|
Building and Improvements |
|
|
|
|
Total Cost |
|
|
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation |
|
|
Date of Initial Leasehold or Acquisition Investment (1) |
|
|||||||
Riverside, CA |
|
$ |
2,130 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
1,619 |
|
|
$ |
511 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,130 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
221 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Benicia, CA |
|
|
2,224 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,058 |
|
|
|
1,166 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,224 |
|
|
|
|
|
782 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Coachella, CA |
|
|
2,235 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,217 |
|
|
|
1,018 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,235 |
|
|
|
|
|
654 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Pomona, CA |
|
|
2,347 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,916 |
|
|
|
431 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,347 |
|
|
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Chula Vista, CA |
|
|
2,385 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
889 |
|
|
|
1,496 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,385 |
|
|
|
|
|
445 |
|
|
|
2014 |
|
Lakewood, CA |
|
|
2,612 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,804 |
|
|
|
808 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,612 |
|
|
|
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Indio, CA |
|
|
2,727 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,486 |
|
|
|
1,241 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,727 |
|
|
|
|
|
430 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Riverside, CA |
|
|
2,737 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,216 |
|
|
|
1,521 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,737 |
|
|
|
|
|
486 |
|
|
|
2014 |
|
Stockton, CA |
|
|
3,001 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,460 |
|
|
|
1,541 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,001 |
|
|
|
|
|
510 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Sacramento, CA |
|
|
3,193 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,207 |
|
|
|
986 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,193 |
|
|
|
|
|
362 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Lakeside, CA |
|
|
3,715 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,695 |
|
|
|
1,020 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,715 |
|
|
|
|
|
352 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Sacramento, CA |
|
|
4,247 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,604 |
|
|
|
1,643 |
|
|
|
|
|
4,247 |
|
|
|
|
|
534 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Harbor City, CA |
|
|
4,442 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,597 |
|
|
|
845 |
|
|
|
|
|
4,442 |
|
|
|
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Phelan, CA |
|
|
4,611 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,276 |
|
|
|
1,335 |
|
|
|
|
|
4,611 |
|
|
|
|
|
491 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Shingle Springs, CA |
|
|
4,751 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,489 |
|
|
|
1,262 |
|
|
|
|
|
4,751 |
|
|
|
|
|
452 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Torrance, CA |
|
|
5,386 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,017 |
|
|
|
1,369 |
|
|
|
|
|
5,386 |
|
|
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
San Jose, CA |
|
|
5,412 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,219 |
|
|
|
1,193 |
|
|
|
|
|
5,412 |
|
|
|
|
|
463 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Oakland, CA |
|
|
5,434 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,123 |
|
|
|
1,311 |
|
|
|
|
|
5,434 |
|
|
|
|
|
465 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Sacramento, CA |
|
|
5,942 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,233 |
|
|
|
1,709 |
|
|
|
|
|
5,942 |
|
|
|
|
|
593 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
San Leandro, CA |
|
|
5,978 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
5,078 |
|
|
|
900 |
|
|
|
|
|
5,978 |
|
|
|
|
|
343 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Cotati, CA |
|
|
6,072 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,008 |
|
|
|
2,064 |
|
|
|
|
|
6,072 |
|
|
|
|
|
635 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Alhambra, CA |
|
|
6,591 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,078 |
|
|
|
513 |
|
|
|
|
|
6,591 |
|
|
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Los Angeles, CA |
|
|
6,612 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
5,006 |
|
|
|
1,606 |
|
|
|
|
|
6,612 |
|
|
|
|
|
578 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Ontario, CA |
|
|
6,613 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,523 |
|
|
|
2,090 |
|
|
|
|
|
6,613 |
|
|
|
|
|
752 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
La Puente, CA |
|
|
7,615 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,405 |
|
|
|
1,210 |
|
|
|
|
|
7,615 |
|
|
|
|
|
440 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Colorado Springs, CO |
|
|
1,382 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
756 |
|
|
|
626 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,382 |
|
|
|
|
|
123 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Westminster, CO |
|
|
1,457 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
752 |
|
|
|
705 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,457 |
|
|
|
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Broomfield, CO |
|
|
1,785 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,388 |
|
|
|
397 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,785 |
|
|
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Denver, CO |
|
|
2,157 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,579 |
|
|
|
578 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,157 |
|
|
|
|
|
126 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Lakewood, CO |
|
|
2,349 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,541 |
|
|
|
808 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,349 |
|
|
|
|
|
265 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Broomfield, CO |
|
|
2,380 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,496 |
|
|
|
884 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,380 |
|
|
|
|
|
166 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Englewood, CO |
|
|
2,495 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,207 |
|
|
|
288 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,495 |
|
|
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Aurora, CO |
|
|
2,874 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,284 |
|
|
|
590 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,874 |
|
|
|
|
|
123 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Colorado Springs, CO |
|
|
3,274 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,865 |
|
|
|
409 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,274 |
|
|
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Longmont, CO |
|
|
3,619 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,315 |
|
|
|
1,304 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,619 |
|
|
|
|
|
470 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Superior, CO |
|
|
3,748 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,477 |
|
|
|
1,271 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,748 |
|
|
|
|
|
437 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Monument, CO |
|
|
3,828 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,798 |
|
|
|
1,030 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,828 |
|
|
|
|
|
234 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Boulder, CO |
|
|
3,900 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,875 |
|
|
|
1,025 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
334 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Greenwood Village, CO |
|
|
4,077 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,889 |
|
|
|
1,188 |
|
|
|
|
|
4,077 |
|
|
|
|
|
384 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Littleton, CO |
|
|
4,139 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,272 |
|
|
|
1,867 |
|
|
|
|
|
4,139 |
|
|
|
|
|
643 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Highlands Ranch, CO |
|
|
4,356 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,921 |
|
|
|
1,435 |
|
|
|
|
|
4,356 |
|
|
|
|
|
495 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Golden, CO |
|
|
4,641 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,247 |
|
|
|
1,394 |
|
|
|
|
|
4,641 |
|
|
|
|
|
471 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Thornton, CO |
|
|
5,003 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,722 |
|
|
|
2,281 |
|
|
|
|
|
5,003 |
|
|
|
|
|
787 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Morrison, CO |
|
|
5,081 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,018 |
|
|
|
2,063 |
|
|
|
|
|
5,081 |
|
|
|
|
|
736 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Castle Rock, CO |
|
|
5,269 |
|
|
|
(128 |
) |
|
|
3,141 |
|
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
5,141 |
|
|
|
|
|
695 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Golden, CO |
|
|
6,151 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,201 |
|
|
|
1,950 |
|
|
|
|
|
6,151 |
|
|
|
|
|
693 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Louisville, CO |
|
|
6,605 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
5,228 |
|
|
|
1,377 |
|
|
|
|
|
6,605 |
|
|
|
|
|
487 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Lone Tree, CO |
|
|
6,612 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
5,125 |
|
|
|
1,487 |
|
|
|
|
|
6,612 |
|
|
|
|
|
535 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
82
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amount at Which Carried at Close of Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
Initial Cost of Leasehold or Acquisition Investment to Company (1) |
|
|
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Initial Investment |
|
|
Land |
|
|
Building and Improvements |
|
|
Total Cost |
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation |
|
|
Date of Initial Leasehold or Acquisition Investment (1) |
|
|||||||
Ridgefield, CT |
|
$ |
402 |
|
|
$ |
43 |
|
|
$ |
167 |
|
|
$ |
278 |
|
|
$ |
445 |
|
|
$ |
271 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Wethersfield, CT |
|
|
447 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
447 |
|
|
|
447 |
|
|
|
447 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
Farmington, CT |
|
|
466 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
303 |
|
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
466 |
|
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
Waterbury, CT |
|
|
469 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
305 |
|
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
469 |
|
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
Cheshire, CT |
|
|
490 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
267 |
|
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
487 |
|
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
New Haven, CT |
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
297 |
|
|
|
141 |
|
|
|
373 |
|
|
|
514 |
|
|
|
257 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Waterbury, CT |
|
|
515 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
335 |
|
|
|
180 |
|
|
|
515 |
|
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
Stamford, CT |
|
|
507 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
330 |
|
|
|
193 |
|
|
|
523 |
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
South Windsor, CT |
|
|
545 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
337 |
|
|
|
208 |
|
|
|
545 |
|
|
|
144 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
Brookfield, CT |
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
488 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
545 |
|
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Norwalk, CT |
|
|
511 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
332 |
|
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
203 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Wallingford, CT |
|
|
551 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
335 |
|
|
|
216 |
|
|
|
551 |
|
|
|
152 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
Middletown, CT |
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
430 |
|
|
|
131 |
|
|
|
432 |
|
|
|
563 |
|
|
|
306 |
|
|
|
1987 |
|
Bridgeport, CT |
|
|
313 |
|
|
|
298 |
|
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
407 |
|
|
|
611 |
|
|
|
289 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Westport, CT |
|
|
604 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
393 |
|
|
|
223 |
|
|
|
616 |
|
|
|
206 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Hamden, CT |
|
|
645 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
527 |
|
|
|
118 |
|
|
|
645 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Hartford, CT |
|
|
665 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
432 |
|
|
|
233 |
|
|
|
665 |
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
Bridgeport, CT |
|
|
350 |
|
|
|
330 |
|
|
|
228 |
|
|
|
452 |
|
|
|
680 |
|
|
|
332 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Norwalk, CT |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
693 |
|
|
|
402 |
|
|
|
291 |
|
|
|
693 |
|
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
1988 |
|
Stamford, CT |
|
|
603 |
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
393 |
|
|
|
313 |
|
|
|
706 |
|
|
|
262 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
North Haven, CT |
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
617 |
|
|
|
365 |
|
|
|
342 |
|
|
|
707 |
|
|
|
197 |
|
|
|
1982 |
|
Willimantic, CT |
|
|
717 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
466 |
|
|
|
251 |
|
|
|
717 |
|
|
|
162 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
Wilton, CT |
|
|
520 |
|
|
|
211 |
|
|
|
338 |
|
|
|
393 |
|
|
|
731 |
|
|
|
338 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
New Haven, CT |
|
|
539 |
|
|
|
209 |
|
|
|
351 |
|
|
|
397 |
|
|
|
748 |
|
|
|
356 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Bridgeport, CT |
|
|
377 |
|
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
246 |
|
|
|
522 |
|
|
|
768 |
|
|
|
398 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Avon, CT |
|
|
731 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
403 |
|
|
|
378 |
|
|
|
781 |
|
|
|
304 |
|
|
|
2002 |
|
Waterbury, CT |
|
|
804 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
516 |
|
|
|
288 |
|
|
|
804 |
|
|
|
189 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
Suffield, CT |
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
603 |
|
|
|
201 |
|
|
|
639 |
|
|
|
840 |
|
|
|
529 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
Watertown, CT |
|
|
925 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
567 |
|
|
|
358 |
|
|
|
925 |
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
Plymouth, CT |
|
|
931 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
605 |
|
|
|
326 |
|
|
|
931 |
|
|
|
211 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
Darien, CT |
|
|
667 |
|
|
|
281 |
|
|
|
434 |
|
|
|
514 |
|
|
|
948 |
|
|
|
493 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Newington, CT |
|
|
954 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
620 |
|
|
|
334 |
|
|
|
954 |
|
|
|
216 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
Stamford, CT |
|
|
507 |
|
|
|
464 |
|
|
|
330 |
|
|
|
641 |
|
|
|
971 |
|
|
|
456 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Durham, CT |
|
|
994 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
994 |
|
|
|
994 |
|
|
|
994 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
Windsor Locks, CT |
|
|
1,031 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
670 |
|
|
|
361 |
|
|
|
1,031 |
|
|
|
233 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
New Haven, CT |
|
|
1,413 |
|
|
|
(262 |
) |
|
|
569 |
|
|
|
582 |
|
|
|
1,151 |
|
|
|
316 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
West Haven, CT |
|
|
1,215 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
790 |
|
|
|
425 |
|
|
|
1,215 |
|
|
|
275 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
Old Greenwich, CT |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,219 |
|
|
|
620 |
|
|
|
599 |
|
|
|
1,219 |
|
|
|
361 |
|
|
|
1969 |
|
Ellington, CT |
|
|
1,295 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
842 |
|
|
|
453 |
|
|
|
1,295 |
|
|
|
293 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
Meriden, CT |
|
|
1,532 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
989 |
|
|
|
543 |
|
|
|
1,532 |
|
|
|
354 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
Bristol, CT |
|
|
1,594 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,036 |
|
|
|
558 |
|
|
|
1,594 |
|
|
|
361 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
South Windham, CT |
|
|
644 |
|
|
|
1,398 |
|
|
|
598 |
|
|
|
1,444 |
|
|
|
2,042 |
|
|
|
779 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
Windsor Locks, CT |
|
|
1,434 |
|
|
|
1,400 |
|
|
|
1,055 |
|
|
|
1,779 |
|
|
|
2,834 |
|
|
|
1,514 |
|
|
|
2004 |
|
Washington, DC |
|
|
848 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
418 |
|
|
|
430 |
|
|
|
848 |
|
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Washington, DC |
|
|
941 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
664 |
|
|
|
277 |
|
|
|
941 |
|
|
|
122 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Orlando, FL |
|
|
867 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
401 |
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
901 |
|
|
|
422 |
|
|
|
2000 |
|
Yulee, FL |
|
|
1,963 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
570 |
|
|
|
1,393 |
|
|
|
1,963 |
|
|
|
256 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Largo, FL |
|
|
2,064 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,143 |
|
|
|
921 |
|
|
|
2,064 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
83
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amount at Which Carried at Close of Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
Initial Cost of Leasehold or Acquisition Investment to Company (1) |
|
|
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Initial Investment |
|
|
Land |
|
|
Building and Improvements |
|
|
Total Cost |
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation |
|
|
Date of Initial Leasehold or Acquisition Investment (1) |
|
|||||||
Callahan, FL |
|
$ |
2,894 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
2,056 |
|
|
$ |
838 |
|
|
$ |
2,894 |
|
|
$ |
177 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Hinesville, GA |
|
|
995 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
245 |
|
|
|
750 |
|
|
|
995 |
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Columbus, GA |
|
|
1,617 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
984 |
|
|
|
633 |
|
|
|
1,617 |
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Perry, GA |
|
|
1,724 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,312 |
|
|
|
412 |
|
|
|
1,724 |
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Augusta, GA |
|
|
1,843 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,077 |
|
|
|
766 |
|
|
|
1,843 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Augusta, GA |
|
|
3,150 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
286 |
|
|
|
2,864 |
|
|
|
3,150 |
|
|
|
506 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Honolulu, HI |
|
|
1,071 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
981 |
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
1,101 |
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Kaneohe, HI |
|
|
1,364 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
822 |
|
|
|
542 |
|
|
|
1,364 |
|
|
|
362 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Waianae, HI |
|
|
1,520 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
648 |
|
|
|
872 |
|
|
|
1,520 |
|
|
|
530 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Haleiwa, HI |
|
|
1,522 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,058 |
|
|
|
464 |
|
|
|
1,522 |
|
|
|
346 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Honolulu, HI |
|
|
1,539 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,219 |
|
|
|
320 |
|
|
|
1,539 |
|
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Honolulu, HI |
|
|
1,769 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,192 |
|
|
|
577 |
|
|
|
1,769 |
|
|
|
351 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Waianae, HI |
|
|
1,997 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
871 |
|
|
|
1,126 |
|
|
|
1,997 |
|
|
|
687 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Kaneohe, HI |
|
|
1,977 |
|
|
|
188 |
|
|
|
1,473 |
|
|
|
692 |
|
|
|
2,165 |
|
|
|
426 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Waipahu, HI |
|
|
2,458 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
945 |
|
|
|
1,513 |
|
|
|
2,458 |
|
|
|
899 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Honolulu, HI |
|
|
9,211 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
8,194 |
|
|
|
1,017 |
|
|
|
9,211 |
|
|
|
631 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Prospect Heights, IL |
|
|
1,547 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
698 |
|
|
|
849 |
|
|
|
1,547 |
|
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Roselle, IL |
|
|
2,851 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,741 |
|
|
|
1,110 |
|
|
|
2,851 |
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Overland Park, KS |
|
|
4,620 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,511 |
|
|
|
3,109 |
|
|
|
4,620 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Olathe, KS |
|
|
4,658 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
498 |
|
|
|
4,160 |
|
|
|
4,658 |
|
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Merriam, KS |
|
|
4,659 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
743 |
|
|
|
3,916 |
|
|
|
4,659 |
|
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Kansas City, KS |
|
|
4,666 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
331 |
|
|
|
4,335 |
|
|
|
4,666 |
|
|
|
170 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Bowling Green, KY |
|
|
3,153 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
499 |
|
|
|
2,654 |
|
|
|
3,153 |
|
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Louisville, KY |
|
|
3,356 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
818 |
|
|
|
2,538 |
|
|
|
3,356 |
|
|
|
180 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Owensboro, KY |
|
|
3,810 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,011 |
|
|
|
2,799 |
|
|
|
3,810 |
|
|
|
315 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Bossier City, LA |
|
|
2,181 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,333 |
|
|
|
848 |
|
|
|
2,181 |
|
|
|
177 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Dracut, MA |
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Shrewsbury, MA |
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Westborough, MA |
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Lowell, MA |
|
|
361 |
|
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
201 |
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
451 |
|
|
|
248 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Hingham, MA |
|
|
353 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
243 |
|
|
|
221 |
|
|
|
464 |
|
|
|
187 |
|
|
|
1989 |
|
Sterling, MA |
|
|
476 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
309 |
|
|
|
169 |
|
|
|
478 |
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
1991 |
|
Worcester, MA |
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Foxborough, MA |
|
|
427 |
|
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
325 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
167 |
|
|
|
1990 |
|
Walpole, MA |
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
293 |
|
|
|
249 |
|
|
|
542 |
|
|
|
203 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Upton, MA |
|
|
429 |
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
279 |
|
|
|
264 |
|
|
|
543 |
|
|
|
184 |
|
|
|
1991 |
|
Arlington, MA |
|
|
519 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
338 |
|
|
|
208 |
|
|
|
546 |
|
|
|
193 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Barre, MA |
|
|
536 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
348 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
548 |
|
|
|
144 |
|
|
|
1991 |
|
Gardner, MA |
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Marlborough, MA |
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Peabody, MA |
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Worcester, MA |
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Worcester, MA |
|
|
548 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
356 |
|
|
|
202 |
|
|
|
558 |
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
1991 |
|
Watertown, MA |
|
|
358 |
|
|
|
209 |
|
|
|
321 |
|
|
|
246 |
|
|
|
567 |
|
|
|
199 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Leominster, MA |
|
|
571 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
199 |
|
|
|
372 |
|
|
|
571 |
|
|
|
173 |
|
|
|
2012 |
|
Methuen, MA |
|
|
490 |
|
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
319 |
|
|
|
269 |
|
|
|
588 |
|
|
|
222 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Auburn, MA |
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Burlington, MA |
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
84
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amount at Which Carried at Close of Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
Initial Cost of Leasehold or Acquisition Investment to Company (1) |
|
|
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Initial Investment |
|
|
Land |
|
|
Building and Improvements |
|
|
Total Cost |
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation |
|
|
Date of Initial Leasehold or Acquisition Investment (1) |
|
|||||||
Melrose, MA |
|
$ |
600 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
600 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
600 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Salem, MA |
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Wilmington, MA |
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Auburn, MA |
|
|
369 |
|
|
|
233 |
|
|
|
240 |
|
|
|
362 |
|
|
|
602 |
|
|
|
290 |
|
|
|
1991 |
|
West Roxbury, MA |
|
|
490 |
|
|
|
129 |
|
|
|
319 |
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
619 |
|
|
|
247 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Rockland, MA |
|
|
579 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
377 |
|
|
|
247 |
|
|
|
624 |
|
|
|
230 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Auburn, MA |
|
|
625 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
625 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
625 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Lowell, MA |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
635 |
|
|
|
429 |
|
|
|
206 |
|
|
|
635 |
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
1996 |
|
Bradford, MA |
|
|
650 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
650 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
650 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Methuen, MA |
|
|
650 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
650 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
650 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Peabody, MA |
|
|
650 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
650 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
650 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Hyde Park, MA |
|
|
499 |
|
|
|
194 |
|
|
|
322 |
|
|
|
371 |
|
|
|
693 |
|
|
|
279 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Seekonk, MA |
|
|
1,073 |
|
|
|
(373 |
) |
|
|
576 |
|
|
|
124 |
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Tewksbury, MA |
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
591 |
|
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
641 |
|
|
|
716 |
|
|
|
375 |
|
|
|
1986 |
|
Auburn, MA |
|
|
725 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
725 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
725 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Sutton, MA |
|
|
714 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
464 |
|
|
|
307 |
|
|
|
771 |
|
|
|
234 |
|
|
|
1993 |
|
Gardner, MA |
|
|
787 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
638 |
|
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
787 |
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
2014 |
|
Newton, MA |
|
|
691 |
|
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
339 |
|
|
|
789 |
|
|
|
319 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Bellingham, MA |
|
|
734 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
476 |
|
|
|
331 |
|
|
|
807 |
|
|
|
309 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Randolph, MA |
|
|
574 |
|
|
|
245 |
|
|
|
430 |
|
|
|
389 |
|
|
|
819 |
|
|
|
313 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Maynard, MA |
|
|
735 |
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
479 |
|
|
|
355 |
|
|
|
834 |
|
|
|
297 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Lynn, MA |
|
|
850 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
850 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
850 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Wakefield, MA |
|
|
900 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
900 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
900 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Woburn, MA |
|
|
508 |
|
|
|
394 |
|
|
|
508 |
|
|
|
394 |
|
|
|
902 |
|
|
|
334 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Worcester, MA |
|
|
196 |
|
|
|
790 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
986 |
|
|
|
986 |
|
|
|
148 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Worcester, MA |
|
|
978 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
636 |
|
|
|
350 |
|
|
|
986 |
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
1991 |
|
Worcester, MA |
|
|
498 |
|
|
|
607 |
|
|
|
322 |
|
|
|
783 |
|
|
|
1,105 |
|
|
|
434 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Tewksbury, MA |
|
|
1,200 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,200 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,200 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Burlington, MA |
|
|
1,250 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,250 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,250 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Revere, MA |
|
|
1,300 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,300 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,300 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Wilmington, MA |
|
|
1,300 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,300 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,300 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Bedford, MA |
|
|
1,350 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,350 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,350 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Littleton, MA |
|
|
1,357 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
759 |
|
|
|
598 |
|
|
|
1,357 |
|
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Gardner, MA |
|
|
1,009 |
|
|
|
389 |
|
|
|
657 |
|
|
|
741 |
|
|
|
1,398 |
|
|
|
580 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Webster, MA |
|
|
1,012 |
|
|
|
1,260 |
|
|
|
659 |
|
|
|
1,613 |
|
|
|
2,272 |
|
|
|
826 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Falmouth, MA |
|
|
416 |
|
|
|
2,220 |
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
2,178 |
|
|
|
2,636 |
|
|
|
329 |
|
|
|
1988 |
|
Bellingham, MA |
|
|
3,961 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,042 |
|
|
|
1,919 |
|
|
|
3,961 |
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
College Park, MD |
|
|
445 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
445 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
445 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Landover Hills, MD |
|
|
457 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
457 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
457 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Capitol Heights, MD |
|
|
468 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
468 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
468 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
District Heights, MD |
|
|
479 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
479 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
479 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Hyattsville, MD |
|
|
491 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
491 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
491 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Beltsville, MD |
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
College Park, MD |
|
|
536 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
536 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
536 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Bladensburg, MD |
|
|
571 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
571 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
571 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Riverdale, MD |
|
|
582 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
582 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
582 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Hyattsville, MD |
|
|
594 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
594 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
594 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Capitol Heights, MD |
|
|
628 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
628 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
628 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
85
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amount at Which Carried at Close of Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
Initial Cost of Leasehold or Acquisition Investment to Company (1) |
|
|
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Initial Investment |
|
|
Land |
|
|
Building and Improvements |
|
|
Total Cost |
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation |
|
|
Date of Initial Leasehold or Acquisition Investment (1) |
|
|||||||
Clinton, MD |
|
$ |
651 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
651 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
651 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Landover, MD |
|
|
662 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
662 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
662 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Suitland, MD |
|
|
673 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
673 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
673 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Accokeek, MD |
|
|
692 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
692 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
692 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
Laurel, MD |
|
|
696 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
696 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
696 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Beltsville, MD |
|
|
731 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
731 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
731 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Greater Landover, MD |
|
|
753 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
753 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
753 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Baltimore, MD |
|
|
802 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
802 |
|
|
|
802 |
|
|
|
553 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Lanham, MD |
|
|
822 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
822 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
822 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Upper Marlboro, MD |
|
|
845 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
845 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
845 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Ellicott City, MD |
|
|
895 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
895 |
|
|
|
895 |
|
|
|
650 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
District Heights, MD |
|
|
1,039 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,039 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,039 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Beltsville, MD |
|
|
1,050 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,050 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,050 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Bowie, MD |
|
|
1,084 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,084 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,084 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Beltsville, MD |
|
|
1,130 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,130 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,130 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Greenbelt, MD |
|
|
1,153 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,153 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,153 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Laurel, MD |
|
|
1,210 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,210 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,210 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Oxon Hills, MD |
|
|
1,256 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,256 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,256 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Laurel, MD |
|
|
1,267 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,267 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,267 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Landover Hills, MD |
|
|
1,358 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,358 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,358 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Laurel, MD |
|
|
1,415 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,415 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,415 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Laurel, MD |
|
|
1,530 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,530 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,530 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Baltimore, MD |
|
|
2,259 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
722 |
|
|
|
1,537 |
|
|
|
2,259 |
|
|
|
924 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Laurel, MD |
|
|
2,523 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,523 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,523 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Lewiston, ME |
|
|
342 |
|
|
|
188 |
|
|
|
222 |
|
|
|
308 |
|
|
|
530 |
|
|
|
258 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Biddeford, ME |
|
|
618 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
235 |
|
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
626 |
|
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Maple Grove, MN |
|
|
4,233 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
955 |
|
|
|
3,278 |
|
|
|
4,233 |
|
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Raymore, MO |
|
|
3,582 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
570 |
|
|
|
3,012 |
|
|
|
3,582 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Kansas City, MO |
|
|
3,863 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
366 |
|
|
|
3,497 |
|
|
|
3,863 |
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Parkville, MO |
|
|
4,636 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
317 |
|
|
|
4,319 |
|
|
|
4,636 |
|
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Blue Springs, MO |
|
|
4,646 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
386 |
|
|
|
4,260 |
|
|
|
4,646 |
|
|
|
174 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Kansas City, MO |
|
|
4,982 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
609 |
|
|
|
4,373 |
|
|
|
4,982 |
|
|
|
167 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Blue Springs, MO |
|
|
5,065 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
354 |
|
|
|
4,711 |
|
|
|
5,065 |
|
|
|
186 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Independence, MO |
|
|
5,109 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
4,509 |
|
|
|
5,109 |
|
|
|
181 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Kernersville, NC |
|
|
449 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
338 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
449 |
|
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Fayetteville, NC |
|
|
986 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
509 |
|
|
|
477 |
|
|
|
986 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
High Point, NC |
|
|
1,155 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
368 |
|
|
|
787 |
|
|
|
1,155 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Raleigh, NC |
|
|
1,601 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,149 |
|
|
|
452 |
|
|
|
1,601 |
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Lexington, NC |
|
|
1,776 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
301 |
|
|
|
1,475 |
|
|
|
1,776 |
|
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Rockingham, NC |
|
|
3,035 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
233 |
|
|
|
2,802 |
|
|
|
3,035 |
|
|
|
196 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Kannapolis, NC |
|
|
3,791 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
616 |
|
|
|
3,175 |
|
|
|
3,791 |
|
|
|
214 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Greensboro, NC |
|
|
3,857 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
969 |
|
|
|
2,888 |
|
|
|
3,857 |
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Belfield, ND |
|
|
1,232 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
382 |
|
|
|
850 |
|
|
|
1,232 |
|
|
|
768 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Nashua, NH |
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Northwood, NH |
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Portsmouth, NH |
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Manchester, NH |
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Nashua, NH |
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
86
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amount at Which Carried at Close of Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
Initial Cost of Leasehold or Acquisition Investment to Company (1) |
|
|
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Initial Investment |
|
|
Land |
|
|
Building and Improvements |
|
|
Total Cost |
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation |
|
|
Date of Initial Leasehold or Acquisition Investment (1) |
|
|||||||
Raymond, NH |
|
$ |
550 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
550 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
550 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Dover, NH |
|
|
650 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
650 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
650 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Concord, NH |
|
|
675 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
675 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
675 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Rochester, NH |
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Pelham, NH |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
730 |
|
|
|
317 |
|
|
|
413 |
|
|
|
730 |
|
|
|
172 |
|
|
|
1996 |
|
Londonderry, NH |
|
|
703 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
275 |
|
|
|
733 |
|
|
|
255 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Nashua, NH |
|
|
750 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
750 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
750 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Salem, NH |
|
|
743 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
484 |
|
|
|
279 |
|
|
|
763 |
|
|
|
257 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Nashua, NH |
|
|
825 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
825 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
825 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Concord, NH |
|
|
900 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
900 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
900 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Derry, NH |
|
|
950 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
950 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
950 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Rochester, NH |
|
|
939 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
351 |
|
|
|
951 |
|
|
|
323 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Londonderry, NH |
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Nashua, NH |
|
|
1,132 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
780 |
|
|
|
352 |
|
|
|
1,132 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Dover, NH |
|
|
1,200 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,200 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,200 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Salem, NH |
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
871 |
|
|
|
350 |
|
|
|
971 |
|
|
|
1,321 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
1986 |
|
Rochester, NH |
|
|
1,400 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,400 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,400 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Kingston, NH |
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Hooksett, NH |
|
|
1,562 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
824 |
|
|
|
738 |
|
|
|
1,562 |
|
|
|
681 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Rochester, NH |
|
|
1,600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Goffstown, NH |
|
|
1,737 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
697 |
|
|
|
1,040 |
|
|
|
1,737 |
|
|
|
588 |
|
|
|
2012 |
|
Nashua, NH |
|
|
1,750 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,750 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,750 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Allenstown, NH |
|
|
1,787 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
467 |
|
|
|
1,320 |
|
|
|
1,787 |
|
|
|
845 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Flemington, NJ |
|
|
709 |
|
|
|
(252 |
) |
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
289 |
|
|
|
457 |
|
|
|
179 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Mountainside, NJ |
|
|
664 |
|
|
|
(191 |
) |
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
339 |
|
|
|
473 |
|
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Midland Park, NJ |
|
|
201 |
|
|
|
308 |
|
|
|
150 |
|
|
|
359 |
|
|
|
509 |
|
|
|
258 |
|
|
|
1989 |
|
Flemington, NJ |
|
|
547 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
346 |
|
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
564 |
|
|
|
201 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Watchung, NJ |
|
|
449 |
|
|
|
160 |
|
|
|
226 |
|
|
|
383 |
|
|
|
609 |
|
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Parlin, NJ |
|
|
418 |
|
|
|
202 |
|
|
|
203 |
|
|
|
417 |
|
|
|
620 |
|
|
|
238 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Paterson, NJ |
|
|
619 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
403 |
|
|
|
233 |
|
|
|
636 |
|
|
|
215 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Basking Ridge, NJ |
|
|
363 |
|
|
|
284 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
447 |
|
|
|
647 |
|
|
|
334 |
|
|
|
1986 |
|
Union, NJ |
|
|
437 |
|
|
|
216 |
|
|
|
239 |
|
|
|
414 |
|
|
|
653 |
|
|
|
275 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Bergenfield, NJ |
|
|
382 |
|
|
|
321 |
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
403 |
|
|
|
703 |
|
|
|
284 |
|
|
|
1990 |
|
North Plainville, NJ |
|
|
228 |
|
|
|
542 |
|
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
595 |
|
|
|
770 |
|
|
|
509 |
|
|
|
1978 |
|
North Bergen, NJ |
|
|
630 |
|
|
|
147 |
|
|
|
410 |
|
|
|
367 |
|
|
|
777 |
|
|
|
327 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Somerset, NJ |
|
|
683 |
|
|
|
230 |
|
|
|
445 |
|
|
|
468 |
|
|
|
913 |
|
|
|
410 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Livingston, NJ |
|
|
872 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
568 |
|
|
|
369 |
|
|
|
937 |
|
|
|
321 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Long Branch, NJ |
|
|
514 |
|
|
|
504 |
|
|
|
335 |
|
|
|
683 |
|
|
|
1,018 |
|
|
|
429 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Paramus, NJ |
|
|
382 |
|
|
|
714 |
|
|
|
249 |
|
|
|
847 |
|
|
|
1,096 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Vernon, NJ |
|
|
671 |
|
|
|
472 |
|
|
|
437 |
|
|
|
706 |
|
|
|
1,143 |
|
|
|
449 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Ridgewood, NJ |
|
|
703 |
|
|
|
465 |
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
710 |
|
|
|
1,168 |
|
|
|
493 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
West Orange, NJ |
|
|
799 |
|
|
|
428 |
|
|
|
521 |
|
|
|
706 |
|
|
|
1,227 |
|
|
|
574 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Washington Township, NJ |
|
|
912 |
|
|
|
373 |
|
|
|
594 |
|
|
|
691 |
|
|
|
1,285 |
|
|
|
486 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Lawrence Township, NJ |
|
|
1,303 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,146 |
|
|
|
157 |
|
|
|
1,303 |
|
|
|
78 |
|
|
|
2012 |
|
Lake Hopatcong, NJ |
|
|
1,305 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
505 |
|
|
|
1,305 |
|
|
|
461 |
|
|
|
2000 |
|
Freehold, NJ |
|
|
494 |
|
|
|
842 |
|
|
|
95 |
|
|
|
1,241 |
|
|
|
1,336 |
|
|
|
385 |
|
|
|
1978 |
|
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ |
|
|
639 |
|
|
|
699 |
|
|
|
416 |
|
|
|
922 |
|
|
|
1,338 |
|
|
|
582 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Fort Lee, NJ |
|
|
1,245 |
|
|
|
407 |
|
|
|
811 |
|
|
|
841 |
|
|
|
1,652 |
|
|
|
641 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
87
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amount at Which Carried at Close of Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
Initial Cost of Leasehold or Acquisition Investment to Company (1) |
|
|
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Initial Investment |
|
|
Land |
|
|
Building and Improvements |
|
|
Total Cost |
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation |
|
|
Date of Initial Leasehold or Acquisition Investment (1) |
|
|||||||
Brick, NJ |
|
$ |
1,508 |
|
|
$ |
375 |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
883 |
|
|
$ |
1,883 |
|
|
$ |
600 |
|
|
|
2000 |
|
Albuquerque, NM |
|
|
1,829 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,382 |
|
|
|
447 |
|
|
|
1,829 |
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Las Cruces, NM |
|
|
1,843 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,375 |
|
|
|
468 |
|
|
|
1,843 |
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Albuquerque, NM |
|
|
2,308 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,830 |
|
|
|
478 |
|
|
|
2,308 |
|
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Albuquerque, NM |
|
|
2,321 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,795 |
|
|
|
526 |
|
|
|
2,321 |
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Albuquerque, NM |
|
|
3,682 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,141 |
|
|
|
541 |
|
|
|
3,682 |
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Fernley, NV |
|
|
1,666 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
222 |
|
|
|
1,444 |
|
|
|
1,666 |
|
|
|
570 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Las Vegas, NV |
|
|
2,814 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
563 |
|
|
|
2,251 |
|
|
|
2,814 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Las Vegas, NV |
|
|
3,094 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
830 |
|
|
|
2,264 |
|
|
|
3,094 |
|
|
|
122 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Las Vegas, NV |
|
|
3,472 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
655 |
|
|
|
2,817 |
|
|
|
3,472 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Las Vegas, NV |
|
|
3,752 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
615 |
|
|
|
3,137 |
|
|
|
3,752 |
|
|
|
158 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Bronx, NY |
|
|
390 |
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
251 |
|
|
|
193 |
|
|
|
444 |
|
|
|
182 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Glen Head, NY |
|
|
234 |
|
|
|
216 |
|
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
348 |
|
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
348 |
|
|
|
1982 |
|
Brooklyn, NY |
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
382 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
426 |
|
|
|
457 |
|
|
|
317 |
|
|
|
1967 |
|
Stony Brook, NY |
|
|
176 |
|
|
|
281 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
352 |
|
|
|
457 |
|
|
|
257 |
|
|
|
1978 |
|
Brooklyn, NY |
|
|
422 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
275 |
|
|
|
183 |
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Ossining, NY |
|
|
231 |
|
|
|
229 |
|
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
343 |
|
|
|
460 |
|
|
|
234 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Niskayuna, NY |
|
|
425 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
275 |
|
|
|
185 |
|
|
|
460 |
|
|
|
185 |
|
|
|
1986 |
|
Amherst, NY |
|
|
223 |
|
|
|
246 |
|
|
|
173 |
|
|
|
296 |
|
|
|
469 |
|
|
|
193 |
|
|
|
2000 |
|
Staten Island, NY |
|
|
390 |
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
254 |
|
|
|
225 |
|
|
|
479 |
|
|
|
213 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Franklin Square, NY |
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
331 |
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
347 |
|
|
|
484 |
|
|
|
244 |
|
|
|
1978 |
|
Bay Shore, NY |
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
355 |
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
426 |
|
|
|
511 |
|
|
|
333 |
|
|
|
1981 |
|
New York, NY |
|
|
126 |
|
|
|
399 |
|
|
|
78 |
|
|
|
447 |
|
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
355 |
|
|
|
1972 |
|
Newburgh, NY |
|
|
527 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
527 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
527 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Brooklyn, NY |
|
|
282 |
|
|
|
259 |
|
|
|
176 |
|
|
|
365 |
|
|
|
541 |
|
|
|
318 |
|
|
|
1967 |
|
Levittown, NY |
|
|
503 |
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
327 |
|
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
545 |
|
|
|
203 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Prattsburgh, NY |
|
|
553 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
303 |
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
553 |
|
|
|
148 |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
Buffalo, NY |
|
|
312 |
|
|
|
241 |
|
|
|
150 |
|
|
|
403 |
|
|
|
553 |
|
|
|
288 |
|
|
|
2000 |
|
White Plains, NY |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
569 |
|
|
|
303 |
|
|
|
266 |
|
|
|
569 |
|
|
|
222 |
|
|
|
1972 |
|
New Rochelle, NY |
|
|
189 |
|
|
|
389 |
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
474 |
|
|
|
578 |
|
|
|
308 |
|
|
|
1982 |
|
Pleasant Valley, NY |
|
|
398 |
|
|
|
182 |
|
|
|
240 |
|
|
|
340 |
|
|
|
580 |
|
|
|
232 |
|
|
|
1986 |
|
Sayville, NY |
|
|
345 |
|
|
|
246 |
|
|
|
301 |
|
|
|
290 |
|
|
|
591 |
|
|
|
187 |
|
|
|
1998 |
|
Poughkeepsie, NY |
|
|
591 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
591 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
591 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Garden City, NY |
|
|
362 |
|
|
|
242 |
|
|
|
236 |
|
|
|
368 |
|
|
|
604 |
|
|
|
266 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Brooklyn, NY |
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
371 |
|
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
454 |
|
|
|
608 |
|
|
|
310 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Massapequa, NY |
|
|
333 |
|
|
|
285 |
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
401 |
|
|
|
618 |
|
|
|
289 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Staten Island, NY |
|
|
301 |
|
|
|
323 |
|
|
|
196 |
|
|
|
428 |
|
|
|
624 |
|
|
|
321 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Levittown, NY |
|
|
546 |
|
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
355 |
|
|
|
277 |
|
|
|
632 |
|
|
|
253 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Staten Island, NY |
|
|
350 |
|
|
|
290 |
|
|
|
228 |
|
|
|
412 |
|
|
|
640 |
|
|
|
303 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Wantagh, NY |
|
|
641 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
371 |
|
|
|
270 |
|
|
|
641 |
|
|
|
240 |
|
|
|
1998 |
|
Batavia, NY |
|
|
684 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
364 |
|
|
|
320 |
|
|
|
684 |
|
|
|
190 |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
Sleepy Hollow, NY |
|
|
281 |
|
|
|
406 |
|
|
|
130 |
|
|
|
557 |
|
|
|
687 |
|
|
|
443 |
|
|
|
1969 |
|
East Hampton, NY |
|
|
659 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
427 |
|
|
|
271 |
|
|
|
698 |
|
|
|
251 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Dobbs Ferry, NY |
|
|
671 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
435 |
|
|
|
270 |
|
|
|
705 |
|
|
|
251 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Elmont, NY |
|
|
389 |
|
|
|
319 |
|
|
|
231 |
|
|
|
477 |
|
|
|
708 |
|
|
|
380 |
|
|
|
1978 |
|
Alfred Station, NY |
|
|
714 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
414 |
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
714 |
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
Middletown, NY |
|
|
719 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
719 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
719 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Riverhead, NY |
|
|
723 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
431 |
|
|
|
292 |
|
|
|
723 |
|
|
|
266 |
|
|
|
1998 |
|
88
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amount at Which Carried at Close of Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
Initial Cost of Leasehold or Acquisition Investment to Company (1) |
|
|
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Initial Investment |
|
|
Land |
|
|
Building and Improvements |
|
|
Total Cost |
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation |
|
|
Date of Initial Leasehold or Acquisition Investment (1) |
|
|||||||
Bayside, NY |
|
$ |
470 |
|
|
$ |
254 |
|
|
$ |
306 |
|
|
$ |
418 |
|
|
$ |
724 |
|
|
$ |
283 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Sag Harbor, NY |
|
|
704 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
281 |
|
|
|
739 |
|
|
|
260 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Glen Head, NY |
|
|
462 |
|
|
|
282 |
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
444 |
|
|
|
744 |
|
|
|
335 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Spring Valley, NY |
|
|
749 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
749 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
749 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Great Neck, NY |
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
252 |
|
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
302 |
|
|
|
752 |
|
|
|
211 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Flushing, NY |
|
|
516 |
|
|
|
241 |
|
|
|
320 |
|
|
|
437 |
|
|
|
757 |
|
|
|
323 |
|
|
|
1998 |
|
Floral Park, NY |
|
|
617 |
|
|
|
169 |
|
|
|
356 |
|
|
|
430 |
|
|
|
786 |
|
|
|
330 |
|
|
|
1998 |
|
East Pembroke, NY |
|
|
787 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
537 |
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
787 |
|
|
|
148 |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
Brewster, NY |
|
|
789 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
789 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
789 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Brooklyn, NY |
|
|
477 |
|
|
|
319 |
|
|
|
306 |
|
|
|
490 |
|
|
|
796 |
|
|
|
378 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Yaphank, NY |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
798 |
|
|
|
375 |
|
|
|
423 |
|
|
|
798 |
|
|
|
261 |
|
|
|
1993 |
|
Rye, NY |
|
|
872 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
872 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
872 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Bronx, NY |
|
|
877 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
877 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
877 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Bronx, NY |
|
|
884 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
884 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
884 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Avoca, NY |
|
|
936 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
635 |
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
935 |
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
West Nyack, NY |
|
|
936 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
936 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
936 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Brooklyn, NY |
|
|
627 |
|
|
|
313 |
|
|
|
408 |
|
|
|
532 |
|
|
|
940 |
|
|
|
411 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Yonkers, NY |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
944 |
|
|
|
684 |
|
|
|
260 |
|
|
|
944 |
|
|
|
147 |
|
|
|
1990 |
|
Elmsford, NY |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
948 |
|
|
|
581 |
|
|
|
367 |
|
|
|
948 |
|
|
|
292 |
|
|
|
1971 |
|
Bronx, NY |
|
|
953 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
953 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
953 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Tarrytown, NY |
|
|
956 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
956 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
956 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Byron, NY |
|
|
969 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
669 |
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
969 |
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
New Platz, NY |
|
|
971 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
971 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
971 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Mount Vernon, NY |
|
|
985 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
985 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
985 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Warsaw, NY |
|
|
990 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
690 |
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
990 |
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
Hyde Park, NY |
|
|
990 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
990 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
990 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Churchville, NY |
|
|
1,011 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
601 |
|
|
|
410 |
|
|
|
1,011 |
|
|
|
243 |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
Port Chester, NY |
|
|
1,015 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,015 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,015 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Poughkeepsie, NY |
|
|
1,020 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,020 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,020 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Middletown, NY |
|
|
751 |
|
|
|
274 |
|
|
|
489 |
|
|
|
536 |
|
|
|
1,025 |
|
|
|
418 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Lakeville, NY |
|
|
1,028 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
203 |
|
|
|
825 |
|
|
|
1,028 |
|
|
|
578 |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
Pelham, NY |
|
|
1,035 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,035 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,035 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Bronx, NY |
|
|
1,049 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
485 |
|
|
|
564 |
|
|
|
1,049 |
|
|
|
249 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Warwick, NY |
|
|
1,049 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,049 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,049 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Yonkers, NY |
|
|
1,020 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
664 |
|
|
|
419 |
|
|
|
1,083 |
|
|
|
390 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
New Windsor, NY |
|
|
1,084 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,084 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,084 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Katonah, NY |
|
|
1,084 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,084 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,084 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Chester, NY |
|
|
1,158 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,158 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,158 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Hopewell Junction, NY |
|
|
1,163 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,163 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,163 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Newburgh, NY |
|
|
1,192 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,192 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,192 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Poughkeepsie, NY |
|
|
1,232 |
|
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
1,200 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,200 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Briarcliff Manor, NY |
|
|
652 |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
501 |
|
|
|
701 |
|
|
|
1,202 |
|
|
|
611 |
|
|
|
1976 |
|
Bronxville, NY |
|
|
1,232 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,232 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,232 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Bronx, NY |
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
1,208 |
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
1,170 |
|
|
|
1,254 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
1972 |
|
Naples, NY |
|
|
1,257 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
827 |
|
|
|
430 |
|
|
|
1,257 |
|
|
|
255 |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
Forest Hills, NY |
|
|
1,273 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,273 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,273 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Poughkeepsie, NY |
|
|
1,340 |
|
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
1,280 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,280 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Middletown, NY |
|
|
1,281 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,281 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,281 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
89
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amount at Which Carried at Close of Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
Initial Cost of Leasehold or Acquisition Investment to Company (1) |
|
|
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Initial Investment |
|
|
Land |
|
|
Building and Improvements |
|
|
Total Cost |
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation |
|
|
Date of Initial Leasehold or Acquisition Investment (1) |
|
|||||||
Scarsdale, NY |
|
$ |
1,301 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
1,301 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
1,301 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Poughkeepsie, NY |
|
|
1,306 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,306 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,306 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Yonkers, NY |
|
|
291 |
|
|
|
1,050 |
|
|
|
216 |
|
|
|
1,125 |
|
|
|
1,341 |
|
|
|
720 |
|
|
|
1972 |
|
Dobbs Ferry, NY |
|
|
1,345 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,345 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,345 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Poughkeepsie, NY |
|
|
1,355 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,355 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,355 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Mamaroneck, NY |
|
|
1,429 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,429 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,429 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Perry, NY |
|
|
1,444 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,044 |
|
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
1,444 |
|
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
Millwood, NY |
|
|
1,448 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,448 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,448 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Elmsford, NY |
|
|
1,453 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,453 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,453 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
White Plains, NY |
|
|
1,458 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,458 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,458 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Shrub Oak, NY |
|
|
1,061 |
|
|
|
398 |
|
|
|
691 |
|
|
|
768 |
|
|
|
1,459 |
|
|
|
605 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Wappingers Falls, NY |
|
|
1,488 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,488 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,488 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Garnerville, NY |
|
|
1,508 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,508 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,508 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Rockaway Park, NY |
|
|
1,605 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,605 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,605 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Hartsdale, NY |
|
|
1,626 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,626 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,626 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Tuckahoe, NY |
|
|
1,650 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,650 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,650 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Astoria, NY |
|
|
1,684 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,105 |
|
|
|
579 |
|
|
|
1,684 |
|
|
|
254 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Yorktown Heights, NY |
|
|
1,700 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,700 |
|
|
|
1,700 |
|
|
|
501 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Fishkill, NY |
|
|
1,793 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,793 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,793 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Cortlandt Manor, NY |
|
|
1,872 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,872 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,872 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
New Rochelle, NY |
|
|
1,887 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,887 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,887 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
East Meadow, NY |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,903 |
|
|
|
1,670 |
|
|
|
233 |
|
|
|
1,903 |
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
1988 |
|
Mount Kisco, NY |
|
|
1,907 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,907 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,907 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Yonkers, NY |
|
|
1,907 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,907 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,907 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Bronx, NY |
|
|
1,910 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,349 |
|
|
|
561 |
|
|
|
1,910 |
|
|
|
259 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Flushing, NY |
|
|
1,936 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,413 |
|
|
|
523 |
|
|
|
1,936 |
|
|
|
231 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Flushing, NY |
|
|
1,947 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,405 |
|
|
|
542 |
|
|
|
1,947 |
|
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Hawthorne, NY |
|
|
2,084 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,084 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,084 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Peekskill, NY |
|
|
2,207 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,207 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,207 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Nanuet, NY |
|
|
2,316 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,316 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,316 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Yorktown Heights, NY |
|
|
2,365 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,365 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,365 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Bronx, NY |
|
|
2,407 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,712 |
|
|
|
695 |
|
|
|
2,407 |
|
|
|
289 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Flushing, NY |
|
|
2,479 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,801 |
|
|
|
678 |
|
|
|
2,479 |
|
|
|
275 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Latham, NY |
|
|
2,498 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,813 |
|
|
|
685 |
|
|
|
2,498 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Corona, NY |
|
|
2,543 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,903 |
|
|
|
640 |
|
|
|
2,543 |
|
|
|
271 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Long Island City, NY |
|
|
2,717 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,183 |
|
|
|
1,534 |
|
|
|
2,717 |
|
|
|
563 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Eastchester, NY |
|
|
1,724 |
|
|
|
993 |
|
|
|
2,302 |
|
|
|
415 |
|
|
|
2,717 |
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
2011 |
|
Rego Park, NY |
|
|
2,784 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,104 |
|
|
|
680 |
|
|
|
2,784 |
|
|
|
288 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Port Jefferson, NY |
|
|
185 |
|
|
|
3,084 |
|
|
|
246 |
|
|
|
3,023 |
|
|
|
3,269 |
|
|
|
364 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Troy, NY |
|
|
4,690 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,119 |
|
|
|
571 |
|
|
|
4,690 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Mansfield, OH |
|
|
921 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
332 |
|
|
|
589 |
|
|
|
921 |
|
|
|
322 |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
Loveland, OH |
|
|
1,045 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
362 |
|
|
|
683 |
|
|
|
1,045 |
|
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Crestline, OH |
|
|
1,202 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
285 |
|
|
|
917 |
|
|
|
1,202 |
|
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
Akron, OH |
|
|
1,530 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
385 |
|
|
|
1,145 |
|
|
|
1,530 |
|
|
|
199 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Mansfield, OH |
|
|
1,950 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
1,250 |
|
|
|
1,950 |
|
|
|
675 |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Monroeville, OH |
|
|
2,580 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
485 |
|
|
|
2,095 |
|
|
|
2,580 |
|
|
|
1,129 |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
Springdale, OH |
|
|
3,379 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
381 |
|
|
|
2,998 |
|
|
|
3,379 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Cincinnati, OH |
|
|
3,715 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
541 |
|
|
|
3,174 |
|
|
|
3,715 |
|
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
90
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amount at Which Carried at Close of Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
Initial Cost of Leasehold or Acquisition Investment to Company (1) |
|
|
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Initial Investment |
|
|
Land |
|
|
Building and Improvements |
|
|
Total Cost |
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation |
|
|
Date of Initial Leasehold or Acquisition Investment (1) |
|
|||||||
Fairfield, OH |
|
$ |
3,769 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
582 |
|
|
$ |
3,187 |
|
|
$ |
3,769 |
|
|
$ |
16 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Oklahoma City, OK |
|
|
868 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
371 |
|
|
|
497 |
|
|
|
868 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Oklahoma City, OK |
|
|
1,182 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
587 |
|
|
|
595 |
|
|
|
1,182 |
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Oklahoma City, OK |
|
|
1,311 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
625 |
|
|
|
686 |
|
|
|
1,311 |
|
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Stillwater, OK |
|
|
2,800 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,469 |
|
|
|
1,331 |
|
|
|
2,800 |
|
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Banks, OR |
|
|
498 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
498 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
498 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Stayton, OR |
|
|
544 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
296 |
|
|
|
248 |
|
|
|
544 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Estacada, OR |
|
|
646 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
562 |
|
|
|
646 |
|
|
|
170 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Pendleton, OR |
|
|
765 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
122 |
|
|
|
643 |
|
|
|
765 |
|
|
|
216 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Silverton, OR |
|
|
957 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
456 |
|
|
|
501 |
|
|
|
957 |
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Salem, OR |
|
|
1,071 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
399 |
|
|
|
672 |
|
|
|
1,071 |
|
|
|
271 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Salem, OR |
|
|
1,350 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
521 |
|
|
|
829 |
|
|
|
1,350 |
|
|
|
268 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Springfield, OR |
|
|
1,398 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
796 |
|
|
|
602 |
|
|
|
1,398 |
|
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Salem, OR |
|
|
1,408 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
524 |
|
|
|
884 |
|
|
|
1,408 |
|
|
|
295 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
McMinnville, OR |
|
|
2,867 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
394 |
|
|
|
2,473 |
|
|
|
2,867 |
|
|
|
423 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Salem, OR |
|
|
4,214 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,182 |
|
|
|
1,032 |
|
|
|
4,214 |
|
|
|
352 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Portland, OR |
|
|
4,416 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,368 |
|
|
|
1,048 |
|
|
|
4,416 |
|
|
|
333 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Salem, OR |
|
|
4,614 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,517 |
|
|
|
1,097 |
|
|
|
4,614 |
|
|
|
350 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Pottsville, PA |
|
|
451 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
148 |
|
|
|
304 |
|
|
|
452 |
|
|
|
305 |
|
|
|
1990 |
|
Phoenixville, PA |
|
|
384 |
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
397 |
|
|
|
473 |
|
|
|
108 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Harrisburg, PA |
|
|
399 |
|
|
|
213 |
|
|
|
199 |
|
|
|
413 |
|
|
|
612 |
|
|
|
345 |
|
|
|
1989 |
|
Philadelphia, PA |
|
|
406 |
|
|
|
255 |
|
|
|
264 |
|
|
|
397 |
|
|
|
661 |
|
|
|
291 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Lancaster, PA |
|
|
642 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
398 |
|
|
|
698 |
|
|
|
367 |
|
|
|
1989 |
|
Reading, PA |
|
|
750 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
799 |
|
|
|
799 |
|
|
|
799 |
|
|
|
1989 |
|
Philadelphia, PA |
|
|
1,252 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
814 |
|
|
|
438 |
|
|
|
1,252 |
|
|
|
212 |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
New Kensington, PA |
|
|
1,375 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
675 |
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
1,375 |
|
|
|
327 |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
Allison Park, PA |
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
850 |
|
|
|
650 |
|
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
|
509 |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
Barrington, RI |
|
|
490 |
|
|
|
180 |
|
|
|
319 |
|
|
|
351 |
|
|
|
670 |
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
N. Providence, RI |
|
|
542 |
|
|
|
159 |
|
|
|
353 |
|
|
|
348 |
|
|
|
701 |
|
|
|
291 |
|
|
|
1985 |
|
Columbia, SC |
|
|
464 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
253 |
|
|
|
211 |
|
|
|
464 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Columbia, SC |
|
|
575 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
345 |
|
|
|
230 |
|
|
|
575 |
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Lexington, SC |
|
|
633 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
309 |
|
|
|
324 |
|
|
|
633 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Lexington, SC |
|
|
694 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
172 |
|
|
|
522 |
|
|
|
694 |
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Lexington, SC |
|
|
720 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
219 |
|
|
|
501 |
|
|
|
720 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Columbia, SC |
|
|
792 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
463 |
|
|
|
329 |
|
|
|
792 |
|
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Lexington, SC |
|
|
816 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
336 |
|
|
|
480 |
|
|
|
816 |
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Columbia, SC |
|
|
868 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
455 |
|
|
|
413 |
|
|
|
868 |
|
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Columbia, SC |
|
|
926 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
495 |
|
|
|
431 |
|
|
|
926 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Lexington, SC |
|
|
973 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
582 |
|
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
973 |
|
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Gilbert, SC |
|
|
1,036 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
434 |
|
|
|
602 |
|
|
|
1,036 |
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Lexington, SC |
|
|
1,056 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
432 |
|
|
|
624 |
|
|
|
1,056 |
|
|
|
122 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Irmo, SC |
|
|
1,113 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
667 |
|
|
|
446 |
|
|
|
1,113 |
|
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
West Columbia, SC |
|
|
1,116 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
1,066 |
|
|
|
1,116 |
|
|
|
201 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Irmo, SC |
|
|
1,246 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
1,177 |
|
|
|
1,246 |
|
|
|
203 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Irmo, SC |
|
|
1,339 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
867 |
|
|
|
472 |
|
|
|
1,339 |
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Columbia, SC |
|
|
1,436 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
472 |
|
|
|
964 |
|
|
|
1,436 |
|
|
|
183 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Lexington, SC |
|
|
1,624 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
999 |
|
|
|
625 |
|
|
|
1,624 |
|
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Columbia, SC |
|
|
1,643 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,302 |
|
|
|
341 |
|
|
|
1,643 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
91
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amount at Which Carried at Close of Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
Initial Cost of Leasehold or Acquisition Investment to Company (1) |
|
|
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Initial Investment |
|
|
Land |
|
|
Building and Improvements |
|
|
Total Cost |
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation |
|
|
Date of Initial Leasehold or Acquisition Investment (1) |
|
|||||||
West Columbia, SC |
|
$ |
1,644 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
1,283 |
|
|
$ |
361 |
|
|
$ |
1,644 |
|
|
$ |
71 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Chapin, SC |
|
|
1,682 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,135 |
|
|
|
547 |
|
|
|
1,682 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Lexington, SC |
|
|
1,712 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,410 |
|
|
|
302 |
|
|
|
1,712 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Lexington, SC |
|
|
1,729 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,268 |
|
|
|
461 |
|
|
|
1,729 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Lexington, SC |
|
|
1,738 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,189 |
|
|
|
549 |
|
|
|
1,738 |
|
|
|
81 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Pelion, SC |
|
|
1,901 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,021 |
|
|
|
880 |
|
|
|
1,901 |
|
|
|
190 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Columbia, SC |
|
|
1,995 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,130 |
|
|
|
865 |
|
|
|
1,995 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
West Columbia, SC |
|
|
2,046 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
746 |
|
|
|
1,300 |
|
|
|
2,046 |
|
|
|
234 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Elgin, SC |
|
|
2,082 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,166 |
|
|
|
916 |
|
|
|
2,082 |
|
|
|
176 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Columbia, SC |
|
|
2,109 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,120 |
|
|
|
989 |
|
|
|
2,109 |
|
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Elgin, SC |
|
|
2,177 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
974 |
|
|
|
1,203 |
|
|
|
2,177 |
|
|
|
219 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Lexington, SC |
|
|
2,179 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,476 |
|
|
|
703 |
|
|
|
2,179 |
|
|
|
131 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Gaston, SC |
|
|
2,230 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
934 |
|
|
|
1,296 |
|
|
|
2,230 |
|
|
|
238 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Columbia, SC |
|
|
2,460 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,569 |
|
|
|
891 |
|
|
|
2,460 |
|
|
|
185 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Columbia, SC |
|
|
2,531 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,612 |
|
|
|
919 |
|
|
|
2,531 |
|
|
|
123 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Johns Island, SC |
|
|
2,561 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,885 |
|
|
|
676 |
|
|
|
2,561 |
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Lexington, SC |
|
|
2,603 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,869 |
|
|
|
734 |
|
|
|
2,603 |
|
|
|
109 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Columbia, SC |
|
|
2,637 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,254 |
|
|
|
1,383 |
|
|
|
2,637 |
|
|
|
252 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Blythewood, SC |
|
|
3,217 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,405 |
|
|
|
812 |
|
|
|
3,217 |
|
|
|
170 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Lexington, SC |
|
|
3,231 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,001 |
|
|
|
1,230 |
|
|
|
3,231 |
|
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Lexington, SC |
|
|
3,234 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,198 |
|
|
|
2,036 |
|
|
|
3,234 |
|
|
|
263 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Columbia, SC |
|
|
3,371 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,016 |
|
|
|
1,355 |
|
|
|
3,371 |
|
|
|
269 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Irmo, SC |
|
|
3,655 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,742 |
|
|
|
1,913 |
|
|
|
3,655 |
|
|
|
346 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Irmo, SC |
|
|
3,950 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,802 |
|
|
|
1,148 |
|
|
|
3,950 |
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Lexington, SC |
|
|
4,413 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,418 |
|
|
|
995 |
|
|
|
4,413 |
|
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Austin, TX |
|
|
462 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
274 |
|
|
|
188 |
|
|
|
462 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Lewisville, TX |
|
|
494 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
434 |
|
|
|
544 |
|
|
|
261 |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
Arlington, TX |
|
|
789 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
414 |
|
|
|
375 |
|
|
|
789 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
El Paso, TX |
|
|
1,278 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
825 |
|
|
|
453 |
|
|
|
1,278 |
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Rowlett, TX |
|
|
1,284 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
840 |
|
|
|
444 |
|
|
|
1,284 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Arlington, TX |
|
|
1,352 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
887 |
|
|
|
465 |
|
|
|
1,352 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Grand Prairie, TX |
|
|
1,413 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
914 |
|
|
|
499 |
|
|
|
1,413 |
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
El Paso, TX |
|
|
1,425 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,098 |
|
|
|
327 |
|
|
|
1,425 |
|
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Corpus Christi, TX |
|
|
1,526 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,056 |
|
|
|
470 |
|
|
|
1,526 |
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Arlington, TX |
|
|
1,560 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,008 |
|
|
|
552 |
|
|
|
1,560 |
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Wake Village, TX |
|
|
1,637 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
685 |
|
|
|
952 |
|
|
|
1,637 |
|
|
|
123 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Longview, TX |
|
|
1,660 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,239 |
|
|
|
421 |
|
|
|
1,660 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
El Paso, TX |
|
|
1,679 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,085 |
|
|
|
594 |
|
|
|
1,679 |
|
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Mesquite, TX |
|
|
1,687 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,093 |
|
|
|
594 |
|
|
|
1,687 |
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Houston, TX |
|
|
1,689 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
1,465 |
|
|
|
1,689 |
|
|
|
846 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Austin, TX |
|
|
1,711 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,364 |
|
|
|
347 |
|
|
|
1,711 |
|
|
|
78 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Watauga, TX |
|
|
1,771 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,139 |
|
|
|
632 |
|
|
|
1,771 |
|
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Texarkana, TX |
|
|
1,791 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
992 |
|
|
|
799 |
|
|
|
1,791 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Arlington, TX |
|
|
1,796 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,189 |
|
|
|
607 |
|
|
|
1,796 |
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
El Paso, TX |
|
|
1,816 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,413 |
|
|
|
403 |
|
|
|
1,816 |
|
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Texarkana, TX |
|
|
1,861 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,197 |
|
|
|
664 |
|
|
|
1,861 |
|
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
San Marcos, TX |
|
|
1,954 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
251 |
|
|
|
1,703 |
|
|
|
1,954 |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Grand Prairie, TX |
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,415 |
|
|
|
585 |
|
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
92
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amount at Which Carried at Close of Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
Initial Cost of Leasehold or Acquisition Investment to Company (1) |
|
|
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Initial Investment |
|
|
Land |
|
|
Building and Improvements |
|
|
|
|
Total Cost |
|
|
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation |
|
|
Date of Initial Leasehold or Acquisition Investment (1) |
|
|||||||
Center, TX |
|
$ |
2,073 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
1,482 |
|
|
$ |
591 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,073 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
89 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Harker Heights, TX |
|
|
2,052 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
580 |
|
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,080 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,193 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Linden, TX |
|
|
2,159 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,513 |
|
|
|
646 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,159 |
|
|
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Corpus Christi, TX |
|
|
2,162 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,729 |
|
|
|
433 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,162 |
|
|
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Garland, TX |
|
|
2,208 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,504 |
|
|
|
704 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,208 |
|
|
|
|
|
95 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Fort Worth, TX |
|
|
2,115 |
|
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
866 |
|
|
|
1,391 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,257 |
|
|
|
|
|
802 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Texarkana, TX |
|
|
2,316 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,643 |
|
|
|
673 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,316 |
|
|
|
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Austin, TX |
|
|
2,368 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
738 |
|
|
|
1,630 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,368 |
|
|
|
|
|
970 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
El Paso, TX |
|
|
2,369 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,766 |
|
|
|
603 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,369 |
|
|
|
|
|
118 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Temple, TX |
|
|
2,406 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
1,206 |
|
|
|
1,190 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,396 |
|
|
|
|
|
744 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Corpus Christi, TX |
|
|
2,400 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,110 |
|
|
|
1,290 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
247 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Keller, TX |
|
|
2,507 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
996 |
|
|
|
1,568 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,564 |
|
|
|
|
|
952 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
Port Arthur, TX |
|
|
2,648 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
505 |
|
|
|
2,143 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,648 |
|
|
|
|
|
413 |
|
|
|
2016 |
|
Schertz, TX |
|
|
2,794 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
813 |
|
|
|
1,981 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,794 |
|
|
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Houston, TX |
|
|
2,803 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
535 |
|
|
|
2,268 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,803 |
|
|
|
|
|
423 |
|
|
|
2016 |
|
Shamrock, TX |
|
|
3,045 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,222 |
|
|
|
1,823 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,045 |
|
|
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Mathis, TX |
|
|
3,138 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,687 |
|
|
|
451 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,138 |
|
|
|
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
El Paso, TX |
|
|
3,168 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,153 |
|
|
|
1,015 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,168 |
|
|
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Cibolo, TX |
|
|
3,228 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,004 |
|
|
|
2,224 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,228 |
|
|
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Garland, TX |
|
|
3,296 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
245 |
|
|
|
3,051 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,296 |
|
|
|
|
|
815 |
|
|
|
2014 |
|
Childress, TX |
|
|
3,335 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,959 |
|
|
|
1,376 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,335 |
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
San Antonio, TX |
|
|
3,427 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
446 |
|
|
|
2,981 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,427 |
|
|
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Austin, TX |
|
|
3,510 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
1,595 |
|
|
|
1,982 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,577 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,155 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
San Antonio, TX |
|
|
3,618 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
494 |
|
|
|
3,124 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,618 |
|
|
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
San Antonio, TX |
|
|
3,630 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,020 |
|
|
|
2,610 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,630 |
|
|
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
San Antonio, TX |
|
|
3,718 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
732 |
|
|
|
2,986 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,718 |
|
|
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
San Antonio, TX |
|
|
3,820 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,459 |
|
|
|
2,361 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,820 |
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Paris, TX |
|
|
3,832 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,645 |
|
|
|
1,187 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,832 |
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Waco, TX |
|
|
3,884 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
894 |
|
|
|
2,990 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,884 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,874 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
The Colony, TX |
|
|
4,396 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
337 |
|
|
|
4,059 |
|
|
|
|
|
4,396 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,306 |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
San Antonio, TX |
|
|
4,397 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
997 |
|
|
|
3,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
4,397 |
|
|
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
San Antonio, TX |
|
|
4,411 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
642 |
|
|
|
3,769 |
|
|
|
|
|
4,411 |
|
|
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Garland, TX |
|
|
4,439 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
439 |
|
|
|
4,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
4,439 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,116 |
|
|
|
2014 |
|
Panhandle, TX |
|
|
5,068 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,637 |
|
|
|
2,431 |
|
|
|
|
|
5,068 |
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Paris, TX |
|
|
5,322 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,979 |
|
|
|
1,343 |
|
|
|
|
|
5,322 |
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Temple, TX |
|
|
5,554 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,119 |
|
|
|
1,435 |
|
|
|
|
|
5,554 |
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Norfolk, VA |
|
|
535 |
|
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
|
235 |
|
|
|
230 |
|
|
|
|
|
465 |
|
|
|
|
|
230 |
|
|
|
1990 |
|
Ruther Glen, VA |
|
|
466 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
435 |
|
|
|
|
|
466 |
|
|
|
|
|
275 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
Chesapeake, VA |
|
|
780 |
|
|
|
(185 |
) |
|
|
399 |
|
|
|
196 |
|
|
|
|
|
595 |
|
|
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
1990 |
|
Portsmouth, VA |
|
|
562 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
222 |
|
|
|
374 |
|
|
|
|
|
596 |
|
|
|
|
|
370 |
|
|
|
1990 |
|
Woodstock, VA |
|
|
611 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
354 |
|
|
|
257 |
|
|
|
|
|
611 |
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Alexandria, VA |
|
|
649 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
649 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
649 |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Alexandria, VA |
|
|
656 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
409 |
|
|
|
247 |
|
|
|
|
|
656 |
|
|
|
|
|
118 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Alexandria, VA |
|
|
712 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
712 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
712 |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Sandston, VA |
|
|
722 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
620 |
|
|
|
|
|
722 |
|
|
|
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
Alexandria, VA |
|
|
735 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
735 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
735 |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Ashland, VA |
|
|
840 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
840 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
840 |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
Mechanicsville, VA |
|
|
903 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
273 |
|
|
|
630 |
|
|
|
|
|
903 |
|
|
|
|
|
398 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
93
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amount at Which Carried at Close of Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
Initial Cost of Leasehold or Acquisition Investment to Company (1) |
|
|
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Initial Investment |
|
|
Land |
|
|
Building and Improvements |
|
|
Total Cost |
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation |
|
|
Date of Initial Leasehold or Acquisition Investment (1) |
|
|||||||
Mechanicsville, VA |
|
$ |
957 |
|
|
$ |
14 |
|
|
$ |
324 |
|
|
$ |
647 |
|
|
$ |
971 |
|
|
$ |
419 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
Glen Allen, VA |
|
|
1,037 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
412 |
|
|
|
625 |
|
|
|
1,037 |
|
|
|
395 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
Mechanicsville, VA |
|
|
1,043 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
223 |
|
|
|
820 |
|
|
|
1,043 |
|
|
|
518 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
Glen Allen, VA |
|
|
1,077 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
322 |
|
|
|
755 |
|
|
|
1,077 |
|
|
|
477 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
Arlington, VA |
|
|
1,083 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,083 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,083 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Richmond, VA |
|
|
1,132 |
|
|
|
(41 |
) |
|
|
506 |
|
|
|
585 |
|
|
|
1,091 |
|
|
|
369 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
Chesapeake, VA |
|
|
1,004 |
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
385 |
|
|
|
729 |
|
|
|
1,114 |
|
|
|
688 |
|
|
|
1990 |
|
Mechanicsville, VA |
|
|
1,125 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
505 |
|
|
|
620 |
|
|
|
1,125 |
|
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
Farmville, VA |
|
|
1,227 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
622 |
|
|
|
605 |
|
|
|
1,227 |
|
|
|
382 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
Fredericksburg, VA |
|
|
1,279 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
469 |
|
|
|
810 |
|
|
|
1,279 |
|
|
|
511 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
Spotsylvania, VA |
|
|
1,290 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
490 |
|
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
1,290 |
|
|
|
505 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
Alexandria, VA |
|
|
1,327 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,327 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,327 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Alexandria, VA |
|
|
1,388 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,020 |
|
|
|
368 |
|
|
|
1,388 |
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Petersburg, VA |
|
|
1,441 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
816 |
|
|
|
625 |
|
|
|
1,441 |
|
|
|
395 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
Arlington, VA |
|
|
1,464 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,085 |
|
|
|
379 |
|
|
|
1,464 |
|
|
|
170 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Mechanicsville, VA |
|
|
1,476 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
876 |
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
1,476 |
|
|
|
379 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
Alexandria, VA |
|
|
1,582 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,150 |
|
|
|
432 |
|
|
|
1,582 |
|
|
|
189 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Mechanicsville, VA |
|
|
1,677 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,157 |
|
|
|
520 |
|
|
|
1,677 |
|
|
|
328 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
King William, VA |
|
|
1,688 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,068 |
|
|
|
620 |
|
|
|
1,688 |
|
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
Fredericksburg, VA |
|
|
1,716 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
996 |
|
|
|
720 |
|
|
|
1,716 |
|
|
|
455 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
Annandale, VA |
|
|
1,718 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,718 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,718 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Alexandria, VA |
|
|
1,757 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,313 |
|
|
|
444 |
|
|
|
1,757 |
|
|
|
207 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Fairfax, VA |
|
|
1,825 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,190 |
|
|
|
635 |
|
|
|
1,825 |
|
|
|
277 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Arlington, VA |
|
|
2,014 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,516 |
|
|
|
498 |
|
|
|
2,014 |
|
|
|
216 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Arlington, VA |
|
|
2,062 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,603 |
|
|
|
459 |
|
|
|
2,062 |
|
|
|
198 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Fairfax, VA |
|
|
2,078 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,365 |
|
|
|
713 |
|
|
|
2,078 |
|
|
|
267 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Montpelier, VA |
|
|
2,481 |
|
|
|
(114 |
) |
|
|
1,612 |
|
|
|
755 |
|
|
|
2,367 |
|
|
|
477 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
Salem, VA |
|
|
3,337 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
915 |
|
|
|
2,422 |
|
|
|
3,337 |
|
|
|
127 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
Fairfax, VA |
|
|
3,348 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,351 |
|
|
|
997 |
|
|
|
3,348 |
|
|
|
408 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Emporia, VA |
|
|
3,364 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,227 |
|
|
|
1,137 |
|
|
|
3,364 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
Fredericksburg, VA |
|
|
3,623 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,828 |
|
|
|
795 |
|
|
|
3,623 |
|
|
|
502 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
Springfield, VA |
|
|
4,257 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,969 |
|
|
|
1,288 |
|
|
|
4,257 |
|
|
|
522 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Fairfax, VA |
|
|
4,454 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,370 |
|
|
|
1,084 |
|
|
|
4,454 |
|
|
|
444 |
|
|
|
2013 |
|
Tacoma, WA |
|
|
518 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
518 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
518 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Wilbur, WA |
|
|
629 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
476 |
|
|
|
629 |
|
|
|
166 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Tacoma, WA |
|
|
671 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
671 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
671 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Seattle, WA |
|
|
717 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
193 |
|
|
|
524 |
|
|
|
717 |
|
|
|
166 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
South Bend, WA |
|
|
760 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
639 |
|
|
|
760 |
|
|
|
198 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Puyallup, WA |
|
|
831 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
172 |
|
|
|
659 |
|
|
|
831 |
|
|
|
253 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Tenino, WA |
|
|
937 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
219 |
|
|
|
718 |
|
|
|
937 |
|
|
|
225 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Snohomish, WA |
|
|
955 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
955 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
955 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Chehalis, WA |
|
|
1,176 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
313 |
|
|
|
863 |
|
|
|
1,176 |
|
|
|
313 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Fife, WA |
|
|
1,181 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
414 |
|
|
|
767 |
|
|
|
1,181 |
|
|
|
275 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Vancouver, WA |
|
|
1,215 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
1,051 |
|
|
|
1,215 |
|
|
|
297 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Renton, WA |
|
|
1,485 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
952 |
|
|
|
533 |
|
|
|
1,485 |
|
|
|
239 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Bellevue, WA |
|
|
1,725 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
886 |
|
|
|
839 |
|
|
|
1,725 |
|
|
|
277 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Seattle, WA |
|
|
1,884 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,223 |
|
|
|
661 |
|
|
|
1,884 |
|
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Port Orchard, WA |
|
|
2,019 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
1,858 |
|
|
|
2,019 |
|
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
94
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amount at Which Carried at Close of Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
Initial Cost of Leasehold or Acquisition Investment to Company (1) |
|
|
Cost Capitalized Subsequent to Initial Investment |
|
|
Land |
|
|
Building and Improvements |
|
|
Total Cost |
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation |
|
|
Date of Initial Leasehold or Acquisition Investment (1) |
|
|||||||
Puyallup, WA |
|
$ |
2,035 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
465 |
|
|
$ |
1,570 |
|
|
$ |
2,035 |
|
|
$ |
510 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Silverdale, WA |
|
|
2,178 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,217 |
|
|
|
961 |
|
|
|
2,178 |
|
|
|
343 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Monroe, WA |
|
|
2,791 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,555 |
|
|
|
1,236 |
|
|
|
2,791 |
|
|
|
418 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Kent, WA |
|
|
2,900 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,066 |
|
|
|
834 |
|
|
|
2,900 |
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Auburn, WA |
|
|
3,022 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,965 |
|
|
|
1,057 |
|
|
|
3,022 |
|
|
|
349 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Puyallup, WA |
|
|
4,050 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,394 |
|
|
|
1,656 |
|
|
|
4,050 |
|
|
|
671 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Federal Way, WA |
|
|
4,218 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,973 |
|
|
|
1,245 |
|
|
|
4,218 |
|
|
|
443 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Colfax, WA |
|
|
4,800 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,611 |
|
|
|
1,189 |
|
|
|
4,800 |
|
|
|
394 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
Miscellaneous |
|
|
51,183 |
|
|
|
14,650 |
|
|
|
26,459 |
|
|
|
39,374 |
|
|
|
65,833 |
|
|
|
30,999 |
|
|
various |
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,182,681 |
|
|
$ |
63,907 |
|
|
$ |
708,099 |
|
|
$ |
538,489 |
|
|
$ |
1,246,588 |
|
|
$ |
187,061 |
|
|
|
|
|
1) |
Initial cost of leasehold or acquisition investment to company represents the aggregate of the cost incurred during the year in which we purchased the property for owned properties or purchased a leasehold interest in leased properties. Cost capitalized subsequent to initial investment includes investments made in previously leased properties prior to their acquisition. |
2) |
Depreciation of real estate is computed on the straight-line method based upon the estimated useful lives of the assets, which generally range from 16 to 25 years for buildings and improvements, or the term of the lease if shorter. Leasehold interests are amortized over the remaining term of the underlying lease. |
3) |
The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was approximately $1,276,000 at December 31, 2020. |
95
GETTY REALTY CORP. and SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE IV—MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE
As of December 31, 2020
(in thousands)
Type of Loan/Borrower |
|
Description |
|
Location(s) |
|
Interest Rate |
|
|
Final Maturity Date |
|
Periodic Payment Terms (a) |
|
Prior Liens |
|
|
Face Value at Inception |
|
|
Amount of Principal Unpaid at Close of Period |
|
||||
Mortgage Loans: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrower A |
|
Seller financing |
|
East Islip, NY |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
11/2024 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
743 |
|
|
$ |
695 |
|
Borrower B |
|
Seller financing |
|
Middlesex, NJ |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
5/2021 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
255 |
|
|
|
214 |
|
Borrower C |
|
Seller financing |
|
Valley Cottage, NY |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
10/2020 |
(d) |
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
431 |
|
|
|
353 |
|
Borrower D |
|
Seller financing |
|
Smithtown, NY |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
1/2027 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
280 |
|
|
|
184 |
|
Borrower E |
|
Seller financing |
|
Nyack, NY |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
9/2022 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
253 |
|
|
|
226 |
|
Borrower F |
|
Seller financing |
|
Baldwin, NY |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
9/2020 |
(d) |
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
254 |
|
Borrower G |
|
Seller financing |
|
Norwalk, CT |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
4/2022 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
319 |
|
|
|
277 |
|
Borrower H |
|
Seller financing |
|
Stafford Springs, CT |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
1/2021 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
232 |
|
|
|
192 |
|
Borrower I |
|
Seller financing |
|
Waterbury, CT |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
2/2021 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
171 |
|
|
|
143 |
|
Borrower J |
|
Seller financing |
|
Westfield, MA |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
11/2021 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
303 |
|
|
|
260 |
|
Borrower K |
|
Seller financing |
|
Bristol, CT |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
5/2026 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
74 |
|
Borrower L |
|
Seller financing |
|
Hartford, CT |
|
|
9.5 |
% |
|
2/2027 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
440 |
|
|
|
434 |
|
Borrower M |
|
Seller financing |
|
Middletown, CT |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
5/2026 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
308 |
|
|
|
299 |
|
Borrower N |
|
Seller financing |
|
New Britain, CT |
|
|
9.5 |
% |
|
4/2027 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
192 |
|
|
|
190 |
|
Borrower O |
|
Seller financing |
|
Plainville, CT |
|
|
9.5 |
% |
|
3/2027 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
160 |
|
|
|
158 |
|
Borrower P |
|
Seller financing |
|
Simsbury, CT |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
5/2026 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
192 |
|
|
|
186 |
|
Borrower Q |
|
Seller financing |
|
Milford, CT |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
3/2025 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
398 |
|
|
|
376 |
|
Borrower R |
|
Seller financing |
|
Fairfield, CT |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
3/2025 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
390 |
|
|
|
368 |
|
Borrower S |
|
Seller financing |
|
Hartford, CT |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
3/2024 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
64 |
|
Borrower T |
|
Seller financing |
|
Wilmington, DE |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
11/2020 |
(d) |
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
Borrower U |
|
Seller financing |
|
Fairhaven, MA |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
9/2020 |
(d) |
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
374 |
|
Borrower V |
|
Seller financing |
|
New Bedford, MA |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
10/2021 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
363 |
|
|
|
309 |
|
Borrower W |
|
Seller financing |
|
Belleville, NJ |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
3/2021 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
315 |
|
|
|
263 |
|
Borrower X |
|
Seller financing |
|
Ridgefield, NJ |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
4/2021 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
172 |
|
|
|
144 |
|
Borrower Y |
|
Seller financing |
|
Irvington, NJ |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
7/2022 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
182 |
|
Borrower Z |
|
Seller financing |
|
Colonia, NJ |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
7/2020 |
(d) |
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
320 |
|
|
|
260 |
|
Borrower AA |
|
Seller financing |
|
Glendale, NY |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
7/2025 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
385 |
|
Borrower AB |
|
Seller financing |
|
Elmont, NY |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
10/2021 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
341 |
|
Borrower AC |
|
Seller financing |
|
Pleasant Valley, NY |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
9/2020 |
(d) |
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
230 |
|
|
|
188 |
|
Borrower AD |
|
Seller financing |
|
Freeport, NY |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
5/2020 |
(d) |
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
206 |
|
|
|
166 |
|
Borrower AE |
|
Seller financing |
|
Malta, NY |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
3/2023 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
572 |
|
|
|
512 |
|
Borrower AF |
|
Seller financing |
|
Coxsackie, NY |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
7/2021 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
129 |
|
Borrower AG |
|
Seller financing |
|
Brewster, NY |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
10/2022 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
554 |
|
|
|
485 |
|
Borrower AH |
|
Seller financing |
|
Lindenhurst, NY |
|
|
9.5 |
% |
|
6/2026 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
350 |
|
|
|
341 |
|
Borrower AI |
|
Seller financing |
|
Rochester, NY |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
2/2025 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
174 |
|
|
163 |
|
|
Borrower AJ |
|
Seller financing |
|
Savona, NY |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
2/2025 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
157 |
|
|
148 |
|
|
Borrower AK |
|
Seller financing |
|
Rochester, NY |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
10/2025 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
230 |
|
|
220 |
|
|
Borrower AL |
|
Seller financing |
|
Greigsville, NY |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
11/2025 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
192 |
|
Borrower AM |
|
Seller financing |
|
Horsham, PA |
|
|
10.0 |
% |
|
7/2024 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
82 |
|
Borrower AN |
|
Seller financing |
|
Warwick, RI |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
8/2022 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
333 |
|
|
|
295 |
|
Borrower AO |
|
Seller financing |
|
Warwick, RI |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
10/2021 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
357 |
|
|
|
304 |
|
Borrower AP |
|
Seller financing |
|
Cranston, RI |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
8/2022 |
|
P & I |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,406 |
|
|
|
10,632 |
|
Note receivable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Promissory Note |
|
Various-CT |
|
|
9.0 |
% |
|
12/2028 |
(b) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
985 |
|
|
|
Allowance for credit losses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(337 |
) |
Total (c) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
12,406 |
|
|
$ |
11,280 |
|
(a) |
P & I = Principal and interest paid monthly. |
(b) |
Note for funding of capital improvements. |
(c) |
The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the amount of principal unpaid. |
(d) |
Note is in the process of being refinanced or repaid. |
96
We review payment status to identify performing versus non-performing loans. Interest income on performing loans is accrued as earned. A non-performing loan is placed on non-accrual status when it is probable that the borrower may be unable to meet interest payments as they become due. We adopted ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective method, under which we recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment as a charge to retained earnings of $309,000. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded an additional allowance for credit losses of $28,000 on these notes and mortgages receivable due to changes in expected economic conditions.
