Environmental Events The Borrower will, and will cause BPI to, promptly give notice in writing to the Agent (i) upon Borrower’s or BPI’s obtaining knowledge of any material violation (as determined by the Borrower or BPI in the exercise of its reasonable discretion) of any Environmental Law regarding any Real Estate Asset or Borrower’s or BPI’s operations, (ii) upon Borrower’s or BPI’s obtaining knowledge of any known Release of any Hazardous Substance at, from, or into any Real Estate Asset which it reports in writing or is reportable by it in writing to any governmental authority and which is material in amount or nature or which could materially affect the value of such Real Estate Asset, (iii) upon Borrower’s or BPI’s receipt of any notice of material violation of any Environmental Laws or of any material Release of Hazardous Substances in violation of any Environmental Laws, including a notice or claim of liability or potential responsibility from any third party (including without limitation any federal, state or local governmental officials) and including notice of any formal inquiry, proceeding, demand, investigation or other action with regard to (A) Borrower’s or BPI’s or any other Person’s operation of any Real Estate Asset, (B) contamination on, from or into any Real Estate Asset, or (C) investigation or remediation of off-site locations at which Borrower or BPI or any of its predecessors are alleged to have directly or indirectly disposed of Hazardous Substances, or (iv) upon Borrower’s or BPI’s obtaining knowledge that any expense or loss has been incurred by such governmental authority in connection with the assessment, containment, removal or remediation of any Hazardous Substances with respect to which Borrower or BPI or any Partially-Owned Real Estate Entity may be liable or for which a lien may be imposed on any Real Estate Asset; any of which events described in clauses (i) through (iv) above would have a material adverse effect on the business, assets or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. As of the date hereof, the Borrower has notified the Agent of the matters referenced on Schedule 8.5(b), to the extent such matters are disclosed in the Form 10-K referred to therein.
Environmental Covenants The Borrower covenants and agrees that:
(i) all uses and operations on or of each Project, whether by the Borrower or any other Person, shall be in compliance with all Environmental Laws and permits issued pursuant thereto;
(ii) except for Releases incidental to the Use of Hazardous Substances permitted by clause (iii) below and in compliance with all Applicable Laws, the Borrower shall not permit a Release of Hazardous Substances in, on, under or from any Project;
(iii) the Borrower shall not knowingly permit Hazardous Substances in, on, or under any Project, except those that are in compliance with all Environmental Laws and of types and in quantities customarily used in the ownership, operation and maintenance of buildings similar to the Projects (i.e., materials used in cleaning and other building operations) and shall undertake to supervise and inspect activities occurring on the Projects as may be reasonably prudent to comply with the foregoing obligation;
(iv) except as disclosed in Schedule 8.11 or as specifically described in the Environmental Reports, the Borrower shall not permit any underground storage tanks to be in, on, or under any Project, and shall operate, maintain, repair and replace any such underground storage tank so disclosed in compliance with all Applicable Laws;
(v) Reserved;
(vi) the Borrower shall keep each Project free and clear of all Liens and other encumbrances imposed pursuant to any Environmental Law, whether due to any act or omission of the Borrower or any other Person (collectively, “Environmental Liens”);
(vii) notwithstanding clause (iii) above, the Borrower shall not, or knowingly permit any other Person to, install any asbestos or asbestos containing materials on any Project, and shall upon and following the Closing Date implement, comply with and maintain in effect an operations and maintenance program with respect to any existing asbestos or asbestos containing materials located at any Project;
(viii) the Borrower shall cause the Remediation of such Hazardous Substances present on, under or emanating from any Project, or migrating onto or into any Project, in accordance with this Agreement and applicable Environmental Laws subject to the right to contest such Remediation in accordance with Section 7(a) of the Environmental Indemnity; and
(ix) the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their representatives (A) with access, upon prior reasonable notice, at reasonable times (during normal business hours) to all or any portion of any Project for purposes of inspection; provided that such inspections shall not unreasonably interfere with the operation of such Project or the tenants or occupants thereof, and shall be subject to the rights of tenants under their Leases, and the Borrower shall cooperate with the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their representatives in connection with such inspections, including, but not limited to, providing all relevant information and making knowledgeable persons available for interviews and (B) promptly upon request, copies of all environmental investigations, studies, audits, reviews or other analyses conducted by or that are in the possession or control of the Borrower in relation to any Project, whether heretofore or hereafter obtained.
