DP HOLDING COMPANY, LLC a Delaware Limited Liability Company SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT Dated as of [________], 2011
Exhibit 10.2
Form of Operating Agreement
DP HOLDING COMPANY, LLC
a Delaware Limited Liability Company
a Delaware Limited Liability Company
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT
Dated as of [________], 2011
Dated as of [________], 2011
THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS REPRESENTED BY THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, AND SUCH INTERESTS
MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED AT ANY TIME WITHOUT EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION UNDER, OR EXEMPTION FROM, SUCH SECURITIES LAWS, AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE OTHER
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY SET FORTH IN THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT.
Table of Contents
Article I DEFINITIONS |
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1.1. Definitions |
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Article II ORGANIZATION |
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2.1. Formation |
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2.2. Name |
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2.3. Purposes and Powers |
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2.4. Term |
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2.5. Registered Agent; Registered Office; Principal Office and Other Offices |
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2.6. Qualification in a Foreign Jurisdiction |
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2.7. No Partnership under State Law |
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2.8. Title to Property |
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Article III MEMBERS |
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3.1. Members |
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3.2. Intentionally Deleted |
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3.3. Additional Members |
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3.4. Representations and Warranties |
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3.5. Rights, Powers, Duties, Liabilities and Obligations of Members |
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3.6. Confidentiality |
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3.7. Other Activities |
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Article IV CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; Preferred Capital; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS |
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4.1. Capital Contributions |
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4.2. Failure to Make Capital Contributions |
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4.3. Adjustments to Percentage Interests |
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4.4. Capital Accounts |
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4.5. Transferee of Capital Accounts |
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4.6. Negative Capital Accounts |
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4.7. Interest on Capital Contributions |
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4.8. Return of Capital Contributions |
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4.9. Loans by Members; Additional Capital Contributions |
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Article V DISTRIBUTIONS AND ALLOCATIONS |
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5.1. Distributions |
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5.2. Allocations of Net Income and Net Losses |
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5.3. Regulatory Allocations |
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5.4. Other Tax Provisions |
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Article VI MANAGEMENT |
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6.1. General Powers and Duties |
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6.2. Maintenance of Company’s Existence |
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6.3. Major Decisions |
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6.4. Unilateral Authority |
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Article VII EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION |
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7.1. Exculpation of Members |
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7.2. Indemnification by the Company |
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7.3. Advance Payment |
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7.4. Reimbursement by a Member |
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7.5. Non-Exclusivity of Rights |
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7.6. Survival |
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Article VIII TRANSFERS |
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8.1. Transfers Generally |
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8.2. Transfers to and Admission of Permitted Transferees |
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8.3. Involuntary Transfers |
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8.4. Company as Transferee |
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Article IX SALE RIGHTS |
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9.1. Sale of Interest or Assets; Right of First Offer |
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9.2. Closing of Transactions |
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9.3. Standstill |
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Article X ACCOUNTING, TAX AND FISCAL MATTERS |
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10.1. Books and Records, Controls of Account |
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10.2. Tax Information |
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10.3. Periodic Reports to Members |
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10.4. Tax Matters Partner |
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10.5. Section 754 Election |
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10.6. Depreciation of Additional Company Assets |
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10.7. Fiscal Year |
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10.8. Audits; Inspection of Books and Records |
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10.9. Accounts |
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10.10. Transfer or Change in Company Interest |
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10.11. REIT Compliance |
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10.12. Cost of Compliance |
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Article XI DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION |
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11.1. Dissolution |
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11.2. Liquidation |
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11.3. Termination |
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Article XII DEFAULTS |
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12.1. Defaults |
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12.2. Remedies |
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Article XIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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13.1. Notices |
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13.2. Time is of the Essence |
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13.3. Further Assurances |
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13.4. Effect of Waiver or Consent |
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13.5. WAIVER OF CERTAIN DAMAGES |
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13.6. Governing Law |
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13.7. Litigation |
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13.8. Costs of Enforcement |
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13.9. Partial Invalidity |
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13.10. Binding Effect; Third Party Beneficiaries |
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13.11. Rules of Construction |
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13.12. Recitals, Exhibits and Schedules |
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13.13. Entire Agreement; Amendments to Agreement |
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13.14. Facsimile; Counterparts |
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13.15. Announcements Rights to Images |
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13.16. Portfolio-Wide Incentive Management Fee |
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LIST OF SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS |
Schedule 1
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Members, Capital Contributions and Percentage Interests | |
Schedule 4.2
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Sample Application of Dilution Mechanism | |
Schedule 6.4.3
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Recourse Carveout Guarantees | |
Exhibit A
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Existing Hotels | |
Exhibit B
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2011 Budget | |
Exhibit C
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Intentionally Omitted | |
Exhibit D
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Existing Credit Facility | |
Exhibit E
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Promissory Note | |
Exhibit F
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Guaranty | |
Exhibit G
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Pledge and Security Agreement | |
Exhibit H
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Book Basis of Existing Company Assets |
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THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT OF DP HOLDING COMPANY, LLC (formerly
known as Xxxxxxx Mezz IV Holding Company, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company, (the
“Company”), dated as of [___________], 2011, is entered into and adopted by XXXXXXX
OWNERSHIP COMPANY, LLC, a New York limited liability company (the “Xxxxxxx Member”), and
CARDINALS OWNER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “PB Member”), and is agreed
to and adopted by each other Person who becomes a Member in the Company pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company filed its Certificate of Formation (the “Certificate”) on March
3, 2006 with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and was originally known as Xxxxxxx
Mezz IV Holding Company, LLC;
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain [Certificate of Amendment] dated as of the date hereof and
filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, the name of the Company has been
changed to DP Holding Company, LLC;
WHEREAS, the Company is governed by that certain First Amended and Restated Operating
Agreement of the Company dated June [ ,] 2011 (the “Existing Agreement”) executed
by the Denihan Member and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx (“Xxxxxxx”) and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
(“Xxxxxx” and together with Xxxxxxx, the “Independent Managers”);
WHEREAS, the Company, through the Existing Venture Vehicles (as defined herein), currently
owns, among other things, a portfolio of six (6) hotels located in New York, New York, each as
described on Exhibit A attached hereto (each, an “Existing Hotel” and collectively,
the “Existing Hotels”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of that certain Contribution Agreement dated as of [June ], 2011, by and among the Company, the Xxxxxxx Member and the PB Member (the “Contribution
Agreement”), the PB Member agreed to acquire certain Membership Interests in the Company (i)
from the Denihan Member in redemption of the PB Member’s interest in the Xxxxxxx Member and (ii)
from the Company;
WHEREAS, the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement have been consummated as
of the date hereof and the Denihan Member and the PB Member desire to enter into this Second
Amended and Restated Operating Agreement which amends and restates the Existing Agreement in its
entirety, in order to, among other things, memorialize the transactions described above, admit the
PB Member as a Member of the Company, remove the Independent Managers as “managers” of the Company,
establish the respective powers, rights and interests of the Members with respect to the Company
and their respective Membership Interests, and provide for the general management of the business
and operations of the Company;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth in this Agreement, and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
Members hereby agree to continue the Company and amend and restate the Existing Agreement, which
is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this Agreement, as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
1.1. Definitions. The initial capitalized terms used but not defined in this
Agreement shall have the following meanings:
“Act” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, Title 6, § 18-101, et seq.,
and any successor statute, as amended from time to time.
“Adjusted Capital Account” means the Capital Account maintained for each Member as of
the end of each taxable year of the Company, (a) increased by any amounts that such Member is
obligated to restore under the standards set by Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c)
(or is deemed obligated to restore under Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and
1.704-2(i)(5)), and (b) decreased by such Member’s share of the items described in Regulations
Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6). The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account
is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and
shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
“Affiliate” or “Affiliated” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any other
Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with such Person,
or (b) any other Person owning or controlling ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding voting
interests of such Person, or (c) any officer, director, general partner or managing member of such
Person, or (d) any other Person which is an officer, director, general partner, managing member or
holder of ten percent (10%) or more of the voting interests of any other Person described in
clauses (a) through (c) of this definition.
“Agreed Value” of any Contributed Property means the fair market value of such
Contributed Property or other consideration at the time of contribution as mutually determined by
the Members using such reasonable method of valuation as they may adopt.
“Agreement” means this Second Amended and Restated Operating Agreement, as executed by
the Members, and as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance
with the terms hereof.
“Allocated ROFO Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.3 of this
Agreement.
“Applicable Deductions” means all amounts that would be necessary, as determined in
the reasonable discretion of the applicable Member, to (i) satisfy all loans, liens and
encumbrances affecting the Company and the Company Assets, (ii) pay any costs and expenses
associated with any sale or disposition of the Company Assets, including, without limitation,
transactional and closing costs such as brokers’ fees, escrow fees and similar expenses.
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“Applicable Law” means (i) all statutes, laws, common law, rules, regulations,
ordinances, codes or other legal requirements of any Governmental Authority, stock exchange, board
of fire underwriters and similar quasi Governmental Authority, and (ii) any judgment, injunction,
order or other similar requirement of any court or other adjudicatory authority, in effect at the
time in question and in each case to the extent the Person or property in question is subject to
the same.
“Applicable Federal Rate” means the applicable federal rate published from time to
time by the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with Section 1274(d) of the Code that most
closely corresponds to the term of the applicable instrument.
“Bankruptcy” means with respect to any Person, the event that:
(a) such Person makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(b) such Person files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy;
(c) such Person is adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or has entered against him an order
for relief, in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding;
(d) such Person files a petition or answer seeking for himself any reorganization,
arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any
statute, law or regulation;
(e) such Person files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the
material allegations of a petition filed against him in any proceeding of this nature;
(f) such Person seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver
or liquidator of the Person or of all or any substantial part of his properties; or
(g) if one hundred twenty (120) days after the commencement of any proceeding against such
Person seeking reorganization, arrangement, composition readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or
similar relief under any statute, law or regulation, such proceeding has not been dismissed, or if
within ninety (90) days after the appointment without such Person’s consent or acquiescence of a
trustee, receiver or liquidator of such Person or of all or any substantial part of such Person’s
properties, such appointment is not vacated or stayed, or within ninety (90) days after the
expiration of any such stay, such appointment is not vacated.
“Brooke” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.6.
“Budget” means the annual budget for the Company comprised of a budget for non-Hotel
related items and a separate budget for each Hotel (referred to as an “Annual Operating Projection”
in each Hotel Management Agreement), covering such Hotel’s anticipated operations including,
without limitation, all anticipated income, operating expenses and capital expenditures and other
items contemplated by Section 4.04 of each Hotel Management Agreement, which shall be mutually
acceptable to the Members, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time
in accordance with the terms hereof. The Budget shall be prepared by the Denihan Member and
submitted to the PB Member at least sixty (60) calendar
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days prior to the end of each Fiscal Year. The terms of Section 4.04 of each Hotel Management
Agreement shall govern the approval process and implementation of each Budget. The Members
acknowledge that each has approved the Budget for calendar year 2011, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit B.
“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a federal holiday in the
United States of America.
“Capital Account” means the capital account maintained for each Member pursuant to
Section 4.4 as the same may be credited or debited in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Capital Contribution” means the aggregate cash, cash equivalents and the initial
Gross Asset Value of Contributed Property that a Member contributes to the Company pursuant to this
Agreement (including, without limitation, the Initial Capital Contributions), in each case, (i) net
of any liabilities assumed by the Company from such Member in connection with such contribution,
and (ii) net of any liabilities to which assets contributed by such Member in respect thereof are
subject. Unless expressly stated otherwise, any reference herein to Capital Contribution shall
mean Capital Contribution to the Company by the applicable Member.
“Cash Needs Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.4.
“Cash Needs Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.4.
“Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to
time, as interpreted by the applicable regulations thereunder. Any reference herein to a specific
section or sections of the Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any corresponding
provision of future law.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the introduction to this Agreement.
“Company Assets” means, either individually or collectively as the context requires or
otherwise indicates, any asset or other property (real, personal or mixed) owned by or leased to
the Company from time to time, directly or indirectly [through one or more Venture Vehicles], which
shall include, without limitation, (i) the land underlying each of the Existing Hotels together
with all easements, interests in roadways, strips and other rights appurtenant to such land, (ii)
all improvements, structures and fixtures located upon the land, including the Existing Hotels
(iii) all furniture, fixtures, equipment, machinery, appliances,1 artwork and other items
of tangible personal property and (iv) all other property directly or indirectly acquired by the
Company from time to time. For the avoidance of doubt, (1) the Excluded Property shall not
constitute Company Assets, although the Venture Vehicle which owns each Existing Hotel shall
1 | [Please note that deleted items (i.e.- linens, supplies, food and beverage inventories) will be included in the Company Assets definition in the Operating Lessee JV’s. and other conforming changes may be made based on the Operating Lessee structure.] |
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be granted a license to utilize certain intellectual property related to such Existing Hotel
and (2) any third-party leases shall be assigned to the Hotel Lessees.
“Company Minimum Gain” means the amount determined pursuant to the provisions of
Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(d) and 1.704-2(b)(2). In accordance with Treasury
Regulations Section 1.704-2(d), the amount of Company Minimum Gain is determined by first
computing, for each nonrecourse liability of the Company, any gain the Company would realize if it
disposed of the property subject to that liability for no consideration, other than full
satisfaction of the liability, and then aggregating the separately computed gains. A Member’s
share of Company Minimum Gain shall be determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section
1.704-2(g)(1).
“Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.1.
“Contributed Property” means each property or other asset, in such form as may be
permitted under the Act, but excluding cash, contributed to the Company.
“Contributing Member” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.1.
“Control” means, when used with respect to any Person, the power to direct the
management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of
voting securities or other beneficial interests, by contract or otherwise, and the terms
“Controlling”, “Controlled by” and “under common Control with” shall have
the meanings correlative therewith.
“Defaulting Member” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.1.
“Xxxxxxx Common Capital” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.1.
“Xxxxxxx Invested Capital” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.1.
“Xxxxxxx Member” has the meaning set forth in the introduction to this Agreement.
“Xxxxxxx Principal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.6.
“Xxxxxxx Principal Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.6.
“Depreciation” means, for each Fiscal Year, an amount equal to the depreciation,
amortization, or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to an asset for such Fiscal
Year, except that if the Gross Asset Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal
income tax purposes at the beginning of such Fiscal Year, “Depreciation” shall be an amount which
bears the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation,
amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for such Fiscal Year bears to such beginning
adjusted tax basis. If any asset shall have a zero adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes,
“Depreciation” shall be determined utilizing any method selected by the Members. The Members
acknowledge that the depreciation methodology set forth in Section 5.4.2 below and on
Exhibit H attached hereto shall be utilized until otherwise agreed to by the Members.
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“Discussion Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.1.
“Disputed Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.1.
“EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of (a) consolidated net income (or loss) for
such period, plus (b) to the extent deducted in determining such consolidated net income, interest
expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization for such period, less (c) an amount
representing an FF&E (as defined in the Hotel Management Agreement) reserve equal to the greater of
(i) 4% of Gross Revenues (as defined in the Hotel Management Agreement) for such period or (ii) any
actual FF&E reserve required for any Hotel for such period, less (d) an amount representing a
franchise fee equal to 4% of Gross Revenues for such period (reduced by the Marketing Contribution
(as defined in the Hotel Management Agreement) for such period). The reserves and fees
contemplated by (c) and (d) above shall be reduced by any amount actually paid in respect of such
reserves and fees to the extent deducted in determining consolidated net income under (a) above.
“Economic Risk of Loss” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulations Section
1.752-2(a).
“Effective Date” means the date of this Agreement.
“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2.
“Excluded Property” shall mean (i) url’s and other internet sites relating to the
Company, the Existing Venture Vehicles, the Hotels or the Hotel Manager; (ii) all brand names,
copyrights and other intellectual property with respect to the “Affinia,” “Xxxxxxxx,” “Xxxxx,”
“Affinia Xxxxxx Hotel”, the “Affinia Xxxxxx Lofts”, “Affinia Xxxxxx”, “Affinia 50”, “Affinia
Shelburne”, “Affinia Gardens”, “Affinia Manhattan” or Xxxxxxx Hospitality Group (each as defined in
the Contribution Agreement); (iii) all proprietary reservation systems, software systems, and
similar items owned by the Hotel Manager; and (iv) all Tangible Personal Property (as defined in
the Contribution Agreement) owned by the Hotel Manager and identified on Schedule 1.1 of
the Contribution Agreement or tenants of the Hotels.