The summarized changes in the carrying amount of mortgage loans are as follows:
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|||
Balance at January 1, |
|
$ |
30,855 |
|
|
$ |
33,519 |
|
|
$ |
32,366 |
|
Additions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New mortgage loans |
|
|
3,724 |
|
|
|
1,734 |
|
|
|
4,287 |
|
Deductions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loan repayments |
|
|
(22,260 |
) |
|
|
(3,771 |
) |
|
|
(2,368 |
) |
Collection of principal |
|
|
(702 |
) |
|
|
(627 |
) |
|
|
(766 |
) |
Allowance for credit losses |
|
|
(337 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Balance at December 31, |
|
$ |
11,280 |
|
|
$ |
30,855 |
|
|
$ |
33,519 |
|
97
EXHIBIT INDEX
GETTY REALTY CORP.
Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2020
Exhibit Number
|
|
Description of Document
|
|
Location of Document
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.1 |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
3.2 |
|
Articles Supplementary to Articles of Incorporation of Holdings, filed January 21, 1998. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.3 |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
3.4 |
|
Articles of Amendment of Holdings, changing its name to Getty Realty Corp., filed January 30, 1998. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
3.6 |
|
Articles Supplementary to Articles of Incorporation of Holdings, filed October 25, 2017. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.7 |
|
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Getty Realty Corp. filed May 17, 2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.8 |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
4.1 |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
4.2 |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
10.1* |
|
Retirement and Profit Sharing Plan (restated as of December 1, 2012). |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.4* |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
10.6* |
|
2004 Getty Realty Corp. Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.7* |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
98
Exhibit Number
|
|
Description of Document
|
|
Location of Document
|
10.8* |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
10.15* |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
10.18* |
|
Getty Realty Corp. Amended and Restated 2004 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.19* |
|
Getty Realty Corp. Second Amended and Restated 2004 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.20** |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
10.21** |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
10.28 |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
10.29** |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
10.30** |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
10.31 |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
10.32** |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
10.33** |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
10.34** |
|
|
99
Exhibit Number
|
|
Description of Document
|
|
Location of Document
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.35* |
|
Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and its directors. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.36** |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
10.37** |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
10.38** |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
10.39 |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
10.40*** |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
10.41*** |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
10.42*** |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
10.43* |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
31.1 |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
31.2 |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
32.1 |
|
|
100
Exhibit Number
|
|
Description of Document
|
|
Location of Document
|
|
|
|
|
|
32.2 |
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
101.INS |
|
Inline XBRL Instance Document |
|
Filed herewith. |
|
|
|
|
|
101.SCH |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema |
|
Filed herewith. |
|
|
|
|
|
101.CAL |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase |
|
Filed herewith. |
|
|
|
|
|
101.DEF |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase |
|
Filed herewith. |
|
|
|
|
|
101.LAB |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase |
|
Filed herewith. |
|
|
|
|
|
101.PRE |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase |
|
Filed herewith. |
|
|
|
|
|
104 |
|
Cover Page Interactive Data File |
|
Formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101. |
* |
Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
** |
Confidential treatment has been granted for certain portions of this Exhibit pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Exchange Act, which portions are omitted and filed separately with the SEC. |
*** |
Certain portions of this exhibit (indicated by “[***]”) have been omitted because they are not material. |
Furnished herewith and not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The exhibits listed in this Exhibit Index which were filed or furnished with our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are available upon payment of a $25 fee per exhibit, upon request from us, by writing to Investor Relations addressed to Getty Realty Corp., Two Jericho Plaza, Suite 110, Jericho, NY 11753-1681. Our website address is www.gettyrealty.com. Our website contains a hyperlink to the EDGAR database of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov where you can access, free-of-charge, each exhibit that was filed or furnished with our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
101
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
|
Getty Realty Corp. (Registrant) |
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/S/ Brian Dickman |
|
|
Brian Dickman |
|
|
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) |
|
|
February 25, 2021 |
|
|
|
|
By: |
/S/ Eugene Shnayderman |
|
|
Eugene Shnayderman |
|
|
Chief Accounting Officer and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) |
|
|
February 25, 2021 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: |
/S/ CHRISTOPHER J. CONSTANT |
By: |
/S/ MILTON COOPER |
|
Christopher J. Constant President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) February 25, 2021 |
|
Milton Cooper Director February 25, 2021 |
|
|
|
|
By: |
/S/ PHILIP E. COVIELLO |
By: |
/S/ Howard Safenowitz |
|
Philip E. Coviello Director February 25, 2021 |
|
Howard Safenowitz Director February 25, 2021 |
|
|
|
|
By: |
/S/ Mary Lou Malanoski |
By: |
/S/ RICHARD E. MONTAG |
|
Mary Lou Malanoski Director February 25, 2021 |
|
Richard E. Montag Director February 25, 2021 |
|
|
|
|
102
Exhibit 4.2
DESCRIPTION OF THE REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES
REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
As of December 31, 2020, Getty Realty Corp. (“we”, “our”, “us” or the “Company”) has its common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“common stock”) registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The following description of our common stock, which is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, our charter and bylaws, each of which is filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K of which this Exhibit is a part, and the Maryland General Corporation Law (“MGCL”). You should read our charter and bylaws and the applicable provisions of the MGCL for a complete statement of the provisions described under this caption “Description of Common Stock” and for other provisions that may be important to you.
Common Stock
Under our charter, we have the authority to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share. At December 31, 2020, we had outstanding 43,751,920 shares of common stock. Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “GTY.”
Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders. For the election of our board of directors, holders of common stock are not entitled to cumulative voting rights. Our common stockholders are entitled to receive ratably such dividends that we declare out of funds legally available therefor. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, holders of our common stock have the right to a ratable portion of the assets remaining after payment of liabilities and liquidation preferences of any outstanding shares of our preferred stock. The holders of our common stock have no preemptive rights or rights to convert their common stock into other securities. The rights of the holders of our common stock will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of our preferred stock.
Under the MGCL and our charter, a distribution (whether by dividend, redemption or other acquisition of shares) to holders of shares of our common stock may be made only if, after giving effect to the distribution, our total assets are greater than our total liabilities plus the amount necessary to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of stockholders whose preferential rights on dissolution are superior to the holders of common stock. We have complied with this requirement in all of our prior distributions to holders of common stock.
Under the MGCL, a Maryland corporation generally cannot dissolve, amend its charter, merge, sell all or substantially all of its assets, engage in a share exchange or engage in similar transactions outside the ordinary course of business unless approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders holding at least two-thirds of the shares entitled to vote on the matter. A Maryland corporation may provide, however, in its charter for approval of these matters by a lesser percentage, but not less than a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Our charter provides for approval of these matters by the affirmative vote of the holders of shares entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.
Ownership and Transfer Restrictions
For us to qualify as a REIT under the Code, not more than 50% in value of our outstanding capital stock may be owned, actually or constructively, by five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Code to include certain entities) during the last half of a taxable year. Our capital stock also must be beneficially owned by 100 or more persons during at least 335 days of a taxable year of 12 months or during a proportionate part of a shorter taxable year. In addition, rent from related party tenants (generally, a tenant of a REIT owned, actually or constructively, 10% or more by the REIT, or a 10% owner of the REIT) is not qualifying income for purposes of the income tests under the Code. Our charter prohibits any holder from owning, or being deemed to own by virtue of the constructive ownership provisions of the Code, shares of our capital stock to the extent that such ownership or deemed ownership would result in the Company failing to qualify as a REIT.
In addition, subject to certain exceptions specified in our charter, (a) no holder may (i) own, or be deemed to own by virtue of certain constructive ownership provisions of the Code, in excess of 5.0% (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of our common stock or (ii) own, or be deemed to own by virtue of certain other constructive ownership provisions of the Code, in excess of 9.9% (by value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the outstanding shares of our common stock; (b) no holder may (i) own, or be deemed to own by virtue of certain constructive ownership provisions of the Code, in excess of 5.0% of the number (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of any class or series of the outstanding shares of our preferred stock or (ii) own, or be deemed to own by virtue of certain other constructive ownership provisions of the Code, in excess of 9.9% (by value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of any class or series of outstanding shares of our preferred stock; and (c) no holder may (i) own, or be deemed to own by virtue of certain
constructive ownership provisions of the Code, in excess of 5.0% (in value) of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of our capital stock or (ii) own, or be deemed to own by virtue of certain other constructive ownership provisions of the Code, in excess of 9.9% (in value) of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of our capital stock.
The constructive ownership rules under the Code are complex and may cause shares of capital stock owned actually or constructively by a group of related individuals or entities or both to be deemed constructively owned by one individual or entity. As a result, the acquisition of less than 5.0% of our outstanding common stock, 5.0% of our outstanding preferred stock or 5.0% of our outstanding capital stock (or the acquisition of an interest in an entity that owns, actually or constructively, our capital stock) by an individual or entity could cause that individual or entity (or another individual or entity) to own our stock in excess of the above ownership limits.
Our board of directors may waive the ownership limit and the related party limit (as described below) with respect to a particular stockholder if evidence satisfactory to our board of directors and our tax counsel is presented that such ownership will not then or in the future jeopardize our status as a REIT. Because rent from related party tenants is not qualifying rent for purposes of the gross income tests under the Code, our charter provides that no individual or entity may own, or be deemed to own by virtue of certain constructive ownership provisions of the Code (which differ from the constructive ownership provisions applied to the above ownership limits), in excess of 9.9% in value of the outstanding common stock of a tenant of the Company. We refer to this ownership limit as the related party limit. As a condition of any waiver, our board of directors may require a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it or an undertaking, or both from the applicant with respect to preserving our REIT status. The foregoing restrictions on transferability and ownership will not apply if our board of directors determines that it is no longer in our best interests to attempt to qualify, or to continue to qualify, as a REIT. If shares of capital stock in excess of the ownership limit or the related party limit, or shares which would otherwise cause the REIT to be beneficially owned by less than 100 persons or which would otherwise cause us to be “closely held” within the meaning of the Code or would otherwise result in our failure to qualify as a REIT, are issued or transferred to any person, that issuance or transfer shall be null and void to the intended transferee, and the intended transferee would acquire no rights to the stock. Shares transferred in excess of the ownership limit or the related party limit, or shares which would otherwise cause us to be “closely held” within the meaning of the Code or would otherwise result in our failure to qualify as a REIT, will automatically be transferred to a trustee of a trust for the benefit of one or more charitable beneficiaries selected by us. While these shares are held in trust, the trustee will be entitled to receive, in trust for the beneficiary, all dividends and other distributions and will be entitled to exercise all voting rights with respect to those shares. Within 20 days of the transfer, the trustee shall sell the shares held in the trust to one of more persons, designated by the trustee, whose ownership of the shares will not violate the ownership limit. The net proceeds shall be divided as follows: the intended transferee will receive the lesser of (i) the price paid by the intended transferee or, if the intended transferee did not give value for such shares (through a gift, devise or otherwise), a price per share equal to the market value of the shares on the date of the purported transfer to the intended transferee and (ii) the price per share received by the trustee from the sale or other disposition of the shares held in the trust. Any net sales proceeds in excess of the amount payable to the intended transferee shall be immediately paid to the charitable beneficiary.
In addition, until the trustee has sold the shares of stock held in trust, such shares are purchasable by us at a price equal to the lesser of (i) the price per share in the transaction that resulted in such transfer to the trust (or, in the case of a devise or gift, the market price at the time of such devise or gift) and (ii) the market price for the stock on the date we determine to purchase the stock.
All certificates representing shares of our capital stock will bear a legend referring to the restrictions described above.
Our board of directors granted exemptions from the ownership limit to certain existing stockholders (Leo Liebowitz, Howard Safenowitz and Milton Cooper and their affiliated trusts and partnerships) who own shares of our common stock in excess of the ownership limits.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare, Inc., 462 South 4th Street, Suite 1600 Louisville, KY 40202.
Possible Anti-Takeover Effects of Maryland Law and our Charter and Bylaws
Our charter and bylaws contain certain provisions that may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us without the approval of our board of directors. In addition, certain provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law may hinder or delay an attempted takeover of our company other than through negotiation with our board of directors. These provisions could discourage attempts to acquire us or remove our management even if some or a majority of our stockholders believe this action to be in their best interest, including attempts that might result in our stockholders’ receiving a premium over the market price of their shares of our capital stock.
Number of Directors; Vacancies. The number of directors on our board of directors may only be altered by the action of a majority of our entire board of directors. A vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors may be filled by a majority
vote of the entire board of directors. A vacancy on our board of directors for any cause other than an increase in the number of directors may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors, although such majority may be less than a quorum. Any individual so elected as director holds office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is elected and qualifies.
Power to Issue Preferred Stock. Our board of directors has the authority, without further action by the holders of our common stock, to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more classes or series and to fix the relative designations, powers, preferences and privileges of the preferred stock, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of the common stock. Our board of directors, without stockholder approval, can issue preferred stock with voting, conversion or other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of common stock.
Power to Reclassify Shares of Our Stock. Our charter authorizes our board of directors to classify and reclassify any unissued shares of stock into one or more classes or series of stock, and to divide and classify shares of any class into one or more series of such class. Prior to issuance of classified or reclassified shares of any class or series, our board of directors is required by the Maryland General Corporation Law and by our charter to set the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption for each class or series.
Special Stockholders’ Meetings. Our bylaws provide that special meetings of stockholders may be called only by our president, chairman of the board, chief executive officer or board of directors, or by our stockholders only upon the written request of stockholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting.
Advance Notice Provisions. Our bylaws establish an advance written notice procedure for stockholders seeking to nominate candidates for election as directors at any annual meeting of stockholders and to bring business before an annual meeting of our stockholders. Our bylaws provide that only persons who are nominated by or at the direction of our board of directors or by a stockholder who has given timely written notice to our secretary before the meeting to elect directors will be eligible for election as our directors. Our bylaws also provide that any matter to be presented at any meeting of stockholders must be presented either by our board of directors or by a stockholder in compliance with the procedures in our bylaws. A stockholder must give timely written notice to our secretary of its intention to present a matter before an annual meeting of stockholders.
Restrictions of Transfer. The ownership and transfer restriction provisions in our charter described above could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a takeover or other transaction in which stockholders might receive a premium for their stock over the then prevailing market price or which stockholders might believe to be otherwise in their best interest.
Maryland Business Combination Act. In addition to these provisions of our charter and bylaws, we are subject to the provisions of Maryland Business Combination Act (the “Business Combination Act”), which prohibits transactions between a Maryland corporation and an interested stockholder or an affiliate of an interested stockholder for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. Generally, pursuant to the Business Combination Act, an “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of a Maryland corporation’s voting stock. These provisions could have the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change in control of our company or reducing the price that certain investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our capital stock.
Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act. The Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act may deny voting rights to shares involved in an acquisition of one-tenth or more of the voting stock of a Maryland corporation. In our charter and bylaws, we have elected not to have the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act apply to any acquisition by any person of shares of stock of our Company.
Exhibit 10.40
SEE SECTION 21 REGARDING NOTICE TO THE COMPANY
OF SUBPOENA OR OTHER LEGAL PROCESS SEEKING
DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Execution Version
GETTY REALTY CORP.
$100,000,000 6.0% Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes due February 25, 2021
$75,000,000 5.35% Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes due June 2, 2023
$50,000,000 4.75% Series C Guaranteed Senior Notes due February 25, 2025
$50,000,000 5.47% Series D Guaranteed Senior Notes due June 21, 2028
$50,000,000 3.52% Series F Guaranteed Senior Notes due September 12, 2029
$100,000,000 3.43% Series I Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030
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Fifth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement
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Dated as of December 4, 2020
[Certain information indicated by [***] has been excluded from this Exhibit 10.40 because it is both not material and would likely cause competitive harm to the registrant if publicly disclosed.]
SEE SECTION 21 REGARDING NOTICE TO THE COMPANY
OF SUBPOENA OR OTHER LEGAL PROCESS SEEKING
DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1. BACKGROUND; AUTHORIZATION OF ISSUE OF SERIES I NOTES |
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Section 1.1 |
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Background |
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Section 1.2 |
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Amendment and Restatement of Existing Agreement |
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Section 1.3 |
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Confirmation of Existing Notes; Payoff of Existing Series A Notes |
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Section 1.4 |
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Authorization of Issue of Series I Notes |
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Section 1.5 |
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Subsidiary Guaranty |
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Section 1.6 |
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Agreement Unsecured |
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Section 2. Sale and Purchase of Series I Notes |
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Section 3. Closing OF SERIES I NOTES |
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Section 4. Conditions to EFFECTIVENESS AND Closing |
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Section 4.1 |
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Representations and Warranties |
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Section 4.2 |
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Performance; No Default |
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Section 4.3 |
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Compliance Certificates |
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Section 4.4 |
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Opinions of Counsel |
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Section 4.5 |
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Purchase Permitted By Applicable Law, Etc |
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Section 4.6 |
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Sale of Notes |
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Section 4.7 |
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Payment of Special Counsel Fees |
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Section 4.8 |
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Private Placement Numbers |
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Section 4.9 |
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Changes in Corporate Structure |
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Section 4.10 |
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Funding Instructions |
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Section 4.11 |
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Initial Subsidiary Guarantors |
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Section 4.12 |
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Payment of Fees |
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Section 4.13 |
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Good Standing Certificates |
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Section 4.14 |
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No Material Adverse Effect; No Litigation |
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Section 4.15 |
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Solvency |
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Section 4.16 |
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Consents and Approvals |
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Section 4.17 |
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Minimum Lease Term Requirement |
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Section 4.18 |
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Other Note Agreements |
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Section 4.19 |
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Proceedings and Documents |
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Section 5. Representations and Warranties |
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Section 5.1 |
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Organization; Power and Authority |
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Section 5.2 |
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Authorization, Etc |
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Section 5.3 |
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Disclosure |
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Section 5.4 |
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Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates |
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Section 5.5 |
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Financial Statements; Material Liabilities |
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Section 5.6 |
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Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc |
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Section 5.7 |
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Governmental Authorizations, Etc |
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Section 5.8 |
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Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders |
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Section 5.9 |
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Taxes |
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Section 5.10 |
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Title to Property; Leases |
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Section 5.11 |
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Licenses, Permits, Etc |
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Section 5.12 |
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Compliance with ERISA |
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Section 5.13 |
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Private Offering by the Company |
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Section 5.14 |
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Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations |
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Section 5.15 |
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Existing Indebtedness; Future Liens |
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Section 5.16 |
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Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc |
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Section 5.17 |
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Status under Certain Statutes |
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Section 5.18 |
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Environmental Matters |
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Section 5.19 |
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Economic Benefit |
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Section 5.20 |
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Solvency |
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Section 5.21 |
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Intentionally Omitted |
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Section 5.22 |
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Insurance |
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Section 5.23 |
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Condition of Properties |
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Section 5.24 |
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REIT Status; Stock Exchange Listing. |
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Section 5.25 |
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Unencumbered Eligible Properties |
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Section 6. Representations of the Series I Purchasers |
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Section 6.1 |
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Purchase for Investment |
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Section 6.2 |
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Source of Funds |
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Section 7. Information as to Company |
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Section 7.1 |
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Financial and Business Information |
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Section 7.2 |
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Officer’s Certificate |
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Section 7.3 |
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Visitation |
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Section 7.4 |
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Electronic Delivery |
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Section 8. Payment and Prepayment of the Notes |
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Section 8.1 |
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Maturity |
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Section 8.2 |
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Optional Prepayments with Make-Whole Amount |
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Section 8.3 |
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Intentionally Omitted |
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Section 8.4 |
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Allocation of Partial Prepayments |
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Section 8.5 |
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Maturity; Surrender, Etc |
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Section 8.6 |
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Purchase of Notes |
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Section 8.7 |
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Change in Control Prepayment |
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Section 8.8 |
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Make-Whole Amount. |
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Section 8.9 |
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Payments Due on Non-Business Days. |
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Section 9. Affirmative Covenants |
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Section 9.1 |
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Existence; Conduct of Business; REIT Status |
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Section 9.2 |
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Payment of Obligations |
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Section 9.3 |
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Maintenance of Properties; Insurance |
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Section 9.4 |
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Books and Records |
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Section 9.5 |
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Compliance with Laws |
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Section 9.6 |
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Environmental Laws |
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Section 9.7 |
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Use of Proceeds |
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Section 9.8 |
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Minimum Property Condition |
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Section 9.9 |
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Intentionally Omitted |
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Section 9.10 |
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Intentionally Omitted |
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Section 9.11 |
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Intentionally Omitted |
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Section 9.12 |
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Intentionally Omitted |
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Section 9.13 |
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Subsidiary Guarantors |
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Section 9.14 |
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Pari Passu Ranking |
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Section 10. Negative Covenants |
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Section 10.1 |
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Financial Covenants |
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Section 10.2 |
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Indebtedness. |
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Section 10.3 |
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Liens. |
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Section 10.4 |
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Fundamental Changes. |
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Section 10.5 |
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Dispositions. |
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Section 10.6 |
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Limitation on Restricted Payments. |
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Section 10.7 |
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Limitation on Investments. |
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Section 10.8 |
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Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates. |
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Section 10.9 |
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Limitation on Changes in Fiscal Year. |
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Section 10.10 |
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Limitation on Lines of Business; Creation of Subsidiaries. |
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Section 10.11 |
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Burdensome Agreements. |
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Section 10.12 |
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Intentionally Omitted. |
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Section 10.13 |
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Accounting Changes. |
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Section 10.14 |
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Amendments of Organizational Documents and Certain Debt Documents. |
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Section 10.15 |
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Anti-Money Laundering Laws; Sanctions. |
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Section 10.16 |
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Anti-Corruption Laws. |
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Section 10.17 |
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Compliance with Environmental Laws. |
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Section 11. Events of Default. |
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Section 12. Remedies on Default, Etc. |
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Section 12.1 |
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Acceleration. |
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Section 12.2 |
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Other Remedies. |
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Section 12.3 |
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Rescission. |
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Section 12.4 |
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No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc. |
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Section 13. Registration; Exchange; Substitution of Notes. |
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Section 13.1 |
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Registration of Notes. |
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Section 13.2 |
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Transfer and Exchange of Notes. |
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Section 13.3 |
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Replacement of Notes. |
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Section 14. Payments on Notes. |
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Section 14.1 |
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Place of Payment. |
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Section 14.2 |
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Home Office Payment. |
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Section 15. GUARANTEE. |
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Section 15.1 |
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Unconditional Guarantee. |
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Section 15.2 |
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Obligations Absolute. |
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Section 15.3 |
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Waiver. |
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Section 15.4 |
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Obligations Unimpaired. |
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Section 15.5 |
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Subrogation and Subordination. |
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Section 15.6 |
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Information Regarding the Company. |
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Section 15.7 |
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Reinstatement of Guarantee. |
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Section 15.8 |
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Subrogation and Contribution Rights. |
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Section 15.9 |
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Term of Guarantee. |
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Section 15.10 |
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Release of Subsidiary Guarantors. |
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Section 15.11 |
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Savings Clause. |
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Section 15.12 |
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Contribution. |
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Section 16. Expenses, Etc. |
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Section 16.1 |
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Transaction Expenses. |
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Section 16.2 |
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Survival. |
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Section 17. Survival of Representations and Warranties; Entire Agreement. |
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Section 18. Amendment and Waiver. |
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Section 18.1 |
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Requirements. |
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Section 18.2 |
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Solicitation of Holders of Notes. |
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Section 18.3 |
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Binding Effect, etc. |
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Section 18.4 |
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Notes Held by Company, etc. |
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Section 19. Notices. |
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Section 20. Reproduction of Documents. |
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Section 21. Confidential Information. |
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Section 22. Substitution of Purchaser. |
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Section 23. INDEMNITY; DAMAGE WAIVER. |
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Section 24. Miscellaneous. |
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Section 24.1 |
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Successors and Assigns. |
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Section 24.2 |
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Accounting Terms. |
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Section 24.3 |
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Severability. |
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Section 24.4 |
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Construction, etc. |
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Section 24.5 |
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Counterparts. |
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Section 24.6 |
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Governing Law. |
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Section 24.7 |
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Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial. |
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Schedule A |
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Information Relating to Purchasers |
Schedule B |
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Defined Terms |
Schedule C |
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Eligible Ground Leases (Legacy) |
Schedule 1-A |
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Form of 6.0% Series A Guaranteed Senior Note due February 25, 2021 |
Schedule 1-B |
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Form of 5.35% Series B Guaranteed Senior Note due June 2, 2023 |
Schedule 1-C |
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Form of 4.75% Series C Guaranteed Senior Note due February 25, 2025 |
Schedule 1-D |
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Form of 5.47% Series D Guaranteed Senior Note due June 21, 2028 |
Schedule 1-E |
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Form of 3.52% Series F Guaranteed Senior Note due September 12, 2029 |
Schedule 1-F |
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Form of 3.43% Series I Guaranteed Senior Note due November 25, 2030 |
Schedule 5.4 |
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Subsidiaries of the Company and Ownership of Subsidiary Stock |
Schedule 5.5 |
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Financial Statements |
Schedule 5.15 |
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Existing Indebtedness |
Schedule 5.23 |
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Condition of Properties |
Exhibit A |
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Form of Joinder |
GETTY REALTY CORP.
Two Jericho Plaza, Suite 110,
Jericho, New York 11753
6.0% Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes due February 25, 2021
5.35% Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes due June 2, 2023
4.75% Series C Guaranteed Senior Notes due February 25, 2025
5.47% Series D Guaranteed Senior Notes due June 21, 2028
3.52% Series F Guaranteed Senior Notes due September 12, 2029
3.43% Series I Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030
December 4, 2020
To Each of the Purchasers Listed in
Schedule A Hereto:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
GETTY REALTY CORP., a Maryland corporation (together with any successor thereto that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 10.2, the “Company”), and each of its Subsidiaries party hereto as a “Subsidiary Guarantor” (collectively, the “Initial Subsidiary Guarantors”) agree with each of the Purchasers as follows:
Section 1.BACKGROUND; AUTHORIZATION OF ISSUE OF SERIES I NOTES.
Section 1.1Background. The Company is currently party to that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2019, by and among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and the holders of the Existing Notes (as defined below) issued thereunder (the “Existing Agreement”), which Existing Agreement (a) amended and restated the terms of that certain Third Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2018 (the “Third Amended and Restated Note Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and the holders of the Existing Series A Notes, Existing Series B Notes, Existing Series C Notes and Existing Series D Notes upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Existing Agreement, and (b) governs the terms of the Company’s (i) 6.0% Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes due February 25, 2021, in the original aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Series A Notes”), (ii) 5.35% Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes due June 2, 2023, in the original aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Series B Notes”), (iii) 4.75% Series C Guaranteed Senior Notes due February 25, 2025, in the original aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Series C Notes”), (iv) 5.47% Series D Guaranteed Senior Notes due June 21, 2028, in the original aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Series D Notes”), and (v) 3.52% Series F Guaranteed Senior Notes due September 12, 2029, in the original aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000 (as amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Series F Notes”, and together with the Existing Series A Notes, the Existing Series B Notes, the Existing Series C Notes and the Existing Series D Notes, collectively, the “Existing Notes”). The Third Amended and Restated Note Agreement previously amended and restated the terms of that certain Second Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2017 (the “Second Amended and Restated Note Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and the holders of the Existing Series A Notes, Existing Series B Notes and Existing Series C Notes upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Third Amended and Restated Note Agreement, which Second Amended and Restated Note Agreement, in turn, previously amended and restated the terms of that certain Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of June 2, 2015 (the “First Amended and Restated Note Agreement”) upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Note Agreement and which First Amended and Restated Note Agreement, in turn, amended and restated the terms of the Original Agreement upon the terms and conditions set forth in the First Amended and Restated Note Agreement.
Certain capitalized and other terms used in this Agreement are defined in Schedule B hereto. References to a “Schedule” or an “Exhibit” are references to a Schedule or Exhibit attached to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. References to a “Section” are references to a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
Section 1.2Amendment and Restatement of Existing Agreement.
(a)Effective upon the Closing Date and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent in paragraph 4, the parties hereto hereby agree that this Agreement shall, and hereby does, amend, restate and replace in its entirety the Existing Agreement which, as so amended and restated by this Agreement, continues in full force and effect without rescission or novation thereof. The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that the amendments to the Existing Agreement set forth herein could have been effected through an agreement or instrument amending such agreement, and for convenience, the parties hereto have agreed to restate the terms and provisions of the Existing Agreement, as amended hereby, pursuant to this Agreement. Effective upon the Closing Date, the Existing Agreement will no longer have any notes outstanding (all of the Existing Notes, as amended and restated hereby, being outstanding under this Agreement effective on such date).
(b)Notwithstanding the foregoing, the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in paragraph 5 of the Existing Agreement, paragraph 5 of the Third Amended and Restated Note Agreement, paragraph 5 of the Second Amended and Restated Note Agreement, paragraph 5 of the First Amended and Restated Note Agreement and paragraph 5 of the Original Agreement shall be deemed to survive the amendment and restatement of the Existing Agreement, and the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in paragraph 5 of this Agreement shall be deemed to be additional representations and warranties of the Company made as of the date of this
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Agreement. Further, the representations and warranties of the purchasers of the Existing Series F Notes set forth in paragraph 6 of the Existing Agreement shall be deemed to survive the amendment and restatement of the Existing Agreement, the representations and warranties of the purchasers of the Existing Series D Notes set forth in paragraph 6 of the Third Amended and Restated Note Agreement shall be deemed to survive the amendment and restatement of the Existing Agreement, the representations and warranties of the purchasers of the Existing Series C Notes set forth in paragraph 6 of the Second Amended and Restated Note Agreement shall be deemed to survive the amendment and restatement of the Existing Agreement, the representations and warranties of the purchasers of the Existing Series B Note set forth in paragraph 6 of the First Amended and Restated Note Agreement shall be deemed to survive the amendment and restatement of the Existing Agreement and the representations and warranties of the purchasers of the Existing Series A Notes set forth in paragraph 6 of the Original Agreement shall be deemed to survive the amendment and restatement of the Existing Agreement.
Section 1.3Confirmation of Existing Notes; Payoff of Existing Series A Notes. The Company hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that each of Existing Notes is and shall remain outstanding under, and subject to, the terms of this Agreement and the other Financing Documents, and shall constitute “Notes” for all purposes hereof and of the Financing Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on the Closing Date, the proceeds of the Series I Notes (as defined below) shall be applied in accordance with Section 9.7 hereof to prepay the Existing Series A Notes in full and, upon receipt of such prepayment in full in cash of the Existing Series A Notes, the Existing Series A Notes shall be deemed to have been satisfied and discharged in full and shall no longer constitute “Notes” for purposes hereof and the other Financing Documents; provided that, if at any time all or any part of the prepayment amount in respect of the Existing Series A Notes is or must be voided, rescinded or returned by the holders of the Series A Notes for any reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, the insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving the Company), the payment obligations of the Company under the Existing Series A Notes, this Agreement and the other Financing Documents, to the extent that such payment in respect of the Existing Series A Notes is or must be voided, rescinded or returned, shall be deemed to have continued in existence and the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the other Financing Documents relating to the Existing Series A Notes shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, as to such obligations, all as though such prepayment of the Existing Series A Notes had not been received.
Section 1.4Authorization of Issue of Series I Notes. The Company will authorize the issue and sale of $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.43% Series I Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Series I Notes”, such term to include any such notes issued in substitution, replacement or exchange therefor pursuant to Section 13, and together with the Series A Notes, the Series B Notes, the Series C Notes, the Series D Notes and the Series F Notes, collectively, the “Notes”). The Series I Notes shall be substantially in the form set out in Schedule 1-F.
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Section 1.5Subsidiary Guaranty. The payment and performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, the Notes and the other Financing Documents are guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 15 hereof.
Section 1.6Agreement Unsecured. The Notes and this Agreement shall be unsecured.
Section 2.Sale and Purchase of Series I Notes.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company will issue and sell to each Purchaser identified as a Purchaser of Series I Notes on Schedule A hereto (each, a “Series I Purchaser”) and each Series I Purchaser will purchase from the Company, at the Closing provided for in Section 3, Series I Notes in the principal amount specified opposite such Series I Purchaser’s name in Schedule A at the purchase price of 100% of the principal amount thereof. The Purchasers’ obligations hereunder are several and not joint obligations and no Purchaser shall have any liability to any Person for the performance or non-performance of any obligation by any other Purchaser hereunder.
Section 3.Closing OF SERIES I NOTES.
The sale and purchase of the Series I Notes to be purchased by each Series I Purchaser shall occur at the offices of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, One Bryant Park, New York, New York 10036, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, at a closing (the “Closing”) on December 4, 2020 or on such other Business Day thereafter as may be agreed upon by the Company and the Series I Purchasers. At the Closing the Company will deliver to each Series I Purchaser the Series I Notes to be purchased by such Series I Purchaser in the form of a single Series I Note (or such greater number of Series I Notes in denominations of at least $100,000 as such Series I Purchaser may request) dated the Closing Date and registered in such Series I Purchaser’s name (or in the name of its nominee), against delivery by such Series I Purchaser to the Company or its order of immediately available funds in the amount of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of immediately available funds for the account of the Company to the account referred to in the written funding instructions described in Section 4.10 below. If at the Closing the Company shall fail to tender such Series I Notes to any Series I Purchaser as provided above in this Section 3, or any of the conditions specified in Section 4 shall not have been fulfilled to such Series I Purchaser’s satisfaction, such Series I Purchaser shall, at its election, be relieved of all further obligations under this Agreement, without thereby waiving any rights such Series I Purchaser may have by reason of any of the conditions specified in Section 4 not having been fulfilled to such Series I Purchaser’s satisfaction or such failure by the Company to tender such Series I Notes.
Section 4.Conditions to EFFECTIVENESS AND Closing.
The obligations of each Purchaser to enter into this Agreement and (other than with respect to the Series I Purchasers) to amend and restate the Existing Agreement, and the obligations of each Series I Purchaser to purchase and pay for the Series I Notes to be sold to such Series I Purchaser at the Closing, are subject to the satisfaction, on or before the date of the
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Closing, of the following conditions, pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchasers (such date, the “Closing Date”):
Section 4.1Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company in the Existing Agreement shall have been correct when made and the representations and warranties of the Obligors in this Agreement and the other Financing Documents shall be correct when made and on the Closing Date.
Section 4.2Performance; No Default. The Obligors shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement required to be performed or complied with by them prior to or at the Closing. Before and after giving effect to the issue and sale of the Series I Notes (and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated by Section 5.14), (a) no Default or Event of Default (each term as defined in the Existing Agreement) shall have occurred and be continuing and (b) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Section 4.3Compliance Certificates.
(a)Officer’s Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser an Officer’s Certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.9, 4.15, 4.16 and 4.17 have been fulfilled, and that the terms of the CPD Note are consistent with the definition thereof.
(b)Secretary’s Certificate. Each Obligor shall have delivered to such Purchaser a certificate of its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to (i) the resolutions attached thereto and other corporate proceedings relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Notes and the other Financing Documents to which it is a party, (ii) the incumbency of the Persons executing and delivering the Financing Documents on behalf of such Obligor, and (iii) such Obligor’s Organizational Documents as then in effect.
Section 4.4Opinions of Counsel. Such Purchaser shall have received opinions in form and substance satisfactory to such Purchaser, dated as of the Closing Date (a) from Greenberg Traurig LLP, counsel for the Obligors, covering such matters incident to the transactions contemplated hereby as such Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request (and the Obligors hereby instruct their counsel to deliver such opinion to the Purchasers) and (b) from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, the Purchasers’ special counsel in connection with such transactions, covering such matters incident to such transactions as such Purchaser may reasonably request.
Section 4.5Purchase Permitted By Applicable Law, Etc. On the Closing Date such Series I Purchaser’s purchase of Series I Notes shall (a) be permitted by the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction to which such Series I Purchaser is subject, without recourse to provisions (such as section 1405(a)(8) of the New York Insurance Law) permitting limited investments by insurance companies without restriction as to the character of the particular investment, (b) not violate any applicable law or regulation (including, without limitation, Regulation T, U or X of the FRB) and (c) not subject such Series I Purchaser to any tax, penalty or liability under or
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pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, which law or regulation was not in effect on the date hereof. If requested by such Series I Purchaser, such Series I Purchaser shall have received an Officer’s Certificate certifying as to such matters of fact as such Series I Purchaser may reasonably specify to enable such Series I Purchaser to determine whether such purchase is so permitted to the extent such matters of fact are not already included in the representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 5.
Section 4.6Sale of Notes. Contemporaneously with the Closing, the Company shall sell to each Series I Purchaser and each Series I Purchaser shall purchase the Series I Notes to be purchased by it at the Closing as specified in Schedule A.
Section 4.7Payment of Special Counsel Fees. Without limiting Section 16.1, the Company shall have paid on or before the Closing the fees, charges and disbursements of the Purchasers’ special counsel referred to in Section 4.4 to the extent reflected in a statement of such counsel rendered to the Company at least one Business Day prior to the Closing Date.
Section 4.8Private Placement Numbers. Private Placement Numbers issued by Standard & Poor’s CUSIP Service Bureau (in cooperation with the SVO) shall have been obtained for the Series I Notes.
Section 4.9Changes in Corporate Structure. No Obligor shall have changed its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as applicable, or been a party to any merger or consolidation or succeeded to all or any substantial part of the liabilities of any other entity, at any time following the date of the most recent financial statements referred to in Schedule 5.5.
Section 4.10Funding Instructions. At least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, each Series I Purchaser shall have received written instructions signed by a Responsible Officer on letterhead of the Company (the “Funding Instruction Letter”) confirming the information specified in Section 3 including (a) the name and address of the transferee bank, (b) such transferee bank’s ABA number, (c) the account name and number into which the purchase price for the Series I Notes is to be deposited and (d) the telephone number and email address of a contact at each of the Company and the bank to confirm the details of such Funding Instruction Letter.
Section 4.11Initial Subsidiary Guarantors. Each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor shall have duly executed and delivered to each Purchaser an executed counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 4.12Payment of Fees. The Company shall have paid (a) the Issuance Fee for the account of the Series I Purchasers on or before the Closing Date, which fee shall be fully earned and nonrefundable in immediately available funds via wire transfer to an account or accounts specified by the Series I Purchasers to the Company and (b) without limiting the Company’s obligations under Section 16.1, all other costs and expenses required hereunder or under any other Financing Document to be paid on or before the Closing Date.
Section 4.13Good Standing Certificates. The Company shall have provided such documents and certifications from the appropriate Governmental Authorities to evidence that each Obligor is duly organized or formed, and that each Obligor is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in (a) its jurisdiction of organization and (b) each
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jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.14No Material Adverse Effect; No Litigation. There has been no event or circumstance since December 31, 2019 that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and no action, suit, investigation or proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of any Obligor, threatened in writing in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority that (a) relates to this Agreement or any other Financing Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or (b) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.15Solvency. The Company shall have delivered a certificate, signed by a Responsible Officer thereof, certifying that, after giving effect to the transactions to occur on the Closing Date (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Series I Notes, the issuance of the notes pursuant to the AIG Note Agreement, the issuance of the notes pursuant to the Barings Note Agreement, the incurrence of any other Indebtedness by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and the application of the proceeds of all such notes and other Indebtedness), the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are Solvent.
Section 4.16Consents and Approvals. All governmental and third party consents, licenses and approvals necessary in connection with entering into this Agreement and the issuance of the Notes have been obtained and remain in full force and effect.
Section 4.17Minimum Lease Term Requirement. The Minimum Lease Term Requirement shall be satisfied.
Section 4.18Other Note Agreements. The Company shall have entered into the AIG Note Agreement and the Barings Note Agreement, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser, and substantially concurrently with the issuance and sale of the Series I Notes hereunder on the Closing Date, the Company shall (a) issue and sell to the AIG Purchasers $50,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 3.43% Series J Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030 pursuant to the terms of the AIG Note Agreement, and (b) issue and sell to the Barings Purchasers on the Closing Date $25,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 3.43% Series K Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030 pursuant to the terms of the Barings Note Agreement. The Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of the AIG Note Agreement and the Barings Note Agreement and all documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith.
Section 4.19Proceedings and Documents. All corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser and its special counsel, and such Purchaser and its special counsel shall have received such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents, certificates, financial information or consents as such Purchaser or such special counsel may reasonably request.
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Section 5.Representations and Warranties.
Each Obligor jointly and severally represents and warrants to each Purchaser that:
Section 5.1Organization; Power and Authority. The Company is a corporation or entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified and licensed as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has the corporate or company power and authority, and requisite government licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals, to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver the Financing Documents to which it is a party and to perform the provisions thereof.
Section 5.2Authorization, Etc. The Financing Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each Obligor party thereto, and when executed and delivered hereunder, will have been duly executed and delivered by each Obligor party thereto. This Agreement and the other Financing Documents when executed and delivered constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Obligor party thereto enforceable against each such Obligor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
Section 5.3Disclosure. This Agreement, the financial statements listed in Schedule 5.5 and the documents, certificates or other writings delivered to the Purchasers by or on behalf of the Obligors in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (this Agreement and such documents, certificates or other writings and such financial statements delivered to each Purchaser being referred to, collectively, as the “Disclosure Documents”), taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Company represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time. Since December 31, 2019, there has been no change in the financial condition, operations, business, properties or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except changes that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no fact known to the Obligors that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been set forth herein or in the Disclosure Documents.
Section 5.4Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates.
(a)Schedule 5.4 contains (except as noted therein) complete and correct lists of the Company’s Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, showing, as to each Subsidiary, the name thereof, the jurisdiction of its organization, the percentage of shares of each
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class of its capital stock or similar equity interests outstanding owned by the Company and each other Subsidiary and whether it is an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor.
(b)All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or similar equity interests of each Subsidiary shown in Schedule 5.4 as being owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned by the Company or another Subsidiary free and clear of any Lien that is prohibited under the Financing Documents.
(c)Each Subsidiary is a corporation or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, where applicable, in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other legal entity and, where applicable, is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each such Subsidiary has the corporate or other power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver the Financing Documents to which it is a party and to perform the provisions thereof.
(d)No Subsidiary is subject to any legal, regulatory, contractual or other restriction (other than the agreements listed on Schedule 5.4 and customary limitations imposed by corporate law or similar statutes and any restrictions on an Excluded Subsidiary provided in favor of any holder of Secured Indebtedness that is owed to a non-Affiliate of the Company and that is permitted under Section 10.2) restricting the ability of such Subsidiary to pay dividends out of profits or make any other similar distributions of profits to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that owns outstanding shares of capital stock or similar equity interests of such Subsidiary.
Section 5.5Financial Statements; Material Liabilities. The Company has delivered to each Purchaser copies of the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 5.5. All of such financial statements (including in each case the related schedules and notes) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates specified in such Schedule and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods so specified and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved except as set forth in the notes thereto (subject, in the case of any interim financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments). The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any Material liabilities that are not disclosed in the Disclosure Documents.
Section 5.6Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc. The execution, delivery and performance of each of the Financing Documents by each Obligor party thereto will not (i) contravene, result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any Lien in respect of any property of any Obligor or any Subsidiary under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, purchase or credit agreement, lease, corporate charter or by-laws, shareholders agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which such Obligor or any Subsidiary is bound or by which such Obligor or any Subsidiary or any of its properties may be
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bound or affected, (ii) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to any Obligor or any Subsidiary or (iii) violate any provision of any statute or other rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to any Obligor or any Subsidiary.
Section 5.7Governmental Authorizations, Etc. No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by any of the Obligors of any of the Financing Documents.
Section 5.8Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders.
(a)There are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of the Obligors, threatened against or affecting any Obligor or any Subsidiary or any property of any Obligor or any Subsidiary in any court or before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any Governmental Authority that (i) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Financing Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (ii) could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)Neither the Obligors nor any Subsidiary is (i) in default under any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (ii) in violation of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority or (iii) in violation of any applicable law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws, the USA PATRIOT Act or any of the other laws and regulations that are referred to in Section 5.16), which default or violation could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)No Default has occurred or is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Financing Document.
Section 5.9Taxes. Each Obligor and its Subsidiaries have filed all tax returns that are required to have been filed in any jurisdiction, and have paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other taxes and assessments levied upon them or their properties, assets, income or franchises, to the extent such taxes and assessments have become due and payable and before they have become delinquent, except for (i) any taxes and assessments the amount, applicability or validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which an Obligor or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, has established adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP, or (ii) to the extent that the failure to so file or pay could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There is no proposed tax assessment against any Obligor or any Subsidiary that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Obligor is party to any tax sharing agreement.
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Section 5.10Title to Property; Leases. Each Obligor and their respective Subsidiaries have good and sufficient title to their respective properties that individually or in the aggregate are Material to its business, except where the failure to have such good title or valid leasehold interest could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All leases that individually or in the aggregate are Material are valid and subsisting and are in full force and effect in all material respects.
Section 5.11Licenses, Permits, Etc.
(a)The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess all licenses, permits, franchises, authorizations, patents, copyrights, proprietary software, service marks, trademarks and trade names, or rights thereto, that individually or in the aggregate are Material to its business, except where the impairment of such ownership or possession is not reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, without known conflict with the rights of others.
(b)To the best knowledge of the Company, no product or service of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries infringes in any material respect any license, permit, franchise, authorization, patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned by any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)To the best actual knowledge of the Company, there is no Material violation by any Person of any right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 5.12Compliance with ERISA.
(a)No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Plan by an amount which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans by an amount which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Notes hereunder will not involve any transaction that is subject to the prohibitions of section 406 of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could be imposed pursuant to
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section 4975(c)(1)(A)-(D) of the Code. The representation by the Obligors to each Purchaser in the first sentence of this Section 5.12(b) is made in reliance upon and subject to the accuracy of such Purchaser’s representation in Section 6.2 as to the sources of the funds to be used to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser.
Section 5.13Private Offering by the Company. As of the Closing Date, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered the Series I Notes or any similar Securities (other than the Company’s unsecured promissory notes offered to the purchasers under the AIG Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement and the MetLife Note Agreement) for sale to, or solicited any offer to buy the Series I Notes or any similar Securities from, or otherwise approached or negotiated in respect thereof with, any Person other than the Series I Purchasers and not more than 4 other Institutional Investors, each of which has been offered the Series I Notes or such similar Securities (as the case may be) at a private sale for investment. Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has taken, or will take, any action that would subject the issuance or sale of the Series I Notes to the registration requirements of section 5 of the Securities Act or to the registration requirements of any securities or blue sky laws of any applicable jurisdiction.
Section 5.14Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. The Company will apply the proceeds of the sale of the Series I Notes as provided in Section 9.7. No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Series I Notes will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of buying or carrying any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB (12 CFR 221), or for the purpose of buying or carrying or trading in any Securities under such circumstances as to involve the Company in a violation of Regulation X of said Board (12 CFR 224) or to involve any broker or dealer in a violation of Regulation T of said Board (12 CFR 220). Margin stock does not constitute more than 5% of the value of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Company does not have any present intention that margin stock will constitute more than 5% of the value of such assets. As used in this Section, the terms “margin stock” and “purpose of buying or carrying” shall have the meanings assigned to them in said Regulation U.
Section 5.15Existing Indebtedness; Future Liens.
(a)Except as described therein, Schedule 5.15 sets forth a complete and correct list of all Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries for borrowed money as of the Closing Date (and after giving effect to the incurrence and repayment of Indebtedness occurring on the Closing Date) the outstanding principal amount of which exceeds $10,000,000 (including descriptions of the obligors and obligees, principal amounts outstanding, any collateral therefor and any Guaranties thereof), since which date there has been no Material change in the amounts, interest rates, sinking funds, installment payments or maturities of the Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries. The aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date not set forth in Schedule 5.15 does not exceed $10,000,000. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default and no waiver of default is currently in effect, in the payment of any principal or interest on any Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary and no event or condition exists with
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respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary that would permit (or that with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would permit) one or more Persons to cause such Indebtedness to become due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment.
(b)Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.15 as of the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has agreed or consented (i) to cause or permit any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien that secures Indebtedness or (ii) to cause or permit in the future (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise) any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien that secures Indebtedness.
(c)As of the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to, or otherwise subject to any provision contained in, any instrument evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary, any agreement relating thereto or any other agreement (including, but not limited to, its charter or any other Organizational Document) which limits the amount of, or otherwise imposes restrictions on the incurring of, Indebtedness of the Company, except as disclosed in Schedule 5.15.
Section 5.16Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc.
(a) No Obligor nor any Controlled Entity (i) is a Blocked Person, (ii) has been notified that its name appears or may in the future appear on a State Sanctions List or (iii) is a target of sanctions that have been imposed by the United Nations or, the European Union.
(b)No Obligor nor any Controlled Entity (i) has violated, been found in violation of, or been charged or convicted under, any applicable U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws or (ii) to the Company’s actual knowledge, is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for possible violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws.
(c)No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder:
(i)constitutes or will constitute funds obtained on behalf of any Blocked Person or will otherwise be used by the Company or any Controlled Entity, directly or indirectly, (A) in connection with any investment in, or any transactions or dealings with, any Blocked Person, (B) for any purpose that would cause any Purchaser to be in violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws or (C) otherwise in violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws;
(ii)will be used, directly or indirectly, in violation of, or cause any Purchaser to be in violation of, any applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws; or
(iii)will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of making any improper payments, including bribes, to any Governmental Official or commercial counterparty in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any
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improper advantage, in each case which would be in violation of, or cause any Purchaser to be in violation of, any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.
(d)The Obligors have established procedures and controls which they reasonably believe are adequate (and otherwise comply with applicable law) to ensure that the Company and each Controlled Entity is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws.
Section 5.17Status under Certain Statutes. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Section 5.18Environmental Matters.
(a)Neither the Obligors nor any Subsidiary has knowledge of any claim or has received any notice of any claim and no proceeding has been instituted asserting any claim against any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective real properties or other assets now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them, alleging any damage to the environment or violation of any Environmental Laws, except, in each case, such as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)Neither the Obligors nor any Subsidiary has knowledge of any facts which would give rise to any claim, public or private, of violation of Environmental Laws or damage to the environment emanating from, occurring on or in any way related to real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them or to other assets or their use, except, in each case, such as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Neither the Obligors nor any Subsidiary has stored any Hazardous Substances on real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them in a manner which is contrary to any Environmental Law that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(d)Neither the Obligors nor any Subsidiary has disposed of any Hazardous Substances in a manner which is contrary to any Environmental Law that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e)All buildings on all real properties now owned, leased or operated by the Obligors or any Subsidiary are in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, except where failure to comply could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(f)The Company and its Subsidiaries conduct in the ordinary course of business a review of the effect of existing Environmental Laws and claims alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law on their respective businesses, operations and properties, and as a result thereof the Company has
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reasonably concluded that such Environmental Laws and claims could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.19Economic Benefit. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors are considered a single consolidated business group of companies for purposes of GAAP and are dependent upon each other for and in connection their respective business activities and financial resources. The execution and delivery by the Purchasers of this Agreement and the provision of the financial accommodations thereunder provide direct and indirect commercial and economic benefits to each Subsidiary Guarantor and the incurrence by the Company of the Indebtedness under this Agreement and the Notes is in the best interests of each Subsidiary Guarantor.
Section 5.20Solvency. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole on a consolidated basis, is Solvent, both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the issuance and sale of the Series I Notes, the issuance of the notes pursuant to the AIG Note Agreement, the issuance of the notes pursuant to the Barings Note Agreement and the incurrence of any other Indebtedness by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and the application of the proceeds of all such notes and other Indebtedness and the other transactions contemplated by the Financing Documents.
Section 5.21Intentionally Omitted.
Section 5.22Insurance. Except to the extent that the Company and its Subsidiaries are relying on the Tenants as to primary coverage in accordance with the terms of the Leases, the Company and each Subsidiary maintains with insurance companies rated at least A- by A.M. Best & Co., with premiums at all times currently paid, insurance upon fixed assets, including general and excess liability insurance, fire and all other risks insured against by extended coverage, employee fidelity bond coverage, and all insurance required by law, all in form and amounts required by law and customary to the respective natures of their businesses and properties, except in cases where failure to maintain such insurance will not have or potentially have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.23Condition of Properties. Each of the following representations and warranties is true and correct except to the extent disclosed on Schedule 5.23 or that the facts and circumstances giving rise to any such failure to be so true and correct, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(a)All of the improvements located on the Properties and the use of said improvements comply and shall continue to comply in all respects with all applicable zoning resolutions, building codes, subdivision and other similar applicable laws, rules and regulations and are covered by existing valid certificates of occupancy and all other certificates and permits required by applicable laws, rules, regulations and ordinances or in connection with the use, occupancy and operation thereof.
(b)No material portion of any of the Properties, nor any improvements located on said Properties that are material to the operation, use or value thereof, have been damaged in any respect as a result of any fire, explosion, accident, flood or other casualty.
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(c)No condemnation or eminent domain proceeding has been commenced or to the knowledge of the Company is about to be commenced against any portion of any of the Properties, or any improvements located thereon that are material to the operation, use or value of said Properties.
(d)No notices of violation of any federal, state or local law or ordinance or order or requirement have been issued with respect to any Properties.
Section 5.24REIT Status; Stock Exchange Listing. The Company is a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code. At least one class of common Equity Interests of the Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market.
Section 5.25Unencumbered Eligible Properties. Each property included in any calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value or Unencumbered NOI satisfied, at the time of such calculation, all of the requirements contained in the definition of “Unencumbered Property Criteria”.
Section 6.Representations of the Series I Purchasers.
Section 6.1Purchase for Investment. Each Series I Purchaser severally represents that it is purchasing the Series I Notes for its own account or for one or more separate accounts maintained by such Series I Purchaser or for the account of one or more pension or trust funds and not with a view to the distribution thereof, provided that the disposition of such Series I Purchaser’s or their property shall at all times be within such Series I Purchaser’s or their control. Each Series I Purchaser and each Transferee (by its acceptance of any Series I Note purchased by such Transferee) understands that the Series I Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may be resold only if registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act or if an exemption from registration is available, except under circumstances where neither such registration nor such an exemption is required by law, and that the Company is not required to register the Series I Notes.
Section 6.2Source of Funds. Each Series I Purchaser and each Transferee (by its acceptance of any Note purchased by such Transferee) severally represents that at least one of the following statements is an accurate representation as to each source of funds (a “Source”) to be used by such Series I Purchaser or such Transferee, as applicable, to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by such Series I Purchaser or such Transferee, as applicable, hereunder:
(a)the Source is an “insurance company general account” (as the term is defined in the United States Department of Labor’s Prohibited Transaction Exemption (“PTE”) 95-60) in respect of which the reserves and liabilities (as defined by the annual statement for life insurance companies approved by the NAIC (the “NAIC Annual Statement”)) for the general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any employee benefit plan together with the amount of the reserves and liabilities for the general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any other employee benefit plans maintained by the same employer (or affiliate thereof as defined in PTE 95-60) or by the same
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employee organization in the general account do not exceed 10% of the total reserves and liabilities of the general account (exclusive of separate account liabilities) plus surplus as set forth in the NAIC Annual Statement filed with such Series I Purchaser’s or such Transferee’s state of domicile; or
(b)the Source is a separate account that is maintained solely in connection with such Series I Purchaser’s or such Transferee’s fixed contractual obligations under which the amounts payable, or credited, to any employee benefit plan (or its related trust) that has any interest in such separate account (or to any participant or beneficiary of such plan (including any annuitant)) are not affected in any manner by the investment performance of the separate account; or
(c)the Source is either (i) an insurance company pooled separate account, within the meaning of PTE 90-1 or (ii) a bank collective investment fund, within the meaning of the PTE 91-38 and, except as disclosed by such Series I Purchaser or such Transferee to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (c), no employee benefit plan or group of plans maintained by the same employer or employee organization beneficially owns more than 10% of all assets allocated to such pooled separate account or collective investment fund; or
(d)the Source constitutes assets of an “investment fund” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14 (the “QPAM Exemption”)) managed by a “qualified professional asset manager” or “QPAM” (within the meaning of Part VI of the QPAM Exemption), no employee benefit plan’s assets that are managed by the QPAM in such investment fund, when combined with the assets of all other employee benefit plans established or maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part VI(c)(1) of the QPAM Exemption) of such employer or by the same employee organization and managed by such QPAM, represent more than 20% of the total client assets managed by such QPAM, the conditions of Part I(c) and (g) of the QPAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the QPAM nor a person controlling or controlled by the QPAM maintains an ownership interest in the Company that would cause the QPAM and the Company to be “related” within the meaning of Part VI(h) of the QPAM Exemption and (i) the identity of such QPAM and (ii) the names of any employee benefit plans whose assets in the investment fund, when combined with the assets of all other employee benefit plans established or maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part VI(c)(1) of the QPAM Exemption) of such employer or by the same employee organization, represent 10% or more of the assets of such investment fund, have been disclosed to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (d);or
(e)the Source constitutes assets of a “plan(s)” (within the meaning of Part IV(h) of PTE 96-23 (the “INHAM Exemption”)) managed by an “in-house asset manager” or “INHAM” (within the meaning of Part IV(a) of the INHAM Exemption), the conditions of Part I(a), (g) and (h) of the INHAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the INHAM nor a person controlling or controlled by the INHAM (applying the definition of “control” in Part IV(d)(3) of the INHAM Exemption) owns a 10% or more interest in the Company and (i) the identity of such INHAM and (ii) the name(s) of the employee
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benefit plan(s) whose assets constitute the Source have been disclosed to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (e); or
(f)the Source is a governmental plan; or
(g)the Source is one or more employee benefit plans, or a separate account or trust fund comprised of one or more employee benefit plans, each of which has been identified to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (g); or
(h)the Source does not include assets of any employee benefit plan, other than a plan exempt from the coverage of ERISA.
As used in this Section 6.2, the terms “employee benefit plan,” “governmental plan,” and “separate account” shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in section 3 of ERISA.
Section 7.Information as to Company.
Section 7.1Financial and Business Information. The Company shall deliver to each holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor:
(a)Quarterly Statements — within 45 days (or such shorter period as is the earlier of (x) 10 days greater than the period applicable to the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q (the “Form 10‑Q”) with the SEC regardless of whether the Company is subject to the filing requirements thereof and (y) the date by which such financial statements are required to be delivered under the Bank Credit Agreement or the date on which such corresponding financial statements are delivered under the Bank Credit Agreement if such delivery occurs earlier than such required delivery date) after the end of each quarterly fiscal period in each fiscal year of the Company (other than the last quarterly fiscal period of each such fiscal year), duplicate copies of,
(i)a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter, and
(ii)consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries, for such quarter and (in the case of the second and third quarters) for the portion of the fiscal year ending with such quarter,
setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding periods in the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP applicable to quarterly financial statements generally, and certified by a Senior Financial Officer as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position of the companies being reported on and their results of operations and cash flows, subject to changes resulting from year-end adjustments, provided that delivery within the time period specified above of copies of the Company’s Form 10‑Q prepared in compliance with the requirements therefor and filed with the SEC shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 7.1(a), provided, further, that the Company shall be deemed
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to have made such delivery of such Form 10‑Q if it shall have timely made such Form 10‑Q available on “EDGAR” and on its home page on the internet (at the date of this Agreement located at: http://www.gettyrealty.com) and shall have given each holder of a Note prior notice of such availability on EDGAR and on its home page in connection with each delivery (such availability and notice thereof being referred to as “Electronic Delivery”);
(b)Annual Statements — within 90 days (or such shorter period as is the earlier of (x) 10 days greater than the period applicable to the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K (the “Form 10‑K”) with the SEC regardless of whether the Company is subject to the filing requirements thereof and (y) the date by which such financial statements are required to be delivered under the Bank Credit Agreement or the date on which such corresponding financial statements are delivered under the Bank Credit Agreement if such delivery occurs earlier than such required delivery date) after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, duplicate copies of
(i)a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such year, and
(ii)consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such year,
setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and accompanied by an opinion thereon (without a “going concern” or similar qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of the audit on which such opinion is based) of independent public accountants of recognized national standing, which opinion shall state that such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the companies being reported upon and their results of operations and cash flows and have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, and that the examination of such accountants in connection with such financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and that such audit provides a reasonable basis for such opinion in the circumstances, provided that the delivery within the time period specified above of the Company’s Form 10‑K for such fiscal year (together with the Company’s annual report to shareholders, if any, prepared pursuant to Rule 14a‑3 under the Exchange Act) prepared in accordance with the requirements therefor and filed with the SEC, shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 7.1(b), provided, further, that the Company shall be deemed to have made such delivery of such Form 10‑K if it shall have timely made Electronic Delivery thereof;
(c)SEC and Other Reports — promptly upon their becoming available, one copy of (i) each financial statement, report, notice or proxy statement sent by the Company or any Subsidiary to its principal lending banks as a whole (excluding information sent to such banks in the ordinary course of administration of a bank facility, such as information relating to pricing and borrowing availability) or to its public Securities holders generally, (ii) each regular or periodic report, each registration statement (without exhibits except as expressly requested by such Purchaser or holder),
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and each prospectus and all amendments thereto filed by the Company or any Subsidiary with the SEC and of all press releases and other statements made available generally by the Company or any Subsidiary to the public concerning developments that are Material and (iii) to the extent requested by any holder, copies of any detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the board of directors (or similar governing body) (or the audit committee of the board of directors or similar governing body) of any Obligor by independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any audit of any of them;
(d)Projected Financial Statements — no later than March 1 of each calendar year (or, if earlier, 15 days after the same is approved by the board of directors of the Company), projected consolidated financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such calendar year on a quarterly basis (including the fiscal year in which the Maturity Date occurs);
(e)Notice of CPD Note Event — promptly, and in any event within five Business Days of a Responsible Officer becoming aware of the same, notice of the occurrence of any CPD Note Event specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;
(f)Notice of Default or Event of Default — promptly, and in any event within five Business Days of a Responsible Officer becoming aware of the existence of any Default or Event of Default or that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with respect to a claimed default hereunder or that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with respect to a claimed default of the type referred to in Section 11(f), a written notice specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;
(g)ERISA Matters — promptly, and in any event within five Business Days of a Responsible Officer becoming aware of the same, written notice of the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(h)Notices from Governmental Authority — promptly, and in any event within 30 days of receipt thereof, copies of any notice to the Company or any Subsidiary from any federal or state Governmental Authority relating to any order, ruling, statute or other law or regulation that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(i)Resignation or Replacement of Auditors — within ten Business Days following the date on which the Company’s auditors resign or the Company elects to change auditors, as the case may be, notification thereof;
(j)Notice of Material Adverse Events — promptly, and in any event within five days of a Responsible Officer becoming aware of the following:
(i)of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof;
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(ii)notice of any development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect so long as disclosure of such information could not result in a violation of, or expose the Company or its Subsidiaries to any material liability under, any applicable law, ordinance or regulation or any agreements with unaffiliated third parties that are binding on the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries or on any Property of any of them;
(iii)notice of any action or proceeding against or of any noncompliance by any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries with any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(iv)notice of (x) any potential or known Release, or threat of Release, of any Hazardous Materials in violation of any applicable Environmental Law at any Property; (y) any violation of any Environmental Law that any Obligor or any of their respective Subsidiaries reports in writing or is reportable by such Person in writing (or for which any written report supplemental to any oral report is made) to any federal, state or local environmental agency or (z) any inquiry, proceeding, investigation, or other action, including a notice from any agency of potential Environmental Liability, of any federal, state or local environmental agency or board, that involves any Property, in each case that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(k)Information Required by Rule 144A — and any Qualified Institutional Buyer designated by such holder, promptly, upon the request of any such holder, such financial and other information as such holder may reasonably determine to be necessary in order to permit compliance with the information requirements of Rule 144A under the Securities Act in connection with the resale of Notes, except at such times as the Company is subject to and in compliance with the reporting requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
(l)Changes in Debt Rating — promptly following any such announcement, notice of any public announcement by any Rating Agency of any change in a Debt Rating; provided that the provisions of this clause (l) shall only apply on and after the Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date;
(m)Incremental Facilities — promptly following the effectiveness of any Incremental Revolving Increase or Incremental Term Loan Increase (each as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement), (i) notice of such Incremental Revolving Increase or Incremental Term Loan Increase (including the aggregate amount thereof); and (ii) a duly completed Officer’s Certificate executed by a Senior Financial Officer of the Company certifying that the Company is in compliance with Section 10.2 of this Agreement (with calculations in reasonable detail demonstrating compliance with the financial covenants in Section 10.1 of this Agreement on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the funding of all loans to be made on the effective date for such Incremental Revolving Increase or Incremental Term Loan Increase, as applicable); and
(n)Requested Information — with reasonable promptness, such other data and information relating to the Properties, business, operations, affairs, financial
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condition, or assets or properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including, but without limitation, actual copies of the Company’s Form 10‑Q and Form 10‑K) or relating to the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Notes as from time to time may be reasonably requested by any such holder of a Note, so long as disclosure of such information would not result in a violation of any applicable law, ordinance or regulation or any agreement with an unaffiliated third party that is binding on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 7.2Officer’s Certificate. Each set of financial statements delivered to a holder of a Note pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer (which, in the case of Electronic Delivery of any such financial statements, shall be by separate concurrent delivery of such certificate to each holder of a Note):
(a)Default — certifying as to whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto;
(b)Covenant Compliance — setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 10.1; provided that in the event that the Company or any Subsidiary has made an election to measure any financial liability using fair value (which election is being disregarded for purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement pursuant to Section 24.2) as to the period covered by any such financial statement, such Senior Financial Officer’s certificate as to such period shall include a reconciliation from GAAP with respect to such election;
(c)Change in GAAP — if any material change in the application of GAAP has occurred since the date of the Audited Financial Statements referred to in Section 5.5, a description of such change and the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate; and
(d)Calculations — setting forth reasonably detailed calculations, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders, of Unencumbered Asset Value as of the last day of the fiscal period covered by such certificate.
Section 7.3Visitation. The Company shall permit the representatives of each holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor, upon reasonable prior notice during normal business hours, to visit and inspect its properties (subject to the rights of tenants or subtenants in possession), to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested.
Section 7.4Electronic Delivery. Financial statements, opinions of independent certified public accountants, other information and Officers’ Certificates that are required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 7.1(a), 7.1(b) or 7.1(c) and Section 7.2 shall be deemed to have been delivered if the Company satisfies any of the following requirements:
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(i)such financial statements satisfying the requirements of Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) and related Officer’s Certificate satisfying the requirements of Section 7.2 are delivered to each holder of a Note by e-mail;
(ii)the Company shall have timely filed such Form 10–Q or Form 10–K, satisfying the requirements of Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b), as the case may be, with the SEC and shall have made such form and the related Officer’s Certificate satisfying the requirements of Section 7.2 available on its home page on the internet, which is located at http://www.gettyrealty.com as of the date of this Agreement;
(iii)such financial statements satisfying the requirements of Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) and related Officer’s Certificate(s) satisfying the requirements of Section 7.2 are timely posted by or on behalf of the Company on IntraLinks or on any other similar website to which each holder of Notes has free access; or
(iv)the Company shall have filed any of the items referred to in Section 7.1(c) with the SEC and shall have made such items available on its home page on the internet or on IntraLinks or on any other similar website to which each holder of Notes has free access;
provided however, that in the case of any of clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv), the Company shall have given each holder of a Note prior written notice, which may be by e-mail or in accordance with Section 19, of such posting or filing in connection with each delivery, provided further, that upon request of any holder to receive paper copies of such forms, financial statements and Officer’s Certificates or to receive them by e-mail, the Company will promptly e-mail them or deliver such paper copies, as the case may be, to such holder.
Section 8.Payment and Prepayment of the Notes.
Section 8.1Maturity. As provided therein, the entire unpaid principal balance of each Note shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date thereof.
Section 8.2Optional Prepayments with Make-Whole Amount. The Company may, at its option, upon notice as provided below, prepay at any time all, or from time to time any part of, the Notes, in an amount not less than $1,000,000, or any larger multiple of $100,000, in the case of a partial prepayment, at 100% of the principal amount so prepaid, and the Make-Whole Amount determined for the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount. The Company will give each holder of Notes written notice of each optional prepayment under this Section 8.2 not less than ten days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for such prepayment unless the Company and the Required Holders agree to another time period pursuant to Section 18. Each such notice shall specify such date (which shall be a Business Day), the series and aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid on such date, the principal amount of each Note held by such holder to be prepaid (determined in accordance with Section 8.4), and the interest to be paid on the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount being prepaid, and shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer as to the estimated Make-Whole Amounts due in connection with such prepayment (calculated by series and as if the date of such notice were the date of the prepayment), setting forth the details of such
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computation. Two Business Days prior to such prepayment, the Company shall deliver to each holder of Notes a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer specifying the calculation of such Make-Whole Amounts as of the specified prepayment date. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the Company, in its discretion, may, at any time during the Open Prepayment Period, freely prepay all of the outstanding Series F Notes and/or Series I Notes pursuant to this Section 8.2, without payment of any Make-Whole Amount and, so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, without a pro rata payment of any other series of Notes at the time outstanding and no Make-Whole Amount shall be due or payable in connection with any such prepayment of the Series F Notes or Series I Notes, as applicable, during the Open Prepayment Period.
Section 8.3Intentionally Omitted.
Section 8.4Allocation of Partial Prepayments. In the case of each partial prepayment of the Notes pursuant to Section 8.2, the principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid shall be allocated among all of the Notes (without regard to series) at the time outstanding (except to the extent provided in the last sentence of Section 8.2) in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof not theretofore called for prepayment.
Section 8.5Maturity; Surrender, Etc. In the case of each prepayment of Notes pursuant to Section 8.2, the Company may defer or abandon such optional prepayment upon written notice to the holders of the Notes. The Company shall keep each holder of Notes reasonably and timely informed of (i) any such deferral of the date of prepayment, (ii) the date on which such prepayment is expected to occur, and (iii) any determination by the Company to rescind such notice of prepayment. From and after the date fixed for such prepayment (if not deferred or abandoned), unless the Company shall fail to pay such principal amount when so due and payable, together with the interest and Make-Whole Amount, if any, as aforesaid, interest on such principal amount shall cease to accrue. Any Note paid or prepaid in full shall be surrendered to the Company and cancelled and shall not be reissued, and no Note shall be issued in lieu of any prepaid principal amount of any Note.
Section 8.6Purchase of Notes. The Company will not and will not permit any Affiliate to purchase, redeem, prepay or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the outstanding Notes except upon the payment or prepayment of the Notes in accordance with this Agreement and the Notes. The Company will promptly cancel all Notes acquired by it or any Affiliate pursuant to any payment or prepayment of Notes pursuant to this Agreement and no Notes may be issued in substitution or exchange for any such Notes.
Section 8.7Change in Control Prepayment.
(a)Notice of Change in Control or Control Event. The Company will, within five Business Days after any Senior Financial Officer has knowledge of the occurrence of any Change in Control or Control Event, give written notice of such Change in Control or Control Event to each holder of Notes unless notice in respect of such Change in Control (or the Change in Control contemplated by such Control Event) shall have been given pursuant to subparagraph (b) of this Section 8.7. If a Change in Control has occurred,
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such notice shall contain and constitute an offer to prepay Notes as described in subparagraph (c) of this Section 8.7 and shall be accompanied by the certificate described in subparagraph (g) of this Section 8.7.
(b)Condition to Company Action. The Company will not take any action that consummates or finalizes a Change in Control unless (i) at least 30 days prior to such action it shall have given to each holder of Notes written notice containing and constituting an offer to prepay Notes as described in subparagraph (c) of this Section 8.7, accompanied by the certificate described in subparagraph (g) of this Section 8.7, and (ii) contemporaneously with such Change in Control, it prepays all Notes required to be prepaid in accordance with this Section 8.7.
(c)Offer to Prepay Notes. The offer to prepay Notes contemplated by subparagraphs (a) or (b) of this Section 8.7 shall be an offer to prepay, in accordance with and subject to this Section 8.7, all, but not less than all, the Notes held by each holder of Notes (the terms “holder” and “holder of Notes”, for purposes of this Section 8.7, shall refer to the beneficial owner in respect of any Note registered in the name of a nominee for a disclosed beneficial owner) on a date specified in such offer (the “Change in Control Prepayment Date”). If such Change in Control Prepayment Date is in connection with an offer contemplated by subparagraph (a) of this Section 8.7, such date shall be not less than 20 days and not more than 45 days after the date of such offer (if the Change in Control Prepayment Date shall not be specified in such offer, the Change in Control Prepayment Date shall be the first Business Day after the 20th day after the date of such offer).
(d)Acceptance/Rejection. A holder of Notes may accept the offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 8.7 by causing a notice of such acceptance to be delivered to the Company not later than fifteen (15) days after receipt by such holder of the most recent offer of prepayment. A failure by a holder to respond to an offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall be deemed to constitute an acceptance of such offer by such holder.
(e)Prepayment. Prepayment of the Notes to be prepaid pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall be at 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, together with interest on such Notes accrued to the date of prepayment and the Make-Whole Amount. The prepayment shall be made on the Change in Control Prepayment Date except as provided in subparagraph (f) of this Section 8.7.
(f)Deferral Pending Change in Control. The obligation of the Company to prepay Notes pursuant to the offers required by subparagraph (b) and accepted in accordance with subparagraph (d) of this Section 8.7 is subject to the occurrence of the Change in Control in respect of which such offers and acceptances shall have been made. In the event that such Change in Control has not occurred on the Change in Control Prepayment Date in respect thereof, the prepayment shall be deferred until, and shall be made on, the date on which such Change in Control occurs. The Company shall keep each holder of Notes reasonably and timely informed of (i) any such deferral of the date of prepayment, (ii) the date on which such Change in Control and the prepayment are
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expected to occur, and (iii) any determination by the Company that efforts to effect such Change in Control have ceased or been abandoned (in which case the offers and acceptances made pursuant to this Section 8.7 in respect of such Change in Control shall be deemed rescinded).
(g)Officer’s Certificate. Each offer to prepay the Notes pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall be accompanied by a certificate, executed by a Senior Financial Officer of the Company and dated the date of such offer, specifying: (i) the Change in Control Prepayment Date; (ii) that such offer is made pursuant to this Section 8.7; (iii) the principal amount and series of each Note offered to be prepaid; (iv) the interest that would be due on each Note offered to be prepaid, accrued to the Change in Control Prepayment Date; (v) the estimated Make-Whole Amount due with respect to each Note offered to be prepaid, setting forth the details of such computation (assuming the date of such certificate were the date of prepayment), (vi) that the conditions of this Section 8.7 have been fulfilled; and (vii) in reasonable detail, the nature and date or proposed date of the Change in Control. Additionally, two Business Days prior to such prepayment, the Company shall deliver to each holder of Notes a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer specifying the calculation of such Make-Whole Amount as of the specified prepayment date.
“Change in Control” means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the Closing Date), of Equity Interests representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Company; (b) during any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Company cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body; (c) any Change of Control (as such term is defined in the Bank Credit Agreement) under the Bank Credit Agreement so long as the Bank Credit Agreement is in effect; (d) any Change of Control (as such term is defined in the MetLife Note Agreement) under the MetLife Note Agreement so long as the MetLife Note Agreement is in effect; (e) any Change of Control (as such term is defined in the AIG Note Agreement) under the AIG Note Agreement so long as the AIG Note Agreement is in effect; or (f) any Change of Control (as such term is defined in the Barings Note Agreement) under the Barings Note Agreement so long as the Barings Note Agreement is in effect.
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“Control Event” means:
(i)the execution by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates of any agreement or letter of intent with respect to any proposed transaction or event or series of transactions or events which, individually or in the aggregate, may reasonably be expected to result in a Change in Control, or
(ii)the execution of any written agreement which, when fully performed by the parties thereto, would result in a Change in Control.
“Make-Whole Amount” means, with respect to any Note, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Discounted Value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to the Called Principal of such Note over the amount of such Called Principal, provided that the Make-Whole Amount may in no event be less than zero. For the purposes of determining the Make-Whole Amount, the following terms have the following meanings:
“Called Principal” means, with respect to any Note, the principal of such Note that is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 8.2 or Section 8.7 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1, as the context requires.
