EXHIBIT 10.1
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THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.,
AIMCO/BETHESDA HOLDINGS, INC., AND
NHP MANAGEMENT COMPANY
as Borrowers,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent and Letter of Credit Issuing Lender,
FLEET NATIONAL BANK,
as Co-Lead Agent and Syndication Agent,
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK,
as Documentation Agent
and
THE OTHER FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO
Dated as of November 6, 0000
XXXX XX XXXXXXX SECURITIES LLC
and
FLEET SECURITIES INC.,
as Co-Lead Arrangers
and
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
as
Sole Book Manager
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT")
is entered into as of November 6, 2001, by and among AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership ("AIMCO"), AIMCO/BETHESDA HOLDINGS, INC., a
Delaware corporation ("AIMCO/BETHESDA") and NHP MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a District
of Columbia corporation ("NHP MANAGEMENT") (AIMCO, AIMCO/Bethesda and NHP
Management, collectively referred to as "BORROWERS"), each lender from time to
time party hereto (collectively, "LENDERS" and individually, a "LENDER"), BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A. ("BANK OF AMERICA"), as Administrative Agent (in such capacity
"ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT"), Issuing Lender and a Co-Lead Agent, FLEET NATIONAL BANK
("FLEET"), as a Lender, a Co-Lead Agent, and Syndication Agent, and FIRST UNION
NATIONAL BANK ("FIRST UNION"), as a Lender and Documentation Agent.
RECITAL
WHEREAS, Borrowers, the Lenders named therein, Bank of
America, as administrative agent, issuing lender and a co-lead agent, Fleet
National Bank, as a co-lead agent and syndication agent, and First Union
National Bank, as documentation agent, entered into that certain Second Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 20, 2000 (as amended, the
"ORIGINAL AGREEMENT");
WHEREAS, Borrowers have paid in full all amounts outstanding
under that certain Interim Credit Agreement dated as of September 20, 2000 (the
"Bridge Credit Agreement") between Borrowers, Bank of America, as administrative
agent, Xxxxxx Commercial Paper Inc., as syndication agent, Fleet National Bank,
as documentation agent, the other financial institutions party thereto and Banc
of America Securities LLC and Xxxxxx Brothers Inc., as joint lead arrangers and
joint book managers, respectively;
WHEREAS, Borrowers desire certain modifications to the
Original Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to amend and restate various
terms and provisions of the Original Agreement as set forth herein and to
reflect the payment in full of all amounts outstanding under the Bridge Credit
Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements, provisions
and covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
SECTION 1.
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
1.01 DEFINED TERMS.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
meanings set forth below:
"Acquisition Agreement" means that certain Acquisition
Agreement dated as of June 28, 2000, by and among the REIT, AIMCO, NHP
Management Company and Aimco/NHP
Properties, Inc., as buyers, and Xxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, as sellers,
together with any amendments or modifications thereto approved by Administrative
Agent in writing.
"Adjusted Total Corporate EBITDA" means, for any period, the
Total Corporate EBITDA for such period minus the Capital Expenditure Reserve as
of the last day of such period.
"Adjusted Total NOI" means, for any period, Borrowers', the
Guarantors' and their respective Affiliates' pro-rata share of Net Operating
Income, including the Borrowers', Guarantors' and their respective Affiliates'
pro-rata share of Net Operating Income from unconsolidated Persons, less the
Capital Expenditure Reserve as of the last day of such period.
"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 in Schedule 10.02, or such
other address or account as Administrative Agent hereafter may designate by
written notice to Borrowers and Lenders.
"Administrative Agent-Related Persons" means Administrative
Agent (including any successor agent), together with its Affiliates (including,
in the case of Administrative Agent, Banc of America Securities LLC), and the
officers, directors, employees, agents and attorneys-in-fact of such Persons and
Affiliates.
"Affiliate", as applied to any Person, means any other Person
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect
common control with, that Person. A Person shall be deemed to be "controlled by"
any other Person if such other Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power
(a) to vote 10% or more of the securities (on a fully diluted basis) having
ordinary voting power for the election of directors or managing general
partners; or (b) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies
of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.
"Agreement" means this Third Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in
writing from time to time.
"Ancillary Services" means real property asset management,
accounting, ordering and inventory services and other property related services
provided by AIMCO/NHP Holdings, Inc. and NHP A&R Services, Inc. and any other
entities so designated by Borrowers as a provider of Ancillary Services and
acceptable to Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
"Applicable Margin" means, (i) during the period from the
Closing Date to and including July 31, 2002, the following amounts per annum,
based upon the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent
Compliance Certificate received by Administrative Agent pursuant to Section
6.02(b):
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APPLICABLE MARGIN
(IN BASIS POINTS PER ANNUM)
FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE OFFSHORE
PRICING LEVEL RATIO RATE+ BASE RATE+
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1 > or = to 2.00:1 205 55
2 > or = to 1.85:1 230 80
but < 2.00:1
3 < 1.85:1 255 105
(ii) during the period from and including August 1, 2002 to
the Revolving Commitment Termination date, the following amounts per annum,
based upon the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent
Compliance Certificate received by Administrative Agent pursuant to Section
6.02(b) and the Credit Rating in effect on such date (if applicable):
APPLICABLE MARGIN
(IN BASIS POINTS PER ANNUM)
FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE OFFSHORE
PRICING LEVEL RATIO AND CREDIT RATING RATE+ BASE RATE+
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1 > or = to 2.00:1 and 160 20
Threshold Rating achieved
2 > or = to 2.00:1 190 45
3 > or = to 1.85:1 210 70
but < 2.00:1
4 < 1.85:1 235 95
The Applicable Margin for all periods prior to the Revolving
Commitment Termination Date shall be in effect from the date the most recent
Compliance Certificate is received by Administrative Agent to but excluding the
date the next Compliance Certificate is received; provided, however, that if
Borrowers fail to timely deliver the next Compliance Certificate, the Applicable
Margin from the date such Compliance Certificate was due to but excluding the
date such Compliance Certificate is received by Administrative Agent shall be
the
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highest pricing level set forth above, and, thereafter, the pricing level
indicated by such Compliance Certificate when received.
In the event that the Maturity Date is extended past the
Revolving Commitment Termination Date pursuant to Section 2.13, for all periods
after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, the Applicable Margin for Base
Rate Loans shall be 115 basis points per annum and the Applicable Margin for
Offshore Rate Loans shall be 255 basis points per annum.
"Assignment and Acceptance" means an Assignment and Acceptance
substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
"Attorney Costs" means and includes all reasonable fees and
disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel and the allocated cost
of internal legal services and all disbursements of internal counsel.
"Audited Financial Statements" means the audited consolidated
balance sheets of the REIT and Borrowers, in each case for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash
flows for such fiscal year of the REIT and Borrowers.
"Bank of America" means Bank of America, N.A.
"BAS" means Banc of America Securities LLC.
"Base Rate" means a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the
higher of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% and (b) the rate of interest
in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of
America as its "prime rate" in effect at its principal office in Charlotte,
North Carolina. The prime rate is a rate set by Bank of America based upon
various factors including Bank of America'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 the "prime rate" announced by Bank of America shall take effect at
the opening of business on the day specific in the public announcement of such
change.
"Base Rate Loan" means a Loan which bears interest based on
the Base Rate.
"Borrowers" has the meaning set forth in the introductory
paragraph hereto. Any reference to Borrowers herein shall be deemed to refer to
each Person constituting Borrowers, and the responsibilities, obligations and
covenants of each such Person under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
shall be joint and several unless expressly stated otherwise herein or the
context otherwise requires; provided, however, that the obligations of Borrowers
with respect to delivery of reports, financial statements and certifications may
be performed by AIMCO for or on behalf of either or both of AIMCO/Bethesda or
NHP Management, as applicable.
