Exhibit 10.3
ADVISORY AGREEMENT
THIS ADVISORY AGREEMENT, dated as of __________, 2001 is between
CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 15 INCORPORATED, a Maryland corporation (the
"Company"), and XXXXX ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP., a Delaware corporation and
wholly-owned subsidiary of W. P. Xxxxx & Co. LLC (the "Advisor").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission a Registration Statement (No. 333-58854) on Form S-11 covering shares
of its common stock ("Shares"), par value $.001, to be offered to the public,
and the Company may subsequently issue securities other than such Shares
("Securities") or otherwise raise additional capital;
WHEREAS, the Company intends to qualify as a REIT (as defined below),
and to invest its funds in investments permitted by the terms of the
Registration Statement and Sections 856 through 860 of the Code (as defined
below);
WHEREAS, the Company desires to avail itself of the experience, sources
of information, advice and assistance of, and certain facilities available to,
the Advisor and to have the Advisor undertake the duties and responsibilities
hereinafter set forth, on behalf of, and subject to the supervision of the Board
of Directors of the Company, all as provided herein; and
WHEREAS, the Advisor is willing to render such services, subject to the
supervision of the Board of Directors, on the terms and conditions hereinafter
set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the
definitions hereinafter indicated:
Acquisition Expenses. Those expenses, including but not limited
to legal fees and expenses, travel and communications expenses, costs
of appraisals, nonrefundable option payments on Property not acquired,
accounting fees and expenses, title insurance and miscellaneous
expenses, related to selection and acquisition of Properties, whether
or not acquired. Acquisition Expenses shall not include Acquisition
Fees.
Acquisition Fees. The total of all fees and commissions
(including any interest thereon) paid by the Company in connection
with the purchase, development or construction of Properties and any
related mortgage financing by the Company. A Development Fee or a
Construction Fee paid to a Person not affiliated with the Sponsor in
connection with the actual development or construction of a project
after acquisition of the Property by the Company shall not be deemed
an Acquisition Fee. Included in the computation of such fees or
commissions shall be any real estate commission, selection fee,
development fee (other than as described above), construction fee
(other than as described above), non-recurring management fee,
mortgage placement fee, lease-up fee, transaction structuring fee or
any
fee of a similar nature, however designated. Acquisition Fees include
Subordinated Acquisition Fees. Acquisition Fees shall not include
Acquisition Expenses.
Adjusted Investor Capital. As of any date, the Initial Investor
Capital for such date reduced by any distributions on or prior to such
date deemed by the Board to be from Cash from Sales and Financings,
but only to the extent such distributions exceed the amount necessary
to satisfy any accrued but unpaid portion of the Preferred Return not
satisfied by distributions of cash generated through operations
through the date Cash from Sales or Financings are distributed by the
Company.
Advisor. Xxxxx Asset Management Corp, a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of Delaware and wholly-owned by W. P.
Xxxxx & Co. LLC.
Affiliate. An Affiliate of another Person shall include any of
the following: (i) any Person directly or indirectly owning,
controlling, or holding, with power to vote ten percent or more of the
outstanding voting securities of such other Person; (ii) any Person
ten percent or more of whose outstanding voting securities are
directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held, with power to vote,
by such other Person; (iii) any Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such other
Person; (iv) any executive officer, director, trustee or general
partner of such other Person; or (iv) any legal entity for which such
Person acts as an executive officer, director, trustee or general
partner.
Agreement. This Advisory Agreement.
Appraised Value. Value according to an appraisal made by an
Independent Appraiser.
Articles of Incorporation. Articles of Incorporation of the
Company under the General Corporation Law of Maryland, as amended from
time to time, pursuant to which the Company is organized.
Asset Management Fee. The Asset Management Fee as defined in
Section 9(a) hereof.
Average Invested Assets. Except as otherwise set forth in the
penultimate sentence in Section 9(a) and (b) hereof, for any period,
the average of the aggregate book value of the assets of the Company
invested, directly or indirectly, in Properties and in Loans secured
by real estate, before reserves for depreciation or bad debts or other
similar non-cash reserves, computed by taking the average of such
values at the end of each month during such period. For the purpose of
calculating the Asset Management Fee and the Performance Fee, Average
Invested Assets shall be calculated in accordance with Section 9(a)
and 9(b) hereof, respectively.
Board or Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of the
Company.
Bylaws. The bylaws of the Company.
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Cash from Financings. Net cash proceeds realized by the Company
from the financing of Properties or the refinancing of any Company
indebtedness.
Cash from Sales. Net cash proceeds realized by the Company from
the sale, exchange or other disposition of any of its assets after
deduction of all expenses incurred in connection therewith. Cash from
Sales shall not include Cash from Financings.
Cash from Sales and Financings. The total sum of Cash from Sales
and Cash from Financings.
Cause. With respect to the termination of this Agreement, fraud,
criminal conduct, willful misconduct or willful or negligent breach of
fiduciary duty by the Advisor or a breach of this Agreement by the
Advisor.
Change of Control. A change of control of the Company of a nature
that would be required to be reported in response to the disclosure
requirements of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), as
enacted and in force on the date hereof, whether or not the Company is
then subject to such reporting requirements; provided, however, that,
without limitation, a Change of Control shall be deemed to have
occurred if: (i) any "person" (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of
the Exchange Act, as enacted and in force on the date hereof) is or
becomes the "beneficial owner" (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3,
as enacted and in force on the date hereof, under the Exchange Act) of
securities of the Company representing 8.5% or more of the combined
voting power of the Company's securities then outstanding; (ii) there
occurs a merger, consolidation or other reorganization of the Company
which is not approved by the Board of Directors; (iii) there occurs a
sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of substantially all of
the assets of the Company to another entity, which disposition is not
approved by the Board of Directors; or (iv) there occurs a contested
proxy solicitation of the Shareholders of the Company that results in
the contesting party electing candidates to a majority of the Board of
Directors' positions next up for election.
Code. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Company. Corporate Property Associates 15 Incorporated, a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Maryland.
Competitive Real Estate Commission. The real estate or brokerage
commission paid for the purchase or sale of a property that is
reasonable, customary and competitive in light of the size, type and
location of the property.
Construction Fee. A fee or other remuneration for acting as
general contractor and/or construction manager to construct
improvements, supervise and coordinate projects or to provide major
repairs or rehabilitation on a Property.
Contract Purchase Price. The amount actually paid for or
allocated (as of the date of purchase) to the purchase, development,
construction or improvement of a Property, exclusive of Acquisition
Fees and Acquisition Expenses.
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Contract Sales Price. The total consideration received by the
Company for the sale of a Property.
Cumulative Return. For the period for which the calculation is
being made, the percentage resulting from dividing (A) the total
Dividends paid on each Dividend payment date during such period (not
including Dividends paid out of Cash from Sales and Financings), by
(B) the product of (i) the average Adjusted Investor Capital for such
period (calculated on a daily basis), and (ii) the number of years
(including fractions thereof) elapsed during such period.
Development Fee. A fee for the packaging of a Property including
negotiating and approving plans, and undertaking to assist in
obtaining zoning and necessary variances and necessary financing for
the specific Property, either initially or at a later date.
Directors. The persons holding such office, as of any particular
time, under the Articles of Incorporation, whether they be the
directors named therein or additional or successor directors.
Dividends. Dividends declared by the Board.
Equity Interest. The stock of or other interests in, or warrants
or other rights to purchase the stock of or other interests in, any
entity that has borrowed money from the Company or that is a tenant of
the Company or that is a parent or controlling Person of any such
borrower or tenant.
Final Closing Date. The last date on which purchasers of Shares
offered pursuant to the Prospectus are issued such Shares.
Good Reason. With respect to the termination of this Agreement,
(i) any failure to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor
to the Company to assume and agree to perform the Company's
obligations under this Agreement; or (ii) any material breach of this
Agreement of any nature whatsoever by the Company.
Gross Offering Proceeds. The aggregate purchase price of Shares
sold pursuant to the Offering.
Independent Appraiser. A qualified appraiser of real estate as
determined by the Board, who is not affiliated, directly or
indirectly, with the Company, the Advisor or their respective
Affiliates. Membership in a nationally recognized appraisal society
such as the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers or the
Society of Real Estate Appraisers shall be conclusive evidence of such
qualification.