“Discounted Value” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the amount obtained by discounting all Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to such Called Principal from their respective scheduled due dates to the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in accordance with accepted financial practice and at a discount factor (applied on the same periodic basis as that on which interest on the Notes is payable) equal to the Reinvestment Yield with respect to such Called Principal.
“Reinvestment Yield” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, 0.50% over the yield to maturity implied by the yield(s) reported as of 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, on the display designated as “Page PX1” (or such other display as may replace Page PX1) on Bloomberg Financial Markets for the most recently issued actively traded on-the-run U.S. Treasury securities (“Reported”) having a maturity equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date. If there are no such U.S. Treasury securities Reported having a maturity equal to such Remaining Average Life, then such implied yield to maturity will be determined by (a) converting U.S. Treasury bill quotations to bond equivalent yields in accordance with accepted financial practice and (b) interpolating linearly between the yields Reported for the applicable most recently issued actively traded on-the-run U.S. Treasury securities with the maturities (1) closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2) closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Note.
If such yields are not Reported or the yields Reported as of such time are not ascertainable (including by way of interpolation), then “Reinvestment Yield” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, 0.50% over the yield to maturity implied by the U.S. Treasury constant maturity yields reported, for the latest day for which such yields have been so
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reported as of the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (or any comparable successor publication) for the U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date. If there is no such U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to such Remaining Average Life, such implied yield to maturity will be determined by interpolating linearly between (1) the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2) the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Note.
“Remaining Average Life” means, with respect to any Called Principal, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) such Called Principal into (ii) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the principal component of each Remaining Scheduled Payment with respect to such Called Principal by (b) the number of years, computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months and calculated to two decimal places, that will elapse between the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal and the scheduled due date of such Remaining Scheduled Payment.
“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, all payments of such Called Principal and interest thereon that would be due after the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal if no payment of such Called Principal were made prior to its scheduled due date, provided that if such Settlement Date is not a date on which interest payments are due to be made under the Notes, then the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued to such Settlement Date and required to be paid on such Settlement Date pursuant to Section 8.5 or Section 12.1.
“Settlement Date” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the date on which such Called Principal is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 8.2 or Section 8.7 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1, as the context requires.
Section 8.9Payments Due on Non-Business Days. Anything in this Agreement or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding (but without limiting the requirement in Section 8.5 that the notice of any prepayment specify a Business Day as the date fixed for such prepayment), (x) subject to clause (y), any payment of interest on any Note that is due on a date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day without including the additional days elapsed in the computation of the interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day; and (y) any payment of principal of or Make-Whole Amount on any Note (including principal due on the Maturity Date of such Note) that is due on a date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and shall include the additional days elapsed in the computation of interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day.
Section 9.Affirmative Covenants.
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The Company covenants that so long as any of the Notes are outstanding:
Section 9.1Existence; Conduct of Business; REIT Status.
(a)The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business, except where the failure to so preserve, renew or keep in force and effect could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)The Company shall do all things necessary to (x) preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its status as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code and (y) remain publicly traded with securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market.
Section 9.2Payment of Obligations. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay its obligations, including, without limitation, tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges, all lawful claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen and landlords for labor, materials, supplies and rentals, that, if not paid, could result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where:
(a)the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(b)the Company or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP; and
(c)the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 9.3Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to:
(a)(i) require its Tenants to (x) maintain, preserve and protect in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and casualty and condemnation excepted, all of (A) its Unencumbered Properties except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (B) its other material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (y) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Tenants to comply with such requirements; and
(b)(i) maintain, or require and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Tenants to maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies that are not Affiliates of the Company, insurance with respect to its properties and its business covering loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in
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the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons and providing for not less than 30 days’ prior notice to the holders of Notes of the termination, lapse or cancellation of such insurance; provided that if any Tenant fails to maintain such insurance, or as of any date any such insurance maintained by a Tenant is no longer in effect, within 30 days after a Responsible Officer becomes aware of such failure or such date, as applicable, the Company shall, or shall cause its applicable Subsidiary to, obtain and maintain such insurance.
Section 9.4Books and Records. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b) maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.
Section 9.5Compliance with Laws. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where (a) such law, rule, regulation or order is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or (b) the failure to comply with such law, rule, regulations or order, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 9.6Environmental Laws. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to:
(a)comply with, require its Tenants to comply with and use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure compliance by all Tenants, if any, with, all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits applicable to any Property, except in such instances in which (i) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, or (ii) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(b)obtain and renew or require its Tenants to obtain and renew, and use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that all Tenants comply with and maintain and renew, any and all licenses, approvals, notifications, registrations or permits required by applicable Environmental Laws, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(c)conduct and complete, or require and use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that its Tenants conduct and complete, any investigation, study, sampling and testing, and undertake any cleanup, response, removal, remedial or other action necessary to remove, remediate and clean up all Hazardous Materials at, on, under or emanating from any Property as necessary to maintain compliance with the requirements of all applicable Environmental Laws except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (provided that if a Tenant fails
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to comply with any such requirement, the Company shall be required to comply therewith, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect); provided, however, that no Obligor or Subsidiary thereof shall be required to undertake any such cleanup, removal, remedial or other action to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP.
Section 9.7Use of Proceeds. The proceeds from the sale of the Series I Notes will be used only to prepay the Existing Series A Notes in full and for general corporate purposes. No part of the proceeds from the sale of any Note will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the FRB, including Regulations T, U and X.
Section 9.8Minimum Property Condition. The Company shall comply, at all times, with the Minimum Property Condition.
Section 9.9Intentionally Omitted.
Section 9.10Intentionally Omitted.
Section 9.11Intentionally Omitted.
Section 9.12Intentionally Omitted.
Section 9.13Subsidiary Guarantors. The Company will cause each of its Subsidiaries that Guarantees or otherwise becomes liable at any time, whether as a borrower, issuer or an additional or co-borrower or co-issuer or otherwise, for or in respect of any Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement, any Additional Note Agreement and/or any other document, instrument or agreement evidencing or governing any other Unsecured Debt, to concurrently therewith:
(a)become a Subsidiary Guarantor by executing and delivering to each holder of a Note a Joinder; and
(b)deliver to each holder of a Note a certificate signed by an authorized responsible officer of such Subsidiary containing representations and warranties on behalf of such Subsidiary to the same effect, mutatis mutandis, as those contained in Section 5.2, 5.4(c), 5.6, 5.7 and 5.19 of this Agreement (with respect to such Subsidiary);
(c)duly execute and deliver to each holder of a Note all documents as may be reasonably requested by the Required Holders to evidence the due organization, continuing existence and good standing of such Subsidiary and the due authorization by all requisite action on the part of such Subsidiary of the execution and delivery of such Joinder and the performance by such Subsidiary of its obligations thereunder; and
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(d)deliver to each holder of a Note an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and covering such matters substantially addressed in the opinion of counsel delivered pursuant to Section 4.4(a) hereof on the date of Closing but relating to such Subsidiary and such Joinder.
Section 9.14Pari Passu Ranking.
The Obligors’ obligations under the Financing Documents to which they are a party will, upon issuance of the Notes, rank at least pari passu, without preference or priority, with (i) all of their respective obligations under the Bank Loan Documents, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement and the Barings Note Agreement and (ii) all other present and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Obligors (including all Pari Passu Obligations).
Section 10.Negative Covenants.
The Company covenants that so long as any of the Notes are outstanding:
Section 10.1Financial Covenants. The Company shall not:
(a)Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. Permit Consolidated Tangible Net Worth, as determined as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company, to be less than $515,286,000, plus an amount equal to 75% of the net proceeds received by the Company from issuances and sales of Equity Interests of the Company occurring after the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to March 23, 2018 for which financial statements of the Company are publicly available (other than proceeds received within ninety (90) days before or after the redemption, retirement or repurchase of Equity Interests in the Company up to the amount paid by the Company in connection with such redemption, retirement or repurchase, in each case where, for the avoidance of doubt, the net effect is that the Company shall not have increased its net worth as a result of any such proceeds).
(b)Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company, to be less than 1.75:1.00.
(c)Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit Consolidated Total Indebtedness at any time to exceed 55% of Total Asset Value; provided that (i) at any time that the Company maintains an Investment Grade Credit Rating, such maximum ratio shall thereafter be increased to 60% and (ii) on up to two occasions during the term of this Agreement, such maximum ratio may be increased at the election of the Company to 60% (65% in the event the Company has obtained an Investment Grade Credit Rating), for any fiscal quarter in which a Material Acquisition is completed and for up to the next two subsequent consecutive full fiscal quarters.
(d)Maximum Secured Recourse Indebtedness. Permit Consolidated Secured Recourse Indebtedness at any time to exceed 10% of Total Asset Value.
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(e)Maximum Secured Indebtedness. Permit Consolidated Secured Indebtedness at any time to exceed 30% of Total Asset Value.
(f)Maximum Unsecured Leverage Ratio. Permit Consolidated Unsecured Debt at any time to exceed 55% of Unencumbered Asset Value; provided that (i) at any time that the Company maintains an Investment Grade Credit Rating, such maximum ratio shall thereafter be increased to 60% and (ii) on up to two occasions during the term of this Agreement, such maximum ratio may be increased at the election of the Company to 60% (65% in the event the Company has obtained an Investment Grade Credit Rating), for any fiscal quarter in which a Material Acquisition is completed and for up to the next two subsequent consecutive full fiscal quarters.
(g)Minimum Unencumbered Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit the Unencumbered Interest Coverage Ratio, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company, to be less than 1.75:1.00.
Section 10.2Indebtedness. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness unless (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing immediately before and after the incurrence of such Indebtedness and (b) immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, the Company shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the provisions of Section 10.1.
Section 10.3Liens. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on (i) any Unencumbered Eligible Property other than Permitted Property Encumbrances, (ii) any Equity Interest of any Unencumbered Property Subsidiary other than Permitted Equity Encumbrances or (iii) any income from or proceeds of any of the foregoing. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to sign, file or authorize under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction a financing statement that includes in its collateral description any portion of any Unencumbered Eligible Property (unless such description relates to a Permitted Property Encumbrance), any Equity Interest of any Unencumbered Property Subsidiary (unless such description relates to a Permitted Equity Encumbrance) or any income from or proceeds of any of the foregoing.
Section 10.4Fundamental Changes. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions and whether effected pursuant to a Division or otherwise) all or substantially all of its assets or all of substantially all of the stock of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom and the Company is in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the provisions of Section 10.1(b) and Section 10.1(c):
(a)(i) any Person may merge into an Obligor in a transaction in which such Obligor is the surviving Person (provided that the Company must be the survivor of any merger involving the Company), subject to the requirements of Section 9.13, (ii) any Person (other than an Obligor unless such Obligor is the surviving Person of such merger) may merge with or into a Subsidiary (other than an Obligor), (iii) any Obligor or
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any Subsidiary may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise Dispose of its assets to another Obligor or another Subsidiary, subject to the requirements of Section 9.13, which in the event of a consummation of a Division shall apply to all Division Successors, (iv) any Subsidiary (other than an Obligor) may liquidate or dissolve if the Company determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Company, and (v) an Obligor or any Subsidiary may sell, transfer or otherwise Dispose of Equity Interests of a Subsidiary (other than an Obligor);
(b)in connection with any acquisition permitted under Section 10.7, any Subsidiary of the Company may merge into or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it; provided that the Person surviving such merger shall be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company and shall comply with the requirements of Section 9.13;
(c)any Subsidiary of the Company may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation, pursuant to a Division or otherwise) to the Company or to another Subsidiary of the Company; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is an Unencumbered Property Subsidiary, then the transferee must be an Unencumbered Property Subsidiary, and provided, further, that if any Subsidiary consummates a Division, the Company must comply with the obligations set forth in Section 9.13 with respect to each Division Successor; and
(d)Dispositions permitted by Section 10.5(d) shall be permitted under this Section 10.4.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Company be permitted to (i) merge, dissolve or liquidate or consolidate with or into any other Person unless after giving effect thereto the Company is the sole surviving Person of such transaction and no Change of Control results therefrom, (ii) consummate a Division or (iii) engage in any transaction pursuant to which it is reorganized or reincorporated in any jurisdiction other than a State of the United States of America or the District of Columbia.
No such conveyance, transfer or lease of substantially all of the assets of the Company shall have the effect of releasing the Company or any successor corporation or limited liability company that shall theretofore have become such in the manner prescribed in this Section 10.4 from its liability under this Agreement or the Notes.
Section 10.5Dispositions. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, or, in the case of any Subsidiary of the Company, issue, sell or otherwise Dispose of any of such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests to any Person, except:
(a)Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business;
(b)Dispositions of property by any Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or to another Subsidiary of the Company; provided that if the transferor is an
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Unencumbered Property Subsidiary, the transferee thereof must be an Unencumbered Property Subsidiary;
(c)Dispositions permitted by Section 10.4(a), 10.4(b) or 10.4(c); and
(d)(i) the Disposition of any Property and (ii) the sale or other Disposition of all, but not less than all, of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary; provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; provided further that if (x) such Property is an Unencumbered Eligible Property or (y) such Subsidiary is an Unencumbered Property Subsidiary, then at least two Business Days prior to the date of such Disposition, the holders of Notes shall have received an Officer’s Certificate certifying that at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Disposition (A) the Company shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the provisions of Section 10.1(b) and Section 10.1(c) and (B) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result under any other provision of this Agreement from such Disposition.
Section 10.6Limitation on Restricted Payments. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that the following shall be permitted:
(a)the Company and each Subsidiary thereof may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the common stock or other common Equity Interests of such Person;
(b)the Company may make Restricted Payments in cash in an aggregate amount in any fiscal year, in each case, not to exceed the greater of (i) 95% of Funds From Operations for such fiscal year and (ii) the amount of Restricted Payments required to be paid or distributed by the Company in order for it to (x) maintain its REIT Status and (y) avoid the payment of federal or state income or excise tax; provided, that no Restricted Payments in cash will be permitted during the existence of an Event of Default arising under Section 11(a) or Section 11(b), following acceleration of any of the Obligations or during the existence of an Event of Default arising under Section 11(g) or Section 11(h); and
(c)each Subsidiary of the Company may make Restricted Payments pro rata to the holders of its Equity Interests.
Section 10.7Limitation on Investments. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Investments, except Permitted Investments.
Section 10.8Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Company, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to the Company or a Subsidiary thereof as would be obtainable by the Company or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (i)
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transactions between or among the Obligors, (ii) transactions between or among Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries and (iii) Investments and Restricted Payments expressly permitted hereunder.
Section 10.9Limitation on Changes in Fiscal Year. Permit the fiscal year of the Company to end on a day other than December 31, unless otherwise required by any applicable law, rule or regulation.
Section 10.10Limitation on Lines of Business; Creation of Subsidiaries. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to:
(a)engage, directly or indirectly, in any line of business other than the Permitted Businesses; or
(b)create or acquire any Subsidiary after the Closing Date, unless (x) within thirty (30) days after the date that such Subsidiary first acquires an asset each holder of a Note has been provided with written notice of same and (y) within sixty (60) days after the date that such Subsidiary first acquires any assets such Subsidiary shall have executed a Joinder and otherwise have complied with the provisions of Section 9.13 (including clauses (b) – (d) thereof); provided further, however, no such Subsidiary shall be required to execute such Joinder if such Subsidiary is an Excluded Subsidiary.
Section 10.11Burdensome Agreements. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into any Contractual Obligation (other than any Financing Document or any Permitted Pari Passu Provision) that limits the ability of (i) any Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor (except for any restrictions on an Excluded Subsidiary provided in favor of any holder of Secured Indebtedness that is owed to a non-Affiliate of the Company and that is permitted under Section 10.2), (ii) any Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to transfer property to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii) any Subsidiary of the Company (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to Guarantee the Notes or any of the obligations under this Agreement or (iv) any Obligor to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person to secure the Notes or any obligations under this Agreement or any Subsidiary Guarantee; provided, that clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) of this Section 10.11 shall not prohibit any (A) Negative Pledges incurred or provided in favor of any holder of Secured Indebtedness that is owed to a non-Affiliate of the Company and that is permitted under Section 10.2 (provided that such limitation on Negative Pledges shall only be effective against the assets or property securing such Indebtedness), (B) Negative Pledges contained in any agreement in connection with a Disposition permitted by Section 10.5 (provided that such limitation shall only be effective against the assets or property that are the subject of Disposition), and (C) limitations on Restricted Payments or Negative Pledges by reason of customary provisions in joint venture agreements or other similar agreements applicable to Subsidiaries that are not Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries.
Section 10.12Intentionally Omitted.
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Section 10.13Accounting Changes. The Company shall not make any change in (a) accounting policies or reporting practices, except as required or permitted by GAAP, or (b) its fiscal year.
Section 10.14Amendments of Organizational Documents and Certain Debt Documents. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Obligor to:
(a)modify, amend, amend and restate or supplement the terms of any Organizational Document of any Obligor, without, in each case, the express prior written consent or approval of the Required Holders, if such changes would adversely affect in any material respect the rights of the holders of Notes hereunder or under any of the other Financing Documents; provided that if such prior consent or approval is not required, the Company shall nonetheless notify the holders of Notes in writing promptly after any such modification, amendment, amendment and restatement, or supplement to the Organizational Documents of any Obligor;
(b)directly or indirectly, enter into, incur, consent to, approve, authorize or otherwise suffer or permit to exist any agreement with respect to, or any amendment, amendment and restatement, supplement or other modification of, any of the Bank Loan Documents, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement or any of the documents relating to an Unsecured Debt Facility of any member of the Consolidated Group (each a “Debt Facility Amendment”), that (i) contains, or would directly or indirectly have the effect of adding, any financial covenant (whether set forth as a covenant, undertaking, event of default, restriction, prepayment event or other such provision) that is more restrictive or burdensome as against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries than those contained in this Agreement or would directly or indirectly have the effect of making any of the existing financial covenants included therein more restrictive or burdensome as against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries than those contained in this Agreement or (ii) contains, or would directly or indirectly have the effect of adding, any new provision regarding eligibility requirements for “pool properties” (whether set forth as a covenant, undertaking, event of default, restriction, prepayment event or other such provision) that is more restrictive or burdensome as against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries than those contained in this Agreement or would directly or indirectly have the effect of making any of the existing provisions regarding eligibility requirements for “pool properties” therein more restrictive or burdensome as against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries than those contained in this Agreement, in each case, unless (A) the Required Holders have consented thereto in writing or (B) the Financing Documents have been, or concurrently therewith are, modified in a manner reasonably deemed appropriate by the Required Holders to reflect such Debt Facility Amendment (including, without limitation, in the case of any Debt Facility Amendment that has the effect of modifying any financial covenant, reflecting any applicable cushion (if any) that exists between the covenant levels in the Financing Documents and the Bank Loan Documents, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement or the documents relating to an Unsecured Debt Facility (determined on a percentage basis based on the then applicable covenant levels under the Financing Documents and, as applicable, the Bank Loan Documents, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement, the
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Barings Note Agreement or the documents relating to such Unsecured Debt Facility immediately prior to such Debt Facility Amendment);
(c)directly or indirectly, enter into, incur, consent to, approve, authorize or otherwise suffer or permit to exist any Debt Facility Amendment that would directly or indirectly have the effect of granting a Lien to secure any Indebtedness or other obligations arising under any Bank Loan Document, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement or any Unsecured Debt Facility unless the obligations of the Obligors under the Notes, this Agreement and the Subsidiary Guarantees are concurrently secured equally and ratably with the Bank Loan Documents, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement or such Unsecured Debt Facility pursuant to documentation reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders in substance and in form, including, without limitation, an intercreditor agreement and opinions of counsel from counsel to the Obligors that are reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders; and
(d)directly or indirectly, consent to, approve, authorize or otherwise suffer or permit any Debt Facility Amendment that would directly or indirectly have the effect of shortening the maturity of any Indebtedness arising under any of the Bank Loan Documents, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement or of any Unsecured Debt Facility or accelerating or adding any requirement for amortization thereof.
Section 10.15Anti-Money Laundering Laws; Sanctions. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Controlled Entity to:
(a)directly or indirectly, engage in any transaction, investment, undertaking or activity that conceals the identity, source or destination of the proceeds from any category of prohibited offenses designated in any law, regulation or other binding measure by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (solely to the extent such Organization has jurisdiction over the Company or any Controlled Entity and such law, regulation or other measure is applicable to, and binding on, the Company or any Controlled Entity) or violate these laws or any other applicable Anti-Money Laundering Law or engage in these actions;
(b)directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of any Note, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Controlled Entity, joint venture partner or other individual or entity, to fund any activities of or business with any individual or entity, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is subject to sanctions under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any individual or entity (including any individual or entity participating in the Transactions, whether as Purchaser, holder of a Note or otherwise) of U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws; or
(c)(i) become (including by virtue of being owned or controlled by a Blocked Person), own or control a Blocked Person, (ii) directly or indirectly to have any
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investment in or engage in any dealing or transaction with any Person if such investment, dealing or transaction (x) would cause any holder or any affiliate of such holder to be in violation of any, or subject to sanctions under, any law or regulation applicable to such holder, or (y) is prohibited by or subject to sanctions under any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws.
Section 10.16Anti-Corruption Laws. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Controlled Entity to, directly or indirectly use the proceeds of any Note for any purpose which would breach the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or other applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.
Section 10.17Compliance with Environmental Laws. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, do, or permit any other Person to do, any of the following: (a) use any of the Real Property or any portion thereof as a facility for the handling, processing, storage or disposal of Hazardous Materials except for quantities of Hazardous Materials used in the ordinary course of business and in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, (b) cause or permit to be located on any of the Real Property any underground tank or other underground storage receptacle for Hazardous Materials except in compliance in all material respects with Environmental Laws, (c) generate any Hazardous Materials on any Property except in compliance in all material respects with Environmental Laws, (d) conduct any activity at any Property in any manner that could reasonably be contemplated to cause a Release of Hazardous Materials on, upon or into the Property or any surrounding properties or any threatened Release of Hazardous Materials which might give rise to liability under CERCLA or any other Environmental Law, or (e) directly or indirectly transport or arrange for the transport of any Hazardous Materials except in compliance in all material respects with Environmental Laws, except in each case (as to any of the foregoing clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)) where any such use, location of underground storage tank or storage receptacle, generation, conduct or other activity has not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
An “Event of Default” shall exist if any of the following conditions or events shall occur and be continuing:
(a)the Company defaults in the payment of any principal or Make-Whole Amount, if any, on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or at a date fixed for prepayment or by declaration or otherwise; or
(b)the Company defaults in the payment of any interest on any Note for more than five Business Days after the same becomes due and payable; or
(c)the Company defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term contained in Section 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 9.1, 9.3(b), 9.7, 9.8, 9.13 or 9.15, or in Section 10; or
(d)the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term contained herein (other than those referred to in Sections 11(a), (b) and (c)) or in any other Financing Document and such default is not remedied within 30 days after the earlier of (i) a Responsible Officer obtaining actual
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knowledge of such default and (ii) the Company receiving written notice of such default from any holder of a Note (any such written notice to be identified as a “notice of default” and to refer specifically to this Section 11(d)); or
(e)any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Obligor in or in connection with this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 5 of the Existing Agreement, Section 5 of the Third Amended and Restated Note Agreement, Section 5 of the Second Amended and Restated Note Agreement, Section 5 of the First Amended and Restated Note Agreement or Section 5 of the Original Agreement as provided in Section 1.2(b)) or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder or any other Financing Document, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder or any other Financing Document, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made or any representation or warranty that is already by its terms qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be incorrect or misleading in any respect after giving effect to such qualification when made or deemed made; or
(f)(i) any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Recourse Indebtedness or Guarantee of Recourse Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement), individually or in the aggregate with all other Recourse Indebtedness as to which such a failure exists, of more than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any Recourse Indebtedness or Guarantee of Recourse Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement), individually or in the aggregate with all other Recourse Indebtedness as to which such a failure exists, of more than the Threshold Amount or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded (but, in any event, as to both the foregoing clauses (i)(A) and/or (i)(B), only if the applicable failure, default or event continues to exist after the passage of any applicable grace or cure period provided with respect thereto); (ii) any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Non-Recourse Indebtedness or Guarantee of Non-Recourse Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement), individually or in the aggregate with all other Non-Recourse Indebtedness as to which such a failure exists, of more than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any Non-Recourse Indebtedness or Guarantee of Non-Recourse Indebtedness having an aggregate
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principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement), individually or in the aggregate with all other Non-Recourse Indebtedness as to which such a failure exists, of more than the Threshold Amount or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded (but, in any event, as to both the foregoing clauses (ii)(A) and/or (ii)(B), only if the applicable failure, default or event continues to exist after the passage of any applicable grace or cure period provided with respect thereto); or (iii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which the Company or any Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the aggregate Swap Termination Values owed by the Company and all such Subsidiaries as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; or
(g)(i) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within 30 days after its issue or levy; or
(h)the Company or any Significant Subsidiary institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or is adjudicated as insolvent or to be liquidated; or takes corporate action for the purpose of any of the foregoing under this clause (h); or
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(i)there is entered against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (i) one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such judgments and orders) exceeding $30,000,000 (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or
(j)(i) an ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Obligor under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(k)(i) any provision of any Financing Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the obligations of the Company under, and in respect of, this Agreement, the Notes and the other Financing Documents, ceases to be in full force and effect; or (ii) any Obligor contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Financing Document; or (iii) any Obligor denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any provision of any Financing Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any provision of any Financing Document, in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), in any material respect; or
(l)the Company shall cease, for any reason, to maintain its status as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code, after taking into account any cure provisions set forth in the Code that are complied with by the Company; or
(m)any “Event of Default” under (and as defined in) the Bank Loan Documents, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement or the Barings Note Agreement shall occur.
Section 12.Remedies on Default, Etc.
(a)If an Event of Default with respect to the Company described in Section 11(g) or (h) (other than an Event of Default described in clause (i) of Section 11(g) or described in clause (vi) of Section 11(g) by virtue of the fact that such clause
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encompasses clause (i) of Section 11(g)) has occurred, all the Notes then outstanding shall automatically become immediately due and payable.
(b)If any other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Required Holders may at their option, by notice or notices to the Company, declare all the Notes then outstanding to be immediately due and payable.
(c)If any Event of Default described in Section 11(a) or (b)) has occurred and is continuing, any holder or holders of Notes at the time outstanding affected by such Event of Default may at any time, at its or their option, by notice or notices to the Company, declare all the Notes held by it or them to be immediately due and payable.
Upon any Notes becoming due and payable under this Section 12.1, whether automatically or by declaration, such Notes will forthwith mature and the entire unpaid principal amount of such Notes, plus (x) all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (including, but not limited to, interest accrued thereon at the Default Rate) and (y) the Make-Whole Amount determined in respect of such principal amount (to the full extent permitted by applicable law), shall all be immediately due and payable, in each and every case without presentment, demand, protest or further notice, all of which are hereby waived. The Company acknowledges, and the parties hereto agree, that each holder of a Note has the right to maintain its investment in the Notes free from repayment by the Company (except as herein specifically provided for) and that the provision for payment of a Make-Whole Amount by the Company in the event that the Notes are prepaid or are accelerated as a result of an Event of Default, is intended to provide compensation for the deprivation of such right under such circumstances.
(a)If any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and irrespective of whether any Notes have become or have been declared immediately due and payable under Section 12.1, the holder of any Note at the time outstanding may proceed to protect and enforce the rights of such holder by an action at law, suit in equity or other appropriate proceeding, whether for the specific performance of any agreement contained herein or in any other Financing Document, or for an injunction against a violation of any of the terms hereof or thereof, or in aid of the exercise of any power granted hereby or thereby or by law or otherwise.
(b)In addition to, and in no way limiting, the foregoing remedies, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each holder of any Note at the time outstanding shall have the following remedies available, which remedies may be exercised at the same or different times as each other or as the remedies set forth in Sections 12.1 or 12.2(a):
(i)such holder may exercise all other rights and remedies under any and all of the other Financing Documents;
(ii)such holder may exercise all other rights and remedies it may have under any applicable law; and
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(iii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, such holder shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver or receivers for the assets and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, without notice of any kind whatsoever and without regard to the adequacy of any security for the obligations of the Company hereunder or under the other Financing Documents or the solvency of any party bound for its payment, and to exercise such power as the court shall confer upon such receiver.
Section 12.3Rescission. At any time after any Notes have been declared due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1(b) or (c), the Required Holders, by written notice to the Company, may rescind and annul any such declaration and its consequences if (a) the Company has paid all overdue interest on the Notes, all principal of and Make-Whole Amount, if any, on any Notes that are due and payable and are unpaid other than by reason of such declaration, and all interest on such overdue principal and Make-Whole Amount, if any, and (to the extent permitted by applicable law) any overdue interest in respect of the Notes, at the Default Rate, (b) neither the Company nor any other Person shall have paid any amounts which have become due solely by reason of such declaration, (c) all Events of Default and Defaults, other than non-payment of amounts that have become due solely by reason of such declaration, have been cured or have been waived pursuant to Section 18, and (d) no judgment or decree has been entered for the payment of any monies due pursuant hereto or to the Notes. No rescission and annulment under this Section 12.3 will extend to or affect any subsequent Event of Default or Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 12.4No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc. No course of dealing and no delay on the part of any holder of any Note in exercising any right, power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise prejudice such holder’s rights, powers or remedies. No right, power or remedy conferred by any Financing Document upon any holder thereof shall be exclusive of any other right, power or remedy referred to herein or therein or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise. Without limiting the obligations of the Company under Section 16, the Company will pay to the holder of each Note on demand such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of such holder incurred in any enforcement or collection under this Section 12, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses and disbursements.
Section 13.Registration; Exchange; Substitution of Notes.
Section 13.1Registration of Notes. The Company shall keep at its principal executive office a register for the registration and registration of transfers of Notes. The name and address of each holder of one or more Notes, each transfer thereof and the name and address of each transferee of one or more Notes shall be registered in such register. If any holder of one or more Notes is a nominee, then (a) the name and address of the beneficial owner of such Note or Notes shall also be registered in such register as an owner and holder thereof and (b) at any such beneficial owner’s option, either such beneficial owner or its nominee may execute any amendment, waiver or consent pursuant to this Agreement. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Person(s) in whose name any Note(s) shall be registered shall be deemed and treated as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes hereof, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary. The Company shall give to any
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holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor promptly upon request therefor, a complete and correct copy of the names and addresses of all registered holders of Notes.
Section 13.2Transfer and Exchange of Notes. Upon surrender of any Note to the Company at the address and to the attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section 19(iii)), for registration of transfer or exchange (and in the case of a surrender for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed by the registered holder of such Note or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing and accompanied by the relevant name, address and other information for notices of each transferee of such Note or part thereof), within ten Business Days thereafter, the Company shall execute and deliver, at the Company’s expense (except as provided below), one or more new Notes of the same series (as requested by the holder thereof) in exchange therefor, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the surrendered Note. Each such new Note shall be payable to such Person as such holder may request and shall be substantially in the form of Schedule 1-A, Schedule 1-B, Schedule 1-C, Schedule 1-D, Schedule 1-E or Schedule 1-F, as applicable. Each such new Note shall be dated and bear interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on the surrendered Note or dated the date of the surrendered Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon. The Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any stamp tax or governmental charge imposed in respect of any such transfer of Notes. Notes shall not be transferred in denominations of less than $100,000, provided that if necessary to enable the registration of transfer by a holder of its entire holding of Notes, one Note may be in a denomination of less than $100,000. Any transferee, by its acceptance of a Note registered in its name (or the name of its nominee), shall be deemed to have made the representation set forth in Section 6.2.
Section 13.3Replacement of Notes. Upon receipt by the Company at the address and to the attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section 19(iii)) of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Note (which evidence shall be, in the case of an Institutional Investor, notice from such Institutional Investor of such loss, theft, destruction or mutilation), and
(a)in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Company (provided that if the holder of such Note is, or is a nominee for, an original Purchaser or another holder of a Note with a minimum net worth of at least $100,000,000 or a Qualified Institutional Buyer, such Person’s own unsecured agreement of indemnity shall be deemed to be satisfactory), or
(b)in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation thereof,
within ten Business Days thereafter, the Company at its own expense shall execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Note of the same series, dated and bearing interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note or dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon.
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Section 14.1Place of Payment. Subject to Section 14.2, payments of principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest becoming due and payable on the Notes shall be made in New York, New York at the principal office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in such jurisdiction. The Company may at any time, by notice to each holder of a Note, change the place of payment of the Notes so long as such place of payment shall be either the principal office of the Company in such jurisdiction or the principal office of a bank or trust company in such jurisdiction.
Section 14.2Home Office Payment. So long as any Purchaser or its nominee shall be the holder of any Note, and notwithstanding anything contained in Section 14.1 or in such Note to the contrary, the Company will pay all sums becoming due on such Note for principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, interest and all other amounts becoming due hereunder by wire transfer in accordance with the instructions specified for such purpose below such Purchaser’s name in Schedule A, or in accordance with such other instructions as such Purchaser shall have from time to time specified to the Company in writing for such purpose, without the presentation or surrender of such Note or the making of any notation thereon, except that upon written request of the Company made concurrently with or reasonably promptly after payment or prepayment in full of any Note, such Purchaser shall surrender such Note for cancellation, reasonably promptly after any such request, to the Company at its principal executive office or at the place of payment most recently designated by the Company pursuant to Section 14.1. Prior to any sale or other disposition of any Note held by a Purchaser or its nominee, such Purchaser will, at its election, either endorse thereon the amount of principal paid thereon and the last date to which interest has been paid thereon or surrender such Note to the Company in exchange for a new Note or Notes pursuant to Section 13.2. The Company will afford the benefits of this Section 14.2 to any Institutional Investor that is the direct or indirect transferee of any Note purchased by a Purchaser under this Agreement and that has made the same agreement relating to such Note as the Purchasers have made in this Section 14.2.
Section 15.1Unconditional Guarantee. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and jointly and severally with the other Subsidiary Guarantors guarantees to each holder, the due and punctual payment in full of (a) the principal of, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), and any other amounts due under, the Notes when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at stated maturity or by required or optional prepayment or by acceleration or otherwise) and (b) any other sums which may become due under the terms and provisions of the Notes, this Agreement or any other Financing Document (all such obligations described in clauses (a) and (b) above are herein called the “Guaranteed Obligations”). The guarantee in the preceding sentence (the “Unconditional Guarantee”) is an absolute, present and continuing guarantee of payment and not of collectability and is in no way conditional or contingent upon any attempt to collect from the Company or any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations (including, without limitation, any other Subsidiary Guarantor) or upon any other action, occurrence or circumstance whatsoever. In the event that the Company shall
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fail so to pay any of such Guaranteed Obligations, each Subsidiary Guarantor jointly and severally agrees to pay the same when due to the holders entitled thereto, without demand, presentment, protest or notice of any kind, in U.S. dollars, pursuant to the requirements for payment specified in the Notes and this Agreement. Each default in payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall give rise to a separate cause of action hereunder and separate suits may be brought hereunder as each cause of action arises. Each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that the Notes issued in connection with this Agreement may (but need not) make reference to this Section 15.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that it’s liability hereunder is joint and several with the other Subsidiary Guarantors and any other Person(s) who may guarantee the obligations and Indebtedness under and in respect of the Financing Documents.
Section 15.2Obligations Absolute. The obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall be primary, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, irrespective of the validity or enforceability of the Notes, this Agreement, any other Financing Document or any other instrument referred to therein or herein, shall not be subject to any counterclaim, setoff, deduction or defense based upon any claim a Subsidiary Guarantor may have against the Company or any holder or otherwise, and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, discharged or in any way affected by, any circumstance or condition whatsoever (whether or not such Subsidiary Guarantor shall have any knowledge or notice thereof), including, without limitation: (a) any amendment to, modification of, supplement to or restatement of the Notes, this Agreement, any other Financing Document or any other instrument referred to therein or herein (it being agreed that the joint and several obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall apply to the Notes, this Agreement or any other Financing Document as so amended, modified, supplemented or restated) or any assignment or transfer of any thereof or of any interest therein, or any furnishing, acceptance, enforcement, realization or release of any security for the Notes (or any application of the proceeds thereof as the holders, in their sole discretion, may determine) or the addition, substitution or release of any other Subsidiary Guarantor or any other entity or other Person primarily or secondarily liable in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations; (b) any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence, enforcement, failure to enforce or other action or inaction under or in respect of the Notes, this Agreement, any other Financing Document or any other instrument referred to therein or herein; (c) any bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement, reorganization, readjustment, composition, liquidation or similar proceeding with respect to the Company, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or any of their respective properties; (d) any merger, amalgamation or consolidation of any Subsidiary Guarantor or of the Company into or with any other Person or any sale, lease or transfer of any or all of the assets of any Subsidiary Guarantor or of the Company to any Person; (e) any failure on the part of the Company for any reason to comply with or perform any of the terms of any other agreement with any Subsidiary Guarantor; (f) any failure on the part of any holder to obtain, maintain, register or otherwise perfect any security; or (g) any other event or circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor (whether or not similar to the foregoing), and in any event however material or prejudicial it may be to any Subsidiary Guarantor or to any subrogation, contribution or reimbursement rights any Subsidiary Guarantor may otherwise have. Each Subsidiary Guarantor covenants that its obligations hereunder will not be discharged except by indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other obligations hereunder.
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Section 15.3Waiver. Each Subsidiary Guarantor unconditionally waives to the fullest extent permitted by law, (a) notice of acceptance hereof, of any action taken or omitted in reliance hereon and of any default by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor in the payment of any amounts due under the Notes, this Agreement, any other Financing Document or any other instrument referred to therein or herein, and of any of the matters referred to in Section 15.2 hereof, (b) all notices which may be required by statute, rule of law or otherwise to preserve any of the rights of any holder against any Subsidiary Guarantor, including, without limitation, presentment to or demand for payment from the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to any Note, notice to the Company or to any Subsidiary Guarantor of default or protest for nonpayment or dishonor and the filing of claims with a court in the event of the bankruptcy of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, (c) any right to require any holder to enforce, assert or exercise any right, power or remedy including, without limitation, any right, power or remedy conferred in this Agreement, the Notes or any other Financing Document, (d) any requirement for diligence on the part of any holder and (e) any other act or omission or thing or delay in doing any other act or thing which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Subsidiary Guarantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of any Subsidiary Guarantor or in any manner lessen the obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder.
Section 15.4Obligations Unimpaired.
(a)The holders shall have no obligation to proceed against any additional or substitute endorsers or guarantors or to pursue or exhaust any security provided by the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Person or to pursue any other remedy available to the holders.
(b)If an event permitting the acceleration of the maturity of the principal amount of any Notes shall exist and such acceleration shall at such time be prevented or the right of any holder to receive any payment on account of the Guaranteed Obligations shall at such time be delayed or otherwise affected by reason of the pendency against the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any other guarantor of a case or proceeding under a Debtor Relief Law, each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that, for purposes of this Section 15 and its obligations hereunder, the maturity of such principal amount shall be deemed to have been accelerated with the same effect as if the holder thereof had accelerated the same in accordance with the terms of Section 12, and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall forthwith pay such accelerated Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 15.5Subrogation and Subordination.
(a)No Subsidiary Guarantor will exercise any rights which it may have acquired by way of subrogation under this Section 15, by any payment made hereunder or otherwise, or accept any payment on account of such subrogation rights, or any rights of reimbursement, contribution or indemnity or any rights or recourse to any security for the Notes or this Section 15 unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash.
(b)Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby subordinates the payment of all Indebtedness and other obligations of the Company or any other guarantor of the
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Guaranteed Obligations owing to such Subsidiary Guarantor, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including, without limitation, all rights and claims described in clause (a) of this Section 15.5, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed Obligations. If the Required Holders so request, any such Indebtedness or other obligations shall be enforced and performance received by a Subsidiary Guarantor as trustee for the holders and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the holders promptly, in the form received (together with any necessary endorsements) to be applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as may be directed by the Required Holders, but without otherwise reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of any Subsidiary Guarantor under this Section 15.
(c)Subject to the terms of Section 15.12, if any amount or other payment is made to or accepted by any Subsidiary Guarantor in violation of either of the preceding clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 15.5, such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to such Subsidiary Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for the benefit of, the holders and shall be paid over to the holders promptly, in the form received (together with any necessary endorsements) to be applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as may be directed by the Required Holders, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of any Subsidiary Guarantor under this Section 15.
(d)Each Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Agreement and that its agreements set forth in this Section 15 are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
Section 15.6Information Regarding the Company. Each Subsidiary Guarantor now has and will continue to have independent means of obtaining information concerning the affairs, financial condition and business of the Company. No holder shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Subsidiary Guarantor with any credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of the Company which may come into possession of the holders. Each Subsidiary Guarantor has granted the Unconditional Guarantee without reliance upon any representation by the holders including, without limitation, with respect to (a) the due execution, validity, effectiveness or enforceability of any instrument, document or agreement evidencing or relating to any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any loan or other financial accommodation made or granted to the Company, (b) the validity, genuineness, enforceability, existence, value or sufficiency of any property securing any of the Guaranteed Obligations or the creation, perfection or priority of any lien or security interest in such property or (c) the existence, number, financial condition or creditworthiness of other guarantors or sureties, if any, with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 15.7Reinstatement of Guarantee. The Unconditional Guarantee under this Section 15 shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if and to the extent at any time payment, in whole or in part, of any of the sums due to any holder on account of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by a holder upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Company, any other Obligor or any other guarantors, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a custodian,
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receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to the Company, any other Obligor or any other guarantors or any part of its or their property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.
Section 15.8Subrogation and Contribution Rights. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 15 to the contrary, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that with respect to each of the Subsidiary Guarantors’ relative liability under the Unconditional Guarantee, each Subsidiary Guarantor possesses, and has not waived, corresponding rights of contribution, subrogation, indemnity, and reimbursement relative to the other Subsidiary Guarantors in accordance with, and as further set forth in, Section 15.12.
Section 15.9Term of Guarantee. The Unconditional Guarantee and all guarantees, covenants and agreements of each Subsidiary Guarantor contained in this Section 15 shall continue in full force and effect and shall not be discharged until such time as all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other obligations under the Financing Documents shall be indefeasibly paid in full in cash and shall be subject to reinstatement pursuant to Section 15.7.
Section 15.10Release of Subsidiary Guarantors. Anything in this Agreement or the other Financing Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, any Subsidiary Guarantor which ceases for any reason to be a guarantor or other obligor in respect of the obligations under the Bank Loan Documents, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement and any Additional Note Agreement shall, simultaneously therewith, be automatically deemed released from the Unconditional Guarantee and all its guarantees, covenants and agreements as a Subsidiary Guarantor, provided that, (a) after giving effect to such release, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (b) no amount then shall be due and payable with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations and (c) the Company shall have paid to the holders of Notes pro rata compensation or consideration, or provided equal credit support, to any compensation or consideration paid to the Bank Lenders, the MetLife Purchasers, the AIG Purchasers, the Barings Purchasers and/or any holders of the notes issued under any Additional Note Agreement, or credit support (if any) provided to the Bank Lenders, the MetLife Purchasers, the AIG Purchasers, the Barings Purchasers and/or any holders of the notes issued under any Additional Note Agreement, under the Bank Credit Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement and/or any Additional Note Agreement in connection with the termination of such Subsidiary Guarantor’s guaranty under the Bank Loan Documents, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement and/or such Additional Note Agreement.
Section 15.11Savings Clause. Anything contained in this Agreement or the other Financing Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to a maximum aggregate amount equal to the greatest amount that would not render such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations hereunder subject to avoidance as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under Section 548 of Title 11 of the United States Code or any provisions of applicable state law (collectively, the “Fraudulent Transfer Laws”), in each case after giving effect to all other liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor, contingent or otherwise, that are relevant under the Fraudulent Transfer Laws (specifically excluding, however, any liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor (a) in respect of intercompany
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indebtedness to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company to the extent that such indebtedness would be discharged in an amount equal to the amount paid by such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder and (b) under any guaranty of senior Unsecured Debt or Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Guaranteed Obligations which guaranty contains a limitation as to maximum amount similar to that set forth in this Section, pursuant to which the liability of such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder is included in the liabilities taken into account in determining such maximum amount) and after giving effect as assets to the value (as determined under the applicable provisions of the Fraudulent Transfer Laws) of any rights to subrogation, contribution, reimbursement or similar rights of such Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to (i) applicable law or (ii) any agreement providing for an equitable allocation among such Subsidiary Guarantor and of Affiliates of the Company of obligations arising under guaranties by such parties.
Section 15.12Contribution. At any time a payment in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is made under this Unconditional Guarantee, the right of contribution of each Subsidiary Guarantor against each other Subsidiary Guarantor shall be determined as provided in the immediately following sentence, with the right of contribution of each Subsidiary Guarantor to be revised and restated as of each date on which a payment (a “Relevant Payment”) is made on the Guaranteed Obligations under this Unconditional Guarantee. At any time that a Relevant Payment is made by a Subsidiary Guarantor that results in the aggregate payments made by such Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment exceeding such Subsidiary Guarantor’s Contribution Percentage (as defined below) of the aggregate payments made by all Subsidiary Guarantors in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment (such excess, the “Aggregate Excess Amount”), each such Subsidiary Guarantor shall have a right of contribution against each other Subsidiary Guarantor who either has not made any payments or has made payments in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment in an aggregate amount less than such other Subsidiary Guarantor’s Contribution Percentage of the aggregate payments made to and including the date of the Relevant Payment by all Subsidiary Guarantors in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations (the aggregate amount of such deficit, the “Aggregate Deficit Amount”) in an amount equal to (x) a fraction the numerator of which is the Aggregate Excess Amount of such Subsidiary Guarantor and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Excess Amount of all Subsidiary Guarantors multiplied by (y) the Aggregate Deficit Amount of such other Subsidiary Guarantor. A Subsidiary Guarantor’s right of contribution pursuant to the preceding sentences shall arise at the time of each computation, subject to adjustment at the time of each computation; provided, that no Subsidiary Guarantor may take any action to enforce such right until after all Guaranteed Obligations and any other amounts payable under this Unconditional Guarantee are paid in full in immediately available funds, it being expressly recognized and agreed by all parties hereto that any Subsidiary Guarantor’s right of contribution arising pursuant to this Section 15.12 against any other Subsidiary Guarantor shall be expressly junior and subordinate to such other Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations and liabilities in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations and any other obligations owing under this Unconditional Guarantee. As used in this Section 15.12, (i) each Subsidiary Guarantor’s “Contribution Percentage” shall mean the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the Adjusted Net Worth (as defined below) of such Subsidiary Guarantor by (y) the aggregate Adjusted Net Worth of all Subsidiary Guarantors; (ii) the “Adjusted Net Worth” of each Subsidiary Guarantor shall mean the greater of (x) the Net Worth (as defined below) of such Subsidiary Guarantor and (y) zero; and (iii) the “Net Worth” of each Subsidiary Guarantor
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shall mean the amount by which the fair saleable value of such Subsidiary Guarantor’s assets on the date of any Relevant Payment exceeds its existing debts and other liabilities (including contingent liabilities, but without giving effect to any Guaranteed Obligations arising under this Unconditional Guarantee) on such date. All parties hereto recognize and agree that, except for any right of contribution arising pursuant to this Section 15.12, each Subsidiary Guarantor who makes any payment in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have no right of contribution or subrogation against any other Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of such payment until after all Guaranteed Obligations and any other amounts payable under this Unconditional Guarantee are paid in full in immediately available funds. Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors recognizes and acknowledges that the rights to contribution arising hereunder shall constitute an asset in favor of the party entitled to such contribution.
Section 16.1Transaction Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Company will pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees of a special counsel and, if reasonably required by the Required Holders, local or other counsel) incurred by the Purchasers and each other holder of a Note in connection with such transactions and in connection with the preparation and administration of this Agreement, and the other Financing Documents or any amendments, waivers or consents under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Financing Document (whether or not such amendment, waiver or consent becomes effective) within 15 Business Days after the Company’s receipt of any invoice therefor, including, without limitation: (a) the reasonable costs and expenses incurred in enforcing or defending (or determining whether or how to enforce or defend) any rights under this Agreement or any other Financing Document, or in responding to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand issued in connection with this Agreement or any other Financing Document, or by reason of being a holder of any Note, (b) the reasonable costs and expenses, including financial advisors’ fees, incurred in connection with the insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company or any Subsidiary or in connection with any work-out or restructuring of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Financing Documents, (c) the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the initial filing of this Agreement and all related documents and financial information with the SVO provided, that such costs and expenses under this clause (c) shall not exceed $5,000, and (d) the costs of any environmental reports or reviews commissioned by the Required Holders as permitted hereunder. In the event that any such invoice is not paid within 15 Business Days after the Company’s receipt thereof, interest on the amount of such invoice shall be due and payable at the Default Rate commencing with the 16th Business Day after the Company’s receipt thereof until such invoice has been paid. The Company will pay, and will save each Purchaser and each other holder of a Note harmless from, (i) all claims in respect of any fees, costs or expenses, if any, of brokers and finders (other than those, if any, retained by a Purchaser or other holder in connection with its purchase of the Notes) in connection with the purchase of the Notes and (ii) any and all wire transfer fees that any bank deducts from any payment under such Note to such holder or otherwise charges to a holder of a Note with respect to a payment under such Note.
Section 16.2Survival. The obligations of the Company under this Section 16 will survive the payment or transfer of any Note, the enforcement, amendment or waiver of any provision of any Financing Document, and the termination of this Agreement.
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Section 17.Survival of Representations and Warranties; Entire Agreement.
All representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes, the purchase or transfer by any Purchaser of any Note or portion thereof or interest therein and the payment of any Note, and may be relied upon by any subsequent holder of a Note, regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on behalf of such Purchaser or any other holder of a Note. All statements contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to any Financing Document shall be deemed representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement. Subject to the preceding sentence, the Financing Documents embody the entire agreement and understanding between each Purchaser and the Company and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.
Section 18.Amendment and Waiver.
Section 18.1Requirements. This Agreement and the Notes may be amended, and the observance of any term hereof or of the Notes may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders, except that:
(a)no amendment or waiver of any of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 21 hereof, or any defined term (as it is used therein), will be effective as to any Purchaser unless consented to by such Purchaser in writing;
(b)no amendment or waiver may, without the written consent of the holder of each Note at the time outstanding, (i) subject to Section 12 relating to acceleration or rescission, change the amount or time of any prepayment or payment of principal of, or reduce the rate or change the time of payment or method of computation of (x) interest on the Notes or (y) the Make-Whole Amount, (ii) change the percentage of the principal amount of the Notes the holders of which are required to consent to any amendment or waiver, or (iii) amend any of Sections 8 (except as set forth in the second sentence of Section 8.2 and Section 18.1(d)), 11(a), 11(b), 12, 18 or 20;
(c)Intentionally Omitted; and
(d)Section 8.6 may be amended or waived to permit offers to purchase made by the Company or an Affiliate pro rata to the holders of all Notes at the time outstanding upon the same terms and conditions only with the written consent of the Company and the Super-Majority Holders.
Section 18.2Solicitation of Holders of Notes.
(a)Solicitation. The Company will provide each holder of a Note with sufficient information, sufficiently far in advance of the date a decision is required, to enable such holder to make an informed and considered decision with respect to any proposed amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the provisions hereof or of any other Financing Document. The Company will deliver executed or true and correct
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copies of each amendment, waiver or consent effected pursuant to this Section 18 or any other Financing Document to each holder of a Note promptly following the date on which it is executed and delivered by, or receives the consent or approval of, the requisite holders of Notes.
(b)Payment. The Company will not directly or indirectly pay or cause to be paid any remuneration, whether by way of supplemental or additional interest, fee or otherwise, or grant any security or provide other credit support, to any holder of a Note as consideration for or as an inducement to the entering into by such holder of any waiver or amendment of any of the terms and provisions hereof or of any other Financing Document unless such remuneration is concurrently paid, or security is concurrently granted or other credit support concurrently provided, on the same terms, ratably to each holder of a Note even if such holder did not consent to such waiver or amendment.
(c)Consent in Contemplation of Transfer. Any consent given pursuant to this Section 18 or any other Financing Document by a holder of a Note that has transferred or has agreed to transfer its Note to the Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of the Company (either pursuant to a waiver under Section 18.1(d) or subsequent to Section 8.6 having been amended pursuant to Section 18.1(d)) in connection with such consent shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder, and any amendments effected or waivers granted or to be effected or granted that would not have been or would not be so effected or granted but for such consent (and the consents of all other holders of Notes that were acquired under the same or similar conditions) shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder.
Section 18.3Binding Effect, etc. Any amendment or waiver consented to as provided in this Section 18 or any other Financing Document applies equally to all holders of Notes and is binding upon them and upon each future holder of any Note and upon the Company without regard to whether such Note has been marked to indicate such amendment or waiver. No such amendment or waiver will extend to or affect any obligation, covenant, agreement, Default or Event of Default not expressly amended or waived or impair any right consequent thereon. No course of dealing between the Company and any holder of a Note and no delay in exercising any rights hereunder or under any Note or any other Financing Document shall operate as a waiver of any rights of any holder of such Note.
Section 18.4Notes Held by Company, etc. Solely for the purpose of determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding approved or consented to any amendment, waiver or consent to be given under any Financing Document, or have directed the taking of any action provided thereunder to be taken upon the direction of the holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, Notes directly or indirectly owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates shall be deemed not to be outstanding.
Except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 7.4, all notices and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent (a) by facsimile, or (b) by registered or
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certified mail with return receipt requested (postage prepaid), or (c) by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid), or (d) by e‑mail or by Internet websites that are freely accessible by the recipient. Any such notice must be sent:
(i)if to any Purchaser or its nominee, to such Purchaser or nominee at the address specified for such communications in Schedule A, or at such other address as such Purchaser or nominee shall have specified to the Company in writing,
(ii)if to any other holder of any Note, to such holder at such address as such other holder shall have specified to the Company in writing, or
(iii)if to the Company, to Getty Realty Corp., Two Jericho Plaza, Suite 110, Jericho, New York 11753, Attention of Chief Financial Officer (Facsimile No. (516) 478-5493 and email address: [***]1) with copies to: (x) Getty Realty Corp., Two Jericho Plaza, Suite 110, Jericho, New York 11753, Attention Chief Legal Officer (Facsimile No. (516) 478-5490 and email address: [***]1) and (y) Greenberg Traurig LLP, 77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 3100, Chicago, Illinois 60601, Attention: James J. Caserio, Esq. (Facsimile No. (312) 899-0409 and email address: caserioj@gtlaw.com), or at such other address as the Company shall have specified to the holder of each Note in writing; provided that the failure to deliver a copy under (y) above shall not affect the effectiveness of the delivery of such notice or other communication to the Company.
Notices under this Section 19 will be deemed given only when actually received, except that (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor and any password or other information necessary to make such notice or communication freely available to the recipient; provided that, for facsimiles and both clauses (i) and (ii), if such facsimile, notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such facsimile, notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient.
Section 20.Reproduction of Documents.
This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (a) consents, waivers and modifications that may hereafter be executed, (b) documents received by any Purchaser at the Closing (except the Notes themselves), and (c) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished to any Purchaser, may be reproduced by such Purchaser by any photographic, photostatic, electronic, digital, or other similar process and such Purchaser may destroy any original document so reproduced. The Company agrees and stipulates that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding (whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by such Purchaser in the regular course of business) and any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. This Section 20 shall not prohibit the Company or any other holder of Notes from contesting any such reproduction to the same extent that it could contest the original, or from introducing evidence to demonstrate the inaccuracy of any such reproduction.
Section 21.Confidential Information.
For the purposes of this Section 21, “Confidential Information” means information delivered to any Purchaser by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to the Financing Documents that is proprietary in nature, provided that such term does not include information that (a) was publicly known or otherwise known to such Purchaser prior to the time of such disclosure, (b) subsequently becomes publicly known through no act or omission by such Purchaser or any Person acting on such Purchaser’s behalf, (c) otherwise becomes known to such Purchaser other than through disclosure by the Company or any Subsidiary or (d) constitutes financial statements delivered to such Purchaser under Section 7.1 that are otherwise publicly available. Each Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information in accordance with procedures adopted by such Purchaser in good faith to protect confidential information of third parties delivered to such Purchaser, provided that such Purchaser may deliver or disclose Confidential Information to (i) its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, trustees and affiliates (to the extent such disclosure reasonably relates to the administration of the investment represented by its Notes), (ii) its auditors, financial advisors and other professional advisors who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with this Section 21, (iii) any other holder of any Note, (iv) any Institutional Investor to which it sells or offers to sell such Note or any part thereof or any participation therein (if such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by this Section 21), (v) any Person from which it offers to purchase any Security of the Company (if such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by this Section 21), (vi) any federal or state regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Purchaser, (vii) the NAIC or the SVO or, in each case, any similar organization, or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about such Purchaser’s investment portfolio, or (viii) any other Person to which such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (x) to effect compliance with any law, rule, regulation or order applicable to such Purchaser; (y) in connection with any subpoena or other legal process; provided, however, that in the event a Purchaser or holder of any Note receives a subpoena or other legal process to disclose Confidential Information to any party, such Purchaser or holder shall, if legally permitted, notify the Company thereof as soon as possible after such Purchaser or holder has determined that it will respond to such subpoena or legal process so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy; provided further, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, no such Purchaser or holder shall be subject to any liability for responding to such subpoena or legal process regardless of whether the Company shall have been able to obtain such a protective order or avail itself of such other appropriate remedy; or (z) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent such Purchaser may reasonably determine such delivery and disclosure to be necessary or appropriate in the enforcement or for the protection of the rights and remedies
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under such Purchaser’s Notes, this Agreement or any other Financing Document. Each holder of a Note, by its acceptance of a Note, will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to be entitled to the benefits of this Section 21 as though it were a party to this Agreement. On reasonable request by the Company in connection with the delivery to any holder of a Note of information required to be delivered to such holder under this Agreement or requested by such holder (other than a holder that is a party to this Agreement or its nominee), such holder will enter into an agreement with the Company embodying this Section 21.
In the event that as a condition to receiving access to information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to any Financing Document, any Purchaser or holder of a Note is required to agree to a confidentiality undertaking (whether through IntraLinks, another secure website, a secure virtual workspace or otherwise) which is different from this Section 21, this Section 21 shall not be amended thereby and, as between such Purchaser or such holder and the Company, this Section 21 shall supersede any such other confidentiality undertaking.
Section 22.Substitution of Purchaser.
Each Purchaser shall have the right to substitute any one of its Affiliates or another Purchaser or any one of such other Purchaser’s Affiliates (a “Substitute Purchaser”) as the purchaser of the Notes that it has agreed to purchase hereunder, by written notice to the Company, which notice shall be signed by both such Purchaser and such Substitute Purchaser, shall contain such Substitute Purchaser’s agreement to be bound by this Agreement and shall contain a confirmation by such Substitute Purchaser of the accuracy with respect to it of the representations set forth in Section 6. Upon receipt of such notice, any reference to such Purchaser in this Agreement (other than in this Section 22), shall be deemed to refer to such Substitute Purchaser in lieu of such original Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such substitution shall release such original Purchaser from its obligations hereunder until the Company’s receipt in full of the purchase price for the Notes. In the event that such Substitute Purchaser is so substituted as a Purchaser hereunder and such Substitute Purchaser thereafter transfers to such original Purchaser all of the Notes then held by such Substitute Purchaser, upon receipt by the Company of notice of such transfer, any reference to such Substitute Purchaser as a “Purchaser” in this Agreement (other than in this Section 22), shall no longer be deemed to refer to such Substitute Purchaser, but shall refer to such original Purchaser, and such original Purchaser shall again have all the rights of an original holder of the Notes under this Agreement.
Section 23.INDEMNITY; DAMAGE WAIVER.
(a)The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall indemnify each Purchaser, each holder from time to time of a Note, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of:
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(i)the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Financing 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 or any other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby;
(ii)any Note or the use of the proceeds therefrom;
(iii)any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Substances on or from any property owned or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or
(iv)any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto;
provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, 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 the fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. In addition, the indemnification set forth in this Section 23 in favor of any Related Party shall be solely in their respective capacities as a director, officer, agent or employee, as the case may be.
(b)To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Obligor shall assert, and each Obligor hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Financing Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Note or the use of the proceeds thereof.
Section 24.1Successors and Assigns. All covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns (including, without limitation, any subsequent holder of a Note) whether so expressed or not.
Section 24.2Accounting Terms. All accounting terms used herein which are not expressly defined in this Agreement have the meanings respectively given to them in accordance with GAAP; provided that, if the Company notifies the Required Holders that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Required Holders notify the Company that the Required Holders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in
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accordance herewith. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all computations made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) all financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 9, Section 10 and the definition of “Indebtedness”), any election by the Company to measure any financial liability using fair value (as permitted by Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 825-10-25 – Fair Value Option, International Accounting Standard 39 – Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement or any similar accounting standard) shall be disregarded and such determination shall be made as if such election had not been made.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if at any time any change in GAAP (including the adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)) would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Financing Document, and either the Company or the Required Holders shall so request, the Company and the holders of the Notes 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 Required Holders); provided that, until so amended, (A) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (B) the Company shall provide to the holders of the Notes financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. Without limiting the foregoing, leases shall continue to be classified and accounted for on a basis consistent with that reflected in the Audited Financial Statements for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any change in GAAP relating thereto, unless the parties hereto shall enter into a mutually acceptable amendment addressing such changes, as provided for above. All references herein to consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries or to the determination of any amount for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis or any similar reference shall, in each case, be deemed to include each variable interest entity that the Company is required to consolidate pursuant to FASB ASC 810 as if such variable interest entity were a Subsidiary as defined herein.
Section 24.3Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 24.4Construction, etc.
(a)Each covenant contained herein shall be construed (absent express provision to the contrary) as being independent of each other covenant contained herein, so that compliance with any one covenant shall not (absent such an express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with any other covenant. Where any provision herein refers to action to be taken by any Person, or which such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such Person.
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(b)As used in this Fifth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement and in the Notes, the term “this Agreement” and references thereto shall mean this Fifth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement (including, without limitation, all Annexes, Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto) as it may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented, modified or otherwise changed.
(c)Any reference herein to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to one or a series of limited liability companies (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).
Section 24.5Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties hereto.
Section 24.6Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws (other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York).
Section 24.7Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a)Each Obligor irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Obligor irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
(b)Each Obligor consents to process being served by or on behalf of any holder of Notes in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 24.7(a) by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to it at its address specified in Section 19 or at such other address of which such holder shall then have been notified pursuant to said Section. Each Obligor agrees that such service upon receipt (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be
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taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it. Notices hereunder shall be conclusively presumed received as evidenced by a delivery receipt furnished by the United States Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service.
(c)Nothing in this Section 24.7 shall affect the right of any holder of a Note to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that the holders of any of the Notes may have to bring proceedings against any Obligor in the courts of any appropriate jurisdiction or to enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.
(d)The parties hereto hereby waive trial by jury in any action brought on or with respect to this Agreement, the Notes or any other document executed in connection herewith or therewith.
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If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of agreement on a counterpart of this Agreement and return it to the Company, whereupon this Agreement shall become a binding agreement between you and the Obligors.
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Schedule A
Information Relating to Purchasers
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Schedule A-4
Schedule B
Defined Terms
As used herein, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below or set forth in the Section hereof following such term:
“Additional Note Agreement” means any note purchase agreement, private shelf facility or other similar agreement entered into on or after the date of this Agreement in connection with any institutional private placement financing transaction providing for the issuance and sale of debt Securities by any Obligor or any Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to one or more other Institutional Investors.
“Adjusted Net Worth” is defined in Section 15.12.
“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.
“Aggregate Deficit Amount” is defined in Section 15.12.
“Aggregate Excess Amount” is defined in Section 15.12.
“Agreement” means this Agreement, including all Schedules attached to this Agreement, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“AIG Note Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2020, by and among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors and the AIG Purchasers, together with the promissory notes of the Company issued pursuant to the terms thereof and including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing of such Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement or such notes.
“AIG Purchasers” means the purchasers from time to time party to the AIG Note Agreement.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means any law or regulation in a U.S. or any non-U.S. jurisdiction regarding bribery or any other corrupt activity, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010.
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means any law or regulation in a U.S. or any non-U.S. jurisdiction regarding money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes, including the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (otherwise known as the Bank Secrecy Act) and the USA PATRIOT Act.
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“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.
“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.
“Bank Agent” means Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Bank Lenders under the Bank Credit Agreement, and its successors and assigns in such capacity.
“Bank Credit Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2018, among the Company, the Bank Agent and the lenders from time to time party thereto, including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing thereof.
“Bank Lenders” means the lenders from time to time party to the Bank Credit Agreement.
“Bank Loan Documents” means, collectively, the Bank Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents (as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement).
“Barings Note Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2020, by and among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors and the Barings Purchasers, together with the promissory notes of the Company issued pursuant to the terms thereof and including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing of such Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement or such notes.
“Barings Purchasers” means the purchasers from time to time party to the Barings Note Agreement.
“Blocked Person” means (a) a Person whose name appears on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by OFAC, (b) a Person, entity, organization, country or regime that is blocked or a target of sanctions that have been imposed under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws or (c) a Person that is an agent, department or instrumentality of, or is otherwise beneficially owned by, controlled by or acting on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any Person, entity, organization, country or regime described in clause (a) or (b).
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are required or authorized to be closed.
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“Cap Rate” means seven and three-quarters percent (7.75%).
“Capitalized Lease” means a lease under which the discounted future rental payment obligations of the lessee or the obligor are required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date
“Cash and Cash Equivalents” means on any date, the sum of: (a) the aggregate amount of cash then held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as set forth on the Company’s balance sheet for the then most recently ended fiscal quarter), plus (b) the aggregate amount of Cash Equivalents (valued at fair market value) then held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, plus (c) the aggregate amount of cash or Cash Equivalents in restricted 1031 accounts under the exclusive control of the Company.
“Cash Equivalents” means short-term investments in liquid accounts, such as money‑market funds, bankers acceptances, certificates of deposit and commercial paper.
“Change in Control” is defined in Section 8.7(h).
“Change in Control Prepayment Date” is defined in Section 8.7(c).
“Closing” is defined in Section 3.
“Closing Date” is defined in Section 4.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.
“Company” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
“Confidential Information” is defined in Section 21.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means an amount determined in accordance with GAAP equal to: (x) (A) the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the most recently ended fiscal quarter, adjusted for straight-line rents and net amortization of above-market and below-market leases, deferred financing leases and deferred leasing incentives, plus income taxes, Consolidated Interest Expense, depreciation and amortization, and calculated exclusive of any rent or other revenue that has been earned by the Company or its Subsidiaries during such fiscal quarter but not yet actually paid to the Company or its Subsidiaries unless otherwise set off from net income, plus (B) the sum of the following (without duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge or deduction in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period) (i) one-time cash charges (including, without limitation, legal fees) incurred during such fiscal quarter with respect to continued compliance by the Company with the terms and conditions of the Financing Documents, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement, the Bank Loan Documents and/or the loan or financing documents with respect to any other Pari Passu Obligations permitted by this Agreement (excluding the terms and conditions of Unsecured Debt arising under Swap Contracts), (ii) non-cash impairments taken during such fiscal quarter, (iii) extraordinary and unusual bad-debt expenses incurred in such quarter, (iv) any costs incurred in such quarter in connection with the acquisition or disposition
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of Properties, (v) non-cash allowances for deferred rent and deferred mortgage receivables incurred in such quarter, (vi) losses on sales of operating real estate and marketable securities incurred during such fiscal quarter and (vii) any other extraordinary, non-recurring, expenses recorded during such fiscal quarter, including any settlements in connection with litigation and reserves recorded for environmental litigation, in each case, determined in accordance with GAAP, less (C) the sum of the following (without duplication and to the extent reflected as income in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period) (i) extraordinary and unusual bad debt reversals recorded in such fiscal quarter (ii) gains on sales of operating real estate and marketable securities incurred during such fiscal quarter and (iii) any other extraordinary, non-recurring, cash income recorded during such fiscal quarter, in each case, determined in accordance with GAAP, multiplied by (y) four (4). Consolidated EBITDA will be calculated on a pro forma basis to take into account the impact of any Property acquisitions and/or dispositions made by the Company or its Subsidiaries during the most recently ended fiscal quarter, as well as any long-term leases signed during such fiscal quarter, as if such acquisitions, dispositions and/or lease signings occurred on the first day of such fiscal quarter.
“Consolidated EBITDAR” means for any Person, the sum of (i) Consolidated EBITDA plus (ii) (x) rent expenses exclusive of non-cash rental expense adjustments for the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company, (y) multiplied by four (4).
“Consolidated Group” means the Obligors and their consolidated Subsidiaries, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, without duplication, the sum of (i) total interest expense of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP (including for the avoidance of doubt interest attributable to Capitalized Leases) and (ii) the Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of the Interest Expense of Unconsolidated Affiliates.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period and without duplication, the sum of (i) the consolidated net income (or loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP and (ii) the Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of the net income (or loss) attributable to Unconsolidated Affiliates.
“Consolidated Secured Indebtedness” means, at any time, the portion of Consolidated Total Indebtedness that is Secured Indebtedness.
“Consolidated Secured Recourse Indebtedness” means, at any time, the portion of Consolidated Secured Indebtedness that is not Non-Recourse Indebtedness.
“Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” means, as of any date of determination, (a) Shareholders’ Equity minus (b) the Intangible Assets of the Consolidated Group, plus (c) all accumulated depreciation and amortization of the Consolidated Group, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
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“Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, the then aggregate outstanding amount of all Indebtedness of the Consolidated Group determined on a consolidated basis.
“Consolidated Unsecured Indebtedness” means, at any time, the portion of Consolidated Total Indebtedness that is Unsecured Debt.
“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Contribution Percentage” is defined in Section 15.12.
“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.
“Control Event” is defined in Section 8.7.
“Controlled Entity” means (i) any of the Subsidiaries of the Company and any of their or the Company’s respective Controlled Affiliates and (ii) if the Company has a parent company, such parent company and its Controlled Affiliates.
“CPD” means CPD NY Energy Corp, a New York corporation.
“CPD Collateral” has the meaning specified in the definition of “CPD Note.”
“CPD Note” means the Promissory Note dated January 13, 2011, in the original principal amount of $18,400,000, made by CPD to the order of Getty NY, as amended by that certain Loan Modification Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2014, which promissory note on the Closing Date will (i) require monthly payment of cash interest at a contractual rate of not less than 9.5% per annum, (ii) have a stated maturity date of January 13, 2021, (iii) have an outstanding balance of not more than $14,720,000, and (iv) be secured by mortgages and/or deeds of trust providing for perfected, first priority liens granted by CPD in favor of Getty NY on the following parcels of Real Properties (collectively, the “CPD Collateral”):
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“CPD Note Amount” means, at any time, an amount equal to fifty five percent (55%) of the CPD Principal Balance at such time; provided, that the CPD Note Amount shall automatically and permanently be reduced to zero upon the occurrence of any CPD Note Event.
“CPD Note Event” any of the following shall constitute a CPD Note Event, but, for the avoidance of doubt, the occurrence of any CPD Note Event shall not, in and of itself, constitute a Default or an Event of Default:
(a)any amendment, waiver or other modification of the CPD Note that has the effect of (i) reducing the cash rate of interest payable thereunder, (ii) postponing or extending any date set forth in the CPD Note required for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts payable to Getty NY under the CPD Note or (iii) reducing the principal of, or the rate of cash interest payable on, the CPD Note;
(b)an event of default under the CPD Note or any related loan or collateral document resulting from a failure by CPD to make timely payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts required to be paid thereunder;
(c)the lien in favor of Getty NY in all or any portion of the CPD Collateral no longer constitutes a perfected, first priority lien thereon securing the CPD Note;
(d)CPD becomes subject to any proceedings under Debtor Relief Laws;
(e)CPD assigns, or is released from, all or any portion of its obligations under the CPD Note or any of the related loan and collateral documents;
(f)Getty NY assigns, participates or otherwise transfers all or any portion of its interest in and under the CPD Note or any of the related loan and collateral documents, or otherwise fails to be the sole payee under the CPD Note or the sole secured party with respect to the CPD Collateral;
(g)Getty NY’s interest in the CPD Note or the CPD Collateral is subject to any Lien or any restriction (other than any negative pledge under the Financing Documents or which is a Permitted Pari Passu Provision or is a negative pledge which is contemplated pursuant to clause (B) of Section 10.11) on the ability of Getty NY to
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(h)any Person other than Getty NY has a Lien on any CPD Collateral other than (i) Liens that are being contested by Getty NY or CPD in good faith and by appropriate actions or proceedings diligently conducted (which actions or proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets subject to any such Lien) and for which adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of Getty NY in accordance with GAAP, (ii) a Lien that is removed on or prior to the date that is the earlier of (x) thirty (30) days after the date that such Lien arises, or (y) the date on which any CPD Collateral or Getty NY or CPD’s interest therein is subject to risk of sale, forfeiture, termination, cancellation or loss, (iii) Liens for real estate taxes which are not yet due and payable, (iv) easements, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), encroachments, protrusions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the use or value of any CPD Collateral and/or (v) as to the CPD Collateral indicated as “Leasehold Properties” in the definition of CPD Note contained herein, any underlying lease or ground lease in favor of CPD as lessee or ground lessee;
(i)Getty NY’s interest in the CPD Note is subordinated to any obligation of CPD in favor of any other Person; or
(j)Getty NY shall cease to be a Subsidiary Guarantor, or shall repudiate its obligations hereunder.
“CPD Principal Balance” means, at any time, the book value of the CPD Note at such time determined in accordance with GAAP (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any adjustments to the value of the CPD Note required under GAAP by virtue of an impairment thereof).
“Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs” means, with respect to any Non-Recourse Indebtedness, exclusions from the exculpation provisions with respect to such Non-Recourse Indebtedness for fraud, misrepresentation, misapplication of funds, waste, environmental claims, voluntary bankruptcy, collusive involuntary bankruptcy, prohibited transfers, violations of single purpose entity covenants and other circumstances customarily excluded by institutional lenders from exculpation provisions and/or included in separate indemnification agreements in non-recourse financings of real estate.
“Debt Facility Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.14.
“Debt Rating” means, as to any Person, a non-credit enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt rating of such Person.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the
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United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“Default” means an event or condition the occurrence or existence of which would, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, become an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means, for any series of Notes, that rate of interest that is the greater of (i) 2% per annum above the rate of interest stated in clause (a) of the first paragraph of the Notes of such series or (ii) 2% over the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate.
“Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any sanction under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws.
“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease (other than a lease entered into in the ordinary course of business) or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person (or the granting of any option or other right to do any of the foregoing), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith and including any disposition of property to a Division Successor pursuant to a Division.
“Dividing Person” has the meaning given that term in the definition of “Division.”
“Division” means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person (the “Dividing Person”) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a “plan of division” or similar arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or may not survive.
“Division Successor” means any Person that, upon the consummation of a Division of a Dividing Person, holds all or any portion of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations previously held by such Dividing Person immediately prior to the consummation of such Division. A Dividing Person which retains any of its assets, liabilities and/or obligations after a Division shall be deemed a Division Successor upon the occurrence of such Division.
“Disclosure Documents” is defined in Section 5.3.
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Electronic Delivery” is defined in Section 7.1(a).
“Eligible Ground Lease” means any Eligible Ground Lease (New) or Eligible Ground Lease (Legacy).
“Eligible Ground Lease (Legacy)” means, as to any Property, a ground lease:
(a)that is specifically identified on the Closing Date in Schedule C;
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(b)that has the Company or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company as lessee;
(c)as to which no default or event of default has occurred or with the passage of time or the giving of notice would occur;
(d)under which no ground lessor has the unilateral right to terminate such ground lease prior to expiration of the stated term of such ground lease absent the occurrence of any casualty, condemnation or default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries thereunder; and
(e)that has a remaining term of at least one year at all times.
“Eligible Ground Lease (New)” means, as to any Property, a ground lease:
(a)that has the Company or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company as lessee;
(b)as to which no default or event of default has occurred or with the passage of time or the giving of notice would occur;
(c)that has a remaining term (inclusive of any unexercised extension options) of twenty five (25) years or more from the date such Property is included as an Unencumbered Eligible Property;
(d)that provides the right of the lessee to mortgage and encumber its interest in such Property without the consent of the lessor;
(e)that includes an obligation of the lessor to give the holder of any mortgage lien on such Property written notice of any defaults on the part of the lessee and an agreement of such lessor that such lease will not be terminated until such holder has had a reasonable opportunity to cure or complete foreclosure and fails to do so;
(f)that includes provisions that permit transfer of the lessee’s interest under such lease on reasonable terms, including the ability to sublease; and
(g)that includes 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.
“Environmental Expenses” means, (a) for any four fiscal quarter period, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of cash expenditures made by members of the Consolidated Group during such period in respect of costs incurred to remediate environmental issues with respect to Properties (net of the aggregate amount of cash received by members of the Consolidated Group during such period from any available State environmental funds in respect of any such environmental issues) and (ii) the aggregate amount of fees and expenses paid by members of the Consolidated Group during such period to legal and other professional advisors engaged to represent or otherwise advise one or more members of the Consolidated
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Group in connection with (A) litigations or proceedings (whether judicial, administrative or other) concerning environmental issues with respect to Properties and (B) investigations, audits and similar inquiries of any Governmental Authority with respect to Properties and (b) for any one fiscal quarter period, an amount equal to the amount determined in accordance with the preceding immediately clause (a) for the four fiscal quarter period ending on the last day of such one fiscal quarter period, divided by four (4).
“Environmental Laws” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Company within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).
“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the withdrawal of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in
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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) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; (f) any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the determination that any Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; or (h) 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 the Company or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Event of Default” is defined in Section 11.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.
“Excluded Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that:
(a)does not own or ground lease all or any portion of any Unencumbered Eligible Property,
(b)does not, directly or indirectly, own all or any portion of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of the Company that owns an Unencumbered Eligible Property,
(c)is not a borrower, guarantor or otherwise liable under or in respect of Indebtedness under any Bank Loan Document, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement or any other Unsecured Debt, and
(d)either:
(i)is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company, or
(ii)is a borrower or guarantor of Secured Indebtedness owed to a non-affiliate (or a direct or indirect parent of such borrower or guarantor (other than the Company)), and the terms of such Secured Indebtedness prohibit such Subsidiary from becoming a Subsidiary Guarantor, or
(iii)does not own any assets.
Upon any Subsidiary which is a Guarantor and was not previously an Excluded Subsidiary becoming an Excluded Subsidiary (including, without limitation, as a result of the removal of the Property owned by such Subsidiary as an Unencumbered Eligible Property as contemplated in the definition of “Unencumbered Property Criteria”), such Subsidiary shall, upon the request of the Company, be released as a Guarantor; provided that at the time of, and after giving effect to, such release (x) no Default or Event of Default shall be existing, (y) no amount is then due and
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payable by such Subsidiary under the Unconditional Guarantee, and (z) each holder of the Notes shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying as to the matters set forth in clauses (x) and (y) above and certifying that such Subsidiary constitutes an Excluded Subsidiary.
“Existing Agreement” is defined in Section 1.1.
“Existing Notes” is defined in Section 1.1.
“Existing Series A Notes” is defined in Section 1.1.
“Existing Series B Notes” is defined in Section 1.1.
“Existing Series C Notes” is defined in Section 1.1.
“Existing Series D Notes” is defined in Section 1.1.
“Existing Series F Notes” is defined in Section 1.1.
“FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
“Financing Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, and each other agreement executed and delivered to or for the benefit of the holders of Notes in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, as each may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“First Amended and Restated Note Agreement” is defined in Section 1.1.
“Fitch” means Fitch, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDAR (less any cash payments made in respect of Environmental Expenses made during the then most recently ended period of four fiscal quarters to the extent not already deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDAR) (exclusive of non-cash GAAP adjustments related to Environmental Expenses) as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter, to (b) the sum of all interest incurred (accrued, paid or capitalized and determined based upon the actual interest rate), plus regularly scheduled principal payments paid with respect to Indebtedness (excluding optional prepayments and balloon principal payments due on maturity in respect of any Indebtedness), plus rent expenses (exclusive of non-cash rental expense adjustments), plus dividends on preferred stock or preferred minority interest distributions, with respect to this clause (b), all calculated with respect to the then most recently ended fiscal quarter and multiplied by four (4), and, with respect to both clauses (a) and (b), all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Form 10‑K” is defined in Section 7.1(b).
