CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of September 30, 2005 among CNL HOSPITALITY PARTNERS, LP, as Borrower, CNL HOTELS & RESORTS, INC., as Parent, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer, and The Other Lenders Party Hereto WACHOVIA BANK...
$200,000,000
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Dated
as of September 30, 2005
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among
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CNL
HOSPITALITY PARTNERS, LP,
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as
Borrower,
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CNL
HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.,
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as
Parent,
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BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A.,
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as
Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer,
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and
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The
Other Lenders Party Hereto
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WACHOVIA
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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and
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DEUTSCHE
BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
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as
Co-Syndication Agents
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CALYON
NEW YORK BRANCH
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and
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CITICORP
NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
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as
Co-Documentation Agents
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BANC
OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
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as
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Sole
Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Section
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Page
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ARTICLE
I. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
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1
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1.01 Defined
Terms
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1
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1.02 Other
Interpretive Provisions
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22
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1.03 Accounting
Terms
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23
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1.04 Rounding
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23
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1.05 References
to Agreements and Laws
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23
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1.06 Times
of Day
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23
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1.07 Letter
of Credit Amounts
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23
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ARTICLE
II. THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT
EXTENSIONS
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23
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2.01 Loans
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24
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2.02 Borrowings,
Conversions and Continuations of
Loans.
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24
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2.03 Letters
of Credit.
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25
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2.04 Prepayments.
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31
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2.05 Termination
or Reduction of Commitments
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32
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2.06 Repayment
of Loans
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32
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2.07 Interest.
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32
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2.08 Fees
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32
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2.09 Computation
of Interest and Fees
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33
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2.10 Evidence
of Debt.
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33
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2.11 Payments
Generally.
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34
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2.12 Sharing
of Payments
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35
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2.13 Lenders;
Increase in Aggregate
Commitments.
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36
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ARTICLE
III. TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND
ILLEGALITY
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37
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3.01 Taxes
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37
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3.02 Illegality
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38
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3.03 Inability
to Determine Rates
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38
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3.04 Increased
Cost and Reduced Return; Capital
Adequacy; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.
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38
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3.05 Funding
Losses
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39
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3.06 Matters
Applicable to all Requests for
Compensation.
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39
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3.07 Survival
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39
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ARTICLE
IV. BORROWING BASE; SECURITY
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40
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4.01 Borrowing
Base.
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40
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4.02 Substitution
of Borrowing Base Properties and
Admission of Properties into the Borrowing Base.
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40
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4.03 Liens
on Borrowing Base Properties
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42
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4.04 Appraisals.
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42
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4.05 Releases
of Collateral.
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43
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4.06 Guaranty
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43
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4.07 Excluded
Kentucky Borrowing Base Property
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44
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4.08 Excluded
Tampa Borrowing Base Property
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44
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ARTICLE
V. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT
EXTENSIONS
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44
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5.01 Conditions
of Initial Credit Extension
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44
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5.02 Conditions
to all Credit Extensions
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48
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ARTICLE
VI. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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48
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6.01 Existence,
Qualification and Power; Compliance
with Laws
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48
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6.02 Authorization;
No Contravention
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49
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6.03 Governmental
Authorization; Other
Consents
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49
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6.04 Binding
Effect
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49
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6.05 Financial
Statements; No Material Adverse
Effect.
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49
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6.06 Litigation
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49
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6.07 No
Default
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50
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6.08 Ownership
of Property; Liens
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50
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6.09 Environmental
Representations.
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50
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6.10 Insurance
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51
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6.11 Taxes
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51
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6.12 ERISA
Compliance.
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51
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6.13 Margin
Regulations; Investment Company Act; Public
Utility Holding Company Act.
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52
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6.14 Disclosure
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52
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6.15 Compliance
with Laws
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52
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6.16 Intellectual
Property; Licenses, Etc.
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53
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6.17 Drainage/Condemnation/Zoning
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53
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6.18 Property
Condition
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53
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6.19 Representations
Concerning Leases
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53
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6.20 Contracts
and Plans
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53
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6.21 Condemnation
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54
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6.22 Reciprocal
Agreements.
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54
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6.23 Management
Agreements
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54
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6.24 Franchise
Agreements
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54
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6.25 Solvency
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54
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6.26 Ground
Lease Representations.
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54
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6.27 Operating
Leases.
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55
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6.28 Pooling
Agreements
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55
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6.29 Manager
Liquidity Facilities
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55
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6.30 Service
Contracts
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56
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ARTICLE
VII. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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56
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7.01 Financial
Statements
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56
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7.02 Certificates;
Other Information
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57
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7.03 Notices
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58
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7.04 Payment
of Obligations
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59
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7.05 Preservation
of Existence, Etc.
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59
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7.06 Maintenance
of Properties
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59
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7.07 Maintenance
of Insurance.
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59
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7.08 Compliance
with Laws
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62
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7.09 Books
and Records
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62
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7.10 Inspection
Rights
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63
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7.11 Use
of Proceeds
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63
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7.12 Environmental
Matters
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63
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7.13 Contracts
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65
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7.14 Casualty
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65
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7.15 Condemnation
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65
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7.16 Restoration
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65
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7.17 Property
Management
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69
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7.18 Franchise
Agreements.
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70
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7.19 Operating
Leases
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72
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7.20 Ground
Leases.
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72
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7.21 REIT
Status
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73
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7.22 Subsidiary
Guaranties
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73
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7.23 Other
Property Information
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73
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7.24 Reports
and Testing
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73
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7.25 Deferred
Maintenance
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73
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ARTICLE
VIII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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74
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8.01 Liens
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74
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8.02 Investments
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74
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8.03 Indebtedness
and Liens with respect to
Mortgagors
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75
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8.04 Fundamental
Changes
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75
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8.05 Dispositions
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76
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8.06 Restricted
Payments
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76
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8.07 Change
in Nature of Business
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77
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8.08 Transactions
with Affiliates
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77
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8.09 Burdensome
Agreements
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77
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8.10 Use
of Proceeds
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77
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8.11 Contracts
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77
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8.12 Lease
Approval
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77
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8.13 No
Other Liens
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77
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8.14 Reciprocal
Easement Agreements.
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78
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8.15 Financial
Covenants.
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78
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8.16 Pooling
Agreements
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79
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8.17 Manager
Liquidity Facilities
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79
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ARTICLE
IX. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
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79
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9.01 Events
of Default
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79
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9.02 Remedies
Upon Event of Default
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82
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9.03 Application
of Funds
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82
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ARTICLE
X. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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83
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10.01 Appointment
and Authorization of Administrative
Agent.
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83
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10.02 Delegation
of Duties
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83
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10.03 Liability
of Administrative Agent
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84
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10.04 Reliance
by Administrative Agent.
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84
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10.05 Notice
of Default
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84
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10.06 Credit
Decision; Disclosure of Information by
Administrative Agent
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84
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10.07 Indemnification
of Administrative Agent
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84
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10.08 Administrative
Agent in its Individual
Capacity
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84
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10.09 Successor
Administrative Agent
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84
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10.10 Administrative
Agent May File Proofs of
Claim
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84
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10.11 Collateral
and Guaranty Matters
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84
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10.12 Other
Agents; Arrangers and Managers
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84
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10.13 Approval
of Lenders.
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84
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ARTICLE
XI. MISCELLANEOUS
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84
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11.01 Amendments,
Etc.
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84
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11.02 Notices
and Other Communications; Facsimile
Copies.
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84
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11.03 No
Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
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84
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11.04 Attorney
Costs, Expenses, and Taxes
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84
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11.05 Indemnification
by Borrower
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84
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11.06 Payments
Set Aside
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84
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11.07 Successors
and Assigns.
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84
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11.08 Confidentiality
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84
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11.09 Set-off
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84
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11.10 Interest
Rate Limitation
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84
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11.11 Counterparts
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84
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11.12 Integration
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84
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11.13 Survival
of Representations and
Warranties
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84
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11.14 Severability
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84
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11.15 Tax
Forms
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84
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11.16 Replacement
of Lenders
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84
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11.17 Assignment
of Contracts and Plans
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84
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11.18 Governing
Law.
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84
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11.19 Waiver
of Right to Trial by Jury
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84
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11.20 USA
Patriot Act Notice
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84
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11.21 Time
of the Essence
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84
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11.22 ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
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84
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SCHEDULES
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1.01(a) Operating
Lessees and Franchisors
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1.01(b) Managers
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1.01(c) Qualified
Managers
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1.01(d) Excluded
Contingent Obligations
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2.01 Commitments
and Pro Rata Shares
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2.03 Existing
Letters of Credit
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4.01 Initial
Borrowing Base Properties, Appraised Values, and Implied Loan
Amount
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6.28 Pooling
Agreements
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6.29 Manager
Liquidity Facilities
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7.25 Deferred
Maintenance
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8.01 Existing
Liens
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11.02 Administrative
Agent’s Office, Certain Addresses for Notices
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EXHIBITS
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Form
of
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A Loan
Notice
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B Note
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C Compliance
Certificate
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D-1 Joinder
Agreement
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D-2 Increase
Certificate
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E Assignment
and Assumption
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F-1 Guaranty
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F-2 Subsidiary
Guaranty
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G Borrowing
Base Report
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H Survey
Requirements
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This
CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”)
is
entered into as of September 30, 2005
(the
“Closing
Date”), among
CNL
HOSPITALITY PARTNERS, LP,
a
Delaware limited partnership (“Borrower”),
CNL
HOTELS
& RESORTS,
INC.,
a
Maryland corporation (“Parent”),
each
lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders”
and
individually, a “Lender”),
and
BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A., as
Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer.
Borrower
has requested that the Lenders provide a revolving credit facility, and the
Lenders are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
In
consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the
parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
1.01 Defined
Terms
.
As used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth
below:
“Acceptable
Appraisal”
means
an appraisal commissioned by and addressed to Administrative Agent (acceptable
to Administrative Agent as to form, assumptions, substance, and appraisal date),
prepared by a qualified professional appraiser acceptable to Administrative
Agent, and having the minimum qualifications required under all applicable
Laws
of Administrative Agent.
“Adjusted
NOI”
means,
for any Borrowing Base Property for any period, (a) all lease payments pursuant
to the Operating Lease for such Borrowing Base Property, minus
(b) any
ground lease payments, minus
(c)
appropriate accruals for items such as annual taxes, insurance, or other
operating expenses payable by the owner (as opposed to the applicable Operating
Lessee) of such Borrowing Base Property reasonably determined by Administrative
Agent with respect to such Borrowing Base Property, minus
(d)
FF&E Reserves, minus
(e)
Management Fee Reserves for such period in excess of actual management fees
for
any such Borrowing Base Property deducted in calculating the amounts in
clause
(a)
above.
If the Operating Lessee of any Borrowing Base Property is a direct or indirect
wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent, then Adjusted NOI shall include the
Consolidated Net Income of such Subsidiary attributable to such Borrowing Base
Property,
without
deduction however for any amounts expended for FF&E or management
fees.
For
purposes of determining Adjusted NOI for any Borrowing Base Property, Adjusted
NOI shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as if all lease payments pursuant
to the Operating Lease for such Borrowing Base Property (and, if applicable,
Consolidated Net Income for such Borrowing Base Property) admitted into the
Borrowing Base during the period of determination were received
(or was earned) from and after the
first
(1st) day of and
throughout
such
period of determination.
“Administrative
Agent”
means
Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan
Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
“Administrative
Agent’s
Office”
means
Administrative Agent’s
address
and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 11.02,
or such
other address or account as Administrative Agent may from time to time notify
Borrower and the Lenders.
“Administrative
Questionnaire”
means
an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by Administrative
Agent.
“Advisor
Merger”
has the
meaning specified in Section 8.04(d).
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common
Control with the Person specified. “Control”
means
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability
to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling”
and
“Controlled”
have
meanings correlative thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
a Person shall be deemed to be Controlled by another Person if such other Person
possesses, directly or indirectly, power to vote ten percent (10%) or more
of
the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors,
managing general partners or the equivalent. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
“Affiliate”
shall
not include CNL Financial Group, Inc. or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent
any such Persons and Parent and its Subsidiaries have separate and independent
management.
“Agent-Related
Persons” means
Administrative Agent, together with its Affiliates (including, in the case
of
Bank of America in its capacity as Administrative Agent, the Arranger), and
the
officers, directors, employees, agents and attorneys-in-fact of such Persons
and
Affiliates.
“Aggregate
Commitments”
means
the Commitments of all the Lenders.
“Agreement”
means
this Credit Agreement.
“Applicable
Margin”
means
the following percentages per annum, based upon the Consolidated Leverage Ratio
as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by
Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 7.02(a):
Pricing
Level
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Consolidated
Leverage Ratio
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Eurodollar
Rate
_________
Letters
of Credit
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Base
Rate
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1
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≤6.0:1
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1.750%
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0.75%
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2
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>6.0:1
but £7.5:1
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2.000%
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1.00%
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3
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>7.5:1
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2.25%
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1.25%
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Any
increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first
(1st)
Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is
delivered pursuant to Section 7.02(a);
provided,
however,
that if
a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such
Section,
then
Pricing Level 3 shall apply as of the first (1st)
Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required
to
have been delivered until and including the first (1st)
Business Day immediately following the date such Compliance Certificate is
actually delivered; provided
further
that, if
a Major Leverage Event occurs, then Borrower shall provide an updated Compliance
Certificate within three (3) Business Days after such Major Leverage Event
reflecting the resulting increase or decrease in Consolidated Funded
Indebtedness and proforma adjustments to Consolidated EBITDA attributable to
hotel operations acquired (or sold) in
connection
with such Major Leverage Event and the Applicable Margin shall be adjusted
effective on the first (1st)
Business Day after the date such updated Compliance Certificate is delivered.
The Applicable Margin in effect from the Closing Date through the date of
delivery of the initial Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to
Section 7.02(b)
shall be
determined based upon Pricing Level 3.
“Appraised
Value”
means,
with respect to any Borrowing Base Property as of any date, the appraised value
of such Borrowing Base Property on a “current value” basis pursuant to an
Acceptable Appraisal.
“Approved
Fund”
has the
meaning specified in Section 11.07(g).
“Arranger”
means
Banc of America Securities
LLC, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole book manager.
“Assignment
and Assumption”
means
an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
“Assignment
of Management Agreement”
means
an Assignment and Subordination and Non-disturbance of Management Agreement
among Administrative Agent, the applicable Operating Lessee, Borrower, and
the
applicable Manager, in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent
and
the applicable Manager.
“Attorney
Costs”
means
and includes all fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other
external counsel and, without duplication, the allocated cost of internal legal
services and all expenses and disbursements of internal counsel.
“Attributable
Indebtedness”
means,
on any date, (a) in respect of any capital lease of any Person, the capitalized
amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared
as
of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease
Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the
relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared
as
of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a
capital lease.
“Audited
Financial Statements”
means
the audited consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements
of
income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year
of Parent and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.
“Auto-Extension
Letter of Credit”
has the
meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).
“Availability
Period”
means
the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the
Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Aggregate Commitments pursuant
to Section 2.05,
and (c)
the date of termination of the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and
of
the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to
Section 9.02.
“Award”
means
any compensation paid by any Governmental Authority in connection with a
Condemnation in respect of all or any part of any Borrowing Base
Property.
“Bank
of America”
means
Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.
“Base
Rate” means
for
any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the Federal
Funds Rate plus
one half
of one percent (0.5%) and (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as
publicly announced from time to time by Administrative Agent as its “prime
rate.” The “prime rate” is a rate set by Administrative Agent based upon various
factors including Administrative Agent’s costs and desired return, general
economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for
pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced
rate.
Any change in such rate announced by Administrative Agent shall take effect
at
the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of
such
change.
“Base
Rate Loan”
means a
Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
“Borrower”
has the
meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Borrowing”
means a
borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar
Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant
to Section 2.01.
“Borrowing
Base”
has the
meaning specified in Section 4.01.
“Borrowing
Base Properties”
means
each of the Properties (a) that are owned or ground leased by Borrower or
another wholly-owned Subsidiary that has executed the Subsidiary Guaranty and
(b) that are Collateral and that either (i) is an Initial Borrowing Base
Property or (ii) becomes a Borrowing Base Property pursuant to Section 4.02,
but
excluding any Properties that have been released from the Borrowing Base
pursuant to Section 4.05,
and
“Borrowing
Base Property”
means
any one of the Borrowing Base Properties.
“Borrowing
Base Report”
means a
report in substantially the form of Exhibit G
certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower, setting forth in reasonable
detail the date acquired, location, and a calculation of the Implied Loan Amount
for the Borrowing Base Properties (individually and in the aggregate) and a
calculation of the Borrowing Base.
“Business
Day”
means
any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks
are
authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state
where
Administrative Agent’s Office is located and, if such day relates to any
Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day on which dealings in Dollar deposits
are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.
“Cash
Available for Distribution”means,
for any Person for any period, (a)
Consolidated EBITDA, plus
(b) the amount of all
extraordinary cash gains actually realized,
less
(c)
the
aggregate amount of scheduled principal payments on consolidated Indebtedness
required to be made during such period (other than optional principal
prepayments and scheduled principal payments in respect of any Indebtedness
which is payable in a single or
final
“balloon”installment
at final maturity), less (d)
Consolidated
Interest
Charges payable during such period, less (e)
the
amount of all extraordinary cash losses actually realized, less (f) FF&E
Reserves, plus (g) any amounts actually expended for FF&E and other capital
expenditures and deducted in determining Consolidated EBITDA.
“Cash
Collateralize”
has the
meaning specified in Section 2.03(g).
“Casualty”
has the
meaning specified in Section 7.14.
“Change
of Control”
means,
with respect to any Loan
Party,
an
event or series of events by which:
(a) any
“person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of
such
person or its subsidiaries and any person or entity acting in its capacity
as
trustee, agent, or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes
the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have
“beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right
to acquire (such right, an “option right”), whether such right is exercisable
immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of
twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the equity securities of such Loan
Party
entitled
to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body
of
such Loan
Party
on a
fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such
person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option
right),
unless
the Required Lenders have approved in advance in writing such acquiring “person”
or “group;”
or
(b) during
any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, and
unless approved by the Required Lenders, a
majority
of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body
of
such Loan
Party (or its ultimate controlling parent)
cease to
be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent
governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or
nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by
individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such
election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing
body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent
governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii)
above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a
majority of that board or equivalent governing body (excluding, in the case
of
both clause (ii) and clause (iii), any individual whose initial nomination
for,
or assumption of office as, a member of that board or equivalent governing
body
occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or
consents for the election or removal of one or more directors by any person
or
group other than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by
or
on behalf of the board of directors).
A
Change
in Control shall be deemed not to occur upon the issuance of new capital stock
in Guarantor as long as the conditions set forth in clause (a) and (b) regarding
approval of the Required Lenders are otherwise satisfied.
“Closing
Date”
has the
meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Collateral”
means
the Real Estate Collateral, the Personal Property Collateral, and all other
property of the Mortgagors on which Liens have been granted to Administrative
Agent or the Lenders to secure the Obligations.
“Commitment”
means,
as to each Lender, its obligation to (a) make Loans to Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.01,
and (b)
purchase participations in L/C Obligations, in an aggregate principal amount
at
any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such
Lender’s
name on
Schedule 2.01
or in
the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party
hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in
accordance with this Agreement.
“Compliance
Certificate”
means a
certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
“Condemnation”
means a
temporary or permanent taking by any Governmental Authority as the result,
in
lieu, or in anticipation, of the exercise of the right of condemnation or
eminent domain, of all or any part of the Borrowing Base Properties, or any
interest therein or right accruing thereto, including any right of access
thereto or any change of grade affecting the Borrowing Base Properties or any
part thereof.
“Condemnation
Proceeds”
has the
meaning specified in Section 7.16.
“Consolidated
EBITDA”
means,
for any Person for any period, an amount equal to: (a) Consolidated
Net Income for such period; plus (b)
the
following to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated
Net Income: (i) Consolidated Interest Charges for such period, (ii) the
provision for federal, state, local
and
foreign income taxes payable by such Person and its Subsidiaries for such
period, (iii) the amount of depreciation and amortization expense for
such
period, (iv) minority interests and results of unconsolidated subsidiaries
of
such Person for such period, (v) other non-cash
expenses
reducing Consolidated
Net Income for such period, (vi) pro forma adjustments attributable to hotel
operations acquired (or sold) during such period as if such acquisition (or
disposition) had occurred on the first day of such period, and (vii) amounts
received by such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period with respect to
private memberships in hotel, spa, gold and other facilities plus principal
payments received for such period on notes in respect thereof; minus (c) other
non-cash income
increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period;
minus
(d) amounts refunded by such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period with
respect to private memberships in hotel, spa, gold and other
facilities.
“Consolidated
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”means,
for any Person as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) (i)
Consolidated EBITDA;
minus
(ii) FF&E reserves,
to (b)
Fixed Charges, in each case for the four (4) fiscal quarters ending on the
date of
determination.
“Consolidated
Funded Indebtedness”means,
for any Person as of any date of determination, the sum
of
(a) the outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness whether current or
long
term,
for borrowed money (including Obligations hereunder) and all Indebtedness
evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar
instruments, (b) all purchase money Indebtedness, (c) all direct obligations
arising
under letters of credit
(standby
and commercial), bankers’
acceptances, surety
bonds and similar instruments, (d) all obligations with
respect
to deferred
purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in
the
ordinary course of business), and (e)
Attributable Indebtedness,
and (f)
without duplication, all Guarantees with respect to Indebtedness
specified
in (a)
through (e) above of Persons other than such guarantor
or
any of
its Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated
Interest Charges”
means,
for any Person for any period, the sum of (a) all interest, premium payments,
debt discount, fees, charges, and related expenses of such Person in connection
with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with
the
deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as
interest in accordance with GAAP, and (b) the portion of rent expense of such
Person with respect to such period under capital leases that is treated as
interest in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated
Leverage Ratio”
means,
for Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of any date of
determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (other than
Excluded
Contingent
Obligations) as of the date of determination, to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for
the
four (4) fiscal quarters ending on the date of determination.
“Consolidated
Net Income”
means,
for any Person or attributable
to
any
Borrowing Base Property for any period, the consolidated net income of such
Person or the net income derived from such Borrowing Base Property (excluding
extraordinary gains and extraordinary losses) for that period, in each case
as
determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated
Total Assets”
means,
for Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of any date of
determination, all assets determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Contractual
Obligation”
means,
as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of
any
agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party
or by
which it or any of its property is bound.
“Control”
has the
meaning specified in the definition of “Affiliate.”
“Credit
Extension”
means
each of the following: (a) a Borrowing; and (b) an L/C Credit
Extension.
“Debtor
Relief Laws”
means
the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation,
conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors,
moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar
debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from
time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors
generally.
“Debt
Service”means,
for any Person for any period, (a) all regularly scheduled principal payments,
plus
(b) all
Consolidated Interest Charges
paid or
payable during such period in respect to
all
Indebtedness of such Person, minus (c) pro forma adjustments to principal
payments and Consolidated Interest Charges attributable to Indebtedness incurred
(or repaid) during such period as if such incurrence (or repayment) had occurred
on the first (1st)
day of
such period.
“Default”
means
any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or
that,
with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event
of Default.
“Default
Rate”
means
(a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of Credit Fees,
an
interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus
(ii) the
Applicable Margin, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus
(iii) 2%
per annum; provided,
however,
that
with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest
rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Margin) otherwise
applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum, and (b) when used with respect to
Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Margin plus
2% per
annum.
“Defaulting
Lender”
means
any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion of the Loans or
participations in L/C Obligations required to be funded by it hereunder within
one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has
otherwise failed to pay over to Administrative Agent or any other Lender any
other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one (1) Business Day
of
the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (c) has been
deemed insolvent or become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding.
“Disposition”
or
“Dispose”
means
the sale, transfer, license, lease (other than an Operating Lease), or other
disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property
by
any Person,
including
any sale, assignment, transfer, or other disposal, with or without recourse,
of
any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated
therewith.
“Dollar”
and
“$”
mean
lawful money of the United States.
“Eligible
Assignee”
has the
meaning specified in Section 11.07(g).
“Environmental
Assessment”
has the
meaning specified in Section 7.12(c).
“Environmental
Claim”
means
any investigative, enforcement, cleanup, removal, containment, remedial, or
other private or governmental or regulatory action at any time threatened,
instituted, or completed pursuant to any applicable Environmental Requirement,
against Parent or any Subsidiary or against or with respect to any Real Property
or any condition, use, or activity on any Real Property (including any such
action against Administrative Agent or any Lender), and any claim at any time
threatened or made by any person against Parent or any Subsidiary or against
or
with respect to any Real Property or any condition, use, or activity on any
Real
Property (including any such claim against Administrative Agent or any Lender),
relating to damage, contribution, cost recovery, compensation, loss, or injury
resulting from or in any way arising in connection with any Hazardous Material
or any Environmental Requirement.
“Environmental
Damages” means,
whether before or after the Release Date: (a) the presence of any Hazardous
Material on any Property, or any escape, seepage, leakage, spillage, emission,
release, discharge, or disposal of any Hazardous Material on or from any Real
Property, or the migration or release or threatened migration or release of
any
Hazardous Material to, from, or through any Real Property, on or before the
Release Date; or (b) any act, omission, event, or circumstance existing or
occurring in connection with the handling, treatment, containment, removal,
storage, decontamination, clean-up, transport, or disposal of any Hazardous
Material which is at any time on or before the Release Date present on any
Real
Property; or (c) the breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, or
agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document because of
any
event or condition occurring or existing on or before the Release Date; or
(d)
any violation on or before the Release Date, of any Environmental Requirement
in
effect on or before the Release Date, regardless of whether any act, omission,
event, or circumstance giving rise to the violation constituted a violation
at
the time of the occurrence or inception of such act, omission, event, or
circumstance; or (e) any Environmental Claim, or the filing or imposition of
any
environmental lien against any Real Property, because of, resulting from, in
connection with, or arising out of any of the matters referred to in
subsections (a)
through
(d)
preceding; and regardless of whether any of the foregoing subsections (a)
through
(e)
was
caused by a Loan Party or a tenant or subtenant, or a prior owner of any Real
Property or its tenant or subtenant, or any third party, including but not
limited to: (i) injury or damage to any person, property, or natural resource
occurring on or off of such Real Property, including but not limited to the
cost
of demolition and rebuilding of any improvements on real property; (ii) the
investigation or remediation of any such Hazardous Material or violation of
Environmental Requirement, including but not limited to the preparation of
any
feasibility studies or reports and the performance of any cleanup, remediation,
removal, response, abatement, containment, closure, restoration, monitoring,
or
similar work required by any Environmental Requirement or necessary to have
full
use and benefit of such Real Property as contemplated by the Loan Documents
(including any of the same in connection with any foreclosure action or transfer
in lieu thereof); (iii) all liability to pay or indemnify any person or
Governmental Authority for costs expended in connection with any of the
foregoing; (iv) the investigation and defense of any claim, whether or not
such
claim is ultimately defeated; and (v) the settlement of any claim or
judgment.
“Environmental
Laws”
means
any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations,
ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants,
franchises, licenses, agreements, or governmental restrictions relating to
pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials
into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes,
air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.
“Environmental
Requirement”
means
any Environmental Law, agreement or restriction (including but not limited
to
any condition or requirement imposed by any insurance or surety company), as
the
same now exists or may be changed or amended or come into effect in the future,
which pertains to health, safety, any Hazardous Material, or the environment,
including but not limited to ground or air or water or noise pollution or
contamination, and underground or aboveground tanks.
“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
means
any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with
Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and
Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to
Section 412 of the Code).
“ERISA
Event”
means
(a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063
of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined
in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is
treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete
or partial withdrawal by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer
Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the
filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment
as
a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of
proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan;
(e)
an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of
ERISA
for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any
Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of any liability
under
Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under
Section 4007 of ERISA, upon Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Eurodollar
Rate”
for any
Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum
equal
to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA
LIBOR”),
as
published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing
quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time
to
time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior
to
the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery
on
the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest
Period. If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the
“Eurodollar Rate” for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum
determined by Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars
for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in
the
approximate amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loan being made, continued or
converted by Bank of America and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period
would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in the London
interbank eurodollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London
time) two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest
Period.
“Eurodollar
Rate Loan”
means a
Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Eurodollar Rate.
“Event
of Default”
has the
meaning specified in Section 9.01.
“Excluded
Kentucky Borrowing Base Property”
means
the Borrowing Base Property listed as number fourteen (14) on Schedule 4.01
(Holiday
Inn Louisville).
“Excluded
Tampa Borrowing Base Property”
means
the Borrowing Base Property listed as number nine (9) on Schedule 4.01
(Tampa
International).
“Excluded
Contingent Obligations”
means
the obligations listed on Schedule
1.01(d).
“Existing
Letters of Credit”
means
those certain letters of credit listed on Schedule 2.03,
and
“Existing
Letter of Credit”
means
any one of the Existing Letters of Credit.
“Federal
Funds Rate” means,
for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates
on
overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System
arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal
Reserve Bank on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that
(a) if
such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be
such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so
published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so
published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for
such
day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple
of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions
as
determined by Administrative Agent.
“Fee
Letter”
means
the letter agreement, dated as of July 21, 2005, among Borrower, Parent,
Administrative Agent, and the Arranger.
“FF&E”
means
furniture, fixtures, and equipment.
“FF&E
Reserves”
means,
with respect to any Borrowing Base Property or Person for any period, and
without duplication, an assumed reserve for FF&E and other capital
expenditures equal to four percent (4%) of Gross Revenues of such Borrowing
Base
Property or such Person’s Properties for such period.
“Fixed
Charges”
means,
for any Person, for any period, (a) Debt Service, plus (b) Restricted Payments
with respect to preferred stock or other preferred equity interests issued
by
such Person required to be paid regardless of available cash during such
period.
“Foreign
Lender”
has the
meaning specified in Section 11.15(a)(i).
“Franchise
Agreements”
means
each franchise or similar agreement entered into by and between an Operating
Lessee and each Franchisor pursuant to which such Operating Lessee is permitted
to operate the applicable Borrowing Base Property under the “flag” or other
trade name that is the subject thereof, and “Franchise
Agreement”
means
any one of the Franchise Agreements.
“Franchisors”
means
each franchisor of each Borrowing Base Property as set forth on Schedule 1.01(a)
or such
other entity selected as the franchisor of the applicable Borrowing Base
Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and “Franchisor”
means
any one of the Franchisors.
“FRB”
means
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States.
“Fund”
has the
meaning specified in Section 11.07(g).
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in
the
opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements
of
the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be
approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United
States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of
determination, consistently applied.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof,
any
agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, administrative
tribunal, central bank, or other entity exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, taxing, regulatory, or administrative powers or functions of or
pertaining to government.
“Gross
Revenues”
means,
for any Real Property or Person, all revenues and receipts of every kind derived
from operating such Real Property or all Real Properties owned by such Person,
as the case may be, and parts thereof, including, but not limited to: income
(from both cash and credit transactions), before commissions and discounts
for
prompt or cash payments, from rentals or sales of rooms, stores, offices,
meeting space, exhibit space, or sales space of every kind; license, lease,
and
concession fees and rentals (not including gross receipts of licensees, lessees,
and concessionaires); net income from vending machines; health club membership
fees; food and beverage sales; sales of merchandise (other than proceeds from
the sale of FF&E no longer necessary to the operation of such Real Property
or Real Properties); service charges, to the extent not distributed to the
employees at such Real Property or Real Properties as, or in lieu of,
gratuities; and proceeds, if any, from business interruption or other loss
of
income insurance; provided,
however,
that
Gross Revenues shall not include the following: gratuities to employees of
such
Real Property or Real Properties; federal, state, or municipal excise, sales,
use, or similar taxes collected directly from tenants, patrons, or guests or
included as part of the sales price of any goods or services; insurance proceeds
(other than proceeds from business interruption or other loss of income
insurance); condemnation proceeds; or any proceeds from any sale of such Real
Property or Real Properties.
“Ground
Lease” means,
(a) that certain sublease of a ground lease covering a portion of the Borrowing
Base Property known as “Renaissance Tampa”, (b) that certain sublease of a
ground lease covering a portion of the Borrowing Base Property known as
“Holiday
Inn Louisville -Southwest”,
and
(c) any other ground lease of Property that is admitted into and remains part
of
the Borrowing Base after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.02
and that
is approved by the Required Lenders.
“Guarantee”
means,
as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person
guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness
or
other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary
obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any
obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or
advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or
other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services
for
the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other
obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other
obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other
financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow
of
the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness
or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any
other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation
of
the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss
in
respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such
Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person,
whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person.
The amount of any Guarantee shall be
deemed
to
be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary
obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made
or,
if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability
in
respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The
term
“Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“Guaranties”
means
the Parent Guaranty and the Subsidiary Guaranties, and “Guaranty”
means
any one of the Guaranties.
“Guarantors”
means,
collectively, Parent and each Subsidiary Guarantor, and “Guarantor”
means
any one of the Guarantors.
“Hazardous
Material”
means any
substance, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous: which is listed, defined, or
regulated as a “ hazardous substance,”“hazardous waste,”“pollutants,” or “solid
waste,” or otherwise classified as hazardous or toxic, in or pursuant to any
Environmental Requirement; or which is or contains infectious or medical wastes,
asbestos, asbestos containing materials, radon, any polychlorinated biphenyl,
urea formaldehyde foam insulation, explosive or radioactive material, or motor
fuel, or other petroleum hydrocarbons, or petroleum distillates; or which causes
or poses a threat to cause a contamination or nuisance on any Real Property
or
any adjacent property or a hazard to the environment or to the health or safety
of persons on any Real Property.
“Implied
Debt Service”
means,
as of any date, the annual principal and interest payments required to amortize
the Total Outstandings as of such date assuming equal monthly payments of
principal and interest over a period of twenty-five (25) years at an annual
rate
of interest equal to the greater of (a) two and one-half of one percent (2.50%)
in excess of the most recent rate published on such date in the United
States Federal Reserve Statistical Release (H.15)
for
7-year Treasury Constant Maturities, and (b) six and one-half percent
(6.5%).
“Implied
Loan Amount”
has the
meaning specified in Section 4.01(b).
“Improvements”
means
all on-site and off-site improvements to the Borrowing Base Properties, together
with all fixtures, tenant improvements, and appurtenances now or later to be
located on the Borrowing Base Properties and/or in such
improvements.
“Increasing
Lender”
has the
meaning specified in Section 2.13(b).
“Indebtedness”
means,
as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the
following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance
with GAAP:
(a) all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person
evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar
instruments;
(b) all
direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit
(including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties,
surety bonds and similar instruments;
(c) net
obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
(d) all
obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or
services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of
business);
(e) indebtedness
(excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or
being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional
sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness
shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
(f) capital
leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations; and
(g) all
Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
For
all
purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include Indebtedness
of
any other Person (other than a Subsidiary of such Person) in which such Person
owns an interest to the extent such Indebtedness is recourse to such interest
owning Person (and only in such amount). The amount of any net obligation under
any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value
thereof as of such date. The amount of any capital lease or Synthetic Lease
Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable
Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.
“Indemnified
Liabilities”
has the
meaning specified in Section 11.05.
“Indemnitees”
has the
meaning specified in Section 11.05.
“Initial
Borrowing Base Properties”
means
the Properties listed on Schedule 4.01,
and
“Initial
Borrowing Base Property”
means
any one of the Initial Borrowing Base Properties.
“Insurance
Proceeds”
has the
meaning specified in Section 7.16.
“Interest
Payment Date”
means,
(a) as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest
Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided,
however,
that if
any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three (3) months, the
respective dates that fall every three (3) months after the beginning of such
Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base
Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each month and the Maturity
Date.
“Interest
Period”
means,
as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such
Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar
Rate Loan and ending on the date one (1), two (2), three (3), or six (6) months
thereafter, as selected by Borrower in its Loan Notice; provided that:
(i) any
Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day
shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business
Day
falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end
on
the next preceding Business Day;
(ii) any
Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or
on
a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month
at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the
calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and
(iii) no
Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.
“Investment”
means,
as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such
Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of capital
stock or other securities of
another
Person, (b) a loan, advance, or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption
of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity
participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or
joint
venture interest in such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition,
whether in one transaction or a series of transactions, of assets of another
Person that constitute a business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance,
the
amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without
adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such
Investment.
“IP
Rights”
has the
meaning specified in Section 6.16.
“IRS”
means
the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Laws”
means,
collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state, and local statutes,
treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes, and administrative
or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation, or
administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the
enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable
administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations,
and
permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case
whether or not having the force of law.
“L/C
Advance”
means,
with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any
L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share.
“L/C
Borrowing”
means
an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit
which
has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a
Borrowing.
“L/C
Credit Extension”
means,
with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of
the
expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount
thereof.
“L/C
Issuer”
means
Bank of America or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.
“L/C
Obligations”
means,
as at any date of determination, the amount available to be drawn under all
outstanding Letters of Credit plus
the
aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For all
purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit
has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason
of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the “International Standby Practices 1998”
published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such
later version as may be in effect at the time of issuance), then such Letter
of
Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in such remaining amount available to
be drawn. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under
any
Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in
accordance with Section 1.07.
“Lease”
means
each existing or future lease, sublease (to the extent of any Loan Party’s
rights thereunder), or other agreement under the terms of which any person
has
or acquires any right to occupy or use any Borrowing Base Property, or any
part
thereof, or interest therein, and each existing or future guaranty of payment
or
performance thereunder, and all extensions, renewals, modifications, and
replacements of each such lease, sublease, agreement, or guaranty.
“Lender”
has the
meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, as the context
requires, includes the L/C Issuer.
“Lender
Reply Period”
has the
meaning specified in Section 10.13.
“Lending
Office”
means,
as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in
such
Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a
Lender may from time to time notify Borrower and Administrative
Agent.
“Letter
of Credit”
means
any letter of credit issued hereunder pursuant
to Section 2.03.
Each
Letter of Credit shall be a standby letter of credit.
“Letter
of Credit Application”
means
an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit
in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.
“Letter
of Credit Expiration Date”
means
the day that is thirty (30) days prior to the Maturity Date then in effect
(or,
if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business
Day).
“Letter
of Credit Sublimit”
means
an amount equal to $35,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and
not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments.
“Lien”
means
any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, monetary
encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority, or
other security interest or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature
whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement,
and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any
of
the foregoing).
“Loan”
means
an extension of credit by a Lender to Borrower under Article II.
“Loan
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Security Documents, each Note, the Fee Letter, and the
Guaranties.
“Loan
Notice”
means a
notice of (a) a Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other,
or (c) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a),
which,
if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A.
“Loan
Parties”
means,
collectively, Borrower, Parent, and each
other Guarantor.
“Major
Leverage Event”
means
the incurrence or the repayment by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of
Indebtedness of $400,000,000 or more.
“Management
Agreements”
means
each management agreement entered into by and between an Operating Lessee and
each Manager, pursuant to which each Manager is to provide management and other
services with respect to each applicable Borrowing Base Property, and
“Management
Agreement”
means
any one of the Management Agreements.
“Management
Fee Reserves”
means,
with respect to any Borrowing Base Property or Person for any period, a reserve
for management fees equal to the greater of (a) any actual management fees
or
(b) an assumed reserve of three percent (3%) of Gross Revenues of such Borrowing
Base Property or Person’s Property for such period.
“Manager
Liquidity Facility Agreement”
means a
liquidity facility or similar arrangement pursuant to which a Manager or an
Affiliate of such Manager agrees to extend credit to the lessee and/or owner
of
a Borrowing Base Property or for the benefit of a Borrowing Base
Property.