Independent Director. A Director of the Company who is not
associated and has not been associated within the last two years,
directly or indirectly, with the Sponsor or the Advisor. A Director
shall be deemed to be associated with the Sponsor or the Advisor if he
or she: (i) owns an interest in, is employed by, has any material
business or professional relationship with, or is an officer or
director of, the Sponsor, the Advisor, or any of their Affiliates,
other than as a director or trustee or officer of not more than two
other REITs
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organized by the Sponsor or advised by the Advisor; or (ii) performs
services, other than as a Director, for the Company. An indirect
relationship shall include circumstances in which a Director's spouse,
parents, children, siblings, mothers- or fathers-in-law, sons- or
daughters-in-law, or brothers- or sisters-in-law is or has been
associated with the Sponsor, the Advisor, any of their Affiliates or
the Company.
Individual. Any natural person and those organizations treated as
natural persons in Section 542(a) of the Code.
Initial Closing Date. The first date on which purchasers of
Shares offered pursuant to the Prospectus are issued such Shares.
Initial Investor Capital. The total amount of capital invested
from time to time by Shareholders (computed at a rate of $10 per Share
for every Share including those Shares for which reduced selling
commissions were paid in connection with their purchase from the
Company). Upon completion of the Offering, the Initial Investor
Capital shall be equal to the Gross Offering Proceeds.
Loan Refinancing Fee. The Loan Refinancing Fee as defined in
Section 9(e) hereof.
Loans. The notes and other evidences of indebtedness or
obligations acquired or entered into by the Company as lender which
are secured or collateralized by personal property, or fee or
leasehold interests in real estate or other assets, including but not
limited to first or subordinate mortgage loans, construction loans,
development loans, loans secured by capital stock or any other assets
or form of equity interest and any other type of loan or financial
arrangement, such as providing or arranging for letters of credit,
providing guarantees of obligations to third parties, or providing
commitments for loans. The term "Loans" shall not include leases which
are not recognized as leases for Federal income tax reporting
purposes.
Nasdaq. The national automated quotation system operated by the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Net Income. For any period, the total revenues applicable to such
period, less the total expenses applicable to such period excluding
additions to reserves for depreciation, bad debts or other similar
non-cash reserves; provided, however, Net Income for purposes of
calculating total allowable Operating Expenses shall exclude the gain
from the sale of the Company's assets.
Offering. The offering of Shares pursuant to the Prospectus.
Operating Expenses. All operating, general and administrative
expenses paid or incurred by the Company, as determined under
generally accepted accounting principles, except the following: (i)
interest and discounts and other cost of borrowed money; (ii) taxes
(including state and Federal income tax, property taxes and
assessments, franchise taxes and taxes of any other nature); (iii)
expenses of raising capital, including Organization and Offering
Expenses, printing, engraving, and other expenses, and taxes incurred
in connection with the issuance, distribution, transfer, registration
and stock exchange listing
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of the Company's Shares and Securities; (iv) expenses connected with
the acquisition, disposition, ownership and operation of real estate
interests, mortgage loans, or other property, including the costs of
foreclosure, insurance premiums, legal services, brokerage and sales
commissions, maintenance, repair and improvement of property; (v) the
Acquisition Fee or Subordinated Disposition Fee payable to the Advisor
or any other party; and (vi) non-cash items, such as depreciation,
amortization, depletion, and additions to reserves for depreciation,
amortization, depletion, losses and bad debts. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, Operating Expenses shall include the
Asset Management Fee, the Performance Fee and the Loan Refinancing
Fee.
Organization and Offering Expenses. Those expenses payable by the
Company in connection with the formation, qualification and
registration of the Company and in marketing and distributing Shares,
including, but not limited to: (i) the preparing, printing, filing and
delivery of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (including
any amendments thereof or supplements thereto) and the preparing and
printing of contractual agreements between the Company and the Sales
Agent and the Selected Dealers (including copies thereof); (ii) the
preparing and printing of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws,
solicitation material and related documents and the filing and/or
recording of such documents necessary to comply with the laws of the
State of Maryland for the formation of a corporation and thereafter
for the continued good standing of a corporation; (iii) the
qualification or registration of the Shares under state securities or
"Blue Sky" laws; (iv) any escrow arrangements, including any
compensation to an escrow agent; (v) the filing fees payable to the
SEC and to the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; (vi)
reimbursement for the reasonable and identifiable out-of-pocket
expenses of the Sales Agent and the Selected Dealers, including the
cost of their counsel; (vii) the fees of the Company's counsel and
independent public accountants; (viii) all advertising expenses
incurred in connection with the Offering, including the cost of all
sales literature and the costs related to investor and broker-dealer
sales and information meetings and marketing incentive programs; and
(ix) selling commissions, marketing fees, incentive fees and
wholesaling fees and expenses incurred in connection with the sale of
the Shares.
Performance Fee. The Performance Fee as defined in Section 9(b).
Person. An Individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, company, trust, bank, or other entity, or government or
any agency or political subdivision of a government.
Preferred Return. A Cumulative Return of six percent computed
from the Initial Closing Date through the date as of which such amount
is being calculated.
Property or Properties. The Company's partial or entire interest
in real property (including leasehold interests) and personal or mixed
property connected therewith.
Property Management Fee. The Property Management Fee as defined
in Section 9(f) hereof.
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Prospectus. The final prospectus of the Company pursuant to which
the Company will offer up to 50,000,000 Shares, as the same may at any
time and from time to time be amended or supplemented after the
effective date of the Registration Statement.
Registration Statement. The Registration Statement on Form S-11
of which the Prospectus is a part.
REIT. A real estate investment trust, as defined in Sections
856-860 of the Code.
Sales Agent. Xxxxx Financial Corporation.
Securities. Any stock, shares (other than currently outstanding
Shares and subsequently issued shares of common stock of the Company),
voting trust certificates, bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences
of indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or
otherwise or in general any instruments commonly known as "securities"
or any certificate of interest, shares or participation in temporary
or interim certificates for receipts (or, guarantees of, or warrants,
options or rights to subscribe to, purchase or acquire any of the
foregoing), which subsequently may be issued by the Company.
Selected Dealer Fee. A due diligence and management fee payable
to Selected Dealers by the Company (through the Sales Agent) of up to
one percent of the price of each Share sold by those Selected Dealers
to which the Sales Agent agrees to pay such due diligence and
management fee.
Selected Dealers. Broker-dealers who are members of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and who have executed an
agreement with the Sales Agent in which the Selected Dealers agree to
participate with the Sales Agent in the Offering.
Selected Investment Advisors. An investment advisor under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and presently registered
or licensed as an investment advisor by the appropriate regulatory
agency of each state in which the advisor has clients, or exempt from
each state's registration requirements. The advisor is not a
registered broker-dealer or registered representative with the NASD.
The advisor is in compliance with all applicable federal and state
securities laws. The advisor maintains the records, required by
Section 204 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and
rule 204-2 thereunder, in the form and for the periods required
thereby.
Shareholders. Those Persons who at any particular time are shown
as holders of record of Shares on the books and records of the
Company.
Shares. All of the shares of common stock of the Company, $.001
par value, and all other shares of common stock of the Company issued
in the Offering or any subsequent offering.
Sponsor. W.P. Xxxxx & Co. LLC and any other person directly or
indirectly instrumental in organizing, wholly or in part, the Company
or any person who will manage or participate in the management of the
Company, and any Affiliate of any such person.
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Sponsor does not include a person whose only relationship to the
Company is that of an independent property manager and whose only
compensation is as such. Sponsor also does not include wholly
independent third parties such as attorneys, accountants and
underwriters whose only compensation is for professional services.
Subordinated Acquisition Fee. The Subordinated Acquisition Fee as
defined in Section 9(d).
Subordinated Disposition Fee. The Subordinated Disposition Fee as
defined in Section 9(g) hereof.
Subordinated Incentive Fee. The Subordinated Incentive Fee as
defined in Section 9(h) hereof.
Termination Date. The effective date of any termination of this
Agreement.
Termination Fee. An amount equal to 15% of the amount, if any, by
which (1) the Appraised Value of the Properties on the Termination
Date, less the amount of all indebtedness secured by such Properties,
exceeds (2) the total of the Initial Investor Capital on the Final
Closing Date plus an amount equal to the Preferred Return through the
Termination Date reduced by the total Dividends paid by the Company
from its inception through the Termination Date.