"Borrower Party" means Borrowers or any Person other than
Lenders and any Affiliates of Lenders, Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender,
Syndication Agent, Documentation Agent, or any Co-Lead Agent or Co-Lead Arranger
from time to time party to a Loan Document.
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"Borrowers Pledge Agreement" means the Borrowers Pledge
Agreement executed and delivered by the Borrower Parties in connection with this
Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit G annexed hereto, as such
Borrowers Pledge Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time.
"Borrowing" and "Borrow" each mean, a borrowing hereunder
consisting of Loans of the same type made on the same day and, other than in the
case of Base Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period.
"Bridge
Credit Agreement" means that certain Interim
Credit
Agreement dated as of September 20, 2000 between Borrowers, Bank of America, as
administrative agent, Xxxxxx Commercial Paper Inc., as syndication agent, Fleet
National Bank, as documentation agent, the other financial institutions party
thereto and BAS and Xxxxxx Brothers Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint book
managers.
"Bridge Loan" means that certain term loan facility in an
amount not to exceed $305,000,000 which Bank of America, N.A. and Xxxxxx
Commercial Paper Inc. previously extended to Borrowers pursuant to the Bridge
Credit Agreement and which term loan has been repaid in full.
"Bridge Loan Documents" means the Bridge Credit Agreement and
the "Loan Documents" as defined therein.
"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 Lender's lending office is located
and, if such day relates to any Offshore Rate Loan, means any such day on which
dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the offshore
Dollar interbank market.
"Capital Expenditures" means, for any period and with respect
to any Person, the aggregate of all expenditures by such Person for the
acquisition or leasing of fixed or capital assets or additions to equipment or
Property (including replacements, capitalized repairs and improvements during
such period, but excluding Enhancements and Initial Capital Expenditures) which
should be capitalized under GAAP on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person.
For the purpose of this definition, the purchase price of equipment which is
purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment owned by such
Person or with insurance proceeds shall be included in "Capital Expenditures"
only to the extent of the gross amount of such purchase price, less the credit
granted by the seller of such equipment for such equipment being traded in at
such time, or the amount of such proceeds, as the case may be.
"Capital Expenditure Reserve" means as of any date of
determination, the product of (a) $400 per apartment unit (subject to adjustment
as provided below), and (b) the sum of (i) the number of apartment units owned
by Borrowers, any Guarantors or any of their Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries during
such period plus (ii) the number of apartment units that constitute Non-Wholly
Owned Properties which is proportionate to the ownership interest of any
Borrower, any Guarantors or any of their Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries in such
Non-Wholly Owned Properties, measured at the end of the most recent calendar
quarter ending prior to such date of
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determination. Administrative Agent shall review the Capital Expenditure Reserve
as of the last day of each calendar year and, based on such review, shall adjust
the per apartment unit charge in clause (a) hereof to the extent necessary to
cause the Capital Expenditure Reserve to equal or exceed Borrowers', Guarantors'
and their respective Subsidiaries' aggregate proportionate ownership interest of
actual Capital Expenditures, excluding Enhancements and Initial Capital
Expenditures, for the four calendar quarters preceding the date of such review.
"Capital Lease" means any leasing or similar arrangement
which, in accordance with GAAP, is classified as a capital lease.
"Capital Lease Obligations" means, with respect to any Person,
the amount at which such Person's obligations under Capital Leases are required
to be carried on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.
"Cash" means money, currency or a credit balance in any
demand, time, savings, passbook or like account with a bank, savings and loan
association, credit union or like organization, other than an account evidenced
by a negotiable certificate of deposit.
"Cash Equivalents" means:
(a) securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the
United States Government or any agency thereof and backed by the full
faith and credit of the United States having maturities of not more
than six months from the date of acquisition;
(b) certificates of deposit, time deposits, demand deposits,
eurodollar time deposits, repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase
agreements, or bankers' acceptances, having in each case a term of not
more than three (3) months, issued by Administrative Agent, or by any
U.S. commercial bank (or any branch or agency of a non-U.S. bank
licensed to conduct business in the U.S.) having combined capital and
surplus of not less than $100,000,000 whose short-term securities are
rated at least A-1 by S&P and P-1 by Xxxxx'x; provided, however, such
Investments may not be made in amounts in excess of $1,000,000 with any
lender that is owed Indebtedness in excess of $1,000,000 by Borrowers,
the REIT or any Subsidiary (other than (i) the Obligations and funds
held by Bank of America cash investments services, including, without
limitation, Nations Funds, FundsSweep and overnight repos, and (ii) any
balances of Borrowers, REIT or any Subsidiary held by any Lender so
long as such balances are maintained in compliance with Sections 10.05
and 10.6 herein) unless such bank waives in writing (in form and
substance satisfactory to the Requisite Lenders) its right to set-off
such Investment against such Indebtedness;
(c) demand deposits on deposit in accounts maintained at
commercial banks having membership in the FDIC and in amounts not
exceeding the maximum amounts of insurance thereunder; and
(d) commercial paper of an issuer rated at least A-1 by S&P or
P-1 by Xxxxx'x and in either case having a term of not more than three
(3) months.
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"Closing Date" means the date all the conditions precedent in
Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 4.01.
"Co-Borrower" is defined in Section 10.25.
"Co-Lead Agents" means Bank of America and Fleet. The Co-Lead
Agents, in their capacity as a Co-Lead Agent, shall have no duties or
responsibilities in addition to those of a Lender as provided under this
Agreement.
"Co-Lead Arrangers" means BAS and Fleet Securities Inc., in
their capacity as co-lead arrangers hereunder.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
from time to time.
"Collateral Documents" means the Borrowers Pledge Agreement
and all other instruments or documents delivered by Borrowers, the REIT, or any
of their Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents in order to grant to Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, a
Lien on any real, personal or mixed property of that Person as security for the
Obligations.
"Combined Commitments" has the meaning assigned to such term
in the definition of "Commitment". The Combined Commitments are $400,000,000.00.
"Commitment" means, for each Lender, the obligation of such
Lender to make Extensions of Credit in an aggregate principal amount not
exceeding the amount set forth opposite such Lender's name on Schedule 2.01 at
any one time outstanding, as such amount may be reduced or adjusted from time to
time in accordance with this Agreement (collectively, the "Combined
Commitments."
"Committed Loan" means a Loan of any type made to Borrowers by
Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares pursuant to Section
2.01, except as otherwise provided herein.
"Committed Loan Note" means a promissory note made by
Borrowers in favor of a Lender evidencing Committed Loans made by such Lender,
substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1 (collectively, the "Committed Loan
Notes").
"Compliance Certificate" means a certificate in the form of
Exhibit B, properly completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrowers.
"Consolidated Interest Expense" means for any Person and for
any period, the Interest Expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such
period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Net Income" means for any Person and for any
period, the net income (or loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period
determined in conformity with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded (a)
any after-tax gains or losses attributable to dispositions of property, (b) (to
the
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extent not included in clause (a) above) any net extraordinary gains or net
non-cash extraordinary losses, and (c) income from Borrower's and its
Subsidiaries' minority interests in operating partnerships.
"Consolidated Net Worth" means, as of any date of
determination and without double counting any item, the sum of the capital stock
or other capital equity interests and additional paid-in capital plus retained
earnings (or minus accumulated deficits) of the REIT, Borrowers and their
respective Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis determined in conformity with
GAAP.
"Consolidated Operations EBITDA" means, for any period, the
sum of the amounts for such period of (a) Consolidated Net Income, plus (b)
Consolidated Interest Expense, plus (c) total depreciation expense, plus (d)
total amortization expense, plus (e) provisions for taxes based on income, plus
(f) other non-cash items or non-cash charges reducing Consolidated Net Income
arising in the ordinary course of business less other non-cash items increasing
Consolidated Net Income arising in the ordinary course of business minus (g) the
sum of (1) Borrowers and their Subsidiaries' earnings or losses from
unconsolidated partnerships and unconsolidated subsidiaries plus (2) income from
Borrowers and their Subsidiaries' minority interests in other entities plus (3)
interest income from intercompany notes, all of the foregoing, except as
otherwise noted, as determined on a consolidated basis for Borrowers and their
Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP.