“Managers”
means
each manager of a Borrowing Base Property as set forth on Schedule 1.01(b)
or such
other entity selected as the manager of the applicable Borrowing Base Property
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and “Manager”
means
any one of the Managers.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means:
(a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the
operations, business, assets, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent),
condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Parent and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole or Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a
material impairment of the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations
under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect
upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan
Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party.
“Material
Agreement”
means,
for any Person or with respect to any Borrowing Base Property, any contract
or
agreement of such Person or with respect to such Borrowing Base Property the
breach, violation, or termination of which could result in a Material Property
Event.
“Material
Environmental Event” means,
with respect to any Borrowing Base Property, (a) a violation of any
Environmental Law with respect to such Borrowing Base Property, or (b) the
presence of any Hazardous Materials on, about, or under such Borrowing Base
Property that, under or pursuant to any Environmental Law, would require
remediation, if in the case of either (a) or (b), such event or circumstance
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
“Material
Property Event”
means,
with respect to any Borrowing Base Property, the occurrence of any event
or
circumstance that could reasonably be expected to result in a (a) material
adverse effect with respect to the financial condition or the operations of
such
Borrowing Base Property, (b) material adverse effect on the Appraised Value
of
such Borrowing Base Property, or (c) material adverse effect on the ownership
of
such Borrowing Base Property.
“Material
Title Defects”
means,
with respect to any Borrowing Base Property, defects, Liens (other than Liens
for local real estate taxes and similar local governmental charges), and other
encumbrances in the nature of easements, servitudes, restrictions, and
rights-of-way that would customarily be deemed unacceptable title exceptions
for
a prudent lender (i.e.,
a
prudent lender would reasonably determine that such exceptions, individually
or
in the aggregate, materially impair the value or operations of the Borrowing
Base Property in question, would prevent the Borrowing Base Property from being
used in the manner in which it is currently being used, or which could
reasonably be expected to result in a violation of Law which could result in
a
Material Property Event).
“Maturity
Date”
means
September 30, 2008.
“Mortgages”
means
each Mortgage (or Deed of Trust, as applicable), Security Agreement, Financing
Statement, and Assignment of Leases or similarly titled document, each executed
by a Loan Party, to or for the benefit of Administrative Agent, for the ratable
benefit of the Lenders, covering the Collateral.
“Mortgagors”
means,
collectively, each Loan Party executing a Mortgage, and “Mortgagor”
means
any one of the Mortgagors.
“Multiemployer
Plan”
means
any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3)
of
ERISA, to which Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make
contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been
obligated to make contributions.
“Net
Proceeds”
has the
meaning specified in Section 7.16(b).
“Net
Proceeds Deficiency”
has the
meaning specified in Section 7.16(b)(vi).
“Note”
means a
promissory note made by Borrower in favor of a Lender evidencing Loans made
by
such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
“Obligations”
means
all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties
of,
any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to
any
Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired
by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing
or
hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the
commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any
proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in
such
proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims
in
such proceeding; provided that
all
references to the “Obligations” in the Mortgages, Guaranties, other Security
Documents, and other security or pledge agreements delivered to Administrative
Agent to create or evidence Liens securing the Obligations shall, in addition
to
the foregoing, include all present and future indebtedness, liabilities, and
obligations now or hereafter owed to any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender
arising from, by virtue of, or pursuant to any Swap Contract issued by a Lender
or an Affiliate of a Lender.
“Operating
Leases”
means
each operating Lease entered into by and between an Operating Lessee, whether
or
not an Affiliate, and a Loan Party, which govern the operation of each
applicable Borrowing Base Property, and “Operating
Lease”
means
any one of the Operating Leases.
“Operating
Lessees”
means
each operating lessee of each Borrowing Base Property as set forth on
Schedule 1.01(a)
or such
other entity selected as the operating lessee of the applicable Borrowing Base
Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and reasonably
acceptable to Administrative Agent, and “Operating
Lessee”
means
any one of the Operating Lessees.
“Organization
Documents”
means:
(a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of
incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents
with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited
liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization
and
operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture,
trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other
applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument,
filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation
or
organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction
of
its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles
of
formation or organization of such entity.
“Other
Taxes”
has the
meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).
“Outstanding
Amount”
means:
(a) with respect to Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal
amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or
repayments of Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with
respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations
on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on
such
date
and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of
such
date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings
under any Letters of Credit or any reductions in the maximum amount available
for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.
“Parent
Guaranty”
means
the Guaranty executed by Parent in favor of Administrative Agent on behalf
of
the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1.
“Participant”
has the
meaning specified in Section 11.07(d).
“PBGC”
means
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension
Plan”
means
any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject
to
Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate or to which Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an
obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan
described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any
time
during the immediately preceding five plan years.
“Permitted
Distributions”
means,
as of any date, the sum of (a) $50,000,000, and (b) an amount equal to the
sum
of Parent’s Cash Available for Distribution for each fiscal quarter ending
December 31, 2005 and thereafter through such date; provided that
such
amount shall not be less than the amount of Restricted Payments required for
Parent to maintain its status as a REIT without incurring capital gains or
other
federal income taxes on gains from the sale or exchange of real estate assets
owned by Parent and its Subsidiaries.
“Person”
means
any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint
venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority, or other
entity.
“Personal
Property”
has the
meaning specified in the granting clause of the Mortgages.
“Personal
Property Collateral”
means
the Personal Property of a Mortgagor in which security interests are granted
to
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, under the Security
Documents.
“Plan”
means
any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of
ERISA) established by Borrower or, with respect to any such plan that is subject
to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA
Affiliate.
“Plans”
means
the plans and specifications for the Borrowing Base Properties, including
existing or proposed Improvements, and all modifications thereof and additions
thereto that are included as part of the Plans in accordance with the terms
of
this Agreement.
“Pooling
Agreements”
means
the Pooling Agreements identified on Schedule 6.28
and any
similar agreement containing similar provisions, among a Manager, the owner
of a
Borrowing Base Property, and/or the Operating Lessee of a Borrowing Base
Property.
“Pro
Rata Share”
means,
with respect to each Lender at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage,
carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount
of
the Commitment of such Lender at such time and the denominator of which is
the
amount of the Aggregate Commitments at such time; provided that
if the
commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the
obligation
of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant
to
Section 9.02,
then
the Pro Rata Share of each Lender shall be determined based on the Pro Rata
Share of such Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving
effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof. The
initial Pro Rata Share of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such
Lender on Schedule 2.01
or in
the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party
hereto, as applicable.
“Properties”
means
hotels, resorts, or other Real Property used for a substantially similar purpose
owned by a Loan Party.
“Property
Information”
has the
meaning specified in Section 4.02(a).
“Qualified
Manager”
means
(a) each Manager listed on Schedule 1.01(c),
and (b)
any other Manager or a reputable and experienced professional management
organization (i) which manages, together with its affiliates, hotel properties
comparable to any relevant Borrowing Base Property and (ii) approved by
Administrative Agent, which approval shall not have been unreasonably
withheld.
“Real
Estate Collateral”
means
one or more Borrowing Base Properties owned by a Mortgagor that have otherwise
been pledged or mortgaged to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the
Lenders.
“Real
Property”
of any
Person means all of the right, title, and interest of such Person in and to
land, improvements, and fixtures, including ground leases.
“REAs”
means
each construction, operation, and reciprocal easement agreements or similar
agreements (including any separate agreements or other agreements between a
Loan
Party and one or more other parties to any REA with respect to such REA)
affecting any Borrowing Base Property or portion thereof, and “REA”
means
any one of the REAs.
“Register”
has the
meaning specified in Section 11.07(c).
“REIT”
means a
“real estate investment trust” for purposes of the Code.
“Release
Date”
means
the earlier of the following two dates: (i) the date on which the Obligations
have been paid in full and the Mortgages have been released; or (ii) the date
on
which the Liens of the Mortgages are fully and finally foreclosed or a
conveyance by deed in lieu of such foreclosure is fully and finally effective
and possession of the Borrowing Base Properties has been given to and accepted
by the purchaser or Administrative Agent free of occupancy and claims to
occupancy by any Loan Party and their heirs, devisees, representatives,
successors, and assigns; provided that,
if such
payment, performance, release, foreclosure, or conveyance is challenged, in
bankruptcy proceedings or otherwise, the Release Date shall be deemed not to
have occurred until such challenge is validly released, dismissed with
prejudice, or otherwise barred by Law from further assertion.
“Reportable
Event”
means
any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c)
of
ERISA, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been
waived.
“Request
for Credit Extension”
means
(a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Loans, a Loan
Notice, and (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit
Application.
“Required
Lenders”
means,
as of any date of determination, Lenders having more
than
fifty-one percent (51%) of
the
Aggregate Commitments or, if the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and
the
obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated
pursuant to Section 9.02,
Lenders
holding in the aggregate more
than
fifty-one percent (51%)
of the
Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk
participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations being deemed “held” by
such Lender for purposes of this definition); provided that
the
Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held
by,
any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination
of Required Lenders.
“Responsible
Officer”
means
the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer,
or
assistant treasurer of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that
is
signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed
to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other
action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be
conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.
“Restoration”
means,
following the occurrence of a Casualty or a Condemnation which is of a type
necessitating the repair of a Borrowing Base Property, the completion of the
repair and restoration of the Borrowing Base Property as nearly as possible
to
the condition the Borrowing Base Property was in immediately prior to such
Casualty or Condemnation, with such alterations as may be reasonably approved
by
Administrative Agent, and in accordance with applicable Laws and the
requirements of the applicable Management Agreement, Franchise Agreement, and
Operating Lease.
“Restoration
Consultant”
has the
meaning specified in Section 7.16(b)(iii).
“Restoration
Retainage”
has the
meaning specified in Section 7.16(b)(iv).
“Restricted
Payment”
means
any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities, or other
property) with respect to any capital stock or other equity interest of Parent,
Borrower, or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities, or
other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account
of
the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation, or termination
of any such capital stock or other equity interest or of any option, warrant
or
other right to acquire any such capital stock or other equity
interest.
“S&P”
means
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc. and any successor thereto.
“SEC”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding
to any of its principal functions.
“Security
Documents”
means:
(a) the
Mortgages;
(b) to
the
extent required by Law of the state where the applicable Borrowing Base Property
is located, Assignments of Leases and Rents, executed by the applicable
Mortgagor;
(c) financing
statements to be filed with the appropriate state and/or county offices for
the
perfection of a security interest in any of the Collateral or any other
collateral or security for the Obligations;
(d) assignments
of all Material Agreements, executed by the applicable Mortgagor;
(e) Assignments
of Management Agreement;
(f) estoppel
letters, consents, comfort letters, or other confirming agreements and/or
non-disturbance agreements executed by (i) each Operating Lessee or other tenant
under each Operating Lease, (ii) each Manager, (iii) each Franchisor, (iv)
each
ground lessor under a Ground Lease, and (v) such other parties to Material
Agreements as Administrative Agent may request;
(g) opinions
of counsels in form and substance acceptable to Administrative
Agent;
(h) all
other
agreements, documents, and instruments evidencing, securing, or pertaining
to
the Obligations or any part thereof, as shall from time to time be executed
and
delivered by Borrower, Guarantors, any Manager, or any other Person in favor
of
Administrative Agent; and
(i) all
renewals, extensions, and restatements of, and amendments and supplements to,
any of the foregoing.
“Share”
means,
for any Person, such Person’s share of the assets, liabilities, revenues,
income, losses, or expenses of another Person (other than a Subsidiary) based
upon such Person’s percentage ownership of the equity of such other
Person.
“Solvent”
means,
as to a Person, that (a) the aggregate fair market value of its assets exceeds
its liabilities, (b) it has sufficient cash flow to enable it to pay its
liabilities as they mature, and (c) it does not have unreasonably small capital
to conduct its businesses.
“Subsequent
Lender”
has the
meaning specified in Section 2.13(b).
“Subsidiary”
of a
Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability
company, or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of
securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election
of
directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having
such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time
beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, in
each
case directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, or both, by
such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary”
or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of
Parent.
“Subsidiary
Guaranties”
means
the Guaranties executed by each Subsidiary required to execute such Guaranty
pursuant to Section 4.06
in favor
of Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, substantially in the form
of
Exhibit F-2,
and
“Subsidiary
Guaranty”
means
any one of the Subsidiary Guaranties.
“Subsidiary
Guarantor”
means
each Subsidiary that is party to the Subsidiary Guaranty.
“Swap
Contract”
means
(a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative
transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options,
forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond
or
bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price
or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign
exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar
transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions,
currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any
combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any
of
the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject
to
any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the
related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or
governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps
and
Derivatives
Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or
any
other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related
schedules, a “Master
Agreement”),
including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master
Agreement.
“Swap
Termination Value”
means,
in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the
effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap
Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been
closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such
termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in
clause (a),
the
amount(s) determined as the xxxx-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts,
as
determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available
quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which
may
include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
“Synthetic
Lease Obligation”
means
the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance
sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession
of
property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such
Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be
characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting
treatment).
“Taxes”
has the
meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).
“Threshold
Amount”
means
$40,000,000.
“Title
Company”
means
LandAmerica Title Company, First American Title Insurance Company, or such
other
title insurance company acceptable to Administrative Agent.
“Title
Insurance Commitments”
means
the commitments to issue the Title Insurance Policies, issued by the Title
Company for each Borrowing Base Property, along with copies of all instruments
creating or evidencing exceptions or encumbrances to title.
“Title
Insurance Policies”
means
an ALTA or equivalent form of Mortgagee Title Insurance Policy from the Title
Company and insuring the priority and sufficiency of the Mortgages as first
Liens upon the applicable Borrowing Base Properties, (a) in an aggregate amount
acceptable to Administrative Agent, (b) showing all easements or other matters
affecting the Borrowing Base Properties, all subject only to such exceptions
or
qualifications as are reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, (c)
insuring the priority of Administrative Agent’s Liens granted by the Mortgages
against all possible contractors’, suppliers, and mechanics’ lien claims that
heretofore or hereafter arise, as well as survey matters which could result
in a
Material Title Defect, and (d) containing any customary endorsements or
assurances that Administrative Agent may request for protection of its interests
including, but not limited to (i) zoning endorsements, (ii) variable rate
endorsements, (iii) usury endorsements, (iv) revolving credit endorsements,
(v)
comprehensive endorsements, (vi) access endorsements, insuring that there will
be at least one location at each Borrowing Base Property with unlimited
vehicular ingress and egress to an adjacent street, and (vii) other customary
endorsements requested by Administrative Agent and its counsel.
“Total
Outstandings”
means
the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C
Obligations.
“Type”
means,
with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate
Loan.
“Unfunded
Pension Liability”
means
the excess of a Pension Plan’s
benefit
liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value
of
that Pension Plan’s
assets,
determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the Pension
Plan
pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable plan
year.
“United
States”
and
“U.S.”
mean
the United States of America.
“Unreimbursed
Amount”
has the
meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).
1.02 Other
Interpretive Provisions
.
With
reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise
specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
(a) The
meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural
forms of the defined terms.
(b) (i) The
words
“herein,”“hereto,”“hereof”
and
“hereunder”
and
words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such
Loan
Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.
(ii) Article,
Section, Exhibit, and Schedule references are to the Loan Document in
which
such reference appears.
(iii) The
term
“including”
is by
way of example and not limitation.
(iv) The
term
“documents”
includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices,
reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether
in
physical or electronic form.
(c) In
the
computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date,
the word “from”
means
“from
and including;”
the
words “to”
and
“until”
each
mean “to
but
excluding;”
and
the word “through”
means
“to
and
including.”
(d) Section headings
herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference
only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other
Loan
Document.
1.03 Accounting
Terms
.
(a) All
accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be
construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios
and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this
Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent
basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with
that
used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except
as
otherwise specifically prescribed herein.
(b) If
at any
time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio
or
requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either Borrower or the Required
Lenders shall so request, Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and Borrower shall
negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the
original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval
of the Required Lenders); provided that,
until
so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in
accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) Borrower shall
provide to Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other
documents required
under
this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a
reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before
and
after giving effect to such change in GAAP.
1.04 Rounding
.
Any
financial ratios required to be maintained by Borrower pursuant to this
Agreement shall be calculated by dividing
the
appropriate component by the other component, carrying
the
result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is
expressed herein, and rounding
the
result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no
nearest number).
1.05 References
to Agreements and Laws
.
Unless
otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents,
agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments
shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions,
supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such
amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are
not prohibited by any Loan Document; and (b) references to any Law shall include
all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing,
supplementing or interpreting such Law.
1.06 Times
of Day
.
Unless
otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references
to Eastern
time
(daylight or standard, as applicable).
1.07 Letter
of Credit Amounts
.
Unless
otherwise specified, all references herein to the amount of a Letter of Credit
at any time shall be deemed to mean the maximum face amount of such Letter
of
Credit after giving effect to all increases thereof available under such Letter
of Credit or the Letter of Credit Application therefor, whether or not such
maximum face amount is in effect at such time.
ARTICLE
II.
THE
COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
2.01 Loans
.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees
to
make loans (each such loan, a “Loan”)
to
Borrower from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period,
in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of
such
Lender’s Commitment; provided,
however,
that
after giving effect to any Borrowing, (a) the Total Outstandings shall not
exceed the lesser of (i) the Aggregate Commitments and (ii) the Borrowing Base,
and (b) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Loans of any Lender,
plus
such
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations shall
not exceed such Lender’s Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s
Commitment and the Borrowing Base, and subject to the other terms and conditions
hereof, Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01,
prepay
under Section 2.04,
and
reborrow under this Section 2.01.
Loans
may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided
herein.
2.02 Borrowings,
Conversions and Continuations of Loans.
(a) Subject
to satisfaction of all terms and conditions herein, each Borrowing, each
conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of
Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon Borrower’s irrevocable notice to
Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must
be
received by Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) three (3)
Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to
or
continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate
Loans to Base Rate Loans, and (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of
Base Rate Loans. Each telephonic notice by Borrower pursuant to this
Section 2.02(a)
must be
confirmed promptly by delivery to Administrative Agent of a written Loan Notice,
appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower. Each
Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall
be
in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a
whole
multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Section 2.03(c),
each
Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount
of
$500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Loan Notice
(whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether Borrower is requesting
a Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation
of Eurodollar Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion,
or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii)
the
principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted, or continued, (iv) the
Type
of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted, and
(v)
if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If
Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan Notice or if Borrower fails
to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the
applicable Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such
automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day
of
the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar
Rate Loans. If Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation
of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Loan Notice, but fails to specify an
Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of
one
(1) month.
(b) Following
receipt of a Loan Notice, Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender
of the amount of its Pro Rata Share of the applicable Loans, and if no timely
notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by Borrower, Administrative
Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to
Base Rate Loans described in the preceding subsection. In the case of a
Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to
Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at Administrative
Agent’s
Office
not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Loan
Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 5.02
(and, if
such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 5.01),
Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to Borrower
in
like funds as received by Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the
account of Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such
funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with
instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) Administrative Agent
by
Borrower; provided,
however,
that
if, on the date the Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by
Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such
Borrowing shall be applied, first,
to the
payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and second,
to
Borrower as provided above.
(c) Except
as
otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted
only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan. During
the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or
continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without the consent of the Required
Lenders.
(d) Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate
applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination
of such interest rate. The determination of the Eurodollar Rate by
Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
At
any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, Administrative Agent shall notify
Borrower and the Lenders of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in
determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such
change.
(e) After
giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions of Loans from one Type to
the
other, and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there shall not be
more
than five (5) Interest Periods in effect with respect to Loans.
(f) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the initial Borrowing hereunder on the Closing Date shall be
made
upon one (1) Business Day’s prior, written notice and shall be a Eurodollar Rate
Loan.
2.03 Letters
of Credit.
(a) The
Letter of Credit Commitment.
(i) Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in
reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03,
(1)
from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date
until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit for
the
account of Borrower, and to amend or renew Letters of Credit previously issued
by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drafts under
the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in
Letters of Credit issued for the account of Borrower; provided that
the L/C
Issuer shall not be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect
to
any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in any
Letter of Credit if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, (x) the Total
Outstandings would exceed the lesser of the Borrowing Base and the Aggregate
Commitments, (y) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Loans of any Lender,
plus
such
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations would
exceed such Lender’s Commitment, or (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C
Obligations would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Within the foregoing
limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Borrower’s ability to
obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly Borrower
may,
during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of
Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and
reimbursed.
(ii) The
L/C
Issuer shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit
if:
(A) any
order, judgment, or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall
by
its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter
of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive
(whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with
jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer
refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of
Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such
Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which
the
L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing
Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost, or
expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer
in
good xxxxx xxxxx material to it;
(B) subject
to Section 2.03(b)(iii),
the
expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve
(12)
months after the date of issuance or last renewal, unless the Required Lenders
have approved such expiry date;
(C) the
expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter
of
Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Lenders have approved such expiry
date;
(D) the
issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the
L/C
Issuer; or
(E) such
Letter of Credit is in an initial amount less than $500,000.
(iii) The
L/C
Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the
L/C
Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit
in
its amended
form
under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does
not
accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.
(iv)
The
L/C
Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit
issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall
have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to Administrative
Agent in Article
IX
with
respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection
with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer
Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term
“Administrative Agent” as used in Article
IX
included
the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally
provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.
(b) Procedures
for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of
Credit.
(i) Each
Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the
request of Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to Administrative
Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed
and signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower. Such Letter of Credit
Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and Administrative Agent not
later than 11:00 a.m. at least five (5) Business Days (or such later date and
time as the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in its sole
discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the
case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of
Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail
satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested
Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C)
the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof;
(E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing
thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such
beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (G) such other matters as
the
L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any
outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify
in
form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (w) the Letter of Credit to
be
amended; (x) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business
Day); (y) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (z) such other matters
as
the L/C Issuer may require. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed
to
have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall
be
subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.
(ii) Promptly
after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm
with Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that Administrative
Agent
has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from Borrower and,
if
not, the L/C Issuer will provide Administrative Agent with a copy thereof.
Upon
receipt by the L/C Issuer of confirmation from Administrative Agent that the
requested issuance or amendment is permitted in accordance with the terms
hereof, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall,
on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of Borrower
or
enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in
accordance with the L/C Issuer's usual and customary business practices.
Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be
deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from
the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal
to the product of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share times
the
amount of such Letter of Credit.
(iii) If
Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C
Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of
Credit that has automatic
extension
provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension
Letter of Credit”);
provided that
any such
Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such
extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date
of
issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary
thereof not later than a day (the “Nonextension
Notice Date”)
in
each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of
Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, Borrower shall
not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such
extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders
shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to
permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date
not
later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided,
however,
that
the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has
determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter
of
Credit in its extended form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions
of Section 2.03(a)(ii)
or
otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in
writing) on or before the day that is five (5) Business Days before the
Nonextension Notice Date (1) from Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders
have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from Administrative Agent,
any
Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified
in
Section 5.02
is not
then satisfied.
(iv) Promptly
after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of
Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof,
the L/C Issuer will also deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent a true
and
complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.
(v) Administrative
Agent and L/C Issuer shall provide to Lenders periodic information, but not
more
often than quarterly, regarding outstanding Letters of Credit (including issue
date, expiry date, beneficiary, and amount), the L/C Obligations, and each
Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof.
(c) Drawings
and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.
(i) Upon
receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing
under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify Borrower and
Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any
payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an
“Honor
Date”),
Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through Administrative Agent in an
amount equal to the amount of such drawing. If Borrower fails to so reimburse
the L/C Issuer by such time, Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each
Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the
“Unreimbursed
Amount”),
and
the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. In such event, Borrower
shall be deemed to have requested a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed
on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard
to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02
for the
principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized
portion of the Aggregate Commitments and the conditions set forth in
Section 5.02
(other
than the delivery of a Loan Notice). Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or
Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i)
may be
given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that
the lack
of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding
effect of such notice.
(ii) Each
Lender (including the Lender acting as L/C Issuer) shall upon any notice
pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i)
make
funds available to Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer at
Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the
Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified
in
such notice by
Administrative
Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii),
each
Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate
Loan to Borrower in such amount. Administrative Agent shall remit the funds
so
received to the L/C Issuer.
(iii) With
respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Borrowing
of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 5.02
cannot
be satisfied or for any other reason, Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred
from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount
that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on
demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.
In
such event, each Lender’s payment to Administrative Agent for the account of the
L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii)
shall be
deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall
constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation
obligation under this Section 2.03.
(iv) Until
each Lender funds its Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)
to
reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit,
interest in respect of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such amount shall be
solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.
(v) Each
Lender’s obligation to make Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer
for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c),
shall
be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance,
including (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense, or other right
which such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, Borrower or any other Person
for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default,
or
(C) any other occurrence, event, or condition, whether or not similar to any
of
the foregoing; provided,
however,
that
each Lender’s obligation to make Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)
is
subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.02
(other
than delivery by Borrower of a Loan Notice). No such making of a L/C Advance
shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of Borrower to reimburse the
L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter
of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.
(vi) If
any
Lender fails to make available to Administrative Agent for the account of the
L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the
foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c)
by the
time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii),
the L/C
Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through
Administrative Agent), upon demand, such amount with interest thereon for the
period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment
is immediately available to the L/C Issuer, at a rate per annum equal to the
Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. A certificate of the L/C Issuer
submitted to any Lender (through Administrative Agent) with respect to any
amounts owing under this clause shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
(d) Repayment
of Participations.
(i) At
any
time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and
has
received from any Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in
accordance with Section 2.03(c),
if
Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment
in
respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly
from Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied
thereto by Administrative Agent), Administrative Agent will distribute to such
Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of
interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s L/C
Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by Administrative
Agent.
(ii) If
any
payment received by Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer
pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i)
is
required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.06
(including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its
discretion), each Lender shall pay to Administrative Agent for the account
of
the L/C Issuer its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of Administrative Agent,
plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount
is
returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate
from time to time in effect.
(e) Obligations
Absolute. The
obligation of Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each
Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute,
unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with
the
terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the
following:
(i) any
lack
of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or
any
other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(ii) the
existence of any claim, counterclaim, set-off, defense, or other right that
Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of
such
Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such
transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in
connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by
such
Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any
unrelated transaction;
(iii) any
draft, demand, certificate, or other document presented under such Letter of
Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid, or insufficient in any respect
or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any
loss
or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order
to
make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(iv) any
payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation
of a
draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter
of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit
to
any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession,
assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver, or other
representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such
Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under
any Debtor Relief Law; or
(v) any
other
circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the
foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute
a
defense available to, or a discharge of, Borrower.
Borrower
shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment
thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance
with Borrower’s
instructions or other irregularity, Borrower will immediately notify the L/C
Issuer. Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim
against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is
given.
(f) Role
of L/C Issuer. Each
Lender and Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit,
the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other
than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the
Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire
as
to the
validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person
executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, any
Agent-Related Person, nor any of the respective correspondents, participants
or
assignees of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for: (i) any action
taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval
of
the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or
omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii)
the
due execution, effectiveness, validity, or enforceability of any document or
instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Application.
Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary
or
transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided,
however,
that
this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude Borrower’s
pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or
transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, any
Agent-Related Person, nor any of the respective correspondents, participants
or
assignees of the L/C Issuer, shall be liable or responsible for any of the
matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.03(e);
provided,
however,
that
anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, Borrower may have
a
claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to Borrower,
to
the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential
or exemplary, damages suffered by Borrower which Borrower proves were caused
by
the L/C Issuer's willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer's
willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to
it
by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with
the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit.
In
furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept
documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility
for
further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary,
and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency
of
any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign
a
Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof,
in
whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any
reason.
(g) Cash
Collateral.
Upon
the request of Administrative Agent, (i) if the L/C Issuer has honored any
full
or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has
resulted in an L/C Borrowing, or (ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration
Date, any Letter of Credit may for any reason remain outstanding and partially
or wholly undrawn, Borrower shall immediately Cash Collateralize the then
Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to such
Outstanding Amount determined as of the date of such L/C Borrowing or the Letter
of Credit Expiration Date, as the case may be). For purposes hereof,
“Cash
Collateralize”
means
to pledge and deposit with or deliver to Administrative Agent, for the benefit
of the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash
or deposit account balances pursuant to documentation in form and substance
satisfactory to Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer (which documents are
hereby consented to by the Lenders). Derivatives of such term have corresponding
meanings. Borrower hereby grants to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of
the
L/C Issuer and the Lenders, a security interest in all such cash, deposit
accounts and all balances therein, and all proceeds of the foregoing. Cash
collateral shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts
at Bank of America.
(h) Applicability
of ISP98. Unless
otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and Borrower when a Letter of
Credit is issued, the rules of the “International Standby Practices 1998”
published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such
later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance) shall apply
to each standby Letter of Credit.
(i) Letter
of Credit Fees.
Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender
in
accordance with its Pro Rata Share, a Letter of Credit fee for each Letter
of
Credit equal to the Applicable Margin times
the
daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. Such letter
of
credit fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such letter
of
credit fees shall be due and payable on the first Business Day after the end
of
each March, June, September, and December,
commencing
with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit,
on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand.
(j) Fronting
Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. Borrower
shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with
respect to each Letter of Credit in the amounts and at the times specified
in
the Fee Letter. In addition, Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer
for
its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment, and other
processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer
relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary
fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are
nonrefundable.
(k) Conflict
with Letter of Credit Application.
In the
event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Letter
of
Credit Application, the terms hereof shall control.
2.04 Prepayments.
(a) Borrower
may, upon notice to Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time
voluntarily prepay Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty;
provided that
(i) such
notice must be received by Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (A)
three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate
Loans
and (B) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (ii) any prepayment of
Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole
multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of Base
Rate
Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000
in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof
then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such
prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid. Administrative Agent will
promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the
amount of such Lender’s
Pro
Rata Share of such prepayment. If such notice is given by Borrower, Borrower
shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice
shall
be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Loan
shall
be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, and any prepayments of a
Eurodollar Rate Loan shall include any additional amounts required pursuant
to
Section 3.05.
Each
such prepayment shall be applied to the Loans of the Lenders in accordance
with
their respective Pro Rata Shares.
(b) If
for
any reason the Total Outstandings at any time exceed the lesser of (i) the
Aggregate Commitments then in effect, and (ii) the Borrowing Base, then Borrower
shall immediately prepay Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations
in
an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided,
however,
that
Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations
pursuant to this Section 2.04(b)
unless
after the prepayment in full of the Loans the Total Outstandings exceed the
lesser of (i) the Aggregate Commitments then in effect, and (ii) the Borrowing
Base.
2.05 Termination
or Reduction of Commitments
.
Borrower may, upon notice to Administrative Agent, which notice shall be
irrevocable, terminate the Aggregate Commitments, or from time to time
permanently reduce the Aggregate Commitments; provided that
(a) any
such notice shall be received by Administrative Agent not later than 11:00
a.m.
five (5) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (b) any
such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or any
whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (c) Borrower shall not terminate
or reduce the Aggregate Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to
any
concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Outstandings would exceed the
Aggregate Commitments, and (d) if, after giving effect to any reduction of
the
Aggregate Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit exceeds the amount of
the
Aggregate Commitments, such Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the
amount of such excess. Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders
of
any such notice of termination or reduction of the Aggregate Commitments. Any
reduction of the Aggregate Commitments shall be applied to the
Commitment
of each Lender according to its Pro Rata Share. All utilization
fees
accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Commitments
shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.
2.06 Repayment
of Loans
.
Borrower shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal
amount of Loans outstanding on such date.
2.07 Interest.
(a) Subject
to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall
bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest
Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period
plus
the
Applicable Margin, and (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the
outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at
a
rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus
the
Applicable Margin.
(b) If
any
amount payable by Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without
regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a
fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate
to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws. Furthermore, while any Event
of
Default exists, Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount of all
outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum
at
all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable Laws. Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including
interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon
demand.
(c) Interest
on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date
applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest
hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before
and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding
under any Debtor Relief Law.
2.08 Fees
.
In
addition to certain fees described in subsections (i) and (j) of Section 2.03:
(a) Unused
Fee.
Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in
accordance with its Pro Rata Share, an unused fee of (i) three-eights of one
percent (0.375%) times
the
actual daily amount by which the Aggregate Commitments exceed the Total
Outstandings on each day that the Total Outstandings are less than or equal
to
thirty-three and one-third of one percent (33-1/3%) of the actual daily amount
of the Aggregate Commitments, (ii) one quarter of one percent (0.25%)
times
the
actual daily amount by which the Aggregate Commitments exceed the Total
Outstandings on each day that the Total Outstandings are greater than
thirty-three and one-third of one percent (33-1/3%) but less than or equal
to
sixty-six and two-thirds of one percent (66-2/3%) of the actual daily amount
of
the Aggregate Commitments, and (iii) one eighth of one percent (0.125%)
times
the
actual daily amount by which the Aggregate Commitments exceed the Total
Outstandings on each day that the Total Outstandings exceed sixty-six and
two-thirds of one percent (66-2/3%) of the actual daily amount of the Aggregate
Commitments. The unused fee shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on
the
last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing
with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the Maturity
Date. The unused fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears. The unused fee
shall accrue at all times, including at any time during which one or more of
the
conditions in Article V
is not
met.
(b) Other
Fees. Borrower
shall pay the fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter.
Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any
reason whatsoever.
2.09 Computation
of Interest and Fees
.
All
computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined
by
Bank of America’s “prime rate” shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or
366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations
of
fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days
elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid
than
if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each
Loan
for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any
portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid to the
extent paid by the time required herein, provided that
any Loan
that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to
Section 2.11(a),
bear
interest for one day.
2.10 Evidence
of Debt.
(a) The
Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts
or records maintained by such Lender and by Administrative Agent in the ordinary
course of business. The accounts or records maintained by Administrative Agent
and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of
the
Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to Borrower and the interest and payments
thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not limit,
or
otherwise affect, the obligation of Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing
with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the
accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records
of
Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of
Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the
request of any Lender made through Administrative Agent, Borrower shall execute
and deliver to such Lender (through Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall
evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each
Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type
(if
applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect
thereto.
(b) In
addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a), each Lender
and Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice
accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of
participations in Letters of Credit. In the event of any conflict between the
accounts and records maintained by Administrative Agent and the accounts and
records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records
of
Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest
error.
2.11 Payments
Generally.
(a) All
payments to be made by Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction
for
any counterclaim, defense, recoupment, or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, all payments by Borrower hereunder shall be made to
Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such
payment is owed, at Administrative Agent’s
Office
in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m.
on
the date specified herein. Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to
each
Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of
such
payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending
Office. All payments received by Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m.
shall
be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable
interest or fee shall continue to accrue. To the extent that Administrative
Agent does not distribute to any Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable
share as provided herein) of any payment on the date received or deemed received
from Borrower, then at the time Administrative Agent does distribute to such
Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of
any
payment, it will do so together with interest thereon for the period from the
date such payment is received or deemed received from Borrower to the date
on
which such payment is
immediately
available to such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate
from time to time in effect.
(b) If
any
payment to be made by Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business
Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such
extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the
case
may be.
(c) Unless
Borrower or any Lender has notified Administrative Agent, prior to the date
any
payment is required to be made by it to Administrative Agent hereunder, that
Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, will not make such payment,
Administrative Agent may assume that Borrower or such Lender, as the case may
be, has timely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to),
in
reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to the Person entitled
thereto. If and to the extent that such payment was not in fact made to
Administrative Agent in immediately available funds, then:
(i) if
Borrower failed to make such payment, each Lender shall forthwith on demand
repay to Administrative Agent the portion of such assumed payment that was
made
available to such Lender in immediately available funds, together with interest
thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such amount was
made
available by Administrative Agent to such Lender to the date such amount is
repaid to Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Federal
Funds Rate from time to time in effect; and
(ii) if
any
Lender failed to make such payment, such Lender shall forthwith on demand pay
to
Administrative Agent the amount thereof in immediately available funds, together
with interest thereon for the period from the date such amount was made
available by Administrative Agent to Borrower to the date such amount is
recovered by Administrative Agent (the “Compensation
Period”)
at a
rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.
If
such Lender pays such amount to Administrative Agent, then such amount shall
constitute such Lender’s Loan included in the applicable Borrowing. If such
Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon Administrative Agent’s
demand
therefor, Administrative Agent may make a demand therefor upon Borrower, and
Borrower shall pay such amount to Administrative Agent, together with interest
thereon for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of
interest applicable to the applicable Borrowing. Nothing herein shall be deemed
to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to
prejudice any rights which Administrative Agent or Borrower may have against
any
Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.
A
notice
of Administrative Agent to any Lender or Borrower with respect to any amount
owing under this subsection (c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest
error.
(d) If
any
Lender makes available to Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made
by
such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II,
and
such funds are not made available to Borrower by Administrative Agent because
the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article V
are not
satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, Administrative Agent
shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such
Lender, without interest.
(e) The
obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans and to fund participations
in
Letters of Credit are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make
any Loan or to fund any such participation on any date required hereunder shall
not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding
obligation
to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of
any
other Lender to so make its Loan or purchase its participation.
(f) Nothing
herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan
in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any
Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any
particular place or manner.
2.12 Sharing
of Payments
.
If,
other than as expressly provided elsewhere herein, any Lender shall obtain
on
account of the Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations held
by it, any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of
any
right of set-off, or otherwise) in excess of its ratable share (or other share
contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (a) notify
Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase from the other Lenders
such
participations in the Loans made by them and/or such subparticipations in the
participations in L/C Obligations held by them, as the case may be, as shall
be
necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect
of such Loans or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata with each
of
them; provided,
however,
that if
all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the
purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.06
(including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender
in
its discretion), such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other
Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor,
together with an amount equal to such paying Lender’s ratable share (according
to the proportion of (i) the amount of such paying Lender’s required repayment
to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any
interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect
of
the total amount so recovered, without further interest thereon. Borrower agrees
that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including
the right of set-off, but subject to Section 11.09)
with
respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct
creditor of Borrower in the amount of such participation. Administrative Agent
will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of
manifest error) of participations purchased under this Section 2.12
and will
in each case notify the Lenders following any such purchases or repayments.
Each
Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section 2.12
shall
from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests,
demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect
to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the
purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations
purchased.
2.13 Lenders;
Increase in Aggregate Commitments.
(a) The
Lenders on the Closing Date shall be the Lenders set forth on Schedule 2.01
on the
Closing Date.