“Form 10‑Q” is defined in Section 7.1(a).
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“Fraudulent Transfer Laws” is defined in Section 15.11.
“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Funding Instruction Letter” is defined in Section 4.10.
“Funds From Operations” means, with respect to any period and without double counting, an amount equal to the Consolidated Net Income of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures; provided that “Funds From Operations” shall exclude impairment charges, charges from the early extinguishment of indebtedness and other non-cash charges as evidenced by a certification of a Responsible Officer of the Company containing calculations in reasonable detail satisfactory to the Required Holders. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be calculated to reflect “Funds From Operations” on the same basis. In addition, “Funds from Operations” shall be adjusted to remove any impact of the expensing of acquisition costs pursuant to ASC 805, including, without limitation, (i) the addition to Consolidated Net Income of costs and expenses related to ongoing consummated acquisition transactions during such period; and (ii) the subtraction from Consolidated Net Income of costs and expenses related to acquisition transactions terminated during such period.
“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 or such other principles 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.
“Getty NY” means GTY NY Leasing, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Governmental Official” means any governmental official or employee, employee of any government-owned or government-controlled entity, political party, any official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity.
“Guaranteed Obligations” is defined in Section 15.1.
“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (without duplication with respect to such Person) (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another
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Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning. Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs shall not, in and of themselves, be considered to be a Guarantee unless demand has been made for the payment or performance of such Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, natural gas, natural gas liquids, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, toxic mold, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances, wastes, chemicals, pollutants, contaminants or compounds of any nature in any form regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“holder” means, with respect to any Note, the Person in whose name such Note is registered in the register maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 13.1, provided, however, that if such Person is a nominee, then for the purposes of Sections 7, 12, 18.2 and 19 and any related definitions in this Schedule B, “holder” shall mean the beneficial owner of such Note whose name and address appears in such register.
“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
(a)all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;
(b)all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances and similar instruments (including bank guaranties, surety bonds, comfort letters, keep-well agreements and capital maintenance agreements) to the extent such instruments or agreements support financial, rather than performance, obligations;
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(c)net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
(d)all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business that are not past due for more than 60 days);
(e)indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
(f)Capitalized Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations;
(g)all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other Person (valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred Equity Interest, at its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends);
(h)all Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements of such Person; and
(i)all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing, excluding guarantees of Non-Recourse Indebtedness for which recourse is limited to liability for Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs.
For all purposes hereof, (i) Indebtedness shall include the Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of the foregoing items and components attributable to Indebtedness of Unconsolidated Affiliates and (ii) the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company or a limited partnership in which such Person is a limited partner and not a general partner) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of any Capitalized Lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.
“Indemnitee” is defined in Section 23(a).
“Indirect Owner” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Unencumbered Property Criteria”.
“INHAM Exemption” is defined in Section 6.2(e).
“Initial Subsidiary Guarantors” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
“Institutional Investor” means (a) any Purchaser of a Note, (b) any holder of a Note holding (together with one or more of its affiliates) more than 10% of the aggregate principal
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amount of the Notes then outstanding, (c) any bank, trust company, savings and loan association or other financial institution, any Pension Plan, any investment company, any insurance company, any broker or dealer, or any other similar financial institution or entity, regardless of legal form, and (d) any Related Fund of any holder of any Note.
“Intangible Assets” means assets that are considered to be intangible assets under GAAP, excluding lease intangibles but including customer lists, goodwill, computer software, copyrights, trade names, trademarks, patents, franchises, licenses, unamortized deferred charges, unamortized debt discount and capitalized research and development costs.
“Interest Expense” means, for any period with respect to any Person, without duplication, total interest expense of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP (including for the avoidance of doubt interest attributable to Capitalized Leases).
“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor Guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person, (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit or all or a substantial part of the business of, such Person or (d) the purchase, acquisition or other investment in any Real Property or real property-related assets (including, without limitation, mortgage loans and other real estate-related debt investments, investments in land holdings, and costs to construct Real Property assets under development). For purposes of covenant compliance, 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 Credit Rating” means receipt of at least two Debt Ratings of Baa3 or better from Moody’s or BBB- or better from S&P or Fitch.
“Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date” means the first Business Day following the date on which the Company has (a) obtained an Investment Grade Credit Rating and (b) delivered to the holders of Notes a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying that (i) an Investment Grade Credit Rating has been obtained by the Company and is in effect (which certification shall also set forth the Debt Rating received, if any, from each Rating Agency as of such date) and (ii) the “Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date” under and as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement has occurred.
“Issuance Fee” shall mean a fee in the amount of 0.10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Series I Notes, which shall be payable on a pro rata basis to each Series I Purchaser based on the principal amount of the Series I Notes to be purchased by such Series I Purchaser at Closing.
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“Joinder” means a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and 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 all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
“Lease” means a lease, sublease and/or occupancy or similar agreement under which the Company or any Subsidiary is the landlord (or sub-landlord) or lessor (or sub-lessor) the terms of which provide for a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company to occupy or use any Real Property, or any part thereof, whether now or hereafter executed and all amendments, modifications or supplements thereto.
“Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, negative pledge (other than any negative pledge which is a Permitted Pari Passu Provision or is a negative pledge which is contemplated pursuant to clause (B) of Section 10.11), or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing), and in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.
“Make-Whole Amount” is defined in Section 8.8.
“Management Fees” means, with respect to each Property for any period, an amount equal to two percent (2.0%) per annum on the aggregate rent (including base rent and percentage rent) due and payable under leases with respect to such Property.
“Material” means material in relation to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets, properties, or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
“Material Acquisition” means one or more acquisitions consummated during any calendar quarter by the Company or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries of assets of, or constituting, a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company (whether by purchase of such assets, purchase of Person(s) owning such assets or some combination thereof) with a minimum aggregate gross purchase price at least equal to $100,000,000.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, the operations, business, assets, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company or the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material adverse effect on the rights and remedies of any holder of Notes under any Financing Document, or of the ability of the Obligors taken as a whole to perform their
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obligations under any Financing Document; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Obligor of any Financing Document to which it is a party.
“Maturity Date” is defined in the first paragraph of each Note.
“MetLife Note Agreement” means that certain Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2018, by and among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors and the MetLife Purchasers, together with the promissory notes of the Company issued pursuant to the terms thereof and including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing of such Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement or such notes.
“MetLife Purchasers” means the purchasers from time to time party to the MetLife Note Agreement.
“Minimum Lease Term Requirement” means at any time, that the then average weighted remaining term of all Leases pertaining to Unencumbered Eligible Properties, excluding extension options (which have not yet been exercised such that the Lease term has been extended to reflect such exercise), is at least five (5) years. For purposes of the foregoing, the remaining term of a Lease pertaining to an Unencumbered Eligible Property shall be weighted based on the rent (including base rent and percentage rent) due and payable thereunder relative to the rent (including base rent and percentage rent) of all Leases pertaining to Unencumbered Eligible Properties.
“Minimum Property Condition” means, at any time, the aggregate Unencumbered Asset Value of all Unencumbered Eligible Properties is at least $500,000,000.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any Plan that is a “multiemployer plan” (as such term is defined in section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA).
“Multiple Employer Plan” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including the Company or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.
“NAIC” means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any successor thereto.
“NAIC Annual Statement” is defined in Section 6.2(a).
“Negative Pledge” means, with respect to a given asset, any provision of a document, instrument or agreement (other than any Bank Loan Document, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement or any Financing Document) which prohibits or purports to prohibit the creation or assumption of any Lien on such asset as security for Indebtedness of the Person owning such asset or any other Person.
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“Net Worth” is defined in Section 15.12.
“NOI” means, with respect to any Property for any period, property rental and other income derived from the operation of such Property from Qualified Tenants paying rent (including, base rent, percentage rent and any additional rent in the nature of expense reimbursements or contributions made by Qualified Tenants to a member of the Consolidated Group for insurance premiums, real estate taxes, common area expenses or similar items) as determined in accordance with GAAP, minus the amount of all expenses (as determined in accordance with GAAP) incurred in connection with and directly attributable to the ownership and operation of such Property for such period, including, without limitation, Management Fees, Environmental Expenses and amounts accrued for the payment of real estate taxes and insurance premiums, but excluding (a) any general and administrative expenses related to the operation of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (b) any interest expense or other debt service charges, (c) any non-cash charges such as depreciation or amortization of financing costs and (d) for avoidance of doubt, any such items of expense which are payable directly by any Qualified Tenant under the terms of its Lease which may include insurance premiums, real estate taxes and/or common area charges.
“Non-Recourse Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, (a) any Indebtedness of such Person in which the holder of such Indebtedness may not look to such Person personally for repayment, other than to the extent of any security therefor or pursuant to Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs, (b) if such Person is a Single Asset Entity, any Indebtedness of such Person (other than Indebtedness described in the immediately following clause (c)), or (c) if such Person is a Single Asset Holding Company, any Indebtedness of such Single Asset Holding Company resulting from a Guarantee of, or Lien securing, Indebtedness of a Single Asset Entity that is a Subsidiary of such Single Asset Holding Company, so long as, in each case, either (i) the holder of such Indebtedness may not look to such Single Asset Holding Company personally for repayment, other than to the Equity Interests held by such Single Asset Holding Company in such Single Asset Entity or pursuant to Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs or (ii) such Single Asset Holding Company has no assets other than Equity Interests in such Single Asset Entity and cash or Cash Equivalents and other assets of nominal value incidental to the ownership of such Single Asset Entity.
“Notes” is defined in Section 1.4.
“Obligors” means collectively, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.
“OFAC Sanctions Program” means any economic or trade sanction that OFAC is responsible for administering and enforcing. A list of OFAC Sanctions Programs may be found at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx.
“Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement” means liabilities and obligations of a Person on a non-consolidated basis in respect of “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act) including such liabilities
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and obligations which such Person would be required to disclose in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of the its report on Form 10 Q or Form 10 K (or their equivalents) if such Person were required to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any Governmental Authority substituted therefor):
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer or of any other officer of the Company whose responsibilities extend to the subject matter of such certificate.
“Open Prepayment Period” means, with respect to the Series F Notes and the Series I Notes, the period commencing on the date which is ninety (90) days prior to the Maturity Date of the Series F Notes or the Series I Notes, as the case may be.
“Organizational Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating or limited liability company agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
“Original Agreement” means that certain Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2013, among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, and the Series A Purchasers, as amended and in effect immediately prior to giving effect to the First Amended and Restated Note Agreement.
“Ownership Share” means, with respect to any Subsidiary of a Person (other than a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary thereof) or any Unconsolidated Affiliate of a Person, 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, limited liability company agreement, joint venture agreement or other applicable Organizational Document of such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate. For avoidance of doubt, the Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of any income or liability of the Company or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company, or any asset that is Wholly-Owned by the Company or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company, shall be 100%.
“Pari Passu Obligations” means Unsecured Debt (exclusive of the Notes, this Agreement and any Subsidiary Guarantee) of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor owing to a Person that is not the Company or an Affiliate thereof.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA or any successor entity performing similar functions.
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“Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan or a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by the Company and any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.
“Permitted Businesses” means the business of owning, leasing and managing gasoline stations, convenience store properties and other retail real properties (including, for the avoidance of doubt, quick service or other casual restaurants and auto service and auto parts stores), and any other single-tenant net lease business, and business activities reasonably related to the foregoing (including the creation or acquisition of any interest in any Subsidiary (or entity that following such creation or acquisition would be a Subsidiary) for the purpose of conducting the foregoing activities), in each case that are permitted for real estate investment trusts under the Code.
“Permitted Equity Encumbrances” means Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges which are (a) immaterial to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or (c) being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions or proceedings diligently conducted (which actions or proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets subject to any such Lien), if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP.
“Permitted Investments” means, subject to the limitation set forth in Section 10.6 hereof:
(a)Investments held by the Company or its Subsidiaries in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(b)Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors or lessees to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;
(c)Investments in Swap Contracts otherwise permitted under this Agreement; and/or
(d)any other Investments (including through the creation, purchase or other acquisition of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary (or other Person that following such creation, purchase or other acquisition would be a Subsidiary)) so long as (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing immediately before or immediately after giving effect to the making of such Investment and (ii) immediately after giving effect to the making of such Investment the Company shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the provisions of Section 10.1
“Permitted Pari Passu Provisions” means provisions that are contained in documentation evidencing or governing Pari Passu Obligations which provisions are the result of
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(a) limitations on the ability of the Company or a Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments or transfer property to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor which limitations are not, taken as a whole, materially more restrictive than those contained in this Agreement, (b) limitations on the creation of any Lien on any assets of a Person that are not, taken as a whole, materially more restrictive than those contained in this Agreement or any other Financing Document or (c) any requirement that Pari Passu Obligations be secured on an “equal and ratable basis” to the extent that the Notes and this Agreement are secured.
“Permitted Property Encumbrances” means:
(a)Liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted (which actions or proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property of assets subject to any such Lien), if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP.
(b)easements, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), encroachments, protrusions and other similar encumbrances affecting Property which (i) to the extent existing with respect to an Unencumbered Eligible Property, would not reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect with respect to the use, operations or marketability of such Unencumbered Eligible Property, or (ii) to the extent existing with respect to a Property that is not an Unencumbered Eligible Property, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c)mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions or proceedings diligently conducted (which actions or proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets subject to any such Lien), if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;
(d)any interest or right of a lessee of a Property under leases entered into in the ordinary course of business of the applicable lessor; and
(e)rights of lessors under Eligible Ground Leases.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title I of ERISA that is or, within the preceding five years, has been established or maintained, or to which contributions are or, within the preceding five years, have been made or required to be made, by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability.
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“Property” means the properties owned by the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries, or in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has a leasehold interest.
“property” or “properties” means, unless otherwise specifically limited, real or personal property of any kind, tangible or intangible, choate or inchoate.
“PTE” is defined in Section 6.2(a).
“Purchaser” or “Purchasers” means each of the purchasers of the Notes that has executed and delivered this Agreement to the Company and such Purchaser’s successors and assigns (so long as any such assignment complies with Section 13.2), provided, however, that any Purchaser of a Note that ceases to be the registered holder or a beneficial owner (through a nominee) of such Note as the result of a transfer thereof pursuant to Section 13.2 shall cease to be included within the meaning of “Purchaser” of such Note for the purposes of this Agreement upon such transfer.
“QPAM Exemption” is defined in Section 6.2(d).
“Qualified Institutional Buyer” means any Person who is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of such term as set forth in Rule 144A(a)(1) under the Securities Act.
“Qualified Tenant” means, at any time, a Tenant under a Lease of Property that meets the following criteria: (a) either such Tenant is itself in occupancy of such Property or, if such Property is occupied by subtenants of such Tenant, no member of the Consolidated Group has reason to believe that the failure of such subtenants to occupy such Property would reasonably be expected to result in such Tenant defaulting its monetary obligations under the Lease of such Property to which it is a party as lessee, (b) such Tenant is not subject to any proceedings under Debtor Relief Laws, (c) such Tenant is not more than one month in arrears on its rent payments due under the Lease of such Property to which it is a party as lessee, and (d) if such Tenant has one or more sub-tenants, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has actual knowledge, without inquiry or investigation, of any monetary defaults by such sub-tenant(s) under its sublease with such Tenant that would reasonably be expected to result in such Tenant defaulting its monetary obligations under the Lease of such Property to which it is a party as lessee.
“Rating Agency” means any of S&P, Fitch or Moody’s.
“Real Property” as to any Person means all of the right, title, and interest of such Person in and to land, improvements, and fixtures.
“Recourse Indebtedness” means Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness under the Financing Documents, that is not Non-Recourse Indebtedness; provided that personal recourse for Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs shall not, by itself, cause such Indebtedness to be characterized as Recourse Indebtedness.
“Related Fund” means, with respect to any holder of any Note, any fund or entity that (i) invests in Securities or bank loans, and (ii) is advised or managed by such holder, the same investment advisor as such holder or by an affiliate of such holder or such investment advisor.
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“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, deposit, disposal, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, emptying, injection or leaching into the environment, or into, from or through any building, structure or facility.
“Relevant Payment” is defined in Section 15.12.
“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.
“Required Holders” means at any time on or after the Closing, the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding (exclusive of Notes then owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates).
“Responsible Officer” means any Senior Financial Officer and any other officer of the Company with responsibility for the administration of the relevant portion of this Agreement.
“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of any Person or any Subsidiary thereof, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to such Person’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof).
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global, and any successor to its rating agency business.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States or any successor thereto.
“Second Amended and Restated Note Agreement” is defined in Section 1.1.
“Secured Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of any Person that is secured by a Lien on any asset (including without limitation any Equity Interest) owned or leased by the Company, any Subsidiary thereof or any Unconsolidated Affiliate, as applicable; provided that a negative pledge shall not, in and of itself, cause any Indebtedness to be considered to be Secured Indebtedness.
“Securities” or “Security” shall have the meaning specified in section 2(1) of the Securities Act.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.
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“Senior Financial Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or comptroller of the Company.
“Series A Notes” means the Existing Series A Notes, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, and shall include any notes issued in substitution, replacement or exchange therefor in the form attached hereto as Schedule 1-A pursuant to Section 13.
“Series B Notes” means the Existing Series B Notes, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, and shall include any notes issued in substitution, replacement or exchange therefor in the form attached hereto as Schedule 1-B pursuant to Section 13.
“Series C Notes” means the Existing Series C Notes, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, and shall include any notes issued in substitution, replacement or exchange therefor in the form attached hereto as Schedule 1-C pursuant to Section 13.
“Series D Notes” means the Existing Series D Notes, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, and shall include any notes issued in substitution, replacement or exchange therefor in the form attached hereto as Schedule 1-D pursuant to Section 13.
“Series F Notes” means the Existing Series F Notes, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, and shall include any notes issued in substitution, replacement or exchange therefor in the form attached hereto as Schedule 1-E pursuant to Section 13.
“Series I Notes” is defined in Section 1.4.
“Series I Purchaser” is defined in Section 2.
“Shareholders’ Equity” means, as of any date of determination, consolidated shareholders’ equity of the Consolidated Group as of that date determined in accordance with GAAP
“Significant Subsidiary” means, on any date of determination, each Subsidiary or group of Subsidiaries of the Company (a) whose total assets as of the last day of the then most recently ended fiscal quarter were equal to or greater than 10% of the Total Asset Value at such time, or (b) whose gross revenues were equal to or greater than 10% or more of the consolidated revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the then most recently ended period of four fiscal quarters (it being understood that all such calculations shall be determined in the aggregate for all Subsidiaries of the Company subject to any of the events specified in clause (g), (h) or (i) of Section 11).
“Single Asset Entity” means a Person (other than an individual) that (a) only owns or leases a Property and/or cash or Cash Equivalents and other assets of nominal value incidental to such Person’s ownership of such Property; (b) is engaged only in the business of owning, developing and/or leasing such Property; and (c) receives substantially all of its gross revenues from such Property. In addition, if the assets of a Person consist solely of (i) Equity Interests in one or more other Single Asset Entities and (ii) cash or Cash Equivalents and other assets of nominal value incidental to such Person’s ownership of the other Single Asset Entities, such
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Person shall also be deemed to be a Single Asset Entity for purposes of this Agreement (such an entity, a “Single Asset Holding Company”).
“Single Asset Holding Company” has the meaning given that term in the definition of Single Asset Entity.
“Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature, (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital, and (e) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business. For purposes of this definition, the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
“Source” is defined in Section 6.2.
“State Sanctions List” means a list that is adopted by any state Governmental Authority within the United States of America pertaining to Persons that engage in investment or other commercial activities in Iran or any other country that is a target of economic sanctions imposed under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws.
“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means, collectively, (a) each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, (b) each Subsidiary that is, or is required to become, a “Guarantor” under and pursuant to the terms of any Bank Loan Document, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement, any Additional Note Agreement or any other document, instrument or agreement evidencing or governing any other Unsecured Debt and (c) each Subsidiary that from time to time becomes party hereto as a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 9.13 hereof, and in each case under clauses (a), (b) and (c) together with their successors and permitted assigns.
“Substitute Purchaser” is defined in Section 22.
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“Super-Majority Holders” means at any time on or after the Closing, the holders of at least 66-2/3% in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding (exclusive of Notes then owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates).
“SVO” means the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC or any successor to such Office.
“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Purchaser or any Affiliate of a Purchaser).
“Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
“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.
“Tenant” means any tenant, lessee, licensee or occupant under a Lease, including a subtenant or a subleasee.
“Third Amended and Restated Note Agreement” is defined in Section 1.1.
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“Threshold Amount” means (a) with respect to Recourse Indebtedness of any Person, $30,000,000, (b) with respect to Non-Recourse Indebtedness of any Person, $75,000,000 and (c) with respect to the Swap Termination Value owed by any Person, $30,000,000.
“Total Asset Value” means, on any date of determination, the sum (without duplication) of (a) the Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of NOI for the period of four full fiscal quarters ended on or most recently ended prior to such date (excluding the Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of NOI for any Property not owned or leased for the entirety of such four fiscal quarter period), and divided by the Cap Rate, (b) the aggregate cash acquisition price paid to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company for Properties (other than unimproved land, or properties that are under construction or otherwise under development and not yet substantially complete) that has not been owned or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ended on or most recently ended prior to such date for a period of less than four full fiscal quarters as of such date, plus the amount of capital expenditures actually spent by the Company or a consolidated Subsidiary thereof in connection with such Properties, (c) Cash and Cash Equivalents, (d) investments in marketable securities, valued at the lower of GAAP book value or “market” as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended on or most recently ended prior to such date, (e) the aggregate GAAP book value of all unimproved land and properties that are under construction or otherwise under development and not yet substantially complete owned or leased as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ended on or most recently ended prior to such date and (f) the aggregate GAAP book value of mortgage notes receivable as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ended on or most recently ended prior to such date. The Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of assets held by Unconsolidated Affiliates (excluding assets of the type described in clauses (c) and (d) above) will be included in the calculation of Total Asset Value on a basis consistent with the above described treatment for Wholly-Owned assets; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of calculating Total Asset Value at any time, Investments in excess of the following limitations on specific classes of Investments shall be excluded from such calculations, but, for avoidance of doubt, shall not be a Default or Event of Default:
(i)purchase money mortgages or other financing provided to Persons in connection with the sale of a Property, in an aggregate amount in excess of ten percent (10%) of Total Asset Value;
(ii)purchasing, originating and owning loans (excluding loans described in clause (i) above) secured by mortgages or deeds of trust on one or more Real Properties that are described in the definition of Permitted Businesses, in an aggregate amount in excess of fifteen percent (15%) of Total Asset Value;
(iii)Investments in unimproved land in an aggregate amount in excess of ten percent (10%) of Total Asset Value;
(iv)Investments in marketable securities traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) or NASDAQ (National Market System Issues only) in an aggregate amount in excess of five percent (5%) of the Total Asset Value;
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(v)Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates (excluding investments described in clause (iv) above) in an aggregate amount in excess of five percent (5%) of Total Asset Value;
(vi)Investments in Real Property under development (i.e., a property which is being developed for which a certificate of occupancy (or other equivalent thereof issued under applicable local law) has not been issued) in an aggregate amount in excess of ten percent (10%) of the Total Asset Value;
(vii)Investments in multi-tenant retail businesses in an aggregate amount in excess of ten percent (10%) of the Total Asset Value; and
(viii)Investments of the types set forth in clauses (i) through (vii) above in an aggregate amount in excess of thirty percent (30%) of the Total Asset Value.
Determinations of whether an Investment causes one of the above limitations to be exceeded will be made after giving effect to the subject Investment, and the value of any Investment will be determined in the manner set forth in clauses (a) through (f) of this definition.
“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the issuance of the Notes hereunder and the guaranties by the Subsidiary Guarantors of the Indebtedness owing to the Purchasers hereunder.
“Transferee” means any Person who becomes a holder of Notes after the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Unconditional Guarantee” is defined in Section 15.1.
“Unconsolidated Affiliate” means, at any date, any Person (x) in which any member of the Consolidated Group, directly or indirectly, holds an Equity Interest, which investment is accounted for in the consolidated financial statements of the Company on an equity basis of accounting and (y) whose financial results are not consolidated with the financial results of the Company under GAAP.
“Unencumbered Asset Value” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of
(a)(i) the aggregate Unencumbered NOI from Unencumbered Eligible Properties owned, or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, for the period of four full fiscal quarters ended on or most recently ended prior to such date, divided by (ii) the Cap Rate;
(b)the sum of (i) the aggregate cash acquisition price paid to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company for all Unencumbered Eligible Properties that were owned, or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ended on or most recently ended prior to such date for a period less than four full fiscal quarters plus (ii) an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the amount of capital expenditures actually spent by the Company or a consolidated Subsidiary thereof in connection with such Unencumbered Eligible Properties and (B) ten percent (10%) of the
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aggregate cash acquisition price paid for such Unencumbered Eligible Properties as referred to in the clause (b)(i) above; and
(c)the CPD Note Amount on such date;
provided, however that (x) not more than fifteen percent (15%) of the Unencumbered Asset Value at any time may be in respect of Unencumbered Eligible Properties that are subject to Eligible Ground Leases (rather than Wholly-Owned in fee simple), with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from Unencumbered Asset Value and (y) not more than fifteen percent (15%) of the Unencumbered Asset Value at any time may be in respect of Unencumbered Eligible Properties that are not an operating gasoline station, a convenience store or another Permitted Business operating adjacent to or in connection with an operating gasoline station or convenience store owned or ground leased by the Consolidated Group.
“Unencumbered Eligible Property” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Unencumbered Property Criteria”.
“Unencumbered Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company, the ratio of (a) Unencumbered NOI for all Unencumbered Eligible Properties for such fiscal quarter to (b) Unsecured Interest Expense for such fiscal quarter.
“Unencumbered NOI” means, as for any period, the aggregate NOI that is attributable to all Unencumbered Eligible Properties owned, or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, during such period; provided, that not more than 30% of the aggregate Unencumbered NOI for all Unencumbered Eligible Properties at any time may come from any single Tenant (together with its Affiliates), with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from such aggregate Unencumbered NOI.
“Unencumbered Property Criteria” in order for any Property to be included as an Unencumbered Eligible Property it must be designated as such by the Company and meet and continue to satisfy each of the following criteria (each such property that is so designated and meets such criteria being referred to as an “Unencumbered Eligible Property”):
(a)the Property is operated as a Permitted Business;
(b)the Property is Wholly-Owned in fee simple directly by, or is ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease directly to, the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(c)each Unencumbered Property Subsidiary with respect to the Property must be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company and be a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(d)each Unencumbered Property Subsidiary with respect to the Property must be organized in a state within the United States of America or in the District of Columbia, and the Property itself must be located in a state within the United States of America or in the District of Columbia;
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(e)the Equity Interests of each Unencumbered Property Subsidiary with respect to such Property are not subject to any Liens (including, without limitation, any restriction contained in the Organizational Documents of any such Subsidiary that limits the ability to create a Lien thereon as security for indebtedness, but excluding any negative pledge under the Financing Documents or which is a Permitted Pari Passu Provision or is a negative pledge which is contemplated pursuant to clause (B) of Section 10.11) other than Permitted Equity Encumbrances;
(f)the Property is not subject to any ground lease (other than an Eligible Ground Lease), Lien or any restriction (other than any negative pledge under the Financing Documents or which is a Permitted Pari Passu Provision or is a negative pledge which is contemplated pursuant to clause (B) of Section 10.11) on the ability of the Company and each Unencumbered Property Subsidiary with respect to such Property to transfer or encumber such property or income therefrom or proceeds thereof (other than Permitted Property Encumbrances);
(g)the Property does not have any title, survey, environmental, structural, architectural or other defects that would interfere with the use of such Property for its intended purpose in any material respect and shall not be subject to any condemnation or similar proceeding;
(h)no Unencumbered Property Subsidiary with respect to such Property shall be subject to any proceedings under any Debtor Relief Law;
(i)no Unencumbered Property Subsidiary with respect to such Property shall incur or otherwise be liable for any Indebtedness (other than (x) Indebtedness under the Financing Documents, (y) Unsecured Debt (whether as a borrower, guarantor or other obligor) and (z) in the case of an Unencumbered Property Subsidiary that indirectly owns all or any portion of an Unencumbered Eligible Property (an “Indirect Owner”), unsecured guaranties of Non-Recourse Indebtedness of a Subsidiary thereof for which recourse to such Indirect Owner is contractually limited to liability for Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs); and
(j)the business(es) operated at such Property would not, in the reasonable judgment of the holder of any Note, reasonably be expected to cause such holder to violate any applicable law or regulation.
“Unencumbered Property Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of the Company that owns, or ground leases, directly or indirectly, all or a portion of any Unencumbered Eligible Property.
“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
“Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents” means on any date, the sum of: (a) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash then held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as set forth on the Company’s balance sheet for the then most recently ended fiscal quarter), plus (b) the aggregate amount of unrestricted Cash Equivalents (valued at fair market value) then held
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by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. As used in this definition, “Unrestricted” means, with respect to any asset, the circumstance that such asset is not subject to any Liens or claims of any kind in favor of any Person.
“Unsecured Debt” means Indebtedness of any Person that is not Secured Indebtedness.
“Unsecured Debt Facility” means Unsecured Debt of any Person that is of a type described in clause (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of “Indebtedness” or is a Guarantee of any such Unsecured Debt. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any Unsecured Debt Facility of the type described in clause (c) of the definition of “Indebtedness”, Unsecured Debt Facility shall not include any underlying Secured Indebtedness that is the subject of such Swap Contract or any documentation with respect to any such underlying Secured Indebtedness that is the subject of such Swap Contract.
“Unsecured Interest Expense” means, for any period, the portion of Consolidated Interest Expense for such period attributable to Unsecured Debt equal to the greater of (a) the actual interest expense incurred in respect thereof during such period and (b) an imputed interest expense amount determined on the basis of an assumed per annum interest rate applicable to such Unsecured Debt at all times during such period equal to six percent (6.0%).
“USA PATRIOT Act” means United States Public Law 107-56, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.
“U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws” means those laws, executive orders, enabling legislation or regulations administered and enforced by the United States pursuant to which economic sanctions have been imposed on any Person, entity, organization, country or regime, including the Trading with the Enemy Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Iran Sanctions Act, the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act and any other OFAC Sanctions Program.
“Wholly-Owned” means with respect to the ownership by any Person of any Property, that one hundred percent (100%) of the title to such Property is held in fee directly or indirectly by, or one hundred percent (100%) of such Property is ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease directly or indirectly by, such Person.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person on any date, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests and one hundred percent (100%) of the ordinary voting power are, as of such date, owned and Controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise,
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(a)any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein (including any Organizational Documents), shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document, as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein),
(b)any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns,
(c)the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, and
(d)all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement.
Schedule B-33
SCHEDULE C
Eligible Ground Leases (Legacy)
See Attached
Schedule C
Schedule 1-A
[Form of Series A Note]
GETTY REALTY CORP.
6.0% Series A Guaranteed Senior Note Due February 25, 2021
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PPN: 37429* AA3 |
For Value Received, the undersigned, Getty Realty Corp. (herein called the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, hereby promises to pay to [____________], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [_____________________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on February 25, 2021 (the “Maturity Date”), with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30‑day months) (a) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 6.0% per annum from the date hereof, payable quarterly, on the 25th day of February, May, August and November in each year, commencing with the February 25, May 25, August 25 or November 25 next succeeding the date hereof, and on the Maturity Date, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, (x) on any overdue payment of interest and (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum from time to time equal to the greater of (i) 8.0% or (ii) 2.0% over the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from time to time in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate, payable semiannually as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).
Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in New York, New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Agreement referred to below.
This Note is one of a series of Guaranteed Senior Notes (herein called the “Notes”) issued pursuant to the Fifth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Agreement”), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the respective Purchasers named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 21 of the Note Agreement and (ii) made the representation set forth in Section 6.2 of the Note Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Agreement.
Schedule 1-A
This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
The obligations of the Company under this Note have been guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Note Agreement.
This Note is subject to prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Agreement, but not otherwise.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Agreement.
This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Company and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.
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Schedule 1-B
[Form of Series B Note]
GETTY REALTY CORP.
5.35% Series B Guaranteed Senior Note Due June 2, 2023
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For Value Received, the undersigned, Getty Realty Corp. (herein called the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, hereby promises to pay to [____________], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [_____________________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on June 2, 2023 (the “Maturity Date”), with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30‑day months) (a) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 5.35% per annum from the date hereof, payable quarterly, on the 25th day of February, May, August and November in each year, commencing with the February 25, May 25, August 25 and November 25 next succeeding the date hereof, and on the Maturity Date, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, (x) on any overdue payment of interest and (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum from time to time equal to the greater of (i) 7.35% or (ii) 2.0% over the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from time to time in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate, payable semiannually as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).
Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in New York, New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Agreement referred to below.
This Note is one of a series of Guaranteed Senior Notes (herein called the “Notes”) issued pursuant to the Fifth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Agreement”), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the respective Purchasers named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 21 of the Note Agreement and (ii) made the representation set forth in Section 6.2 of the Note Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Agreement.
Schedule 1-B
This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
The obligations of the Company under this Note have been guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Note Agreement.
This Note is subject to prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Agreement, but not otherwise.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Agreement.
This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Company and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.
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Schedule 1-B
Schedule 1-C
[Form of Series C Note]
GETTY REALTY CORP.
4.75% Series C Guaranteed Senior Note Due February 25, 2025
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For Value Received, the undersigned, Getty Realty Corp. (herein called the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, hereby promises to pay to [____________], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [_____________________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on February 25, 2025 (the “Maturity Date”), with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30‑day months) (a) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 4.75% per annum from the date hereof, payable quarterly, on the 25th day of February, May, August and November in each year, commencing with the February 25 (other than February 25, 2017), May 25, August 25 and November 25 next succeeding the date hereof, and on the Maturity Date, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, (x) on any overdue payment of interest and (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum from time to time equal to the greater of (i) 6.75% or (ii) 2.0% over the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from time to time in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate, payable semiannually as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).
Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in New York, New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Agreement referred to below.
This Note is one of a series of Guaranteed Senior Notes (herein called the “Notes”) issued pursuant to the Fifth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Agreement”), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the respective Purchasers named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 21 of the Note Agreement and (ii) made the representation set forth in Section 6.2 of the Note Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Agreement.
Schedule 1-C
This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
The obligations of the Company under this Note have been guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Note Agreement.
This Note is subject to prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Agreement, but not otherwise.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Agreement.
This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Company and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.
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Schedule 1-C
Schedule 1-D
[Form of Series D Note]
GETTY REALTY CORP.
5.47% Series D Guaranteed Senior Note Due June 21, 2028
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PPN: 374297 A#6 |
For Value Received, the undersigned, Getty Realty Corp. (herein called the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, hereby promises to pay to [____________], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [_____________________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on June 21, 2028 (the “Maturity Date”), with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30‑day months) (a) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 5.47% per annum from the date hereof, payable quarterly, on the 25th day of February, May, August and November in each year, commencing with the February 25th, May 25th, August 25th or November 25th, as applicable, next succeeding the date hereof, and on the Maturity Date, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, (x) on any overdue payment of interest and (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum from time to time equal to the greater of (i) 7.47% or (ii) 2.0% over the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from time to time in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate, payable semiannually as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).
Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in New York, New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Agreement referred to below.
This Note is one of a series of Guaranteed Senior Notes (herein called the “Notes”) issued pursuant to the Fifth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Agreement”), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the respective Purchasers named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 21 of the Note Agreement and (ii) made the representation set forth in Section 6.2 of the Note Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Agreement.
Schedule 1-D
This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
The obligations of the Company under this Note have been guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Note Agreement.
This Note is subject to prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Agreement, but not otherwise.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Agreement.
This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Company and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.
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Schedule 1-D
Schedule 1-E
[Form of Series F Note]
GETTY REALTY CORP.
3.52% Series F Guaranteed Senior Note Due September 12, 2029
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PPN: 374297 B@7 |
For Value Received, the undersigned, Getty Realty Corp. (herein called the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, hereby promises to pay to [____________], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [_____________________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on September 12, 2029 (the “Maturity Date”), with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30‑day months) (a) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 3.52% per annum from the date hereof, payable quarterly, on the 25th day of February, May, August and November in each year, commencing with the February 25th, May 25th, August 25th or November 25th, as applicable, next succeeding the date hereof, and on the Maturity Date, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, (x) on any overdue payment of interest and (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum from time to time equal to the greater of (i) 5.52% or (ii) 2.0% over the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from time to time in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate, payable semiannually as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).
Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in New York, New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Agreement referred to below.
This Note is one of a series of Guaranteed Senior Notes (herein called the “Notes”) issued pursuant to the Fifth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Agreement”), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the respective Purchasers named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 21 of the Note Agreement and (ii) made the representation set forth in Section 6.2 of the Note Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Agreement.
Schedule 5.4
This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
The obligations of the Company under this Note have been guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Note Agreement.
This Note is subject to prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Agreement, but not otherwise.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Agreement.
This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Company and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.
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Schedule 1-F
[Form of Series I Note]
GETTY REALTY CORP.
3.43% Series I Guaranteed Senior Note Due November 25, 2030
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For Value Received, the undersigned, Getty Realty Corp. (herein called the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, hereby promises to pay to [____________], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [_____________________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on November 25, 2030 (the “Maturity Date”), with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30‑day months) (a) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 3.43% per annum from the date hereof, payable quarterly, on the 25th day of February, May, August and November in each year, commencing with the February 25th, May 25th, August 25th or November 25th, as applicable, next succeeding the date hereof, and on the Maturity Date, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, (x) on any overdue payment of interest and (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum from time to time equal to the greater of (i) 5.43% or (ii) 2.0% over the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from time to time in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate, payable semiannually as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).
Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in New York, New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Agreement referred to below.
This Note is one of a series of Guaranteed Senior Notes (herein called the “Notes”) issued pursuant to the Fifth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Agreement”), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the respective Purchasers named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 21 of the Note Agreement and (ii) made the representation set forth in Section 6.2 of the Note Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Agreement.
Schedule 5.4
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This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
The obligations of the Company under this Note have been guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Note Agreement.
This Note is subject to prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Agreement, but not otherwise.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Agreement.
This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Company and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.
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Schedule 5.4
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY AND OWNERSHIP OF SUBSIDIARY STOCK
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SCHEDULE 5.5
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS
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CONDITION OF PROPERTIES
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EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT]
[NAME OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR]
To each Noteholder (as defined below):
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Reference is made to that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2020 (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Purchase Agreement”) among Getty Realty Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), each of its Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto as a Subsidiary Guarantor (collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) and the holders of Notes issued thereunder and each of their respective successors and assigns, including, without limitation, future holders of the Notes (as defined below) (collectively, the “Noteholders”), pursuant to which the Company, among other things, (a) amended and restated the Fourth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2019 and (b) issued to the Series I Purchasers its 3.43% Series I Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030 (the “Series I Notes”; together with the Series A Notes, the Series B Notes, the Series C Notes, the Series D Notes and the Series F Notes, as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.
1.JOINDER OF GUARANTOR.
In accordance with the terms of Section 9.13 of the Note Purchase Agreement, [Insert Name of Subsidiary Guarantor], a [__________] [corporation/limited liability company] (the “Subsidiary Guarantor”), by the execution and delivery of this Joinder Agreement, does hereby agree to become, and does hereby become, a party to the Note Purchase Agreement and bound by the terms and conditions of the Note Purchase Agreement as a Subsidiary Guarantor, including, without limitation, becoming jointly and severally liable with the other Subsidiary Guarantors for the Guaranteed Obligations in accordance with Section 15 of the Note Purchase Agreement and for the due and punctual performance and observance of all the covenants in the Note Purchase Agreement to be performed or observed by the Obligors, all as more particularly provided for in Sections 9 and 10 of the Note Purchase Agreement. The Note Purchase Agreement is hereby, without any further action, amended to add the Subsidiary Guarantor as a “Subsidiary Guarantor”, “Obligor” and signatory to the Note Purchase Agreement. Upon the execution hereof, this Joinder Agreement shall constitute a “Financing Document” for purposes of the Note Purchase Agreement.
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2.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR.
The Subsidiary Guarantor hereby makes, as of the date hereof and only as to itself in its capacity as a Subsidiary Guarantor and/or as a Subsidiary, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 of the Note Purchase Agreement that is directly applicable to a Subsidiary Guarantor or a Subsidiary (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) as of such earlier date).
3.DELIVERIES BY SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR.
The Subsidiary Guarantor hereby delivers to each of the Noteholders, contemporaneously with the delivery of this Joinder Agreement, each of the documents and certificates set forth in Section 9.13 of the Note Purchase Agreement.
4.ADDRESS FOR NOTICES.
All notices, requests, demands and communications to or upon the Subsidiary Guarantor shall be governed by the terms of Section 19 of the Note Purchase Agreement and shall be addressed to the Subsidiary Guarantor at [c/o Getty Realty Corp., Two Jericho Plaza, Suite 110, Jericho, New York 11753, Attention of Chief Financial Officer (Facsimile No. (516) 478-5493 and email address: dfielding@gettyrealty.com)], or at such other address as the Subsidiary Guarantor shall have specified to the Noteholders in writing.
5. MISCELLANEOUS.
5.1Effective Date.
This Joinder Agreement shall become effective on the date on which this Joinder Agreement and each of the documents and certificates set forth in Section 9.13 of the Note Purchase Agreement are sent to the Noteholders at the addresses and by a means stipulated in Section 19 of the Note Purchase Agreement.
5.2Expenses.
The Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that it will pay the reasonable fees and the disbursements of special counsel to the Noteholders incurred in connection with the execution and delivery of this Joinder Agreement in accordance with Section 16 of the Note Purchase Agreement.
5.3Section Headings, etc.
The titles of the Sections appear as a matter of convenience only, do not constitute a part hereof and shall not affect the construction hereof. The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and “hereto” refer to this Joinder Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision.
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5.4Governing Law.
THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).
5.5Successors and Assigns.
This Joinder Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Subsidiary Guarantor.
5.6Facsimile Signature.
Delivery of an executed signature page of this Joinder Agreement by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission, including by PDF file, shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed signature page hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subsidiary Guarantor has caused this Joinder Agreement to be executed on its behalf by a duly authorized officer or agent thereof as of the date first above written.
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Exhibit A-4
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Exhibit 10.41
SEE SECTION 21 REGARDING NOTICE TO THE COMPANY
OF SUBPOENA OR OTHER LEGAL PROCESS SEEKING
DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
GETTY REALTY CORP.
$50,000,000 3.52% Series G Guaranteed Senior Notes due September 12, 2029
$50,000,000 3.43% Series J Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030
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Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement
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Dated as of December 4, 2020
[Certain information indicated by [***] has been excluded from the Exhibit 10.41 because it is both not material and would likely cause competitive harm to the registrant if publicly disclosed.]
SEE SECTION 21 REGARDING NOTICE TO THE COMPANY
OF SUBPOENA OR OTHER LEGAL PROCESS SEEKING
DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
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SECTION 1. BACKGROUND; AUTHORIZATION OF ISSUE OF SERIES J NOTES |
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Background |
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Section 1.2 |
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Amendment and Restatement of Existing Agreement |
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Section 1.3 |
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Confirmation of Series G Notes |
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Section 1.4 |
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Authorization of Issue of Series J Notes |
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Section 1.5 |
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Subsidiary Guaranty |
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Section 1.6 |
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Agreement Unsecured |
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SECTION 2. SALE AND PURCHASE OF SERIES J NOTES |
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SECTION 3. CLOSING OF SERIES J NOTES. |
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SECTION 4. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND CLOSING |
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Section 4.1 |
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Representations and Warranties |
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Section 4.2 |
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Performance; No Default |
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Section 4.3 |
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Compliance Certificates |
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Section 4.4 |
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Opinions of Counsel |
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Section 4.5 |
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Purchase Permitted By Applicable Law, Etc |
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Section 4.6 |
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Sale of Notes |
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Section 4.7 |
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Payment of Special Counsel Fees |
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Section 4.8 |
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Private Placement Numbers |
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Section 4.9 |
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Changes in Corporate Structure |
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Section 4.10 |
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Funding Instructions |
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Section 4.11 |
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Initial Subsidiary Guarantors |
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Section 4.12 |
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Payment of Fees |
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Section 4.13 |
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Good Standing Certificates |
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Section 4.14 |
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No Material Adverse Effect; No Litigation |
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Section 4.15 |
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Solvency |
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Section 4.16 |
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Consents and Approvals |
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Section 4.17 |
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Minimum Lease Term Requirement |
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Section 4.18 |
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Other Note Agreements |
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Section 4.19 |
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Proceedings and Documents |
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SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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Section 5.1 |
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Organization; Power and Authority |
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Section 5.2 |
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Authorization, Etc |
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Section 5.3 |
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Disclosure |
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Section 5.4 |
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Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates |
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Section 5.5 |
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Financial Statements; Material Liabilities |
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Section 5.6 |
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Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc |
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Section 5.7 |
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Governmental Authorizations, Etc |
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Section 5.8 |
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Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders |
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Section 5.9 |
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Taxes |
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Section 5.10 |
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Title to Property; Leases |
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Section 5.11 |
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Licenses, Permits, Etc |
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Section 5.12 |
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Compliance with ERISA |
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Section 5.13 |
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Private Offering by the Company |
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Section 5.14 |
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Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations |
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Section 5.15 |
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Existing Indebtedness; Future Liens |
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Section 5.16 |
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Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc |
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Section 5.17 |
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Status under Certain Statutes |
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Section 5.18 |
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Environmental Matters |
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Section 5.19 |
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Economic Benefit |
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Section 5.20 |
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Solvency |
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Section 5.21 |
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Intentionally Omitted |
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Section 5.22 |
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Insurance |
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Section 5.23 |
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Condition of Properties |
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Section 5.24 |
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REIT Status; Stock Exchange Listing |
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Unencumbered Eligible Properties |
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SECTION 6. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE SERIES J PURCHASERS. |
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Purchase for Investment |
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Source of Funds |
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SECTION 7. INFORMATION AS TO COMPANY |
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Financial and Business Information |
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Officer’s Certificate |
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Section 7.3 |
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Visitation |
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Section 7.4 |
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Electronic Delivery |
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SECTION 8. PAYMENT AND PREPAYMENT OF THE NOTES |
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Maturity |
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Optional Prepayments with Make-Whole Amount |
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Intentionally Omitted |
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Section 8.4 |
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Allocation of Partial Prepayments |
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Section 8.5 |
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Maturity; Surrender, Etc |
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Section 8.6 |
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Purchase of Notes |
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Section 8.7 |
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Change in Control Prepayment |
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Section 8.8 |
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Make-Whole Amount |
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Payments Due on Non-Business Days |
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Existence; Conduct of Business; REIT Status |
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Section 9.2 |
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Payment of Obligations |
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Section 9.3 |
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Maintenance of Properties; Insurance |
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Section 9.4 |
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Books and Records |
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Section 9.5 |
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Compliance with Laws |
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Section 9.6 |
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Environmental Laws |
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Section 9.7 |
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Use of Proceeds |
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Section 9.8 |
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Minimum Property Condition |
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Section 9.9 |
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Intentionally Omitted |
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Section 9.10 |
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Intentionally Omitted |
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Section 9.11 |
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Intentionally Omitted |
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Section 9.12 |
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Intentionally Omitted |
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Section 9.13 |
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Subsidiary Guarantors |
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Section 9.14 |
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Pari Passu Ranking |
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SECTION 10. NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
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Financial Covenants |
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Indebtedness |
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Section 10.3 |
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Liens |
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Section 10.4 |
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Fundamental Changes |
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Section 10.5 |
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Dispositions |
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Section 10.6 |
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Limitation on Restricted Payments |
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Section 10.7 |
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Limitation on Investments |
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Section 10.8 |
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Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates |
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Section 10.9 |
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Limitation on Changes in Fiscal Year |
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Section 10.10 |
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Limitation on Lines of Business; Creation of Subsidiaries |
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Section 10.11 |
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Burdensome Agreements |
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Section 10.12 |
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Intentionally Omitted |
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Section 10.13 |
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Accounting Changes |
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Section 10.14 |
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Amendments of Organizational Documents and Certain Debt Documents |
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Section 10.15 |
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Anti-Money Laundering Laws; Sanctions |
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Section 10.16 |
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Anti-Corruption Laws |
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Section 10.17 |
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Compliance with Environmental Laws |
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SECTION 11. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. |
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SECTION 12. REMEDIES ON DEFAULT, ETC. |
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Acceleration |
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Other Remedies. |
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Rescission |
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No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc |
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SECTION 13. REGISTRATION; EXCHANGE; SUBSTITUTION OF NOTES |
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Registration of Notes |
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Transfer and Exchange of Notes |
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Replacement of Notes |
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SECTION 14. PAYMENTS ON NOTES |
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Place of Payment |
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Payment by Wire Transfer |
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Unconditional Guarantee |
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Obligations Absolute |
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Waiver |
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Section 15.4 |
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Obligations Unimpaired |
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Section 15.5 |
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Subrogation and Subordination |
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Section 15.6 |
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Information Regarding the Company |
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Section 15.7 |
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Reinstatement of Guarantee |
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Subrogation and Contribution Rights |
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Section 15.9 |
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Term of Guarantee |
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Section 15.10 |
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Release of Subsidiary Guarantors |
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Section 15.11 |
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Savings Clause |
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Contribution |
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Survival |
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ENTIRE AGREEMENT |
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SECTION 18. AMENDMENT AND WAIVER |
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Requirements |
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Solicitation of Holders of Notes |
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Binding Effect, Etc |
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Notes Held by Company, Etc |
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SECTION 19. NOTICES |
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SECTION 20. REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS |
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SECTION 21. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION |
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SECTION 22. SUBSTITUTION OF PURCHASER |
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SECTION 23. INDEMNITY; DAMAGE WAIVER |
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SECTION 24. MISCELLANEOUS |
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Successors and Assigns |
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Accounting Terms |
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Severability |
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Construction, etc |
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Counterparts |
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Governing Law |
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Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Schedule A |
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Information Relating to Purchasers |
Schedule B |
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Defined Terms |
Schedule C |
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Eligible Ground Leases (Legacy) |
Schedule 1-A |
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Form of 3.52% Series G Guaranteed Senior Note due September 12, 2029 |
Schedule 1-B |
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Form of 3.43% Series J Guaranteed Senior Note due November 25, 2030 |
Schedule 5.4 |
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Subsidiaries of the Company and Ownership of Subsidiary Stock |
Schedule 5.5 |
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Financial Statements |
Schedule 5.15 |
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Existing Indebtedness |
Schedule 5.23 |
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Condition of Properties |
Exhibit A |
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GETTY REALTY CORP.
Two Jericho Plaza, Suite 110,
Jericho, New York 11753
3.52% Series G Guaranteed Senior Notes due September 12, 2029
3.43% Series J Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030
December 4, 2020
To Each of the Purchasers Listed in
Schedule A Hereto:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
GETTY REALTY CORP., a Maryland corporation (together with any successor thereto that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 10.2, the “Company”), and each of its Subsidiaries party hereto as a “Subsidiary Guarantor” (collectively, the “Initial Subsidiary Guarantors”) agree with each of the Purchasers as follows:
SECTION 1.BACKGROUND; AUTHORIZATION OF ISSUE OF SERIES J NOTES.
Section 1.1Background. The Company is currently party to that certain Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2019, among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and the holders of Notes issued thereunder (the “Existing Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company previously issued and sold to certain of the Purchasers $50,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 3.52% Series G Guaranteed Senior Notes due September 12, 2029 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Series G Notes”, such term to include any such notes issued in substitution, replacement or exchange therefor pursuant to Section 13 hereof). Each Series G Notes is or, upon the issuance thereof, shall be substantially in the form set out in Schedule 1-A. Certain capitalized and other terms used in this Agreement are defined in Schedule B hereto. References to a “Schedule” or an “Exhibit” are references to a Schedule or Exhibit attached to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. References to a “Section” are references to a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
Section 1.2Amendment and Restatement of Existing Agreement.
(a)Effective upon the Closing Date and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent in paragraph 4, the parties hereto hereby agree that this Agreement shall, and hereby does, amend, restate and replace in its entirety the Existing Agreement which, as so amended and restated by this Agreement, continues in full force and effect without rescission or novation thereof. The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that the amendments to the Existing Agreement set forth herein could have been effected
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through an agreement or instrument amending such agreement, and for convenience, the parties hereto have agreed to restate the terms and provisions of the Existing Agreement, as amended hereby, pursuant to this Agreement. Effective upon the Closing Date, the Existing Agreement will no longer have any notes outstanding (all of the Series G Notes being outstanding under this Agreement effective on such date).
(b)Notwithstanding the foregoing, the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in paragraph 5 of the Existing Agreement shall be deemed to survive the amendment and restatement of the Existing Agreement, and the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in paragraph 5 of this Agreement shall be deemed to be additional representations and warranties of the Company made as of the date of this Agreement. Further, the representations and warranties of the purchasers of the Existing Series G Notes set forth in paragraph 6 of the Existing Agreement shall be deemed to survive the amendment and restatement of the Existing Agreement.
Section 1.3Confirmation of Series G Notes. The Company hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that each of the Series G Notes is and shall remain outstanding under, and subject to, the terms of this Agreement and the other Financing Documents, and shall constitute “Notes” for all purposes hereof and of the Financing Documents
Section 1.4Authorization of Issue of Series J Notes. The Company will authorize the issue and sale of $50,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 3.43% Series J Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Series J Notes”, such term to include any such notes issued in substitution, replacement or exchange therefor pursuant to Section 13, and together with the Series G Notes, collectively, the “Notes”). The Series J Notes shall be substantially in the form set out in Schedule 1-B.
Section 1.5Subsidiary Guaranty. The payment and performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, the Notes and the other Financing Documents are guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 15 hereof.
Section 1.6Agreement Unsecured. The Notes and this Agreement shall be unsecured.
SECTION 2.SALE AND PURCHASE OF SERIES J NOTES.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company will issue and sell to each Purchaser identified as a Purchaser of Series J Notes on Schedule A hereto (each a “Series J Purchaser”) and each Series J Purchaser will purchase from the Company, at the Closing provided for in Section 3, Series J Notes in the principal amount specified opposite such Series J Purchaser’s name in Schedule A at the purchase price of 100% of the principal amount thereof. The Purchasers’ obligations hereunder are several and not joint obligations and no Purchaser shall have any liability to any Person for the performance or non-performance of any obligation by any other Purchaser hereunder.
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Section 3.Closing OF SERIES J NOTES.
The sale and purchase of the Series J Notes to be purchased by each Series J Purchaser shall occur at the offices of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, One Bryant Park, New York, New York 10036, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, at a closing (the “Closing”) on December 4, 2020 or on such other Business Day thereafter as may be agreed upon by the Company and the Series J Purchasers. At the Closing the Company will deliver to each Series J Purchaser the Series J Notes to be purchased by such Series J Purchaser in the form of a single Series J Note (or such greater number of Series J Notes in denominations of at least $100,000 as such Series J Purchaser may request) dated the Closing Date and registered in such Series J Purchaser’s name (or in the name of its nominee), against delivery by such Series J Purchaser to the Company or its order of immediately available funds in the amount of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of immediately available funds for the account of the Company to the account referred to in the written funding instructions described in Section 4.10 below. If at the Closing the Company shall fail to tender such Series J Notes to any Series J Purchaser as provided above in this Section 3, or any of the conditions specified in Section 4 shall not have been fulfilled to such Series J Purchaser’s satisfaction, such Series J Purchaser shall, at its election, be relieved of all further obligations under this Agreement, without thereby waiving any rights such Series J Purchaser may have by reason of any of the conditions specified in Section 4 not having been fulfilled to such Series J Purchaser’s satisfaction or such failure by the Company to tender such Series J Notes.
SECTION 4.CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND CLOSING.
The obligations of each Purchaser to enter into this Agreement and (other than with respect to the Series J Purchasers) to amend and restate the Existing Agreement, and the obligations of each Series J Purchaser to purchase and pay for the Series J Notes to be sold to such Series J Purchaser at the Closing, are subject to the satisfaction, on or before the date of the Closing, of the following conditions, pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchasers (such date, the “Closing Date”):
Section 4.1Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company in the Existing Agreement shall have been correct when made and the representations and warranties of the Obligors in this Agreement and the other Financing Documents shall be correct when made and on the Closing Date.
Section 4.2Performance; No Default. The Obligors shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement required to be performed or complied with by them prior to or at the Closing. Before and after giving effect to the issue and sale of the Series J Notes (and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated by Section 5.14), (a) no Default or Event of Default (each term as defined in the Existing Agreement) shall have occurred and be continuing and (b) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Section 4.3Compliance Certificates.
(a)Officer’s Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser an Officer’s Certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that the conditions
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specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.9, 4.15, 4.16 and 4.17 have been fulfilled, and that the terms of the CPD Note are consistent with the definition thereof.
(b)Secretary’s Certificate. Each Obligor shall have delivered to such Purchaser a certificate of its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to (i) the resolutions attached thereto and other corporate proceedings relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Notes and the other Financing Documents to which it is a party, (ii) the incumbency of the Persons executing and delivering the Financing Documents on behalf of such Obligor, and (iii) such Obligor’s Organizational Documents as then in effect.
Section 4.4Opinions of Counsel. Such Purchaser shall have received opinions in form and substance satisfactory to such Purchaser, dated as of the Closing Date (a) from Greenberg Traurig LLP, counsel for the Obligors, covering such matters incident to the transactions contemplated hereby as such Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request (and the Obligors hereby instruct their counsel to deliver such opinion to the Purchasers) and (b) from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, the Purchasers’ special counsel in connection with such transactions, covering such matters incident to such transactions as such Purchaser may reasonably request.
Section 4.5Purchase Permitted By Applicable Law, Etc. On the Closing Date each Series J Purchaser’s purchase of Series J Notes shall (a) be permitted by the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction to which such Series J Purchaser is subject, without recourse to provisions (such as section 1405(a)(8) of the New York Insurance Law) permitting limited investments by insurance companies without restriction as to the character of the particular investment, (b) not violate any applicable law or regulation (including, without limitation, Regulation T, U or X of the FRB) and (c) not subject such Series J Purchaser to any tax, penalty or liability under or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, which law or regulation was not in effect on the date hereof. If requested by such Series J Purchaser, such Series J Purchaser shall have received an Officer’s Certificate certifying as to such matters of fact as such Purchaser may reasonably specify to enable such Series J Purchaser to determine whether such purchase is so permitted to the extent such matters of fact are not already included in the representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 5.
Section 4.6Sale of Notes. Contemporaneously with the Closing, the Company shall sell to each Series J Purchaser and each Series J Purchaser shall purchase the Series J Notes to be purchased by it at the Closing as specified in Schedule A.
Section 4.7Payment of Special Counsel Fees. Without limiting Section 16.1, the Company shall have paid on or before the Closing the fees, charges and disbursements of the Purchasers’ special counsel referred to in Section 4.4 to the extent reflected in a statement of such counsel rendered to the Company at least one Business Day prior to the Closing Date.
Section 4.8Private Placement Numbers. Private Placement Numbers issued by Standard & Poor’s CUSIP Service Bureau (in cooperation with the SVO) shall have been obtained for the Series J Notes.
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Section 4.9Changes in Corporate Structure. No Obligor shall have changed its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as applicable, or been a party to any merger or consolidation or succeeded to all or any substantial part of the liabilities of any other entity, at any time following the date of the most recent financial statements referred to in Schedule 5.5.
Section 4.10Funding Instructions. At least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, each Series J Purchaser shall have received written instructions signed by a Responsible Officer on letterhead of the Company (the “Funding Instruction Letter”) confirming the information specified in Section 3 including (a) the name and address of the transferee bank, (b) such transferee bank’s ABA number (c) the account name and number into which the purchase price for the Series J Notes is to be deposited and (d) the telephone number and email address of a contact at each of the Company and the bank to confirm the details of such Funding Instruction Letter.
Section 4.11Initial Subsidiary Guarantors. Each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor shall have duly executed and delivered to each Purchaser an executed counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 4.12Payment of Fees. The Company shall have paid (a) the Issuance Fee for the account of the Series J Purchasers on or before the Closing Date, which fee shall be fully earned and nonrefundable in immediately available funds via wire transfer to an account or accounts specified by the Series J Purchasers to the Company and (b) without limiting the Company’s obligations under Section 16.1, all other costs and expenses required hereunder or under any other Financing Document to be paid on or before the Closing Date.
Section 4.13Good Standing Certificates. The Company shall have provided such documents and certifications from the appropriate Governmental Authorities to evidence that each Obligor is duly organized or formed, and that each Obligor is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in (a) its jurisdiction of organization and (b) each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.14No Material Adverse Effect; No Litigation. There has been no event or circumstance since December 31, 2019 that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and no action, suit, investigation or proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of any Obligor, threatened in writing in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority that (a) relates to this Agreement or any other Financing Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or (b) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.15Solvency. The Company shall have delivered a certificate, signed by a Responsible Officer thereof, certifying that, after giving effect to the transactions to occur on the Closing Date (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Series J Notes, the issuance of the notes pursuant to the Prudential Note Agreement, the issuance of the notes pursuant to the Barings Note Agreement, the incurrence of any other Indebtedness by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and the application of the proceeds of all such notes and other Indebtedness), the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are Solvent.
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Section 4.16Consents and Approvals. All governmental and third party consents, licenses and approvals necessary in connection with entering into this Agreement and the issuance of the Notes have been obtained and remain in full force and effect.
Section 4.17Minimum Lease Term Requirement. The Minimum Lease Term Requirement shall be satisfied.
Section 4.18Other Note Agreements. The Company shall have entered into the Prudential Note Agreement and the Barings Note Agreement, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser, and substantially concurrently with the issuance and sale of the Notes hereunder on the Closing Date, the Company shall (a) issue and sell to the Prudential Purchasers on the Closing Date $100,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 3.43% Series I Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030 pursuant to the terms of the Prudential Note Agreement, and (b) issue and sell to the Barings Purchasers on the Closing Date $25,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 3.43% Series K Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030 pursuant to the terms of the Barings Note Agreement. The Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of the Prudential Note Agreement and the Barings Note Agreement and all documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith.
Section 4.19Proceedings and Documents. All corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser and its special counsel, and such Purchaser and its special counsel shall have received such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents, certificates, financial information or consents as such Purchaser or such special counsel may reasonably request.
SECTION 5.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Each Obligor jointly and severally represents and warrants to each Purchaser that:
Section 5.1Organization; Power and Authority. The Company is a corporation or entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified and licensed as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has the corporate or company power and authority, and requisite government licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals, to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver the Financing Documents to which it is a party and to perform the provisions thereof.
Section 5.2Authorization, Etc. The Financing Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each Obligor party thereto, and when executed and delivered hereunder, will have been duly executed and delivered by each Obligor party thereto. This Agreement and the other Financing Documents when executed and delivered constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Obligor party thereto enforceable against each such
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Obligor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
Section 5.3Disclosure. This Agreement, the financial statements listed in Schedule 5.5 and the documents, certificates or other writings delivered to the Purchasers by or on behalf of the Obligors in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (this Agreement and such documents, certificates or other writings and such financial statements delivered to each Purchaser being referred to, collectively, as the “Disclosure Documents”), taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Company represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time. Since December 31, 2019, there has been no change in the financial condition, operations, business, properties or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except changes that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no fact known to the Obligors that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been set forth herein or in the Disclosure Documents.
Section 5.4Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates.
(a)Schedule 5.4 contains (except as noted therein) complete and correct lists of the Company’s Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, showing, as to each Subsidiary, the name thereof, the jurisdiction of its organization, the percentage of shares of each class of its capital stock or similar equity interests outstanding owned by the Company and each other Subsidiary and whether it is an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor.
(b)All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or similar equity interests of each Subsidiary shown in Schedule 5.4 as being owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned by the Company or another Subsidiary free and clear of any Lien that is prohibited under the Financing Documents.
(c)Each Subsidiary is a corporation or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, where applicable, in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other legal entity and, where applicable, is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each such Subsidiary has the corporate or other power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver the Financing Documents to which it is a party and to perform the provisions thereof.
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(d)No Subsidiary is subject to any legal, regulatory, contractual or other restriction (other than the agreements listed on Schedule 5.4 and customary limitations imposed by corporate law or similar statutes and any restrictions on an Excluded Subsidiary provided in favor of any holder of Secured Indebtedness that is owed to a non-Affiliate of the Company and that is permitted under Section 10.2) restricting the ability of such Subsidiary to pay dividends out of profits or make any other similar distributions of profits to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that owns outstanding shares of capital stock or similar equity interests of such Subsidiary.
Section 5.5Financial Statements; Material Liabilities. The Company has delivered to each Purchaser copies of the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 5.5. All of such financial statements (including in each case the related schedules and notes) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates specified in such Schedule and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods so specified and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved except as set forth in the notes thereto (subject, in the case of any interim financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments). The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any Material liabilities that are not disclosed in the Disclosure Documents.
Section 5.6Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc. The execution, delivery and performance of each of the Financing Documents by each Obligor party thereto will not (i) contravene, result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any Lien in respect of any property of any Obligor or any Subsidiary under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, purchase or credit agreement, lease, corporate charter or by-laws, shareholders agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which such Obligor or any Subsidiary is bound or by which such Obligor or any Subsidiary or any of its properties may be bound or affected, (ii) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to any Obligor or any Subsidiary or (iii) violate any provision of any statute or other rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to any Obligor or any Subsidiary.
Section 5.7Governmental Authorizations, Etc. No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by any of the Obligors of any of the Financing Documents.
Section 5.8Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders.
(a)There are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of the Obligors, threatened against or affecting any Obligor or any Subsidiary or any property of any Obligor or any Subsidiary in any court or before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any Governmental Authority that (i) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Financing Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (ii) could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b)Neither the Obligors nor any Subsidiary is (i) in default under any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (ii) in violation of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority or (iii) in violation of any applicable law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws, the USA PATRIOT Act or any of the other laws and regulations that are referred to in Section 5.16), which default or violation could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)No Default has occurred or is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Financing Document.
Section 5.9Taxes. Each Obligor and its Subsidiaries have filed all tax returns that are required to have been filed in any jurisdiction, and have paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other taxes and assessments levied upon them or their properties, assets, income or franchises, to the extent such taxes and assessments have become due and payable and before they have become delinquent, except for (i) any taxes and assessments the amount, applicability or validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which an Obligor or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, has established adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP, or (ii) to the extent that the failure to so file or pay could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There is no proposed tax assessment against any Obligor or any Subsidiary that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Obligor is party to any tax sharing agreement.
Section 5.10Title to Property; Leases. Each Obligor and their respective Subsidiaries have good and sufficient title to their respective properties that individually or in the aggregate are Material to its business, except where the failure to have such good title or valid leasehold interest could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All leases that individually or in the aggregate are Material are valid and subsisting and are in full force and effect in all material respects.
Section 5.11Licenses, Permits, Etc.
(a)The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess all licenses, permits, franchises, authorizations, patents, copyrights, proprietary software, service marks, trademarks and trade names, or rights thereto, that individually or in the aggregate are Material to its business, except where the impairment of such ownership or possession is not reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, without known conflict with the rights of others.
(b)To the best knowledge of the Company, no product or service of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries infringes in any material respect any license, permit, franchise, authorization, patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned by any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(c)To the best actual knowledge of the Company, there is no Material violation by any Person of any right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 5.12Compliance with ERISA.
(a)No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Plan by an amount which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans by an amount which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Notes hereunder will not involve any transaction that is subject to the prohibitions of section 406 of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could be imposed pursuant to section 4975(c)(1)(A)-(D) of the Code. The representation by the Obligors to each Purchaser in the first sentence of this Section 5.12(b) is made in reliance upon and subject to the accuracy of such Purchaser’s representation in Section 6.2 as to the sources of the funds to be used to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser.
Section 5.13Private Offering by the Company. As of the Closing Date, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered the Series J Notes or any similar Securities (other than the Company’s unsecured promissory notes offered to the purchasers under the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement and the Barings Note Agreement) for sale to, or solicited any offer to buy the Series J Notes or any similar Securities from, or otherwise approached or negotiated in respect thereof with, any Person other than the Series J Purchasers and not more than 4 other Institutional Investors, each of which has been offered the Series J Notes or such similar Securities (as the case may be) at a private sale for investment. Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has taken, or will take, any action that would subject the issuance or sale of the Series J Notes to the registration requirements of section 5 of the Securities Act or to the registration requirements of any securities or blue sky laws of any applicable jurisdiction.
Section 5.14Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. The Company will apply the proceeds of the sale of the Series J Notes as provided in Section 9.7. No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Series J Notes will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of buying or carrying any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB (12 CFR 221), or for the purpose of buying or carrying or trading in any Securities under such circumstances as to
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involve the Company in a violation of Regulation X of said Board (12 CFR 224) or to involve any broker or dealer in a violation of Regulation T of said Board (12 CFR 220). Margin stock does not constitute more than 5% of the value of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Company does not have any present intention that margin stock will constitute more than 5% of the value of such assets. As used in this Section, the terms “margin stock” and “purpose of buying or carrying” shall have the meanings assigned to them in said Regulation U.
Section 5.15Existing Indebtedness; Future Liens.
(a)Except as described therein, Schedule 5.15 sets forth a complete and correct list of all Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries for borrowed money as of the Closing Date (and after giving effect to the incurrence and repayment of Indebtedness occurring on the Closing Date) the outstanding principal amount of which exceeds $10,000,000 (including descriptions of the obligors and obligees, principal amounts outstanding, any collateral therefor and any Guaranties thereof), since which date there has been no Material change in the amounts, interest rates, sinking funds, installment payments or maturities of the Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries. The aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date not set forth in Schedule 5.15 does not exceed $10,000,000. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default and no waiver of default is currently in effect, in the payment of any principal or interest on any Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary and no event or condition exists with respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary that would permit (or that with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would permit) one or more Persons to cause such Indebtedness to become due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment.
(b)Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.15 as of the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has agreed or consented (i) to cause or permit any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien that secures Indebtedness or (ii) to cause or permit in the future (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise) any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien that secures Indebtedness.
(c)As of the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to, or otherwise subject to any provision contained in, any instrument evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary, any agreement relating thereto or any other agreement (including, but not limited to, its charter or any other Organizational Document) which limits the amount of, or otherwise imposes restrictions on the incurring of, Indebtedness of the Company, except as disclosed in Schedule 5.15.
Section 5.16Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc.
(a) No Obligor nor any Controlled Entity (i) is a Blocked Person, (ii) has been notified that its name appears or may in the future appear on a State Sanctions List or (iii) is a target of sanctions that have been imposed by the United Nations or the European Union.
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(b)No Obligor nor any Controlled Entity (i) has violated, been found in violation of, or been charged or convicted under, any applicable U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws or (ii) to the Company’s actual knowledge, is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for possible violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws.
(c)No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder:
(i)constitutes or will constitute funds obtained on behalf of any Blocked Person or will otherwise be used by the Company or any Controlled Entity, directly or indirectly, (A) in connection with any investment in, or any transactions or dealings with, any Blocked Person, (B) for any purpose that would cause any Purchaser to be in violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws or (C) otherwise in violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws;
(ii)will be used, directly or indirectly, in violation of, or cause any Purchaser to be in violation of, any applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws; or
(iii)will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of making any improper payments, including bribes, to any Governmental Official or commercial counterparty in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in each case which would be in violation of, or cause any Purchaser to be in violation of, any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.
(d)The Obligors have established procedures and controls which they reasonably believe are adequate (and otherwise comply with applicable law) to ensure that the Company and each Controlled Entity is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws.
Section 5.17Status under Certain Statutes. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Section 5.18Environmental Matters.
(a)Neither the Obligors nor any Subsidiary has knowledge of any claim or has received any notice of any claim and no proceeding has been instituted asserting any claim against any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective real properties or other assets now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them, alleging any damage to the environment or violation of any Environmental Laws, except, in each case, such as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)Neither the Obligors nor any Subsidiary has knowledge of any facts which would give rise to any claim, public or private, of violation of Environmental Laws or damage to the environment emanating from, occurring on or in any way related to real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them or to other assets or
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their use, except, in each case, such as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Neither the Obligors nor any Subsidiary has stored any Hazardous Substances on real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them in a manner which is contrary to any Environmental Law that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(d)Neither the Obligors nor any Subsidiary has disposed of any Hazardous Substances in a manner which is contrary to any Environmental Law that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e)All buildings on all real properties now owned, leased or operated by the Obligors or any Subsidiary are in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, except where failure to comply could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(f)The Company and its Subsidiaries conduct in the ordinary course of business a review of the effect of existing Environmental Laws and claims alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law on their respective businesses, operations and properties, and as a result thereof the Company has reasonably concluded that such Environmental Laws and claims could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.19Economic Benefit. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors are considered a single consolidated business group of companies for purposes of GAAP and are dependent upon each other for and in connection their respective business activities and financial resources. The execution and delivery by the Purchasers of this Agreement and the provision of the financial accommodations thereunder provide direct and indirect commercial and economic benefits to each Subsidiary Guarantor and the incurrence by the Company of the Indebtedness under this Agreement and the Notes is in the best interests of each Subsidiary Guarantor.
Section 5.20Solvency. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole on a consolidated basis, is Solvent, both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the issuance and sale of the Series J Notes, the issuance of the notes pursuant to the Prudential Note Agreement, the issuance of the notes pursuant to the Barings Note Agreement and the incurrence of any other Indebtedness by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and the application of the proceeds of all such notes and other Indebtedness and the other transactions contemplated by the Financing Documents.
Section 5.21Intentionally Omitted.
Section 5.22Insurance. Except to the extent that the Company and its Subsidiaries are relying on the Tenants as to primary coverage in accordance with the terms of the Leases, the Company and each Subsidiary maintains with insurance companies rated at least A- by A.M. Best & Co., with premiums at all times currently paid, insurance upon fixed assets, including general
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and excess liability insurance, fire and all other risks insured against by extended coverage, employee fidelity bond coverage, and all insurance required by law, all in form and amounts required by law and customary to the respective natures of their businesses and properties, except in cases where failure to maintain such insurance will not have or potentially have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.23Condition of Properties. Each of the following representations and warranties is true and correct except to the extent disclosed on Schedule 5.23 or that the facts and circumstances giving rise to any such failure to be so true and correct, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(a)All of the improvements located on the Properties and the use of said improvements comply and shall continue to comply in all respects with all applicable zoning resolutions, building codes, subdivision and other similar applicable laws, rules and regulations and are covered by existing valid certificates of occupancy and all other certificates and permits required by applicable laws, rules, regulations and ordinances or in connection with the use, occupancy and operation thereof.
(b)No material portion of any of the Properties, nor any improvements located on said Properties that are material to the operation, use or value thereof, have been damaged in any respect as a result of any fire, explosion, accident, flood or other casualty.
(c)No condemnation or eminent domain proceeding has been commenced or to the knowledge of the Company is about to be commenced against any portion of any of the Properties, or any improvements located thereon that are material to the operation, use or value of said Properties.
(d)No notices of violation of any federal, state or local law or ordinance or order or requirement have been issued with respect to any Properties.
Section 5.24REIT Status; Stock Exchange Listing. The Company is a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code. At least one class of common Equity Interests of the Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market.
Section 5.25Unencumbered Eligible Properties. Each property included in any calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value or Unencumbered NOI satisfied, at the time of such calculation, all of the requirements contained in the definition of “Unencumbered Property Criteria”.
Section 6.Representations of the SERIES J Purchasers.
Section 6.1Purchase for Investment. Each Series J Purchaser severally represents that it is purchasing the Series J Notes for its own account or for one or more separate accounts maintained by such Series J Purchaser or for the account of one or more pension or trust funds and not with a view to the distribution thereof, provided that the disposition of such Series J Purchaser’s or their property shall at all times be within such Series J Purchaser’s or their control. Each Series
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J Purchaser and each Transferee (by its acceptance of any Series J Note purchased by such Transferee) understands that the Series J Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may be resold only if registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act or if an exemption from registration is available, except under circumstances where neither such registration nor such an exemption is required by law, and that the Company is not required to register the Series J Notes.
Section 6.2Source of Funds. Each Series J Purchaser and each Transferee (by its acceptance of any Note purchased by such Transferee) severally represents that at least one of the following statements is an accurate representation as to each source of funds (a “Source”) to be used by such Series J Purchaser or such Transferee, as applicable, to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by such Series J Purchaser or such Transferee, as applicable, hereunder:
(a)the Source is an “insurance company general account” (as the term is defined in the United States Department of Labor’s Prohibited Transaction Exemption (“PTE”) 95-60) in respect of which the reserves and liabilities (as defined by the annual statement for life insurance companies approved by the NAIC (the “NAIC Annual Statement”)) for the general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any employee benefit plan together with the amount of the reserves and liabilities for the general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any other employee benefit plans maintained by the same employer (or affiliate thereof as defined in PTE 95-60) or by the same employee organization in the general account do not exceed 10% of the total reserves and liabilities of the general account (exclusive of separate account liabilities) plus surplus as set forth in the NAIC Annual Statement filed with such Series J Purchaser’s or such Transferee’s state of domicile; or
(b)the Source is a separate account that is maintained solely in connection with such Series J Purchaser’s or such Transferee’s fixed contractual obligations under which the amounts payable, or credited, to any employee benefit plan (or its related trust) that has any interest in such separate account (or to any participant or beneficiary of such plan (including any annuitant)) are not affected in any manner by the investment performance of the separate account; or
(c)the Source is either (i) an insurance company pooled separate account, within the meaning of PTE 90-1 or (ii) a bank collective investment fund, within the meaning of the PTE 91-38 and, except as disclosed by such Series J Purchaser or such Transferee to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (c), no employee benefit plan or group of plans maintained by the same employer or employee organization beneficially owns more than 10% of all assets allocated to such pooled separate account or collective investment fund; or
(d)the Source constitutes assets of an “investment fund” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14 (the “QPAM Exemption”)) managed by a “qualified professional asset manager” or “QPAM” (within the meaning of Part VI of the QPAM Exemption), no employee benefit plan’s assets that are managed by the QPAM in such investment fund, when combined with the assets of all other employee benefit plans established or maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part VI(c)(1) of the QPAM Exemption) of such employer or by the same employee organization and managed by such QPAM, represent more than 20% of the total client assets managed by such QPAM, the conditions of Part I(c) and (g) of the QPAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the QPAM nor a person controlling or controlled by the QPAM maintains an ownership interest in the Company that would cause the QPAM and the Company to be “related” within the meaning of Part VI(h) of the QPAM Exemption and (i) the identity of such QPAM and (ii) the names of any employee benefit plans whose assets in the investment fund, when combined with the assets of all other employee benefit plans established or maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part VI(c)(1) of
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the QPAM Exemption) of such employer or by the same employee organization, represent 10% or more of the assets of such investment fund, have been disclosed to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (d); or
(e)the Source constitutes assets of a “plan(s)” (within the meaning of Part IV(h) of PTE 96-23 (the “INHAM Exemption”)) managed by an “in-house asset manager” or “INHAM” (within the meaning of Part IV(a) of the INHAM Exemption), the conditions of Part I(a), (g) and (h) of the INHAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the INHAM nor a person controlling or controlled by the INHAM (applying the definition of “control” in Part IV(d)(3) of the INHAM Exemption) owns a 10% or more interest in the Company and (i) the identity of such INHAM and (ii) the name(s) of the employee benefit plan(s) whose assets constitute the Source have been disclosed to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (e); or
(f)the Source is a governmental plan; or
(g)the Source is one or more employee benefit plans, or a separate account or trust fund comprised of one or more employee benefit plans, each of which has been identified to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (g); or
(h)the Source does not include assets of any employee benefit plan, other than a plan exempt from the coverage of ERISA.
As used in this Section 6.2, the terms “employee benefit plan,” “governmental plan,” and “separate account” shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in section 3 of ERISA.
SECTION 7.INFORMATION AS TO COMPANY.
