OMNIBUS AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10
OMNIBUS AGREEMENT
This Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the 14th day of February, 2005, by and among XXXXXX XXXX, an individual with an office at 00 X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, and XXXXXXXX XXXXXX, an individual with an office at 00 X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 (collectively, the “MARC Principals”), and FIRST UNION REIT, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership (“First Union”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, one or more of the MARC Principals and their respective Affiliates own the percentage interests in each of the Property Owners as set forth on Schedule 9.4 hereof;
WHEREAS, certain of the Property Owners (as defined below) own the real properties identified on Schedule 1A hereto (the “Group A Properties”), Schedule 1B hereto (the “Group B Properties”), Schedule 1C hereto (the “Group C Properties”), and Schedule 1D hereto (the “Group D Properties”);
WHEREAS, First Union and the MARC Principals desire to enter into certain arrangements pursuant to which, among other things, (i) First Union and the MARC Principals will enter into joint venture entities to hold the Properties (as defined below) (other than the Group D Properties), (ii) First Union will provide Property Loans with respect to the Group D Properties, and (iii) First Union and the MARC Principals will agree to make further loans with respect to the Properties;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Specific Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Acquiring Party – as defined in Section 3.5.
Affiliate - means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or is a director or officer of such Person. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, (i) to vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise. For purposes hereof MARC Realty shall be deemed an affiliate of the MARC Principals and the MARC Borrowers regardless of whether MARC Realty would otherwise be deemed an Affiliate hereunder.
After-Acquired Calculated Equity – as defined in Section 3.5.1.
After-Acquired Due Diligence Period - as defined in Section 3.5.2.
After-Acquired Percentage – means 60% if the Non-Acquiring Party is First Union or 40% if the Non-Acquiring Party is a MARC Entity or MARC Principal.
After-Acquired Property – as defined in Section 3.5.
After-Acquired Property Closing – as defined in Section 3.5.3.
After-Acquired Property Notice – as defined in Section 3.5.1.
After-Acquired Property Purchase Agreement – means a purchase agreement for an After-Acquired Property or an interest therein subject only to those conditions as are customary for acquisitions of real property.
Agreement – as defined in the Preamble.
Assignment Agreement – means an assignment agreement in the form of Exhibit C hereto.
Asset Management Services – means the review of, and participation in the finalization of, quarterly and annual budgets, capital improvement projects and budgets and REIT compliance.
Business Day - means any day of the year on which offices of First Union or MARC Realty are not required or authorized by law to be closed for business in Chicago, Illinois. If any day on which a payment is due is not a Business Day, then the payment shall be due on the next day following which is a Business Day, and such extension of time shall be included in computing interest and fees in connection with such payment. Further, if there is no corresponding day for a payment in the given calendar month (i.e., there is no “February 30th”), the payment shall be due on the last Business Day of the calendar month.
Capital Amount – as defined in the applicable Operating Agreement.
Capital Proceeds – means all Net Proceeds, Net Sales Proceeds and Net Refinancing Proceeds.
Chicago Business District – means the City of Chicago, Illinois, the County of Xxxx, Illinois and all areas within 30 miles of the boundaries thereof.
Closing Date – means each date on which a transaction contemplated hereunder is consummated.
Code – means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to the Code are to the Code, as in effect at the date of this Agreement and any subsequent provisions of the Code, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.
Covered Loan – as defined in Section 7.3.3.
Covered Loan Maturity Date – means the date that is the day immediately prior to the seventh anniversary of the date on which the Covered Loan is made.
Covered Loan Note – means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit D hereto.
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Covered Loan Rate – means 8.5% per annum; provided, however, if either the MARC Principals or First Union fails to make an otherwise required Covered Loan, the Covered Loan Rate applicable only to the Covered Loan made by the party that has not failed to make the required Covered Loan shall be 12% per annum and shall entitle the maker of the Covered Loan to a 15% internal rate of return on account of such Covered Loan.
CPI – means the United States, Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the Chicago-Xxxx-Kenosha (1982-84=100).
CPI Adjustment – means the percentage determined on the 1st of each year by dividing the CPI for the immediately preceding year by the CPI for the year prior to the immediately preceding year.
Debt - means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all indebtedness of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than property and services purchased, and expense accruals and deferred compensation items arising, in the ordinary course of business), (iii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments (other than performance, surety and appeal bonds arising in the ordinary course of business), (iv) all indebtedness of such Person created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (v) all obligations of such Person under leases which have been, or should be, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, recorded as capital leases, to the extent required to be so recorded, (vi) all reimbursement, payment or similar obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, under acceptance, letter of credit or similar facilities (other than letters of credit in support of trade obligations or in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, old-age pensions and other social security benefits in the ordinary course of business), (vii) all Debt in the nature of that referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) above which is guaranteed directly or indirectly by such Person, or in effect guaranteed directly or indirectly by such Person through an agreement (A) to pay or purchase such Debt or to advance or supply funds for the payment or purchase of such Debt, (B) to purchase, sell or lease (as lessee or lessor) property, or to purchase or sell services, primarily for the purpose of enabling the debtor to make payment of such Debt or to assure the holder of such Debt against loss in respect of such Debt, (C) to supply funds to or in any other manner invest in the debtor (including any agreement to pay for property or services irrespective of whether such property is received or such services are rendered) or (D) otherwise to assure a creditor against loss in respect of such Debt, (viii) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any indebtedness referred to in clause (i) through (iv) above of any Person, either directly or indirectly, and (ix) all Debt referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance upon or in property (including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Debt.
Default Rate – has the meaning ascribed thereto on the TI/Cap Ex Loan Note, Reposition Loan Note, or Covered Loan Note, as applicable.
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Deposit – as defined in Section 6.2.
Due Diligence Materials – means, with respect to the applicable Property to the extent in the possession of the MARC Principals or MARC Realty: (i) all Licenses and Permits; (ii) all Material Leases and a form of Lease, third party service agreements and/or other contracts or agreements, recorded or unrecorded, affecting the applicable Property, or any portion thereof; (iii) the most recent surveys, title reports and real and personal property tax bills; (iv) copies of the most recent Third Party Property Reports; (v) the past two years and year to date operating statements showing income (including tenant reimbursements), operating expenses, tenant improvement costs, capital improvements, etc.; (vi) the most recent income tax returns; (vii) all warranties still in force on the roof, HVAC systems, etc.; (viii) site plan; (ix) construction plans or “as built” plans; (x) copies of invoices for repairs, maintenance or capital improvements which costs exceed $5,000 and/or any outstanding contracts for work to be completed during the applicable Due Diligence Period; (xi) any third party property management contracts to which the applicable Property is subject; and (xii) such other documents as First Union shall reasonably request.
Due Diligence Period – means, with respect to the applicable Property, as follows: (i) with respect to the Group A Properties and the Group D Properties, 60 days from the date hereof; (ii) with respect to the Group B Properties 60 days from the Initial Closing Date; (iii) with respect to the Group C Properties, 30 days from the furnishing to First Union of the Group C Property ROFO Notice; or (iv) with respect to an After-Acquired Property, the After-Acquired Due Diligence Period.
8 S. Michigan Property – means the Property located at 0 X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx.
ERISA - means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA, as in effect at the date of this Agreement and any subsequent provisions of ERISA, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.
ERISA Affiliate - means each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA) which together with the MARC Entities would be deemed to be a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
Existing Senior Loan – means a Senior Loan directly or indirectly encumbering the applicable Property on the date hereof, all as set forth on Schedule 9.15.6 hereto.
Extension Date – as defined in Section 6.2.
First Union – First Union REIT L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
First Union After-Acquired Calculated Equity – means 60% of the After-Acquired Calculated Equity for the applicable After-Acquired Property.
First Union Calculated Equity – means, the First Union Group A Calculated Equity, the First Union Group B Calculated Equity, or the First Union After-Acquired Calculated Equity, as the context requires.
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First Union Entity – means First Union, First Union Lender and any Subsidiary of First Union that enters into an agreement contemplated by this Agreement.
First Union Group A Calculated Equity – means 49% of the Group A Calculated Equity for the applicable Group A Property.
First Union Group B Calculated Equity – means 49% of the Group B Calculated Equity for the applicable Group B Property, which is applicable only in the event the Group B Properties are treated as Group A Properties pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof.
First Union Lender – means the Subsidiary of First Union that makes a Property Loan.
First Union Purchase Price - means the sum of (i) the cash purchase price paid by First Union for the applicable Joint Venture Entity interest and (ii) the product of (x) the mortgage debt (if any) on the related Property at the applicable Closing Date and (y) the percentage ownership interest in the Joint Venture Entity acquired by First Union on the applicable Closing Date.
First Union Total Capital – means the sum of (i) the Capital Amount of all First Union Entities in Joint Venture Entities other than those holding After-Acquired Properties whose properties have generated Capital Proceeds, and (ii) the Property Loan Amounts for all Property Loans with respect to Properties that have generated Capital Proceeds other than those holding After-Acquired Properties.
Fiscal Year - means each twelve month period commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31.
Formation Documents - means, singly and collectively, the partnership agreements, joint venture agreements, limited partnership agreements, limited liability company or operating agreements and certificates of limited partnership and certificates of formation, articles (or certificate) of incorporation and by-laws, trust agreements and any similar agreement, document or instrument of any Person.
FUR – means First Union Real Estate Equity and Mortgage Investments, together with its Subsidiaries.
Governmental Authority - means any court, board, agency, commission, office or authority of any nature whatsoever for any governmental xxxx (xxxxxxx, xxxxx, xxxxxx, xxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxxx, xxxx or otherwise) whether now or hereafter in existence.
Ground Lease - means that certain Lease, dated as of September 17, 1927, between Xxxxxxxxxx Tower, L.L.C., as successor-in-interest to The First National Bank of Boston as trustee under a Trust Agreement made by Xxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx and others, and 8 S. Michigan L.L.C., as successor in interest to VIII South Michigan Associates, as amended, relating to the land constituting part of the 8 S. Michigan Property.
Group A Calculated Equity – means the amount determined for each Group A Property pursuant to Section 3.1.2.
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Group A Property and Group A Properties – as defined in the second WHEREAS clause.
Group B Calculated Equity - means for each Group B Property the amount set forth opposite such Group B Property’s name on Schedule 1B hereto, which is applicable only in the event the Group B Properties are treated as Group A Properties pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof.
Group B Property and Group B Properties – as defined in the second WHEREAS clause.
Group B Properties Closing Date – as defined in Section 3.2.1.
Group C Property and Group C Properties – as defined in the second WHEREAS clause.
Group C Property ROFO Notice – as defined in Section 3.3.1 hereof.
Group C Property Offer Price – as defined in Section 3.3.1 hereof.
Group C Property ROFR Notice – as defined in Section 3.3.3 hereof.
Group D Property and Group D Properties – as defined in the second WHEREAS clause.
Hazardous Materials - means and include asbestos, flammable materials, explosives, radioactive substances, polychlorinated biphenyls, radioactive substances, other carcinogens, oil and other petroleum products, pollutants or contaminants that could be a detriment to the environment, and any other hazardous or toxic materials, wastes, or substances which are defined, determined or identified as such in any past, present or future federal, state or local laws, rules, codes or regulations, or any judicial or administrative interpretation of such laws, rules, codes or regulations.
Indemnification Pledge Agreement – means a Pledge Agreement in form and substance acceptable to First Union which provides for a first priority Lien on the applicable collateral.
Initial Closing Date – means the date on which the transactions contemplated by Section 3.1 have been consummated as agreed to by the parties hereunder subject to the conditions set forth herein.
Joinder Agreements – means the agreements entered into simultaneously herewith by the MARC Members pursuant to which they agree to be bound by certain of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Joint Venture Entity – means an entity owning, directly or indirectly, a Property as required by the terms of this Agreement which is governed by an Operating Agreement, which may be a Property Owner.
Knowledge of the MARC Principals – means the current actual knowledge of Xxxxxx Xxxx or Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx.
Lease – means a lease for space or a Property with a Person other than First Union or a MARC Entity or their respective Affiliates.
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Lease Schedule – as defined in Section 9.15.5.
Legal Requirements - means all applicable federal, state, county and local laws, by-laws, rules, regulations, codes and ordinances, and the requirements of any governmental agency or authority having or claiming jurisdiction with respect thereto, including, but not limited to, all Environmental Laws, and those applicable to zoning, subdivision, building, health, fire, safety, sanitation, the protection of the handicapped, and environmental matters and shall also include all orders and directives of any court, governmental agency or authority having or claiming jurisdiction with respect thereto.
Licenses and Permits - means all licenses, permits, authorizations and agreements issued by or agreed to by any governmental authority, including, but not limited to, building permits, occupancy permits and such special permits, variances and other relief as may be required pursuant to Legal Requirements which may be applicable to the applicable Property.
Lien - means any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, or any other encumbrance, charge or transfer, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and mechanic’s, materialmen’s and other similar liens and encumbrances.
MARC After-Acquired Calculated Equity – means 40% of the After-Acquired Calculated Equity for the applicable After-Acquired Property.
MARC Borrower – means either the Group D Property Owner or a to be formed entity that will hold 100% of the MARC Principals or their Affiliates interest in a Group D Property Owner and which, in turn, will be a direct or indirect member of the Group D Property Owner.
MARC Calculated Equity – means, the MARC Group A Calculated Equity, the MARC Group B Calculated Equity, or the MARC After-Acquired Calculated Equity, as the context requires.
MARC Entities – The MARC Borrowers, the MARC Members, the Property Owners and each other Person that is owned in whole or in part by the MARC Principals and which directly or indirectly holds an ownership interest in a Property.
MARC Group A Calculated Equity – means 51% of the Group A Calculated Equity for the applicable Group A Property.
MARC Group B Calculated Equity – means 51% of the Group B Calculated Equity for the applicable Group B Property, which is applicable only in the event the Group B Properties are treated as Group A Properties pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof.
MARC Member(s) – means the MARC Principals and/or their relatives or Affiliates which own an ownership interest, directly or indirectly, in a Property Owner.
MARC Principals – as defined in the Preamble together with any other MARC Members who become a party hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
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MARC Rate – means from the date hereof to the 18 month anniversary of the date hereof, 5.5% per annum or from and after the 18 month anniversary of the date hereof, the greater of (i) 5.5% per annum or (ii) Prime Rate.
MARC Realty – means MARC Realty LLC, an Illinois limited liability company.
MARC Total Capital – means the sum of (i) the Capital Amount of all MARC Members in Joint Venture Entities other than those holding After-Acquired Properties whose properties have generated Capital Proceeds, and (ii) Borrower Equity (as defined in the applicable Property Loan Agreement) for all Property Loans with respect to Properties that have generated Capital Proceeds other than those holding After-Acquired Properties.
Material Adverse Effect – means a material adverse effect on, determined separately with respect to the applicable MARC Entity or Property, as the case may be, (i) the business, assets, prospects, operations or financial or other condition of any of the MARC Entities or Properties and/or, taken as a whole, any of the other MARC Entities or Properties, (ii) the ability of the applicable MARC Entity(ies) to perform any material obligations or to pay any obligations which it is obligated to pay in accordance with the operation of its Property or the terms hereof or of any Senior Loans, or (iii) the rights of, or benefits available to, First Union hereunder or under any Property Loan Agreement.
Material Lease – means any Lease with respect to ten percent or more of the rentable square feet at the applicable Property.
Michigan 30 – means Michigan 30 LLC, an Illinois limited liability company.
Minimum Amount – as defined in Section 2.1.
Mortgage Debt Schedule – as defined in Section 9.15.6.
Net Operating Income – means for any period of determination, (i) net operating income generated by the applicable Property for such period (i.e., gross operating income, inclusive of any proceeds received under any rent loss or business interruption insurance policies, less expenses of such Property (exclusive of ownership expenses and non-reimbursable operating expenses, debt service, capital expenditures, tenant improvements and leasing commissions and vacancy allowances)), as generated by, through or under all Leases, and (ii) all other income arising from direct operations of or licenses or operating agreements for any part of the Property, in all cases determined in a manner consistent with that customarily utilized by owners of office building properties. The MARC Principals shall, or shall cause each Property Owner to, provide First Union with all information and materials required by First Union necessary for the determination of Net Operating Income; provided, however, in no event shall the Property Owner be required to audit its financial statements.
Net Proceeds – means the gross proceeds received from any insurance recovery or condemnation award relating to any casualty or taking of any asset less the aggregate of (i) obligations due to the holders of Senior Loans thereon, including, without limitation, any prepayment penalties or fees, (ii) all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in the collection of such amounts, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees, payable to third-parties who are not a MARC
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Entity or an Affiliate thereof, and (iii) in the case of a casualty, amounts required to repair the Property.
Net Refinancing Proceeds – means the gross proceeds received from the closing of the financing or refinancing of a specified asset less the aggregate of (i) obligations due to the holders of then existing Senior Loans thereon being satisfied, including, without limitation, any prepayment penalties or fees, and (ii) reasonable closing costs payable to third-parties who are not a MARC Entity or an Affiliate thereof other than a refinancing fee as contemplated by Section 12.2.2 hereof.
Net Sales Proceeds – means the gross sale proceeds received from the closing of the sale of a specified asset less the aggregate of (i) obligations due to the holders of Senior Loans thereon, including, without limitation, any prepayment penalties or fees, and (ii) usual closing adjustments, and (iii) reasonable closing costs payable to third-parties who are not a MARC Entity or an Affiliate thereof other than a disposition fee as contemplated by Section 12.2.2 hereof.
New First Mortgage Loan – means first mortgage loans to be obtained as contemplated by Article 2 hereof and secured by a first priority Lien on a Group A Property.
Non-Acquiring Party – as defined in Section 3.5.
Officer’s Certificate - means a certificate delivered to a First Union Entity by a MARC Principal or a MARC Entity which is signed by an authorized manager or officer thereof (or an authorized officer of the direct or indirect managing person, of such MARC Entity).
Operating Agreement – as defined in Section 4.1.
Operating Cash Flow - means, in each calendar month, in each instance determined on an individual Property basis in a manner satisfactory to First Union consistent with that approved by First Union prior to or at the Initial Closing Date, (i) the Net Operating Income for such period less (ii) the sum of, without duplication, (a) all payments required on account of Senior Loans, (b) non-reimbursable operating expenses at the Property, (c) ownership expenses, (d) tenant improvement costs, leasing commissions and capital expenditures to the extent funded from cash generated by the Property, (e) management fees as contemplated by Section 12.2.1 hereof and (f) asset management fees as contemplated by Section 6.3.8 hereof; provided, however, if the MARC Principals and their Affiliates do not directly or indirectly own a 100% fee title interest in the applicable Property, the Operating Cash Flow for such Property shall be equal to the Operating Cash Flow multiplied by the ownership percentage in such Property held directly or indirectly by the MARC Principals and their Affiliates.
Person - means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated association or limited liability company, any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau, department or agency thereof and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.
Plan - means any multiemployer or single-employer plan as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA, which is maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is an obligation to contribute of) a
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MARC Entity or an ERISA Affiliate, and each such plan for the five year period immediately following the latest date on which such Person or an ERISA Affiliate maintained, contributed to or had an obligation to contribute to such plan.
Prime Rate – means the prime rate of interest published from time to time in the Money Market Rates section of the Wall Street Journal, changing when and as said prime rate changes, if The Wall Street Journal is not then in print, such other financial newspaper as may be agreed to by the parties.
Property or Properties - means individually or collectively, as the context dictates, any or all of the Group A Properties, Group B Properties, Group C Properties, the Group D Properties and the After-Acquired Properties.
Property Loan – means a loan made pursuant to a Property Loan Agreement.
Property Loan Agreement – means a loan agreement that shall be in the form and substance of Exhibit A hereto.
Property Loan Amount – means the original principal amount of a Property Loan.
Property Loan Property Exercise Acceptance Notice – as defined in Section 7.3.2.
Property Owners – any Person that owns a Property including those Persons set forth on such Schedule 1 hereto.
Reposition Amount – as defined in Section 7.2.1.
Reposition Loan – as defined in Section 7.2.1.
Reposition Loan Maturity Date – means the date that is the day immediately prior to the seventh anniversary of the date on which the Reposition Loan is made.
Reposition Loan Note – means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit D hereto.
Reposition Loan Rate – means 8.5% per annum; provided, however, if either the MARC Principals or First Union fails to make an otherwise required Reposition Loan, the Reposition Loan Rate applicable to the Reposition Loan made by the party that has not failed to make the required Reposition Loan shall be 12% per annum and shall entitle the maker of the Reposition Loan to a 15% internal rate of return on account of such Reposition Loan.
Reposition Notice – as defined in Section 7.2.1.
Reposition Property – as defined in Section 7.2.1.
Second Group C Property Notice – as defined in Section 3.3.2 hereof.
Senior Loan – means Debt secured by a mortgage on the applicable Property or a security interest in a direct or indirect ownership interest in a Property Owner existing on the date hereof
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or hereinafter incurred in accordance with the terms hereof, a Property Loan Agreement or an Operating Agreement.
Shortfall Amount – as defined in Section 7.3.1.
Shortfall Notice – as defined in Section 7.3.1.
Shortfall Offer – as defined in Section 7.3.2.
Shortfall Property – as defined in Section 7.3.1.
State – means the State or Commonwealth in which the subject of such reference or any part thereof is located.
Subsidiary – means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, limited liability company, partnership or other business entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of either (x) the beneficial ownership interest or (y) ordinary voting power are, at the time as of which any determination is being made, owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
Tax or Taxes - means all income, gains, gross receipts, sales, stock transfer, excise, bulk transfer, use, employment, franchise, profits, property or other taxes, fees, stamp taxes and duties, assessments, levies or changes of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any taxing authority with respect thereto.
Tax Returns - means returns, reports, exhibits, schedules, information statements and other documentation (including any additional or supporting material) filed or maintained, or required to be filed or maintained, in connection with the calculation, determination , assessment or collection of any tax.
Third Party Lender – means a bank or other lending institution that is not an Affiliate of either First Union or any of the MARC Principals.
Third Party Property Reports – means such tests and inspections as First Union deems necessary with respect to its review of a Property, including, without limitation, topographical surveys, structural and foundation surveys, roof inspections, equipment inspections and environmental inspections.
TI/Cap Ex Loan – as defined in Section 7.1.1.
TI/Cap Ex Loan Maturity Date – means the date that is the day immediately prior to the seventh anniversary of the date on which the TI/Cap Ex Loan is made.
TI/Cap Ex Loan Note – means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit D hereto.
TI/Cap Ex Loan Rate – means 8.5% per annum; provided, however, if either the MARC Principals or First Union fails to make an otherwise required TI/Cap Ex Loan, the TI/Cap Ex
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Loan Rate applicable to the TI/Cap Ex Loan made by the party that has not failed to make the required TI/Cap Ex Loan shall be 12% per annum and shall entitle such maker of the TI/Cap Ex Loan to a 15% internal rate of return on account of such TI/Cap Ex Loan.
TI/Cap Ex Notice – as defined in Section 7.1.2.
TI/Cap Ex Reserve – as defined in Section 12.1.1.
TI/Cap Ex Threshold – means an amount equal to $6,000,000 less the product of (i) $100,000 and (ii) the number of full months from the Initial Closing Date.
Title Company - LandAmerica National Commercial Services, San Francisco, California or such other title company as First Union shall designate shall serve as the Title Company for all transactions contemplated hereby.
Transfer Documents – means the Operating Agreement for the applicable Joint Venture Entity, the applicable Assignment Agreement, the Joinder Agreements and such other documents as may be reasonably required to cause a transfer by a MARC Member of its interest in a Joint Venture Entity to First Union.
Transfer Taxes - as defined in Section 12.7(c).
United States and U.S. – each means the United States of America.
Woodfield – means that certain Property located at One Woodfield Place, 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx.
Woodfield Rate – means from the date hereof to the 18 month anniversary of the date hereof, 6.25% per annum or from and after the 18 month anniversary of the date hereof, the greater of (i) 6.25% per annum or (ii) Prime Rate plus 75 basis points.
1.2 Principles of Construction. Unless otherwise specified, (i) all references to sections and schedules are to those in this Agreement, (ii) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision, (iii) all definitions are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined, and (iv) the word “including” means “including but not limited to,”.
ARTICLE 2
NEW FIRST MORTGAGE LOANS; SALES OF PROPERTIES
2.1 New First Mortgage Loans. The MARC Principals and First Union shall, from and after the Initial Closing Date, jointly and promptly seek to obtain from a Third Party Lender on behalf of the Property Owners listed on Schedule 2.1 hereto new secured first mortgage Debt in an amount not less than the amount set forth on Schedule 2.1 hereto under the heading “MARC Preference Amount” but not more than the amount set forth on Schedule 2.1 hereto under the heading “Maximum Loan Amount” (the “New First Mortgage Loans”). The New First Mortgage Loans shall be on current market terms and conditions for loans of a similar nature
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which are mutually acceptable to First Union and the MARC Principals not to be unreasonably withheld. The applicable Property Owner shall be responsible for the cost of the New First Mortgage Loan for such Property Owner’s Property.
2.2 Sales of Properties. In the event that prior to the Initial Closing Date, the MARC Principals have sold a Property pursuant to Section 11.1.3 below, the MARC Principals shall pay to First Union an amount, if any, equal to 40.83%, in the case of a Group A Property or Group B Property or 50% in the case of a Group D Property, of the excess, if any, of (i) the net sales proceeds (i.e. the gross sale price less any prorations and other adjustments to the buyer which are credited against the purchase price) realized for any Group A Property, Group B Property or Group D Property, inclusive of fees paid on account of the acquisition of any property management agreements, less all reasonable closing costs incurred by the applicable Property Owner in connection with such sale including a 1% disposition fee (which may be payable to a MARC Entity) over (ii) the amount set forth on Schedule 1A, Schedule 1B or Schedule 1D, as applicable, for such Property under the heading “Threshold Amount”.
ARTICLE 3
JOINT VENTURE PROPERTIES
3.1 Group A Properties.
3.1.1 [Intentionally Omitted]
3.1.2 Adjustments. The value attributable to the Group A Properties shall be the amount set forth on Schedule 1A hereto under the heading “Group A Calculated Equity”, subject to adjustment (as so adjusted, the “Group A Calculated Equity”) as follows:
(a) Lease and Capital Expenditures. Increased by (i) all non-reimbursable expenses to the extent actually incurred and paid prior to the Initial Closing Date associated with leasing commissions or tenant improvements for a Lease at the applicable Group A Property which were not in effect at December 1, 2004 and (ii) all capital expenditures at the applicable Group A Property since December 1, 2004.
(b) Senior Loans. Increased or decreased, as the case may be, to the extent that on the Initial Closing Date the outstanding principal balance on the Existing Senior Loan for the applicable Group A Property is less or more than the amount of set forth on Schedule 9.15.6 hereto for such Group A Property.
(c) Escrows. Increased by the amount, if any, then held in escrow accounts maintained by the lender of the Existing Senior Loan or in segregated escrows maintained by a MARC Entity for such Group A Property.
(d) Security Deposits. Decreased by the amount, if any, of the deficiency in the security deposit escrow account to cover all security deposits for such Group A Property.
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(e) Tax Proration. Increased or decreased, as the case may be, for real estate taxes for the period commencing January 1, 2005 as follows: (i) if the Initial Closing Date occurs prior to the payment of the first installment of 2004 real estate tax bills, decreased based on the 2003 tax xxxx paid in 2004 for the period commencing January 1, 2005 through the Initial Closing Date or (ii) if the applicable Closing Date occurs after the payment of the first installment 2004 real estate tax xxxx, increased by an amount equal to the product of (x) the amount of the 2004 first installment real estate tax xxxx paid by the applicable Property Owner and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is 181 less the number of days from and including January 1, 2005 to the Initial Closing Date, and the denominator of which is 181.
(f) Prepaid Expenses. Increased by the amount of any prepaid expenses for any service contracts and utilities actually paid by the Property Owner.
(g) Less than 100% Ownership. Decreased, if the MARC Principals and their Affiliates do not directly or indirectly own a 100% fee title interest in the applicable Group A Property, by (i) the Group A Calculated Equity, after adjustment pursuant to subsections (a)-(f) hereof, multiplied by (ii) the ownership percentage in such Group A Property not held directly or indirectly by the MARC Members.
3.1.3 Acquisition by First Union. Subject to the provisions of Article 6 hereof, First Union shall on or before the Initial Closing Date purchase from the applicable MARC Members, and the MARC Principals shall sell, and shall cause the applicable MARC Members (to the extent not a MARC Principal) to sell, to First Union, 49% of all the MARC Members’ collective right, title and interest in each Joint Venture Entity holding a Group A Property for a purchase price equal to 49% of the Group A Calculated Equity for such Group A Property.
3.1.4 Operating Agreement. On the Initial Closing Date First Union and the applicable MARC Members shall (and the MARC Principals shall cause the applicable MARC Members to) enter into an Operating Agreement for the Joint Venture Entity, with the effect that First Union and the MARC Members will hold a 49% and 51% interest, respectively in the Joint Venture Entity.
3.1.5 Post-Closing Adjustments. Each of the MARC Principals and First Union shall have the right to cause the Group A Calculated Equity for any or all of the Group A Properties to be re-determined within 90 days following the Initial Closing Date. If, as a result of any post-closing re-determination, the Group A Calculated Equity for a Group A Property is required to be changed, then the MARC Principals, on the one hand, and First Union, on the other hand, shall take such actions as may be required to cause the First Union Group A Calculated Equity with respect to such Group A Property to equal 49% of the re-determined Group A Calculated Equity and the MARC Group A Calculated Equity to equal 51% of the re-determined Group A Calculated Equity.
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3.2 Group B Properties.
3.2.1 Right to Acquire. Within 60 days after the Initial Closing Date, First Union shall have the option, to be exercised by written notice from First Union to the MARC Principals within such 60 day period, to acquire a 49% interest in all of the Property Owners of the Group B Properties on the same terms and conditions as set forth in Section 3.1 hereof (including, but not limited to the adjustments provided for in Section 3.1.2) assuming all references to Group A Property, Group A Calculated Equity, First Union Group A Calculated Equity or MARC Group A Calculated Equity shall be deemed references to Group B Property, Group B Calculated Equity (as set forth on Schedule 1B, subject to adjustment), First Union Group B Calculated Equity or MARC Group B Calculated Equity. If First Union elects to acquire the Group B Properties, the Closing shall occur within fifteen (15) days after the exercise of First Union’s option (the “Group B Properties Closing Date”) and all references in Section 3.1 to the Initial Closing Date shall be deemed to refer to the Group B Properties Closing Date. If First Union shall not elect in writing to acquire the Group B Properties as provided in the previous sentence, the Group B Properties shall automatically be deemed Group C Properties from and after the expiration of such 60-day period.
3.2.2 Land Parcels. First Union acknowledges and agrees that if it elects to acquire the Group B Properties as contemplated by the first sentence of Section 3.2.1 hereof, the applicable Property Owner shall have the right to transfer the parcels identified on Exhibit F hereto to a separate entity and First Union shall have no rights with respect to such parcels.
3.3 Group C Properties.
3.3.1 Right of First Offer. At any time as a Joint Venture Entity is in existence, if a MARC Entity elects to sell or enter into a participating loan, directly or indirectly, with respect to at least 49% of its interests in a Group C Property, the applicable MARC Entity shall give written notice (the “Group C Property ROFO Notice”) thereof to First Union which Group C Property ROFO Notice shall set forth the price expected to be received from such sale or participating loan for the Group C Property (the “Group C Property Offer Price”). First Union shall then have the right to elect to acquire the Group C Property or provide a participating loan to the Group C Property Owner subject to due diligence within the applicable Due Diligence Period by giving written notice thereof to the MARC Entity within five Business Days of receipt of the Group C Property ROFO Notice, which acquisition or loan shall be on such terms and conditions as the parties shall agree and as are customary for transactions of the nature thereof and consistent with the terms of this Agreement.
3.3.2 Election Not to Acquire Interest in Group C Property. If First Union does not exercise its rights under Section 3.3.1 hereof, then the applicable MARC Entity shall have the right to enter into the proposed transaction for the applicable Group C Property with a third party at any time within the 180 day period following the date of the Group C Property ROFO Notice for a purchase price or amount not less than 97% of the Group C Property Offer Price and on the terms and conditions set forth in the Group C Property
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ROFO Notice. If the applicable MARC Entity receives an offer to purchase a Group C Property for a purchase price or loan amount of less than 97% of the Group C Property Offer Price, the applicable MARC Entity can elect to either not sell or obtain the participating loan on the Group C Property or, if it desires to sell or obtain the participating loan on the Group C Property for a price or amount less than 97% of the Group C Property Offer Price within such 180 day period, the applicable MARC Entity shall give notice thereof to First Union (the “Second Group C Property Notice”), which notice shall constitute an offer to First Union pursuant to this Section 3.3.2 at the reduced purchase price or loan amount and First Union shall have a period of 5 Business Days from receipt of the Second Group C Property Notice to make the election set forth in Section 3.3.1 based on the reduced purchase price or loan amount. If a Group C Property is not sold or the participating loan not made in the applicable 180 day period, any subsequent sale or participating loan of the Group C Property will be subject to Section 3.3.1.
3.3.3 Right of First Refusal. At any time as a Joint Venture Entity is in existence, if a MARC Entity shall receive a bona fide offer to purchase, directly or indirectly, at least a 49% interest in a Group C Property or from any person or entity the applicable MARC Entity shall give written notice (the “Group C Property ROFR Notice”) thereof to First Union together with a copy of said offer (the “Purchase Offer”). First Union may upon written notice to the MARC Principals, at First Union’s option and within five (5) Business Days after receipt of the Group C Property ROFR Notice and the Purchase Offer to purchase the Group C Property at the price and upon the terms and conditions as are contained in the Purchase Offer and subject to completion of its due diligence review within the due diligence period, if any, set forth in the Purchase Offer, in which event the applicable MARC Entity shall sell the Group C Property to First Union upon said terms and conditions and said price. The MARC Principals covenant that they shall accept no such Purchase Offer or convey a Group C Property until they have complied with the terms of this Section 3.3.3. If First Union has not sent its written notice of election to purchase the Property covered by the Purchase Offer within said five (5) Business Days then First Union shall conclusively be deemed to have waived its right of first refusal with respect to that particular Purchase Offer and the applicable MARC Entity may enter into the Purchase Offer free and clear of any rights or claims on the part of First Union; provided, however, that if the purchaser under such Purchase Offer fails to close on the purchase of the Group C Property for the purchase price or on the material terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Offer or the Purchase Offer is otherwise terminated, the terms and provisions of this Section 3.3.3 shall again become applicable. The right of first refusal contained in this Section 3.3.3 shall not be applicable to any offer for a Group C Property permitted under Section 3.3.2 hereof.
3.4 [Intentionally Omitted].
3.5 After-Acquired Properties. If, at such time as a Joint Venture Entity is in existence and either a MARC Principal, a MARC Entity or a First Union Entity enters into an After-Acquired Property Purchase Agreement with respect to an office building property (an “After-Acquired Property”) in the Chicago Business District (the acquiring party being hereinafter referred to in this Section 3.5 as the “Acquiring Party” and either the MARC Principals and/or the MARC Entities or First Union Entity, as the case may be, being hereinafter referred to in this Section 3.5 as the “Non-Acquiring Party”), pursuant to which: (i) if the
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Acquiring Party is directly or indirectly one or more MARC Principals, either (x) the acquisition of a 30% or greater interest in such After-Acquired Property, (y) the acquisition of a 15% or greater direct or indirect interest by any one MARC Principal or (z) the direct or indirect acquisition of management control by one or more MARC Principals of such After-Acquired Property (provided, that the entry into by MARC Realty of a property management agreement shall not, in and of itself, be deemed the acquisition of management control); or (ii) if the Acquiring Party is directly or indirectly First Union, either (x) the acquisition of a 30% or greater interest in such After-Acquired Property or (y) the acquisition of management control of such After-Acquired Property, then the following provisions shall apply.