“Exculpated Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 of this Agreement.
“Existing Credit Facility” means collectively, each of the loans made to the [Company
and the] applicable Venture Vehicles and the documents evidencing and/or securing such loans
described on Exhibit D attached hereto, as of the date hereof, and any modifications,
amendments or extensions thereof approved by the Members in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Existing Hotels” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Existing Venture Vehicles” means Xxxxxxx Mezz III Holding Company, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, Xxxxxxx Mezz II Holding Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, Xxxxxxx Mezz I Holding Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, 000 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Co., LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, 000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx Co., LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, 000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx Co., LLC, a
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Delaware limited liability company, 000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx Co., LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, 000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx Co., LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and 000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Co., LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Expenses” means, for any period, the total gross expenditures of the Company and its
Venture Vehicles reasonably relating to the operations of the Company [and the Venture Vehicles]
and/or the acquisition, development, ownership, maintenance, sale, leasing, financing and/or
refinancing of the Company Assets during such period contemplated by the then applicable Budget or
otherwise reasonably approved by the Members from time to time, including, without duplication, (a)
all cash operating expenses (including real estate taxes and assessments, personal property taxes,
sales taxes, and all fees, commissions, expenses and allowances paid or reimbursed to any Member or
any of its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement, Hotel Operating Lease or otherwise as permitted
hereunder), (b) all deposits of Revenues to the reserve accounts, (c) all debt service payments
including debt service with respect to the Existing Credit Facility, (d) all expenditures which are
treated as capital expenditures (as distinguished from expense deductions included in clause (a)
above) under GAAP, and (e) all expenditures related to any acquisition, leasing, financing or
securitization of any Company Assets; provided, however, that Expenses shall not include any
payment or expenditure to the extent the sources of funds used for such payment or expenditure are
not included in Revenues. All reserves to pay for Expenses shall be invested in such manner as may
be agreed upon by the Members. If the Members are unable to agree upon the investment of the
Company’s reserves, such funds shall be invested in: (a) segregated interest-bearing accounts or
certificates of deposit with any financial institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation; or (b) United States Treasury obligations, provided that in no event will funds be
placed in investments that do not constitute assets described in Code Section
856(c)(4)(A).2
“Expert” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.1.
“Extraordinary Cash Flow”3 shall mean, for any applicable period, (x) all
Revenues received by the Company or any Venture Vehicle from a Major Capital Event minus (y) (i)
the costs and expenses incurred by the Company or Venture Vehicle in connection with such Major
Capital Event, including, without limitation, title, survey, appraisal, recording, escrow, transfer
tax and similar costs, brokerage expense and attorneys’ and other professional fees; (ii) proceeds
deposited in reserves pursuant to a reasonable determination of the Members that such reserve and
the amount thereof is required to provide for actual or contingent obligations of the Company or
such Venture Vehicle or improvements to or restoration of any Hotel owned by such Venture Vehicle
(in determining the amount of reserves, the Members will take into account required debt service,
operating expenses and leasing commissions); (iii) proceeds applied to pay or prepay any
indebtedness of the Company or any Venture Vehicle in connection with such Major Capital Event;
(iv) to the extent not previously deposited in reserves pursuant to
2 | [Please note that deleted items (i.e.- “management (including fees payable pursuant to Hotel Management Agreements), operations” and “any Hotel Management Agreement”) will be included in the Expenses definition in the Operating Lessee JV’s and other conforming changes may be made based on the Operating Lessee structure.] | |
3 | [Conforming changes may be made to the Operating Lessee JV’s based on the Operating Lessee structure] |
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clause (y)(ii) of this definition, proceeds applied to rebuild, repair or restore any Hotel;
and (v) refundable sums received by any Venture Vehicle in respect of any Hotel. All reserves
shall be invested in such manner as may be agreed upon by the Members.
“Family Group” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.3.
“Fiscal Year” means the calendar year, except that the first Fiscal Year shall be that
period commencing as of the date of this Agreement and ending on December 31 of the same year.
“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state or local government or other
political subdivision thereof, including, without limitation, any Person exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative governmental powers or functions, in each case
to the extent the same has jurisdiction over the Person or property in question.
“Gross Asset Value” means, with respect to any asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for
federal income tax purposes, except as follows:
(a) The initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the Company
shall be the Agreed Value of such asset.
(b) The Gross Asset Values of all Company Assets immediately prior to the occurrence of
any event described in subparagraphs (i) through (v) below shall be adjusted to equal their
respective gross fair market values, as determined by the Members, as of the following times:
(i) the acquisition of an additional Membership Interest in the Company by a new or
existing Member in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution, if the Members
reasonably determine that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative
Interests of the Members in the Company;
(ii) the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of
Company Assets as consideration for a Membership Interest in the Company, if the Members reasonably
determine that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative Membership
Interests of the Members in the Company;
(iii) the liquidation or dissolution of the Company within the meaning of Treasury
Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g);
(iv) the issuance of a Membership Interest in the Company (other than a de minimis
interest) as consideration for the provision of services to or for the benefit of the Company by an
existing Member acting in a member capacity, or by a new Member acting in a member capacity or in
anticipation of becoming a Member of the Company, if the Members reasonably determine that such
adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative Interests of the Members in the
Company; and
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(v) at such other times as the Members shall reasonably determine necessary or advisable
in order to comply with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2.
(c) The Gross Asset Value of any Company asset distributed to a Member shall be the gross
fair market value of such asset on the date of distribution as determined by the Members.
(d) 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 Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m); provided,
however, that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this subparagraph (d) to
the extent that an adjustment pursuant to subparagraph (b) above is made in connection with a
transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this subparagraph (d).
“Guaranty” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.6.
“Hotel” means an individual reference to each Existing Hotel and any additional hotel
purchased by the Company or any Venture Vehicle in the future, together with the Company Assets
related to such individual Hotel.
“Hotel Lessee” means each operating lessee under a Hotel Operating Lease.
“Hotel Management Agreement” means each hotel management agreement entered into
between the Hotel Manager and the applicable Hotel Lessee.
“Hotel Manager” means DHG Management Company, LLC, a New York limited liability
company.
“Hotel Operating Lease” means any hotel operating lease entered into by an applicable
Venture Vehicle and a Hotel Lessee.
“Hotel Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1 of this Agreement.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 of this
Agreement.
“Indemnity Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.3 of this
Agreement.
“Initial Capital Contributions” means (a) in the case of the Xxxxxxx Member, the
Xxxxxxx Common Capital (as defined in Section 4.1.1), and (b) in the case of the PB Member,
the amount set forth in Section 4.1.2.
“Initiating Member” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2 of this
Agreement.
“Interest Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1 of this Agreement.
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“Major Capital Event” shall mean one or more of the following: (i) sale of all or any
part of the Company, any Venture Vehicle, or any Hotel, exclusive of sales or other dispositions of
tangible personal property in the ordinary course of business; (ii) the refinancing of any or all
indebtedness of any Company or Venture Vehicle; (iii) condemnation of all or any part of or an
interest in any Hotel through the exercise of the power of eminent domain; (iv) any loss of all or
a portion of such Hotel or an interest in such Hotel by casualty, failure of title or otherwise
that results in excess insurance proceeds after restoration or repair (if such Hotel is restored or
repaired); and (v) payment from title insurance on account of a defect in title to a Hotel or with
respect to any other claim under any owner’s title insurance policy insuring any Venture Vehicle’s
interest in any real estate owned by the Venture Vehicle.
“Major Decision” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 of this Agreement.
“Member” means the PB Member, the Denihan Member (or each of their permitted
successors in interest), and each Person who is admitted as a member of the Company after the date
of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Act, in each case so long
as such Person is shown on the Company’s books and records as the owner of a Membership Interest.
The Members shall constitute the “members” (as such term is defined in the Act) of the
Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Members shall constitute
a single class or group of members of the Company for all purposes of this Agreement and the Act.
“Member Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.1 of this Agreement.
“Member Loan Rate” means a rate of interest per annum equal to the greater of (A)
twelve percent (12%), or (B) six percent (6%) plus the then current Prime Rate (or the
maximum lesser rate permitted by Applicable Law, if any), in each case, compounding monthly.
“Member Nonrecourse Debt” has the meaning set forth for partner nonrecourse debt in
Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).
“Member Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulations
Section 1.704-2(i)(2) for the phrase “partner nonrecourse deductions”.
“Membership Interest” means a Member’s interest in the Company, including such
Member’s share of the Company’s profits, losses and distributions pursuant to this Agreement and
the Act, and the right, if any, to participate in the management of the business and affairs of the
Company, including, without limitation, the right, if any, to vote on, consent to or otherwise
participate in any decision or action of or by the Members and the right to receive information
concerning the business and affairs of the Company, in each case to the extent expressly provided
in this Agreement or otherwise required under the Act.
“Minimum Gain Attributable to Member Nonrecourse Debt” means partner nonrecourse debt
minimum gain as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2). A Member’s share of partner
nonrecourse debt minimum gain shall be determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section
1.704-2(i)(5).
“Minimum Terms” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.4 of this Agreement.
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“Necessary Expenditures” means Portfolio or Venture Vehicle Expenses which are unable
to be paid out of Operating Cash Flow or reserves, such as emergency repairs, capital expenditures
required to bring any Hotels into compliance with Applicable Laws, or cash infusions to address
seasonal operating shortfalls, in each case which are necessary to preserve, protect or maintain
the Portfolio or the interests of the Company or any Venture Vehicle therein or which are provided
for in the then prevailing approved Budget [(and including, without limitation, amounts required to
reimburse any Hotel Manager for costs incurred pursuant to Section 5.05 (Emergencies) of any
applicable Hotel Management Agreement or any corresponding section therein).] [PLEASE NOTE
BRACKETED/SHADED PROVISION WILL ONLY BE INCLUDED IN OPERATING LESSEE JV AGREEMENT]
“Net Income” or “Net Loss” means, for each Fiscal Year or other period, an
amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or loss for such year or period determined in
accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss, deduction
or credit required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in
taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments:
(a) Any income of the Company that is exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise
taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss pursuant to this definition of Net Income
and Net Loss shall increase the amount of such income and/or decrease the amount of such loss;
(b) Any expenditure of the Company described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as
Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and
not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss pursuant to this definition of
Net Income and Net Loss, shall decrease the amount of such income and/or increase the amount of
such loss;
(c) Gain or loss resulting from any disposition of Company Assets where such gain or loss
is recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset
Value of the Company Assets disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such
Company Assets differs from its Gross Asset Value;
(d) In lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions taken
into account in computing such income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation for
such fiscal year or other period;
(e) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any asset included in Company
Assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required pursuant to Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) 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, 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 the purposes of computing Net Income and Net Loss;
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(f) If the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted in accordance with
subparagraph (b) or subparagraph (d) of the definition of “Gross Asset Value” above, the
amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account in the taxable year of such adjustment as
gain or loss from the disposition of such asset for purposes of computing Net Income or Net Loss;
and
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this definition of Net Income and Net Loss, any
items that are specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.3 hereof shall not be taken into
account in computing Net Income or Net Loss. The amounts of the items of Company income, gain,
loss or deduction available to be specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.3 hereof shall
be determined by applying rules analogous to those set forth in this definition of Net Income and
Net Loss.
“Non-Contributing Member” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.1.
“Non-Defaulting Member” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.1.
“Nonrecourse Deductions” means any and all items of loss, deduction or expenditure
(including any expenditure described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code) that, in accordance with
the principles of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(1), are attributable to a Nonrecourse
Liability.
“Nonrecourse Liability” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulations Section
1.704-2(b)(3).
“Note” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.6.
“Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1 of this Agreement.
“Notice of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.1.
“Notice Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2 of this Agreement.
“OFAC” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.4 of this Agreement.
“Operating Cash Flow” shall mean, for any applicable period, (x) all Revenues received
by the Company (excluding Revenues received from a Major Capital Event) minus (y) all Expenses.
“Other Business” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7 of this Agreement.
“Other Member” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2 of this Agreement.
“Other Member’s Recourse Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section
9.3.
“Xxxxxxx” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.6.
“PB Member” has the meaning set forth in the introduction to this Agreement.
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“PB OP” means Pebblebrook Hotel, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
“PB REIT” means Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust.
“Percentage Interest” means with respect to any Member, and as of any date, the
percentage equivalent of a fraction (A) the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of Capital
Contributions funded (or deemed funded in accordance with the express provisions of this Agreement)
by such Member to the Company and (B) the denominator of which is the total amount of all Capital
Contributions funded (or deemed funded in accordance with the express provisions of this Agreement)
by all Members to the Company, subject to adjustment as provided for in Section 4.2.,
Section 4.3 and in the definition of Preferred Capital. The Percentage Interests for each
Member shall initially be as follows:
Members | Percentage Interest | |||
Xxxxxxx Member |
51 | % | ||
PB Member |
49 | % |
“Permitted Transferee” means any Person to whom a Member is permitted to Transfer a
Membership Interest under this Agreement; provided, however, that any consent which
is required under this Agreement for the Transfer to such Person has been obtained as required
herein.
“Person” means a natural person, corporation, partnership (whether general or
limited), limited liability company, association, trust, estate, custodian, nominee or any other
individual or entity in its own or any representative capacity.
“Pledge” means mortgaging, pledging, hypothecating, encumbering or otherwise granting
a security interest as collateral.
“Pledge Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.6.
“Portfolio” means a collective reference to all of the Hotels.
“Portfolio Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1 of this Agreement.
“Preferred Capital” means the amount of [$________]; provided, however, if the Company
is required to prepay a portion of the Existing Credit Facility in order to accomplish the
extension or modification of such Existing Credit Facility or reduce the outstanding principal
balance of the Existing Credit Facility in order to accomplish a refinancing thereof, the Xxxxxxx
Member’s pro rata share of the prepaid amount or the principal reduction, as the case may be, to
the extent not being paid out of Revenues, shall be treated as a reduction of the Preferred Capital
and an increase to the Xxxxxxx Common Capital as of the date of such prepayment (and constitute a
deemed Capital Contribution by the Xxxxxxx Member on a pro-rata basis based upon the Xxxxxxx
Member’s then current respective Percentage Interests). Upon the occurrence of any such deemed
Capital Contribution by the Denihan Member, the Percentage Interests of the
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Members shall be adjusted accordingly. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the Preferred Capital
shall not constitute Revenues (as defined herein) for any purposes and (ii) any fees paid to
accomplish any extension, modification or refinancing prior to or simultaneously with the date
hereof shall not be counted in determining the amount of any prepayment.
“Preferred Return” shall mean a cumulative, annually compounded return equal to the
short term Applicable Federal Rate less one-half of one percent (0.5%) (but not less than zero) per
annum on all Unreturned Preferred Capital outstanding from time to time, calculated from the
Effective Date and ending on the date immediately preceding the date on which the applicable
Unreturned Preferred Capital is distributed to the Xxxxxxx Member.
“Prime Rate” shall mean the prime rate quoted in the Money Rates section of The Wall
Street Journal on the morning of the applicable measurement date, or, if The Wall Street Journal is
not published on such date, then the prime rate shall be determined on the first date thereafter on
which The Wall Street Journal is published, but such prime rate shall take effect retroactively as
of the applicable measurement date. In the event that The Wall Street Journal (i) publishes a
retraction or correction of the prime rate, the prime rate reported in such retraction or
correction shall apply, or (ii) ceases to publish the prime rate, then the prime rate shall be
determined from such substitute comparable financial reporting service as the Members shall
determine.
“Proceeding” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 of this Agreement.
“Regulatory Allocations” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.8.
“REIT” shall mean a real estate investment trust within the meaning of Sections 856
through 860 of the Code.