Section 7.1Financial and Business Information. The Company shall deliver to each holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor:
(a)Quarterly Statements — within 45 days (or such shorter period as is the earlier of (x) 10 days greater than the period applicable to the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q (the “Form 10‑Q”) with the SEC regardless of whether the Company is subject to the filing requirements thereof and (y) the date by which such financial statements are required to be delivered under the Bank Credit Agreement or the date on which such corresponding financial statements are delivered under the Bank Credit
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Agreement if such delivery occurs earlier than such required delivery date) after the end of each quarterly fiscal period in each fiscal year of the Company (other than the last quarterly fiscal period of each such fiscal year), duplicate copies of,
(i)a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter, and
(ii)consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries, for such quarter and (in the case of the second and third quarters) for the portion of the fiscal year ending with such quarter,
setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding periods in the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP applicable to quarterly financial statements generally, and certified by a Senior Financial Officer as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position of the companies being reported on and their results of operations and cash flows, subject to changes resulting from year-end adjustments, provided that delivery within the time period specified above of copies of the Company’s Form 10‑Q prepared in compliance with the requirements therefor and filed with the SEC shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 7.1(a), provided, further, that the Company shall be deemed to have made such delivery of such Form 10‑Q if it shall have timely made such Form 10‑Q available on “EDGAR” and on its home page on the internet (at the date of this Agreement located at: http://www.gettyrealty.com) and shall have given each holder of a Note prior notice of such availability on EDGAR and on its home page in connection with each delivery (such availability and notice thereof being referred to as “Electronic Delivery”);
(b)Annual Statements — within 90 days (or such shorter period as is the earlier of (x) 10 days greater than the period applicable to the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K (the “Form 10‑K”) with the SEC regardless of whether the Company is subject to the filing requirements thereof and (y) the date by which such financial statements are required to be delivered under the Bank Credit Agreement or the date on which such corresponding financial statements are delivered under the Bank Credit Agreement if such delivery occurs earlier than such required delivery date) after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, duplicate copies of,
(i)a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such year, and
(ii)consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such year,
setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and accompanied by an opinion thereon (without a “going concern” or similar qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of the audit on which such opinion is based) of independent public accountants of recognized national standing, which opinion shall state
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that such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the companies being reported upon and their results of operations and cash flows and have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, and that the examination of such accountants in connection with such financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and that such audit provides a reasonable basis for such opinion in the circumstances, provided that the delivery within the time period specified above of the Company’s Form 10‑K for such fiscal year (together with the Company’s annual report to shareholders, if any, prepared pursuant to Rule 14a‑3 under the Exchange Act) prepared in accordance with the requirements therefor and filed with the SEC, shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 7.1(b), provided, further, that the Company shall be deemed to have made such delivery of such Form 10‑K if it shall have timely made Electronic Delivery thereof;
(c)SEC and Other Reports — promptly upon their becoming available, one copy of (i) each financial statement, report, notice or proxy statement sent by the Company or any Subsidiary to its principal lending banks as a whole (excluding information sent to such banks in the ordinary course of administration of a bank facility, such as information relating to pricing and borrowing availability) or to its public Securities holders generally, (ii) each regular or periodic report, each registration statement (without exhibits except as expressly requested by such Purchaser or holder), and each prospectus and all amendments thereto filed by the Company or any Subsidiary with the SEC and of all press releases and other statements made available generally by the Company or any Subsidiary to the public concerning developments that are Material and (iii) to the extent requested by any holder, copies of any detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the board of directors (or similar governing body) (or the audit committee of the board of directors or similar governing body) of any Obligor by independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any audit of any of them;
(d)Projected Financial Statements — no later than March 1 of each calendar year (or, if earlier, 15 days after the same is approved by the board of directors of the Company), projected consolidated financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such calendar year on a quarterly basis (including the fiscal year in which the Maturity Date occurs);
(e)Notice of CPD Note Event — promptly, and in any event within five Business Days of a Responsible Officer becoming aware of the same, notice of the occurrence of any CPD Note Event specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;
(f)Notice of Default or Event of Default — promptly, and in any event within five Business Days of a Responsible Officer becoming aware of the existence of any Default or Event of Default or that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with respect to a claimed default hereunder or that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with respect to a claimed default of the type referred to in Section 11(f), a written notice specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;
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(g)ERISA Matters — promptly, and in any event within five Business Days of a Responsible Officer becoming aware of the same, written notice of the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(h)Notices from Governmental Authority — promptly, and in any event within 30 days of receipt thereof, copies of any notice to the Company or any Subsidiary from any federal or state Governmental Authority relating to any order, ruling, statute or other law or regulation that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(i)Resignation or Replacement of Auditors — within ten Business Days following the date on which the Company’s auditors resign or the Company elects to change auditors, as the case may be, notification thereof;
(j)Notice of Material Adverse Events — promptly, and in any event within five days of a Responsible Officer becoming aware of the following:
(i)of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof;
(ii)notice of any development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect so long as disclosure of such information could not result in a violation of, or expose the Company or its Subsidiaries to any material liability under, any applicable law, ordinance or regulation or any agreements with unaffiliated third parties that are binding on the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries or on any Property of any of them;
(iii)notice of any action or proceeding against or of any noncompliance by any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries with any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(iv)notice of (x) any potential or known Release, or threat of Release, of any Hazardous Materials in violation of any applicable Environmental Law at any Property; (y) any violation of any Environmental Law that any Obligor or any of their respective Subsidiaries reports in writing or is reportable by such Person in writing (or for which any written report supplemental to any oral report is made) to any federal, state or local environmental agency or (z) any inquiry, proceeding, investigation, or other action, including a notice from any agency of potential Environmental Liability, of any federal, state or local environmental agency or board, that involves any Property, in each case that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(k)Information Required by Rule 144A — and any Qualified Institutional Buyer designated by such holder, promptly, upon the request of any such holder, such financial and other information as such holder may reasonably determine to be necessary in order to permit compliance with the information requirements of Rule 144A under the Securities Act in connection with the resale of Notes, except at such times as the Company
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is subject to and in compliance with the reporting requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
(l)Changes in Debt Rating — promptly following any such announcement, notice of any public announcement by any Rating Agency of any change in a Debt Rating; provided that the provisions of this clause (l) shall only apply on and after the Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date;
(m)Incremental Facilities — promptly following the effectiveness of any Incremental Revolving Increase or Incremental Term Loan Increase (each as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement), (i) notice of such Incremental Revolving Increase or Incremental Term Loan Increase (including the aggregate amount thereof); and (ii) a duly completed Officer’s Certificate executed by a Senior Financial Officer of the Company certifying that the Company is in compliance with Section 10.2 of this Agreement (with calculations in reasonable detail demonstrating compliance with the financial covenants in Section 10.1 of this Agreement on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the funding of all loans to be made on the effective date for such Incremental Revolving Increase or Incremental Term Loan Increase, as applicable); and
(n)Requested Information — with reasonable promptness, such other data and information relating to the Properties, business, operations, affairs, financial condition, or assets or properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including, but without limitation, actual copies of the Company’s Form 10‑Q and Form 10‑K) or relating to the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Notes as from time to time may be reasonably requested by any such holder of a Note, so long as disclosure of such information would not result in a violation of any applicable law, ordinance or regulation or any agreement with an unaffiliated third party that is binding on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 7.2Officer’s Certificate. Each set of financial statements delivered to a holder of a Note pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer (which, in the case of Electronic Delivery of any such financial statements, shall be by separate concurrent delivery of such certificate to each holder of a Note):
(a)Default — certifying as to whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto;
(b)Covenant Compliance — setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 10.1; provided that in the event that the Company or any Subsidiary has made an election to measure any financial liability using fair value (which election is being disregarded for purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement pursuant to Section 24.2) as to the period covered by any such financial statement, such Senior Financial Officer’s certificate as to such period shall include a reconciliation from GAAP with respect to such election;
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(c)Change in GAAP — if any material change in the application of GAAP has occurred since the date of the Audited Financial Statements referred to in Section 5.5, a description of such change and the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate; and
(d)Calculations — setting forth reasonably detailed calculations, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders, of Unencumbered Asset Value as of the last day of the fiscal period covered by such certificate.
Section 7.3Visitation. The Company shall permit the representatives of each holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor, upon reasonable prior notice during normal business hours, to visit and inspect its properties (subject to the rights of tenants or subtenants in possession), to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested.
Section 7.4Electronic Delivery. Financial statements, opinions of independent certified public accountants, other information and Officers’ Certificates that are required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 7.1(a), 7.1(b) or 7.1(c) and Section 7.2 shall be deemed to have been delivered if the Company satisfies any of the following requirements:
(i)such financial statements satisfying the requirements of Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) and related Officer’s Certificate satisfying the requirements of Section 7.2 are delivered to each holder of a Note by e-mail;
(ii)the Company shall have timely filed such Form 10–Q or Form 10–K, satisfying the requirements of Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b), as the case may be, with the SEC and shall have made such form and the related Officer’s Certificate satisfying the requirements of Section 7.2 available on its home page on the internet, which is located at http://www.gettyrealty.com as of the date of this Agreement;
(iii)such financial statements satisfying the requirements of Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) and related Officer’s Certificate(s) satisfying the requirements of Section 7.2 are timely posted by or on behalf of the Company on IntraLinks or on any other similar website to which each holder of Notes has free access; or
(iv)the Company shall have filed any of the items referred to in Section 7.1(c) with the SEC and shall have made such items available on its home page on the internet or on IntraLinks or on any other similar website to which each holder of Notes has free access;
provided however, that in the case of any of clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv), the Company shall have given each holder of a Note prior written notice, which may be by e-mail or in accordance with Section 19, of such posting or filing in connection with each delivery, provided further, that upon request of any holder to receive paper copies of such forms, financial statements and Officer’s Certificates or to receive them by e-mail, the Company will promptly e-mail them or deliver such paper copies, as the case may be, to such holder.
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SECTION 8.PAYMENT AND PREPAYMENT OF THE NOTES.
Section 8.1Maturity. As provided therein, the entire unpaid principal balance of each Note shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date thereof.
Section 8.2Optional Prepayments with Make-Whole Amount. The Company may, at its option, upon notice as provided below, prepay at any time all, or from time to time any part of, the Notes of any series, in an amount not less than $1,000,000, or any larger multiple of $100,000, in the case of a partial prepayment, at 100% of the principal amount so prepaid, and the Make-Whole Amount determined for the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount. The Company will give each holder of each series of Notes to be prepaid written notice of each optional prepayment under this Section 8.2 not less than ten days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for such prepayment unless the Company and the Required Holders agree to another time period pursuant to Section 18. Each such notice shall specify such date (which shall be a Business Day), the series and the aggregate principal amount of each series of Notes to be prepaid on such date, the principal amount of each Note of each such series held by such holder to be prepaid (determined in accordance with Section 8.4), and the interest to be paid on the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount being prepaid, and shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer as to the estimated Make-Whole Amounts due in connection with such prepayment (calculated by series and as if the date of such notice were the date of the prepayment), setting forth the details of such computation. Two Business Days prior to such prepayment, the Company shall deliver to each holder of each series of Notes to be prepaid a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer specifying the calculation of such Make-Whole Amounts as of the specified prepayment date. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (a) in the event of any prepayment of the Notes pursuant to the provisions of this Section 8.2 at any time when a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid shall be allocated among all of the Notes then outstanding (regardless of series) in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective unpaid principal balances of all such Notes, and (b) the Company, in its discretion, may, at any time during the Open Prepayment Period, freely prepay all of the outstanding Notes of any series pursuant to this Section 8.2 without payment of any Make-Whole Amount and, so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, without a pro rata prepayment of any other series of Notes at the time outstanding and no Make-Whole Amount shall be due or payable in connection with any such prepayment of the Notes pursuant to this clause (b) during the Open Prepayment Period.
Section 8.3Intentionally Omitted.
Section 8.4Allocation of Partial Prepayments. In the case of each partial prepayment of any series of Notes pursuant to Section 8.2, the principal amount of the Notes of such series to be prepaid shall be allocated among all of the Notes of such applicable series of Notes being prepaid at the time outstanding (except to the extent provided in the last sentence of Section 8.2) in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof not theretofore called for prepayment.
Section 8.5Maturity; Surrender, Etc. In the case of each prepayment of Notes pursuant to Section 8.2, the Company may defer or abandon such optional prepayment upon
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written notice to the holders of the Notes. The Company shall keep each holder of Notes reasonably and timely informed of (i) any such deferral of the date of prepayment, (ii) the date on which such prepayment is expected to occur, and (iii) any determination by the Company to rescind such notice of prepayment. From and after the date fixed for such prepayment (if not deferred or abandoned), unless the Company shall fail to pay such principal amount when so due and payable, together with the interest and Make-Whole Amount, if any, as aforesaid, interest on such principal amount shall cease to accrue. Any Note paid or prepaid in full shall be surrendered to the Company and cancelled and shall not be reissued, and no Note shall be issued in lieu of any prepaid principal amount of any Note.
Section 8.6Purchase of Notes. The Company will not and will not permit any Affiliate to purchase, redeem, prepay or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the outstanding Notes except upon the payment or prepayment of the Notes in accordance with this Agreement and the Notes. The Company will promptly cancel all Notes acquired by it or any Affiliate pursuant to any payment or prepayment of Notes pursuant to this Agreement and no Notes may be issued in substitution or exchange for any such Notes.
Section 8.7Change in Control Prepayment.
(a)Notice of Change in Control or Control Event. The Company will, within five Business Days after any Senior Financial Officer has knowledge of the occurrence of any Change in Control or Control Event, give written notice of such Change in Control or Control Event to each holder of Notes unless notice in respect of such Change in Control (or the Change in Control contemplated by such Control Event) shall have been given pursuant to subparagraph (b) of this Section 8.7. If a Change in Control has occurred, such notice shall contain and constitute an offer to prepay Notes as described in subparagraph (c) of this Section 8.7 and shall be accompanied by the certificate described in subparagraph (g) of this Section 8.7.
(b)Condition to Company Action. The Company will not take any action that consummates or finalizes a Change in Control unless (i) at least 30 days prior to such action it shall have given to each holder of Notes written notice containing and constituting an offer to prepay Notes as described in subparagraph (c) of this Section 8.7, accompanied by the certificate described in subparagraph (g) of this Section 8.7, and (ii) contemporaneously with such Change in Control, it prepays all Notes required to be prepaid in accordance with this Section 8.7.
(c)Offer to Prepay Notes. The offer to prepay Notes contemplated by subparagraphs (a) or (b) of this Section 8.7 shall be an offer to prepay, in accordance with and subject to this Section 8.7, all, but not less than all, the Notes held by each holder of Notes (the terms “holder” and “holder of Notes”, for purposes of this Section 8.7, shall refer to the beneficial owner in respect of any Note registered in the name of a nominee for a disclosed beneficial owner) on a date specified in such offer (the “Change in Control Prepayment Date”). If such Change in Control Prepayment Date is in connection with an offer contemplated by subparagraph (a) of this Section 8.7, such date shall be not less than 20 days and not more than 45 days after the date of such offer (if the Change in Control
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Prepayment Date shall not be specified in such offer, the Change in Control Prepayment Date shall be the first Business Day after the 20th day after the date of such offer).
(d)Acceptance/Rejection. A holder of Notes may accept the offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 8.7 by causing a notice of such acceptance to be delivered to the Company not later than 15 days after receipt by such holder of the most recent offer of prepayment. A failure by a holder to respond to an offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall be deemed to constitute an acceptance of such offer by such holder.
(e)Prepayment. Prepayment of the Notes to be prepaid pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall be at 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, together with interest on such Notes accrued to the date of prepayment and the Make-Whole Amount. The prepayment shall be made on the Change in Control Prepayment Date except as provided in subparagraph (f) of this Section 8.7.
(f)Deferral Pending Change in Control. The obligation of the Company to prepay Notes pursuant to the offers required by subparagraph (b) and accepted in accordance with subparagraph (d) of this Section 8.7 is subject to the occurrence of the Change in Control in respect of which such offers and acceptances shall have been made. In the event that such Change in Control has not occurred on the Change in Control Prepayment Date in respect thereof, the prepayment shall be deferred until, and shall be made on, the date on which such Change in Control occurs. The Company shall keep each holder of Notes reasonably and timely informed of (i) any such deferral of the date of prepayment, (ii) the date on which such Change in Control and the prepayment are expected to occur, and (iii) any determination by the Company that efforts to effect such Change in Control have ceased or been abandoned (in which case the offers and acceptances made pursuant to this Section 8.7 in respect of such Change in Control shall be deemed rescinded).
(g)Officer’s Certificate. Each offer to prepay the Notes pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall be accompanied by a certificate, executed by a Senior Financial Officer of the Company and dated the date of such offer, specifying: (i) the Change in Control Prepayment Date; (ii) that such offer is made pursuant to this Section 8.7; (iii) the principal amount and series of each Note offered to be prepaid; (iv) the interest that would be due on each Note offered to be prepaid, accrued to the Change in Control Prepayment Date; (v) the estimated Make-Whole Amount due with respect to each Note offered to be prepaid, setting forth the details of such computation (assuming the date of such certificate were the date of prepayment), (vi) that the conditions of this Section 8.7 have been fulfilled; and (vii) in reasonable detail, the nature and date or proposed date of the Change in Control. Additionally, two Business Days prior to such prepayment, the Company shall deliver to each holder of Notes a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer specifying the calculation of such Make-Whole Amount as of the specified prepayment date.
“Change in Control” means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act
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and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the Closing Date), of Equity Interests representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Company; (b) during any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Company cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body; (c) any Change of Control (as such term is defined in the Bank Credit Agreement) under the Bank Credit Agreement so long as the Bank Credit Agreement is in effect; (d) any Change of Control (as such term is defined in the Prudential Note Agreement) under the Prudential Note Agreement so long as the Prudential Note Agreement is in effect; (e) any Change of Control (as such term is defined in the MetLife Note Agreement) under the MetLife Note Agreement so long as the MetLife Note Agreement is in effect; or (f) any Change of Control (as such term is defined in the Barings Note Agreement) under the Barings Note Agreement so long as the Barings Note Agreement is in effect.
“Control Event” means:
(i)the execution by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates of any agreement or letter of intent with respect to any proposed transaction or event or series of transactions or events which, individually or in the aggregate, may reasonably be expected to result in a Change in Control, or
(ii)the execution of any written agreement which, when fully performed by the parties thereto, would result in a Change in Control.
“Make-Whole Amount” means, with respect to any Note, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Discounted Value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to the Called Principal of such Note over the amount of such Called Principal, provided that the Make-Whole Amount may in no event be less than zero. For the purposes of determining the Make-Whole Amount, the following terms have the following meanings:
“Called Principal” means, with respect to any Note, the principal of such Note that is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 8.2 or Section 8.7 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1, as the context requires.
“Discounted Value” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the amount obtained by discounting all Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to such Called Principal from their respective scheduled due dates to the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in accordance with accepted financial practice and at a discount factor (applied on the
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same periodic basis as that on which interest on the Notes is payable) equal to the Reinvestment Yield with respect to such Called Principal.
“Reinvestment Yield” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, 0.50% over the yield to maturity implied by the yield(s) reported as of 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, on the display designated as “Page PX1” (or such other display as may replace Page PX1) on Bloomberg Financial Markets for the most recently issued actively traded on-the-run U.S. Treasury securities (“Reported”) having a maturity equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date. If there are no such U.S. Treasury securities Reported having a maturity equal to such Remaining Average Life, then such implied yield to maturity will be determined by (a) converting U.S. Treasury bill quotations to bond equivalent yields in accordance with accepted financial practice and (b) interpolating linearly between the yields Reported for the applicable most recently issued actively traded on-the-run U.S. Treasury securities with the maturities (1) closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2) closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Note.
If such yields are not Reported or the yields Reported as of such time are not ascertainable (including by way of interpolation), then “Reinvestment Yield” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, 0.50% over the yield to maturity implied by the U.S. Treasury constant maturity yields reported, for the latest day for which such yields have been so reported as of the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (or any comparable successor publication) for the U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date. If there is no such U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to such Remaining Average Life, such implied yield to maturity will be determined by interpolating linearly between (1) the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2) the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Note.
“Remaining Average Life” means, with respect to any Called Principal, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) such Called Principal into (ii) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the principal component of each Remaining Scheduled Payment with respect to such Called Principal by (b) the number of years, computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months and calculated to two decimal places, that will elapse between the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal and the scheduled due date of such Remaining Scheduled Payment.
“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, all payments of such Called Principal and interest thereon that would be due after the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal if no payment of such Called Principal were made prior to its scheduled due date, provided that if such Settlement Date is not a date on which interest payments are due to be made under the Notes, then the amount of the next succeeding
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scheduled interest payment will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued to such Settlement Date and required to be paid on such Settlement Date pursuant to Section 8.5 or Section 12.1.
“Settlement Date” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the date on which such Called Principal is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 8.2 or Section 8.7 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1, as the context requires.
Section 8.9Payments Due on Non-Business Days. Anything in this Agreement or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding (but without limiting the requirement in Section 8.5 that the notice of any prepayment specify a Business Day as the date fixed for such prepayment), (x) subject to clause (y), any payment of interest on any Note that is due on a date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day without including the additional days elapsed in the computation of the interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day; and (y) any payment of principal of or Make-Whole Amount on any Note (including principal due on the Maturity Date of such Note) that is due on a date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and shall include the additional days elapsed in the computation of interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day.
Section 9.Affirmative Covenants.
The Company covenants that so long as any of the Notes are outstanding:
Section 9.1Existence; Conduct of Business; REIT Status.
(a)The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business, except where the failure to so preserve, renew or keep in force and effect could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)The Company shall do all things necessary to (x) preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its status as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code and (y) remain publicly traded with securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market.
Section 9.2Payment of Obligations. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay its obligations, including, without limitation, tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges, all lawful claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen and landlords for labor, materials, supplies and rentals, that, if not paid, could result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where:
(a)the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(b)the Company or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP; and
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(c)the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 9.3Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to:
(a)(i) require its Tenants to (x) maintain, preserve and protect in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and casualty and condemnation excepted, all of (A) its Unencumbered Properties, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (B) its other material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (y) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Tenants to comply with such requirements; and
(b)(i) maintain, or require and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Tenants to maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies that are not Affiliates of the Company, insurance with respect to its properties and its business covering loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons and providing for not less than 30 days’ prior notice to the holders of Notes of the termination, lapse or cancellation of such insurance; provided that if any Tenant fails to maintain such insurance, or as of any date any such insurance maintained by a Tenant is no longer in effect, within 30 days after a Responsible Officer becomes aware of such failure or such date, as applicable, the Company shall, or shall cause its applicable Subsidiary to, obtain and maintain such insurance.
Section 9.4Books and Records. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b) maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.
Section 9.5Compliance with Laws. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where (a) such law, rule, regulation or order is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or (b) the failure to comply with such law, rule, regulations or order, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 9.6Environmental Laws. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to:
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(a)comply with, require its Tenants to comply with and use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure compliance by all Tenants, if any, with, all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits applicable to any Property, except in such instances in which (i) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, or (ii) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(b)obtain and renew or require its Tenants to obtain and renew, and use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that all Tenants comply with and maintain and renew, any and all licenses, approvals, notifications, registrations or permits required by applicable Environmental Laws, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(c)conduct and complete, or require and use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that its Tenants conduct and complete, any investigation, study, sampling and testing, and undertake any cleanup, response, removal, remedial or other action necessary to remove, remediate and clean up all Hazardous Materials at, on, under or emanating from any Property as necessary to maintain compliance with the requirements of all applicable Environmental Laws except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (provided that if a Tenant fails to comply with any such requirement, the Company shall be required to comply therewith, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect); provided, however, that no Obligor or Subsidiary thereof shall be required to undertake any such cleanup, removal, remedial or other action to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP.
Section 9.7Use of Proceeds. The proceeds from the sale of the Series J Notes will be used only to refinance certain existing Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Agreement and for general corporate purposes. No part of the proceeds from the sale of any Note will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the FRB, including Regulations T, U and X.
Section 9.8Minimum Property Condition. The Company shall comply, at all times, with the Minimum Property Condition.
Section 9.9Intentionally Omitted.
Section 9.10Intentionally Omitted.
Section 9.11Intentionally Omitted.
Section 9.12Intentionally Omitted.
Section 9.13Subsidiary Guarantors. The Company will cause each of its Subsidiaries that Guarantees or otherwise becomes liable at any time, whether as a borrower, issuer or an
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additional or co-borrower or co-issuer or otherwise, for or in respect of any Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Agreement, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement, any Additional Note Agreement and/or any other document, instrument or agreement evidencing or governing any other Unsecured Debt, to concurrently therewith:
(a)become a Subsidiary Guarantor by executing and delivering to each holder of a Note a Joinder; and
(b)deliver to each holder of a Note a certificate signed by an authorized responsible officer of such Subsidiary containing representations and warranties on behalf of such Subsidiary to the same effect, mutatis mutandis, as those contained in Section 5.2, 5.4(c), 5.6, 5.7 and 5.19 of this Agreement (with respect to such Subsidiary);
(c)duly execute and deliver to each holder of a Note all documents as may be reasonably requested by the Required Holders to evidence the due organization, continuing existence and good standing of such Subsidiary and the due authorization by all requisite action on the part of such Subsidiary of the execution and delivery of such Joinder and the performance by such Subsidiary of its obligations thereunder; and
(d)deliver to each holder of a Note an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and covering such matters substantially addressed in the opinion of counsel delivered pursuant to Section 4.4(a) hereof on the date of Closing but relating to such Subsidiary and such Joinder.
Section 9.14Pari Passu Ranking.
The Obligors’ obligations under the Financing Documents to which they are a party will, upon issuance of the Notes, rank at least pari passu, without preference or priority, with (i) all of their respective obligations under the Bank Loan Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement and the Barings Note Agreement and (ii) all other present and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Obligors (including all Pari Passu Obligations).
SECTION 10.NEGATIVE COVENANTS.
The Company covenants that so long as any of the Notes are outstanding:
Section 10.1Financial Covenants. The Company shall not:
(a)Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. Permit Consolidated Tangible Net Worth, as determined as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company, to be less than $515,286,000, plus an amount equal to 75% of the net proceeds received by the Company from issuances and sales of Equity Interests of the Company occurring after the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to March 23, 2018 for which financial statements of the Company are publicly available (other than proceeds received within 90 days before or after the redemption, retirement or repurchase of Equity Interests in the Company up to the amount paid by the Company in connection with such redemption, retirement or repurchase, in each case where, for the avoidance of doubt, the net effect is that the Company shall not have increased its net worth as a result of any such proceeds).
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(b)Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company, to be less than 1.75:1.00.
(c)Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit Consolidated Total Indebtedness at any time to exceed 55% of Total Asset Value; provided that (i) at any time that the Company maintains an Investment Grade Credit Rating, such maximum ratio shall thereafter be increased to 60% and (ii) on up to two occasions during the term of this Agreement, such maximum ratio may be increased at the election of the Company to 60% (65% in the event the Company has obtained an Investment Grade Credit Rating), for any fiscal quarter in which a Material Acquisition is completed and for up to the next two subsequent consecutive full fiscal quarters.
(d)Maximum Secured Recourse Indebtedness. Permit Consolidated Secured Recourse Indebtedness at any time to exceed 10% of Total Asset Value.
(e)Maximum Secured Indebtedness. Permit Consolidated Secured Indebtedness at any time to exceed 30% of Total Asset Value.
(f)Maximum Unsecured Leverage Ratio. Permit Consolidated Unsecured Debt at any time to exceed 55% of Unencumbered Asset Value; provided that (i) at any time that the Company maintains an Investment Grade Credit Rating, such maximum ratio shall thereafter be increased to 60% and (ii) on up to two occasions during the term of this Agreement, such maximum ratio may be increased at the election of the Company to 60% (65% in the event the Company has obtained an Investment Grade Credit Rating), for any fiscal quarter in which a Material Acquisition is completed and for up to the next two subsequent consecutive full fiscal quarters.
(g)Minimum Unencumbered Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit the Unencumbered Interest Coverage Ratio, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company, to be less than 1.75:1.00.
Section 10.2Indebtedness. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness unless (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing immediately before and after the incurrence of such Indebtedness and (b) immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, the Company shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the provisions of Section 10.1.
Section 10.3Liens. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on (i) any Unencumbered Eligible Property other than Permitted Property Encumbrances, (ii) any Equity Interest of any Unencumbered Property Subsidiary other than Permitted Equity Encumbrances or (iii) any income from or proceeds of any of the foregoing. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to sign, file or authorize under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction a financing statement that includes in its collateral description any portion of any Unencumbered Eligible Property (unless such description relates to a Permitted Property Encumbrance), any Equity Interest of any Unencumbered Property Subsidiary (unless such description relates to a Permitted Equity Encumbrance) or any income from or proceeds of any of the foregoing.
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Section 10.4Fundamental Changes. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions and whether effected pursuant to a Division or otherwise) all or substantially all of its assets or all of substantially all of the stock of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom and the Company is in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the provisions of Section 10.1(b) and Section 10.1(c):
(a)(i) any Person may merge into an Obligor in a transaction in which such Obligor is the surviving Person (provided that the Company must be the survivor of any merger involving the Company), subject to the requirements of Section 9.13, (ii) any Person (other than an Obligor unless such Obligor is the surviving Person of such merger) may merge with or into a Subsidiary (other than an Obligor), (iii) any Obligor or any Subsidiary may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise Dispose of its assets to another Obligor or another Subsidiary, subject to the requirements of Section 9.13, which in the event of a consummation of a Division shall apply to all Division Successors, (iv) any Subsidiary (other than an Obligor) may liquidate or dissolve if the Company determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Company, and (v) an Obligor or any Subsidiary may sell, transfer or otherwise Dispose of Equity Interests of a Subsidiary (other than an Obligor);
(b)in connection with any acquisition permitted under Section 10.7, any Subsidiary of the Company may merge into or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it; provided that the Person surviving such merger shall be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company and shall comply with the requirements of Section 9.13;
(c)any Subsidiary of the Company may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation, pursuant to a Division or otherwise) to the Company or to another Subsidiary of the Company; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is an Unencumbered Property Subsidiary, then the transferee must be an Unencumbered Property Subsidiary, and provided, further, that if any Subsidiary consummates a Division, the Company must comply with the obligations set forth in Section 9.13 with respect to each Division Successor; and
(d)Dispositions permitted by Section 10.5(d) shall be permitted under this Section 10.4.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Company be permitted to (i) merge, dissolve or liquidate or consolidate with or into any other Person unless after giving effect thereto the Company is the sole surviving Person of such transaction and no Change of Control results therefrom, (ii) consummate a Division or (iii) engage in any transaction pursuant to which it is reorganized or reincorporated in any jurisdiction other than a State of the United States of America or the District of Columbia.
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No such conveyance, transfer or lease of substantially all of the assets of the Company shall have the effect of releasing the Company or any successor corporation or limited liability company that shall theretofore have become such in the manner prescribed in this Section 10.4 from its liability under this Agreement or the Notes.
Section 10.5Dispositions. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, or, in the case of any Subsidiary of the Company, issue, sell or otherwise Dispose of any of such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests to any Person, except:
(a)Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business;
(b)Dispositions of property by any Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or to another Subsidiary of the Company; provided that if the transferor is an Unencumbered Property Subsidiary, the transferee thereof must be an Unencumbered Property Subsidiary;
(c)Dispositions permitted by Section 10.4(a), 10.4(b) or 10.4(c); and
(d)(i) the Disposition of any Property and (ii) the sale or other Disposition of all, but not less than all, of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary; provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; provided further that if (x) such Property is an Unencumbered Eligible Property or (y) such Subsidiary is an Unencumbered Property Subsidiary, then at least two Business Days prior to the date of such Disposition, the holders of Notes shall have received an Officer’s Certificate certifying that at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Disposition (A) the Company shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the provisions of Section 10.1(b) and Section 10.1(c) and (B) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result under any other provision of this Agreement from such Disposition.
Section 10.6Limitation on Restricted Payments. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that the following shall be permitted:
(a)the Company and each Subsidiary thereof may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the common stock or other common Equity Interests of such Person;
(b)the Company may make Restricted Payments in cash in an aggregate amount in any fiscal year, in each case, not to exceed the greater of (i) 95% of Funds From Operations for such fiscal year and (ii) the amount of Restricted Payments required to be paid or distributed by the Company in order for it to (x) maintain its REIT Status and (y) avoid the payment of federal or state income or excise tax; provided, that no Restricted Payments in cash will be permitted during the existence of an Event of Default arising
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under Section 11(a) or Section 11(b), following acceleration of any of the Obligations or during the existence of an Event of Default arising under Section 11(g) or Section 11(h); and
(c)each Subsidiary of the Company may make Restricted Payments pro rata to the holders of its Equity Interests.
Section 10.7Limitation on Investments. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Investments, except Permitted Investments.
Section 10.8Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Company, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to the Company or a Subsidiary thereof as would be obtainable by the Company or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (i) transactions between or among the Obligors, (ii) transactions between or among Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries and (iii) Investments and Restricted Payments expressly permitted hereunder.
Section 10.9Limitation on Changes in Fiscal Year. Permit the fiscal year of the Company to end on a day other than December 31, unless otherwise required by any applicable law, rule or regulation.
Section 10.10Limitation on Lines of Business; Creation of Subsidiaries. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to:
(a)engage, directly or indirectly, in any line of business other than the Permitted Businesses; or
(b)create or acquire any Subsidiary after the Closing Date, unless (x) within 30 days after the date that such Subsidiary first acquires an asset each holder of a Note has been provided with written notice of same and (y) within 60 days after the date that such Subsidiary first acquires any assets such Subsidiary shall have executed a Joinder and otherwise have complied with the provisions of Section 9.13 (including clauses (b) – (d) thereof); provided further, however, no such Subsidiary shall be required to execute such Joinder if such Subsidiary is an Excluded Subsidiary.
Section 10.11Burdensome Agreements. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into any Contractual Obligation (other than any Financing Document or any Permitted Pari Passu Provision) that limits the ability of (i) any Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor (except for any restrictions on an Excluded Subsidiary provided in favor of any holder of Secured Indebtedness that is owed to a non-Affiliate of the Company and that is permitted under Section 10.2), (ii) any Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to transfer property to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii) any Subsidiary of the Company (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to Guarantee the Notes or any of the obligations under this Agreement or (iv) any Obligor to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person to secure the
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Notes or any obligations under this Agreement or any Subsidiary Guarantee; provided, that clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) of this Section 10.11 shall not prohibit any (A) Negative Pledges incurred or provided in favor of any holder of Secured Indebtedness that is owed to a non-Affiliate of the Company and that is permitted under Section 10.2 (provided that such limitation on Negative Pledges shall only be effective against the assets or property securing such Indebtedness), (B) Negative Pledges contained in any agreement in connection with a Disposition permitted by Section 10.5 (provided that such limitation shall only be effective against the assets or property that are the subject of Disposition), and (C) limitations on Restricted Payments or Negative Pledges by reason of customary provisions in joint venture agreements or other similar agreements applicable to Subsidiaries that are not Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries.
Section 10.12Intentionally Omitted.
Section 10.13Accounting Changes. The Company shall not make any change in (a) accounting policies or reporting practices, except as required or permitted by GAAP, or (b) its fiscal year.
Section 10.14Amendments of Organizational Documents and Certain Debt Documents. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Obligor to:
(a)modify, amend, amend and restate or supplement the terms of any Organizational Document of any Obligor, without, in each case, the express prior written consent or approval of the Required Holders, if such changes would adversely affect in any material respect the rights of the holders of Notes hereunder or under any of the other Financing Documents; provided that if such prior consent or approval is not required, the Company shall nonetheless notify the holders of Notes in writing promptly after any such modification, amendment, amendment and restatement, or supplement to the Organizational Documents of any Obligor;
(b)directly or indirectly, enter into, incur, consent to, approve, authorize or otherwise suffer or permit to exist any agreement with respect to, or any amendment, amendment and restatement, supplement or other modification of, any of the Bank Loan Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement or any of the documents relating to an Unsecured Debt Facility of any member of the Consolidated Group (each a “Debt Facility Amendment”), that (i) contains, or would directly or indirectly have the effect of adding, any financial covenant (whether set forth as a covenant, undertaking, event of default, restriction, prepayment event or other such provision) that is more restrictive or burdensome as against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries than those contained in this Agreement or would directly or indirectly have the effect of making any of the existing financial covenants included therein more restrictive or burdensome as against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries than those contained in this Agreement or (ii) contains, or would directly or indirectly have the effect of adding, any new provision regarding eligibility requirements for “pool properties” (whether set forth as a covenant, undertaking, event of default, restriction, prepayment event or other such provision) that is more restrictive or burdensome as against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries than those contained in this Agreement or would directly or indirectly have the effect of making any of the existing
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provisions regarding eligibility requirements for “pool properties” therein more restrictive or burdensome as against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries than those contained in this Agreement, in each case, unless (A) the Required Holders have consented thereto in writing or (B) the Financing Documents have been, or concurrently therewith are, modified in a manner reasonably deemed appropriate by the Required Holders to reflect such Debt Facility Amendment (including, without limitation, in the case of any Debt Facility Amendment that has the effect of modifying any financial covenant, reflecting any applicable cushion (if any) that exists between the covenant levels in the Financing Documents and the Bank Loan Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement or the documents relating to an Unsecured Debt Facility (determined on a percentage basis based on the then applicable covenant levels under the Financing Documents and, as applicable, the Bank Loan Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement or the documents relating to such Unsecured Debt Facility immediately prior to such Debt Facility Amendment);
(c)directly or indirectly, enter into, incur, consent to, approve, authorize or otherwise suffer or permit to exist any Debt Facility Amendment that would directly or indirectly have the effect of granting a Lien to secure any Indebtedness or other obligations arising under any Bank Loan Document, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement or any Unsecured Debt Facility unless the obligations of the Obligors under the Notes, this Agreement and the Subsidiary Guarantees are concurrently secured equally and ratably with the Bank Loan Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement or such Unsecured Debt Facility pursuant to documentation reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders in substance and in form, including, without limitation, an intercreditor agreement and opinions of counsel from counsel to the Obligors that are reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders; and
(d)directly or indirectly, consent to, approve, authorize or otherwise suffer or permit any Debt Facility Amendment that would directly or indirectly have the effect of shortening the maturity of any Indebtedness arising under any of the Bank Loan Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement or of any Unsecured Debt Facility or accelerating or adding any requirement for amortization thereof.
Section 10.15Anti-Money Laundering Laws; Sanctions. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Controlled Entity to:
(a)directly or indirectly, engage in any transaction, investment, undertaking or activity that conceals the identity, source or destination of the proceeds from any category of prohibited offenses designated in any law, regulation or other binding measure by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (solely to the extent such Organization has jurisdiction over the Company or any Controlled Entity and such law, regulation or other measure is applicable to, and binding on, the Company or any Controlled Entity) or violate these laws or any other applicable Anti-Money Laundering Law or engage in these actions;
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(b)directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of any Note, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Controlled Entity, joint venture partner or other individual or entity, to fund any activities of or business with any individual or entity, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is subject to sanctions under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any individual or entity (including any individual or entity participating in the Transactions, whether as Purchaser, holder of a Note or otherwise) of U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws; or
(c)(i) become (including by virtue of being owned or controlled by a Blocked Person), own or control a Blocked Person, (ii) directly or indirectly to have any investment in or engage in any dealing or transaction with any Person if such investment, dealing or transaction (x) would cause any holder or any affiliate of such holder to be in violation of any, or subject to sanctions under, any law or regulation applicable to such holder, or (y) is prohibited by or subject to sanctions under any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws.
Section 10.16Anti-Corruption Laws. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Controlled Entity to, directly or indirectly use the proceeds of any Note for any purpose which would breach the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or other applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.
Section 10.17Compliance with Environmental Laws. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, do, or permit any other Person to do, any of the following: (a) use any of the Real Property or any portion thereof as a facility for the handling, processing, storage or disposal of Hazardous Materials except for quantities of Hazardous Materials used in the ordinary course of business and in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, (b) cause or permit to be located on any of the Real Property any underground tank or other underground storage receptacle for Hazardous Materials except in compliance in all material respects with Environmental Laws, (c) generate any Hazardous Materials on any Property except in compliance in all material respects with Environmental Laws, (d) conduct any activity at any Property in any manner that could reasonably be contemplated to cause a Release of Hazardous Materials on, upon or into the Property or any surrounding properties or any threatened Release of Hazardous Materials which might give rise to liability under CERCLA or any other Environmental Law, or (e) directly or indirectly transport or arrange for the transport of any Hazardous Materials except in compliance in all material respects with Environmental Laws, except in each case (as to any of the foregoing clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)) where any such use, location of underground storage tank or storage receptacle, generation, conduct or other activity has not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
An “Event of Default” shall exist if any of the following conditions or events shall occur and be continuing:
(a)the Company defaults in the payment of any principal or Make-Whole Amount, if any, on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or at a date fixed for prepayment or by declaration or otherwise; or
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(b)the Company defaults in the payment of any interest on any Note for more than five Business Days after the same becomes due and payable; or
(c)the Company defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term contained in Section 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 9.1, 9.3(b), 9.7, 9.8, 9.13 or 9.15, or in Section 10; or
(d)the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term contained herein (other than those referred to in Sections 11(a), (b) and (c)) or in any other Financing Document and such default is not remedied within 30 days after the earlier of (i) a Responsible Officer obtaining actual knowledge of such default and (ii) the Company receiving written notice of such default from any holder of a Note (any such written notice to be identified as a “notice of default” and to refer specifically to this Section 11(d)); or
(e)any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Obligor in or in connection with this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 5 of the Existing Agreement) or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder or any other Financing Document, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder or any other Financing Document, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made or any representation or warranty that is already by its terms qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be incorrect or misleading in any respect after giving effect to such qualification when made or deemed made; or
(f)(i) any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Recourse Indebtedness or Guarantee of Recourse Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement), individually or in the aggregate with all other Recourse Indebtedness as to which such a failure exists, of more than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any Recourse Indebtedness or Guarantee of Recourse Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement), individually or in the aggregate with all other Recourse Indebtedness as to which such a failure exists, of more than the Threshold Amount or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded (but, in any event, as to both the foregoing clauses (i)(A) and/or (i)(B), only if the applicable failure, default or event continues to exist after the passage of any applicable grace or cure period provided with respect thereto); (ii) any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Non-Recourse Indebtedness or Guarantee of Non-Recourse Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement), individually or in the aggregate with all other Non-Recourse Indebtedness as to which such a failure exists, of more than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any Non-Recourse Indebtedness or Guarantee of Non-Recourse Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement), individually or in the aggregate with all other Non-Recourse Indebtedness as to which such a failure exists, of more than the Threshold Amount or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded (but, in any event, as
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to both the foregoing clauses (ii)(A) and/or (ii)(B), only if the applicable failure, default or event continues to exist after the passage of any applicable grace or cure period provided with respect thereto); or (iii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which the Company or any Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the aggregate Swap Termination Values owed by the Company and all such Subsidiaries as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; or
(g)(i) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within 30 days after its issue or levy; or
(h)the Company or any Significant Subsidiary institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 calendar days; or
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any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or is adjudicated as insolvent or to be liquidated; or takes corporate action for the purpose of any of the foregoing under this clause (h); or
(i)there is entered against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (i) one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such judgments and orders) exceeding $30,000,000 (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or
(j)(i) an ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Obligor under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(k)(i) any provision of any Financing Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the obligations of the Company under, and in respect of, this Agreement, the Notes and the other Financing Documents, ceases to be in full force and effect; or (ii) any Obligor contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Financing Document; or (iii) any Obligor denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any provision of any Financing Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any provision of any Financing Document, in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), in any material respect; or
(l)the Company shall cease, for any reason, to maintain its status as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code, after taking into account any cure provisions set forth in the Code that are complied with by the Company; or
(m)any “Event of Default” under (and as defined in) the Bank Loan Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement or the Barings Note Agreement shall occur.
Section 12.Remedies on Default, Etc.
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(a)If an Event of Default with respect to the Company described in Section 11(g) or (h) (other than an Event of Default described in clause (i) of Section 11(g) or described in clause (vi) of Section 11(g) by virtue of the fact that such clause encompasses clause (i) of Section 11(g)) has occurred, all the Notes then outstanding shall automatically become immediately due and payable.
(b)If any other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Required Holders may at their option, by notice or notices to the Company, declare all the Notes then outstanding to be immediately due and payable.
(c)If any Event of Default described in Section 11(a) or (b)) has occurred and is continuing, any holder or holders of Notes at the time outstanding affected by such Event of Default may at any time, at its or their option, by notice or notices to the Company, declare all the Notes held by it or them to be immediately due and payable.
Upon any Notes becoming due and payable under this Section 12.1, whether automatically or by declaration, such Notes will forthwith mature and the entire unpaid principal amount of such Notes, plus (x) all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (including, but not limited to, interest accrued thereon at the Default Rate) and (y) the Make-Whole Amount determined in respect of such principal amount (to the full extent permitted by applicable law), shall all be immediately due and payable, in each and every case without presentment, demand, protest or further notice, all of which are hereby waived. The Company acknowledges, and the parties hereto agree, that each holder of a Note has the right to maintain its investment in the Notes free from repayment by the Company (except as herein specifically provided for) and that the provision for payment of a Make-Whole Amount by the Company in the event that the Notes are prepaid or are accelerated as a result of an Event of Default, is intended to provide compensation for the deprivation of such right under such circumstances.
(a)If any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and irrespective of whether any Notes have become or have been declared immediately due and payable under Section 12.1, the holder of any Note at the time outstanding may proceed to protect and enforce the rights of such holder by an action at law, suit in equity or other appropriate proceeding, whether for the specific performance of any agreement contained herein or in any other Financing Document, or for an injunction against a violation of any of the terms hereof or thereof, or in aid of the exercise of any power granted hereby or thereby or by law or otherwise.
(b)In addition to, and in no way limiting, the foregoing remedies, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each holder of any Note at the time outstanding shall have the following remedies available, which remedies may be exercised at the same or different times as each other or as the remedies set forth in Sections 12.1 or 12.2(a):
(i)such holder may exercise all other rights and remedies under any and all of the other Financing Documents;
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(ii)such holder may exercise all other rights and remedies it may have under any applicable law; and
(iii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, such holder shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver or receivers for the assets and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, without notice of any kind whatsoever and without regard to the adequacy of any security for the obligations of the Company hereunder or under the other Financing Documents or the solvency of any party bound for its payment, and to exercise such power as the court shall confer upon such receiver.
Section 12.3Rescission. At any time after any Notes have been declared due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1(b) or (c), the Required Holders, by written notice to the Company, may rescind and annul any such declaration and its consequences if (a) the Company has paid all overdue interest on the Notes, all principal of and Make-Whole Amount, if any, on any Notes that are due and payable and are unpaid other than by reason of such declaration, and all interest on such overdue principal and Make-Whole Amount, if any, and (to the extent permitted by applicable law) any overdue interest in respect of the Notes, at the Default Rate, (b) neither the Company nor any other Person shall have paid any amounts which have become due solely by reason of such declaration, (c) all Events of Default and Defaults, other than non-payment of amounts that have become due solely by reason of such declaration, have been cured or have been waived pursuant to Section 18, and (d) no judgment or decree has been entered for the payment of any monies due pursuant hereto or to the Notes. No rescission and annulment under this Section 12.3 will extend to or affect any subsequent Event of Default or Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 12.4No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc. No course of dealing and no delay on the part of any holder of any Note in exercising any right, power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise prejudice such holder’s rights, powers or remedies. No right, power or remedy conferred by any Financing Document upon any holder thereof shall be exclusive of any other right, power or remedy referred to herein or therein or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise. Without limiting the obligations of the Company under Section 16, the Company will pay to the holder of each Note on demand such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of such holder incurred in any enforcement or collection under this Section 12, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses and disbursements.
SECTION 13.REGISTRATION; EXCHANGE; SUBSTITUTION OF NOTES.
Section 13.1Registration of Notes. The Company shall keep at its principal executive office a register for the registration and registration of transfers of Notes. The name and address of each holder of one or more Notes, each transfer thereof and the name and address of each transferee of one or more Notes shall be registered in such register. If any holder of one or more Notes is a nominee, then (a) the name and address of the beneficial owner of such Note or Notes shall also be registered in such register as an owner and holder thereof and (b) at any such beneficial owner’s option, either such beneficial owner or its nominee may execute any amendment, waiver or consent pursuant to this Agreement. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Person(s) in whose name any Note(s) shall be registered shall be deemed and treated as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes hereof, and the Company shall
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not be affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary. The Company shall give to any holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor promptly upon request therefor, a complete and correct copy of the names and addresses of all registered holders of Notes.
Section 13.2Transfer and Exchange of Notes. Upon surrender of any Note to the Company at the address and to the attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section 19(iii)), for registration of transfer or exchange (and in the case of a surrender for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed by the registered holder of such Note or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing and accompanied by the relevant name, address and other information for notices of each transferee of such Note or part thereof), within ten Business Days thereafter, the Company shall execute and deliver, at the Company’s expense (except as provided below), one or more new Notes of the same series (as requested by the holder thereof) in exchange therefor, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the surrendered Note. Each such new Note shall be payable to such Person as such holder may request and shall be substantially in the form of Schedule 1-A or Schedule 1-B, as applicable. Each such new Note shall be dated and bear interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on the surrendered Note or dated the date of the surrendered Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon. The Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any stamp tax or governmental charge imposed in respect of any such transfer of Notes. Notes shall not be transferred in denominations of less than $100,000, provided that if necessary to enable the registration of transfer by a holder of its entire holding of Notes, one Note may be in a denomination of less than $100,000. Any transferee, by its acceptance of a Note registered in its name (or the name of its nominee), shall be deemed to have made the representation set forth in Section 6.2.
Section 13.3Replacement of Notes. Upon receipt by the Company at the address and to the attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section 19(iii)) of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Note (which evidence shall be, in the case of an Institutional Investor, notice from such Institutional Investor of such loss, theft, destruction or mutilation), and
(a)in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Company (provided that if the holder of such Note is, or is a nominee for, an original Purchaser or another holder of a Note with a minimum net worth of at least $100,000,000 or a Qualified Institutional Buyer, such Person’s own unsecured agreement of indemnity shall be deemed to be satisfactory), or
(b)in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation thereof,
within ten Business Days thereafter, the Company at its own expense shall execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Note of the same series, dated and bearing interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note or dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon.
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Section 14.1Place of Payment. Subject to Section 14.2, payments of principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest becoming due and payable on the Notes shall be made in New York, New York at the principal office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in such jurisdiction. The Company may at any time, by notice to each holder of a Note, change the place of payment of the Notes so long as such place of payment shall be either the principal office of the Company in such jurisdiction or the principal office of a bank or trust company in such jurisdiction.
Section 14.2Payment by Wire Transfer. So long as any Purchaser or its nominee shall be the holder of any Note, and notwithstanding anything contained in Section 14.1 or in such Note to the contrary, the Company will pay all sums becoming due on such Note for principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, interest and all other amounts becoming due hereunder by wire transfer in accordance with the instructions specified for such purpose below such Purchaser’s name in Schedule A, or in accordance with such other instructions as such Purchaser shall have from time to time specified to the Company in writing for such purpose, without the presentation or surrender of such Note or the making of any notation thereon, except that upon written request of the Company made concurrently with or reasonably promptly after payment or prepayment in full of any Note, such Purchaser shall surrender such Note for cancellation, reasonably promptly after any such request, to the Company at its principal executive office or at the place of payment most recently designated by the Company pursuant to Section 14.1. Prior to any sale or other disposition of any Note held by a Purchaser or its nominee, such Purchaser will, at its election, either endorse thereon the amount of principal paid thereon and the last date to which interest has been paid thereon or surrender such Note to the Company in exchange for a new Note or Notes pursuant to Section 13.2. The Company will afford the benefits of this Section 14.2 to any Institutional Investor that is the direct or indirect transferee of any Note purchased by a Purchaser under this Agreement and that has made the same agreement relating to such Note as the Purchasers have made in this Section 14.2.
Section 15.1Unconditional Guarantee. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and jointly and severally with the other Subsidiary Guarantors guarantees to each holder, the due and punctual payment in full of (a) the principal of, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), and any other amounts due under, the Notes when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at stated maturity or by required or optional prepayment or by acceleration or otherwise) and (b) any other sums which may become due under the terms and provisions of the Notes, this Agreement or any other Financing Document (all such obligations described in clauses (a) and (b) above are herein called the “Guaranteed Obligations”). The guarantee in the preceding sentence (the “Unconditional Guarantee”) is an absolute, present and continuing guarantee of payment and not of collectability and is in no way conditional or contingent upon any attempt to collect from the Company or any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations (including, without limitation, any other Subsidiary Guarantor) or upon any other action, occurrence or circumstance whatsoever. In the event that the Company shall fail so to pay any of such Guaranteed Obligations, each Subsidiary Guarantor jointly and severally agrees to pay the same when due to the holders entitled thereto, without demand, presentment, protest or notice of
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any kind, in U.S. dollars, pursuant to the requirements for payment specified in the Notes and this Agreement. Each default in payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall give rise to a separate cause of action hereunder and separate suits may be brought hereunder as each cause of action arises. Each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that the Notes issued in connection with this Agreement may (but need not) make reference to this Section 15.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that it’s liability hereunder is joint and several with the other Subsidiary Guarantors and any other Person(s) who may guarantee the obligations and Indebtedness under and in respect of the Financing Documents.
Section 15.2Obligations Absolute. The obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall be primary, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, irrespective of the validity or enforceability of the Notes, this Agreement, any other Financing Document or any other instrument referred to therein or herein, shall not be subject to any counterclaim, setoff, deduction or defense based upon any claim a Subsidiary Guarantor may have against the Company or any holder or otherwise, and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, discharged or in any way affected by, any circumstance or condition whatsoever (whether or not such Subsidiary Guarantor shall have any knowledge or notice thereof), including, without limitation: (a) any amendment to, modification of, supplement to or restatement of the Notes, this Agreement, any other Financing Document or any other instrument referred to therein or herein (it being agreed that the joint and several obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall apply to the Notes, this Agreement or any other Financing Document as so amended, modified, supplemented or restated) or any assignment or transfer of any thereof or of any interest therein, or any furnishing, acceptance, enforcement, realization or release of any security for the Notes (or any application of the proceeds thereof as the holders, in their sole discretion, may determine) or the addition, substitution or release of any other Subsidiary Guarantor or any other entity or other Person primarily or secondarily liable in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations; (b) any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence, enforcement, failure to enforce or other action or inaction under or in respect of the Notes, this Agreement, any other Financing Document or any other instrument referred to therein or herein; (c) any bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement, reorganization, readjustment, composition, liquidation or similar proceeding with respect to the Company, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or any of their respective properties; (d) any merger, amalgamation or consolidation of any Subsidiary Guarantor or of the Company into or with any other Person or any sale, lease or transfer of any or all of the assets of any Subsidiary Guarantor or of the Company to any Person; (e) any failure on the part of the Company for any reason to comply with or perform any of the terms of any other agreement with any Subsidiary Guarantor; (f) any failure on the part of any holder to obtain, maintain, register or otherwise perfect any security; or (g) any other event or circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor (whether or not similar to the foregoing), and in any event however material or prejudicial it may be to any Subsidiary Guarantor or to any subrogation, contribution or reimbursement rights any Subsidiary Guarantor may otherwise have. Each Subsidiary Guarantor covenants that its obligations hereunder will not be discharged except by indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other obligations hereunder.
Section 15.3Waiver. Each Subsidiary Guarantor unconditionally waives to the fullest extent permitted by law, (a) notice of acceptance hereof, of any action taken or omitted in reliance hereon and of any default by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor in the payment of any
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amounts due under the Notes, this Agreement, any other Financing Document or any other instrument referred to therein or herein, and of any of the matters referred to in Section 15.2 hereof, (b) all notices which may be required by statute, rule of law or otherwise to preserve any of the rights of any holder against any Subsidiary Guarantor, including, without limitation, presentment to or demand for payment from the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to any Note, notice to the Company or to any Subsidiary Guarantor of default or protest for nonpayment or dishonor and the filing of claims with a court in the event of the bankruptcy of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, (c) any right to require any holder to enforce, assert or exercise any right, power or remedy including, without limitation, any right, power or remedy conferred in this Agreement, the Notes or any other Financing Document, (d) any requirement for diligence on the part of any holder and (e) any other act or omission or thing or delay in doing any other act or thing which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Subsidiary Guarantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of any Subsidiary Guarantor or in any manner lessen the obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder.
Section 15.4Obligations Unimpaired.
(a)The holders shall have no obligation to proceed against any additional or substitute endorsers or guarantors or to pursue or exhaust any security provided by the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Person or to pursue any other remedy available to the holders.
(b)If an event permitting the acceleration of the maturity of the principal amount of any Notes shall exist and such acceleration shall at such time be prevented or the right of any holder to receive any payment on account of the Guaranteed Obligations shall at such time be delayed or otherwise affected by reason of the pendency against the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any other guarantor of a case or proceeding under a Debtor Relief Law, each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that, for purposes of this Section 15 and its obligations hereunder, the maturity of such principal amount shall be deemed to have been accelerated with the same effect as if the holder thereof had accelerated the same in accordance with the terms of Section 12, and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall forthwith pay such accelerated Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 15.5Subrogation and Subordination.
(a)No Subsidiary Guarantor will exercise any rights which it may have acquired by way of subrogation under this Section 15, by any payment made hereunder or otherwise, or accept any payment on account of such subrogation rights, or any rights of reimbursement, contribution or indemnity or any rights or recourse to any security for the Notes or this Section 15 unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash.
(b)Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby subordinates the payment of all Indebtedness and other obligations of the Company or any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations owing to such Subsidiary Guarantor, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including, without limitation, all rights and claims described in clause (a) of this Section 15.5, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed
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Obligations. If the Required Holders so request, any such Indebtedness or other obligations shall be enforced and performance received by a Subsidiary Guarantor as trustee for the holders and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the holders promptly, in the form received (together with any necessary endorsements) to be applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as may be directed by the Required Holders, but without otherwise reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of any Subsidiary Guarantor under this Section 15.
(c)Subject to the terms of Section 15.12, if any amount or other payment is made to or accepted by any Subsidiary Guarantor in violation of either of the preceding clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 15.5, such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to such Subsidiary Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for the benefit of, the holders and shall be paid over to the holders promptly, in the form received (together with any necessary endorsements) to be applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as may be directed by the Required Holders, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of any Subsidiary Guarantor under this Section 15.
(d)Each Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Agreement and that its agreements set forth in this Section 15 are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
Section 15.6Information Regarding the Company. Each Subsidiary Guarantor now has and will continue to have independent means of obtaining information concerning the affairs, financial condition and business of the Company. No holder shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Subsidiary Guarantor with any credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of the Company which may come into possession of the holders. Each Subsidiary Guarantor has granted the Unconditional Guarantee without reliance upon any representation by the holders including, without limitation, with respect to (a) the due execution, validity, effectiveness or enforceability of any instrument, document or agreement evidencing or relating to any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any loan or other financial accommodation made or granted to the Company, (b) the validity, genuineness, enforceability, existence, value or sufficiency of any property securing any of the Guaranteed Obligations or the creation, perfection or priority of any lien or security interest in such property or (c) the existence, number, financial condition or creditworthiness of other guarantors or sureties, if any, with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 15.7Reinstatement of Guarantee. The Unconditional Guarantee under this Section 15 shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if and to the extent at any time payment, in whole or in part, of any of the sums due to any holder on account of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by a holder upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Company, any other Obligor or any other guarantors, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to the Company, any other Obligor or any other guarantors or any part of its or their property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.
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Section 15.8Subrogation and Contribution Rights. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 15 to the contrary, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that with respect to each of the Subsidiary Guarantors’ relative liability under the Unconditional Guarantee, each Subsidiary Guarantor possesses, and has not waived, corresponding rights of contribution, subrogation, indemnity, and reimbursement relative to the other Subsidiary Guarantors in accordance with, and as further set forth in, Section 15.12.
Section 15.9Term of Guarantee. The Unconditional Guarantee and all guarantees, covenants and agreements of each Subsidiary Guarantor contained in this Section 15 shall continue in full force and effect and shall not be discharged until such time as all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other obligations under the Financing Documents shall be indefeasibly paid in full in cash and shall be subject to reinstatement pursuant to Section 15.7.
Section 15.10Release of Subsidiary Guarantors. Anything in this Agreement or the other Financing Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, any Subsidiary Guarantor which ceases for any reason to be a guarantor or other obligor in respect of the obligations under the Bank Loan Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement and any Additional Note Agreement shall, simultaneously therewith, be automatically deemed released from the Unconditional Guarantee and all its guarantees, covenants and agreements as a Subsidiary Guarantor, provided that, (a) after giving effect to such release, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (b) no amount then shall be due and payable with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations and (c) the Company shall have paid to the holders of Notes pro rata compensation or consideration, or provided equal credit support, to any compensation or consideration paid to the Bank Lenders, the Prudential Purchasers, the MetLife Purchasers, the Barings Purchasers and/or any holders of the notes issued under any Additional Note Agreement, or credit support (if any) provided to the Bank Lenders, the Prudential Purchasers, the MetLife Purchasers, the Barings Purchasers and/or any holders of the notes issued under any Additional Note Agreement, under the Bank Credit Agreement, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement and/or any such Additional Note Agreement in connection with the termination of such Subsidiary Guarantor’s guaranty under the Bank Loan Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement and/or such Additional Note Agreement.
Section 15.11Savings Clause. Anything contained in this Agreement or the other Financing Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to a maximum aggregate amount equal to the greatest amount that would not render such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations hereunder subject to avoidance as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under Section 548 of Title 11 of the United States Code or any provisions of applicable state law (collectively, the “Fraudulent Transfer Laws”), in each case after giving effect to all other liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor, contingent or otherwise, that are relevant under the Fraudulent Transfer Laws (specifically excluding, however, any liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor (a) in respect of intercompany indebtedness to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company to the extent that such indebtedness would be discharged in an amount equal to the amount paid by such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder and (b) under any guaranty of senior Unsecured Debt or Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Guaranteed Obligations which guaranty contains a limitation as to maximum amount similar to that set forth in this Section, pursuant to which the liability of such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder
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is included in the liabilities taken into account in determining such maximum amount) and after giving effect as assets to the value (as determined under the applicable provisions of the Fraudulent Transfer Laws) of any rights to subrogation, contribution, reimbursement or similar rights of such Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to (i) applicable law or (ii) any agreement providing for an equitable allocation among such Subsidiary Guarantor and of Affiliates of the Company of obligations arising under guaranties by such parties.
Section 15.12Contribution. At any time a payment in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is made under this Unconditional Guarantee, the right of contribution of each Subsidiary Guarantor against each other Subsidiary Guarantor shall be determined as provided in the immediately following sentence, with the right of contribution of each Subsidiary Guarantor to be revised and restated as of each date on which a payment (a “Relevant Payment”) is made on the Guaranteed Obligations under this Unconditional Guarantee. At any time that a Relevant Payment is made by a Subsidiary Guarantor that results in the aggregate payments made by such Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment exceeding such Subsidiary Guarantor’s Contribution Percentage (as defined below) of the aggregate payments made by all Subsidiary Guarantors in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment (such excess, the “Aggregate Excess Amount”), each such Subsidiary Guarantor shall have a right of contribution against each other Subsidiary Guarantor who either has not made any payments or has made payments in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment in an aggregate amount less than such other Subsidiary Guarantor’s Contribution Percentage of the aggregate payments made to and including the date of the Relevant Payment by all Subsidiary Guarantors in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations (the aggregate amount of such deficit, the “Aggregate Deficit Amount”) in an amount equal to (x) a fraction the numerator of which is the Aggregate Excess Amount of such Subsidiary Guarantor and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Excess Amount of all Subsidiary Guarantors multiplied by (y) the Aggregate Deficit Amount of such other Subsidiary Guarantor. A Subsidiary Guarantor’s right of contribution pursuant to the preceding sentences shall arise at the time of each computation, subject to adjustment at the time of each computation; provided, that no Subsidiary Guarantor may take any action to enforce such right until after all Guaranteed Obligations and any other amounts payable under this Unconditional Guarantee are paid in full in immediately available funds, it being expressly recognized and agreed by all parties hereto that any Subsidiary Guarantor’s right of contribution arising pursuant to this Section 15.12 against any other Subsidiary Guarantor shall be expressly junior and subordinate to such other Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations and liabilities in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations and any other obligations owing under this Unconditional Guarantee. As used in this Section 15.12, (i) each Subsidiary Guarantor’s “Contribution Percentage” shall mean the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the Adjusted Net Worth (as defined below) of such Subsidiary Guarantor by (y) the aggregate Adjusted Net Worth of all Subsidiary Guarantors; (ii) the “Adjusted Net Worth” of each Subsidiary Guarantor shall mean the greater of (x) the Net Worth (as defined below) of such Subsidiary Guarantor and (y) zero; and (iii) the “Net Worth” of each Subsidiary Guarantor shall mean the amount by which the fair saleable value of such Subsidiary Guarantor’s assets on the date of any Relevant Payment exceeds its existing debts and other liabilities (including contingent liabilities, but without giving effect to any Guaranteed Obligations arising under this Unconditional Guarantee) on such date. All parties hereto recognize and agree that, except for any right of contribution arising pursuant to this Section
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15.12, each Subsidiary Guarantor who makes any payment in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have no right of contribution or subrogation against any other Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of such payment until after all Guaranteed Obligations and any other amounts payable under this Unconditional Guarantee are paid in full in immediately available funds. Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors recognizes and acknowledges that the rights to contribution arising hereunder shall constitute an asset in favor of the party entitled to such contribution.
Section 16.1Transaction Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Company will pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees of a special counsel and, if reasonably required by the Required Holders, local or other counsel) incurred by the Purchasers and each other holder of a Note in connection with such transactions and in connection with the preparation and administration of this Agreement, and the other Financing Documents or any amendments, waivers or consents under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Financing Document (whether or not such amendment, waiver or consent becomes effective) within 15 Business Days after the Company’s receipt of any invoice therefor, including, without limitation: (a) the reasonable costs and expenses incurred in enforcing or defending (or determining whether or how to enforce or defend) any rights under this Agreement or any other Financing Document, or in responding to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand issued in connection with this Agreement or any other Financing Document, or by reason of being a holder of any Note, (b) the reasonable costs and expenses, including financial advisors’ fees, incurred in connection with the insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company or any Subsidiary or in connection with any work-out or restructuring of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Financing Documents, (c) the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the initial filing of this Agreement and all related documents and financial information with the SVO provided, that such costs and expenses under this clause (c) shall not exceed $5,000, and (d) the costs of any environmental reports or reviews commissioned by the Required Holders as permitted hereunder. In the event that any such invoice is not paid within 15 Business Days after the Company’s receipt thereof, interest on the amount of such invoice shall be due and payable at the Default Rate commencing with the 16th Business Day after the Company’s receipt thereof until such invoice has been paid. The Company will pay, and will save each Purchaser and each other holder of a Note harmless from, (i) all claims in respect of any fees, costs or expenses, if any, of brokers and finders (other than those, if any, retained by a Purchaser or other holder in connection with its purchase of the Notes) in connection with the purchase of the Notes and (ii) any and all wire transfer fees that any bank deducts from any payment under such Note to such holder or otherwise charges to a holder of a Note with respect to a payment under such Note.
Section 16.2Survival. The obligations of the Company under this Section 16 will survive the payment or transfer of any Note, the enforcement, amendment or waiver of any provision of any Financing Document, and the termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 17.SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
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All representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes, the purchase or transfer by any Purchaser of any Note or portion thereof or interest therein and the payment of any Note, and may be relied upon by any subsequent holder of a Note, regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on behalf of such Purchaser or any other holder of a Note. All statements contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to any Financing Document shall be deemed representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement. Subject to the preceding sentence, the Financing Documents embody the entire agreement and understanding between each Purchaser and the Company and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.
SECTION 18.AMENDMENT AND WAIVER.
Section 18.1Requirements. This Agreement and the Notes may be amended, and the observance of any term hereof or of the Notes may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders, except that:
(a)no amendment or waiver of any of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 21 hereof, or any defined term (as it is used therein), will be effective as to any Purchaser unless consented to by such Purchaser in writing;
(b)no amendment or waiver may, without the written consent of the holder of each Note at the time outstanding, (i) subject to Section 12 relating to acceleration or rescission, change the amount or time of any prepayment or payment of principal of, or reduce the rate or change the time of payment or method of computation of (x) interest on the Notes or (y) the Make-Whole Amount, (ii) change the percentage of the principal amount of the Notes the holders of which are required to consent to any amendment or waiver, or (iii) amend any of Sections 8 (except as set forth in the second sentence of Section 8.2 and Section 18.1(d)), 11(a), 11(b), 12, 18 or 20;
(c)Intentionally Omitted; and
(d)Section 8.6 may be amended or waived to permit offers to purchase made by the Company or an Affiliate pro rata to the holders of all Notes at the time outstanding upon the same terms and conditions only with the written consent of the Company and the Super-Majority Holders.
Section 18.2Solicitation of Holders of Notes.
(a)Solicitation. The Company will provide each holder of a Note with sufficient information, sufficiently far in advance of the date a decision is required, to enable such holder to make an informed and considered decision with respect to any proposed amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the provisions hereof or of any other Financing Document. The Company will deliver executed or true and correct copies of each amendment, waiver or consent effected pursuant to this Section 18 or any other Financing Document to each holder of a Note promptly following the date on which
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it is executed and delivered by, or receives the consent or approval of, the requisite holders of Notes.
(b)Payment. The Company will not directly or indirectly pay or cause to be paid any remuneration, whether by way of supplemental or additional interest, fee or otherwise, or grant any security or provide other credit support, to any holder of a Note as consideration for or as an inducement to the entering into by such holder of any waiver or amendment of any of the terms and provisions hereof or of any other Financing Document unless such remuneration is concurrently paid, or security is concurrently granted or other credit support concurrently provided, on the same terms, ratably to each holder of a Note even if such holder did not consent to such waiver or amendment.
(c)Consent in Contemplation of Transfer. Any consent given pursuant to this Section 18 or any other Financing Document by a holder of a Note that has transferred or has agreed to transfer its Note to the Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of the Company (either pursuant to a waiver under Section 18.1(d) or subsequent to Section 8.6 having been amended pursuant to Section 18.1(d)) in connection with such consent shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder, and any amendments effected or waivers granted or to be effected or granted that would not have been or would not be so effected or granted but for such consent (and the consents of all other holders of Notes that were acquired under the same or similar conditions) shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder.
Section 18.3Binding Effect, Etc. Any amendment or waiver consented to as provided in this Section 18 or any other Financing Document applies equally to all holders of Notes and is binding upon them and upon each future holder of any Note and upon the Company without regard to whether such Note has been marked to indicate such amendment or waiver. No such amendment or waiver will extend to or affect any obligation, covenant, agreement, Default or Event of Default not expressly amended or waived or impair any right consequent thereon. No course of dealing between the Company and any holder of a Note and no delay in exercising any rights hereunder or under any Note or any other Financing Document shall operate as a waiver of any rights of any holder of such Note.
Section 18.4Notes Held by Company, Etc. Solely for the purpose of determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding approved or consented to any amendment, waiver or consent to be given under any Financing Document, or have directed the taking of any action provided thereunder to be taken upon the direction of the holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, Notes directly or indirectly owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates shall be deemed not to be outstanding.
Except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 7.4, all notices and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent (a) by facsimile, or (b) by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested (postage prepaid), or (c) by an internationally recognized
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overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid), or (d) by e‑mail or by Internet websites that are freely accessible by the recipient. Any such notice must be sent:
(i)if to any Purchaser or its nominee, to such Purchaser or nominee at the address specified for such communications in Schedule A, or at such other address as such Purchaser or nominee shall have specified to the Company in writing,
(ii)if to any other holder of any Note, to such holder at such address as such other holder shall have specified to the Company in writing, or
(iii)if to the Company, to Getty Realty Corp., Two Jericho Plaza, Suite 110, Jericho, New York 11753, Attention of Chief Financial Officer (Facsimile No. (516) 478-5493 and email address: [***]1) with copies to: (x) Getty Realty Corp., Two Jericho Plaza, Suite 110, Jericho, New York 11753, Attention Chief Legal Officer (Facsimile No. (516) 478-5490 and email address: [***]1) and (y) Greenberg Traurig LLP, 77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 3100, Chicago, Illinois 60601, Attention: James J. Caserio, Esq. (Facsimile No. (312) 899-0409 and email address: caserioj@gtlaw.com), or at such other address as the Company shall have specified to the holder of each Note in writing; provided that the failure to deliver a copy under (y) above shall not affect the effectiveness of the delivery of such notice or other communication to the Company.
Notices under this Section 19 will be deemed given only when actually received, except that (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor and any password or other information necessary to make such notice or communication freely available to the recipient; provided that, for facsimiles and both clauses (i) and (ii), if such facsimile, notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such facsimile, notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient.
SECTION 20.REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS.
This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (a) consents, waivers and modifications that may hereafter be executed, (b) documents received by any Purchaser at the Closing (except the Notes themselves), and (c) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished to any Purchaser, may be reproduced by such Purchaser by any photographic, photostatic, electronic, digital, or other similar process and such Purchaser may destroy any original document so reproduced. The Company agrees and stipulates that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding (whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by such Purchaser in the regular course of business) and any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. This Section 20 shall not prohibit the Company or any other holder of Notes from contesting any such reproduction to the same extent that it could contest the original, or from introducing evidence to demonstrate the inaccuracy of any such reproduction.
SECTION 21.CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
For the purposes of this Section 21, “Confidential Information” means information delivered to any Purchaser by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to the Financing Documents that is proprietary in nature, provided that such term does not include information that (a) was publicly known or otherwise known to such Purchaser prior to the time of such disclosure, (b) subsequently becomes publicly known through no act or omission by such Purchaser or any Person acting on such Purchaser’s behalf, (c) otherwise becomes known to such Purchaser other than through disclosure by the Company or any Subsidiary or (d) constitutes financial statements delivered to such Purchaser under Section 7.1 that are otherwise publicly available. Each Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information in accordance with procedures adopted by such Purchaser in good faith to protect confidential information of third parties delivered to such Purchaser, provided that such Purchaser may deliver or disclose Confidential Information to (i) its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, trustees and affiliates (to the extent such disclosure reasonably relates to the administration of the investment represented by its Notes), (ii) its auditors, financial advisors and other professional advisors who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with this Section 21, (iii) any other holder of any Note, (iv) any Institutional Investor to which it sells or offers to sell such Note or any part thereof or any participation therein (if such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by this Section 21), (v) any Person from which it offers to purchase any Security of the Company (if such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by this Section 21), (vi) any federal or state regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Purchaser, (vii) the NAIC or the SVO or, in each case, any similar organization, or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about such Purchaser’s investment portfolio, or (viii) any other Person to which such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (x) to effect compliance with any law, rule, regulation or order applicable to such Purchaser; (y) in connection with any subpoena or other legal process; provided, however, that in the event a Purchaser or holder of any Note receives a subpoena or other legal process to disclose Confidential Information to any party, such Purchaser or holder shall, if legally permitted, notify the Company thereof as soon as possible after such Purchaser or holder has determined that it will respond to such subpoena or legal process so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy; provided further, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, no such Purchaser or holder shall be subject to any liability for responding to such subpoena or legal process regardless of whether the Company shall have been able to obtain such a protective order or avail itself of such other appropriate remedy; or (z) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent such Purchaser may reasonably determine such delivery and disclosure to be necessary or appropriate in the enforcement or for the protection of the rights and remedies under such Purchaser’s Notes, this Agreement or any other Financing Document. Each holder of a Note, by its acceptance of a Note,
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will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to be entitled to the benefits of this Section 21 as though it were a party to this Agreement. On reasonable request by the Company in connection with the delivery to any holder of a Note of information required to be delivered to such holder under this Agreement or requested by such holder (other than a holder that is a party to this Agreement or its nominee), such holder will enter into an agreement with the Company embodying this Section 21.
In the event that as a condition to receiving access to information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to any Financing Document, any Purchaser or holder of a Note is required to agree to a confidentiality undertaking (whether through IntraLinks, another secure website, a secure virtual workspace or otherwise) which is different from this Section 21, this Section 21 shall not be amended thereby and, as between such Purchaser or such holder and the Company, this Section 21 shall supersede any such other confidentiality undertaking.
SECTION 22.SUBSTITUTION OF PURCHASER.
Each Purchaser shall have the right to substitute any one of its Affiliates or another Purchaser or any one of such other Purchaser’s Affiliates (a “Substitute Purchaser”) as the purchaser of the Notes that it has agreed to purchase hereunder, by written notice to the Company, which notice shall be signed by both such Purchaser and such Substitute Purchaser, shall contain such Substitute Purchaser’s agreement to be bound by this Agreement and shall contain a confirmation by such Substitute Purchaser of the accuracy with respect to it of the representations set forth in Section 6. Upon receipt of such notice, any reference to such Purchaser in this Agreement (other than in this Section 22), shall be deemed to refer to such Substitute Purchaser in lieu of such original Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such substitution shall release such original Purchaser from its obligations hereunder until the Company’s receipt in full of the purchase price for the Notes. In the event that such Substitute Purchaser is so substituted as a Purchaser hereunder and such Substitute Purchaser thereafter transfers to such original Purchaser all of the Notes then held by such Substitute Purchaser, upon receipt by the Company of notice of such transfer, any reference to such Substitute Purchaser as a “Purchaser” in this Agreement (other than in this Section 22), shall no longer be deemed to refer to such Substitute Purchaser, but shall refer to such original Purchaser, and such original Purchaser shall again have all the rights of an original holder of the Notes under this Agreement.
SECTION 23.INDEMNITY; DAMAGE WAIVER.
(a)The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall indemnify each Purchaser, each holder from time to time of a Note, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of:
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performance by the parties hereto or thereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby;
(ii)any Note or the use of the proceeds therefrom;
(iii)any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Substances on or from any property owned or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or
(iv)any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto;
provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, 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 the fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. In addition, the indemnification set forth in this Section 23 in favor of any Related Party shall be solely in their respective capacities as a director, officer, agent or employee, as the case may be.
(b)To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Obligor shall assert, and each Obligor hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Financing Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Note or the use of the proceeds thereof.
Section 24.1Successors and Assigns. All covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns (including, without limitation, any subsequent holder of a Note) whether so expressed or not.
Section 24.2Accounting Terms. All accounting terms used herein which are not expressly defined in this Agreement have the meanings respectively given to them in accordance with GAAP; provided that, if the Company notifies the Required Holders that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Required Holders notify the Company that the Required Holders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all computations made pursuant to
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this Agreement shall be made in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) all financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 9, Section 10 and the definition of “Indebtedness”), any election by the Company to measure any financial liability using fair value (as permitted by Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 825-10-25 – Fair Value Option, International Accounting Standard 39 – Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement or any similar accounting standard) shall be disregarded and such determination shall be made as if such election had not been made.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if at any time any change in GAAP (including the adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)) would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Financing Document, and either the Company or the Required Holders shall so request, the Company and the holders of the Notes 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 Required Holders); provided that, until so amended, (A) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (B) the Company shall provide to the holders of the Notes financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. Without limiting the foregoing, leases shall continue to be classified and accounted for on a basis consistent with that reflected in the Audited Financial Statements for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any change in GAAP relating thereto, unless the parties hereto shall enter into a mutually acceptable amendment addressing such changes, as provided for above. All references herein to consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries or to the determination of any amount for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis or any similar reference shall, in each case, be deemed to include each variable interest entity that the Company is required to consolidate pursuant to FASB ASC 810 as if such variable interest entity were a Subsidiary as defined herein.
Section 24.3Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 24.4Construction, etc.
(a)Each covenant contained herein shall be construed (absent express provision to the contrary) as being independent of each other covenant contained herein, so that compliance with any one covenant shall not (absent such an express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with any other covenant. Where any provision herein refers to action to be taken by any Person, or which such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such Person.
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(b)As used in this Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement and in the Notes, the term “this Agreement” and references thereto shall mean this Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement (including, without limitation, all Annexes, Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto) as it may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented, modified or otherwise changed.
(c)Any reference herein to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to one or a series of limited liability companies (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).
Section 24.5Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties hereto.
Section 24.6Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws (other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York).
Section 24.7Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a)Each Obligor irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Obligor irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
(b)Each Obligor consents to process being served by or on behalf of any holder of Notes in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 24.7(a) by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to it at its address specified in Section 19 or at such other address of which such holder shall then have been notified pursuant to said Section. Each Obligor agrees that such service upon receipt (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it. Notices hereunder shall be conclusively
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presumed received as evidenced by a delivery receipt furnished by the United States Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service.