Total Property Cost. With regard to any Property, an amount equal
to the sum of the Contract Purchase Price of such Property plus the
Acquisition Fees paid in connection with such Property.
2%/25% Guidelines. The requirement that, in any 12-month period,
the Operating Expenses not exceed the greater of two percent of the
Company's Average Invested Assets during such 12-month period or 25%
of the Company's Net Income over the same 12-month period.
Underlying Real Property. Property serving as collateral for any
Loan.
Valuation. An estimate of value of the assets of the Company as
determined by a Person approved by the Independent Directors, which
Person shall be independent of the Company and the Advisor.
2. APPOINTMENT. The Company hereby appoints the Advisor to serve as its
advisor on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the Advisor
hereby accepts such appointment.
3. DUTIES OF THE ADVISOR. The Advisor undertakes to use its best
efforts to present to the Company potential investment opportunities and to
provide a continuing and suitable investment program consistent with the
investment objectives and policies of the Company as determined and adopted from
time to time by the Directors. In performance of this undertaking, subject to
the supervision of the Directors and consistent with the provisions of the
Registration
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Statement, Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company, the Advisor
shall, either directly or by engaging an Affiliate:
(a) serve as the Company's investment and financial advisor and
provide research and economic and statistical data in connection with the
Company's assets and investment policies;
(b) provide the daily management of the Company and perform and
supervise the various administrative functions reasonably necessary for the
management of the Company;
(c) investigate, select, and, on behalf of the Company, engage and
conduct business with such Persons as the Advisor deems necessary to the proper
performance of its obligations hereunder, including but not limited to
consultants, accountants, correspondents, lenders, technical advisors,
attorneys, brokers, underwriters, corporate fiduciaries, escrow agents,
depositaries, custodians, agents for collection, insurers, insurance agents,
banks, builders, developers, property owners, mortgagors, and any and all agents
for any of the foregoing, including Affiliates of the Advisor, and Persons
acting in any other capacity deemed by the Advisor necessary or desirable for
the performance of any of the foregoing services, including but not limited to
entering into contracts in the name of the Company with any of the foregoing;
(d) consult with the officers and Directors of the Company and
assist the Directors in the formulation and implementation of the Company's
financial policies, and, as necessary, furnish the Directors with advice and
recommendations with respect to the making of investments consistent with the
investment objectives and policies of the Company and in connection with any
borrowings proposed to be undertaken by the Company;
(e) subject to the provisions of Sections 3(g) and 4 hereof: (i)
locate, analyze and select potential investments in Property and Loans; (ii)
structure and negotiate the terms and conditions of transactions pursuant to
which investments in Properties and Loans will be made, purchased or acquired by
the Company; (iii) make investments in Property on behalf of the Company in
compliance with the investment objectives and policies of the Company; (iv)
arrange for financing, and refinancing and make other changes in the asset or
capital structure of, and dispose of, reinvest the proceeds from the sale of or
otherwise deal with the investments in Property and Loans; and (v) enter into
leases and service contracts for Properties and, to the extent necessary,
perform all other operational functions for the maintenance and administration
of such Properties;
(f) provide the Directors with periodic reports regarding
prospective investments in Properties and Loans;
(g) obtain the prior approval of the Directors (including a
majority of the Independent Directors) for any and all investments in Property
which do not meet all of the requirements set forth in Section 4(b) hereof;
(h) negotiate on behalf of the Company with banks or lenders for
loans to be made to the Company, and negotiate on behalf of the Company with
investment banking firms and broker-dealers or negotiate private sales of Shares
and Securities or obtain loans for the Company, but in no event in such a way so
that the Advisor shall be acting as broker-dealer or
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underwriter; and provided, further, that any fees and costs payable to third
parties incurred by the Advisor in connection with the foregoing shall be the
responsibility of the Company;
(i) obtain reports (which may be prepared by the Advisor or its
Affiliates), where appropriate, concerning the value of investments or
contemplated investments of the Company in Property and/or Loans;
(j) obtain for, or provide to, the Company such services as may be
required in acquiring, managing and disposing of Company Property and/or Loans,
including, but not limited to: (i) the negotiation, making and servicing of
Loans; (ii) the disbursement and collection of Company monies; (iii) the payment
of debts of and fulfillment of the obligations of the Company; and (iv) the
handling, prosecuting and settling of any claims of or against the Company,
including, but not limited to, foreclosing and otherwise enforcing mortgages and
other liens securing the Loans;
(k) from time to time, or at any time reasonably requested by the
Directors, make reports to the Directors of its performance of services to the
Company under this Agreement;
(l) communicate on behalf of the Company with Shareholders as
required to satisfy the reporting and other requirements of any governmental
bodies or agencies to Shareholders and third parties and otherwise as requested
by the Company;
(m) provide or arrange for administrative services and items,
legal and other services, office space, office furnishings, personnel and other
overhead items necessary and incidental to the Company's business and
operations;
(n) provide the Company with such accounting data and any other
information so requested concerning the investment activities of the Company as
shall be required to prepare and to file all periodic financial reports and
returns required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any
other regulatory agency, including annual financial statements;
(o) maintain the books and records of the Company;
(p) supervise the performance of such ministerial and
administrative functions as may be necessary in connection with the daily
operations of the Properties and Loans;
(q) provide the Company with all necessary cash management
services;
(r) do all things necessary to assure its ability to render the
services described in this Agreement;
(s) perform such other services as may be required from time to
time for management and other activities relating to the assets of the Company
as the Advisor shall deem advisable under the particular circumstances;
(t) deliver to or maintain on behalf of the Company copies of all
appraisals obtained in connection with investments in Properties and Loans; and
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4. AUTHORITY OF ADVISOR.
(a) Pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including the
restrictions included in this Section 4 and in Section 7 hereof), and subject to
the continuing and exclusive authority of the Directors over the management of
the Company, the Directors hereby delegate to the Advisor the authority to: (1)
locate, analyze and select investment opportunities; (2) structure the terms and
conditions of transactions pursuant to which investments will be made or
acquired for the Company; (3) acquire Property and make Loans in compliance with
the investment objectives and policies of the Company; (4) arrange for financing
or refinancing, or make changes in the asset or capital structure of, and
dispose of or otherwise deal with, Property and Loans; (5) enter into leases and
service contracts for Properties, and perform other property level operations;
(6) oversee non-affiliated property managers and other non-affiliated Persons
who perform services for the Company; and (7) undertake accounting and other
record-keeping functions at the Property level.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any investment in Property,
including any acquisition of any Property by the Company (as well as any
financing acquired by the Company in connection with such acquisition), will
require the prior approval of the Directors unless, prior to completion of any
such transaction, the Advisor provides the Company with:
(i) an appraisal for the Property indicating that the Total
Property Cost of the Property does not exceed the Appraised Value of
the Property; and
(ii) a representation from the Advisor that the Property, in
conjunction with the Company's other investments and proposed
investments, at the time the Company is committed to purchase the
Property, is reasonably expected to fulfill the Company's investment
objectives and policies as established by the Directors and then in
effect.
(c) If a transaction requires approval by the Independent
Directors, the Advisor will deliver to the Independent Directors all documents
required by them to properly evaluate the proposed investment in such Property
or such Loan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the prior approval of the Directors,
including a majority of the Independent Directors, will be required for
transactions involving: (a) investments in Properties in respect of which all of
the requirements specified in Section 4(b) hereof have not been satisfied; (b)
investments in Properties made through joint venture arrangements with
Affiliates of the Advisor; (c) investments in Properties which are not
contemplated by the terms of the Prospectus; (d) transactions that present
issues which involve conflicts of interest for the Advisor (other than conflicts
involving the payment of fees or the reimbursement of expenses); and (e) the
lease of assets to the Sponsor, any Director or the Advisor.
The Directors may, at any time upon the giving of notice to the
Advisor, modify or revoke the authority set forth in this Section 4. If and to
the extent the Directors so modify or revoke the authority contained herein, the
Advisor shall henceforth submit to the Directors for prior approval such
proposed transactions involving investments in Property as thereafter require
prior approval, provided however, that such modification or revocation shall be
effective upon
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receipt by the Advisor and shall not be applicable to investment transactions to
which the Advisor has committed the Company prior to the date of receipt by the
Advisor of such notification.