“Revenues” means, for any period, the total gross revenues received by the Company [or
any Venture Vehicle] during such period, including, without limitation, all receipts of the Company
from (a) revenues from, rent on the Hotel Operating Leases, and all additional rent with respect to
third-party leases not assigned to the Hotel Lessees, if any, (b) concessions which are in the
nature of revenues, (c) rent or business interruption insurance, and casualty and liability
insurance, if any, (d) funds made available to the extent such funds are withdrawn from the
Company’s, a Venture Vehicle’s or a third party’s reserve account and deposited into the Company’s
or a Venture Vehicle’s operating accounts (provided, however, that amounts released from the
renovation reserve account held by Hypo Real Estate Capital Corporation or any other lender party
to the Mortgage Loan (as defined in the Contribution Agreement) in connection with the Xxxxxxxx
Hotel and the Affinia Manhattan shall be used solely for renovations made with respect to such
properties and shall not under any circumstances constitute Revenues for purposes of this
Agreement, except to the extent the same are not utilized for renovations to such properties, it
being understood that the Members intend to utilize such amounts for such purpose), (e) proceeds
from the sale or other disposition of any Company Assets, (f) proceeds from the financing,
refinancing or securitization of any Company Assets, and (g) other revenues and receipts realized
by the Company, including excess cash from any reserve established by or on behalf of the Company
or a Venture Vehicle or from any Capital Contribution if and to the
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extent the same were not used for the purpose of funding any Shortfall or other reason giving
rise to the need for such Capital Contributions.4
“ROFO Acceptance” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.4 of this
Agreement.
“ROFO Deposit” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.4 of this Agreement.
“ROFO Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.4 of this Agreement.
“Sale Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1 of this Agreement.
“Sale Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.3 of this Agreement.
“Sale Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.3 of this Agreement.
“Section 1245 Recapture” means any gain recognized by the Company (computed without
regard to any adjustment required by Section 734 or 743 of the Code) upon the disposition of any
property or asset of the Company, which gain is characterized as ordinary income under Section 1245
of the Code.
“Section 1250 Recapture” means any gain recognized by the Company (computed without
regard to any adjustment required by Section 734 or 743 of the Code) upon the disposition of any
property or asset of the Company, which gain is characterized as “unrecaptured Section 1250 gain”
under Section 1(h) of the Code.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 and the regulations and rules issued
thereunder, as amended from time to time.
“Shortfall” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.4.
“Substitute Capital Contribution” has the mean set forth in Section 4.2.1 of
this Agreement.
“Tax Distribution” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.5 of this
Agreement.
“Transfer” means any assignment, transfer, sale, Pledge or other alienation, whether
voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law.
“Transfer Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.1 of this
Agreement.
“Treasury Regulations” means the federal income tax regulations, including any
temporary or proposed regulations, promulgated under the Code, as amended and in effect from
4 | [Please note that deleted items (i.e.- “guest rooms, conferences, receptions, meetings, food and beverage” and “(including for parking facilities)”) will be included in the Revenues definition in the Operating Lessee JV’s and conforming changes may be made based on the Operating Lessee JV structure.] |
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time to time. Any reference in this Agreement to a specific Treasury Regulations shall be
deemed to include a reference to any corresponding provisions of future law.
“Trigger Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2 of this Agreement.
“Unreturned Preferred Capital” shall mean the aggregate Preferred Capital less all
distributions of Preferred Capital to the Xxxxxxx Member (but not less than zero). For the
avoidance of doubt, an advance of funds pursuant to a Xxxxxxx Principal Loan shall not be deemed a
distribution of Preferred Capital.
“Venture Vehicle” means the limited liability companies, limited partnerships or
similar vehicles formed by the Members, or their respective Affiliates, to acquire or otherwise
invest in or own, directly or indirectly, any Hotel.
ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATION
ORGANIZATION
2.1. Formation. The Company has been organized as a Delaware limited liability
company by the execution and filing of the Certificate by an “authorized person” (as defined in the
Act) pursuant to the Act. The Members approve and ratify the execution and filing of the
Certificate and the [Certificate of Amendment] dated as of the date hereof.
2.2. Name. The name of the Company is “DP Holding Company, LLC”, and all business of
the Company shall be conducted in that name or in such other names as the Members may unanimously
designate from time to time.
2.3. Purposes and Powers. The sole purpose of the Company and nature of the business
to be conducted by the Company is to own, administer, operate, hold, develop, lease, manage,
acquire, maintain, finance, refinance, renovate, market, sell and otherwise deal with and dispose
of Company Assets. The Company shall have the power and authority to engage in any and all
activities and take any and all actions necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable or convenient
for, or incidental to, the furtherance of the purposes set forth in this Section 2.3;
provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be construed as authorizing the Company to have any
purpose or power, or to engage in any activity or take any action which is prohibited under
Applicable Law. The purposes of the Company shall not be extended by implication, and any change
to this Section 2.3 shall not be effective unless set forth in a written agreement among
the Members in accordance with Section 13.13.
2.4. Term. The term of the Company commenced on the date the Certificate was filed as
described in Section 2.1 and shall continue in existence until dissolution pursuant to
Article XI.
2.5. Registered Agent; Registered Office; Principal Office and Other Offices.
2.5.1 Registered Agent. The registered agent of the Company in the State of Delaware
shall be the initial registered agent named in the Certificate or such other Person as the Members
may designate from time to time in accordance with the Act.
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2.5.2 Registered Office. The registered office of the Company required under the Act
to be maintained in the State of Delaware shall be the office of the initial registered agent named
in the Certificate or such other office (which need not be a place of business of the Company) as
the Members may designate from time to time in accordance with the Act.
2.5.3 Principal Office and Other Offices. The principal office of the Company shall
be at such place as the Members may designate from time to time (which need not be in the State of
New York) and the Company shall maintain records at such principal office for inspection as
required under the Act. The initial principal office of the Company will be located at 000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000. The Company may have such other offices as the Members may
designate from time to time.
2.6. Qualification in a Foreign Jurisdiction. The Company shall comply with all
requirements necessary to qualify or register the Company as a foreign limited liability company in
the State of New York and any jurisdiction in which the Company transacts business to the extent
such qualification or registration is necessary, appropriate or advisable for the Company. At the
request of any of the Members, each Member shall, execute, acknowledge and deliver any
certificates, documents and other instruments that are necessary or appropriate to qualify,
register, continue or terminate the Company as a foreign limited liability company in any such
jurisdiction in which the Company owns property or transacts business or ceases to own property or
transact business (as the case may be).
2.7. No Partnership under State Law. The Members intend that the Company shall not be
a partnership (whether general or limited) or joint venture and that no Member shall be a partner
or joint venturer of any other Member for any purposes other than federal income tax purposes and,
if applicable, state income or franchise tax purposes. The Members intend that the Company be
treated as a partnership for United States federal and state income tax purposes unless otherwise
decided by the Members, and the Members and the Company shall file all tax returns and shall
otherwise take all tax and financial reporting positions in a manner consistent with this
Section 2.7. No Member or any other Person shall make an election to have the Company
treated as a corporation or other association taxable as a corporation for any tax purpose and no
Member or other Person shall allow any equity interest in the Company to be traded on an
established securities market or the substantial equivalent thereof.
2.8. Title to Property. All real property and personal property (tangible and
intangible) owned by the Company shall be deemed owned by the Company as an entity and no Member,
individually, shall have any ownership of such property. The Company may hold any of its assets in
its own name or, with the written consent of all of the Members, in the name of a nominee. The
Members hereby waive any rights under the Act or other Applicable Law for partition of any Company
Assets. For the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Property is not owned by the Company.
ARTICLE III
MEMBERS
MEMBERS
3.1. Members. Schedule 1 attached hereto and dated as of the Effective Date
sets forth a complete list of all Members in the Company and their respective Percentage Interests
as
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of the Effective Date. Each Person listed on Schedule 1 shall, upon its execution of
this Agreement or counterpart thereto, be admitted to the Company as a Member of the Company. No
Person other than the Members has any right to take part in the ownership of the Company, or
receive any distributions from the Company, as of the date of this Agreement.
3.2. Intentionally Deleted.
3.3. Additional Members. Except for the Members listed on Schedule 1, no
Person may be admitted as a Member of the Company unless such Person is (i) a Permitted Transferee
that satisfies the requirements of this Agreement prior to admission, or (ii) a Person admitted as
an additional Member with the mutual approval of the Members. The Xxxxxxx Member shall amend
Schedule 1 (and provide copies thereof to the PB Member) and file any documents which are
necessary, appropriate or advisable under the Act or other Applicable Law upon the admission of any
Permitted Transferee or additional Member to the Company to reflect such admission and any changes
in Percentage Interests. Any reference to Schedule 1 in this Agreement shall be deemed to
be a reference to Schedule 1 as amended from time to time pursuant to this Agreement.
3.4. Representations and Warranties. Each Member hereby makes the following
representations and warranties with respect to itself, upon which such Member acknowledges and
agrees that the other Members and the Company are entitled to rely.
3.4.1 Organization and Power. Such Member is duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, and has all
requisite power and authority to own the Membership Interest to be held by such Member.
3.4.2 Authority and Binding Obligation. Such Member has full power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The
execution and delivery by the undersigned on behalf of such Member and the performance by such
Member of its obligations under this Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of such Member, and this Agreement, when executed and delivered, will
each constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Member enforceable against such
Member in accordance with its terms.
3.4.3 Consents and Approvals; No Conflicts. No filing with, and no permit,
authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Authority or other Person is necessary for
execution or delivery of this Agreement or the performance of the obligations under this Agreement
by such Member, and neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement or performance of the
obligations under this Agreement by such Member will: (i) violate any provision of the
organizational or governing documents of such Member; (ii) violate any Applicable Law to which such
Member is subject; or (iii) result in a breach of or constitute a default under any material
contract, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which such Member is a party or by which
any of such Member’s assets are subject.
3.4.4 Patriot Act. Such Member is not restricted from doing business under
regulations of the Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) of the Department of the
Treasury of the United States of America (including, those persons named on OFAC’s Specially
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Designated and Blocked Persons list) or under any statute, executive order (including the
September 24, 2001 Executive Order (No. 13,224) Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With
Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism 66 Fed. Reg. 49,079), or other
governmental action and such Member is not and shall not knowingly engage in any dealings or
transactions or otherwise be associated with such persons.
3.4.5 Investment in Company. With respect to such Member’s investment in the Company:
(a) Such Member has acquired or is acquiring its Membership Interest for
investment solely for its own account and not for distribution, transfer or sale to
any Person in connection with any distribution or offering to the public.
(b) Such Member is financially able to bear the economic risk of an investment
in the Company and has no need for liquidity in such investment.
(c) Such Member has such knowledge, experience and skill in financial and
business matters in general and with respect to investments of a nature similar to
an investment in the Company so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks
of, and making an informed business decision with respect to, such investment.
(d) Such Member has received all information that it deems necessary to make an
informed investment decision with respect to an investment in the Company and has
had the unrestricted opportunity to make such investigation as it desires pertaining
to the Company and an investment therein and to verify any information furnished to
such Member.
(e) Such Member understands that it must bear the economic risk of an
investment in the Company for an indefinite period of time because (i) the
Membership Interests have not been registered under the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws, and (ii) such Member shall not be permitted to
Transfer its Membership Interest, except in accordance with this Agreement and then
only if such Membership Interest is subsequently registered in accordance with the
provisions of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or
registration under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws is not
required.
(f) Such Member understands that the Company is not obligated to register the
Membership Interests for resale under the Securities Act or any applicable state
securities laws.
3.5. Rights, Powers, Duties, Liabilities and Obligations of Members.
3.5.1 General Rights, Powers, Duties, Liabilities and Obligations of Members. The
rights, powers, duties, liabilities and obligations of the Members shall be determined pursuant to
this Agreement and the Act; provided, however, that to the extent there is any conflict or
inconsistency between the rights, powers, duties, liabilities and obligations of any
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Member under this Agreement and the Act or other Applicable Law, this Agreement shall control
to the extent permitted under the Act or other Applicable Law.
3.5.2 Limitation of Liability. Except as otherwise required under the Act or other
Applicable Law, no Member shall have any personal liability whatsoever in such Member’s capacity as
a member, whether to the Company, to any other Members, to the creditors of the Company, or to any
other Person, for the debts, liabilities, commitments or any other obligations of the Company or
for any losses of the Company. Each Member, in such Member’s capacity as a Member, shall be liable
only to make such payments expressly required under this Agreement, the Act or other Applicable
Law.
3.5.3 Liability for Certain Payments and Distributions. Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 3.5.2, the Members acknowledge and agree that pursuant to the Act and
other Applicable Law, a member of a limited liability company may, under certain circumstances, be
required to return amounts previously distributed to such Member. It is the intent of the Members
that no distribution to any Member pursuant to Article V shall be deemed a return of money
or other property paid or distributed in violation of the Act or other Applicable Law.
Accordingly, any Member receiving any such money or property shall not be required to return to any
Person any such money or property; provided, however, that if any court of competent jurisdiction
holds that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, any Member is obligated to return any
such payment or distribution, such obligation shall be the obligation of such Member only, and not
of any other Member.
3.5.4 Withdrawal of Member. No Member may withdraw from the Company without the prior
unanimous written consent of all the Members.
3.6. Confidentiality.
3.6.1 The terms of this Agreement, the identity of any person with whom the Company may be
holding discussions with respect to any investment, acquisition, disposition or other transaction,
and all other business, financial or other information relating directly to the conduct of the
business and affairs of the Company and the Venture Vehicles or the relative or absolute rights or
interests of any of the Members (collectively, the “Confidential Information”) that is not
already publicly available or that has not been publicly disclosed pursuant to authorization by all
of the Members is confidential and proprietary information of the Company, the disclosure of which
would cause irreparable harm to the Company and the Members. Accordingly, except as provided in
Section 13.15 hereof, each Member agrees that it will not and will direct its shareholders,
partners, directors, officers, agents, advisors and Affiliates not to, disclose to any Person any
Confidential Information or confirm any statement made by third Persons regarding Confidential
Information until the Company has publicly disclosed the Confidential Information pursuant to
authorization by the other Member and has notified each Member that it has done so; provided,
however, that any Member (or its Affiliates) may disclose such Confidential Information if required
by Applicable Law (it being specifically understood and agreed that anything set forth in any
filing made pursuant to the U.S., federal or state securities laws or any other document filed
pursuant to Applicable Law will be deemed required by Applicable Law), if necessary for it to
perform any of its duties or obligations hereunder or in any management agreement to which it is a
party covering any Company Assets, and to its
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attorneys and advisors and prospective investors and lenders, who agree to maintain a similar
confidence.
3.6.2 Subject to the provisions of Section 3.6.1, from and after the date hereof, each
Member agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information to any Person (other than a Person
(including an attorney or advisor or potential investor or lender) agreeing to maintain all
Confidential Information in strict confidence or a judge, magistrate or referee in any action, suit
or proceeding relating to or arising out of this Agreement or otherwise), and to keep confidential
all documents (including responses to discovery requests) containing any Confidential Information.
Each Member hereby consents in advance to any motion for any protective order brought by any other
Member represented as being intended by the movant to implement the purposes of this Section
3.6.2, provided that, if a Member receives a request to disclose any Confidential Information
under the terms of a valid and effective order issued by a court or governmental agency and the
order was not sought by or on behalf of or consented to by such Member, then such Member may
disclose the Confidential Information to the extent required if the Member as promptly as
practicable (i) notifies each of the other Members of the existence, terms and circumstances of the
order, (ii) consults in good faith with each of the other Members on the advisability of taking
legally available steps to resist or to narrow the order, and (iii) if disclosure of the
Confidential Information is required, exercises its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a
protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the
portion of the disclosed Confidential Information that any other Member designates. The cost
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) of obtaining a protective order covering
Confidential Information designated by such other Member will be borne by the Company.
3.6.3 The covenants contained in this Section 3.6 will survive the Transfer of the
Membership Interest of any Member and the termination of the Company.
3.6.4 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Members may disclose (i)
any information to the extent required in connection with the preparation of filing of any tax
returns or other filings required by any Applicable Law and (ii) the tax structure or tax treatment
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all materials of any kind (including
opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.
For this purpose, “tax treatment” means U.S. federal income tax treatment and “tax structure” is
limited to any facts relevant to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the transactions.
3.7. Other Activities. Each Member, at any time and from time to time, may engage in
and own interests in other business ventures of any type and description, independently or with
others (including business ventures in competition with the Company and its Venture
Vehicles). In this regard, each Member expressly acknowledges that, (i) any other Member and
its Affiliates are, both presently and in the future, permitted to own a controlling interest in,
manage the operations of, have investments in or maintain other business relationships with
entities engaged in businesses similar to or related to the business of the Company and the Venture
Vehicles, and in related businesses other than through the Company and the Venture Vehicles
(hereinafter, “Other Business”), (ii) the other Member and its Affiliates have and may
develop a strategic relationship with businesses that are and may be competitive with the
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Company
and the Venture Vehicles, (iii) neither the other Member nor its Affiliates will be prohibited by
virtue of their investments in the Company from pursuing and engaging in any such activities, (iv)
neither the other Member nor its Affiliates will be obligated to inform the Company or any Member
of any such opportunity, relationship or investment, (v) the other Member will not acquire or be
entitled to any interest or participation in any Other Business as a result of the participation
therein of the other Member and its Affiliates, and (vi) the involvement of the other Member and
its Affiliates in any Other Business will not constitute a conflict of interest by such Persons
with respect to the Company, any of the Members or any of their respective Affiliates.