"Construction/Renovation" means any New Construction or any
substantial rehabilitation, renovation and/or expansion by Borrowers or any of
their Subsidiaries or unconsolidated subsidiaries of any multi-family Property
which, in the case of rehabilitation, renovation or expansion, involves the
repositioning or upgrading of such multi-family Property with respect to
comparable multi-family properties located in the proximate geographic area.
Properties under Construction/Renovation as of the Closing Date are listed on
Schedule 1.01A attached hereto.
"Continuation" and "Continue" mean, with respect to any
Offshore Rate Loan, the continuation of such Offshore Rate Loan as an Offshore
Rate Loan on the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan.
"Contractual Obligation" means, as to any Person, any
provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument
or undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its
property is bound.
"Control Agreement" means, with respect to any Letter of
Credit Cash Collateral Account of Borrowers, a Control Agreement, in the form of
Exhibit K, executed and delivered by Borrowers, the depository institution at
which such account is maintained and the Administrative Agent from time to time,
as any such agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time.
"Controlled Group" means Borrowers and all Persons (whether or
not incorporated) under common control or treated as a single employer with
Borrowers pursuant to Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
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"Conversion" and "Convert" mean, with respect to any Loan, the
conversion of such Loan from or into another type of Loan.
"Credit Rating" means a credit rating assigned to the senior
unsecured indebtedness of the REIT and AIMCO by S&P and/or Xxxxx'x.
"Debt Securities" means any arrangement, bonds, debentures,
notes or other evidences of Indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible,
subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments evidencing Indebtedness
commonly known as "securities" or any certificates of interest, shares or
participations in temporary or interim certificates for the purchase or
acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the
foregoing.
"Debtor Relief Laws" means the Bankruptcy Code of the United
States of America, 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 of America or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in
effect affecting the rights of creditors generally.
"Default" means any event that, with the giving of any notice,
the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
"Default Rate" means an interest rate equal to the Base Rate
plus the Applicable Margin applicable to Base Rate Loans plus 3.0% per annum, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws; provided, however, that with
respect to an Offshore 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 3.0% per annum.
"Designated Deposit Account" means a deposit account to be
maintained by Borrowers with Bank of America, as from time to time designated by
Borrowers by written notification to Administrative Agent.
"Disposition", "Dispose", or "Disposed" means the sale,
transfer, license or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback
transaction) of any property, including, without limitation, any contract
rights, or intangible property or rights to receive revenue or cashflow, 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. "Dispositions" shall not include the incurrence of
Ordinary Course Liens or the transfer of Partnership Units to third party
vendors or service providers in lieu of cash payments and in consideration of
services performed on behalf of the REIT, Borrowers or any Subsidiary thereof.
"Documentation Agent" means, as of the Closing Date, First
Union National Bank. Documentation Agent shall have no responsibilities or
duties in addition to those of a Lender as provided under this Agreement.
"Dollar" and "$" means lawful money of the United States of
America.
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"EBITDA" means, for any period, the sum determined in
accordance with GAAP, of the following, for any Person (a) the net income (or
net loss) of such Person during such period plus (b) all amounts on a
consolidated basis treated as expenses or non-cash charges for depreciation,
Interest Expense, the amortization of intangibles of any kind to the extent
included in the determination of such net income (or loss), plus (c) all accrued
taxes on or measured by income to the extent included in the determination of
such net income (or loss); provided, however, that net income (or loss) shall be
computed for these purposes without giving effect to (i) extraordinary losses or
extraordinary gains (including gains or losses from the sale of Properties),
(ii) any amortization of capitalized financing expenses or charges related to
restructuring of Indebtedness (excluding such expenses or charges in connection
with renewals or extensions of existing Indebtedness in the Ordinary Course of
Business), and (iii) such Person's minority interests in operating partnerships.
"Eligible Assignee" means (a) a financial institution
organized under the laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and having
a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000; (b) a commercial bank
organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or a political
subdivision of any such country, and having a combined capital and surplus of at
least $500,000,000, provided that such bank is acting through a branch or agency
located in the United States; (c) a Person that is engaged, among other things,
in the business of commercial banking and/or commercial loans and that is (i) a
Subsidiary of a Lender, (ii) a Subsidiary of a Person of which a Lender is a
Subsidiary, or (iii) a Person of which a Lender is a Subsidiary; (d) another
Lender; and (e) any other person which is an "accredited investor" (as defined
in Regulation D under the Securities Act) which extends credit or buys loans as
one of its businesses, including insurance companies, mutual funds and lease
finance companies in each case with a capital and surplus of at least
$500,000,000; provided, however, that in no event may an Affiliate of Borrowers
be an Eligible Assignee.
"Encumbered Property Debt Coverage Ratio" means, as of the
last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Adjusted Total NOI from all
real property assets subject to Liens during the four fiscal quarter period
ending on such date to (b) Borrowers', the Guarantors' and their Subsidiaries'
pro rata share of the aggregate debt service (including all scheduled principal
and interest payments, but excluding balloon payments) on all such real property
assets subject to Liens during such period.
"Enhancements" means any material item of Capital Expenditures
(other than an Initial Capital Expenditure) which adds a new feature or revenue
source to an existing Property and which is not properly characterized as an
Ordinary Course of Business Capital Expenditure.
"Environmental Claims" means all claims, however asserted, by
any Governmental Authority or other Person alleging potential liability or
responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law or for release or injury
to the environment or threat to public health, personal injury (including
sickness, disease or death), property damage, natural resources damage, or
otherwise alleging liability or responsibility for damages (punitive or
otherwise), cleanup, removal, remedial or response costs, restitution, civil or
criminal penalties, injunctive relief, or other type of relief, resulting from
or based upon (a) the presence, placement, discharge, emission or release
(including intentional and unintentional, negligent and non-negligent, sudden
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or non-sudden, accidental or non-accidental placement, spills, leaks,
discharges, emissions or releases) of any Hazardous Material at, in, or from
Property, whether or not owned by Borrowers, or (b) any other circumstances
forming the basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental
Law.
"Environmental Laws" means all federal, state or local laws,
statutes, common law duties, rules, regulations, ordinances and codes, together
with all administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses,
authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority,
in each case relating to environmental, health, safety and land use matters
applicable to any property.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 and any regulations issued pursuant thereto, as amended from time to time.
"ERISA Affiliate" means any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) under common control with any Borrower within the meaning of
Sections 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 any 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 any 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 might reasonably be
expected to constitute 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 PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of
ERISA, upon any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
"Eurodollar Reserve Percentage" means, for any day during any
Interest Period, the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, rounded upward
to the next 1/100th of 1%) in effect on such day, whether or not applicable to
any Lender, under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System for determining the maximum reserve requirement
(including any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement)
with respect to Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as "Eurocurrency
liabilities"). The Offshore Rate for each outstanding Offshore Rate Loan shall
be adjusted automatically as of the effective date of any change in the
Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.
"Event of Default" means any of the events specified in
Section 8.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
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"Existing Letter of Credit" means each Letter of Credit (as
defined in the Original Agreement) outstanding on the Closing Date that has not
expired or been cancelled as of the Original Closing Date.
"Extension of Credit" means (a) the Borrowing of Loans, (b)
the Conversion or Continuation of any Loans, or (c) any Letter of Credit Action
or any other action which has the effect of increasing the amount of any Letter
of Credit, extending the maturity of any Letter of Credit or making any material
modification to any Letter of Credit or the reimbursement of drawings thereunder
(collectively, the "Extensions of Credit").