3.5.1 After Acquired Property Notice. The Acquiring Party shall give notice (the “After-Acquired Property Notice”) to the Non-Acquiring Party within five Business Days of the entering into of the After-Acquired Property Purchase Agreement which notice shall set forth the total purchase price and costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by the Acquiring Party in connection with the acquisition of the After-Acquired Property and any Debt obtained, or to be obtained, in connection therewith (unless such expenses are deducted from the Debt proceeds), the net proceeds from any Debt obtained, or to be obtained, with respect to such After-Acquired Property and the amount of equity that will be required to acquire the After Acquired Property (the “After-Acquired Calculated Equity”). In addition, the Acquiring Party shall simultaneously with the delivery of the After-Acquired Property Notice, or promptly upon receipt by the Acquiring Party, deliver to the Non-Acquiring Party the After-Acquired Property Purchase Agreement and all Due Diligence Materials, title reports, surveys and any Third Party Property Reports then in the possession of the Acquiring Party, and any updates thereto with respect to the After-Acquired Property.
3.5.2 Option. The Non-Acquiring Party will have the option, which option shall be exercisable within the later of (i) 30 days following the After-Acquired Property Notice and, (ii) five days prior to the expiration of the due diligence period provided for in the After-Acquired Property Purchase Agreement so long as the Acquiring Party has promptly delivered to the Non-Acquiring Party all Due Diligence Materials, title reports, surveys and any Third Party Property Reports then in the possession of the Acquiring Party and updates thereto with respect to the After-Acquired Property (the “After-Acquired Due Diligence Period”), to elect, to either acquire from the Acquiring Party a direct or indirect interest in the After-Acquired Property equal to the After-Acquired Percentage or if the Acquiring Party is acquiring the After-Acquired Property in connection with a tax-free exchange under Section 1031 of the Code, make a Property Loan, in either case for a price or in an amount, as applicable, equal to the After-Acquired Calculated Equity multiplied by the After-Acquired Percentage.
3.5.3 Closing. The closing (the “After-Acquired Property Closing”) of the acquisition of any interest in an After-Acquired Property shall take place at the offices of the Acquiring Party, or such other location as the parties may agree, on a date and time mutually agreed to by the Acquiring Party and the Non-Acquiring Party but in no event after the later of (i) 30 days following the expiration of the After-Acquired Due Diligence Period relating to such After-Acquired Property or (ii) the closing date of the acquisition of the After-Acquired Property.
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3.5.4 Operating Agreement. If the Non-Acquiring Party elects to acquire an interest in the After-Acquired Property, the Acquiring Party and the Non-Acquiring Party shall form a Joint Venture to hold the interests of the Acquiring Party and the Non-Acquiring Party in such After-Acquired Property pursuant to the Operating Agreement.
ARTICLE 4
JOINT VENTURE OPERATING AGREEMENT
4.1 Operating Agreement. Each Joint Venture Entity shall be governed by an operating agreement or, in the case of Woodfield, a partnership agreement in the form of and on the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit B hereto (the “Operating Agreement”) with such modifications thereto as may be necessary with respect to Woodfield.
ARTICLE 5
GROUP D PROPERTIES
5.1 Property Loans. Subject to the provisions of Article 6 hereof, on the Initial Closing Date, First Union shall cause the First Union Lender to make a Property Loan to each MARC Borrower in the amount set forth on Schedule 1 D hereto under the heading “Property Loan Amount”. Any Property Loan made pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall be on the terms and conditions set forth in a Property Loan Agreement and the First Union Lender and the applicable MARC Borrower shall enter into a Property Loan Agreement and all such other documents required thereunder. Simultaneous with the entering into of the Property Loan Agreement, the MARC Principals shall assume the obligations contemplated by Section 6.6 hereof.
5.2 Intercreditor Agreement. If required by the holder of the Existing Senior Loan encumbering a Group D Property, First Union shall cause the First Union Lender to enter into a customary intercreditor agreement with the Existing Senior Loan encumbering such Group D Property pursuant to which the First Union Lender subordinates its rights to receive payment or exercise any remedy with respect to any collateral given in connection with the Property Loan to the rights of the holder of such Existing Senior Loan.
ARTICLE 6
DUE DILIGENCE; CLOSING DATES; CONDITIONS TO JOINT VENTURE AND
PROPERTY LOANS; CLOSING DATE OBLIGATIONS
6.1 Due Diligence.
6.1.1 Delivery of Due Diligence Materials. Within two Business Days or as soon thereafter as is practicable, of (i) the date hereof with respect to the Group A Properties, the Group B Properties and the Group D Properties, or (ii) the Group C Property ROFO Notice or the Group C Property ROFR Notice, with respect to a Group C Property, or at such other times as set forth in this Agreement with respect to the After-Acquired Properties, the applicable MARC Entity shall deliver to First Union copies of all Due Diligence Materials, and any existing Third Party Property Reports it has in its
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possession relating to the applicable Property(ies). First Union acknowledges that by making the Due Diligence Materials available to First Union, the MARC Principals have not made, and do not make, any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Due Diligence Materials except as set forth in this Agreement. In the event the transactions contemplated hereby are not consummated, First Union will, upon request by the MARC Principals, promptly return to the MARC Principals any of the Due Diligence Materials which may have been delivered to First Union.
6.1.2 Third Party Property Reports; Due Diligence. During the applicable Due Diligence Period, First Union and its accountants, lenders, attorneys or other representative(s) shall have the right, during regular business hours and upon reasonable notice, to:
(a) interview the applicable MARC Entity’s management agent regarding the management or operation of the applicable Properties and other parties who have knowledge of the applicable Properties and to inspect records and files of the applicable Properties that are in the manager’s possession or control;
(b) inspect the books, records and files relating to the condition or operation of the applicable Properties that are in the possession or control of the applicable MARC Entity;
(c) at First Union’s sole risk and expense, inspect the applicable Properties and improvements located thereon and obtain such Third Party Property Reports as it deems advisable; provided, however, First Union shall make no Phase II environmental investigations without the consent of the applicable MARC Entity, which may be withheld in its sole discretion. First Union shall exercise (and cause its agents and employees to exercise) due care and ordinary prudence in obtaining such Third Party Property Reports and shall not exercise such right in a manner that unreasonably interferes with the operation of the applicable Property. The applicable MARC Entity shall have the right to disapprove of First Union’s agents and/or methods of the proposed Third Party Property Reports on the grounds that such proposed Third Party Property Reports are overly invasive and/or intrusive which disapproval must be on a reasonable basis. First Union, at its own cost and expense, promptly shall repair any damage to a Property resulting from such Third Party Property Reports to the applicable MARC Entity’s reasonable satisfaction. First Union shall indemnify, defend, save and hold harmless the applicable MARC Entity from and against any and all claims, liens (including, without limitation, mechanic’s and materialman’s liens), actions, suits, proceedings, costs, expenses, damages or other liabilities, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, all as incurred, arising out of the rights granted to First Union pursuant to the terms of this Section 6.1.2. The indemnifications contained herein shall survive the termination or consummation of this transaction.
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(d) First Union, its contractors and representatives shall keep confidential any and all information, documents and reports obtained or prepared by them relating to the Properties. At the applicable MARC Entity’s request, First Union shall furnish to such MARC Entity true and correct copies of all Third Party Property Reports undertaken and completed in connection with such inspections.
6.1.3 Intentionally Deleted.
6.1.4 Condition of Properties.
(a) With respect to the Group A Properties and the Group D Properties, in the event that during the Due Diligence Period for the Group A Properties, and the Group D Properties, First Union disapproves of the Group A Properties, or the Group D Properties, First Union, in its sole and absolute discretion, may elect not to effect the transactions with respect to the Group A Properties or the Group D Properties contemplated by Sections 3.1 and 5.1 hereof; provided, however, if First Union elects not to proceed with the transactions contemplated by Section 3.1 hereof with respect to less than all of the Group A Properties, then the MARC Principals shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and the Deposit shall be returned to First Union.
(b) With respect to a Group B Property, First Union shall have the rights set forth in Section 3.2.1 hereof.
(c) With respect to a Group C Property, First Union shall have the rights set forth in Section 3.3.1 hereof.
(d) With respect to an After-Acquired Property, First Union or the MARC Principals, as applicable, shall have the rights set forth in Section 3.5.2 hereof.
6.2 Deposit. Within five Business Days after the full execution and delivery of this Agreement, First Union shall deliver to the Title Company the sum of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) (the “Deposit”). The Deposit shall be deposited into an interest bearing account. First Union may elect to extend the Closing Date for the Group A Properties and the Group D Properties for an additional 30 day period (the “Extension Date”) in which case First Union shall deliver to the Title Company an additional One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), which amount shall then constitute part of the Deposit. The Title Company is hereby authorized to disburse the Deposit as follows: (i) to the MARC Principals, if they shall have terminated this Agreement pursuant to Section 13.1(d); or (ii) in all other cases or upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by Section 3.1, to First Union.
6.3 First Union’s Conditions to Acquiring an Interest in a Joint Venture Entity. Upon satisfaction of each of the following conditions (unless waived by First Union) and provided that First Union is otherwise obligated to acquire the applicable interest from a MARC Member, First Union shall be required to acquire the applicable interest from a MARC Member on the applicable Closing Date.
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6.3.1 No Default. No breach of any material covenant or obligation of a MARC Entity hereunder shall exist on the applicable Closing Date or will exist as a result of the transactions to be consummated on the applicable Closing Date.
6.3.2 Representations and Warranties. All the representations and warranties of the MARC Principals contained in this Agreement shall be accurate in all material respects with respect to the MARC Principals and the applicable MARC Entities and the Group A Properties and the Group B Properties at and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made at and as of such time, except for such changes therein as are contemplated by this Agreement.
6.3.3 Covenant Compliance. No breach of any covenants imposed upon the MARC Principals hereunder shall exist on the Closing Date or be created by the transactions to be consummated on the Closing Date.
6.3.4 Officer’s Certificate. First Union shall have received an Officer’s Certificate of the applicable MARC Entity, dated the Closing Date, certifying on behalf of the applicable Property Owner as to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Sections 6.3.1, 6.3.2 and 6.3.3 hereof.
6.3.5 Ownership Structure; Formation Documents and Entity Agreements. First Union shall have received an Officer’s Certificate certifying as to (a) the Formation Documents of each entity in the ownership structure of the applicable Property having been duly executed, delivered and filed and remaining in full force and effect and unmodified as of the date of such certificate (and annexing a copy thereof), (b) due authorization, execution and delivery by the applicable MARC Entities of the Transfer Documents, to which it is a party and attaching copies of the applicable authorizing resolutions thereto, and (c) such MARC Entities being in good standing and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction where the ownership of its assets and operation of its business requires such qualification.
6.3.6 Joinder. If the applicable MARC Entities are not then a party to this Agreement, such MARC Entities shall execute a joinder and assumption agreement in form and substance acceptable to First Union which shall provide that such MARC Entities will be subject to the obligations of the MARC Entities hereunder.
6.3.7 Satisfactory Transfer Documents. Each of the Transfer Documents shall be satisfactory in form, content and manner of execution and delivery to First Union and all Transfer Documents shall be in full force and effect.
6.3.8 Asset Management Agreement. So long as MARC Realty or an Affiliate of the MARC Principals is the property manager of the applicable Property, the applicable Property Owner shall retain an Affiliate of First Union to provide Asset Management Services to the applicable Property for a fee equal to 1% of the gross revenues of such Property.
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6.3.9 Financial Information; No Material Change.
(a) No change shall have occurred in the financial condition, business, affairs, operations or control of the applicable MARC Entities or the applicable Properties since the date of their respective financial statements or financial projections most recently delivered to First Union, which change has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and the applicable MARC Entities shall have furnished First Union such other financial information, projections, and certifications as reasonably requested by First Union.
(b) The MARC Principals shall have provided to First Union a copy certified by the manager of the Property Owner of its balance sheet after giving effect to, as applicable, any Existing Senior Loans, to evidence that the Property Owner is solvent, has assets having a fair market value in excess of the amount required to pay the Property Owner’s probable liabilities on the Property Owner’s existing Debts as such become absolute and mature, and has adequate capital for the conduct of the Property Owner’s business and the ability to pay the Property Owner’s Debts from time to time incurred in connection therewith as such Debts mature
6.3.10 Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.3.10, there shall not be any actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by or before any governmental instrumentality or other agency or regulatory authority by any entity (private or governmental) pending or, to the best of the MARC Principals’ knowledge, threatened with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or any documentation executed in connection therewith, or in connection with a MARC Entity, which the First Union shall determine in good faith is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.3.11 No Injunctions. No court, agency or other authority shall have issued any order, decree or judgment to set aside, restrain, enjoin or prevent the performance by the applicable MARC Principal, MARC Entity or First Union of their respective obligations hereunder, nor shall there be pending any suit, action or proceeding requesting such relief or remedy.
6.3.12 Compliance with Laws. There are no Legal Requirements which prohibit or adversely limit the capacity or authority of the applicable MARC Principal or the applicable MARC Entity to enter into the transactions contemplated hereby or to execute the Transfer Documents, to which it is a party, and perform the obligations of such Person with respect thereto.
6.3.13 Consents. The transactions to be consummated on the applicable Closing Date will not create a breach or default of any agreement, rule, regulation, or ordinance to which a MARC Principal, MARC Entity or First Union is party or subject unless the necessary consents have been obtained or waived, except for any breach or default under an Existing Senior Loan caused solely by the transactions contemplated hereby, which are hereby waived by First Union.
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6.3.14 Assignment. The interest in the Joint Venture Entity being conveyed shall be free and clear of all Liens.
6.3.15 Condition of the Property. There shall have been no uninsured, unrepaired, or unrestored damage or destruction by fire or otherwise to any of the real or tangible personal property comprising or intended to comprise the applicable Property which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.3.16 Legal Opinions. First Union shall have received and approved legal opinion letters from counsel representing the MARC Principals and the MARC Entities which meet First Union’s legal opinion requirements and covering such matters incident to the transactions contemplated herein, as the First Union may reasonably request.
6.3.17 Insurance. First Union shall have been provided with evidence that the Properties and Property Owners maintain insurance with such carriers, in such amounts and for such risks as it deems necessary.
6.3.18 Qualified REIT Asset. Each Property indirectly owned by each Joint Venture Entity in which First Union acquires an interest, respectively, shall qualify as a “real estate asset” within the meaning of Section 856(c)(5)(B). At least 95% of each Joint Venture Entity’s gross income shall consist (and shall be expected to continue to exist) of income that is described in Section 856(c)(3) of the Code.
6.3.19 Indemnification Pledge Agreement. The MARC Principals shall have delivered an Indemnification Pledge Agreement with respect to their interests in the applicable Joint Venture Entity(ies).
6.3.20 Sale Payment. The MARC Principals shall have paid to First Union the amount, if any, required by Section 2.2 hereof.
6.4 MARC’s Conditions to Transferring an Interest in a Joint Venture. Upon satisfaction of each of the following conditions (unless waived by the MARC Principals) and provided that the MARC Principals are otherwise obligated to enter into the transactions contemplated hereby, the MARC Principals shall be required, and shall cause the applicable MARC Members to, consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on the applicable Closing Date.
6.4.1 No Default. No breach of any covenant or obligation of First Union hereunder shall exist on the applicable Closing Date or will exist as a result of the transactions to be consummated on the applicable Closing Date.
6.4.2 Representations and Warranties. All the representations and warranties of First Union contained in this Agreement shall be accurate in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made at and as of such time, except for such changes therein as are contemplated by this Agreement.
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6.4.3 Covenant Compliance. No breach of any covenants imposed upon First Union hereunder shall exist on the Closing Date or be created by the transactions to be consummated on the Closing Date.
6.4.4 Officer’s Certificate. The MARC Principals shall have received a certificate of an officer of FUR, dated the Closing Date, certifying on behalf of First Union as to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Sections 6.4.1, 6.4.2 and 6.4.3 hereof.
6.4.5 Satisfactory Transfer Documents . Each of the Transfer Documents shall be satisfactory in form, content and manner of execution and delivery to the MARC Principals and all Transfer Documents shall be in full force and effect.
6.4.6 Litigation. There shall not be any actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by or before any governmental instrumentality or other agency or regulatory authority by any entity (private or governmental) pending or, to First Union’s knowledge, threatened with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or any documentation executed in connection therewith, or in connection with a First Union Entity, which the MARC Principals shall determine in good faith is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.4.7 No Injunctions. No court, agency or other authority shall have issued any order, decree or judgment to set aside, restrain, enjoin or prevent the performance by the applicable MARC Principal, MARC Entity or First Union of their respective obligations hereunder, nor shall there be pending any suit, action or proceeding requesting such relief or remedy.
6.4.8 Compliance with Laws. There are no Legal Requirements which prohibit or adversely limit the capacity or authority of First Union to enter into the transactions contemplated hereby or to execute the Transfer Documents, to which it is a party, and perform the obligations of such Person with respect thereto.
6.4.9 Consents. The transactions to be consummated on the applicable Closing Date will not create a breach or default of any agreement, rule, regulation, or ordinance to which a MARC Principal, MARC Entity or First Union is party or subject unless the necessary consents have been obtained or waived, except for any breach or default under an Existing Senior Loan caused solely by the transactions contemplated hereby, which are hereby waived by the MARC Principals.
6.5 Conditions to Making a Property Loan. First Union’s obligation to make the Property Loans is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by First Union) of each condition set forth in Section 3.1 of the Property Loan Agreement which are incorporated herein by reference.
6.6 Closing Date Obligations/Cash. Notwithstanding anything herein, in an Operating Agreement, a Property Loan Agreement or any other agreement entered into in connection herewith or therewith to the contrary, the MARC Principals and First Union agree that any and all receivables, obligations, liabilities or claims relating to a Property or a Property Owner and arising, accruing or pertaining to a period on or before the applicable Closing Date,
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including, without limitation, delinquent rent, real property taxes, and other items customarily pro-rated in connection with sales of real property, shall be for the sole benefit of, and be the sole responsibility of, the MARC Principals and not that of the applicable Property or Property Owner and the Property Owners shall pay such revenues to the MARC Principals and the MARC Principals hereby indemnify and hold the applicable Property Owner and First Union harmless against any such obligation, liability or claim. In furtherance of the foregoing, First Union acknowledges that all accounts receivable (including, without limitation, uncollected rents for the period prior to the Closing Date, cash and cash equivalents owned by the Property Owner (except for those held in escrow accounts for which adjustment has been made or security deposits)) are to be paid to the MARC Principals and shall not be an asset of the Property Owner.
ARTICLE 7
ADDITIONAL LOANS
7.1 TI/Cap Ex Loans.
7.1.1 Commitment Amount. So long as First Union holds an indirect interest in or has made a Property Loan with respect to a Property, the MARC Principals and First Union shall be obligated to make loans (“TI/Cap Ex Loans”) of up to an aggregate of $15 million collectively to be used to finance leasing commissions, tenant improvements or capital expenditures required to be made to a Property to maintain it in the manner in which the Property has historically been maintained and enable the Property to comply with applicable ADA requirements and building codes and ordinances, and which have been provided for in the Approved Budget for such Property, all on the conditions set forth herein.
7.1.2 TI/Cap Ex Notice. At such time as a Property Owner shall determine that a TI/Cap Ex Loan is advisable, such Property Owner shall deliver to First Union and the MARC Principals a notice (a “TI/Cap Ex Notice”), which TI/Cap Ex Notice shall set forth the amount requested for such TI/Cap Ex Loan, the applicable Property Owner and Property, the purpose of the TI/Cap Ex Loan and a budget for the applicable leasing commissions, tenant improvements or capital expenditures.
7.1.3 TI/Cap Ex Loan Advances. Not later than 30 days following the receipt of the TI/Cap Ex Notice and all other information required to be delivered in connection therewith, the MARC Principals and First Union shall cause to be made a TI/Cap Ex Loan to the applicable Property Owner, in an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount of the TI/Cap Ex Loan requested or portion thereof then being requested and (ii) either (x) the direct or indirect ownership interest of the MARC Entity or First Union, as applicable, in the Property Owner of such TI/Cap Ex Loan or (y) in the case of a TI/Cap Ex Loan made to a Property Owner for which a Property Loan is then outstanding, 60%, in the case of First Union, and 40%, in the case of the MARC Principals. The parties acknowledge that the funds in the TI/Cap Ex Reserve shall initially be disbursed to the parties in an amount equal to the proportionate share required to be funded by such parties pursuant to this Section 7.1.3.
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7.1.4 Interest Rate. Each TI/Cap Ex Loan will bear interest in arrears at the TI/Cap Ex Loan Rate, unless the Default Rate is applicable.
7.1.5 Payments. Interest and principal shall be payable only out of Operating Cash Flow or Capital Proceeds as set forth in Article 8 hereof.
7.1.6 Maturity. At the TI/Cap Ex Loan Maturity Date for any given TI/Cap Ex Loan, all accrued interest, principal and other charges due with respect to such TI/Cap Ex Loan shall be due and payable in full and the principal balance and such other charges, but not unpaid interest, shall bear interest at the Default Rate until so paid.
7.1.7 Prepayment. A TI/Cap Ex Loan shall be prepayable in whole or in part to the extent permitted or required by the provisions of Article 8 hereof.
7.1.8 Collateral. TI/Cap Ex Loans shall be unsecured obligations of the applicable Property Owner.
7.1.9 TI/Cap Ex Note. Each TI/Cap Ex Loan shall be evidenced by a TI/Cap Ex Loan Note from the applicable Property Owner to the lenders thereof.
7.2 Reposition Loans.
7.2.1 Reposition Loan Request. At such time as a Property Owner desires to obtain funds to “reposition” or “upgrade” a Property (the “Reposition Property”) in which First Union holds an indirect interest in or has made a Property Loan with respect to the Property, such Property Owner shall give notice thereof to First Union (the “Reposition Notice”) which notice shall identify the Property, set forth the amount of funds required to reposition the Property (the “Reposition Amount”), provide a budget with respect to the Reposition Amount and set forth a financial projection of the future impact of such repositioning on the operations and value of the Property. Within five Business Days of each request by the Property Owner but in no event earlier than 30 days following the delivery of the Reposition Notice, the MARC Principals, collectively, and First Union shall be obligated to, or shall cause their respective Affiliate to, make loans (the “Reposition Loans”) in an amount equal to the product of (i) the Reposition Amount or portion thereof then being requested and (ii) either (x) the direct or indirect ownership interest of the MARC Entity or First Union, as applicable, in the Property Owner of such Reposition Loan or (y) in the case of a Reposition Loan made to a Property Owner for which a Property Loan is then outstanding, 60%, in the case of First Union, and 40%, in the case of the MARC Principals, all on the conditions set forth herein.
7.2.2 Condition to Reposition Loan. The obligation of First Union and the MARC Principals to make, or cause their respective Affiliates to make, a Reposition Loan shall be conditioned upon the approval of such borrowing by the Property Owner, by all of the members of the Joint Venture Entity that holds an ownership interest in such Property Owner or the First Union Lender with respect to a Group D Property for which the First Union Lender has made a Property Loan and upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of the expenditures incurred or to be incurred.
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7.2.3 Interest Rate. Each Reposition Loan will bear interest at the Reposition Loan Rate, unless the Default Rate is applicable.
7.2.4 Payments. Interest and principal shall be payable only out of Operating Cash Flow or Capital Proceeds as set forth in Article 8 hereof.
7.2.5 Maturity. At the Reposition Loan Maturity Date for any given Reposition Loan, all accrued interest, principal and other charges due with respect to such Reposition Loan shall be due and payable in full and the principal balance and such other charges, but not unpaid interest, shall bear interest at the Default Rate until so paid.
7.2.6 Prepayment. A Reposition Loan shall be prepayable in whole or in part to the extent permitted or required by the provisions of Article 8 hereof.
7.2.7 Collateral. Reposition Loans shall be unsecured obligations of the applicable Property Owner.
7.2.8 Reposition Note. Each Reposition Loan shall be evidenced by a Reposition Loan Note made by the applicable Property Owner to the lenders thereof.
7.3 Covered Loans.
7.3.1 Cash Shortfall Notice. At such time or times as a Property in which First Union holds a direct or indirect interest or for which First Union has made a Property Loan is experiencing a cash shortfall which in the Property Owner’s opinion will result in the Property Owner defaulting on a Senior Loan encumbering such Property, the MARC Principals shall cause the Property Owner to give prompt written notice thereof (a “Shortfall Notice”) to the members of the applicable Joint Venture Entity with respect to a Property in which First Union holds a direct or indirect interest or the First Union Lender with respect to a Property for which First Union has made a Property Loan which notice shall set forth the applicable Property (the “Shortfall Property”), the projected amount of the shortfall (the “Shortfall Amount”), and, if the Shortfall Notice relates to a Group B Property, in which event the MARC Principals shall be obligated make a loan to the applicable Property Owner in amount equal to the product of (x) the Shortfall Amount and (y) the direct or indirect ownership interest of all of the MARC Members in the Property Owner or, in all other cases, whether the MARC Principals intend to make a loan to cover the Shortfall Amount or allow the Senior Loan to be defaulted upon.
7.3.2 Cash Shortfall – Election Not to Make a Loan.
(a) With respect to a Property for which First Union has made a Property Loan, if the MARC Principals indicate in their Shortfall Notice that they are electing not to make a loan to the applicable Property Owner to satisfy the Shortfall Amount, the applicable First Union Lender shall have the right to either (i) make a Covered Loan in the Shortfall Amount or (ii) cause the applicable MARC Borrower to satisfy the applicable Property Loan in exchange for a 60% ownership interest in the MARC Borrower. The First Union Lender shall exercise the option granted pursuant to this Section 7.3.2(a) by delivering a notice
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(the “Property Loan Property Exercise Acceptance Notice”) to the applicable MARC Borrower. If the First Union Lender shall have made the election pursuant to clause (ii) hereof, within 5 Business days of such election, the applicable MARC Members shall cause 60% of their aggregate ownership interests in the applicable Property Owner to be transferred to the First Union Lender pursuant to an Assignment Agreement and the operating agreement of the applicable Property Owner shall be amended and restated in its entirety to be in the form and substance of an Operating Agreement except that the buy/sell rights shall be immediately exercisable. The applicable MARC Members shall make, and shall cause the Property Owner (if not a disregarded entity) to make, a 754 Election effective with respect to the First Union Lender’s acquisition of its ownership interest, or adjust its tax basis in its assets with respect to the First Union Lender.
(b) With respect to a Property indirectly held by a Joint Venture Entity, if the MARC Principals indicate in their Shortfall Notice that they are electing not to make a loan to the applicable Property Owner to satisfy the Shortfall Amount, then (i) First Union will have the right to make a Covered Loan in the Shortfall Amount or (ii) if First Union also elects not to make a Covered Loan, either member of the Joint Venture Entity shall be permitted to exercise the buy/sell rights set forth in Article 8 of the Operating Agreement regardless of whether such rights are then exercisable.
7.3.3 Cash Shortfall – Election to Make a Loan. If the MARC Principals have indicated that they intend to make a loan, First Union shall:
(a) if the Shortfall Notice relates to a Group B Property and was given prior to the third anniversary of the Initial Closing Date, First Union shall be obligated to make a loan to the applicable Property Owner in amount equal to the product of (x) the Shortfall Amount and (y) the direct or indirect ownership interest of First Union, in the Property Owner; or
(b) in all other cases, have the right to elect, which election shall be made by giving notice thereof within 15 days of its receipt of the Shortfall Notice and all other documents reasonably requested by First Union relating to the Shortfall Property, to either (i) exercise the buy/sell rights set forth in Article 8 of the applicable Operating Agreement so long as such rights are then exercisable in which event the MARC Principals shall not be permitted to make a Covered Loan to the applicable Property Owner, (ii) make a Covered Loan to the applicable Property Owner in amount equal to the product of (x) the Shortfall Amount and (y) either (1) the direct or indirect ownership interest of First Union in the Property Owner of such Covered Loan or (2) in the case of a Covered Loan made to a Property Owner for which a Property Loan is then outstanding, 60%,or (iii) elect not to exercise the buy/sell right or make a Covered Loan in which event the MARC Principals may make a Covered Loan to the applicable Property Owner equal to 100% of the Shortfall Amount or exercise the buy/sell right set forth in
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Article 8 of the applicable Operating Agreement. The loans contemplated by this Section 7.3.3 are referred to herein as “Covered Loans.”
7.3.4 Covered Loan Advances. All Covered Loans shall be made to the applicable Property Owner not later than five Business Days following the expiration of the 15 day period provided for in Section 7.3.3.
7.3.5 Interest Rate. Each Covered Loan will bear interest in arrears at the Covered Loan Rate, unless the Default Rate is applicable.
7.3.6 Payments. Interest and principal shall be payable in arrears only out of Operating Cash Flow or Capital Proceeds as set forth in Article 8 hereof.
7.3.7 Maturity. At the Covered Loan Maturity Date for any given Covered Loan all accrued interest, principal and other charges due with respect to such Covered Loan shall be due and payable in full and the principal balance and such other charges, but not unpaid interest, shall bear interest at the Default Rate until so paid.
7.3.8 Prepayment. A Covered Loan shall be repayable in whole or in part subject to the provisions of Article 8 hereof.
7.3.9 Collateral. Covered Loans shall be unsecured obligations of the applicable Property Owner.
7.3.10 Covered Note. Each Covered Loan shall be evidenced by a Covered Loan Note from the applicable Property Owner to the lenders thereof.
ARTICLE 8
APPLICATION OF OPERATING CASH FLOW; CAPITAL PROCEEDS; PROPERTY LOANS
8.1 Operating Cash Flow.
8.1.1 Joint Venture Entity Assets. Operating Cash Flow for each Property held directly or indirectly by a Joint Venture Entity, shall be applied on a monthly basis as follows:
(a) First, to the applicable MARC Members in an amount equal to the difference between (x) the interest that would then be due on a hypothetical loan made by the MARC Members to the Property Owner on the applicable Closing Date in the original principal amount equal to the MARC Preference Amount (as set forth on Schedule 2.1) for the applicable Property at the MARC Rate or the Woodfield Rate, as the case may be and (y) except with respect to the Woodfield Property, the debt service payments (principal and interest) made by the Property Owner of such Property under the Existing Senior Loan with respect to such Property, if any.
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(b) Second, to the payment of accrued interest at the 8.5% or 12% rate as the case may be on any outstanding Covered Loans with respect to such Property pro rata to the lenders thereof or to the sole lender thereof, as applicable;
(c) Third, to the payment of accrued interest at the 8.5% or 12% rate as the case may be on any TI/Cap Ex Loans with respect to such Property pro rata to each of the lenders thereof or to the sole lender thereof, as applicable;
(d) Fourth, to the payment of interest accrued the 8.5% or 12% rate as the case may be on a Reposition Loan with respect to such Property pro rata to the lenders thereof or to the sole lender thereof, as applicable;
(e) Fifth, pro rata to the Members of the applicable Joint Venture Entity in an amount sufficient to satisfy the amounts to be distributed pursuant to Section 9.4(a)(i)(1) of the Operating Agreement for such Joint Venture Entity;
(f) Sixth, pro rata to the payment of principal on all TI/Cap Ex Loans, Reposition Loans and Covered Loans in the order in which such loans were made until repaid in full together with an amount, to the extent required, to provide the sole lender of any such TI/Cap Ex Loan, Reposition Loan or Covered Loan with its 15% internal rate of return; and
(g) The balance, to the Members of the applicable Property Owner to be distributed as provided in the applicable Operating Agreement.
8.1.2 Group D Properties. Operating Cash Flow for each Group D Property for which First Union or its Affiliate has made a Property Loan shall be applied as set forth in Section 5.1 of the applicable Property Loan Agreement.
8.2 Capital Proceeds.
8.2.1 Joint Venture Entity Assets. Capital Proceeds for each Property held directly or indirectly by a Joint Venture Entity, shall be applied on a monthly basis as follows:
(a) First, to the applicable MARC Members in an amount equal to the MARC Preference Amount (as set forth on Schedule 2.1) with respect to such Property.
(b) Second, in an amount sufficient to fully satisfy all amounts due on any outstanding Covered Loans with respect to such Property pro rata to the lenders thereof or to the sole lender thereof which shall be applied first to accrued and unpaid interest and then to principal;
(c) Third, in an amount sufficient to fully satisfy all amounts due on any TI/Cap Ex Loans with respect to such Property pro rata to each of the lenders thereof or to the sole lender thereof which shall be applied first to accrued and unpaid interest and then to principal;
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(d) Fourth, in an amount sufficient to fully satisfy all amounts due on a Reposition Loan with respect to such Property pro rata to the lenders thereof or to the sole lender thereof which shall be applied first to accrued and unpaid interest and then to principal; and
(e) The balance to the Joint Venture Entity to be distributed as provided in the applicable Operating Agreement.
8.2.2 Group D Properties. Capital Proceeds for each Group D Property for which First Union or its Affiliate has made a Property Loan shall be applied as set forth in Section 5.2 of the applicable Property Loan Agreement
ARTICLE 9
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE MARC PRINCIPALS
The MARC Principals jointly and severally represent and warrant to First Union as of the date hereof with respect to the Group A Properties, Group B Properties and Group D Properties, as follows:
9.1 Formation. Each of the MARC Entities has been duly formed and is validly existing and in good standing as a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or land trust, as the case may be, under the laws of the State of its formation. Each of the MARC Entities has the requisite corporate, partnership or company power and authority, as applicable, to own its assets and conduct its businesses as currently conducted and owned, and to enter into and perform its obligations under each Transfer Document to which it is a party. Each of the MARC Entities is in good standing and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction where the ownership of its assets and/or the conduct of its business requires such qualification except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
9.2 Proceedings; Enforceability. Each of the MARC Entities has taken all requisite corporate, partnership or company action, as applicable, to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by such Person of the Transfer Document to which it is a party. Each Transfer Document to which it is a party which is required to be executed and delivered has been duly authorized, and when executed and delivered will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the MARC Entities which is a party thereto, enforceable against each such Person in accordance with its respective terms except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting rights of creditors generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
9.3 Conflicts. Except as set forth in Schedule 9.3, neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any of the other Transfer Documents by each of the MARC Entities or compliance by any such Person with the terms and provisions thereof, (i) will contravene any provision of any law, statute, rule or regulation or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, (ii) will conflict with or result in any breach of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the
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creation or imposition (or the obligation to create or impose) of any Lien upon any of the property or assets of any such Person pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, credit agreement or loan agreement or any other agreement, contract or instrument to which any such Person is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets is bound or to which it may be subject other than the documents evidencing the Existing Senior Loans, or (iii) will violate any provision of any Formation Document of any such Person other than documents executed in connection with the Existing Senior Loans.
9.4 Ownership.
(a) All of the direct and indirect partners, owners, stockholders, beneficiaries and members, respectively and as may be applicable, of each of the Properties (other than After-Acquired Properties) and their respective ownership interests are listed in Schedule 9.4 hereof and such interests are held by such Persons free and clear of all Liens other than for mortgage liens on the Properties created by Existing Senior Loans.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 9.4, the MARC Principals do not directly or indirectly hold any interest, direct or indirect, in a Property or any stock, membership, partnership or ownership interest in any other Person that holds directly or indirectly an interest in a Property.
9.5 Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.3.10, there are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority or other agency or regulatory authority by any entity (private or governmental) pending or, to the Knowledge of the MARC Principals, threatened with respect to a Property, a MARC Entity, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any documentation executed in connection herewith, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
9.6 Information. To the Knowledge of the MARC Principals and except as set forth in Section 6.1.1, all factual information furnished by or on behalf of the MARC Entities to a First Union Entity (including, without limitation, all information contained herein or in any other document delivered in connection herewith) is, and all other such factual information hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the MARC Entities to a First Union Entity will be, true and accurate in all material respects on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and to the Knowledge of the MARC Principals , not incomplete by omitting to state any fact necessary to make such information not misleading in any material respect at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided.
9.7 [intentionally omitted]
9.8 Financial Information. To the Knowledge of the MARC Principals, the financial statements of the Properties and the Property Owners listed on Schedule 9.8 hereto present fairly the financial conditions of each at the dates of such statements of financial condition and the results of operations for the periods covered thereby. Since the dates of the relevant financial statements, no change has occurred which could have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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9.9 Management Agreements. Except as set forth on Schedule 9.9 hereof, there are no other management agreements or asset management agreements respecting the management of the Properties.