(b) After
the
Closing Date, Administrative Agent may, from time to time at the request of
Borrower (the “Increase Request”), increase the Aggregate Commitments by (i)
admitting additional Lenders hereunder (each a “Subsequent
Lender”),
or
(ii) increasing the Commitment of any Lender (each an “Increasing
Lender”),
subject to the following conditions:
(A) each
Subsequent Lender is an Eligible Assignee;
(B) Borrower
executes (I) a new Note payable to the order of a Subsequent Lender, or (II)
a
replacement Note payable to the order of an Increasing Lender;
(C) each
Subsequent Lender executes and delivers to Administrative Agent a Joinder
Agreement in the form of Exhibit D-1
and each
Increasing Lender executes and delivers to Administrative Agent an Increase
Certificate in the form of Exhibit D-2;
(D) after
giving effect to the admission of any Subsequent Lender or the increase in
the
Commitment of any Increasing Lender, the Aggregate Commitments do not exceed
$300,000,000 (less the amount of any permanent reductions pursuant to
Section 2.05);
(E) each
increase in the Aggregate Commitments shall be in the minimum amount of
$5,000,000 or a greater integral multiple of $1,000,000;
(F) no
admission of any Subsequent Lender shall increase the Commitment of any existing
Lender without the consent of such existing Lender;
(G) no
Lender
shall be an Increasing Lender without the consent of such Lender;
(H) no
Default or Event of Default exists nor would occur after giving effect to such
increase;
(I) Borrower,
to the extent required by the Law of any state in which a Borrowing Base
Property is located, pays any additional mortgage or similar tax required as
a
result of the increase in the Aggregate Commitments in order to ensure that
each
Mortgage secures the entire amount of the Obligations;
(J) Borrower
shall execute and deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Administrative Agent
such amendments and supplements to the Security Documents as Administrative
Agent may reasonably request to evidence the increase in the Aggregate
Commitments;
(K) Administrative
Agent shall have approved such Increase Request, provided
that
Administrative Agent shall not withhold its approval if (I) each of the
conditions set forth in this Section
2.13
(other
than this subsection
(K))
are
satisfied and (II) the Commitments of each of the original Lenders to this
Agreement shall be equal to or less than $35,000,000 immediately prior to the
first Increase Request.
After
the
admission of any Subsequent Lender or the increase in the Aggregate Commitments
of any Increasing Lender, Administrative Agent shall promptly provide to each
Lender a new Schedule 2.01
to this
Agreement. In the event that there are any Loans outstanding after giving effect
to an increase in the Aggregate Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.13,
upon
notice from Administrative Agent to each Lender, the amount of such Loans owing
to each Lender shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect the new Pro Rata
Shares of Lenders, provided that
Borrower
shall be obligated to pay any amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.
ARTICLE
III.
TAXES,
YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
3.01 Taxes
(a) Any
and
all payments by Borrower to or for the account of Administrative Agent or any
Lender under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without
deduction for any and all
present
or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, assessments, fees,
withholdings or similar charges, and all liabilities with respect thereto,
excluding,
in the
case of Administrative Agent and each Lender, taxes imposed on or measured
by
its overall net income, and franchise taxes imposed on it, in lieu of net income
taxes, by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the
Laws
of which Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, is organized
or maintains a lending office (all such non-excluded taxes, duties, levies,
imposts, deductions, assessments, fees, withholdings or similar charges, and
liabilities being hereinafter referred to as “Taxes”).
If
Borrower shall be required by any Laws to deduct any Taxes from or in respect
of
any sum payable under any Loan Document to Administrative Agent or any Lender,
(i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all
required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable
under this Section), each of Administrative Agent and such Lender receives
an
amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been
made,
(ii) Borrower shall make such deductions, (iii) Borrower shall pay the full
amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in
accordance with applicable Laws, and (iv) within thirty (30) days after the
date
of such payment, Borrower shall furnish to Administrative Agent (which shall
forward the same to such Lender) the original or a certified copy of a receipt
evidencing payment thereof.
(b) In
addition, Borrower agrees to pay any and all present or future stamp, court,
or
documentary taxes and any other excise or property taxes or charges or similar
levies which arise from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the
execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise
with respect to, any Loan Document (hereinafter referred to as “Other
Taxes”).
(c) If
Borrower shall be required to deduct or pay any Taxes or Other Taxes from or
in
respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to Administrative Agent
or
any Lender, Borrower shall also pay to Administrative Agent or to such Lender,
as the case may be, at the time interest is paid, such additional amount that
Administrative Agent or such Lender specifies is necessary to preserve the
after-tax yield (after factoring in all taxes, including taxes imposed on or
measured by net income) that Administrative Agent or such Lender would have
received if such Taxes or Other Taxes had not been imposed.
(d) Borrower
agrees to indemnify Administrative Agent and each Lender for (i) the full amount
of Taxes and Other Taxes (including any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted
by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section) paid by
Administrative Agent and such Lender, (ii) amounts payable under Section 3.01(c)
and
(iii) any liability (including additions to tax, penalties, interest, and
expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, in each case whether or
not
such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by
the
relevant Governmental Authority. Payment under this subsection (d) shall be
made
within thirty (30) days after the date the Lender or Administrative Agent makes
a demand therefor.
3.02 Illegality
.
If any
Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental
Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable
Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Eurodollar Rate Loans, or to determine
or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, then, on notice thereof
by such Lender to Borrower through Administrative Agent, any obligation of
such
Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans
to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies
Administrative Agent and Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such
determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, Borrower shall,
upon
demand from such Lender (with a copy to Administrative Agent), prepay or, if
applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans,
either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may
lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or
immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such
Eurodollar Rate
Loans.
Upon any such prepayment or conversion, Borrower shall also pay accrued interest
on the amount so prepaid or converted. Each Lender agrees to designate a
different Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice
and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, otherwise be materially
disadvantageous to such Lender.
3.03 Inability
to Determine Rates
.
If the
Required Lenders determine that for any reason adequate and reasonable means
do
not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period
with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan, or that the Eurodollar Rate
for
any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan
does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding
such
Loan, Administrative Agent will promptly so notify Borrower and each Lender.
Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate
Loans shall be suspended until Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of
the
Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, Borrower
may
revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation
of
Eurodollar Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such
request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount
specified therein.
3.04 Increased
Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy;
Reserves on
Eurodollar
Rate Loans.
(a) If
any
Lender determines that as a result of the introduction of or any change in
or in
the interpretation of any Law, or such Lender’s compliance therewith, there
shall be any increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making,
funding or maintaining Eurodollar Rate Loans or (as the case may be) issuing
or
participating in Letters of Credit, or a reduction in the amount received or
receivable by such Lender in connection with any of the foregoing (excluding
for
purposes of this subsection (a) any such increased costs or reduction in amount
resulting from (i) Taxes or Other Taxes (as to which Section 3.01
shall
govern), (ii) changes in the basis of taxation of overall net income or overall
gross income by the United States or any foreign jurisdiction or any political
subdivision of either thereof under the Laws of which such Lender is organized
or has its Lending Office, and (iii) reserve requirements contemplated
by Section 3.04(c)),
then
from time to time upon demand of such Lender (with a copy of such demand to
Administrative Agent), Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts
as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or
reduction.
(b) If
any
Lender determines that the introduction of any Law regarding capital adequacy
or
any change therein or in the interpretation thereof, or compliance by such
Lender (or its Lending Office) therewith, has the effect of reducing the rate
of
return on the capital of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender
as a consequence of such Lender’s obligations hereunder (taking into
consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy and such Lender’s
desired return on capital), then from time to time upon demand of such Lender
(with a copy of such demand to Administrative Agent), Borrower shall pay to
such
Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such
reduction.
(c) Borrower
shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain
reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including
Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as “Eurocurrency liabilities”),
additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate
Loan
equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender
(as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be
conclusive), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest
is
payable on such Loan, provided
Borrower
shall have received at least fifteen (15) days’ prior notice (with a copy to
Administrative Agent) of such additional interest from such Lender. If a Lender
fails to give notice fifteen (15) days prior to the relevant Interest Payment
Date, such additional interest shall be due and payable fifteen (15) days from
receipt of such notice.
3.05 Funding
Losses
.
Upon
demand of any Lender (with a copy to Administrative Agent) from time to time,
Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless
from any loss, cost, or expense incurred by it as a result of:
(a) any
continuation, conversion, payment, or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base
Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such
Loan
(whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or
otherwise); or
(b) any
failure by Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to
make
a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue, or convert any Loan other than a Base
Rate
Loan on the date or in the amount notified by Borrower; or
(c) any
assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the
Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by Borrower pursuant to
Section 11.16;
including
any
loss
of anticipated profits
and any
loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained
by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits
from
which such funds were obtained.
Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender
in connection with the foregoing.
For
purposes of calculating amounts payable by Borrower to the Lenders under this
Section 3.05,
each
Lender
shall be
deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it at the Eurodollar
Rate for
such
Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar
market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not
such
Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded.
3.06 Matters
Applicable to all Requests for Compensation.
(a) A
certificate of Administrative Agent or any Lender claiming compensation under
this Article III
and
setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder shall
be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount,
Administrative Agent or such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and
attribution methods.
(b) Upon
any
Lender’s making a claim for compensation under Section 3.01
or
3.04,
Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 11.16.
3.07 Survival
.
All of
Borrower’s
obligations under this Article III
shall
survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other
Obligations hereunder.
ARTICLE
IV.
BORROWING
BASE; SECURITY
4.01 Borrowing
Base.
(a) The
“Borrowing
Base”
means,
as of the last day of each fiscal quarter or any other applicable date of
determination during the term hereof, the sum of the Implied Loan Amounts with
respect to each of the Borrowing Base Properties owned by a Loan Party (other
than the Excluded Kentucky Borrowing Base Property and the Excluded Tampa
Borrowing Base Property); provided that the
Borrowing Base shall not exceed the amount that would cause Implied Debt Service
to exceed the
level
permitted pursuant to Section 8.15(c)
based
upon the most-recent Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 7.02(a).
(b) The
“Implied
Loan Amount”
with
respect to the Borrowing Base Properties means, as of the last day of any fiscal
quarter or any other applicable date of determination during the term hereof,
the product of (i) the Appraised Value (determined using the most-recent
Acceptable Appraisal delivered to Administrative Agent as required hereunder)
of
the Borrowing Base Property, and (ii) sixty percent (60%). Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, the amount attributable to the Borrowing Base with respect to (i)
any
single Borrowing Base Property shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the
Borrowing Base, (ii) Borrowing Base Properties located in any single
metropolitan statistical area shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the
Borrowing Base, and (iii) all Borrowing Base Properties in operation for less
than one (1) year shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the Borrowing Base.
As of the Closing Date, the Implied Loan Amount and the Appraised Value with
respect to the Initial Borrowing Base Properties are set forth on Schedule 4.01.
(c) Each
change in the Borrowing Base shall be effective upon receipt of a new Borrowing
Base Report pursuant to Section 7.02(b)(ii);
provided that
any
increase in the Borrowing Base reflected in such Borrowing Base Report shall
not
become effective until the fifth (5th)
Business Day following delivery thereof and provided further
that any
change in the Borrowing Base as a result of the receipt of a new Acceptable
Appraisal pursuant to Section 4.04
shall be
effective upon the date that Administrative Agent approves such appraisal,
and
any change in the Borrowing Base as a result of the admission of a Property
into
the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 4.02
shall be
effective upon the date that such Property is admitted into the Borrowing
Base.
4.02 Substitution
of Borrowing Base Properties and Admission of Properties into the Borrowing
Base.
(a) Borrower
shall provide Administrative Agent with a written request for a Property to
be
admitted into the Borrowing Base in substitution of an existing Borrowing Base
Property, in connection with an increase in the Aggregate Commitments pursuant
to Section 2.13,
or
otherwise. Such request shall be accompanied by information regarding such
Property (the “Property
Information”),
including, without limitation, the following, in each case acceptable to
Administrative Agent: (i) a general description of such Property’s location,
market, and amenities; (ii) a property description; (iii) purchase information
(including any contracts of sale and closing statements); (iv) cash flow
projections for the next three (3) years and operating statements for at least
the previous three (3) years or since opening if open less than three (3) years;
(v) a quality assurance report or an inspection report; (vi) a copy of the
most-recent appraisal, if any; (vii) UCC searches; (viii) copies of the
internally-prepared “Investment
Committee Memorandum”
prepared by Borrower in connection with the acquisition of such Property; (ix)
the documents and information with respect to such Property listed in
Section 5.01(a)(v)
and
Sections
5.01(a)(viii)
through
(xxii)
that
were delivered in connection with the Initial Borrowing Base Properties; and
(x)
such other information reasonably requested by Administrative Agent as shall
be
necessary in order for Administrative Agent and Required Lenders to determine
whether such Property is eligible to be a Borrowing Base Property.
(b) In
order
for a Property to be eligible for inclusion in the Borrowing Base, such Property
shall have characteristics consistent with the following general
guidelines:
(i) such
Property shall be full service, extended stay, or limited service hotel of
at
least the same or similar quality as the Borrowing Base Properties as of the
Closing Date, all as determined by Administrative Agent;
(ii) Borrower
or a Guarantor shall have good and indefeasible fee simple title to such
Property, free and clear of all Liens (except for Liens permitted by
Section 8.01);
provided that
Administrative Agent may approve Properties that are leased pursuant to a Ground
Lease acceptable to Required Lenders.
(iii) all
Property Information shall be acceptable to Administrative Agent;
(iv) no
Material Title Defects or Material Property Event with respect to such Property
shall exist;
(v) such
Property shall have satisfactory access to public utilities;
(vi) the
admission of such Property into the Borrowing Base shall not breach any
obligation of any Loan Party under any other third party
agreements;
(vii) the
Phase
I environmental assessment with respect to such Property shall not reveal any
Material Environmental Event;
(viii) the
structural engineering report with respect to such Property shall not reveal
any
material defects;
(ix) such
Property shall be located in one of the fifty (50) most populated xxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxx (XXXx) xx xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx;
(x) such
Property shall be managed by a Qualified Manager pursuant to a Management
Agreement reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent;
(xi) such
Property shall be leased by an Operating Lessee pursuant to an Operating Lease
reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent; and
(xii) unless
inapplicable pursuant to the terms of the applicable Management Agreement or
non-Affiliate Operating Lease, such Property shall be operated under a Franchise
Agreement reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.
(c) Each
Property shall be subject to Administrative Agent’s and Required Lender’s
approval for admission into the Borrowing Base. Notwithstanding the foregoing
guidelines, Administrative Agent and Required Lenders shall have the right
to
disapprove the admission of a Property into the Borrowing Base that is otherwise
qualified to be a Borrowing Base Property, if Administrative Agent and Required
Lenders determine that such new Property shall not be a Borrowing Base Property;
provided that,
Administrative Agent and Required Lenders will not unreasonably withhold their
approval of the admission of a new Property into the Borrowing Base that
satisfies the guidelines set forth in clause
(b)
above.
(d) Administrative
Agent shall deliver or otherwise make available the Property Information to
Lenders within five (5) Business Days after Borrower delivers the Property
Information to Administrative Agent (unless Administrative Agent requests
additional Property Information within such time in which case the Property
Information shall be delivered to Lenders within five (5) Business Days after
Borrower delivers such additional Property Information). Each Lender shall
provide to Administrative Agent notice of whether such Lender has approved
or
disapproved a Property for
admission
into the Borrowing Base within ten (10) Business Days after Administrative
Agent
delivers to such Lender the Property Information. Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify Borrower and Lenders whether Administrative Agent and Lenders
have approved or disapproved a Property for admission into the Borrowing
Base.
(e) A
Property shall not be admitted into the Borrowing Base until a Loan Party shall
have executed and delivered (or cause to be executed and delivered) to
Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, Security Documents
covering such Property, and Administrative Agent shall have a perfected, first
priority Lien on such Property (subject to Liens permitted by Section 8.01),
for
the ratable benefit of the Lenders and such Loan Party shall have delivered
Title Insurance Policies covering such Property and with respect thereto, the
documents lised in Section 5.01(a)(iii)
through
(vi).
(f) If
a
Property is admitted into the Borrowing Base prior to the last day of any fiscal
quarter during the term of this Agreement, then Administrative Agent shall
notify Borrower and Lenders in writing of any changes to the Borrowing Base
as a
result of the admission of such Property into the Borrowing Base.
(g) If any
Borrowing Base Property is subject to or suffers a Material Environmental Event,
then Administrative Agent and Lenders shall have the right in their sole
discretion at any time and from time to time to notify Borrower that, effective
upon the giving of such notice, and for so long as such Material Environmental
Event exists, such Borrowing Base Property shall no longer be considered a
Borrowing Base Property for purposes of determining the Borrowing Base. If
Administrative Agent delivers a notice with respect to a Borrowing Base Property
as set forth in this Section 4.02(g),
then at
such time as such Borrowing Base Property is no longer subject to a Material
Environmental Event, Borrower may give Administrative Agent written notice
thereof (together with reasonably detailed evidence of the cure of such
condition) and such Borrowing Base Property shall, effective with the delivery
by Borrower of the next Borrowing Base Report, be considered a Borrowing Base
Property for purposes of calculating the Borrowing Base until such time as
any
of the conditions set forth above apply thereto.
4.03 Liens
on Borrowing Base Properties
.
As more
fully described in the Security Documents, Borrower shall, and shall cause
(a)
each other Loan Party to, grant to Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit
of the Lenders, as security for the payment and performance of the Obligations,
a valid, enforceable, perfected, first priority, and only Lien on and to the
Borrowing Base Properties (subject to Liens permitted by Section 8.01),
and
(b) each Operating Lessee which is an Affiliate of Borrower to, grant to
Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, as security for
the payment and performance of the Obligations, a valid, enforceable, perfected,
first priority, and only Lien on and to all of its personal property and
fixtures located on or related to each applicable Borrowing Base
Property.
4.04 Appraisals.
(a) Administrative
Agent will be entitled to obtain, at Borrower’s expense, once every twenty-four
(24) months during the term of this Agreement, an Acceptable Appraisal of each
Borrowing Base Property or any part thereof; provided that,
in
addition to the foregoing, Administrative Agent will be entitled to obtain
additional Acceptable Appraisals of any Borrowing Base Property or any part
thereof if (a) a monetary Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
(b) a
non-monetary Event of Default relating to such Borrowing Base Property has
occurred and is continuing, (c) any other non-monetary Event of Default has
occurred and continues for thirty (30) days unremedied, (d) a Material Property
Event with respect to a Borrowing Base Property has occurred, (e) a Material
Adverse Event has occurred, or (f) an appraisal is required under applicable
Law.
(b) Borrower
may at its option request that Administrative Agent obtain, at Borrower’s
expense, but not more often than once each calendar year during the term of
this
Agreement (and only if Administrative Agent does not otherwise obtain an
appraisal during such year), an Acceptable Appraisal of any Borrowing Base
Property or any part thereof, and Administrative Agent shall notify Borrower
and
Lenders in writing of any changes to the Borrowing Base as a result of the
receipt of such Acceptable Appraisal.
4.05 Releases
of Collateral.
(a) Upon
the
written request of Borrower as long as no Default or Event of Default exists,
Administrative Agent shall release a Borrowing Base Property from the Borrowing
Base; provided that
(i)
Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to release any such Borrowing
Base
Property without a Borrowing Base Report setting forth in reasonable detail
the
calculations required to establish the amount of the Borrowing Base without
such
Borrowing Base Property and the admission of any applicable new Borrowing Base
Property and a Compliance Certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the
calculations required to show that the Loan Parties are in compliance with
the
terms of this Agreement without such Borrowing Base Property, in each case
as of
the day of such release and after giving effect to any such release and/or
any
Borrowing Base additions, (ii) with respect to the Borrowing Base Properties
listed as numbers three (3) and four (4) on Schedule 4.01,
Administrative Agent shall not release either one of such Borrowing Base
Properties without simultaneously releasing the other, and (iii) with respect
to
the Borrowing Base Properties listed as numbers six (6) and seven (7) on
Schedule 4.01,
Administrative Agent shall not release either one of such Borrowing Base
Properties without simultaneously releasing the other.
(b) Upon
the
written request of Borrower as long as no Default or Event of Default exists,
Administrative Agent shall partially release a portion of a Borrowing Base
Property consisting of vacant land that is ancillary to the operation of such
Borrowing Base Property or otherwise, in Administrative Agent’s determination,
immaterial to the operation of such Borrowing Base Property; provided that Borrower
shall deliver to Administrative Agent a new Acceptable Appraisal of the
remaining portion of such Borrowing Base Property and/or other information
reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent in order to determine the
effect, if any, on the Borrowing Base after giving effect to such partial
release.
(c) Administrative
Agent shall not release any Collateral or any portion of any Collateral unless,
after giving effect to any such release (i) no Default or Event of Default
exists, and (ii) the Borrowing Base equals or exceeds $200,000,000 after giving
effect to such release.
4.06 Guaranty
.
Pursuant to the Subsidiary Guaranties, each Subsidiary which owns a Borrowing
Base Property shall unconditionally guarantee in favor of the Lenders the full
payment and performance of the Obligations. Pursuant to the Parent Guaranty,
Parent shall unconditionally guarantee in favor of the Lenders the full payment
and performance of the Obligations.
4.07 Excluded
Kentucky Borrowing Base Property
.
The
Excluded Kentucky Borrowing Base Property shall
be
excluded from the calculation of the Borrowing Base until
(a) Administrative Agent notifies Borrower in writing that (i)
Administrative Agent has received environmental assessments and property
condition reports of the Excluded Kentucky
Borrowing
Base Property satisfactory to Administrative Agent in its sole discretion,
and
(ii) any remedial action deemed necessary by Administrative Agent in its sole
discretion with respect to the Excluded Kentucky
Borrowing
Base Property has been taken or reserves have been established acceptable to
Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, (b) the Mortgage with respect
to the Excluded Kentucky
Borrowing
Base Property is recorded,
(c) Administrative
Agent receives a Title Insurance Policy covering the Excluded Kentucky
Borrowing
Base Property together with such other documents as Administrative Agent shall
reasonably request with respect to the Excluded Kentucky
Borrowing
Base Property, and (d) Administrative Agent receives estoppel letters,
consents, comfort letters, or other confirming agreements and/or non-disturbance
agreements executed by the ground lessor under the applicable Ground Lease
with
respect to the Excluded Kentucky Borrowing Base Property. Until such time,
the
representation in Section 6.09,
the
covenant set forth in Section 7.12, and
the
Default set forth in Section 8.01(m),
in so
far as they relate to Borrowing Base Properties, shall not apply to the Excluded
Kentucky
Borrowing
Base Property. Notwithstanding Section 4.05(c),
until
the conditions set forth above are satisfied, upon the written request of
Borrower to Administrative Agent, Administrative Agent shall release all Liens
on the Excluded Kentucky
Borrowing
Base Property so
long as
at the
time of such release, no Default or Event of Default exists or would result
therefrom.
4.08 Excluded
Tampa Borrowing Base Property
.
The
Excluded Tampa Borrowing Base Property shall
be
excluded from the calculation of the Borrowing Base until (a) the Mortgage
with respect to the Excluded Tampa Borrowing Base Property is recorded,
(b) Administrative Agent receives an original survey of the Excluded
Tampa
Borrowing Base Property and improvements thereon dated a recent date
satisfactory to Administrative Agent and the Title Company and otherwise
complying with Exhibit H,
(c) Administrative Agent receives a Title Insurance Policy covering
the
Excluded Tampa Borrowing Base Property together with such other documents as
Administrative Agent shall reasonably request with respect to the Excluded
Tampa
Borrowing Base Property, and (d) Administrative Agent receives estoppel
letters, consents, comfort letters, or other confirming agreements and/or
non-disturbance agreements executed by the ground lessor under the applicable
Ground Lease with respect to the Excluded Tampa Borrowing Base Property. Until
such time, the representation in Section 6.09,
the
covenant set forth in Section 7.12, and
the
Default set forth in Section 8.01(m),
in so
far as they relate to Borrowing Base Properties, shall not apply to the Excluded
Tampa Borrowing Base Property. Notwithstanding Section 4.05(c),
until
the conditions set forth above are satisfied, upon the written request of
Borrower to Administrative Agent, Administrative Agent shall release its Lien
on
the Excluded Tampa Borrowing Base Property so
long as
at the
time of such release, no Default or Event of Default exists or would result
therefrom.
ARTICLE
V.
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CREDIT
EXTENSIONS
5.01 Conditions
of Initial Credit Extension
.
The
obligation of each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder is
subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent.
(a) Administrative
Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimiles
(followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly
executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party, each dated the
Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, a
recent date before the Closing Date) and each in form and substance satisfactory
to Administrative Agent and its legal counsel:
(i) executed
counterparts of this Agreement, the Guaranties, and the Security Documents
with
respect to the Initial Borrowing Base Properties, sufficient in number for
distribution to Administrative Agent, each Lender, and Borrower;
(ii) a
Note
executed by Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Note;
(iii) such
certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates, and/or
other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as Administrative
Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority, and capacity of each
Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in
connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan
Party is a party;
(iv) such
documents and certifications as Administrative Agent may reasonably require
to
evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and that each Loan
Party is validly existing, in good standing, and qualified to engage in business
in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties
or
the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent
that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect;
(v) a
favorable opinion of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Xxxxxx & Xxxx, P.A.,
counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to Administrative Agent and each Lender,
and such other local counsel opinions as Administrative Agent shall request,
as
to such matters concerning the Loan Parties and the Loan Documents as
Administrative Agent may reasonably request;
(vi) a
certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party (other than Borrower)
either (A) attaching copies of all consents, licenses, and approvals required
in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party
and
the validity against such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a
party, and such consents, licenses, and approvals shall be in full force and
effect, or (B) stating that no such consents, licenses, or approvals are so
required;
(vii) completed
and executed Compliance Certificate and Borrowing Base Report, each dated as
of
June 30, 2005;
(viii) evidence
that all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Loan Documents
has
been obtained and is in effect;
(ix) unless
otherwise agreed or approved by Administrative Agent, (A)
two
(2) prints of an original survey of each Initial Borrowing Base Property and
improvements thereon dated not more than sixty (60) days prior to the date
of
this Agreement (or dated such earlier date, if any, as is satisfactory to
Administrative Agent and the Title Company, but in any event not more than
one
hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date of this Agreement) and otherwise
complying with Exhibit H
to the
extent required by Administrative Agent and the Title Company; and (B) a flood
insurance policy in an amount required by Administrative Agent, but in no event
less than the amount sufficient to meet the requirements of applicable law
and
the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, or evidence satisfactory to
Administrative Agent that none of the Initial Borrowing Base Properties are
located in a flood hazard area;
(x) unless
otherwise agreed or approved by Administrative Agent, true
and
correct copies of all existing Plans with respect to the Initial Borrowing
Base
Properties within the possession or control of the Loan Parties or any Operating
Lessee which is an Affiliate of a Loan Party (including the site plan) requested
by Administrative Agent, together with evidence satisfactory to Administrative
Agent that the same comply in all material respects to applicable requirements
of Governmental Authorities;
(xi) with
respect to each Initial Borrowing Base Property: (A) true and correct copies
of
each material Lease (other than the Operating Leases and Ground Leases), and
Guarantees thereof; (B) estoppel certificates and subordination and attornment
agreements (including nondisturbance agreements if and to the extent agreed
by
Administrative Agent in its discretion), dated within thirty (30) days prior
to
this Agreement and in form and content satisfactory to Administrative Agent,
from the tenants and subtenants as Administrative Agent requires; and (C)
evidence of Borrower’s or the applicable Loan Party’s compliance with each Lease
delivered pursuant to clause
(A)
above;
(xii) evidence
satisfactory to Administrative Agent that no portion of any Initial Borrowing
Base Property is “wetlands”
under
any applicable Law and no Initial Borrowing Base Property contains nor is within
or near any area designated as a hazardous waste site by any Governmental
Authority, that no Initial Borrowing Base Property or any adjoining property
contains or has ever contained any Hazardous Material under any Law pertaining
to health or the environment, and that no Initial Borrowing Base Property or
any
use or activity thereon violates or is or could be subject to any response,
remediation, clean-up, or other obligation under any Law pertaining to health
or
the environment including without limitation, a written report of an
environmental assessment of each Initial Borrowing Base Property, made within
thirty (30) days prior to the date of this Agreement, by an engineering firm,
and of a scope and in form and content satisfactory to Administrative Agent,
complying with Administrative Agent’s established guidelines, showing that there
is no evidence of any Hazardous Material which has been generated, treated,
stored, released, or disposed of in any Initial Borrowing Base Property, and
such additional evidence as may be required by Administrative Agent. All
reports, drafts of reports, and recommendations, whether written or oral, from
such engineering firm shall be made available and communicated to Administrative
Agent;
(xiii) (A)
evidence that each Initial Borrowing Base Property abuts and has fully adequate
direct and free access to one or more public streets, dedicated to public use,
fully installed and accepted by the appropriate Governmental Authority, that
all
fees, costs and expenses of the installation and acceptance thereof have been
paid in full, and that there are no restrictions on the use and enjoyment of
such streets which would adversely affect such Initial Borrowing Base Property;
(B) evidence that all applicable zoning ordinances, restrictive covenants,
and
Laws affecting each Initial Borrowing Base Property permit the use for which
such Initial Borrowing Base Property is intended and have been or will be
complied with without the existence of any variance, non-complying use,
nonconforming use or other special exception; (C) evidence that each Initial
Borrowing Base Property and Improvements comply and will comply with all Laws
regarding subdivision and platting and would so comply if such Initial Borrowing
Base Property and the Improvements thereon were conveyed as a separate parcel;
and (D) evidence of compliance by Borrower and each Initial Borrowing Base
Property, and any proposed construction, use and occupancy of the Improvements,
with such other applicable Laws as Administrative Agent may request, including
all Laws regarding access and facilities for handicapped or disabled persons
including, without limitation and to the extent applicable, The
Federal Architectural Barriers Act
(42
U.S.C. § 4151 et seq.), The
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988
(42
U.S.C. § 3601 et seq.), The
Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990
(42
U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.), The
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(29
U.S.C. § 794), and any applicable state requirements;
(xiv) evidence
(A) of the identity of all taxing authorities and utility districts (or similar
authorities) currently exercising ad valorem or real property taxing or
assessment
jurisdiction
over any Initial Borrowing Base Property or any portion thereof; (B) that all
taxes, standby fees and any other similar charges have been paid, including
copies of receipts or statements marked “paid” by the appropriate authority; and
(C) that each Initial Borrowing Base Property is a separate tax lot or lots
with
separate assessment or assessments of the Initial Borrowing Base Property and
Improvements, independent of any other Initial Borrowing Base Property or
improvements and that each Initial Borrowing Base Property is a separate legally
subdivided parcel;
(xv) executed,
acknowledged, and/or sworn to as required counterparts of the Mortgages, which
shall have been delivered to the Title Company and released for recordation
in
the official records of the city or county in which each Initial Borrowing
Base
Property is located, and UCC-1 financing statements which shall have been
furnished for filing in all filing offices that Administrative Agent may
require;
(xvi) a
Title
Policy or a Title Commitment for such Title Policy (or a title insurance policy
promulgated by the Laws of the state in which each respective Initial Borrowing
Base Property is located if an ALTA insurance policy is not available), in
the
amount of the Aggregate Commitments plus any other amount secured by the
applicable Mortgage. Borrower and Borrower’s counsel shall not have any
interest, direct or indirect, in the Title Company (or its agent) or any portion
of the premium paid for the Title Insurance;
(xvii) (A)
evidence that immediately prior to the Closing Date and as of the time the
Mortgages will be filed for record: (1) no contract, or memorandum thereof,
for
construction, design, surveying, or any other service relating to any Initial
Borrowing Base Property has been filed for record in the county where such
Initial Borrowing Base Property is located; and (2) no mechanic’s or
materialman’s Lien claim or notice, lis pendens, judgment, or other claim or
encumbrance against such Initial Borrowing Base Property has been filed for
record in the county where the Initial Borrowing Base Property is located or
in
any other public record which by Law provides notice of claims or encumbrances
regarding such Initial Borrowing Base Property; (B) a certificate or
certificates of a reporting service acceptable to Administrative Agent,
reflecting the results of searches made not earlier than forty-five (45) days
prior to the date of this Agreement, (1) of the central and local Uniform
Commercial Code records, showing no filings against any of the collateral for
the Obligations or against Borrower otherwise except as consented to by
Administrative Agent; and (2) if required by Administrative Agent, of the
appropriate judgment and tax Lien records, showing no outstanding judgment
or
tax Lien against Borrower;
(xviii) to
the
extent reasonably deemed necessary by Administrative Agent, an executed REA
estoppel letter from each party to any REA for any applicable Initial Borrowing
Base Property;
(xix) a
true
and correct copy of each Management Agreement with respect to each Initial
Borrowing Base Property;
(xx) a
true
and correct copy of (A) each Franchise Agreement, and (B) each Operating Lease;
(xxi) an
Acceptable Appraisal of each Initial Borrowing Base Property;
(xxii) a
true
and correct copy of each Ground Lease; and
(xxiiii) such
other assurances, certificates, documents, consents, or opinions as
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders reasonably may
require.
(b) Any
fees
required to be paid on or before the Closing Date shall have been
paid.
(c) Unless
waived by Administrative Agent, Borrower shall have paid all Attorney Costs
of
Administrative Agent to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date,
plus such additional amounts of Attorney Costs as shall constitute its
reasonable estimate of Attorney Costs incurred or to be incurred by it through
the closing proceedings (provided that
such
estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between
Borrower and Administrative Agent).
5.02 Conditions
to all Credit Extensions
.
The
obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other
than
a Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a
continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) is subject to the following conditions
precedent:
(a) The
representations and warranties contained in Article VI
or any
other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any
time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct
on
and as of the date of such Credit Extension, except to the extent that such
representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which
case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that
for
purposes of this Section 5.02,
the
representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of
Section 6.05
shall be
deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses
(a)
and (b), respectively, of Section 7.01.
(b) No
Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit
Extension.
(c) Administrative
Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer shall have received a Request for
Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.
Each
Request for Credit Extension (other than a Loan Notice requesting only a
conversion of Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate
Loans) submitted by Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty
that the conditions specified in Sections
5.02(a)
and
(b)
have
been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit
Extension.
ARTICLE
VI.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Parent
and Borrower represent and warrant to Administrative Agent and the Lenders
that:
6.01 Existence,
Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws
.
Each
Loan Party (a) is a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company
duly
organized or formed, validly existing, and in good standing under the Laws
of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite
power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations,
consents, and approvals to (i) own its assets and carry on its business and
(ii)
execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which
it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and in good standing under
the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease, or operation of
properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or
license, and (d) is in compliance with all Laws; except in each case referred
to
in clause (b)(i), (c), or (d), to the extent that failure to do so could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.02 Authorization;
No Contravention
.
The
execution, delivery, and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document
to
which such Person is party, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
or other organizational action, and do not and will not: (a) contravene the
terms of any of such Person's Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or
result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under,
(i)
any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or (ii) any order,
injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award
to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any
Law.
6.03 Governmental
Authorization; Other Consents
.
No
approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice
to,
or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary
or
required in connection with the execution, delivery, or performance by, or
enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document.
6.04 Binding
Effect
.
This
Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered hereunder,
will
have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto.
This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered
will
constitute, a legal, valid, and binding obligation of such Loan Party,
enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with
its
terms.
6.05 Financial
Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
(a) The
Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise
expressly noted therein, (ii) fairly present the financial condition of Parent
and the Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations
for
the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted
therein, and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct
or contingent, of Parent and the Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including
liabilities for taxes, material commitments, and Indebtedness.
(b) The
unaudited consolidated financial statements of Parent and the Subsidiaries
dated
[June 30, 2005], and the related consolidated statements of income or
operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on
that date (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted
therein, and (ii) fairly present the financial condition of Parent and the
Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the
period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the
absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.
(c) The financial
statements relating
to
Borrower
and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended [June 30,
2005] as provided to Lender were
prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period
covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly
present the related
financial
condition of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as reflected
therein as of
the
date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby,
subject,
to the
absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.
(d) Since
the
date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has been no event or
circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.06 Litigation
.
Except
as specifically disclosed in writing to the Lenders prior to the Closing Date,
there are
no
actions, suits, proceedings, claims, or disputes pending or, to the knowledge
of
Borrower after due and diligent investigation, threatened or contemplated,
at
law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or
against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of their properties
or revenues that (a) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any
other
Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) either
individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely, could reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.07 No
Default
.
Neither
Parent nor any Subsidiary is in default under or with respect to any Contractual
Obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is
continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
6.08 Ownership
of Property; Liens
.
Each of
Parent and each Subsidiary has good record and marketable title in fee simple
to, or valid leasehold interests in, all Real Property necessary or used in
the
ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as could
not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. The Borrowing Base Properties are subject to no Liens, other
than Liens permitted by Section 8.01.
6.09 Environmental
Representations.
(a) Parent
and each Subsidiary conduct in the ordinary course of business a review of
the
effect of Environmental Laws and claims alleging potential liability or
responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law on their respective
businesses, operations, and properties, and as a result thereof Parent and
each
Subsidiary have reasonably concluded that such Environmental Laws and claims
could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to cause
a
Material Property Event.
(b) After
due
inquiry and investigation in accordance with good commercial or customary
practices to determine whether contamination is present on any Borrowing Base
Property or elsewhere in connection with any activity on such Borrowing Base
Property, without regard to whether Administrative Agent or any Lender has
or
hereafter obtains any knowledge or report of the environmental condition of
such
Borrowing Base Property, except as may be indicated in the environmental
assessment reports delivered to Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date
in connection with its due diligence investigations in connection with the
Loans: (a) during the period of Parent’s or any Subsidiaries’ ownership of any
Borrowing Base Property, such Borrowing Base Property has not been used for
industrial or manufacturing purposes, for landfill, dumping, or other waste
disposal activities or operations, for generation, storage, use, sale,
treatment, processing, recycling, or disposal of any Hazardous Material, for
underground or aboveground storage tanks, or for any other use that could give
rise to a Material Property Event; to Parent’s and each Subsidiaries’ knowledge,
no such use of any Borrowing Base Property occurred at any time prior to the
period of Parent’s or any Subsidiaries’ ownership of such Borrowing Base
Property; and to Parent’s and each Subsidiaries’ knowledge, no such use on any
adjacent property occurred at any time prior to the date hereof which could
reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property Event; (b) to Parent’s and
each Subsidiaries’ knowledge, there is no Hazardous Material, storage tank (or
similar vessel) whether underground or otherwise, sump or well currently on
any
Borrowing Base Property which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material
Property Event; (c) neither Parent nor any Subsidiary has received any notice
and has no knowledge of any Environmental Claim or any completed, pending or
proposed or threatened investigation or inquiry concerning the presence or
release of any Hazardous Material on any Borrowing Base Property or any adjacent
property or concerning whether any condition, use or activity on any Borrowing
Base Property
or
any
adjacent property is in violation of any Environmental Requirement; (d) the
present conditions, uses, and activities on any Borrowing Base Property does
not
violate any Environmental Requirement and the use of any Borrowing Base Property
which Parent or any Subsidiary (and each tenant and subtenant, if any) makes
and
intends to make of any Borrowing Base Property complies and will comply with
all
applicable Environmental Requirements; (e) no Borrowing Base Property appears
on
and to Parent’s and each Subsidiaries’ knowledge have ever been on the National
Priorities List, any federal or state “superfund” or “superlien” list, or any
other list or database of properties maintained by any local, state, or federal
agency or department showing properties which are known to contain or which
are
suspected of containing a Hazardous Material; (f) neither Parent nor any
Subsidiary has ever applied for and been denied environmental impairment
liability insurance coverage relating to any Borrowing Base Property; and (g)
neither Parent or any Subsidiary has, nor have, to Parent’s and each
Subsidiaries’ knowledge, any tenants or subtenants, obtained any permit or
authorization to construct, occupy, operate, use, or conduct any activity on
any
Borrowing Base Property by reason of any Environmental Requirement.
(c) Even
though Borrower may have provided Administrative Agent with an Environmental
Assessment or other environmental report together with other relevant
information regarding the environmental condition of the Borrowing Base
Properties, Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Administrative Agent is not
accepting the Borrowing Base Properties as security for the Obligations based
on
that assessment, report, or information. Rather Administrative Agent has relied
on the representations and warranties of Borrower in this Agreement and the
Mortgages, and Administrative Agent is not waiving any of its rights and
remedies in the environmental provisions of this Agreement, the Mortgages,
or
any other Loan Document.