"exceptions to nonrecourse" means, with respect to
Indebtedness secured by mortgage loans which are not Recourse to the borrower
thereof, the customary exceptions to the nonrecourse nature of such mortgage
loans which include liability of the borrower and/or its principals for fraud,
misrepresentations, failure to insure, misapplication of insurance or
condemnation proceeds and waste, in each case with respect to the property
encumbered by the mortgage loan.
"Federal Funds Rate" means, for any day, the rate per annum
(rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) 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 of New York 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 charged to
Bank of America on such day on such transactions as determined by Administrative
Agent.
"Fee Payment Date" is defined in Section 2.09(a).
"Finance Subsidiary" means AIMCO Properties Finance
Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
"Finance Subsidiary Loan" means, collectively, (i) the loan in
the amount of $95,387,690 made by the Finance Subsidiary to the REIT on or
around September 12, 1995, as evidenced by that certain Promissory Note, dated
as of September 12, 1995, executed by the REIT, in favor of the Finance
Subsidiary, which loan has been assumed by AIMCO pursuant to that certain
Redemption Agreement, dated as of April 15, 1996, between the REIT and AIMCO,
among others, and (ii) the loan in the amount of $3,000,000 made by the Finance
Subsidiary to the REIT on or around September 6, 1995, as evidenced by that
certain Promissory Note, dated as of September 6, 1995, executed by the REIT, in
favor of the Finance Subsidiary.
"Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" means, as of any date of
determination, the ratio of (a) Adjusted Total Corporate EBITDA for the four
fiscal quarter period ending on such date to (b) Fixed Charges during such
period.
"Fixed Charges" means, for any period, the sum of (i) Total
Interest Expense for such period, plus (ii) Total Scheduled Amortization for
such period (excluding Scheduled
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Amortization for Borrowers, Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries under
the Bridge Loan and additional amortization under the Bridge Loan and the Bridge
Loan Documents for such period, in each case, made prior to the date hereof),
plus (iii) dividends accrued (whether or not declared or payable) on the
preferred Stock and/or preferred Partnership Units of the REIT, Borrowers or any
of their Subsidiaries during such period.
"Fleet" means Fleet National Bank, N.A.
"Free Corporate Cash Flow" means, for any period, Total
Corporate EBITDA for such period minus the sum of (a) Total Interest Expense for
such period (excluding interest paid or accrued in respect of the Obligations),
plus (b) Borrowers', the Guarantors' and their respective Subsidiaries' pro-rata
share of all repayments of principal of Indebtedness (excluding principal
amortization in respect of the Obligations) during such period, plus (c)
Borrowers', the Guarantors' and their respective Subsidiaries' pro-rata share of
taxes based on income paid for such period, plus (d) preferred dividends accrued
(whether or not declared or payable) on the preferred Stock and/or Partnership
Units of the REIT, Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries during such period,
plus (e) an amount equal to 95% of the aggregate amount of REIT taxable income
as reported on the REIT's federal income tax return (Form 1120-REIT) or as
estimated from time to time based on current financial results for the period
determined in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Code, plus (f)
the Capital Expenditure Reserve as of the last day of such period of
determination; provided, however, that, for purposes of determining Free
Corporate Cash Flow, in no event shall any calculation of Total Corporate EBITDA
include any Consolidated Net Income or net income (or loss, as applicable) in
respect of any Property which has been Disposed of by Borrowers, the REIT or any
Subsidiary thereof, or any unconsolidated partnership or subsidiary thereof.
"Funds From Operations" means, with respect to Borrowers, the
REIT, and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, net income calculated in
accordance with GAAP, excluding gains or losses from debt restructuring and
sales of property, plus real estate depreciation and amortization (excluding
amortization of financing costs), plus amortization associated with the purchase
of property management companies, and after adjustments for unconsolidated
partnerships and joint ventures (with adjustments for unconsolidated
partnerships and joint ventures calculated to reflect funds from operations on
the same basis) together with adjustments for the non-cash deferred portion of
any income tax provision for unconsolidated subsidiaries and the payment of
dividends on preferred Stock, as interpreted by the National Association of Real
Estate Investment Trusts in its March, 1995, White Paper on Funds From
Operations.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles and
practices at any date of determination in respect of a business conducting a
business the same as or similar to that of Borrowers, including, without
limitation, those set forth in applicable bulletins, opinions, pronouncements,
statements and interpretations issued by the Accounting Principles Board, the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Financial Accounting
Standard Board, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of
determination.
"Governing State" means the State of California.
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"Governmental Authority" means (a) any international, foreign,
federal, state, county or municipal government, or political subdivision
thereof, (b) any governmental or quasi-governmental agency, authority, board,
bureau, commission, department, instrumentality, central bank or public body, or
(c) any court, administrative tribunal or public utility.
"GP Corp" means AIMCO-GP, Inc., a Delaware corporation. GP
Corp is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the REIT and is the general partner of
AIMCO.
"GP Loan Note" means a promissory note substantially in the
form of Exhibit J attached hereto, whether secured or unsecured, evidencing a GP
Loan.
"GP Loans" means that certain Indebtedness loaned by AIMCO to
its Affiliates, whether secured or unsecured, evidenced by GP Loan Notes in an
aggregate principal amount of approximately $302,469,967 outstanding as of June
30, 2001 and such Indebtedness is set forth in more detail on Schedule 1.01B
hereto.
"Gross Asset Value" means as of any date of determination, the
sum of the following, determined for Borrowers, the Guarantors and their
respective Subsidiaries:
(i) Cash (including Restricted Cash) and Cash Equivalents of
both consolidated and unconsolidated Persons, which Cash and Cash
Equivalents are owned, directly or indirectly, by Borrowers, the
Guarantors or their respective Subsidiaries as of such date of
determination;
(ii) GP Loans valued at net realizable value as of such date
of determination determined in accordance with GAAP;
(iii) with respect to all real estate assets wholly or
partially owned by such Person(s) throughout the most recent four
calendar quarters ending on or prior to such date of determination
(other than Real Property Assets Under Development), the Adjusted Total
NOI attributable to such real estate assets for such four quarter
period divided by 9.5%;
(iv) with respect to all real estate assets wholly or
partially owned by such Person(s) on such date of determination, but
acquired less than four calendar quarters but at least one calendar
quarter preceding such date of determination (other than Real Property
Assets Under Development), the Adjusted Total NOI attributable to such
real estate assets for the number of full calendar quarters that such
Person(s) owned such assets measured on an annualized basis and divided
by 9.5%;
(v) with respect to all real estate assets owned by such
Person(s) on such date of determination, but acquired less than one
calendar quarter preceding such date of determination (other than Real
Property Assets Under Development), 95% of the purchase price paid by
such Person(s) for such assets;
(vi) the gross book value of Real Property Assets Under
Development as of such date of determination; and
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(vii) an amount equal to 400% of Management EBITDA for the
four consecutive fiscal quarter period preceding such date of
determination.
"Guaranty" means a guaranty of the Obligations, in the form of
Exhibits H-1 and H-2 attached hereto, and any documents relating to such
guaranty as Administrative Agent requires, duly executed by the REIT and the
Guarantor Subsidiaries, together with the guaranties delivered pursuant to
Section 6.16(c).
"Guarantor Subsidiary" means each Preferred Stock Subsidiary
and each other Subsidiary of Borrowers and the REIT that executes and delivers a
counterpart of the applicable Guaranty on the Closing Date or from time to time
thereafter pursuant to Section 6.16(c), and collectively are referred to herein
as the "Guarantor Subsidiaries".
"Guarantors" means, collectively, the REIT and the Guarantor
Subsidiaries, and each is a "Guarantor." The Guarantors as of the Closing Date
are set forth on Schedule 1.01C attached hereto.
