Single Purpose Borrower hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants with, Lender that as of the date hereof and until such time as the Debt shall be paid in full, Borrower has not at any time, does not presently, and shall not:
(a) own any asset or property other than (i) the Property and assets related to the acquisition, ownership, development, leasing, use, management or operation of the Property and (ii) incidental personal property necessary for the acquisition, ownership, development, leasing, use, management or operation of the Property;
(b) engage in any business unrelated to the acquisition, ownership, development, leasing, use, management or operation of the Property;
(c) except for the Permitted Encumbrances and other contracts or agreements disclosed in writing to Lender, enter into any contract or agreement with any Affiliate of Borrower, any constituent party of Borrower or any Affiliate of any constituent party, except upon terms and conditions that are intrinsically fair and substantially similar to those that would be available in a comparable transaction on an arms-length basis with third parties other than any such party;
(d) incur any Indebtedness or obligations under operating leases other than (i) the Debt and all other sums due by Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, (ii) unsecured trade payables, operating leases with respect to the Property and operational debt not evidenced by a note and in an aggregate amount not exceeding one percent (1%) of the original principal amount of the Loan at any one time, (iii) Indebtedness incurred in the financing of equipment and other personal property used on the Property with annual payments not exceeding $5,000,000 in the aggregate; and (iv) the obligation to make termination payments or reimburse rent payable by the tenants of the Property under the agreements entered into with existing or prospective tenants of the Property with Lender’s approval; and (v) tenant improvement allowances or similar concessions to tenants of the Property pursuant to Leases; provided that any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to subclauses (ii) and (iii) shall be (x) paid within sixty (60) days of the date incurred and (y) incurred in the ordinary course of business and any obligations under operating leases which shall be paid in accordance with their terms. No Indebtedness other than the Debt may be secured (subordinate or pari passu) by the Property;
(e) except for advances made to or for the benefit of Tenants for tenant improvement allowances or similar concessions pursuant to the Leases currently existing at the Property on the date hereof as disclosed on Schedule I attached hereto or Leases entered into after the date hereof in accordance with this Agreement, make any loans or advances to any third party (including any Affiliate or constituent party), and shall not acquire obligations or securities of its Affiliates;
(f) fail to remain solvent or fail to pay its debts and liabilities (including, as applicable, shared personnel and overhead expenses) from its assets as the same shall become due to the extent it has adequate funds to do so;
(g) fail to do all things necessary to observe organizational formalities and preserve its existence, and Borrower will not, nor will Borrower permit any constituent party to amend, modify or otherwise change the partnership certificate, partnership agreement, articles of incorporation and bylaws, operating agreement, trust or other organizational documents of Borrower or such constituent party without the prior consent of Lender in any manner that (i) violates the covenants set forth in this Section 3.1.24, or (ii) amends, modifies or otherwise changes any provision thereof that by its terms cannot be modified at any time when the Loan is outstanding or by its terms cannot be modified without Lender’s consent;
(h) fail to maintain all of its books, records, financial statements and bank accounts separate from those of its Affiliates and any constituent party. Borrower’s assets will not be listed as or list its assets on the financial statement of any other Person, provided, however, that Borrower’s assets may be included in a consolidated financial statement of its Affiliates provided that (i) appropriate notation shall be made on such consolidated financial statements to indicate the separateness of Borrower and such Affiliates and to indicate that Borrower’s assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of such Affiliates or any other Person and (ii) such assets shall be listed on Borrower’s own separate balance sheet;
(i) fail to file its own (or consolidated) tax returns (to the extent Borrower is required to file any such tax returns) and will not file a consolidated federal income tax return with any other Person, except where Borrower is required to file consolidated tax returns by applicable Legal Requirements.