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; PREFERRED CAPITAL; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; PREFERRED CAPITAL; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
4.1. Capital Contributions.5
4.1.1 Xxxxxxx Capital. As of the Effective Date, one or more Venture Vehicles is
the fee simple owner of the Existing Hotels (which the Members agree has an aggregate fair market
value, as of the Effective Date, of $910,000,000) [SUBJECT TO WORKING CAPITAL AND SIMILAR
ADJUSTMENTS IN CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT], which are encumbered by a mortgage loan, and one or more of
the Venture Vehicles has incurred certain mezzanine loans. As of the Effective Date, after
accounting for the distribution by the Company to the Xxxxxxx Member of the [BDB Distribution
Amount and the BJD Distribution Amount], the Xxxxxxx Member shall be deemed to have made Capital
Contributions to the Company in an amount equal to $[______________] (the “Xxxxxxx Common
Capital”) plus the Preferred Capital (collectively, the “Xxxxxxx Invested Capital”).
4.1.2 PB Member Capital. On the Effective Date, the PB Member (a) received an
interest in the Company with a Capital Account value of $[____________] in redemption of its
interest in the Xxxxxxx Member, and (b) made a Capital Contribution to the Company in cash in the
amount of $[_______________]. The PB Member shall receive a credit to its Capital Account in such
amount.
4.1.3 Contemporaneous with the admission of the PB Member pursuant to the Contribution
Agreement, the Company revalued the book value of the Existing Hotels and the Capital Accounts and
distributed to the Xxxxxxx Member the [BDB Distribution Amount and the BJD Distribution Amount], so
that after such revaluation and distribution the aggregate Capital
Account of the Xxxxxxx Member is equal to the amount of the Xxxxxxx Invested Capital and the
aggregate Capital Account of the PB Member at such time is equal to 49/51 of the Xxxxxxx Common
Capital.
4.1.4 Capital Calls. If at any time after the Effective Date, either Member
determines that additional cash (a “Shortfall”) is required by the Company for Necessary
Expenditures, such Member may (but shall not be obligated to), require that each of the Members
contribute its pro rata share (based upon the Percentage Interests of the Members at the
5 | Dollar amounts in Sections 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 to be completed in accordance with the Contribution Agreement and Section 10.2(d) hereof. |
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time of
such request) of such Shortfall. In the event of a capital call, such Member shall give written
notice (a “Cash Needs Notice”) to the other Member of the amount of the Shortfall. Each
Cash Needs Notice shall also set forth a date, no less than fifteen (15) Business Days following
the date of the Cash Needs Notice, by which the Shortfall must be delivered to the Company (the
“Cash Needs Date”). In the event that a Cash Needs Notice is delivered to the Members,
each Member shall, on or before the Cash Needs Date, make a Capital Contribution to the Company in
an amount equal to its then current Percentage Interest multiplied by the applicable amount of the
Shortfall.
4.2. Failure to Make Capital Contributions. In the event that any Member fails to
make any portion of its Capital Contribution called pursuant to Section 4.1.4 above by the
Cash Needs Date (such Member is referred to herein as the “Non-Contributing Member”, and
the unfunded amount, as the “Unfunded Amount”), the other Member (the “Contributing
Member”) may, upon notice to the Non-Contributing Member, elect (as its sole remedies): (a)
within five (5) days following the Cash Needs Date, to terminate the Cash Needs Notice and
immediately receive back from the Company any such additional Capital Contributions tendered by it;
(b) to deliver funds to the Company equal to the Unfunded Amount, which delivery shall be deemed a
loan from the Contributing Member (a “Member Loan”) to the Non-Contributing Member that is
simultaneously contributed by the Non-Contributing Member to the Company, and which shall bear
interest at the Member Loan Rate, and shall be repaid in accordance with the provisions of
Article V or (c) make an additional Capital Contribution to the Company in an amount equal
to the Unfunded Amount (a “Substitute Capital Contribution”). Additionally, at any time
prior to the repayment in full of a Member Loan by the applicable Non-Contributing Member, the
Contributing Member shall have the additional right, upon five (5) days written notice to the
Non-Contributing Member, to elect to convert the outstanding Member Loan, including any interest
accrued thereon, into a Substitute Capital Contribution to the Company made by the Contributing
Member in an amount equal to the outstanding Member Loan, in which case (i) the portion of the
Capital Contribution (deemed made by the Non-Contributing Member as a result of the Member Loan)
that corresponds to the outstanding portion of the Member Loan will be deemed null and void, (ii)
the Contributing Member will be deemed to contribute the Substitute Capital Contribution to the
Company as of the conversion date, and (iii) the Percentage Interest of each Member shall be
adjusted as set forth below. In the event that either Member makes a Substitute Capital
Contribution or elects to convert a Member Loan into a Substitute Capital Contribution, the
Percentage Interest of each Member shall be adjusted to equal the fraction, represented as a
percentage, the numerator of which is the sum of (1) the aggregate of such Member’s Capital
Contributions made to the Company other than Substitute Capital Contributions, plus (2) one hundred
and fifty percent (150%) of the aggregate Substitute Capital Contributions made by such Member
(with respect to the current Cash Needs Notice and all previous Cash Needs Notices), minus (3) with
respect to all Unfunded Amounts (or applicable
portions thereof) that such Member failed to contribute (with respect to the current Cash
Needs Notice and all previous Cash Needs Notices) and that were funded by the Contributing Member
as Substitute Capital Contributions (including any accrued interest thereon in the case of Member
Loans converted into Substitute Capital Contributions), fifty percent (50%) of such Unfunded
Amounts; and the denominator of which is the aggregate of all Capital Contributions made by all of
the Members, including any Substitute Capital Contributions. For purposes of illustration only,
Schedule 4.2 contains hypothetical examples of the application of the dilution formula
described above.
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4.3. Adjustments to Percentage Interests. The Xxxxxxx Member shall amend Schedule
1 upon the Company’s receipt of any Substitute Capital Contributions or actual or deemed
Capital Contributions to reflect any changes in Percentage Interests.
4.4. Capital Accounts. The Company shall establish and maintain on its books and
records a separate capital account for each Member in accordance with the rules of Treasury
Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) (a “Capital Account”). Such Capital Account shall be
increased by (i) the amount of all Capital Contributions made by such Member to the Company
pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) such Member’s allocable share of Net Income and any items in
the nature of income and gain that are specially allocated to such Member pursuant to Section
5.3, and (iii) the amount of any Company liabilities assumed by such Member or which are
secured by any property distributed to such Member; and decreased by (x) the amount of cash or
Gross Asset Value of all distributions of cash or property made to such Member pursuant to this
Agreement, (y) such Member’s allocable share of Net Loss and any items in the nature of loss and
deduction that are specially allocated to such Member pursuant to Section 5.3, and (z) the
amount of the liabilities of any Member assumed by the Company or which are secured by any property
contributed by such Member to the Company.
4.5. Transferee of Capital Accounts. A transferee of a Membership Interest shall
succeed to a pro rata portion of the Capital Account of the transferor relating to the Membership
Interest so transferred.
4.6. Negative Capital Accounts. No Member shall be required to pay to the Company or
any other Member any deficit or negative balance which may exist from time to time in such Member’s
Capital Account.
4.7. Interest on Capital Contributions. No interest shall be paid by the Company on
any Capital Contributions or on the balances in any Capital Accounts.
4.8. Return of Capital Contributions. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement
or as required under the Act or other Applicable Law, no Member shall have the right to (i)
withdraw or receive or demand the return of all or any portion of such Member’s Capital
Contributions or Capital Accounts or any other distribution from the Company (whether upon
resignation, withdrawal or otherwise), or (ii) cause a partition of the Company’s Assets.
4.9. Loans by Members; Additional Capital Contributions. Except as otherwise provided
for or contemplated in this Agreement or approved by all of the Members, no Member
shall be required to, or permitted to, make any loan or additional Capital Contribution to the
Company.
ARTICLE V
DISTRIBUTIONS AND ALLOCATIONS
DISTRIBUTIONS AND ALLOCATIONS
5.1. Distributions.
5.1.1 Distributions of Operating Cash Flow. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the
Members, the Company shall (subject to the terms of the Existing Credit Facility or any replacement
thereof) distribute Operating Cash Flow for each calendar month in which there is
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Operating Cash
Flow (such distribution to be made within twenty (20) days after the end of each such calendar
month) to the Members as follows:
(a) First, to the Denihan Member, to the extent of the accrued and unpaid
Preferred Return; and
(b) Thereafter, to the Members pari passu, in proportion to their then current
respective Percentage Interests.
5.1.2 Distributions of Extraordinary Cash Flow. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by
the Members, the Company shall distribute Extraordinary Cash Flow as soon as reasonably practicable
after the Company’s receipt thereof (subject to the terms of the Existing Credit Facility or any
replacement thereof) to the Members as follows:
(a) First, to the Denihan Member, to the extent of the accrued and unpaid
Preferred Return;
(b) Second, to the Xxxxxxx Member, to the extent of its Unreturned Preferred
Capital; and
(c) Thereafter, to the Members pari passu, in proportion to their then current
respective Percentage Interests.
5.1.3 Repayment of Member Loans. Notwithstanding any other term herein to the
contrary, for so long as any Member Loan (including interest thereon) remains unpaid by an
applicable Non-Contributing Member, all Operating Cash Flow or Extraordinary Cash Flow, as
applicable, that would otherwise be distributable to such Non-Contributing Member pursuant to this
Article V shall instead be paid directly to the applicable Contributing Member that made
such Member Loan. Such distributions shall be applied first to outstanding interest at the Member
Loan Rate and then to outstanding principal under the Member Loan. For avoidance of doubt, such
distribution shall be deemed for all purposes to be a distribution from the Company to the
Non-Contributing Member of the applicable amount and a simultaneous repayment under the Member Loan
of such amount from the Non-Contributing Member to the Contributing Member.
5.1.4 Distributions of Non-Cash Property. No distribution of property (other than
cash) shall be made, except as unanimously approved by the Members.
5.1.5 Income Tax Distributions. Subject to the terms of the Existing Credit Facility
or any replacement thereof, to the extent there is cash available for distribution (excluding
investments made with Preferred Capital, and returns of and returns on Preferred Capital), the
Company shall make distributions of sufficient portions of its income (“Tax Distributions”)
to the Members on a monthly basis so that the PB Member can satisfy the REIT distribution
requirements in Code Section 857(a)(1) and can avoid the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4981.
Tax Distributions shall be made to the Members, pari passu, in proportion to their then current
respective Percentage Interests. Any distribution to a Member pursuant to this Section
5.1.5 that exceeds the amount that would have been distributed to such Member had the amount
distributed pursuant to this Section 5.1.5 been distributed pursuant to the preceding
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subsections of this Article V, shall be treated as an advance distribution under and shall
be offset against subsequent distributions that such Member would otherwise be entitled to receive
pursuant to the preceding subsections of this Article V. For the avoidance of doubt, no
Tax Distribution shall be made in respect of the Preferred Capital or Preferred Return.
5.1.6 Special Distribution of Preferred Capital and Loans.
(a) Upon the request of the Denihan Member from time to time at any time after
the later of (a) the end of the 27th month after the Effective Date or (b) the date
on which the Company has refinanced, modified or extended the Existing Credit
Facility (other than by means of the Company exercising its unilateral one-year
extension right available under the Existing Credit Facility), the Company shall
distribute to the Xxxxxxx Member all or any part of the accrued but unpaid Preferred
Return and Unreturned Preferred Capital (a “Preferred Distribution”). At
such time as the aggregate Preferred Distributions equals the Preferred Return and
the Preferred Capital, the Denihan Member shall have no further right to request or
receive any amount of Preferred Distribution, and the Xxxxxxx Member’s interest in
the Preferred Capital shall immediately cease and be of no further force or effect.
(b) The Xxxxxxx Member may cause the Company from time to time to make one or
more loans (each, a “Xxxxxxx Principal Loan”) to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
(“Brooke”), Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (“Xxxxxxx”) or the other current holders
of direct or indirect interests in the Xxxxxxx Member (Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx and the other
direct or indirect holders of interests in the Xxxxxxx Member are individually
referred to herein as a “Xxxxxxx Principal” and collectively as the
“Xxxxxxx Principals”). Each Xxxxxxx Principal Loan shall be evidenced by a
promissory note in the form of Exhibit E hereto (each, a “Note”)
payable to the Company and executed by the applicable Xxxxxxx Principal receiving
the Xxxxxxx Principal Loan, which Note shall provide for, among other things: (i) a
term determined by the applicable Xxxxxxx Principal but which shall not exceed
thirty-six (36) months (subject to acceleration as described below), (ii) interest
to accrue during the term thereof at the Applicable Federal Rate, and (iii) recourse
to such Xxxxxxx Principal. Each Xxxxxxx Principal Loan shall be guaranteed by the
Denihan Member pursuant to a Guaranty in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
F (each, a “Guaranty”). Further, at any time that a Xxxxxxx Principal
Loan is outstanding, the Denihan Member will pledge its Membership Interests in the
Company to the PB Member as
security for the repayment of any such Xxxxxxx Principal Loan pursuant to a
pledge and security agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (the
“Pledge Agreement”).
(c) Notwithstanding the scheduled maturity date of any Xxxxxxx Principal Loan,
if at any time a Xxxxxxx Principal Loan is outstanding, (x) a Major Capital Event
results in Extraordinary Cash Flow in excess of a sum equal to the Unreturned
Preferred Capital minus the aggregate amount of the outstanding Xxxxxxx Principal
Loans (the “DPL Surplus”), (y) the Xxxxxxx Member requests a Preferred
Distribution in excess of the DPL Surplus, or (z) (1)
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the Company is required to
prepay a portion of the Existing Credit Facility in order to accomplish the
refinancing, modification or extension thereof, (2) the Xxxxxxx Member’s pro rata
share of such prepayment is being treated as a reduction of the Preferred Capital
pursuant to the terms hereof, and (3) the amount of such reduction exceeds the DPL
Surplus, then in any such case, a portion of the aggregate Xxxxxxx Principal Loans
equal to the amount of such excess (but not greater than the aggregate amount of the
outstanding Xxxxxxx Principal Loans) shall become due and payable within ten (10)
business days after written demand by the PB Member. In the case of subsections (x)
and (y), if the Xxxxxxx Principals do not repay such excess prior to the
distribution of Extraordinary Cash Flow or the making of the Preferred Distribution,
as the case may be, the amount due to the Xxxxxxx Member shall be offset by the
amount of such excess as the PB Member’s sole remedy. With respect to subsection
(z), no distributions shall be made to the Xxxxxxx Member in respect of the
Preferred Capital until such time as such excess is repaid and the PB Member may
pursue all remedies set forth in any Note, Pledge or Guaranty if such amount is not
repaid within the time period set forth above.
5.2. Allocations of Net Income and Net Losses. Net Income (and items thereof) and Net
Losses (and items thereof) for any fiscal period shall be allocated to the Members in such a manner
as to reduce or eliminate, to the extent possible, any difference, as of the end of such fiscal
period, between (a) the sum of (i) the Capital Account of each Member, (ii) such Member’s share of
Company Minimum Gain and (iii) such Member’s Minimum Gain Attributable to Member Nonrecourse Debt
and (b) the respective net amounts, positive or negative, which would be distributed to them or for
which they would be liable to the Company under this Agreement and the Act, determined as if the
Company were to (1) sell its assets for an amount equal to their Gross Asset Values and (2)
distribute the proceeds of such sale pursuant to Section 11.2.3.
5.3. Regulatory Allocations. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Article V, the following special allocations shall be made in the following order of
priority:
5.3.1 Company Minimum Gain Chargeback. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this
Section 5.3, except as provided in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(f)(2) through (5),
if there is a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain during any Company taxable period, each Member
shall be allocated items of Company income and gain for such period (and, if necessary, subsequent
periods) in the manner and amounts provided in Treasury Regulations
Section 1.704-2(g)(2) or any successor provisions. For purposes of this Section
5.3.1, each Member’s Adjusted Capital Account balance shall be determined, and the allocation
of income or gain required hereunder shall be effected, prior to the application of any other
allocations pursuant to this Section 5.3 with respect to such taxable period.