(c)Nothing in this Section 24.7 shall affect the right of any holder of a Note to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that the holders of any of the Notes may have to bring proceedings against any Obligor in the courts of any appropriate jurisdiction or to enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.
(d)The parties hereto hereby waive trial by jury in any action brought on or with respect to this Agreement, the Notes or any other document executed in connection herewith or therewith.
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If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of agreement on a counterpart of this Agreement and return it to the Company, whereupon this Agreement shall become a binding agreement between you and the Obligors.
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This Agreement is hereby
accepted and agreed to as
of the date hereof.
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA
THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
By:AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC, as Investment Adviser
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Schedule A
Information Relating to Purchasers
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Schedule B
Defined Terms
As used herein, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below or set forth in the Section hereof following such term:
“Additional Note Agreement” means any note purchase agreement, private shelf facility or other similar agreement entered into on or after the date of this Agreement in connection with any institutional private placement financing transaction providing for the issuance and sale of debt Securities by any Obligor or any Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to one or more other Institutional Investors.
“Adjusted Net Worth” is defined in Section 15.12.
“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.
“Aggregate Deficit Amount” is defined in Section 15.12.
“Aggregate Excess Amount” is defined in Section 15.12.
“Agreement” means this Agreement, including all Schedules attached to this Agreement, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means any law or regulation in a U.S. or any non-U.S. jurisdiction regarding bribery or any other corrupt activity, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010.
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means any law or regulation in a U.S. or any non-U.S. jurisdiction regarding money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes, including the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (otherwise known as the Bank Secrecy Act) and the USA PATRIOT Act.
“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.
“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.
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“Bank Agent” means Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Bank Lenders under the Bank Credit Agreement, and its successors and assigns in such capacity.
“Bank Credit Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2018, among the Company, the Bank Agent and the lenders from time to time party thereto, including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing thereof.
“Bank Lenders” means the lenders from time to time party to the Bank Credit Agreement.
“Bank Loan Documents” means, collectively, the Bank Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents (as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement).
“Barings Note Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2020, by and among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors and the Barings Purchasers, together with the promissory notes of the Company issued pursuant to the terms thereof and including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing of such Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement or such notes.
“Barings Purchasers” means the purchasers from time to time party to the Barings Note Agreement.
“Blocked Person” means (a) a Person whose name appears on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by OFAC, (b) a Person, entity, organization, country or regime that is blocked or a target of sanctions that have been imposed under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws or (c) a Person that is an agent, department or instrumentality of, or is otherwise beneficially owned by, controlled by or acting on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any Person, entity, organization, country or regime described in clause (a) or (b).
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are required or authorized to be closed.
“Cap Rate” means seven and three-quarters percent (7.75%).
“Capitalized Lease” means a lease under which the discounted future rental payment obligations of the lessee or the obligor are required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date
“Cash and Cash Equivalents” means on any date, the sum of: (a) the aggregate amount of cash then held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as set forth on the Company’s balance sheet for the then most recently ended fiscal quarter), plus (b) the aggregate amount of Cash Equivalents (valued at fair market value) then held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, plus (c) the aggregate amount of cash or Cash Equivalents in restricted 1031 accounts under the exclusive control of the Company.
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“Cash Equivalents” means short-term investments in liquid accounts, such as money‑market funds, bankers acceptances, certificates of deposit and commercial paper.
“Change in Control” is defined in Section 8.7(h).
“Change in Control Prepayment Date” is defined in Section 8.7(c).
“Closing” is defined in Section 3.
“Closing Date” is defined in Section 4.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.
“Company” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
“Confidential Information” is defined in Section 21.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means an amount determined in accordance with GAAP equal to: (x) (A) the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the most recently ended fiscal quarter, adjusted for straight-line rents and net amortization of above-market and below-market leases, deferred financing leases and deferred leasing incentives, plus income taxes, Consolidated Interest Expense, depreciation and amortization, and calculated exclusive of any rent or other revenue that has been earned by the Company or its Subsidiaries during such fiscal quarter but not yet actually paid to the Company or its Subsidiaries unless otherwise set off from net income, plus (B) the sum of the following (without duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge or deduction in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period) (i) one-time cash charges (including, without limitation, legal fees) incurred during such fiscal quarter with respect to continued compliance by the Company with the terms and conditions of the Financing Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement, the Bank Loan Documents and/or the loan or financing documents with respect to any other Pari Passu Obligations permitted by this Agreement (excluding the terms and conditions of Unsecured Debt arising under Swap Contracts), (ii) non-cash impairments taken during such fiscal quarter, (iii) extraordinary and unusual bad-debt expenses incurred in such quarter, (iv) any costs incurred in such quarter in connection with the acquisition or disposition of Properties, (v) non-cash allowances for deferred rent and deferred mortgage receivables incurred in such quarter, (vi) losses on sales of operating real estate and marketable securities incurred during such fiscal quarter and (vii) any other extraordinary, non-recurring, expenses recorded during such fiscal quarter, including any settlements in connection with litigation and reserves recorded for environmental litigation, in each case, determined in accordance with GAAP, less (C) the sum of the following (without duplication and to the extent reflected as income in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period) (i) extraordinary and unusual bad debt reversals recorded in such fiscal quarter (ii) gains on sales of operating real estate and marketable securities incurred during such fiscal quarter and (iii) any other extraordinary, non-recurring, cash income recorded during such fiscal quarter, in each case, determined in accordance with GAAP, multiplied by (y) four (4). Consolidated EBITDA will be calculated on a pro forma basis to take into account the impact of
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any Property acquisitions and/or dispositions made by the Company or its Subsidiaries during the most recently ended fiscal quarter, as well as any long-term leases signed during such fiscal quarter, as if such acquisitions, dispositions and/or lease signings occurred on the first day of such fiscal quarter.
“Consolidated EBITDAR” means for any Person, the sum of (i) Consolidated EBITDA plus (ii) (x) rent expenses exclusive of non-cash rental expense adjustments for the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company, (y) multiplied by four (4).
“Consolidated Group” means the Obligors and their consolidated Subsidiaries, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, without duplication, the sum of (i) total interest expense of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP (including for the avoidance of doubt interest attributable to Capitalized Leases) and (ii) the Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of the Interest Expense of Unconsolidated Affiliates.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period and without duplication, the sum of (i) the consolidated net income (or loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP and (ii) the Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of the net income (or loss) attributable to Unconsolidated Affiliates.
“Consolidated Secured Indebtedness” means, at any time, the portion of Consolidated Total Indebtedness that is Secured Indebtedness.
“Consolidated Secured Recourse Indebtedness” means, at any time, the portion of Consolidated Secured Indebtedness that is not Non-Recourse Indebtedness.
“Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” means, as of any date of determination, (a) Shareholders’ Equity minus (b) the Intangible Assets of the Consolidated Group, plus (c) all accumulated depreciation and amortization of the Consolidated Group, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, the then aggregate outstanding amount of all Indebtedness of the Consolidated Group determined on a consolidated basis.
“Consolidated Unsecured Indebtedness” means, at any time, the portion of Consolidated Total Indebtedness that is Unsecured Debt.
“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Contribution Percentage” is defined in Section 15.12.
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“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.
“Control Event” is defined in Section 8.7.
“Controlled Entity” means (i) any of the Subsidiaries of the Company and any of their or the Company’s respective Controlled Affiliates and (ii) if the Company has a parent company, such parent company and its Controlled Affiliates.
“CPD” means CPD NY Energy Corp, a New York corporation.
“CPD Collateral” has the meaning specified in the definition of “CPD Note.”
“CPD Note” means the Promissory Note dated January 13, 2011, in the original principal amount of $18,400,000, made by CPD to the order of Getty NY, as amended by that certain Loan Modification Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2014, which promissory note on the Closing Date will (i) require monthly payment of cash interest at a contractual rate of not less than 9.5% per annum, (ii) have a stated maturity date of January 13, 2021, (iii) have an outstanding balance of not more than $14,720,000, and (iv) be secured by mortgages and/or deeds of trust providing for perfected, first priority liens granted by CPD in favor of Getty NY on the following parcels of Real Properties (collectively, the “CPD Collateral”):
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“CPD Note Amount” means, at any time, an amount equal to fifty five percent (55%) of the CPD Principal Balance at such time; provided, that the CPD Note Amount shall automatically and permanently be reduced to zero upon the occurrence of any CPD Note Event.
“CPD Note Event” any of the following shall constitute a CPD Note Event, but, for the avoidance of doubt, the occurrence of any CPD Note Event shall not, in and of itself, constitute a Default or an Event of Default:
(a)any amendment, waiver or other modification of the CPD Note that has the effect of (i) reducing the cash rate of interest payable thereunder, (ii) postponing or extending any date set forth in the CPD Note required for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts payable to Getty NY under the CPD Note or (iii) reducing the principal of, or the rate of cash interest payable on, the CPD Note;
(b)an event of default under the CPD Note or any related loan or collateral document resulting from a failure by CPD to make timely payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts required to be paid thereunder;
(c)the lien in favor of Getty NY in all or any portion of the CPD Collateral no longer constitutes a perfected, first priority lien thereon securing the CPD Note;
(d)CPD becomes subject to any proceedings under Debtor Relief Laws;
(e)CPD assigns, or is released from, all or any portion of its obligations under the CPD Note or any of the related loan and collateral documents;
(f)Getty NY assigns, participates or otherwise transfers all or any portion of its interest in and under the CPD Note or any of the related loan and collateral documents, or otherwise fails to be the sole payee under the CPD Note or the sole secured party with respect to the CPD Collateral;
(g)Getty NY’s interest in the CPD Note or the CPD Collateral is subject to any Lien or any restriction (other than any negative pledge under the Financing Documents or which is a Permitted Pari Passu Provision or is a negative pledge which is contemplated pursuant to clause (B) of Section 10.11) on the ability of Getty NY to transfer or encumber same, or income therefrom or proceeds thereof (other than Permitted Property Encumbrances);
(h)any Person other than Getty NY has a Lien on any CPD Collateral other than (i) Liens that are being contested by Getty NY or CPD in good faith and by appropriate actions or proceedings diligently conducted (which actions or proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets subject to any such Lien) and for which adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of Getty NY in accordance with GAAP, (ii) a Lien that is removed on or prior to the date that is the earlier of (x) thirty (30) days after the date that such Lien arises, or (y) the date on which any CPD Collateral or Getty NY or CPD’s interest therein is subject to risk of sale,
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forfeiture, termination, cancellation or loss, (iii) Liens for real estate taxes which are not yet due and payable, (iv) easements, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), encroachments, protrusions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the use or value of any CPD Collateral and/or (v) as to the CPD Collateral indicated as “Leasehold Properties” in the definition of CPD Note contained herein, any underlying lease or ground lease in favor of CPD as lessee or ground lessee;
(i)Getty NY’s interest in the CPD Note is subordinated to any obligation of CPD in favor of any other Person; or
(j)Getty NY shall cease to be a Subsidiary Guarantor, or shall repudiate its obligations hereunder.
“CPD Principal Balance” means, at any time, the book value of the CPD Note at such time determined in accordance with GAAP (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any adjustments to the value of the CPD Note required under GAAP by virtue of an impairment thereof).
“Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs” means, with respect to any Non-Recourse Indebtedness, exclusions from the exculpation provisions with respect to such Non-Recourse Indebtedness for fraud, misrepresentation, misapplication of funds, waste, environmental claims, voluntary bankruptcy, collusive involuntary bankruptcy, prohibited transfers, violations of single purpose entity covenants and other circumstances customarily excluded by institutional lenders from exculpation provisions and/or included in separate indemnification agreements in non-recourse financings of real estate.
“Debt Facility Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.14.
“Debt Rating” means, as to any Person, a non-credit enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt rating of such Person.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“Default” means an event or condition the occurrence or existence of which would, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, become an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means, for any series of Notes, that rate of interest that is the greater of (i) 2% per annum above the rate of interest stated in clause (a) of the first paragraph of the Notes of such series or (ii) 2% over the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate.
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“Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any sanction under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws.
“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease (other than a lease entered into in the ordinary course of business) or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person (or the granting of any option or other right to do any of the foregoing), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith and including any disposition of property to a Division Successor pursuant to a Division.
“Dividing Person” has the meaning given that term in the definition of “Division.”
“Division” means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person (the “Dividing Person”) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a “plan of division” or similar arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or may not survive.
“Division Successor” means any Person that, upon the consummation of a Division of a Dividing Person, holds all or any portion of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations previously held by such Dividing Person immediately prior to the consummation of such Division. A Dividing Person which retains any of its assets, liabilities and/or obligations after a Division shall be deemed a Division Successor upon the occurrence of such Division.
“Disclosure Documents” is defined in Section 5.3.
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Electronic Delivery” is defined in Section 7.1(a).
“Eligible Ground Lease” means any Eligible Ground Lease (New) or Eligible Ground Lease (Legacy).
“Eligible Ground Lease (Legacy)” means, as to any Property, a ground lease:
(a)that is specifically identified on the Closing Date in Schedule C;
(b)that has the Company or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company as lessee;
(c)as to which no default or event of default has occurred or with the passage of time or the giving of notice would occur;
(d)under which no ground lessor has the unilateral right to terminate such ground lease prior to expiration of the stated term of such ground lease absent the occurrence of any casualty, condemnation or default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries thereunder; and
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(e)that has a remaining term of at least one year at all times.
“Eligible Ground Lease (New)” means, as to any Property, a ground lease:
(a)that has the Company or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company as lessee;
(b)as to which no default or event of default has occurred or with the passage of time or the giving of notice would occur;
(c)that has a remaining term (inclusive of any unexercised extension options) of twenty five (25) years or more from the date such Property is included as an Unencumbered Eligible Property;
(d)that provides the right of the lessee to mortgage and encumber its interest in such Property without the consent of the lessor;
(e)that includes an obligation of the lessor to give the holder of any mortgage lien on such Property written notice of any defaults on the part of the lessee and an agreement of such lessor that such lease will not be terminated until such holder has had a reasonable opportunity to cure or complete foreclosure and fails to do so;
(f)that includes provisions that permit transfer of the lessee’s interest under such lease on reasonable terms, including the ability to sublease; and
(g)that includes 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.
“Environmental Expenses” means, (a) for any four fiscal quarter period, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of cash expenditures made by members of the Consolidated Group during such period in respect of costs incurred to remediate environmental issues with respect to Properties (net of the aggregate amount of cash received by members of the Consolidated Group during such period from any available State environmental funds in respect of any such environmental issues) and (ii) the aggregate amount of fees and expenses paid by members of the Consolidated Group during such period to legal and other professional advisors engaged to represent or otherwise advise one or more members of the Consolidated Group in connection with (A) litigations or proceedings (whether judicial, administrative or other) concerning environmental issues with respect to Properties and (B) investigations, audits and similar inquiries of any Governmental Authority with respect to Properties and (b) for any one fiscal quarter period, an amount equal to the amount determined in accordance with the preceding immediately clause (a) for the four fiscal quarter period ending on the last day of such one fiscal quarter period, divided by four (4).
“Environmental Laws” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the
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environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Company within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).
“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the withdrawal of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity 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) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; (f) any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the determination that any Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; or (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of
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ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Company or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Event of Default” is defined in Section 11.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.
“Excluded Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that:
(a)does not own or ground lease all or any portion of any Unencumbered Eligible Property,
(b)does not, directly or indirectly, own all or any portion of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of the Company that owns an Unencumbered Eligible Property,
(c)is not a borrower, guarantor or otherwise liable under or in respect of Indebtedness under any Bank Loan Document, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement or any other Unsecured Debt, and
(d)either:
(i)is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company, or
(ii)is a borrower or guarantor of Secured Indebtedness owed to a non-affiliate (or a direct or indirect parent of such borrower or guarantor (other than the Company)), and the terms of such Secured Indebtedness prohibit such Subsidiary from becoming a Subsidiary Guarantor, or
(iii)does not own any assets.
Upon any Subsidiary which is a Guarantor and was not previously an Excluded Subsidiary becoming an Excluded Subsidiary (including, without limitation, as a result of the removal of the Property owned by such Subsidiary as an Unencumbered Eligible Property as contemplated in the definition of “Unencumbered Property Criteria”), such Subsidiary shall, upon the request of the Company, be released as a Guarantor; provided that at the time of, and after giving effect to, such release (x) no Default or Event of Default shall be existing, (y) no amount is then due and payable by such Subsidiary under the Unconditional Guarantee, and (z) each holder of the Notes shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying as to the matters set forth in clauses (x) and (y) above and certifying that such Subsidiary constitutes an Excluded Subsidiary.
“Existing Agreement” is defined in Section 1.1.
“FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
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“Financing Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, and each other agreement executed and delivered to or for the benefit of the holders of Notes in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, as each may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Fitch” means Fitch, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDAR (less any cash payments made in respect of Environmental Expenses made during the then most recently ended period of four fiscal quarters to the extent not already deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDAR) (exclusive of non-cash GAAP adjustments related to Environmental Expenses) as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter, to (b) the sum of all interest incurred (accrued, paid or capitalized and determined based upon the actual interest rate), plus regularly scheduled principal payments paid with respect to Indebtedness (excluding optional prepayments and balloon principal payments due on maturity in respect of any Indebtedness), plus rent expenses (exclusive of non-cash rental expense adjustments), plus dividends on preferred stock or preferred minority interest distributions, with respect to this clause (b), all calculated with respect to the then most recently ended fiscal quarter and multiplied by four (4), and, with respect to both clauses (a) and (b), all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Form 10‑K” is defined in Section 7.1(b).
“Form 10‑Q” is defined in Section 7.1(a).
“Fraudulent Transfer Laws” is defined in Section 15.11.
“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Funding Instruction Letter” is defined in Section 4.10.
“Funds From Operations” means, with respect to any period and without double counting, an amount equal to the Consolidated Net Income of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures; provided that “Funds From Operations” shall exclude impairment charges, charges from the early extinguishment of indebtedness and other non-cash charges as evidenced by a certification of a Responsible Officer of the Company containing calculations in reasonable detail satisfactory to the Required Holders. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be calculated to reflect “Funds From Operations” on the same basis. In addition, “Funds from Operations” shall be adjusted to remove any impact of the expensing of acquisition costs pursuant to ASC 805, including, without limitation, (i) the addition to Consolidated Net Income of costs and expenses related to ongoing consummated acquisition transactions during such period; and (ii) the subtraction from Consolidated Net Income of costs and expenses related to acquisition transactions terminated during such period.
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“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 or such other principles 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.
“Getty NY” means GTY NY Leasing, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Governmental Official” means any governmental official or employee, employee of any government-owned or government-controlled entity, political party, any official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity.
“Guaranteed Obligations” is defined in Section 15.1.
“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (without duplication with respect to such Person) (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning. Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs shall not, in and of themselves, be considered to be a Guarantee unless demand has been made for the payment or performance of such Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs.
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“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, natural gas, natural gas liquids, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, toxic mold, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances, wastes, chemicals, pollutants, contaminants or compounds of any nature in any form regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“holder” means, with respect to any Note, the Person in whose name such Note is registered in the register maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 13.1, provided, however, that if such Person is a nominee, then for the purposes of Sections 7, 12, 18.2 and 19 and any related definitions in this Schedule B, “holder” shall mean the beneficial owner of such Note whose name and address appears in such register.
“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
(a)all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;
(b)all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances and similar instruments (including bank guaranties, surety bonds, comfort letters, keep-well agreements and capital maintenance agreements) to the extent such instruments or agreements support financial, rather than performance, obligations;
(c)net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
(d)all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business that are not past due for more than 60 days);
(e)indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
(f)Capitalized Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations;
(g)all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other Person (valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred Equity Interest, at its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends);
(h)all Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements of such Person; and
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(i)all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing, excluding guarantees of Non-Recourse Indebtedness for which recourse is limited to liability for Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs.
For all purposes hereof, (i) Indebtedness shall include the Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of the foregoing items and components attributable to Indebtedness of Unconsolidated Affiliates and (ii) the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company or a limited partnership in which such Person is a limited partner and not a general partner) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of any Capitalized Lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.
“Indemnitee” is defined in Section 23(a).
“Indirect Owner” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Unencumbered Property Criteria”.
“INHAM Exemption” is defined in Section 6.2(e).
“Initial Subsidiary Guarantors” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
“Institutional Investor” means (a) any Purchaser of a Note, (b) any holder of a Note holding (together with one or more of its affiliates) more than 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, (c) any bank, trust company, savings and loan association or other financial institution, any Pension Plan, any investment company, any insurance company, any broker or dealer, or any other similar financial institution or entity, regardless of legal form, and (d) any Related Fund of any holder of any Note.
“Intangible Assets” means assets that are considered to be intangible assets under GAAP, excluding lease intangibles but including customer lists, goodwill, computer software, copyrights, trade names, trademarks, patents, franchises, licenses, unamortized deferred charges, unamortized debt discount and capitalized research and development costs.
“Interest Expense” means, for any period with respect to any Person, without duplication, total interest expense of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP (including for the avoidance of doubt interest attributable to Capitalized Leases).
“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any
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arrangement pursuant to which the investor Guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person, (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit or all or a substantial part of the business of, such Person or (d) the purchase, acquisition or other investment in any Real Property or real property-related assets (including, without limitation, mortgage loans and other real estate-related debt investments, investments in land holdings, and costs to construct Real Property assets under development). For purposes of covenant compliance, 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 Credit Rating” means receipt of at least two Debt Ratings of Baa3 or better from Moody’s or BBB- or better from S&P or Fitch.
“Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date” means the first Business Day following the date on which the Company has (a) obtained an Investment Grade Credit Rating and (b) delivered to the holders of Notes a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying that (i) an Investment Grade Credit Rating has been obtained by the Company and is in effect (which certification shall also set forth the Debt Rating received, if any, from each Rating Agency as of such date) and (ii) the “Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date” under and as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement has occurred.
“Issuance Fee” shall mean a fee in the amount of 0.10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Series J Notes, which shall be payable on a pro rata basis to each Series J Purchaser based on the principal amount of the Series J Notes to be purchased by such Series J Purchaser at Closing.
“Joinder” means a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and 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 all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
“Lease” means a lease, sublease and/or occupancy or similar agreement under which the Company or any Subsidiary is the landlord (or sub-landlord) or lessor (or sub-lessor) the terms of which provide for a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company to occupy or use any Real Property, or any part thereof, whether now or hereafter executed and all amendments, modifications or supplements thereto.
“Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, negative pledge (other than any negative pledge which is a Permitted Pari Passu Provision or is a negative pledge which is contemplated pursuant to clause (B) of Section 10.11), or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature
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whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing), and in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.
“Make-Whole Amount” is defined in Section 8.8.
“Management Fees” means, with respect to each Property for any period, an amount equal to two percent (2.0%) per annum on the aggregate rent (including base rent and percentage rent) due and payable under leases with respect to such Property.
“Material” means material in relation to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets, properties, or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
“Material Acquisition” means one or more acquisitions consummated during any calendar quarter by the Company or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries of assets of, or constituting, a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company (whether by purchase of such assets, purchase of Person(s) owning such assets or some combination thereof) with a minimum aggregate gross purchase price at least equal to $100,000,000.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, the operations, business, assets, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company or the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material adverse effect on the rights and remedies of any holder of Notes under any Financing Document, or of the ability of the Obligors taken as a whole to perform their obligations under any Financing Document; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Obligor of any Financing Document to which it is a party.
“Maturity Date” is defined in the first paragraph of each Note.
“MetLife Note Agreement” means that certain Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2018, by and among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors and the MetLife Purchasers, together with the promissory notes of the Company issued pursuant to the terms thereof and including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing of such Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement or such notes.
“MetLife Purchasers” means the purchasers from time to time party to the MetLife Note Agreement.
“Minimum Lease Term Requirement” means at any time, that the then average weighted remaining term of all Leases pertaining to Unencumbered Eligible Properties, excluding extension options (which have not yet been exercised such that the Lease term has been extended to reflect such exercise), is at least five (5) years. For purposes of the foregoing, the remaining term of a Lease pertaining to an Unencumbered Eligible Property shall be weighted based on the rent (including base rent and percentage rent) due and payable thereunder relative to the rent (including base rent and percentage rent) of all Leases pertaining to Unencumbered Eligible Properties.
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“Minimum Property Condition” means, at any time, the aggregate Unencumbered Asset Value of all Unencumbered Eligible Properties is at least $500,000,000.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any Plan that is a “multiemployer plan” (as such term is defined in section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA).
“Multiple Employer Plan” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including the Company or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.
“NAIC” means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any successor thereto.
“NAIC Annual Statement” is defined in Section 6.2(a).
“Negative Pledge” means, with respect to a given asset, any provision of a document, instrument or agreement (other than any Bank Loan Document, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the Barings Note Agreement or any Financing Document) which prohibits or purports to prohibit the creation or assumption of any Lien on such asset as security for Indebtedness of the Person owning such asset or any other Person.
“Net Worth” is defined in Section 15.12.
“NOI” means, with respect to any Property for any period, property rental and other income derived from the operation of such Property from Qualified Tenants paying rent (including, base rent, percentage rent and any additional rent in the nature of expense reimbursements or contributions made by Qualified Tenants to a member of the Consolidated Group for insurance premiums, real estate taxes, common area expenses or similar items) as determined in accordance with GAAP, minus the amount of all expenses (as determined in accordance with GAAP) incurred in connection with and directly attributable to the ownership and operation of such Property for such period, including, without limitation, Management Fees, Environmental Expenses and amounts accrued for the payment of real estate taxes and insurance premiums, but excluding (a) any general and administrative expenses related to the operation of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (b) any interest expense or other debt service charges, (c) any non-cash charges such as depreciation or amortization of financing costs and (d) for avoidance of doubt, any such items of expense which are payable directly by any Qualified Tenant under the terms of its Lease which may include insurance premiums, real estate taxes and/or common area charges.
“Non-Recourse Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, (a) any Indebtedness of such Person in which the holder of such Indebtedness may not look to such Person personally for repayment, other than to the extent of any security therefor or pursuant to Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs, (b) if such Person is a Single Asset Entity, any Indebtedness of such Person (other than Indebtedness described in the immediately following clause (c)), or (c) if such Person is a Single Asset Holding Company, any Indebtedness of such Single Asset Holding Company
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resulting from a Guarantee of, or Lien securing, Indebtedness of a Single Asset Entity that is a Subsidiary of such Single Asset Holding Company, so long as, in each case, either (i) the holder of such Indebtedness may not look to such Single Asset Holding Company personally for repayment, other than to the Equity Interests held by such Single Asset Holding Company in such Single Asset Entity or pursuant to Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs or (ii) such Single Asset Holding Company has no assets other than Equity Interests in such Single Asset Entity and cash or Cash Equivalents and other assets of nominal value incidental to the ownership of such Single Asset Entity.
“Notes” is defined in Section 1.4.
“Obligors” means collectively, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.
“OFAC Sanctions Program” means any economic or trade sanction that OFAC is responsible for administering and enforcing. A list of OFAC Sanctions Programs may be found at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx.
“Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement” means liabilities and obligations of a Person on a non-consolidated basis in respect of “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act) including such liabilities and obligations which such Person would be required to disclose in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of the its report on Form 10 Q or Form 10 K (or their equivalents) if such Person were required to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any Governmental Authority substituted therefor):
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer or of any other officer of the Company whose responsibilities extend to the subject matter of such certificate.
“Open Prepayment Period” means, with respect to each series of Notes, the period commencing on the date which is ninety (90) days prior to the Maturity Date for such series of Notes.
“Organizational Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating or limited liability company agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
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“Ownership Share” means, with respect to any Subsidiary of a Person (other than a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary thereof) or any Unconsolidated Affiliate of a Person, 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, limited liability company agreement, joint venture agreement or other applicable Organizational Document of such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate. For avoidance of doubt, the Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of any income or liability of the Company or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company, or any asset that is Wholly-Owned by the Company or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company, shall be 100%.
“Pari Passu Obligations” means Unsecured Debt (exclusive of the Notes, this Agreement and any Subsidiary Guarantee) of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor owing to a Person that is not the Company or an Affiliate thereof.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA or any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan or a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by the Company and any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.
“Permitted Businesses” means the business of owning, leasing and managing gasoline stations, convenience store properties and other retail real properties (including, for the avoidance of doubt, quick service or other casual restaurants and auto service and auto parts stores), and any other single-tenant net lease business, and business activities reasonably related to the foregoing (including the creation or acquisition of any interest in any Subsidiary (or entity that following such creation or acquisition would be a Subsidiary) for the purpose of conducting the foregoing activities), in each case that are permitted for real estate investment trusts under the Code.
“Permitted Equity Encumbrances” means Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges which are (a) immaterial to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or (c) being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions or proceedings diligently conducted (which actions or proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets subject to any such Lien), if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP.
“Permitted Investments” means, subject to the limitation set forth in Section 10.6 hereof:
(a)Investments held by the Company or its Subsidiaries in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(b)Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course
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of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors or lessees to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;
(c)Investments in Swap Contracts otherwise permitted under this Agreement; and/or
(d)any other Investments (including through the creation, purchase or other acquisition of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary (or other Person that following such creation, purchase or other acquisition would be a Subsidiary)) so long as (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing immediately before or immediately after giving effect to the making of such Investment and (ii) immediately after giving effect to the making of such Investment the Company shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the provisions of Section 10.1
“Permitted Pari Passu Provisions” means provisions that are contained in documentation evidencing or governing Pari Passu Obligations which provisions are the result of (a) limitations on the ability of the Company or a Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments or transfer property to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor which limitations are not, taken as a whole, materially more restrictive than those contained in this Agreement, (b) limitations on the creation of any Lien on any assets of a Person that are not, taken as a whole, materially more restrictive than those contained in this Agreement or any other Financing Document or (c) any requirement that Pari Passu Obligations be secured on an “equal and ratable basis” to the extent that the Notes and this Agreement are secured.
“Permitted Property Encumbrances” means:
(a)Liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted (which actions or proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property of assets subject to any such Lien), if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP.
(b)easements, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), encroachments, protrusions and other similar encumbrances affecting Property which (i) to the extent existing with respect to an Unencumbered Eligible Property, would not reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect with respect to the use, operations or marketability of such Unencumbered Eligible Property or (ii) to the extent existing with respect to a Property that is not an Unencumbered Eligible Property, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c)mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions or proceedings diligently conducted (which actions or proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale
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of the property or assets subject to any such Lien), if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;
(d)any interest or right of a lessee of a Property under leases entered into in the ordinary course of business of the applicable lessor; and
(e)rights of lessors under Eligible Ground Leases.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title I of ERISA that is or, within the preceding five years, has been established or maintained, or to which contributions are or, within the preceding five years, have been made or required to be made, by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability.
“Property” means the properties owned by the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries, or in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has a leasehold interest.
“property” or “properties” means, unless otherwise specifically limited, real or personal property of any kind, tangible or intangible, choate or inchoate.
“Prudential Note Agreement” means that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2020, by and among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors and the Prudential Purchasers, together with the promissory notes of the Company issued pursuant to the terms thereof and including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing of such Fifth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement or such notes.
“Prudential Purchasers” means the purchasers from time to time party to the Prudential Note Agreement.
“PTE” is defined in Section 6.2(a).
“Purchaser” or “Purchasers” means each of the purchasers of the Notes that has executed and delivered this Agreement to the Company and such Purchaser’s successors and assigns (so long as any such assignment complies with Section 13.2), provided, however, that any Purchaser of a Note that ceases to be the registered holder or a beneficial owner (through a nominee) of such Note as the result of a transfer thereof pursuant to Section 13.2 shall cease to be included within the meaning of “Purchaser” of such Note for the purposes of this Agreement upon such transfer.
“QPAM Exemption” is defined in Section 6.2(d).
“Qualified Institutional Buyer” means any Person who is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of such term as set forth in Rule 144A(a)(1) under the Securities Act.
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“Qualified Tenant” means, at any time, a Tenant under a Lease of Property that meets the following criteria: (a) either such Tenant is itself in occupancy of such Property or, if such Property is occupied by subtenants of such Tenant, no member of the Consolidated Group has reason to believe that the failure of such subtenants to occupy such Property would reasonably be expected to result in such Tenant defaulting its monetary obligations under the Lease of such Property to which it is a party as lessee, (b) such Tenant is not subject to any proceedings under Debtor Relief Laws, (c) such Tenant is not more than one month in arrears on its rent payments due under the Lease of such Property to which it is a party as lessee, and (d) if such Tenant has one or more sub-tenants, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has actual knowledge, without inquiry or investigation, of any monetary defaults by such sub-tenant(s) under its sublease with such Tenant that would reasonably be expected to result in such Tenant defaulting its monetary obligations under the Lease of such Property to which it is a party as lessee.
“Rating Agency” means any of S&P, Fitch or Moody’s.
“Real Property” as to any Person means all of the right, title, and interest of such Person in and to land, improvements, and fixtures.
“Recourse Indebtedness” means Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness under the Financing Documents, that is not Non-Recourse Indebtedness; provided that personal recourse for Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs shall not, by itself, cause such Indebtedness to be characterized as Recourse Indebtedness.
“Related Fund” means, with respect to any holder of any Note, any fund or entity that (i) invests in Securities or bank loans, and (ii) is advised or managed by such holder, the same investment advisor as such holder or by an affiliate of such holder or such investment advisor.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, deposit, disposal, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, emptying, injection or leaching into the environment, or into, from or through any building, structure or facility.
“Relevant Payment” is defined in Section 15.12.
“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.
“Required Holders” means at any time on or after the Closing, the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding (exclusive of Notes then owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates).
“Responsible Officer” means any Senior Financial Officer and any other officer of the Company with responsibility for the administration of the relevant portion of this Agreement.
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“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of any Person or any Subsidiary thereof, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to such Person’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof).
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global, and any successor to its rating agency business.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States or any successor thereto.
“Secured Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of any Person that is secured by a Lien on any asset (including without limitation any Equity Interest) owned or leased by the Company, any Subsidiary thereof or any Unconsolidated Affiliate, as applicable; provided that a negative pledge shall not, in and of itself, cause any Indebtedness to be considered to be Secured Indebtedness.
“Securities” or “Security” shall have the meaning specified in section 2(1) of the Securities Act.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.
“Senior Financial Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or comptroller of the Company.
“Series G Notes” is defined in Section 1.1.
“Series J Notes” is defined in Section 1.4.
“Series J Purchasers” is defined in Section 2.
“Shareholders’ Equity” means, as of any date of determination, consolidated shareholders’ equity of the Consolidated Group as of that date determined in accordance with GAAP
“Significant Subsidiary” means, on any date of determination, each Subsidiary or group of Subsidiaries of the Company (a) whose total assets as of the last day of the then most recently ended fiscal quarter were equal to or greater than 10% of the Total Asset Value at such time, or (b) whose gross revenues were equal to or greater than 10% or more of the consolidated revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the then most recently ended period of four fiscal quarters (it being understood that all such calculations shall be determined in the aggregate for all Subsidiaries of the Company subject to any of the events specified in clause (g), (h) or (i) of Section 11).
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“Single Asset Entity” means a Person (other than an individual) that (a) only owns or leases a Property and/or cash or Cash Equivalents and other assets of nominal value incidental to such Person’s ownership of such Property; (b) is engaged only in the business of owning, developing and/or leasing such Property; and (c) receives substantially all of its gross revenues from such Property. In addition, if the assets of a Person consist solely of (i) Equity Interests in one or more other Single Asset Entities and (ii) cash or Cash Equivalents and other assets of nominal value incidental to such Person’s ownership of the other Single Asset Entities, such Person shall also be deemed to be a Single Asset Entity for purposes of this Agreement (such an entity, a “Single Asset Holding Company”).
“Single Asset Holding Company” has the meaning given that term in the definition of Single Asset Entity.
“Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature, (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital, and (e) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business. For purposes of this definition, the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
“Source” is defined in Section 6.2.
“State Sanctions List” means a list that is adopted by any state Governmental Authority within the United States of America pertaining to Persons that engage in investment or other commercial activities in Iran or any other country that is a target of economic sanctions imposed under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws.
“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means, collectively, (a) each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, (b) each Subsidiary that is, or is required to become, a “Guarantor” under and pursuant to the terms of any Bank Loan Document, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the
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Barings Note Agreement, any Additional Note Agreement or any other document, instrument or agreement evidencing or governing any other Unsecured Debt and (c) each Subsidiary that from time to time becomes party hereto as a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 9.13 hereof, and in each case under clauses (a), (b) and (c) together with their successors and permitted assigns.
“Substitute Purchaser” is defined in Section 22.
“Super-Majority Holders” means at any time on or after the Closing, the holders of at least 66-2/3% in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding (exclusive of Notes then owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates).
“SVO” means the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC or any successor to such Office.
“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Purchaser or any Affiliate of a Purchaser).
“Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
“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.
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“Tenant” means any tenant, lessee, licensee or occupant under a Lease, including a subtenant or a subleasee.
“Threshold Amount” means (a) with respect to Recourse Indebtedness of any Person, $30,000,000, (b) with respect to Non-Recourse Indebtedness of any Person, $75,000,000 and (c) with respect to the Swap Termination Value owed by any Person, $30,000,000.
“Total Asset Value” means, on any date of determination, the sum (without duplication) of (a) the Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of NOI for the period of four full fiscal quarters ended on or most recently ended prior to such date (excluding the Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of NOI for any Property not owned or leased for the entirety of such four fiscal quarter period), and divided by the Cap Rate, (b) the aggregate cash acquisition price paid to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company for Properties (other than unimproved land, or properties that are under construction or otherwise under development and not yet substantially complete) that has not been owned or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ended on or most recently ended prior to such date for a period of less than four full fiscal quarters as of such date, plus the amount of capital expenditures actually spent by the Company or a consolidated Subsidiary thereof in connection with such Properties, (c) Cash and Cash Equivalents, (d) investments in marketable securities, valued at the lower of GAAP book value or “market” as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended on or most recently ended prior to such date, (e) the aggregate GAAP book value of all unimproved land and properties that are under construction or otherwise under development and not yet substantially complete owned or leased as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ended on or most recently ended prior to such date and (f) the aggregate GAAP book value of mortgage notes receivable as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ended on or most recently ended prior to such date. The Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of assets held by Unconsolidated Affiliates (excluding assets of the type described in clauses (c) and (d) above) will be included in the calculation of Total Asset Value on a basis consistent with the above described treatment for Wholly-Owned assets; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of calculating Total Asset Value at any time, Investments in excess of the following limitations on specific classes of Investments shall be excluded from such calculations, but, for avoidance of doubt, shall not be a Default or Event of Default:
(i)purchase money mortgages or other financing provided to Persons in connection with the sale of a Property, in an aggregate amount in excess of ten percent (10%) of Total Asset Value;
(ii)purchasing, originating and owning loans (excluding loans described in clause (i) above) secured by mortgages or deeds of trust on one or more Real Properties that are described in the definition of Permitted Businesses, in an aggregate amount in excess of fifteen percent (15%) of Total Asset Value;
(iii)Investments in unimproved land in an aggregate amount in excess of ten percent (10%) of Total Asset Value;
(iv)Investments in marketable securities traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) or NASDAQ (National
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Market System Issues only) in an aggregate amount in excess of five percent (5%) of the Total Asset Value;
(v)Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates (excluding investments described in clause (iv) above) in an aggregate amount in excess of five percent (5%) of Total Asset Value;
(vi)Investments in Real Property under development (i.e., a property which is being developed for which a certificate of occupancy (or other equivalent thereof issued under applicable local law) has not been issued) in an aggregate amount in excess of ten percent (10%) of the Total Asset Value;
(vii)Investments in multi-tenant retail businesses in an aggregate amount in excess of ten percent (10%) of the Total Asset Value; and
(viii)Investments of the types set forth in clauses (i) through (vii) above in an aggregate amount in excess of thirty percent (30%) of the Total Asset Value.
Determinations of whether an Investment causes one of the above limitations to be exceeded will be made after giving effect to the subject Investment, and the value of any Investment will be determined in the manner set forth in clauses (a) through (f) of this definition.
“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the issuance of the Notes hereunder and the guaranties by the Subsidiary Guarantors of the Indebtedness owing to the Purchasers hereunder.
“Transferee” means any Person who becomes a holder of Notes after the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Unconditional Guarantee” is defined in Section 15.1.
“Unconsolidated Affiliate” means, at any date, any Person (x) in which any member of the Consolidated Group, directly or indirectly, holds an Equity Interest, which investment is accounted for in the consolidated financial statements of the Company on an equity basis of accounting and (y) whose financial results are not consolidated with the financial results of the Company under GAAP.
“Unencumbered Asset Value” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of
(a)(i) the aggregate Unencumbered NOI from Unencumbered Eligible Properties owned, or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, for the period of four full fiscal quarters ended on or most recently ended prior to such date, divided by (ii) the Cap Rate;
(b)the sum of (i) the aggregate cash acquisition price paid to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company for all Unencumbered Eligible Properties that were owned, or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, as of the last day of the fiscal
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quarter ended on or most recently ended prior to such date for a period less than four full fiscal quarters plus (ii) an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the amount of capital expenditures actually spent by the Company or a consolidated Subsidiary thereof in connection with such Unencumbered Eligible Properties and (B) ten percent (10%) of the aggregate cash acquisition price paid for such Unencumbered Eligible Properties as referred to in the clause (b)(i) above; and
(c)the CPD Note Amount on such date;
provided, however that (x) not more than fifteen percent (15%) of the Unencumbered Asset Value at any time may be in respect of Unencumbered Eligible Properties that are subject to Eligible Ground Leases (rather than Wholly-Owned in fee simple), with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from Unencumbered Asset Value and (y) not more than fifteen percent (15%) of the Unencumbered Asset Value at any time may be in respect of Unencumbered Eligible Properties that are not an operating gasoline station, a convenience store or another Permitted Business operating adjacent to or in connection with an operating gasoline station or convenience store owned or ground leased by the Consolidated Group.
“Unencumbered Eligible Property” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Unencumbered Property Criteria”.
“Unencumbered Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company, the ratio of (a) Unencumbered NOI for all Unencumbered Eligible Properties for such fiscal quarter to (b) Unsecured Interest Expense for such fiscal quarter.
“Unencumbered NOI” means, as for any period, the aggregate NOI that is attributable to all Unencumbered Eligible Properties owned, or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, during such period; provided, that not more than 30% of the aggregate Unencumbered NOI for all Unencumbered Eligible Properties at any time may come from any single Tenant (together with its Affiliates), with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from such aggregate Unencumbered NOI.
“Unencumbered Property Criteria” in order for any Property to be included as an Unencumbered Eligible Property it must be designated as such by the Company and meet and continue to satisfy each of the following criteria (each such property that is so designated and meets such criteria being referred to as an “Unencumbered Eligible Property”):
(a)the Property is operated as a Permitted Business;
(b)the Property is Wholly-Owned in fee simple directly by, or is ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease directly to, the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(c)each Unencumbered Property Subsidiary with respect to the Property must be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company and be a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(d)each Unencumbered Property Subsidiary with respect to the Property must be organized in a state within the United States of America or in the District of Columbia,
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and the Property itself must be located in a state within the United States of America or in the District of Columbia;
(e)the Equity Interests of each Unencumbered Property Subsidiary with respect to such Property are not subject to any Liens (including, without limitation, any restriction contained in the Organizational Documents of any such Subsidiary that limits the ability to create a Lien thereon as security for indebtedness, but excluding any negative pledge under the Financing Documents or which is a Permitted Pari Passu Provision or is a negative pledge which is contemplated pursuant to clause (B) of Section 10.11) other than Permitted Equity Encumbrances;
(f)the Property is not subject to any ground lease (other than an Eligible Ground Lease), Lien or any restriction (other than any negative pledge under the Financing Documents or which is a Permitted Pari Passu Provision or is a negative pledge which is contemplated pursuant to clause (B) of Section 10.11) on the ability of the Company and each Unencumbered Property Subsidiary with respect to such Property to transfer or encumber such property or income therefrom or proceeds thereof (other than Permitted Property Encumbrances);
(g)the Property does not have any title, survey, environmental, structural, architectural or other defects that would interfere with the use of such Property for its intended purpose in any material respect and shall not be subject to any condemnation or similar proceeding;
(h)no Unencumbered Property Subsidiary with respect to such Property shall be subject to any proceedings under any Debtor Relief Law;
(i)no Unencumbered Property Subsidiary with respect to such Property shall incur or otherwise be liable for any Indebtedness (other than (x) Indebtedness under the Financing Documents, (y) Unsecured Debt (whether as a borrower, guarantor or other obligor) and (z) in the case of an Unencumbered Property Subsidiary that indirectly owns all or any portion of an Unencumbered Eligible Property (an “Indirect Owner”), unsecured guaranties of Non-Recourse Indebtedness of a Subsidiary thereof for which recourse to such Indirect Owner is contractually limited to liability for Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs); and
(j)the business(es) operated at such Property would not, in the reasonable judgment of the holder of any Note, reasonably be expected to cause such holder to violate any applicable law or regulation.
“Unencumbered Property Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of the Company that owns, or ground leases, directly or indirectly, all or a portion of any Unencumbered Eligible Property.
“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
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“Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents” means on any date, the sum of: (a) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash then held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as set forth on the Company’s balance sheet for the then most recently ended fiscal quarter), plus (b) the aggregate amount of unrestricted Cash Equivalents (valued at fair market value) then held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. As used in this definition, “Unrestricted” means, with respect to any asset, the circumstance that such asset is not subject to any Liens or claims of any kind in favor of any Person.
“Unsecured Debt” means Indebtedness of any Person that is not Secured Indebtedness.
“Unsecured Debt Facility” means Unsecured Debt of any Person that is of a type described in clause (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of “Indebtedness” or is a Guarantee of any such Unsecured Debt. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any Unsecured Debt Facility of the type described in clause (c) of the definition of “Indebtedness”, Unsecured Debt Facility shall not include any underlying Secured Indebtedness that is the subject of such Swap Contract or any documentation with respect to any such underlying Secured Indebtedness that is the subject of such Swap Contract.
“Unsecured Interest Expense” means, for any period, the portion of Consolidated Interest Expense for such period attributable to Unsecured Debt equal to the greater of (a) the actual interest expense incurred in respect thereof during such period and (b) an imputed interest expense amount determined on the basis of an assumed per annum interest rate applicable to such Unsecured Debt at all times during such period equal to six percent (6.0%).
“USA PATRIOT Act” means United States Public Law 107-56, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.
“U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws” means those laws, executive orders, enabling legislation or regulations administered and enforced by the United States pursuant to which economic sanctions have been imposed on any Person, entity, organization, country or regime, including the Trading with the Enemy Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Iran Sanctions Act, the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act and any other OFAC Sanctions Program.
“Wholly-Owned” means with respect to the ownership by any Person of any Property, that one hundred percent (100%) of the title to such Property is held in fee directly or indirectly by, or one hundred percent (100%) of such Property is ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease directly or indirectly by, such Person.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person on any date, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests and one hundred percent (100%) of the ordinary voting power are, as of such date, owned and Controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
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The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise,
(a)any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein (including any Organizational Documents), shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document, as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein),
(b)any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns,
(c)the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, and
(d)all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement.
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SCHEDULE C
Eligible Ground Leases (Legacy)
See Attached
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Schedule 1-A
[Form of Series G Note]
GETTY REALTY CORP.
3.52% Series G Guaranteed Senior Note Due September 12, 2029
No. RG-[_____] |
[DATE] |
$[_______] |
PPN: 374297 B#5 |
For Value Received, the undersigned, Getty Realty Corp. (herein called the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, hereby promises to pay to [____________], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [_____________________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on September 12, 2029 (the “Maturity Date”), with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30‑day months) (a) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 3.52% per annum from the date hereof, payable quarterly, on the 25th day of February, May, August and November in each year, commencing with the February 25th, May 25th, August 25th or November 25th, as applicable, next succeeding the date hereof, and on the Maturity Date, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, (x) on any overdue payment of interest and (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum from time to time equal to the greater of (i) 5.52% or (ii) 2.0% over the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from time to time in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate, payable semiannually as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).
Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in New York, New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Agreement referred to below.
This Note is one of a series of Guaranteed Senior Notes (herein called the “Notes”) issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Agreement”), among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors and the respective Purchasers named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 21 of the Note Agreement and (ii) made the representation set forth in Section 6.2 of the Note Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Agreement.
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This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
The obligations of the Company under this Note have been guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Note Agreement.
This Note is subject to prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Agreement, but not otherwise.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Agreement.
This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Company and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.
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Schedule 1-B
[Form of Series J Note]
GETTY REALTY CORP.
3.43% Series J Guaranteed Senior Note Due November 25, 2030
No. RJ-[_____] |
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PPN: 374297 C#4 |
For Value Received, the undersigned, Getty Realty Corp. (herein called the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, hereby promises to pay to [____________], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [_____________________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on November 25, 2030 (the “Maturity Date”), with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30‑day months) (a) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 3.43% per annum from the date hereof, payable quarterly, on the 25th day of February, May, August and November in each year, commencing with the February 25th, May 25th, August 25th or November 25th, as applicable, next succeeding the date hereof, and on the Maturity Date, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, (x) on any overdue payment of interest and (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum from time to time equal to the greater of (i) 5.43% or (ii) 2.0% over the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from time to time in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate, payable semiannually as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).
Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in New York, New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Agreement referred to below.
This Note is one of a series of Guaranteed Senior Notes (herein called the “Notes”) issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Agreement”), among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors and the respective Purchasers named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 21 of the Note Agreement and (ii) made the representation set forth in Section 6.2 of the Note Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Agreement.
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This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
The obligations of the Company under this Note have been guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Note Agreement.
This Note is subject to prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Agreement, but not otherwise.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Agreement.
This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Company and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.
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Schedule 5.4
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY AND OWNERSHIP OF SUBSIDIARY STOCK
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS
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CONDITION OF PROPERTIES
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EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT]
[NAME OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR]
To each Noteholder (as defined below):
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Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement dated as of December 4, 2020 (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Purchase Agreement”) among Getty Realty Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), each of its Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto as a Subsidiary Guarantor (collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) and the holders of Notes issued thereunder and each of their respective successors and assigns, including, without limitation, future holders of the Notes (as defined below) (collectively, the “Noteholders”), pursuant to which the Company, among other things, (a) amended and restated the Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement dated as of September 12, 2019, and (b) issued to the Series J Purchasers its 3.43% Series J Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030 (as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Series J Notes” and together with the Series G Notes, collectively, the “Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.
1.JOINDER OF GUARANTOR.
In accordance with the terms of Section 9.13 of the Note Purchase Agreement, [Insert Name of Subsidiary Guarantor], a [__________] [corporation/limited liability company] (the “Subsidiary Guarantor”), by the execution and delivery of this Joinder Agreement, does hereby agree to become, and does hereby become, a party to the Note Purchase Agreement and bound by the terms and conditions of the Note Purchase Agreement as a Subsidiary Guarantor, including, without limitation, becoming jointly and severally liable with the other Subsidiary Guarantors for the Guaranteed Obligations in accordance with Section 15 of the Note Purchase Agreement and for the due and punctual performance and observance of all the covenants in the Note Purchase Agreement to be performed or observed by the Obligors, all as more particularly provided for in Sections 9 and 10 of the Note Purchase Agreement. The Note Purchase Agreement is hereby, without any further action, amended to add the Subsidiary Guarantor as a “Subsidiary Guarantor”, “Obligor” and signatory to the Note Purchase Agreement. Upon the execution hereof, this Joinder Agreement shall constitute a “Financing Document” for purposes of the Note Purchase Agreement.
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2.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR.
The Subsidiary Guarantor hereby makes, as of the date hereof and only as to itself in its capacity as a Subsidiary Guarantor and/or as a Subsidiary, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 of the Note Purchase Agreement that is directly applicable to a Subsidiary Guarantor or a Subsidiary (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) as of such earlier date).
3.DELIVERIES BY SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR.
The Subsidiary Guarantor hereby delivers to each of the Noteholders, contemporaneously with the delivery of this Joinder Agreement, each of the documents and certificates set forth in Section 9.13 of the Note Purchase Agreement.
4.ADDRESS FOR NOTICES.
All notices, requests, demands and communications to or upon the Subsidiary Guarantor shall be governed by the terms of Section 19 of the Note Purchase Agreement and shall be addressed to the Subsidiary Guarantor at [c/o Getty Realty Corp., Two Jericho Plaza, Suite 110, Jericho, New York 11753, Attention of Chief Financial Officer (Facsimile No. (516) 478-5493 and email address: dfielding@gettyrealty.com)], or at such other address as the Subsidiary Guarantor shall have specified to the Noteholders in writing.
5. MISCELLANEOUS.
5.1Effective Date.
This Joinder Agreement shall become effective on the date on which this Joinder Agreement and each of the documents and certificates set forth in Section 9.13 of the Note Purchase Agreement are sent to the Noteholders at the addresses and by a means stipulated in Section 19 of the Note Purchase Agreement.
5.2Expenses.
The Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that it will pay the reasonable fees and the disbursements of special counsel to the Noteholders incurred in connection with the execution and delivery of this Joinder Agreement in accordance with Section 16 of the Note Purchase Agreement.
5.3Section Headings, etc.
The titles of the Sections appear as a matter of convenience only, do not constitute a part hereof and shall not affect the construction hereof. The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and “hereto” refer to this Joinder Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision.
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5.4Governing Law.
THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).
5.5Successors and Assigns.
This Joinder Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Subsidiary Guarantor.
5.6Facsimile Signature.
Delivery of an executed signature page of this Joinder Agreement by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission, including by PDF file, shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed signature page hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subsidiary Guarantor has caused this Joinder Agreement to be executed on its behalf by a duly authorized officer or agent thereof as of the date first above written.
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Exhibit 10.42
SEE SECTION 21 REGARDING NOTICE TO THE COMPANY
OF SUBPOENA OR OTHER LEGAL PROCESS SEEKING
DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
GETTY REALTY CORP.
$25,000,000 3.52% Series H Guaranteed Senior Notes due September 12, 2029
$25,000,000 3.43% Series K Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030
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Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement
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Dated as of December 4, 2020
[Certain information indicated by [***] has been excluded from this Exhibit 10.42 because it is both not material and would likely cause competitive harm to the registrant if publicly disclosed.]
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Section 1. BACKGROUND AUTHORIZATION OF ISSUE OF SERIES K NOTES |
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Section 1.1 |
Background |
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Section 1.2 |
Amendment and Restatement of Existing Agreement |
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Section 1.3 |
Confirmation of Series H Notes |
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Section 1.4 |
Authorization of Issue of Series K Notes |
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Section 1.5 |
Subsidiary Guaranty |
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Section 1.6 |
Agreement Unsecured |
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Section 2. Sale and Purchase of Series K Notes |
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Section 3. Closing OF Series K NOTES |
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Section 4. Conditions to EFFECTIVENESS AND Closing |
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Section 4.1 |
Representations and Warranties |
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Section 4.2 |
Performance; No Default |
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Section 4.3 |
Compliance Certificates |
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Section 4.4 |
Opinions of Counsel |
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Section 4.5 |
Purchase Permitted By Applicable Law, Etc |
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Section 4.6 |
Sale of Notes |
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Section 4.7 |
Payment of Special Counsel Fees |
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Section 4.8 |
Private Placement Numbers |
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Section 4.9 |
Changes in Corporate Structure |
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Section 4.10 |
Funding Instructions |
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Section 4.11 |
Initial Subsidiary Guarantors |
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Section 4.12 |
Payment of Fees |
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Section 4.13 |
Good Standing Certificates |
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Section 4.14 |
No Material Adverse Effect; No Litigation |
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Section 4.15 |
Solvency |
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Section 4.16 |
Consents and Approvals |
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Section 4.17 |
Minimum Lease Term Requirement |
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Section 4.18 |
Other Note Agreements |
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Section 4.19 |
Proceedings and Documents |
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Section 5. Representations and Warranties |
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Section 5.1 |
Organization; Power and Authority |
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Section 5.2 |
Authorization, Etc |
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Section 5.3 |
Disclosure |
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Section 5.4 |
Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates |
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Section 5.5 |
Financial Statements; Material Liabilities |
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Section 5.6 |
Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc |
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Section 5.7 |
Governmental Authorizations, Etc |
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Section 5.8 |
Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders |
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Section 5.9 |
Taxes |
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Section 5.10 |
Title to Property; Leases |
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Section 5.11 |
Licenses, Permits, Etc |
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Section 5.12 |
Compliance with ERISA |
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Section 5.13 |
Private Offering by the Company |
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Section 5.14 |
Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations |
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Section 5.15 |
Existing Indebtedness; Future Liens |
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Section 5.16 |
Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc |
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Section 5.17 |
Status under Certain Statutes |
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Section 5.18 |
Environmental Matters |
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Section 5.19 |
Economic Benefit |
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Section 5.20 |
Solvency |
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Section 5.21 |
Intentionally Omitted |
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Section 5.22 |
Insurance |
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Section 5.23 |
Condition of Properties |
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Section 5.24 |
REIT Status; Stock Exchange Listing |
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Section 5.25 |
Unencumbered Eligible Properties |
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Section 6. Representations of the SERIES K Purchasers |
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Section 6.1 |
Purchase for Investment |
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Section 6.2 |
Source of Funds |
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Section 7. Information as to Company |
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Section 7.1 |
Financial and Business Information |
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Section 7.2 |
Officer’s Certificate |
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Section 7.3 |
Visitation |
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Section 7.4 |
Electronic Delivery |
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Section 8. Payment and Prepayment of the Notes |
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Section 8.1 |
Maturity |
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Section 8.2 |
Optional Prepayments with Make-Whole Amount |
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Section 8.3 |
Intentionally Omitted |
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Section 8.4 |
Allocation of Partial Prepayments |
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Section 8.5 |
Maturity; Surrender, Etc |
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Section 8.6 |
Purchase of Notes |
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Section 8.7 |
Change in Control Prepayment |
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Section 8.8 |
Make-Whole Amount |
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Section 8.9 |
Payments Due on Non-Business Days |
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Section 9. Affirmative Covenants |
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Section 9.1 |
Existence; Conduct of Business; REIT Status |
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Section 9.2 |
Payment of Obligations |
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Section 9.3 |
Maintenance of Properties; Insurance |
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Section 9.4 |
Books and Records |
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Section 9.5 |
Compliance with Laws |
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Section 9.6 |
Environmental Laws |
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Section 9.7 |
Use of Proceeds |
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Section 9.8 |
Minimum Property Condition |
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Section 9.10 |
Intentionally Omitted |
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Section 9.11 |
Intentionally Omitted |
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Section 9.12 |
Intentionally Omitted |
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Section 9.13 |
Subsidiary Guarantors |
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Section 9.14 |
Pari Passu Ranking |
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Section 10.1 |
Financial Covenants |
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Section 10.2 |
Indebtedness |
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Section 10.3 |
Liens |
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Section 10.4 |
Fundamental Changes |
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Section 10.5 |
Dispositions |
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Section 10.6 |
Limitation on Restricted Payments |
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Section 10.7 |
Limitation on Investments |
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Section 10.8 |
Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates |
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Section 10.9 |
Limitation on Changes in Fiscal Year |
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Section 10.10 |
Limitation on Lines of Business; Creation of Subsidiaries |
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Section 10.11 |
Burdensome Agreements |
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Section 10.12 |
Intentionally Omitted |
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Section 10.13 |
Accounting Changes |
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Section 10.14 |
Amendments of Organizational Documents and Certain Debt Documents |
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Section 10.15 |
Anti-Money Laundering Laws; Sanctions |
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Section 10.16 |
Anti-Corruption Laws |
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Section 10.17 |
Compliance with Environmental Laws |
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Section 12. Remedies on Default, Etc |
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Section 12.1 |
Acceleration |
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Other Remedies |
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Section 12.3 |
Rescission |
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No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc |
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Section 13. Registration; Exchange; Substitution of Notes |
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Section 13.1 |
Registration of Notes |
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Section 13.2 |
Transfer and Exchange of Notes |
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Section 13.3 |
Replacement of Notes |
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Section 14.1 |
Place of Payment |
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Section 14.2 |
Payment by Wire Transfer |
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Section 15.1 |
Unconditional Guarantee |
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Section 15.2 |
Obligations Absolute |
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Waiver |
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Section 15.4 |
Obligations Unimpaired |
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Section 15.5 |
Subrogation and Subordination |
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Section 15.6 |
Information Regarding the Company |
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Section 15.7 |
Reinstatement of Guarantee |
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Section 15.8 |
Subrogation and Contribution Rights |
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Section 15.9 |
Term of Guarantee |
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Section 15.10 |
Release of Subsidiary Guarantors |
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Section 15.11 |
Savings Clause |
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Contribution |
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Section 16.1 |
Transaction Expenses |
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Survival |
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Section 18.1 |
Requirements |
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Section 18.2 |
Solicitation of Holders of Notes |
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Section 18.3 |
Binding Effect, Etc |
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Section 18.4 |
Notes Held by Company, Etc |
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Section 20. Reproduction of Documents |
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Section 21. Confidential Information |
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Section 22. Substitution of Purchaser |
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Section 23. INDEMNITY; DAMAGE WAIVER |
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Section 24.1 |
Successors and Assigns |
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Accounting Terms |
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Section 24.3 |
Severability |
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Section 24.4 |
Construction, etc |
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Section 24.5 |
Counterparts |
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Section 24.6 |
Governing Law |
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Section 24.7 |
Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Schedule A |
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Schedule B |
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Schedule C |
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Schedule 1-A |
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Form of 3.52% Series H Guaranteed Senior Note due September 12, 2029 |
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Schedule 5.4 |
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Subsidiaries of the Company and Ownership of Subsidiary Stock |
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GETTY REALTY CORP.
Two Jericho Plaza, Suite 110,
Jericho, New York 11753
3.52% Series H Guaranteed Senior Notes due September 12, 2029
3.43% Series K Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030
December 4, 2020
To Each of the Purchasers Listed in
Schedule A Hereto:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
GETTY REALTY CORP., a Maryland corporation (together with any successor thereto that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 10.2, the “Company”), and each of its Subsidiaries party hereto as a “Subsidiary Guarantor” (collectively, the “Initial Subsidiary Guarantors”) agree with each of the Purchasers as follows:
SECTION 1.BACKGROUND AUTHORIZATION OF ISSUE OF SERIES K NOTES.
Section 1.1Background. The Company is currently party to that certain Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2019, among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and the holders of Notes issued thereunder (the “Existing Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company previously issued and sold to certain of the Purchasers $25,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 3.52% Series H Guaranteed Senior Notes due September 12, 2029 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Series H Notes”, such term to include any such notes issued in substitution, replacement or exchange therefor pursuant to Section 13 hereof). Each Series H Note is or, upon the issuance thereof, shall be substantially in the form set out in Schedule 1-A. Certain capitalized and other terms used in this Agreement are defined in Schedule B hereto. References to a “Schedule” or an “Exhibit” are references to a Schedule or Exhibit attached to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. References to a “Section” are references to a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
Section 1.2Amendment and Restatement of Existing Agreement.
(a)Effective upon the Closing Date and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent in paragraph 4, the parties hereto hereby agree that this Agreement shall, and hereby does, amend, restate and replace in its entirety the Existing Agreement which, as so amended and restated by this Agreement, continues in full force and effect without rescission or novation thereof. The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that the amendments to the Existing Agreement set forth herein could have been effected through an agreement or instrument amending such agreement, and for convenience, the parties hereto have agreed to restate the terms and provisions of the Existing Agreement, as amended hereby, pursuant to this Agreement. Effective upon the Closing Date, the Existing Agreement will no longer have any notes outstanding (all of the Series H Notes being outstanding under this Agreement effective on such date).
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(b)Notwithstanding the foregoing, the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in paragraph 5 of the Existing Agreement shall be deemed to survive the amendment and restatement of the Existing Agreement, and the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in paragraph 5 of this Agreement shall be deemed to be additional representations and warranties of the Company made as of the date of this Agreement. Further, the representations and warranties of the purchasers of the Existing Series H Notes set forth in paragraph 6 of the Existing Agreement shall be deemed to survive the amendment and restatement of the Existing Agreement.
Section 1.3Confirmation of Series H Notes. The Company hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that each of the Series H Notes is and shall remain outstanding under, and subject to, the terms of this Agreement and the other Financing Documents, and shall constitute “Notes” for all purposes hereof and of the Financing Documents
Section 1.4Authorization of Issue of Series K Notes. The Company will authorize the issue and sale of $25,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 3.43% Series K Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Series K Notes”, such term to include any such notes issued in substitution, replacement or exchange therefor pursuant to Section 13, and together with the Series H Notes, collectively, the “Notes”). The Series K Notes shall be substantially in the form set out in Schedule 1-B.
Section 1.5Subsidiary Guaranty. The payment and performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, the Notes and the other Financing Documents are guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 15 hereof.
Section 1.6Agreement Unsecured. The Notes and this Agreement shall be unsecured.
SECTION 2.SALE AND PURCHASE OF SERIES K NOTES.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company will issue and sell to each Purchaser identified as a Purchaser of Series K Notes on Schedule A hereto (each a “Series K Purchaser” and each Series K Purchaser will purchase from the Company, at the Closing provided for in Section 3, Series K Notes in the principal amount specified opposite such Series K Purchaser’s name in Schedule A at the purchase price of 100% of the principal amount thereof. The Purchasers’ obligations hereunder are several and not joint obligations and no Purchaser shall have any liability to any Person for the performance or non-performance of any obligation by any other Purchaser hereunder.
SECTION 3.CLOSING OF SERIES K NOTES.
The sale and purchase of the Series K Notes to be purchased by each Series K Purchaser shall occur at the offices of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, One Bryant Park, New York, New York 10036, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, at a closing (the “Closing”) on December 4, 2020 or on such other Business Day thereafter as may be agreed upon by the Company and the Series K Purchasers. At the Closing the Company will deliver to each Series K Purchaser the Series K Notes to be purchased by such Series K Purchaser in the form of a single Series K Note (or such
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greater number of Series K Notes in denominations of at least $100,000 as such Series K Purchaser may request) dated the Closing Date and registered in such Series K Purchaser’s name (or in the name of its nominee), against delivery by such Series K Purchaser to the Company or its order of immediately available funds in the amount of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of immediately available funds for the account of the Company to the account referred to in the written funding instructions described in Section 4.10 below. If at the Closing the Company shall fail to tender such Series K Notes to any Series K Purchaser as provided above in this Section 3, or any of the conditions specified in Section 4 shall not have been fulfilled to such Series K Purchaser’s satisfaction, such Series K Purchaser shall, at its election, be relieved of all further obligations under this Agreement, without thereby waiving any rights such Series K Purchaser may have by reason of any of the conditions specified in Section 4 not having been fulfilled to such Series K Purchaser’s satisfaction or such failure by the Company to tender such Series K Notes.
SECTION 4.CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND CLOSING.
The obligations of each Purchaser to enter into this Agreement and (other than with respect to the Series K Purchasers) to amend and restate the Existing Agreement, and the obligations of each Series K Purchaser to purchase and pay for the Series K Notes to be sold to such Series K Purchaser at the Closing, are subject to the satisfaction, on or before the date of the Closing, of the following conditions, pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchasers (such date, the “Closing Date”):
Section 4.1Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company in the Existing Agreement shall have been correct when made and the representations and warranties of the Obligors in this Agreement and the other Financing Documents shall be correct when made and on the Closing Date.
Section 4.2Performance; No Default. The Obligors shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement required to be performed or complied with by them prior to or at the Closing. Before and after giving effect to the issue and sale of the Series K Notes (and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated by Section 5.14), (a) no Default or Event of Default (each term as defined in the Existing Agreement) shall have occurred and be continuing and (b) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Section 4.3Compliance Certificates.
(a)Officer’s Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser an Officer’s Certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.9, 4.15, 4.16 and 4.17 have been fulfilled, and that the terms of the CPD Note are consistent with the definition thereof.
(b)Secretary’s Certificate. Each Obligor shall have delivered to such Purchaser a certificate of its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to (i) the resolutions attached thereto and other corporate proceedings relating
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to the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Notes and the other Financing Documents to which it is a party, (ii) the incumbency of the Persons executing and delivering the Financing Documents on behalf of such Obligor, and (iii) such Obligor’s Organizational Documents as then in effect.
Section 4.4Opinions of Counsel. Such Purchaser shall have received opinions in form and substance satisfactory to such Purchaser, dated as of the Closing Date (a) from Greenberg Traurig LLP, counsel for the Obligors, covering such matters incident to the transactions contemplated hereby as such Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request (and the Obligors hereby instruct their counsel to deliver such opinion to the Purchasers) and (b) from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, the Purchasers’ special counsel in connection with such transactions, covering such matters incident to such transactions as such Purchaser may reasonably request.
Section 4.5Purchase Permitted By Applicable Law, Etc. On the Closing Date each Series K Purchaser’s purchase of Series K Notes shall (a) be permitted by the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction to which such Series K Purchaser is subject, without recourse to provisions (such as section 1405(a)(8) of the New York Insurance Law) permitting limited investments by insurance companies without restriction as to the character of the particular investment, (b) not violate any applicable law or regulation (including, without limitation, Regulation T, U or X of the FRB) and (c) not subject such Series K Purchaser to any tax, penalty or liability under or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, which law or regulation was not in effect on the date hereof. If requested by such Series K Purchaser, such Series K Purchaser shall have received an Officer’s Certificate certifying as to such matters of fact as such Purchaser may reasonably specify to enable such Series K Purchaser to determine whether such purchase is so permitted to the extent such matters of fact are not already included in the representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 5.
Section 4.6Sale of Notes. Contemporaneously with the Closing, the Company shall sell to each Series K Purchaser and each Series K Purchaser shall purchase the Series K Notes to be purchased by it at the Closing as specified in Schedule A.
Section 4.7Payment of Special Counsel Fees. Without limiting Section 16.1, the Company shall have paid on or before the Closing the fees, charges and disbursements of the Purchasers’ special counsel referred to in Section 4.4 to the extent reflected in a statement of such counsel rendered to the Company at least one Business Day prior to the Closing Date.
Section 4.8Private Placement Numbers. Private Placement Numbers issued by Standard & Poor’s CUSIP Service Bureau (in cooperation with the SVO) shall have been obtained for the Series K Notes.
Section 4.9Changes in Corporate Structure. No Obligor shall have changed its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as applicable, or been a party to any merger or consolidation or succeeded to all or any substantial part of the liabilities of any other entity, at any time following the date of the most recent financial statements referred to in Schedule 5.5.
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Section 4.10Funding Instructions. At least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, each Series K Purchaser shall have received written instructions signed by a Responsible Officer on letterhead of the Company (the “Funding Instruction Letter”) confirming the information specified in Section 3 including (a) the name and address of the transferee bank, (b) such transferee bank’s ABA number (c) the account name and number into which the purchase price for the Series K Notes is to be deposited and (d) the telephone number and email address of a contact at each of the Company and the bank to confirm the details of such Funding Instruction Letter.
Section 4.11Initial Subsidiary Guarantors. Each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor shall have duly executed and delivered to each Purchaser an executed counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 4.12Payment of Fees. The Company shall have paid (a) the Issuance Fee for the account of the Series K Purchasers on or before the Closing Date, which fee shall be fully earned and nonrefundable in immediately available funds via wire transfer to an account or accounts specified by the Series K Purchasers to the Company and (b) without limiting the Company’s obligations under Section 16.1, all other costs and expenses required hereunder or under any other Financing Document to be paid on or before the Closing Date.
Section 4.13Good Standing Certificates. The Company shall have provided such documents and certifications from the appropriate Governmental Authorities to evidence that each Obligor is duly organized or formed, and that each Obligor is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in (a) its jurisdiction of organization and (b) each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.14No Material Adverse Effect; No Litigation. There has been no event or circumstance since December 31, 2019 that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and no action, suit, investigation or proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of any Obligor, threatened in writing in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority that (a) relates to this Agreement or any other Financing Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or (b) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.15Solvency. The Company shall have delivered a certificate, signed by a Responsible Officer thereof, certifying that, after giving effect to the transactions to occur on the Closing Date (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Series K Notes, the issuance of the notes pursuant to the Prudential Note Agreement, the issuance of the notes pursuant to the AIG Note Agreement, the incurrence of any other Indebtedness by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and the application of the proceeds of all such notes and other Indebtedness), the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are Solvent.
Section 4.16Consents and Approvals. All governmental and third party consents, licenses and approvals necessary in connection with entering into this Agreement and the issuance of the Notes have been obtained and remain in full force and effect.
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Section 4.17Minimum Lease Term Requirement. The Minimum Lease Term Requirement shall be satisfied.
Section 4.18Other Note Agreements. The Company shall have entered into the Prudential Note Agreement and the AIG Note Agreement, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser, and substantially concurrently with the issuance and sale of the Notes hereunder on the Closing Date, the Company shall (a) issue and sell to the Prudential Purchasers on the Closing Date $100,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 3.43% Series I Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030 pursuant to the terms of the Prudential Note Agreement, and (b) issue and sell to the AIG Purchasers on the Closing Date $50,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 3.43% Series J Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030 pursuant to the terms of the AIG Note Agreement. The Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of the Prudential Note Agreement and the AIG Note Agreement and all documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith.
Section 4.19Proceedings and Documents. All corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser and its special counsel, and such Purchaser and its special counsel shall have received such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents, certificates, financial information or consents as such Purchaser or such special counsel may reasonably request.
SECTION 5.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Each Obligor jointly and severally represents and warrants to each Purchaser that:
Section 5.1Organization; Power and Authority. The Company is a corporation or entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified and licensed as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has the corporate or company power and authority, and requisite government licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals, to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver the Financing Documents to which it is a party and to perform the provisions thereof.
Section 5.2Authorization, Etc. The Financing Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each Obligor party thereto, and when executed and delivered hereunder, will have been duly executed and delivered by each Obligor party thereto. This Agreement and the other Financing Documents when executed and delivered constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Obligor party thereto enforceable against each such Obligor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
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Section 5.3Disclosure. This Agreement, the financial statements listed in Schedule 5.5 and the documents, certificates or other writings delivered to the Purchasers by or on behalf of the Obligors in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (this Agreement and such documents, certificates or other writings and such financial statements delivered to each Purchaser being referred to, collectively, as the “Disclosure Documents”), taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Company represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time. Since December 31, 2019, there has been no change in the financial condition, operations, business, properties or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except changes that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no fact known to the Obligors that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been set forth herein or in the Disclosure Documents.
Section 5.4Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates.
(a)Schedule 5.4 contains (except as noted therein) complete and correct lists of the Company’s Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, showing, as to each Subsidiary, the name thereof, the jurisdiction of its organization, the percentage of shares of each class of its capital stock or similar equity interests outstanding owned by the Company and each other Subsidiary and whether it is an Initial Subsidiary Guarantor.
(b)All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or similar equity interests of each Subsidiary shown in Schedule 5.4 as being owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned by the Company or another Subsidiary free and clear of any Lien that is prohibited under the Financing Documents.
(c)Each Subsidiary is a corporation or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, where applicable, in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other legal entity and, where applicable, is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each such Subsidiary has the corporate or other power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver the Financing Documents to which it is a party and to perform the provisions thereof.
(d)No Subsidiary is subject to any legal, regulatory, contractual or other restriction (other than the agreements listed on Schedule 5.4 and customary limitations imposed by corporate law or similar statutes and any restrictions on an Excluded Subsidiary provided in favor of any holder of Secured Indebtedness that is owed to a non-Affiliate of the Company and that is permitted under Section 10.2) restricting the ability of such
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Subsidiary to pay dividends out of profits or make any other similar distributions of profits to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that owns outstanding shares of capital stock or similar equity interests of such Subsidiary.
Section 5.5Financial Statements; Material Liabilities. The Company has delivered to each Purchaser copies of the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 5.5. All of such financial statements (including in each case the related schedules and notes) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates specified in such Schedule and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods so specified and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved except as set forth in the notes thereto (subject, in the case of any interim financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments). The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any Material liabilities that are not disclosed in the Disclosure Documents.
Section 5.6Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc. The execution, delivery and performance of each of the Financing Documents by each Obligor party thereto will not (i) contravene, result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any Lien in respect of any property of any Obligor or any Subsidiary under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, purchase or credit agreement, lease, corporate charter or by-laws, shareholders agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which such Obligor or any Subsidiary is bound or by which such Obligor or any Subsidiary or any of its properties may be bound or affected, (ii) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to any Obligor or any Subsidiary or (iii) violate any provision of any statute or other rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to any Obligor or any Subsidiary.
Section 5.7Governmental Authorizations, Etc. No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by any of the Obligors of any of the Financing Documents.
Section 5.8Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders.
(a)There are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of the Obligors, threatened against or affecting any Obligor or any Subsidiary or any property of any Obligor or any Subsidiary in any court or before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any Governmental Authority that (i) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Financing Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (ii) could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)Neither the Obligors nor any Subsidiary is (i) in default under any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (ii) in violation of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority or (iii) in violation of any applicable law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any
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Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws, the USA PATRIOT Act or any of the other laws and regulations that are referred to in Section 5.16), which default or violation could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)No Default has occurred or is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Financing Document.
Section 5.9Taxes. Each Obligor and its Subsidiaries have filed all tax returns that are required to have been filed in any jurisdiction, and have paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other taxes and assessments levied upon them or their properties, assets, income or franchises, to the extent such taxes and assessments have become due and payable and before they have become delinquent, except for (i) any taxes and assessments the amount, applicability or validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which an Obligor or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, has established adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP, or (ii) to the extent that the failure to so file or pay could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There is no proposed tax assessment against any Obligor or any Subsidiary that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Obligor is party to any tax sharing agreement.
Section 5.10Title to Property; Leases. Each Obligor and their respective Subsidiaries have good and sufficient title to their respective properties that individually or in the aggregate are Material to its business, except where the failure to have such good title or valid leasehold interest could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All leases that individually or in the aggregate are Material are valid and subsisting and are in full force and effect in all material respects.
Section 5.11Licenses, Permits, Etc.
(a)The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess all licenses, permits, franchises, authorizations, patents, copyrights, proprietary software, service marks, trademarks and trade names, or rights thereto, that individually or in the aggregate are Material to its business, except where the impairment of such ownership or possession is not reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, without known conflict with the rights of others.
(b)To the best knowledge of the Company, no product or service of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries infringes in any material respect any license, permit, franchise, authorization, patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned by any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)To the best actual knowledge of the Company, there is no Material violation by any Person of any right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any
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patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 5.12Compliance with ERISA.
(a)No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Plan by an amount which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans by an amount which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Notes hereunder will not involve any transaction that is subject to the prohibitions of section 406 of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could be imposed pursuant to section 4975(c)(1)(A)-(D) of the Code. The representation by the Obligors to each Purchaser in the first sentence of this Section 5.12(b) is made in reliance upon and subject to the accuracy of such Purchaser’s representation in Section 6.2 as to the sources of the funds to be used to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser.
Section 5.13Private Offering by the Company. As of the Closing Date, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered the Series K Notes or any similar Securities (other than the Company’s unsecured promissory notes offered to the purchasers under the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement and the AIG Note Agreement) for sale to, or solicited any offer to buy the Series K Notes or any similar Securities from, or otherwise approached or negotiated in respect thereof with, any Person other than the Series K Purchasers and not more than 4 other Institutional Investors, each of which has been offered the Series K Notes or such similar Securities (as the case may be) at a private sale for investment. Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has taken, or will take, any action that would subject the issuance or sale of the Series K Notes to the registration requirements of section 5 of the Securities Act or to the registration requirements of any securities or blue sky laws of any applicable jurisdiction.
Section 5.14Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. The Company will apply the proceeds of the sale of the Series K Notes as provided in Section 9.7. No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Series K Notes will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of buying or carrying any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB (12 CFR 221), or for the purpose of buying or carrying or trading in any Securities under such circumstances as to involve the Company in a violation of Regulation X of said Board (12 CFR 224) or to involve any
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broker or dealer in a violation of Regulation T of said Board (12 CFR 220). Margin stock does not constitute more than 5% of the value of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Company does not have any present intention that margin stock will constitute more than 5% of the value of such assets. As used in this Section, the terms “margin stock” and “purpose of buying or carrying” shall have the meanings assigned to them in said Regulation U.
Section 5.15Existing Indebtedness; Future Liens.