"Guaranty Obligation" means, as to any Person, any (a)
guaranty by that Person of Indebtedness of, or other obligation payable or
performable by, any other Person or (b) assurance, agreement, letter of
responsibility, letter of awareness, undertaking or arrangement given by that
Person to an obligee of any other Person with respect to the payment or
performance of an obligation by, or the financial condition of, such other
Person, whether direct, indirect or contingent, including any purchase or
repurchase agreement covering such obligation or any collateral security
therefor, any agreement to provide funds (by means of loans, capital
contributions or otherwise) to such other Person, any agreement to support the
solvency or level of any balance sheet item of such other Person or any
"keep-well" or other arrangement of whatever nature given for the purpose of
assuring or holding harmless such obligee against loss with respect to any
obligation of such other Person; provided, however, that the term Guaranty
Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or
collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guaranty
Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable
amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, covered by such
Guaranty Obligation or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably
anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Person in good
faith.
"Hazardous Materials" means (i) all those substances which are
regulated by, or which may form the basis of liability under, any Environmental
Law, including all substances identified under any Environmental Law as a
pollutant, contaminant, hazardous waste, hazardous constituent, special waste,
hazardous substance, hazardous material, or toxic substance, or petroleum or
petroleum-derived substance or waste, (ii) any other materials or pollutants
that (a) pose a hazard to any Property of Borrowers or to Persons on or about
such Property or (b) cause such Property to be in violation of any Environmental
Laws, (iii) asbestos in any form which is or could become friable, urea
formaldehyde foam insulation, electrical equipment which contains any oil or
dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of
fifty parts per million, and (iv) any other chemical, material, substance, or
waste, exposure to which is prohibited, limited, or regulated by any
Governmental Authority or may or could pose a hazard to the health and safety of
the owners, occupants, or any Persons surrounding the relevant Property.
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"HUD" means the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
"Indebtedness" of any Person means without duplication, (a)
all indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) all obligations issued, undertaken or
assumed as the deferred purchase price of Property or services, (c) all direct
or contingent obligations with respect to surety bonds, letters of credit,
bankers' acceptances and similar instruments (in each case, to the extent
material or noncontingent), (d) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds,
debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred
in connection with the acquisition of Properties, (e) all indebtedness created
or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or
incurred as financing, in either case with respect to Properties acquired by the
Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such
agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such
properties), (f) all Capital Lease Obligations, (g) all net obligations with
respect to Swap Agreements, (h) all obligations (other than, in the case of the
REIT, the obligation to acquire Partnership Units in exchange for shares of
common Stock of the REIT) to purchase, redeem, or acquire any Stock of such
Person or its Affiliates that, by its terms or by the terms of any security into
which it is convertible or exchangeable, is, or upon the happening of any event
or the passage of time would be, required to be redeemed or repurchased by such
Person or its Affiliates, including at the option of the holder, in whole or in
part, or has, or upon the happening of an event or passage of time would have, a
redemption or similar payment due, before the date which is the one (1) year
anniversary of the then effective Maturity Date, (excluding, however, any such
preferred Stock which is convertible only into common Stock of the REIT) (i) any
direct or contingent obligations or liabilities under any equity forward
agreements or transactions or under any similar arrangements or transactions,
(j) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above secured by (or
for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or
otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or in Properties (including accounts
and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not
assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness, and (k) all
Guaranty Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the
kinds referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above. "Indebtedness" shall also
include such Person's share of the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint
venture in which such Person, directly or indirectly, holds any interest, and
any direct or indirect Recourse or contingent obligations of such Person with
respect to Indebtedness of such partnership or joint venture in excess of its
proportionate share. Solely for purposes of Section 7.14 only, "Indebtedness"
shall exclude Intra-Company Debt, security deposits, accounts payable and
accrued liabilities and any prepaid rent (as such terms are defined under GAAP).
"Indemnified Liabilities" has the meaning set forth in Section
10.13.
"Initial Capital Expenditures" means Capital Expenditures
incurred as part of a program of spending to improve any Properties acquired
after the Closing Date; provided that such Initial Capital Expenditures are (x)
identified prior to any such acquisition of Property and (y) completed within
one year after the closing of such acquisition of Property.
"Interest Coverage Ratio" means, as of any date of
determination, the ratio of (a) Adjusted Total Corporate EBITDA for the four
fiscal quarter period ending on such date to (b) Total Interest Expense during
such period.
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"Interest Expense" means, for any Person and for any period,
without double counting any item, the sum of (x) gross interest expense paid in,
incurred or accrued during such period by such Person (including all
commissions, discounts, fees and other charges in connection with standby
letters of credit and similar instruments), including any amounts as capitalized
interest, plus (y) dividends paid in, incurred or accrued during such period by
such Person with respect to Trust Based Convertible Preferred Securities, plus
(z) the portion of the upfront costs and expenses for Swap Agreements entered
into by such Person (to the extent not included in gross interest expense)
fairly allocated to such Swap Agreements as expenses for such period, as
determined for such Person in accordance with GAAP; provided that all interest
expense accrued by Borrowers, the REIT and their respective Subsidiaries during
such period, even if not payable on or before the Maturity Date, shall be
included with "Interest Expense". Notwithstanding the foregoing, amortization of
loan costs and interest accrued under any Intra-Company Debt shall not be
included within "Interest Expense" for any purposes hereof.
"Interest Payment Date" means (a) as to any Base Rate Loan and
any Swing Line Loan, the last day of each calendar month; (b) as to any Offshore
Rate Loan, the last day of each relevant Interest Period and any date that such
Loan is prepaid in whole or in part; provided, however, that if any Interest
Period for an Offshore Rate Loan exceeds three months, interest shall also be
paid on the date which falls every three months after the beginning of such
Interest Period; and (c) as to all Loans, the Maturity Date; provided further
that interest accruing at the Default Rate shall be payable from time to time at
any time upon demand of Administrative Agent.
"Interest Period" means, for each Offshore Rate Loan, (a)
initially, the period commencing on the date such Offshore Rate Loan is
disbursed, Continued as, or Converted into, an Offshore Rate Loan and (b)
thereafter, the period commencing on the last day of the preceding Interest
Period, and ending, in each case, on the earlier of (x) the Maturity Date, or
(y) one, two, three or six months thereafter, as requested by Borrowers;
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 which 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) unless Administrative Agent otherwise consents, there
may not be more than seven (7) Interest Periods in effect at any time.
"Interim Lincoln Place Financing" means Indebtedness of
Borrowers, Guarantors or their Subsidiaries used solely as interim,
short term financing for pre-development and development activity for
Lincoln Place Apartments, the amount, interest rate, terms and maturity
date of which shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
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"Intra-Company Debt" means all Indebtedness (whether
book-entry or evidenced by a term, demand or other note or other instrument)
owed by Borrowers, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries to
Borrowers, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries; provided that
all such Intra-Company Debt owed by Borrowers or any Guarantor shall be
subordinated in right of payment to the payment in full of the Obligations
pursuant to the Intra-Company Loan Subordination Agreement.
"Intra-Company Loan Subordination Agreement" means a
Subordination Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I, with respect
to Intra-Company Debt (including the Finance Subsidiary Loan), in favor of
Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of Lenders, and entered into by
each of the lenders of the Intra-Company Debt and Borrowers.
"Investment" means, as to any Person, any acquisition or any
investment by such Person, whether by means of the purchase or other acquisition
of Stock, Partnership Units or other securities or Property of any other Person
or by means of a loan, creating a debt, capital contribution, guaranty or other
debt or equity participation or interest in any other Person, including any
partnership and joint venture interests in such other Person. For purposes of
covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually
invested as of any date of determination (taking into account any redemption,
repayment or partial liquidation thereof), without adjustment for subsequent
increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.
"IRS" means the Internal Revenue Service.
"Issuing Lender" means Bank of America, or any successor
issuing lender hereunder.
"Knowledge of Borrowers" means the actual knowledge (after
reasonable inquiry) of any of the officers of Borrowers or the REIT and each
other Person with executive responsibility for any aspect of Borrowers' or the
REIT's business.