Real Property Matters The Credit Parties shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent with respect to each parcel of Real Property to the extent that such parcel of Real Property becomes or should be subject to a Mortgage pursuant to Section 6.10(a) above, all of the following:
(i) an American Land Title Association (ALTA) mortgagee title insurance policy or policies, or unconditional commitments therefor (a “Title Policy”) issued by a title insurance company reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (a “Title Company”), in an amount not less than the amount reasonably required therefor by the Administrative Agent (taking into account the estimated value of the property involved), insuring fee simple title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, such Real Property vested in the applicable Credit Party and assuring the Administrative Agent that the applicable Mortgage creates a valid and enforceable first priority mortgage lien on the respective Real Property encumbered thereby, subject only to Permitted Liens, which Title Policy (1) shall include an endorsement for mechanics’ liens, for revolving, “variable rate” and future advances under this Agreement and for any other matters reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, and (2) shall provide for affirmative insurance and such reinsurance as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, all of the foregoing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(ii) a title report issued by the Title Company with respect thereto, dated not more than 30 days prior to the date of execution of the applicable Mortgage and satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent;
(iii) copies of all recorded documents listed as exceptions to title or otherwise referred to in the Title Policy or in such title report relating to such Real Property;
(iv) evidence, which may be in the form of a letter or other certification from the Title Company or from an insurance broker, surveyor, engineer or other provider, as to whether (1) such Real Property is a Flood Hazard Property, and (2) the community in which such Flood Hazard Property is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program, and if such Real Property is a Flood Hazard Property, evidence that the applicable Credit Party has obtained flood insurance in respect of such Flood Hazard Property to the extent required under the applicable regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
(v) a survey, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of such Real Property, certified in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent by a licensed professional surveyor reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(vi) a certificate of the Borrower identifying any Phase I, Phase II or other environmental report received in draft or final form by any Credit Party during the five year period prior to the date of execution of the Mortgage relating to such Real Property and/or the operations conducted therefrom, or stating that no such draft or final form reports have been requested or received by any Credit Party (or its counsel), together with true and correct copies of all such environmental reports so listed (in draft form, if not finalized); and all such environmental reports shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent;
(vii) an opinion of local counsel admitted to practice in the jurisdiction in which such Real Property is located, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, as to the validity and effectiveness of such Mortgage as a lien on such Real Property encumbered thereby, and covering such other matters of law in connection with the execution, delivery, recording and enforcement of such Mortgage as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request; and
(viii) upon request of the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall have received appraisals, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, dated not more than 60 days prior to the date of execution of each Mortgage and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or accompanied by a separate letter indicating that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may rely thereon, from one or more nationally recognized appraisal firms, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, covering (i) the Real Properties, and (ii) all other tangible property, plant and equipment owned by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, that is to be subjected to the Lien of the Security Agreement and is located at any plant or facility owned or leased by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the United States of America, which appraisals shall set forth (A) the “fair market value” of such property (i.e., the amount at which such property would equitably exchange between a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither being under a compulsion and both having reasonable knowledge of all relevant facts on the premise that such property will continue in its present use as part of an ongoing business enterprise), (B) the “orderly disposal value” of such property (i.e., the amount that may be realized through a forced sale disposal of such property when a reasonable time to find a buyer is allowed), and (C) the “forced liquidation value” of such property (i.e., the amount that may be realized through an immediate forced sale disposal of such property), in each case as determined in accordance with sound appraisal standards.
Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases (a) Each of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries has valid title in fee simple or equivalent to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all its Real Properties (including all Mortgaged Properties) and has valid title to its personal property and assets, in each case, except for Permitted Liens and except for defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties and assets for their intended purposes and except where the failure to have such title would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. All such properties and assets are free and clear of Liens, other than Permitted Liens or Liens arising by operation of law. The Equity Interests of the Borrower owned by Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO) are free and clear of Liens, other than Liens permitted by Article VIA.
(b) The Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries has complied with all material obligations under all leases to which it is a party, except where the failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have Material Adverse Effect, and all such leases are in full force and effect, except leases in respect of which the failure to be in full force and effect would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) As of the Closing Date, none of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries has received any written notice of any pending or contemplated condemnation proceeding affecting any material portion of the Mortgaged Properties or any sale or disposition thereof in lieu of condemnation that remains unresolved as of the Closing Date, except as set forth on Schedule 3.07(c).