9.10 Control Provisions.
(a) Except with respect to Michigan 30, the MARC Principals control, directly or indirectly, and without the requirement for consent of any other Person, the management of each Property and Property Owner.
(b) There are no provisions in any limited partnership agreement, operating agreement, certificate of incorporation, bylaws or any other agreement or instrument to which a MARC Principal or MARC Entity is party, under which any Person (other than a MARC Principal or a MARC Entity) has the right to exercise the management or control rights, powers or authority currently belonging to a MARC Principal or a MARC Entity, except for independent directors in connection with the Existing Senior Loans or as set forth in any mortgage, deed of trust or similar security agreement encumbering any Property upon exercise of the rights and remedies upon default set forth in any of the foregoing.
9.11 Bankruptcy Filings. None of the MARC Principals nor any MARC Entity is contemplating either a filing of a petition under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency laws or the liquidation of all or a major portion of its assets or property, and to the Knowledge of the MARC Principals no Person is contemplating the filing of any such petition against any of the MARC Principals nor any MARC Entity.
9.12 Options. No Person holds a right of first refusal or option to purchase, directly or indirectly, with respect to any interest in a Property Owner, a MARC Member or the Property.
9.13 Investment Company. None of the MARC Entities is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
9.14 Holding Company. None of the MARC Entities is a “holding company,” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company,” or an “affiliate” of a “holding company” or of a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company,” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
9.15 Individual Properties.
9.15.1 To the Knowledge of the MARC Principals, each of the Property Owners possesses such Licenses and Permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, or local regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to own and operate each Property, except where the failure to possess any such License or Permit would not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of the MARC Principals, the Property Owners are in material compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Licenses and Permits, except where the failure so to comply would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a
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Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of the MARC Principals, all of the Licenses and Permits are valid and in full force and effect, except where the invalidity of such Licenses and Permits or the failure of such Licenses and Permits to be in full force and effect would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither a MARC Principal nor a MARC Entity has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such Licenses and Permits which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in a Material Adverse Effect. Any written notice received by a Property Owner or MARC Realty of a violation of Legal Requirements which has not been corrected will not have a Material Adverse Effect.
9.15.2 Except to the extent the failure of the following to be true would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Property Owner has fee simple title to its respective Property except for the 8 S. Michigan Property in which the Property Owner owns a leasehold estate and (ii) the interests of each Property Owner in its respective Property are not subject to any Liens securing the repayment of money except for those securing the repayment of the Existing Senior Loans, as set forth in Schedule 9.15.6.
9.15.3 Except to the extent the failure of the following to be true would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) to the knowledge of the MARC Principals and except as otherwise disclosed in Third Party Property Reports and except for asbestos containing materials which are or may be located on certain of the Properties, each Property is free of any Hazardous Materials in violation of any Environmental Laws applicable to such Property; (ii) no MARC Entity has received any notice of a claim under or pursuant to any Environmental Laws applicable to a Property or under common law pertaining to Hazardous Materials on or originating from any Property; and (iii) no MARC Entity has received any notice from any Governmental Authority claiming any material violation of any Environmental Laws that is uncured or unremediated as of the date hereof.
9.15.4 Except as set forth on Schedule 9.15.4 none of the Debt to which a Property Owner is subject is cross-defaulted or cross-collateralized to any Debt of another Property Owner.
9.15.5 Except to the extent the failure of the following to be true would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) with respect to the each Property, each Material Lease and the Ground Lease is in full force and effect, (ii) except as set forth in Schedule 9.15.5, to the Knowledge of the MARC Principals, (x) none of the Property Owners is in default in the performance of any material obligation under any Material Lease or the Ground Lease and (y) no circumstances exist which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an event of default by any party under any of the Material Leases or the Ground Lease, (iii) except as set forth in Schedule 9.15.5, to the Knowledge of the MARC Principals, no tenant is in monetary default beyond 30 days or material non-monetary default under a Material Lease or the Ground Lease, (iv) except as otherwise expressly set forth in Schedule 9.15.5, to the Knowledge of the MARC Principals, there are no actions, voluntary or involuntary, pending against any tenant under a Material Lease under any bankruptcy or insolvency laws, (v) neither the Ground
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Lease, any of the Material Leases nor the rents or other amounts payable thereunder has been assigned, pledged or encumbered by any of the Property Owners or any other Person, except in connection with financing secured by the applicable Property, and (vi) the basic terms and conditions of the Ground Lease and each Material Lease are set forth in Schedule 9.15.5 (the foregoing schedule, as updated from time to time as provided herein, being referred to herein as the “Lease Schedule”).
9.15.6 Schedule 9.15.6 accurately details in all material respects the approximate amount, term, and interest rate applicable to each Existing Senior Loan encumbering a Property (the foregoing schedule, as updated from time to time as provided herein, the “Mortgage Debt Schedule”). Except as noted on Schedule 9.15.6, no notice of default thereunder has been sent or received by a MARC Entity which has not been cured or waived prior to the date hereof, and to the Knowledge of the MARC Principals, there does not exist with respect to any Existing Senior Loan any default by any Property Owners or any event (exclusive of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement) which merely with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default by any of the Property Owners. No MARC Entity or Affiliate thereof owns, directly or indirectly, any material interest in any Existing Senior Loan.
9.15.7 Each of the Property Owners of the Group A Properties is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and does not constitute a publicly traded partnership within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code.
9.15.8 Each of the Property Owners possesses valid owner’s policy of title insurance from title insurers of recognized financial responsibility on each individual Properties in amounts not less than the original purchase price of such properties, and such title insurance is in full force and effect.
9.16 No Plan Assets. Except as set forth on Schedule 9.16, with respect to each MARC Entity, (i) no MARC Entity is or will be an “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, (ii) none of the assets of a MARC Entity constitutes or will constitute “plan assets” of one or more such plans within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, (iii) none of the MARC Entities is or will be a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA, and (iv) transactions by or with a MARC Entity are not and will not be subject to state statutes regulating investment of, and fiduciary obligations with respect to, governmental plans. Except as set forth on Schedule 9.16, as of the date hereof, no MARC Entity nor any member of a “controlled group of corporations” (within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code) maintains, sponsors or contributes to a “defined benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(35) of ERISA) or a “multiemployer pension plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(37)(A) of ERISA).
9.17 Assets. No Property Owner owns any assets other than its respective Property. No Joint Venture Entity owns any assets other than its interest in the applicable Property Owner.
9.18 Taxes. Each Property Owner and each Borrower has prepared and filed on a timely basis (taking into account applicable extensions) with all appropriate federal, state, local and foreign governmental authorities all material returns in respect of Taxes it is required to file.
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All such Tax Returns are or will be complete and correct in all material respects. All of the Taxes required to have been paid on or prior to the date hereof have been paid in full. The applicable Property Owner or Borrower has withheld from each payment made to any of its present or former employees, officers, directors or other parties all amounts required by law to be withheld and has, where required, remitted such amounts within the applicable periods to the appropriate governmental authorities. There are no assessments against a Property Owner or Borrower with respect to Taxes that have been issued and are outstanding. No Property Owner or Borrower is a party to, or bound by, nor does it have any formal obligation under any Tax sharing or Tax indemnification agreement, provision or arrangement. There is no Tax deficiency outstanding or assessed or, to the knowledge of the MARC Principals, proposed against a Property Owner or Borrower or a Property that is not reflected as a liability on the financial statements of the applicable Property Owner or Borrower nor has a Property Owner or Borrower executed any agreements or waivers extending any statute of limitations on or extending the period for the assessment or collection of any Tax.
9.19 Michigan 30. Michigan 30 has at all times been classified and treated as a partnership for federal, state and local income tax purposes. The transaction contemplated hereby will not result in a tax termination of Michigan 30 under Section 708(b)(1)(B) of the Code. No deficiency with respect to any taxes has been proposed, asserted or assessed or, to the knowledge of the MARC Principals, threatened against Michigan 30, no waivers of the time to assess any such taxes are outstanding, and no requests for any other waivers are pending.
Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, First Union acknowledges that the condition of each Property is in an “AS IS, WHERE IS” CONDITION AND “WITH ALL FAULTS” as of the date of this Agreement and of the applicable Closing Date. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, no representations or warranties have been made or are made and no responsibility has been or is assumed by the MARC Principals or by any partner, officer, person, firm, agent, attorney, or representative acting or purporting to act on behalf of the MARC Principals as to the condition or repair of the Properties or the value, expense of operation, or income potential thereof or as to any other fact or condition which has or might affect the Properties or the condition, repair, value, expense of operation or income potential of the Properties or any portion thereof. The parties agree that all understandings and agreements heretofore made between them or their respective agents or representatives are merged in this Agreement and the Exhibits hereto annexed, which alone fully and completely express their agreement, and that this Agreement has been entered into after full investigation, or with the parties satisfied with the opportunity afforded for investigation, neither party relying upon any statement or representation by the other unless such statement or representation is specifically embodied in this Agreement or the Exhibits annexed hereto.
In the event that, prior to a Closing, First Union obtains knowledge that, as of the Closing, the MARC Principals are in breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth herein, or the MARC Principals otherwise disclose to First Union facts that are inconsistent with or different from the information set forth in the representations and warranties herein, and the Closing occurs, then the representations and warranties herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded by such certificates or other documents (and, in such event, the MARC Principals shall no longer have any liability hereunder with respect to the portion of representation or warranty modified or superseded herein, as applicable).
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ARTICLE 10
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF FIRST UNION
First Union represents and warrants to the MARC Principals and the MARC Borrowers as of the date hereof as follows:
10.1 Formation. First Union has been duly formed and is validly existing and in good standing as a limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware. First Union has the requisite partnership power and authority to own its assets and conduct its businesses as currently conducted and owned, and to enter into and perform its obligations under each Transfer Document to which it is a party. First Union is in good standing and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction where the ownership of its assets and/or the conduct of its business requires such qualification except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
10.2 Proceedings; Enforceability. Subject to obtaining the consent of the Board of Trustees of First Union, First Union has taken all requisite partnership action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by First Union of the Transfer Documents to which it is a party. Subject to obtaining the consent of the Board of Trustees of First Union, each Transfer Document to which it is a party which is required to be executed and delivered has been duly authorized, and when executed and delivered will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each First Union Entity that is party thereto, enforceable against each such Person in accordance with its respective terms except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting rights of creditors generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
10.3 Conflicts. Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any of the other Transfer Documents by each of the First Union Entities that is party thereto or compliance by any such Person with the terms and provisions thereof, (i) will contravene any provision of any law, statute, rule or regulation or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, (ii) will conflict with or result in any breach of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition (or the obligation to create or impose) of any Lien upon any of the property or assets of any such Person pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, credit agreement or loan agreement or any other agreement, contract or instrument to which any such Person is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets is bound or to which it may be subject or (iii) will violate any provision of any Formation Document of any such Person.
10.4 Litigation. There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority or other agency or regulatory authority by any entity (private or governmental) pending or, to the best of First Union’s knowledge, threatened with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any documentation executed in connection herewith, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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ARTICLE 11
COVENANTS
11.1 Covenants of the MARC Principals.
11.1.1 Conduct of Business. Prior to the applicable Closing Date, the MARC Principals will, and will cause each Property Owner to, (a) conduct its business and operate its respective Property only in the ordinary course of business; and (b) use its reasonable efforts to preserve intact its current business organization, retain the services of its present officers, employees, and agents, and preserve the relations and goodwill with its suppliers, customers, creditors, employees, agents and others having business relations with the MARC Entities.
11.1.2 Required Approvals. As promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, the MARC Principals will, and will cause each Property Owner to, make all filings required by Legal Requirements to be made by them in order to consummate the contemplated transactions.
11.1.3 No Negotiation. Until such time, if any, as this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article 13, the MARC Principals will not, nor will they permit any other MARC Entity or any of their respective representatives to, directly or indirectly provide any non-public information to, or enter into any agreement or letter of intent with any Person other than First Union, relating to any transaction involving the direct or indirect sale, merger or other disposition or monetization of all or a substantial portion (Properties having gross purchase prices, inclusive of debt assumption, of more than $60 million in the aggregate) of the MARC Principals interest in the Group A Properties, and Group D Properties.
11.1.4 Additional Information. The MARC Principals shall promptly furnish to First Union all such financial and operating reports with respect to each Property and Property Owner as may be prepared with respect to a Property or Property Owner from time to time between the date hereof and the Closing Date as First Union may reasonably request. The MARC Principals shall make available to First Union information with respect to any document, event, transaction or condition entered into or occurring after the date hereof which, had it occurred or been in effect on or prior to the date hereof, would have been included on the Schedules to this Agreement, and any such information which would have been included on a Schedule shall be deemed to amend the relevant Schedule when so provided.
11.1.5 Reasonable Efforts. The MARC Principals will use their reasonable efforts to effectuate the transactions hereby contemplated.
11.2 Covenants of First Union.
11.2.1 Required Approvals. As promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, First Union will make all filings required by Legal Requirements to be made by them in order to consummate the contemplated transactions.
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11.2.2 Reasonable Efforts. First Union will use its reasonable efforts to effectuate the transactions hereby contemplated.
ARTICLE 12
JOINT COVENANTS; OTHER AGREEMENTS
12.1 TI/Cap Ex Reserve Account.
12.1.1 Deposit. On the Initial Closing Date, First Union and the MARC Principals shall deposit into an escrow account to be disbursed on the joint direction of First Union and the MARC Principals $2,940,000 and $3,060,000, respectively (the “TI/Cap Ex Reserve”) for the purposes of funding the first $6,000,000 of the $15,000,000 commitment set forth Section 7.1.1 hereof.
12.1.2 Purpose. All amounts held in the TI/Cap Ex Reserve shall be used solely to make TI/Cap Ex Loans.
12.1.3 Funding. On each monthly anniversary of the Initial Closing Date, First Union and the MARC Principals shall:
(a) to the extent that the TI/Cap Ex Reserve amount exceeds the TI/Cap Ex Threshold, cause such excess to be distributed to First Union and the MARC Principals in proportion to the amounts then contributed by First Union and the MARC Principals to the TI/Cap Ex Reserve; or
(b) to the extent that the TI/Cap Ex Reserve amount is less than the TI/Cap Ex Threshold, make additional contributions to the TI/Cap Ex Reserve in amount equal to the deficiency multiplied by their proportion of the total contributions to the TI/Cap Ex Reserve.
12.2 Affiliate Transactions. No Joint Venture Entity or Property Owner shall be permitted to enter into a transaction with an Affiliate of a MARC Principal or First Union without the consent of both the MARC Member and the First Union Member, except for the following:
12.2.1 Property Management. MARC Realty shall be retained as the property manager for each Property pursuant to a property management agreement in the form of Exhibit E hereto.
12.2.2 Acquisition, Disposition and Financing Fees. The MARC Principals or their Affiliates shall be entitled to receive a fee of up to 1% of (i) the gross purchase or sale price of all After-Acquired Property acquisitions and all Property dispositions, other than a disposition to a MARC Principal, a MARC Entity or an Affiliate thereof or First Union or its Affiliate and (ii) the gross loan amount for all loans obtained from a Third Party Lender by a Property Owner not in connection with an acquisition for which the MARC Principals or their Affiliates provide mortgage brokerage services; provided,
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however, in no event shall all MARC Entities be entitled to receive annual fees under this Section 12.2.2 in excess of $600,000, subject to adjustment based on the CPI Adjustment.
12.2.3 Design Fees. A MARC Entity shall be entitled to receive a design fee for space plans and revisions and mechanicals with respect to each Property equal to $0.10 per square foot for such Property and construction documents of $1.50 per square foot for such Property, subject to adjustment based on the CPI Adjustment.
12.2.4 Lease Administration. Internal legal fees of the MARC Entities shall be reimbursable at a reasonable hourly rate but in no event shall the total fee paid be in excess of $1,500 for a Lease renewal and $5,000 for a new Lease; provided, however, if any third-party legal fees relating to such Lease renewal or new Lease shall be payable by the Property Owner, such amount otherwise payable for internal legal fees shall be 50% of the foregoing amounts, in each case, subject to adjustment based on the CPI Adjustment.
12.2.5 Construction Management. A MARC Entity shall be permitted to receive a fee for construction management services actually performed at a Property equal to (i) 8% for the first $250,000 of construction costs during the applicable Property Owner’s Fiscal Year, (ii) 7% for the next $750,000 of construction costs during the applicable Property Owner’s Fiscal Year and (iii) 6% for all construction costs over $1,000,000 during the applicable Property Owner’s Fiscal Year. All self-performed painting and carpeting costs of tenant spaces only shall not be included in construction costs.
12.2.6 Asset Management. An Affiliate of First Union shall be retained to provide asset management services as contemplated by Section 6.3.8 hereof.
12.2.7 Purchasing and Engineering Fee. So long as MARC Realty is the property manager at the applicable Property, MARC Realty shall be entitled to an annual fee of $8,000 per Property, subject to the CPI Adjustment, from such Property Owner for providing purchasing and engineering services.
12.3 Transaction Costs. Each party hereto shall bear the costs of their respective agents, attorneys, and accountants.
12.4 Existing Senior Loans. All costs incurred in connection with obtaining the consent of the holders of any Existing Senior Loans and/or all costs incurred in connection with the acceleration of any Existing Senior Loans arising out of a breach of the applicable “due on sale” clauses including, but not limited to, default interest or prepayment or defeasance costs associated with satisfying any Existing Senior Loans in connection with the transactions contemplated by Section 3.1 hereof shall be borne 60% by First Union and 40% by the MARC Principals without regard to any payments made by or required under any guarantees of such Senior Loan.
12.5 Brokerage Fees. First Union and the MARC Principals represent and warrant to each other that the only brokers involved in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx and BBT. First Union and the MARC Principals (collectively) shall bear 60% and 40% of all fees due Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx and BBT, which amounts shall not be paid until after
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the Initial Closing Date. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 12.5, each party agrees to otherwise satisfy and hold each other harmless from and against any and all claims and liabilities for brokerage commissions and finders fees to any Person claiming by, through, or under such party which commissions and fees are related in any way to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
12.6 Third Party Professionals. All attorneys, accountants and other third party professionals required in connection with any transaction involving a Property, Property Owner, or Joint Venture Entity shall be mutually agreed upon by the applicable MARC Entity or MARC Principal, on the one hand, and the applicable First Union Entity on the other hand.
12.7 Tax Covenants.
(a) The MARC Principals shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed all with the appropriate taxing authority, all Tax Returns relating to the Property Owner and the Property for taxable periods ending with or prior to the Closing Date (including those Tax Returns that are not due until after the Closing Date), and shall pay the taxes shown on such Tax Returns.
(b) The MARC Principals will cause any tax sharing agreement or similar arrangement with respect to taxes of or affecting any Property Owner or any Property to be terminated effective as of or before the Closing Date, in order that there shall be no continuing obligations or liabilities thereunder.
(c) All excise, sales, use, transfer (including real property transfer or gains), stamp, documentary, filing, recordation and other similar taxes, together with any interest, additions or penalties with respect thereto and any interest in respect of such additions or penalties, resulting directly or indirectly from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Transfer Taxes”) shall be borne by the party on which such Transfer Taxes are imposed by applicable law. Any Tax Returns that must be filed in connection with Transfer Taxes shall be prepared and filed when due by the party primarily or customarily responsible under the applicable local law for filing such Tax Returns, and such party will use reasonable commercial efforts to provide such Tax Returns to the other party or parties at least 10 business days prior to the due date for such Tax Returns.
(d) First Union’s purchase of an interest in any Property Owner which (immediately prior to First Union’s purchase) is a disregarded entity of the MARC Member from which First Union is purchasing the interest shall be treated, for federal income tax purposes, as (1) First Union’s purchasing for the applicable First Union Purchase Price, an undivided interest in the Property owned by the applicable Property Owner, immediately followed by (2) a deemed contribution of the Property by the MARC Member and First Union to the entity in which First Union is acquiring an interest, resulting in an initial capital account balance with respect to such entity for each of the MARC Members and First Union equal to the MARC Deemed Equity or First Union Deemed Equity, as the applicable, divided by the sum of the MARC Deemed Equity and the First Union
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Deemed Equity with respect to the underlying Property. For federal income tax purposes, the First Union Purchase Price for each Property shall be allocated among the land, improvements and other components of each Property in the manner reasonably determined by First Union. The parties agree to file and cause to be filed all Tax Returns and claims and other statements consistent with the foregoing.
(e) In connection with First Union’s purchase of any interest in any Property Owner or other entity that (immediately prior to First Union’s purchase) is treated as a partnership for income tax purposes, the parties agree that such entity shall be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and the parties shall cause the Property Owner to make an election under Sections 743 and 754 of the Code (and any corresponding provisions of state and local tax law), effective with respect to the transfer of the interest in such entity to First Union, to adjust its tax basis in its assets with respect to First Union. If First Union’s purchase causes a tax termination (within the meaning of Section 708(b)(1)(B) of the Code) of the entity, the parties agree to cause the Property Owner to cause such election to be made by such entity on its federal (and any corresponding state and local) income tax return for its taxable year that ends with the date of First Union’s purchase,. All resulting tax basis adjustments shall be made based on the applicable First Union Purchase Price in accordance with the allocation schedule reasonably determined by First Union.
(f) First Union shall have the right to review and approve (prior to filing) the income Tax Returns of any Property Owner to which Code Section 708(b)(1)(B) will apply on account of First Union’s purchase of an interest in such Property Owner, but solely for purposes of confirming compliance with Section 12.7(e) above.
12.8 Prior Distributions/Payments Schedule. At the time of a transaction that gives rise to Capital Proceeds other than from After- Acquired Properties, the MARC Principals shall deliver to First Union a schedule which sets forth (i) the MARC Total Capital and the First Union Total Capital, (ii) all cash distributions made to each MARC Member and First Union Entity pursuant to Section 9.4(a)(ii)(2) of the Joint Venture Agreements other than those relating to After-Acquired Properties, (iii) all cash distributions made to it pursuant to Section 9.4(a)(ii)(3) of the Joint Venture Agreements other than those relating to After-Acquired Properties to the MARC Members in excess of the distributions that would have been made to it pursuant to said Section had distributions been made strictly in accordance with ownership percentages, (iv) all amounts retained by or paid to the MARC Borrowers and the First Union Lenders pursuant to Sections 5.2(f), (h) and (j) of any Loan Agreement other than those relating to After-Acquired Properties, and (v) 20% of all amounts retained by the MARC Borrowers pursuant to Section 5.2(k) of any Loan Agreement other than those relating to After-Acquired Properties.
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12.9 Property Employees.
12.9.1 The MARC Principals shall cause MARC Realty and the Property Owners to do criminal background reports on all Persons who will be employed as on-site employees at a Property. No Person who has been convicted of a felony shall be employed in any such capacity without the prior written consent of First Union.
12.9.2 Within 180 days of the Initial Closing Date, the MARC Principals shall cause MARC Realty and the Property Owners to require that all on-site employees at a Property to visibly display photograph ID badges at all times while at a Property.
ARTICLE 13
TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
13.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated;
(a) at any time prior to the Initial Closing Date by mutual consent of the MARC Principals and First Union;
(b) by either the MARC Principals or First Union, if the Initial Closing Date has not occurred (other than through the failure of any party seeking to terminate this Agreement to comply fully with its obligations) on or before April 30, 2005, or, if later, the Extension Date;
(c) by First Union or the MARC Principals as contemplated by Article 6 hereof;
(d) at any time prior to the Initial Closing Date by the MARC Principals, if there has been a material violation or breach by First Union of any agreement, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement and such violation or breach has not been waived by the MARC Principals;
(e) at any time by the MARC Principals if the satisfaction of any condition to the obligations of a MARC Principal hereunder becomes impossible, for any reason outside the control of the MARC Principals;
(f) at any time prior to the Initial Closing Date by First Union, if there has been a material violation or breach by the MARC Principals of any agreement, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement and such violation or breach has not been waived by First Union; or
(g) at any time by First Union if the satisfaction of any condition to the obligations of First Union hereunder becomes impossible, for any reason outside the control of First Union.
The MARC Principals agree that if First Union has the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 13.1(f) or the applicable MARC Members or MARC Principals shall
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intentionally or willfully fail to consummate the transactions contemplated by Section 3.1 hereof , First Union’s sole remedy shall be to either (i) terminate this Agreement in which event the MARC Principals shall immediately pay to First Union all of First Union’s third party out of pocket expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby up to $500,000 in immediately available funds (and in no event shall First Union be entitled to recover money damages against the MARC Principals) or (ii) seek, within 90 days thereof, either a decree or order of specific performance or mandamus to enforce the observance and performance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or an injunction restraining such breach or threatened breach in which event the MARC Principals agree to such remedy and further agree to indemnify First Union for all costs associated with seeking such remedy; provided that First Union prevails in any such proceeding.
ARTICLE 14
INDEMNIFICATION
14.1 Indemnity by the MARC Principals. Subject to the limitation set forth in Section 14.2 hereof, the MARC Principals shall, and shall cause the applicable MARC Members to, jointly and severally, at all times, both before and after the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, at their sole cost and expense defend, indemnify, exonerate and save harmless First Union and each other First Union Entity and all those claiming by, through or under First Union (“Indemnified Party”) (to the extent not paid by a MARC Principal or MARC Entity in this Section 14.1 or under the applicable provisions of this or any other Transfer Document) against and from all damages, losses, liabilities, obligations, penalties, claims, litigation, demands, defenses, judgments, suits, proceedings, costs, disbursements or expenses of any kind whatsoever (a “Claim”), including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and experts’ fees and disbursements, which may at any time be imposed upon, incurred by or asserted or awarded against the Indemnified Party and arising from or out of:
(a) claims of mechanics and materialmen based on work performed on or contracted for a Property prior to the applicable Closing Date;
(b) any third party tort claim with respect to a Property or Property Owner that arises or arose as the result of any injury or damage occurring on or prior to the applicable Closing Date for the applicable Property;
(c) claims under the Leases or any other contracts or agreements relating to a Property or a Property based on events occurring and/or causes of action arising prior to the applicable Closing Date other than the litigation set forth on Schedule 6.3.10;
(d) claims with respect to a Property or Property Owner by any Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes or License and Permit fees for periods prior to the applicable Closing Date; and
(e) the breach or inaccuracy of any material representation or warranty made by the MARC Principals in this Agreement or the applicable Assignment
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Agreement or any other agreement entered into in connection herewith or therewith provided that any Claim under this subparagraph (e) is brought within the period set forth in Section 15.7 below.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Indemnified Party shall not be entitled to indemnification in respect of (i) claims arising from acts of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct to the extent that such gross negligence or willful misconduct is determined by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, not subject to further appeal, in proceedings to which such Indemnified Party is a proper party or (ii) obligations that First Union has specifically agreed to assume in this Agreement or another document entered into in connection herewith or claims arising out of any matter that has been disclosed to First Union in this Agreement, any of the Due Diligence Materials or any document entered into in connection therewith.
14.2 Limitation on Indemnification. Except as provided in the last sentence of this Section 14.2, the liability of the MARC Principals or any MARC Member to indemnify an Indemnified Party shall be limited to, and First Union’s sole recourse for any amounts due it pursuant to Section 14.1 hereof, shall be limited to the applicable MARC Member’s ownership interests in the Joint Venture Entity underlying the applicable Claim. The MARC Principals shall cause the applicable MARC Member’s to deliver to First Union on each Closing Date an Indemnification Pledge Agreement pursuant to which they will pledge their respective interests in the applicable Joint Venture Entities to First Union as security for their obligations under this Article 14. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Xxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx agree that they shall be personally liable for the difference, if any, in the amount due First Union pursuant to Section 14.1 hereof and the amount recovered by First Union pursuant the first sentence of this Section 14.2 up to $5,000,000, in the aggregate, on account of all Claims.
ARTICLE 15
GENERAL PROVISIONS
15.1 Notices. Any notice or other communication in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing, and (i) hand delivered by any commercially recognized courier service or overnight delivery service such as Federal Express, or (ii) sent by facsimile transmission if a FAX Number is designated below addressed:
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Any such addressee may change its address for such notices to such other address in the United States as such addressee shall have specified by written notice given as set forth above. All periods of notice shall be measured from the deemed date of delivery.
A notice shall be deemed to have been given, delivered and received upon the earliest of: (i) if hand delivered at the specified address by such courier or overnight delivery service, when so delivered or tendered for delivery during customary business hours on a Business Day, or (ii) if so delivered, upon actual receipt, or (iii) if facsimile transmission is a permitted means of giving notice, upon receipt as evidenced by confirmation.
15.2 Limitations on Assignment. The MARC Entities may not assign this Agreement or the monies due hereunder without the prior written consent of First Union in each instance.
15.3 Further Assurances. The parties shall upon request from another party from time to time execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver such further instruments or documents which such party may reasonably require to better perfect and confirm its rights and remedies hereunder.
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15.4 Parties Bound. The provisions of this Agreement and of each of the other agreements contemplated hereby shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, except as otherwise prohibited by this Agreement or any of the other agreements contemplated hereby. This Agreement is a contract by and among the MARC Principals, and First Union for their mutual benefit, and no third person shall have any right, claim or interest against any of them by virtue of any provision hereof including, without limitation, upon the acquisition by a third party of any interest in a Joint Venture Entity or a Property.
15.5 Governing Law; Service of Process. THIS AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST FIRST UNION OR A MARC PRINCIPAL ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN XXXX COUNTY, ILLINOIS AND EACH OF THE PARTIES WAIVE ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
15.6 Trial by Jury. EACH OF THE MARC PRINCIPALS AND FIRST UNION HEREBY AGREE NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSFER DOCUMENT, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY THE MARC PRINCIPALS AND FIRST UNION, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. EITHER PARTY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY THE OTHER.
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15.7 Survival. The representations and warranties of the parties set forth in Articles 9 (other than Section 9.18) and 10 hereof shall survive for a period of one year from and after the consummation of the transfer of the applicable interests in the applicable Property Owner and with respect to the representation and warranty set forth in Section 9.18, until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitation.
15.8 Cumulative Rights. All of the rights of the parties hereunder and under any other agreement now or hereafter executed in connection herewith or therewith, shall be cumulative and may be exercised singly, together, or in such combination as such party may determine in its sole good faith judgment.
15.9 Table of Contents, Title and Headings. Any Table of Contents, the titles and the headings of sections are not parts of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to affect the meaning or construction of any of its or their provisions.
15.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered is an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. In making proof of this Agreement, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart which is executed by the party against whom enforcement of this Agreement is sought.
15.11 Time Of the Essence. Time is of the essence of each provision of this Agreement and each other Transfer Document.
15.12 No Oral Change. This Agreement and each of the other Transfer Documents may only be amended, terminated, extended or otherwise modified by a writing signed by the party against which enforcement is sought (except no such writing shall be required for any party which, pursuant to a specific provision of any Transfer Document, is required to be bound by changes without such party’s assent). In no event shall any oral agreements, promises, actions, inactions, knowledge, course of conduct, course of dealings or the like be effective to amend, terminate, extend or otherwise modify this Agreement or any of the other Transfer Documents.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered as a sealed instrument at Jericho, New York, as of the date first written above.
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Exhibit A
PROPERTY LOAN AGREEMENT
LOAN AGREEMENT
This Loan Agreement (“Loan Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the day of , 20 , by and among (the “Borrower”) and FT-MARC Loan LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “First Union Lender”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the First Union Lender is a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Union REIT L.P., a Delaware limited liability company (“FUR LP”);
WHEREAS, the Borrower is directly or indirectly controlled by Xxxxxx Xxxx and/or Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx (the “MARC Principals”);
WHEREAS, the Borrower [is the sole owner of (“Property Owner”), the entity that] owns fee simple title to that certain real property located at and more fully described on Exhibit A hereto (the “Property”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Omnibus Agreement, dated as of , 200 , among the MARC Principals and FUR LP (the “Omnibus Agreement”), the First Union Lender has elected to make a Loan to the Borrower with respect to the Property;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
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DEFINITIONS
1.1 Specific Definitions. Unless otherwise defined below, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Omnibus Agreement. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Annual Budget – as defined in Section 7.17(a).
Approval Lease - Any Lease for space at the Property that (i) is for more than 3,000 rentable square feet, (ii) provides for a rental rate of less than 92.5% of the Approved Rental Rate, or (iii) provides for the total cost of tenant improvements and leasing commissions in excess 150% of first years base rent, which base rent shall equal (x) the aggregate base rent to be received under the Lease for the term divided by the term of the Lease in months (including any free rental periods) multiplied by (y) 12.
Approved Annual Budget - as defined in Section 7.17(a).
Approved Rental Rate – means the per square foot rental rate for the Property as set forth in the Approved Annual Budget.
Borrower – as defined in the Preamble.
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Borrower Equity - $ [40% of the Group E Property Purchase Price]
Borrower’s Knowledge – means the current actual knowledge of Xxxxxx Xxxx or Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx.
Business Day - means any day of the year on which offices of the First Union Lender or Borrower are not required or authorized by law to be closed for business. If any day on which a payment is due is not a Business Day, then the payment shall be due on the next day following which is a Business Day, and such extension of time shall be included in computing interest and fees in connection with such payment. Further, if there is no corresponding day for a payment in the given calendar month (i.e., there is no “February 30th”), the payment shall be due on the last Business Day of the calendar month.
Capital Proceeds – means all Net Proceeds, Net Sales Proceeds and Net Refinancing Proceeds.
Code – means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to the Code are to the Code, as in effect at the date of this Loan Agreement and any subsequent provisions of the Code, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.
Collateral – as defined in Section 4.1.
Debt - means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all indebtedness of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than property and services purchased, and expense accruals and deferred compensation items arising, in the ordinary course of business), (iii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments (other than performance, surety and appeal bonds arising in the ordinary course of business), (iv) all indebtedness of such Person created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of the Property), (v) all obligations of such Person under leases which have been, or should be, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, recorded as capital leases, to the extent required to be so recorded, (vi) all reimbursement, payment or similar obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, under acceptance, letter of credit or similar facilities (other than letters of credit in support of trade obligations or in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, old-age pensions and other social security benefits in the ordinary course of business), (vii) all Debt in the nature of that referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) above which is guaranteed directly or indirectly by such Person, or in effect guaranteed directly or indirectly by such Person through an agreement (A) to pay or purchase such Debt or to advance or supply funds for the payment or purchase of such Debt, (B) to purchase, sell or lease (as lessee or lessor) property, or to purchase or sell services, primarily for the purpose of enabling the debtor to make payment of such Debt or to assure the holder of such Debt against loss in respect of such Debt, (C) to supply funds to or in any other manner invest in the debtor (including any agreement to pay for property or services irrespective of whether the property is received or such services are rendered) or (D) otherwise to assure a creditor against loss in respect of such Debt, (viii) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the
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economic effect of guaranteeing any indebtedness referred to in clause (i) through (iv) above of any Person, either directly or indirectly, and (ix) all Debt referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance upon or in property (including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Debt.
Default – as defined in Section 9.1.
Default Rate – as defined in Section 2.6.
ERISA - means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA, as in effect at the date of this Loan Agreement and any subsequent provisions of ERISA, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.
ERISA Affiliate - means each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA) which together with the Borrower or a Subsidiary of a Borrower would be deemed to be a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
Event of Default – as defined in Section 9.1.
Existing Senior Loan – means a Senior Loan directly or indirectly encumbering the Property on the date hereof, as set forth on Schedule 6.15.6 hereto.
First Union Total Capital – means the sum of (i) the Loan Amount, plus (ii) all Capital Amounts of the First Union Lender or its Affiliates in Joint Venture Entities other than those holding After-Acquired Properties whose properties have generated Capital Proceeds (as defined in the Omnibus Agreement for purposes of this clause (ii) only), plus (iii) the sum of the Loan Amount (as defined for purposes of this clause (iii) only in all Property Loan Agreements other than this Loan Agreement) for all Properties (other than After-Acquired Properties) that have generated Capital Proceeds.