5.3.2
Chargeback of Minimum Gain Attributable to Member Nonrecourse Debt Except as
provided in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5), if there is a net decrease in Minimum Gain
Attributable to Member Nonrecourse Debt during any Company taxable period, any Member with a share
of Minimum Gain Attributable to Company Nonrecourse Debt at the beginning of such taxable period
shall be allocated items of Company income and gain for such
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period (and, if necessary, subsequent
periods) in the manner and amounts provided in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4) or any
successor provisions.
5.3.3 Qualified Income Offset. In the event any Member unexpectedly receives
adjustments, allocations or distributions described in Treasury Regulations Sections
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), or 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6), items of Company
income and gain shall be specifically allocated to such Member in an amount and manner sufficient
to eliminate, to the extent required by the Treasury regulations promulgated under Section 704(b)
of the Code, the deficit balance, if any, in its Adjusted Capital Account created by such
adjustments, allocations or distributions as quickly as possible, unless such deficit balance is
otherwise eliminated pursuant to Section 5.3.1 or Section 5.3.2. It is intended
that this Section 5.3.3 qualify and be construed as a “qualified income offset”
within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d).
5.3.4 Limitation on Allocation of Net Loss. If the allocation of Net Loss (or items
of loss or deduction) to a Member as provided in Section 5.2 hereof would create or
increase an Adjusted Capital Account deficit, there shall be allocated to such Member only that
amount of Net Loss (or items of loss or deduction) as will not create or increase an Adjusted
Capital Account deficit. The Net Loss (or items of loss or deduction) that would, absent the
application of the preceding sentence, otherwise be allocated to such Member shall be allocated to
the other Members in accordance with their relative Percentage Interests, subject to the
limitations of this Section 5.3.4.
5.3.5 Certain Additional Adjustments. To the extent that 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 Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or Treasury Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as the
result of a distribution to a Member in complete liquidation of its Membership Interest, the amount
of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment
increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis), and such gain
or loss shall be specially allocated to the Members in accordance with their Membership Interests
in the Company in the event that Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) applies, or
to the Members to whom such distribution was made in the event that Treasury Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) applies.
5.3.6 Nonrecourse Deductions. Nonrecourse Deductions for any taxable period shall be
allocated to the Members in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests. If all of the
Members determine in their good faith discretion that the Company’s Nonrecourse Deductions must be
allocated in a different ratio to satisfy the safe harbor requirements of the Treasury regulations
promulgated under Section 704(b) of the Code, the Members are authorized to revise the prescribed
ratio to the numerically closest ratio which does satisfy such requirements.
5.3.7 Member Nonrecourse Deductions. Any Member Nonrecourse Deductions of the Company
for any taxable period shall be allocated one hundred percent (100%) to the Member that bears the
Economic Risk of Loss for such Member Nonrecourse Debt to which
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such Member Nonrecourse Deductions
are attributable in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i). If more than one
Member bears the Economic Risk of Loss with respect to a Member Nonrecourse Debt, such Member
Nonrecourse Deductions attributable thereto shall be allocated between or among such Members in
accordance with the ratios in which they share such Economic Risk of Loss.
5.3.8 Curative Allocations. The allocations set forth in Section 5.3 hereof
(the “Regulatory Allocations”) are intended to comply with certain requirements of Treasury
Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
5.2, the Regulatory Allocations shall be taken into account 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.
5.4. Other Tax Provisions.
5.4.1 Tax Allocations. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, for federal
income tax purposes, each item of income, gain, loss and deduction which is recognized by the
Company for federal income tax purposes 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
Section 5.2.
5.4.2 Book-Tax Disparities. Tax items with respect to Company Assets that are
contributed to the Company with a Gross Asset Value that varies from its basis in the hands of the
contributing Member immediately preceding the date of contribution shall be allocated between the
Members for income tax purposes pursuant to Treasury Regulations promulgated under Code Section
704(c) so as to take into account such variation. If the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is
adjusted pursuant to the definition of “Gross Asset Value” herein, subsequent allocations
of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit with respect to such Company asset shall take account
of any variation between the adjusted basis of such Company asset for federal income tax purposes
and its Gross Asset Value in a manner consistent with Code Section 704(c) and the Treasury
Regulations promulgated thereunder by utilizing the “remedial allocation method” set forth in
Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(d). Allocations pursuant to this Section 5.4.2 are
solely for purposes of federal, state and local taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken
into account in computing, any Member’s Capital Account or share of Net
Income, Net Loss and any other items or distributions pursuant to any provision of this
Agreement.
5.4.3 Section 1245 and Section 1250 Recapture. All Section 1245 Recapture and Section
1250 Recapture shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with the provisions of Treasury
Regulations issued under Section 1245 and Section 1250 of the Code, respectively.
5.4.4 Nonrecourse Liabilities. The Members agree that “excess nonrecourse
liabilities” (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3)), shall be allocated among
the Members in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.
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5.4.5 Savings Clause. It is the intention of the Members that allocations of Net
Income and Net Loss pursuant to Section 5.4.1 shall result in a Capital Account balance for
each Member equal to the liquidation proceeds that would be distributed to such Member under
Section 11.2.3. To the extent the foregoing allocations do not accomplish this result, the
Company and the Members will allocate or reallocate Net Income and Net Loss (including allocations
of gross income or gain and gross deductions or losses) differently than expressly provided herein,
if permitted under the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations, so as to achieve such result as
closely as possible (including by filing amended income tax returns for prior years).
ARTICLE VI
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
6.1. General Powers and Duties. Subject to Section 6.4 hereof, the powers of
the Company shall be exercised by and under the authority of, and the affairs of the Company shall
be managed by, and under the joint direction of, the Denihan Member and the PB Member. Each Hotel
Lessee will implement management of each Hotel through the hiring of the Hotel Manager pursuant to
each applicable Hotel Management Agreement. The Hotel Manager will manage the business and affairs
of its respective Hotel in compliance with the then current Budget approved by the respective Hotel
Lessees and the terms of the applicable Management Agreement. For avoidance of doubt, the
Independent Managers are hereby removed in their capacity as “managers” of the Company.
6.2. Maintenance of Company’s Existence. The Xxxxxxx Member shall cause the Company
to file such certificates, annual reports and other documents as shall be required in order to
preserve the valid and continued existence of the Company as a limited liability company under the
laws of the State of Delaware.
6.3. Major Decisions. In furtherance of but not in limitation of Section 6.1,
except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or as otherwise approved by the Members,
or provided for in any Budget approved by Members, the following matters (each, a “Major
Decision”) shall require the joint approval of the Members:6
(a) the merger, recapitalization, sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance,
exchange or other disposition of all or any part of the Company, or any direct or
indirect interest of any Hotel;
(b) the financing or refinancing of any of the Hotels within the Portfolio,
except that the Members shall be deemed to have approved (i) the Existing Credit
Facility, and (ii) any financing of the Portfolio (A) with a principal amount
greater than or equal to $525,000,000, provided that the principal amount may not be
strictly greater than $525,000,000 unless such amount is also less than or equal to
(x) 60% of the then market value of the Portfolio, or (y) the amount which
permits the trailing 12 month EBITDA of the
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Portfolio to yield at least 9% thereon
(i.e.- EBITDA during the trailing 12 month period divided by the principal
amount of debt has to be equal to or greater than 9%) and (B) with an all in spread,
current payments and financial covenants equal to or more favorable than the then
current market terms available to borrowers in the marketplace at the time of such
loan.
(c) the approval of any Budget, and any amendments or modifications thereto
(which shall only be permitted in accordance with this Agreement) and the approval
of any supplemental budget or other proposal relating to any development and/or
renovation of Hotel and any amendment or modifications thereto and the making or
incurring of any expenditure which is not included or contemplated thereby;
(d) except as expressly provided in the Budget or in Section 6.4.3
below, the payment, collection, compromise, litigation or arbitration of any claim
which is not covered by insurance and where the amount in controversy exceeds Five
Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($500,000);
(e) the admission of any Person as a Member of the Company or a determination
whether the requirements of Section 8.2 below have been satisfied with
respect thereto;
(f) any change in the Company’s auditor from KPMG or PKF;
(g) the selection of any replacement Hotel Manager;
(h) the filing of any voluntary petition in bankruptcy on behalf of the Company
or any Venture Vehicle, (B) the consenting to the filing of any involuntary petition
in bankruptcy against the Company or any Venture Vehicle, (C) the filing of any
petition seeking, or consenting to, the reorganization or relief under any
applicable Federal or state law relating to bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to
the Company or any Venture Vehicle, (D) the consenting to the appointment of a
receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of
the Company, any Venture Vehicle or a substantial part of its respective property,
(E) the making of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, (F) the admission in
writing of the Company’s or any Venture Vehicle’s inability
to pay its debts generally as they become due or (G) the taking of any action
by the Company or any Venture Vehicle in furtherance of any such action.
(i) the making of any capital call contemplating Capital Contributions other
than for Necessary Expenditure as contemplated by Section 3.2 (i.e.-
principal paydown of the Existing Credit Facility, major renovation of a Hotel
etc.);
(j) the acquisition of real property other than the Existing Hotels;
(k) except for each initial Hotel Manager under each Hotel Management
Agreement, the hiring of, or entering into contracts with, affiliated
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entities to
perform services for the Company or any Venture Vehicle, including any amendment,
restatement, replacement, supplement or other modification of any of the such
agreement or any determination to grant or withhold any consents or waivers pursuant
to any such agreement, or decisions to refrain from enforcing the terms of any such
agreement;
(l) the terms of each Hotel Management Agreement and each Hotel Operating
Lease, including any amendment, restatement, replacement, supplement or other
modification of any such agreement, or any determination to grant or withhold any
consents or waivers pursuant to any such agreement, or decisions to refrain from
enforcing the terms of any such agreement;
(m) the determination of major accounting policies and tax decisions, provided,
however, for purposes of booking up the Capital Accounts for tax purposes, (i) no
assets other than land and building will have a value in excess of adjusted tax
basis, and (ii) the “book basis” of the [Company Assets owned on the Effective Date]
will be substantially as set forth on Exhibit H attached hereto;
(n) except with respect to the Existing Credit Facility, the voluntary
encumbrance of any Company Assets;
(o) any amendment to this Agreement or any other governing document of the
Company or any Venture Vehicle;
(p) except as contemplated by the Budget, the entry into or amendment, waiver
or supplement of, and contract or arrangement with a value to the Company or any
Venture Vehicle in excess of Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($50,000);
(q) except as otherwise specifically provided for herein, any decision
regarding or impacting taxes or any other regulatory regime or governmental
authorization to which the Company or any Venture Vehicle is subject;
(r) [any expenditure in excess of the amount approved therefor in the Budget,
except to the extent contemplated by Section 4.04(B) of the Hotel Management
Agreement.]
(s) except as provided for in Section 6.4.3 below, any action to change
the zoning designation or certificate of occupancy of any of the Existing Hotels, to
contest any violation of zoning laws or claim with respect to the certificate of
occupancy that may be alleged by any Governmental Authority with respect to any of
the Existing Hotels or to mitigate the effect of any violation of zoning laws or
claim with respect to the certificate of occupancy;
(t) [except as provided for in Section 6.4.2(b) below, any decision to
terminate any Hotel Management Agreement or Hotel Manager, including without
limitation, after a casualty or condemnation;]
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(u) any decision to rebuild or restore any property after a casualty or
condemnation, except as may be required under current and future loan agreements;
(v) any advancement of indemnification expenses, except as required by any
agreement approved by the Members; and
(w) [any collective bargaining agreement or similar agreement regarding
employees of any hotel and any material amendment thereof.]
6.4. Unilateral Authority.7
6.4.1 Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Denihan Member shall
have sole authority to determine how the Company shall invest the Preferred Capital; provided
however that without the prior written consent to the PB Member, the Preferred Capital shall be
invested in: (a) segregated interest-bearing accounts or certificates of deposit with any financial
institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; or (b) United States Treasury
obligations, provided further that in no event will funds be placed in investments that do not
constitute assets described in Code Section 856(c)(4)(A).
6.4.2 Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the following matters may be
effected by the unilateral approval or action of the PB Member, acting alone and without the
approval of any other Member:
(a) Subject to Section 10.12, the termination and replacement of the
Company’s auditor and tax advisor firm/preparer of tax returns and Schedules K-1 in
the event such a termination or replacement is necessary to have any such firm and
the firm performing such functions for PB REIT to be one and the same; provided,
however the PB Member may not appoint an auditor or tax
advisor/preparer other than PKF or KPMG without the joint approval of the
Xxxxxxx Member; and
(b) [the termination “for cause” of any Hotel Management Agreement in
accordance with and pursuant to the terms thereof, it being understood however that
the applicable Hotel Manager may avail itself of all remedies and defenses provided
for or contemplated in the applicable Hotel Management Agreement; and]
(c) the exercise of any right or remedy, or the taking of any action on behalf
of the Company, under any Note, Guaranty or Pledge Agreement contemplated by
Section 5.1.6(b) hereof.
6.4.3 Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Xxxxxxx Member, acting
alone and without the approval of any other Member, will have the unilateral and exclusive right,
subject to any applicable procedural requirements contained in that certain
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Contribution and
Indemnity Agreement dated as of [_____] between [___________] and [_____] (the “Indemnity
Agreement”), to make any change to the zoning designation or certificate of occupancy of any of
the Existing Hotels, to contest any violation of zoning laws or claim with respect to the
certificate of occupancy that may be alleged by any Governmental Authority with respect to any of
the Existing Hotels or to mitigate the effect of any violation of zoning laws or claim with respect
to the certificate of occupancy and supervise, manage, direct the defense of, compromise, pay,
litigate, arbitrate, adjust, negotiate, settle or take any action whatsoever related thereto, if
(i) the Denihan Member has a potential or actual indemnification obligation to [_________] [INSERT
LENDERS] pursuant to [Section ] of those certain recourse carveout guarantees set forth on
Schedule 6.4.3 hereof (collectively, the “Carveout Guarantees”) for lost income
during the period that any Existing Hotel is closed as a result of its certificate of occupancy not
being compliant with such Existing Hotel’s use and (ii) the Xxxxxxx Member has acknowledged in
writing to the PB Member that, between the Xxxxxxx Member and the PB Member, the Denihan Member
will be responsible for any obligation to the [_________] [INSERT LENDERS] under the Carveout
Guarantees as contemplated by [Section 4.1.1 of the Contribution Agreement] and the Indemnity
Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION
EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION
7.1. Exculpation of Members. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.4, no
Member, its Affiliates, or trustees, holders of beneficial interests, shareholders, partners,
members, directors, officers, the managers, trustees, fiduciaries, employees, agents and
representatives (each, an “Exculpated Party”), shall be liable to the Company or to any
Member for any liability, damage, loss, cost or expense incurred by the Company or any Member,
except to the extent such liability, damage, loss, cost or expense is the result of the gross
negligence, fraud, intentional misconduct or the uncured material breach of the terms of this
Agreement. In performing its duties or obligations, the Exculpated Party shall be entitled to rely
in good faith on the provisions of this Agreement and on any information, opinions, reports or
statements (including financial statements and information, opinions, reports or statements as to
the value or amount of the assets, liabilities, profits or losses of the Company or any facts
pertinent to the
existence and amount of assets from which distributions to Members might properly be paid)
made or provided by the following other Persons: (i) any attorney, independent accountant,
appraiser or other expert or professional employed or engaged by or on behalf of the Company
pursuant to this Agreement; or (ii) any other Person who has been selected with reasonable care by
or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Agreement, in each case as to matters which such
Exculpated Party reasonably believes to be within such other Person’s competence and such
Exculpated Party did not have knowledge at the time of its reliance that such information,
opinions, reports or statements were false. The preceding sentence shall in no way limit the right
of any Exculpated Party to rely on information to the extent provided for in Section 18-406 of the
Act. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by
law none of the Members shall have any duties or liabilities to the Company or any other Member
(including any fiduciary duties), whether or not such duties or liabilities otherwise arise or
exist in law or in equity, and each Member hereby expressly waives any such duties or liabilities,
provided that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to diminish or reduce the implied covenant
of good faith and fair dealing. Except as provided in this Agreement, whenever in this Agreement a
Member is permitted or required to make a decision affecting or
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involving the Company, any Member
or any other Person, such party shall be entitled to consider only such interests and factors as
he, she or it desires, including a particular Member’s interests, and shall, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest
of or factors affecting the Company or any Member.