6.10 Insurance
.
The
Borrowing Base Properties of Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with
financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of Parent,
in
such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily
carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties
in localities where Parent or the applicable Subsidiary
operates.
6.11 Taxes
.
Parent
and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal, state, and other material tax
returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Federal, state,
and
other material taxes, assessments, fees, and other governmental charges levied
or imposed upon them or their properties, income, or assets otherwise due and
payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been
provided in accordance with GAAP. There is no proposed tax assessment against
Parent or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse
Effect.
6.12 ERISA
Compliance.
(a) Each
Plan
is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of
ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state Laws. Each Plan that is intended
to
qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable
determination letter from the IRS or an application for such a letter is
currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto and, to the best
knowledge of Parent and Borrower, nothing has occurred which would prevent,
or
cause the loss of, such qualification. Parent and each ERISA Affiliate have
made
all required contributions to each Plan subject to Section 412 of the
Code,
and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization
period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect
to
any Plan.
(b) There
are
no pending or, to the best knowledge of Parent and Borrower, threatened claims,
actions, or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect
to
any Plan that could be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
There has been no prohibited transaction or
violation
of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted
or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(c) (i)
No
ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) no Pension
Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (iii) neither Parent nor any ERISA
Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under
Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due
and
not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) neither Parent nor
any
ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability
(and
no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219
of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Sections 4201 or 4243
of
ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (v) neither Parent nor any
ERISA
Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Sections 4069
or
4212(c) of ERISA.
(d) (i)
neither Parent nor any Loan Party is, nor will be (A) a Pension Plan; or (B)
a
“plan” within the meaning of Section 4975(e)
of the
Code; (ii) the assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries do not and will not
constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of the United States Department of
Labor Regulations set forth in 29 C.F.R. §2510.3-101; (iii) neither Parent nor
any Loan Party is, nor will be a “governmental plan” within the meaning of
Section 3(32)
of
ERISA; (iv) transactions by or with Parent or any Loan Party are not and will
not be subject to state statutes applicable to Parent and any Loan Party
regulating investments of fiduciaries with respect to governmental plans; and
(v) neither Parent nor any Loan Party shall engage in any transaction which
would cause any obligation, or action taken or to be taken, hereunder (or the
exercise by Administrative Agent or any Lender of any of its rights under this
Agreement, any Note, or the other Loan Documents) to be a non-exempt (under
a
statutory or administrative class exemption) prohibited transaction under ERISA
or Section 4975
of the
Code. Parent further agrees to deliver to Administrative Agent such
certifications or other evidence of compliance with the provisions of this
Section 6.12
as
Administrative Agent may from time to time request.
6.13 Margin
Regulations; Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company
Act.
(a) Neither
Parent nor any of the Subsidiaries is currently engaged and will not engage,
principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing
or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the
FRB),
or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock.
(b) None
of
Parent, any Person Controlling Parent, or any Subsidiary of Parent (i) is a
“holding company,” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company,” or an
“affiliate” of a “holding company” or of a “subsidiary company” of a “holding
company,” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935,
or (ii) is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
6.14 Disclosure
.
Each of
Parent and Borrower has disclosed to Administrative Agent and the Lenders all
agreements, instruments, and corporate or other restrictions to which it or
any
of its Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to it, that,
individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in
a
Material Adverse Effect. No report, financial statement, certificate, or other
information furnished (whether in writing or orally) by or on behalf of any
Loan
Party to Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder
(as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any
material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary
to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they
were made, not misleading; provided that,
with
respect to projected financial information, each of Parent and Borrower
represents
only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions
believed to be reasonable at the time.
6.15 Compliance
with Laws
.
Parent
and each of the Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with
the
requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees
applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a)
such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction, or decree is being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure
to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.16 Intellectual
Property; Licenses, Etc.
Parent
and the Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks,
service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises,
licenses, and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP
Rights”)
that
are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses,
without conflict with the rights of any other Person. To the best knowledge
of
Parent, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method,
substance, part, or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be
employed, by Parent or any Subsidiary infringes upon any rights held by any
other Person. No claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending
or, to the best knowledge of Parent, threatened, which, either individually
or
in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
6.17 Drainage/Condemnation/Zoning
.
The Improvements
have not been damaged and not repaired and are not the subject of any pending
or
threatened condemnation or adverse zoning proceeding, except as could not
reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property Event or as specifically
disclosed to Administrative Agent in writing as of the Closing
Date.
6.18 Property
Condition
.
Except
as otherwise disclosed to Administrative Agent in writing (a) all Borrowing
Base
Properties comply with all Laws, including all subdivision and platting
requirements, without reliance on any adjoining or neighboring property except
where the failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material
Property Event, (b) the Improvements comply with all Laws regarding access
and
facilities for handicapped or disabled persons except where the failure to
comply could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property Event,
(c)
neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has directly or indirectly conveyed,
assigned, or otherwise disposed of, or transferred (or agreed to do so) any
development rights, air rights, or other similar rights, privileges, or
attributes with respect to any Borrowing Base Properties, including those
arising under any zoning or property use ordinance or other Law, (d) all utility
services necessary for the use of the Borrowing Base Properties and the
Improvements and the operation thereof for their intended purpose are
satisfactory, (e) except as otherwise provided for in the Loan Documents,
neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any contract or arrangement
of any kind the performance of which by the other party thereto would give
rise
to Liens on the Borrowing Base Properties, and (f) the current and anticipated
use of the Borrowing Base Properties complies in all material respects with
all
applicable zoning ordinances, regulations, and restrictive covenants affecting
the Borrowing Base Properties without the existence of any variance,
non-complying use, nonconforming use, or other special exception, all use
restrictions of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction have been
satisfied, and no violation of any Law or regulation exists with respect thereto
except where the failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to cause
a
Material Property Event.
6.19 Representations
Concerning Leases
.
Each
Loan Party has delivered to Administrative Agent a true and correct copy of
any
major tenant Lease and each guarantee thereof (if any), affecting any material
part of the Improvements and in the possession or control of such Loan Party
or
any Operating Lessee which is an Affiliate of a Loan Party and have delivered
all Operating Leases, together with property-level financial information for
the
Borrowing Base Properties, and no such Lease or guarantee
contains
any option to purchase all or any portion of the Borrowing Base Properties
or
any interest therein or contains any right of first refusal relating to any
sale
of the Borrowing Base Properties or any portion thereof or interest
therein.
6.20 Contracts
and Plans
.
To the
knowledge of Parent and Borrower,
the copy
of any construction, architectural design, management, brokerage, or contract
relating to the Borrowing Base Properties furnished or to be furnished to
Administrative Agent is and shall be a true and complete copy thereof, that
the
copies of the Plans delivered to Administrative Agent are and shall be true
and
complete copies of the Plans as are in the possession or control of any Loan
Party, or any Operating Lessee which is an Affiliate of a Loan Party, that
there
have been no modifications thereof which are not fully set forth in the copies
delivered, and that each Loan Party’s respective interests therein are not
subject to any claim, setoff, or encumbrance, except as disclosed to
Administrative Agent in writing.
6.21 Condemnation
.
No
Condemnation or other proceeding has been commenced or, to each Loan Party’s
knowledge, is threatened or contemplated with respect to all or any portion
of
the Borrowing Base Properties or for the relocation of roadways providing access
to the Borrowing Base Properties except where such Condemnation or other
proceeding could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property
Event.
6.22 Reciprocal
Agreements.
(a) No
Loan
Party is currently in default in any respect (nor has any notice been given
or
received with respect to an alleged or current default) under any of the terms
and conditions of any REA, and each REA remains unmodified and in full force
and
effect except where such failure could not reasonably be expected to cause
a
Material Property Event.
(b) All
sums
due and owing by any Loan Party to the other parties to each REA (or by the
other parties to each REA to any Loan Party) pursuant to the terms of such
REA,
have been paid, are current, and no lien has attached on any Borrowing Base
Property (or threat thereof been made) for failure to pay any of the foregoing
except where such failure could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material
Property Event.
6.23 Management
Agreements
.
Each
Management Agreement is in full force and effect and there is no default or
terminating event thereunder by any Loan Party, or, to each Loan Party’s
knowledge, any other party thereto and, to each Loan Party’s knowledge, no event
has occurred that, with the passage of time and/or the giving of notice would
constitute a default or terminating event thereunder except for such defaults
or
terminating events specifically disclosed to Administrative Agent in writing
as
of the Closing Date or which could
not
reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property Event.
No
management fees under any Management Agreement are accrued and unpaid except
as
provided or permitted under the express terms of a Management
Agreement.
6.24 Franchise
Agreements
.
Each
Franchise Agreement is in full force and effect and there is no default or
terminating event thereunder by any Loan Party, or, to each Loan Party’s
knowledge, any other party thereto and, to each Loan Party’s knowledge, no event
has occurred that, with the passage of time and/or the giving of notice would
constitute a default or terminating event thereunder except for such defaults
or
terminating events specifically disclosed to Administrative Agent in writing
as
of the Closing Date or which could
not
reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property Event.
As of
the date hereof, no unpaid fees are due and payable under any Franchise
Agreement, including, without limitation, all franchise fees, reservation fees,
and royalties.
6.25 Solvency
.
Each
Loan Party is, and after giving effect to the Loans, will be,
Solvent.
6.26 Ground
Lease Representations.
(a) Each
Ground Lease is in full force and effect.
(b) There
are
no defaults or
terminating events under
any
Ground Lease by any Loan Party, or, to each Loan Party’s knowledge, any ground
lessor thereunder, and, to each Loan Party’s knowledge, no event has occurred
which but for the passage of time, or notice, or both would constitute a default
or
terminating event under
any
Ground Lease except for such defaults or terminating events specifically
disclosed to Administrative Agent in writing as of the Closing Date or which
could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property
Event.
(c) All
rents, additional rents, and other sums due and payable under each Ground Lease
have been paid in full.
(d) No
Loan
Party nor the ground lessor under any Ground Lease has commenced any action
or
given or received any notice for the purpose of terminating such Ground Lease
which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property
Event.
(e) Each
Ground Lease or a memorandum thereof has been duly recorded. Each Ground Lease
permits the interest of the applicable Loan Party to be encumbered by a
mortgage.
(f) Each
Loan
Party’s interest in each Ground Lease is not subject to any Liens or
encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the related Mortgage other
than the ground lessor’s related fee interest and Liens for taxes not yet due
and payable and as otherwise set forth in the Title Insurance.
(g) Each
Loan
Party’s interest in each Ground Lease is assignable to Administrative Agent upon
notice to, but without the consent of, the ground lessor thereunder (or, if
any
such consent is required, it has been obtained prior to the date hereof) except
to the extent non-assignability could not reasonably be expected to cause a
Material Property Event.
6.27 Operating
Leases.
(a) Each
Operating Lease is in full force and effect and has not been modified or amended
in any manner whatsoever (with the exception of written instruments which have
been recorded).
(b) There
are
no defaults or
terminating events under
any
Operating Lease by any Loan Party or Subsidiary, or, to such Loan Party’s
knowledge, the Operating Lessee thereunder, and, to such Loan Party’s knowledge,
no event has occurred which but for the passage of time, or notice, or both
would constitute a default or
terminating event under
any
Operating Lease except
for such defaults or terminating events specifically disclosed to Administrative
Agent in writing as of the Closing Date or which could
not
reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property Event.
(c) All
rents, additional rents, and other sums due and payable under each Operating
Lease have been paid in full.
(d) No
Loan
Party nor the Operating Lessee under any Operating Lease has commenced any
action or given or received any notice for the purpose of terminating such
Operating Lease which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property
Event.
6.28 Pooling
Agreements
.
None of
the Borrowing
Base Properties are subject to Pooling Agreements other than as disclosed on
Schedule 6.28
or as
permitted by Section 8.16.
6.29 Manager
Liquidity Facilities
.
Neither
Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries are
parties to any Manager Liquidity Facility Agreement other than as disclosed
on
Schedule 6.29,
and the
outstanding amount of advances or other extensions of credit made pursuant
to
such Manager Liquidity Facility Agreement is as set forth on such Schedule.
All
obligations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of such advances or
other extensions of credit are unsecured.
6.30 Service
Contracts
.
No Loan
Party has entered into any agreements or contracts with respect to property
or
services to be provided by third parties with respect to any Borrowing Base
Property other than in the ordinary course of business on customary and
reasonable terms and that, if terminated, could not reasonably be expected
to
have a Material Property Event.
ARTICLE
VII.
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
So
long
as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation
hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall
remain outstanding:
7.01 Financial
Statements
.
Parent
and Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form
and
detail satisfactory to Administrative Agent and the Required
Lenders:
(a) as
soon
as available, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each
fiscal year of Parent, a consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its
Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, along with the related
consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash
flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form
the
figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared
in
accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an
independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing
reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, which report and opinion shall
be
prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall
not
be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any
qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit; and
(b) as
soon
as available, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each
fiscal year of Borrower, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Borrower
and
its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, along with the related
consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash
flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form
the
figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared
in
accordance with GAAP, all
in
reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower as
fairly
presenting the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity
and cash flows of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with
GAAP;
and
(c) as
soon
as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of
(i)
each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of Parent, and
(ii)
each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of Borrower, a
consolidated balance sheet of (A) Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end
of
such fiscal quarter, and (B) Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of
such
fiscal quarter, in each case along with the related consolidated statements
of
income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal
quarter and for the portion of Parent’s or Borrower’s, as applicable, fiscal
year
then
ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the
corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding
portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified
by a
Responsible Officer of Parent or Borrower, as applicable, as fairly presenting
the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash
flows of Parent or Borrower, as applicable, and its Subsidiaries in accordance
with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence
of
footnotes.
7.02 Certificates;
Other Information
.
Parent
and Borrower shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, deliver
to
Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:
(a) concurrently
with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 7.01(a),
(b),
and
(c)
(i) a
duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of
Borrower, and (ii) a Borrowing Base Report;
(b) promptly
after any request by Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of any detailed
audit reports, management letters, or recommendations submitted to the board
of
directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of Parent or
Borrower by independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books
of
Parent, Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any audit of any of them;
(c) promptly
after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy, or financial
statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of Parent,
and copies of all annual, regular, periodic, and special reports and
registration statements which Parent may file or be required to file with the
SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
and
not otherwise required to be delivered to Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;
(d) copies
of
all “Property Improvement Plan” reports, “Official Standard Index” reports, and
similar reports with respect to the Borrowing Base Properties; and
(e) promptly,
such additional information regarding the business, financial, or corporate
affairs of Parent, Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms
of
the Loan Documents, as Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to
time
reasonably request.
Documents
required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a)
or
(b)
or
Section 7.02(c)
(to the
extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the
SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to
have been delivered on the date (i) on which Parent or Borrower posts such
documents, or provides a link thereto on Parent’s website on the Internet at the
website address listed on Schedule 11.02;
or (ii)
on which such documents are posted on Borrower’s behalf on
IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender
and Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website
or whether sponsored by Administrative Agent); provided that:
(i)
Parent and Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to
Administrative Agent or any Lender that requests Parent and Borrower to deliver
such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies
is
given by Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) Borrower shall notify
(which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) Administrative Agent and each
Lender of the posting of any such documents. Notwithstanding anything contained
herein, in every instance Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies
of
the Compliance Certificates required by Section 7.02(b)
to
Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders. Except for such Compliance
Certificates, Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the
delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any
event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by Borrower with any
such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for
requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such
documents.
Parent
and Borrower hereby acknowledge that (a) Administrative Agent and/or Arranger
will make available to Lenders and L/C Issuer materials and/or information
provided by or on behalf of Parent or Borrower hereunder (collectively,
“Borrower
Materials”)
by
posting Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system
(the “Platform”)
and
(b) certain Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e.,
Lenders
that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to
Borrower or its securities) (each, a “Public
Lender”).
Parent and Borrower hereby agree that (w) all Borrower Materials that are to
be
made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked
“PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear
prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials
“PUBLIC,” Parent and Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized Administrative
Agent, Arranger, L/C Issuer, and Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as
either publicly available information or not material information (although
it
may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to Parent or Borrower or their
securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws;
(y)
all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available
through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor;” and (z)
Administrative Agent and Arranger shall be entitled to treat any Borrower
Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a
portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor.”
7.03 Notices
.
Parent
and Borrower shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, promptly
notify Administrative Agent and each Lender:
(a) of
the
occurrence of any Default;
(b) of
any
matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, including (i) breach or non-performance of, or any default
under, a Contractual Obligation of Borrower or any Subsidiary; (ii) any dispute,
litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between Borrower or any
Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority; or (iii) the commencement of, or
any
material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting Borrower or
any
Subsidiary, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental
Laws;
(c) of
the
occurrence of any ERISA Event;
(d) of
any
material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices (not
required under GAAP) by Parent or any Subsidiary;
(e) any
litigation, arbitration, or governmental investigation or proceeding instituted
or threatened against any Borrowing Base Property, and any material development
therein to the extent such litigation, arbitration, or governmental
investigation or proceeding instituted or threatened against any Borrowing
Base
Property could result in a Material Property Event;
(f) any
actual or threatened condemnation of any material portion of any Borrowing
Base
Property, any negotiations with respect to any such taking, or any loss of
or
substantial damage to the Borrowing Base Property to the extent such actual
or
threatened condemnation could result in a Material Property Event;
(g) any
labor
controversy pending or threatened against Parent, any of its Subsidiaries,
or
any material contractor, and any material development in any labor controversy
to the extent such controversy could result in a Material Adverse Effect or
Material Property Event;
(h) any
notice received by any Loan Party with respect to the cancellation, alteration,
or non-renewal of any required insurance coverage maintained with respect to
any
Borrowing Base Property;
(i) any
required and material permit, license, certificate, or approval with respect
to
the Borrowing Base Property lapses or ceases to be in full force and effect;
and
(j) any
claim
from any person that any Borrowing Base Property, or any use, activity,
operation, or maintenance thereof or thereon, is not in material compliance
with
any Law.
Each
notice pursuant to this Section 7.03
shall be
accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of Borrower or Parent,
as
applicable, setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and
stating what action Borrower or Parent, as applicable, has taken and proposes
to
take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 7.03(a)
shall
describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any
other Loan Document that have been breached.
7.04 Payment
of Obligations
.
Parent
and Borrower shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, pay and
discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all its obligations and
liabilities, including (a) all tax liabilities, assessments, and governmental
charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are
being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and
adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by Borrower
or
such Subsidiary; (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become
a
Lien upon its property; and (c) all Indebtedness, as and when due and payable,
but subject to any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or
agreement evidencing such Indebtedness.
7.05 Preservation
of Existence, Etc.
Parent
and Borrower shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, (a) preserve,
renew, and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and good
standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a
transaction permitted by Section 8.04
or
8.05;
(b)
take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits,
licenses, and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its
business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all of
its
registered patents, trademarks, trade names, and service marks, the
non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
7.06 Maintenance
of Properties
.
Parent
and Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, (a) maintain,
preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary
in
the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary
wear
and tear excepted; and (b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals
and
replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.07 Maintenance
of Insurance.
(a) Each
Loan
Party shall obtain and maintain, or cause to be maintained, at all times
insurance for itself and its Properties providing at least the following
coverages:
(i) comprehensive
“all risk” insurance on the Improvements and the Personal Property, in each case
(A) in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the “Full Replacement
Cost,” which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean actual replacement value
(exclusive of costs of excavations, foundations, underground utilities and
footings) with a waiver
of
depreciation; (B) containing an agreed amount endorsement with respect to the
Improvements and Personal Property waiving all co-insurance provisions; (C)
providing for no deductible in excess of $500,000 for all such insurance
coverage (except wind); and (D) if any of the Improvements or the use of the
Property shall at any time constitute legal non-conforming structures or uses,
providing coverage for contingent liability from operation of building Laws,
demolition costs and increased cost of construction endorsements and containing
an “Ordinance or Law Coverage” in an amount not to exceed $15,000,000 per
occurrence. In addition, if any portion of the Improvements is currently or
at
any time in the future located in a “special flood hazard area” designated by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, then each Loan Party shall purchase
flood hazard insurance;
(ii) commercial
general liability insurance against claims for personal injury, bodily injury,
death or property damage occurring upon, in or about the Properties, including
“Dram Shop” or other liquor liability coverage if alcoholic beverages are sold
from or may be consumed at the Properties with such insurance (A) to be on
the
so-called “occurrence” form with a general aggregate limit of not less than
$2,000,000 and a per occurrence limit of not less than $1,000,000; (B) to
continue at not less than the aforesaid limit until required to be changed
by
Administrative Agent and Borrower in writing by reason of changed economic
conditions making such protection inadequate; and (C) to cover at least the
following hazards: (1) premises and operations; (2) products and completed
operations; (3) independent contractors; and (4) blanket contractual
liability;
(iii) loss
of
rents insurance or business income insurance, as applicable, (A) with loss
payable to Administrative Agent and Borrower as their interest may appear;
(B)
covering all risks required to be covered by the insurance provided for in
Section 7.07(a)(i);
and (C)
which provides that after the physical loss to the Improvements and Personal
Property occurs, the loss of rents or income, as applicable, will be insured
until such rents or income, as applicable, either return to the same level
that
existed prior to the loss, or the expiration of twelve (12) months, whichever
first occurs, and notwithstanding that the policy may expire prior to the end
of
such period; and (D) which contains an extended period of indemnity endorsement
which provides that after the physical loss to the Improvements and Personal
Property has been repaired, the continued loss of income will be insured until
such income either returns to the same level it was at prior to the loss, or
the
expiration of six (6) months from the date that such Property is repaired or
replaced and operations are resumed, whichever first occurs, and notwithstanding
that the policy may expire prior to the end of such period. The amount of such
loss of rents or business income insurance, as applicable, shall be determined
prior to the date hereof and at least once each year thereafter based on the
applicable Loan Party’s reasonable estimate of the gross income from the
Properties for the succeeding period of coverage required above. All proceeds
payable to Administrative Agent or Borrower pursuant to this subsection shall
be
held by Administrative Agent and shall be applied to the Obligations;
provided,
however,
that
nothing herein contained shall be deemed to relieve any Loan Party of its
obligations to pay the Obligations when due except to the extent such amounts
are actually paid out of the proceeds of such loss of rents or business income
insurance, as applicable;
(iv) at
all
times during which structural construction, repairs or alterations are being
made with respect to the Improvements, and only if such Property coverage form
does not otherwise apply, (A) owner’s contingent or protective liability
insurance covering claims not covered by or under the terms or provisions of
the
above mentioned commercial general liability insurance policy; and (B) the
insurance provided for in subsection (i) above written in a so-called Builder’s
Risk Completed Value form (1) on a non-reporting basis, (2) against “all risks”
insured
against
pursuant to subsection (i) above, (3) including permission to occupy the
Properties, and (4) with an agreed amount endorsement waiving co-insurance
provisions;
(v) workers’
compensation, subject to the statutory limits of the applicable state, and
employer’s liability insurance in respect of any work or operations on or about
the Properties, or in connection with the Properties or their operation (if
applicable);
(vi) comprehensive
boiler and machinery insurance, if applicable, in amounts as shall be reasonably
required by Administrative Agent on terms consistent with the commercial
property insurance policy required under Section 7.07(a)(i);
(vii) umbrella/excess
liability insurance in an amount not less than $50,000,000 per occurrence on
terms consistent with the underlying Policies;
(viii) (A)
if
the Property is located in an “earthquake prone zone” as determined by the U.S.
Geological Survey, earthquake insurance in an amount not less than the probable
maximum loss (in the event the probable maximum loss is greater than forty
percent (40%), then the Property shall be insured for one hundred percent (100%)
full replacement cost) less any applicable deductibles, including business
interruption coverage in an amount not less than the amount required under
Section 7.07(a)(i),
all as
determined by a recognized earthquake engineering firm, and (B) sinkhole and
mine subsidence insurance, if required, as determined by Administrative Agent
in
its sole discretion and in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative
Agent, provided that
the
insurance pursuant to this Section 7.07(a)(viii)
shall be
on terms consistent with the all risk insurance policy required under
Section 7.07(a)(i);
(ix) a
blanket
fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance coverage insuring against
losses resulting from dishonest or fraudulent acts committed by (A) any Loan
Party’s personnel; (B) any employees of outside firms that provide appraisal,
legal, data processing or other services for any Loan Party, or (C) temporary
contract employees or student interns;
(x) motor
vehicle liability coverage for all owned and non-owned vehicles, including
rented and leased vehicles containing minimum limits per occurrence of One
Million Dollars ($1,000,000); and
(xi) upon
sixty (60) days’ written notice, such other insurance and in such amounts as
Administrative Agent from time to time may reasonably request against such
other
insurable hazards which at the time are commonly insured against for property
similar to the Properties located in or around the region in which the
Properties are located.
(b) All
insurance provided for in Section 7.07(a)
shall be
obtained and maintain, or cause to be maintained, at all times insurance for
itself and its Properties under valid and enforceable policies (collectively,
the “Policies”
or in
the singular, the “Policy”),
in
form and substance acceptable Administrative Agent. Any new Policies for
Borrowing Base Properties shall be issued by financially sound and responsible
insurance companies authorized to do business in the State and having an A.M.
Best Company, Inc. rating of “A-” or better and a financial class of VIII or
better by A.M. Best Company, Inc. The Policies for Borrowing Base Properties
shall designate Administrative Agent and its successors and assigns as
additional insureds, mortgagees and/or loss payee as deemed appropriate by
Administrative Agent. Not less than ten (10) days prior to the expiration dates
of the Policies theretofore furnished to Administrative Agent, renewal Policies
accompanied by evidence satisfactory to Administrative Agent of payment of
the
premiums due thereunder (the “Insurance
Premiums”)
shall
be delivered by Borrower to Administrative Agent.
(c) All
Policies provided for or contemplated by this Section 7.07
with
respect to Borrowing Base Properties shall name the applicable Loan Party as
the
insured and Administrative Agent as the additional insured, as its interests
may
appear, and in the case of property damage, boiler, and machinery, flood and
earthquake insurance, shall contain a so-called New York standard
non-contributing mortgagee clause in favor of Administrative Agent providing
that the loss thereunder shall be payable to Administrative Agent and Borrower
as their interests may appear. Administrative Agent shall not be liable for
any
insurance premiums thereon or subject to any assessments
thereunder.
(d) All
Policies for Borrowing Base Properties provided for in this Section 7.07
with
respect to the Loan Parties or the Borrowing Base Properties shall contain
clauses or endorsements to the effect that:
(i) no
act or
negligence of the applicable Loan Party, or anyone acting for such Loan Party,
or of any tenant or other occupant, or failure to comply with the provisions
of
any Policy, which might otherwise result in a forfeiture of the insurance or
any
part thereof, shall in any way affect the validity or enforceability of the
insurance insofar as Administrative Agent is concerned;
(ii) the
Policies shall not be materially changed (other than to increase the coverage
provided thereby) or canceled without at least thirty (30) days’ prior written
notice (or ten (10) days’ prior written notice for cancellation as a result of
non-payment of premium) to Administrative Agent and any other party named
therein as an additional insured;
(iii) the
issuers thereof shall give written notice to Administrative Agent if the
Policies have not been renewed thirty (30) days prior to its expiration;
and
(iv) with
respect to the Policies described in Sections
7.07(a)(i),
(iii),
(iv)
and
(vi)
acts of
terrorism are covered by such Policies, to the extent required by Administrative
Agent.
(e) If
at any
time Administrative Agent is not in receipt of written evidence that all
insurance required hereunder is in full force and effect, Administrative Agent
shall have the right, without notice to any Loan Party, to take such action
as
Administrative Agent deems necessary to protect its interest in the Borrowing
Base Properties, including, without limitation, obtaining such insurance
coverage as Administrative Agent in its sole discretion deems appropriate.
All
premiums incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with such action or
in
obtaining such insurance and keeping it in effect shall be paid by the Loan
Parties to Administrative Agent upon demand and, until paid, shall be secured
by
the Mortgages and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.
(f) Administrative
Agent may, in its sole discretion, consent in the applicable subordination,
attornment, and non-disturbance agreement to the insurance coverage by the
applicable Loan Party relating to a specific Borrowing Base Property on the
terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Management Agreement relating
to such Borrowing Base Property so long as Administrative Agent reasonably
believes that such insurance coverage is at least reasonably equivalent to
the
requirements of this Section 7.07.
In such
event, the insurance requirements in the applicable Management Agreement shall
apply to such Borrowing Base Property so long as Administrative Agent reasonably
believes that such insurance coverage is at least reasonably equivalent to
the
requirements of this Section 7.07.
7.08 Compliance
with Laws
.
Parent
and Borrower shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, comply in
all
material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs,
injunctions, and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except
in such instances in which
(a)
such
requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction, or decree is being contested
in
good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (b) the failure
to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
7.09 Books
and Records
.
Parent
and Borrower shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to,
(a)
maintain
proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries
in
conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial
transactions and matters involving the assets and business of Borrower or such
Subsidiary, as the case may be,
and (b)
maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all
applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory
jurisdiction over Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.
7.10 Inspection
Rights
.
Parent
and Borrower shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, permit
representatives and independent contractors of Administrative Agent and each
Lender to (a) visit and inspect their
respective Properties and any materials at any reasonable time (unless they
deem
such inspection is of an emergency nature, in which event Parent and Borrower
shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, provide them with
immediate access to the Properties),
(b) to
examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof
or abstracts therefrom, and (c) to discuss its affairs, finances, and accounts
with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants, all at
the
expense of Borrower and at
such
reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably
desired, upon reasonable advance notice to Borrower (subject to reasonable
notice and timing requirements of Managers and other third party tenants);
provided,
however,
that
when an Event of Default exists Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any
of
their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of
the
foregoing at the expense of Borrower at any time during normal business hours
and without advance notice. Parent
and Borrower will furnish to Administrative Agent and its agents for inspection
and copying, all Plans, shop drawings, specifications, books, and records,
and
other documents and information in their possession or control that
Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time.
7.11 Use
of Proceeds
.
Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions for (a) working
capital, capital expenditures, and other general corporate purposes not in
contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document and (b) to finance acquisitions
of Properties permitted hereunder.
7.12 Environmental
Matters
.
Each
Loan Party shall:
(a) Violations.
Not
cause, commit, permit, or allow to continue (i) any violation of any
Environmental Requirement which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material
Property Event: (A) by any Loan Party or by any Person; and (B) by or with
respect to the Borrowing Base Properties or any use of or condition or activity
on the Borrowing Base Properties, or (ii) the attachment of any environmental
liens to the Borrowing Base Properties. No Loan Party will place, install,
dispose of, or release, or cause, permit, or allow the placing, installation,
disposal, spilling, leaking, dumping, or release of, any Hazardous Material
or
storage tank (or similar vessel) on the Borrowing Base Properties and will
keep
the Borrowing Base Properties free of Hazardous Material to the extent such
action could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property
Event.
(b) Notice
to Administrative Agent.
Promptly deliver to Administrative Agent a copy of each report pertaining to
any
Borrowing Base Property or to any Loan Party prepared by or on behalf of such
Loan Party pursuant to any Environmental Requirement. Each Loan Party shall
immediately advise Administrative Agent in writing of any Environmental Claim
or
of the discovery of any Hazardous Material on any Borrowing Base Property,
as
soon as such Loan Party first obtains knowledge thereof,
including
a full description of the nature and extent of the Environmental Claim and/or
Hazardous Material and all relevant circumstances.
(c) Site
Assessments and Information.
If
Administrative Agent shall ever have reason to believe that any Hazardous
Material affects any Borrowing Base Property, or if any Environmental Claim
is
made or threatened, if requested by Administrative Agent, at Borrower’s expense,
provide to Administrative Agent from time to time, in each case within thirty
(30) days after Administrative Agent’s request, an Environmental Assessment
(hereinafter defined) made after the date of Administrative Agent’s request. As
used in this Agreement, the term “Environmental
Assessment”
means a
report (including all drafts thereof) of an environmental assessment of such
Borrowing Base Property and of such scope (including but not limited to the
taking of soil borings and air and groundwater samples and other above and
below
ground testing) as Administrative Agent may reasonably request, by a consulting
firm acceptable to Administrative Agent and made in accordance with
Administrative Agent’s established guidelines. Each Loan Party will cooperate
with each consulting firm making any such Environmental Assessment and will
supply to the consulting firm, from time to time and promptly on request, all
information available to such Loan Party to facilitate the completion of the
Environmental Assessment. If any Loan Party fails to furnish Administrative
Agent within ten (10) days after Administrative Agent’s request with a copy of
an agreement with an acceptable environmental consulting firm to provide such
Environmental Assessment, or if any Loan Party fails to furnish to
Administrative Agent such Environmental Assessment within thirty (30) days
after
Administrative Agent’s request, Administrative Agent may cause any such
Environmental Assessment to be made at Borrower’s expense and risk.
Administrative Agent and its designees are hereby granted access to the
Borrowing Base Properties at any time or times, upon reasonable notice (which
may be written or oral), and a license which is coupled with an interest and
irrevocable, to make or cause to be made such Environmental Assessments.
Administrative Agent may disclose to interested parties any information
Administrative Agent ever has about the environmental condition or compliance
of
the Borrowing Base Properties, but shall be under no duty to disclose any such
information except as may be required by Law. Administrative Agent shall be
under no duty to make any Environmental Assessment of the Borrowing Base
Properties, and in no event shall any such Environmental Assessment by
Administrative Agent be or give rise to a representation that any Hazardous
Material is or is not present on the Borrowing Base Properties, or that there
has been or shall be compliance with any Environmental Requirement, nor shall
Borrower or any other person be entitled to rely on any Environmental Assessment
made by Administrative Agent or at Administrative Agent’s request. None of
Administrative Agent nor any Lender owes any duty of care to protect any Loan
Party or any other Person against, or to inform them of, any Hazardous Material
or other adverse condition affecting the Borrowing Base Properties.
(d) Remedial
Actions.
If any
Hazardous Material is discovered on any Borrowing Base Property at any time
and
regardless of the cause, (i) promptly at Borrower’s sole risk and expense
remove, treat, and dispose of the Hazardous Material in compliance with all
applicable Environmental Requirements and solely under the applicable Loan
Party’s name (or if removal is prohibited by any Environmental Requirement, take
whatever action is required by any Environmental Requirement), in addition
to
taking such other action as is necessary to have the full use and benefit of
such Borrowing Base Property as contemplated by the Loan Documents, and provide
Administrative Agent with satisfactory evidence thereof, and (ii) if requested
by Administrative Agent, provide to Administrative Agent within thirty (30)
days
of Administrative Agent’s request a bond, letter of credit, or other financial
assurance evidencing to Administrative Agent’s satisfaction that all necessary
funds are readily available to pay the costs and expenses of the actions
required by subsection (i)
preceding and to discharge any assessments or liens established against such
Borrowing Base Property as a result of the presence of the Hazardous Material
on
the Borrowing Base Property. Within fifteen (15) days after completion of such
remedial actions, each Loan Party shall obtain and deliver to Administrative
Agent an Environmental Assessment of such Borrowing Base Property made after
such completion and confirming to
Administrative
Agent’s satisfaction that all required remedial action as stated above has been
taken and successfully completed and that there is no evidence or suspicion
of
any contamination or risk of contamination on the Borrowing Base Property or
any
adjacent property, or of violation of any Environmental Requirement, with
respect to any such Hazardous Material. Administrative Agent on behalf of
Lenders may, but shall never be obligated to, remove or cause the removal of
any
Hazardous Material from the Borrowing Base Property (or if removal is prohibited
by any Environmental Requirement, take or cause the taking of such other action
as is required by any Environmental Requirement) if the Loan Parties fail to
promptly commence such remedial actions following discovery and thereafter
diligently prosecute the same to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent
(without limitation of the rights of Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders
to declare an Event of Default and to exercise all rights and remedies available
by reason thereof); and Administrative Agent and its designees are hereby
granted access to the Borrowing Base Properties at any time or times, upon
reasonable notice (which may be written or oral), and a license which is coupled
with an interest and irrevocable, to remove or cause such removal or to take
or
cause the taking of any such other action.
7.13 Contracts
.
Each
Loan Party shall perform all of their obligations under any construction,
architectural design, management, brokerage, or contract relating to its
Borrowing Base Properties unless the failure to perform could not reasonably
be
expected to cause a Material Property Event.
7.14 Casualty
.
If any
Borrowing Base Property shall be damaged or destroyed, in whole or in part,
by
fire or other casualty (a “Casualty”),
the
applicable Loan Party shall give prompt notice of such damage to Administrative
Agent and shall promptly cause Operating Lessee of such Borrowing Base Property
to commence and diligently prosecute the Restoration of such Borrowing Base
Property in accordance with Section 7.16,
so
long as
Administrative Agent makes any Net Proceeds available pursuant to Section 7.16.
The
applicable Loan Party shall pay all costs of such Restoration whether or not
such costs are covered by insurance. Administrative Agent may, but shall not
be
obligated to make proof of loss if not made promptly by a Loan Party. Loan
Parties shall adjust all claims for Insurance Proceeds in consultation with,
and
approval of, Administrative Agent; provided, however,
if an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Administrative Agent shall
have
the exclusive right to adjust all claims for Insurance Proceeds.
7.15 Condemnation
.
Each
Loan Party shall promptly cause each Operating Lessee to give Administrative
Agent notice of the actual or threatened commencement of any proceeding for
the
Condemnation of any Borrowing Base Property of which any Operating Lessee has
knowledge and cause such Operating Lessee to deliver to Administrative Agent
copies of any and all papers served in connection with such proceedings.
Administrative Agent may participate in any such proceedings, and Loan Parties
shall from time to time deliver to Administrative Agent all instruments
requested by it to permit such participation. Each Loan Party shall, at its
expense, cause Operating Lessee to diligently prosecute any such proceedings,
and shall consult with Administrative Agent, its attorneys, and experts, and
cooperate with them in the carrying on or defense of any such proceedings.
Notwithstanding any taking by any public or quasi-public authority through
Condemnation or otherwise (including but not limited to any transfer made in
lieu of or in anticipation of the exercise of such taking), the Loan Parties
shall continue to pay the Obligations at the time and in the manner provided
for
herein and the Obligations shall not be reduced until any Award shall have
been
actually received and applied by Administrative Agent, after the deduction
of
expenses of collection, to the reduction or discharge of the Obligations.
Administrative Agent shall not be limited to the interest paid on the Award
by
the condemning authority but shall be entitled to receive out of the Award
interest at the rate or rates provided herein. If any Borrowing Base Property
or
any portion thereof is taken by a condemning authority, the Loan Parties shall
or shall cause the Operating Lessee thereof to promptly commence and diligently
prosecute the Restoration of such Borrowing Base Property and otherwise comply
with the provisions of
Section 7.16,
provided that
Administrative Agent makes any Net Proceeds available pursuant to Section 7.16(b).
If any
Borrowing Base Property is sold, through foreclosure or otherwise, prior to
the
receipt by Administrative Agent of the Award, Administrative Agent shall have
the right, whether or not a deficiency judgment shall have been sought,
recovered, or denied, to receive the Award, or a portion thereof sufficient
to
pay the Obligations.
7.16 Restoration
.