Formation Documents - means, singly and collectively, the partnership agreements, joint venture agreements, limited partnership agreements, limited liability company or operating agreements and certificates of limited partnership and certificates of formation, articles (or certificate) of incorporation and by-laws, trust agreements, and any similar agreement, document or instrument of any Person.
FUR – means First Union Real Estate Equity and Mortgage Investments, together with its subsidiaries.
Governmental Authority - means any court, board, agency, commission, office or authority of any nature whatsoever for any governmental xxxx (xxxxxxx, xxxxx, xxxxxx, xxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxxx, xxxx or otherwise) whether now or hereafter in existence.
Hazardous Materials - means and include asbestos, flammable materials, explosives, radioactive substances, polychlorinated biphenyls, radioactive substances, other carcinogens, oil and other
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petroleum products, pollutants or contaminants that could be a detriment to the environment, and any other hazardous or toxic materials, wastes, or substances which are defined, determined or identified as such in any past, present or future federal, state or local laws, rules, codes or regulations, or any judicial or administrative interpretation of such laws, rules, codes or regulations.
Interest Rate – means the following annual interest rates, as applicable, measured from the Loan Advance Date:
Period |
|
Annual Interest |
|
Year 1 |
|
6.5 |
% |
Year 2 |
|
7.0 |
% |
Year 3 |
|
7.5 |
% |
Year 4 |
|
8.0 |
% |
Year 5 – 7 |
|
8.5 |
% |
Late Charge – as defined in Section 2.7.
Lease – means a lease for space at the Property with a Person other than the First Union Lender, Borrower or their respective Affiliates.
Lease Schedule – as defined in Section 6.15.5.
Legal Requirements - means all applicable federal, state, county and local laws, by-laws, rules, regulations, codes and ordinances, and the requirements of any governmental agency or authority having or claiming jurisdiction with respect thereto, including, but not limited to, all Environmental Laws, and those applicable to zoning, subdivision, building, health, fire, safety, sanitation, the protection of the handicapped, and environmental matters and shall also include all orders and directives of any court, governmental agency or authority having or claiming jurisdiction with respect thereto.
Licenses and Permits - means all licenses, permits, authorizations and agreements issued by or agreed to by any governmental authority, including, but not limited to, building permits, occupancy permits and such special permits, variances and other relief as may be required pursuant to Legal Requirements which may be applicable to the Property.
Lien - means any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, or any other encumbrance, charge or transfer, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and mechanic’s, materialmen’s and other similar liens and encumbrances.
Loan – as defined in Section 2.1.
Loan Amount - $ [the Loan Amount with respect to the Property to be inserted].
Loan Advance Date – means the date on which the Loan is advanced to the Borrower.
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Loan Agreement – as defined in the Preamble.
Loan Documents – means this Loan Agreement, the Loan Note, the Security Documents and all other agreements, documents, guarantees or certificates evidencing or entered into in connection with the Loan.
Loan Maturity Date – means the date that is the day immediately prior to the seventh anniversary of the Initial Closing Date.
Loan Note – means a note evidencing the Loan in the form or Exhibit B hereof.
MARC Entities – The Borrower, the Property Owner and each other Person that is owned in whole or in part by a MARC Principal or their respective Affiliates and which directly or indirectly holds an ownership interest in a Group A Property, Group B Property or Group D Property.
MARC Total Capital – means the sum of (i) the Borrower Equity, plus (ii) all Capital amounts of a MARC Member in Joint Venture Entities other than those holding After-Acquired Properties whose properties have generated Capital Proceeds (as defined in the Omnibus Agreement for purposes of this clause (ii) only), plus (iii) the sum of the Borrower Equity (as defined for purposes of this clause (iii) only in all Property Loan Agreements other than this Loan Agreement) for all Properties (other than After-Acquired Properties) that have generated Capital Proceeds.
Material Adverse Effect – means a material adverse effect on, determined separately with respect to the Borrower, the Property Owner or the Property, as the case may be, (i) the business, assets, prospects, operations or financial or other condition of any of the Borrower, the Property Owner or the Property and/or, taken as a whole, any of the other Borrower, the Property Owner or the Property, (ii) the ability of the Borrower to perform any material Obligations or to pay any Obligations which it is obligated to pay in accordance with the terms hereof or of any other Loan Document, (iii) the rights of, or benefits available to, the First Union Lender under any Loan Document or (iv) any Lien given to a the First Union Lender Entity on any material portion of the Collateral or the priority of any such Lien.
Material Lease – means any Lease with respect to ten percent or more of the rentable square feet at the Property.
Mortgage – as defined in Section 4.1.1.
Mortgage Debt Schedule – as defined in Section 6.15.6.
Net Operating Income – means for any period of determination, (i) net operating income generated by the Property for such period (i.e., gross operating income, inclusive of any proceeds received under any rent loss or business interruption insurance policies, less expenses of the Property (exclusive of debt service, capital expenditures, tenant improvements and leasing commissions and vacancy allowances)), as generated by, through or under all Leases, and (ii) all other income arising from direct operations of or licenses or operating agreements for any part of the Property, in all cases determined in a manner consistent with that customarily utilized by
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owners of office building properties. The Borrower shall or shall cause the Property Owner to provide the First Union Lender with all information and materials required by the First Union Lender necessary for the determination of Net Operating Income; provided, however, in no event shall the Borrower or the Property Owner be required to audit its financial statements.
Net Proceeds – means the gross proceeds received from any insurance recovery or condemnation award relating to any casualty or taking of any asset less the aggregate of (i) obligations due to the holders of Senior Loans thereon, including, without limitation, any prepayment penalties or fees, (ii) all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in the collection of such amounts, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees, payable to third-parties who are not a MARC Entity or an Affiliate thereof, and (iii) in the case of a casualty, amounts required to repair the Property.
Net Refinancing Proceeds – means the gross proceeds received from the closing of the financing or refinancing of a specified asset less the aggregate of (i) obligations due to the holders of then existing Senior Loans thereon being satisfied, including, without limitation, any prepayment penalties or fees, and (ii) reasonable closing costs payable to third-parties who are not a MARC Entity or an Affiliate thereof other than a refinancing fee as contemplated by Section 12.2.2 of the Omnibus Agreement.
Net Sales Proceeds – means the gross sale proceeds received from the closing of the sale of a specified asset less the aggregate of (i) obligations due to the holders of Senior Loans thereon, including, without limitation, any prepayment penalties or fees, and (ii) usual closing adjustments, and (iii) reasonable closing costs payable to third-parties who are not a MARC Entity or an Affiliate thereof other than a disposition fee as contemplated by Section 12.2.2 of the Omnibus Agreement.
Obligations – means all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the First Union Lender Entities existing on the date of this Loan Agreement or arising thereafter, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, arising by contract, assignment, operation of law or otherwise, arising or incurred under this Loan Agreement, the Loan Note, or any of the other Loan Documents.
Officer’s Certificate - means a certificate delivered to the First Union Lender Entity by the Borrower or the Property Owner which is signed by an authorized officer thereof (or an authorized officer of the direct or indirect managing person, of the Borrower).
Omnibus Agreement – as defined in the fourth WHEREAS clause.
Operating Cash Flow - means, in each calendar month, in each instance determined in a manner satisfactory to the First Union Lender consistent with that approved by the First Union Lender prior to or at the date hereof, (i) the Net Operating Income for such period less (ii) the sum of, without duplication, (a) all payments required on account of Senior Loans, (b) non-reimbursable operating expenses at the Property, (c) ownership expenses, (d) tenant improvement costs, leasing commissions and capital expenditures to the extent funded from cash generated by the
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Property, (e) management fees as contemplated by Section 12.2.1 of the Omnibus Agreement and (f) asset management fees as contemplated by Section 6.3.8 of the Omnibus Agreement.
Permitted Investments – as defined in Section 8.16.
Permitted Liens – as defined in Section 8.2.
Permitted Transferee – means, with respect to a member of the Borrower, the other members and their respective spouses, children and grandchildren, or a trust, partnership, limited liability company or other entity established to hold such member’s interest in the Property, the sole equityholders of which are members of the Borrower and/or their respective spouses, children and grandchildren.
Person - means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated association or limited liability company, any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau, department or agency thereof and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.
Plan - means any multiemployer or single-employer plan as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA, which is maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is an obligation to contribute of) a MARC Entity or an ERISA Affiliate, and each such plan for the five year period immediately following the latest date on which such Person or an ERISA Affiliate maintained, contributed to or had an obligation to contribute to such plan.
Pledge Agreement – as defined in Section 4.1.2.
Prior Distributions/Payments – means shall mean the sum of (i) all cash distributions made to the members of Joint Venture Entities pursuant to Section 9.4(a)(ii)(2) of such Joint Venture Entity’s Operating Agreement, plus (ii) in the case of the Borrower only, all cash distributions made to it Affiliates pursuant to Section 9.4(a)(ii)(3) of an Operating Agreement in excess of the distributions that would have been made to it pursuant to said Section had distributions been made strictly in accordance with the ownership percentages of the members of the applicable Joint Venture Entity, plus (iii) all amounts retained by or paid to the Borrower and the First Union Lender pursuant to Sections 5.2(f), (h) and (j) of any this Loan Agreement, plus (iv) all amounts retained by or paid to the Borrower and the First Union Lender pursuant to Sections 5.2(f), (h) and (j) of a Property Loan Agreement other than this Agreement, plus (v) in the case of the Borrower only, 20% of all amounts retained by the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.2(k) of this Loan Agreement, plus (vi) in the case of the Borrower only, 20% of all amounts retained by an Affiliate of the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.2(k) of a Property Loan Agreement other than this Loan Agreement.
Property – as defined in the third WHEREAS clause.
Property Owner – as defined in the third WHEREAS clause.
Quarterly Capital Expenditure Budget – as defined in Section 7.17(b).
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Release Price – means, with respect to a Senior Loan, the amount required to be paid by the borrower thereunder to have the Lien held by the lender thereof with respect to such loan released.
Reporting Requirements – as defined in Section 7.2.
Security Documents – means any and/or all agreements, documents, certificates and filings to evidence the grant of a Lien in favor of the First Union Lender contemplated by Article 4 hereof including, without limitation the Mortgage, all Pledge Agreements and UCC Financing Statements.
Senior Loans – means Debt secured by a mortgage on the applicable Property or a security interest in a direct or indirect ownership interest in a Property Owner existing on the date hereof or hereinafter incurred in accordance with the terms hereof.
State – means the State or Commonwealth in which the subject of such reference or any part thereof is located.
Subsidiary – means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, limited liability company, partnership or other business entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of either (x) the beneficial ownership interest or (y) ordinary voting power are, at the time as of which any determination is being made, owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
Survey – means an “as built” survey of the Property.
Third Party Lender – means a bank or other lending institution that is not an Affiliate of either the First Union Lender or any of the MARC Principals.
Third Party Property Reports – means such tests and inspections as the First Union Lender deems necessary with respect to its review of the Property, including, without limitation, topographical surveys, structural and foundation surveys, roof inspections, equipment inspections and environmental inspections.
UCC or the Uniform Commercial Code means the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in a State.
United States and U.S. – each means the United States of America.
1.2 Principles of Construction. Unless otherwise specified, (i) all references to sections and schedules are to those in this Loan Agreement, (ii) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Loan Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision, (iii) all definitions are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined, and (iv) the word “including” means “including but not limited to,”.
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LOAN
2.1 Amount of Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the First Union Lender agrees to make a loan (a “Loan”) to the Borrower in an amount equal to the Loan Amount.
2.2 Loans Interest Rate and Payment Terms. The Loan shall be payable as to interest and principal in accordance with the provisions of this Loan Agreement and the Loan Note. This Loan Agreement also provides for interest at a Default Rate, Late Charges, additional payments and prepayment rights and fees.
2.2.1 Interest Rate. The Loan will bear interest at the Loan Rate, unless the Default Rate is applicable.
2.2.2 Principal. At the Loan Maturity Date all accrued interest, principal and other charges due with respect to the Loan shall be due and payable in full and the principal balance and such other charges, but not unpaid interest, shall bear interest at the Default Rate until so paid. Any payment of the principal amount of the Loan shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligations to make payments to the First Union Lender pursuant to Article 5 hereof.
2.2.3 Payments. All payments on the Loan shall be made and applied as set forth in Article 5 hereof. The Loan may not be prepaid in whole or in part except as contemplated by Article 5 hereof; provided, however, the Borrower shall have the right on no more than two occasions prior to the fifth anniversary of the date hereof to defer the payment of interest on the Loans for the lesser of (i) six months or (ii) until December 20 of the year in which the deferment is made. The Borrower shall be required to pay all deferred interest, which shall be compounded monthly at the Interest Rate during the period for which interest was deferred, by no later than December 20 of the year in which the deferment is made
2.2.4 Subordination. The Loans will be subordinate, without any further action being required on the part of the Borrower or the First Union Lender, to Senior Loans on terms not substantially more onerous to the Borrower than the Existing Senior Loan. The Borrower and Property Owner acknowledge and agree that any intercreditor agreement entered into between the First Union Lender and the holder of a Senior Loan will be solely for the benefit of the First Union Lender and the holder of a Senior Loan, and that neither the Borrower, the Property Owner or any of their equityholders shall be intended third-party beneficiaries of any of the provisions therein, shall have any rights thereunder or shall be entitled to rely on any of the provisions contained therein.
2.2.5 Loan Note. The Loan shall be evidenced by a Loan Note.
2.3 Interest Calculation. All interest provided for herein shall be calculated for the actual number of days elapsed on the basis of a 360-day year, including the first date of the applicable period to, but not including, the date of repayment.
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2.4 Method of Payment; Date of Credit. All payments of interest, principal and fees shall be made in lawful money of the United States, without counterclaim or set off and free and clear, and without any deduction or withholding for, any taxes (other than income taxes or franchise taxes of the First Union Lender) or other payments by wire transfer to the First Union Lender at such bank or address as the First Union Lender may designate in a written notice to the Borrower. Payments shall be credited on the Business Day on which immediately available funds are received prior to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time; payments received after 2:00 p.m Eastern Time shall be credited to the Loan on the next Business Day; payments which are by check, or which are not in the form of immediately available funds shall not be credited to the applicable Loan until such funds become immediately available to the First Union Lender, and, with respect to payments by check, such credit shall be provisional until the item is finally paid by the payer bank.
2.5 Xxxxxxxx. The First Union Lender may submit monthly xxxxxxxx reflecting payments due from the Borrower; however, any changes in the interest rate which occur between the date of billing and the due date may be reflected in the billing for a subsequent month. Neither the failure of the First Union Lender to submit a billing nor any error in any such billing shall excuse the Borrower from the obligation to make full payment of the Borrower’s payment obligations when due.
2.6 Default Rate. The First Union Lender shall have the option of imposing, and the Borrower(s) shall pay upon billing therefor, an interest rate which is four percent (4%) per annum above the interest rate otherwise payable (“Default Rate”): (a) following any Event of Default, unless and until the Event of Default is cured or waived; and (b) after the Loan Maturity Date.
2.7 Late Charges. The Borrower shall pay, upon billing therefor, a “Late Charge” equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of any regularly scheduled payment of interest, which is not paid within ten (10) days of the due date thereof (other than with respect to any payment as to which the said ten (10) day period expires after the implementation of the Default Rate). Late charges are: (a) except as provided above, payable in addition to, and not in limitation of, the Default Rate, (b) intended to compensate the First Union Lender for administrative and processing costs incident to late payments, (c) are not interest, and (d) shall not be subject to refund or rebate or credited against any other amount due.
2.8 Acceleration. Upon an acceleration of the Loan as permitted by Article 10 hereof, all principal, accrued interest and costs and expenses shall be due and payable together with interest on such principal at the Default Rate.
2.9 Original Issue Discount. The Borrower and First Union shall jointly determine and agree upon the comparable yield and the projected payment schedule for purposes of determining the amount of interest required to be accrued on the Loan for each accrual period pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1275-4(b).
2.10 Debt of the Borrower. The Borrower and the First Union Lender agree to treat the Loan as debt for federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes. Each party shall
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notify and provide the other with reasonable assistance in the event of an examination, audit or other proceeding regarding such characterization.
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CONDITIONS TO LOAN
3.1 Conditions to Making the Loan. Upon satisfaction of each of the following conditions, the First Union Lender shall be required to make the Loan to the Borrower on the Loan Advance Date:
3.1.1 No Default. No Default by the Borrower shall exist on the Loan Advance Date or will exist as a result of the transactions to be consummated on the applicable Loan Advance Date.
3.1.2 Representations and Warranties. All the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in this Loan Agreement shall be accurate in all material respects at and as of the Loan Advance Date as though such representations and warranties were made at and as of such time, except for such changes therein as are contemplated by this Loan Agreement.
3.1.3 Covenant Compliance. No breach of any covenants imposed upon the Borrower or Property Owner hereunder shall exist on the Loan Advance Date or be created by the transactions to be consummated on the Loan Advance Date.
3.1.4 Officer’s Certificate. The First Union Lender shall have received a certificate of an authorized person for the Borrower, dated the Loan Advance Date, certifying on behalf of the Borrower as to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Sections 3.1.1, 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 hereof.
3.1.5 Ownership Structure; Formation Documents and Entity Agreements. [The Borrower shall own 100% of the Property Owner.] The First Union Lender shall have received a certificate of an authorized person of the Borrower certifying as to (a) the Formation Documents of each entity in the ownership structure of the Property having been duly executed, delivered and filed and remaining in full force and effect and unmodified as of the date of such certificate (and annexing a copy thereof), (b) due authorization, execution and delivery by the Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and attaching copies of the applicable authorizing resolutions thereto, and (c) the Borrower and Property Owner being in good standing and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction where the ownership of its assets and operation of its business requires such qualification.
3.1.6 Satisfactory Loan Documents. On the Loan Advance Date, each of the Loan Documents shall be satisfactory in form, content and manner of execution and delivery to the First Union Lender and all Loan Documents shall be in full force and effect.
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3.1.7 Asset Management Agreement. So long as MARC Realty, LLC or an Affiliate of the MARC Principals is the property manager of the Property, the Borrower or the Property Owner shall have retained an Affiliate of the First Union Lender to provide Asset Management Services to the Property for a fee equal to 1% of the gross revenues of the Property.
3.1.8 Financial Information; No Material Change.
(a) No change shall have occurred in the financial condition, business, affairs, operations or control of the Borrower, the Property Owner or the Property since the date of their respective financial statements or financial projections most recently delivered to the First Union Lender, which change has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and the Borrower shall have furnished the First Union Lender such other financial information, projections, and certifications as reasonably requested by the First Union Lender.
(b) The Borrower shall have provided to the First Union Lender a copy certified by an authorized person of the Borrower of its balance sheet after giving effect to, as applicable, any Existing Senior Loans and the Loan, to evidence that the Borrower is solvent, has assets having a fair market value in excess of the amount required to pay the Borrower’s probable liabilities on the Borrower’s existing Debts as such become absolute and mature, and has adequate capital for the conduct of the Borrower’s business and the ability to pay the Borrower’s Debts from time to time incurred in connection therewith as such Debts mature.
3.1.9 Litigation. There shall not be any actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by or before any governmental instrumentality or other agency or regulatory authority by any entity (private or governmental) pending or, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or any documentation executed in connection therewith, or in connection with the Borrower, the Property Owner, or the Property, which the First Union Lender shall determine in good faith is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.1.10 No Injunctions. No court, agency or other authority shall have issued any order, decree or judgment to set aside, restrain, enjoin or prevent the performance by the Borrower, the Property Owner or the First Union Lender of their respective obligations hereunder, nor shall there be pending any suit, action or proceeding requesting such relief or remedy.
3.1.11 Compliance with Laws. There are no Legal Requirements which prohibit or adversely limit the capacity or authority of the Borrower or the Property Owner to enter into the transactions contemplated hereby or to execute the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and perform the obligations of such Person with respect thereto.
3.1.12 Consents. The holder of the Existing Senior Loan shall have consented to the transactions contemplated hereby and the transactions to be consummated on the
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Loan Advance Date will not create a breach or default of any agreement, rule, regulation, or ordinance to which the Borrower, the Property Owner or the First Union Lender is party or subject unless the necessary consents have been obtained or waived.
3.1.13 Validity and Sufficiency of Security Documents. All applicable parties shall have executed and delivered to the First Union Lender the applicable Security Documents and such Security Documents shall create a valid and perfected lien on the Collateral described therein and each of the Security Documents and related UCC filings shall have been duly recorded and filed to the satisfaction of the First Union Lender.
3.1.14 Condition of the Property. There shall have been no uninsured, unrepaired, or unrestored damage or destruction by fire or otherwise to any of the real or tangible personal property comprising or intended to comprise the Property which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.1.15 Legal Opinions. The First Union Lender shall have received and approved legal opinion letters from counsel representing the Borrower and the Property Owner which meet the First Union Lender’s legal opinion requirements and covering such matters incident to the transactions contemplated herein, as the First Union Lender may reasonably request.
3.1.16 Insurance. The First Union Lender shall have been provided with evidence that the insurance required by Section 7.6 hereof is in effect.
3.1.17 Qualified REIT Asset. The Loan shall qualify as a “real estate asset” within the meaning of Section 856(c)(5)(B) of the Code. First Union shall have been provided with evidence reasonably satisfactory to it and its accountants that at least 95% of the Operating Cash Flow consists, and is expected to continue to consist, of rents from real property within the meaning of Section 856(d)(1) of the Code.
3.1.18 Agreement on Comparable Yield. The Borrower and First Union shall have determined and agreed upon the matters described in Section 2.9 hereof.
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SECURITY FOR THE LOAN AND SECURITY DOCUMENTS
4.1 Security for Loan. The Loan, together with interest thereon and all other charges and amounts payable by, and all other Obligations of, the Borrower to the First Union Lender, shall be secured by the following collateral (the “Collateral”) which the Borrower agrees to provide and maintain, or cause to be provided and maintained (whether provided for each in separate agreements or combined with various other agreements):
4.1.1 Mortgages. To the extent permitted by the applicable Senior Loans, a mortgage with respect to the Property subordinate only to the Senior Loans (a “Mortgage”).
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4.1.2 Pledge Agreements. If a Mortgage pursuant to Section 4.1.1 is not permitted, a pledge agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to First Union which grants a first priority Lien in favor of the First Union Lender in Borrower’ right, title, and interest in the Property Owner.
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APPLICATION OF OPERATING CASH FLOW; CAPITAL PROCEEDS; PROPERTY LOANS
5.1 Operating Cash Flow. Operating Cash Flow shall be applied on a monthly basis as follows:
(a) First, to the payment of accrued interest at the 8.5% or 12% rate as the case may be on any outstanding Covered Loans with respect to such Property pro rata to the lenders thereof or to the sole lender thereof, as applicable;
(b) Second, to the payment of accrued interest at the 8.5% or 12% rate as the case may be on any TI/Cap Ex Loans with respect to such Property pro rata to each of the lenders thereof or to the sole lender thereof, as applicable;
(c) Third, to the payment of interest accrued the 8.5% or 12% rate as the case may be on a Reposition Loan with respect to such Property pro rata to the lenders thereof or to the sole lender thereof, as applicable;
(d) Fourth, to the First Union Lender until it shall have received all accrued and unpaid interest at the Interest Rate;
(e) Fifth, to the Borrower until it shall have received an amount when added to all other amounts retained by the Borrower under this Section 5.1(e) and Section 5.2(g) hereof equal to a return on the Borrower Equity at the Interest Rate as in effect from time to time;
(f) Sixth, to the First Union Lender and the Borrower, 60% and 40%, respectively, until they have each received an amount, when added to all other payments made to such Person hereunder on account of the Loan and the Borrower Equity, equal to a return of 8.5% per annum cumulative on the principal then outstanding on the Loan and the unreturned Borrower Equity, respectively; and
(g) Thereafter, equally between the Borrower and the First Union Lender.
Unless indicated otherwise, all of the foregoing payments made to the holder of the Loan Note shall be deemed interest or additional interest on the Loan and no such amounts will be applied, or deemed applied, to principal on the Loan.
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5.2 Capital Proceeds. Capital Proceeds shall be applied within five Business Days of the receipt by the Borrower or Property Owner of such Capital Proceeds as follows:
(a) [Intentionally Omitted];
(b) First, to fully satisfy both principal and accrued interest any outstanding Covered Loans with respect to the Property pro rata to the holders of the Covered Notes;
(c) Second, to fully satisfy any TI/Cap Ex Loans with respect to the Property pro rata to the holders of the TI/Cap Ex Loans;
(d) Third, to fully satisfy any Reposition Loan with respect to the Property pro rata to the holders of the Reposition Notes;
(e) Fourth, to the First Union Lender until it shall have received all accrued and unpaid interest on the Loan;
(f) Fifth, to the First Union Lender until it shall have received the principal then outstanding on the Loan;
(g) Sixth, to the Borrower until it shall have received an amount when added to all other amounts retained pursuant to Section 5.1(e) and Section 5.2(g) and (i) hereof equal to a return on the Borrower Equity at the Interest Rate as in effect from time to time;
(h) Seventh, to the Borrower until it shall have received an amount equal to the unpaid Borrower Equity;
(i) Eighth, to the First Union Lender and the Borrower, 60% and 40%, respectively, until they have each received an amount, when added to all other payments made to such Person hereunder, equal to a return of 8.5% per annum cumulative on the Loan Amount and the Borrower Equity, respectively;
(j) Ninth, to each of the First Union Lender and the Borrower, in proportion to the amounts that they are entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 5.2(j), (without regard to the actual amount of Capital Proceeds to be applied pursuant to this Section 5.2(j)) until the First Union Lender shall have received pursuant to this Section 5.2(j), an amount which, when added to the total amount of all Prior Distributions/Payments made to the First Union Lender and its Affiliates equals the First Union Total Capital, and the Borrower shall have received pursuant to this Section 5.2(j), an amount which, when added to the total amount of all Prior Distributions/Payments made to the Borrower and its Affiliates equals the MARC Total Capital;
(k) Thereafter, equally between the Borrower and the First Union Lender.
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ARTICLE
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER
The Borrower represents and covenants to the First Union Lender as of the date hereof as follows:
6.1 Formation. Each of the Borrower and the Property Owner has been duly formed and is validly existing and in good standing as a , under the laws of the State of its formation. Each of the Borrower and the Property Owner has the requisite [ ] power and authority, as applicable, to own its assets and conduct its businesses as currently conducted and owned, and to enter into and perform its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party. Each of the Borrower and the Property Owner is in good standing and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction where the ownership of its assets and/or the conduct of its business requires such qualification except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.2 Proceedings; Enforceability. Each of the Borrower and the Property Owner has taken all requisite action, as applicable, to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by such Person of the Loan Documents to which it is a party. Each Loan Document to which it is a party which is required to be executed and delivered has been duly authorized, executed and delivered and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the applicable MARC Entity which is a party thereto, enforceable against each such Person in accordance with its respective terms except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting rights of creditors generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
6.3 Conflicts. Except as set forth in Schedule 6.3, neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents by each of the MARC Entities or compliance by any such Person with the terms and provisions thereof (including, without limitation, the granting of Liens pursuant to the Security Documents), (i) will contravene any provision of any law, statute, rule or regulation or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, (ii) will conflict with or result in any breach of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition (or the obligation to create or impose) of any Lien (except pursuant to the Security Documents) upon any of the property or assets of any such Person pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, credit agreement or loan agreement or any other agreement, contract or instrument to which any such Person is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets is bound or to which it may be subject other than the documents evidencing the Existing Senior Loans, or (iii) will violate any provision of any Formation Document of any such Person.
6.4 Ownership and Taxpayer Identification Numbers.
(a) All of the direct and indirect partners, owners, stockholders, beneficiaries and members, respectively and as may be applicable, of the Property and their respective ownership interests are listed in Schedule 6.4 hereof and such
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interests are held by such Persons free and clear of all Liens. [The exact correct name and organizational number(s) and federal employer identification number(s) of all of such Persons are accurately stated in Schedule 6.4 hereof.]
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 6.4, the MARC Principals do not directly or indirectly hold any interest, direct or indirect, in the Property or any stock, membership, partnership or ownership interest in any other Person that holds directly or indirectly an interest in the Property.
6.5 Litigation. There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority or other agency or regulatory authority by any entity (private or governmental) pending or, to the Borrower’s Knowledge, threatened with respect to the Property, the Property Owner, the Borrower, this Loan Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Loan Agreement, or any documentation executed in connection herewith, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.6 Information. To the Borrower’s Knowledge, and except as set forth in Section 6.1.1 of the Omnibus Agreement, all factual information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the First Union Lender (including, without limitation, all information contained herein or in a Loan Document) is, and all other such factual information hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the First Union Lender will be, true and accurate in all material respects on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and to the Borrower’s Knowledge, not incomplete by omitting to state any fact necessary to make such information not misleading in any material respect at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided.
6.7 [Intentionally Omitted]
6.8 Financial Information. To the Borrowers Knowledge, the financial statements of the Properties and the Borrower listed on Schedule 6.8 hereto present fairly the financial conditions of each at the dates of such statements of financial condition and the results of operations for the periods covered thereby. Since the dates of the relevant financial statements, no change has occurred which could have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.9 Management Agreements. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.9 hereof, there are no other management agreements or asset management agreements respecting the management of the Property.
6.10 Control Provisions.
(a) The MARC Principals and its Affiliates control, directly or indirectly, and without the requirement for consent of any other Person, the management of the Borrower, the Property Owner and the Property.
(b) There are no provisions in any limited partnership agreement, operating agreement, certificate of incorporation, bylaws or any other agreement or instrument to which a MARC Principal, the Borrower or the Property Owner is party, under which any Person (other than a MARC Principal, the Borrower or the Property Owner) has the right to exercise the management or control rights,
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powers or authority currently belonging to a MARC Principal, the Borrower or the Property Owner, except [for independent directors in connection with a Senior Loan or] as set forth in any mortgage, deed of trust or similar security agreement with respect to a Senior Loan upon exercise of the rights and remedies upon default set forth in any of the foregoing.
6.11 Bankruptcy Filings. None of the MARC Principals, the Borrower nor the Property Owner is contemplating either a filing of a petition under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency laws or the liquidation of all or a major portion of its assets or property, and to the Borrower’s Knowledge no Person is contemplating the filing of any such petition against any of the MARC Principals, the Borrower nor the Property Owner.
6.12 Options. No Person holds a right of first refusal or option to purchase, directly or indirectly, with respect to any item of Collateral or the Property.
6.13 Investment Company. Neither the Borrower nor the Property Owner is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
6.14 Holding Company. Neither the Borrower nor the Property Owner is a “holding company,” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company,” or an “affiliate” of a “holding company” or of a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company,” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
6.15 The Property.
6.15.1 To Borrower’s Knowledge, the Borrower and the Property Owner possess such Licenses and Permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, or local regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to own and operate the Property, except where the failure to possess any such License or Permit would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower and the Property Owner are in material compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Licenses and Permits, except where the failure so to comply would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. To Borrower’s Knowledge, all of the Licenses and Permits are valid and in full force and effect, except where the invalidity of such Licenses and Permits or the failure of such Licenses and Permits to be in full force and effect would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Borrower, the Property Owner nor MARC Realty, LLC has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such Licenses and Permits which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Borrower, the Property Owner or MARC Realty, LLC has received any written notice that the Property fails to comply with all Legal Requirements except where the failure to so comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.15.2 Except to the extent the failure of the following to be true would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Borrower or Property Owner has fee simple title to the Property and (ii) the interests of the Borrower or Property Owner in the
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Property are not subject to any Liens securing the repayment of money except for those securing the repayment of the first mortgage Debt, as set forth in Schedule 6.15.6;
6.15.3 Except to the extent the failure of the following to be true would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) to the Borrower’s Knowledge and except as otherwise disclosed in Third Party Property Reports and except for asbestos containing materials which may be located at the Property, the Property is free of any Hazardous Materials in violation of any Environmental Laws applicable to the Property; (ii) neither the Borrower, the Property Owner or MARC Realty, LLC has received any notice of a claim under or pursuant to any Environmental Laws applicable to the Property or under common law pertaining to Hazardous Materials on or originating from any Property; and (iii) neither the Borrower, the Property Owner or MARC Realty, LLC has received any notice from any Governmental Authority claiming any material violation of any Environmental Laws that is uncured or unremediated as of the date hereof;
6.15.4 Except as set forth on Schedule 6.15.4, none of the Debt to which the Borrower or Property Owner is subject is cross-defaulted or cross-collateralized to any Debt of another Person;
6.15.5 Except to the extent the failure of the following to be true would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) with respect to the Property, each Material Lease is in full force and effect, (ii) except as set forth in Schedule 6.15.5, to the Borrower’s Knowledge, neither the Borrower nor the Property Owner is in default in the performance of any material obligation under any Material Lease and neither the Borrower nor the Property Owner has knowledge of any circumstances which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an event of default by any party under any of the Materials Leases, (iii) except as set forth in Schedule 6.15.5, to the Borrower’s Knowledge, no tenant is in monetary default beyond 30 days or material non-monetary default under a Material Lease, (iv) except as otherwise expressly set forth in Schedule 6.15.5, to the Borrower’s Knowledge, there are no actions, voluntary or involuntary, pending against any tenant under a Material Lease under any bankruptcy or insolvency laws, (v) none of the Material Leases and none of the rents or other amounts payable thereunder has been assigned, pledged or encumbered by the Borrower or the Property Owner or any other Person, except in connection with financing secured by the Property, and (vi) the basic terms and conditions of each Material Lease are set forth in Schedule 6.15.5 (the foregoing schedule, as updated from time to time as provided herein, being referred to herein as the “Lease Schedule”).
6.15.6 Schedule 6.15.6 accurately details in all material respects the approximate amount, term, and interest rate applicable to each Existing Senior Loan encumbering the Property (the foregoing schedule, as updated from time to time as provided herein, the “Mortgage Debt Schedule”). Except as noted on Schedule 6.15.6, no notice of default thereunder has been sent or received by the Borrower, the Property Owner or their agent which has not been cured or waived prior to the date hereof, and to the Borrower’s Knowledge, there does not exist with respect to any Existing Senior Loan any default by the Borrower or the Property Owner or party liable thereunder or any event which merely with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default
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by the Borrower or the Property Owner or party liable thereunder. No MARC Entity or Affiliate thereof owns, directly or indirectly, any material interest in any Existing Senior Loan.
6.15.7 [Each of the Property Owner and the Borrower is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and does not constitute a publicly traded partnership within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code.]
6.15.8 The Borrower and Property Owner possesses a valid owner’s policy title insurance from a title insurer of recognized financial responsibility on the Property in an amount not less than the original purchase price of the Property, and such title insurance is in full force and effect.
6.16 No Plan Assets. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.16, with respect to the Borrower, (i) the Borrower is not nor will be an “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, (ii) none of the assets of a the Borrower constitutes or will constitute “plan assets” of one or more such plans within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, (iii) the Borrower is not nor will be a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA, and (iv) transactions by or with the Borrower are not and will not be subject to state statutes regulating investment of, and fiduciary obligations with respect to, governmental plans. As of the date hereof, neither the Borrower nor any member of a “controlled group of corporations” (within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code) maintains, sponsors or contributes to a “defined benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(35) of ERISA) or a “multiemployer pension plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(37)(A) of ERISA).
6.17 Taxes. The Property Owner and the Borrower has prepared and filed on a timely basis (taking into account applicable extensions) with all appropriate federal, state, local and foreign governmental authorities all material returns in respect of Taxes it is required to file. All such Tax Returns are or will be complete and correct in all material respects. All of the Taxes required to have been paid on or prior to the date hereof have been paid in full. The Property Owner and Borrower has withheld from each payment made to any of its present or former employees, officers, directors or other parties all amounts required by law to be withheld and has, where required, remitted such amounts within the applicable periods to the appropriate governmental authorities. There are no assessments against the Property Owner or the Borrower with respect to Taxes that have been issued and are outstanding. Neither the Property Owner nor the Borrower is a party to, or bound by, nor does it have any formal obligation under any Tax sharing or Tax indemnification agreement, provision or arrangement. There is no Tax deficiency outstanding or assessed or, to the Borrower’s Knowledge, proposed against the Property Owner, the Borrower or the Property that is not reflected as a liability on the financial statements of the Property Owner or the Borrower nor has the Property Owner or the Borrower executed any agreements or waivers extending any statute of limitations on or extending the period for the assessment or collection of any Tax.