7.2. Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless
the Members, their Affiliates, and their respective trustees, holders of beneficial interests,
shareholders, partners, members, directors, officers, the managers, trustees, fiduciaries,
employees, agents and representatives (each, an “Indemnified Party”), from and against any
and all liability, damage, loss, cost and expense incurred or sustained by any Indemnified Party as
a result of (a) any act or omission by such Indemnified Party in the conduct of the business of the
Company in good faith and within the scope of the authority conferred by this Agreement, or (b)
such Indemnified Party being made a party, threatened to be made a party, or otherwise involved in,
any suit, arbitration or other proceeding (whether civil, criminal or administrative) (a
“Proceeding”) or appeal of any Proceeding, or inquiry or investigation which could lead to
such a Proceeding based on such Indemnified Party’s status as a member, officer, employee, agent or
representative of the Company, except to the extent such liability, damage, loss, cost or expense
is the result of the gross negligence, fraud, intentional misconduct or an uncured material breach
of the terms of this Agreement by such Member.
7.3. Advance Payment. The right to indemnification conferred in Section 7.2
above shall include the right to be paid or reimbursed by the Company the reasonable expenses
incurred by an Indemnified Party entitled to be indemnified under Section 7.2 who was, is
or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a Proceeding (other than a
Proceeding among the Members or their Affiliates) in advance of the final disposition of the
Proceeding and without any determination as to the Indemnified Party’s ultimate entitlement to
indemnification; provided, however, that the payment of such expenses incurred by any such
Indemnified Party in advance of the final disposition of a Proceeding shall be made only upon
delivery to the Company of a written affirmation by such Indemnified Party of his or her good faith
belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification under
Section 7.2 and a written undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party, to repay
all amounts so advanced
if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to be
indemnified under Section 7.2 or otherwise.
7.4. Reimbursement by a Member. If the Company is obligated to pay any amount to any
Governmental Authority or other Person because of a Member’s status or otherwise specifically
attributable to a Member (including, without limitation, federal, state or local withholding taxes
imposed with respect to any issuance of any Membership Interest, federal withholding taxes with
respect to foreign Persons, state personal property taxes or state unincorporated business taxes),
then such Member shall reimburse and indemnify the Company in full for the entire amount paid
(including, without limitation, any interest, penalties and expenses incurred in respect of such
payment). The amount to be indemnified shall be charged against the Capital Account of such Member
and the Company shall reduce distributions that otherwise would be made to such Member, until the
Company has recovered the amount to be indemnified (in which case the amount of such reduction
shall be deemed to have been distributed for all purposes of this Agreement, but such deemed
distribution shall not further reduce such Member’s Capital Account). The Company may pursue and
enforce all rights and
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remedies it may have against such Member under this Section 7.4,
including, without limitation, obtaining a judgment for interest on such payment accrued at the
maximum interest rate permitted under Applicable Law.
7.5. Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The right to indemnification in this Article
VII shall not be exclusive of any other right that the Company, a Member indemnified pursuant
to this Article VII may have under Applicable Law.
7.6. Survival. The exculpation and indemnification rights under this Article
VII shall continue in favor of any Member after such Member no longer has any Membership
Interest in the Company. No amendment, modification or repeal of any provisions of this
Article VII shall limit or deny any right to exculpation or indemnification under this
Article VII for any matter first arising or accruing prior to such amendment, modification
or repeal, without the written consent of the Members which would be affected by such amendment,
modification or repeal. The reimbursement obligations of a Member pursuant to Section 7.4
shall survive the termination, dissolution, liquidation and winding up of the Company and, for
purposes of this Section 7.6, the Company shall be treated as continuing in existence.
ARTICLE VIII
TRANSFERS
TRANSFERS
8.1. Transfers Generally.
8.1.1 Transfers Generally Prohibited. Except as expressly permitted in this
Article VIII or Article IX below or pursuant to any Pledge Agreement contemplated
by Section 5.1.6(b) hereof, neither the PB Member, on the one hand, nor the Xxxxxxx Member,
on the other hand, may Transfer any portion of its direct or indirect Membership Interest or
interest therein to any Person at any time without the prior written consent of the other Member.
Any purported Transfer in violation of this Section 8.1 shall be null and void ab initio
and shall not be recognized by the Company or the non-transferring Member.
8.1.2 PB Permitted Transfers. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.1.1
above, without the consent of the Xxxxxxx Member, the PB Member may permit the Transfer of up to
forty nine percent (49%) of the direct or indirect ownership interests in the PB Member to any
Person provided that at all times PB REIT beneficially owns, directly or indirectly (i) at least
fifty one percent (51%) of the ownership interests in the PB Member, and (ii) actual and effective
day to day control of the operations and management of the PB Member. For the avoidance of doubt,
(a) no direct Membership Interest of the PB Member in the Company may be transferred without the
Denihan Member’s prior written consent, which consent may be granted or withheld in the Xxxxxxx
Member’s sole discretion and (b) nothing contained herein shall be deemed to restrict (i) the
Transfer of the common shares of beneficial interest of PB REIT or such other class of equity
securities of PB REIT as may be listed for trading on a national securities exchange or quotation
system or (ii) the issuance by PB OP of operating partnership units in exchange for the
contribution of property.
8.1.3 Xxxxxxx Permitted Transfers. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
8.1.1 above, without the consent of the PB Member, the Xxxxxxx Member may permit Transfers
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(a)
pursuant to a Pledge Agreement, or (b) in the direct and indirect ownership interests in the
Xxxxxxx Member by any individual to another member of his or her Family Group, provided that the
direct or indirect ownership interest of the Xxxxxxx Member in the Company shall be controlled by
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx or other persons actively involved in the day to day affairs of the
Company or the Hotel Manager. For the avoidance of doubt, no direct Membership Interest of the
Denihan Member in the Company may be transferred without the PB Member’s prior consent, which
consent may be granted or withheld in the PB Member’s sole discretion. As used in this paragraph,
“Family Group” means, with respect to any individual, such individual’s spouse and
descendants (whether natural or adopted) and any trust, partnership, limited liability company or
similar vehicle established and maintained for the benefit of (or the sole members, partners or
owners of which are) such individual, such individual’s spouse and/or such individual’s
descendants.
8.2. Transfers to and Admission of Permitted Transferees.
8.2.1 Requirements. Subject to Section 8.1 and notwithstanding any other
provisions in this Agreement, no Transfer of any Membership Interest or any portion thereof or
interest therein to a Permitted Transferee shall be effective unless:
(a) the transferring Member and such Permitted Transferee execute and deliver
to the Company such documents and instruments of conveyance as may be necessary,
appropriate or advisable to effect such Transfer and to confirm the agreement of the
Permitted Transferee to be bound by the terms of this Agreement;
(b) the Permitted Transferee provides to the Company the Permitted Transferee’s
taxpayer identification number, sufficient information to determine the Permitted
Transferee’s initial tax basis in the Membership Interest acquired in such Transfer
and any other information reasonably necessary to permit the Company to file all
required federal and state tax returns and other legally required information
statements or returns; and
(c) if requested by any Member, the Permitted Transferee shall furnish to the
Company an opinion of counsel, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such
Member, that (i) the Transfer will not cause the Company to terminate for federal
income tax purposes under Code Section 708, or to be treated as a “publicly traded
partnership” within the meaning of such term under Code Section 7704, (ii) the
Transfer will not cause the Company to be deemed to be an “investment company” under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, and (iii) either the Transfer has been
registered under the Securities Act, and any applicable state securities laws or the
Transfer is exempt from all applicable registration requirements and will not
violate any Applicable Laws.
8.2.2 Admission of Permitted Transferees. Upon the satisfaction of the requirements
set forth in Section 8.2.1 with respect to a Transfer, the Permitted Transferee shall
become a Member. The admission of such Permitted Transferee shall be deemed effective on
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such date
that the Permitted Transferee satisfies all requirements in Section 8.2, and the admission
of such Permitted Transferee shall not cause the dissolution of the Company.
8.2.3 Effect of Admission of Permitted Transferee on the Transferring Member and
Company. No Transfer of all or any portion of any Membership Interest in the Company shall
effect a release of the transferring Member from its respective obligations to the Company and the
other Members to make Capital Contributions as provided in this Agreement, without an express
written release from such liability being delivered to such transferring Member by the Company and
the other Members.
8.3. Involuntary Transfers. If a Membership Interest is involuntarily Transferred due
to a Member’s Bankruptcy, the transferee shall not be a Permitted Transferee without the unanimous
written consent of all of the other Members. Unless and until such transferee shall become a
Permitted Transferee, such transferee shall only be entitled to receive the allocations and
distributions attributable to the transferred Membership Interest but shall have no right to vote
on or approve any matters, shall not be entitled to inspect the Company’s books and records or
receive an accounting of Company financial affairs or otherwise take part in the Company’s business
or exercise the rights of a Member under this Agreement.
8.4. Company as Transferee. In the event the Company purchases or otherwise acquires
or becomes a Transferee of any Membership Interest, including in connection with the Pledge
Agreement contemplated by Section 5.1.6(b) hereof, such Membership Interest shall be deemed
cancelled and no longer outstanding for any purpose.
ARTICLE IX
SALE RIGHTS
SALE RIGHTS
9.1. Sale of Interest or Assets; Right of First Offer.
9.1.1 Interest Sale; Sale of Company Assets. At any time commencing after the five
(5) year anniversary of the Effective Date, (and on no earlier date except as expressly provided
for herein as set forth in Section 9.1.5 below with respect to a Portfolio Sale), subject
to the Other Member’s (as defined below) rights under Section 9.1.4 below, either Member
shall
have the right to: (i) sell all, but no less than all, of its Membership Interest in the
Company to any Person (an “Interest Sale”); (ii) cause the Company to sell one or more of
the Hotels to any Person (or the ownership interests in the Venture Vehicles which own such Hotel
or Hotels) (in the event that such Hotels constitute less than substantially all of the Company
Assets, such sale is referred to as a “Hotel Sale”), and (iii) cause the Company to sell
the entire Portfolio (any such sale is referred to as a “Portfolio Sale”), in each case
pursuant to an agreement evidencing such sale (a “Sale Agreement”).
9.1.2 Trigger Notice. If either Member desires to consummate an Interest Sale, Hotel
Sale or Portfolio Sale (such Member, the “Initiating Member”), then the Initiating Member
shall provide the other Member (the “Other Member”) with a written notice (a “Trigger
Notice”) of its intent to cause such sale no fewer than one hundred and twenty (120) days after
the date of such Trigger Notice (such one hundred and twenty (120) day period, the “Notice
Period”).
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9.1.3 Sale Notice. Within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the Notice Period,
if the Initiating Member still desires to consummate an Interest Sale, Hotel Sale or Portfolio
Sale, as applicable, then prior to the execution and delivery by such Initiating Member of a Sale
Agreement, the Initiating Member shall provide the Other Member with a written notice (a “Sale
Notice”) of its intent with respect to such sale and including the proposed sale price (the
“Sale Price”) and other major economic terms. In the case of a Hotel Sale, the Sale Notice
shall include a breakdown of the purchase price on an individual Hotel basis. In no event may a
Sale Notice provide for the consummation of an Interest Sale, Hotel Sale or Portfolio Sale fewer
than one hundred and twenty (120) days from the date of delivery of the applicable Sale Notice. In
the event of a Portfolio Sale, the Sale Notice shall also include a calculation of the amount that
would be distributed to the Initiating Member under this Agreement in the event that the Portfolio
Sale was consummated for the Sale Price, taking into account all Applicable Deductions (the
“Allocated ROFO Price”).
9.1.4 ROFO. With respect to an Interest Sale, Hotel Sale or Portfolio Sale, the Sale
Notice shall constitute an offer by the Initiating Member (i) in the case of an Interest Sale, to
sell its entire Membership Interest to the Other Member for the Sale Price, or (ii) in the case of
a Hotel Sale, to cause the Company to sell the Hotels that are the subject of such Hotel Sale or
the ownership interest in the Venture Vehicle(s) which owns such Hotel(s) to the Other Member (or
its designee) for the aggregate Sale Price of each Hotel, or (iii) in the case of a Portfolio Sale,
to cause the Company to sell the entire Portfolio (either by a transfer of all the Hotels or a
transfer of all the ownership interests in the Existing Venture Vehicles which own all the Hotels)
to the Other Member for the Sale Price; provided, however, with respect to
clause (iii) above, in lieu of the Sale Price, the Other Member may elect to purchase the
Initiating Member’s Membership Interests in the Company for the Allocated ROFO Price (in each case,
the “ROFO Price”). The Other Member shall have sixty (60) days after its receipt of such
Sale Notice to provide a written response to the Initiating Member that it has elected either to
accept (such response, a “ROFO Acceptance”) or reject the Initiating Member’s offer (and in
the case of a Hotel Sale, the Other Member may elect to purchase all or some of the Hotels which
are subject to the applicable Sale Notice). No later than one (1) Business Day after delivery of a
ROFO Acceptance, the Other Member shall deliver a cash deposit in an amount equal to one percent
(1%) of the applicable ROFO Price (a “ROFO Deposit”) to a title company mutually acceptable
to the Members located in New York, New York (and in the case of a Hotel Sale where the Other
Member elects to purchase less than all of the Hotels offered by the Initiating Member
pursuant to the Sale Notice, the ROFO Price shall be adjusted accordingly). The failure of the
Other Member to deliver the ROFO Deposit within one (1) Business Day shall result in the ROFO
Acceptance being deemed ineffective automatically, and without any additional action required by
the Initiating Member. The failure of the Other Member to deliver a ROFO Acceptance (and the
corresponding ROFO Deposit) within such sixty (60) day period (or sixty-one (61) day period, with
respect to a deposit timely delivered after a ROFO Acceptance delivered on the sixtieth
(60th) day) shall be deemed an election by the Other Member to reject the offer set
forth in the Sale Notice, and the delivery of a ROFO Acceptance with respect to fewer than all of
the Hotels offered by the Initiating Member pursuant to a Sale Notice issued in connection with a
Hotel Sale shall be deemed an election by the Other Member to reject the offer set forth in the
Sale Notice with respect to the Hotels that are not included in the ROFO Acceptance. If any
Interest Sale, Hotel Sale (in whole or in part) or Portfolio Sale is rejected (or deemed rejected),
the Initiating Member shall have the right to proceed with the Interest Sale, Hotel Sale (to the
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extent of any rejected Hotels) or Portfolio Sale, as applicable, for a sale price no less than one
hundred percent (100%) of the Sale Price and otherwise on terms not substantially less favorable
than those set forth in the Sale Notice (collectively, the “Minimum Terms”). If (i) the
Initiating Member does not consummate such Interest Sale, Hotel Sale or Portfolio Sale (as
applicable) within nine (9) months from the date of the Sale Notice, or (ii) the Initiating Member
intends to consummate such sale for less than the Minimum Terms, the Other Member’s rights under
this Section 9.1.4 shall be reinstated and the Initiating Member shall be required to
deliver a revised Sale Notice prior to the consummation of such sale.
9.1.5 Portfolio Sales. As set forth above, an Initiating Member may not deliver an
effective Trigger Notice at any time prior to the fifth (5th) anniversary of the
Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but solely with respect to a Portfolio Sale (as
opposed to an Interest Sale or Hotel Sale), (i) either Member may deliver a Sale Notice (without
the need for a prior Trigger Notice) during such time as the Other Member has committed an Event of
Default, and such Event of Default remains uncured, and (ii) the Xxxxxxx Member may deliver a Sale
Notice (without the need for a prior Trigger Notice) in the event of the termination of any Hotel
Management Agreement with respect to any of the Hotels other than a termination for “cause” (as
defined therein).
9.2. Closing of Transactions.
9.2.1 Closing. In the event that the Initiating Member elects to consummate a Hotel
Sale or Portfolio Sale (and the Other Member has elected not to exercise, or has otherwise waived,
its right of first offer pursuant to Section 9.1.4 above), then the Other Member shall, on
or before the date that is ten (10) days prior to the scheduled closing date under any Sale
Agreement, provide the Initiating Member with such documents and instruments as are reasonably
necessary to comply with the requirements of such Sale Agreement (the “Transfer
Documents”). If the Other Member fails to deliver the Transfer Documents sufficiently in
advance of the applicable scheduled closing date to allow for the timely consummation of the Hotel
Sale or Portfolio Sale (as the case may be), the Initiating Member shall have the right to proceed
to consummate the sale pursuant to such Sale Agreement without the Other Member’s participation.
