Exclusions from Operating Expenses Notwithstanding any term or condition set forth in this Exhibit or the provisions of the Master Lease or Sublease to the contrary, Operating Expenses shall not include any of the following:
(a) Any ground lease rental.
(b) Costs incurred by Landlord with respect to goods and services (including utilities sold and supplied to tenants and occupants of the Building) to the extent that Landlord is entitled to direct reimbursement for such costs other than through the operating expense pass-through provisions of such tenants’ leases or which Landlord provides selectively to one or more, but not all, tenants without reimbursement.
(c) Costs incurred by Landlord for the repair of damage to the Building and/or the Land to the extent that Landlord is reimbursed by insurance or condemnation proceeds or by tenants, warrantors or other third parties.
(d) Costs, including permit, license and inspection costs, incurred with respect to the installation of tenant improvements made for any tenants in the Building or incurred in renovating or otherwise improving, decorating, painting or redecorating vacant space for tenants or other occupants of the Building.
(e) Salaries and bonuses of officers, executives and employees of Landlord not employed exclusively at the Building or who are above the level of Building Manager.
(f) Depreciation and amortization of any type except on materials, tools and supplies purchased by Landlord to enable Landlord to supply services Landlord might otherwise contract for with a third party, all as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices, consistently applied, and when depreciation or amortization is permitted or required, the item shall be amortized over its useful life.
(g) Attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with negotiations or disputes with present or prospective tenants or other occupants of the Building (including costs incurred due to violations by tenants of the terms and conditions of their leases).
(h) Costs of a capital nature, including, without limitation, capital improvements, capital replacements, capital repairs, capital equipment and capital tools, and any improvements or alterations incurred to comply with any applicable Legal Requirements as set forth in Article 5 of the Master Lease all as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices, consistently applied.
(i) Brokerage commissions, finders’ fees, attorneys’ fees and other costs incurred by Landlord in leasing or attempting to lease space in the Building.
(j) Expenses in connection with services or other benefits, which are not offered to Tenant, or for which Tenant is charged for directly but which are provided to another tenant or occupant of the Building.
(k) Costs incurred by Landlord due to the violation by Landlord of the terms and conditions of any lease of space in the Building.
(l) Any cost representing an amount paid to any person, firm, corporation or other entity related to or affiliated with Landlord, which amount is in excess of the amount which would have reasonably been paid in the absence of such relationship for comparable work or services involving the Building or comparable buildings in the general vicinity of the Building.
(m) Interest, points, and fees on debt or amortization on any mortgage or mortgages encumbering the Building and/or the Land.
(n) Landlord’s general corporate overhead.
(o) Subject to the provision set forth in subparagraph (h) above, rental payments incurred in leasing air conditioning systems, elevators or other equipment ordinarily considered to be of a capital nature, except equipment not affixed to the Building which is used in providing janitorial, parking lot maintenance, window washing or similar services.
(p) Advertising and promotional expenditures and, except for the Building directory and interior signs identifying retail use tenants and signage for various equipment room and common areas, costs of signs in or on the Building and/or the Land identifying the owner or any tenant of the Building.
(q) Costs of overtime or other extraordinary expense to Landlord in performing work which Landlord is obligated to perform under any leases which reasonably could have been avoided through the exercise of ordinary diligence.
(r) Taxes and assessments attributable to the tenant improvements of tenants or occupants of the Building which are assessed at a valuation higher than the valuation at which Building standard tenant improvements are assessed to the extent that such taxes or assessments for excess valuation are directly billed to and collected from such tenant or occupants.
(s) Penalties and interest incurred as a result of Landlord’s negligence or inability or unwillingness to make tax payments when due including tax penalties and interest, so long as such penalties or interest do not result from Tenant’s breach of this Sublease or Tenant’s failure to make timely payment of any sum due under this Sublease.
(t) Any charge or expense to the extent that it is materially in excess of that charged by landlords for similar buildings in the general vicinity of the Premises.
(u) Costs due to violation of law.
(v) The amount of any deductible with respect to Sublandlord’s insurance, the costs of self insurance or any risk which Landlord has elected to self insure against and premiums for any insurance not carried as of the commencement of the Master Lease or Sublease, but subsequently obtained by Master Landlord or Sublandlord.
(w) Any increase of, or reassessment in, real estate taxes and assessments resulting from a sale, transfer or other change in ownership of the Building and/or the Land during the lease term or from any major alterations, improvements, modifications or renovations to the Building and/or the Land or from the addition of additional land area to the project or from Landlord’s failure to secure a property tax reduction to the extent such a reduction was obtained for purposes of establishing the base year or expense stop tax component.
(x) Income, profit, franchise, rent, sales, gift, estate, succession, inheritance, foreign ownership, foreign control, transfer, capital levy, and/or personal property taxes payable by Landlord.
(y) Costs of correcting defects in construction or equipment or in replacing defective equipment.
(z) Any and all costs of Landlord in complying with its obligations under Article 5(b) (entitled “Compliance with Law”) of this Lease.
(aa) Any and all costs of Landlord in complying with its obligations under Article 26 (entitled “Environmental Matters”) of this Sublease including, but not limited to, the costs and expenses of clean up, remediation, environmental surveys/assessments, compliance with Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), consulting fees, treatment and monitoring charges, transportation expenses and disposal fees, etc.
(bb) Any and all costs of Landlord for repairs resulting from damage, destruction or condemnation covered by other provisions of this Sublease.
(cc) Any and all costs incurred by Landlord in connection with the transfer or disposition of Landlord’s interest in the Property.