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ARTICLE 7
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower covenants and agrees that from the date hereof and so long as any indebtedness is outstanding hereunder, or any of the Obligations remain outstanding, as follows:
7.1 Notices. The Borrower shall, with reasonable promptness, but in all events within five days after it has actual knowledge thereof, notify the First Union Lender in writing of the occurrence of any act, event or condition which constitutes a Default or Event of Default under any of the Loan Documents. Such notification shall include a written statement of any remedial or curative actions which the Borrower proposes to undertake and/or to cause any of the other MARC Entities to undertake to cure or remedy such Default or Event of Default.
7.2 Securities Exchange Act. The Borrower acknowledges that the financial statements of the First Union Lender are consolidated with those of FUR and that FUR is subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Reporting Requirements”). The Borrower shall permit, and shall cause the Property Owner to permit, the officers, agents and representatives of FUR (including its attorneys and accountants) to have unfettered access to such financial and other information for each of the Borrower and the Property Owner at such times as such officer, agent or representatives may reasonably request to enable FUR to obtain the information required in order to timely comply with the Reporting Requirements. Each of the Borrower and the Property Owner shall institute such internal accounting controls as may be requested by the First Union Lender, including, without limitation, those which are necessitated by Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended; provided, however that the First Union Lender shall bear all material costs associated with such compliance.
7.3 Financial Statements; Reports; Officer’s Certificates. The Borrower shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the First Union Lender as set forth herein from time to time, the following financial statements, reports, certificates, and other information, all in form, manner of presentation and substance acceptable to the First Union Lender with respect to the Property Owner and the Borrower:
7.3.1 Annual Statements. At such times as may be required by the terms of the property management agreement for the Property or any agreement evidencing a Senior Loan but in no event later February 15 of each calendar year, the statements of the financial condition of the Borrower or Property Owner and other financial reports as are required by the terms of the Management Agreement and any Senior Loan.
7.3.2 Periodic Statements. At such times as may be required by the terms of the property management agreement for the Property or any agreement evidencing a Senior Loan but in no event later than 15 days after the each calendar month, the statements of the financial condition of the Borrower or Property Owner and other financial reports as are required by the terms of the Management Agreement and any Senior Loan.
7.3.3 Data Requested. Within a reasonable period of time and from time to time such other financial data or information as the First Union Lender may reasonably request with respect to the Property, the Property Owner, or the Borrower, including, but not limited to, rent rolls, aged receivables, aged payables, leases, budgets, forecasts,
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reserves, cash flow projections, deposit accounts, mortgage information, physical condition of the Property and pending lease proposals.
7.3.4 Tax Returns. Copies of all federal and state tax returns filed by the Borrower and Property Owner, if any, respectively.
7.3.5 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].
7.3.6 Senior Loan Notices. Concurrently with the giving thereof, and within 10 Business Days of receipt thereof, copies of all notices, other than routine correspondence, given or received by the Property Owner or the Borrower with respect to any Senior Loan.
7.3.7 Property Acquisition or Sale. Within 10 Business Days of receipt thereof, copies of all proposed contracts, agreements, or offers in any way relating to a proposed sale or acquisition of any material asset by the Borrower or the Property Owner.
7.3.8 Third Party Default Notices. Immediately upon notice or receipt thereof by the Borrower or the Property Owner, or its or their agent, copies of all notices of default, other non-performance, and/or exercise (or intended exercise) relating in any way to any agreement to which the Property Owner or the Borrower is a party.
7.3.9 Notice of Litigation. Promptly, and in any event within 10 Business Days after the Borrower obtains knowledge thereof, written notice of any pending or, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity or by or before any governmental instrumentality or other agency or regulatory authority by any entity (private or governmental) relating in any way to this Loan Agreement, a Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or relating to the Property, the Property Owner or the Borrower, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.3.10 Notice of Hazardous Materials. Promptly, and in any event within 10 Business Days after the Borrower obtain knowledge thereof, written notice of (i) any release or threat of release of Hazardous Materials on, in, under or affecting all or any portion of the Property or (ii) the violation of any Environmental Law, in each case which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.4 Existence. The Borrower shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to (i) preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect (x) the existence of the Borrower and the Property Owner and all other MARC Entities party to a Loan Document and (y) the material rights, licenses, permits and franchises of the Borrower and the Property Owner and all other MARC Entities party to a Loan Document, (ii) comply with all laws and other Legal Requirements applicable to it and its assets, business and operations and each MARC Entity that is party to a Loan Document, and (iii) to the extent applicable, at all times maintain, preserve and protect all material franchises and trade names and all the remainder of its property used or useful in the conduct of its business, and keep its assets in good working order and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all reasonably necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereto.
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7.5 Payment of Taxes. The Borrower shall, and shall cause the Property Owner to, pay all taxes, assessments, impositions and other governmental charges as the same become due and payable, and deliver to the First Union Lender receipts for payment or other evidence satisfactory to the First Union Lender that the taxes, assessments, impositions and other governmental charges have been so paid no later than 30 days before they would be delinquent if not paid. The Borrower shall, and shall cause the Property Owner to, promptly pay (for all franchise fees, income taxes and other impositions and taxes imposed by a Governmental Authority on the Borrower or the Property Owner. The Borrower shall not and shall cause the Property Owner to not suffer and shall promptly cause to be paid and discharged any Lien against the Property, the Property Owner or the Borrower except for Permitted Liens.
7.6 Insurance; Casualty, Taking.
7.6.1 The Borrower shall at all times maintain or cause the appropriate Person to maintain in full force and effect with those policies of insurance and the terms and limits thereof as are in effect on the date hereof at the Property with insurers of recognized financial responsibility. It being acknowledge that the amounts and limits of all such policies are set forth on the insurance certificates being delivered to the First Union Lender pursuant to Section 3.1.16 hereof.
7.6.2 In the event of any damage or destruction to the Property (or to the extent now or hereafter applicable, any Collateral) by reason of fire or other hazard or casualty, the Borrower shall give immediate written notice thereof to the First Union Lender. If there is any condemnation for public use of the Property (or to the extent now or hereafter applicable, any Collateral), the Borrower shall give immediate written notice thereof to the First Union Lender. Further, the Borrower shall provide to the First Union Lender with a report as to the status of any insurance adjustment, condemnation claim, or restoration resulting from any casualty or taking.
7.7 Inspection. The Borrower shall cause the Property Owner to permit the First Union Lender and its agents, representatives and employees to inspect the Property and the Collateral at reasonable hours upon reasonable notice, except to the extent expressly prohibited or otherwise limited in the Leases.
7.8 Loan Documents. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other MARC Entity that is party to a Loan Document to, observe, perform and satisfy all the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions to be performed by it under, and to pay when due all costs, fees and expenses, and other Obligations of such MARC Entity to the extent required under, the Loan Documents.
7.9 Further Assurances. The Borrower shall and shall cause the MARC Entities to execute and deliver to the First Union Lender such documents, instruments, certificates, assignments and other writings, and do such other acts, necessary or desirable in the reasonable judgment of the First Union Lender, to evidence, preserve and/or protect the Collateral at any time securing or intended to secure the Obligations and do and execute all and such further lawful acts, conveyances and assurances as the First Union Lender may reasonably require for
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the better and more effective carrying out of the intents and purposes of this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
7.10 Books and Records. The Borrower shall, and shall cause the Property Owner to, keep and maintain in accordance with an accounting basis reasonably acceptable to the First Union Lender, proper and accurate books, records and accounts reflecting all of the financial affairs of such Person and all items of income and expense in connection with their respective business and operations and in connection with any services, equipment or furnishings provided in connection with the operation of the business of such Person, whether such income or expense is realized thereby or by any other Person.
7.11 Business and Operations. The Borrower and the Property Owner shall (i) continue to engage in the type of businesses presently conducted by them as of the Loan Advance Date, as and to the extent the same are necessary for the ownership of, and preservation of the value and utility of, the Collateral and the Property, subject in all events to compliance with Sections 3.1.17 and 8.18 hereof, and, and (ii) be qualified to do business and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction, and otherwise to comply with all Legal Requirements, as and to the extent the same are required for the ownership, maintenance, management and operation of the assets of such Person except where the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.12 Title. The Borrower shall and shall cause the Property Owner to warrant and defend (x) the title to each item of Collateral owned by such Person and every part thereof, subject only to the Liens (if any) permitted hereunder, (y) the validity and priority of the Liens and security interests held by the First Union Lender pursuant to the Security Documents, in each case against the claims of all Persons whomsoever, and (z) the title to and in the Properties, subject only to the Senior Loans and any liens granted to the First Union Lender.
7.13 Estoppel. The Borrower shall, within 10 days after a request therefor from the First Union Lender, which request shall not be made by the First Union Lender more than once each quarter during each calendar year, furnish to the First Union Lender a statement, duly acknowledged and certified, setting forth (i) the amount then owing by the Borrower in respect of its Obligations, (ii) the date through which interest has been paid, (iii) any offsets, counterclaims, credits or defenses to the payment by the Borrower to the Obligations and (iv) whether any written notice of Default from the First Union Lender to the Borrower is then outstanding and acknowledging that this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Borrower is a party are in full force and effect and unmodified, or if modified, giving the particulars of such modification.
7.14 Repairs; Maintenance and Compliance. The Borrower shall cause the Property Owner to at all times maintain, preserve and protect all franchises and trade names, and the Borrower shall cause the Property Owner to maintain the Property in a good and safe condition and repair and shall not (and shall not permit the Property Owner to) remove, demolish or alter the improvements or equipment (except for alterations performed in accordance with Section 7.15 and normal replacement of equipment with equipment of equivalent value and functionality). The Borrower shall cause the Property Owner to promptly comply with all Legal Requirements and immediately cure (or cause the Property Owner to cure) properly any violation
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of a Legal Requirement. The Borrower shall (or shall cause the Property Owner to) promptly repair, replace or rebuild any part of the Property that becomes damaged, worn or dilapidated and shall (or shall cause Property Owner to) complete and pay for any improvements at any time in the process of construction or repair.
7.15 Alterations. Subject to Section 7.17, the Borrower may, without the First Union Lender’s consent, perform alterations to the improvements and equipment unless such alterations are not permitted under the terms of an agreement with respect to a Senior Loan.
7.16 Leasing Matters. The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit a Property Owner to, enter into any Approval Lease without the prior written consent of the First Union Lender. With respect to any Approval Lease, the Borrower shall cause to be sent to the First Union Lender, at a minimum , the deal summary sheet which shall include the terms set forth on Exhibit C hereto. The First Union Lender shall have three Business Days following receipt of the foregoing information to either approve or disapprove of the entering into the Approval Lease. If the First Union Lender fails to respond to any such request within such prescribed time period, such request shall be deemed approved by the First Union Lender. All requests to be made hereunder shall be made to those Persons designated from time to time by the First Union Lender. The First Union Lender hereby designates each of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx and Xxxx Xxxxx as the Persons to whom a request for an Approval Lease is to be made.
7.17 Budgets.
(a) The Borrower shall cause the Property Owner to prepare and submit to the First Union Lender by November 30th of each year during which any amounts under Article 5 hereof are still payable to the First Union Lender, for approval by the First Union Lender, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, a proposed pro forma budget for the Property for the succeeding calendar year (the “Annual Budget”, and each Annual Budget approved by the First Union Lender is referred to herein as the “Approved Annual Budget”), and, promptly after preparation thereof, any revisions to such Annual Budget. The Annual Budget shall consist of an operating expense budget showing, on a month-by-month basis, in reasonable detail, each line item of the Borrower’s or Property Owner’s anticipated operating income and operating expenses (on a cash and accrual basis), including amounts required to establish, maintain and/or increase any monthly payments required hereunder. Until such time that any Annual Budget has been approved by the First Union Lender, the prior Approved Annual Budget shall apply for all purposes hereunder (with such adjustments as reasonably determined by the First Union Lender (including increases for any non-discretionary expenses)).
(b) The Borrower shall prepare and submit to the First Union Lender on a quarterly basis, for approval by the First Union Lender, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, a proposed pro forma budget which shall set forth in reasonable detail each line item of anticipated capital expenses for the next succeeding calendar quarter (the “Quarterly Capital Expenditure Budget”). The Borrower shall be authorized to permit the Property
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Owner to make any capital expenditures (i) budgeted for in the Quarterly Capital Expenditure Budget approved by the First Union Lender to the extent the cost will not exceed 105% of the budgeted cost, (ii) required to be made as a result of an emergency situation; provided, however, that the Borrower shall cause prompt notice to be given to the First Union Lender of such emergency situation, and (iii) not provided for in the Quarterly Capital Expenditure Budget approved by the First Union Lender which do not have a cost in excess of $10,000, in the aggregate for any calendar quarter.
7.18 Replacement Documentation. Upon receipt of an affidavit of an officer of the First Union Lender as to the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of the Loan Note or any other Security Document which is not of public record, and, in the case of any such loss, theft, destruction or mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such Loan Note or other Security Document, the Borrower will issue, in lieu thereof, a replacement Loan Note or other security document in the same principal amount and otherwise of like tenor upon receipt by the applicable MARC Entity of a suitable indemnity.
ARTICLE 8
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower covenants and agrees that from the date hereof and so long as any Obligations remain outstanding hereunder, the Borrower shall not and shall not suffer or permit the Property Owner to:
8.1 No Changes to a Borrower. Without the prior written consent of the First Union Lender, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, after not less than 10 days’ prior written notice (with reasonable particularity of the facts and circumstances attendant thereto): (i) change its jurisdiction of organization, (ii) change its organizational structure or type, (iii) change its legal name, or (iv) change the organizational number (if any) assigned by its jurisdiction of formation or its federal employer identification number (if any).
8.2 Restrictions on Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets (real or personal, tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, the Property), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or sell the Property or assets subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase the Property or assets (including sales of accounts receivable with recourse) or assign any right to receive income or permit the filing of any financing statement under the UCC or any other similar notice of Lien under any similar recording or notice statute, or grant rights with respect to, or otherwise encumber or create a security interest in, the Property or assets (including, without limitation, any item of Collateral) or any portion thereof or any other revenues therefrom or the proceeds payable upon the sale, transfer or other disposition of the Property or asset or any portion thereof, or permit or suffer any such action to be taken, except the following (singly and collectively, “Permitted Liens”):
8.2.1 Liens created by the Loan Documents;
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8.2.2 Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet delinquent or which are being diligently contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, if (x) reasonable reserves in an amount not less than the tax, assessment or governmental charge being so contested shall have been established in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the First Union Lender or deposited in cash (or cash equivalents) with the First Union Lender to be held during the pendency of such contest, or such contested amount shall have been duly bonded in accordance with applicable law, (y) no risk of sale, forfeiture or loss of any interest in the Property or the Collateral or any part thereof arises during the pendency of such contest and (z) such contest does not have and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
8.2.3 Liens in respect of property or assets imposed by law, which were incurred in the ordinary course of business and do not secure Debt, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s and mechanics’ liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, and (x) which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of any property or assets or have, and could not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect or (y) which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets subject to any such Lien;
8.2.4 Liens existing as of the Loan Advance Date in favor of the holders of the Existing Senior Loans; and
8.2.5 Liens created by Debt permitted by Section 8.4 hereof.
8.3 Consolidations, Mergers, Sales of Assets, Issuance and Sale of Equity. (i) Dissolve, terminate, liquidate, consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person, (ii) issue, sell, triple net lease, transfer or assign to any Persons or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or a series of transactions) the Property (or any portion thereof) or portion of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or any direct or indirect interest therein, (iii) withdraw from or resign as general partner or managing member of any Person, including, without limitation, any withdrawal or resignation of: (x) the Borrower as the sole member of the Property Owner, or (y) a MARC Principal as a member, partner or stockholder of the Borrower, (iv) permit another Person to merge with or into it, (v) acquire all or substantially all the capital stock, membership or partnership interests or assets of any other Person, or (vi) take any action which could have the effect, directly or indirectly, of diluting the economic interest of the current members of the Borrower in the Borrower or the Property Owner to less than 100%; except a transfer by a current member of the Borrower of its interest in the Borrower to a Permitted Transferee.
8.4 Restrictions on Debt. Directly or indirectly create, incur or assume any indebtedness other than Senior Loans, the Loan, the TI/Cap Ex Loan, Covered Loan, Reposition Loan or unsecured trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business relating to the ownership and operation of the Property, the Property Owner or the Borrower or refinancings of Existing Senior Loans in an amount such that after giving effect to the payments required by Section 5.2 hereof, not less than 10% of original Loan Amount shall remain outstanding.
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8.5 Respecting the Property. Permit or otherwise suffer to occur any event such that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.15 would be untrue or misleading in any material respect or initiate or consent to (or permit the Property Owner to initiate or consent to) any zoning reclassification of any portion of the Property or seek any variance under any existing zoning ordinance or, except to the extent the Property is currently a non-conforming use, use or permit the use of any portion of the Property in any manner that could result in such use becoming a non-conforming use under any zoning ordinance or any other applicable land use law, rule or regulation, without the prior consent of the First Union Lender.
8.6 Other Business. Enter into any line of business or make any material change in the nature of its business, purposes or operations, except as otherwise specifically permitted by this Loan Agreement.
8.7 Forgiveness of Debt. Cancel or otherwise forgive or release any Debt owed to it by any Person, except upon receipt of adequate consideration or as otherwise approved by the First Union Lender.
8.8 Affiliate Transactions. Except as permitted under the Omnibus Agreement, enter into, or be a party to, any transaction with any Person who is an Affiliate of the MARC Principals.
8.9 Amendments; Terminations of Related Documents. Enter into, acquiesce in, suffer or permit any amendment, restatement or other modification or termination of any agreement evidencing a Senior Loan, without the express prior written consent of the First Union Lender.
8.10 ERISA. Except for Code Section 401(k) plans, establish or be obligated to contribute to any Plan.
8.11 Bankruptcy Filings. File a petition under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency laws or the liquidation of all or a major portion of its assets or property.
8.12 Investment Company. Become an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
8.13 Holding Company. Become a “holding company,” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company,” or an “affiliate” of a “holding company” or of a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company,” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
8.14 Use of Proceeds. Permit the proceeds of the Loan, or any other accommodation at any time made hereunder, to be used for any purpose which entails a violation of, or is inconsistent with, Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
8.15 Advances and Loan. Except as contemplated herein, directly or indirectly, lend money or credit or make advances to any Person.
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8.16 Restrictions on Investments. Make or permit to exist or to remain outstanding any Investment except which is or results in (“Permitted Investments”):
8.16.1 marketable direct or guaranteed general obligations of the United States of America which mature within one year from the date of purchase;
8.16.2 bank deposits, certificates of deposit and banker’s acceptances, or other obligations in or of banks located within and chartered by the United States of America or a state and having assets of over $500,000,000.00; and
8.16.3 a MARC Entity, subject in all instances to the terms of this Loan Agreement; and
8.16.4 the acquisition of any asset related to the operation, ownership or management of the Property or any of the other assets of the Borrower or the Property Owner.
8.17 Negative Pledges, etc. Enter into any agreement subsequent to the Loan Advance Date (other than a Loan Document) which (a) prohibits the creation or assumption of any Lien upon any of the Collateral, including, without limitation, any hereafter acquired property, (b) specifically prohibits the amendment or other modification of this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, or (c) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
8.18 No Inventory. Engage in any activity relating to the Property or any other assets of the Property Owner or the Borrower that would cause the Property or assets to be treated for federal income tax purposes as property described in Section 1221(1) of the Code or that would cause any proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the Property or assets to be treated as proceeds from a sale or other disposition of property described in Section 1221(1) of the Code.
ARTICLE 9
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
The following provisions deal with Default, Events of Default, notice, grace and cure periods, and certain rights of the First Union Lender Entities following an Event of Default.
9.1 Default and Events of Default. The term “Default” as used herein or in any of the other Loan Documents shall mean an Event of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events, respectively, shall, subject to the giving of any notice or the expiration of any applicable grace period referred to in Section 9.2 without the cure thereof, constitute an “Event of Default” herein. Except as set forth in Section 9.3 hereof, a Default hereunder shall not be deemed a Default with respect to one or more other loans made by the First Union Lender to a MARC Entity.
9.1.1 Failure to Properly Apply Operating Cash Flow or Capital Proceeds. The failure by the Borrower or Property Owner to apply any Operating Cash Flow or Capital Proceeds in accordance with Article 5 hereof.
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9.1.2 Failure to Make Other Payments. The failure by the Borrower to pay when due (or upon demand, if payable on demand) any Obligation other than any Obligation on account of the principal of, or interest on, or fees in respect of, the Loan or a TI/Cap Ex Loan, Covered Loan or Reposition Loan with respect to the applicable Property.
9.1.3 Loan Note, Security Documents, and Other Loan Documents. Any other default in the performance of any term or provision of the Loan Note, or of a Security Document, or of any of the other Loan Documents, or a breach, or other failure to satisfy, any other term, provision, condition or warranty under the Loan Note, a Security Document, or any other Loan Documents, and the specific grace period, if any, allowed for the default in question shall have expired without such default having been cured.
9.1.4 Representations and Warranties. If any representation or warranty made by the Borrower or other MARC Entity in a Loan Document was untrue or misleading in a manner which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
9.1.5 Affirmative Covenants. The breach of any covenant contained in Sections Article 7 herein; provided, however, with respect to a breach under Section 7.16, such breach shall not be deemed a Default with respect to a Lease of less than 3,000 square feet shall unless the First Union Lender shall have notified the Borrower of its failure to comply with Section 7.16 after the First Union Lender becomes aware of the third violation thereof and the Borrower fails to cure such violations and further fails to comply with such provision on two additional occasions in any calendar year and shall have received notice thereof and had the opportunity to cure as provided in Section 9.2.2(c) below.
9.1.6 Negative Covenants. The breach of any covenant contained in Article 8 herein.
9.1.7 Financial Status and Insolvency.
(a) the Borrower shall: (i) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due; (ii) file a petition in bankruptcy or a petition to take advantage of any insolvency act; (iii) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors; (iv) consent to, or acquiesce in, the appointment of a receiver, liquidator or trustee of itself or of the whole or any substantial part of its properties or assets; (v) file a petition or answer seeking reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under the Federal Bankruptcy laws or any other applicable law; (vi) have a court of competent jurisdiction enter an order, judgment or decree appointing a receiver, liquidator or trustee of the Borrower, or of the whole or any substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower, and such order, judgment or decree shall remain unvacated or not set aside or unstayed for sixty (60) days; (vii) have a petition filed against it seeking reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under the Federal Bankruptcy laws or any other applicable law and such petition shall remain undismissed for sixty (60)
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days; (viii) have, under the provisions of any other law for the relief or aid of debtors, any court of competent jurisdiction assume custody or control of the Borrower or of the whole or any substantial part of its respective property or assets and such custody or control shall remain unterminated or unstayed for sixty (60) days; or (ix) have an attachment or execution levied against any substantial portion of the property of the Borrower or against any substantial portion of the Collateral which is not discharged or dissolved by a bond within thirty (30) days; or
(b) any such event set forth in subsection (i) above shall occur with respect to any Subsidiary of the Borrower, including the Property Owner.
9.1.8 Loan Documents. If any Loan Document for any reason other than the satisfaction in full of all Obligations shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with its terms), thereby preventing the First Union Lender from obtaining the practical realization of the benefits thereof, or if any Loan Document shall be declared null and void or the Borrower or the Property Owner shall claim or declare any such Loan Document to no longer be in full force and effect or is null and void, or if the Liens and security interests purported to be created by any of the Loan Documents shall cease to be valid, perfected Lien;
9.1.9 Judgments. One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the Borrower, the Property Owner involving a liability (not paid or fully covered by a reputable and solvent insurance company) and such judgments and decrees either shall be final and non-appealable or shall not be vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending appeal for any period of sixty (60) consecutive days, and the aggregate amount of all such judgments exceeds $50,000.00;
9.1.10 Indictment; Forfeiture. The indictment of, or institution of any legal process or proceeding against, a MARC Principal, the Borrower, the Property Owner, or any other MARC Entity under any applicable law where the relief, penalties, or remedies sought or available include the forfeiture of any their respective properties and/or the imposition of any stay or other order, the effect of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
9.1.11 [Default on Other Loan. A Default under that certain Loan Agreement, dated of even date hereof, between the First Union Lender and .]
9.2 Grace Periods and Notice. As to each of the foregoing events the following provisions relating to grace periods and notice shall apply:
9.2.1 Failure to Properly Apply Operating Cash Flow or Capital Proceeds and Other Monetary Defaults. As to a default under Section 9.1.1 or 9.1.2 or 9.1.7 hereof, there shall be a 10 Business Day grace period following notice from the First Union Lender of such default.
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9.2.2 Nonmonetary Defaults.
(a) As to non-monetary default under Section 7.6, or with respect to the breach of any of the negative covenants set forth in Article 8 (other than Section 8.3), there shall be a 10 Business Day grace period following notice from the First Union Lender of such default;
(b) As to a default under Section 8.3, there shall be no grace period;
(c) As to any other non-monetary default except Section 9.1.7, unless there is a specific shorter or longer grace period provided for in this Loan Agreement or in another Loan Document, there shall be a 30 day grace period following notice from the First Union Lender or, if such default would reasonably require more than 30 days to cure or remedy, such longer period of time as may be reasonably required so long as the Borrower or the Property Owner shall commence reasonable actions to remedy or cure the default within 30 days following such notice and shall diligently prosecute such curative action to completion within such 90 day period. However, where there is an emergency situation in which there is danger to person or property such curative action shall be commenced as promptly as possible. As to breaches of warranties and representations (other than those related to financial information) there shall be a 30 day grace period following notice from the First Union Lender.
(d) As to a default under Section 9.1.7, there shall be no grace period..
ARTICLE 10
REMEDIES
10.1 Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the sole remedy of the First Union Lender shall be:
10.1.1 Failure to Properly Apply Operating Cash Flow or Capital Proceeds; Other Monetary Defaults; and Bankruptcy. As to a default under Section 9.1.7 hereof after the applicable grace period, the First Union Lender may declare the indebtedness evidenced by the Loan Note and secured by the applicable Security Documents immediately due and payable (provided that in the case of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or an involuntary petition in bankruptcy (after expiration of the grace period, if any, set forth in Section 9.1.7), such acceleration shall be automatic) and the First Union Lender shall have the right to exercise its rights under the Security Documents.
10.1.2 Other Defaults. From and after the occurrence of an Event of Default other than as provided for in Section 9.1.7, and the expiration of the applicable grace period provided in Section 9.2, the First Union Lender’s sole remedy shall be to cause the Borrower to satisfy the Loan in exchange for 60% ownership interest in the Borrower by delivering to the Borrower a notice indicating its desire to convert the Loan to an interest in the Borrower. If the First Union Lender makes such an election, the Borrower shall cause its members to amend and restate the of the Borrower in its entirety to be in the form and substance of Exhibit B to the Omnibus Agreement except
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that the First Union Lender shall be the [manager/general partner] thereunder. Upon such conversion, the Obligations shall be deemed satisfied in full and the Borrower shall make a 754 Election.
10.2 Written Waivers. If a Default or an Event of Default is waived by the First Union Lender, in its sole discretion, pursuant to a specific written instrument executed by an authorized officer of the First Union Lender, the Default or Event of Default so waived shall be deemed to have never occurred.
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ARTICLE 12
GENERAL PROVISIONS
12.1 Notices. Any notice or other communication in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing, and (i) hand delivered by any commercially recognized courier service or overnight delivery service such as Federal Express, or (ii) sent by facsimile transmission if a FAX Number is designated below addressed:
If to the Borrower or
a Property Owner:
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Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
FAX Number: (000) 000-0000
with copies by regular mail or such hand delivery or facsimile transmission to:
Xxxxxxxx Richmond LLP
000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxx # 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esquire
FAX Number: (000) 000-0000
If to the First Union Lender:
Two Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx X, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, President
FAX Number: (000) 000-0000
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and
0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, X.X. Xxx 0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Chief Operating Officer
FAX Number: (000) 000-0000
with copies by regular mail or such hand delivery or facsimile transmission to:
Post Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
Two Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx X, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esquire
FAX Number: (000) 000-0000
Any such addressee may change its address for such notices to such other address in the United States as such addressee shall have specified by written notice given as set forth above. All periods of notice shall be measured from the deemed date of delivery.
A notice shall be deemed to have been given, delivered and received upon the earliest of: (i) if hand delivered at the specified address by such courier or overnight delivery service, when so delivered or tendered for delivery during customary business hours on a Business Day, or (ii) if so delivered, upon actual receipt, or (iii) if facsimile transmission is a permitted means of giving notice, upon receipt as evidenced by confirmation.
12.2 Limitations on Assignment. The Borrower may not assign this Loan Agreement or the monies due hereunder without the prior written consent of the First Union Lender in each instance.
12.3 Further Assurances. The parties shall upon request from another party from time to time execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver such further instruments or documents which such party may reasonably require to better perfect and confirm its rights and remedies hereunder.
12.4 Parties Bound. The provisions of this Loan Agreement and of each of the other Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, except as otherwise prohibited by this Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. This Loan Agreement is a contract by and among the Borrower and the First Union Lender for their mutual benefit, and no third person shall have any right, claim or interest against any of them by virtue of any provision hereof.
Governing Law; Service of Process. THIS LOAN AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS LOAN AGREEMENT AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE
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STATE OF ILLINOIS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE BORROWERS HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS LOAN AGREEMENT, THE NOTES AND ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT.
ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST FIRST UNION OR A MARC PRINCIPAL ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN XXXX COUNTY, ILLINOIS AND EACH OF THE PARTIES WAIVE ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
12.5 Trial by Jury. EACH OF THE BORROWER AND THE FIRST UNION LENDER HEREBY AGREE NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THIS LOAN AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY THE BORROWER AND FIRST UNION, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. EITHER PARTY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY THE OTHER.
12.6 Survival. The representations and warranties of the parties set forth in Articles 6 (other than Section 6.18) hereof shall survive for a period of one year from and after the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby and with respect to the representation and warranty set forth in Section 6.18, until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitation.
12.7 Cumulative Rights. All of the rights of the First Union Lender hereunder and under each of the other Loan Documents and any other agreement now or hereafter executed in connection herewith or therewith, shall be cumulative and may be exercised singly, together, or in such combination as the First Union Lender may determine in its sole good faith judgment.
12.8 Obligations Absolute. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law which cannot be waived, the Obligations of the Borrower and the Property Owner under the Loan Documents shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents to which such Person is a party under all circumstances whatsoever, including, without limitation, the existence of any claim, set off, defense or other right which such Person may have at any time against the First Union Lender whether in connection with a Loan or any unrelated transaction.
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12.9 Table of Contents, Title and Headings. Any Table of Contents, the titles and the headings of sections are not parts of this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document and shall not be deemed to affect the meaning or construction of any of its or their provisions.
12.10 Counterparts. This Loan Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered is an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. In making proof of this Loan Agreement, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart which is executed by the party against whom enforcement of such loan agreement is sought.
12.11 Time Of the Essence. Time is of the essence of each provision of this Loan Agreement and each other Loan Document.
12.12 No Oral Change. This Loan Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents may only be amended, terminated, extended or otherwise modified by a writing signed by the party against which enforcement is sought (except no such writing shall be required for any party which, pursuant to a specific provision of any Loan Document, is required to be bound by changes without such party’s assent). In no event shall any oral agreements, promises, actions, inactions, knowledge, course of conduct, course of dealings or the like be effective to amend, terminate, extend or otherwise modify this Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Loan Agreement has been duly executed and delivered as a sealed instrument at Jericho, New York, as of the date first written above.
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1. Promise To Pay.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [MARC BORROWER], a having an address at (“Borrower”), promises to pay to the order of [FIRST UNION LENDER], a having an address at Two Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx X, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (“Lender”), the principal sum of ($ ), with interest thereon, until such principal sum shall be fully paid. Interest and principal shall be payable in installments as provided in the Loan Agreement (as defined below). The total principal sum, or the amount thereof outstanding, together with any accrued but unpaid interest, shall be due and payable in full on [Day prior to 7th Anniversary] (“Maturity Date”), which term is further defined in, and is subject to acceleration, in accordance with the Loan Agreement pursuant to which this Note has been issued.
2. Loan Agreement.
This Note is issued pursuant to Section 2.1 of, and shall be on the terms, provisions and conditions of, that certain Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) dated as of between Borrower and Lender, and evidences among other things the obligations of Lender to make the Loan, made pursuant thereto. Capitalized terms used herein which are not otherwise specifically defined shall have the same meaning herein as in the Loan Agreement.
3. Acceleration; Event of Default.
At the option of the holder, this Note and the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall become immediately due and payable without further notice or demand, and notwithstanding any prior waiver of any breach or default, or other indulgence, upon the occurrence at any time of any one or more of the following events, each of which shall be an “Event of Default” hereunder and under the Loan Agreement and each other Loan Document: (i) an Event of Default as defined in or as set forth in the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, each as the same may from time to time hereafter be amended; or (ii) an event which pursuant to any express provision of the Loan Agreement, or of any other Loan Document, gives Lender the right to accelerate the Loan evidenced hereby. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have, in addition to any rights and remedies contained herein, any and all rights and remedies set forth in the Loan Agreement.
4. Certain Waivers, Consents and Agreements.
Except as specifically provided otherwise in the Loan Agreement, each and every party liable hereon or for the indebtedness evidenced hereby whether as maker, endorser, guarantor, surety or
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otherwise hereby: (a) waives presentment, demand, protest, suretyship defenses and defenses in the nature thereof; (b) waives any defenses based upon and specifically assents to any and all extensions and postponements of the time for payment, changes in terms and conditions and all other indulgences and forbearances which may be granted by the holder to any party now or hereafter liable hereunder or for the indebtedness evidenced hereby; (c) agrees to any substitution, exchange, release, surrender or other delivery of any security or collateral now or hereafter held hereunder or in connection with the Loan Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents, and to the addition or release of any other party or person primarily or secondarily liable; (d) agrees that if any security or collateral given to secure this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby or to secure any of the obligations set forth or referred to in the Loan Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents, shall be found to be unenforceable in full or to any extent, or if Lender or any other party shall fail to duly perfect or protect such collateral, the same shall not relieve or release any party liable hereon or thereon nor vitiate any other security or collateral given for any obligations evidenced hereby or thereby; (e) agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender or any other holder of this Note in connection with the indebtedness evidenced hereby pursuant to the Loan Agreement, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, for the closing of the Loan, the collection of the indebtedness evidenced hereby and the enforcement of rights and remedies hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, whether or not suit is instituted; and (f) consents to all of the terms and conditions contained in this Note, the Loan Agreement, and all other instruments now or hereafter executed evidencing or governing all or any portion of the security or collateral for this Note and for such Loan Agreement, or any one or more of the other Loan Documents.
5. Delay Not A Bar.
No delay or omission on the part of the holder in exercising any right hereunder or any right under any instrument or agreement now or hereafter executed in connection herewith, or any agreement or instrument which is given or may be given to secure the indebtedness evidenced hereby or by the Loan Agreement, or any other agreement now or hereafter executed in connection herewith or therewith shall operate as a waiver of any such right or of any other right of such holder, nor shall any delay, omission or waiver on any one occasion be deemed to be a bar to or waiver of the same or of any other right on any future occasion.
6. Partial Invalidity.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof, of the Loan Agreement, of the other Loan Documents, or of any other instrument, agreement or document now or hereafter executed in connection with the Loan evidenced hereby shall not impair or vitiate any other provision of any of such instruments, agreements and documents, all of which provisions shall be enforceable to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law.