(a)Except as described therein, Schedule 5.15 sets forth a complete and correct list of all Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries for borrowed money as of the Closing Date (and after giving effect to the incurrence and repayment of Indebtedness occurring on the Closing Date) the outstanding principal amount of which exceeds $10,000,000 (including descriptions of the obligors and obligees, principal amounts outstanding, any collateral therefor and any Guaranties thereof), since which date there has been no Material change in the amounts, interest rates, sinking funds, installment payments or maturities of the Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries. The aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date not set forth in Schedule 5.15 does not exceed $10,000,000. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default and no waiver of default is currently in effect, in the payment of any principal or interest on any Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary and no event or condition exists with respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary that would permit (or that with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would permit) one or more Persons to cause such Indebtedness to become due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment.
(b)Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.15 as of the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has agreed or consented (i) to cause or permit any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien that secures Indebtedness or (ii) to cause or permit in the future (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise) any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien that secures Indebtedness.
(c)As of the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to, or otherwise subject to any provision contained in, any instrument evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary, any agreement relating thereto or any other agreement (including, but not limited to, its charter or any other Organizational Document) which limits the amount of, or otherwise imposes restrictions on the incurring of, Indebtedness of the Company, except as disclosed in Schedule 5.15.
Section 5.16Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc.
(a)No Obligor nor any Controlled Entity (i) is a Blocked Person, (ii) has been notified that its name appears or may in the future appear on a State Sanctions List or (iii) is a target of sanctions that have been imposed by the United Nations or the European Union.
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(b)No Obligor nor any Controlled Entity (i) has violated, been found in violation of, or been charged or convicted under, any applicable U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws or (ii) to the Company’s actual knowledge, is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for possible violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws.
(c)No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder:
(i)constitutes or will constitute funds obtained on behalf of any Blocked Person or will otherwise be used by the Company or any Controlled Entity, directly or indirectly, (A) in connection with any investment in, or any transactions or dealings with, any Blocked Person, (B) for any purpose that would cause any Purchaser to be in violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws or (C) otherwise in violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws;
(ii)will be used, directly or indirectly, in violation of, or cause any Purchaser to be in violation of, any applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws; or
(iii)will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of making any improper payments, including bribes, to any Governmental Official or commercial counterparty in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in each case which would be in violation of, or cause any Purchaser to be in violation of, any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.
(d)The Obligors have established procedures and controls which they reasonably believe are adequate (and otherwise comply with applicable law) to ensure that the Company and each Controlled Entity is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws.
Section 5.17Status under Certain Statutes. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Section 5.18Environmental Matters.
(a)Neither the Obligors nor any Subsidiary has knowledge of any claim or has received any notice of any claim and no proceeding has been instituted asserting any claim against any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective real properties or other assets now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them, alleging any damage to the environment or violation of any Environmental Laws, except, in each case, such as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)Neither the Obligors nor any Subsidiary has knowledge of any facts which would give rise to any claim, public or private, of violation of Environmental Laws or damage to the environment emanating from, occurring on or in any way related to real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them or to other assets or
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their use, except, in each case, such as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Neither the Obligors nor any Subsidiary has stored any Hazardous Substances on real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them in a manner which is contrary to any Environmental Law that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(d)Neither the Obligors nor any Subsidiary has disposed of any Hazardous Substances in a manner which is contrary to any Environmental Law that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e)All buildings on all real properties now owned, leased or operated by the Obligors or any Subsidiary are in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, except where failure to comply could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(f)The Company and its Subsidiaries conduct in the ordinary course of business a review of the effect of existing Environmental Laws and claims alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law on their respective businesses, operations and properties, and as a result thereof the Company has reasonably concluded that such Environmental Laws and claims could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.19Economic Benefit. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors are considered a single consolidated business group of companies for purposes of GAAP and are dependent upon each other for and in connection their respective business activities and financial resources. The execution and delivery by the Purchasers of this Agreement and the provision of the financial accommodations thereunder provide direct and indirect commercial and economic benefits to each Subsidiary Guarantor and the incurrence by the Company of the Indebtedness under this Agreement and the Notes is in the best interests of each Subsidiary Guarantor.
Section 5.20Solvency. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole on a consolidated basis, is Solvent, both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the issuance and sale of the Series K Notes, the issuance of the notes pursuant to the Prudential Note Agreement, the issuance of the notes pursuant to the AIG Note Agreement and the incurrence of any other Indebtedness by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and the application of the proceeds of all such notes and other Indebtedness and the other transactions contemplated by the Financing Documents.
Section 5.21Intentionally Omitted.
Section 5.22Insurance. Except to the extent that the Company and its Subsidiaries are relying on the Tenants as to primary coverage in accordance with the terms of the Leases, the Company and each Subsidiary maintains with insurance companies rated at least A- by A.M. Best & Co., with premiums at all times currently paid, insurance upon fixed assets, including general
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and excess liability insurance, fire and all other risks insured against by extended coverage, employee fidelity bond coverage, and all insurance required by law, all in form and amounts required by law and customary to the respective natures of their businesses and properties, except in cases where failure to maintain such insurance will not have or potentially have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.23Condition of Properties. Each of the following representations and warranties is true and correct except to the extent disclosed on Schedule 5.23 or that the facts and circumstances giving rise to any such failure to be so true and correct, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(a)All of the improvements located on the Properties and the use of said improvements comply and shall continue to comply in all respects with all applicable zoning resolutions, building codes, subdivision and other similar applicable laws, rules and regulations and are covered by existing valid certificates of occupancy and all other certificates and permits required by applicable laws, rules, regulations and ordinances or in connection with the use, occupancy and operation thereof.
(b)No material portion of any of the Properties, nor any improvements located on said Properties that are material to the operation, use or value thereof, have been damaged in any respect as a result of any fire, explosion, accident, flood or other casualty.
(c)No condemnation or eminent domain proceeding has been commenced or to the knowledge of the Company is about to be commenced against any portion of any of the Properties, or any improvements located thereon that are material to the operation, use or value of said Properties.
(d)No notices of violation of any federal, state or local law or ordinance or order or requirement have been issued with respect to any Properties.
Section 5.24REIT Status; Stock Exchange Listing. The Company is a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code. At least one class of common Equity Interests of the Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market.
Section 5.25Unencumbered Eligible Properties. Each property included in any calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value or Unencumbered NOI satisfied, at the time of such calculation, all of the requirements contained in the definition of “Unencumbered Property Criteria”.
SECTION 6.REPRESENTATIONS OF THE SERIES K PURCHASERS.
Section 6.1Purchase for Investment. Each Series K Purchaser severally represents that it is purchasing the Series K Notes for its own account or for one or more separate accounts maintained by such Series K Purchaser or for the account of one or more pension or trust funds and not with a view to the distribution thereof, provided that the disposition of such Series K Purchaser’s or their property shall at all times be within such Series K Purchaser’s or their control.
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Each Series K Purchaser and each Transferee (by its acceptance of any Series K Note purchased by such Transferee) understands that the Series K Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may be resold only if registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act or if an exemption from registration is available, except under circumstances where neither such registration nor such an exemption is required by law, and that the Company is not required to register the Series K Notes.
Section 6.2Source of Funds. Each Series K Purchaser and each Transferee (by its acceptance of any Note purchased by such Transferee) severally represents that at least one of the following statements is an accurate representation as to each source of funds (a “Source”) to be used by such Series K Purchaser or such Transferee, as applicable, to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by such Series K Purchaser or such Transferee, as applicable, hereunder:
(a)the Source is an “insurance company general account” (as the term is defined in the United States Department of Labor’s Prohibited Transaction Exemption (“PTE”) 95-60) in respect of which the reserves and liabilities (as defined by the annual statement for life insurance companies approved by the NAIC (the “NAIC Annual Statement”)) for the general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any employee benefit plan together with the amount of the reserves and liabilities for the general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any other employee benefit plans maintained by the same employer (or affiliate thereof as defined in PTE 95-60) or by the same employee organization in the general account do not exceed 10% of the total reserves and liabilities of the general account (exclusive of separate account liabilities) plus surplus as set forth in the NAIC Annual Statement filed with such Series K Purchaser’s or such Transferee’s state of domicile; or
(b)the Source is a separate account that is maintained solely in connection with such Series K Purchaser’s or such Transferee’s fixed contractual obligations under which the amounts payable, or credited, to any employee benefit plan (or its related trust) that has any interest in such separate account (or to any participant or beneficiary of such plan (including any annuitant)) are not affected in any manner by the investment performance of the separate account; or
(c)the Source is either (i) an insurance company pooled separate account, within the meaning of PTE 90-1 or (ii) a bank collective investment fund, within the meaning of the PTE 91-38 and, except as disclosed by such Series K Purchaser or such Transferee to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (c), no employee benefit plan or group of plans maintained by the same employer or employee organization beneficially owns more than 10% of all assets allocated to such pooled separate account or collective investment fund; or
(d)the Source constitutes assets of an “investment fund” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14 (the “QPAM Exemption”)) managed by a “qualified professional asset manager” or “QPAM” (within the meaning of Part VI of the QPAM Exemption), no employee benefit plan’s assets that are managed by the QPAM in such investment fund, when combined with the assets of all other employee benefit plans established or maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part VI(c)(1) of the QPAM Exemption) of such employer or by the same employee organization and managed by such QPAM, represent more than 20% of the total client assets managed by such QPAM, the conditions of Part I(c) and (g) of the QPAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the QPAM nor a person controlling or controlled by the QPAM maintains an ownership interest in the Company that would cause the QPAM and the Company to be “related” within the meaning of Part VI(h) of the QPAM Exemption and (i) the identity of such QPAM and (ii) the names of any employee benefit plans whose assets in the investment fund, when combined with the assets of all other employee benefit plans established or
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maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part VI(c)(1) of the QPAM Exemption) of such employer or by the same employee organization, represent 10% or more of the assets of such investment fund, have been disclosed to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (d); or
(e)the Source constitutes assets of a “plan(s)” (within the meaning of Part IV(h) of PTE 96-23 (the “INHAM Exemption”)) managed by an “in-house asset manager” or “INHAM” (within the meaning of Part IV(a) of the INHAM Exemption), the conditions of Part I(a), (g) and (h) of the INHAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the INHAM nor a person controlling or controlled by the INHAM (applying the definition of “control” in Part IV(d)(3) of the INHAM Exemption) owns a 10% or more interest in the Company and (i) the identity of such INHAM and (ii) the name(s) of the employee benefit plan(s) whose assets constitute the Source have been disclosed to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (e); or
(f)the Source is a governmental plan; or
(g)the Source is one or more employee benefit plans, or a separate account or trust fund comprised of one or more employee benefit plans, each of which has been identified to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (g); or
(h)the Source does not include assets of any employee benefit plan, other than a plan exempt from the coverage of ERISA.
As used in this Section 6.2, the terms “employee benefit plan,” “governmental plan,” and “separate account” shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in section 3 of ERISA.
SECTION 7.INFORMATION AS TO COMPANY.
Section 7.1Financial and Business Information. The Company shall deliver to each holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor:
(a)Quarterly Statements — within 45 days (or such shorter period as is the earlier of (x) 10 days greater than the period applicable to the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q (the “Form 10‑Q”) with the SEC regardless of whether the Company is subject to the filing requirements thereof and (y) the date by which such financial statements are required to be delivered under the Bank Credit Agreement or the
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date on which such corresponding financial statements are delivered under the Bank Credit Agreement if such delivery occurs earlier than such required delivery date) after the end of each quarterly fiscal period in each fiscal year of the Company (other than the last quarterly fiscal period of each such fiscal year), duplicate copies of,
(i)a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter, and
(ii)consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries, for such quarter and (in the case of the second and third quarters) for the portion of the fiscal year ending with such quarter,
setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding periods in the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP applicable to quarterly financial statements generally, and certified by a Senior Financial Officer as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position of the companies being reported on and their results of operations and cash flows, subject to changes resulting from year-end adjustments, provided that delivery within the time period specified above of copies of the Company’s Form 10‑Q prepared in compliance with the requirements therefor and filed with the SEC shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 7.1(a), provided, further, that the Company shall be deemed to have made such delivery of such Form 10‑Q if it shall have timely made such Form 10‑Q available on “EDGAR” and on its home page on the internet (at the date of this Agreement located at: http://www.gettyrealty.com) and shall have given each holder of a Note prior notice of such availability on EDGAR and on its home page in connection with each delivery (such availability and notice thereof being referred to as “Electronic Delivery”);
(b)Annual Statements — within 90 days (or such shorter period as is the earlier of (x) 10 days greater than the period applicable to the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K (the “Form 10‑K”) with the SEC regardless of whether the Company is subject to the filing requirements thereof and (y) the date by which such financial statements are required to be delivered under the Bank Credit Agreement or the date on which such corresponding financial statements are delivered under the Bank Credit Agreement if such delivery occurs earlier than such required delivery date) after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, duplicate copies of,
(i)a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such year, and
(ii)consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such year,
setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and accompanied by an opinion thereon (without a “going concern” or similar qualification or exception and without any qualification or
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exception as to the scope of the audit on which such opinion is based) of independent public accountants of recognized national standing, which opinion shall state that such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the companies being reported upon and their results of operations and cash flows and have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, and that the examination of such accountants in connection with such financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and that such audit provides a reasonable basis for such opinion in the circumstances, provided that the delivery within the time period specified above of the Company’s Form 10‑K for such fiscal year (together with the Company’s annual report to shareholders, if any, prepared pursuant to Rule 14a‑3 under the Exchange Act) prepared in accordance with the requirements therefor and filed with the SEC, shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 7.1(b), provided, further, that the Company shall be deemed to have made such delivery of such Form 10‑K if it shall have timely made Electronic Delivery thereof;
(c)SEC and Other Reports — promptly upon their becoming available, one copy of (i) each financial statement, report, notice or proxy statement sent by the Company or any Subsidiary to its principal lending banks as a whole (excluding information sent to such banks in the ordinary course of administration of a bank facility, such as information relating to pricing and borrowing availability) or to its public Securities holders generally, (ii) each regular or periodic report, each registration statement (without exhibits except as expressly requested by such Purchaser or holder), and each prospectus and all amendments thereto filed by the Company or any Subsidiary with the SEC and of all press releases and other statements made available generally by the Company or any Subsidiary to the public concerning developments that are Material and (iii) to the extent requested by any holder, copies of any detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the board of directors (or similar governing body) (or the audit committee of the board of directors or similar governing body) of any Obligor by independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any audit of any of them;
(d)Projected Financial Statements — no later than March 1 of each calendar year (or, if earlier, 15 days after the same is approved by the board of directors of the Company), projected consolidated financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such calendar year on a quarterly basis (including the fiscal year in which the Maturity Date occurs);
(e)Notice of CPD Note Event — promptly, and in any event within five Business Days of a Responsible Officer becoming aware of the same, notice of the occurrence of any CPD Note Event specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;
(f)Notice of Default or Event of Default — promptly, and in any event within five Business Days of a Responsible Officer becoming aware of the existence of any Default or Event of Default or that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with respect to a claimed default hereunder or that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with respect to a claimed default of the type referred to in Section 11(f), a written
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notice specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;
(g)ERISA Matters — promptly, and in any event within five Business Days of a Responsible Officer becoming aware of the same, written notice of the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(h)Notices from Governmental Authority — promptly, and in any event within 30 days of receipt thereof, copies of any notice to the Company or any Subsidiary from any federal or state Governmental Authority relating to any order, ruling, statute or other law or regulation that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(i)Resignation or Replacement of Auditors — within ten Business Days following the date on which the Company’s auditors resign or the Company elects to change auditors, as the case may be, notification thereof;
(j)Notice of Material Adverse Events — promptly, and in any event within five days of a Responsible Officer becoming aware of the following:
(i)of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof;
(ii)notice of any development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect so long as disclosure of such information could not result in a violation of, or expose the Company or its Subsidiaries to any material liability under, any applicable law, ordinance or regulation or any agreements with unaffiliated third parties that are binding on the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries or on any Property of any of them;
(iii)notice of any action or proceeding against or of any noncompliance by any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries with any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(iv)notice of (x) any potential or known Release, or threat of Release, of any Hazardous Materials in violation of any applicable Environmental Law at any Property; (y) any violation of any Environmental Law that any Obligor or any of their respective Subsidiaries reports in writing or is reportable by such Person in writing (or for which any written report supplemental to any oral report is made) to any federal, state or local environmental agency or (z) any inquiry, proceeding, investigation, or other action, including a notice from any agency of potential Environmental Liability, of any federal, state or local environmental agency or board, that involves any Property, in each case that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(k)Information Required by Rule 144A — and any Qualified Institutional Buyer designated by such holder, promptly, upon the request of any such holder, such financial and other information as such holder may reasonably determine to be necessary
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in order to permit compliance with the information requirements of Rule 144A under the Securities Act in connection with the resale of Notes, except at such times as the Company is subject to and in compliance with the reporting requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
(l)Changes in Debt Rating — promptly following any such announcement, notice of any public announcement by any Rating Agency of any change in a Debt Rating; provided that the provisions of this clause (l) shall only apply on and after the Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date;
(m)Incremental Facilities — promptly following the effectiveness of any Incremental Revolving Increase or Incremental Term Loan Increase (each as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement), (i) notice of such Incremental Revolving Increase or Incremental Term Loan Increase (including the aggregate amount thereof); and (ii) a duly completed Officer’s Certificate executed by a Senior Financial Officer of the Company certifying that the Company is in compliance with Section 10.2 of this Agreement (with calculations in reasonable detail demonstrating compliance with the financial covenants in Section 10.1 of this Agreement on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the funding of all loans to be made on the effective date for such Incremental Revolving Increase or Incremental Term Loan Increase, as applicable); and
(n)Requested Information — with reasonable promptness, such other data and information relating to the Properties, business, operations, affairs, financial condition, or assets or properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including, but without limitation, actual copies of the Company’s Form 10‑Q and Form 10‑K) or relating to the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Notes as from time to time may be reasonably requested by any such holder of a Note, so long as disclosure of such information would not result in a violation of any applicable law, ordinance or regulation or any agreement with an unaffiliated third party that is binding on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 7.2Officer’s Certificate. Each set of financial statements delivered to a holder of a Note pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer (which, in the case of Electronic Delivery of any such financial statements, shall be by separate concurrent delivery of such certificate to each holder of a Note):
(a)Default — certifying as to whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto;
(b)Covenant Compliance — setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 10.1; provided that in the event that the Company or any Subsidiary has made an election to measure any financial liability using fair value (which election is being disregarded for purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement pursuant to Section 24.2) as to the period covered by any such financial
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statement, such Senior Financial Officer’s certificate as to such period shall include a reconciliation from GAAP with respect to such election;
(c)Change in GAAP — if any material change in the application of GAAP has occurred since the date of the Audited Financial Statements referred to in Section 5.5, a description of such change and the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate; and
(d)Calculations — setting forth reasonably detailed calculations, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders, of Unencumbered Asset Value as of the last day of the fiscal period covered by such certificate.
Section 7.3Visitation. The Company shall permit the representatives of each holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor, upon reasonable prior notice during normal business hours, to visit and inspect its properties (subject to the rights of tenants or subtenants in possession), to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested.
Section 7.4Electronic Delivery. Financial statements, opinions of independent certified public accountants, other information and Officers’ Certificates that are required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 7.1(a), 7.1(b) or 7.1(c) and Section 7.2 shall be deemed to have been delivered if the Company satisfies any of the following requirements:
(i)such financial statements satisfying the requirements of Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) and related Officer’s Certificate satisfying the requirements of Section 7.2 are delivered to each holder of a Note by e-mail;
(ii)the Company shall have timely filed such Form 10–Q or Form 10–K, satisfying the requirements of Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b), as the case may be, with the SEC and shall have made such form and the related Officer’s Certificate satisfying the requirements of Section 7.2 available on its home page on the internet, which is located at http://www.gettyrealty.com as of the date of this Agreement;
(iii)such financial statements satisfying the requirements of Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) and related Officer’s Certificate(s) satisfying the requirements of Section 7.2 are timely posted by or on behalf of the Company on IntraLinks or on any other similar website to which each holder of Notes has free access; or
(iv)the Company shall have filed any of the items referred to in Section 7.1(c) with the SEC and shall have made such items available on its home page on the internet or on IntraLinks or on any other similar website to which each holder of Notes has free access;
provided however, that in the case of any of clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv), the Company shall have given each holder of a Note prior written notice, which may be by e-mail or in accordance with Section 19, of such posting or filing in connection with each delivery, provided further, that upon request
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of any holder to receive paper copies of such forms, financial statements and Officer’s Certificates or to receive them by e-mail, the Company will promptly e-mail them or deliver such paper copies, as the case may be, to such holder.
SECTION 8.PAYMENT AND PREPAYMENT OF THE NOTES.
Section 8.1Maturity. As provided therein, the entire unpaid principal balance of each Note shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date thereof.
Section 8.2Optional Prepayments with Make-Whole Amount. The Company may, at its option, upon notice as provided below, prepay at any time all, or from time to time any part of, the Notes of any series, in an amount not less than $1,000,000, or any larger multiple of $100,000, in the case of a partial prepayment, at 100% of the principal amount so prepaid, and the Make-Whole Amount determined for the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount. The Company will give each holder of each series of Notes to be prepaid written notice of each optional prepayment under this Section 8.2 not less than ten days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for such prepayment unless the Company and the Required Holders agree to another time period pursuant to Section 18. Each such notice shall specify such date (which shall be a Business Day), the series and the aggregate principal amount of each series of Notes to be prepaid on such date, the principal amount of each Note of each such series held by such holder to be prepaid (determined in accordance with Section 8.4), and the interest to be paid on the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount being prepaid, and shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer as to the estimated Make-Whole Amounts due in connection with such prepayment (calculated by series and as if the date of such notice were the date of the prepayment), setting forth the details of such computation. Two Business Days prior to such prepayment, the Company shall deliver to each holder of each series of Notes to be prepaid a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer specifying the calculation of such Make-Whole Amounts as of the specified prepayment date. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (a) in the event of any prepayment of the Notes pursuant to the provisions of this Section 8.2 at any time when a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid shall be allocated among all of the Notes then outstanding (regardless of series) in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective unpaid principal balances of all such Notes, and (b) the Company, in its discretion, may, at any time during the Open Prepayment Period, freely prepay all of the outstanding Notes of any series pursuant to this Section 8.2 without payment of any Make-Whole Amount and, so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, without a pro rata prepayment of any other series of Notes at the time outstanding and no Make-Whole Amount shall be due or payable in connection with any such prepayment of the Notes pursuant to this clause (b) during the Open Prepayment Period.
Section 8.3Intentionally Omitted.
Section 8.4Allocation of Partial Prepayments. In the case of each partial prepayment of any series of Notes pursuant to Section 8.2, the principal amount of the Notes of such series to be prepaid shall be allocated among all of the Notes of such applicable series of Notes being prepaid at the time outstanding (except to the extent provided in the last sentence of Section 8.2)
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in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof not theretofore called for prepayment.
Section 8.5Maturity; Surrender, Etc. In the case of each prepayment of Notes pursuant to Section 8.2, the Company may defer or abandon such optional prepayment upon written notice to the holders of the Notes. The Company shall keep each holder of Notes reasonably and timely informed of (i) any such deferral of the date of prepayment, (ii) the date on which such prepayment is expected to occur, and (iii) any determination by the Company to rescind such notice of prepayment. From and after the date fixed for such prepayment (if not deferred or abandoned), unless the Company shall fail to pay such principal amount when so due and payable, together with the interest and Make-Whole Amount, if any, as aforesaid, interest on such principal amount shall cease to accrue. Any Note paid or prepaid in full shall be surrendered to the Company and cancelled and shall not be reissued, and no Note shall be issued in lieu of any prepaid principal amount of any Note.
Section 8.6Purchase of Notes. The Company will not and will not permit any Affiliate to purchase, redeem, prepay or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the outstanding Notes except upon the payment or prepayment of the Notes in accordance with this Agreement and the Notes. The Company will promptly cancel all Notes acquired by it or any Affiliate pursuant to any payment or prepayment of Notes pursuant to this Agreement and no Notes may be issued in substitution or exchange for any such Notes.
Section 8.7Change in Control Prepayment.
(a)Notice of Change in Control or Control Event. The Company will, within five Business Days after any Senior Financial Officer has knowledge of the occurrence of any Change in Control or Control Event, give written notice of such Change in Control or Control Event to each holder of Notes unless notice in respect of such Change in Control (or the Change in Control contemplated by such Control Event) shall have been given pursuant to subparagraph (b) of this Section 8.7. If a Change in Control has occurred, such notice shall contain and constitute an offer to prepay Notes as described in subparagraph (c) of this Section 8.7 and shall be accompanied by the certificate described in subparagraph (g) of this Section 8.7.
(b)Condition to Company Action. The Company will not take any action that consummates or finalizes a Change in Control unless (i) at least 30 days prior to such action it shall have given to each holder of Notes written notice containing and constituting an offer to prepay Notes as described in subparagraph (c) of this Section 8.7, accompanied by the certificate described in subparagraph (g) of this Section 8.7, and (ii) contemporaneously with such Change in Control, it prepays all Notes required to be prepaid in accordance with this Section 8.7.
(c)Offer to Prepay Notes. The offer to prepay Notes contemplated by subparagraphs (a) or (b) of this Section 8.7 shall be an offer to prepay, in accordance with and subject to this Section 8.7, all, but not less than all, the Notes held by each holder of Notes (the terms “holder” and “holder of Notes”, for purposes of this Section 8.7, shall
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refer to the beneficial owner in respect of any Note registered in the name of a nominee for a disclosed beneficial owner) on a date specified in such offer (the “Change in Control Prepayment Date”). If such Change in Control Prepayment Date is in connection with an offer contemplated by subparagraph (a) of this Section 8.7, such date shall be not less than 20 days and not more than 45 days after the date of such offer (if the Change in Control Prepayment Date shall not be specified in such offer, the Change in Control Prepayment Date shall be the first Business Day after the 20th day after the date of such offer).
(d)Acceptance/Rejection. A holder of Notes may accept the offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 8.7 by causing a notice of such acceptance to be delivered to the Company not later than 15 days after receipt by such holder of the most recent offer of prepayment. A failure by a holder to respond to an offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall be deemed to constitute an acceptance of such offer by such holder.
(e)Prepayment. Prepayment of the Notes to be prepaid pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall be at 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, together with interest on such Notes accrued to the date of prepayment and the Make-Whole Amount. The prepayment shall be made on the Change in Control Prepayment Date except as provided in subparagraph (f) of this Section 8.7.
(f)Deferral Pending Change in Control. The obligation of the Company to prepay Notes pursuant to the offers required by subparagraph (b) and accepted in accordance with subparagraph (d) of this Section 8.7 is subject to the occurrence of the Change in Control in respect of which such offers and acceptances shall have been made. In the event that such Change in Control has not occurred on the Change in Control Prepayment Date in respect thereof, the prepayment shall be deferred until, and shall be made on, the date on which such Change in Control occurs. The Company shall keep each holder of Notes reasonably and timely informed of (i) any such deferral of the date of prepayment, (ii) the date on which such Change in Control and the prepayment are expected to occur, and (iii) any determination by the Company that efforts to effect such Change in Control have ceased or been abandoned (in which case the offers and acceptances made pursuant to this Section 8.7 in respect of such Change in Control shall be deemed rescinded).
(g)Officer’s Certificate. Each offer to prepay the Notes pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall be accompanied by a certificate, executed by a Senior Financial Officer of the Company and dated the date of such offer, specifying: (i) the Change in Control Prepayment Date; (ii) that such offer is made pursuant to this Section 8.7; (iii) the principal amount and series of each Note offered to be prepaid; (iv) the interest that would be due on each Note offered to be prepaid, accrued to the Change in Control Prepayment Date; (v) the estimated Make-Whole Amount due with respect to each Note offered to be prepaid, setting forth the details of such computation (assuming the date of such certificate were the date of prepayment), (vi) that the conditions of this Section 8.7 have been fulfilled; and (vii) in reasonable detail, the nature and date or proposed date of the Change in Control. Additionally, two Business Days prior to such prepayment, the Company shall deliver to
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each holder of Notes a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer specifying the calculation of such Make-Whole Amount as of the specified prepayment date.
“Change in Control” means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the Closing Date), of Equity Interests representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Company; (b) during any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Company cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body; (c) any Change of Control (as such term is defined in the Bank Credit Agreement) under the Bank Credit Agreement so long as the Bank Credit Agreement is in effect; (d) any Change of Control (as such term is defined in the Prudential Note Agreement) under the Prudential Note Agreement so long as the Prudential Note Agreement is in effect; (e) any Change of Control (as such term is defined in the MetLife Note Agreement) under the MetLife Note Agreement so long as the MetLife Note Agreement is in effect; or (f) any Change of Control (as such term is defined in the AIG Note Agreement) under the AIG Note Agreement so long as the AIG Note Agreement is in effect.
“Control Event” means:
(i)the execution by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates of any agreement or letter of intent with respect to any proposed transaction or event or series of transactions or events which, individually or in the aggregate, may reasonably be expected to result in a Change in Control, or
(ii)the execution of any written agreement which, when fully performed by the parties thereto, would result in a Change in Control.
“Make-Whole Amount” means, with respect to any Note, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Discounted Value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to the Called Principal of such Note over the amount of such Called Principal, provided that the Make-Whole Amount may in no event be less than zero. For the purposes of determining the Make-Whole Amount, the following terms have the following meanings:
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“Called Principal” means, with respect to any Note, the principal of such Note that is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 8.2 or Section 8.7 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1, as the context requires.
“Discounted Value” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the amount obtained by discounting all Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to such Called Principal from their respective scheduled due dates to the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in accordance with accepted financial practice and at a discount factor (applied on the same periodic basis as that on which interest on the Notes is payable) equal to the Reinvestment Yield with respect to such Called Principal.
“Reinvestment Yield” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, 0.50% over the yield to maturity implied by the yield(s) reported as of 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, on the display designated as “Page PX1” (or such other display as may replace Page PX1) on Bloomberg Financial Markets for the most recently issued actively traded on-the-run U.S. Treasury securities (“Reported”) having a maturity equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date. If there are no such U.S. Treasury securities Reported having a maturity equal to such Remaining Average Life, then such implied yield to maturity will be determined by (a) converting U.S. Treasury bill quotations to bond equivalent yields in accordance with accepted financial practice and (b) interpolating linearly between the yields Reported for the applicable most recently issued actively traded on-the-run U.S. Treasury securities with the maturities (1) closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2) closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Note.
If such yields are not Reported or the yields Reported as of such time are not ascertainable (including by way of interpolation), then “Reinvestment Yield” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, 0.50% over the yield to maturity implied by the U.S. Treasury constant maturity yields reported, for the latest day for which such yields have been so reported as of the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (or any comparable successor publication) for the U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date. If there is no such U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to such Remaining Average Life, such implied yield to maturity will be determined by interpolating linearly between (1) the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2) the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Note.
“Remaining Average Life” means, with respect to any Called Principal, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) such Called Principal into (ii) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the principal component of each Remaining Scheduled Payment with respect to such Called Principal by (b) the number of years, computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months and calculated to two decimal places, that will elapse between
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the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal and the scheduled due date of such Remaining Scheduled Payment.
“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, all payments of such Called Principal and interest thereon that would be due after the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal if no payment of such Called Principal were made prior to its scheduled due date, provided that if such Settlement Date is not a date on which interest payments are due to be made under the Notes, then the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued to such Settlement Date and required to be paid on such Settlement Date pursuant to Section 8.5 or Section 12.1.
“Settlement Date” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the date on which such Called Principal is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 8.2 or Section 8.7 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1, as the context requires.
Section 8.9Payments Due on Non-Business Days. Anything in this Agreement or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding (but without limiting the requirement in Section 8.5 that the notice of any prepayment specify a Business Day as the date fixed for such prepayment), (x) subject to clause (y), any payment of interest on any Note that is due on a date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day without including the additional days elapsed in the computation of the interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day; and (y) any payment of principal of or Make-Whole Amount on any Note (including principal due on the Maturity Date of such Note) that is due on a date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and shall include the additional days elapsed in the computation of interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day.
SECTION 9.AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.
The Company covenants that so long as any of the Notes are outstanding:
Section 9.1Existence; Conduct of Business; REIT Status.
(a)The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business, except where the failure to so preserve, renew or keep in force and effect could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)The Company shall do all things necessary to (x) preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its status as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code and (y) remain publicly traded with securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market.
Section 9.2Payment of Obligations. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay its obligations, including, without limitation, tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges, all lawful claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen and
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landlords for labor, materials, supplies and rentals, that, if not paid, could result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where:
(a)the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(b)the Company or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP; and
(c)the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 9.3Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to:
(a)(i) require its Tenants to (x) maintain, preserve and protect in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and casualty and condemnation excepted, all of (A) its Unencumbered Properties, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (B) its other material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (y) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Tenants to comply with such requirements; and
(b)(i) maintain, or require and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Tenants to maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies that are not Affiliates of the Company, insurance with respect to its properties and its business covering loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons and providing for not less than 30 days’ prior notice to the holders of Notes of the termination, lapse or cancellation of such insurance; provided that if any Tenant fails to maintain such insurance, or as of any date any such insurance maintained by a Tenant is no longer in effect, within 30 days after a Responsible Officer becomes aware of such failure or such date, as applicable, the Company shall, or shall cause its applicable Subsidiary to, obtain and maintain such insurance.
Section 9.4Books and Records. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b) maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.
Section 9.5Compliance with Laws. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority
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applicable to it or its property, except where (a) such law, rule, regulation or order is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or (b) the failure to comply with such law, rule, regulations or order, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 9.6Environmental Laws. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to:
(a)comply with, require its Tenants to comply with and use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure compliance by all Tenants, if any, with, all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits applicable to any Property, except in such instances in which (i) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, or (ii) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(b)obtain and renew or require its Tenants to obtain and renew, and use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that all Tenants comply with and maintain and renew, any and all licenses, approvals, notifications, registrations or permits required by applicable Environmental Laws, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(c)conduct and complete, or require and use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that its Tenants conduct and complete, any investigation, study, sampling and testing, and undertake any cleanup, response, removal, remedial or other action necessary to remove, remediate and clean up all Hazardous Materials at, on, under or emanating from any Property as necessary to maintain compliance with the requirements of all applicable Environmental Laws except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (provided that if a Tenant fails to comply with any such requirement, the Company shall be required to comply therewith, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect); provided, however, that no Obligor or Subsidiary thereof shall be required to undertake any such cleanup, removal, remedial or other action to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP.
Section 9.7Use of Proceeds. The proceeds from the sale of the Series K Notes will be used only to refinance certain existing Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Agreement and for general corporate purposes. No part of the proceeds from the sale of any Note will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the FRB, including Regulations T, U and X.
Section 9.8Minimum Property Condition. The Company shall comply, at all times, with the Minimum Property Condition.
Section 9.9Intentionally Omitted.
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Section 9.10Intentionally Omitted.
Section 9.11Intentionally Omitted.
Section 9.12Intentionally Omitted.
Section 9.13Subsidiary Guarantors. The Company will cause each of its Subsidiaries that Guarantees or otherwise becomes liable at any time, whether as a borrower, issuer or an additional or co-borrower or co-issuer or otherwise, for or in respect of any Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Agreement, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement, any Additional Note Agreement and/or any other document, instrument or agreement evidencing or governing any other Unsecured Debt, to concurrently therewith:
(a)become a Subsidiary Guarantor by executing and delivering to each holder of a Note a Joinder; and
(b)deliver to each holder of a Note a certificate signed by an authorized responsible officer of such Subsidiary containing representations and warranties on behalf of such Subsidiary to the same effect, mutatis mutandis, as those contained in Section 5.2, 5.4(c), 5.6, 5.7 and 5.19 of this Agreement (with respect to such Subsidiary);
(c)duly execute and deliver to each holder of a Note all documents as may be reasonably requested by the Required Holders to evidence the due organization, continuing existence and good standing of such Subsidiary and the due authorization by all requisite action on the part of such Subsidiary of the execution and delivery of such Joinder and the performance by such Subsidiary of its obligations thereunder; and
(d)deliver to each holder of a Note an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and covering such matters substantially addressed in the opinion of counsel delivered pursuant to Section 4.4(a) hereof on the date of Closing but relating to such Subsidiary and such Joinder.
Section 9.14Pari Passu Ranking.
The Obligors’ obligations under the Financing Documents to which they are a party will, upon issuance of the Notes, rank at least pari passu, without preference or priority, with (i) all of their respective obligations under the Bank Loan Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement and the AIG Note Agreement and (ii) all other present and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Obligors (including all Pari Passu Obligations).
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SECTION 10.NEGATIVE COVENANTS.
The Company covenants that so long as any of the Notes are outstanding:
Section 10.1Financial Covenants. The Company shall not:
(a)Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. Permit Consolidated Tangible Net Worth, as determined as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company, to be less than $515,286,000, plus an amount equal to 75% of the net proceeds received by the Company from issuances and sales of Equity Interests of the Company occurring after the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to March 23, 2018 for which financial statements of the Company are publicly available (other than proceeds received within 90 days before or after the redemption, retirement or repurchase of Equity Interests in the Company up to the amount paid by the Company in connection with such redemption, retirement or repurchase, in each case where, for the avoidance of doubt, the net effect is that the Company shall not have increased its net worth as a result of any such proceeds).
(b)Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company, to be less than 1.75:1.00.
(c)Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit Consolidated Total Indebtedness at any time to exceed 55% of Total Asset Value; provided that (i) at any time that the Company maintains an Investment Grade Credit Rating, such maximum ratio shall thereafter be increased to 60% and (ii) on up to two occasions during the term of this Agreement, such maximum ratio may be increased at the election of the Company to 60% (65% in the event the Company has obtained an Investment Grade Credit Rating), for any fiscal quarter in which a Material Acquisition is completed and for up to the next two subsequent consecutive full fiscal quarters.
(d)Maximum Secured Recourse Indebtedness. Permit Consolidated Secured Recourse Indebtedness at any time to exceed 10% of Total Asset Value.
(e)Maximum Secured Indebtedness. Permit Consolidated Secured Indebtedness at any time to exceed 30% of Total Asset Value.
(f)Maximum Unsecured Leverage Ratio. Permit Consolidated Unsecured Debt at any time to exceed 55% of Unencumbered Asset Value; provided that (i) at any time that the Company maintains an Investment Grade Credit Rating, such maximum ratio shall thereafter be increased to 60% and (ii) on up to two occasions during the term of this Agreement, such maximum ratio may be increased at the election of the Company to 60% (65% in the event the Company has obtained an Investment Grade Credit Rating), for any fiscal quarter in which a Material Acquisition is completed and for up to the next two subsequent consecutive full fiscal quarters.
(g)Minimum Unencumbered Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit the Unencumbered Interest Coverage Ratio, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company, to be less than 1.75:1.00.
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Section 10.2Indebtedness. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness unless (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing immediately before and after the incurrence of such Indebtedness and (b) immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, the Company shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the provisions of Section 10.1.
Section 10.3Liens. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on (i) any Unencumbered Eligible Property other than Permitted Property Encumbrances, (ii) any Equity Interest of any Unencumbered Property Subsidiary other than Permitted Equity Encumbrances or (iii) any income from or proceeds of any of the foregoing. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to sign, file or authorize under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction a financing statement that includes in its collateral description any portion of any Unencumbered Eligible Property (unless such description relates to a Permitted Property Encumbrance), any Equity Interest of any Unencumbered Property Subsidiary (unless such description relates to a Permitted Equity Encumbrance) or any income from or proceeds of any of the foregoing.
Section 10.4Fundamental Changes. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions and whether effected pursuant to a Division or otherwise) all or substantially all of its assets or all of substantially all of the stock of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom and the Company is in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the provisions of Section 10.1(b) and Section 10.1(c):
(a)(i) any Person may merge into an Obligor in a transaction in which such Obligor is the surviving Person (provided that the Company must be the survivor of any merger involving the Company), subject to the requirements of Section 9.13, (ii) any Person (other than an Obligor unless such Obligor is the surviving Person of such merger) may merge with or into a Subsidiary (other than an Obligor), (iii) any Obligor or any Subsidiary may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise Dispose of its assets to another Obligor or another Subsidiary, subject to the requirements of Section 9.13, which in the event of a consummation of a Division shall apply to all Division Successors, (iv) any Subsidiary (other than an Obligor) may liquidate or dissolve if the Company determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Company, and (v) an Obligor or any Subsidiary may sell, transfer or otherwise Dispose of Equity Interests of a Subsidiary (other than an Obligor);
(b)in connection with any acquisition permitted under Section 10.7, any Subsidiary of the Company may merge into or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it; provided that the Person surviving such merger shall be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company and shall comply with the requirements of Section 9.13;
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(c)any Subsidiary of the Company may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation, pursuant to a Division or otherwise) to the Company or to another Subsidiary of the Company; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is an Unencumbered Property Subsidiary, then the transferee must be an Unencumbered Property Subsidiary, and provided, further, that if any Subsidiary consummates a Division, the Company must comply with the obligations set forth in Section 9.13 with respect to each Division Successor; and
(d)Dispositions permitted by Section 10.5(d) shall be permitted under this Section 10.4.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Company be permitted to (i) merge, dissolve or liquidate or consolidate with or into any other Person unless after giving effect thereto the Company is the sole surviving Person of such transaction and no Change of Control results therefrom, (ii) consummate a Division or (iii) engage in any transaction pursuant to which it is reorganized or reincorporated in any jurisdiction other than a State of the United States of America or the District of Columbia.
No such conveyance, transfer or lease of substantially all of the assets of the Company shall have the effect of releasing the Company or any successor corporation or limited liability company that shall theretofore have become such in the manner prescribed in this Section 10.4 from its liability under this Agreement or the Notes.
Section 10.5Dispositions. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, or, in the case of any Subsidiary of the Company, issue, sell or otherwise Dispose of any of such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests to any Person, except:
(a)Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business;
(b)Dispositions of property by any Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or to another Subsidiary of the Company; provided that if the transferor is an Unencumbered Property Subsidiary, the transferee thereof must be an Unencumbered Property Subsidiary;
(c)Dispositions permitted by Section 10.4(a), 10.4(b) or 10.4(c); and
(d)(i) the Disposition of any Property and (ii) the sale or other Disposition of all, but not less than all, of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary; provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; provided further that if (x) such Property is an Unencumbered Eligible Property or (y) such Subsidiary is an Unencumbered Property Subsidiary, then at least two Business Days prior to the date of such Disposition, the holders of Notes shall have received an Officer’s Certificate certifying that at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Disposition (A) the Company shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the provisions of Section 10.1(b) and Section 10.1(c) and (B) no Default or Event of Default
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shall have occurred and be continuing or would result under any other provision of this Agreement from such Disposition.
Section 10.6Limitation on Restricted Payments. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that the following shall be permitted:
(a)the Company and each Subsidiary thereof may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the common stock or other common Equity Interests of such Person;
(b)the Company may make Restricted Payments in cash in an aggregate amount in any fiscal year, in each case, not to exceed the greater of (i) 95% of Funds From Operations for such fiscal year and (ii) the amount of Restricted Payments required to be paid or distributed by the Company in order for it to (x) maintain its REIT Status and (y) avoid the payment of federal or state income or excise tax; provided, that no Restricted Payments in cash will be permitted during the existence of an Event of Default arising under Section 11(a) or Section 11(b), following acceleration of any of the Obligations or during the existence of an Event of Default arising under Section 11(g) or Section 11(h); and
(c)each Subsidiary of the Company may make Restricted Payments pro rata to the holders of its Equity Interests.
Section 10.7Limitation on Investments. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Investments, except Permitted Investments.
Section 10.8Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Company, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to the Company or a Subsidiary thereof as would be obtainable by the Company or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (i) transactions between or among the Obligors, (ii) transactions between or among Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries and (iii) Investments and Restricted Payments expressly permitted hereunder.
Section 10.9Limitation on Changes in Fiscal Year. Permit the fiscal year of the Company to end on a day other than December 31, unless otherwise required by any applicable law, rule or regulation.
Section 10.10Limitation on Lines of Business; Creation of Subsidiaries. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to:
(a)engage, directly or indirectly, in any line of business other than the Permitted Businesses; or
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(b)create or acquire any Subsidiary after the Closing Date, unless (x) within 30 days after the date that such Subsidiary first acquires an asset each holder of a Note has been provided with written notice of same and (y) within 60 days after the date that such Subsidiary first acquires any assets such Subsidiary shall have executed a Joinder and otherwise have complied with the provisions of Section 9.13 (including clauses (b) – (d) thereof); provided further, however, no such Subsidiary shall be required to execute such Joinder if such Subsidiary is an Excluded Subsidiary.
Section 10.11Burdensome Agreements. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into any Contractual Obligation (other than any Financing Document or any Permitted Pari Passu Provision) that limits the ability of (i) any Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor (except for any restrictions on an Excluded Subsidiary provided in favor of any holder of Secured Indebtedness that is owed to a non-Affiliate of the Company and that is permitted under Section 10.2), (ii) any Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to transfer property to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii) any Subsidiary of the Company (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to Guarantee the Notes or any of the obligations under this Agreement or (iv) any Obligor to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person to secure the Notes or any obligations under this Agreement or any Subsidiary Guarantee; provided, that clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) of this Section 10.11 shall not prohibit any (A) Negative Pledges incurred or provided in favor of any holder of Secured Indebtedness that is owed to a non-Affiliate of the Company and that is permitted under Section 10.2 (provided that such limitation on Negative Pledges shall only be effective against the assets or property securing such Indebtedness), (B) Negative Pledges contained in any agreement in connection with a Disposition permitted by Section 10.5 (provided that such limitation shall only be effective against the assets or property that are the subject of Disposition), and (C) limitations on Restricted Payments or Negative Pledges by reason of customary provisions in joint venture agreements or other similar agreements applicable to Subsidiaries that are not Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries.
Section 10.12Intentionally Omitted.
Section 10.13Accounting Changes. The Company shall not make any change in (a) accounting policies or reporting practices, except as required or permitted by GAAP, or (b) its fiscal year.
Section 10.14Amendments of Organizational Documents and Certain Debt Documents. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Obligor to:
(a)modify, amend, amend and restate or supplement the terms of any Organizational Document of any Obligor, without, in each case, the express prior written consent or approval of the Required Holders, if such changes would adversely affect in any material respect the rights of the holders of Notes hereunder or under any of the other Financing Documents; provided that if such prior consent or approval is not required, the Company shall nonetheless notify the holders of Notes in writing promptly after any such modification, amendment, amendment and restatement, or supplement to the Organizational Documents of any Obligor;
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(b)directly or indirectly, enter into, incur, consent to, approve, authorize or otherwise suffer or permit to exist any agreement with respect to, or any amendment, amendment and restatement, supplement or other modification of, any of the Bank Loan Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement or any of the documents relating to an Unsecured Debt Facility of any member of the Consolidated Group (each a “Debt Facility Amendment”), that (i) contains, or would directly or indirectly have the effect of adding, any financial covenant (whether set forth as a covenant, undertaking, event of default, restriction, prepayment event or other such provision) that is more restrictive or burdensome as against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries than those contained in this Agreement or would directly or indirectly have the effect of making any of the existing financial covenants included therein more restrictive or burdensome as against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries than those contained in this Agreement or (ii) contains, or would directly or indirectly have the effect of adding, any new provision regarding eligibility requirements for “pool properties” (whether set forth as a covenant, undertaking, event of default, restriction, prepayment event or other such provision) that is more restrictive or burdensome as against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries than those contained in this Agreement or would directly or indirectly have the effect of making any of the existing provisions regarding eligibility requirements for “pool properties” therein more restrictive or burdensome as against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries than those contained in this Agreement, in each case, unless (A) the Required Holders have consented thereto in writing or (B) the Financing Documents have been, or concurrently therewith are, modified in a manner reasonably deemed appropriate by the Required Holders to reflect such Debt Facility Amendment (including, without limitation, in the case of any Debt Facility Amendment that has the effect of modifying any financial covenant, reflecting any applicable cushion (if any) that exists between the covenant levels in the Financing Documents and the Bank Loan Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement or the documents relating to an Unsecured Debt Facility (determined on a percentage basis based on the then applicable covenant levels under the Financing Documents and, as applicable, the Bank Loan Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement or the documents relating to such Unsecured Debt Facility immediately prior to such Debt Facility Amendment);
(c)directly or indirectly, enter into, incur, consent to, approve, authorize or otherwise suffer or permit to exist any Debt Facility Amendment that would directly or indirectly have the effect of granting a Lien to secure any Indebtedness or other obligations arising under any Bank Loan Document, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement or any Unsecured Debt Facility unless the obligations of the Obligors under the Notes, this Agreement and the Subsidiary Guarantees are concurrently secured equally and ratably with the Bank Loan Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement or such Unsecured Debt Facility pursuant to documentation reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders in substance and in form, including, without limitation, an intercreditor agreement and opinions of counsel from counsel to the Obligors that are reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders; and
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(d)directly or indirectly, consent to, approve, authorize or otherwise suffer or permit any Debt Facility Amendment that would directly or indirectly have the effect of shortening the maturity of any Indebtedness arising under any of the Bank Loan Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement or of any Unsecured Debt Facility or accelerating or adding any requirement for amortization thereof.
Section 10.15Anti-Money Laundering Laws; Sanctions. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Controlled Entity to:
(a)directly or indirectly, engage in any transaction, investment, undertaking or activity that conceals the identity, source or destination of the proceeds from any category of prohibited offenses designated in any law, regulation or other binding measure by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (solely to the extent such Organization has jurisdiction over the Company or any Controlled Entity and such law, regulation or other measure is applicable to, and binding on, the Company or any Controlled Entity) or violate these laws or any other applicable Anti-Money Laundering Law or engage in these actions;
(b)directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of any Note, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Controlled Entity, joint venture partner or other individual or entity, to fund any activities of or business with any individual or entity, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is subject to sanctions under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any individual or entity (including any individual or entity participating in the Transactions, whether as Purchaser, holder of a Note or otherwise) of U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws; or
(c)(i) become (including by virtue of being owned or controlled by a Blocked Person), own or control a Blocked Person, (ii) directly or indirectly to have any investment in or engage in any dealing or transaction with any Person if such investment, dealing or transaction (x) would cause any holder or any affiliate of such holder to be in violation of any, or subject to sanctions under, any law or regulation applicable to such holder, or (y) is prohibited by or subject to sanctions under any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws.
Section 10.16Anti-Corruption Laws. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Controlled Entity to, directly or indirectly use the proceeds of any Note for any purpose which would breach the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or other applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.
Section 10.17Compliance with Environmental Laws. The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, do, or permit any other Person to do, any of the following: (a) use any of the Real Property or any portion thereof as a facility for the handling, processing, storage or disposal of Hazardous Materials except for quantities of Hazardous Materials used in the ordinary course of business and in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, (b) cause or permit to be located on any of the Real Property any underground tank or other underground
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storage receptacle for Hazardous Materials except in compliance in all material respects with Environmental Laws, (c) generate any Hazardous Materials on any Property except in compliance in all material respects with Environmental Laws, (d) conduct any activity at any Property in any manner that could reasonably be contemplated to cause a Release of Hazardous Materials on, upon or into the Property or any surrounding properties or any threatened Release of Hazardous Materials which might give rise to liability under CERCLA or any other Environmental Law, or (e) directly or indirectly transport or arrange for the transport of any Hazardous Materials except in compliance in all material respects with Environmental Laws, except in each case (as to any of the foregoing clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)) where any such use, location of underground storage tank or storage receptacle, generation, conduct or other activity has not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
An “Event of Default” shall exist if any of the following conditions or events shall occur and be continuing:
(a)the Company defaults in the payment of any principal or Make-Whole Amount, if any, on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or at a date fixed for prepayment or by declaration or otherwise; or
(b)the Company defaults in the payment of any interest on any Note for more than five Business Days after the same becomes due and payable; or
(c)the Company defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term contained in Section 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 9.1, 9.3(b), 9.7, 9.8, 9.13 or 9.15, or in Section 10; or
(d)the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term contained herein (other than those referred to in Sections 11(a), (b) and (c)) or in any other Financing Document and such default is not remedied within 30 days after the earlier of (i) a Responsible Officer obtaining actual knowledge of such default and (ii) the Company receiving written notice of such default from any holder of a Note (any such written notice to be identified as a “notice of default” and to refer specifically to this Section 11(d)); or
(e)any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Obligor in or in connection with this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 5 of the Existing Agreement) or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder or any other Financing Document, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder or any other Financing Document, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made or any representation or warranty that is already by its terms qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be incorrect or misleading in any respect after giving effect to such qualification when made or deemed made; or
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(f)(i) any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Recourse Indebtedness or Guarantee of Recourse Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement), individually or in the aggregate with all other Recourse Indebtedness as to which such a failure exists, of more than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any Recourse Indebtedness or Guarantee of Recourse Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement), individually or in the aggregate with all other Recourse Indebtedness as to which such a failure exists, of more than the Threshold Amount or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded (but, in any event, as to both the foregoing clauses (i)(A) and/or (i)(B), only if the applicable failure, default or event continues to exist after the passage of any applicable grace or cure period provided with respect thereto); (ii) any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Non-Recourse Indebtedness or Guarantee of Non-Recourse Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement), individually or in the aggregate with all other Non-Recourse Indebtedness as to which such a failure exists, of more than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any Non-Recourse Indebtedness or Guarantee of Non-Recourse Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement), individually or in the aggregate with all other Non-Recourse Indebtedness as to which such a failure exists, of more than the Threshold Amount or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded (but, in any event, as to both the foregoing clauses (ii)(A) and/or (ii)(B), only if
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the applicable failure, default or event continues to exist after the passage of any applicable grace or cure period provided with respect thereto); or (iii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which any Obligor or any Subsidiary thereof is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which the Company or any Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the aggregate Swap Termination Values owed by the Company and all such Subsidiaries as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; or
(g)(i) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within 30 days after its issue or levy; or
(h)the Company or any Significant Subsidiary institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or is adjudicated as insolvent or to be liquidated; or takes corporate action for the purpose of any of the foregoing under this clause (h); or
(i)there is entered against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (i) one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such judgments and orders) exceeding $30,000,000 (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or
(j)(i) an ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Obligor under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability
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under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(k)(i) any provision of any Financing Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the obligations of the Company under, and in respect of, this Agreement, the Notes and the other Financing Documents, ceases to be in full force and effect; or (ii) any Obligor contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Financing Document; or (iii) any Obligor denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any provision of any Financing Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any provision of any Financing Document, in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), in any material respect; or
(l)the Company shall cease, for any reason, to maintain its status as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code, after taking into account any cure provisions set forth in the Code that are complied with by the Company; or
(m)any “Event of Default” under (and as defined in) the Bank Loan Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement or the AIG Note Agreement shall occur.
SECTION 12.REMEDIES ON DEFAULT, ETC.
(a)If an Event of Default with respect to the Company described in Section 11(g) or (h) (other than an Event of Default described in clause (i) of Section 11(g) or described in clause (vi) of Section 11(g) by virtue of the fact that such clause encompasses clause (i) of Section 11(g)) has occurred, all the Notes then outstanding shall automatically become immediately due and payable.
(b)If any other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Required Holders may at their option, by notice or notices to the Company, declare all the Notes then outstanding to be immediately due and payable.
(c)If any Event of Default described in Section 11(a) or (b)) has occurred and is continuing, any holder or holders of Notes at the time outstanding affected by such Event of Default may at any time, at its or their option, by notice or notices to the Company, declare all the Notes held by it or them to be immediately due and payable.
Upon any Notes becoming due and payable under this Section 12.1, whether automatically or by declaration, such Notes will forthwith mature and the entire unpaid principal amount of such Notes, plus (x) all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (including, but not limited to, interest accrued thereon at the Default Rate) and (y) the Make-Whole Amount determined in respect of such principal amount (to the full extent permitted by applicable law), shall all be immediately due and payable, in each and every case without
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presentment, demand, protest or further notice, all of which are hereby waived. The Company acknowledges, and the parties hereto agree, that each holder of a Note has the right to maintain its investment in the Notes free from repayment by the Company (except as herein specifically provided for) and that the provision for payment of a Make-Whole Amount by the Company in the event that the Notes are prepaid or are accelerated as a result of an Event of Default, is intended to provide compensation for the deprivation of such right under such circumstances.
(a)If any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and irrespective of whether any Notes have become or have been declared immediately due and payable under Section 12.1, the holder of any Note at the time outstanding may proceed to protect and enforce the rights of such holder by an action at law, suit in equity or other appropriate proceeding, whether for the specific performance of any agreement contained herein or in any other Financing Document, or for an injunction against a violation of any of the terms hereof or thereof, or in aid of the exercise of any power granted hereby or thereby or by law or otherwise.
(b)In addition to, and in no way limiting, the foregoing remedies, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each holder of any Note at the time outstanding shall have the following remedies available, which remedies may be exercised at the same or different times as each other or as the remedies set forth in Sections 12.1 or 12.2(a):
(i)such holder may exercise all other rights and remedies under any and all of the other Financing Documents;
(ii)such holder may exercise all other rights and remedies it may have under any applicable law; and
(iii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, such holder shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver or receivers for the assets and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, without notice of any kind whatsoever and without regard to the adequacy of any security for the obligations of the Company hereunder or under the other Financing Documents or the solvency of any party bound for its payment, and to exercise such power as the court shall confer upon such receiver.
Section 12.3Rescission. At any time after any Notes have been declared due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1(b) or (c), the Required Holders, by written notice to the Company, may rescind and annul any such declaration and its consequences if (a) the Company has paid all overdue interest on the Notes, all principal of and Make-Whole Amount, if any, on any Notes that are due and payable and are unpaid other than by reason of such declaration, and all interest on such overdue principal and Make-Whole Amount, if any, and (to the extent permitted by applicable law) any overdue interest in respect of the Notes, at the Default Rate, (b) neither the Company nor any other Person shall have paid any amounts which have become due solely by reason of such
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declaration, (c) all Events of Default and Defaults, other than non-payment of amounts that have become due solely by reason of such declaration, have been cured or have been waived pursuant to Section 18, and (d) no judgment or decree has been entered for the payment of any monies due pursuant hereto or to the Notes. No rescission and annulment under this Section 12.3 will extend to or affect any subsequent Event of Default or Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 12.4No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc. No course of dealing and no delay on the part of any holder of any Note in exercising any right, power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise prejudice such holder’s rights, powers or remedies. No right, power or remedy conferred by any Financing Document upon any holder thereof shall be exclusive of any other right, power or remedy referred to herein or therein or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise. Without limiting the obligations of the Company under Section 16, the Company will pay to the holder of each Note on demand such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of such holder incurred in any enforcement or collection under this Section 12, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses and disbursements.
SECTION 13.REGISTRATION; EXCHANGE; SUBSTITUTION OF NOTES.
Section 13.1Registration of Notes. The Company shall keep at its principal executive office a register for the registration and registration of transfers of Notes. The name and address of each holder of one or more Notes, each transfer thereof and the name and address of each transferee of one or more Notes shall be registered in such register. If any holder of one or more Notes is a nominee, then (a) the name and address of the beneficial owner of such Note or Notes shall also be registered in such register as an owner and holder thereof and (b) at any such beneficial owner’s option, either such beneficial owner or its nominee may execute any amendment, waiver or consent pursuant to this Agreement. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Person(s) in whose name any Note(s) shall be registered shall be deemed and treated as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes hereof, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary. The Company shall give to any holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor promptly upon request therefor, a complete and correct copy of the names and addresses of all registered holders of Notes.
Section 13.2Transfer and Exchange of Notes. Upon surrender of any Note to the Company at the address and to the attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section 19(iii)), for registration of transfer or exchange (and in the case of a surrender for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed by the registered holder of such Note or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing and accompanied by the relevant name, address and other information for notices of each transferee of such Note or part thereof), within ten Business Days thereafter, the Company shall execute and deliver, at the Company’s expense (except as provided below), one or more new Notes of the same series (as requested by the holder thereof) in exchange therefor, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the surrendered Note. Each such new Note shall be payable to such Person as such holder may request and shall be substantially in the form of Schedule 1-A or Schedule 1-B, as applicable. Each such new Note shall be dated and bear interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on the surrendered Note or dated the date of the surrendered Note if no interest
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shall have been paid thereon. The Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any stamp tax or governmental charge imposed in respect of any such transfer of Notes. Notes shall not be transferred in denominations of less than $100,000, provided that if necessary to enable the registration of transfer by a holder of its entire holding of Notes, one Note may be in a denomination of less than $100,000. Any transferee, by its acceptance of a Note registered in its name (or the name of its nominee), shall be deemed to have made the representation set forth in Section 6.2.
Section 13.3Replacement of Notes. Upon receipt by the Company at the address and to the attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section 19(iii)) of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Note (which evidence shall be, in the case of an Institutional Investor, notice from such Institutional Investor of such loss, theft, destruction or mutilation), and
(a)in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Company (provided that if the holder of such Note is, or is a nominee for, an original Purchaser or another holder of a Note with a minimum net worth of at least $100,000,000 or a Qualified Institutional Buyer, such Person’s own unsecured agreement of indemnity shall be deemed to be satisfactory), or
(b)in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation thereof,
within ten Business Days thereafter, the Company at its own expense shall execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Note of the same series, dated and bearing interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note or dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon.
Section 14.1Place of Payment. Subject to Section 14.2, payments of principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest becoming due and payable on the Notes shall be made in New York, New York at the principal office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in such jurisdiction. The Company may at any time, by notice to each holder of a Note, change the place of payment of the Notes so long as such place of payment shall be either the principal office of the Company in such jurisdiction or the principal office of a bank or trust company in such jurisdiction.
Section 14.2Payment by Wire Transfer. So long as any Purchaser or its nominee shall be the holder of any Note, and notwithstanding anything contained in Section 14.1 or in such Note to the contrary, the Company will pay all sums becoming due on such Note for principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, interest and all other amounts becoming due hereunder by wire transfer in accordance with the instructions specified for such purpose below such Purchaser’s name in Schedule A, or in accordance with such other instructions as such Purchaser shall have from time to time specified to the Company in writing for such purpose, without the presentation or surrender of such Note or the making of any notation thereon, except that upon written request of the Company made concurrently with or reasonably promptly after payment or prepayment in full of any Note, such Purchaser shall surrender such Note for cancellation, reasonably promptly after
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any such request, to the Company at its principal executive office or at the place of payment most recently designated by the Company pursuant to Section 14.1. Prior to any sale or other disposition of any Note held by a Purchaser or its nominee, such Purchaser will, at its election, either endorse thereon the amount of principal paid thereon and the last date to which interest has been paid thereon or surrender such Note to the Company in exchange for a new Note or Notes pursuant to Section 13.2. The Company will afford the benefits of this Section 14.2 to any Institutional Investor that is the direct or indirect transferee of any Note purchased by a Purchaser under this Agreement and that has made the same agreement relating to such Note as the Purchasers have made in this Section 14.2.
Section 15.1Unconditional Guarantee. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and jointly and severally with the other Subsidiary Guarantors guarantees to each holder, the due and punctual payment in full of (a) the principal of, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), and any other amounts due under, the Notes when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at stated maturity or by required or optional prepayment or by acceleration or otherwise) and (b) any other sums which may become due under the terms and provisions of the Notes, this Agreement or any other Financing Document (all such obligations described in clauses (a) and (b) above are herein called the “Guaranteed Obligations”). The guarantee in the preceding sentence (the “Unconditional Guarantee”) is an absolute, present and continuing guarantee of payment and not of collectability and is in no way conditional or contingent upon any attempt to collect from the Company or any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations (including, without limitation, any other Subsidiary Guarantor) or upon any other action, occurrence or circumstance whatsoever. In the event that the Company shall fail so to pay any of such Guaranteed Obligations, each Subsidiary Guarantor jointly and severally agrees to pay the same when due to the holders entitled thereto, without demand, presentment, protest or notice of any kind, in U.S. dollars, pursuant to the requirements for payment specified in the Notes and this Agreement. Each default in payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall give rise to a separate cause of action hereunder and separate suits may be brought hereunder as each cause of action arises. Each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that the Notes issued in connection with this Agreement may (but need not) make reference to this Section 15.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that it’s liability hereunder is joint and several with the other Subsidiary Guarantors and any other Person(s) who may guarantee the obligations and Indebtedness under and in respect of the Financing Documents.
Section 15.2Obligations Absolute. The obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall be primary, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, irrespective of the validity or enforceability of the Notes, this Agreement, any other Financing Document or any other instrument referred to therein or herein, shall not be subject to any counterclaim, setoff, deduction or defense based upon any claim a Subsidiary Guarantor may have against the Company or any holder or otherwise, and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be
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released, discharged or in any way affected by, any circumstance or condition whatsoever (whether or not such Subsidiary Guarantor shall have any knowledge or notice thereof), including, without limitation: (a) any amendment to, modification of, supplement to or restatement of the Notes, this Agreement, any other Financing Document or any other instrument referred to therein or herein (it being agreed that the joint and several obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall apply to the Notes, this Agreement or any other Financing Document as so amended, modified, supplemented or restated) or any assignment or transfer of any thereof or of any interest therein, or any furnishing, acceptance, enforcement, realization or release of any security for the Notes (or any application of the proceeds thereof as the holders, in their sole discretion, may determine) or the addition, substitution or release of any other Subsidiary Guarantor or any other entity or other Person primarily or secondarily liable in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations; (b) any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence, enforcement, failure to enforce or other action or inaction under or in respect of the Notes, this Agreement, any other Financing Document or any other instrument referred to therein or herein; (c) any bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement, reorganization, readjustment, composition, liquidation or similar proceeding with respect to the Company, any other Subsidiary Guarantor or any of their respective properties; (d) any merger, amalgamation or consolidation of any Subsidiary Guarantor or of the Company into or with any other Person or any sale, lease or transfer of any or all of the assets of any Subsidiary Guarantor or of the Company to any Person; (e) any failure on the part of the Company for any reason to comply with or perform any of the terms of any other agreement with any Subsidiary Guarantor; (f) any failure on the part of any holder to obtain, maintain, register or otherwise perfect any security; or (g) any other event or circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor (whether or not similar to the foregoing), and in any event however material or prejudicial it may be to any Subsidiary Guarantor or to any subrogation, contribution or reimbursement rights any Subsidiary Guarantor may otherwise have. Each Subsidiary Guarantor covenants that its obligations hereunder will not be discharged except by indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other obligations hereunder.
Section 15.3Waiver. Each Subsidiary Guarantor unconditionally waives to the fullest extent permitted by law, (a) notice of acceptance hereof, of any action taken or omitted in reliance hereon and of any default by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor in the payment of any amounts due under the Notes, this Agreement, any other Financing Document or any other instrument referred to therein or herein, and of any of the matters referred to in Section 15.2 hereof, (b) all notices which may be required by statute, rule of law or otherwise to preserve any of the rights of any holder against any Subsidiary Guarantor, including, without limitation, presentment to or demand for payment from the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to any Note, notice to the Company or to any Subsidiary Guarantor of default or protest for nonpayment or dishonor and the filing of claims with a court in the event of the bankruptcy of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, (c) any right to require any holder to enforce, assert or exercise any right, power or remedy including, without limitation, any right, power or remedy conferred in this Agreement, the Notes or any other Financing Document, (d) any requirement for diligence on the part of any holder and (e) any other act or omission or thing or delay in doing any other act or thing which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Subsidiary Guarantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of any Subsidiary Guarantor or in any manner lessen the obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder.
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Section 15.4Obligations Unimpaired.
(a)The holders shall have no obligation to proceed against any additional or substitute endorsers or guarantors or to pursue or exhaust any security provided by the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Person or to pursue any other remedy available to the holders.
(b)If an event permitting the acceleration of the maturity of the principal amount of any Notes shall exist and such acceleration shall at such time be prevented or the right of any holder to receive any payment on account of the Guaranteed Obligations shall at such time be delayed or otherwise affected by reason of the pendency against the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any other guarantor of a case or proceeding under a Debtor Relief Law, each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that, for purposes of this Section 15 and its obligations hereunder, the maturity of such principal amount shall be deemed to have been accelerated with the same effect as if the holder thereof had accelerated the same in accordance with the terms of Section 12, and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall forthwith pay such accelerated Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 15.5Subrogation and Subordination.
(a)No Subsidiary Guarantor will exercise any rights which it may have acquired by way of subrogation under this Section 15, by any payment made hereunder or otherwise, or accept any payment on account of such subrogation rights, or any rights of reimbursement, contribution or indemnity or any rights or recourse to any security for the Notes or this Section 15 unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash.
(b)Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby subordinates the payment of all Indebtedness and other obligations of the Company or any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations owing to such Subsidiary Guarantor, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including, without limitation, all rights and claims described in clause (a) of this Section 15.5, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed Obligations. If the Required Holders so request, any such Indebtedness or other obligations shall be enforced and performance received by a Subsidiary Guarantor as trustee for the holders and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the holders promptly, in the form received (together with any necessary endorsements) to be applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as may be directed by the Required Holders, but without otherwise reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of any Subsidiary Guarantor under this Section 15.
(c)Subject to the terms of Section 15.12, if any amount or other payment is made to or accepted by any Subsidiary Guarantor in violation of either of the preceding clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 15.5, such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to such Subsidiary Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for the benefit of, the holders and shall be paid over to the holders promptly, in the form received (together with any necessary endorsements) to be applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or
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unmatured, as may be directed by the Required Holders, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of any Subsidiary Guarantor under this Section 15.
(d)Each Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Agreement and that its agreements set forth in this Section 15 are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
Section 15.6Information Regarding the Company. Each Subsidiary Guarantor now has and will continue to have independent means of obtaining information concerning the affairs, financial condition and business of the Company. No holder shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Subsidiary Guarantor with any credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of the Company which may come into possession of the holders. Each Subsidiary Guarantor has granted the Unconditional Guarantee without reliance upon any representation by the holders including, without limitation, with respect to (a) the due execution, validity, effectiveness or enforceability of any instrument, document or agreement evidencing or relating to any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any loan or other financial accommodation made or granted to the Company, (b) the validity, genuineness, enforceability, existence, value or sufficiency of any property securing any of the Guaranteed Obligations or the creation, perfection or priority of any lien or security interest in such property or (c) the existence, number, financial condition or creditworthiness of other guarantors or sureties, if any, with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 15.7Reinstatement of Guarantee. The Unconditional Guarantee under this Section 15 shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if and to the extent at any time payment, in whole or in part, of any of the sums due to any holder on account of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by a holder upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Company, any other Obligor or any other guarantors, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to the Company, any other Obligor or any other guarantors or any part of its or their property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.
Section 15.8Subrogation and Contribution Rights. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 15 to the contrary, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that with respect to each of the Subsidiary Guarantors’ relative liability under the Unconditional Guarantee, each Subsidiary Guarantor possesses, and has not waived, corresponding rights of contribution, subrogation, indemnity, and reimbursement relative to the other Subsidiary Guarantors in accordance with, and as further set forth in, Section 15.12.
Section 15.9Term of Guarantee. The Unconditional Guarantee and all guarantees, covenants and agreements of each Subsidiary Guarantor contained in this Section 15 shall continue in full force and effect and shall not be discharged until such time as all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other obligations under the Financing Documents shall be indefeasibly paid in full in cash and shall be subject to reinstatement pursuant to Section 15.7.
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Section 15.10Release of Subsidiary Guarantors. Anything in this Agreement or the other Financing Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, any Subsidiary Guarantor which ceases for any reason to be a guarantor or other obligor in respect of the obligations under the Bank Loan Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement and any Additional Note Agreement shall, simultaneously therewith, be automatically deemed released from the Unconditional Guarantee and all its guarantees, covenants and agreements as a Subsidiary Guarantor, provided that, (a) after giving effect to such release, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (b) no amount then shall be due and payable with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations and (c) the Company shall have paid to the holders of Notes pro rata compensation or consideration, or provided equal credit support, to any compensation or consideration paid to the Bank Lenders, the Prudential Purchasers, the MetLife Purchasers, the AIG Purchasers and/or any holders of the notes issued under any Additional Note Agreement, or credit support (if any) provided to the Bank Lenders, the Prudential Purchasers, the MetLife Purchasers, the AIG Purchasers and/or any holders of the notes issued under any Additional Note Agreement, under the Bank Credit Agreement, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement and/or any such Additional Note Agreement in connection with the termination of such Subsidiary Guarantor’s guaranty under the Bank Loan Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement and/or such Additional Note Agreement.
Section 15.11Savings Clause. Anything contained in this Agreement or the other Financing Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to a maximum aggregate amount equal to the greatest amount that would not render such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations hereunder subject to avoidance as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under Section 548 of Title 11 of the United States Code or any provisions of applicable state law (collectively, the “Fraudulent Transfer Laws”), in each case after giving effect to all other liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor, contingent or otherwise, that are relevant under the Fraudulent Transfer Laws (specifically excluding, however, any liabilities of such Subsidiary Guarantor (a) in respect of intercompany indebtedness to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company to the extent that such indebtedness would be discharged in an amount equal to the amount paid by such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder and (b) under any guaranty of senior Unsecured Debt or Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Guaranteed Obligations which guaranty contains a limitation as to maximum amount similar to that set forth in this Section, pursuant to which the liability of such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder is included in the liabilities taken into account in determining such maximum amount) and after giving effect as assets to the value (as determined under the applicable provisions of the Fraudulent Transfer Laws) of any rights to subrogation, contribution, reimbursement or similar rights of such Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to (i) applicable law or (ii) any agreement providing for an equitable allocation among such Subsidiary Guarantor and of Affiliates of the Company of obligations arising under guaranties by such parties.
Section 15.12Contribution. At any time a payment in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is made under this Unconditional Guarantee, the right of contribution of each Subsidiary Guarantor against each other Subsidiary Guarantor shall be determined as provided in the immediately following sentence, with the right of contribution of each Subsidiary Guarantor to be revised and restated as of each date on which a payment (a “Relevant Payment”) is made
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on the Guaranteed Obligations under this Unconditional Guarantee. At any time that a Relevant Payment is made by a Subsidiary Guarantor that results in the aggregate payments made by such Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment exceeding such Subsidiary Guarantor’s Contribution Percentage (as defined below) of the aggregate payments made by all Subsidiary Guarantors in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment (such excess, the “Aggregate Excess Amount”), each such Subsidiary Guarantor shall have a right of contribution against each other Subsidiary Guarantor who either has not made any payments or has made payments in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment in an aggregate amount less than such other Subsidiary Guarantor’s Contribution Percentage of the aggregate payments made to and including the date of the Relevant Payment by all Subsidiary Guarantors in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations (the aggregate amount of such deficit, the “Aggregate Deficit Amount”) in an amount equal to (x) a fraction the numerator of which is the Aggregate Excess Amount of such Subsidiary Guarantor and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Excess Amount of all Subsidiary Guarantors multiplied by (y) the Aggregate Deficit Amount of such other Subsidiary Guarantor. A Subsidiary Guarantor’s right of contribution pursuant to the preceding sentences shall arise at the time of each computation, subject to adjustment at the time of each computation; provided, that no Subsidiary Guarantor may take any action to enforce such right until after all Guaranteed Obligations and any other amounts payable under this Unconditional Guarantee are paid in full in immediately available funds, it being expressly recognized and agreed by all parties hereto that any Subsidiary Guarantor’s right of contribution arising pursuant to this Section 15.12 against any other Subsidiary Guarantor shall be expressly junior and subordinate to such other Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations and liabilities in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations and any other obligations owing under this Unconditional Guarantee. As used in this Section 15.12, (i) each Subsidiary Guarantor’s “Contribution Percentage” shall mean the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the Adjusted Net Worth (as defined below) of such Subsidiary Guarantor by (y) the aggregate Adjusted Net Worth of all Subsidiary Guarantors; (ii) the “Adjusted Net Worth” of each Subsidiary Guarantor shall mean the greater of (x) the Net Worth (as defined below) of such Subsidiary Guarantor and (y) zero; and (iii) the “Net Worth” of each Subsidiary Guarantor shall mean the amount by which the fair saleable value of such Subsidiary Guarantor’s assets on the date of any Relevant Payment exceeds its existing debts and other liabilities (including contingent liabilities, but without giving effect to any Guaranteed Obligations arising under this Unconditional Guarantee) on such date. All parties hereto recognize and agree that, except for any right of contribution arising pursuant to this Section 15.12, each Subsidiary Guarantor who makes any payment in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have no right of contribution or subrogation against any other Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of such payment until after all Guaranteed Obligations and any other amounts payable under this Unconditional Guarantee are paid in full in immediately available funds. Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors recognizes and acknowledges that the rights to contribution arising hereunder shall constitute an asset in favor of the party entitled to such contribution.
Section 16.1Transaction Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Company will pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees of a special counsel and, if reasonably required by the
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Required Holders, local or other counsel) incurred by the Purchasers and each other holder of a Note in connection with such transactions and in connection with the preparation and administration of this Agreement, and the other Financing Documents or any amendments, waivers or consents under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Financing Document (whether or not such amendment, waiver or consent becomes effective) within 15 Business Days after the Company’s receipt of any invoice therefor, including, without limitation: (a) the reasonable costs and expenses incurred in enforcing or defending (or determining whether or how to enforce or defend) any rights under this Agreement or any other Financing Document, or in responding to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand issued in connection with this Agreement or any other Financing Document, or by reason of being a holder of any Note, (b) the reasonable costs and expenses, including financial advisors’ fees, incurred in connection with the insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company or any Subsidiary or in connection with any work-out or restructuring of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Financing Documents, (c) the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the initial filing of this Agreement and all related documents and financial information with the SVO provided, that such costs and expenses under this clause (c) shall not exceed $5,000, and (d) the costs of any environmental reports or reviews commissioned by the Required Holders as permitted hereunder. In the event that any such invoice is not paid within 15 Business Days after the Company’s receipt thereof, interest on the amount of such invoice shall be due and payable at the Default Rate commencing with the 16th Business Day after the Company’s receipt thereof until such invoice has been paid. The Company will pay, and will save each Purchaser and each other holder of a Note harmless from, (i) all claims in respect of any fees, costs or expenses, if any, of brokers and finders (other than those, if any, retained by a Purchaser or other holder in connection with its purchase of the Notes) in connection with the purchase of the Notes and (ii) any and all wire transfer fees that any bank deducts from any payment under such Note to such holder or otherwise charges to a holder of a Note with respect to a payment under such Note.
Section 16.2Survival. The obligations of the Company under this Section 16 will survive the payment or transfer of any Note, the enforcement, amendment or waiver of any provision of any Financing Document, and the termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 17.SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
All representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes, the purchase or transfer by any Purchaser of any Note or portion thereof or interest therein and the payment of any Note, and may be relied upon by any subsequent holder of a Note, regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on behalf of such Purchaser or any other holder of a Note. All statements contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to any Financing Document shall be deemed representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement. Subject to the preceding sentence, the Financing Documents embody the entire agreement and understanding between each Purchaser and the Company and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.
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SECTION 18.AMENDMENT AND WAIVER.
Section 18.1Requirements. This Agreement and the Notes may be amended, and the observance of any term hereof or of the Notes may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders, except that:
(a)no amendment or waiver of any of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 21 hereof, or any defined term (as it is used therein), will be effective as to any Purchaser unless consented to by such Purchaser in writing;
(b)no amendment or waiver may, without the written consent of the holder of each Note at the time outstanding, (i) subject to Section 12 relating to acceleration or rescission, change the amount or time of any prepayment or payment of principal of, or reduce the rate or change the time of payment or method of computation of (x) interest on the Notes or (y) the Make-Whole Amount, (ii) change the percentage of the principal amount of the Notes the holders of which are required to consent to any amendment or waiver, or (iii) amend any of Sections 8 (except as set forth in the second sentence of Section 8.2 and Section 18.1(d)), 11(a), 11(b), 12, 18 or 20;
(c)Intentionally Omitted; and
(d)Section 8.6 may be amended or waived to permit offers to purchase made by the Company or an Affiliate pro rata to the holders of all Notes at the time outstanding upon the same terms and conditions only with the written consent of the Company and the Super-Majority Holders.
Section 18.2Solicitation of Holders of Notes.