"Laws" or "Law" means, collectively, all international,
foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines,
regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or
authorities, including without limitation the interpretation or administration
thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement,
interpretation or administration thereof, in each case whether or not having the
force of law.
"Lender" means each lender from time to time party hereto and
Issuing Lender.
"Lending Office" means, as to any Lender, the office or
offices of such Lender described as such on Schedule 10.02, or such other office
or offices as such Lender may from time to time notify Borrowers and
Administrative Agent.
"Letter of Credit" means any letter of credit issued or
outstanding hereunder.
"Letter of Credit Action" means the issuance, supplement,
amendment, renewal, extension, modification or other action relating to a Letter
of Credit.
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"Letter of Credit Application" means an application for a
Letter of Credit Action as shall at any time be in use by Issuing Lender.
"Letter of Credit Cash Collateral Account" means a blocked
deposit account at Bank of America with respect to which Borrowers hereby grant
a security interest in such account to Administrative Agent for and on behalf of
Lenders as security for Letter of Credit Usage and with respect to which
Borrowers agree to execute and deliver from time to time such documentation as
Administrative Agent may reasonably request to further assure and confirm such
security interest, including without limitation a Control Agreement.
"Letter of Credit Commitment" means, as of any date of
determination, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) 10% of
the Combined Commitments then in effect.
"Letter of Credit Expiration Date" means the date which is the
earlier of (x) the one year anniversary of the date of issuance, extension or
renewal of such Letter of Credit and (y) thirty (30) days prior to the Revolving
Commitment Termination Date.
"Letter of Credit Usage" means, as at any date of
determination, the aggregate undrawn face amount of outstanding Letters of
Credit plus the aggregate amount of all drawings under the Letters of Credit
honored by Issuing Lender and not reimbursed to Issuing Lender by Borrowers or
converted into Committed Loans.
"Lien" means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment,
deposit arrangement (in the nature of compensating balances, cash collateral
accounts or security interests), encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge,
or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement
of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional
sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having
substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing
of any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable Laws
of any jurisdiction), including the interest of a purchaser of accounts
receivable.
"Lincoln Place Apartments" means the real Property acquired by
AIMCO Lincoln Place Apartments, L.P., a Subsidiary of the REIT, on June 18,
2001, and which consists of 795 apartment units located in Venice, California. A
portion of the proceeds of the Lincoln Place Construction Financing will be used
to add 44 new apartment units to the project.
"Lincoln Place Construction Financing" means Indebtedness of
Borrowers, Guarantors, or their Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount
not to exceed $151,000,000 in all events, with an interest rate, terms and
maturity date satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the proceeds of which
are to be used to finance the refinancing of certain purchase money indebtedness
and the rehabilitation and stabilization of Lincoln Place Apartments and which
may also include the Interim Lincoln Place Financing, together with any Guaranty
Obligations in connection therewith; provided that "Lincoln Place Construction
Financing" shall not include any renewal, extension or refinancing of such
Indebtedness or Guaranty Obligations other than a refinancing of the Interim
Lincoln Place Financing.
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"Loan" means any advance made by any Lender to any Borrower as
provided in Section 2 (collectively, the "Loans").
"Loan Documents" means this Agreement, the Collateral
Documents, the Guaranty, and any Note, certificate, fee letter, and other
instrument, document or agreement from time to time delivered in connection with
this Agreement.
"LP Corp" means AIMCO-LP, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"Management EBITDA" means, for any period, the sum, without
duplication, of (x) the aggregate amount of EBITDA for Borrowers and their
Subsidiaries attributable to their management of multi-family apartment projects
or other real estate projects or provision of Ancillary Services during such
period, plus (y) Unconsolidated Subsidiaries EBITDA generated by the Management
Entities.
"Management Entity" means any Subsidiary of any Borrower
and/or the REIT (i) which is primarily engaged in the business of managing
multifamily apartment projects or other real estate projects or providing
Ancillary Services, and (ii) whose assets (other than Intra-Company Debt) are
not subject to any Liens (other than Ordinary Course Liens), and "Management
Entities" includes, without limitation, the Persons listed on Schedule 1.01D.
"Margin Stock" has the meaning assigned to that term in
Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as in
effect from time to time.
"Material Adverse Effect" means any set of circumstances or
events which (a) has or could reasonably be expected to have any material
adverse effect whatsoever upon the validity or enforceability of any Loan
Document, or (b) materially impairs or could reasonably be expected to
materially impair the ability of the Borrower Parties, taken as whole, to pay
and/or perform the Obligations.
"Material Entity" means any Person in which the REIT, any
Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries owns any equity interest which generates
1.5% or more of Total Corporate EBITDA.
"Maturity Date" means July 31, 2004, as it may be earlier
terminated or extended in accordance with the terms hereof.
"Minimum Amount" means, with respect to each of the following
actions, the minimum amount and any multiples in excess thereof set forth
opposite such action:
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MULTIPLES IN
TYPE OF ACTION MINIMUM AMOUNT EXCESS THEREOF
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Borrowing of, prepayment of, or Conversion $2,000,000 $500,000
into, Base Rate Loans (other than Swing
Line Loans)
Borrowing of or prepayment of Swing Line $1,000,000 $500,000
Loans
Borrowing of, prepayment of, Continuation $5,000,000 $1,000,000
of, or Conversion into, Offshore Rate Loans
Reduction in Commitments $5,000,000 $1,000,000
Assignments (other than with respect to $3,000,000 $1,000,000
the entire amount of a Lender's
Commitment, in which event the Minimum
Amount shall be such Commitment Amount)
Assignment by a Lender to (i) an Affiliate $1,000,000 $1,000,000
of the assigning Lender, or (ii) another
Lender
"Moody's" means Xxxxx'x Investors Service, a Delaware
corporation, and its successors and assigns.
"Multiemployer Plan" means any employee benefit plan of the
type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
"Negative Pledge" means a Contractual Obligation that
restricts Liens on property.
"Net Disposition Proceeds" means, with respect to any
Disposition of any Property (including as a result of casualty or condemnation),
Subsidiary, Management Entity or material property management contract, Cash
payments (including any Cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or
by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so
received) or Cash Equivalents received from such Disposition, net of any bona
fide direct costs incurred in connection with such Disposition, including (i)
income taxes reasonably estimated to be actually payable within two years of the
date of such Disposition as a result of any gain recognized in connection with
such Disposition and (ii) payment of the outstanding principal amount of,
premium or penalty, if any, and interest on any Indebtedness (other than the
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Loans) that is secured by a Lien on the Stock or assets in question and that is
required to be repaid under the terms thereof as a result of such Disposition.
"Net Indebtedness Proceeds" means, in respect of the
incurrence of any Indebtedness (other than Debt Securities, Refinancing
Indebtedness, or proceeds of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.01) by
Borrowers, the REIT or any of their respective Subsidiaries, the proceeds
received in Cash or Cash Equivalents by Borrowers, the REIT or any of their
respective Subsidiaries upon or substantially simultaneously with such
incurrence, net of (a) the direct costs of such Indebtedness then payable by the
recipient of such proceeds (excluding amounts payable to Borrowers, the REIT or
any Affiliate of Borrowers or the REIT) and (b) fees, underwriting discounts,
premiums, unpaid accrued interest and other costs and expenses incurred in
connection with such.
"Net Issuance Proceeds" means, in respect of any issuance of
Stock or Partnership Units or Debt Securities by Borrowers, the REIT or any of
their respective Subsidiaries, the proceeds in Cash or Cash Equivalents (or, for
purposes of Section 7.14(g), in the case of any issuance of Partnership Units in
exchange for Property, the fair market value of the Property so acquired)
received by Borrowers, the REIT or any of their respective Subsidiaries upon or
substantially simultaneously with such issuance, net of (a) the direct costs of
such issuance then payable by the recipient of such proceeds (excluding amounts
payable to Borrowers, the REIT or any Affiliate of Borrowers or the REIT), (b)
sales, use and other taxes paid or payable by such recipient as a result
thereof, and (c) in the case of the issuance of Indebtedness secured by any
Property, the portion of such proceeds used to repay Indebtedness previously
incurred and secured by the same Property.