5. BANK ACCOUNTS. The Advisor may establish and maintain one or more
bank accounts in its own name for the account of the Company or in the name of
the Company and may collect and deposit into any such account or accounts, and
disburse from any such account or accounts, any money on behalf of the Company,
provided that no funds shall be commingled with the funds of the Advisor; and
the Advisor shall from time to time render appropriate accountings of such
collections and payments to the Directors and to the auditors of the Company.
6. RECORDS; ACCESS. The Advisor shall maintain appropriate records of
all its activities hereunder and make such records available for inspection by
the Directors and by counsel, auditors and authorized agents of the Company, at
any time or from time to time during normal business hours. The Advisor shall at
all reasonable times have access to the books and records of the Company.
7. LIMITATIONS ON ACTIVITIES. Anything else in this Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding, the Advisor shall refrain from taking any action
which, in its sole judgment made in good faith, would adversely affect the
status of the Company as a REIT, subject the Company to regulation under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, would violate any law, rule, regulation or
statement of policy of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over
the Company, its Shares or its Securities, or otherwise not be permitted by the
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, except if such action shall be ordered by
the Directors, in which case the Advisor shall notify promptly the Directors of
the Advisor's judgment of the potential impact of such action and shall refrain
from taking such action until it receives further clarification or instructions
from the Directors. In such event the Advisor shall have no liability for acting
in accordance with the specific instructions of the Directors so given.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Advisor, its partners and employees, and
partners, stockholders, directors and officers of the Advisor's partners shall
not be liable to the Company, or to the Directors or Shareholders for any act or
omission by the Advisor, its partners or employees, or partners, stockholders,
directors or officers of the Advisor's partners except as provided in Sections
20 and 22 hereof.
8. RELATIONSHIP WITH DIRECTORS. Partners and employees of the Advisor
or partners in the Advisor or any corporate parents of a partner, or directors,
officers or stockholders of any partner or corporate parent of a partner may
serve as a Director and as officers of the Company, except that no partner in or
employee of the Advisor or its Affiliates who also is a Director or officer of
the Company shall receive any compensation from the Company for serving as a
Director or officer other than for reasonable reimbursement for travel and
related expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Directors.
9. FEES.
(a) ASSET MANAGEMENT FEE. The Company shall pay to the Advisor as
compensation for the advisory services rendered to the Company hereunder an
amount equal to one half of one percent per annum of the Average Invested Assets
of the Company (the "Asset
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Management Fee") calculated as set forth below. The Asset Management Fee will be
calculated monthly, beginning with the month in which the Company first makes an
investment in Properties or Loans, on the basis of one-twelfth of one half of
one percent of the Average Invested Assets for the preceding month, computed as
a daily average. The Asset Management Fee calculated with respect to each month
shall be payable monthly on the last day of such month, or the first business
day following the last day of such month. If at the end of any fiscal quarter,
the Company's Operating Expenses exceed the 2%/25% Guidelines over the
immediately preceding 12 months, payment of the Asset Management Fee will be
withheld to the extent necessary to cause the Company to satisfy the 2%/25%
Guidelines. Any portion of the Asset Management Fee not paid due to the
Company's failure to satisfy the 2%/25% Guidelines shall be paid at the end of
the next fiscal quarter to the extent such payment would not cause the Company
to fail to satisfy the 2%/25% Guidelines if such payment were to be included in
the Company's Operating Expenses for the 12 months preceding such payment. For
purposes of calculating the value per share of restricted stock given for
payment of the Asset Management Fee, the price per share shall be: (i) the net
asset value per share as determined by the most recent appraisal performed by an
independent third party or, if an appraisal has not yet been performed, (ii) $10
per share. Any part of the Asset Management Fee that has been subordinated
pursuant to this subsection (a) shall not be deemed earned until such time as
payable hereunder.
(b) PERFORMANCE FEE. In addition to the Asset Management Fee
described in Section 9(a) above, the Company shall also pay to the Advisor as
compensation for the advisory services rendered to the Company hereunder an
amount equal to one half of one percent per annum of the Average Invested Assets
of the Company (the "Performance Fee") calculated as set forth below. The
Performance Fee will be calculated monthly, beginning with the month in which
the Company first makes an investment in Properties or Loans, on the basis of
one-twelfth of one half of one percent of the Average Invested Assets during the
previous month, computed as a daily average. The Performance Fee calculated with
respect to each month shall be payable on a quarterly basis on the last day of
the first month of the immediately following fiscal quarter. Payment of this fee
for any quarter will be subordinated to the preferred return of six percent. Any
portion of the Performance Fee not paid due to the Company's failure to pay the
Preferred Return shall be paid by the Company, to the extent it is not
restricted by the 2%/25% Guidelines as described below, at the end of the next
fiscal quarter through which the Company has paid the Preferred Return. If at
the end of any fiscal quarter, the Company's Operating Expenses exceed the
2%/25% Guidelines over the immediately preceding 12 months, payment of the
Performance Fee will be withheld to the extent necessary to cause the Company to
satisfy the 2%/25% Guidelines. Any portion of the Performance Fee not paid due
to the Company's failure to satisfy the 2%/25% Guidelines shall be paid at the
end of the next fiscal quarter to the extent such payment would not cause the
Company to fail to satisfy the 2%/25% Guidelines if such payment were to be
included in the Company's Operating Expenses for the 12 months preceding such
payment. For purposes of determining the Performance Fee, the price per share
shall be: (i) the net asset value per share as determined by the most recent
appraisal performed by an independent third party or, if an appraisal has not
yet been performed, (ii) $10 per share. Any part of the Performance Fee that has
been subordinated pursuant to this subsection (b) shall not be deemed earned
until such time as payable hereunder.
(c) ACQUISITION FEE. The Advisor may receive as compensation for
services rendered in connection with the investigation, selection and
acquisition (by purchase, investment or exchange) of Property an Acquisition Fee
payable by the Company. The total Acquisition
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Fees (not including Subordinated Acquisition Fees) payable to the Advisor and
its Affiliates plus Acquisition Fees (not including Subordinated Acquisition
Fees) payable by the Company to any other party may not exceed two-and-a-half
percent of the aggregate Total Property Cost of all Properties purchased by the
Company with proceeds from the Offering (calculated after all such proceeds are
invested) unless a majority of the Directors (including a majority of the
Independent Directors) not otherwise interested in any transaction approve the
excess as being commercially competitive, fair and reasonable to the Company.
The total amount of Acquisition Fees (including Subordinated Acquisition Fees)
and Acquisition Expenses paid by the Company may not exceed six percent of the
aggregate Contract Purchase Price of all Properties purchased by the Company
unless a majority of the Board (including a majority of the Independent
Directors) not otherwise interested in any transaction approves fees in excess
of this limit as being commercially competitive, fair and reasonable to the
Company.
(d) SUBORDINATED ACQUISITION FEE. In addition to the Acquisition
Fee described in Section 9(c) above, the Advisor may receive as additional
compensation for services rendered in connection with the investigation,
selection and acquisition (by purchase, investment or exchange) of a Property a
Subordinated Acquisition Fee payable by the seller of such Property or the
Company. The total Subordinated Acquisition Fees payable to the Advisor and its
Affiliates plus Subordinated Acquisition Fees payable by the Company to any
other party may not exceed two percent of the aggregate Total Property Cost of
all Properties purchased by the Company with proceeds from the Offering
(calculated after all such proceeds are invested) unless a majority of the
Directors (including a majority of the Independent Directors) not otherwise
interested in any transaction approve the excess as being commercially
competitive, fair and reasonable to the Company. The unpaid portion of the
Subordinated Acquisition Fee with respect to any Property shall bear interest at
the rate of six percent per annum from the date of acquisition of such Property
until such portion is paid. Subject to the following sentence, the Subordinated
Acquisition Fee with respect to any Property shall be payable in equal annual
installments on January 1 of each of the four calendar years following the first
anniversary of the date such Property was purchased. Accrued interest or all
unpaid Subordinated Acquisition Fees shall also be payable on such dates. The
portion of the Subordinated Acquisitions Fees, and accrued interest thereon,
otherwise payable for any year on January 1 of the following year shall be
payable only if the Shareholders have received a Preferred Return. Any portion
of the Subordinated Acquisitions Fees, and accrued interest thereon, not paid
due to the Company's failure to pay the Preferred Return for the most recently
completed fiscal year shall be paid by the Company on January 1 following the
fiscal year through which the Company has paid the Preferred Return. In the
event that the Shares are listed for trading on a national securities exchange
or are included for quotation on Nasdaq, all Subordinated Acquisition Fees, and
accrued interest thereon, shall be due and payable on the date of such listing
or inclusion.