(d) As of the Closing Date, none of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is obligated under any right of first refusal, option or other contractual right to sell, assign or otherwise Dispose of any Mortgaged Property or any interest therein, except as permitted under Section 6.02 or 6.05 or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Schedule 1.01(E) lists each Material Real Property owned by any Loan Party as of the Closing Date.
Environmental Covenant Each of Holdco and Borrower shall, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to:
(a) comply in all material respects with all Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits applicable to its operations, facilities and properties; conduct all Response Actions required by, and in accordance with, Environmental Laws; provided that no Loan Party shall be required to undertake any Response Action to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP; and keep the Administrative Agent reasonably informed of known, potential and alleged Environmental Liability and actions taken to address such Environmental Liability, except for such Environmental Liability and responsive actions that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) at the written request of the Administrative Agent or the Requisite Lenders, upon their reasonable belief that Borrower has breached any representation or warranty or covenant in this Agreement relating to Environmental Laws, which request shall specify in reasonable detail the basis therefor, provide, at such Person’s sole cost and expense, an environmental site assessment report (which may include where appropriate testing and sampling, inter alia, sampling of soil and groundwater) concerning such matter, prepared by an environmental consulting firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, indicating the presence or absence of Hazardous Material and the potential cost of any Remedial Action in connection with such Hazardous Material on, at, under or emanating from such property pursuant to Environmental Law; provided that such request may be made only (i) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (ii) circumstances exist that could reasonably be expected to form the basis of an Environmental Liability that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect individually or in the aggregate with other Environmental Liabilities (in such events as are listed in this paragraph, the environmental site assessment shall be focused upon the noncompliance or other circumstances as applicable). If any Person fails to provide such a report within 45 days after such request was made, the Administrative Agent may order the same, and such Person shall grant and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders and their agents access to such property and specifically grants the Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders an irrevocable non-exclusive license, subject to the rights of tenants, to perform such an assessment in a reasonable manner, all at such Person’s sole cost and expense; and
(c) promptly, from time to time, provide such information and certifications which the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to evidence compliance with this Section 5.06.
After Acquired Real Property (i) Upon the acquisition by any Loan Party after the date hereof of any fee interest in any real property (wherever located) (each such interest being a “New Facility”) with a Current Value (as defined below) in excess of $1,000,000, promptly so notify the Collateral Agent, setting forth with specificity a description of the interest acquired, the location of the real property, any structures or improvements thereon and either an appraisal or such Loan Party’s good-faith estimate of the current value of such real property (for purposes of this Section, the “Current Value”). The Collateral Agent shall notify such Loan Party whether it intends to require a Mortgage and the other Real Property Deliverables. Upon receipt of such notice requesting a Mortgage, the Person that has acquired such New Facility shall promptly furnish to the Collateral Agent each of the applicable Real Property Deliverables, reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent. The Borrowers shall pay all fees and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, and all title insurance charges and premiums, in connection with each Loan Party’s obligations under this Section 7.01(o).
(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not enter into any Mortgage in respect of any improved real property acquired by any Loan Party after the Closing Date until (1) (a) if such improved real property is not located in a “special flood hazard area”, the date that is five (5) Business Days or (b) if such improved real property is located in a “special flood hazard area”, the date that occurs 14 days after the Administrative Agent has delivered to the Lenders (which may be delivered electronically) the following documents in respect of such real property: (i) a completed flood hazard determination from a third party vendor; (ii) if such real property is located in a “special flood hazard area”, (A) a notification to the applicable Loan Party of that fact and (if applicable) notification to the applicable Loan Party that flood insurance coverage is not available and (B) evidence of the receipt by the applicable Loan Party of such notice; and (iii) if such notice is required to be provided to the applicable Loan Party and flood insurance is available in the community in which such real property is located, evidence of required flood insurance.
Existence; Compliance with Laws; Businesses and Properties (a) Do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, except as otherwise expressly permitted under Section 6.05.