The
following provisions shall apply in connection with the Restoration of any
Borrowing Base Property:
(a) If
the
Net Proceeds and the costs of completing the Restoration shall be less than
the
greater of (i) $5,000,000 and (ii) ten percent (10%) of the Appraised Value
of
such Borrowing Base Property, then the Net Proceeds will be disbursed by
Administrative Agent to the applicable Loan Party upon receipt, provided that all
of
the conditions set forth in Section 7.16(b)(i) are
met
and such Loan Party delivers to Administrative Agent a written undertaking
to
expeditiously commence and to satisfactorily complete with due diligence the
Restoration in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(b) If
the
Net Proceeds or the costs of completing the Restoration are equal to or greater
than the greater of (i) $5,000,000 and (ii) ten percent (10%) of the Appraised
Value of such Borrowing Base Property, then Administrative Agent shall make
the
Net Proceeds available for the Restoration in accordance with the provisions
of
this Section 7.16.
The
term “Net
Proceeds”
for
purposes of this Section 7.16
means:
(i) the net amount of all insurance proceeds received by Administrative Agent
as
a result of a Casualty, after deduction of its reasonable costs and expenses
(including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees), if any, in collecting
the same (“Insurance
Proceeds”);
or
(ii) the net amount of the Award as a result of a Condemnation, after deduction
of its reasonable costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable
counsel fees), if any, in collecting the same (“Condemnation
Proceeds”),
whichever the case may be.
(i) The
Net
Proceeds shall be made available to the applicable Loan Party and the applicable
Operating Lessee for Restoration; provided that
each of
the following conditions are met:
(A) no
Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(B)
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(1)
in the event the Net Proceeds are Insurance Proceeds, less than
twenty-five percent (25%) of the total floor area of the Improvements
on
the Borrowing Base Property has been damaged, destroyed, or rendered
unusable as a result of a Casualty or (2) in the event the Net Proceeds
are Condemnation Proceeds, less than ten percent (10%) of the land
constituting the Borrowing Base Property is taken, such land is located
along the perimeter or periphery of the Borrowing Base Property,
and no
portion of the Improvements is located on such
land;
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(C)
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(1)
no termination or termination option is caused (unless waived) under
the
applicable Operating Lease, Management Agreement, or Franchise Agreement
and (2) the number of guest rooms is not reduced by more than twenty-five
percent (25%);
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(D)
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Administrative
Agent shall be satisfied that any operating deficits, including all
scheduled payments of principal and interest hereunder, which will
be
incurred with respect to the Borrowing Base Property as a result
of the
occurrence of any such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case
may
be, will be covered out
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of
the
insurance coverage referred to in Section 7.07
above or
other security provided by Loan Parties;
(E)
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Administrative
Agent shall be satisfied that the Restoration will be completed twelve
(12) months after commencement of the
Restoration;
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(F)
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the
Borrowing Base Property and the use thereof after the Restoration
will be
in compliance with and permitted under all
Laws;
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(G)
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the
applicable Loan Party or the applicable Operating Lessee shall cause
the
Restoration to be done and completed in an expeditious and diligent
fashion and in compliance with all applicable Laws or any applicable
Franchise Agreement;
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(H)
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such
Casualty or Condemnation, as applicable, does not result in the loss
of
access to the Borrowing Base Property or the
Improvements;
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(I)
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the
applicable Loan Party shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to
Administrative Agent a signed detailed budget approved in writing
by the
applicable Loan Party’s or Operating Lessee’s architect or engineer
stating the entire cost of completing the Restoration, which budget
shall
be acceptable to Administrative Agent;
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(J)
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the
Net Proceeds together with any cash or cash equivalent deposited
by
Borrower with Administrative Agent are sufficient in Administrative
Agent’s reasonable judgment to cover the cost of the Restoration;
and
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(K)
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the
applicable Franchise Agreement is not terminated as a result of a
Casualty
or a Condemnation.
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(ii) The
Net
Proceeds shall be held by Administrative Agent until disbursements commence,
and, until disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.16,
shall
constitute additional security for the Obligations. The Net Proceeds shall
be
disbursed by Administrative Agent to, or as directed by, Borrower from time
to
time during the course of the Restoration, upon receipt of evidence satisfactory
to Administrative Agent that (A) all the conditions precedent to such advance,
including those set forth in Section 7.16(b)(i),
have
been satisfied, (B) all materials installed and work and labor performed (except
to the extent that they are to be paid for out of the requested disbursement)
in
connection with the related Restoration item have been paid for in full, and
(C)
there exist no notices of pendency, stop orders, mechanic’s or materialman’s
liens, or notices of intention to file same, or any other liens or encumbrances
of any nature whatsoever on the Borrowing Base Property which have not either
been fully bonded to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent and discharged
of
record or in the alternative fully insured to the satisfaction of Administrative
Agent by the Title Company.
(iii) All
plans
and specifications required in connection with the Restoration shall be subject
to prior review and acceptance in all respects by Administrative Agent and
by an
independent consulting engineer selected by Administrative Agent (the
“Restoration
Consultant”).
Administrative Agent shall have the use of the plans and specifications and
all
permits, licenses and approvals required or obtained in connection with the
Restoration. The identity of the contractors, subcontractors, and materialmen
engaged in the Restoration, as well as the contracts in excess of $500,000
under
which they have been engaged, shall be subject to prior review and acceptance
by
Administrative Agent and the Restoration Consultant. All costs and
expenses
incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with making the Net Proceeds
available for the Restoration, including, without limitation, reasonable counsel
fees and disbursements and the Restoration Consultant’s fees, shall be paid by
Borrower.
(iv) In
no
event shall Administrative Agent be obligated to make disbursements of the
Net
Proceeds in excess of an amount equal to the costs actually incurred from time
to time for work in place as part of the Restoration, as certified by the
Restoration Consultant, minus
the
Restoration Retainage. The term “Restoration
Retainage”
means
an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the costs actually incurred for work
in
place as part of the Restoration, as certified by the Restoration Consultant,
until the Restoration has been completed. The Restoration Retainage shall be
reduced to five percent (5%) of the costs incurred upon receipt by
Administrative Agent of satisfactory evidence that fifty percent (50%) of the
Restoration has been completed. The Restoration Retainage shall in no event,
and
notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above in this Section 7.16(b),
be less
than the amount actually held back by the applicable Loan Party or the
applicable Operating Lessee, as applicable, from contractors, subcontractors,
and materialmen engaged in the Restoration. The Restoration Retainage shall
not
be released until the Restoration Consultant certifies to Administrative Agent
that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the provisions of
this Section 7.16(b)
and that
all approvals necessary for the re-occupancy and use of the Borrowing Base
Property have been obtained from all appropriate Governmental Authorities,
and
Administrative Agent receives evidence satisfactory to Administrative Agent
that
the costs of the Restoration have been paid in full or will be paid in full
out
of the Restoration Retainage; provided, however,
that
Administrative Agent will release the portion of the Restoration Retainage
being
held with respect to any contractor, subcontractor, or materialman engaged
in
the Restoration as of the date upon which the Restoration Consultant certifies
to Administrative Agent that the contractor, subcontractor or materialman has
satisfactorily completed all work and has supplied all materials in accordance
with the provisions of the contractor’s, subcontractor’s, or materialman’s
contract, the contractor, subcontractor, or materialman delivers the lien
waivers and evidence of payment in full of all sums due to the contractor,
subcontractor, or materialman as may be reasonably requested by Administrative
Agent or by the Title Company issuing the Title Insurance Policies, and
Administrative Agent receives an endorsement to the Title Insurance Policies
insuring the continued priority of the lien of the applicable Mortgage and
evidence of payment of any premium payable for such endorsement. If required
by
Administrative Agent, the release of any such portion of the Restoration
Retainage shall be approved by the surety company, if any, which has issued
a
payment or performance bond with respect to the contractor, subcontractor,
or
materialman.
(v) Administrative
Agent shall not be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds more
frequently than once every calendar month.
(vi) If
at any
time the Net Proceeds or the undisbursed balance thereof shall not, in the
reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent in consultation with the Restoration
Consultant, be sufficient to pay in full the balance of the costs which are
estimated by the Restoration Consultant to be incurred in connection with the
completion of the Restoration, Loan Parties shall, and shall cause the
applicable Operating Lessee to, as applicable, deposit the deficiency (the
“Net
Proceeds Deficiency”)
with
Administrative Agent before any further disbursement of the Net Proceeds shall
be made. The Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Administrative Agent shall
be held by Administrative Agent and shall be disbursed for costs actually
incurred in connection with the Restoration on the same conditions applicable
to
the disbursement of the Net Proceeds, and until so disbursed pursuant to this
Section 7.16(b)
shall
constitute additional security for the Obligations.
(vii) The
excess, if any, of the Net Proceeds and the remaining balance, if any, of the
Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Administrative Agent after the
Restoration Consultant certifies to Administrative Agent that the Restoration
has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.16(b),
and the
receipt by Administrative Agent of evidence satisfactory to Administrative
Agent
that all costs incurred in connection with the Restoration have been paid in
full, shall be remitted by Administrative Agent to Borrower, provided no Default
shall have occurred and shall be continuing.
(c) All
Net
Proceeds not required (i) to be made available for the Restoration or (ii)
to be
returned to Borrower as excess Net Proceeds pursuant to Section 7.16(b)(vii)
may (x)
be retained and applied by Administrative Agent toward the payment of the
Obligations whether or not then due and payable in such order, priority, and
proportions as Administrative Agent in its sole discretion shall deem proper,
or, (y) at the sole discretion of Administrative Agent, the same may be paid,
either in whole or in part, to Borrower for such purposes and upon such
conditions as Administrative Agent shall designate.
(d) In
the
event of foreclosure of any Mortgage, or other transfer of title to any
Borrowing Base Property in extinguishment in whole or in part of the
Obligations, all right, title, and interest of each Loan Party in and to the
Title Insurance Policies then in force concerning such Borrowing Base Property
and all proceeds payable thereunder shall thereupon vest in the purchaser at
such foreclosure, Administrative Agent, or other transferee in the event of
such
other transfer of title.
(e) Notwithstanding
the foregoing Sections
7.16(a)
through
(d),
in the
event that any Borrowing Base Property requiring Restoration is released from
the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 4.05,
then
Administrative Agent shall deliver the Net Proceeds to the applicable Loan
Party
upon such release from the Borrowing Base.
7.17 Property
Management
.
Each
Loan Party shall (a) (i) promptly perform and observe, and require (or in the
case of an Affiliate cause) the applicable Operating Lessee, Manager, and
Affiliate of such Manager, as applicable, to promptly perform and observe,
all
of the covenants required to be performed and observed under each Management
Agreement, each Pooling Agreement, each agreement
designated as an “Owner Agreement”, and any other agreement between or among
Borrower, any Subsidiary of Borrower, a Manager, and/or an Affiliate of such
Manager
and do
all things necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired its material rights
thereunder except where failure could not reasonably be expected to cause a
Material Property Event; (ii) promptly notify Administrative Agent of any
material default or termination event under any Management Agreement of which
it
is aware; (iii) promptly deliver to Administrative Agent a copy of any notice
of
default or termination event or other material notice received by it or an
Affiliate Operating Lessee under any Management Agreement, any Pooling
Agreement, any agreement
designated as an “Owner Agreement”, and any other agreement between or among
Borrower, any Subsidiary of Borrower, or an Affiliate Operating Lessee and
a
Manager and/or an Affiliate of such Manager;
(iv)
require (or in the case of an Affiliate cause) the applicable Operating Lessee
to promptly give notice to Administrative Agent of any notice or information
that such Operating Lessee receives which indicates that any Manager is
terminating the related Management Agreement or that any Manager is otherwise
discontinuing its management of the applicable Borrowing Base Property other
than the scheduled end of the Management Agreement term; (v) promptly enforce
the performance and observance of all of the covenants required to be performed
and observed by each Operating Lessee under each Management Agreement; and
(vi)
require (or in the case of an Affiliate cause) each Operating Lessee, each
Manager, and each Affiliate of such Manager, as applicable, to operate each
Borrowing Base Property under the terms and conditions of the applicable
Management Agreement, Pooling Agreement,
each
agreement
designated as an “Owner Agreement”, and any other agreement between or among
Borrower, any Subsidiary of Borrower, a Manager, and/or an Affiliate of such
Manager.
(b) If
at any
time, (i) any Manager shall become insolvent or a debtor in a bankruptcy
proceeding, (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or (iii)
a
default or termination event reasonably expected to cause a Material Property
Event has occurred and is continuing under any Management Agreement, and in
each
case if grounds for such termination exist under the affected Management
Agreement, and subject to any limitations under and as otherwise provided in
the
applicable Management Agreement and documentation executed between the
applicable Manager and Administrative Agent in connection therewith, each Loan
Party shall, at the request of Administrative Agent, terminate, or require
(or
in the case of an Affiliate cause) the applicable Operating Lessee to terminate
(A) in the case of (i)
above,
each applicable Management Agreement, or (B) in all other cases, each Management
Agreement requested by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, upon thirty
(30) days prior notice to each applicable Manager and replace each such Manager
with a Qualified Manager approved by Administrative Agent on terms and
conditions satisfactory to Administrative Agent, it being understood and agreed
that the management fee for such replacement manager shall not exceed then
prevailing market rates for comparable properties.
(c) In
addition to the foregoing, in the event that Administrative Agent, in
Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, at any time prior to the
termination of the Assignment of Management Agreement with respect to any
Borrowing Base Property, determines that any Borrowing Base Property is not
being managed in accordance with generally accepted management practices for
projects similarly situated, Administrative Agent may deliver written notice
thereof to the applicable Loan Party and each applicable Manager, which notice
shall specify with particularity the grounds for Administrative Agent’s
determination. If Administrative Agent reasonably determines that the conditions
specified in Administrative Agent’s notice are not remedied to Administrative
Agent’s reasonable satisfaction by the applicable Loan Party or such applicable
Manager within thirty (30) days from the date of such notice or that the
applicable Loan Party or such applicable Manager have failed to diligently
undertake correcting such conditions within such thirty (30) day period, except
where failure could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property
Event, Administrative Agent may direct such Loan Party to terminate the
applicable Management Agreement if grounds for such termination exist
thereunder, and in accordance with and subject to any rights and/or limitations
set forth in the applicable Assignment of Management Agreement, to replace
such
applicable Manager with a Qualified Manager approved by Administrative Agent
on
terms and conditions satisfactory to Administrative Agent, it being understood
and agreed that the management fee for such replacement manager shall not exceed
then prevailing market rates for comparable properties.
(d) No
Loan
Party shall, nor shall it permit any Operating Lessee to, without the prior
written consent of Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed): (i) surrender, terminate, or cancel any
Management Agreement or otherwise replace any Manager or enter into any other
management agreement with respect to any Borrowing Base Property except to
the
extent the foregoing could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material
Property Event; (ii) reduce or consent to the reduction of the term of any
Management Agreement except to the extent the foregoing could not reasonably
be
expected to cause a Material Property Event; (iii) increase or consent to the
increase of the amount of any management fees under any Management Agreement
except to the extent the foregoing could not reasonably be expected to cause
a
Material Property Event; or (iv) otherwise modify, change, supplement, alter,
amend, waive, or release any of its rights and remedies under, any Management
Agreement in any material respect except to the extent the foregoing could
not
reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property Event. In the event that
any
Loan Party or any Operating Lessees replaces any Manager, such Manager shall
be
a Qualified Manager which delivers
such
estoppel letters, comfort letters, consents, or other conforming agreements
as
Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
7.18 Franchise
Agreements.
(a) Each
Borrowing Base Property shall be operated under the terms and conditions of
the
applicable Franchise Agreement, if any, and each Loan Party shall, and shall
cause each Affiliate Operating Lessee to, (i) pay all sums required to be paid
by Operating Lessees under each Franchise Agreement, (ii) diligently perform,
observe, and enforce all of the terms, covenants, and conditions of each
Franchise Agreement on the part of an Operating Lessee to be performed,
observed, and enforced to the end that all things shall be done which are
necessary to keep unimpaired the rights of each Operating Lessee under each
Franchise Agreement except to the extent the foregoing could not reasonably
be
expected to cause a Material Property Event, (iii) maintain in all material
respects the standards required by the applicable Franchisor with respect to
FF&E and other capital improvements except to the extent that failure could
not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property Event,
(iv) promptly notify Administrative Agent of the giving of any notice
to an
Operating Lessee of any default by such Operating Lessee in the performance
or
observance of any of the terms, covenants, or conditions of any Franchise
Agreement on the part of any Operating Lessee to be performed and observed
and
deliver to Administrative Agent a true copy of each such notice, and
(v) promptly deliver to Administrative Agent a copy of each financial
statement, business plan, capital expenditure plan, notice, report, and estimate
received by it under any Franchise Agreement.
(b) No
Loan
Party shall, nor shall it permit any Operating Lessee to, without the prior
consent of Administrative Agent, surrender any Franchise Agreement or terminate
or cancel any Franchise Agreement or modify, change, supplement, alter or amend
any Franchise Agreement, in any respect, either orally or in
writing.
(c) If
an
Operating Lessee shall default in the performance or observance of any material
term, covenant, or condition of any Franchise Agreement to be performed or
observed, then, without limiting the generality of the other provisions of
this
Agreement, and without waiving or releasing Loan Parties from any of their
obligations hereunder, Administrative Agent shall have the right, but shall
be
under no obligation, to pay any sums and to perform any act or take any action
as may be appropriate to cause all the terms, covenants, and conditions of
such
Franchise Agreement on the part of such Operating Lessee to be performed or
observed to be promptly performed or observed on behalf of such Operating
Lessee, to the end that the rights of such Operating Lessee in, to, and under
such Franchise Agreement shall be kept unimpaired and free from default.
Administrative Agent and any person designated by Administrative Agent shall
have, and are hereby granted, the right to enter upon the applicable Borrowing
Base Property at any time and from time to time for the purpose of taking any
such action. If any Franchisor shall deliver to Administrative Agent a copy
of
any notice sent to an Operating Lessee of default under any applicable Franchise
Agreement, such notice shall constitute full protection to Administrative Agent
for any action taken or omitted to be taken by Administrative Agent in good
faith, in reliance thereon.
(d) Any
sums
expended by Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 7.18
shall
bear interest at the Default Rate from the date such cost is incurred to the
date of payment to Administrative Agent, shall be deemed to constitute a portion
of the Obligations, shall be secured by the Lien of the Mortgages and the other
Loan Documents and shall be immediately due and payable upon demand by
Administrative Agent therefor.
(e) Each
Loan
Party shall, promptly upon request of Administrative Agent, use diligent good
faith efforts to obtain and deliver an estoppel certificate from each Franchisor
stating that (i) each
applicable
Franchise Agreement is in full force and effect and has not been modified,
amended, or assigned, (ii) neither such Franchisor nor any Operating Lessee
is
in default under any of the terms, covenants, or provisions of each applicable
Franchise Agreement and such Franchisor knows of no event which, but for the
passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute an event
of
default under each applicable Franchise Agreement, (iii) neither such Franchisor
nor any Operating Lessee has commenced any action or given or received any
notice for the purpose of terminating any applicable Franchise Agreement, and
(iv) all sums due and payable to such Franchisor under each applicable Franchise
Agreement have been paid in full.
(f) In
the
event that any Management Agreement also serves as a franchise agreement or
contains provisions typically contained in franchise agreements, then the
provisions of this Section 7.18
shall
apply to such Management Agreement.
(g) In
the
event that any Borrowing Base Property is at any time operated under a Franchise
Agreement that is not effective as of the Closing Date (including a springing
Franchise Agreement which is in place but not effective as of the Closing Date),
then the Franchisor party to such Franchise Agreement shall deliver such
estoppel letters, comfort letters, consents, or other conforming agreements
as
Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
7.19 Operating
Leases
.
No Loan
Party shall, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed): (i)
surrender, terminate, or cancel any Operating Lease or otherwise replace any
Operating Lessee or enter into any other operating Lease with respect to any
Borrowing Base Property except to the extent the foregoing could not reasonably
be expected to cause a Material Property Event; (ii) reduce or consent to the
reduction of the term of any Operating Lease except to the extent the foregoing
could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property Event; (iii)
increase or consent to the increase of the amount of any fees under any
Operating Lease except to the extent the foregoing could not reasonably be
expected to cause a Material Property Event; or (iv) otherwise modify, change,
supplement, alter, amend, waive, or release any of its rights and remedies
under, any Operating Lease in any material respect except to the extent the
foregoing could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property Event.
7.20 Ground
Leases.
(a) Each
Mortgagor shall (i) pay or cause to be paid all rents, additional rents, and
other sums required to be paid by it, as tenant under and pursuant to the
provisions of the Ground Leases except to the extent the foregoing could not
reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property Event, (ii) diligently
perform and observe all of the terms, covenants, and conditions of the Ground
Leases on the part of such Mortgagor, as tenant thereunder except to the extent
the foregoing could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property
Event, (iii) promptly notify Administrative Agent of the giving of any notice
by
the landlord under any Ground Lease to any Mortgagor of any default by such
Mortgagor, as tenant thereunder, and deliver to Administrative Agent a true
copy
of each such notice within five (5) Business Days of receipt except to the
extent the foregoing could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material
Property Event, and (iv) promptly notify Administrative Agent of any bankruptcy,
reorganization, or insolvency of the landlord under any Ground Lease or of
any
notice thereof, and deliver to Administrative Agent a true copy of such notice
within five (5) Business Days of any Mortgagor’s receipt except to the extent
the foregoing could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property
Event. No Mortgagor shall, without the prior consent of Administrative Agent,
surrender the leasehold estate created by any Ground Lease or terminate or
cancel any Ground Lease or modify, change, supplement, alter, or amend any
Ground Lease, either orally or in writing except to the extent the foregoing
could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property Event, and if
any
Mortgagor shall default in the performance or observance of any term, covenant,
or condition of any Ground Lease
on
the
part of such Mortgagor, as tenant thereunder, and shall fail to cure the same
prior to the expiration of any applicable cure period provided thereunder,
Administrative Agent shall have the right, but shall be under no obligation,
to
pay any sums and to perform any act or take any action as may be appropriate
to
cause all of the terms, covenants, and conditions of such Ground Lease on the
part of any Mortgagor to be performed or observed on behalf of such Borrower,
to
the end that the rights of such Borrower in, to, and under such Ground Lease
shall be kept unimpaired and free from default. If the landlord under any Ground
Lease shall deliver to Administrative Agent a copy of any notice of default
under such Ground Lease, such notice shall constitute full protection to
Administrative Agent for any action taken or omitted to be taken by
Administrative Agent, in good faith, in reliance thereon. Each Mortgagor shall
exercise each individual option, if any, to extend or renew the term of any
Ground Lease upon demand by Administrative Agent made at any time within one
hundred twenty (120) days prior to the last day upon which any such option
may
be exercised, and each Mortgagor hereby expressly authorizes and appoint
Administrative Agent its attorney-in-fact to exercise any such option in the
name of and upon behalf of such Mortgagor, which power of attorney shall be
irrevocable and shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything contained in any Ground Lease to the contrary, no Mortgagor shall
further sublet any portion of the Borrowing Base Property (other than as
permitted pursuant to the applicable terms and conditions hereof) without prior
written consent of Administrative Agent.
(c) No
Ground
Lease may be canceled, terminated, surrendered, or amended without the prior,
written consent of Administrative Agent except to the extent the foregoing
could
not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Property Event.
7.21 REIT
Status
.
Parent
(including its organization and methods of operations and those of its
Subsidiaries) shall at all times qualify as a REIT.
7.22 Subsidiary
Guaranties
.
Parent
and Borrower shall cause each Subsidiary that is required to execute the
Subsidiary Guaranty to execute the Subsidiary Guaranty pursuant to Section 4.06
and
provide to Administrative Agent such other documentation required by
Administrative Agent, all in form and substance acceptable to Administrative
Agent, within thirty (30) days after the date on which such entity becomes
a
Subsidiary required to execute the Subsidiary Guaranty.
7.23 Other
Property Information
.
Parent
and Borrower shall furnish to
Administrative Agent (a) within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end
of
each fiscal year of Parent, annual budget projections for each Borrowing Base
Property, and (b) upon Administrative Agent’s request such other information in
their possession or control or in the possession or control of any Mortgagor
or
any Operating Lessee which is a Subsidiary of any Loan Party relating to the
Improvements or the Borrowing Base Properties.
7.24 Reports
and Testing
.
Parent
and Borrower shall promptly (a) deliver to Administrative Agent copies of all
material reports, studies, inspections, and tests made on the Borrowing Base
Properties, the Improvements, or any materials to be incorporated into the
Improvements, and (b) make such additional tests on the Borrowing Base
Properties, the Improvements, or any materials to be incorporated into the
improvements as Administrative Agent reasonably requires. Borrower shall
immediately notify Administrative Agent of any report, study, inspection, or
test that indicates any material adverse condition relating to the Borrowing
Base Properties, the Improvements, or any such materials which reasonably could
result in a Material Property Event.
7.25 Deferred
Maintenance
.
Borrower shall, or shall cause the applicable Mortgagor to:
(a) remedy
to
the reasonable satisfaction of Administrative Agent all repairs required with
respect to the Borrowing Base Properties and identified on Schedule 7.25
as
“Immediate Repairs” within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date;
(b) remedy
to
the reasonable satisfaction of Administrative Agent all repairs required with
respect to the Borrowing Base Properties and identified on Schedule 7.25
as
“Non-Immediate Repairs” on or before December 31, 2006; and
(c) remedy
to
the reasonable satisfaction of Administrative Agent all mold issues or damaged
materials with respect to the Borrowing Base Properties identified on
Schedule 7.25
within
ninety (90) days after the Closing Date.
ARTICLE
VIII.
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
So
long
as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation
hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall
remain outstanding:
8.01 Liens
.
Neither
Parent nor any Subsidiary shall create, incur, assume, or suffer to exist any
Lien upon any Borrowing Base Property or any equity interests of any Mortgagor
other than the following:
(a) Liens
pursuant to any Loan Document;
(b) Liens
existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 8.01
and any
renewals or extensions thereof, provided that
the
property covered thereby is not increased and any renewal or extension of the
obligations secured or benefited thereby is permitted by Section 8.03(b);
(c) Liens
for
taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto
are
maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with
GAAP;
(d) carriers’,
warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, or other like Liens
arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period
of
more than thirty (30) days or which are being contested in good faith and by
appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect
thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;
(e) pledges
or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’
compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation,
other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;
(f) deposits
to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than
Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety bonds (other than bonds related
to
judgments or litigation), performance bonds, and other obligations of a like
nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(g) Liens
set
forth in the Title Insurance Policies issued with respect to the Mortgages;
(h) other
encumbrances which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which
do not in any case materially detract from the value of any Borrowing Base
Property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct
of
the business of the applicable Mortgagor;
(i) Liens
securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default
under Section 9.01(h)
or
securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments;
and
(j) Liens
securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03(a);
provided that
(i) such
Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the Personal Property
financed by such Indebtedness and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does
not
exceed the reasonable acquisition cost of the Personal Property being acquired
on the date of acquisition.
8.02 Investments
.
Neither
Parent nor any Subsidiary shall make any Investments except:
(a) Investments
in the form of cash equivalents or short-term marketable
securities;
(b) advances
to officers, directors, and employees of a Loan Party in an aggregate amount
not
to exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding, for travel, entertainment,
relocation, and analogous ordinary business purposes;
(c) Investments
in Loan Parties and other Subsidiaries;
(d) Investments
consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or
notes
receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of
business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction
thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably
necessary in order to prevent or limit loss; and
(e) Investments
in the ordinary course of business of a hospitality REIT primarily in Properties
or the owners of Properties under nationally-recognized brands with qualified
managers or operators; provided that
Investments in (i) raw land, non-income producing Properties, and other
non-hotel properties in an aggregate amount shall not exceed at any time fifteen
percent (15%) of Consolidated Total Assets, and (ii) Persons that are not
Subsidiaries of Parent in an aggregate amount shall not exceed at any time
twenty-five percent (25%) of Consolidated Total Assets; provided
further
that the
aggregate amount of Investments in (i) and (ii) shall not exceed at any time
twenty-five percent (25%) of Consolidated Total Assets.
8.03 Indebtedness
and Liens with respect to Mortgagors
.
Neither
Parent nor Borrower shall permit (a) any Mortgagor to create, incur, assume,
or
suffer to exist any Indebtedness, other than (i) its Guaranty, and (ii)
Indebtedness in respect of capital leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations, and
purchase money obligations for fixed or capital Personal Property within the
limitations set forth in Section 8.01(j);
provided,
however
that the
aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness as relating to or affecting any
Borrowing Base Property shall not exceed at any time five percent (5%) of the
Implied Loan Amount of such Borrowing Base Property, and (b) any Mortgagor
to
create, incur, assume, or suffer to exist any Lien (other than as permitted
by
Section 8.01)
upon
its property, assets, or revenues, other than in favor of Administrative Agent
to secure the Obligations.
8.04 Fundamental
Changes
.
Neither
Parent nor any Loan Party shall merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with
or
into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series
of
transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or
hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that, so long as no
Default exists or would result therefrom:
(a) any
Loan
Party may merge with any other Loan Party; provided that
if
Borrower is merging with another Loan Party, then Borrower shall be the
continuing or surviving Person;
(b) any
Loan
Party may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary
liquidation or otherwise) to Borrower or to another Loan Party; provided that,
if one
or more Borrowing Base Properties constitutes all or substantially all of the
assets of a Loan Party, then nothing contained in this Section 8.04
shall
prohibit such Loan Party from making a Disposition permitted by Section 8.05(c)
to a
Person other
than a Loan Party;
(c) any
Loan
Party may merge with any other Person (other than a Loan Party); provided that
such Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or
that
such Person is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent and assumes all liabilities
of such Loan Party under the Loan Documents pursuant to documentation acceptable
to Administrative Agent;
(d) with
the
approval of the Required Lenders, Parent or substantially all of the
Subsidiaries of Parent may merge or otherwise combine with another Person (the
“Permitted
Combination”)
so
long as: (i) the continuing and surviving Person in such transaction (the
“Survivor”)
assumes and accedes to all obligations and liabilities of Parent under the
Loan
Documents, or to those of all of the other affected Loan Parties pursuant to
documentation acceptable to Administrative Agent and enters into a new Parent
Guaranty as required by Administrative Agent; (ii) no Default or Event of
Default exists before or after giving effect to such merger or such other
combination; (iii) a majority of the ownership interests in the Survivor
continue to be owned by persons who owned, directly or indirectly, a majority
of
the ownership interests of Parent immediately prior to such Permitted
Combination; and (iv) the Survivor is, or is a wholly-owned Subsidiary of,
a
public company the common equity of which is listed and traded on a
nationally-recognized stock exchange; and
(e) Parent
or
any Subsidiary of Parent
and CNL Hospitality Corp. may merge or otherwise combine so long as
Parent
or such
Subsidiary, as applicable,
is the
continuing and surviving Person and no Default or Event of Default exists before
or after giving effect to such merger or such other combination (the
“Advisor
Merger”).
8.05 Dispositions
.
Neither
Parent nor any Subsidiary shall make any Disposition or enter into any agreement
to make any Disposition except:
(a) Dispositions
of property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course
of
business for fair consideration and on an arms length basis;
(b) Dispositions
permitted by Section 8.04;
and
(c) Dispositions
of Borrowing Base Properties, so long as such Borrowing Base Properties are
released from the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 4.05
prior to
or contemporaneously with such Disposition;
provided,
however,
that
any Disposition pursuant to clauses (a), (b),
and
(c) shall
be
for fair market value.
8.06 Restricted
Payments
.
Neither
Parent nor any Subsidiary shall declare or make, directly or indirectly, any
Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do
so,
except that:
(a) each
Loan
Party may make Restricted Payments to Parent or to another Loan Party (or to
a
Subsidiary so long as such Restricted Payments are passed through such
Subsidiary to Parent or a Loan Party);
(b) each
Loan
Party may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable
solely in the common stock or other common equity interests of such
Person;
(c) each
Loan
Party may purchase, redeem, or otherwise acquire shares of its common stock
or
other common equity interests or warrants or options to acquire any such shares
with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new shares
of its common stock or other common equity interests; and
(d) Parent
may make Restricted Payments so long as no Event of Default has occurred and
is
continuing before or after giving effect to such Restricted Payment,
provided that
the
aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments after December 31, 2005 may not
exceed the amount of Permitted Distributions determined as of the date such
Restricted Payments are made.
8.07 Change
in Nature of Business
.
Neither
Parent nor any Subsidiary shall engage in any material line of business
substantially different from those lines of business conducted by such Loan
Party on the date hereof or any business substantially related or incidental
thereto.
8.08 Transactions
with Affiliates
.
Neither
Parent nor any Subsidiary shall enter into any transaction of any kind with
any
Affiliate of Borrower, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other
than on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to such Person
as
would be obtainable by such Person at the time in a comparable arm’s length
transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate; provided, however, that
nothing contained herein shall prohibit (a) transactions between Loan Parties
or
other fundamental changes permitted under Section
8.04
or (b)
the Advisor Merger.
8.09 Burdensome
Agreements
.
No Loan
Party shall enter into any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement
or
any other Loan Document) that (a) limits the ability (i) of any Loan Party
to
make Restricted Payments to Borrower or to otherwise transfer property to
Borrower, (ii) of any Loan Party to Guarantee the Indebtedness of Borrower
or
(iii) of any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on
property of such Person; provided,
however,
that
this clause (iii) shall not prohibit any negative pledge incurred or provided
in
favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03
solely
to the extent any such negative pledge relates to the property financed by
or
the subject of such Indebtedness; or (b) requires the grant of a Lien to secure
an obligation of such Person if a Lien is granted to secure another obligation
of such Person.
8.10 Use
of Proceeds
.
Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly
or
indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase
or
carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB) or to extend
credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or
to
refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose.
8.11 Contracts
.
Without
Administrative Agent’s prior written approval as to parties, terms, and all
other matters, no Loan Party shall permit any Operating Lessee or Manager to
(a)
enter into any management, leasing, maintenance, or other contract pertaining
to
any Borrowing Base Property that is for a term greater than, or which is not
unconditionally terminable without penalty on not more than thirty (30) days
notice after, one (1) year, or (b) modify, amend, or terminate any such
contracts other than in the ordinary course of business, nor shall it permit
any
Operating Lessee or Manager to, default under any
contract
or permit any contract to terminate by reason of any failure of such Person
to
perform thereunder and shall promptly notify Administrative Agent of any default
thereunder. Borrower will deliver or cause to be delivered to Administrative
Agent, upon request of Administrative Agent, the names and addresses of all
persons or entities with whom each contractor has contracted or intends to
contract.
8.12 Lease
Approval
.
No Loan
Party shall permit any Operating Lessee to enter into any Lease of space in
the
Improvements unless approved or deemed approved by Administrative Agent prior
to
execution; provided that
an
Operating Lessee may enter into any Lease with a term of less than five (5)
years for the occupancy of less than five thousand (5,000) square feet of net
rentable area of any Borrowing Base Property without the prior approval of
Administrative Agent. Such Person’s standard form of Lease, and any revisions
thereto, must have the prior written approval of Administrative Agent.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything set forth herein to the contrary,
Leases entered into in the ordinary course of business following recordation
of
the Mortgages, and which could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material
Property Event, shall not require any approval by Administrative
Agent.
8.13 No
Other
Liens
.
No Loan
Party shall, without
the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, create, place, or permit
to
be created or placed, or through any act or failure to act, acquiesce in the
placing of, or allow to remain, any deed of trust, mortgage, voluntary or
involuntary lien, whether statutory, constitutional, or contractual, security
interest, encumbrance, or charge, or conditional sale or other title retention
document, against or covering any Borrowing Base Property, or any part thereof,
other than normal and customary encumbrances associated with operation of any
Borrowing Base Property, and should any of the foregoing become attached
hereafter in any manner to any part of the Borrowing Base Property without
the
prior written consent of Administrative Agent, each Loan
Party will
cause the same to be promptly discharged and released. Each Loan
Party will
own
all parts of the Borrowing Base Properties and will not acquire any fixtures,
equipment, or other property (including software embedded therein) forming
a
part of any Borrowing Base Property pursuant to a Lease, license, security
agreement, or similar agreement, whereby any party has or may obtain the right
to repossess or remove same, without the prior written consent of Administrative
Agent.
8.14 Reciprocal
Easement Agreements.
No
Loan
Party
shall:
(a) enter
into, terminate, or modify any
REA
without Administrative Agent’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; or
(b) fail
to
enforce, comply with, or cause each of the parties to the REA to comply with
all
of the material economic terms and conditions contained in any REA.
8.15 Financial
Covenants.
(a) |
Consolidated
Leverage Ratio.
Parent shall not permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio of Parent
and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any time during the following
periods to be greater than the ratio set forth opposite such period
below:
|
Period
|
Maximum
Rate
|
Closing
Date through December 31, 2005
|
8.25
to 1.0
|
January 1,
2006 through June 30, 2006
|
8.0
to 1.0
|
July 1,
2006 through December 31, 2006
|
7.5
to 1.0
|
January 1,
2007 through June 30, 2007
|
7.25
to 1.0
|
July 1,
2007 through March 31, 2008
|
7.0
to 1.0
|
April 1,
2008 through September 30, 2008
|
6.75
to 1.0
|
October 1,
2008 and thereafter
|
6.50
to 1.0
|
(b) Consolidated
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
Parent
shall not permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of Parent and
its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the last day of any fiscal quarter
of
Parent to be less than (i) 1.50 to 1.0 from the Closing Date through
December 31, 2006, (ii) 1.55 to 1.0 from January 1, 2007 through
December 31, 2007, and (iii) 1.60 to 1.0 from January 1, 2008
through
the Maturity Date.
(c) Borrowing
Base Debt Service Coverage Ratio.
Parent
and Borrower shall not permit, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, the
ratio of (i) Adjusted NOI for the Borrowing Base Properties as of such date
for
the twelve (12) month period ending on such date of determination, to (ii)
Implied Debt Service, to be less than 1.60 to 1.0.
8.16 Pooling
Agreements
.
Parent
will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, without the prior written
consent of Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld) (a) be a
party
to or enter into any Pooling Agreements other than as set forth on Schedule 6.28,
or (b)
amend any Pooling Agreement disclosed on Schedule 6.28
so as to
add additional Borrowing Base Properties or other Properties.
8.17 Manager
Liquidity Facilities
.
Parent
will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, (a) be a party to or enter
into
any Manager Liquidity Facility Agreement except as set forth on Schedule 6.29,
or (b)
incur or be liable for any obligations in respect of extensions or credit or
other advances under any Manager Liquidity Facility Agreement except for
unsecured advances or extensions of credit made prior to the Closing Date in
the
amounts set forth on Schedule 6.29.
ARTICLE
IX.
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
9.01 Events
of Default
.
Any of
the following shall constitute an Event of Default:
(a) Non-Payment.
Borrower
or any other Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein,
any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation, or (ii) within three
(3) days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or any L/C
Obligation, or any commitment or other fee due hereunder, or (iii) within five
(5) days after written notice of such failure, any other amount payable
hereunder or under any other Loan Document;
or
(b) Specific
Covenants.
(i) Any
Loan Party fails to perform or observe any term, covenant, or agreement
contained in any of Sections 7.01,
7.02,
7.03,
7.05(a),
7.10,
7.11,
or
Article VIII;
or (ii)
any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any term, covenant, or agreement
contained in
Sections
7.07(a)(i)(A),
7.07(a)(ii),
7.07(a)(iv),
or
7.07(a)(ix)
and such
failure continues unremedied for five (5) days after such failure occurred;
or
(c) Other
Defaults.
Any
Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not
specified in subsection (a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on
its
part to be performed or observed and such failure continues unremedied for
thirty (30) days after such failure occurred or, if any such failure described
in this clause (c)
reasonably cannot be cured or remedied within such thirty (30) days and such
Loan Party is at all times diligently pursuing the cure thereof, such default
shall continue unremedied for sixty (60) days after such failure
occurred;
or
(d) Representations
and Warranties.