In connection therewith, the Initiating Member is hereby granted an irrevocable power of attorney,
coupled with an interest, which shall be binding on the Other Member as to
all third parties, to execute and deliver on behalf of the Other Member all such Transfer
Documents. Any net proceeds received by the Members in connection with a closing under this
Section 9.2.1 shall be shared between them in accordance with the provisions of Article
V as Extraordinary Cash Flow distributable thereunder.
9.2.2 Closing of ROFO. In the event that the Other Member elects to deliver a ROFO
Acceptance pursuant to Section 9.1.4 above, the closing of the purchase and sale
contemplated thereby shall occur on a mutually acceptable date, not more than one hundred and
twenty (120) days after the delivery of the ROFO Acceptance, through a “New York style” closing
with the title company holding the ROFO Deposit. The ROFO Deposit shall be credited at closing
against the total purchase price; provided, however, if the closing fails to occur because of a
default by the Other Member, the Initiating Member shall have all rights and remedies available
under this Agreement and Applicable Law (with no such right or remedy deemed to be exclusive of any
other right or remedy), including, without limitation, the
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following: (i) to retain the ROFO
Deposit as liquidated damages, it being agreed that in such instance such selling party’s actual
damages would be difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain, and (ii) to cause the Interest Sale,
Hotel Sale or Portfolio Sale to any unrelated third part(ies) on terms and conditions acceptable to
the Initiating Member in its sole and absolute discretion.
9.3. Standstill. Notwithstanding the above, neither Member may issue a Sale Notice at
such time as any Trigger Notice or Sale Notice is outstanding and the time periods set forth above
have not expired. If at the time a ROFO Acceptance is delivered, the Initiating Member or any of
its Affiliates are personally liable under any guarantees or other financial undertakings for the
repayment of all or part of any third-party loan made to the Company or any Venture Vehicle
(including without limitation, the Existing Credit Facility) (the “Initiating Member’s Recourse
Liability”) then the Sale Notice must include the Other Member’s written agreement to use best
efforts to obtain the release of the Initiating Member’s Recourse Liability and, if required by the
holders of the Initiating Member’s Recourse Liability, to substitute acceptable guarantors, letters
of credit or other financial undertakings, in exchange for such release of the Initiating Member’s
Recourse Liability. If any lender will not agree to release the Initiating Member’s Recourse
Liability then the Other Member shall protect, indemnify and defend and hold the Initiating Member,
its Affiliates, principals, agents, employees and officers harmless from any manner of loss, claim,
damage or expense arising out of or related to the Initiating Member’s Recourse Liability from and
after the Closing contemplated by Section 9.2.2.
ARTICLE X
ACCOUNTING, TAX AND FISCAL MATTERS
ACCOUNTING, TAX AND FISCAL MATTERS
10.1. Books and Records, Controls of Account.
(a) The Xxxxxxx Member shall cause the Company to keep complete and appropriate
records and books of account with respect to the Capital Accounts and the Company.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, such books and records of the Company
shall be maintained on an accrual basis, on a basis which allows the proper
preparation of the Company’s tax returns and in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States,
consistently applied. Such books and records shall be maintained at the
principal office of the Company.
(b) The Company and the Venture Vehicles shall maintain (i) effective internal
control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act,
and (ii) a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable
assurance that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general
or specific authorizations; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles and to maintain asset accountability; (C) access to assets is permitted
only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (D) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences. Any cost or expense incurred to test whether any “material weakness”
or “significant
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deficiency” exists shall be paid for by the PB Member (without the
same constituting a Capital Contribution). Any cost or expense reasonably necessary
to remedy any “material weakness” or “significant deficiency” in internal controls
shall be paid by the Company and not by any Member.
(c) The Company and the Venture Vehicles shall comply with the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act, including Section 404 thereof, and shall implement, monitor and test any
internal controls reasonably requested by the PB Member. The Xxxxxxx Member shall
(at no cost to the Xxxxxxx Member) reasonably cooperate with the PB Member in its
efforts to cause the Company to comply with the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, including
Section 404 thereof.
10.2. Tax Information.
(a) As soon as reasonably practicable but no later than sixty (60) days after
the end of each taxable year of the Company, the Xxxxxxx Member shall prepare and
send, or cause to be prepared and sent, to each Person who was a Member at any time
during such taxable year copies of such information as may be required for Federal,
state, local and non-United States income tax reporting purposes, including copies
of Schedule K-1 (Share of Income, Credits, Deductions, etc.) or any successor
schedule or form, for such Person, and such other information as a Member may
reasonably request including, but not limited to, for the purpose of applying for
refunds, of withholding taxes and making estimated tax payments.
(b) At least twenty (20) days prior to delivery of the tax information
contemplated by Section 10.2(a), the Xxxxxxx Member shall deliver to the PB
Member for review a copy of the Company’s federal and state income tax returns and
information returns in the form proposed to be filed for each Fiscal Year and,
except as provided in Section 10.2(d) and the fifth sentence of Section
10.4, shall incorporate all changes or comments (unless patently unreasonable)
proposed by the PB Member to such proposed tax returns and information returns
requested by
the PB Member; provided, that the firm preparing such tax returns still must be
able to sign and file such returns. Each Member shall report on its return and
shall cause their Affiliates to report on their tax returns, in a manner that is
consistent with the Company’s federal income tax return and the Form K-1s issued to
the Members.
(c) No later than January 15 of each calendar year, the Xxxxxxx Member shall
deliver to the PB Member its reasonable, good faith estimate of the character and
amount of allocations to the PB Member for federal income tax purposes for the
immediately preceding year to the extent reasonably necessary to assist PB REIT in
announcing the character of dividends paid for such year.
(d) The Members agree that the Company income tax returns in connection with
the transactions occurring on the Effective Date will reflect (i) a contribution of
an undivided interest in the assets of the Company under section
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721(a) of the Code
(x) by the PB Member with a Capital Account value equal to [_________]8
(which undivided interest was obtained by the PB Member in redemption of its
interest in the Xxxxxxx Member) and (y) by the Xxxxxxx Member with a Capital Account
value equal to [_________]9, (ii) a cash contribution pursuant to Section
721(a) of the Code by the PB Member to the Company in an amount equal to
[_________]10 and (iii) a cash distribution to the Xxxxxxx Member under
Treas. Reg. section 1.707-4(d) in an amount equal to [_________]11, and no
other sales of interests in or assets of the Company and no other transaction or
event giving rise to an adjustment to the pre-Effective Date basis of the assets of
the Company.
10.3. Periodic Reports to Members.
(a) Generally. All of the financial statements referred to in this
Section 10.3 shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States consistently applied.
(b) Reporting Requirements. The Xxxxxxx Member shall prepare and
deliver, or cause to be prepared and delivered, to the PB Member the following
reports, all in form reasonably satisfactory to the PB Member:
(i) Unaudited monthly financial statements of the Company including a
balance sheet, an income statement, a statement of cash flow, a statement of sources
and application of funds and a statement of each Member’s Capital Account, certified
by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, no later than ten (10) days after the
end of each month;
(ii) Unaudited quarterly and year to date financial statements including a
balance sheet, an income statement, a statement of cash flow, a statement of sources
and application of funds and a statement of each Member’s Capital Account, certified
by the Chief Financial Officer of the Xxxxxxx Member, no later than twenty (20) days
after the end of each fiscal quarter;
(iii) Audited annual financial statements including a balance sheet, an
income statement, a statement of cash flow, a statement of sources and application
of funds and a statement of each Member’s capital, accompanied by a report of either
KPMG or PKF, certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the
8 | To be determined as follows: Will equal the Preferred Redemption Amount (as defined in the Contribution Agreement). Estimated to be approximately $40 Million. | |
9 | To be determined as follows: Will equal the Xxxxxxx Invested Capital plus the sum of the BDB Distribution Amount and the BJD Distribution Amount (each as defined in the Contribution Agreement). Estimated to be approximately $270 Million. | |
10 | To be determined as follows: Will equal the Capital Contribution (as defined in the Contribution Agreement). Estimated to be approximately $111.9 Million. | |
11 | To be determined as follows: Will equal the sum of the BDB Distribution Amount and the BJD Distribution Amount (each as defined in the Contribution Agreement). Estimated to be approximately $28 Million. |
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Xxxxxxx Member, no
later than forty five (45) days after the end of each Fiscal Year (and unaudited
drafts of same no later than thirty (30) days after the end of each Fiscal Year);
and
(iv) any other information with respect to the Company or any investment
reasonably requested by the PB Member.
(c) Each of the monthly, quarterly and year-to-date financial statements
described above shall incorporate a reconciliation to the same period in the prior
year as well as a reconciliation to the most recently approved Budget.
10.4. Tax Matters Partner. The PB Member is hereby designated as the “tax matters
partner” as referred to in Section 6231(a)(7)(A) of the Code to manage administrative tax
proceedings conducted at the Company level by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to Company
matters. Expenses of such administrative proceedings undertaken by the tax matters partner will be
paid out of the Company’s Assets. Each Member shall have the right to participate in any
administrative tax proceedings conducted at the Company level with respect to Company matters.
Notwithstanding that one Member acts as tax matters partner, except as provided for in the
immediately following sentence, all material decisions to be made and actions taken in connection
with any taxing authority, reporting position audit, examination, or appeal, and any judicial
proceeds arising out of any such audit or examination shall be made by mutual agreement of the
Members. The PB Member acknowledges and agrees that, with respect to the Preferred Capital and any
Xxxxxxx Principal Loan, all decisions of the tax matters partner shall be made and controlled by
the Denihan Member. In the event any Governmental Authority audits or investigates the tax
treatment of the Preferred Capital or Xxxxxxx Principal Loans, the Xxxxxxx Member shall bear
directly (without the same constituting a Capital Contribution hereunder), and the Company shall
not be responsible for, costs and expense incurred in connection with such audit or investigation,
including but not limited to fees of lawyers and accountants in connection therewith and any fees,
fines or penalties or taxes levied or payable in connection therewith. With respect to any
material tax items impacting the Company’s tax returns, the tax matters partner will consult with
the Members to determine the appropriate tax
reporting. To the extent that the Members have agreed on the reporting of any tax items in
the Company’s tax returns (such as described in section 10.2(d)), the Members will not take a
contrary position on their respective tax returns.
10.5. Section 754 Election. The Company shall make the election provided by section
754 of the Code.
10.6. Depreciation of Additional Company Assets. For so long as PB Member remains a
Member of the Company, the Company shall elect, pursuant to section 168(g)(7) of the Code, to
utilize the alternative depreciation system (“ADS”) with respect to any Company Assets
acquired after the date of this Agreement. [NOTE THIS PROVISION WILL BE INCLUDED IN MEZZ IV JV BUT
NOT THE OPERATING LESSEE JV’S]
10.7. Fiscal Year. Unless all Members otherwise agree in writing, the fiscal year of
the Company shall be the Fiscal Year.
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10.8. Audits; Inspection of Books and Records. Each Member shall have the right, at
its sole option to conduct internal audits of the books, records and accounts of the Company.
Subject to Section 10.1(b) and (c), the first such audit conducted by either Member in any
consecutive twelve (12) month period shall be at the cost and expense of the Company, and any
additional audits conducted by such Member within such twelve (12) month period shall be at the
Member’s cost and expense. Audits may be on either a continuous or a periodic basis and may be
conducted by employees of a Member or of an Affiliate of such Member, or by independent auditors
retained by the Company or a Member. All books of the Company shall be open to inspection and
examination by the Members or their representatives at all reasonable times.
10.9. Accounts. All funds of the Company shall be deposited in such checking
accounts, savings accounts, time deposits or certificates of deposit, or shall be invested, in each
case in the name of the Company (or any applicable Venture Vehicle), in such manner as shall be
designated by the Members. Company funds shall not be commingled with those of any other Person.
Company funds shall be used only for the business of the Company.
10.10. Transfer or Change in Company Interest. If the respective Membership Interests
of the existing Members in the Company change or if a Membership Interest is Transferred in
compliance with this Agreement to any other Person, then, for the Fiscal Year in which the Transfer
occurs, all income, gains, losses, deductions, Tax Credits and other tax incidents resulting from
the operations of the Company shall be allocated, as between transferor and transferee, by taking
into account their varying interests using the closing of the books method in accordance with
Section 706 of the Code, unless otherwise agreed by the Members.
10.11. REIT Compliance. The Company shall not take or fail to take any action (or
cause any Venture Vehicle to take or fail to take any action) that would adversely affect the
ability of PB REIT to qualify or continue to qualify as a REIT, or subject PB REIT to any
additional taxes under Section 857 of the Code or Section 4981 of the Code (collectively the
“REIT Regulations”). If the Company or any Venture Vehicle is required to take or fail to
take any action that would adversely affect the ability of PB REIT to qualify as a REIT or would
subject PB REIT to any additional taxes under the REIT Regulations, the Members, upon receipt
of notice thereof, will take all actions necessary, or cause the Company and each Venture Vehicle
to take such actions, to avoid such adverse consequences but at no or nominal cost to the Xxxxxxx
Member. The Members agree that in the event that PB Member or PB REIT shall propose to take any
action (or cause the Company or any Venture Vehicle to take any action) to ensure the continued
qualification of PB REIT as a REIT or to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under the REIT
Regulations, the Members shall cooperate in good faith but at no or nominal cost to Xxxxxxx Member
to determine and implement a course of action which shall, to the extent reasonably possible,
preserve PB REIT’s REIT status, avoid the imposition of additional taxes, and avoid such adverse
effects. If any revisions, modifications, amendments, alterations, supplements or restructurings
are required to be made to this Agreement, any Hotel Operating Lease, any related agreement or the
Company’s or any Hotel Lessee’s ownership structure generally in order to preserve PB REIT’s status
or otherwise avoid the imposition of additional taxes under any applicable REIT Regulations or
other adverse consequences, the PB Member shall bear the entire out-of-pocket cost thereof (without
the same constituting a Capital Contribution by the PB Member).
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10.12. Cost of Compliance. The Members acknowledge that either KPMG or PKF may be
engaged by the Company as the Company’s independent auditors and/or tax preparation firm.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if KPMG is retained for either such
service, the PB Member shall bear directly (without the same constituting a Capital Contribution
hereunder), and the Company shall not be responsible for, the “Incremental Costs” incurred by the
Company for utilizing KPMG to provide any such service rather than PKF. For such purpose, the
“Incremental Costs” shall be determined as follows unless otherwise agreed by the Members: For
each Fiscal Year, the Company shall solicit estimates from each of KPMG and PKF for each of the
auditing and tax preparation services (as if provided separately). If the KPMG estimate for a
particular service exceeds the PKF estimate for a particular service, and KPMG is selected for such
service, the “Incremental Cost” shall equal the actual cost of such service multiplied by the
percentage by which the KPMG estimate exceeded the PKF estimate. For example, if the PKF estimate
for audit work is $1.0 million and the KPMG estimate for the same work is $1.25 million, and KPMG
is selected, the “Incremental Cost” shall be 20% of the actual cost for KPMG’s audit work for that
year.
ARTICLE XI
DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION
DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION
11.1. Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved and its affairs shall be wound up
on the first to occur of the following:
11.1.1 the sale, contribution, exchange, conveyance or other transfer of all, or substantially
all, of the Company Assets; or
11.1.2 the agreement of the Xxxxxxx Member and the PB Member.
The death, retirement, resignation, expulsion, incapacity, Bankruptcy or dissolution of a
Member, or the occurrence of any other event that terminates the continued membership of a Member
in the Company, shall not cause a dissolution of the Company, and the Company shall
continue in existence subject to the terms of this Agreement. The Members hereby waive any
right to dissolution of the Company except as contemplated by this Section 11.1.
11.2. Liquidation.
11.2.1 Appointment of Liquidator. Upon dissolution of the Company, the Members shall
designate a Person (which may be a Member) to act as liquidator. The liquidator shall proceed
diligently to wind up the affairs of the Company and make final distributions as provided in this
Agreement and pursuant to the Act. The costs and expenses of liquidation shall be the costs and
expenses of the Company. From the date of dissolution until the final distribution, the liquidator
shall operate the Company with all requisite power and authority, subject to the power of the
Members to remove and replace such liquidator.