(e) LOAN REFINANCING FEE. The Company shall pay to the Advisor for
all qualifying loan refinancings of Properties a Loan Refinancing Fee in the
amount of one percent of the principal amount of any loan secured by a Property.
Any Loan Refinancing Fee shall be due and payable upon the funding of the
related mortgage loan or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable. A
refinancing will qualify for a Loan Refinancing Fee only if: the new loan is
approved by a majority of the independent directors and found to be in the best
interest of the Company, the terms of the new loan represent an improvement over
the terms of the refinanced loan, the new loan materially increases the total
debt secured by a particular Property
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or the maturity date of the refinanced loan (which must have a term of five
years or more) is less than one year from the date of the refinancing.
(f) PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FEE. The Advisor may cause the Company to
pay Property Management Fees for property management services rendered by the
Advisor or its Affiliates in connection with Properties acquired directly or
through foreclosure. The Advisor or an Affiliate will provide property
management services only if a Property becomes vacant or requires more active
management than contemplated at the time such Property is acquired. In either
event, the Company, by approval of the Directors (including a majority of the
Independent Directors), may engage the Advisor or an Affiliate, subject to such
Advisor's or such Affiliate's qualifying as an "independent contractor" pursuant
to Section 856(d)(3) of the Code, to provide property management services. If
such services are rendered by the Advisor or an Affiliate, the maximum Property
Management Fees which may be paid to the Advisor or an Affiliate will be six
percent of gross revenues from commercial Properties and five percent of gross
revenues from residential Properties, plus reimbursed expenses, paid monthly,
where such entity performs property management and leasing, re-leasing and
leasing related services, or three percent of the gross revenues of the Property
if only property management services are performed by such entity. Property
Management Fees payable to the Advisor or an Affiliate for an industrial or
commercial Property leased on a long-term (defined as at least ten years,
excluding renewals) triple net basis, may not exceed one percent of the gross
revenues from such Property, except for a one-time initial leasing fee equal to
three percent of total base rents payable for the first five years of the lease,
payable in five equal annual installments. Such fees to the Advisor or its
Affiliate cannot exceed the usual and customary amounts charged for similar
services in the same geographic area.
(g) SUBORDINATED DISPOSITION FEE. If the Advisor or an Affiliate
provides a substantial amount of the services (as determined by a majority of
the Independent Directors) in the sale of a Property, the Advisor or an
Affiliate shall receive a Subordinated Disposition Fee equal to the lesser of:
(i) 50% of the Competitive Real Estate Commission and (ii) three percent of the
Contract Sales Price of such Property. The Subordinated Disposition Fee will be
paid only if Shareholders have received a return of 100% of Initial Investor
Capital (through liquidity or distributions) plus an annual Cumulative Return of
six percent from the date shares were purchased from the Company through the
date payment is made. The return requirement will be deemed satisfied if the
total distributions paid by CPA(R):15 satisfy the six percent annual Cumulative
Return requirement and the market value of CPA(R):15 equals or exceeds 100% of
the capital raised by CPA(R):15 (less any amounts distributed from the sale of
refinancing of any property). To the extent that Subordinated Disposition Fees
are not paid by the Company on a current basis due to the foregoing limitation,
the unpaid fees will be accrued and paid at such time as the limitation has been
satisfied. The Subordinated Disposition Fee may be paid in addition to real
estate commissions paid to non-Affiliates, provided that the total real estate
commissions paid to all Persons by the Company shall not exceed an amount equal
to the lesser of: (i) six percent of the Contract Sales Price of a Property or
(ii) the Competitive Real Estate Commission. In the event this Agreement is
terminated prior to such time as the Shareholders have received a return of 100%
of Initial Investor Capital plus an amount sufficient to pay a Cumulative Return
of six percent from the date shares were purchased from the Company through the
date of termination of this Agreement, an appraisal of the Properties then owned
by the Company shall be made and the Subordinated Disposition Fee on Properties
previously sold will be deemed earned if the Appraised Value of the Properties
then owned by the Company plus
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return to Shareholders received prior to the date of termination of this
Agreement is equal to 100% of Initial Investor Capital (through liquidity or
distributions) plus an amount sufficient to pay a Cumulative Return of six
percent from the date shares were purchased from the Company through the date of
termination of this Agreement. In the event the Company's Shares are listed on a
national securities exchange or included for quotation on Nasdaq and, at the
time of such listing, the Advisor has accrued a Subordinated Disposition Fee
which has not been paid, for purposes of determining whether the subordination
conditions have been satisfied, Shareholders will be deemed to have received a
Dividend in an amount equal to the product of the total number of outstanding
Shares and the average of the closing prices (or average bid and asked quotes)
of the Shares over a period, beginning 180 days after listing of the Shares, of
30 days during which the Shares are traded.
(h) SUBORDINATED INCENTIVE FEE. The Subordinated Incentive Fee
shall be payable to the Advisor in an amount equal to 15% of Cash from Sales and
Financings distributed to the Shareholders after the Shareholders have received
a return of 100% of Initial Investor Capital (through liquidity or
distributions) plus an annual Cumulative Return of six percent from the date
shares were purchased from the Company through date payment is made. Once
Shareholders have been provided with liquidity the Advisor will be paid any
Subordinated Incentive Fee and any Subordinated Disposition Fee it has earned
and does earn if the return requirements are satisfied. For these purposes
Shareholder will be deemed to have been provided liquidity if the Shares are
listed on a national security exchange or over-the-counter market, included for
quotation on Nasdaq, if shares can be redeemed through the CPA(R):15 redemption
plan on a quarterly basis without delay or some other liquidity terms has been
provided which enables Shareholders to receive cash or marketable securities for
their Shares no less frequently than quarterly. The return requirement will be
deemed satisfied if the total distributions paid by CPA(R):15 satisfy the six
percent annual Cumulative Return requirement and the market value of CPA(R):15
equals or exceeds 100% of the capital raised by CPA(R):15 (less any amounts
distributed from the sale of refinancing of any property). The market value will
be calculated on the basis of the average market value of the Shares over the 30
trading days beginning 180 days after the Shares are first listed on a stock
exchange if the Shares are listed or included for quotation. If liquidity is
provided through the redemption plan, the value of CPA(R):15 will be the
redemption price, net of any surrender fee, multiplied by the total number of
outstanding Shares. A similar measurement will be used for other forms of
liquidity. The Company shall have the option to pay such fee in the form of
cash, a promissory note or any combination thereof. The promissory note shall be
fully amortizing over five years, provide for quarterly payments and bear
interest at the prime rate announced from time to time in The Wall Street
Journal.
(i) LOANS FROM AFFILIATES. If any loans are made to the Company by
the Advisor or an Affiliate of the Advisor, the maximum amount of interest that
may be charged by such Affiliate shall be the lesser of (i) one percent above
the prime rate of interest published in The Wall Street Journal and (ii) the
rate that would be charged to the Company by unrelated lending institutions on
comparable loans for the same purpose in the locality of the Property. The terms
of any such loans shall be no less favorable than the terms available between
non-Affiliated Persons for similar commercial loans.
(j) CHANGES TO FEE STRUCTURE. In the event the Shares are listed
on a national securities exchange or are included for quotation on Nasdaq, the
Company and the Advisor shall
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negotiate in good faith to establish a fee structure appropriate for a entity
with a perpetual life. A majority of the Independent Directors must approve the
new fee structure negotiated with the Advisor. In negotiating a new fee
structure, the Independent Directors shall consider all of the factors they deem
relevant, including but not limited to: (a) the size of the Advisory Fee in
relation to the size, composition and profitability of the Company's portfolio;
(b) the success of the Advisor in generating opportunities that meet the
investment objectives of the Company; (c) the rates charged to other REITs and
to investors other than REITs by Advisors performing similar services; (d)
additional revenues realized by the Advisor and its Affiliates through their
relationship with the Company, including loan administration, underwriting or
broker commissions, servicing, engineering, inspection and other fees, whether
paid by the Company or by others with whom the Company does business; (e) the
quality and extent of service and advice furnished by the Advisor; (f) the
performance of the investment portfolio of the Company, including income,
conversion or appreciation of capital, frequency of problem investments and
competence in dealing with distress situations; and (g) the quality of the
portfolio of the Company in relationship to the investments generated by the
Advisor for its own account. The new fee structure can be no more favorable to
the Advisor than the current fee structure.