Any
representation, warranty, certification, or statement of fact made or deemed
made by or on behalf of Parent or any other Loan Party herein, in any other
Loan
Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith
shall
be incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made;
or
(e) Cross-Default.
(i)
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (A) fails to make any payment when due
(whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand,
or
otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantee (other than Indebtedness
hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal
amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts
owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement)
of
more than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other
agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Guarantee or
contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating
thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event
is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the
beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf
of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the
giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become
due
or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased, or redeemed (automatically or
otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease, or redeem such
Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to
become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded; or (ii)
there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined
in
such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap
Contract as to which Borrower or any Subsidiary is the Defaulting Party (as
defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined)
under such Swap Contract as to which Borrower or any Subsidiary is an Affected
Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed
by
Borrower or such Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold
Amount; or
(f) Insolvency
Proceedings, Etc.
Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries institutes or consents to the institution of any
proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit
of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver,
trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer
for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver,
trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer
is
appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment
continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; or any
proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all
or
any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such
Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days,
or an
order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or
(g) Inability
to Pay Debts; Attachment.
(i)
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries becomes unable or admits in writing its
inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any
writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or
levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person
and
is not released, vacated or fully bonded within thirty (30) days after its
issue
or levy; or
(h) Judgments.
There
is entered against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (i) a final judgment or
order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold
Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to
which the insurer does not dispute coverage), or (ii) any one or more
non-monetary final judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to
have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either
case,
(A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment
or
order, or (B) there is a period of ten (10)
consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason
of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or
(i) ERISA.
(i) An
ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which
has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of Borrower
under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the
PBGC
in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, or (ii) Borrower
or
any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any
applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal
liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in
an
aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or
(j) Invalidity
of Loan Documents.
Any
Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason
other than as expressly permitted hereunder or satisfaction in full of all
the
Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party or any
other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any Loan
Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or
obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate, or rescind
any Loan Document; or
(k) Change
of Control.
There
occurs any Change of Control with respect to Parent or any Loan Party (other
than pursuant to a Disposition which is otherwise permitted hereunder or a
Permitted Combination under Section 8.04) or Parent ceases to own, directly
or
indirectly, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the ownership interests of
Borrower; or
(l) Borrowing
Base Properties.
(i) any
material required permit, license, certificate, or approval with respect to
any
Borrowing Base Property lapses or ceases to be in full force and effect;
or
(ii) the
owner
of any Borrowing Base Property enters into any Lease of part or all of such
Borrowing Base Property which does not comply with the Loan Documents, or a
material default by the owner of any Borrowing Base Property under or any
failure by the owner of such Borrowing Base Property to satisfy any of the
conditions of a Lease; or
(iii) a
lien
for the performance of work or the supply of materials which is established
against any Borrowing Base Property, or any stop notice served on any Loan
Party, the general contractor, Administrative Agent, or a Lender, remains
unsatisfied or unbonded for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of
filing or service; or
(iv) the
occurrence of any condition or situation which, in the sole determination of
Administrative Agent, constitutes a danger to or material impairment of any
Borrowing Base Property or the liens of the Mortgages, if such condition or
situation is not remedied within ten (10) days after written notice to any
Loan
Party thereof; or
(v) if
a Loan
Party shall permit any event within its control to occur that would cause any
REA to terminate without notice or action by any party thereto or would entitle
any party to terminate any REA and the term thereof by giving notice to such
Loan Party; or any REA shall be surrendered, terminated, or canceled for any
reason or under any circumstance whatsoever except as provided for in such
REA;
or any term of any REA shall be modified or supplemented without Administrative
Agent’s prior written consent; or a Loan Party shall fail, within ten (10)
Business Days after demand by Administrative Agent, to exercise its option
to
renew or extend the term of any REA or shall fail or neglect to pursue
diligently all actions necessary to exercise such renewal rights pursuant to
such REA except as provided for in such REA; or
(vi) if
a
default or termination event on the part of any Loan Party or any Person that
is
an Affiliate of any Loan Party has occurred and continues beyond any applicable
cure period under any Franchise Agreement, Management Agreement, Operating
Lease, or Ground Lease or if a Loan Party or Operating Lessee, without
Administrative Agent’s prior written consent, terminates or cancels any
Franchise Agreement, Management Agreement, Operating Lease, or Ground Lease
or
operates any Borrowing Base Property under the name of any hotel chain or system
other than the name such Borrowing Base Property is operated under as of the
date hereof unless such Borrowing Base Property is operated under the name
of
another hotel chain or system acceptable to Administrative Agent;
or
(m) Environmental
Claim.
If any
event or condition shall occur or exist on or with respect to any Real Property
of any Loan Party which has resulted, or could reasonably be expected to result,
in an Environmental Claim which has resulted, or could reasonably be expected
to
result, in liability of any Loan Party in an amount in excess of the Threshold
Amount.
9.02 Remedies
Upon Event of Default
.
If any
Event of Default occurs and is continuing, Administrative Agent shall, at the
request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or
all
of the following actions:
(a) declare
the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer
to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments
and
obligation shall be terminated;
(b) declare
the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued
and
unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any
other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment,
demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly
waived by Borrower;
(c) require
that Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to
the
then Outstanding Amount thereof); and
(d) exercise
on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it
and
the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable law; provided,
however,
that
upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with
respect to Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the
obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer
to
make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal
amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid
shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of Borrower
to
Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become
effective, in each case without further act of Administrative Agent or any
Lender.
9.03 Application
of Funds
.
After
the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 9.02
(or
after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the
L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized
as
set forth in the proviso to Section 9.02),
any
amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by
Administrative Agent in the following order:
First,
to
payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities,
expenses, and other amounts (including Attorney Costs and amounts payable under
Article III)
payable
to Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;
Second,
to
payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and
other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders
(including Attorney Costs and amounts payable under Article III),
ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause
Second
payable
to them;
Third,
to
payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid
interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings, ratably among the Lenders in
proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third
payable
to them;
Fourth,
to
payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of
the
Loans and L/C Borrowings and that portion of the Obligations constituting
liabilities and obligations under Swap Contracts issued by a Lender or an
Affiliate of a Lender, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective
amounts described in this clause Fourth
held by
them;
Fifth,
to
Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, to Cash Collateralize
that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of
Letters of Credit; and
Last,
the
balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in
full, to Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.
Subject
to Section 2.03(c),
amounts
used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit
pursuant to clause Fifth
above
shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur.
If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit
have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied
to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.
ARTICLE
X.
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT
10.01 Appointment
and Authorization of Administrative Agent.
(a) Each
Lender hereby irrevocably appoints, designates, and authorizes Administrative
Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement
and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties
as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other
Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere herein or
in
any other Loan Document, Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or
responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall
Administrative Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with
any Lender or participant, and no implied covenants, functions,
responsibilities, duties, obligations, or liabilities shall be read into this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against Administrative
Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of
the
term “agent” herein and in the other Loan Documents with reference to
Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied
(or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law.
Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended
to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent
contracting parties.
(b) The
L/C
Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit
issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall
have all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided to Administrative Agent
in
this Article X
with
respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection
with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the
applications and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to such Letters
of
Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in this
Article X
and in
the definition of “Agent-Related Person” included the L/C Issuer with respect to
such acts or omissions, and (ii) as additionally provided herein with respect
to
the L/C Issuer.
10.02 Delegation
of Duties
.
Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or
any
other Loan Document by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and
shall be entitled to advice of counsel and other consultants or experts
concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Administrative Agent shall
not
be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact
that it selects in the absence of gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
10.03 Liability
of Administrative Agent
.
No
Agent-Related Person shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to
be
taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other
Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross
negligence or willful misconduct in connection with its duties expressly set
forth herein), or (b) be responsible in any
manner
to
any Lender or participant for any recital, statement, representation, or
warranty made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof, contained herein or
in
any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other
document referred to or provided for in, or received by Administrative Agent
under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or
the
validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for any failure of any Loan Party
or
any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or
thereunder. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender
or participant to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance
of
any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any
other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books, or records of any
Loan
Party or any Affiliate thereof.
10.04 Reliance
by Administrative Agent.
(a) Administrative
Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon
any writing, communication, signature, resolution, representation, notice,
consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex, or
telephone message, electronic mail message, statement, or other document or
conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed,
sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements
of
legal counsel (including counsel to any Loan Party), independent accountants
and
other experts selected by Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent shall
be
fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under any Loan
Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the
Required Lenders (or all Lenders if required hereunder) as it deems appropriate
and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by
the
Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by
it,
by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Administrative Agent
shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting,
under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request
or
consent of the Required Lenders (or such greater number of Lenders as may be
expressly required hereby in any instance) and such request and any action
taken
or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the
Lenders.
(b) For
purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section 5.01,
each
Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to,
approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter
required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or
satisfactory to a Lender unless Administrative Agent shall have received notice
from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection
thereto.
10.05 Notice
of Default
.
Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the
occurrence of any Default, except with respect to defaults in the payment of
principal, interest and fees required to be paid to Administrative Agent for
the
account of the Lenders, unless Administrative Agent shall have received written
notice from a Lender or Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such
Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” Administrative
Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. Administrative
Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default as may be directed
by
the Required Lenders (or all Lenders if required hereunder) in accordance with
Article IX;
provided,
however,
that
unless and until Administrative Agent has received any such direction,
Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action,
or
refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default as it shall deem
advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders.
10.06 Credit
Decision; Disclosure of Information by Administrative
Agent
.
Each
Lender acknowledges that no Agent-Related Person has made any representation
or
warranty to it, and that no act by Administrative Agent hereafter taken,
including any consent to and acceptance of any assignment or review of the
affairs of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to
constitute any
representation
or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender as to any matter,
including whether Agent-Related Persons have disclosed material information
in
their possession. Each Lender represents to Administrative Agent that it has,
independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based
on
such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own
appraisal of and investigation into the business, prospects, operations,
property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties
and their respective Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory
Laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision
to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to Borrower and the other
Loan
Parties hereunder. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently
and
without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents
and
information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its
own
credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations
as
it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations,
property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of Borrower and
the
other Loan Parties. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly
required to be furnished to the Lenders by Administrative Agent herein,
Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any
Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects,
operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of
any
of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates which may come into
the possession of any Agent-Related Person; provided that
Administrative Agent shall use reasonable efforts to deliver to the Lenders
any
financial statements or other documents required to be delivered by Borrower
pursuant to Section 7.01
and
Section 7.03,
to the
extent that Borrower does not deliver such information directly to the
Lenders.
10.07 Indemnification
of Administrative Agent
.
Whether
or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Lenders shall
indemnify upon demand each Agent-Related Person (to the extent not reimbursed
by
or on behalf of any Loan Party and without limiting the obligation of any Loan
Party to do so), pro rata, and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person from
and
against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by it; provided,
however,
that no
Lender shall be liable for the payment to any Agent-Related Person of any
portion of such Indemnified Liabilities to the extent determined in a final,
nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted
from such Agent-Related Person’s
own
gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided,
however,
that no
action taken in accordance with the directions of the Required Lenders (or
all
Lenders if required hereunder) shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence
or
willful misconduct for purposes of this Section 10.07.
Without
limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse Administrative Agent
upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses
(including Attorney Costs) incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with
the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment,
or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise)
of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this
Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred
to herein, to the extent that Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such
expenses by or on behalf of Borrower. The undertaking in this Section 10.07
shall
survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, the payment of all other
Obligations and the resignation of Administrative Agent.
10.08 Administrative
Agent in its Individual Capacity
.
Bank of
America and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the
account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in, and generally
engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or
other
business with each of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates as though
Bank of America were not Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer hereunder and
without notice to or consent of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that,
pursuant to such activities, Bank of America or its Affiliates may receive
information regarding any Loan Party or its Affiliates (including information
that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party
or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that
Administrative
Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. With
respect to its Loans, Bank of America shall have the same rights and powers
under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise such rights and powers
as though it were not Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, and the terms
“Lender” and “Lenders” include Bank of America in its individual
capacity.
10.09 Successor
Administrative Agent
.
Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon thirty (30) days’
notice to the Lenders;
provided that
any such
resignation by Bank of America shall also constitute its resignation as L/C
Issuer. If Administrative Agent resigns under this Agreement, the Required
Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor administrative agent
for the Lenders, which successor administrative agent shall be consented to
by
Borrower at all times other than during the existence of an Event of Default
(which consent of Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
If no
successor administrative agent is appointed prior to the effective date of
the
resignation of Administrative Agent, Administrative Agent may appoint, after
consulting with the Lenders and Borrower, a successor administrative agent
from
among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor
administrative agent hereunder, the Person acting as such successor
administrative agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of
the
retiring Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer and the respective term(s)
“Administrative Agent” and “L/C Issuer” means such successor administrative
agent and Letter of Credit issuer, and the retiring Administrative Agent’s
appointment, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated
and
the retiring L/C Issuer’s rights, powers and duties as such shall be terminated,
without any other or further act or deed on the part of such retiring L/C Issuer
or any other Lender, other than the obligation of the successor L/C Issuer
to
issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any,
outstanding at the time of such succession or to make other arrangements
satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations
of
the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit. After any
retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent,
the provisions of this Article X
and
Sections 11.04
and
11.05
shall
inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while
it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement. If no successor administrative
agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the date which is
thirty (30) days following a retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of
resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless
thereupon become effective and the Lenders shall perform all
of the
duties of Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the
Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above.
10.10 Administrative
Agent May File Proofs of Claim
.
In case
of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial
proceeding relative to any Loan Party, Administrative Agent (irrespective of
whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and
payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective
of
whether Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on Borrower) shall
be
entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or
otherwise
(a) to
file
and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing
and
unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations, and all other Obligations
that
are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or
advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and Administrative Agent
(including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements
and advances of the Lenders and Administrative Agent and their respective agents
and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and Administrative Agent
under
Sections
2.03(i)
and
(j),
2.08
and
11.04)
allowed
in such judicial proceeding; and
(b) to
collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on
any
such claims and to distribute the same;
and
any
custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator, or other
similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each
Lender to make such payments to Administrative Agent and, in the event that
Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly
to
the Lenders, to pay to Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements, and advances of Administrative Agent
and
its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due Administrative Agent under
Sections
2.08
and
11.04.
Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to authorize Administrative Agent to authorize
or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations
or the rights of any Lender or to authorize Administrative Agent to vote in
respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.
10.11 Collateral
and Guaranty
Matters
.
The
Lenders irrevocably authorize Administrative Agent, at its option and in its
discretion,
(a) to
release any Lien on any property granted to or held by Administrative Agent
under any Loan Document (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and
payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification
obligations) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit, (ii)
that is sold or to be sold as part of or in connection with any sale permitted
hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or (iii) subject to Section 11.01,
if
approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required
Lenders;
(b) to
release any Subsidiary Guarantor from future obligations under the Subsidiary
Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction
permitted hereunder or ceases to own a Borrowing Base Property pursuant to
a
transaction otherwise permitted hereunder; and
(c) to
release any Borrowing Base Property in accordance with the terms of Section 4.05.
Upon
request by Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm
in writing Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its
interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor
from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 10.12.
10.12 Other
Agents; Arrangers and Managers
.
None of
the Lenders or other Persons identified on the facing page or signature pages
of
this Agreement as a “sole book manager” or “joint lead arranger” shall have any
right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility, or duty under this
Agreement other than, in the case of such Lenders, those applicable to all
Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders or other
Persons so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship
with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will
not
rely, on any of the Lenders or other Persons so identified in deciding to enter
into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.
10.13 Approval
of Lenders.
(a) All
communications from Administrative Agent to any Lender requesting such Lender’s
determination, consent, approval, or disapproval shall;
(i) be
given in the form of a written notice to each Lender, (ii) be accompanied by
a
description of the matter or thing as to which such determination, approval,
consent, or disapproval is requested, or shall advise each Lender where such
matter or thing
may
be
inspected, or shall otherwise describe the matter or issue to be resolved,
(iii)
include, if reasonably requested by a Lender and to the extent not previously
provided to such Lender, written materials and a summary of all oral information
provided to Administrative Agent by Borrowers in respect of the matter or issue
to be resolved, and (iv) include Administrative Agent’s recommended course of
action or determination in respect thereof. Each Lender shall reply promptly,
but in any event (x) within thirty (30) days (or such lesser period as may
be
required under the Loan Documents for Administrative Agent to respond) for
those
matters requiring the consent by all Lenders, (y) within fifteen (15) Business
Days (or such lesser period as may be required under the Loan Documents for
Administrative Agent to respond) for those matters (other than the approval
of
the admission of a Property into the Borrowing Base) requiring the consent
by
the Required Lenders, and (z) within ten (10) Business Days (or such lesser
period as may be required under the Loan Documents for Administrative Agent
to
respond) for the approval of the admission of a Property into the Borrowing
Base, in each instance, after receipt of the request therefor by Administrative
Agent (in either event, the “Lender
Reply Period”).
(b) Unless
a
Lender shall give written notice to Administrative Agent and Borrower that
it
objects to the recommendation or determination of Administrative Agent (together
with a written explanation of the reasons behind such objection) within the
Lender Reply Period, such Lender shall be deemed to have approved of or
consented to such recommendation or determination.
ARTICLE
XI.
MISCELLANEOUS
11.01 Amendments,
Etc.
Administrative
Agent may amend or waive any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, or consent to any departure by any party to the Loan Documents
therefrom which amendment, waiver, or consent is expressly intended to be within
Administrative Agent’s discretion or determination. No amendment or waiver of
any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent
to
any departure by Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall otherwise
be
effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and Borrower or
the
applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by Administrative
Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided,
however,
that no
such amendment, waiver or consent shall:
(a) extend
or
increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated
pursuant to Section 9.02)
without
the written consent of such Lender;
(b) postpone,
extend, or waive any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document
for
any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders
(or
any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written
consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
(c) reduce
the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or
L/C
Borrowing, or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other
Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected
thereby; provided,
however,
that
only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the
definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of Borrower to pay
interest at the Default Rate;
(d) change
Section 2.12
or
Section 9.03
in a
manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby
without the written consent of each Lender;
(e) change
any provision of this Section 11.01
or the
definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the
number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or
otherwise
modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent
hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender;
(f) except
as
permitted by Section 4.05
and
Section 10.11,
release
any Collateral security for the Obligations or any Guarantors from their
respective Guaranties without the written consent of each Lender;
or
(g) permit
Borrower to transfer its rights or obligations hereunder as described in
Section 11.07.
and,
provided further,
that:
(i) no amendment, waiver, or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by
the
L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or
duties of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Letter of Credit
Application relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it;
(ii)
no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by
Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the
rights or duties of Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other
Loan
Document; and
(iii)
the
Fee
Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing
executed only by the parties thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove
any
amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such
Lender may not be increased or extended without
the consent of such Lender.
11.02 Notices
and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies.
(a) General.
Unless
otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications
provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including by facsimile
transmission). All such written notices shall be mailed, faxed or delivered
to
the applicable address, facsimile number or (subject to subsection (c) below)
electronic mail address, and all notices and other communications expressly
permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable
telephone number, as follows:
(i) if
to
Borrower, Administrative Agent, or the L/C Issuer, to the address, facsimile
number, electronic mail address, or telephone number specified for such Person
on Schedule 11.02
or to
such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address, or telephone
number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties;
and
(ii) if
to any
other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address, or
telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire or to such other
address, facsimile number, electronic mail address, or telephone number as
shall
be designated by such party in a notice to Borrower, Administrative Agent,
and
the L/C Issuer.
All
such
notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made upon the
earlier to occur of (i) actual receipt by the relevant party hereto and (ii)
(A)
if delivered by hand or by courier, when signed for by or on behalf of the
relevant party hereto; (B) if delivered by mail, four (4) Business Days after
deposit in the mails, postage prepaid; (C) if delivered by facsimile, when
sent
and receipt has been confirmed by telephone; and (D) if delivered by electronic
mail (which form of delivery is subject to the provisions of subsection (c)
below), when delivered; provided,
however,
that
notices and other communications to Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer
pursuant to Article II
shall
not be effective until actually received by such Person. In no event shall
a
voicemail message be effective as a notice, communication, or confirmation
hereunder.
(b) Effectiveness
of Facsimile Documents and Signatures.
Loan
Documents may be transmitted and/or signed by facsimile. The effectiveness
of
any such documents and signatures shall, subject to applicable Law, have the
same force and effect as manually-signed originals and shall be binding on
all
Loan Parties, Administrative Agent, and the Lenders. Administrative Agent may
also require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a
manually-signed original thereof; provided,
however,
that
the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness
of
any facsimile document or signature.
(c) Limited
Use of Electronic Mail. Electronic
mail and Internet and intranet websites may be used only to distribute routine
communications, such as financial statements and other information as provided
in Section 6.02,
and to
distribute Loan Documents for execution by the parties thereto, and may not
be
used for any other purpose.
(d) Reliance
by Administrative Agent and Lenders. Administrative
Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices
(including telephonic Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of
Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein,
were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice
specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient,
varied from any confirmation thereof. Borrower shall indemnify each
Agent-Related Person and each Lender from all losses, costs, expenses and
liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice
purportedly given by or on behalf of Borrower. All telephonic notices to and
other communications with Administrative Agent may be recorded by Administrative
Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such
recording.
11.03 No
Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
.
No
failure by any Lender or Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by
any
such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder
shall
operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
right, remedy, power, or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power, or
privilege. The rights, remedies, powers, and privileges herein provided are
cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers, and privileges
provided by law.
11.04 Attorney
Costs, Expenses, and Taxes
.
Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse Administrative Agent for all costs
and
expenses incurred in connection with the development, preparation, negotiation
and execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any amendment,
waiver, consent, or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof
(whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby are
consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, including all Attorney Costs, and (b) to pay
or
reimburse Administrative Agent and each Lender for all costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the enforcement, attempted enforcement, or
preservation of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any “workout”
or restructuring in respect of the Obligations and during any legal proceeding,
including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law), including all Attorney
Costs, and including with respect to (a)
and
(b)
above:
(i) fees and charges of any construction consultant, inspector, and/or engineer;
(ii) appraisal, re-appraisal, and survey costs; (iii) title insurance charges
and premiums; (iv) title search or examination costs, including abstracts,
abstractors’ certificates and uniform commercial code searches; (v) judgment and
tax lien searches for Borrower and each Guarantor; (vi) escrow fees; (vii)
fees
and costs of environmental investigations site assessments and remediations;
(viii) recordation taxes, documentary taxes, transfer taxes, and mortgage taxes;
(ix) filing and recording fees; and (x) loan brokerage fees. The foregoing
costs
and expenses shall include all search, filing, recording, title insurance and
appraisal charges and fees, and taxes related thereto, and other out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by Administrative
Agent
and
the cost of independent public accountants and other outside experts retained
by
Administrative Agent or any Lender. All amounts due under this Section 11.04
shall be
payable within ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor. The agreements
in
this Section 11.04
shall
survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other
Obligations.
11.05 Indemnification
by Borrower
.
Whether
or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, Borrower shall
indemnify and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person, each Lender and their
respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, counsel, agents, and
attorneys-in-fact (collectively the “Indemnitees”)
from
and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses, and disbursements
(including Attorney Costs) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any
time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee in
any
way relating to or arising out of or in connection with (a) the execution,
delivery, enforcement, performance, or administration of any Loan Document
or
any other agreement, letter or instrument delivered in connection with the
transactions contemplated thereby or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby, (b) any Commitment, Loan, or Letter of Credit or the
use
or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C
Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents
presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms
of such Letter of Credit), (c)
any
actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any
property currently or formerly owned or operated by Borrower, any Subsidiary,
or
any other Loan Party, or any Environmental Damages related in any way to
Borrower, any Subsidiary, or any other Loan Party, or (d) any actual or
prospective claim,
litigation, investigation, or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing,
whether based on contract, tort or any other theory (including any investigation
of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim,
investigation, litigation or proceeding) and regardless of whether any
Indemnitee is a party thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the
“Indemnified
Liabilities”),
in
all cases, whether or not caused by or arising, in whole or in part, out of
the
comparative, contributory, or sole negligence of the Indemnitee; provided that
such
indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that
such
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses, or disbursements are determined by a court
of
competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted
from
the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, no Indemnitee shall be liabile for
any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials first
introduced to any Borrowing Base Property (or the applicable portion thereof)
after any of the following: (x) a foreclosure of such Borrowing Base Property
(or the applicable portion thereof) pursuant to the Security Documents; or
(y) a
deed in lieu of foreclosure that is executed, delivered, and accepted by
Administrative Agent with respect to such Borrowing Base Property (or the
applicable portion thereof). No
Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of
any
information or other materials obtained through IntraLinks or other similar
information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement, nor shall
any Indemnitee have any liability for any indirect, punitive, or consequential
damages relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or arising out
of
its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after
the
Closing Date). All amounts due under this Section 11.05
shall be
payable within ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor. The agreements
in
this Section shall survive the resignation of Administrative Agent,
the
replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and
the
repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations, including
without limitation entry of a judgment of foreclosure, exercise of any power
of
sale, or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage and/or
satisfaction of the Obligations. Without limiting any of the remedies provided
in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Borrower acknowledges and agrees
that the environmental provisions contained in this Agreement are intended
to be
“environmental provisions” (as defined in Section 736(f)
(2)
of the
California Code of Civil Procedure) and that Indemnitees are intended to have
all the rights afforded a lender under Section 736.
11.06 Payments
Set Aside
.
To the
extent that any payment by or on behalf of Borrower is made to Administrative
Agent or any Lender, or Administrative Agent or any Lender exercises its right
of set-off, and such payment or the proceeds of such set-off or any part thereof
is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set
aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by
Administrative Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a
trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under
any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery,
the
obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived
and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made
or
such set-off had not occurred, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay
to
Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share of any amount so recovered
from or repaid by Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date
of
such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the
Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.
11.07 Successors
and Assigns.
(a) The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby,
except that Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights
or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender and
no
Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations
hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions
of subsection (b) of this Section 11.07,
(ii) by
way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d)
of
this Section 11.07,
or
(iii)
by
way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions
of subsection (f) of this Section 11.07
(and any
other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and
void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed
to
confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective
successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided
in
subsection (d) of this Section 11.07
and, to
the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this
Agreement.
(b) Any
Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion
of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion
of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this
subsection (b), participations in L/C Obligations) at the time owing
to
it); provided that
(i)
except in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the
assigning Lender's Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the
case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved
Fund (as defined in subsection (g) of this Section 11.07)
with
respect to a Lender, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this
purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) subject to each such assignment,
determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such
assignment is delivered to Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified
in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than
$1,000,000 unless
each of Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed); (ii) each partial assignment shall be made
as
an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender's rights
and
obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment
assigned; (iii) any assignment of a Commitment must be approved by
Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer (each such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed) unless the Person that is the proposed
assignee is itself a Lender (whether or not the proposed assignee would
otherwise qualify as an Eligible Assignee); and (iv) the parties to each
assignment shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent an Assignment
and
Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500. Subject
to
acceptance and recording thereof by Administrative Agent pursuant to
subsection (c) of this Section 11.07,
from
and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the
Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the
extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the
rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning
Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such
Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement
(and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning
Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease
to
be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of
Sections
3.01,
3.04,
3.05,
10.04
and
11.05
with
respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of
such
assignment). Upon request, Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver
a
Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights
or
obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection
shall
be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a
participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with
subsection (d) of this Section 11.07.
(c) Administrative
Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, shall maintain
at
Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered
to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the
Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of the Loans and L/C
Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to
time
(the “Register”).
The
entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and Borrower, Administrative Agent
and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register
pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this
Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be
available for inspection by Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time
and
from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(d) Any
Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, Borrower or
Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural
person or Borrower or any of Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a
“Participant”)
in all
or a portion of such Lender's rights and/or obligations under this Agreement
(including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such
Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations) owing to it); provided that
(i) such
Lender's obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such
Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the
performance of such obligations and (iii) Borrower, Administrative Agent and
the
other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in
connection with such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement.
Any
agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation
shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this
Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification, or waiver of any provision
of this Agreement; provided that
such
agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the
consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification
described in the second proviso to Section 11.01
that
directly affects such Participant. Subject to subsection (e) of this
Section 11.07,
Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of
Sections
3.01,
3.04
and
3.05 to
the
same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment
pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section 11.07.
To the
extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits
of Section 11.09 as
though
it were a Lender; provided
such
Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.12
as
though it were a Lender.
(e) A
Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under
Section 3.01
or
3.04 than
the
applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the
participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation
to
such Participant is made with Borrower's prior written consent. A Participant
that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to
the
benefits of Section 3.01
unless
Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and
such
Participant agrees, for the benefit of Borrower, to comply with Section 11.15
as
though it were a Lender.
(f) Any
Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any
portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any)
to
secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure
obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that
no such
pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations
hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party
hereto.
(g) As
used
herein, the following terms have the following meanings:
“Eligible
Assignee”
means
(a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of a Lender; (c) an Approved Fund; and (d) any
other Person (other than a natural person) approved by (i) Administrative Agent,
and the L/C Issuer, and (ii) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed); provided that
notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include Borrower or
any of Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.
“Fund”
means
any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making,
purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar
extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.
“Approved
Fund”
means
any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate
of a
Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages
a Lender.
(h) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America
assigns all of its Commitment and Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above,
Bank of America may, upon thirty (30)
days’
notice to Borrower and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer.
In the
event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer, Borrower shall be entitled to
appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer hereunder; provided,
however,
that no
failure by Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation
of Bank of America as L/C Issuer. If Bank of America resigns as L/C Issuer,
it
shall retain all the rights and obligations of the L/C Issuer hereunder with
respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its
resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto
(including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund
risk
participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c)).
11.08 Confidentiality
.
Each of
Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality
of
the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed
(a)
to its Affiliates’, directors, officers, employees, and agents, including
accountants, legal counsel, and other advisors (it being understood that the
Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential
nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information
confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority
(including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association
of
Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or
regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party
hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under
any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement
or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder,
(f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as
those of this Section 11.08,
to (i)
any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant
in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual
or
prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction
relating to Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of Borrower
or
(h) to
the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a
result of a breach of this Section 11.08
or (y)
becomes available to Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential
basis from a source other than Borrower. For purposes of this Section 11.08,
“Information”
means
all information received from any Loan Party relating to any Loan Party or
any
of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is
available to Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis
prior
to disclosure by any Loan Party, provided that,
in the
case of information received from a Loan Party after the date hereof, such
information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential.
Any
Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided
in
this Section 11.08
shall be
considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has
exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such
Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential
information.
11.09 Set-off
.
In
addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Lender
is
authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to Borrower
or any other Loan Party, any such notice being waived by Borrower (on its own
behalf and on behalf of each Loan Party) to the fullest extent permitted by
law,
to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand,
provisional or final) at any time held by, and other indebtedness at any time
owing by, such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the respective
Loan
Parties against any and all Obligations owing to such Lender hereunder or under
any other Loan Document, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether
or
not Administrative Agent or such Lender shall have made demand under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations may be
contingent or unmatured or denominated in a currency different from that of
the
applicable deposit or indebtedness. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify
Borrower and Administrative Agent after any such set-off and application made
by
such Lender; provided,
however,
that
the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off
and application.
11.10 Interest
Rate Limitation
.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the
interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed
the
maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the
“Maximum
Rate”).
If
Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that
exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal
of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to Borrower.
In
determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by
Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may,
to
the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is
not
principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude
voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate,
allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest
throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.
11.11 Counterparts
.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same
instrument.
11.12 Integration
.
This
Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, comprises the complete and
integrated agreement of the parties on the subject matter hereof and thereof
and
supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, on such subject matter. In
the
event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of
any
other Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall control;
provided that
the
inclusion of supplemental rights or remedies in favor of Administrative Agent
or
the Lenders in any other Loan Document shall not be deemed a conflict with
this
Agreement. Each Loan Document was drafted with the joint participation of the
respective parties thereto and shall be construed neither against nor in favor
of any party, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning
thereof.
11.13 Survival
of Representations and Warranties
.
All
representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document
or
other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith
or
therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such
representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by
Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made
by
Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that
Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any
Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force
and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain
unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain
outstanding.
11.14 Severability
.
If any
provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal,
invalid, or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of
the
remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not
be
affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith
negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with
valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to
that
of the illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a
provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
11.15 Tax
Forms
.
(a) (i)
Each Lender that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of
Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “Foreign
Lender”)
shall
deliver to Administrative Agent, prior to receipt of any payment subject to
withholding under the Code (or upon accepting an assignment of an interest
herein), two duly signed completed copies of either IRS Form W-8BEN or any
successor thereto (relating to such Foreign Lender and entitling it to an
exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax on all payments to be made
to
such Foreign Lender by Borrower pursuant to this Agreement) or IRS Form W-8ECI
or any successor thereto (relating to all payments to be made to such Foreign
Lender by Borrower pursuant to this Agreement) or such other evidence
satisfactory to Borrower and Administrative Agent that such Foreign Lender
is
entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. withholding tax, including
any exemption pursuant to Section 881(c) of the Code. Thereafter and
from
time to time, each such Foreign Lender shall (A) promptly submit to
Administrative Agent such additional duly completed and signed copies of one
of
such forms (or such successor forms as shall be adopted from time to time by
the
relevant United States taxing authorities) as may then be available under then
current United States laws and regulations to avoid, or such evidence as is
satisfactory to Borrower and Administrative Agent of any available exemption
from or reduction of, United States withholding taxes in respect of all payments
to be made to such Foreign Lender by Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, (B)
promptly notify Administrative Agent of any change in circumstances which would
modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction, and (C) take such
steps as shall not be materially disadvantageous to it, in the reasonable
judgment of such Lender, and as may be reasonably necessary (including the
re-designation of its Lending Office) to avoid any requirement of applicable
Laws that Borrower make any deduction or withholding for taxes from amounts
payable to such Foreign Lender.
(ii) Each
Foreign Lender, to the extent it does not act or ceases to act for its own
account with respect to any portion of any sums paid or payable to such Lender
under any of the Loan Documents (for example, in the case of a typical
participation by such Lender), shall deliver to Administrative Agent on the
date
when such Foreign Lender ceases to act for its own account with respect to
any
portion of any such sums paid or payable, and at such other times as may be
necessary in the determination of Administrative Agent (in the reasonable
exercise of its discretion), (A) two (2) duly signed completed copies of the
forms or statements required to be provided by such Lender as set forth above,
to establish the portion of any such sums paid or payable with respect to which
such Lender acts for its own account that is not subject to U.S. withholding
tax, and (B) two (2) duly signed completed copies of IRS Form W-
8IMY
(or
any successor thereto), together with any information such Lender chooses to
transmit with such form, and any other certificate or statement of exemption
required under the Code, to establish that such Lender is not acting for its
own
account with respect to a portion of any such sums payable to such
Lender.
(iii) Borrower
shall not be required to pay any additional amount to any Foreign Lender under
Section 3.01
(A) with
respect to any Taxes required to be deducted or withheld on the basis of the
information, certificates or statements of exemption such Lender transmits
with
an IRS Form W-8IMY pursuant to this Section 11.15(a)
or (B)
if such Lender shall have failed to satisfy the foregoing provisions of this
Section 11.15(a);
provided that
if such
Lender shall have satisfied the requirement of this Section 11.15(a)
on the
date such Lender became a Lender or ceased to act for its own account with
respect to any payment under any of the Loan Documents, nothing in this
Section 10.15(a)
shall
relieve Borrower of its obligation to pay any amounts pursuant to Section 3.01
in the
event that, as a result of any change in any applicable law, treaty or
governmental rule, regulation or order, or any change in the interpretation,
administration or application thereof, such Lender is no longer properly
entitled to deliver forms, certificates or other evidence at a subsequent date
establishing the fact that such Lender or other Person for the account of which
such Lender receives any sums payable under any of the Loan Documents is not
subject to withholding or is subject to withholding at a reduced
rate.
(iv) Administrative
Agent may, without reduction, withhold any Taxes required to be deducted and
withheld from any payment under any of the Loan Documents with respect to which
Borrower is not required to pay additional amounts under this Section 11.15(a).
(b) Upon
the
request of Administrative Agent, each Lender that is a “United States person”
within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver
to
Administrative Agent two duly signed completed copies of IRS Form W-9. If such
Lender fails to deliver such forms, then Administrative Agent may withhold
from
any interest payment to such Lender an amount equivalent to the applicable
back-up withholding tax imposed by the Code, without reduction.
(c) If
any
Governmental Authority asserts that Administrative Agent did not properly
withhold or backup withhold, as the case may be, any tax or other amount from
payments made to or for the account of any Lender, such Lender shall indemnify
Administrative Agent therefor, including all penalties and interest, any taxes
imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable to Administrative Agent
under
this Section 11.15,
and
costs and expenses (including Attorney Costs) of Administrative Agent. The
obligation of the Lenders under this Section 11.15
shall
survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments, repayment of all other
Obligations hereunder and the resignation of Administrative Agent.
11.16 Replacement
of Lenders
.
Under
any circumstances set forth herein providing that Borrower shall have the right
to replace a Lender as a party to this Agreement, Borrower may, upon notice
to
such Lender and Administrative Agent, replace such Lender by causing such Lender
to assign its Commitment (with the assignment fee to be paid by Borrower in
such
instance) pursuant to Section 11.07(b)
to one
or more other Lenders or Eligible Assignees procured by Borrower; provided,
however,
that if
Borrower elects to exercise such right with respect to any Lender pursuant
to
Section 3.06(b),
it
shall be obligated to replace all Lenders that have made similar requests for
compensation pursuant to Section 3.01
or
3.04.
Borrower shall (x) pay in full all principal, interest, fees and other amounts
owing to such Lender through the date of replacement (including any amounts
payable pursuant to Section 3.05),
(y)
provide appropriate assurances and indemnities (which may include letters of
credit) to the L/C Issuer as it may reasonably require with respect to any
continuing obligation to fund participation interests in any L/C Obligations
then outstanding, and (z) release such Lender from its obligations under the
Loan Documents. Any Lender being replaced shall execute and deliver an
Assignment
and Assumption with respect to such Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans
and participations in L/C Obligations.
11.17 Assignment
of Contracts and Plans
.
As
additional security for the Obligations, Borrower hereby transfers and assigns
to Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of Administrative Agent and
Lenders all of Borrowers’ right, title, and interest, but not its liability, in,
under, and to all construction, architectural and design contracts, and the
Plans, and agrees that all of the same are covered by the security agreement
provisions of the Mortgages. Borrower agrees to deliver to Administrative Agent
from time to time upon Administrative Agent’s request such consents to the
foregoing assignment from parties contracting with Borrower as Administrative
Agent may require. Neither this assignment nor any action by Administrative
Agent or Lenders shall constitute an assumption by Administrative Agent or
Lenders of any obligation under any contract or with respect to the
Plans.
11.18 Governing
Law.
(a) THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE
LAW
OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE
TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE; PROVIDED THAT
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS ARISING UNDER
FEDERAL LAW.
(b) ANY
LEGAL
ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT
MAY BE BROUGHT IN XXX XXXXXX XX XXX XXXXX XX XXX XXXX SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY
OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF SUCH STATE, AND BY
EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, BORROWER, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND
EACH LENDER CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE
NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. BORROWER, ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT,
AND
EACH LENDER IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE
LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM
NON CONVENIENS,
WHICH
IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN
SUCH
JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENT RELATED THERETO.