"Net Operating Income" means, for any period, as to any
Property (a) all gross revenues received from the operation of such Property
during such period (including, without limitation, payments received from
insurance on account of business or rental interruption and condemnation
proceeds from any temporary use or occupancy, in each case to the extent
attributable to the period for which such Net Operating Income is being
determined, but excluding any proceeds from the sale or other disposition of any
part or all of such Property; or from any financing or refinancing of such
Property; or from any condemnation of any part or all of such Property (except
for temporary use or occupancy); or on account of a casualty to the property
(other than payments from insurance on account of business or rental
interruption); or any security deposits paid under leases of all or a part of
such Property, unless forfeited by tenants; and similar items or transactions
the proceeds of which under GAAP are deemed attributable to capital), minus (b)
all reasonable and customary property maintenance and repair costs, leasing and
administrative costs, management fees and, without double counting, real estate
taxes and insurance premiums paid or accrued on account of such Property
(whether by direct payment or by deposit into reserves for future payment), or,
to the extent applicable for purposes of calculating Net Operating Income, the
applicable prior owner of such Property during such period with respect to such
Property (exclusive of Capital Expenditures). When calculating Net Operating
Income, there shall be no deduction for any non cash items, such as
depreciation.
"Net Refinancing Proceeds" means the aggregate amount of any
Refinancing Indebtedness incurred in excess of the sum of the aggregate
principal amount (or if issued with
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original issue discount, an aggregate issue price) then outstanding of the
Indebtedness being refinanced by such Refinancing Indebtedness, plus fees,
underwriting discounts, premiums, unpaid accrued interest and other costs and
expenses incurred in connection with such Refinancing Indebtedness.
"New Construction" means the development and construction of
any new multi-family Property by any Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their
respective Subsidiaries and shall not include any renovations, rehabilitations
or expansions of existing multi-family Properties.
"NHP Management" is defined in the preamble.
"Nonrecourse Debt Obligor" has the meaning given such term in
Section 8.01(g)(B).
"Non-Wholly Owned Property" means the Property comprising a
multifamily apartment project the fee simple interest in which is not 100%
owned, directly or indirectly, by Borrowers and/or their Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries.
"Notes" means, collectively, the Committed Loan Notes and the
Swing Line Note.
"NYSE" means the New York Stock Exchange.
"Obligations" means all advances to, and debts, liabilities,
obligations, covenants and duties of, any Borrower Party arising under any Loan
Document, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assignment),
absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising
and including interest that accrues after the commencement of any proceeding
under any Debtor Relief Laws by or against any Borrower Party or any Subsidiary
or Affiliate of any Borrower Party.
"Offshore Base Rate" has the meaning set forth in the
definition of Offshore Rate.
"Offshore Rate" means for any Interest Period with respect to
any Offshore Rate Loan, a rate per annum determined by Administrative Agent
pursuant to the following formula:
Offshore Rate = Offshore Base Rate
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1.00 - Eurodollar Reserve Percentage
Where,
"Offshore Base Rate" means for, such Interest Period,
(a) the offered rate (determined solely by the Administrative Agent) for a
period of time comparable to the number of days in the applicable Interest
Period for deposits in United States Dollars, as shown on Telerate Page 3750 as
of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first
day of such Interest Period. "Telerate Page 3750" means the display designated
as such on Teleratesystem Incorporated (or such other page as may replace
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page 3750 on that service for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered
rates of major banks for United States Dollar deposits), or
(b) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding subsection (a) does not
appear on such page or service or such page or service shall cease to be
available, the rate per annum (carried to the fifth decimal place) equal to the
rate determined by Administrative Agent to be the offered rate on such other
page or other service that displays an average British Bankers Association
Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day
of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period,
determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior
to the first day of such Interest Period, or
(c) in the event the rates referenced in the preceding subsections (a) and (b)
are not available, the rate per annum determined by Administrative Agent as the
rate of interest at which Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such
Interest Period) in same day funds in the approximate amount of the applicable
Offshore Rate Loan and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be
offered by its London Branch to major banks in the offshore dollar market at
their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior
to the first day of such Interest Period. The determination of the Offshore Base
Rate by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest
error.
"Offshore Rate Loan" means a Committed Loan bearing interest
based on the Offshore Rate.
"Ordinary Course Dispositions" means:
(a) Dispositions of obsolete or worn out Property or Property
no longer useful in any Borrower Party's business, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(b) Dispositions of Cash, Cash Equivalents, inventory and
other Property in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(c) Dispositions of Property to the extent that such property
is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar
replacement property, or the proceeds of such sale are reasonably
promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement Property or
where any Borrower or its Subsidiary determines in good faith that the
failure to replace such property will not be detrimental to the
business of such Borrower or such Subsidiary; and
(d) Dispositions of assets or Property by any Subsidiary of
Borrowers or the REIT to any Borrower or another Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary of Borrowers or the REIT;
(e) Dispositions of Property or Properties which generate Net
Disposition Proceeds of less than $1,000,000 per Property and
$10,000,000 in the aggregate, provided the aggregate amount of Net
Disposition Proceeds generated by all such Dispositions shall not
exceed $10,000,000 during any four consecutive fiscal quarter period;
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provided, however, that no such Disposition shall be for less than the fair
market value of the property being disposed of.
"Ordinary Course Indebtedness" means:
(a) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;
(b) Indebtedness under bonds supporting utility deposits or
insurance or other comparable security deposits or property taxes, in
each case incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business; and
(c) Indebtedness arising from the honoring of a check, draft
or similar instrument against insufficient funds.
"Ordinary Course Investments" means:
(a) Investments in Cash and Cash Equivalents;
(b) Investments consisting of advances to officers, directors
and employees of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for travel,
entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes;
(c) Investments of Borrowers in any other Borrower or in any
of their Subsidiaries and Investments of any Subsidiary of Borrowers in
Borrowers or another Subsidiary of Borrowers;
(d) Investments consisting of or evidencing the extension of
credit to customers or suppliers of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries in
the ordinary course of business and any Investments received in
satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof; and
(e) Investments consisting of Guaranty Obligations permitted
by Section 7.01.
"Ordinary Course Liens" means:
(a) Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;
(b) Liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested
in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, if adequate reserves with
respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in
accordance with GAAP;
(c) 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 60 days or
which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings,
if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books
of the applicable Person and deposits securing liability to insurance
carriers under insurance arrangements;
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(d) pledges or deposits in connection with worker's
compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security
legislation;
(e) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade
contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory
obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other
obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of
business;
(f) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar
encumbrances affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not
substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract
from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere
with the ordinary conduct of the business of any Borrower Party;
(g) attachment, judgment or other similar Liens arising in
connection with litigation or other legal proceedings (and not
otherwise a Default hereunder) in the ordinary course of business that
are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings,
adequate reserves have been set aside and no material Property is
subject to a material risk of loss or forfeiture and the claims in
respect of such Liens are fully covered by insurance (subject to
ordinary and customary deductibles);
(h) statutory, contractual or common law landlords' Liens
under leases to which any Borrower Party or any Subsidiary thereof is a
party; and
(i) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to
letters of credit and banker's acceptances which encumber only
documents and other property relating to such letters of credit and the
products and proceeds thereof.
"Ordinary Course of Business" means, in respect of any
transaction involving a Person, the ordinary course of such Person's business,
substantially as intended to be conducted by any such Person as of the Closing
Date, and undertaken by such Person in good faith and not for purposes of
evading any covenant or restriction in any Contractual Obligation of such
Person.