(k) PAYMENT. Compensation payable to the Advisor pursuant to this
Section 9 shall be paid in cash; provided, however, that the Asset Management
Fees, Performance Fee and Property management Fee payable pursuant to Section
9(a),(b) and (f) may be paid, at the option of the Advisor, in the form of: (i)
cash, (ii) common stock of the Company, or (iii) a combination of cash and
common stock. The Advisor shall notify the Company in writing of the form in
which the fee shall be paid. Such notice shall be provided no later than January
15 of each year. If no such notice is provided, the fee shall be paid in cash.
For purposes of the payment of compensation to the Advisor in the form of stock,
the value of each share of common stock shall be: (i) the Net Asset Value per
Share as determined by the most recent appraisal of the Company's assets
performed as of the end of the immediately preceding year by an Independent
Appraiser, or (ii) if an appraisal has not yet been performed, $10 per share.
The Net Asset Value determined on the basis of such appraisal may be adjusted on
a quarterly basis by the Board of Directors of the Company to account for
significant capital transactions. Fees paid in the form of stock shall be paid
pursuant to the terms of the form of the Restricted Stock Agreement attached
hereto as Exhibit A or such other terms as the Advisor and the Company may from
time to time agree.
10. EXPENSES. In addition to the compensation paid to the Advisor
pursuant to Section 9 hereof, the Company shall pay directly or reimburse the
Advisor for the following expenses:
(i) the Company's Organizational and Offering Expenses; provided
however, that within 60 days after the end of the month in which the
Offering terminates, the Advisor shall reimburse the Company for any
Organizational and Offering Expense reimbursements received by the
Advisor pursuant to this Section 10 to the extent that such
reimbursements, when added to the balance of the Organizational and
Offering Expenses (excluding selling commissions, and fees paid and
expenses reimbursed to the Selected Dealers) paid directly by the
Company, exceed four percent of the Gross Offering Proceeds; provided
further, however, that the Advisor shall be responsible for the
payment of all Organizational and Offering
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Expenses (excluding such commissions and such fees and expense
reimbursements) in excess of four percent of the Gross Offering
Proceeds;
(ii) Acquisition Expenses incurred in connection with the initial
investment of the funds of the Company;
(iii) expenses other than Acquisition Expenses incurred in
connection with the investment of the funds of the Company;
(iv) interest and other costs for borrowed money, including
discounts, points and other similar fees;
(v) taxes and assessments on income or Property and taxes as an
expense of doing business;
(vi) costs associated with insurance required in connection with
the business of the Company or by the Directors;
(vii) expenses of managing and operating Properties owned by the
Company, whether payable to an Affiliate of the Company or a
non-affiliated Person;
(viii) fees and expenses of legal counsel for the Company;
(ix) fees and expense of non-affiliated auditors and accountants
for the Company;
(x) all expenses in connection with payments to the Directors and
meetings of the Directors and Shareholders;
(xi) expenses associated with listing the Shares and Securities
on a securities exchange or Nasdaq if requested by the Directors or
with the issuance and distribution of Shares and Securities, such as
selling commissions and fees, taxes, legal and accounting fees,
listing and registration fees, and other Organization and Offering
Expenses;
(xii) expenses connected with payments of Dividends in cash or
otherwise made or caused to be made by the Directors to the
Shareholders;
(xiii) expenses of organizing, revising, amending, converting,
modifying, or terminating the Company or the Articles of
Incorporation;
(xiv) expenses of maintaining communications with Shareholders,
including the cost of preparation, printing and mailing annual reports
and other Shareholder reports, proxy statements and other reports
required by governmental entities;
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(xv) expenses related to the Properties and Loans and other
fees relating to making investments including personnel and other costs
incurred in Property or Loan transactions where a fee is not payable to
the Advisor; and
(xvi) all other expenses the Advisor incurs in connection with
providing services to the Company including reimbursement to the
Advisor or its Affiliates for the cost of rent, goods, materials and
personnel incurred by them based upon the compensation of the Persons
involved and an appropriate share of overhead allocable to those
Persons.
No reimbursement shall be made for the cost of personnel to the extent
that such personnel are used in transactions for which the Advisor receives a
separate fee.
Expenses incurred by the Advisor on behalf of the Company and payable
pursuant to this Section 10 shall be reimbursed quarterly to the Advisor within
60 days after the end of each quarter. The Advisor shall prepare a statement
documenting the expenses of the Company during each quarter, and shall deliver
such statement to the Company within 45 days after the end of each quarter.
11. OTHER SERVICES. Should the Directors request that the Advisor or
any partner or employee thereof render services for the Company other than set
forth in Section 3 hereof, such services shall be separately compensated and
shall not be deemed to be services pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
12. FIDELITY BOND. The Advisor shall maintain a fidelity bond for the
benefit of the Company which bond shall insure the Company from losses of up to
$5,000,000 and shall be of the type customarily purchased by entities performing
services similar to those provided to the Company by the Advisor.
13. REFUND BY ADVISOR. Within 60 days after the end of any fiscal
quarter of the Company which begins following the date the Company first
commences operations, if Operating Expenses of the Company during the fiscal
year, ending at the end of such quarter exceed the greater of (a) two percent of
the Average Invested Assets or (b) 25% of the Net Income of the Company during
that fiscal year and a majority of the Independent Directors find this excess
amount justified based on such unusual and non-recurring factors which they deem
sufficient, the Advisor may be reimbursed in future years for the full amount of
such excess expenses, or any portion thereof, but only to the extent such
reimbursement would not cause the Company's Operating Expenses to exceed the
2%/25% Guidelines in any such year. In no event shall the Operating Expenses
paid by the Company in any twelve month period ending at the end of a fiscal
quarter exceed the 2%/25% Guidelines. All figures used in the foregoing
computation shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis. If the Advisor receives an incentive
fee for the sale of Property, Net Income, for purposes of calculating the
Operating Expenses, shall exclude the gain from the sale of such Property.
14. OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE ADVISOR. Nothing herein contained shall
prevent the Advisor from engaging in other activities, including without
limitation the rendering of advice to other investors (including other REITs)
and the management of other programs advised,
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sponsored or organized by the Advisor or its Affiliates; nor shall this
Agreement limit or restrict the right of any director, officer, employee,
partner or shareholder of the Advisor or its Affiliates to engage in any other
business or to render services of any kind to any other partnership,
corporation, firm, individual, trust or association. The Advisor may, with
respect to any investment in which the Company is a participant, also render
advice and service to each and every other participant therein. The Advisor
shall report to the Directors the existence of any condition or circumstance,
existing or anticipated, of which it has knowledge, which creates or could
create a conflict of interest between the Advisor's obligations to the Company
and its obligations to or its interest in any other partnership, corporation,
firm, individual, trust or association. The Advisor or its Affiliates shall
promptly disclose to the Directors knowledge of such condition or circumstance.
If the Sponsor, Advisor, Director or Affiliates thereof have sponsored other
investment programs with similar investment objectives which have investment
funds available at the same time as the Company, it shall be the duty of the
Directors (including the Independent Directors) to adopt the method set forth in
the Registration Statement or another reasonable method by which properties are
to be allocated to the competing investment entities and to use their best
efforts to apply such method fairly to the Company.
The Advisor shall be required to use its best efforts to present a
continuing and suitable investment program to the Company which is consistent
with the investment policies and objectives of the Company, but neither the
Advisor nor any Affiliate of the Advisor shall be obligated generally to present
any particular investment opportunity to the Company even if the opportunity is
of character which, if presented to the Company, could be taken by the Company.
In the event that the Advisor or its Affiliates is presented with a
potential investment which might be made by the Company and by another
investment entity which the Advisor or its Affiliates advises or manages, the
Advisor shall consider the investment portfolio of each entity, cash flow of
each entity, the effect of the acquisition on the diversification of each
entity's portfolio, rental payments during any renewal period, the estimated
income tax effects of the purchase on each entity, the policies of each entity
relating to leverage, the funds of each entity available for investment, the
amount of equity required to make the investment and the length of time such
funds have been available for investment. To the extent that a Property might be
suitable for the Company and for another investment entity which is advised or
managed by the Advisor, the Advisor shall give priority to the investment
entity, including the Company, which has uninvested funds for the longest period
of time. The Advisor may consider the Property for private placement only if
such Property is deemed inappropriate for any investment entity which is advised
or managed by the Advisor, including the Company.