11.2.2 Duties and Obligations of Liquidator. The matters to be accomplished by the
liquidator are as follows:
(a) As promptly as possible after dissolution and again after final
liquidation, the liquidator shall cause a proper accounting to be made by a
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recognized firm of certified public accountants of the Company’s assets, liabilities
and operations through the last day of the calendar month in which the dissolution
occurs or the final liquidation is completed (as applicable).
(b) The liquidator shall pay, satisfy or discharge from Company funds all of
the debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company (including, without
limitation, all costs and expenses incurred in liquidation) or otherwise make
adequate provision for payment and discharge of the same, including, without
limitation, the establishment of a cash fund for contingent liabilities in such
amount and for such term as the liquidator may reasonably determine or as other
required under the Act.
(c) The liquidator may sell any saleable assets of the Company in connection
with such liquidation at a public or private sale and at such price and on such
terms as the liquidator, in its sole discretion, deems necessary, appropriate or
advisable. Any Member or its Affiliate may purchase any of the Company’s Assets at
such sale; provided, however, that no Member or its Affiliate may
make any such purchase at a private sale, without the prior written consent of the
other Members.
(d) The liquidator shall distribute all remaining Company Assets to the Members
in accordance with Section 11.2.3 by the earlier of (i) the end of the
taxable year of the Company during which the liquidation of the Company occurs, and
(ii) ninety (90) days after the date of the liquidation.
11.2.3 Liquidating Distributions. Any distributions made in liquidation shall be
applied and distributed as follows:
(a) To the repayment of the debts and liabilities of the Company (including
debts owed to Members or their Affiliates) and payment of the costs and expenses of
such liquidation;
(b) To the funding of any reserves pursuant to Section 11.2.2; and
(c) The balance of any proceeds from such liquidation shall be distributed to
the Members in accordance with Section 5.1.2.
The liquidator shall cause only cash, evidences of indebtedness and other securities to be
distributed in any liquidation. The distribution of cash and other property to a Member in
accordance with this Section 11.2 shall constitute a complete return to such Member of its
Capital Contribution and a complete distribution to the Member of its Membership Interest in the
Company and all the Company’s property. To the extent that a Member returns funds to the Company,
such Member shall have no claim against any other Member for such funds.
11.3. Termination. Upon completion of the distribution of Company Assets as provided
in this Article XI, the Company shall be terminated, and the liquidator shall file a
certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, make or cancel
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any other filings made pursuant to the Act or the Applicable Law and take such other actions as may
be necessary, appropriate or advisable to terminate the Company.
ARTICLE XII
DEFAULTS
DEFAULTS
12.1. Defaults.
12.1.1 If either the PB Member, on the one hand, or the Denihan Member, on the other hand,
fails to perform any of its obligations hereunder or breaches any of the terms, conditions,
representations, warranties or covenants contained in any of the foregoing, or becomes subject to a
Bankruptcy proceeding, then the other Member (the “Non-Defaulting Member”) shall have the
right to give such Member (the “Defaulting Member”) a notice of default (“Notice of
Default”).
12.1.2 The Notice of Default shall set forth the nature of the obligation that the Defaulting
Member (or its Affiliate, as applicable) has not performed. If such default arises out of the
application of Article VIII or is the result of a Bankruptcy, fraud or willful misconduct
or is otherwise stated to be not subject to notice or cure, the Non-Defaulting Member shall
immediately have the rights set forth in Section 12.2 below, without the obligation to
provide any notice or cure periods. Otherwise, (i) if such default is curable by the payment of
money, the Defaulting Member shall have ten (10) Business Days after the receipt of the Notice of
Default within which to cure such default, or (ii) if such default is not curable by the payment of
money, then the Defaulting Member shall have thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice of
Default to cure such default, provided that if such default cannot reasonably be cured within such
thirty (30) day period but is reasonably capable of cure, then, so long as the Defaulting Member is
continuously and diligently pursuing the remedy necessary to cure such default, the Defaulting
Member shall have such additional time as may be necessary to cure such default, but in no
event longer than forty-five (45) additional days.
12.2. Remedies. Generally, if any default is not cured (to the extent permitted) as
set forth in Section 12.1.2 (each, an “Event of Default”) the Non-Defaulting Member
shall have the right to pursue all rights and remedies, legal and equitable, available to it
pursuant to this Agreement and Applicable Law. Except as expressly limited herein, all rights and
remedies hereunder in the case of a default shall be cumulative.
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
13.1. Notices. Every notice, consent or other communication required to be given
pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be made in writing (a “Notice”) and shall
be delivered to the recipient Person by (i) personal delivery, (ii) certified U.S. mail, return
receipt requested, postage and charges prepaid, (iii) same day or next day delivery courier
service, or (iv) facsimile or email transmission, with a confirmation copy sent by one of methods
of delivery set forth in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), and sent to the applicable address or
facsimile number set forth in this Section below (or to such other address or facsimile number as
the applicable Member may designate from time to time by delivery of a Notice pursuant to this
Section 13.1). A Notice
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shall be deemed to be delivered to the Person to whom such Notice is sent upon (i) delivery to
the address or facsimile number of such Person, provided that such delivery is made prior to 5:00
p.m. (local time for such Person) on a Business Day, otherwise the following Business Day; or (ii)
the attempted delivery of such Notice if (A) such Person refuses delivery of such Notice, or (B)
such Person is no longer at such address or facsimile number, and such Person failed to provide
Notice of its current address or facsimile number pursuant to this Section 13.1. A Member
may change its address or facsimile number for purposes of this Section 13.1 by providing a
Notice to the Company pursuant to Section 13.1 in which case the Xxxxxxx Member shall amend
Schedule 1 (and provide copies thereof to the PB Member) to reflect such change in address
or facsimile number of a Member.
If to the Xxxxxxx Member:
c/o Denihan Hospitality Group
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Chief Financial Officer
Email: xxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
Fax: (917) 000- 0000
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Chief Financial Officer
Email: xxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
Fax: (917) 000- 0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxxxx Traurig LLP
MetLife Building
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Email: xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
Fax: (212) 801 — 6400
MetLife Building
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Email: xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
Fax: (212) 801 — 6400
If to the PB Member:
c/o PB REIT
0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Email: [____________]
Fax: [(____) __________]
0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Email: [____________]
Fax: [(____) __________]
with a copy to:
Hunton & Xxxxxxxx
[__________________]
[___________________]
Attn: [____________________]
Email: [___________________]
Fax: [_____________________]
[__________________]
[___________________]
Attn: [____________________]
Email: [___________________]
Fax: [_____________________]
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13.2. Time is of the Essence. Time is of the essence of this Agreement; provided, however,
that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the time period for the
performance of any covenant or obligation, satisfaction of any condition or delivery of any notice
or item required under this Agreement shall expire on a day other than a Business Day, such time
period shall be extended automatically to the next Business Day.
13.3. Further Assurances. The Members agree to execute, acknowledge, deliver, file, record
and publish such further certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents, and to take all
such further action as may be required under the Act or other Applicable Law, or deemed necessary,
appropriate or advisable in furtherance of the Company’s purposes and the objectives and intentions
underlying this Agreement to the extent the same is not inconsistent with the terms of this
Agreement.
13.4. Effect of Waiver or Consent. A failure on the part of the Company or any Member to
complain of any act of any other Person or to declare any Person in default under this Agreement,
irrespective of how long such failure continues or how often such failure occurs, shall not
constitute a consent to such act by the Company or Member or a waiver by the Company or Member of
its rights and remedies with respect to such default unless such waiver is set forth in writing
signed by the Company or Member (as the case may be) or until the applicable statute-of-limitations
period with respect to such default has expired. Any written consent to or waiver of any breach or
default in the performance by a Person of its duties, liabilities or obligations under this
Agreement shall not be a consent to or waiver of any other breach or default in the performance by
such Person of the same or any other duty, liability or obligation of such Person under this
Agreement.
13.5. WAIVER OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT
OR UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH MEMBER (FOR ITSELF AND ITS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNS) HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND DISCLAIMS ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIM OR SEEK
(WHETHER ON BEHALF OF IT OR THE COMPANY) ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, STATUTORY OR
TREBLE DAMAGES.
13.6. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware,
without giving effect to any choice of law of conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the
State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
13.7. Litigation.
(a) FORUM SELECTION AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. ANY LITIGATION BASED
HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, SHALL BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE
COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. EACH MEMBER HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND
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IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS
TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE.
EACH MEMBER FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS BY REGISTERED
MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW
YORK. EACH MEMBER HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF
VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY
CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
(b) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE MEMBERS HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER
THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING FROM THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY ANY OF THE
FOREGOING, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A
COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.
13.8. Costs of Enforcement. In the event of any action or proceeding brought by any party
against another under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all costs
and expenses including its attorneys’ fees in such action or proceeding in such amount as the court
may adjudge reasonable. The prevailing party shall be determined by the court based upon an
assessment of which party’s major arguments made or positions taken in the proceedings could fairly
be said to have prevailed over the other party’s major arguments or positions on major disputed
issues in the court’s decision. If the party which shall have commenced or instituted the action,
suit or proceeding shall dismiss or discontinue it without the concurrence of the other party, such
other party shall be deemed the prevailing party.
13.9. Partial Invalidity. In the event that any one or more of the phrases, sentences,
sections, articles or sections contained in this Agreement shall be declared invalid or
unenforceable by order, decree or judgment of under the applicable arbitration, or shall be or
become invalid or unenforceable by virtue of any Applicable Law, the remainder of this Agreement
shall be construed as if such phrases, sentences, sections, articles or sections had not been
inserted except when such construction (i) shall operate as an undue hardship on either Member or
(ii) shall constitute a substantial deviation from the general intent and purposes of the Members
as reflected in this Agreement. In the event of either (i) or (ii) above, the Members shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate a mutually satisfactory amendment to this Agreement to
circumvent such adverse construction.
13.10. Binding Effect; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is binding on and shall
inure to the benefit of the Members and their respective heirs, legal representatives,
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successors and permitted assigns, and this Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any
other Person.
13.11. Rules of Construction. The following rules shall apply to the construction and
interpretation of this Agreement:
13.11.1 Singular words shall connote the plural as well as the singular, and plural words shall
connote the singular as well as the plural, and the masculine shall include the feminine and the
neuter.
13.11.2 All references in this Agreement to particular articles, sections, subsections, clauses are
references to articles, sections, subsections or clauses of this Agreement. All references in this
Agreement to particular exhibits or schedules are references to the exhibits and schedules attached
to this Agreement.
13.11.3 The headings in this Agreement are solely for convenience of reference and shall not
constitute a part of this Agreement nor shall they affect its meaning, construction or effect.
13.11.4 Each party hereto and its counsel have reviewed and revised (or requested revisions of) this
Agreement and have participated in the preparation of this Agreement, and therefore any usual rules
of construction requiring that ambiguities are to be resolved against a particular party shall not
be applicable in the construction and interpretation of this Agreement or any exhibits or schedules
hereto.
13.11.5 The terms “hereby,” “hereof,” “hereto,” “herein,” “hereunder” and any similar terms shall
refer to this Agreement, and not be limited to the provisions of the section or paragraph in which
such terms are used.
13.11.6 The terms “include,” “including” and similar terms shall be construed as if followed by the
phrase “without limitation.”
13.11.7 All references to any consent, approval or other action to be taken by “the Members” shall
mean the consent, approval or other action by each of the Members in the Company which are not in
default at the time in question.
13.11.8 Wherever in this Agreement a Person is permitted or required to make a decision or
determination or take an action in its “discretion” or its “judgment,” that means that such Person
may take that decision in its “sole discretion” or “sole judgment.” Wherever in this Agreement a
Person is empowered to take or make a decision, direction, consent, vote, determination, election,
action or approval, such Person is entitled to consider, favor and further only such interests and
factors as it desires, including its own interests, and has no duty or obligation to consider,
favor or further any other interest of the Company or any other Member. Wherever in this Agreement
a Person is to act in “its discretion,” “in good faith” or under another express standard, such
Person may act under that express standard and is not, and will not be, subject to any other or
different standard arising from this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein or by
relevant provisions of law (including, without limitation, the Act) or in equity or otherwise.
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13.11.9 Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) references to agreements (including this
Agreement), other contractual instruments and organization documents shall be deemed to include all
subsequent amendments, supplements, restatements and other modifications thereof, but only to the
extent not otherwise prohibited by the terms of any Transaction Document, and (ii) references to
any statute or regulation are to be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions
consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such statute or regulation.
13.12. Recitals, Exhibits and Schedules. The recitals to this Agreement, and all exhibits
and schedules referred to in this Agreement (as amended from time to time as provided in this
Agreement) are incorporated herein by such reference and made a part of this Agreement.
13.13. Entire Agreement; Amendments to Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire
understanding and agreement of the Members, and supersedes any other agreements and understandings
(written or oral) made among the Members on or prior to the date of this Agreement with respect to
the transaction contemplated in this Agreement. No amendment or modification to any terms of this
Agreement, including, without limitation to Exhibits or Schedules hereto (except as provided in
Section 3.3 and Section 13.1 above), or cancellation of this Agreement, shall be
valid unless in writing and signed by all of the Members.
13.14. Facsimile; Counterparts. The Members may deliver executed signature pages to this
Agreement by facsimile or electronic pdf transmission to the other Members, which facsimile or
electronic pdf copy shall be deemed to be an original executed signature page; provided, however,
that such Member shall deliver original signature pages to the other party promptly thereafter.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original and all of which counterparts together shall constitute one agreement with the same effect
as if the Members had signed the same signature page.
13.15. Announcements Rights to Images.
13.15.1 Except as provided herein, no Member shall make any public announcements regarding
this Agreement or the Company or its business; provided, however, that (a) each Member may consult
with and obtain the approval of the other Member before issuing a press release or other public
announcement with respect to this Agreement or the Company and may issue a press release or make a
public announcement following such consultation and approval, (b) after the initial press release
concerning this Agreement and the Company, the PB Member may make reference to its investment in
the Company and the value and performance thereof in its normal quarterly earnings releases and
conference calls and in investor presentations, (c) PB REIT may include such information concerning
the Company and the Existing Hotels as it deems reasonably necessary or appropriate for inclusion
in its filings made pursuant to federal or state securities laws, and (d) each Member may identify
the other Member (and PB REIT in the case of the PB Member and Brooke, Patrick, the Hotel Manager
and Xxxxxxx generally with respect to the Xxxxxxx Member) as its “joint venture partner” with
respect to ownership of each of the Existing Hotels.
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13.15.2 The PB Member shall have the non-exclusive right to use on its website and in
marketing materials photographs of the Existing Hotels without the consent of the Company or any
other Member.
13.16. Portfolio-Wide Incentive Management Fee. [Pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 4.01 of each
Hotel Management Agreement, each Hotel Manager is entitled to an “Incentive Management Fee” (as
defined therein), determined on an individual asset basis, if certain performance thresholds are
satisfied. The Denihan Member and the PB Member agree (on behalf of themselves and the Company and
the Hotel Manager) that, notwithstanding the terms of each Hotel Management Agreement, for so long
as more than one Hotel is owned by the Venture Vehicles and managed by the Hotel Manager or any
Affiliate of the Xxxxxxx Member, the Incentive Management Fee shall be determined on a
portfolio-wide basis. For the avoidance of doubt, that means the “Incentive Fee Threshold” and
“Incentive Management Fee” shall be calculated in the aggregate for all Hotels owned by all Venture
Vehicles and that all components used in calculating the “Incentive Fee Threshold” and “Incentive
Management Fee”, including without limitation Acquisition Costs, Major Capital Expenditures, Net
Operating Income, Gross Revenues, Operating Expenses and Fixed Expenses (each as defined in the
Hotel Management Agreement) shall all be calculated on an aggregate basis for all Hotels owned by
all Venture Vehicles and managed by the Hotel Manager or any Affiliate of the Denihan Member for
the same time period.] [NOTE: PROVISION WILL APPEAR ONLY IN THE LESSEE OPERATING AGREEMENTS OR IN
A SIDE LETTER AMONG THE RELEVANT PARTIES].
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Members have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first set
forth above.
DEHIHAN MEMBER: XXXXXXX OWNERSHIP COMPANY, LLC, a New York limited liability company |
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PB MEMBER: CARDINALS OWNER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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