BORROWER, ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT,
AND
EACH LENDER WAIVE PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT OR OTHER PROCESS,
WHICH MAY BE MADE BY ANY OTHER MEANS PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF SUCH
STATE.
11.19 Waiver
of Right to Trial by Jury
.
EACH
PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY
OF
ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT
OR
IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE
PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE
TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER
ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY
HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF
ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO
THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH
ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE
WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
11.20 USA
Patriot Act Notice
.
Each
Lender and Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender)
hereby notifies Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot
Act
(Title
III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the
“Act”),
it is
required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrower,
which information includes the name and address of Borrower and other
information that will allow such Lender or Administrative Agent, as applicable,
to identify Borrower in accordance with the Act.
11.21 Time
of the Essence
.
Time is
of the essence of the Loan Documents.
11.22 ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
.
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG
THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS,
OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL
AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.
[Signatures
begin on next page.]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date
first above written.
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BORROWER:
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CNL
HOSPITALITY PARTNERS, LP, a Delaware limited
partnership
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By: CNL
HOSPITALITY GP CORP.,
a Delaware corporation, its General Partner |
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx Xx. | |
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxx Xx. |
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Title : Vice President |
PARENT: | ||
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CNL
HOTELS & RESORTS, INC., a
Maryland corporation |
By: | /s/ C. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | |
Name: C. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer and Excutive Vice President |
BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Title: Senior Vice President |
BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as
a Lender and L/C Issuer
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Title: Senior Vice President |
BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC., as a Lender | ||
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By: | /s/ XxxxXxx Xxxx | |
Name: XxxxXxx Xxxx |
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Title: Anthorized Signatory |
CALYTON NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxx Xxxxxxxx |
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Title: Director |
CALYTON NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Title: Director |
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., as a Lender | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | ||
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as a Lender |
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
Signature
Page to CNL Credit Agreement
DEUTSHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, | ||
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as a
Lender |
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
DEUTSHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, | ||
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as
a Lender |
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Director |
Signature
Page to CNL Credit Agreement
SCHEDULE
1.01(A)
OPERATING
LESSEES AND FRANCHISORS
SITE
#
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BRAND
|
PROPERTY
NAME
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TENANT
(LESSEE)
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FRANCHISOR/LICENSOR
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1
|
HH
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Birmingham
South, AL
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RFS
Leasing VII, Inc.
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Hilton
Inns, Inc.
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2
|
HI
|
Phoenix-Chandler,
AZ
|
CNL
Rose SPE Tenant Corp.
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
3
|
HOM
|
Phoenix-Chandler,
AZ
|
CNL
Rose SPE Tenant Corp.
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
4
|
HI
|
Sedona,
AZ
|
CNL
Rose SPE Tenant Corp.
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
0
|
XXX
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx, XX
|
XXX
Xxxxxxx Lessee, LLC*
|
N/A
|
6
|
HI
|
Denver
SW-Lakewood, CO
|
CNL
Rose SPE Tenant Corp.
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
7
|
HY
|
Coral
Gables, FL
|
CNL
GA Tenant Corp.
|
N/A
|
8
|
HI
|
Ft.
Lauderdale/Cypress, FL
|
CNL
Rose SPE Tenant Corp.
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
9
|
REN
|
Tampa,
FL
|
Tampa
International Tenant Corp.
|
N/A
|
00
|
XX
|
Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX
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Pinnacle
Hotel Management Company, LLC*
|
Marriott
International, Inc.
|
11
|
RI
|
Buckhead
(Atlanta), GA
|
CNL
GA Tenant Corp.
|
Marriott
International, Inc.
|
12
|
RI
|
Gwinnett
(Duluth), GA
|
CNL
GA Tenant Corp.
|
Marriott
International, Inc.
|
00
|
XXX
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx, XX
|
CNL
Rose SPE Tenant Corp.
|
Holiday
Hospitality Franchising, Inc.
|
14
|
HOL
|
Louisville-SW,
KY
|
CNL
Rose SPE Tenant Corp.
|
Holiday
Hospitality Franchising, Inc.
|
15
|
HOL
|
Lafayette
Central, LA
|
RFS
Leasing VII, Inc.
|
Holiday
Hospitality Franchising, Inc.
|
16
|
WYN
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Billerica,
MA
|
WYN
Orlando Lessee, LLC*
|
N/A
|
17
|
MI
|
BWI
Airport, MD
|
Plano
Tenant Corp.
|
N/A
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18
|
CY
|
Flint,
MI
|
CNL
Rose SPE Tenant Corp.
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Marriott
International, Inc.
|
19
|
HI
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Minneapolis-Minnetonka,
MN
|
CNL
Rose SPE Tenant Corp.
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
20
|
HI
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Hattiesburg,
MS
|
CNL
Rose SPE Tenant Corp.
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
21
|
HI
|
Lincoln
Airport I-80, NE
|
CNL
Rose SPE Tenant Corp.
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
22
|
CY
|
Edison,
NJ
|
CNL
GA Tenant Corp.
|
Marriott
International, Inc.
|
23
|
HI
|
Oklahoma
City, OK
|
CNL
Rose SPE Tenant Corp.
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
24
|
HI
|
Tulsa,
OK
|
CNL
Rose SPE Tenant Corp.
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
25
|
HI
|
Laredo,
TX
|
CNL
Rose SPE Tenant Corp.
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
HH
- Hilton
hi
- hampton inn
hom
- homewood suites
wyn
- wyndham
hy
- xxxxx
xxx
- renaissance
ri
- residence inn by marriott
hol
- holiday inn
cy
- courtyard by marriott
MI
- MARRIOTT
SCHEDULE
1.01(B)
MANAGERS
SITE
#
|
BRAND
|
PROPERTY
NAME
|
MANAGER
|
1
|
HH
|
Birmingham
South, XX
|
Xxxxxx
Hotels Corporation
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2
|
HI
|
Phoenix-Chandler,
AZ
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
3
|
HOM
|
Phoenix-Chandler,
AZ
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
4
|
HI
|
Sedona,
AZ
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
0
|
XXX
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx, XX
|
Wyndham
Management Corporation
|
6
|
HI
|
Denver
SW-Lakewood, CO
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
7
|
HY
|
Coral
Gables, FL
|
Hyatt
Corporation
|
8
|
HI
|
Ft.
Lauderdale/Cypress, FL
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
9
|
REN
|
Tampa,
FL
|
Renaissance
Hotel Management Company, LLC
|
00
|
XX
|
Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX
|
N/A
|
11
|
RI
|
Buckhead
(Atlanta), GA
|
Crossroads
Hospitality Management Company
|
12
|
RI
|
Gwinnett
(Duluth), GA
|
Crossroads
Hospitality Management Company
|
13
|
HOL
|
Crystal
Lake, IL
|
Interstate
Management Company, L.L.C.
|
14
|
HOL
|
Louisville-SW,
KY
|
Interstate
Management Company, L.L.C.
|
00
|
XXX
|
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX
|
Xxxxxxxxxx
Management Company, L.L.C.
|
00
|
XXX
|
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX
|
Wyndham
Management Corporation
|
17
|
MI
|
BWI
Airport, MD
|
Marriott
Hotel Services, Inc.
|
18
|
CY
|
Flint,
MI
|
Interstate
Management Company, L.L.C.
|
19
|
HI
|
Minneapolis-Minnetonka,
MN
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
20
|
HI
|
Hattiesburg,
MS
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
21
|
HI
|
Lincoln
Airport I-80, NE
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
22
|
CY
|
Edison,
NJ
|
Interstate
Management Company, L.L.C.
|
23
|
HI
|
Oklahoma
City, OK
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
24
|
HI
|
Tulsa,
OK
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
25
|
HI
|
Laredo,
TX
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
HH
- Hilton
hi
- hampton inn
hom
- homewood suites
wyn
- wyndham
hy
- xxxxx
xxx
- renaissance
ri
- residence inn by marriott
hol
- holiday inn
cy
- courtyard by marriott
MI
- MARRIOTT
SCHEDULE
1.01(C)
|
QUALIFIED
MANAGERS
|
KSL
II Management Operations, LLC.
|
Hilton
Hotels Corporation
|
Promus
Hotels, Inc.
|
Rosewood
Hotels & Resorts
|
Hilton
Group, PLC
|
Fairmont
Hotels & Resorts
|
Millennium
and Copthorne Hotels, PLC
|
Marriott
International, Inc.
|
Starwood
Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
|
Four
Seasons Hotel Inc.
|
Six
Continents
|
Orient
Express
|
Mandarin
|
Peninsula
|
Raffles
|
Shangrila
|
Hyatt
|
Boca
Resorts
|
Destination
Resorts
|
Xxxx
Hospitality
|
Montage
Hotels
|
Intercontinental
|
Accor
|
NH
Hotels
|
Vail
Resorts
|
Benchmark
Hospitality
|
Intercontinental
|
Crossroads
Hospitality Management
|
Interstate
Management Company, L.L.C.
|
Joie
de Vivre Hospitality, Inc.
|
Wyndham
Management Corporation
|
Courtyard
Management Corporation
|
Springhill
SMC Corporation
|
Residence
Inn by Marriott, Inc.
|
Marriott
Hotel Services, Inc.
|
Towneplace
Management Corporation
|
Fairfield
FMC Corporation
|
Renaissance
Hotel Management Company, LLC
|
SCHEDULE
1.01(D)
EXCLUDED
CONTINGENT OBLIGATIONS
Deferred
Acquisition Fees
|
$
85,200,000
|
Severally
Guaranteed Promissory Note of Limited Partnership
|
2,600,000
|
TOTAL
|
$
87,800,000
|
SCHEDULE
2.01
COMMITMENTS
AND
PRO RATA SHARES
Lender
|
Commitment
|
Pro
Rata Share
|
Bank
of America, N.A.
|
$33,333,333.35
|
16.666666667
%
|
Deutsche
Bank Trust Company Americas
|
$33,333,333.33
|
16.666666667
%
|
Wachovia
Bank National Association
|
$33,333,333.33
|
16.666666667
%
|
Calyon
New York Branch
|
$33,333,333.33
|
16.666666667
%
|
Citicorp
North America, Inc.
|
$33,333,333.33
|
16.666666667
%
|
Barclays
Real Estate Inc.
|
$33,333,333.33
|
16.666666667
%
|
Total
|
$200,000,000.00
|
100.000000000
%
|
SCHEDULE
2.03
EXISTING
LETTERS OF CREDIT
Issuer
|
L/C
#
|
Issue
Date
|
Expiration
Date
|
Applicant
|
Beneficiary
|
Amount
$
|
Bank
of America, N.A.
|
3045716
|
1-24-02
|
12-31-05*
|
RFS
Hotel Investors, Inc. and RFS TRS Holdings, Inc. for the benefit
of
Flagstone Hospitality Management LLC
|
The
Travelers Indemnity Company
|
$2,425,000
|
Bank
of America, N.A.
|
3034258
|
1-19-01
|
1-16-06*
|
RFS
Hotel Investors, Inc. and RFS TRS Holdings, Inc. for the benefit
of
Flagstone Hospitality Management LLC
|
The
Travelers Indemnity Company
|
$575,000
|
*Contains
automatic renewal clause.
SCHEDULE
4.01
INITIAL
BORROWING BASE PROPERTIES; APPRAISED VALUES; AND IMPLIED LOAN
AMOUNT
SITE
#
|
PROPERTY
NAME/ADDRESS
|
APPRAISED
VALUE
|
IMPLIED
LOAN AMOUNT
|
1
|
Hilton
Birmingham South
0
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
|
$15,400,000
|
$9,240,000.00
|
0
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx
0000
X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx XX 00000
|
$7,800,000
|
$4,680,000.00
|
0
|
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx
0000
X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx XX 00000
|
$8,700,000
|
$5,220,000.00
|
0
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx 00X, Xxxxxx, XX 00000
|
$6,800,000
|
$4,080,000.00
|
0
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
0000
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000
|
$10,400,000
|
$6,240,000.00
|
0
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxx XX-Xxxxxxxx
0000
X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxxxxx,
XX
00000
|
$7,100,000
|
$4,260,000.00
|
7
|
Hyatt
Coral Gables
00
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
|
$38,100,000
|
$22,860,000.00
|
8
|
Hampton
Inn Ft. Lauderdale/Cypress
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
|
$10,600,000
|
$6,360,000.00
|
*9
|
Renaissance
Tampa
0000
X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx, XX 00000
|
$41,300,000
|
$24,780,000.00
|
00
|
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
|
$11,400,000
|
$6,840,000.00
|
00
|
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxx (Xxxxxxx)
0000
Xxxx Xxxx., Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
|
$10,100,000
|
$6,060,000.00
|
00
|
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxx (Duluth)
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000
|
$6,725,000
|
$4,035,000.00
|
13
|
Holiday
Inn Crystal Lake
000
Xxxxx Xxxxx 00, Xxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
|
$9,600,000
|
$5,760,000.00
|
*14
|
Holiday
Inn Louisville-SW
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
|
$5,800,000
|
$3,480,000.00
|
00
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
0000
X.X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
|
$14,200,000
|
$8,520,000.00
|
00
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
|
$10,900,000
|
$6,540,000.00
|
17
|
Marriott
BWI Airport
0000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
|
$56,500,000
|
$33,900,000.00
|
18
|
Courtyard
Flint
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, XX 00000
|
$9,200,000
|
$5,520,000.00
|
00
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxxx
00000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
|
$10,500,000
|
$6,300,000.00
|
00
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
|
$12,000,000
|
$7,200,000.00
|
00
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X-00
0000
X. Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
|
$5,000,000
|
$3,000,000.00
|
22
|
Courtyard
Edison
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxxx, XX 00000
|
$12,100,000
|
$7,260,000.00
|
00
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
0000
X. Xxxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
|
$10,300,000
|
$6,180,000.00
|
00
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx
0000
X. 00xx
Xxxx Xxx., Xxxxx, XX 00000
|
$7,400,000
|
$4,440,000.00
|
25
|
Hampton
Inn Laredo
0000
Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000
|
$11,500,000
|
$6,900,000.00
|
$349,425,000.00
|
$209,655,000.00
|
*
Excluded Borrowing Base Property subject to Sections 4.07
and
4.08,
as
applicable.
[DRAFT]
|
2005
|
60%
|
Appraisal
|
2004
|
TTM
6/30/05
|
Budget
|
||
Property
|
City
|
State
|
Appraised
Value
|
LTV
|
Date
|
Actual
NOI
|
NOI
|
YE
0000 XXX
|
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
Xxxxxx
|
XX
|
$
12,100,000.00
|
$
7,260,000.00
|
8/18/2005
|
$
869,518
|
$
1,040,201
|
$
000,000
|
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
Xxxxx
|
XX
|
$
9,200,000
|
$
5,520,000.00
|
8/23/2005
|
$
841,766
|
$
813,803
|
$
846,400
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxx - Xxxxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxxx
|
XX
|
$
7,800,000
|
$
4,680,000.00
|
8/11/2005
|
$
497,819
|
$
747,644
|
$
791,680
|
Hampton
Inn - Ft. Lauderdale
|
Ft.
Lauderdale
|
FL
|
$
10,600,000
|
$
6,360,000.00
|
8/10/2005
|
$
709,419
|
$
922,412
|
$
000,000
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxx - Xxxxxxxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxxxxxx
|
XX
|
$
12,000,000
|
$
7,200,000.00
|
8/11/2005
|
$
1,261,387
|
$
1,497,294
|
$
1,553,687
|
Hampton
Inn - Lakewood
|
Lakewood
|
CO
|
$
7,100,000
|
$
4,260,000.00
|
8/12/2005
|
$
189,408
|
$
306,487
|
$
355,014
|
Hampton
Inn - Laredo
|
Laredo
|
TX
|
$
11,500,000
|
$
6,900,000.00
|
8/16/2005
|
$
1,322,883
|
$
1,075,538
|
$
1,077,529
|
Hampton
Inn - Minnetonka
|
Minnetonka
|
MN
|
$
10,500,000
|
$
6,300,000.00
|
8/18/2005
|
$
446,401
|
$
680,785
|
$
703,652
|
Hampton
Inn - Sedona
|
Sedona
|
AZ
|
$
6,800,000
|
$
4,080,000.00
|
8/10/2005
|
$
500,914
|
$
554,632
|
$
585,201
|
Hampton
Inn - Tulsa
|
Tulsa
|
OK
|
$
7,400,000
|
$
4,440,000.00
|
8/16/2005
|
$
446,909
|
$
618,679
|
$
607,484
|
Hampton
Inn Airport I-80 Lincoln
|
Lincoln
|
NE
|
$
5,000,000
|
$
3,000,000.00
|
8/18/2005
|
$
493,953
|
$
434,722
|
$
526,344
|
Hampton
Inn, Airport - Oklahoma City
|
Oklahoma
City
|
OK
|
$
10,300,000
|
$
6,180,000.00
|
8/18/2005
|
$
858,455
|
$
896,284
|
$
930,847
|
Hilton
Birmingham Perimeter Park
|
Birmingham
|
AL
|
$
15,400,000
|
$
9,240,000.00
|
8/10/2005
|
$
1,207,550
|
$
1,548,498
|
$
1,524,958
|
Holiday
Inn - Crystal Lake
|
Crystal
Lake
|
IL
|
$
9,600,000
|
$
5,760,000.00
|
8/16/2005
|
$
1,072,666
|
$
876,631
|
$
1,146,850
|
Holiday
Inn, Central Lafayette
|
Lafayette
|
LA
|
$
14,200,000
|
$
8,520,000.00
|
8/15/2005
|
$
952,360
|
$
813,139
|
$
000,000
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxx, XX Xxxxxxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxxxxx
|
XX
|
$
5,800,000
|
$
3,480,000.00
|
8/16/2005
|
$
610,653
|
$
357,133
|
$
000,000
|
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx - Xxxxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxxx
|
XX
|
$
8,700,000
|
$
5,220,000.00
|
8/11/2005
|
$
594,580
|
$
841,557
|
$
791,680
|
Hyatt
Coral Gables
|
Coral
Gables
|
FL
|
$
38,100,000
|
$
22,860,000.00
|
8/17/2005
|
$
1,829,855
|
$
2,719,081
|
$
2,701,176
|
Marriott
BWI
|
Baltimore
|
MD
|
$
56,500,000
|
$
33,900,000.00
|
8/19/2005
|
$
4,876,895
|
$
4,500,053
|
$
5,080,046
|
Renaissance
Tampa
|
Tampa
|
FL
|
$
41,300,000
|
$
24,780,000.00
|
8/11/2005
|
$
(350,988)
|
$
1,163,170
|
$
2,413,159
|
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
$
10,100,000
|
$
6,060,000.00
|
8/22/2005
|
$
512,549
|
$
831,915
|
$
000,000
|
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxx
|
Xxxxxx
|
XX
|
$
6,725,000
|
$
4,035,000.00
|
8/24/2005
|
$
659,989
|
$
631,523
|
$
612,165
|
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
|
Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx
|
XX
|
$
11,400,000
|
$
6,840,000.00
|
8/12/2005
|
$
1,238,715
|
$
1,575,344
|
$
1,391,077
|
Wyndham
Billerica
|
Billerica
|
MA
|
$
10,900,000
|
$
6,540,000.00
|
8/17/2005
|
$
625,824
|
$
607,707
|
$
532,806
|
Wyndham
Denver Tech Center
|
Denver
|
CO
|
$
10,400,000
|
$
6,240,000.00
|
8/12/2005
|
$
210,526
|
$
328,220
|
$
241,362
|
Total
|
$
349,425,000
|
$
209,655,000
|
$22,480,006
|
$
26,382,453
|
$
28,449,005
|
|||
Less:
Louisville, KY hotel
|
(5,800,000)
|
(3,480,000)
|
(610,653)
|
(357,133)
|
(436,525)
|
|||
Less:
Tampa, FL hotel
|
(41,300,000)
|
(24,780,000)
|
350,988
|
(1,163,170)
|
(2,413,159)
|
|||
Total
BB Value excl. KY & FL
|
302,325,000
|
181,395,000
|
22,220,341
|
24,862,150
|
25,599,321
|
|||
DSCR
= 1.60X
|
||||||||
Constant
= 8.06% (6.5%, 25 yr Amortization)
|
192,789,629
|
|||||||
NOI
is defined as EBITDA less: (i) 4% capex and (ii)3% managmement
fee.
|
||||||||
SCHEDULE
6.28
|
POOLING
AGREEMENTS
|
1. Pooling
Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2003, between Interstate
Management Company,
L.L.C. and CNL Rose SPE Tenant Corp. (affects Parcels 13 and
14).
|
2. Pooling
Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2003, between Promus Hotels, Inc.
and
CNL Rose SPE Tenant Corp. (affects Parcels 2, 3,
4,
6, 8, 19, 20, 21, 23,
24 and 25).
|
SCHEDULE
7.25
DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE
[TO
BE
PROVIDED]
SCHEDULE
8.01
EXISTING
LIENS
None
SCHEDULE
11.02
|
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT’S OFFICE,
CERTAIN
ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES
|
CNL
HOSPITALITY PARTNERS, LP:
|
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000-0000
|
Attention:
Chief Financial Officer
|
Telephone:
000.000.0000
|
Facsimile:
407.650.1085
|
With
copy to:
|
Lowndes,
Drosdick, Doster, Xxxxxx & Xxxx, P.A.
|
000
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
|
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
|
Telephone:
000.000.0000
|
Facsimile:
407.843.4444
|
Electronic
Mail: xxxxxxx.xxxxxx@Xxxxxxx-xxx.xxx
|
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT:
|
Administrative
Agent’s
Office
|
(for
payments and Borrowing requests)
|
Bank
of America, NA
|
000
Xxxx Xx.
|
00xx
xxxxx
|
XX0-000-00-00
|
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
|
Telephone:
000-000-0000
|
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
|
Electronic
Mail: xxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
|
ABA
#:000000000
|
Account
Name - Corporate Funds Transfer Account
|
Account
Number - 1292000883
|
Reference:
CNL Hospitality Partners, LP
|
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
|
Administrative
Agent’s
Office
|
(for
other notices)
|
Bank
of America, N.A.
|
TX1-492-64-01
|
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
|
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
|
Telephone:
000.000.0000
|
Facsimile:
214.209.0085
|
Electronic
Mail: xxxx.x.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
|
With
copy to:
|
Bank
of America, N.A.
|
Agency
Services
|
TX1-492-14-11
|
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
|
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
Telephone:
000.000.0000
|
Facsimile:
214.290.9440
|
Electronic
Mail: xxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
|
L/C
ISSUER:
|
Prior
to November 7, 2005:
|
Bank
of America, N.A.
Trade
Operations-Los Angeles #22621
000
X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Mail
Code: CA9-703-19-23
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
|
On
and after November 7, 2005:
|
Bank
or America, N.A.
|
Trade
Operations - Los Angeles #22621
|
L.A.
Data Center Building
|
0000
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
Xxxxx
- Xxxxx 0
|
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
|
Mail
Code: CA 9-705-07-05
|
Attention: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
Vice
President
|
Telephone:
000.000.0000
|
Facsimile:
213.345.6684
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Electronic
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EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF LOAN NOTICE
Date:
___________, _____
To:
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Bank
of America, N.A., as Administrative
Agent
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30,
2005
(as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing
from time to time, the “Agreement;”
the
terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among CNL
Hospitality Partners, LP (the “Borrower”),
CNL
Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a Maryland corporation, the Lenders from time to
time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and
L/C
Issuer.
The
undersigned hereby requests (select one):
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A
Borrowing of Loans
A
conversion or continuation of Loans
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1. On
(a
Business Day).
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2. In
the amount of $ .
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3. Comprised
of .
[Type
of Loan requested]
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4. For
Eurodollar Rate Loans: with an Interest Period of
months.
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[The
Borrowing requested herein complies with the proviso to the first
sentence
of Section 2.01
of
the Agreement.]
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BORROWER:
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CNL HOSPITALITY PARTNERS, LP, a Delware limited
partnership
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By:
CNL HOSPITALITY GP CORP., a Delaware coporation, its
General Partner
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Name: |
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EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF NOTE
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Borrower”),
hereby promises to pay to the order of _____________________ or registered
assigns (“Lender”),
in
accordance with the provisions of the Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the
principal amount of each Loan from time to time made by the Lender to Borrower
under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2005
(as
amended, restated, extended, supplemented, or otherwise modified in writing
from
time to time, the “Agreement;”
the
terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among Borrower,
CNL
Hotels & Resorts, Inc., the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and
Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer.
Borrower
promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan from the
date of such Loan until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest
rates and at such times as provided in the Agreement. All payments of principal
and interest shall be made to Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender
in Dollars in immediately available funds at Administrative Agent’s
Office.
If any amount is not paid in full when due hereunder, such unpaid amount shall
bear interest, to be paid upon demand, from the due date thereof until the
date
of actual payment (and before as well as after judgment) computed at the per
annum rate set forth in the Agreement.
This
Note
is one of the Notes referred to in the Agreement, is entitled to the benefits
thereof and may be prepaid in whole or in part subject to the terms and
conditions provided therein. This Note is also entitled to the benefits of
the
Guaranties. Upon the occurrence and continuation of one or more of the Events
of
Default specified in the Agreement, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this
Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable all
as
provided in the Agreement. Loans made by the Lender shall be evidenced by one
or
more loan accounts or records maintained by the Lender in the ordinary course
of
business. The Lender may also attach schedules to this Note and endorse thereon
the date, amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect
thereto.
Borrower,
for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby waives diligence, presentment,
protest and demand and notice of protest, demand, dishonor and non-payment
of
this Note.
[Signature
page follows.]
THIS
NOTE
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF
NEW YORK.
BORROWER:
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CNL HOSPITALITY PARTNERS, LP,
a
Delaware limited partnership
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By:
CNL HOSPITALITY GP CORP., a Delware
corporation, its General Partner
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Date: | By: | /s/ |
Name: |
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Title |
LOANS
AND PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT THERETO
Date
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Type
of Loan Made
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Amount
of Loan Made
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End
of Interest Period
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Amount
of Principal or Interest Paid This Date
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Outstanding
Principal Balance This Date
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Notation
Made By
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EXHIBIT
C
FORM
OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Financial
Statement Date: ,
To:
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Bank
of America, N.A., as Administrative
Agent
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30,
2005
(as amended, restated, extended, supplemented, or otherwise modified in writing
from time to time, the “Agreement;”
the
terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among CNL
Hospitality Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Borrower”),
CNL
Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a Maryland corporation, the Lenders from time to
time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and
L/C
Issuer.
The
undersigned Responsible Officer hereby certifies as of the date hereof that
he/she is the ______________________ of Borrower, and that, as such, he/she
is
authorized to execute and deliver this Certificate to Administrative Agent
on
the behalf of Borrower, and that:
[Use
following paragraph 1 for fiscal year-end
financial statements]
1. Attached
hereto as Schedule 1
are the
year-end audited financial statements required by Section 7.01(a)
of the
Agreement for the fiscal year of Borrower ended as of the above date, together
with the report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant
required by such section.
[Use
following paragraph 1 for fiscal quarter-end
financial statements]
1. Attached
hereto as Schedule 1
are the
unaudited financial statements required by Section 7.01(b)
of the
Agreement for the fiscal quarter of Borrower ended as of the above date. Such
financial statements fairly present the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with
GAAP as at such date and for such period, subject only to normal year-end audit
adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
2. The
undersigned has reviewed and is familiar with the terms of the Agreement and
has
made, or has caused to be made under his/her supervision, a detailed review
of
the transactions and condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower during
the
accounting period covered by the attached financial statements.
3. A
review
of the activities of Borrower during such fiscal period has been made under
the
supervision of the undersigned with a view to determining whether during such
fiscal period Borrower performed and observed all its Obligations under the
Loan
Documents, and
[select
one:]
[to
the best knowledge of the undersigned during such fiscal period, Borrower
performed and observed each covenant and condition of the Loan Documents
applicable to it.]
--or--
[the
following covenants or conditions have not been performed or observed and the
following is a list of each such Default and its nature and
status:]
4. The
representations and warranties of Borrower contained in Article VI
of the
Agreement, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under
or
in connection with the Loan Documents, are true and correct on and as of the
date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties
specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct
as of such earlier date,
and
except that for purposes of this Compliance Certificate, the representations
and
warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 6.05
of the
Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished
pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 7.01
of the
Agreement, including the statements in connection with which this Compliance
Certificate is delivered.
5. The
financial covenant analyses and information set forth on Schedule 2
attached
hereto are true and accurate on and as of the date of this
Certificate.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
undersigned has executed this Certificate as of
__________, __, ___.
BORROWER: | ||
CNL HOSPITALITY PARTNERS, LP, a
Delaware limited partnership
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For
the Quarter/Year ended ___________________(“Statement
Date”)
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SCHEDULE
2
to
the Compliance Certificate
($
in 000’s)
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I. Section 8.06(d)
- Permitted Distributions.
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A. Line
H from prior period ($50,000,000 initial quarter
post-closing):
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B. Cash
Available for Distribution (for the subject quarter):
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1.
Consolidated EBITDA (for the subject quarter):
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2.
Net refundable membership deposits paid in cash (for
the
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subject
quarter):
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3.
Amount of scheduled principal payments on Consolidated Indebtedness
(for
the subject quarter):
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4.
Consolidated Interest Charges (for the subject quarter):
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5.
Cash Available for Distribution (for the subject quarter)
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(I.B.1
+ 2 - 3 - 4):
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C. Permitted
Distributions (A + B.5):
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D. Dividends
or distributions paid by Parent (for the subject quarter):
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E. Retirement,
purchase, or redemption of any of its Equity Interests (for the subject
quarter):
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F. Restricted
Payments (for the subject quarter) (D + E):
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G. Excess
(deficit) for covenant compliance (C - F):
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H. If
deficit in G, has Parent made dividends or distributions in excess
of
minimum required to maintain REIT status? (yes or no):
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(If
H = “no,” then in compliance)
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II. Section 8.15(b)
- Consolidated Leverage Ratio.
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A. Consolidated
Funded Indebtedness at Statement Date: $
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B. Consolidated
EBITDA $
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C. Consolidated
Leverage Ratio (Line II.A. ¸
Line
II.B): %
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Maximum
permitted: See Section 8.15(b) of the Credit
Agreement
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III. Section 8.15(c)
- Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
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A. Consolidated
EBITDA:
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1. Consolidated
Net Income for Subject Period: $
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2. Consolidated
Interest Charges for Subject Period: $
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3. Provision
for income taxes for Subject Period: $
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4. Depreciation
expenses for Subject Period: $
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5. Amortization
expenses for intangibles for Subject Period: $
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6. FF&E
Reserves: $
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7. Consolidated
EBITDA (Lines III.A.1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 - 6): $
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B. Fixed
Charges:
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1. Debt
service: $
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2. Restricted
Payments: $
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3. Fixed
Charges (Line III.D.1 plus
Line III.D.2): $
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C. Consolidated
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
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[(Line
III.A.7. + Line III.B. + Line III.C.) ¸
(Line III.D.3)]: to
1
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Minimum
required:
1.50
to 1.0
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IV. Section 8.15(d)
- Borrowing Base Debt Service Coverage Ratio.
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See
Borrowing Base Report for a calculation of the
ratio.
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EXHIBIT
D-1
JOINDER
AGREEMENT
Reference
is hereby made to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of September 30,
2005 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented, or otherwise modified in
writing from time to time, the “Agreement;”
the
terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among CNL
Hospitality Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Borrower”),
CNL
Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a Maryland corporation, the Lenders from time to
time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and
L/C
Issuer.
Pursuant
to Section 2.13
of the
Agreement, the undersigned hereby agrees that it shall be a party to the
Agreement as a “Subsequent
Lender”
and
shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents.
The
undersigned (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and
authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this
Joinder Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
to
become a Subsequent Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all
requirements of Lender under the Credit Agreement (subject to receipt of such
consents as may be required under the Credit Agreement), (iii) it has received
a
copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial
statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.01 thereof, as applicable,
and
such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its
own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Joinder Agreement on the
basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without
reliance on Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and (iv) if it is a
Foreign Lender, attached hereto is any documentation required to be delivered
by
it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed
by
the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without
reliance on Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such
documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue
to
make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan
Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the
obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be
performed by it as a Lender.
This
Joinder Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Joinder
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall
constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature
page of this Joinder Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of
a
manually executed counterpart of this Joinder Agreement. This Joinder Agreement
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State
of
New York.
[Signature
Page Follows.]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Joinder Agreement as of
the
______ day of __________, 20____.
SUBSEQUENT
LENDER
[NAME
OF
SUBSEQUENT LENDER]
By:
_____________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT
D-2
INCREASE
CERTIFICATE
Reference
is hereby made to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of September 30,
2005 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented, or otherwise modified in
writing from time to time, the “Agreement;”
the
terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among CNL
Hospitality Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Borrower”),
CNL
Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a Maryland corporation, the Lenders from time to
time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and
L/C
Issuer.
Pursuant
to Section 2.13
of the
Agreement the undersigned hereby agrees and consents to an increase in its
Commitment. After giving effect to such increase, the Commitment of the
undersigned will equal $_____________.
This
Increase Certificate shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Increase
Certificate may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall
constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature
page of this Increase Certificate by telecopy shall be effective as delivery
of
a manually executed counterpart of this Increase Certificate. This Increase
Certificate shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law
of
the State of New York.
[Signature
Page Follows.]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Increase Certificate as
of
the ______ day of __________, 20____.
INCREASING
LENDER
[NAME
OF
INCREASING LENDER]
By:
_____________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT
E
FORM
OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
This
Assignment and Assumption (this “Assignment
and Assumption”)
is
dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and
between [Insert
name of Assignor]
(the
“Assignor”)
and
[Insert
name of Assignee]
(the
“Assignee”).
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given
to
them in the Credit Agreement identified below (the “Credit
Agreement”),
receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard
Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed
to
and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and
Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
For
an
agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to
the
Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the
Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions
and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by Administrative
Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor's rights and obligations
as
a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments
delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage
interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations
of
the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including,
without limitation, Letters of Credit, Guarantees and Swing Line Loans included
in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under
applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of
the
Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or
unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other
documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions
governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing,
including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims,
statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights
and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights
and
obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being
referred to herein collectively as, the “Assigned
Interest”).
Such
sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly
provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty
by the Assignor.
1. Assignor: ______________________________
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2. Assignee: ______________________________
[and is an
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Affiliate/Approved
Fund of [identify
Lender]]
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3. Borrower: CNL
Hospitality Partners, LP
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4. Administrative
Agent: Bank
of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent under the Credit
Agreement
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5. Credit
Agreement: The
Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2005, among CNL
Hospitality Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, CNL Hotels
&
Resorts, Inc., a Maryland corporation, the Lenders parties thereto,
and
Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative
Agent.
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6. Assigned
Interest:
Facility
Assigned
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Aggregate
Amount of Commitment for all Lenders*
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Amount
of Commitment Assigned*
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Percentage
Assigned of
Commitment
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_____________1
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$________________
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$________________
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______________%
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_____________
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$________________
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$________________
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______________%
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_____________
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$________________
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$________________
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______________%
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[7. Trade
Date: __________________]2
Effective
Date: __________________, 20__ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND
WHICH
SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER
THEREFOR.]
The
terms
set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
ASSIGNOR
[NAME
OF
ASSIGNOR]
By:
_____________________________
Title:
ASSIGNEE
[NAME
OF
ASSIGNEE]
By:
_____________________________
Title:
Consented
to and Accepted:
BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer
By:
________________________________
Name:
Title:
Consented
to:
BORROWER:
CNL
HOSPITALITY PARTNERS, LP,
a
Delaware limited partnership
By:
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CNL
HOSPITALITY GP CORP.,
a
Delaware corporation, its General
Partner
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By:
Name:
Title:
COMPANY NAME CORPORATION | ||
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ANNEX
1 TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
STANDARD
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT
AND ASSUMPTION
1. Representations
and Warranties.
1.1. Assignor.
The
Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial
owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear
of
any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and
authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this
Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements,
warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement
or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity,
enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or
any
collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of Borrower, any of its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any
Loan
Document or (iv) the performance or observance by Borrower, any of its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective
obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2. Assignee.
The
Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority,
and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment
and
Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become
a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all requirements of an
Eligible Assignee under the Credit Agreement (subject to receipt of such
consents as may be required under the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after
the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement
as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have
the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the
Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements
delivered pursuant to Section 7.01 thereof, as applicable, and such
other
documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit
analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to
purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis
and decision independently and without reliance on Administrative Agent or
any
other Lender, and (v) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached hereto is any
documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit
Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that
(i)
it will, independently and without reliance on Administrative Agent, the
Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as
it
shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions
in
taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform
in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of
the
Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2. Payments.
From
and after the Effective Date, Administrative Agent shall make all payments
in
respect of the Assigned interest (including payments of principal, interest,
fees and other amounts) to the Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior
to or on or after the Effective Date. The Assignor and the Assignee shall make
all appropriate adjustments in payments by Administrative Agent for periods
prior to the Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment
directly between themselves.
3. General
Provisions.
This
Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of,
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment
and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together
shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a
signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective
as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and
Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
*
Amount
to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments
or
prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.
1
Fill in
the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit
Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment (e.g. “Revolving Credit
Commitment”, etc.).
2
To be
completed if the Assignor and the Assignee intend that the minimum assignment
amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.
EXHIBIT
F-1
FORM
OF GUARANTY
this
PARENT guaranty agreement (this “Guaranty”)
is
entered into as of September 30, 2005, by CNL
HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.,
a
Maryland corporation (“Guarantor”),
in
favor of BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as
administrative agent (in such capacity, “Administrative
Agent”)
for
the banks and other financial institutions (“Lenders”)
that
are parties to the Credit Agreement described below.
CNL
Hospitality Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Borrower”),
is a
party to the Credit Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement (as the
same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the
“Credit
Agreement”)
among
Borrower, Guarantor, Lenders, and Administrative Agent, pursuant to which
Lenders have agreed, among other things, to make Loans to Borrower. Capitalized
terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in
the
Credit Agreement.
Borrower
is a direct Subsidiary of Guarantor;
Borrower
and Guarantor are engaged in related businesses, and Guarantor will derive
substantial direct and indirect benefit from the making of the
Loans;
It
is a
condition precedent to the obligations of Lenders to make the Loans that
Guarantor shall execute and deliver this Guaranty in favor of Administrative
Agent for the benefit of Lenders;
NOW
THEREFORE, FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged,
and in consideration of the Loans, any credit and/or financial accommodation
heretofore or hereafter from time to time made or granted to Borrower under
the
Loan Documents by Administrative Agent and Lenders, Guarantor hereby furnishes
its guaranty of the Guaranteed Obligations (as hereinafter defined) as
follows:
1. Guaranty. GGuarantor
hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, as a guarantee
of
payment and not merely as a guarantee of collection, prompt payment when due,
whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, and at all times
thereafter, of the Obligations and any and all other existing and future
indebtedness and liabilities of every kind, nature and character, direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, voluntary or
involuntary, of Borrower to Administrative Agent and Lenders arising under
the
Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents and all instruments, agreements and
other documents of every kind and nature now or hereafter executed in connection
with any Loan Document (including all renewals, extensions and modifications
thereof and all costs, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Lender in
connection with the collection or enforcement thereof) (collectively, the
“Guaranteed
Obligations”)
irrespective of any law affecting the Guaranteed Obligations. The books and
records of Administrative Agent or any Lender showing the amount of the
Guaranteed Obligations shall be admissible in evidence in any action or
proceeding, and shall be binding upon Guarantor and conclusive for the purpose
of establishing the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations. This Guaranty shall
not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability
of
the Guaranteed Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing any
Guaranteed Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability,
perfection, or extent of any collateral therefor, or by any fact or circumstance
relating to the Guaranteed Obligations which might otherwise constitute a
defense to the obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty.