15. RELATIONSHIP OF ADVISOR AND COMPANY. The Company and the Advisor
agree that they have not created and do not intend to create by this Agreement a
joint venture or partnership relationship between them and nothing in this
Agreement shall be construed to make them partners or joint venturers or impose
any liability as partners or joint venturers on either of them.
16. TERM; TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall continue in
force until December 31, 2002 and thereafter shall be automatically renewed from
year to year, unless either party shall give notice in writing of non-renewal to
the other party not less than 60 days before the end of any such year.
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17. TERMINATION BY COMPANY. At the sole option of a majority of the
Independent Directors, this Agreement may be terminated immediately by written
notice of termination from the Company to the Advisor if, in addition to the
occurrence of events which would constitute Cause, any of the following events
occur:
(a) If the Advisor shall violate any material provision of this
Agreement, and after written notice of such violation, shall not cure
such default within 30 days or have begun action within 30 days to cure
the default which shall be completed with reasonable diligence; or
(b) If the Advisor shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent by a court
of competent jurisdiction, or an order shall be made by a court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator,
or trustee of the Advisor, for all or substantially all of its property
by reason of the foregoing, or if a court of competent jurisdiction
approves any petition filed against the Advisor for reorganization, and
such adjudication or order shall remain in force or unstayed for a
period of 30 days; or
(c) If the Advisor shall institute proceedings for voluntary bankruptcy
or shall file a petition seeking reorganization under the federal
bankruptcy laws, or for relief under any law for relief of debtors, or
shall consent to the appointment of a receiver for itself or for all or
substantially all of its property, or shall make a general assignment
for the benefit of its creditors, or shall admit in writing its
inability to pay its debts, generally, as they become due.
Any notice of termination under Section 16 or 17 shall be effective on
the date specified in such notice, which may be the day on which such notice is
given or any date thereafter. The Advisor agrees that if any of the events
specified in Section 17 (b) or (c) shall occur, it shall give written notice
thereof to the Directors within 15 days after the occurrence of such event.
18. TERMINATION BY EITHER PARTY. This Agreement may be terminated
immediately without penalty by the Advisor by written notice of termination to
the Company upon the occurrence of events which would constitute Good Reason or
by the Company without cause or penalty by action of the Directors, the
Independent Directors or by action of a majority of the Shareholders, in either
case upon 60 days' written notice.
19. ASSIGNMENT PROHIBITION. This Agreement may not be assigned by the
Advisor without the approval of a majority of the Directors (including a
majority of the Independent Directors); provided, however, that such approval
shall not be required in the case of an assignment to a corporation,
partnership, association, trust or organization which may take over the assets
and carry on the affairs of the Advisor, provided: (i) that at the time of such
assignment, such successor organization shall be owned substantially by the then
partners of the Advisor or their Affiliates and only if such entity has a net
worth of at least $5,000,000, and (ii) that a general partner of the Advisor
shall deliver to the Directors a statement in writing indicating the ownership
structure and net worth of the successor organization and a certification from
the new Advisor as to its net worth. Such an assignment shall bind the assignees
hereunder in the same manner as the Advisor is bound by this Agreement. The
Advisor may assign any rights to receive fees or other payments under this
Agreement without obtaining the approval of
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the Directors. This Agreement shall not be assigned by the Company without the
consent of the Advisor, except in the case of an assignment by the Company to a
corporation or other organization which is a successor to the Company, in which
case such successor organization shall be bound hereunder and by the terms of
said assignment in the same manner as the Company is bound by this Agreement.
20. PAYMENTS TO AND DUTIES OF ADVISOR UPON TERMINATION.
(a) After the Termination Date, the Advisor shall not be entitled
to compensation for further services hereunder except it shall be entitled to
receive from the Company within 30 days after the effective date of such
termination the following:
(i) all unpaid reimbursements of Organization and Offering
Expenses and of Operating Expenses payable to the Advisor;
(ii) all earned but unpaid Asset Management Fees and Performance
Fees payable to the Advisor prior to the termination of this
Agreement;
(iii) all earned but unpaid Subordinated Acquisition Fees and all
unaccrued Subordinated Acquisition Fees, in each case payable to the
Advisor relating to the acquisition of any Property prior to the
termination of this Agreement;
(iv) all earned but unpaid Subordinated Disposition Fees payable
to the Advisor relating to the sale of any Property prior to the
termination of this Agreement;
(v) all earned but unpaid Loan Refinancing Fees payable to the
Advisor relating to the financing or refinancing of any Property prior
to the termination of this Agreement; and
(vi) all earned but unpaid Property Management Fees payable to
the Advisor or its Affiliates relating to the management of any
property prior to the termination of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event this Agreement is
terminated by the Company for Cause or by the Advisor for other than Good
Reason, the Advisor will not be entitled to receive the sums in subparagraphs
20(a)(i)-(vi), above. All amounts payable to the Advisor in the event of a
termination shall be evidenced by a non-interest bearing promissory note (the
"Note") having a principal amount of the unpaid amount payable to the Advisor.
(b) If this Agreement is terminated by the Company for any reason other
than Cause, by either party in connection with a Change of Control, or by the
Advisor for Good Reason, the Advisor shall be entitled to payment of the
Termination Fee.
(c) The Termination Fee shall be paid in a manner determined by the
Directors, but in no event shall any portion of the Termination Fee remain
unpaid three years after the termination, non-renewal or substantial
modification of this Agreement, nor shall the
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Termination Fee be paid in less than 12 equal quarterly installments, with
interest, on the unpaid balance at the prime rate of interest then in effect as
announced by The Bank of New York. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any
amounts which may be deemed payable at the date the obligation to pay the
Termination Fee is incurred (i) shall be an amount which provides compensation
to the Advisor only for that portion of the holding period for the respective
Properties during which the Advisor provided services to the Company, (ii) shall
not be due and payable until the Property to which such fees relate is sold or
refinanced, and (iii) shall not bear interest until the Property to which such
fees relate is sold or refinanced. A portion of the Termination Fee shall be
paid as each Property owned by the Company on the Termination Date is sold. The
portion of the Termination Fee payable upon each such sale shall be equal to (i)
the Termination Fee multiplied by (ii) the percentage calculated by dividing the
Appraised Value (at the Termination Date) of the Property sold by the Company
divided by the total Appraised Value (at the Termination Date) of all Properties
owned by the Company on the Termination Date.
The Note for amounts payable as described above shall mature upon the
liquidation of the Company (or ten years from date of issuance whichever is
earlier) and shall be payable at any time prior to maturity. The compensation
payable under this Subsection shall be paid or delivered to the Advisor within
30 days after funds shall become available to the Company for the making of such
payments.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Advisor shall not be entitled to
payment of the Termination Fee in the event this Agreement is terminated because
of failure of the Company and the Advisor to establish, pursuant to Section 9(j)
hereof, a fee structure appropriate for an entity with a perpetual life in the
event the Shares are listed on a national securities exchange or are included
for quotation on Nasdaq.
(e) The Advisor shall promptly upon termination:
(i) pay over to the Company all money collected and held for the
account of the Company pursuant to this Agreement, after deducting any
accrued compensation and reimbursement for its expenses to which it is
then entitled;
(ii) deliver to the Directors a full accounting, including a
statement showing all payments collected by it and a statement of all
money held by it, covering the period following the date of the last
accounting furnished to the Directors;
(iii) deliver to the Directors all assets, including Properties
and Loans, and documents of the Company then in the custody of the
Advisor; and
(iv) cooperate with the Company to provide an orderly management
transition.
21. INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY. The Company shall indemnify and
hold harmless the Advisor and its Affiliates, including their respective
officers, directors, partners and employees, from all liability, claims, damages
or losses arising in the performance of their duties hereunder, and related
expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, to the extent such liability,
claims, damages or losses and related expenses are not fully reimbursed by
insurance, subject to
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any limitations imposed by the laws of the State of Maryland, the Articles of
Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Advisor shall not be entitled to indemnification or be held harmless pursuant to
this Section 21 for any activity which the Advisor shall be required to
indemnify or hold harmless the Company pursuant to Section 22.