7. Compliance With Usury Laws.
All agreements between Borrower and Lender are hereby expressly limited so that in no contingency or event whatsoever, whether by reason of acceleration of maturity of the indebtedness evidenced hereby or otherwise, shall the amount paid or agreed to be paid to Lender for the use or the
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forbearance of the indebtedness evidenced hereby exceed the maximum permissible under applicable law. As used herein, the term “applicable law” shall mean the law in effect as of the date hereof, provided, however, that in the event there is a change in the law which results in a higher permissible rate of interest, then this Note shall be governed by such new law as of its effective date. In this regard, it is expressly agreed that it is the intent of Borrower and Lender in the execution, delivery and acceptance of this Note to contract in strict compliance with the laws of the State of New York from time to time in effect. If, under or from any circumstances whatsoever, fulfillment of any provision hereof or of any of the Loan Documents or the Security Documents at the time performance of such provision shall be due, shall involve transcending the limit of validity prescribed by applicable law, then the obligation to be fulfilled shall automatically be reduced to the limit of such validity, and if under or from any circumstances whatsoever Lender should ever receive as interest an amount which would exceed the highest lawful rate, such amount which would be excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance evidenced hereby without any prepayment fees or charges and not to the payment of interest. This provision shall control every other provision of all agreements among Borrower and Lender.
8. Use of Proceeds.
All proceeds of the Loan shall be used solely for the purposes more particularly provided for and limited by the Loan Agreement.
9. Security.
This Note is secured by all or a portion of the Collateral as set forth in the Loan Agreement.
10. Notices.
Any notices given with respect to this Note shall be given in the manner provided for in the Loan Agreement.
11. Governing Law and Consent to Jurisdiction.
11.1. Substantial Relationship. It is understood and agreed that all of the Loan Documents were negotiated, executed and delivered in the State of New York, which State the parties agree has a substantial relationship to the parties and to the underlying transactions embodied by the Loan Documents.
11.2. Place of Delivery. Borrower agrees to furnish to Lender at Lender’s office in Jericho, New York all further instruments, certifications and documents to be furnished hereunder.
11.3. Governing Law. This Note and each of the other Loan Documents shall in all respects be governed, construed, applied and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
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11.4. Consent to Jurisdiction. Borrower hereby consents to personal jurisdiction in any state or Federal court located within the State of New York.
12. No Oral Change.
This Note and the other Loan Documents may only be amended, terminated, extended or otherwise modified by a writing signed by the party against which enforcement is sought. In no event shall any oral agreements, promises, actions, inactions, knowledge, course of conduct, course of dealing, or the like be effective to amend, terminate, extend or otherwise modify this Note or any of the other Loan Documents.
13. Rights of the Holder.
This Note and the rights and remedies provided for herein may be enforced by Lender or any subsequent holder hereof. Wherever the context permits each reference to the term “holder” herein shall mean and refer to Lender or the then holder of this Note.
14. Survival.
This Note shall survive and continue in full force and effect beyond and after the payment and satisfaction of the Obligations in the event that Lender is required to disgorge or return any payment or property received as a result of any laws pertaining to preferences, fraudulent transfers or fraudulent conveyances but such survival and continuation shall be limited to the amount of such disgorgement or return and shall terminate upon payment thereof by Borrower.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be duly executed as of the date set forth above as a sealed instrument at Jericho, New York.
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Exhibit C
DEAL SUMMARY
Exhibit B
OPERATING AGREEMENT
AMENDED AND
RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT
OF
XXX LLC
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT of XXX LLC is made as of , 200 by and among [First Union Entity], a (“First Union”), (“Aaa”), (“Bbb”), (“Ccc”) and (“Ddd”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Aaa, Bbb, Ccc and Ddd (collectively, the “MARC Members”) previously formed a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Illinois known as Xxx LLC (the “Company”), which rights are governed by that certain Operating Agreement, dated as of , among the MARC Members (the “Original Agreement”);
WHEREAS, simultaneously herewith First Union is acquiring a 49% interest in the Company;
WHEREAS, the parties desire to set forth certain understandings relating to the Company and amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 General Terms
The following terms used in this Operating Agreement shall have the following meanings (unless otherwise expressly provided herein):
(a) “Act” shall mean the Illinois Limited Liability Company Act at 805 ILCS 180/1-1, et seq., as amended from time to time.
(b) “Adjusted Capital Account Deficit” shall mean with respect to any Member, the deficit balance, if any, in such Member’s Capital Account as of the end of the taxable year, after giving effect to the following adjustments:
(i) credit to such Capital Account that amount which such Member is obligated to restore under Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) of the Treasury Regulations, as well as any addition thereto pursuant to the next to last sentence of Sections 1.704-2(g)(1)
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and (i)(5) of the Treasury Regulations, after taking into account thereunder any changes during such year in Partnership Minimum Gain (as determined in accordance with Section 1.704-2(d) of the Treasury Regulations) and in the minimum gain attributable to any partner nonrecourse debt (as determined under Section 1.704-2(i)(3) of the Treasury Regulations); and
(ii) debit to such Capital Account the items described in Sections 1.704 l(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6) of the Treasury Regulations.
This definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d), and will be interpreted consistently with those provisions.
(c) “Adjusted Percentage Interest” for each Member shall equal:
(i) with respect to each of the MARC Members, the sum of (a) such MARC Member’s Percentage Interest and (b) the product of (I) First Union’s Percentage Interest divided by six and (II) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Percentage Interest of such MARC Member and the denominator of which is the aggregate Percentage Interests of all the MARC Members; and
(ii) with respect to First Union, 83.33333% of First Union’s Percentage Interest.
(d) “Adjusted Purchase Price” means the product of (i) the Sale Purchase Price and (ii) 95% if the Sale Closing Date occurs prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date or 85% if the Sale Closing Date occurs from the second anniversary of the Closing Date and prior to the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date.
(e) “Affiliate” shall mean with respect to a specified Person, any other Person that (i) directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or is a director, officer, member, or partner of such Person or (ii) with respect to individuals, the spouse, children and grandchildren, or a trust, partnership, limited liability company or other entity established to hold such Person’s interest in the Company or the applicable Member, the sole equity holders of which are such Member, another Member and/or its respective directors, officers, members, partners, spouses, children and grandchildren. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, (i) to vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise. For purposes hereof MARC Realty, LLC shall be deemed an affiliate of the MARC Members regardless of whether MARC Realty LLC would otherwise be deemed an Affiliate hereunder
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(f) “Agreement” or “Operating Agreement” shall mean this Amended and Restated Operating Agreement, as amended from time to time, unless the context otherwise requires.
(g) “Approval Lease” shall mean any Lease for space at the Property that (i) is for more than 3,000 rentable square feet, (ii) provides for a rental rate of less than 92.5% of the rental rate for the Property approved from time to time to time by the Company, or (iii) provides for the total cost of tenant improvements and leasing commissions in excess of 150% of the first years base rent, which base rent shall equal (x) the aggregate base rent to be received under the Lease for the term divided by the term of the Lease in months (including any free rental periods) multiplied by (y) 12.
(h) “Articles of Organization” shall mean the Articles of Organization of the Company as filed with the Secretary of State of Illinois, as amended from time to time.
(i) “Bankruptcy” shall mean with respect to any Member, (i) the filing by that Member of a voluntary petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, arrangement or readjustment, in any form, of his debts under Title 11 of the United States Code or any other Federal or state insolvency law, or a Member’s filing an answer consenting to or acquiescing in any such petition, (ii) the making by that Member of any assignment for the benefit of its creditors or (iii) the expiration of 60 days after the filing of an involuntary petition under Title 11 of the United States Code, an application for the appointment of a receiver, trustee or custodian for the assets of that Member, or an involuntary petition seeking assets of that Member, or an involuntary petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, arrangement or readjustment of its debts under any other Federal or state insolvency law, provided that the same shall not have been vacated, set aside or stayed within such 60-day period.
(j) “Capital Account” as of any given date shall mean the Capital Account as defined by Section 8.2.
(k) “Capital Amount” shall mean for each Member the amount set forth under the heading “Capital Amount” on Schedule 1 hereto plus any permitted Capital Contributions made by such Member from and after the date hereof less any Distributions pursuant to Section 9.4(a)(ii)(2) and (3).
(l) “Capital Contribution” shall mean any contribution to the capital of the Company in cash or property by a Member whenever made.
(m) “Capital Proceeds” shall mean all Net Proceeds, Net Sales Proceeds and Net Refinancing Proceeds.
(n) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or corresponding provisions of subsequent superseding federal revenue laws.
(o) “Company” shall refer to Xxx LLC.
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(p) “Distributions” shall mean any distribution of cash or other assets of the Company to the Members.
(q) “Drag-Along Threshold Amount” shall mean an amount equal to the difference of (i) the sum of (1) the Capital Amount of the Non-Offering Party and (2) all Other JV Capital Amounts of the Non-Offering Party or its Affiliates under any Other JV Agreement for which an Other JV Drag-Along Right has been exercised by the Offering Party or its Affiliates and (ii) the sum of all distributions made pursuant to the Non-Offering Party and its Affiliates pursuant to Section 9.4(a)(ii)(2) and (3) hereof and Section 9.4(a)(ii)(2) and (3) of the Other JV Agreements for which an Other JV Drag-Along Right has been exercised by the Offering Party or its Affiliates.
(r) “Entity” shall mean any general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, corporation, joint venture, trust, business trust, cooperative, association, foreign trust or foreign business organization.
(s) “First Union Total Capital” means the sum of (i) the Capital Amount for First Union, plus (ii) the Other JV Capital Amount for First Union and its Affiliates in Joint Venture Entities whose properties have generated Capital Proceeds, plus (iii) the Property Loan Amounts for all Property Loans with respect to Properties that have generated Capital Proceeds.
(t) “Fiscal Year” shall mean the Company’s fiscal year, which shall end on December 31 of each year.
(u) “FUR” shall mean First Union Real Estate Equity and Mortgage Investments.
(v) “Gross Asset Value” means, with respect to any asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, except as follows:
(i) The initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the Company shall be the gross fair market value of such asset, as determined by the Managers, subject to obtaining the consent of First Union, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(ii) The Gross Asset Values of all Company assets shall be adjusted to equal their respective gross fair market values, as determined by the Managers as of the following times:
(1) the acquisition of a Membership Interest in the Company by a new or existing Member in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution, if such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members in the Company;
(2) the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of Company money or property as consideration for a
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Membership Interest in the Company, if necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members in the Company;
(3) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); and
(4) at such other times as necessary or advisable in order to comply with Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2.
(iii) The Gross Asset Value of any asset described in (i) or (ii) above shall be reduced by depreciation as computed for book purposes pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g).
(iv) The Gross Asset Value of any Company asset distributed to any Member shall be adjusted to equal the gross fair market value of such asset on the date of distribution as determined by the Managers, subject to obtaining the consent of First Union, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(v) The Gross Asset Values of Company assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m); provided, however, that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this subparagraph (v) to the extent that the Managers reasonably determine that an adjustment pursuant to subparagraph (ii) is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this subparagraph (v).
(w) “Initiating Member” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(a).
(x) “Loan Call” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.
(y) “Loan Call Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.
(z) “MARC Total Capital” shall mean the sum of (i) the Capital Amount for the MARC Members, plus (ii) the Other JV Capital Amount for the MARC Members and its Affiliates in Joint Venture Entities whose properties have generated Capital Proceeds, plus (iii) the total Borrower Equity with respect to Properties that have generated Capital Proceeds.
(aa) “Management Agreement” shall mean the property management agreement between the Company and the property manager of the Property as in effect from time to time.
(bb) “Managers” shall mean those Persons designated by the Members to act as managers for the Company and any successor or replacement manager appointed or elected
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pursuant to this Agreement. References to the Managers in the singular or as him, her, it, itself, or other like references shall also, where the context so requires, be deemed to include the plural or the masculine or feminine reference, as the case may be.
(cc) “Member” shall mean the MARC Members and First Union, together with their respective permitted successors and assigns. References to a Member as it, itself or other like references shall also, where the context so requires, be deemed to include the masculine of feminine reference, as the case may be.
(dd) “Membership Interest” shall mean a Member’s entire interest in the Company, including the right to participate in the management of the business and affairs of the Company, including the right to vote on, consent to or otherwise participate in any decision or action of or by the Members granted pursuant to this Operating Agreement and the Act.
(ee) “Net Proceeds” shall mean the gross proceeds received from any insurance recovery or condemnation award relating to any casualty or taking of any asset less the aggregate of (i) obligations due to the holders of loan obligations of the Company, including, without limitation, any prepayment penalties or fees, (ii) all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in the collection of such amounts, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees, payable to third-parties who are not a Member or an Affiliate thereof, and (iii) in the case of a casualty, amounts required to repair the Property.
(ff) “Net Profits” and “Net Losses” shall mean, for each Fiscal Year, an amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or loss for such fiscal year, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss, and all fees and reimbursements payable to any Member shall be regarded as deductions), with the following adjustments:
(i) Any income of the Company that is exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profits or Net Losses pursuant to this definition of Net Profit or Net Loss shall be added to such taxable income or loss;
(ii) Any expenditures of the Company described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profits or Net Losses pursuant to this definition shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;
(iii) In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is determined pursuant to subparagraph (i) or adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (ii) or subparagraph (iv) of the definition of Gross Asset Value, the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such asset for purposes of computing Net Profits or Net Losses and depreciation with
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respect to such asset shall be as computed for book purposes pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g);
(iv) Gain or loss resulting from any disposition of property with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of the property disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such property differs from its Gross Asset Value;
(v) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Member’s Membership Interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases the basis of the asset) from the disposition of the asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Net Profits or Net Losses; and
(vi) Notwithstanding any other provision of this definition of Net Profits or Net Losses, any items which are specially allocated pursuant to Section 9.2 hereof shall not be taken into account in computing Net Profits or Net Losses.
(gg) “Net Refinancing Proceeds” - means the gross proceeds received from the closing of the financing or refinancing of a specified asset less the aggregate of (i) obligations due to the holders of then existing loan obligations of the Company then being satisfied, including, without limitation, any prepayment penalties or fees, and (ii) reasonable closing costs payable to third-parties who are not a Member an Affiliate thereof other than a fees permitted by Section 12.2.2 of the Omnibus Agreement.
(hh) “Net Sales Proceeds” – shall mean the gross sale proceeds received from the closing of the sale of a Company asset including the Property less the aggregate of (i) obligations due to the holders of then existing loan obligations of the Company then being satisfied, including, without limitation, any prepayment penalties or fees, and (ii) usual closing adjustments, and (iii) reasonable closing costs payable to third-parties who are not a Member an Affiliate thereof other than fees permitted by Section 12.2.2 of the Omnibus Agreement.
(ii) “Nonrecourse Debt” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(3).
(jj) “Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(1), and the amount of Nonrecourse Deductions for a fiscal year of the Company shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(c).
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(kk) “Omnibus Agreement” shall mean that certain Omnibus Agreement, dated , among Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx and First Union REIT L.P.
(ll) “Other JV Agreement” shall mean the operating agreement for a Joint Venture Entity other than (i) the Company and (ii) a Joint Venture Entity that holds After-Acquired Properties.
(mm) “Other JV Capital Amount” shall mean the “Capital Amount” for the applicable Person under an Other JV Agreement.
(nn) “Other JV Demand Notice” shall mean a “Demand Notice” as defined in the applicable Other JV Agreement.
(oo) “Other JV Drag-Along Rights” shall mean a “Drag-Along Right” as defined in the applicable Other JV Agreement.
(pp) “Other JV ROFO Notice” shall mean a “ROFO Notice” as defined in the applicable Other JV Agreement
(qq) “Partner Minimum Gain” means an amount, with respect to each Partner Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the Partnership Minimum Gain that would result if such Partner Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(3).
(rr) “Partner Nonrecourse Debt” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(4).
(ss) “Partner Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(2), and the amount of Partner Nonrecourse Deductions with respect to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt for a Company year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(2).
(tt) “Partnership Minimum Gain” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(2), and the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain, as well as any net increase or decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain, for a Company year shall be determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(d).
(uu) “Percentage Interest” of a Member shall mean the percentages stated on Schedule 1 to this Operating Agreement opposite such Members name, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time to reflect transfers of Membership Interests and otherwise in accordance with this Operating Agreement.
(vv) “Permitted Transferee” shall mean either (i) an Affiliate of such Member, so long as the Member is still controlled by, or in common control with, the ultimate controlling Person of the Member, or (ii) upon the liquidation or dissolution of a Member, such Member’s partners, members or shareholders
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(ww) “Person” shall mean any individual or Entity, and their heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns where the context so permits.
(xx) “Prior Distributions/Payments” shall mean the sum of (i) all cash distributions made to the Members pursuant to Section 9.4(a)(ii)(2) of this Agreement, plus (ii) all cash distributions made to the Members or their Affiliates pursuant to Section 9.4(a)(ii)(2) of any Joint Venture Agreement relating to another property, plus (iii) in the case of the MARC Members only, all cash distributions made to it pursuant to Section 9.4(a)(ii)(3) of this Agreement in excess of the distributions that would have been made to it pursuant to said Section had distributions been made strictly in accordance with Percentage Interests, plus (iv) in the case of the MARC Members only, all cash distributions made to the MARC Members or any of their respective Affiliates pursuant to Section 9.4(a)(ii)(3) of any Joint Venture Agreement relating to another property in excess of the distributions that would have been made to such person pursuant to said Section had distributions been made strictly in accordance with the ownership percentages of the members of the applicable Joint Venture Entity, plus (v) all amounts retained by or paid to the MARC Borrowers and the First Union Lenders pursuant to Sections 5.2(f), (h) and (j) of any Property Loan Agreement, plus (vi) in the case of the MARC Members only, 20% of all amounts retained by the MARC Borrowers pursuant to Section 5.2(k) of any Property Loan Agreement.
(yy) “Property” shall mean that certain real property located at , as more fully described on Exhibit A hereto, and the improvements located thereon.
(zz) “Regulatory Allocations” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a)(vi).
(aaa) “REIT” shall mean a real estate investment trust within the meaning of Section 856(a) of the Code.
(bbb) “Requisite Vote” shall mean the affirmative vote of Members holding more than seventy five percent (75%) of the aggregate Percentage Interests in the Company.
(ccc) “Responding Member” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(a).
(ddd) “ROFO Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1.
(eee) “Sale Purchase Price” shall mean an amount equal to (A) (i) the gross purchase price paid for the Property or ownership interests in the Company plus (ii) the purchase price paid to an affiliate of the Purchasing Member for the assignment of any property management or asset management contract with respect to the Property or the Company plus (iii) the value attributable to any contracts with an affiliate of the Purchasing Member for property management, asset management, construction management, design or other services related to the Property, the Company or the purchaser, less (iv) the cost of all capital improvements made to the Property from the Closing Date to the Sale Closing Date (as defined in Section 12.5) divided by (B) 1 or, if such amount relates to less than the entire
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ownership interest in the Property or the Company, the percentage interest in the Property or Company acquired.
(fff) “Treasury Regulations” shall include proposed, temporary and final regulations promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
1.2 Other Terms Unless the context shall require otherwise:
(a) All other capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Omnibus Agreement.
(b) Words importing the singular number or plural number shall include the plural number and singular number respectively;
(c) Words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa;
(d) Reference to “include”, “includes”, and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”; and
(e) Reference in this Agreement to “herein”, “hereof”, “hereby” or “hereunder”, or any similar formulation, shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the Exhibits.
ARTICLE 2
FORMATION OF COMPANY
2.1 Formation. The Company has been organized as an Illinois limited liability company by executing and delivering Articles of Organization to the Illinois Secretary of State in accordance with and pursuant to the Act.
2.2 Name. The name of the Company is Xxx LLC. The Members may change the name of the Company or adopt such trade or fictitious names as they may determine by a vote of the Requisite Vote. Upon the adoption of any trade or fictitious name, the Managers shall notify the Members.
2.3 Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business of the Company shall be 55 X. Xxxxxxx Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. The Company may locate its places of business and registered office at any other place or places as the Managers may deem advisable, subject to obtaining the consent of First Union which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
2.4 Registered Office and Registered Agent. The Company’s initial registered office shall be at the office of its registered agent at 55 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, and the name of its initial registered agent shall be Xxxxx Xxxxx. The registered office and registered agent may be changed by filing the address of the new registered office and/or the name of the new registered agent with the Illinois Secretary of State pursuant to the Act.
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2.5 Term. The term of the Company shall be thirty (30) years from and after the date of the formation of the Company in accordance with and pursuant to the Act, unless the Company is earlier dissolved in accordance with either the provisions of this Operating Agreement or the Act.
2.6 Certificates of Membership Interests. The Membership Interests shall not be evidenced by certificates.
2.7 Filing of Articles and Other Documents. The Members agree to execute such certificates or documents and to do such filings and recordings and all other acts, including the filing or recording of the Articles and any assumed name certificates in the appropriate offices in the State of Illinois and any other applicable jurisdictions as may be required to comply with applicable law.
2.8 Title to Company Property. All property owned by the Company, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, shall be owned by the Company as an entity, and no Member or Manager, individually, shall have any ownership interest in that property.
ARTICLE 3
BUSINESS OF COMPANY
3.1 Purpose of the Company. The purpose of the Company is to acquire a fee ownership in the Property, finance the foregoing, and own, manage, operate, lease, mortgage, pledge, hold, and otherwise use and ultimately dispose of the Property or any part thereof; making prudent interim investments of Company funds, including, without limitation, investments in obligations of federal, state and local governments or their agencies, mutual funds, money market funds and bank certificates of deposit; and engaging in any and all activities related or incidental thereto.
3.2 Authority of the Company. In order to carry out its purpose, the Company is authorized in furtherance of the Company business and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement to do any and all acts or take any actions necessary to carry out the purposes of the Company.
ARTICLE 4
NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF MEMBERS
The names and addresses of the Members are as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto
ARTICLE 5
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF MANAGERS
5.1 Management. The business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by the Managers. A Manager may be a natural Person or Entity qualified to do business in the State of Illinois. If a Manager is a natural Person, then he shall be 18 years of age or older, but need not be a resident of the State of Illinois. A Manager need not be a Member, but must be a Person affiliated with a Member. The Managers shall direct, manage and control the business of the Company. Except for situations in which the approval of the Members is expressly required by this Operating
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Agreement or by nonwaivable provisions of the Act, the Managers shall have full and complete authority, power and discretion to manage and control the business, affairs and properties of the Company, to make all decisions regarding those matters and to perform any and all other acts or activities customary or incident to the management of the Company’s business.
5.2 Managers. The number of Managers of the Company shall initially be [two] but may be increased by a Requisite Vote of Members, but in no event shall there be less than one (1) Manager. The initial Managers shall be Xxxxxx X. Xxxx and Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx. Each such Manager shall hold office until a successor shall have been elected and qualified which election shall require a Requisite Vote of Members.
5.3 Certain Powers of the Managers. Without limiting the general authority of the Managers provided in Section 5.1 hereof and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Managers shall have the power and authority on behalf of the Company to:
(a) take all action and executing and delivering all documents and agreements, in each case in the name and on behalf of the Company, which are customarily considered administrative in nature or are authorized by the Members in accordance with this Agreement or are authorized for the Managers to execute or deliver pursuant to this Agreement,
(b) cause the Company to pay the fees under contracts to which the Company is a party or to professionals retained by the Company;
(c) administer the day-to-day activities of the Company;
(d) invest any and all cash reserves of the Company in short term securities issued by the United States Treasury or in such other investments as may be approved from time to time by the Members;
(e) open bank accounts in the name of the Company; and
(f) take such other actions as are authorized by the Members in accordance with this Agreement or are otherwise expressly authorized to be taken by the Managers pursuant to this Agreement.
Unless authorized to do so by this Operating Agreement, no attorney-in-fact, employee or other agent of the Company shall have any power or authority to bind the Company in any way, to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose. No Member shall have any power or authority to bind the Company unless the Member has been authorized by a Requisite Vote. This Section 5.3 supersedes any authority granted to the Members pursuant to Section 15-1 of the Act. Any Member who takes any action or binds the Company in violation of this Section 5.3 shall be solely responsible for any loss and expense incurred by the Company as a result of the unauthorized action and shall indemnify and hold the Company harmless with respect to such loss or expense.
5.4 Limitations on the Rights of the Managers. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall a Manager or the Company be permitted to take any of the following actions without the consent of First Union, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld:
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(a) amend the Management Agreement or consent on behalf of the Company to any matter requiring the consent of Owner under the Management Agreement;
(b) enter into any agreement with an Affiliate of a Member except as permitted in Article 12 of the Omnibus Agreement;
(c) enter into any Approval Lease; provided, however, the failure to comply with the provisions of this clause (c) for a Lease of less than 3,000 square feet shall not be deemed to trigger First Union’s rights under Section 12.1 hereof unless First Union shall have notified the Managers of their failure to comply with this provision after First Union becomes aware of the third violation hereof and the Managers further fail to comply with such provision on two additional occasions in any calendar year and shall have received notice thereof and had the opportunity to cure. The Managers shall cause to be sent to First Union, at a minimum, the deal summary sheet which shall include the terms set forth on Exhibit B hereto. First Union shall have three Business Days following receipt of the foregoing information to either approve or disapprove of the entering into the Lease. If First Union fails to respond to any such request within such prescribed time period, such request shall be deemed approved by First Union. All requests to be made hereunder shall be made to those Persons designated from time to time by First Union. First Union hereby designates each of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx and Xxxx Xxxxx as the Persons to whom a request for an Approval Lease is to be made;
(d) approve the annual budget or any other budget for the Property including quarterly capital expense budgets, or any revision thereof prepared pursuant to the Management Agreement or otherwise;
(e) approve the making of any capital expenditures other than (i) capital repairs budgeted for in a budget approved pursuant to Section 5.4(d) hereof to the extent the cost will not exceed 105% of the budgeted cost, (ii) capital repairs required to be made as a result of an emergency situation; provided, however, that the Managers shall cause prompt notice to be given to First Union of such emergency situation, and (iii) capital repairs the aggregate costs of which are not in excess of $10,000 in any calendar quarter;
(f) make a Distribution;
(g) retain legal counsel with respect to any material litigation other than those covered by insurance;
(h) take any action requiring the consent of First Union under the definition of “Gross Asset Value”;
(i) change any material term or the carrier of any insurance maintained with respect to the Property or the Company;
(j) incur any Debt;
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(k) change the Company’s jurisdiction of organization , its organizational type or principal place of business;
(l) incur, create or suffer to exist any Lien on the Property or the Company;
(m) sell, finance, merge or otherwise dispose of the Property or the Company’s assets;
(n) issuing any interest in the Company;
(o) commencing a voluntary Bankruptcy or deciding not to contest an involuntary Bankruptcy;
(p) change the ownership structure of the Property or modify the nature of the income derived from the Property; or
(q) entering into any agreement which would cause First Union to be personally liable thereunder.
5.5 Special REIT Concerns.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Managers shall not have the right to cause the Company to enter into any transaction if consummating such transaction would cause FUR to fail to qualify as a REIT, cause FUR to have any additional assets at the end of any calendar quarter of any taxable year of FUR that are not described in Section 856(c)(4)(A) of the Code or cause FUR to have additional gross income for any taxable year of FUR unless at least 95% of such additional gross income consists of items listed in Section 856(c)(3) of the Code and the balance of such additional gross income consists of items listed in Section 856(c)(2) of the Code.
5.6 Resignation. Any Manager of the Company may not resign without the consent of First Union. The resignation of any Manager shall take effect upon receipt of First Union’s consent thereto or at such later date specified by the Manager. The resignation of a Manager who is also a Member shall not affect the Manager’s rights as a Member and shall not constitute a withdrawal of a Member.
5.7 Removal. At a meeting called expressly for that purpose, all or any lesser number of Managers may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by a Requisite Vote of Members. The removal of a Manager who is also a Member shall not affect the Manager’s rights as a Member and shall not constitute a withdrawal of a Member.
5.8 Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring for any reason in the number of Managers of the Company may be filled by a Requisite Vote of Members. Any Manager’s position to be filled by reason of an increase in the number of Managers shall be filled by the election of a Manager at a meeting of Members called for that purpose or by the Requisite Vote of the Members. A Manager elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term of his predecessor in office and shall hold office until the expiration of such term and until his successor shall be elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. A Manager chosen to fill a position resulting from an
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increase in the number of Managers shall hold office until his successor shall be elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. In the event of the death, disability or resignation of any Manager, the duties of such Manager may be performed by the remaining Manager(s) until such time as a successor may be elected by the Members as provided herein.
5.9 Services of the Managers. The Managers shall devote such time and effort to the business of the Company as shall reasonably be necessary to promote adequately the interests of the Company and the mutual interests of the Members; however, it is specifically understood and agreed that no Manager shall be required to devote his full time to the business of the Company and, the Managers may at any time and from time to time engage in and possess interests in other business ventures of any and every type and description, including, without limitation, the ownership, operation, financing and management of real estate, interests in real estate or real estate-related securities, independently or with others, which may or may not compete with the Company, and neither the Company nor any Member shall by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise have any right, title or interest in or to such independent ventures.
5.10 Liability and Indemnification.
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the employees of the Company, each Manager, Member and each Manager and Member’s respective Affiliates, and their respective partners, stockholders, members, directors, officers and employees (each, an “Indemnitee”) shall each be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from and against any damages, losses, penalties, fines, settlement payments, obligations, liabilities, claims, actions and causes of action (actual or threatened, matured or unmatured, known or unknown, contingent or otherwise) and costs and expenses suffered, sustained, incurred or required to be paid by any Indemnitee, including without limitation, any costs of investigation and attorneys’ or experts’ fees and disbursements, based upon or arising from any and all civil or administrative claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, which arise primarily out of or relate primarily to the operations of the Company after the date hereof, in which the Indemnitee may be involved, or threatened to be involved, as a party, irrespective of whether the Indemnitee continues to be an employee of the Company or a Manager or Member or its Affiliate, or a partner, stockholder, member or director, officer or employee of a Manager or Member or of any Affiliate of a Manager or Member at the time any such obligation, liability or expense is paid or incurred, if (i) the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and (ii) the Indemnitee’s conduct did not constitutes fraud, gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct or willful breach, whether of this Agreement or of any obligation or duty of or to the Company whether undertaken by contract or otherwise. The termination of any third-party action, suit or proceeding by order or settlement, or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnitee acted in a manner contrary to that specified in clauses (i) or (ii) above.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ and experts’ fees and disbursements) incurred by an Indemnitee in defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding for which indemnification subject to this Section 5.10 is available shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Company prior to the final disposition of such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding upon receipt by the
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Company of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee and, if the Indemnitee is not a Manager or Member, then in form and substance and from a Managers or Member or from a person whose credit worthiness is reasonably acceptable to the Managers or Members to repay such amount unless it shall be determined by the Managers or Members that such person is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized in this Section.
(c) The indemnification provided by this Section 5.10 shall be in addition to any indemnification approved by the Requisite Vote of the Members, any other rights to which an Indemnitee may be entitled under any agreement, as a matter of law or otherwise, both as to action in the Indemnitee’s capacity as an employee of the Company, a Manager, Member, an Affiliate of a Manager or Member or partner, stockholder, director, officer or employee of a Manager or Member or its Affiliates, or in any other capacity, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors, assigns and administrators of such Indemnitee.
(d) All indemnifications set forth in this Section 5.10 shall be paid out of, and shall be limited to, the assets of the Company and shall otherwise be non-recourse as to any Manager, Member or its Affiliates or their respective assets.
5.11 Personally Guaranteed Loans. In the event that a lender is seeking to foreclose on the Property and a Member has unconditionally guaranteed the amounts due on such loan and neither party elects to make a Covered Loan to cure a default under the loan nor has either party exercised their respective rights in Article 12 hereof, then either (i) if the Member or Members who have not guaranteed the loan (the “Non-Guarantying Member”) agree to indemnify the Member or Members who have guaranteed the loan (the “Guarantying Member”) for any payments required under the applicable guaranty, then notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Non-Guarantying Member shall have all rights in connection with seeking a resolution of the loan default or (ii) if the Non-Guarantying Member does not elect to indemnify the Guarantying Member for any payments required under the applicable guaranty, then notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Guarantying Member shall have all rights in connection with seeking a resolution of the loan default.
ARTICLE 6
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS
6.1 Limitation of Liability. A Member shall not be personally liable to creditors of the Company for any debts, obligations, liabilities or losses of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, beyond such Member’s Capital Amount, except as otherwise required by law. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, the Members shall not have any liability to contribute money or make loans to, or with respect to the liabilities or obligations of the Company nor shall the Members be liable for any obligations of the Company.
6.2 List of Members. Upon the written request of any Member, the Managers shall provide a list showing the names, addresses and Percentage Interests of all Members.
6.3 Company Books. In accordance with Section 9.9 herein, the Managers shall maintain and preserve, during the term of the Company, the accounts, books and other relevant
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Company documents. Upon reasonable written request, each Member and his duly authorized representative shall have the right, at any time during ordinary business hours, as reasonably determined by the Managers, to inspect and copy such Company documents at the Member’s expense, for any purpose reasonably related to the Member’s Membership Interest.
6.4 Priority and Return of Capital. Except as may be expressly provided in Article 9, no Member shall have priority over any other Member, either as to the return of Capital Contributions or as to Net Profits, Net Losses or distributions; provided that this Section 6.4 shall not apply to the repayment by the Company of loans (as distinguished from Capital Contributions) which a Member has made to the Company.
6.5 No Preemptive Rights. No Member shall have any preemptive or preferential right, including any such right with respect to (a) additional Capital Contributions; (b) issuance or sale of Membership Interests, whether unissued or hereafter created; (c) issuance of any obligations, evidences of indebtedness or other securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for, or carrying or accompanied by any rights to receive, purchase or subscribe to, any such unissued Membership Interest; (d) issuance of any right of, subscription to or right to receive, or any warrant or option for the purchase of, any of the foregoing securities; or (e) issuance or sale of any other securities that may be issued or sold by the Company.
6.6 No Management Rights. Except as specifically set forth in Article 5 hereof or otherwise in this Agreement, no Member shall take part in the management or control of the business of the Company or transact any business in the name of the Company. No Member shall have the power or authority to bind the Company or to sign any agreement or document in the name of the Company. No Member shall have any power or authority with respect to the operation of the Company, except insofar as the consent of the Member shall be expressly required by this Agreement or by the Act.
6.7 Other Activities. The Members may engage in or possess interests in other business ventures of every kind and description including, without limitation, serving as general or limited member of other companies which own, either directly or through an interest in other companies, real estate projects similar to the Property. Neither the Company nor any of the Members shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement in or to such business ventures or to the income or profits derived therefrom.
ARTICLE 7
CONSENTS, VOTING AND MEETINGS
7.1 Consents.
(a) Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Members may be authorized by requisite written consent, without the necessity of meeting.
(b) Any request for consent of the Members pursuant to this Agreement shall be made by delivery of a written request to each Member whose consent or approval is requested.
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(c) Each Member who receives a request for consent or approval shall respond by delivery of a written consent, approval or declination to the requesting party within fifteen (15) days of the delivery of the request for consent or approval unless another time period is specified in this Agreement. Failure to respond as provided in this Section 7.1(c) shall constitute a consent or approval for all purposes of this Agreement.
7.2 Meetings of Members.
(a) Meetings of Members shall be held at such location in Chicago, Illinois, at the address stated in any proper notice of a meeting. A notice of a meeting shall state, with reasonable particularity, the purposes of the meeting.
(b) Meetings shall be held only when called by a Manager or by a Member.
7.3 Submissions to Members. The Managers may give the Members notice of any proposal or other matter required by any provision of this Agreement or by law to be submitted for consideration and approval of the Members. Such notice shall include any information required by the relevant provision of this Agreement or by law.
ARTICLE 8
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMPANY AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
8.1 Capital Contributions. The Members acknowledge that their respective Capital Amounts as of the date of this Agreement are set forth on Schedule 1 hereto.