2. No
Setoff or Deductions; Taxes.
Guarantor represents and warrants that it is incorporated or formed, and resides
in, the United States of America. All payments by Guarantor hereunder shall
be
paid in full, without setoff or counterclaim or any deduction or withholding
whatsoever, including, without limitation, for any and all present and future
taxes. If Guarantor must make a payment under this Guaranty, Guarantor
represents and warrants that it will make the payment from one of its U.S.
resident offices to Administrative Agent or each Lender so that no withholding
tax is imposed on the payment. If notwithstanding the foregoing, Guarantor
makes
a payment under this Guaranty to which withholding tax applies, or any taxes
(other than taxes on net income (a) imposed by the country or any subdivision
of
the country in which the principal office or actual lending office of
Administrative Agent or any Lender is located and (b) measured by the United
States taxable income of Administrative Agent or any Lender would have received
if all payments under or in respect of this Guaranty were exempt from taxes
levied by such Guarantor’s country) are at any time imposed on any payments
under or in respect of this Guaranty including, but not limited to, payments
made pursuant to this Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxx shall pay all such taxes to the relevant authority in accordance
with
applicable law such that Administrative Agent or any Lender receives the sum
it
would have received had no such deduction or withholding been
made and
shall also pay to Administrative Agent or any Lender, on demand, all additional
amounts which Administrative Agent or any Lender specifies as necessary to
preserve the after-tax yield Administrative Agent or such Lender would have
received if such taxes had not been imposed. Guarantor shall promptly provide
Administrative Agent or any Lender with an original receipt or certified copy
issued by the relevant authority evidencing the payment of any such amount
required to be deducted or withheld.
3. No
Termination.
This
Guaranty is a continuing and irrevocable guaranty of all Guaranteed Obligations
now or hereafter existing and shall remain in full force and effect until all
Guaranteed Obligations and any other amounts payable under this Guaranty are
indefeasibly paid and performed in full and any commitments of the Lender or
facilities provided by the Lender with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations
are
terminated. At Administrative Agent or any Lender’s option, all payments under
this Guaranty shall be made
to an
office of Administrative
Agent or any Lender
located
in the
United States and in Dollars.
4. Waiver
of Notices.
Guarantor waives notice of the acceptance of this Guaranty and of the extension
or continuation of the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof. Guarantor
further waives presentment, protest, notice, dishonor or default, notice of
intention to accelerate, notice of acceleration, demand for payment and any
other notices to which Guarantor might otherwise be entitled.
5. Subrogation.
Guarantor shall exercise no right of subrogation, contribution or similar rights
with respect to any payments it makes under this Guaranty until all of the
Guaranteed Obligations and any amounts payable under this Guaranty are
indefeasibly paid and performed in full and any commitments of Lenders or
facilities provided by Lenders with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations are
terminated. If any amounts are paid to Guarantor in violation of the foregoing
limitation, then such amounts shall be held in trust for the benefit of Lenders
and shall forthwith be paid to Lenders to reduce the amount of the Guaranteed
Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.
6. Waiver
of Suretyship Defenses.
Guarantor agrees that Lenders may, at any time and from time to time, and
without notice to Guarantor, make any agreement with Borrower or with any other
person or entity liable on any of the Guaranteed Obligations or providing
collateral as security for the Guaranteed Obligations, for the extension,
renewal, payment, compromise, discharge or release of the Guaranteed Obligations
or any Collateral (in whole or in part), or for any modification or amendment
of
the terms thereof or of any instrument or agreement evidencing the Guaranteed
Obligations or the
provision
of Collateral, any change in the corporate existence or structure of Borrower,
any law, regulation, decree, or order, or any other event affecting any term
of
the Guaranteed Obligations, all without in any way impairing, releasing,
discharging or otherwise affecting the obligations of Guarantor under this
Guaranty. Guarantor waives any defense arising by reason of any disability
or
other defense of Borrower or any other guarantor, or the cessation from any
cause whatsoever of the liability of Borrower, or any claim that Guarantor’s
obligations exceed or are more burdensome than those of Borrower and waives
the
benefit of any statute of limitations affecting the liability of Guarantor
hereunder to the fullest extent permitted by law. Guarantor waives any right
to
enforce any remedy which Administrative Agent or any Lender now has or may
hereafter have against Borrower and waives any benefit of and any right to
participate in any security now or hereafter held by Administrative Agent for
the benefit of Lenders. Further, Guarantor consents to the taking of, or failure
to take, any action which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risks
of
Guarantor under this Guaranty or which, but for this provision, might operate
as
a discharge of Guarantor.
7. Exhaustion
of Other Remedies Not Required.
The
obligations of Guarantor hereunder are those of primary obligor, and not merely
as surety, and are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations. Guarantor waives
diligence by Administrative Agent or any Lender and action on delinquency in
respect of the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof, including, without
limitation any provisions of law requiring Administrative Agent or any Lender
to
exhaust any right or remedy or to take any action against Borrower, any other
guarantor or any other person, entity or property before enforcing this Guaranty
against Guarantor.
8. Reinstatement.
Notwithstanding anything in this Guaranty to the contrary, this Guaranty shall
continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time
any payment of any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations is revoked, terminated,
rescinded or reduced or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the
insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Borrower or any other person or
entity or otherwise, as if such payment had not been made and whether or not
the
Lender is in possession of or has released this Guaranty and regardless of
any
prior revocation, rescission, termination or reduction.
9. Subordination.
Guarantor hereby subordinates the payment of all obligations and indebtedness
of
Borrowers owing to Guarantor, whether now existing or hereafter arising,
including but not limited to any obligation of Borrower to Guarantor as subrogee
of Administrative Agent or any Lender or resulting from Guarantor’s performance
under this Guaranty, to the indefeasible payment in full of all Guaranteed
Obligations. If Administrative Agent or any Lender so requests, any such
obligation or indebtedness of Borrower to Guarantor shall be enforced and
performance received by Guarantor as trustee for Administrative Agent or any
Lender and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to Administrative Agent
or
any Lender on account of the Guaranteed Obligations, but without reducing or
affecting in any manner the liability of Guarantor under this
Guaranty.
10. Information.
Guarantor agrees to furnish promptly to Administrative Agent or any Lender
any
and all financial or other information regarding such Guarantor or its property
as Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request in
writing.
11. Stay
of Acceleration.
In the
event that acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Guaranteed
Obligations is stayed, upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of
Borrower or any other person or entity, or otherwise, all such amounts shall
nonetheless be payable by Guarantor immediately upon demand by Administrative
Agent or any Lender.
12. Expenses.
Guarantor shall pay on demand all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses and the allocated cost and disbursements of
internal legal
counsel)
in any way relating to the enforcement or protection of the rights of
Administrative Agent or any Lender under this Guaranty, including any incurred
in the preservation, protection or enforcement of any rights of Administrative
Agent or any Lender in any case commenced by or against Guarantor under the
Bankruptcy Code (Title 11, United States Code) or any similar or successor
statute. The obligations of Guarantor under the preceding sentence shall survive
termination of this Guaranty.
13. Amendments.
No
provision of this Guaranty may be waived, amended, supplemented or modified,
except by a written instrument executed by Administrative Agent for the benefit
of the Lender and Guarantor.
14. No
Waiver; Enforceability.
No
failure by Administrative Agent or any Lender to exercise, and no delay in
exercising, any right, remedy or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy or
power hereunder
preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein
provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law or
in
equity. The unenforceability or invalidity of any provision of this Guaranty
shall not affect the enforceability or validity of any other provision herein.
15. Assignment;
Governing Laws; Jurisdiction.
This
Guaranty shall (a) bind Guarantor and its successors and assigns, provided that
Guarantor may not assign its rights or obligations under this Guaranty without
the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and Lenders (and any attempted
assignment without such consent shall be void), (b) inure to the benefit of
Administrative Agent and Lenders and its successors and assigns and
Administrative Agent or any Lender may, without notice to Guarantor and without
affecting Guarantor’s obligations hereunder, assign or sell participations in
the Guaranteed Obligations and this Guaranty, in whole or in part, and (c)
be
governed by the internal laws of the State of New York without application
of
its conflicts of laws principles. Guarantor hereby irrevocably (i) submits
to
the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any United States Federal or State court
sitting in New York, New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Guaranty, and (ii) waives to the fullest extent permitted
by
law any defense asserting an inconvenient forum in connection therewith. Service
of process by Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with such action
or proceeding shall be binding on Guarantor if sent to such Guarantor by
registered or certified mail at its address specified in Schedule 10.02
of the
Credit Agreement. Guarantor agrees that Administrative Agent or any Lender
may
disclose to any prospective purchaser and any purchaser of all or part of the
Guaranteed Obligations any and all information in the possession of
Administrative Agent or any Lender concerning Guarantor, this Guaranty and
any
security for this Guaranty.
16. Condition
of Borrower. Guarantor
acknowledges and agrees that it has the sole responsibility for, and has
adequate means of, obtaining from Borrower such information concerning the
financial condition, business and operations of Borrower as such Guarantor
requires, and that neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any duty,
and
Guarantor is not relying on Administrative Agent or any Lender at any time,
to
disclose to Guarantor any information relating to the business, operations
or
financial condition of Borrower.
17. Setoff.
If and
to the extent any payment is not made when due hereunder, Administrative Agent
and each Lender may setoff and charge from time to time any amount so due
against any or all of Guarantor’s accounts or deposits with Administrative Agent
or such Lender.
18. Other
Guarantees.
Unless
otherwise agreed by Administrative Agent and Lenders and Guarantor in writing,
this Guaranty is not intended to supersede or otherwise affect any
other
guaranty
now or hereafter given by Guarantor for the benefit of the Lender or any term
or
provision thereof.
19. Representations
and Warranties.
Guarantor represents and warrants that (a) it is duly organized and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has full
capacity and right to make and perform this Guaranty, and all necessary
authority has been obtained; (b) this Guaranty constitutes its legal, valid
and
binding obligation enforceable in accordance with its terms; (c) the making
and
performance of this Guaranty does not and will not violate the provisions of
any
applicable law, regulation or order, and does not and will not result in the
breach of, or constitute a default or require any consent under, any material
agreement, instrument, or document to which it is a party or by which it or
any
of its property may be bound or affected; (d) all consents, approvals, licenses
and authorizations of, and filings and registrations with, any governmental
authority required under applicable law and regulations for the making and
performance of this Guaranty have been obtained or made and are in full force
and effect; (e) by virtue of its relationship with Borrower, the execution,
delivery and performance of this Guaranty is for the direct benefit of Guarantor
and each has received adequate consideration for this Guaranty; and (f) the
financial information that has been delivered to Lenders by or on behalf of
Guarantor is complete and correct in all respects and accurately presents the
financial condition and the operational results of such Guarantor and since
the
date of the most recent financial statements delivered to Lenders, there has
been no material adverse change in the financial condition or operational
results of such Guarantor.
20. Loan
Documents.
By
execution hereof, Guarantor covenants and agrees that certain representations
and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents are applicable to Guarantor,
and
Guarantor reaffirms that each such representation and warranty is true and
correct in every material respect. Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that this
Guaranty is subject to the offset provisions of the Loan Documents in favor
of
Administrative Agent. If the Credit Agreement shall cease to remain in effect
for any reason whatsoever during any period and any part of the Guaranteed
Obligations remain unpaid, then the terms, covenants, and agreements
incorporated herein by reference shall nevertheless continue in full force
and
effect as obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty. Guarantor shall take,
or
refrain from taking, as the case may be, each action that is necessary to be
taken or not taken, as the case may be, so that no Event of Default is caused
by
the failure to take or refrain from taking such action, as the case may
be.
21. Authority
of Administrative Agent.
Guarantor acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of Administrative
Agent under this Guaranty with respect to any action taken by Administrative
Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by Administrative Agent of any option,
right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or
resulting or arising out of this Guaranty shall, as between Administrative
Agent
and Lenders, be governed by the Credit Agreement and by such other agreements
with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them, but, as between
Administrative Agent and such Guarantor, Administrative Agent shall be
conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for Lenders with full and valid
authority so to act or refrain from acting, and no Guarantor shall be under
any
obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry respecting such authority.
22. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL; AND FINAL AGREEMENT. TO
THE
EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, GUARANTOR, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH
LENDER EACH WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT OR
PROCEEDING ON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS GUARANTY. THIS GUARANTY REPRESENTS THE
FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE
OF
PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
THERE
ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
23. Counterparts.
This
Guaranty may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number
of
separate counterparts and all of the said counterparts taken together shall
be
deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
Remainder
of Page Intentionally Blank.
Signature
Pages Follow.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Guaranty to be duly executed
and delivered as of the date first above written.
GUARANTOR:
CNL
HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.,
a
Maryland corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT
F-2
FORM
OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY
this
SUBSIDIARY guaranty agreement (this “Guaranty”)
is
entered into as of September 30, 2005, by each of the Subsidiaries listed
on Schedule 1
attached
hereto (collectively,
“Guarantors”
and
each individually, a “Guarantor”),
in
favor of Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity,
“Administrative
Agent”)
for
the banks and other financial institutions (“Lenders”)
that
are parties to the Credit Agreement described below.
CNL
Hospitality Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Borrower”),
is a
party to the Credit Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement (as the
same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the
“Credit
Agreement”)
among
Borrower, CNL Hotels and Resorts, Inc., Lenders, and Administrative Agent,
pursuant to which Lenders have agreed, among other things, to make Loans to
Borrower. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned
to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Borrower
is a member of an affiliated group of entities that includes each Guarantor;
Borrower
and Guarantors are engaged in related businesses, and each Guarantor will derive
substantial direct and indirect benefit from the making of the
Loans;
It
is a
condition precedent to the obligations of Lenders to make the Loans that
Guarantors shall execute and deliver this Guaranty in favor of Administrative
Agent for the benefit of Lenders;
NOW
THEREFORE, FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged,
and in consideration of the Loans, any credit and/or financial accommodation
heretofore or hereafter from time to time made or granted to Borrower under
the
Loan Documents by Administrative Agent and Lenders, each of the undersigned
Guarantors hereby jointly and severally furnishes its guaranty of the Guaranteed
Obligations (as hereinafter defined) as follows:
1. Guaranty.
Each of
the GGuarantors
hereby, jointly and severally, absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally
guarantees, as a guarantee of payment and not merely as a guarantee of
collection, prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, upon
acceleration or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of the Obligations
and
any and all other existing and future indebtedness and liabilities of every
kind, nature and character, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent,
liquidated or unliquidated, voluntary or involuntary, of Borrower to
Administrative Agent and Lenders arising under the Credit Agreement and the
Loan
Documents and all instruments, agreements and other documents of every kind
and
nature now or hereafter executed in connection with any Loan Document (including
all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and all costs, attorneys’
fees and expenses incurred by the Lender in connection with the collection
or
enforcement thereof) (collectively, the “Guaranteed
Obligations”)
irrespective of any law affecting the Guaranteed Obligations. The books and
records of Administrative Agent or any Lender showing the amount of the
Guaranteed Obligations shall be admissible in evidence in any action or
proceeding, and shall be binding upon Guarantor and conclusive for the purpose
of establishing the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations. This Guaranty shall
not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability
of
the Guaranteed Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing any
Guaranteed Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability,
perfection, or extent of any collateral therefor, or by any fact or circumstance
relating to the Guaranteed Obligations which might otherwise constitute a
defense to the obligations of any Guarantor under this Guaranty. Notwithstanding
any contrary provision, it is the intention of each Guarantor and Administrative
Agent that the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed by each Guarantor
by this Guaranty shall be in, but not in excess of, the maximum amount permitted
by fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer, or similar laws applicable to
each Guarantor. Accordingly, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in this Guaranty or any other agreement or instrument executed in connection
with the payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the amount of the
Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed by each Guarantor by this Guaranty shall
be
limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render
each Guarantor’s obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548
of
the
United
States Bankruptcy Code or
any
comparable provision of any applicable state law.
2. No
Setoff or Deductions; Taxes.
Each
Guarantor represents and warrants that it is incorporated or formed, and resides
in, the United States of America. All payments by each Guarantor hereunder
shall
be paid in full, without setoff or counterclaim or any deduction or withholding
whatsoever, including, without limitation, for any and all present and future
taxes. If each Guarantor must make a payment under this Guaranty, each Guarantor
represents and warrants that it will make the payment from one of its U.S.
resident offices to Administrative Agent or each Lender so that no withholding
tax is imposed on the payment. If notwithstanding the foregoing, each Guarantor
makes a payment under this Guaranty to which withholding tax applies, or any
taxes (other than taxes on net income (a) imposed by the country or any
subdivision of the country in which the principal office or actual lending
office of Administrative Agent or any Lender is located and (b) measured by
the
United States taxable income of Administrative Agent or any Lender would have
received if all payments under or in respect of this Guaranty were exempt from
taxes levied by such Guarantor’s country) are at any time imposed on any
payments under or in respect of this Guaranty including, but not limited to,
payments made pursuant to this Paragraph
2,
each
Guarantor shall pay all such taxes to the relevant authority in accordance
with
applicable law such that Administrative Agent or any Lender receives the sum
it
would have received had no such deduction or withholding been
made and
shall also pay to Administrative Agent or any Lender, on demand, all additional
amounts which Administrative Agent or any Lender specifies as necessary to
preserve the after-tax yield Administrative Agent or such Lender would have
received if such taxes had not been imposed. Each Guarantor shall promptly
provide Administrative Agent or any Lender with an original receipt or certified
copy issued by the relevant authority evidencing the payment of any such amount
required to be deducted or withheld.
3. No
Termination.
This
Guaranty is a continuing and irrevocable guaranty of all Guaranteed Obligations
now or hereafter existing and shall remain in full force and effect until all
Guaranteed Obligations and any other amounts payable under this Guaranty are
indefeasibly paid and performed in full and any commitments of the Lender or
facilities provided by the Lender with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations
are
terminated. At Administrative Agent or any Lender’s option, all payments under
this Guaranty shall be made
to an
office of Administrative
Agent or any Lender
located
in the
United States and in Dollars.
4. Waiver
of Notices.
Each
Guarantor waives notice of the acceptance of this Guaranty and of the extension
or continuation of the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof. Each
Guarantor further waives presentment, protest, notice, dishonor or default,
notice of intention to accelerate, notice of acceleration, demand for payment
and any other notices to which each Guarantor might otherwise be
entitled.
5. Subrogation.
Each
Guarantor shall exercise no right of subrogation, contribution or similar rights
with respect to any payments it makes under this Guaranty until all of the
Guaranteed Obligations and any amounts payable under this Guaranty are
indefeasibly paid and performed in full and any commitments of Lenders or
facilities provided by Lenders with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations are
terminated. If any amounts are paid to any Guarantor in violation of the
foregoing limitation, then
such
amounts shall be held in trust for the benefit of Lenders and shall forthwith
be
paid to Lenders to reduce the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether
matured or unmatured.
6. Waiver
of Suretyship Defenses.
Each
Guarantor agrees that Lenders may, at any time and from time to time, and
without notice to any Guarantor, make any agreement with Borrower or with any
other person or entity liable on any of the Guaranteed Obligations or providing
collateral as security for the Guaranteed Obligations, for the extension,
renewal, payment, compromise, discharge or release of the Guaranteed Obligations
or any Collateral (in whole or in part), or for any modification or amendment
of
the terms thereof or of any instrument or agreement evidencing the Guaranteed
Obligations or the provision of Collateral, any change in the corporate
existence or structure of Borrower, any law, regulation, decree, or order,
or
any other event affecting any term of the Guaranteed Obligations, all without
in
any way impairing, releasing, discharging or otherwise affecting the obligations
of Guarantors under this Guaranty. Each Guarantor waives any defense arising
by
reason of any disability or other defense of Borrower or any other guarantor,
or
the cessation from any cause whatsoever of the liability of Borrower, or any
claim that each Guarantor’s obligations exceed or are more burdensome than those
of Borrower and waives the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting
the
liability of each Guarantor hereunder to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Each Guarantor waives any right to enforce any remedy which Administrative
Agent
or any Lender now has or may hereafter have against Borrower and waives any
benefit of and any right to participate in any security now or hereafter held
by
Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders. Further, each Guarantor
consents to the taking of, or failure to take, any action which might in any
manner or to any extent vary the risks of each Guarantor under this Guaranty
or
which, but for this provision, might operate as a discharge of each Guarantor.
7. Exhaustion
of Other Remedies Not Required.
The
obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are those of primary obligor, and not
merely as surety, and are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations. Each
Guarantor waives diligence by Administrative Agent or any Lender and action
on
delinquency in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof,
including, without limitation any provisions of law requiring Administrative
Agent or any Lender to exhaust any right or remedy or to take any action against
Borrower, any other guarantor or any other person, entity or property before
enforcing this Guaranty against each Guarantor.
8. Reinstatement.
Notwithstanding anything in this Guaranty to the contrary, this Guaranty shall
continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time
any payment of any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations is revoked, terminated,
rescinded or reduced or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the
insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Borrower or any other person or
entity or otherwise, as if such payment had not been made and whether or not
the
Lender is in possession of or has released this Guaranty and regardless of
any
prior revocation, rescission, termination or reduction.
9. Subordination.
Each
Guarantor hereby subordinates the payment of all obligations and indebtedness
of
Borrowers owing to each Guarantor, whether now existing or hereafter arising,
including but not limited to any obligation of Borrower to any Guarantor as
subrogee of Administrative Agent or any Lender or resulting from each
Guarantor’s performance under this Guaranty, to the indefeasible payment in full
of all Guaranteed Obligations. If Administrative Agent or any Lender so
requests, any such obligation or indebtedness of Borrower to each Guarantor
shall be enforced and performance received by each Guarantor as trustee for
Administrative Agent or any Lender and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over
to Administrative Agent or any Lender on account of the Guaranteed Obligations,
but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of each Guarantor
under this Guaranty.
10. Information.
Each
Guarantor agrees to furnish promptly to Administrative Agent or any Lender
any
and all financial or other information regarding such Guarantor or its property
as Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request in
writing.
11. Stay
of Acceleration.
In the
event that acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Guaranteed
Obligations is stayed, upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of
Borrower or any other person or entity, or otherwise, all such amounts shall
nonetheless be payable by each Guarantor immediately upon demand by
Administrative Agent or any Lender.
12. Expenses.
Each
Guarantor shall pay on demand all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses and the allocated cost and disbursements of
internal legal counsel) in any way relating to the enforcement or protection
of
the rights of Administrative Agent or any Lender under this Guaranty, including
any incurred in the preservation, protection or enforcement of any rights of
Administrative Agent or any Lender in any case commenced by or against any
Guarantor under the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11, United States Code) or any
similar or successor statute. The obligations of Guarantor under the preceding
sentence shall survive termination of this Guaranty.
13. Amendments.
No
provision of this Guaranty may be waived, amended, supplemented or modified,
except by a written instrument executed by Administrative Agent for the benefit
of the Lender and each Guarantor.
14. No
Waiver; Enforceability.
No
failure by Administrative Agent or any Lender to exercise, and no delay in
exercising, any right, remedy or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy or
power hereunder
preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein
provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law or
in
equity. The unenforceability or invalidity of any provision of this Guaranty
shall not affect the enforceability or validity of any other provision herein.
15. Assignment;
Governing Laws; Jurisdiction.
This
Guaranty shall (a) bind each Guarantor and its successors and assigns,
provided that
each
Guarantor may not assign its rights or obligations under this Guaranty without
the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and Lenders (and any attempted
assignment without such consent shall be void), (b) inure to the benefit of
Administrative Agent and Lenders and its successors and assigns and
Administrative Agent or any Lender may, without notice to any Guarantor and
without affecting any Guarantor’s obligations hereunder, assign or sell
participations in the Guaranteed Obligations and this Guaranty, in whole or
in
part, and (c) be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York without
application of its conflicts of laws principles. Each Guarantor hereby
irrevocably (i) submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any United States
Federal or State court sitting in New York, New York in any action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Guaranty, and (ii) waives to the fullest
extent permitted by law any defense asserting an inconvenient forum in
connection therewith. Service of process by Administrative Agent or any Lender
in connection with such action or proceeding shall be binding on each Guarantor
if sent to such Guarantor by registered or certified mail at its address
specified in Schedule 10.02
of the
Credit Agreement. Each Guarantor agrees that Administrative Agent or any Lender
may disclose to any prospective purchaser and any purchaser of all or part
of
the Guaranteed Obligations any and all information in the possession of
Administrative Agent or any Lender concerning each Guarantor, this Guaranty
and
any security for this Guaranty.
16. Condition
of Borrower. Each
Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it has the sole responsibility for,
and
has adequate means of, obtaining from Borrower such information concerning
the
financial condition, business and operations of Borrower as such Guarantor
requires, and that neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any duty,
and
each Guarantor is not relying on Administrative Agent or any Lender at any
time,
to disclose to each Guarantor any information relating to the business,
operations or financial condition of Borrower.
17. Setoff.
If and
to the extent any payment is not made when due hereunder, Administrative Agent
and each Lender may setoff and charge from time to time any amount so due
against any or all of Guarantors’ accounts or deposits with Administrative Agent
or such Lender.
18. Other
Guarantees.
Unless
otherwise agreed by Administrative Agent and Lenders and Guarantors in writing,
this Guaranty is not intended to supersede or otherwise affect any other
guaranty now or hereafter given by Guarantors for the benefit of the Lender
or
any term or provision thereof.
19. Representations
and Warranties.
Each
Guarantor represents and warrants that (a) it is duly organized and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has full
capacity and right to make and perform this Guaranty, and all necessary
authority has been obtained; (b) this Guaranty constitutes its legal, valid
and
binding obligation enforceable in accordance with its terms; (c) the making
and
performance of this Guaranty does not and will not violate the provisions of
any
applicable law, regulation or order, and does not and will not result in the
breach of, or constitute a default or require any consent under, any material
agreement, instrument, or document to which it is a party or by which it or
any
of its property may be bound or affected; (d) all consents, approvals, licenses
and authorizations of, and filings and registrations with, any governmental
authority required under applicable law and regulations for the making and
performance of this Guaranty have been obtained or made and are in full force
and effect; (e) by virtue of its relationship with Borrower, the execution,
delivery and performance of this Guaranty is for the direct benefit of each
Guarantor and each has received adequate consideration for this Guaranty; and
(f) the financial information that has been delivered to Lenders by or on behalf
of each Guarantor is complete and correct in all respects and accurately
presents the financial condition and the operational results of such Guarantor
and since the date of the most recent financial statements delivered to Lenders,
there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition or
operational results of such Guarantor.
20. Loan
Documents. By
execution hereof, each Guarantor covenants and agrees that certain
representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents are applicable
to
Guarantors, and each Guarantor reaffirms that each such representation and
warranty is true and correct in every material respect. Each Guarantor
acknowledges and agrees that this Guaranty is subject to the offset provisions
of the Loan Documents in favor of Administrative Agent. If the Credit Agreement
shall cease to remain in effect for any reason whatsoever during any period
and
any part of the Guaranteed Obligations remain unpaid, then the terms, covenants,
and agreements incorporated herein by reference shall nevertheless continue
in
full force and effect as obligations of each Guarantor under this Guaranty.
Each
Guarantor shall take, or refrain from taking, as the case may be, each action
that is necessary to be taken or not taken, as the case may be, so that no
Event
of Default is caused by the failure to take or refrain from taking such action,
as the case may be.
21. Authority
of Administrative Agent.
Each
Guarantor acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of Administrative
Agent under this Guaranty with respect to any action taken by
Administrative
Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by Administrative Agent of any option,
right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or
resulting or arising out of this Guaranty shall, as between Administrative
Agent
and Lenders, be governed by the Credit Agreement and by such other agreements
with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them, but, as between
Administrative Agent and such Guarantor, Administrative Agent shall be
conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for Lenders with full and valid
authority so to act or refrain from acting, and no Guarantor shall be under
any
obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry respecting such authority.
22. Additional
Guarantors.
From
time to time subsequent to the time hereof, additional Subsidiaries of Parent
may become parties hereto as additional guarantors (each an “Additional
Guarantor”)
by
executing a counterpart of this Guaranty in the form of Exhibit A
attached
hereto. Upon delivery of any such counterpart to Administrative Agent, notice
of
which is hereby waived by Guarantors, each such Additional Guarantor shall
be a
Guarantor and shall be a party hereto as if such Additional Guarantor were
an
original signatory hereof. Each Guarantor expressly agrees that its obligations
arising hereunder shall not be affected or diminished by the addition or release
of any other Guarantor hereunder, or by any election by Administrative Agent
not
to cause any Subsidiaries of Borrower to become an Additional Guarantor
hereunder. This Guaranty shall be fully effective as to any Guarantor that
is or
becomes a party hereto regardless of whether any such person becomes or fails
to
become or ceases to be a Guarantor hereunder.
23. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL; AND FINAL AGREEMENT. TO
THE
EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH GUARANTOR, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
AND
EACH LENDER EACH WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT
OR
PROCEEDING ON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS GUARANTY. THIS GUARANTY REPRESENTS THE
FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE
OF
PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
THERE
ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
24. Counterparts.
This
Guaranty may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number
of
separate counterparts and all of the said counterparts taken together shall
be
deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
Remainder
of Page Intentionally Blank.
Signature
Pages Follow.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guaranty to be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
GUARANTORS:
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[TO
BE PROVIDED]
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SCHEDULE
1
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EXHIBIT
A
Subsidiary
Guaranty
COUNTERPART
TO CONTINUING GUARANTY
In
witness whereof, the undersigned Additional Guarantor has caused this Guaranty
to be executed by delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of
,
20____.
[NAME
OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR]
By:
Name:
Title:
Address
for Notice:
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EXHIBIT
G
BORROWING
BASE REPORT
REPORTING
DATE:
To:
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Bank
of America, N.A., as Administrative
Agent
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30,
2005
(as amended, restated, extended, supplemented, or otherwise modified in writing
from time to time, the “Agreement;”
the
terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among CNL
Hospitality Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Borrower”),
CNL
Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a Maryland corporation, the Lenders from time to
time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and
L/C
Issuer.
The
undersigned hereby certifies and warrants to Administrative Agent and Lenders
on
behalf of Borrower as follows:
I.
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I
am a duly qualified and acting Responsible Officer of Borrower, and
I am
familiar with the financial statements and financial affairs of the
Loan
Parties. I am authorized to execute this Borrowing Base Report on
behalf
of the Loan Parties.
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II.
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Attached
hereto as Schedule 1
are true and correct computations of the Borrowing Base and the Borrowing
Base Debt Service Coverage Ratio under the Credit Agreement as of
the date
set forth below.
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Borrower
further represents and warrants to Administrative Agent and Lenders that the
representations and warranties contained in Article VI
of the
Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of
the
date of this Borrowing Base Report as if made on and as of the date hereof
(except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly refer
to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of such earlier date and except to the extent that (a)
Administrative Agent and Lenders have been notified in writing by Borrower
that
any representation or warranty is not correct and the Required Lenders have
explicitly waived in writing compliance with such representation or warranty
or
(b) any representation or warranty has been qualified by the updated information
reflected in, and as permitted under, the Compliance Certificate submitted
by
Borrower to Administrative Agent periodically), and that no Event of Default
or
Default has occurred and is continuing, except as disclosed in an attachment
to
this Borrowing Base Report.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Borrowing Base Report to be executed
and delivered on this ___ day of __________, 200_.
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CNL HOSPITALITY PARTNERS, LP, a Delware
limited partnership
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By: CNL HOSPITALITY GP CORP., a Delware corporation, it General Partner |
By: | /s/ | |
Name: |
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Title |
SCHEDULE
1 to Borrowing Base Report
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(See
attached computations of the Borrowing Base and the Borrowing Base
Debt
Service Coverage Ratio)
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[Form
to be Agreed to by Administrative Agent and Borrower]
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EXHIBIT
H
SURVEY
REQUIREMENTS
1. Field
Note Description.
The
Survey shall contain a certified metes and bounds description complying with
the
following: (a) the beginning point shall be established by a monument located
at
the beginning point, or by reference to a nearby monument; (b) the sides of
the
Land shall be described by giving the distances and bearings of each; (c) the
distances, bearings, and angles shall be taken from an instrument survey by
a
registered professional engineer or registered professional land surveyor;
(d)
curved sides shall be described by data including: length of arc, central angle,
radius of circle for the arc and chord distance, and bearing; (e) the
description shall be a single perimeter description of the entire Land, if
and
as instructed, there shall also be a separate metes and bounds description
of
one or more constituent tracts out of the Land; (f) the description shall
include a reference to all streets, alleys, and other rights-of-way that abut
the Land, and the width of all rights-of-way mentioned shall be given the first
time these rights-of-way are referred to; (g) for each boundary line abutting
a
street, road, alley or other means of access, the description must, in calling
the boundary line, state that the boundary line and the right-of-way line are
the same; (h) if the Land has been recorded on a map or plat as part of an
abstract or subdivision, reference to such recording data shall be made; and
(i)
the total acreage and square footage of the Land shall be
certified.
2. Lot
and Block Description.
If the
Land consists of one or more complete lots or blocks included within a properly
established recorded subdivision or addition, then a lot and block description
will be an acceptable substitute for a metes and bounds description,
provided that
the lot
and block description must completely and properly identify the name or
designation of the recorded subdivision or addition and give the recording
information therefor.
3. Map
or
Plat.
The
Survey shall also contain a certified map or plat clearly showing the following:
(a) the Land; (b) the relation of the point of beginning of the Land to the
monument from which it is fixed; (c) all easements, streets, roads, alleys
and
rights-of-way on or abutting the Land, showing recording information therefor
by
volume and page; (d) if the Land has been recorded on a map or plat as part
of
an abstract or subdivision, all survey lines must be shown, and all lot and
block lines (with distances and bearings) and numbers, must be shown; (e) the
established building setback lines, if any, including those by restrictive
covenant, recorded plat and zoning ordinance (identifying the source in each
case, by volume and page reference if applicable); (f) all easements appurtenant
to said Land, with recording information by volume and page; (g) the boundary
lines of the street or streets abutting the Land and the width of said streets
and the width of the rights-of-way therefor; (h) the distance from the nearest
intersecting street or road to the Land; (i) all structures and improvements
on
the Land (with designation and dimensions thereof and of each party wall, if
any) with horizontal lengths of all sides and the relation thereof by distances
to (1) all boundary lines of the Land, (2) easements, (3) established building
lines, and (4) street lines; (j) the types of materials comprising the exterior
walls and roofs of all buildings; (k) all street addresses of improvements
on
the Land; (l) all curb cuts, driveways, fences, sidewalks, xxxxxx and
landscaping; (m) the number of stories of all multi-story structures; (n) the
location, type and size of all utility lines as they service the Land and
Improvements (sewer, water, gas, electric and telephone); (o) all encroachments
and protrusions, if any, from or upon the Land or any improvements thereon
or
upon any easement, building setback line or other restricted area, with exact
measurements; (p) all parking and paved areas, including the number of vehicles
that may be parked; (q) all distances, angles and other calls contained in
the
legal description; (r) the location, type and size of all monuments, and as
to
each monument, indication whether it was found or placed by the surveyor; (s)
the boundaries of any flood hazard area or flood plain area in which any part
of
the Land lies, with the map number, date and source (Tribunal) of each flood
map
shown; (t) all surface water bodies or courses; (u) the date of any revisions
subsequent to the initial survey prepared pursuant to these requirements; (v)
a
legend explaining the meaning of all symbols used on the plat; and (w) the
scale
of all distances and dimensions on the plat.
4. Certification.
The
certification for the property description and the map or plat shall be
addressed to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders, Borrower and
the
Title Insurer, signed by the surveyor (a registered professional land surveyor
or registered professional engineer), bearing current date, registration number,
and seal, and shall be in the following form or its substantial
equivalent:
This
is
to certify to Lenders, Borrower and Title Insurer that this map or plat and
the
survey on which it is based were made in accordance with "Minimum Standard
Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys" jointly established and
adopted by ALTA, ACSM and NSPS in 1999, and pursuant to the Accuracy Standards
as
adopted by ALTA, NSPS and ACSM and in effect on the date of this certification.
The undersigned hereby certifies that the Positional Uncertainties resulting
from the survey measurements made on the survey do not exceed the allowable
Positional Tolerance.
The
undersigned further certifies to Lenders, Borrower and the Title Insurer that
(a) this survey is true and correct and was made on the ground under my
supervision as per the field notes shown hereon and correctly shows the boundary
lines and dimensions and area of the land indicated hereon and each individual
parcel thereof indicated hereon; (b) all monuments shown hereon actually exist,
and the location, size and type of such monuments are correctly shown; (c)
the
subject Property described in this survey is the same land as described in
the
title commitment described below; (d) this survey and the information, courses
and distances shown on the survey are correct; (e) this survey correctly shows
the size, location and type of all buildings, structures, other improvements
and
visible items on the subject Property and that all buildings and improvements
are within the boundary lines and applicable set back lines of the subject
Property; (f) this survey correctly shows the location and dimensions of all
alleys, streets, roads, rights-of-way, easements, building setback lines and
other matters of record of which the undersigned has been advised affecting
the
subject Property according to the legal description in such easements and other
matters (with instrument, book, and page number indicated); (g) there are no
violations of zoning ordinances, restrictions or other rules and regulations
with reference to the location of the buildings and improvements: (h) except
as
shown, there are no visible (1) improvements, easements, rights-of-way, party
walls, drainage ditches, streams, uses, discrepancies or conflicts, (2) party
walls or encroachments onto adjoining premises, streets, or alleys by any of
said buildings, structures, or other improvements, (3) encroachments onto the
subject Property by buildings, structures, or other improvements on adjoining
premises, or (4) encroachments on any easement, building setback line or other
restricted area by any buildings, structures or other improvements on the
subject Property; (i) the distance from the nearest intersecting street or
road
is as shown hereon; (j) the subject Property abuts a dedicated public street
or
road as shown hereon; (k) all utility services required for the operation of
the
subject Property either enter the subject Property through adjoining public
streets, or this survey shows the point of entry and location of any utilities
that pass through or are located on the adjoining premises; (l) any discharge
into streams, rivers or other conveyance system is shown on this survey; (m)
if
the subject Property consists of two or more parcels having common boundaries,
those parcels are contiguous along the common boundaries; (n) except as shown,
no part of the Property is located in a 100-year Flood Plain or in an identified
"flood
prone area,"
as
defined pursuant to the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended,
as
reflected by Flood Insurance Rate Map Panel # _____________ dated
,
which
such map panel covers the area in which the Property is situated and this survey
correctly indicates the zone designation of any area as being in the 100-year
Flood Plain or “flood
prone area”;
(o) no
portion of the subject Property lies within a delineated wetlands area under
federal, state or local law or policy; (p) except as shown on this survey,
the
subject Property does not serve any adjoining premises for drainage, utilities,
or ingress or egress; (q) the record description of the subject Property forms
a
mathematically closed figure; and (r) the subject Property has a tax map
designation separate and distinct from that of any other premises and the
subject Property is a separate, legally subdivided parcel. The undersigned
has
received and examined a copy of the Title Insurance Commitment No.
_______________ issued by the Title Insurer for the Property as well as a copy
of each instrument listed therein, and the location of any matter shown thereon,
to the extent it can be located, has been shown on this survey.