(dd) Any and all costs incurred by Landlord in the operation of any specialty operations or facilities at the Building such as any health or exercise club, broadcast facility, rooftop antenna facility, helicopter pad, concierge or any luncheon or other restaurant, club, concession or facility.
(ee) If Tenant’s responsibility for Operating Expenses is based upon a “base year” or “expense stop”, any new item or category of expense not included in the base year or expense stop shall not be included in Operating Expenses.
(ff) Parking area maintenance, operating costs and real estate taxes for any such parking areas to the extent such costs are offset by parking area revenues.
(gg) Initial cost and replacement costs of any permanent landscaping, water features, fountains, artwork, sculptures and other decorative treatments. (hh) Contributions to Operating Expense Reserves.
(ii) Any other cost or expense which, under generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, would not be considered to be an operating expense of the Building or any comparable building.
Minimum Consolidated EBITDA The Borrower will not permit Modified Consolidated EBITDA, for any Test Period ending at the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower set forth below, to be less than the amount set forth opposite such fiscal quarter: Fiscal Quarter Amount September 30, 1997 $36,000,000 December 31, 1997 $36,000,000 March 31, 1998 $36,000,000 June 30, 1998 $37,000,000 September 30, 1998 $37,000,000 December 31, 1998 $38,000,000 March 31, 1999 $38,000,000 June 30, 1999 $39,000,000 September 30, 1999 $40,000,000 December 31, 1999 $41,000,000 March 31, 2000 $41,000,000 June 30, 2000 $42,000,000 September 30, 2000 $43,000,000 December 31, 2000 $44,000,000 March 31, 2001 $44,000,000 June 30, 2001 $45,000,000 September 30, 2001 $46,000,000 December 31, 2001 $47,000,000 March 31, 2002 $47,000,000
Limit on Operating Expenses The Advisor hereby agrees to limit the Fund’s current Operating Expenses to an annual rate, expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets for the month, to the amounts listed in Appendix A (the “Annual Limit”). In the event that the current Operating Expenses of the Fund, as accrued each month, exceed its Annual Limit, the Advisor will pay to the Fund, on a monthly basis, the excess expense within the first ten days of the month following the month in which such Operating Expenses were incurred (each payment, a “Fund Reimbursement Payment”).
Interest Expense Coverage Ratio The Borrower will not permit the ratio of (i) Consolidated EBITDA to (ii) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters to be less than 3.75 to 1.00.
Minimum Adjusted EBITDA Borrower shall maintain a minimum trailing six-month Adjusted EBITDA minus dividend distributions (other than tax distributions), as of such test date, of at least the greater of (a) $75,000,000 and (b) an amount equal to 75% of the trailing six-month Adjusted EBITDA minus dividend distributions (other than tax distributions), for the immediately preceding six-month period, tested semi-annually, commencing September 30, 2024, and continuing on each subsequent March 31 and September 30.
Consolidated EBITDA With respect to any period, an amount equal to the EBITDA of REIT and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a Consolidated basis.
Minimum Consolidated Net Worth The Borrower will not permit its Consolidated Net Worth at any time to be less than the sum of (i) $250,000,000 plus (ii) thirty percent (30%) of the sum of the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower (with any consolidated net loss during any fiscal quarter counting as zero) for each fiscal quarter of the Borrower commencing with the fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending June 30, 1997.
Minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio The Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall not be less than 1.50 to 1.00, determined based on information for the most recent fiscal quarter annualized.
Adjusted EBITDA The 2019 adjusted EBITDA for the Affiliated Club Sellers shall total an aggregate of not less than $10,700,000.
EBITDA The term “EBITDA” shall mean, with respect to any fiscal period, “Consolidated EBITDA” as defined in the Credit Agreement, provided that the following should also be excluded from the calculation of EBITDA to the extent not already excluded from the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA under the Credit Agreement: (i) Non-Cash Charges (as defined in the Credit Agreement) related to any issuances of equity securities; (ii) fees and expenses relating to the Acquisition; (iii) financing fees (both cash and non-cash) relating to the Acquisition; (iv) covenant-not-to-compete payments to certain members of the Company’s senior management and related expenses; (v) expenses (or any portion thereof) incurred outside of the ordinary course of business that are approved by the Board which the Board determines in its good faith discretion are in the best interest of the Company but which will have a disproportionately adverse impact on the Company’s short term financial performance, affecting the Company’s ability to achieve financial targets related to the vesting of the Class C Units under the Incentive Unit Subscription Agreements or the Company’s annual bonus plan; (vi) costs and expenses incurred in connection with evaluating and consummating acquisitions not contemplated by the Company’s annual plan, as such plan is approved by the Board in good faith; (vii) related party expenditures that are subject to the prior written consent of the Majority Executives pursuant to Section 2.3(a) of the Securityholders Agreement but have failed to receive such consent; (viii) advisors’ fees and expenses incurred outside the ordinary course of business related solely to Vestar’s activities that are unrelated to the Company; (ix) costs associated with any put option or call option contemplated by any Rollover Subscription Agreement or Incentive Unit Subscription Agreement; (x) costs associated with any proposed initial Public Offering or Sale of the Company (as such terms are defined in the Securityholders Agreement); (xi) expenses related to any litigation arising from the Acquisition; (x) management fees and costs related to the activities giving rise to such fees that are paid to, paid for or reimbursed to Vestar and its Affiliates; and (xii) material expenditures or incremental expenditures inconsistent with prior practice (to the extent that prior practice is relevant) required by Board (where Management Managers (as defined in the Securityholders Agreement) unanimously dissent) unless such expenditures are reasonably likely to result in any benefit (whether economic or non-economic) to the Company as determined by the Board in its good faith discretion.