8.2 Capital Accounts.
(a) There shall be established and maintained for each Member on the books of the Company a capital account (the “Capital Account”) in accordance with the following provisions: A separate Capital Account will be maintained for each Member. As of the date hereof, the Capital Accounts of the Members are in the same ratio as their Percentage Interests. Each Member’s Capital Account will be increased by (1) the amount of money contributed by such Member to the Company; (2) the Gross Asset Value of property contributed by such Member to the Company (net of liabilities secured by such contributed property that the Company is considered to assume or take subject to under Code Section 752); (3) allocations to such Member of Net Profits; (4) items in the nature of income or gain which are specially allocated pursuant to Section 9.2 hereof; and (5) allocations to such Member of income described in Code Section 705(a)(1)(B). Each Member’s Capital Account will be decreased by (1) the amount of money distributed to such Member by the Company; (2) the Gross Asset Value of property distributed to such Member by the Company (net of liabilities secured by such distributed property that such Member is considered to assume or take subject to under Code Section 752); (3) allocations to such Member of Net Losses; (4) allocations to such Member of expenditures described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B); and (5) items in the nature of expenses or losses which are specially allocated pursuant to Section 9.2 hereof.
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(b) In the event of a permitted sale or exchange of a Membership Interest in the Company pursuant to Article 10 hereof, the Capital Account of the Transferring Member shall become the Capital Account of the transferee to the extent it relates to the transferred Membership Interest in accordance with Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) of the Treasury Regulations.
(c) The manner in which Capital Accounts are to be maintained pursuant to this Section 8.2 is intended to comply with the requirements of Code Section 704(b) and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and the provisions herein regarding maintenance of Capital Accounts shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations. If the Company determines that the manner in which Capital Accounts are to be maintained pursuant to the preceding provisions of this Section 8.2 should be modified in order to comply with Code Section 704(b) and the Treasury Regulations, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the preceding provisions of this Section 8.2, the method in which Capital Accounts are maintained shall be so modified; provided, however, that any change in the manner of maintaining Capital Accounts shall properly reflect the economic agreement between or among the Members as set forth in this Operating Agreement.
8.3 Additional Capital Contributions. No Member shall be required or permitted to make any further Capital Contributions to the Company, including on account of any deficit balance in such Member’s Capital Account.
8.4 Loan Calls. At such time or times as the Company shall require additional funds to pay the costs and expenses of the Company other than in connection with the expenses contemplated by Article 7 of the Omnibus Agreement, the Managers shall cause the Company to deliver to each Member a notice (the “Loan Call”) setting forth the total amount of the funds so required to be made to the Company (the “Loan Call Amount”) and the expected use for such funds. Within five days of receipt of the Loan Call, each Member shall make a loan to the Company in an amount equal to the product of (1) such Member’s Percentage Interest and (2) the Loan Call Amount. If a Member shall fail to timely make its loan pursuant to this Section 8.4, the other Members shall have the right, but not the obligation, to satisfy such Member’s funding obligation by making a loan to the Company equal to the product of (i) the amount not funded by the non-funding Member and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the applicable funding Member’s Percentage Interest and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate Percentage Interest of all funding Members. All loans made pursuant to this Section 8.4 shall bear interest at a rate of 15% per annum, compounded annually, and shall be payable from the assets of the Company prior to any Distributions to Members.
ARTICLE 9
ALLOCATIONS, INCOME TAX, DISTRIBUTIONS, ELECTIONS AND REPORTS
9.1 Allocation of Profits and Losses.
(a) Net Profits of the Company for each Fiscal Year shall be allocated as follows:
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(i) First, to the Members in accordance with and so as to reverse all prior allocations of Net Loss pursuant to, first, Section 9.1(b)(iii) and then, Section 9.1(b)(ii);
(ii) Second, to each Member in accordance with the cumulative Distributions that have been or are being made to such Member for such fiscal year (or other period) other than Distributions made to such Member pursuant to Section 9.4(ii)(2) that cumulatively do not exceed the Member’s Capital Account;
(iii) Third, to the Members in proportion to and to the extent of the excess of the cumulative Distributions made to them for all fiscal years completed prior to the commencement of the fiscal year (or other period) for which this allocation is being made, other than Distributions made to them pursuant to Section 9.4(ii)(2) for such completed fiscal years that cumulatively did not exceed their Capital Accounts, over the cumulative Net Profit allocated to them for the same periods pursuant to this Section 9.1(a), other than Net Profit allocated to them pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(i); and
(iv) Thereafter, to the Members in proportion to the Distributions that would be made to them if the Company were to make Distributions in an amount equal to the remaining Net Profit to be allocated for such fiscal year (or other period).Net Profits shall first be allocated among the Members in the order, in the proportions and to the extent that losses were previously allocated to them.
(b) Losses. The losses shall be allocated among the Members as follows:
(i) First, in accordance with and so as to reverse all prior allocations of Net Profit pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(iv);
(ii) Second, in accordance with the Members’ respective positive Capital Accounts until their Capital Accounts have been reduced to zero; and
(iii) Thereafter, in accordance with their Percentage Interests.
(c) Notwithstanding the preceding Sections 9.1(a) and (b), items of Net Profit or Loss for any fiscal year ending with or after a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company or the commencement of the liquidation and dissolution of the Company shall be allocated in such manner as shall cause the Members’ respective Capital Accounts to most nearly equal the amounts that would be distributed to them pursuant to Section 11.2(b)(iv) if, immediately following such occurrence, all assets of the Company were then sold for cash and the cash proceeds thereof applied in accordance with Section 11.2(b).
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9.2 Additional Allocation Provisions. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article 9:
(a) Regulatory Allocations.
(i) Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f), notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.1 of this Operating Agreement, or any other provision of this Article 9, if there is a net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain during any fiscal year, each Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain, as determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(g). The items to be allocated shall be determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(f)(6) and 1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 9.2(a)(i) is intended to qualify as a “minimum gain chargeback” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f) which shall be controlling in the event of a conflict between such Regulation and this Section 9.2(a)(i).
(ii) Partner Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4), and notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.1 of this Operating Agreement or any other provision of this Article 9 (except Section 9.2(a)(i)), if there is a net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain attributable to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt during any fiscal year, each Member who has a share of the Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such Partner Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(5), shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such Partner Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4). The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 9.2(a)(ii) is intended to qualify as a “chargeback of partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i) which shall be controlling in the event of a conflict between such Regulation and this Section 9.2(a)(ii).
(iii) Partner Nonrecourse Deductions. Any Partner Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year shall be specially allocated to the Member(s) who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the Partner Nonrecourse Debt to which such Partner Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable, in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i).
(iv) Qualified Income Offset. If any Member unexpectedly receives an adjustment, allocation or distribution described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6), that causes such Member to have a Adjusted Capital Account Deficit, items of Company income and gain shall be allocated, in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d), to the Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by such Treasury Regulation, the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of the Member as quickly as possible provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 9.2(a)(iv)
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shall be made if and only to the extent that such Member would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other allocations provided in this Article 9 have been tentatively made as if this Section 9.2(a)(iv) were not in the Agreement. It is intended that this Section 9.2(a)(iv) qualify and be construed as a “qualified income offset” within the meaning of treasury Regulation 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d), which shall be controlling in the event of a conflict between such Treasury Regulation and this Section 9.2(a)(iv).
(v) Limitation on Allocation of Net Loss. The Net Losses allocation to any Member pursuant to Section 9.1 hereof shall not exceed the maximum amount of Net Losses that can be so allocated to such Member without causing such Member to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit at the end of any Fiscal Year. To the extent an allocation of Net Losses would cause or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as to any Member, the limitation set forth in this Section 9.2(a)(v) shall be applied on a Member by Member basis in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests so as to allocate the maximum permissible Net Losses to each Member without causing any Member to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit.
(vi) Curative Allocations. The allocations set forth in Sections 9.2(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) (the “Regulatory Allocations”) are intended to comply with certain regulatory requirements, including the requirements of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.1, the Regulatory Allocations shall be taken into account if necessary in allocating other items of income, gain, loss and deduction among the Members so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such allocations of other items and the Regulatory Allocations to each Member shall be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Member if the Regulatory Allocations had not occurred.
9.3 Tax Allocations.
(a) In General. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 9.3, for income tax purposes each item of income, gain, loss and deduction (collectively, “Tax Items”) shall be allocated among the Members in the same manner as its correlative item of “book” income, gain, loss or deduction is allocated pursuant to Sections 9.1 and 9.2.
(b) Allocations Respecting Section 704(c) Revaluations. Notwithstanding Section 9.3(a), Tax Items with respect to Company property that is contributed to the Company by a Member shall be shared among the Members for income tax purposes pursuant to Treasury Regulation promulgated under Section 704(c) of the Code, so as to take into account the variation, if any, between the basis of the property to the Company and its initial Gross Asset Value. With respect to Company property, if any, that is initially contributed to the Company upon its formation, such variation between basis and initial Gross Asset Value shall be taken into account under the “traditional method” as described in Treasury Regulation 1.704-3(b). In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (b) of the definition of Gross Asset Value, subsequent allocations of tax items with respect to such asset shall take account of the variation, if any,
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between the adjusted basis of such asset and its Gross Asset Value in the same manner as under Code Section 704(c) and the applicable Treasury Regulation under the same method.
9.4 Distributions. (a) No Distributions shall be made to Members prior to repayment in full of any outstanding loans made by Members to the Company. Thereafter, Distributions shall be made as follows:
(i) Operating Cash Flow. After application of Operating Cash Flow as contemplated by Section 8.1.1(a)-(d) of the Omnibus Agreement, the remaining Operating Cash Flow, if any, shall be distributed to the Members on a quarterly basis in an amount agreed to by the Managers and First Union but in all events, if prudent, sufficient to enable FUR to satisfy applicable REIT requirements and avoid entity level taxes with respect to its income from the Company. Distributions of such remaining Operating Cash Flow shall be made to the Members as follows:
(1) First, in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, until they have each received a cumulative a return of 8.5% per annum on their Capital Amounts; and
(2) Second, after application of Section 8.1.1(f) of the Omnibus Agreement to the Members in accordance with their respective Adjusted Percentage Interests.
(ii) Capital Proceeds. After application of Capital Proceeds as contemplated by Section 8.2.1(a)-(d) of the Omnibus Agreement, the remaining Capital Proceeds, if any, shall be distributed to the Members within ten days of receipt thereof by the Company, except to the extent such Distribution (other than the final liquidating Distribution) would cause the Company to have less than $100,000 in reserves for the operations of the Company, unless otherwise agreed to by First Union. Distributions of such remaining Capital Proceeds shall be made to the Members as follows:
(1) First, in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, until they have each received a cumulative return of 8.5% per annum on their Capital Amounts;
(2) Second, to each of the Members in proportion to the amounts that they are entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 9.4(a)(ii)(2) (without regard to the actual amount of Capital Proceeds available for distribution to them pursuant to this subparagraph (2)) until First Union shall have received pursuant to this Section 9.4(a)(ii)(2), an amount which, when added to the total amount of all Prior Distributions/Payments made to First Union and its Affiliates equals the First Union Total Capital, and the MARC Members shall have received pursuant to this Section 9.4(a)(ii)(2), an amount in the aggregate which, when added to the total amount of all Prior
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Distributions/Payments made to the MARC Members and their Affiliates equals the MARC Total Capital; and;
(3) Thereafter, to the Members in accordance with their respective Adjusted Percentage Interests.
(b) The Company may offset against any Distribution payable to a Member any amount owed by a Member arising out of a breach of this Operating Agreement including, but not limited to, the indemnification obligations owed under Section 5.10 of this Agreement.
(c) Upon liquidation of the Company, liquidating distributions shall be made in accordance with Section 11.2 below.
(d) The Company may offset damages for breach of this Operating Agreement by a Member whose Membership Interest is liquidated (either upon the redemption of a Member’s Membership Interest or the liquidation of the Company) against the amount otherwise distributable to such Member pursuant to this Section 9.4.
(e) All taxes withheld or paid by the Company pursuant to the Code or any provisions of any state or local tax law with respect to any allocations or distributions to any Member shall be treated as amounts distributed to such Member pursuant to this Section 9.4 for all purposes under this Agreement.
(f) A Member has no right to demand and receive any distribution in a form other than cash.
9.5 Limitations Upon Distributions.
(a) No distributions shall be made and paid if, after the distribution is made either;
(i) the Company would be insolvent; or
(ii) the net assets of the Company would be less than zero.
(b) The Managers may base a determination that a distribution may be made under Section 9.4 in good faith reliance upon a balance sheet and profit and loss statement of the Company fairly reflecting the financial condition of the Company.
9.6 Accounting Principles. The Company’s financial statements shall be prepared and its profit and loss statement shall be determined on a consistent basis using the tax basis method of accounting.
9.7 Interest on and Return of Capital Contributions. No Member shall be entitled to interest on its Capital Contribution or to a return of its Capital Contribution, except as otherwise specifically provided for herein.
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9.8 Loans to Company. Nothing in this Operating Agreement shall prevent any Member from making secured or unsecured loans to the Company by agreement with the Omnibus Agreement.
9.9 Records, Audits and Reports. At the expense of the Company, the Managers shall maintain records and accounts of the operations and expenditures of the Company. At a minimum, the Company shall keep at its principal place of business the following records:
(a) A current list of the full name and last known address of each Member setting forth the amount of cash each Member has contributed, a description and statement of the agreed value of the other property or services each Member has contributed or has agreed to contribute in the future, and the date on which each became a Member;
(b) A copy of the Articles of Organization and all amendments thereto, together with executed copies of any powers of attorney pursuant to which any amendment has been executed;
(c) Copies of the Company’s financial statements and federal, state and local income tax returns and reports, if any, for the three (3) most recent years;
(d) Copies of the Company’s currently effective written Operating Agreement, as amended;
(e) Minutes of every meeting; and
(f) Any written consents obtained from Members for actions taken by Members without a meeting.
9.10 Financial Report. The Company shall prepare such quarterly and annual financial reports, which, if requested by First Union shall be audited, and implement such internal accounting controls, including, without limitation, those which are necessitated by Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as may be required by First Union in order for FUR to comply with the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Reporting Requirements”). The officers, agents and representatives of FUR (including its attorneys and accountants) shall have unfettered access to such financial and other information of the Company at such times as such officer, agent or representatives may reasonably request to enable FUR to obtain the information required in order to timely comply with the Reporting Requirements. All costs associated with the Company’s compliance herewith shall be borne by the Company except that any incremental cost associated with auditing such financial reports or material costs relating to Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 compliance if requested by First Union solely shall be borne by First Union.
9.11 Returns and Other Elections. The Company shall prepare or cause to be prepared and shall file on or before the due date (or any extension thereof) all Federal, state or local tax returns required to be filed by the Company and shall utilize such accountants as the Managers shall designate (the “Manager Designee”), subject to First Union’s reasonable consent; provided, however, if First Union so elects, First Union may designate the accountants to prepare such tax filings so long as First Union bears 100% of all of the costs associated with the preparation of such filings in excess of the cost
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that the Manager Designee would have charged for the same services. Such tax returns shall be prepared in compliance with the provisions of Section 12.7 of the Omnibus Agreement. Each Member agrees to prepare and file their respective tax returns in a manner consistent with the Company’s income tax returns and Schedule K-1s. The Managers shall, after consultation with First Union, cause the Company to make such tax elections as the Managers and First Union shall deem beneficial for the Company and its Members. The Company shall make an election in accordance with Section 754 of the Code (and any corresponding provisions of state law) at the request of any Member.
9.12 Tax Matters Partner. [Xxxxxx Xxxx] is designated the “Tax Matters Partner” (as defined in Code Section 6231), and is authorized and required to represent the Company (at the Company’s expense) in connection with all examinations of the Company’s affairs by tax authorities, including, without limitation, administrative and judicial proceedings, and to expend Company funds for professional services and costs associated therewith. The Members agree to cooperate with each other and to do or refrain from doing any and all things reasonably required to conduct such proceedings.
ARTICLE 10
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS
10.1 General. Except as set forth in Section 10.2 or Articles 12 or 13 below, no Member shall: (i) sell, assign, pledge, hypothecate, transfer, exchange or otherwise transfer for consideration (collectively, “sale”), or (ii) gift, bequeath or otherwise transfer for no consideration (whether or not by operation of law, except in the case of bankruptcy) (collectively “gift”), any of its Membership Interest, unless approved by a Requisite Vote of the remaining Members. Any sale or gift pursuant to this Section 10.1 shall only be effective to the extent set forth in Sections 10.2 and 10.3. In the event of an unpermitted transfer arising out of operation of law or Bankruptcy of a MARC Member, the transferee shall be required to pay the Company Twenty Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($25,000.00) for each one percent (1%) Membership Interest transferred to such transferee.
10.2 Permitted Transfers of Membership Interests. A Member may sell or gift all or any part of its Membership Interest in the Company without the consent of a Requisite Vote of the remaining Members to a Permitted Transferee. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 10.2 to the contrary, any sale or gift under this Section 10.2 shall comply with the provisions of Section 10.3. In addition, such transferee shall not be deemed a Member of this Company unless the conditions of Section 10.6 are also satisfied.
10.3 Further Requirements on Transfer. If a sale or gift is permitted under Section 10.1 or 10.2, no Member shall sell or gift any of his Membership Interest: (i) without registration under applicable federal and state securities laws, or unless he delivers an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Members that registration under such laws is not required; (ii) without any proposed transferee or donee agreeing to be bound by this Operating Agreement; (iii) without the proposed transferee or donee making all representations and delivering all such certificates, evidences or assurances reasonably requested by the other Members; and (iv) without the proposed transferee or donee paying any reasonable expenses in connection with its admission as a Member.
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10.4 Effectiveness of Transfer. Any sale, transfer or gift of any of a Member’s Membership Interest(s) in the Company will take effect on the first day following receipt by the Manager of written notice that all of the requirements of Sections 10.1 and 10.2 have been met.
10.5 Involuntary Transfers. In the event (i) of the death or adjudication of insanity or incompetency of an individual Member, or (ii) any Member shall be the subject of a Bankruptcy, the personal representative or trustee (or successor-in-interest) of the deceased, insane or incompetent Member or Bankrupt Member shall be an assignee of such Member’s interest in the Company having the rights set forth in Section 10.6 and shall not become an additional or substituted Member unless and until the conditions set forth in Section 10.3 are satisfied; and any such Member’s estate (or successor-in-interest) shall be liable for all of its obligations as a Member.
10.6 Status of Assignee. Any person who acquires all or any portion of the interest of a Member in the Company in any manner (including, but not limited to, to a transfer permitted by Section 10.1, 10.2 or 10.5), shall not be a Member of the Company unless and until the conditions of Section 10.3 are satisfied. Unless and until such conditions are satisfied, such person shall, to the extent of the interest acquired, be entitled only to the transferor Member’s rights, if any, in the Net Profits, Net Losses and Distributable Cash to the Members pursuant to this Operating Agreement, subject to the liabilities and obligations of the transferor Member hereunder; but such person shall have no right to participate in the management of the business and affairs of the Company and shall be disregarded in determining whether the approval, consent or any other action has been given or taken by the Members. Any such assignee shall have the same right, subject to the same limitations, as the transferor Member had under the provisions of this Article 10 to assign its interest as a Member (including the right to assign such interest to any person to which such Member could have assigned its interest pursuant to Sections 10.1, 10.2 or 10.5), but any such further assignee shall have only the rights set forth in this Section 10.6 and shall not become an additional or substituted Member of the Company unless and until the conditions of this Section 10.6 have been satisfied.
10.7 Other Transfers Void. Any Transfer made in violation of the provisions of this Article 10 shall be null and void and shall not bind the Company or any Member.
ARTICLE 11
DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION
11.1 Dissolution.
(a) The Company shall be dissolved upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) when the period fixed for the duration of the Company shall expire pursuant to Section 2.5 hereof; or
(ii) by the unanimous written agreement of all Members.
(b) If a Member who is an individual dies or a court of competent jurisdiction adjudges him to be incompetent to manage his or her person or his or her property, the Member’s executor, administrator, guardian, conservator or other legal representative may
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exercise all of the Member’s rights for the purpose of settling his or her estate or administering his or her property.
(c) Dissolution of the Company shall be effective on the date of dissolution as set forth in Section 11.1(a) above, but the Company shall not terminate until the articles of dissolution shall be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois and the assets of the Company are distributed as provided in Section 11.2 below. Notwithstanding the dissolution of the Company, prior to the termination of the Company, the business of the Company and the affairs of the Members shall continue to be governed by this Operating Agreement.
11.2 Winding Up, Liquidation and Distribution of Assets.
(a) Upon dissolution, an accounting shall be made of the Company’s assets, liabilities and operations, from the date of the last previous accounting until the date of dissolution. The Managers shall immediately proceed to wind up the affairs of the Company.
(b) If the Company is dissolved and its affairs are to be wound up, the Managers shall:
(i) sell or otherwise liquidate all of the Company’s assets as promptly as practicable subject to the provisions of Section 5.4 hereof;
(ii) allocate any Net Profit or Net Loss resulting from such sales to the Member’s Capital Accounts in accordance with Article 9 hereof;
(iii) discharge all liabilities of the Company, including liabilities to Members who are creditors of the Company to the extent permitted by law, excluding liabilities for distributions to Members under Sections 9.4(a); and
(iv) distribute the remaining assets to Members in accordance with Section 9.4(a)(ii) hereof.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Operating Agreement, if any Member has a deficit balance in its Capital Account (after giving effect to all contributions, distributions, allocations and other Capital Account adjustments for all taxable years, including the year during which such liquidation occurs), such Member shall have no obligation to make any Capital Contribution, and the deficit balance shall not be considered a debt owed by such Member to the Company or to any other Person for any purpose whatsoever.
(d) Upon completion of the winding up, liquidation and distribution of the assets of the Company, the Company shall be deemed terminated.
(e) The Managers shall comply with all requirements of applicable law pertaining to the winding up of the affairs of the Company and the final distribution of its assets.
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11.3 Articles of Dissolution. When all debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company have been paid and discharged or adequate provisions have been made therefor and all of the remaining property and assets of the Company have been distributed, articles of dissolution as required by the Act, shall be executed in duplicate and filed with the Illinois Secretary of State.
11.4 Effect of Filing of Articles of Dissolution. Upon the filing of articles of dissolution with the Illinois Secretary of State, the existence of the Company shall cease, except for the purpose of suits, other proceedings and appropriate action as provided in the Act. The Managers shall have authority to distribute any Company property discovered after dissolution, convey real estate and take such other action as may be necessary on behalf of and in the name of the Company.
11.5 Return of Contribution Nonrecourse to Other Members. Except as provided by law or as expressly provided in this Operating Agreement, upon dissolution, each Member shall look solely to the assets of the Company for the return of its Capital Contribution. If the property remaining after the payment or discharge of the debts and liabilities of the Company is insufficient to return the cash contribution of one or more Members, such Member or Members shall have no recourse against any other Member, except as otherwise provided by law.
ARTICLE 12
BUY/SELL RIGHTS
12.1 Buy/Sell Rights.
(a) At any time after the earlier of (i) 12 months from the date of this Agreement so long as the provisions of Section 12.1(d) have been satisfied, (ii) upon the acceleration of an underlying loan encumbering the Property except in connection with a default caused by the due on sale clause caused by the transactions contemplated by the Omnibus Agreement, (iii) a material default by a Member of Sections 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 10.1 or 10.2 hereof; (iv) in the case of First Union only, within 30 days following the receipt of a Shortfall Notice with respect to the Property which indicates that the MARC Principals or its Affiliate will not be making a Covered Loan and so long as First Union or its Affiliate does not make the Covered Loan; or (v) in the case of the MARC Members only, if the MARC Principals shall have indicated in the Shortfall Notice that they desire to make a Covered Loan and First Union or its Affiliate elects not to make a Covered Loan, within 30 days of First Union’s election not to make the Covered Loan so long as the MARC Principals do not make the Covered Loan, either the MARC Members as a group, on the one hand, or First Union, on the other hand (such Member or Members being hereinafter referred to as the “Initiating Member”) shall have the right to give written notice (the “Demand Notice”) to First Union, if the Initiating Member is the MARC Members, or the MARC Members, if the Initiating Member is First Union (such Member or Members being hereinafter referred to as the “Responding Member”) of the Initiating Member’s intent to rely on this Article 12 and to purchase for all, but not less than all, of the Membership Interests owned by the Responding Member, whereupon the provisions set forth in this Article 12 shall apply. In the event that one or more Members is deemed to have delivered a Demand Notice, the Member who shall be deemed to have first delivered such Demand Notice pursuant to Section 14.1 hereof shall be
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deemed the Initiating Member or if more than one Member shall be deemed to have delivered a Demand Notice on the same date, the Member whose Demand Notice sets forth the highest price shall be deemed the Initiating Member.
(b) The Demand Notice shall set forth the cash purchase price at which the Initiating Member would be willing to purchase (or to cause its designee to purchase) the Property.
(c) The Responding Member shall have the option, exercisable by giving written notice (the “Exercise Notice”) to the Initiating Member within 30 days after receipt of the Demand Notice, to agree to either (i) sell to the Initiating Member its Membership Interest on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 12.2, or (ii) purchase from the Initiating Member its Membership Interest at the price and on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 12.2. Failure to give notice within the required time period shall be deemed an election by the Responding Member to sell to the Initiating Member its Membership Interest.
(d) Prior to exercising the rights set forth in this Article 12, the Initiating Member shall first have requested (the “Initial Request”) that the Property be marketed for sale at a price set forth in the Initial Request. The Responding Member shall then have the right to cause the Company to market the Property for sale. If the Responding Member elects not to market the Property for sale, then the Initiating Member shall have the right to deliver a Demand Notice. If the Responding Member elects to market the Property for sale, the Initiating Member shall not be permitted to deliver a Demand Notice unless within 180 days of the Initial Request the Property shall not be subject to a binding contract for sale.
12.2 Procedure for Purchase of Sale Interests Pursuant to Section 12.1.
(a) As used in this Section 12.2 the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(i) “Closing Date” shall mean, as applicable, the number of days following the applicable date indicated below and shall be based on the aggregate value of the Sale Interests and subject to then existing Demand Notices during any calendar year by the MARC Members and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and First Union and its Affiliates, on the other hand, on account of the exercise of the rights set forth in Section 12.1 and 12.2 of this Agreement and the Operating Agreements of all Joint Venture Entities as follows:
Total
Value |
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Number of Days Following Delivery |
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Less than $10,000,000 |
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90 Days |
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$10,000,000-$24,999,999 |
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120 Days |
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$25,000,000-$149,999,999 |
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150 Days |
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$150,000,000 or more |
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240 Days |
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(ii) “Purchasing Member” shall mean either (x) the Initiating Member (or its designee) if the Responding Member shall have elected in its Exercise Notice not to purchase the Membership Interest of the Initiating Member, or (y) the Responding Member (or its designee) if it shall have indicated in its Exercise Notice its intent to purchase the Membership Interest of the Initiating Member.
(iv) “Purchase Price” means the amount that the Selling Member would have received with respect to the Sale Interests pursuant to Section 9.4(a)(ii) if the Property were sold for the price set forth in the Demand Notice pursuant.
(iv) “Selling Member” shall mean the Member or Members who are not Purchasing Members.
(v) “Sale Interests” shall mean the Membership Interest of the Selling Member, the interest held by the Selling Member and its Affiliates in the TI/CapEx Reserve, and all TI/Cap Ex Notes, Covered Notes and Reposition Notes held by the Selling Member and its Affiliates.
(b) On the Closing Date, the Purchasing Member shall purchase from the Selling Member, and the Selling Member shall sell to the Purchasing Member, its Sale Interests at price equal to the Purchase Price, which Purchase Price shall be paid as follows:
(i) If First Union is the Purchasing Party, in cash.
(ii) If the MARC Members are the Purchasing Party, the Purchase Price shall be paid, at the MARC Members election as follows:
(1) In cash; or
(2) Either
(A) If the Demand Notice was delivered prior to [insert date of 4th anniversary of Initial Closing Date], (x) the lesser of: (I) First Union’s unreturned Capital Amount; or (II) 50% of the Purchase Price; and (y) the balance in the form of a secured note that will bear interest at the greater of 8.5% or LIBOR plus 450 basis points (determined at the Closing Date), have a term of three years, require monthly payments of interest only and shall be secured by the MARC Members’ entire interest in the Company pursuant to a pledge agreement which provides a first priority lien on such interest (the “Buy/Sell Note”); or
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(B) If the Demand Notice was delivered on or after [insert date of 4th anniversary of Initial Closing Date], (x) the greater of: (A) First Union’s unreturned Capital Amount; or (B) 50% of the Purchase Price; and (y) the balance in the form of a Buy/Sell Note;
(c) In connection with any sale pursuant to this Section 12.2, the Purchasing Member shall have the right to require the Selling Member to enter into agreements with the Purchasing Member containing terms and conditions relating to the sale that are customary for transactions of this type, including, without limitation, a representation and warranty that the Selling Member’s Membership Interest is free and clear of all liens, claims or encumbrances.
(d) If the Purchasing Member shall fail to consummate the acquisition of the Sale Interests on the Closing Date and the failure to acquire the Sale Interests within such time period is not caused, in whole or in part, by the actions or inactions of the Selling Member or the inability of the Selling Member to convey its Membership Interest to the Purchasing Member free and clear of all liens, claims, options and encumbrances of any kind, then the Selling Member shall have the right to acquire the Purchasing Member’s Membership Interest pursuant to this Section 12.2 at a purchase price equal to 96% of the price which would have been paid to the Purchasing Member pursuant to this Section 12.2 hereof as if the Purchasing Member were the Selling Member. A Selling Member shall be deemed to have exercised its rights under this paragraph if it shall have delivered to the Purchasing Member a written notice of its intent to acquire the Purchasing Member’s Membership Interest within 15 days (the “Second Option Period”) following the date on which the Closing Date was schedule to occur. Upon the exercise by a Selling Member of its rights under this paragraph (d), for purposes of this Section 12.2, the Selling Member shall be deemed the Purchasing Member, the Purchasing Member shall be deemed the Selling Member and the Closing Date shall be based on the expiration of the Second Option Period.
12.3 Cross-Collateralized or Cross-Defaulted Loans. Notwithstanding anything in this Article 12 to the contrary, in the event that the Property is subject to a loan that is cross-collateralized with an asset other than that owned by the Company or cross-defaulted with the loan, the borrower under which is not the Company, a Member may not exercise its rights under this Article 12 unless it shall have either (i) exercised its rights to acquire the interest in all other Joint Venture Entities holding a direct or indirect interest in a real property subject to such cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted loan or (ii) obtained the requisite releases from the applicable lender so that any loans encumbering the assets acquired are no longer cross-defaulted or cross-collateralized with the loans encumbering the assets not so acquired.
12.4 Release from Guarantees. It shall be a condition precedent to the transfer of the Sale Interests that the Selling Member be released from any guaranty that the Selling Member or its Affiliates is party to guarantying an obligation of the Company or the Purchasing Member provides the Selling Member with an indemnification and such security as may be necessary to ensure that the
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Selling Member will be indemnified and made whole in the event of any payment required to be made by the Selling Member on account of such guaranty.
12.5 Post Buy/Sell Sales. If the Purchasing Member subsequently sells the Property, or an interest therein at any time prior to the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date, and the Adjusted Purchase Price is greater than the price set forth in the Demand Notice, then the Purchasing Member shall be obligated to pay to the Selling Member within 30 days following the date on which the Property, or interest therein, is sold (the “Sale Closing Date”) an amount equal to the positive difference, if any, between (i) the amount the Selling Member would have received on the Closing Date if the Purchase Price set forth in the Demand Notice was the Adjusted Purchase Price and (ii) the Purchase Price.
12.6 Special Provisions.
(a) The MARC Members shall be required to act as a single group under this Article 12 such that all the MARC Members are either Purchasing Members or Selling Members. The MARC Members hereby designate Xxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx as their sole representatives in connection with any rights or obligations of the MARC Members in this Article 12 and such persons are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to take such actions and make such elections on behalf of the MARC Members as they deem advisable including, without limitation, making the election provided for in Section 12(c) hereof.
(b) In the event that an Other JV Demand Notice is delivered by either the MARC Members or their Affiliates, on the one hand, or First Union or its Affiliates, on the other hand, then the MARC Members and their Affiliates, on the one hand, or First Union and its Affiliates, on the other hand, must elect make the same election (i.e., to be either a Purchasing Member or Selling Member) under all Other JV Agreements for which Other JV Demand Notices have been given.
ARTICLE 13
SALE OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS TO THIRD PARTIES
13.1 Third Party Sale Rights. No Member shall be permitted to sell its Membership Interest to a non-Affiliated Person prior to the second anniversary of the date hereof. Thereafter, no Member may sell all or a portion of its Membership Interest to a non-Affiliated third party unless prior to selling its Membership Interest, the selling Member (the “Offering Party”) shall first offer the other Member (the “Non-Offering Party”) the right to acquire the Offering Party’s Membership Interest and its interest in the TI/CapEx Reserve, and all TI/Cap Ex Notes, Covered Notes and Reposition Notes held by the Selling Member and its Affiliates by giving notice thereof (the “ROFO Notice”) to the Non-Offering Party and the purchase price for the Offering Party’s interest in the Company and its interest in the TI/CapEx Reserve, and all TI/Cap Ex Notes, Covered Notes and Reposition Notes held by the Selling Member and its Affiliates (the “Offered Interests”). The Non-Offering Party shall have a period of 15 days from receipt of the ROFO Notice to either (i) accept the offer to acquire the Offered Interest for the price set forth in the ROFO Notice (the “Offered Price”), (ii) reject the offer to acquire the Offered Interest for the Offered Price, or (iii) reject the offer to
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acquire the Offered Interest for the Offered Price and require that the Non-Offering Party be permitted to participate in any sale to a non-Affiliated third party on the same terms and conditions, other than price adjustment to reflect actual ownership percentages, as the Offering Party sells its interests (the “Tag-Along Rights”). If the Offering Party is seeking to sell its interest in more than one Joint Venture Entity, the Non-Offering Party must make the same election for all such Joint Venture Entities.
13.2 Acceptance of Offer. If the Non-Offering Party shall accept the offer set forth in the ROFO Notice, then the Non-Offering Party shall be required to acquire the Offered Interest in for the Offered Price not later than 90 days following receipt of the ROFO Notice, which purchase price shall be paid in cash. The Non-Offering Party shall have the right to cause the Offering Party to enter into agreements with containing terms and conditions relating to the sale that are customary for transactions of this type, including, without limitation, a representation and warranty that the Offering Party’s Membership Interest is free and clear of all liens, claims or encumbrances. If the Non-Offering Party shall fail to consummate the acquisition of the Offered Interests within such 90 day period and the failure to acquire the Offered Interests within such time period is not caused, in whole or in part, by the actions or inactions of the Offering Party or the inability of the Offering Party to convey the Offered Interests to the Non-Offering Party free and clear of all liens, claims, options, then the Non-Offering Party will no longer have any rights with respect to a sale by the Offering Party of the Offered Interests and the Offering Party shall be permitted to sell the Offered Interest to non-Affiliated third party pursuant to Section 13.3 hereof.
13.3 Rejection of Offer. If the Non-Offering Party shall elect not to accept the offer set forth in the ROFO Notice or as provided in the last sentence of Section 13.2, the Offering Party shall be permitted to sell the Offered Interests, and the Non-Offering Party’s Membership Interests if the Non-Offering Party has elected to exercise its Tag-Along Right, to a non-Affiliated third party at any time within the 270 day period following the date of the ROFO Notice, or if permitted pursuant to Section 13.2, the expiration of the 90 day period provided for in Section 13.2, for a purchase price not less than the Offered Price, as increased to reflect the ownership percentage of the Non-Offering Party if the Tag-Along Rights have been exercised. If the Non-Offering Party has not elected to exercise its Tag-Along Right, the Offering Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, to cause the Non-Offering Party to sell its Membership Interest to a non-Affiliated third party on the same terms and conditions, other than price adjustment to reflect actual ownership percentages, as the Offering Party (the “Drag-Along Right”); provided that if the Drag-Along Right is exercised the total amount received by the Non-Offering Party and its Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Article 13 and Article 13 of all Other JV Agreements for which Other JV Drag-Along Rights have been exercised by the same Offering Party or its Affiliate shall equal, in the aggregate, an amount not less than the Drag-Along Threshold Amount.