(i) Do or cause to be done all things necessary to obtain, preserve, renew, extend and keep in full force and effect the rights, licenses, permits, franchises and authorizations, material to the conduct of its business, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and decrees and orders of any Governmental Authority, whether now in effect or hereafter enacted, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) at all times maintain and preserve all tangible property material to the conduct of such business and keep such property in good repair, working order and condition (subject to ordinary wear and tear, casualty and condemnation) and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all needful and proper repairs, renewals, additions, improvements and replacements thereto necessary in order that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Borrowing Base Properties (a) Except where the failure to comply with any of the following would not have a Material Adverse Effect, each of Parent and Borrower shall, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each other Loan Party or the applicable tenant, to:
(b) Pay all real estate and personal property taxes, assessments, water rates or sewer rents, ground rents, maintenance charges, impositions, and any other charges, including vault charges and license fees for the use of vaults, chutes and similar areas adjoining any Borrowing Base Property, now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against any Borrowing Base Property or any part thereof (except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted).
(c) Promptly pay (or cause to be paid) when due all bills and costs for labor, materials, and specifically fabricated materials incurred in connection with any Borrowing Base Property (except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted), and in any event never permit to be created or exist in respect of any Borrowing Base Property or any part thereof any other or additional Lien or security interest other than Liens permitted by Section 8.01.
(d) Operate the Borrowing Base Properties in a good and workmanlike manner and in all material respects in accordance with all Laws in accordance with such Loan Party’s prudent business judgment.
(e) Cause each other Loan Party to, to the extent owned and controlled by a Loan Party, preserve, protect, renew, extend and retain all material rights and privileges granted for or applicable to each Borrowing Base Property.
Environmental Considerations A. Company, its officers, agents, servants, employees, invitees, independent contractors, successors, and assigns will not discharge or spill any Hazardous Substance, as defined herein, into any component of the storm drainage system or onto any paved or unpaved area within the boundaries of the Premises. In addition, Company will not discharge or spill any Hazardous Substance into any component of the sanitary sewer system without first neutralizing or treating same as required by applicable anti-pollution laws or ordinances, in a manner satisfactory to Authority and other public bodies, federal, state, or local, having jurisdiction over or responsibility for the prevention of pollution of canals, streams, rivers, and other bodies of water. Company’s discharge, spill or introduction of any Hazardous Substance onto the Premises or into any component of Authority’s sanitary or storm drainage systems will, if not remedied by Company with all due dispatch, at the sole discretion of Authority, be deemed a default and cause for termination of this Agreement by Authority, subject to notice and cure. Such termination will not relieve Company of or from liability for such discharge or spill.
B. If Company is deemed to be a generator of hazardous waste, as defined by federal, state, or local law, Company will obtain a generator identification number from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the appropriate generator permit and will comply with all federal, state, and local laws, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including but not limited to, ensuring that the transportation, storage, handling, and disposal of such hazardous wastes are conducted in full compliance with applicable law.
C. Company agrees to provide Authority, within 10 days after Authority’s request, copies of all hazardous waste permit application documentation, permits, monitoring reports, transportation, responses, storage and disposal plans, material safety data sheets and waste disposal manifests prepared or issued in connection with Company’s use of the Premises.
D. At the end of the Agreement, Company will dispose of all solid and hazardous wastes and containers in compliance with all applicable regulations. Copies of all waste manifests will be provided to Authority at least 30 days prior to the end of the Agreement.
Existence; Business and Properties (a) Do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, except, in the case of a Subsidiary of the Borrower, where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and except as otherwise permitted under Section 6.05, and except for the liquidation or dissolution of Subsidiaries if the assets of such Subsidiaries to the extent they exceed estimated liabilities are acquired by the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower in such liquidation or dissolution; provided, that Subsidiary Loan Parties may not be liquidated into Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties and Domestic Subsidiaries may not be liquidated into Foreign Subsidiaries (except in each case as permitted under Section 6.05).
(b) Except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, do or cause to be done all things necessary to (i) lawfully obtain, preserve, renew, extend and keep in full force and effect the permits, franchises, authorizations, Intellectual Property, licenses and rights with respect thereto necessary to the normal conduct of its business, and (ii) at all times maintain, protect and preserve all property necessary to the normal conduct of its business and keep such property in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted), from time to time make, or cause to be made, all needful and proper repairs, renewals, additions, improvements and replacements thereto necessary in order that the business carried on in connection therewith, if any, may be properly conducted at all times (in each case except as permitted by this Agreement).