22. INDEMNIFICATION BY ADVISOR. The Advisor shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Company from liability, claims, damages, taxes or losses and
related expenses including attorneys' fees, to the extent that such liability,
claims, damages, taxes or losses and related expenses are not fully reimbursed
by insurance and are incurred by reason of the Advisor's bad faith, fraud,
willful misfeasance, misconduct, negligence or reckless disregard of its duties.
23. NOTICES. Any notice, report or other communication required or
permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing unless some other method of
giving such notice, report or other communication is accepted by the party to
whom it is given, and shall be given by being delivered by hand or by overnight
mail or other overnight delivery service to the addresses set forth herein:
To the Directors Corporate Property Associates 15
and to the Company: Incorporated
00 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
To the Advisor: Xxxxx Asset Management Corp.
00 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Either party may at any time give notice in writing to the other party
of a change in its address for the purposes of this Section 23.
24. MODIFICATION. This Agreement shall not be changed, modified,
terminated, or discharged, in whole or in part, except by an instrument in
writing signed by both parties hereto, or their respective successors or
assignees.
25. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Agreement are independent of
and severable from each other, and no provision shall be affected or rendered
invalid or unenforceable by virtue of the fact that for any reason any other or
others of them may be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part.
26. CONSTRUCTION. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
27. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and
understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings,
inducements and conditions, express or implied, oral or written, of any nature
whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof. The express terms hereof
control and supersede any course of performance and/or usage of the trade
inconsistent with any of the terms hereof. This Agreement may not be modified or
amended other than by an agreement in writing.
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28. INDULGENCES, NOT WAIVERS. Neither the failure nor any delay on the
part of a party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this
Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further
exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor
shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any
occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege
with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is
in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.
29. GENDER. Words used herein regardless of the number and gender
specifically used, shall be deemed and construed to include any other number,
singular or plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as the
context requires.
30. TITLES NOT TO AFFECT INTERPRETATION. The titles of Sections and
subsections contained in this Agreement are for convenience only, and they
neither form a part of this Agreement nor are they to be used in the
construction or interpretation hereof.
31. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original as
against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which shall
together constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become
binding when one or more counterparts hereof, individually or taken together,
shall bear the signatures of all of the parties reflected hereon as the
signatories.
32. NAME. W.P. Xxxxx & Co. LLC has a proprietary interest in the name
"Corporate Property Associates" and "CPA.(R)" Accordingly, and in recognition of
this right, if at any time the Company ceases to retain Xxxxx Asset Management
Corp., or an Affiliate thereof to perform the services of Advisor, the Directors
of the Company will, promptly after receipt of written request from Xxxxx Asset
Management Corp., cease to conduct business under or use the name "Corporate
Property Associates" or "CPA(R)" or any diminutive thereof and the Company shall
use its best efforts to change the name of the Company to a name that does not
contain the name "Corporate Property Associates" or "CPA(R)" or any other word
or words that might, in the sole discretion of the Advisor, be susceptible of
indication of some form of relationship between the Company and the Advisor or
any Affiliate thereof. Consistent with the foregoing, it is specifically
recognized that the Advisor or one or more of its Affiliates has in the past and
may in the future organize, sponsor or otherwise permit to exist other
investment vehicles (including vehicles for investment in real estate) and
financial and service organizations having "Corporate Property Associates" or
"CPA(R)" as a part of their name, all without the need for any consent (and
without the right to object thereto) by the Company or its Directors.
33. INITIAL INVESTMENT. The Advisor has contributed to the Company
$200,000 in exchange for 20,000 Shares (the "Initial Investment"). The Advisor
or its Affiliates may not sell any of the Shares purchased with the Initial
Investment during the term of this Agreement. The restrictions included above
shall not continue to apply to any Shares other than the Share acquired through
the Initial Investment acquired by the Advisor or its Affiliates. The Advisor
shall not vote any Shares it now owns or hereafter acquires in any vote for the
election of
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Directors or any vote regarding the approval or termination of any contract with
the Advisor or any of its Affiliates.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Advisory
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 15
INCORPORATED
By:
_________________________________________
Name:
Title:
XXXXX ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP.
By:
_________________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
This RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT dated ________________________, by and
between Corporate Property Associates 15 Incorporated ("CPA(R):15"), a Maryland
corporation and Xxxxx Asset Management Corp., a Delaware corporation and
wholly-owned subsidiary of W.P. Xxxxx & Co. LLC (the "Advisor").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, CPA(R):15 and Advisor entered into an Advisory Agreement
(the "Advisory Agreement") pursuant to which Advisor provides various services
to CPA(R):15;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, CPA(R):15 is required
to pay certain fees to the Advisor and the Advisor may request that certain fees
be paid with common stock of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Advisor has requested that CPA(R):15 pay a portion of
the fees due to Advisor in the form of shares of common stock of CPA(R):15.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows.
1. Payment of Fees with Stock. CPA(R):15 hereby grants to
Advisor______________shares of common stock of CPA(R):15 (the "Shares").
2. Restrictions. The Shares are subject to vesting over a
five-year period. The Shares shall vest ratably over a five-year period with 20%
of the Shares paid in each payment vesting on each of the first through fifth
anniversary of the date hereof. Prior to the vesting of the ownership of the
Shares in the Advisor, the Shares may not be transferred by the Advisor.
3. Immediate Vesting. Upon the expiration of the Advisory
Agreement for any reason other than a termination for Cause under paragraph 17
of the Advisory Agreement or upon a "Change of Control" of CPA(R):15 (as defined
below), all Shares granted to the Advisor hereunder shall vest immediately and
all restrictions shall lapse. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change of
Control" of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred if there has been a
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change in the ownership of the Company of a nature that would be required to be
reported in response to the disclosure requirements of Schedule 14A of
Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), as enacted and in force on the date hereof, whether or not
the Company is then subject to such reporting requirements; provided, however,
that, without limitation, a Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred
if:
(i) any "person," as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)
of the Exchange Act (other than the Company, any of its subsidiaries, any
trustee, fiduciary or other person or entity holding securities under any
employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries), together with
all "affiliates" and "associates" (as such terms are defined in Rule 14b-2 under
the Exchange Act) of such person, shall become the "beneficial owner" (as such
term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly,
of securities of the Company representing 25% or more of either (A) the combined
voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities having the right to
vote in an election of the Company's Board of Directors ("Voting Securities") or
(B) the then outstanding common stock of the Company (in either such case other
than as a result of acquisition of securities directly from the Company);
(ii) persons who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Company's
Board of Directors (the "Incumbent Directors") cease for any reason, including
without limitation, as a result of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger or
similar transaction, to constitute at least a majority of the Board of
Directors, provided that any person becoming a director of the Company
subsequent to the date hereof whose election or nomination for election was
approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors shall, for
purposes of this Agreement, be considered an Incumbent Director; or
(iii) the stockholders of the Company shall approve (A) any
consolidation or merger of the Company or any subsidiary where the stockholders
of the Company, immediately prior to the consolidation or merger, would not,
immediately after the consolidation or merger,
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beneficially own (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, shares representing in the aggregate 50% or more of the
voting equity of the entity issuing cash or securities in the consolidation or
merger (or of its ultimate parent entity, if any), (B) any sale, lease, exchange
or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of transactions contemplated
or arranged by any party as a single plan) of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company or (C) any plan or proposal for the liquidation or
dissolution of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a "Change of Control" shall not be
deemed to have occurred for purposes of the foregoing clause (i) solely as the
result of an acquisition of securities by the Company which, by reducing the
number of Shares of Common Stock outstanding, increases (A) the proportionate
number of Shares beneficially owned by any person to 25% or more of the Shares
then outstanding, or (B) the proportionate voting power represented by the
Shares beneficially owned by any person to 25% or more of the combined voting
power of all then outstanding voting Securities; provided, however, that if any
person referred to in clause (A) or (B) of this sentence shall thereafter become
the beneficial owner of any additional Shares or other Voting Securities (other
than pursuant to a Share split, Share dividend, or similar transaction), then a
"Change of Control" shall be deemed to have occurred for purposes of the
foregoing clause (i).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.
CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 15 INCORPORATED
By:
___________________________________________
XXXXX ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP.
By:
___________________________________________
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