13.4 Documentation. If the Non-Offering Party shall have elected to exercise its Tag-Along Right or the Offering Party shall have elected to exercise its Drag-Along Right, the Non-Offering Party shall transfer its Membership Interest to the non-Affiliated third party purchaser free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, against payment of the purchase price therefor pursuant to instruments of transfer reasonably required by the Offering Party.
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13.5 Substitute Member. The purchaser of any Offered Interest shall be admitted as a substitute member hereunder with all of the rights and obligations of the Offering Party without the need for any further action to be taken.
13.6 Release from Guarantees. It shall be a condition precedent to the transfer of any Membership Interests pursuant to this Article 13 pursuant to a Drag-Along Right that the transferring Member be released from any guaranty that such Member is party to guarantying an obligation of the Company or be provided with such security as may be necessary to ensure that the transferring Member will be indemnified and made whole in the event of any payment required to be made by the transferring Member on account of such guaranty.
13.7 Special Provisions.
(a) The MARC Members shall be required to act as a single group under this Article 13 such that all the MARC Members are either an Offering Party or a Non-Offering Party. The MARC Members hereby designate Xxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx as their sole representatives in connection with any rights or obligations of the MARC Members in this Article 13 and such persons are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to take such actions and make such elections on behalf of the MARC Members as they deem advisable including, without limitation, making the election provided for in Section 13.1 hereof
(b) In the event that either the MARC Members or their Affiliates, on the one hand, or First Union or its Affiliates, on the other hand, has delivered one or more Other JV ROFO Notices at or about the same time as the ROFO Notice, then the MARC Members and their Affiliates, on the one hand, or First Union and its Affiliates, on the other hand, must make the same election (i.e., to accept or not accept the Offered Interests) under Section 13.1 of this Agreement and Section 13.1 of the Other JV Agreements for which Other ROFO Notices have been given.
ARTICLE 14
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
14.1 Notices. Any notice, demand or communication required or permitted to be given by any provision of this Operating Agreement shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or served for all purposes if delivered personally to the party or to an executive officer of the party to whom the same is directed or, if sent by overnight courier or registered or certified mail, postage and charges prepaid, addressed to the Member’s and/or Company’s address, as appropriate, which is set forth in this Operating Agreement. Except as otherwise provided herein, any such notice shall be deemed to be given upon delivery, if personally delivered of if sent by overnight courier, or five business days after the date on which the same was deposited in the United States mail, addressed and sent as aforesaid.
14.2 Application of Illinois Law. This Operating Agreement and its interpretation shall be governed exclusively by its terms and by the laws of the State of Illinois, and specifically the Act and the Articles of Organization. In the event of a direct conflict between the provisions of this
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Operating Agreement and the provisions of the Act or the Articles of Organization, such provisions of the Act or the Articles of Organization, as the case may be, shall be controlling.
14.3 Waiver of Action for Partition. Each Member irrevocably waives during the term of the Company any right that it may have to maintain any action for partition with respect to the property of the Company.
14.4 Amendments. This Operating Agreement may not be amended except in writing by unanimous consent of the Members.
14.5 Execution of Additional Instruments. Each Member hereby agrees to execute such other and further statements of interest and holdings, designations and other instruments necessary to comply with any laws, rules or regulations.
14.6 Headings. The headings in this Operating Agreement are inserted for convenience only and are in no way intended to describe, interpret, define, or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Operating Agreement or any provision hereof.
14.7 Waivers. The failure of any party to seek redress for default of or to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant or condition of this Operating Agreement shall not prevent a subsequent act, which would have originally constituted a default, from having the effect of an original default.
14.8 Rights and Remedies Cumulative. The rights and remedies provided by this Operating Agreement are cumulative and the use of any one right or remedy by any party shall not preclude or waive the right to use any other remedy. Said rights and remedies are given in addition to any other legal rights the parties may have.
14.9 Severability. If any provision of this Operating Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Operating Agreement and the application thereof shall not be affected and shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
14.10 Heirs, Successors and Assigns. Each and all of the covenants, terms, provisions and agreements herein contained shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and, to the extent permitted by this Operating Agreement, their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
14.11 Creditors. None of the provisions of this Operating Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any creditors of the Company.
14.12 Counterparts. This Operating Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
14.13 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with schedules and exhibits attached hereto and any other documents executed concurrently herewith, sets forth all (and is intended by all parties to be an integration of all) of the promises, agreements and understandings among the parties
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hereto with respect to the Company, the Company business and the property of the Company, and there are no promises, agreements, or understandings, oral or written, express or implied, among them other than as set forth or incorporated herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their signatures, or the signatures of their duly authorized representatives, to be set forth below on the day and year first above written.
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Exhibit C
ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
ASSIGNMENT
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF AGREEMENT (this “Assignment”) is given as of the day of , 200 , between [MARC MEMBER] (“Seller”) and [FIRST UNION ENTITY] (“Buyer”).
BACKGROUND
A. Seller is a member of , an Illinois limited liability company (the “Company”);
B. Pursuant to that certain Omnibus Agreement (the “Omnibus Agreement”), dated , 2005, among Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx (the “MARC Principals”) and First Union REIT L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“First Union”), the MARC Principals agreed to cause to be sold to First Union, or its designee, 49% of the total membership interests held by the persons listed on Schedule 1 hereto in the Company;
C. Pursuant to that certain Joinder Agreement dated , 2005 between First Union and Seller (the “Joinder Agreement”), Seller agreed to transfer all or a portion of its interest in the Company to Buyer;
D. Pursuant to the terms of the Joinder Agreement and the Omnibus Agreement, Seller desires to transfer to Buyer % of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Company (the “Membership Interest”);
D. First Union has designated Buyer as its designee to acquire the Membership Interest;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Omnibus Agreement.
2. Assignment. Seller hereby sells, transfers, assigns, conveys, sets over and confirms all of the Membership Interest, including without limitation, all rights and interests (economic, voting and otherwise), duties, liabilities and obligations attendant thereto unto the Buyer, free and clear of all liens, claims, charges or encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever other than the terms, covenants and provisions of this Agreement.
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3. Representations and Warranties. Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as of the date hereof that:
(a) The Seller is the sole owner of the Membership Interest, free and clear of all Liens. No other person or entity has any right or interest in the Membership Interest, or in the income, profits, cash flow or distribution rights attendant thereto;
(b) In order to induce Buyer to waive the requirement of withholding tax under Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, Seller is not a foreign person for purposes of said Section 1445, that the United States Taxpayer Identification Number and address of the Seller is as set forth on Exhibit A hereto;
(c) The Seller is not a party to any pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened litigation which in any way relates to the Membership Interest, and which, if adversely determined, would or could render any representation or warranty herein contained untrue in any material respect, or adversely affect the right or ability of the Seller to enter into this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;
(d) This Assignment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting rights of creditors generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law); and
(e) Subject to the limitation on transfers contained in the Existing Senior Loan encumbering the Property owned by the Company, the Seller has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, and to consummate the transactions hereby contemplated and to take all other actions required to be taken by it pursuant to the provisions hereof; and, this Agreement and all other documents and agreements contemplated hereby are the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with their terms;.
4. Governing Law. This Assignment shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Illinois, without respect to principles governing conflict of laws.
5. Successors and Assigns. This Assignment shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
6. Counterparts. This Assignment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute but one document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this instrument as of the day and year first above written.
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Exhibit D
FORM OF NOTE
[TI/CAP EX/COVERED/REPOSITIONING] PROMISSORY NOTE
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1. Promise To Pay.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [MARC BORROWER], a having an address at (“Borrower”), promises to pay to the order of , a having an address at (“Lender”), the principal sum of ($ ), with interest thereon, until such principal sum shall be fully paid. Interest and principal shall be payable in installments as provided in the Omnibus Agreement (as defined below). The total principal sum, or the amount thereof outstanding, together with any accrued but unpaid interest, shall be due and payable in full on [Day prior to 5th Anniversary] (“Maturity Date”), which term is further defined in, and is subject to acceleration, in accordance with the Loan Agreement pursuant to which this [TI/Cap Ex/Covered/Repositioning] Note has been issued.
2. Loan Agreement.
This [TI/Cap Ex/Covered/Repositioning] Note is issued pursuant to Section of that certain Omnibus Agreement, dated as of , 2005, among (the “Omnibus Agreement”), and evidences a [TI/Cap Ex Loan/Covered Loan/Repositioning Loan] made pursuant thereto. Capitalized terms used herein which are not otherwise specifically defined shall have the same meaning herein as in the Loan Agreement.
3. Payments.
All amounts due herein shall be payable as set forth in the Omnibus Agreement.
4. Interest Calculation.
All interest provided for herein shall be calculated for the actual number of days elapsed on the basis of a 360-day year, including the first date of the applicable period to, but not including, the date of repayment.
5. Method of Payment; Date of Credit.
All payments of interest, principal and fees shall be made in lawful money of the United States in immediately available funds, without counterclaim or set off and free and clear, and without any deduction or withholding for, any taxes (other than income taxes or franchise taxes of the Lender) or other payments by wire transfer to the Lender at such bank or address as the Lender may designate in a written notice to the Borrower. Payments shall be credited on the Business Day on which immediately available funds are received prior to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time; payments received
after 2:00 p.m Eastern Time shall be credited on the next Business Day; payments which are by check, or which are not in the form of immediately available funds shall not be credited until such funds become immediately available to the Lender, and, with respect to payments by check, such credit shall be provisional until the item is finally paid by the payer bank.
6. Xxxxxxxx.
The Lender may submit monthly xxxxxxxx reflecting payments due from the Borrower; however, any changes in the interest rate which occur between the date of billing and the due date may be reflected in the billing for a subsequent month. Neither the failure of the Lender to submit a billing nor any error in any such billing shall excuse the Borrower from the obligation to make full payment of the Borrower’s payment obligations when due.
7. Default Rate.
The Lender shall have the option of imposing, and the Borrower(s) shall pay upon billing therefor, an interest rate which is four percent (4%) per annum above the interest rate otherwise payable (“Default Rate”): (a) following any Event of Default, unless and until the Event of Default is cured or waived; and (b) after the Maturity Date.
8. Late Charges.
The Borrower shall pay, upon billing therefor, a “Late Charge” equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of any regularly scheduled payment of interest, which is not paid within ten (10) days of the due date thereof (other than with respect to any payment as to which the said ten (10) day period expires after the implementation of the Default Rate). Late charges are: (a) except as provided above, payable in addition to, and not in limitation of, the Default Rate, (b) intended to compensate the Lender for administrative and processing costs incident to late payments, (c) are not interest, and (d) shall not be subject to refund or rebate or credited against any other amount due.
9. Acceleration; Event of Default.
At the option of the holder, this [TI/Cap Ex/Covered/Repositioning] Note and the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall become immediately due and payable without further notice or demand, and notwithstanding any prior waiver of any breach or default, or other indulgence, upon the occurrence at any time of the failure to make a payment when due hereunder, which failure shall continue uncured for 10 days following the date on which such payment is otherwise due.
10. Certain Waivers, Consents and Agreements.
Each and every party liable hereon or for the indebtedness evidenced hereby whether as maker, endorser, guarantor, surety or otherwise hereby: (a) waives presentment, demand, protest, suretyship defenses and defenses in the nature thereof; (b) waives any defenses based upon and specifically assents to any and all extensions and postponements of the time for payment, changes in terms and conditions and all other indulgences and forbearances which may be granted by the holder
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to any party now or hereafter liable hereunder or for the indebtedness evidenced hereby; (c) agrees to any substitution, exchange, release, surrender or other delivery of any security or collateral now or hereafter held hereunder and to the addition or release of any other party or person primarily or secondarily liable; (d) agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender or any other holder of this [TI/Cap Ex/Covered/Repositioning] Note in connection with the indebtedness evidenced hereby pursuant to the Loan Agreement, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, for the closing of the Loan, the collection of the indebtedness evidenced hereby and the enforcement of rights and remedies hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, whether or not suit is instituted; and (f) consents to all of the terms and conditions contained in this [TI/Cap Ex/Covered/Repositioning] Note and all other instruments now or hereafter executed evidencing or governing all or any portion of the security or collateral for this [TI/Cap Ex/Covered/Repositioning] Note.
11. Delay Not A Bar.
No delay or omission on the part of the holder in exercising any right hereunder or any right under any instrument or agreement now or hereafter executed in connection herewith, or any agreement or instrument which is given or may be given to secure the indebtedness evidenced hereby, or any other agreement now or hereafter executed in connection herewith or therewith shall operate as a waiver of any such right or of any other right of such holder, nor shall any delay, omission or waiver on any one occasion be deemed to be a bar to or waiver of the same or of any other right on any future occasion.
12. Partial Invalidity.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof, or of any other instrument, agreement or document now or hereafter executed in connection with the loan evidenced hereby shall not impair or vitiate any other provision of any of such instruments, agreements and documents, all of which provisions shall be enforceable to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law.
13. Compliance With Usury Laws.
All agreements between Borrower and Lender with respect to the loan evidenced hereby are hereby expressly limited so that in no contingency or event whatsoever, whether by reason of acceleration of maturity of the indebtedness evidenced hereby or otherwise, shall the amount paid or agreed to be paid to Lender for the use or the forbearance of the indebtedness evidenced hereby exceed the maximum permissible under applicable law. As used herein, the term “applicable law” shall mean the law in effect as of the date hereof, provided, however, that in the event there is a change in the law which results in a higher permissible rate of interest, then this [TI/Cap Ex/Covered/Repositioning] Note shall be governed by such new law as of its effective date. In this regard, it is expressly agreed that it is the intent of Borrower and Lender in the execution, delivery and acceptance of this [TI/Cap Ex/Covered/Repositioning] Note to contract in strict compliance with the laws of the State of from time to time in effect. If, under or from any circumstances whatsoever, fulfillment of any provision hereof at the time performance of such provision shall be due, shall involve transcending the limit of validity prescribed by applicable law,
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then the obligation to be fulfilled shall automatically be reduced to the limit of such validity, and if under or from any circumstances whatsoever Lender should ever receive as interest an amount which would exceed the highest lawful rate, such amount which would be excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance evidenced hereby without any prepayment fees or charges and not to the payment of interest. This provision shall control every other provision of all agreements among Borrower and Lender.
14. Use of Proceeds.
All proceeds of the Loan shall be used solely for the purposes more particularly provided for and limited by Section of the Omnibus Agreement.
15. Notices.
Any notices given with respect to this [TI/Cap Ex/Covered/Repositioning] Note shall be given in the manner provided for in the Omnibus Agreement.
16. Governing Law and Consent to Jurisdiction.
16.1. Substantial Relationship. It is understood and agreed that this [TI/Cap Ex/Covered/Repositioning] Note were negotiated, executed and delivered in the State of , which State the parties agree has a substantial relationship to the parties and to the underlying transactions embodied hereby.
16.2. Place of Delivery. Borrower agrees to furnish to Lender at Lender’s office in all further instruments, certifications and documents to be furnished hereunder.
16.3. Governing Law. This [TI/Cap Ex/Covered/Repositioning] Note and each of the other Loan Documents shall in all respects be governed, construed, applied and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
16.4. Consent to Jurisdiction. Borrower hereby consents to personal jurisdiction in any state or Federal court located within the State of .
17. No Oral Change.
This [TI/Cap Ex/Covered/Repositioning] Note may only be amended, terminated, extended or otherwise modified by a writing signed by the party against which enforcement is sought. In no event shall any oral agreements, promises, actions, inactions, knowledge, course of conduct, course of dealing, or the like be effective to amend, terminate, extend or otherwise modify this [TI/Cap Ex/Covered/Repositioning] Note.
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18. Rights of the Holder.
This [TI/Cap Ex/Covered/Repositioning] Note and the rights and remedies provided for herein may be enforced by Lender or any subsequent holder hereof. Wherever the context permits each reference to the term “holder” herein shall mean and refer to Lender or the then holder of this [TI/Cap Ex/Covered/Repositioning] Note.
19. Survival.
This [TI/Cap Ex/Covered/Repositioning] Note shall survive and continue in full force and effect beyond and after the payment and satisfaction of the obligations evidenced hereby in the event that Lender is required to disgorge or return any payment or property received as a result of any laws pertaining to preferences, fraudulent transfers or fraudulent conveyances but such survival and continuation shall be limited to the amount of such disgorgement or return and shall terminate upon payment thereof by Borrower.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this [TI/Cap Ex/Covered/Repositioning] Note to be duly executed as of the date set forth above as a sealed instrument at .
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Exhibit E
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made this day of , 2005, by and between , with addresses at hereinafter referred to as Owner, and MARC REALTY, LLC, with addresses at 00 X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 hereinafter referred to as Agent.
W I T N E S S E T H:
In consideration of the terms, conditions and covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement.
(a) The term “Project” shall mean the building known as “ ”, an ( ) story plus basement office building located on certain real property commonly known as , , Illinois (“Real Property”) together with all buildings, improvements, rights and appurtenances thereon.
(b) The term “Mortgage” shall mean any mortgage, or deed of trust or security agreement in or to the Real Property and/or the Project.
(c) The term “Mortgagee” shall mean any holder(s) of the Mortgage including the beneficiary(ies) under a deed of trust.
(d) The term “Base Rent Collections” shall mean and include all amounts actually collected by the Agent at the Project for the Owner’s account as rents but shall exclude (i) any advanced rent or security or other deposits received from occupants and tenants of the Project, (ii) any amounts representing prepaid rents, (iii) any amounts representing additional rent, and (iv) insurance or condemnation proceeds awards, proceeds of any Mortgage or other loans or advances, including any capital items.
(e) The term “additional rent” shall mean all amounts collected by Agent pursuant to the terms of leases at the Project for the Owner’s account other than basic rental, advanced rental and security deposits.
(f) The term “leases” shall mean all present and future leases and tenancy agreements for rentable space at the Project.
2. Appointment of Agent. The Owner hereby appoints the Agent, and the Agent hereby accepts its appointment, as property manager of the Project for the term and upon the conditions hereinafter set forth.
3. Operating Standards. In order to facilitate the efficient operation of the Project, the Owner shall have the right from time to time to establish standards to be
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maintained in the management, operation and leasing of the Project which are reasonable and appropriate in light of the size, geographic location and available space and facilities of the Project. The Agent hereby acknowledges that it is fully familiar with the layout, construction, location, character, plan and operation of the Project, including but not limited to the lighting, heating, and plumbing and other mechanical equipment in the Project.
4. Personnel. The Agent shall hire in its own name or that of its affiliates, all personnel reasonably necessary (as determined by customary methods of operation in the geographical area of the Project) to fulfill its obligations to the Owner hereunder, such personnel to be in the Agent’s employ and except for the manager and assistant manager at the Project at Owner’s sole cost and expense. Agent shall perform at Owner’s cost criminal background reports on all employees of Agent and no person shall be employed by Agent to provide services at the Project if such report indicates a history of misdemeanors or any felony for such prospective employee without Owner’s consent. Compensation for the services of any full-time on-site employees, including secretarial, however, shall be considered an operating expense of the Project to the extent that such services are rendered by such on-site employees pursuant to this Agreement. Agent shall prepare a comprehensive payroll of on-site employees for Owner’s approval, together with the annual budget required hereunder. All matters pertaining to the employment, supervision, compensation, promotion and discharge of such employees shall be the responsibility of Agent. Agent shall fully comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to worker’s compensation, social security, unemployment insurance, hours of labor, wages, working conditions, and other employer-employee related subjects. Agent shall cause all employees involved in the administration of any funds of Owner to be bonded or covered under Agent’s comprehensive crime insurance policy. All employees of Agent shall be required to visibly display photograph ID badges at all times while at the Project.
5. Duties of the Agent. The Agent shall render services and perform duties with respect to the Project as follows:
(a) Leasing. The Agent shall take such actions as shall be necessary and reasonable in order to prepare space in the Project for rental, advertise and promote the Project in order to provide tenants and occupants therefor; secure leases or other occupancy agreements for Owner’s final review and approval; and supervise all tenant finish work required in connection with such tenant lease. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Owner, such actions shall include, but shall not be limited to, supervising the operation, leasing and occupancy of the Project, arranging for maintenance, utility and other agreements concerning the operation of the Project, arranging for and managing advertising, merchant associations and promotional activities, displaying retail space to prospective tenants and arranging for the review and execution of leases by Owner and the negotiation and completion of all required tenant finish work required pursuant to any such lease.
(b) Employees. On the basis of an operating schedule, job standards and wage rates previously approved by the Owner on Agent’s recommendation, the Agent shall (i) investigate, hire, pay, supervise and discharge the on-site
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personnel necessary to be employed in order to maintain and operate the Project in a first class manner, (ii) prepare and submit to Owner a job description of each such employee, and (iii) prepare and submit to Owner in connection with the annual budget, a detailed payroll report covering all such employees.
(c) Tenants. The Agent shall maintain businesslike relations with all occupants, customers and users of the Project whose requests and complaints shall be received, considered and recorded in systematic fashion in order to show the action taken with respect thereto, and responded to in an immediate and businesslike fashion. Complaints of a serious nature shall be promptly reported to the Owner and Agent shall, after thorough investigation, make appropriate recommendations.
(d) Collections - Eviction. It will be Agent’s responsibility to collect all monies as and when due from all tenants, occupants and users of the Project. The Owner hereby authorizes and directs the Agent to request, demand, collect, receive and provide receipt for any and all charges, rents or other monies which may at any time be or become due to the Owner, and upon notice to the Owner, to take such legal action as may be necessary to evict, upon request of and at the expense of Owner, tenants, occupants and/or users of the Project delinquent in payment of any monies payable for thirty (30) days or more. The Agent shall give the Owner prompt notice of each delinquent account and shall furnish the Owner on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of each calendar month for the immediately preceding month (i) with an itemized list of all delinquent accounts, (ii) with a statement of receipts and disbursements, and (iii) a statement of occupancy.
(e) Maintenance. Agent shall cause the buildings, appurtenances and grounds included on the Project to be maintained according to standards acceptable to the Owner, including, but not limited to, interior and exterior cleaning, painting and decorating, plumbing, air conditioning, carpentry and such other maintenance imposed by the Owner in addition to those contained herein. All expenses for maintenance shall be made in accordance with the Annual Budget, the Quarterly Capital Expenditure Budget or as otherwise permitted in Section 5(o) except that such emergency repairs involving manifest danger to life or property, or for the safety of the tenants, or required to avoid the suspension of any necessary service to the Project. Notwithstanding this authority as to emergency repairs and expenditures, it is understood and agreed that the Agent will, if at all possible, confer immediately with the Owner regarding every such expenditure and its effect on the budget for the Project.
(f) Legal Requirements. Upon the direction of Owner, Agent shall take such actions as may be necessary to comply promptly with any and all orders or requirements affecting the Real Property/or Project imposed by any federal, state, county or municipal authority having jurisdiction thereover, subject to the same limitations contained in Paragraph (e) of this Paragraph 5 in connection with the making of repairs and alterations.
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(g) Service Contracts. Agent will be responsible for executing contracts for water, electricity, gas, fuel oil, telephone, vermin extermination, and other necessary services, or such of them as the Owner shall deem reasonably advisable, and place purchase orders for such equipment, tools, appliances, materials and supplies necessary to properly maintain the Project. All such contracts and orders shall (i) be made in the name of the Owner (or in the name of Agent as agent for Owner, with Owner’s identity disclosed), (ii) be subject to the limitations set forth in Paragraph (e) of this Paragraph 5, (iii) be assignable; (c) include a provision for cancellation thereof by Owner or Agent upon not more than 30 days written notice; and (d) require that all contractors provide evidence of insurance as set forth in Section 5(h). Agent may contract with affiliates of Agent for the provision of goods and services to the Project, provided however, that: (i) the terms of any such contract shall be competitive with those obtained from non-affiliated parties, (ii) all such contracts shall be compatible with the best interests of Owner, (iii) Agent discloses to Owner prior to the entry into each such contract the terms of the contract and the fact that it is with an affiliate of Agent, and (iv) Owner approves of such contract.
(h) Insurance. Upon the request of Owner, Agent will cause to be placed and kept in force all forms of insurance on the Project, including, where appropriate, workmen’s compensation insurance, public liability insurance, boiler insurance, fire and extended coverage insurance for full replacement cost, and burglary and theft insurance. Each such policy of insurance maintained in connection with the Real Property and/or Project shall designate Agent as a party insured with Owner. The carrier, the amount of coverage and the contents of each policy shall be mutually agreed upon by Owner and Agent and a certificate of each policy issued by the carrier shall be delivered promptly to Agent, Owner and any Mortgagee. Agent shall, upon execution hereof, furnish to Owner at Owner’s sole cost and expense one or more certificates of comprehensive crime insurance (or a fidelity bond) with reasonable limits and deductibles to be determined by Agent and approved by Owner covering Project employees and all employees of Agent who handle funds of Owner or of tenants of Owner. The certificate shall have attached thereto an endorsement that Owner shall be given at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of the cancellation. Agent shall require that all subcontractors engaged to perform work at the Project have or obtain sufficient insurance coverage of the type and at the levels consistent with the job to be performed and the market conditions. Agent shall obtain and keep on file a Certificate of Insurance which shows that any subcontractor is so insured. Agent shall obtain Owner’s prior consent before waiving any of such sub-contractor’s insurance requirements except in the case of an emergency which threatens damage to the Project or property or injury to persons.
(i) Payment of Project Operating Expenses. From the funds collected and deposited in the special account hereinafter provided for, Agent shall cause to be disbursed regularly and punctually, all of the reasonable and necessary expenses of operating the Project excluding, however, any interest or amortization on any Mortgage and real estate taxes (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Operating Expenses”). Such Operating Expenses shall
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include without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following items: (i) payroll expenses of on-site employees of Agent other than the manager and assistant manager at the Project, (ii) water and sewer rents; ad valorem taxes, personnel property taxes, payroll taxes of Agent’s employees and other taxes, imposed upon the Project (including the taxes referred to in Paragraph 5(j) hereof); (iii) the Agent’s compensation as provided hereunder, and (iv) all maintenance and emergency repairs of the Project under Paragraph 5(e) hereof. However, if there are not sufficient revenues collected to operate the building in a manner consistent with this Agreement, Owner agrees to provide such funds on a monthly basis in order to pay the reasonable necessary expenses to operate the Project. Any funds remaining in such account at the end of each calendar month during the term hereof after the disbursement by the Agent of the expenses authorized hereunder shall be paid over to the Owner not later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the next succeeding month.
(j) Tax Returns. Working in conjunction with the Owner’s accountant, Agent will prepare for execution and filing, all business licenses and all forms, reports and returns required by law in connection with unemployment insurance, workmen’s compensation insurance, disability benefits, Social Security, and other similar taxes now in effect or hereafter imposed, and also requirements relating to the employment of personnel.
(k) Books and Records. Agent shall maintain a comprehensive system of customary office records, books and accounts in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Owner. The books and records referred to in this subparagraph as well as any other records maintained by Agent in connection with the Real Property and/or Project may be inspected by the Owner at any time.
(l) Monthly Statements. Agent shall deliver to the Owner, within fifteen (15) days following the end of each calendar month occurring during the term hereof, a statement prepared by the Agent setting forth the income realized and the expenses disbursed by the Agent on the Owner’s behalf during said month. As additional support to the monthly financial statement, if requested by Owner, Agent shall provide copies of the following: (a) all bank statements, bank deposit slips and bank reconciliations with respect to the operating account for the Project; (b) detailed cash receipts and disbursements records; (c) detailed general ledger (if available); (d) paid invoices; (e) supporting documentation for payroll, payroll taxes and employee benefits; (f) unpaid voucher report; (g) A/R detail and A/R aging report; and (h) Rent roll.
(m) Annual Management Report. Agent shall deliver to the Owner within thirty (30) days following the end of each fiscal year occurring during the term hereof, a statement prepared by the Agent setting forth the income realized and the expenses disbursed by the Agent on the Owner’s behalf during the foregoing year, in sufficient detail as Owner may request to enable it to prepare annual financial statements.
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(n) Annual Budget. Agent shall prepare with the assistance of an accountant and the asset manager for the Project, if any, an annual operating budget for the Project setting forth, on a month-by-month basis, in reasonable detail, each line item of the Project’s anticipated operating income and operating expenses (on an accrual basis), including amounts required to establish, maintain and/or increase any monthly payments required hereunder. Such Annual Budget shall be submitted to Owner not later than the first day of the tenth (10th) month of the fiscal year of each year for the succeeding fiscal year. Owner shall give Agent notice of any objections to the matters set forth in said budget within thirty (30) days of its receipt of the proposed budget which shall be subject to the Owner’s prior written consent. Until such time that any annual budget has been approved by the Owner, the prior approved annual budget shall apply for all purposes hereunder with a 3% increase as to each discretionary line item and the appropriate increase for non-discretionary expenses line items (i.e., taxes) until a proposed budget has been approved hereunder.
(o) Capital Expenditure Budgets. Agent shall prepare with the assistance of the asset manager for the Project, if any, and submit to Owner on a quarterly basis, for approval by Owner, a proposed pro forma budget which shall set forth in reasonable detail each line item of anticipated capital expenses for the next succeeding calendar quarter (the “Quarterly Capital Expenditure Budget”). Agent shall not make any capital expenditures except for capital expenditures (i) budgeted for in the approved Quarterly Capital Expenditure Budget to the extent the cost will not exceed 105% of the budgeted cost, (ii) required to be made as a result of an emergency situation; provided, however, that Agent shall cause prompt notice to be given to Owner of such emergency situation, and (iii) not provided for in the approved Quarterly Capital Expenditure Budget which do not have a cost in excess of $10,000, in the aggregate for any calendar quarter.
(p) Discharge of Duties. It shall be the duty of the Agent at all times during the term of this Agreement to use reasonable diligence in operating and maintaining the Project consistent with the overall plan of the Owner. The Agent shall be expected to perform such other acts and deeds as are reasonable, necessary and proper in the discharge of its duties hereunder. It is the intent of this Agreement that the Agent shall pay for the account of the Owner all costs incurred in operating, maintaining and repairing the Project as well as other costs which are necessary in order to protect the Project other than tenant finish costs.
(q) Notices. Agent shall furnish the Owner, immediately upon receipt by the Agent, any and all notices affecting the Project including, without limitation, notices of violations of law or municipal ordinances or orders issued by any governmental authority or by any Board of Fire Underwriters or similar boards.
(r) Management. Agent shall generally provide and furnish those management services customarily provided by managing agents in the metropolitan Chicago area for projects of similar type and quality as the Project.
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(s) Compliance. Agent shall comply with all the terms and conditions of any Mortgage loan documents and any modifications, renewals and/or substitutions therefor provided Agent shall have received copies thereof.
(t) Capital Improvements. Agent shall consult and cooperate with Owner in order to facilitate the completion by Owner of any capital improvements to the Project which Owner may plan or implement at the Project or any property adjacent thereto.
6. Agency Relationship. Everything done by the Agent under the provisions of Paragraph 5 shall be done as the acknowledged agent of the Owner. Any payments to be made by the Agent hereunder shall be made out of such sums as are available in the special account of the Owner or as may be otherwise provided by the Owner.
7. Maintenance and Disbursement of Funds. The Agent shall establish and maintain, in a Chicago, Illinois bank a separate bank account insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and in a manner to indicate the custodial nature thereof as an agent of the Owner and with joint authority with Owner to draw thereon. All payments to be made by the Agent to discharge any liabilities or obligations incurred pursuant to this Agreement, and for the payment of the Agent’s compensation, shall be subject to the limitations of this Agreement and shall be made out of such account and all revenues from the Project shall be deposited therein.
8. Management Fees. The Agent shall be paid, as compensation for its services hereunder, an amount equal to five (5%) percent of monthly Gross Revenues from the Project, including but not limited to base rent; real estate tax recoveries; operating expense recoveries; lease termination fees; and all miscellaneous charges, payable simultaneously with the issuance of Agent’s monthly report pursuant to Paragraph 5(e) hereof fifteen (15) days after the last day of each such month during the term of this Agreement.
9. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the fifth anniversary of the date hereof or (ii) the sale of the Project unless such sale is to an equity holder of the Owner, in which event this Agreement shall continue for a period of three months and thereafter on a month-to-month basis unless terminated by either party on 15 days prior notice. In addition, Owner shall have the right to terminate this Agreement for Cause or if affiliates of Agent no longer have an ownership interest in Agent. “Cause” shall mean: (i) the gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct by Agent, (ii) any material default in the performance of Agent’s obligations under this Agreement which default shall remain uncured following reasonable notice of such default, or (iii) if both Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx either (i) cease to provide leasing and property management services on behalf of Agent sufficient to enable Agent to provide the services required hereunder in the same manner and standards as currently being provided or (ii) provide leasing and property management services with respect to office building properties in the City of Chicago, Illinois, the County of Xxxx, Illinois and all areas within 30 miles of the boundaries thereof on behalf of a person or entity other than Agent.
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10. Notices. All notices required to be given hereunder shall be sent by postage prepaid, U.S. mail, return receipt requested and shall be effective three (3) days after mailing to the address of Owner and Agent as set forth on the first page of this Agreement or to such other address(es) or addressee(s) as either may designate by written notice in accordance with this Section.
11. Indemnity.
(a) Owner agrees: (1) to hold and save Agent free and harmless from all damages or injuries to person or property arising out of the due and timely performance of Agent in carrying out its duties and responsibilities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or acting under the express directions of Owner; and (2) to defend promptly and diligently, at Owner’s expense, any claim, action or proceeding brought against Agent, or Agent and Owner jointly or severally, arising out of connection with any of the foregoing, and to hold harmless and indemnify Agent from any judgment, loss or settlement on account thereof. The foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 11(a) shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Nothing contained in subdivision (1) above of this Paragraph shall relieve Agent from responsibility to Owner for Agent’s negligence or any obligation of Agent to Owner under this Agreement.
(b) Agent agrees: (1) to hold and save the Owner free and harmless from all damages and claims against Owner arising out of Agent’s breach of this Agreement; and (2) to defend promptly and diligently, at Agent’s sole expense, any claim, action or proceeding brought against Owner or Owner and Agent jointly or severally arising out of or connected with any of the foregoing, and to hold harmless and fully indemnify Owner from any judgment, loss or settlement on account thereof. The provisions of this Paragraph 11(b) shall survive the termination of this Agreement, but this shall not be construed to mean that Agent’s liability does not survive as to other provisions of this Agreement. Nothing contained in subdivision (1) above of this Paragraph shall relieve Owner from responsibility to Agent for Owner’s negligence or any obligation of Owner to Agent under this Agreement.
12. Miscellaneous.
(a) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and constitute a binding obligation upon, the parties hereto, their respective successors and permitted assigns.
(b) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto and no variance or modification thereof shall be valid or enforceable, except by a supplemental agreement in writing, executed in the same manner as this Agreement.
(c) The rights and obligations of the Agent hereunder may not be assigned by it without the prior written consent of the Owner.
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(d) This Agreement shall be construed according to, and governed by, the laws of the State of Illinois.
(e) The obligation of Owner hereunder shall be “without recourse” to the individual assets of the Owner or of any general or limited partners or principal of Owner, but shall be an obligation of the Owner payable out of the Project and the revenues therefrom.
(f) Upon termination, the Agent shall promptly deliver to Owner all books and records (including computer tapes and disks) relating to or affecting the Project. Agent shall be given reasonable access to such records in order to prepare its final account.
(g) This Agreement may be assigned by Owner, its assigns and successors in connection with any transfer, sale, lease, assignment or other conveyance of substantially all of the Real Property and/or Project and may be collaterally assigned to any providing financing for the Project, and the Agent agrees to consent to such assignment and to a subordination of Agent’s rights under this Agreement to the rights of any mortgagee pursuant to an agreement which shall provide for, among other things, a non-disturbance provision in favor of Agent.
(h) Owner shall have the absolute right to copy, inspect and audit all books, records and accounts of the Project and to physically inspect the Project at all times and from time to time.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day and in the year first above written.
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