(a)Solicitation. The Company will provide each holder of a Note with sufficient information, sufficiently far in advance of the date a decision is required, to enable such holder to make an informed and considered decision with respect to any proposed amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the provisions hereof or of any other Financing Document. The Company will deliver executed or true and correct copies of each amendment, waiver or consent effected pursuant to this Section 18 or any other Financing Document to each holder of a Note promptly following the date on which it is executed and delivered by, or receives the consent or approval of, the requisite holders of Notes.
(b)Payment. The Company will not directly or indirectly pay or cause to be paid any remuneration, whether by way of supplemental or additional interest, fee or otherwise, or grant any security or provide other credit support, to any holder of a Note as consideration for or as an inducement to the entering into by such holder of any waiver or amendment of any of the terms and provisions hereof or of any other Financing Document unless such remuneration is concurrently paid, or security is concurrently granted or other credit support concurrently provided, on the same terms, ratably to each holder of a Note even if such holder did not consent to such waiver or amendment.
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(c)Consent in Contemplation of Transfer. Any consent given pursuant to this Section 18 or any other Financing Document by a holder of a Note that has transferred or has agreed to transfer its Note to the Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of the Company (either pursuant to a waiver under Section 18.1(d) or subsequent to Section 8.6 having been amended pursuant to Section 18.1(d)) in connection with such consent shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder, and any amendments effected or waivers granted or to be effected or granted that would not have been or would not be so effected or granted but for such consent (and the consents of all other holders of Notes that were acquired under the same or similar conditions) shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder.
Section 18.3Binding Effect, Etc. Any amendment or waiver consented to as provided in this Section 18 or any other Financing Document applies equally to all holders of Notes and is binding upon them and upon each future holder of any Note and upon the Company without regard to whether such Note has been marked to indicate such amendment or waiver. No such amendment or waiver will extend to or affect any obligation, covenant, agreement, Default or Event of Default not expressly amended or waived or impair any right consequent thereon. No course of dealing between the Company and any holder of a Note and no delay in exercising any rights hereunder or under any Note or any other Financing Document shall operate as a waiver of any rights of any holder of such Note.
Section 18.4Notes Held by Company, Etc. Solely for the purpose of determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding approved or consented to any amendment, waiver or consent to be given under any Financing Document, or have directed the taking of any action provided thereunder to be taken upon the direction of the holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, Notes directly or indirectly owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates shall be deemed not to be outstanding.
Except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 7.4, all notices and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent (a) by facsimile, or (b) by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested (postage prepaid), or (c) by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid), or (d) by e‑mail or by Internet websites that are freely accessible by the recipient. Any such notice must be sent:
(i)if to any Purchaser or its nominee, to such Purchaser or nominee at the address specified for such communications in Schedule A, or at such other address as such Purchaser or nominee shall have specified to the Company in writing,
(ii)if to any other holder of any Note, to such holder at such address as such other holder shall have specified to the Company in writing, or
(iii)if to the Company, to Getty Realty Corp., Two Jericho Plaza, Suite 110, Jericho, New York 11753, Attention of Chief Financial Officer (Facsimile No. (516) 478-
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5493 and email address: [***]1) with copies to: (x) Getty Realty Corp., Two Jericho Plaza, Suite 110, Jericho, New York 11753, Attention Chief Legal Officer (Facsimile No. (516) 478-5490 and email address: [***]1) and (y) Greenberg Traurig LLP, 77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 3100, Chicago, Illinois 60601, Attention: James J. Caserio, Esq. (Facsimile No. (312) 899-0409 and email address: caserioj@gtlaw.com), or at such other address as the Company shall have specified to the holder of each Note in writing; provided that the failure to deliver a copy under (y) above shall not affect the effectiveness of the delivery of such notice or other communication to the Company.
Notices under this Section 19 will be deemed given only when actually received, except that (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor and any password or other information necessary to make such notice or communication freely available to the recipient; provided that, for facsimiles and both clauses (i) and (ii), if such facsimile, notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such facsimile, notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient.
SECTION 20.REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS.
This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (a) consents, waivers and modifications that may hereafter be executed, (b) documents received by any Purchaser at the Closing (except the Notes themselves), and (c) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished to any Purchaser, may be reproduced by such Purchaser by any photographic, photostatic, electronic, digital, or other similar process and such Purchaser may destroy any original document so reproduced. The Company agrees and stipulates that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding (whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by such Purchaser in the regular course of business) and any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. This Section 20 shall not prohibit the Company or any other holder of Notes from contesting any such reproduction to the same extent that it could contest the original, or from introducing evidence to demonstrate the inaccuracy of any such reproduction.
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SECTION 21.CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
For the purposes of this Section 21, “Confidential Information” means information delivered to any Purchaser by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to the Financing Documents that is proprietary in nature, provided that such term does not include information that (a) was publicly known or otherwise known to such Purchaser prior to the time of such disclosure, (b) subsequently becomes publicly known through no act or omission by such Purchaser or any Person acting on such Purchaser’s behalf, (c) otherwise becomes known to such Purchaser other than through disclosure by the Company or any Subsidiary or (d) constitutes financial statements delivered to such Purchaser under Section 7.1 that are otherwise publicly available. Each Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information in accordance with procedures adopted by such Purchaser in good faith to protect confidential information of third parties delivered to such Purchaser, provided that such Purchaser may deliver or disclose Confidential Information to (i) its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, trustees and affiliates (to the extent such disclosure reasonably relates to the administration of the investment represented by its Notes), (ii) its auditors, financial advisors and other professional advisors who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with this Section 21, (iii) any other holder of any Note, (iv) any Institutional Investor to which it sells or offers to sell such Note or any part thereof or any participation therein (if such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by this Section 21), (v) any Person from which it offers to purchase any Security of the Company (if such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by this Section 21), (vi) any federal or state regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Purchaser, (vii) the NAIC or the SVO or, in each case, any similar organization, or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about such Purchaser’s investment portfolio, or (viii) any other Person to which such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (x) to effect compliance with any law, rule, regulation or order applicable to such Purchaser; (y) in connection with any subpoena or other legal process; provided, however, that in the event a Purchaser or holder of any Note receives a subpoena or other legal process to disclose Confidential Information to any party, such Purchaser or holder shall, if legally permitted, notify the Company thereof as soon as possible after such Purchaser or holder has determined that it will respond to such subpoena or legal process so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy; provided further, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, no such Purchaser or holder shall be subject to any liability for responding to such subpoena or legal process regardless of whether the Company shall have been able to obtain such a protective order or avail itself of such other appropriate remedy; or (z) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent such Purchaser may reasonably determine such delivery and disclosure to be necessary or appropriate in the enforcement or for the protection of the rights and remedies under such Purchaser’s Notes, this Agreement or any other Financing Document. Each holder of a Note, by its acceptance of a Note, will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to be entitled to the benefits of this Section 21 as though it were a party to this Agreement. On reasonable request by the Company in connection with the delivery to any holder of a Note of information required to be delivered to such holder under this Agreement or requested by such holder (other than a holder that is a party to this Agreement or its nominee), such holder will enter into an agreement with the Company embodying this Section 21.
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In the event that as a condition to receiving access to information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to any Financing Document, any Purchaser or holder of a Note is required to agree to a confidentiality undertaking (whether through IntraLinks, another secure website, a secure virtual workspace or otherwise) which is different from this Section 21, this Section 21 shall not be amended thereby and, as between such Purchaser or such holder and the Company, this Section 21 shall supersede any such other confidentiality undertaking.
SECTION 22.SUBSTITUTION OF PURCHASER.
Each Purchaser shall have the right to substitute any one of its Affiliates or another Purchaser or any one of such other Purchaser’s Affiliates (a “Substitute Purchaser”) as the purchaser of the Notes that it has agreed to purchase hereunder, by written notice to the Company, which notice shall be signed by both such Purchaser and such Substitute Purchaser, shall contain such Substitute Purchaser’s agreement to be bound by this Agreement and shall contain a confirmation by such Substitute Purchaser of the accuracy with respect to it of the representations set forth in Section 6. Upon receipt of such notice, any reference to such Purchaser in this Agreement (other than in this Section 22), shall be deemed to refer to such Substitute Purchaser in lieu of such original Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such substitution shall release such original Purchaser from its obligations hereunder until the Company’s receipt in full of the purchase price for the Notes. In the event that such Substitute Purchaser is so substituted as a Purchaser hereunder and such Substitute Purchaser thereafter transfers to such original Purchaser all of the Notes then held by such Substitute Purchaser, upon receipt by the Company of notice of such transfer, any reference to such Substitute Purchaser as a “Purchaser” in this Agreement (other than in this Section 22), shall no longer be deemed to refer to such Substitute Purchaser, but shall refer to such original Purchaser, and such original Purchaser shall again have all the rights of an original holder of the Notes under this Agreement.
SECTION 23.INDEMNITY; DAMAGE WAIVER.
(a)The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall indemnify each Purchaser, each holder from time to time of a Note, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of:
(i)the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Financing 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 or any other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby;
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(iii)any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Substances on or from any property owned or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or
(iv)any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto;
provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, 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 the fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. In addition, the indemnification set forth in this Section 23 in favor of any Related Party shall be solely in their respective capacities as a director, officer, agent or employee, as the case may be.
(b)To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Obligor shall assert, and each Obligor hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Financing Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Note or the use of the proceeds thereof.
Section 24.1Successors and Assigns. All covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns (including, without limitation, any subsequent holder of a Note) whether so expressed or not.
Section 24.2Accounting Terms. All accounting terms used herein which are not expressly defined in this Agreement have the meanings respectively given to them in accordance with GAAP; provided that, if the Company notifies the Required Holders that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Required Holders notify the Company that the Required Holders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all computations made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) all financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 9, Section 10 and the definition of “Indebtedness”), any election by the Company to measure any financial liability using fair value (as permitted by Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 825-10-25
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– Fair Value Option, International Accounting Standard 39 – Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement or any similar accounting standard) shall be disregarded and such determination shall be made as if such election had not been made.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if at any time any change in GAAP (including the adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)) would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Financing Document, and either the Company or the Required Holders shall so request, the Company and the holders of the Notes 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 Required Holders); provided that, until so amended, (A) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (B) the Company shall provide to the holders of the Notes financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. Without limiting the foregoing, leases shall continue to be classified and accounted for on a basis consistent with that reflected in the Audited Financial Statements for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any change in GAAP relating thereto, unless the parties hereto shall enter into a mutually acceptable amendment addressing such changes, as provided for above. All references herein to consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries or to the determination of any amount for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis or any similar reference shall, in each case, be deemed to include each variable interest entity that the Company is required to consolidate pursuant to FASB ASC 810 as if such variable interest entity were a Subsidiary as defined herein.
Section 24.3Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 24.4Construction, etc.
(a)Each covenant contained herein shall be construed (absent express provision to the contrary) as being independent of each other covenant contained herein, so that compliance with any one covenant shall not (absent such an express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with any other covenant. Where any provision herein refers to action to be taken by any Person, or which such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such Person.
(b)As used in this Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement and in the Notes, the term “this Agreement” and references thereto shall mean this Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement (including, without limitation, all Annexes, Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto) as it may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented, modified or otherwise changed.
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(c)Any reference herein to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to one or a series of limited liability companies (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).
Section 24.5Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties hereto.
Section 24.6Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws (other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York).
Section 24.7Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a)Each Obligor irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Obligor irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
(b)Each Obligor consents to process being served by or on behalf of any holder of Notes in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 24.7(a) by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to it at its address specified in Section 19 or at such other address of which such holder shall then have been notified pursuant to said Section. Each Obligor agrees that such service upon receipt (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it. Notices hereunder shall be conclusively presumed received as evidenced by a delivery receipt furnished by the United States Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service.
(c)Nothing in this Section 24.7 shall affect the right of any holder of a Note to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that the holders of any of
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the Notes may have to bring proceedings against any Obligor in the courts of any appropriate jurisdiction or to enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.
(d)The parties hereto hereby waive trial by jury in any action brought on or with respect to this Agreement, the Notes or any other document executed in connection herewith or therewith.
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If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of agreement on a counterpart of this Agreement and return it to the Company, whereupon this Agreement shall become a binding agreement between you and the Obligors.
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Schedule A
Information Relating to Purchasers
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Schedule B
Defined Terms
As used herein, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below or set forth in the Section hereof following such term:
“Additional Note Agreement” means any note purchase agreement, private shelf facility or other similar agreement entered into on or after the date of this Agreement in connection with any institutional private placement financing transaction providing for the issuance and sale of debt Securities by any Obligor or any Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to one or more other Institutional Investors.
“Adjusted Net Worth” is defined in Section 15.12.
“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.
“Aggregate Deficit Amount” is defined in Section 15.12.
“Aggregate Excess Amount” is defined in Section 15.12.
“Agreement” means this Agreement, including all Schedules attached to this Agreement, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“AIG Note Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2020, by and among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors and the AIG Purchasers, together with the promissory notes of the Company issued pursuant to the terms thereof and including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing of such Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement or such notes.
“AIG Purchasers” means the purchasers from time to time party to the AIG Note Agreement.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means any law or regulation in a U.S. or any non-U.S. jurisdiction regarding bribery or any other corrupt activity, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010.
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means any law or regulation in a U.S. or any non-U.S. jurisdiction regarding money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes, including the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (otherwise known as the Bank Secrecy Act) and the USA PATRIOT Act.
“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease
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Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.
“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.
“Bank Agent” means Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Bank Lenders under the Bank Credit Agreement, and its successors and assigns in such capacity.
“Bank Credit Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2018, among the Company, the Bank Agent and the lenders from time to time party thereto, including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing thereof.
“Bank Lenders” means the lenders from time to time party to the Bank Credit Agreement.
“Bank Loan Documents” means, collectively, the Bank Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents (as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement).
“Blocked Person” means (a) a Person whose name appears on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by OFAC, (b) a Person, entity, organization, country or regime that is blocked or a target of sanctions that have been imposed under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws or (c) a Person that is an agent, department or instrumentality of, or is otherwise beneficially owned by, controlled by or acting on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any Person, entity, organization, country or regime described in clause (a) or (b).
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are required or authorized to be closed.
“Cap Rate” means seven and three-quarters percent (7.75%).
“Capitalized Lease” means a lease under which the discounted future rental payment obligations of the lessee or the obligor are required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date
“Cash and Cash Equivalents” means on any date, the sum of: (a) the aggregate amount of cash then held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as set forth on the Company’s balance sheet for the then most recently ended fiscal quarter), plus (b) the aggregate amount of Cash Equivalents (valued at fair market value) then held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, plus (c) the aggregate amount of cash or Cash Equivalents in restricted 1031 accounts under the exclusive control of the Company.
“Cash Equivalents” means short-term investments in liquid accounts, such as money‑market funds, bankers acceptances, certificates of deposit and commercial paper.
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“Change in Control” is defined in Section 8.7(h).
“Change in Control Prepayment Date” is defined in Section 8.7(c).
“Closing” is defined in Section 3.
“Closing Date” is defined in Section 4.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.
“Company” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
“Confidential Information” is defined in Section 21.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means an amount determined in accordance with GAAP equal to: (x) (A) the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the most recently ended fiscal quarter, adjusted for straight-line rents and net amortization of above-market and below-market leases, deferred financing leases and deferred leasing incentives, plus income taxes, Consolidated Interest Expense, depreciation and amortization, and calculated exclusive of any rent or other revenue that has been earned by the Company or its Subsidiaries during such fiscal quarter but not yet actually paid to the Company or its Subsidiaries unless otherwise set off from net income, plus (B) the sum of the following (without duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge or deduction in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period) (i) one-time cash charges (including, without limitation, legal fees) incurred during such fiscal quarter with respect to continued compliance by the Company with the terms and conditions of the Financing Documents, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement, the Bank Loan Documents and/or the loan or financing documents with respect to any other Pari Passu Obligations permitted by this Agreement (excluding the terms and conditions of Unsecured Debt arising under Swap Contracts), (ii) non-cash impairments taken during such fiscal quarter, (iii) extraordinary and unusual bad-debt expenses incurred in such quarter, (iv) any costs incurred in such quarter in connection with the acquisition or disposition of Properties, (v) non-cash allowances for deferred rent and deferred mortgage receivables incurred in such quarter, (vi) losses on sales of operating real estate and marketable securities incurred during such fiscal quarter and (vii) any other extraordinary, non-recurring, expenses recorded during such fiscal quarter, including any settlements in connection with litigation and reserves recorded for environmental litigation, in each case, determined in accordance with GAAP, less (C) the sum of the following (without duplication and to the extent reflected as income in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period) (i) extraordinary and unusual bad debt reversals recorded in such fiscal quarter (ii) gains on sales of operating real estate and marketable securities incurred during such fiscal quarter and (iii) any other extraordinary, non-recurring, cash income recorded during such fiscal quarter, in each case, determined in accordance with GAAP, multiplied by (y) four (4). Consolidated EBITDA will be calculated on a pro forma basis to take into account the impact of any Property acquisitions and/or dispositions made by the Company or its Subsidiaries during the most recently ended fiscal quarter, as well as any long-term leases signed during such fiscal quarter, as if such acquisitions, dispositions and/or lease signings occurred on the first day of such fiscal quarter.
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“Consolidated EBITDAR” means for any Person, the sum of (i) Consolidated EBITDA plus (ii) (x) rent expenses exclusive of non-cash rental expense adjustments for the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company, (y) multiplied by four (4).
“Consolidated Group” means the Obligors and their consolidated Subsidiaries, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, without duplication, the sum of (i) total interest expense of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP (including for the avoidance of doubt interest attributable to Capitalized Leases) and (ii) the Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of the Interest Expense of Unconsolidated Affiliates.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period and without duplication, the sum of (i) the consolidated net income (or loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP and (ii) the Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of the net income (or loss) attributable to Unconsolidated Affiliates.
“Consolidated Secured Indebtedness” means, at any time, the portion of Consolidated Total Indebtedness that is Secured Indebtedness.
“Consolidated Secured Recourse Indebtedness” means, at any time, the portion of Consolidated Secured Indebtedness that is not Non-Recourse Indebtedness.
“Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” means, as of any date of determination, (a) Shareholders’ Equity minus (b) the Intangible Assets of the Consolidated Group, plus (c) all accumulated depreciation and amortization of the Consolidated Group, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, the then aggregate outstanding amount of all Indebtedness of the Consolidated Group determined on a consolidated basis.
“Consolidated Unsecured Indebtedness” means, at any time, the portion of Consolidated Total Indebtedness that is Unsecured Debt.
“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Contribution Percentage” is defined in Section 15.12.
“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.
“Control Event” is defined in Section 8.7.
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“Controlled Entity” means (i) any of the Subsidiaries of the Company and any of their or the Company’s respective Controlled Affiliates and (ii) if the Company has a parent company, such parent company and its Controlled Affiliates.
“CPD” means CPD NY Energy Corp, a New York corporation.
“CPD Collateral” has the meaning specified in the definition of “CPD Note.”
“CPD Note” means the Promissory Note dated January 13, 2011, in the original principal amount of $18,400,000, made by CPD to the order of Getty NY, as amended by that certain Loan Modification Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2014, which promissory note on the Closing Date will (i) require monthly payment of cash interest at a contractual rate of not less than 9.5% per annum, (ii) have a stated maturity date of January 13, 2021, (iii) have an outstanding balance of not more than $14,720,000, and (iv) be secured by mortgages and/or deeds of trust providing for perfected, first priority liens granted by CPD in favor of Getty NY on the following parcels of Real Properties (collectively, the “CPD Collateral”):
“CPD Note Amount” means, at any time, an amount equal to fifty five percent (55%) of the CPD Principal Balance at such time; provided, that the CPD Note Amount shall automatically and permanently be reduced to zero upon the occurrence of any CPD Note Event.
“CPD Note Event” any of the following shall constitute a CPD Note Event, but, for the avoidance of doubt, the occurrence of any CPD Note Event shall not, in and of itself, constitute a Default or an Event of Default:
(a)any amendment, waiver or other modification of the CPD Note that has the effect of (i) reducing the cash rate of interest payable thereunder, (ii) postponing or
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extending any date set forth in the CPD Note required for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts payable to Getty NY under the CPD Note or (iii) reducing the principal of, or the rate of cash interest payable on, the CPD Note;
(b)an event of default under the CPD Note or any related loan or collateral document resulting from a failure by CPD to make timely payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts required to be paid thereunder;
(c)the lien in favor of Getty NY in all or any portion of the CPD Collateral no longer constitutes a perfected, first priority lien thereon securing the CPD Note;
(d)CPD becomes subject to any proceedings under Debtor Relief Laws;
(e)CPD assigns, or is released from, all or any portion of its obligations under the CPD Note or any of the related loan and collateral documents;
(f)Getty NY assigns, participates or otherwise transfers all or any portion of its interest in and under the CPD Note or any of the related loan and collateral documents, or otherwise fails to be the sole payee under the CPD Note or the sole secured party with respect to the CPD Collateral;
(g)Getty NY’s interest in the CPD Note or the CPD Collateral is subject to any Lien or any restriction (other than any negative pledge under the Financing Documents or which is a Permitted Pari Passu Provision or is a negative pledge which is contemplated pursuant to clause (B) of Section 10.11) on the ability of Getty NY to transfer or encumber same, or income therefrom or proceeds thereof (other than Permitted Property Encumbrances);
(h)any Person other than Getty NY has a Lien on any CPD Collateral other than (i) Liens that are being contested by Getty NY or CPD in good faith and by appropriate actions or proceedings diligently conducted (which actions or proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets subject to any such Lien) and for which adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of Getty NY in accordance with GAAP, (ii) a Lien that is removed on or prior to the date that is the earlier of (x) thirty (30) days after the date that such Lien arises, or (y) the date on which any CPD Collateral or Getty NY or CPD’s interest therein is subject to risk of sale, forfeiture, termination, cancellation or loss, (iii) Liens for real estate taxes which are not yet due and payable, (iv) easements, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), encroachments, protrusions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the use or value of any CPD Collateral and/or (v) as to the CPD Collateral indicated as “Leasehold Properties” in the definition of CPD Note contained herein, any underlying lease or ground lease in favor of CPD as lessee or ground lessee;
(i)Getty NY’s interest in the CPD Note is subordinated to any obligation of CPD in favor of any other Person; or
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(j)Getty NY shall cease to be a Subsidiary Guarantor, or shall repudiate its obligations hereunder.
“CPD Principal Balance” means, at any time, the book value of the CPD Note at such time determined in accordance with GAAP (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any adjustments to the value of the CPD Note required under GAAP by virtue of an impairment thereof).
“Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs” means, with respect to any Non-Recourse Indebtedness, exclusions from the exculpation provisions with respect to such Non-Recourse Indebtedness for fraud, misrepresentation, misapplication of funds, waste, environmental claims, voluntary bankruptcy, collusive involuntary bankruptcy, prohibited transfers, violations of single purpose entity covenants and other circumstances customarily excluded by institutional lenders from exculpation provisions and/or included in separate indemnification agreements in non-recourse financings of real estate.
“Debt Facility Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.14.
“Debt Rating” means, as to any Person, a non-credit enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt rating of such Person.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“Default” means an event or condition the occurrence or existence of which would, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, become an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means, for any series of Notes, that rate of interest that is the greater of (i) 2% per annum above the rate of interest stated in clause (a) of the first paragraph of the Notes of such series or (ii) 2% over the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate.
“Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any sanction under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws.
“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease (other than a lease entered into in the ordinary course of business) or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person (or the granting of any option or other right to do any of the foregoing), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith and including any disposition of property to a Division Successor pursuant to a Division.
“Dividing Person” has the meaning given that term in the definition of “Division.”
“Division” means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person (the “Dividing Person”) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a “plan of division” or
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similar arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or may not survive.
“Division Successor” means any Person that, upon the consummation of a Division of a Dividing Person, holds all or any portion of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations previously held by such Dividing Person immediately prior to the consummation of such Division. A Dividing Person which retains any of its assets, liabilities and/or obligations after a Division shall be deemed a Division Successor upon the occurrence of such Division.
“Disclosure Documents” is defined in Section 5.3.
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Electronic Delivery” is defined in Section 7.1(a).
“Eligible Ground Lease” means any Eligible Ground Lease (New) or Eligible Ground Lease (Legacy).
“Eligible Ground Lease (Legacy)” means, as to any Property, a ground lease:
(a)that is specifically identified on the Closing Date in Schedule C;
(b)that has the Company or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company as lessee;
(c)as to which no default or event of default has occurred or with the passage of time or the giving of notice would occur;
(d)under which no ground lessor has the unilateral right to terminate such ground lease prior to expiration of the stated term of such ground lease absent the occurrence of any casualty, condemnation or default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries thereunder; and
(e)that has a remaining term of at least one year at all times.
“Eligible Ground Lease (New)” means, as to any Property, a ground lease:
(a)that has the Company or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company as lessee;
(b)as to which no default or event of default has occurred or with the passage of time or the giving of notice would occur;
(c)that has a remaining term (inclusive of any unexercised extension options) of twenty five (25) years or more from the date such Property is included as an Unencumbered Eligible Property;
(d)that provides the right of the lessee to mortgage and encumber its interest in such Property without the consent of the lessor;
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(e)that includes an obligation of the lessor to give the holder of any mortgage lien on such Property written notice of any defaults on the part of the lessee and an agreement of such lessor that such lease will not be terminated until such holder has had a reasonable opportunity to cure or complete foreclosure and fails to do so;
(f)that includes provisions that permit transfer of the lessee’s interest under such lease on reasonable terms, including the ability to sublease; and
(g)that includes 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.
“Environmental Expenses” means, (a) for any four fiscal quarter period, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of cash expenditures made by members of the Consolidated Group during such period in respect of costs incurred to remediate environmental issues with respect to Properties (net of the aggregate amount of cash received by members of the Consolidated Group during such period from any available State environmental funds in respect of any such environmental issues) and (ii) the aggregate amount of fees and expenses paid by members of the Consolidated Group during such period to legal and other professional advisors engaged to represent or otherwise advise one or more members of the Consolidated Group in connection with (A) litigations or proceedings (whether judicial, administrative or other) concerning environmental issues with respect to Properties and (B) investigations, audits and similar inquiries of any Governmental Authority with respect to Properties and (b) for any one fiscal quarter period, an amount equal to the amount determined in accordance with the preceding immediately clause (a) for the four fiscal quarter period ending on the last day of such one fiscal quarter period, divided by four (4).
“Environmental Laws” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership
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or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Company within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).
“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the withdrawal of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity 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) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; (f) any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the determination that any Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; or (h) 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 the Company or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Event of Default” is defined in Section 11.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.
“Excluded Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that:
(a)does not own or ground lease all or any portion of any Unencumbered Eligible Property,
(b)does not, directly or indirectly, own all or any portion of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of the Company that owns an Unencumbered Eligible Property,
(c)is not a borrower, guarantor or otherwise liable under or in respect of Indebtedness under any Bank Loan Document, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement or any other Unsecured Debt, and
(d)either:
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(i)is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company, or
(ii)is a borrower or guarantor of Secured Indebtedness owed to a non-affiliate (or a direct or indirect parent of such borrower or guarantor (other than the Company)), and the terms of such Secured Indebtedness prohibit such Subsidiary from becoming a Subsidiary Guarantor, or
(iii)does not own any assets.
Upon any Subsidiary which is a Guarantor and was not previously an Excluded Subsidiary becoming an Excluded Subsidiary (including, without limitation, as a result of the removal of the Property owned by such Subsidiary as an Unencumbered Eligible Property as contemplated in the definition of “Unencumbered Property Criteria”), such Subsidiary shall, upon the request of the Company, be released as a Guarantor; provided that at the time of, and after giving effect to, such release (x) no Default or Event of Default shall be existing, (y) no amount is then due and payable by such Subsidiary under the Unconditional Guarantee, and (z) each holder of the Notes shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying as to the matters set forth in clauses (x) and (y) above and certifying that such Subsidiary constitutes an Excluded Subsidiary.
“Existing Agreement” is defined in Section 1.1.
“FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
“Financing Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, and each other agreement executed and delivered to or for the benefit of the holders of Notes in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, as each may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Fitch” means Fitch, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDAR (less any cash payments made in respect of Environmental Expenses made during the then most recently ended period of four fiscal quarters to the extent not already deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDAR) (exclusive of non-cash GAAP adjustments related to Environmental Expenses) as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter, to (b) the sum of all interest incurred (accrued, paid or capitalized and determined based upon the actual interest rate), plus regularly scheduled principal payments paid with respect to Indebtedness (excluding optional prepayments and balloon principal payments due on maturity in respect of any Indebtedness), plus rent expenses (exclusive of non-cash rental expense adjustments), plus dividends on preferred stock or preferred minority interest distributions, with respect to this clause (b), all calculated with respect to the then most recently ended fiscal quarter and multiplied by four (4), and, with respect to both clauses (a) and (b), all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Form 10‑K” is defined in Section 7.1(b).
“Form 10‑Q” is defined in Section 7.1(a).
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“Fraudulent Transfer Laws” is defined in Section 15.11.
“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Funding Instruction Letter” is defined in Section 4.10.
“Funds From Operations” means, with respect to any period and without double counting, an amount equal to the Consolidated Net Income of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures; provided that “Funds From Operations” shall exclude impairment charges, charges from the early extinguishment of indebtedness and other non-cash charges as evidenced by a certification of a Responsible Officer of the Company containing calculations in reasonable detail satisfactory to the Required Holders. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be calculated to reflect “Funds From Operations” on the same basis. In addition, “Funds from Operations” shall be adjusted to remove any impact of the expensing of acquisition costs pursuant to ASC 805, including, without limitation, (i) the addition to Consolidated Net Income of costs and expenses related to ongoing consummated acquisition transactions during such period; and (ii) the subtraction from Consolidated Net Income of costs and expenses related to acquisition transactions terminated during such period.
“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 or such other principles 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.
“Getty NY” means GTY NY Leasing, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Governmental Official” means any governmental official or employee, employee of any government-owned or government-controlled entity, political party, any official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity.
“Guaranteed Obligations” is defined in Section 15.1.
“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (without duplication with respect to such Person) (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for
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the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning. Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs shall not, in and of themselves, be considered to be a Guarantee unless demand has been made for the payment or performance of such Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, natural gas, natural gas liquids, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, toxic mold, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances, wastes, chemicals, pollutants, contaminants or compounds of any nature in any form regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“holder” means, with respect to any Note, the Person in whose name such Note is registered in the register maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 13.1, provided, however, that if such Person is a nominee, then for the purposes of Sections 7, 12, 18.2 and 19 and any related definitions in this Schedule B, “holder” shall mean the beneficial owner of such Note whose name and address appears in such register.
“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
(a)all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;
(b)all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances and similar instruments (including bank guaranties, surety bonds, comfort letters, keep-well agreements and capital maintenance agreements) to the extent such instruments or agreements support financial, rather than performance, obligations;
(c)net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
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(d)all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business that are not past due for more than 60 days);
(e)indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
(f)Capitalized Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations;
(g)all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other Person (valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred Equity Interest, at its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends);
(h)all Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements of such Person; and
(i)all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing, excluding guarantees of Non-Recourse Indebtedness for which recourse is limited to liability for Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs.
For all purposes hereof, (i) Indebtedness shall include the Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of the foregoing items and components attributable to Indebtedness of Unconsolidated Affiliates and (ii) the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company or a limited partnership in which such Person is a limited partner and not a general partner) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of any Capitalized Lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.
“Indemnitee” is defined in Section 23(a).
“Indirect Owner” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Unencumbered Property Criteria”.
“INHAM Exemption” is defined in Section 6.2(e).
“Initial Subsidiary Guarantors” is defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
“Institutional Investor” means (a) any Purchaser of a Note, (b) any holder of a Note holding (together with one or more of its affiliates) more than 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, (c) any bank, trust company, savings and loan association or other financial institution, any Pension Plan, any investment company, any insurance company,
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any broker or dealer, or any other similar financial institution or entity, regardless of legal form, and (d) any Related Fund of any holder of any Note.
“Intangible Assets” means assets that are considered to be intangible assets under GAAP, excluding lease intangibles but including customer lists, goodwill, computer software, copyrights, trade names, trademarks, patents, franchises, licenses, unamortized deferred charges, unamortized debt discount and capitalized research and development costs.
“Interest Expense” means, for any period with respect to any Person, without duplication, total interest expense of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP (including for the avoidance of doubt interest attributable to Capitalized Leases).
“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor Guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person, (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit or all or a substantial part of the business of, such Person or (d) the purchase, acquisition or other investment in any Real Property or real property-related assets (including, without limitation, mortgage loans and other real estate-related debt investments, investments in land holdings, and costs to construct Real Property assets under development). For purposes of covenant compliance, 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 Credit Rating” means receipt of at least two Debt Ratings of Baa3 or better from Moody’s or BBB- or better from S&P or Fitch.
“Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date” means the first Business Day following the date on which the Company has (a) obtained an Investment Grade Credit Rating and (b) delivered to the holders of Notes a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying that (i) an Investment Grade Credit Rating has been obtained by the Company and is in effect (which certification shall also set forth the Debt Rating received, if any, from each Rating Agency as of such date) and (ii) the “Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date” under and as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement has occurred.
“Issuance Fee” shall mean a fee in the amount of 0.10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Series K Notes, which shall be payable on a pro rata basis to each Series K Purchaser based on the principal amount of the Series K Notes to be purchased by such Series K Purchaser at Closing.
“Joinder” means a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental
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Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
“Lease” means a lease, sublease and/or occupancy or similar agreement under which the Company or any Subsidiary is the landlord (or sub-landlord) or lessor (or sub-lessor) the terms of which provide for a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company to occupy or use any Real Property, or any part thereof, whether now or hereafter executed and all amendments, modifications or supplements thereto.
“Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, negative pledge (other than any negative pledge which is a Permitted Pari Passu Provision or is a negative pledge which is contemplated pursuant to clause (B) of Section 10.11), or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing), and in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.
“Make-Whole Amount” is defined in Section 8.8.
“Management Fees” means, with respect to each Property for any period, an amount equal to two percent (2.0%) per annum on the aggregate rent (including base rent and percentage rent) due and payable under leases with respect to such Property.
“Material” means material in relation to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets, properties, or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
“Material Acquisition” means one or more acquisitions consummated during any calendar quarter by the Company or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries of assets of, or constituting, a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company (whether by purchase of such assets, purchase of Person(s) owning such assets or some combination thereof) with a minimum aggregate gross purchase price at least equal to $100,000,000.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, the operations, business, assets, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company or the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material adverse effect on the rights and remedies of any holder of Notes under any Financing Document, or of the ability of the Obligors taken as a whole to perform their obligations under any Financing Document; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Obligor of any Financing Document to which it is a party.
“Maturity Date” is defined in the first paragraph of each Note.
“MetLife Note Agreement” means that certain Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2018, by and among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors and the
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MetLife Purchasers, together with the promissory notes of the Company issued pursuant to the terms thereof and including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing of such Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement or such notes.
“MetLife Purchasers” means the purchasers from time to time party to the MetLife Note Agreement.
“Minimum Lease Term Requirement” means at any time, that the then average weighted remaining term of all Leases pertaining to Unencumbered Eligible Properties, excluding extension options (which have not yet been exercised such that the Lease term has been extended to reflect such exercise), is at least five (5) years. For purposes of the foregoing, the remaining term of a Lease pertaining to an Unencumbered Eligible Property shall be weighted based on the rent (including base rent and percentage rent) due and payable thereunder relative to the rent (including base rent and percentage rent) of all Leases pertaining to Unencumbered Eligible Properties.
“Minimum Property Condition” means, at any time, the aggregate Unencumbered Asset Value of all Unencumbered Eligible Properties is at least $500,000,000.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any Plan that is a “multiemployer plan” (as such term is defined in section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA).
“Multiple Employer Plan” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including the Company or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.
“NAIC” means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any successor thereto.
“NAIC Annual Statement” is defined in Section 6.2(a).
“Negative Pledge” means, with respect to a given asset, any provision of a document, instrument or agreement (other than any Bank Loan Document, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement or any Financing Document) which prohibits or purports to prohibit the creation or assumption of any Lien on such asset as security for Indebtedness of the Person owning such asset or any other Person.
“Net Worth” is defined in Section 15.12.
“NOI” means, with respect to any Property for any period, property rental and other income derived from the operation of such Property from Qualified Tenants paying rent (including, base rent, percentage rent and any additional rent in the nature of expense reimbursements or contributions made by Qualified Tenants to a member of the Consolidated Group for insurance premiums, real estate taxes, common area expenses or similar items) as determined in accordance with GAAP, minus the amount of all expenses (as determined in accordance with GAAP) incurred in connection with and directly attributable to the ownership and operation of such Property for such period, including, without limitation, Management Fees, Environmental Expenses and
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amounts accrued for the payment of real estate taxes and insurance premiums, but excluding (a) any general and administrative expenses related to the operation of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (b) any interest expense or other debt service charges, (c) any non-cash charges such as depreciation or amortization of financing costs and (d) for avoidance of doubt, any such items of expense which are payable directly by any Qualified Tenant under the terms of its Lease which may include insurance premiums, real estate taxes and/or common area charges.
“Non-Recourse Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, (a) any Indebtedness of such Person in which the holder of such Indebtedness may not look to such Person personally for repayment, other than to the extent of any security therefor or pursuant to Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs, (b) if such Person is a Single Asset Entity, any Indebtedness of such Person (other than Indebtedness described in the immediately following clause (c)), or (c) if such Person is a Single Asset Holding Company, any Indebtedness of such Single Asset Holding Company resulting from a Guarantee of, or Lien securing, Indebtedness of a Single Asset Entity that is a Subsidiary of such Single Asset Holding Company, so long as, in each case, either (i) the holder of such Indebtedness may not look to such Single Asset Holding Company personally for repayment, other than to the Equity Interests held by such Single Asset Holding Company in such Single Asset Entity or pursuant to Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs or (ii) such Single Asset Holding Company has no assets other than Equity Interests in such Single Asset Entity and cash or Cash Equivalents and other assets of nominal value incidental to the ownership of such Single Asset Entity.
“Notes” is defined in Section 1.4.
“Obligors” means collectively, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.
“OFAC Sanctions Program” means any economic or trade sanction that OFAC is responsible for administering and enforcing. A list of OFAC Sanctions Programs may be found at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx.
“Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement” means liabilities and obligations of a Person on a non-consolidated basis in respect of “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act) including such liabilities and obligations which such Person would be required to disclose in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of the its report on Form 10 Q or Form 10 K (or their equivalents) if such Person were required to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any Governmental Authority substituted therefor):
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer or of any other officer of the Company whose responsibilities extend to the subject matter of such certificate.
“Open Prepayment Period” means, with respect to each series of Notes, the period commencing on the date which is ninety (90) days prior to the Maturity Date for such series of Notes.
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“Organizational Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating or limited liability company agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
“Ownership Share” means, with respect to any Subsidiary of a Person (other than a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary thereof) or any Unconsolidated Affiliate of a Person, 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, limited liability company agreement, joint venture agreement or other applicable Organizational Document of such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate. For avoidance of doubt, the Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of any income or liability of the Company or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company, or any asset that is Wholly-Owned by the Company or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company, shall be 100%.
“Pari Passu Obligations” means Unsecured Debt (exclusive of the Notes, this Agreement and any Subsidiary Guarantee) of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor owing to a Person that is not the Company or an Affiliate thereof.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA or any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan or a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by the Company and any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.
“Permitted Businesses” means the business of owning, leasing and managing gasoline stations, convenience store properties and other retail real properties (including, for the avoidance of doubt, quick service or other casual restaurants and auto service and auto parts stores), and any other single-tenant net lease business, and business activities reasonably related to the foregoing (including the creation or acquisition of any interest in any Subsidiary (or entity that following such creation or acquisition would be a Subsidiary) for the purpose of conducting the foregoing activities), in each case that are permitted for real estate investment trusts under the Code.
“Permitted Equity Encumbrances” means Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges which are (a) immaterial to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or (c) being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions or proceedings diligently conducted (which actions or proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets subject to any such Lien), if
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adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP.
“Permitted Investments” means, subject to the limitation set forth in Section 10.6 hereof:
(a)Investments held by the Company or its Subsidiaries in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(b)Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors or lessees to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;
(c)Investments in Swap Contracts otherwise permitted under this Agreement; and/or
(d)any other Investments (including through the creation, purchase or other acquisition of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary (or other Person that following such creation, purchase or other acquisition would be a Subsidiary)) so long as (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing immediately before or immediately after giving effect to the making of such Investment and (ii) immediately after giving effect to the making of such Investment the Company shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the provisions of Section 10.1
“Permitted Pari Passu Provisions” means provisions that are contained in documentation evidencing or governing Pari Passu Obligations which provisions are the result of (a) limitations on the ability of the Company or a Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments or transfer property to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor which limitations are not, taken as a whole, materially more restrictive than those contained in this Agreement, (b) limitations on the creation of any Lien on any assets of a Person that are not, taken as a whole, materially more restrictive than those contained in this Agreement or any other Financing Document or (c) any requirement that Pari Passu Obligations be secured on an “equal and ratable basis” to the extent that the Notes and this Agreement are secured.
“Permitted Property Encumbrances” means:
(a)Liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted (which actions or proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property of assets subject to any such Lien), if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP.
(b)easements, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), encroachments, protrusions and other similar encumbrances affecting Property which (i) to the extent existing with respect to an Unencumbered Eligible Property, would not reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect with respect to the use, operations or marketability of such Unencumbered
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Eligible Property or (ii) to the extent existing with respect to a Property that is not an Unencumbered Eligible Property, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c)mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions or proceedings diligently conducted (which actions or proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets subject to any such Lien), if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;
(d)any interest or right of a lessee of a Property under leases entered into in the ordinary course of business of the applicable lessor; and
(e)rights of lessors under Eligible Ground Leases.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title I of ERISA that is or, within the preceding five years, has been established or maintained, or to which contributions are or, within the preceding five years, have been made or required to be made, by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability.
“Property” means the properties owned by the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries, or in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has a leasehold interest.
“property” or “properties” means, unless otherwise specifically limited, real or personal property of any kind, tangible or intangible, choate or inchoate.
“Prudential Note Agreement” means that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2020, by and among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors and the Prudential Purchasers, together with the promissory notes of the Company issued pursuant to the terms thereof and including any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing of such Fifth Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement or such notes.
“Prudential Purchasers” means the purchasers from time to time party to the Prudential Note Agreement.
“PTE” is defined in Section 6.2(a).
“Purchaser” or “Purchasers” means each of the purchasers of the Notes that has executed and delivered this Agreement to the Company and such Purchaser’s successors and assigns (so long as any such assignment complies with Section 13.2), provided, however, that any Purchaser of a Note that ceases to be the registered holder or a beneficial owner (through a nominee) of such
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Note as the result of a transfer thereof pursuant to Section 13.2 shall cease to be included within the meaning of “Purchaser” of such Note for the purposes of this Agreement upon such transfer.
“QPAM Exemption” is defined in Section 6.2(d).
“Qualified Institutional Buyer” means any Person who is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of such term as set forth in Rule 144A(a)(1) under the Securities Act.
“Qualified Tenant” means, at any time, a Tenant under a Lease of Property that meets the following criteria: (a) either such Tenant is itself in occupancy of such Property or, if such Property is occupied by subtenants of such Tenant, no member of the Consolidated Group has reason to believe that the failure of such subtenants to occupy such Property would reasonably be expected to result in such Tenant defaulting its monetary obligations under the Lease of such Property to which it is a party as lessee, (b) such Tenant is not subject to any proceedings under Debtor Relief Laws, (c) such Tenant is not more than one month in arrears on its rent payments due under the Lease of such Property to which it is a party as lessee, and (d) if such Tenant has one or more sub-tenants, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has actual knowledge, without inquiry or investigation, of any monetary defaults by such sub-tenant(s) under its sublease with such Tenant that would reasonably be expected to result in such Tenant defaulting its monetary obligations under the Lease of such Property to which it is a party as lessee.
“Rating Agency” means any of S&P, Fitch or Moody’s.
“Real Property” as to any Person means all of the right, title, and interest of such Person in and to land, improvements, and fixtures.
“Recourse Indebtedness” means Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness under the Financing Documents, that is not Non-Recourse Indebtedness; provided that personal recourse for Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs shall not, by itself, cause such Indebtedness to be characterized as Recourse Indebtedness.
“Related Fund” means, with respect to any holder of any Note, any fund or entity that (i) invests in Securities or bank loans, and (ii) is advised or managed by such holder, the same investment advisor as such holder or by an affiliate of such holder or such investment advisor.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, deposit, disposal, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, emptying, injection or leaching into the environment, or into, from or through any building, structure or facility.
“Relevant Payment” is defined in Section 15.12.
“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.
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“Required Holders” means at any time on or after the Closing, the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding (exclusive of Notes then owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates).
“Responsible Officer” means any Senior Financial Officer and any other officer of the Company with responsibility for the administration of the relevant portion of this Agreement.
“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of any Person or any Subsidiary thereof, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to such Person’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof).
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global, and any successor to its rating agency business.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States or any successor thereto.
“Secured Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of any Person that is secured by a Lien on any asset (including without limitation any Equity Interest) owned or leased by the Company, any Subsidiary thereof or any Unconsolidated Affiliate, as applicable; provided that a negative pledge shall not, in and of itself, cause any Indebtedness to be considered to be Secured Indebtedness.
“Securities” or “Security” shall have the meaning specified in section 2(1) of the Securities Act.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.
“Senior Financial Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or comptroller of the Company.
“Series H Notes” is defined in Section 1.1.
“Series K Notes” is defined in Section 1.4.
“Series K Purchasers” is defined in Section 2.
“Shareholders’ Equity” means, as of any date of determination, consolidated shareholders’ equity of the Consolidated Group as of that date determined in accordance with GAAP
“Significant Subsidiary” means, on any date of determination, each Subsidiary or group of Subsidiaries of the Company (a) whose total assets as of the last day of the then most recently ended fiscal quarter were equal to or greater than 10% of the Total Asset Value at such time, or
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(b) whose gross revenues were equal to or greater than 10% or more of the consolidated revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the then most recently ended period of four fiscal quarters (it being understood that all such calculations shall be determined in the aggregate for all Subsidiaries of the Company subject to any of the events specified in clause (g), (h) or (i) of Section 11).
“Single Asset Entity” means a Person (other than an individual) that (a) only owns or leases a Property and/or cash or Cash Equivalents and other assets of nominal value incidental to such Person’s ownership of such Property; (b) is engaged only in the business of owning, developing and/or leasing such Property; and (c) receives substantially all of its gross revenues from such Property. In addition, if the assets of a Person consist solely of (i) Equity Interests in one or more other Single Asset Entities and (ii) cash or Cash Equivalents and other assets of nominal value incidental to such Person’s ownership of the other Single Asset Entities, such Person shall also be deemed to be a Single Asset Entity for purposes of this Agreement (such an entity, a “Single Asset Holding Company”).
“Single Asset Holding Company” has the meaning given that term in the definition of Single Asset Entity.
“Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature, (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital, and (e) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business. For purposes of this definition, the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
“Source” is defined in Section 6.2.
“State Sanctions List” means a list that is adopted by any state Governmental Authority within the United States of America pertaining to Persons that engage in investment or other commercial activities in Iran or any other country that is a target of economic sanctions imposed under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws.
“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or
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indirectly through one or more intermediaries. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means, collectively, (a) each Initial Subsidiary Guarantor, (b) each Subsidiary that is, or is required to become, a “Guarantor” under and pursuant to the terms of any Bank Loan Document, the Prudential Note Agreement, the MetLife Note Agreement, the AIG Note Agreement, any Additional Note Agreement or any other document, instrument or agreement evidencing or governing any other Unsecured Debt and (c) each Subsidiary that from time to time becomes party hereto as a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 9.13 hereof, and in each case under clauses (a), (b) and (c) together with their successors and permitted assigns.
“Substitute Purchaser” is defined in Section 22.
“Super-Majority Holders” means at any time on or after the Closing, the holders of at least 66-2/3% in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding (exclusive of Notes then owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates).
“SVO” means the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC or any successor to such Office.
“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Purchaser or any Affiliate of a Purchaser).
“Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
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“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.
“Tenant” means any tenant, lessee, licensee or occupant under a Lease, including a subtenant or a subleasee.
“Threshold Amount” means (a) with respect to Recourse Indebtedness of any Person, $30,000,000, (b) with respect to Non-Recourse Indebtedness of any Person, $75,000,000 and (c) with respect to the Swap Termination Value owed by any Person, $30,000,000.
“Total Asset Value” means, on any date of determination, the sum (without duplication) of (a) the Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of NOI for the period of four full fiscal quarters ended on or most recently ended prior to such date (excluding the Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of NOI for any Property not owned or leased for the entirety of such four fiscal quarter period), and divided by the Cap Rate, (b) the aggregate cash acquisition price paid to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company for Properties (other than unimproved land, or properties that are under construction or otherwise under development and not yet substantially complete) that has not been owned or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ended on or most recently ended prior to such date for a period of less than four full fiscal quarters as of such date, plus the amount of capital expenditures actually spent by the Company or a consolidated Subsidiary thereof in connection with such Properties, (c) Cash and Cash Equivalents, (d) investments in marketable securities, valued at the lower of GAAP book value or “market” as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended on or most recently ended prior to such date, (e) the aggregate GAAP book value of all unimproved land and properties that are under construction or otherwise under development and not yet substantially complete owned or leased as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ended on or most recently ended prior to such date and (f) the aggregate GAAP book value of mortgage notes receivable as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ended on or most recently ended prior to such date. The Consolidated Group’s Ownership Share of assets held by Unconsolidated Affiliates (excluding assets of the type described in clauses (c) and (d) above) will be included in the calculation of Total Asset Value on a basis consistent with the above described treatment for Wholly-Owned assets; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of calculating Total Asset Value at any time, Investments in excess of the following limitations on specific classes of Investments shall be excluded from such calculations, but, for avoidance of doubt, shall not be a Default or Event of Default:
(i)purchase money mortgages or other financing provided to Persons in connection with the sale of a Property, in an aggregate amount in excess of ten percent (10%) of Total Asset Value;
(ii)purchasing, originating and owning loans (excluding loans described in clause (i) above) secured by mortgages or deeds of trust on one or more Real Properties that are described in the definition of Permitted Businesses, in an aggregate amount in excess of fifteen percent (15%) of Total Asset Value;
(iii)Investments in unimproved land in an aggregate amount in excess of ten percent (10%) of Total Asset Value;
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(iv)Investments in marketable securities traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) or NASDAQ (National Market System Issues only) in an aggregate amount in excess of five percent (5%) of the Total Asset Value;
(v)Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates (excluding investments described in clause (iv) above) in an aggregate amount in excess of five percent (5%) of Total Asset Value;
(vi)Investments in Real Property under development (i.e., a property which is being developed for which a certificate of occupancy (or other equivalent thereof issued under applicable local law) has not been issued) in an aggregate amount in excess of ten percent (10%) of the Total Asset Value;
(vii)Investments in multi-tenant retail businesses in an aggregate amount in excess of ten percent (10%) of the Total Asset Value; and
(viii)Investments of the types set forth in clauses (i) through (vii) above in an aggregate amount in excess of thirty percent (30%) of the Total Asset Value.
Determinations of whether an Investment causes one of the above limitations to be exceeded will be made after giving effect to the subject Investment, and the value of any Investment will be determined in the manner set forth in clauses (a) through (f) of this definition.
“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the issuance of the Notes hereunder and the guaranties by the Subsidiary Guarantors of the Indebtedness owing to the Purchasers hereunder.
“Transferee” means any Person who becomes a holder of Notes after the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Unconditional Guarantee” is defined in Section 15.1.
“Unconsolidated Affiliate” means, at any date, any Person (x) in which any member of the Consolidated Group, directly or indirectly, holds an Equity Interest, which investment is accounted for in the consolidated financial statements of the Company on an equity basis of accounting and (y) whose financial results are not consolidated with the financial results of the Company under GAAP.
“Unencumbered Asset Value” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of
(a)(i) the aggregate Unencumbered NOI from Unencumbered Eligible Properties owned, or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, for the period of four full fiscal quarters ended on or most recently ended prior to such date, divided by (ii) the Cap Rate;
(b)the sum of (i) the aggregate cash acquisition price paid to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company for all Unencumbered Eligible Properties that were owned,
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or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ended on or most recently ended prior to such date for a period less than four full fiscal quarters plus (ii) an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the amount of capital expenditures actually spent by the Company or a consolidated Subsidiary thereof in connection with such Unencumbered Eligible Properties and (B) ten percent (10%) of the aggregate cash acquisition price paid for such Unencumbered Eligible Properties as referred to in the clause (b)(i) above; and
(c)the CPD Note Amount on such date;
provided, however that (x) not more than fifteen percent (15%) of the Unencumbered Asset Value at any time may be in respect of Unencumbered Eligible Properties that are subject to Eligible Ground Leases (rather than Wholly-Owned in fee simple), with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from Unencumbered Asset Value and (y) not more than fifteen percent (15%) of the Unencumbered Asset Value at any time may be in respect of Unencumbered Eligible Properties that are not an operating gasoline station, a convenience store or another Permitted Business operating adjacent to or in connection with an operating gasoline station or convenience store owned or ground leased by the Consolidated Group.
“Unencumbered Eligible Property” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Unencumbered Property Criteria”.
“Unencumbered Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company, the ratio of (a) Unencumbered NOI for all Unencumbered Eligible Properties for such fiscal quarter to (b) Unsecured Interest Expense for such fiscal quarter.
“Unencumbered NOI” means, as for any period, the aggregate NOI that is attributable to all Unencumbered Eligible Properties owned, or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, during such period; provided, that not more than 30% of the aggregate Unencumbered NOI for all Unencumbered Eligible Properties at any time may come from any single Tenant (together with its Affiliates), with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from such aggregate Unencumbered NOI.
“Unencumbered Property Criteria” in order for any Property to be included as an Unencumbered Eligible Property it must be designated as such by the Company and meet and continue to satisfy each of the following criteria (each such property that is so designated and meets such criteria being referred to as an “Unencumbered Eligible Property”):
(a)the Property is operated as a Permitted Business;
(b)the Property is Wholly-Owned in fee simple directly by, or is ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease directly to, the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(c)each Unencumbered Property Subsidiary with respect to the Property must be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company and be a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(d)each Unencumbered Property Subsidiary with respect to the Property must be organized in a state within the United States of America or in the District of Columbia,
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and the Property itself must be located in a state within the United States of America or in the District of Columbia;
(e)the Equity Interests of each Unencumbered Property Subsidiary with respect to such Property are not subject to any Liens (including, without limitation, any restriction contained in the Organizational Documents of any such Subsidiary that limits the ability to create a Lien thereon as security for indebtedness, but excluding any negative pledge under the Financing Documents or which is a Permitted Pari Passu Provision or is a negative pledge which is contemplated pursuant to clause (B) of Section 10.11) other than Permitted Equity Encumbrances;
(f)the Property is not subject to any ground lease (other than an Eligible Ground Lease), Lien or any restriction (other than any negative pledge under the Financing Documents or which is a Permitted Pari Passu Provision or is a negative pledge which is contemplated pursuant to clause (B) of Section 10.11) on the ability of the Company and each Unencumbered Property Subsidiary with respect to such Property to transfer or encumber such property or income therefrom or proceeds thereof (other than Permitted Property Encumbrances);
(g)the Property does not have any title, survey, environmental, structural, architectural or other defects that would interfere with the use of such Property for its intended purpose in any material respect and shall not be subject to any condemnation or similar proceeding;
(h)no Unencumbered Property Subsidiary with respect to such Property shall be subject to any proceedings under any Debtor Relief Law;
(i)no Unencumbered Property Subsidiary with respect to such Property shall incur or otherwise be liable for any Indebtedness (other than (x) Indebtedness under the Financing Documents, (y) Unsecured Debt (whether as a borrower, guarantor or other obligor) and (z) in the case of an Unencumbered Property Subsidiary that indirectly owns all or any portion of an Unencumbered Eligible Property (an “Indirect Owner”), unsecured guaranties of Non-Recourse Indebtedness of a Subsidiary thereof for which recourse to such Indirect Owner is contractually limited to liability for Customary Non-Recourse Carve-Outs); and
(j)the business(es) operated at such Property would not, in the reasonable judgment of the holder of any Note, reasonably be expected to cause such holder to violate any applicable law or regulation.
“Unencumbered Property Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of the Company that owns, or ground leases, directly or indirectly, all or a portion of any Unencumbered Eligible Property.
“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
“Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents” means on any date, the sum of: (a) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash then held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as set
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forth on the Company’s balance sheet for the then most recently ended fiscal quarter), plus (b) the aggregate amount of unrestricted Cash Equivalents (valued at fair market value) then held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. As used in this definition, “Unrestricted” means, with respect to any asset, the circumstance that such asset is not subject to any Liens or claims of any kind in favor of any Person.
“Unsecured Debt” means Indebtedness of any Person that is not Secured Indebtedness.
“Unsecured Debt Facility” means Unsecured Debt of any Person that is of a type described in clause (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of “Indebtedness” or is a Guarantee of any such Unsecured Debt. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any Unsecured Debt Facility of the type described in clause (c) of the definition of “Indebtedness”, Unsecured Debt Facility shall not include any underlying Secured Indebtedness that is the subject of such Swap Contract or any documentation with respect to any such underlying Secured Indebtedness that is the subject of such Swap Contract.
“Unsecured Interest Expense” means, for any period, the portion of Consolidated Interest Expense for such period attributable to Unsecured Debt equal to the greater of (a) the actual interest expense incurred in respect thereof during such period and (b) an imputed interest expense amount determined on the basis of an assumed per annum interest rate applicable to such Unsecured Debt at all times during such period equal to six percent (6.0%).
“USA PATRIOT Act” means United States Public Law 107-56, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.
“U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws” means those laws, executive orders, enabling legislation or regulations administered and enforced by the United States pursuant to which economic sanctions have been imposed on any Person, entity, organization, country or regime, including the Trading with the Enemy Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Iran Sanctions Act, the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act and any other OFAC Sanctions Program.
“Wholly-Owned” means with respect to the ownership by any Person of any Property, that one hundred percent (100%) of the title to such Property is held in fee directly or indirectly by, or one hundred percent (100%) of such Property is ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease directly or indirectly by, such Person.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person on any date, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests and one hundred percent (100%) of the ordinary voting power are, as of such date, owned and Controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be
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deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise,
(a)any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein (including any Organizational Documents), shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document, as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein),
(b)any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns,
(c)the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, and
(d)all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement.
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SCHEDULE C
Eligible Ground Leases (Legacy)
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Schedule 1-A
[Form of Series H Note]
GETTY REALTY CORP.
3.52% Series H Guaranteed Senior Note Due September 12, 2029
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For Value Received, the undersigned, Getty Realty Corp. (herein called the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, hereby promises to pay to [____________], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [_____________________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on September 12, 2029 (the “Maturity Date”), with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30‑day months) (a) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 3.52% per annum from the date hereof, payable quarterly, on the 25th day of February, May, August and November in each year, commencing with the February 25th, May 25th, August 25th or November 25th, as applicable, next succeeding the date hereof, and on the Maturity Date, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, (x) on any overdue payment of interest and (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum from time to time equal to the greater of (i) 5.52% or (ii) 2.0% over the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from time to time in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate, payable semiannually as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).
Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in New York, New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Agreement referred to below.
This Note is one of a series of Guaranteed Senior Notes (herein called the “Notes”) issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Agreement”), among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors and the respective Purchasers named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 21 of the Note Agreement and (ii) made the representation set forth in Section 6.2 of the Note Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Agreement.
This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed,
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by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
The obligations of the Company under this Note have been guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Note Agreement.
This Note is subject to prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Agreement, but not otherwise.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Agreement.
This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Company and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.
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Schedule 1-B
[Form of Series K Note]
GETTY REALTY CORP.
3.43% Series K Guaranteed Senior Note Due November 25, 2030
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For Value Received, the undersigned, Getty Realty Corp. (herein called the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, hereby promises to pay to [____________], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [_____________________] Dollars (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on November 25, 2030 (the “Maturity Date”), with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30‑day months) (a) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 3.43% per annum from the date hereof, payable quarterly, on the 25th day of February, May, August and November in each year, commencing with the February 25th, May 25th, August 25th or November 25th, as applicable, next succeeding the date hereof, and on the Maturity Date, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, (x) on any overdue payment of interest and (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum from time to time equal to the greater of (i) 5.43% or (ii) 2.0% over the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from time to time in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate, payable semiannually as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).
Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in New York, New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Agreement referred to below.
This Note is one of a series of Guaranteed Senior Notes (herein called the “Notes”) issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Agreement”), among the Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors and the respective Purchasers named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 21 of the Note Agreement and (ii) made the representation set forth in Section 6.2 of the Note Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Agreement.
This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed,
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by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
The obligations of the Company under this Note have been guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the Note Agreement.
This Note is subject to prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Agreement, but not otherwise.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Agreement.
This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Company and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.
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SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY AND OWNERSHIP OF SUBSIDIARY STOCK
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS
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CONDITION OF PROPERTIES
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EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT]
[NAME OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR]
To each Noteholder (as defined below):
Date:[Month] [Day], 20[__]
Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement dated as of December 4, 2020 (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Purchase Agreement”) among Getty Realty Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), each of its Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto as a Subsidiary Guarantor (collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) and the holders of Notes issued thereunder and each of their respective successors and assigns, including, without limitation, future holders of the Notes (as defined below) (collectively, the “Noteholders”), pursuant to which the Company, among other things, (a) amended and restated the Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement dated as of September 12, 2019, and (b) issued to the Series K Purchasers its 3.43% Series K Guaranteed Senior Notes due November 25, 2030 (as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Series K Notes” and together with the Series H Notes, collectively, the “Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $25,000,000.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.
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In accordance with the terms of Section 9.13 of the Note Purchase Agreement, [Insert Name of Subsidiary Guarantor], a [__________] [corporation/limited liability company] (the “Subsidiary Guarantor”), by the execution and delivery of this Joinder Agreement, does hereby agree to become, and does hereby become, a party to the Note Purchase Agreement and bound by the terms and conditions of the Note Purchase Agreement as a Subsidiary Guarantor, including, without limitation, becoming jointly and severally liable with the other Subsidiary Guarantors for the Guaranteed Obligations in accordance with Section 15 of the Note Purchase Agreement and for the due and punctual performance and observance of all the covenants in the Note Purchase Agreement to be performed or observed by the Obligors, all as more particularly provided for in Sections 9 and 10 of the Note Purchase Agreement. The Note Purchase Agreement is hereby, without any further action, amended to add the Subsidiary Guarantor as a “Subsidiary Guarantor”, “Obligor” and signatory to the Note Purchase Agreement. Upon the execution hereof, this Joinder Agreement shall constitute a “Financing Document” for purposes of the Note Purchase Agreement.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR. |
The Subsidiary Guarantor hereby makes, as of the date hereof and only as to itself in its capacity as a Subsidiary Guarantor and/or as a Subsidiary, each of the representations and
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warranties set forth in Section 5 of the Note Purchase Agreement that is directly applicable to a Subsidiary Guarantor or a Subsidiary (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) as of such earlier date).
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DELIVERIES BY SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR. |
The Subsidiary Guarantor hereby delivers to each of the Noteholders, contemporaneously with the delivery of this Joinder Agreement, each of the documents and certificates set forth in Section 9.13 of the Note Purchase Agreement.
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ADDRESS FOR NOTICES. |
All notices, requests, demands and communications to or upon the Subsidiary Guarantor shall be governed by the terms of Section 19 of the Note Purchase Agreement and shall be addressed to the Subsidiary Guarantor at [c/o Getty Realty Corp., Two Jericho Plaza, Suite 110, Jericho, New York 11753, Attention of Chief Financial Officer (Facsimile No. (516) 478-5493 and email address: dfielding@gettyrealty.com)], or at such other address as the Subsidiary Guarantor shall have specified to the Noteholders in writing.
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Effective Date. |
This Joinder Agreement shall become effective on the date on which this Joinder Agreement and each of the documents and certificates set forth in Section 9.13 of the Note Purchase Agreement are sent to the Noteholders at the addresses and by a means stipulated in Section 19 of the Note Purchase Agreement.
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The Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that it will pay the reasonable fees and the disbursements of special counsel to the Noteholders incurred in connection with the execution and delivery of this Joinder Agreement in accordance with Section 16 of the Note Purchase Agreement.
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Section Headings, etc. |
The titles of the Sections appear as a matter of convenience only, do not constitute a part hereof and shall not affect the construction hereof. The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and “hereto” refer to this Joinder Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision.
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THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY,
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THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).
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Successors and Assigns. |
This Joinder Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Subsidiary Guarantor.
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Delivery of an executed signature page of this Joinder Agreement by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission, including by PDF file, shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed signature page hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subsidiary Guarantor has caused this Joinder Agreement to be executed on its behalf by a duly authorized officer or agent thereof as of the date first above written.
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Exhibit 10.43
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of __________, ____ (the “Grant Date”), between Getty Realty Corp. (the “Company”), and NAME (“Holder”).
RECITALS
A.The Company has adopted the Getty Realty Corp. Second Amended and Restated 2004 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) (the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference and made part of this Agreement).
B.The Committee appointed to administer the Plan has determined that it would be to the advantage and best interest of the Company and its shareholders to award Restricted Stock Units to Holder as an inducement for Holder to remain in the service of the Company and as an incentive for increased efforts during such service, and has advised the Company thereof and instructed the undersigned officer(s) to award such Restricted Stock Units to Holder, subject to the restrictions and conditions contained in this Agreement.
AGREEMENTS
In consideration of services to be rendered to the Company and the other mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following definitions ascribed to them:
(a)“Cause” shall mean a determination by the Committee that the Holder’s service was terminated due to: (i) the Holder’s conviction of any crime (whether or not involving the Company) constituting a felony in the applicable jurisdiction; (ii) conduct of the Holder related to the Holder’s service for which either criminal or civil penalties may be sought against the Holder and/or the Company; (iii) material violation of the Company’s Business Conduct Guidelines, including, but not limited to those relating to sexual harassment, the disclosure or misuse of confidential information, or those set forth in other Company manuals or statements of policy; or (iv) serious neglect or misconduct in the performance of the Holder’s duties for the Company or willful or repeated failure or refusal to perform such duties.
(b)“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(c)“Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, or another committee or subcommittee of the Board.
(d)“Disability” shall mean a disability described in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. The existence of a Disability shall be determined by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion.
(e)“Fair Market Value” of a share of Common Stock as of a given date shall be (i) the closing price of a share of Common Stock on the principal exchange on which shares of Common Stock are then trading, if any (or as reported on any composite index which includes such principal exchange), on the trading day previous to such date, or if shares were not traded on the trading day previous to such date, then on the next preceding date on which a trade occurred, or (ii) if Common Stock is not traded on an exchange but is quoted on Nasdaq or a successor quotation system, the mean between the closing representative bid and asked prices for the Common Stock on the trading day previous to such date as reported by Nasdaq or such successor quotation system, or (iii) if Common Stock is not publicly traded on an exchange and not quoted on Nasdaq or a successor quotation system, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as established by the Administrator acting in good faith.
(f)“Retirement” shall mean (i) if the Holder is an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, Termination of Service by the Holder on or after the Holder’s sixty-fifth birthday or the Holder’s completion of twenty full (not necessarily consecutive) years of employment with the Company or any Subsidiary, or (ii) if the Holder is a non-employee director of the Company with at least ten full years of service as a director of the Company, Termination of Service where the Holder voluntarily elects not to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors or is not nominated for re-election.
(g)“Termination of Service” shall mean, (i) if the Holder is an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary on the Grant Date, the time when the employee-employer relationship between the Holder and the Company or any Subsidiary is terminated for any reason, with or without Cause, including, but not by way of limitation, a termination by resignation, discharge, death, Disability or Retirement; but excluding (a) terminations where there is a simultaneous reemployment or continuing employment of the Holder by the Company or any Subsidiary, (b) at the discretion of the Committee, terminations which result in a temporary severance of the employee-employer relationship, and (c) at the discretion of the Committee, terminations which are followed by the simultaneous establishment of a consulting relationship by the Company or a Subsidiary with the Holder, and (ii) if the Holder is a non-employee director of the Company on the Grant Date, the time when the Holder ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Company for any reason; provided, however, that for purposes of settlement of vested Units, Termination of Service shall have the same meaning as “separation from service” under Section 409A of the Code.
2.Grant of Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the Company hereby grants AMOUNT Restricted Stock Units (“Units”) to Holder, to be credited to a separate account maintained for Holder on the books of the Company (the “Account”). On any date, the value of each Unit shall equal the Fair Market Value of one share of the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”).
3.Vesting
(a)Subject to the accelerated vesting provisions set forth in Section 3(b) or Section 3(c) below, the Units shall vest, on a cumulative basis, with respect to 20% of the Units on ___________, ____ (the “First Vesting Date”) and as to an additional 20% on each succeeding anniversary of the First Vesting Date (the First Vesting Date and each succeeding anniversary thereof may each be referred to herein as “Vesting Date”), so as to be 100% vested on the fifth
anniversary thereof, provided that Holder has not incurred a Termination of Service prior to the respective Vesting Date.
(b)Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Holder is an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary on the Grant Date:
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The Units shall vest as to 100% of the then unvested Units in the Holder’s Account upon the Holder’s Termination of Service by the Company without Cause; |
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The Units shall vest as to 100% of the then unvested Units in the Holder’s Account upon the Holder’s death prior to Termination of Service; and |
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If the Holder incurs a Termination of Service for any reason other than by the Company without Cause or due to death, all Units which have not vested at the time of such termination shall be automatically forfeited; provided, however, that notwithstanding the first clause of this Section 3(b)(3), if a Termination of Service occurs in connection with the Holder’s Retirement, the Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, take action to provide for 100% vesting of then unvested Units. |
(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Holder is a non-employee director of the Company on the Grant Date:
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The Units shall vest as to 100% of the then unvested Units in the Holder’s Account upon the Holder’s Termination of Service for any reason other than the Holder voluntarily electing to resign from the Board of Directors, voluntarily electing not to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors or being involuntarily removed from the Board of Directors (excluding, for this purpose, a failure to be re-elected by the stockholders of the Company); |
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The Units shall vest as to 100% of the then unvested Units in the Holder’s Account upon the Holder’s death prior to Termination of Service; and |
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If the Holder voluntarily resigns from the Board of Directors, voluntarily elects not to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors or is involuntarily removed from the Board of Directors (excluding, for this purpose, a failure to be re-elected by the stockholders of the Company), all Units which have not vested as of the date that the Holder incurs a Termination of Service shall be automatically forfeited upon the Termination of Service; provided, however, that notwithstanding the first clause of this Section 3(c)(3), the Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, take action to provide for 100% vesting of then unvested Units upon the Holder’s Retirement. |
4.Settlement. Each vested Unit credited to the Holder’s Account will be settled by the Company (and, upon such settlement, cease to be credited to the Holder’s Account) by either (a) the issuance to the Holder of one share of Common Stock or (b) a payment to the Holder of an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Settlement Date (hereinafter defined), such election to be made by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion. Settlement of vested Units shall occur on the date (the “Settlement Date”) that is the earlier to occur of (i) the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date, or (ii) within 30 days after the Holder’s Termination of Service, unless the Holder is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code at the time of his/her Termination of Service, in which case settlement shall occur on the first business day following the six-month anniversary of the Holder’s Termination of Service.
5.Dividend Equivalent. If on any date the Company pays any dividend on the Common Stock (the “Payment Date”), then Holder shall receive, within 14 days after the Payment Date, a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the number of Units in the Holder’s Account as of the Payment Date, multiplied by (ii) the per share cash amount of such dividend (or, in the case of a dividend payable in Common Stock or in property other than cash, the per share equivalent cash value of such dividend, as determined in good faith by the Committee).
6.Restrictions. The Units granted hereunder may not be sold, pledged or otherwise transferred (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution) and may not be subject to lien, garnishment, attachment or other legal process. The Holder acknowledges and agrees that, with respect to each Unit credited to his Account, Holder has no voting rights with respect to the Company unless and until such Unit is settled in Common Stock.
7.Taxation. When Units become vested in accordance with applicable tax rules and/or upon settlement, as applicable, Holder will be obligated to pay all Social Security, Withholding and other (income based) taxes, that are due and payable by reason of the vesting and/or settlement of Units on such date. If Holder shall fail to deliver to the Company the entire amount of such Social Security, Withholding and other (income based) taxes, prior to the payment of Holder’s next regular salary payment, then the Company shall have the right to withhold from such salary payment the unpaid amount of such Social Security, Withholding and other (income based) taxes. Additionally, upon the settlement of vested Units in cash, the Company shall have the right to withhold from such cash settlement an amount sufficient to satisfy all applicable Social Security, Withholding and other (income based) taxes. Upon the settlement of vested Units in Common Stock, the Holder shall be required as a condition of such settlement to pay to the Company by check the amount of any Social Security, Withholding and other (income based) taxes that the Company determines is required to be paid; provided, however, that, with the prior written consent of the Committee, the Holder may elect to satisfy such payment obligation by having the Company withhold from the settlement that number of shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such payment; and provided further, however, that the number of shares that may be so withheld by the Company shall be limited to that number of shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of such withholding equal to the aggregate amount of the Holder’s payment obligation on that date (i.e. Holder’s federal and state income and payroll tax liabilities based upon the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state income and payroll tax purposes).
8.No Effect on Employment or Other Service. Neither this Agreement nor the Units granted hereunder shall confer upon Holder any right to, or impose upon Holder any obligation of, continued employment or other service with the Company and shall not in any way modify or restrict any right the Company or the Company’s shareholders may otherwise have to terminate such employment or service.
9.Notices. Any notice hereunder to any party shall be effective upon receipt (or refusal of receipt) and shall be in writing and delivered personally or sent by telecopy, or certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows:
If to the Company:
Getty Realty Corp.
Two Jericho Plaza, Suite 110
Jericho, NY 11753
Attn: Chairman, Compensation Committee
If to the Holder, to the address set forth on the signature page hereof, or at any other address as any party shall have specified by notice in writing to the other party.
10.Miscellaneous.
(a)All amounts credited to the Holder’s Account under this Agreement shall continue for all purposes to be a part of the general assets of the Company. The Holder’s interest in the Account shall make him only a general, unsecured creditor of the Company.
(b)This Agreement, together with the Plan, constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be modified or amended except by a written agreement signed by the Company and Holder. In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall conflict with any provision of the Plan, the provision of this Agreement shall control, except to the extent that the same would violate applicable law.
(c)Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Plan.
(d)The Units shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 8.3 of the Plan. The Administrator shall ensure that any action taken pursuant to Section 8.3(a) through 8.3(f) of the Plan shall comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code if and to the extent that the Units constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.
(e)No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of the same or similar nature.
(f)Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns and the Holder and his heirs and personal representatives.
(g)If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision and shall not in any manner affect or render invalid or unenforceable any other severable provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be carried out as if any such invalid or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.
(h)The section headings contained herein are for the purposes of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the contents of said sections. Except as may otherwise be expressly provided, all references herein to “Section” or “Sections” shall mean the applicable section or sections of this Agreement.
(i)Words in the singular shall be read and construed as though in the plural and words in the plural shall be read and construed as though in the singular in all cases where they would so apply.
(j)This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall be deemed one original.
(k)This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract under the laws of the State of New York and for all purposes shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of said state without regard to the principles of conflicts of law.
(l)409A Savings Clause. This Agreement and the Units granted hereunder are intended to comply with, or otherwise be exempt from, Section 409A of the Code. This Agreement and the Units shall be administered, interpreted, and construed in a manner consistent with Section 409A of the Code. Should any provision of this Agreement be found not to comply with, or otherwise be exempt from, the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, such provision shall be modified and given effect (retroactively if necessary), in the sole discretion of the Administrator, and without the consent of the Holder, in such manner as the Administrator determines to be necessary or appropriate to comply with, or to effectuate an exemption from, Section 409A of the Code. If the Company or Administrator by its operation of the Plan or this Agreement and by no fault of the Holder causes this Agreement to fail to meet the requirements of paragraphs (2), (3) or (4) of Section 409A(a) of the Code, the Company shall reimburse the Holder for interest and additional tax payable with respect to previously deferred compensation as provided in Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code incurred by the Holder including a tax “gross-up” on such reimbursement. Any such reimbursement and tax gross-up payment shall be calculated in good faith by the Administrator and shall be paid by the end of the Holder’s taxable year next following the Holder’s taxable year in which the related taxes are remitted to the taxing authority. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, in no event shall the Administrator exercise its discretion to accelerate the payment or settlement of the Units unless and to the extent that such accelerated payment or settlement is permissible under Treasury Regulation 1.409A-3(j)(4) or any successor provision. Each amount payable under this Agreement as a dividend equivalent payment or as a payment upon vesting or settlement of the Units is designated as a separate identified payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date and year first above written.
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XXX-XX-XXXX |
Certificate # 20XX-1-0XX |
XXXX Restricted Stock Units |
Getty Realty
G E T T Y R E A L T Y C O R P.
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CHRISTOPHER J. CONSTANT President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Dear NAME:
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors is pleased to advise you that you have been granted X,XXX Restricted Stock Units. Each vested RSU is settled as per the schedule attached or upon the termination of your employment with Getty Realty Corp. with common shares of stock (1 for 1) or a cash payment equal to the value of the Getty common shares of stock. If the RSUs were vested and settled today in cash, you would receive a payment (based ________, ____’s closing price of $XX.XX) equal to $XX,XXX less applicable withholding taxes.
Enclosed is your Restricted Stock Unit Agreement No. 20XX-1-0XX relating to the Units granted effective ____________, ___.
I want to personally thank you for your meaningful efforts on behalf of the Company and look forward to our combined commitment to make your stock units grow in value.
Sincerely,
Christopher Constant
President and Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT 21. SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY
SUBSIDIARY |
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AOC Transport, Inc. |
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Delaware |
GettyMart Inc. |
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Delaware |
Getty HI Indemnity, Inc. |
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New York |
Getty Leasing, Inc. |
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Delaware |
Getty Properties Corp. |
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Delaware |
Getty-RPI (TX II) 1031, LLC |
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Delaware |
Getty TM Corp. |
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Maryland |
GTY MA/NH Leasing, Inc. |
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Delaware |
GTY MD Leasing, Inc. |
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Delaware |
GTY NY Leasing, Inc. |
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Delaware |
GTY-CPG (VA/DC) Leasing, Inc. |
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Delaware |
GTY-CPG (QNS./BX) Leasing, Inc. |
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Delaware |
GTY-EPP Leasing, LLC |
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Delaware |
GTY-GPM-EZ Leasing, LLC |
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Delaware |
GTY-Pacific Leasing, LLC |
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Delaware |
GTY-SC Leasing, LLC |
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Delaware |
Leemilt’s Petroleum, Inc. |
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New York |
Power Test Realty Company Limited Partnership* |
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New York |
Slattery Group, Inc. |
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New Jersey |
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Ninety-nine percent owned by the Company, representing the limited partner units, and one percent owned by Getty Properties Corp., representing the general partner interest. |
EXHIBIT 23. CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-251977) and Form S-8 (No. 333-115672 and 333-223054) of Getty Realty Corp. of our report dated February 25, 2021 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedules, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 25, 2021
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Christopher J. Constant, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Getty Realty Corp.;
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 consolidated 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 Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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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; |
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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 consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
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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 |
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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 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):
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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 |
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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. |
Date: February 25, 2021
By: |
/s/ CHRISTOPHER J. CONSTANT |
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Christopher J. Constant |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, Brian Dickman, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Getty Realty Corp.;
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 consolidated 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 Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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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; |
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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 consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
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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 |
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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 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):
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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 |
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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. |
Date: February 25, 2021
By: |
/s/ BRIAN DICKMAN |
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Brian Dickman |
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Executive Vice President, |
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Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Getty Realty Corp. (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
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the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the annual period ended December 31, 2020 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
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the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Dated: February 25, 2021
By: |
/s/ CHRISTOPHER J. CONSTANT |
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Christopher J. Constant |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Getty Realty Corp. and will be retained by Getty Realty Corp. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Getty Realty Corp. (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
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the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the annual period ended December 31, 2020 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
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the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Dated: February 25, 2021
By: |
/s/ BRIAN DICKMAN |
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Brian Dickman |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Getty Realty Corp. and will be retained by Getty Realty Corp. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.