(j) fail to maintain its books, records, resolutions and agreements as official records;
(k) fail to be, or fail to hold itself out to the public as, a legal entity separate and distinct from any other entity (including any Affiliate or constituent party of Borrower), fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding its status as a separate entity, fail to conduct business in its own name, or fail to maintain and utilize separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its own name, and Borrower shall not identify itself or any of its Affiliates as a division or part of the other;
(l) fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations; provided, however, the foregoing shall not require the members of Borrower to make any additional capital contributions to Borrower;
(m) to the fullest extent permitted by law, seek or effect the liquidation, dissolution, winding up, liquidation, consolidation or merger, in whole or in part, of Borrower nor permit any constituent party of Borrower to do any of the foregoing;
(n) commingle the funds and other assets of Borrower with those of any Affiliate or any constituent party of Borrower or any other Person, and will hold all of its assets in its own name;
(o) fail to maintain its assets in such a manner that it will not be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any Affiliate or constituent party of Borrower or any other Person;
(p) guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other Person or hold itself out to be responsible for or have its credit available to satisfy the debts or obligations of any other Person;
(i) If Borrower is a limited partnership or a limited liability company (other than a single member limited liability company), fail to cause each general partner or managing member (each, an “SPC Party”) to be a corporation whose sole asset is its interest in Borrower and each such SPC Party will at all times comply, and will cause Borrower to comply, with each of the representations, warranties, and covenants contained in this Section 3.1.24 as if such representation, warranty or covenant was made directly by such SPC Party. Upon the withdrawal or the disassociation of an SPC Party from Borrower, Borrower shall immediately appoint a new SPC Party whose articles of incorporation are substantially similar to those of such SPC Party and deliver a new non-consolidation opinion to the Rating Agency or Rating Agencies, as applicable, with respect to the new SPC Party and its equity owners;
(ii) If Borrower is a single member limited liability company, fail to have at least two (2) springing members, one of which, upon the dissolution of such sole member or the withdrawal or the disassociation of the sole member from Borrower, shall immediately become the sole member of Borrower, and the other of which shall become the sole member of Borrower if the first such springing member no longer is available to serve as such sole member.
(q) fail to cause there to be at least two duly appointed members of the board of directors who are provided by a nationally recognized company that provides professional independent directors or manager (each, an “Independent Director” or “Independent Manager”) of each SPC Party and Borrower reasonably satisfactory to Lender who shall not have been at the time of such individual’s appointment or at any time while serving as a director of such SPC Party and Borrower, and may not have been at any time during the preceding five years (i) a stockholder, director (other than as an Independent Director or Independent Manager), officer, employee, partner, attorney or counsel of such SPC Party, Borrower or any Affiliate of either of them, (ii) a customer, supplier or other Person who derives any of its purchases or revenues from its activities with such SPC Party, Borrower or any Affiliate of either of them (other than its fees and charges for serving as an Independent Director or Independent Manager of the SPC Party), (iii) a Person or other entity controlling or under common control with any such stockholder, partner, customer, supplier or other Person prohibited by clause (i) or (ii) above, or (iv) a member of the immediate family of any such stockholder, director, officer, employee, partner, customer, supplier or other Person prohibited by clause (i) or (ii) above. (For purposes of this subclause (o), the term “Affiliate” means any person controlling, under common control with, or controlled by the person in question; and the term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management, policies or activities of a person or entity, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.) A natural person who satisfies the foregoing definition other than subparagraph (ii) shall not be disqualified from serving as an Independent Director or Independent Manager of the SPC Party if such individual is an independent director or independent manager provided by a nationally-recognized company that provides professional independent directors or independent managers and that also provides other corporate services in the ordinary course of its business. A natural person who otherwise satisfies the foregoing definition except for being the independent director or independent manager of a “special purpose entity” affiliated with the borrower that does not own a direct or indirect equity interest in the borrower or any co-borrower shall not be disqualified from serving as an Independent Director or Independent Manager of the SPC Party if such individual is at the time of initial appointment, or at any time while serving as a Independent Director or Independent Manager of the SPC Party, an Independent Director or Independent Manager of a “special purpose entity” affiliated with the Borrower or the SPC Party (other than any entity that owns a direct or indirect equity interest in borrower or any co-borrower) if such individual is an independent director or independent manager provided by a nationally-recognized company that provides professional independent directors or independent managers. For purposes of this paragraph, a “special purpose entity” is an entity, whose organizational documents contain restrictions on its activities substantially similar to those set forth in the SPC Party’s organizational documents.
(r) cause or permit the board of directors or managers of any SPC Party or Borrower to take any action which, under the terms of any certificate of incorporation, by-laws or any voting trust agreement with respect to any common stock or under any organizational document of Borrower or SPC Party, requires a vote of the board of directors or managers of each SPC Party and Borrower unless at the time of such action there shall be at least two (2) members of the board of directors or managers who are each an Independent Director or Independent Manager.
(s) fail to conduct its business so that the assumptions made with respect to Borrower in the Insolvency Opinion shall be true and correct in all respects. In connection with the foregoing, Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that it will comply with or cause the compliance with, (i) all of the facts and assumptions (whether regarding the Borrower or any other Person) set forth in the Insolvency Opinion, (ii) all the representations, warranties and covenants in this Section 3.1.24, and (iii) all the organizational documents of the Borrower and any SPC Party.
(t) permit any Affiliate or constituent party of Borrower independent access to its bank accounts.
(u) fail to pay the salaries of its own employees (if any) from its own funds to the extent it has adequate funds to do so and maintain a sufficient number of employees (if any) in light of its contemplated business operations; provided, however, the foregoing shall not require the members of Borrower to may any additional contributions to Borrower.
(v) fail to compensate each of its consultants and agents from its funds for services provided to it and pay from its own assets all obligations of any kind incurred.