"Original Agreement" has the meaning listed in the recitals to
this Agreement.
"Organization Documents" means, (a) with respect to any
corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws; (b)
with respect to any limited liability company, the articles of formation and
operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture or
other form of business entity, the partnership agreement and any agreement,
filing or notice with respect thereto filed with the secretary of state of the
state of its formation, in each case as amended from time to time.
"Organizational Chart" means the list of Subsidiaries attached
as Schedule 5.16 hereto showing the REIT, Borrowers, all of their Subsidiaries
and their interests in the Management Entities and any unconsolidated
subsidiaries or Persons, as the same may be modified pursuant hereto.
"Original Closing Date" means September 20, 2000.
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"Outstanding Obligations" means, as of any date, and giving
effect to making any Extensions of Credit requested on such date and all
payments, repayments and prepayments made on such date, (x) during the period
from the Closing Date through and including the Revolving Commitment Termination
Date, the sum of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Loans
(including Swing Line Loans), and (b) all Letter of Credit Usage, and (y) during
the period from but excluding the Revolving Commitment Termination Date through
and including the Maturity Date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
all Loans.
"Oxford" means Oxford Holding Corporation, Oxford Realty
Financial Group, Inc., Oxford Tax Exempt Fund II, L.P. and other Affiliates or
related entities thereof acquired by Borrowers and/or its Affiliates as provided
in the Acquisition Agreement from time to time, collectively.
"Oxford Assets" means any and all assets, rights and
interests, including, without limitation, all corporate interests, general and
limited partnership interests comprising Oxford, and all other Property and
associated rights held or controlled by Oxford acquired on or to be acquired
after the Original Closing Date, including, without limitation, pursuant to the
Acquisition Agreement and the interests to be acquired pursuant to the "SLP
Offer Agreement," the "ILPI and BAC Agreement" and the "Option Sale Agreement"
(as the foregoing terms are defined in the Acquisition Agreement); provided,
however, "Oxford Assets" shall not include any assets, rights or interests in
Oxford held by Borrowers, their Subsidiaries or Affiliates prior to the Original
Closing Date.
"Participant" is defined in Section 10.06.
"Partnership Units" means the units of limited partnership
interest in the REIT, Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries, as the case may
be, issued and outstanding from time to time.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any
successor thereto established under ERISA.
"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 Borrowers
or any ERISA Affiliates or to which any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple
employer plan (as described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA) has made contributions
at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.
"Person" means any individual, trustee, corporation, general
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, joint stock
company, trust, unincorporated organization, bank, business association, firm,
joint venture, Governmental Authority, or other entity.
"Plan" means any employee benefit plan maintained or
contributed to by a Borrower Party or by any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) under common control with a Borrower Party as defined in Section
4001(b) of ERISA and insured by the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA.
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"Pledged Collateral" means any and all collateral pledged to
secure the obligations of Borrowers under this Agreement.
"Preferred Stock Subsidiary" means any Person so identified as
a Preferred Stock Subsidiary by Borrowers in the Organizational Chart, and
"Preferred Stock Subsidiaries" means all such Persons, collectively.
"Pro Rata Share" means, with respect to each Lender, the
percentage of the Combined Commitments set forth opposite the name of that
Lender on Schedule 2.01, as may be amended from time to time.
"Property" means any estate or interest in any kind of
property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, and whether tangible or
intangible.
"Qualified Plan" means a pension plan (as defined in Section
3(2) of ERISA) intended to be tax-qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and
which any member of the Controlled Group sponsors, maintains, or to which it
makes, is making or is obligated to make contributions, or in the case of a
multiemployer plan (as described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA) has made
contributions and any time during the immediately preceding period covering at
least five (5) plan years, but excluding any Multi-employer Plan.
"Real Property Assets Under Development" means, as of any date
of determination, Property owned by a Person and which, as of such date, is in
whole or part the subject of Construction/Renovation. Any such asset shall be
included in "Real Property Assets Under Development" only until the earlier of
(a) the date such property becomes Stabilized and (b) six months after the
completion of construction of such asset.
"Recourse" means, with respect to any Indebtedness or Guaranty
Obligation of any Person, that such Indebtedness or Guaranty Obligation is
recourse to the assets and/or properties of such Person (except as provided
below); provided, however, that with respect to nonrecourse Indebtedness secured
by real property which contains limitations to the nonrecourse nature of the
obligation, such limited nonrecourse obligations shall be deemed "Recourse" if
and to the extent the nonrecourse exceptions are for liability of such Person
for any of the following under any applicable loan documentation and any such
events or circumstances described in clauses (a) through (j) have occurred: (a)
fraud, waste, material misrepresentation, or willful misconduct; (b)
indemnification with respect to environmental matters or failure to comply with
Hazardous Materials laws; (c) failure to maintain required insurance policies;
(d) misapplication of insurance proceeds, condemnation awards and tenant
security deposits; (e) breach of covenants relating to unpermitted transfers or
encumbrances of real property or other collateral; (f) misappropriation or
misapplication of property income; (g) breach of covenants relating to
unpermitted transfers of interests in a Person; (h) failure to deliver books and
records; (i) failure to pay transfer fees or charges; or (j) other matters
substantially the same as those set forth in clauses (a) through (i) above. An
obligation of a Person that is without Recourse to the assets and/or properties
of such Person shall not be considered a "Recourse" obligation unless any of the
events or circumstances described in clauses (a) through (j) above have
occurred. Indebtedness of a Single Purpose Entity secured by that Single Purpose
Entity's real Property assets shall not be considered a "Recourse" obligation
provided the Indebtedness is recourse only
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to such Single Purpose Entity's assets. A Guaranty Obligation with respect to
the events or circumstances described in clauses (a) through (j) above of a
Single Purpose Entity shall not be deemed a "Recourse" obligation if such events
or circumstances have not occurred.
"Refinancing Indebtedness" means Indebtedness that is incurred
to refund, refinance, replace, renew, repay or extend (including pursuant to any
defeasance or discharge mechanism) any Indebtedness described in Sections
7.01(d), (e), (h) and (i).
"Register" is defined in Section 10.04(c).
"REIT" means Apartment Investment and Management Company, a
Maryland corporation.
"REIT Status" means, with respect to any Person, (a) the
qualification of such Person as a real estate investment trust under Sections
856 through 860 of the Code, and (b) the applicability to such Person and its
shareholders of the method of taxation provided for in Sections 857 et seq. of
the Code.
"Reportable Event" means any of the events set forth in
Section 4043(b) of ERISA or the regulations thereunder, a withdrawal from a Plan
described in Section 4063 of ERISA, or a cessation of operations described in
Section 4062(e) of ERISA.
"Request for Extension of Credit" means a written request
substantially in the form of Exhibit A duly completed and signed by a
Responsible Officer, or a telephonic request followed by such a written request,
in each case delivered to Administrative Agent by Requisite Notice. In the case
of a request for a new or amended Letter of Credit, the written Letter of Credit
Application shall be deemed to be the Request for Extension of Credit.
"Requisite Lenders" means (a) as of any date of determination
if the Commitments are then in effect, Lenders having in the aggregate more than
50% of the Combined Commitments then in effect and (b) as of any date of
determination if the Commitments have then been terminated and there are Loans
and/or Letter of Credit Usage outstanding, Lenders holding Loans and Letter of
Credit Usage aggregating more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of the Loans and Letter of Credit Usage.
"Requisite Notice" means, unless otherwise provided herein,
(a) irrevocable written notice to the intended recipient or (b) except with
respect to Letter of Credit Actions (which must be in writing), irrevocable
telephonic notice to the intended recipient, promptly followed by a written
notice to such recipient by way of facsimile and by way of mail. Such notices
shall be (i) delivered to such recipient at the address or telephone number
specified on Schedule 10.02 or as otherwise designated by such recipient by
Requisite Notice to each other party hereto, and (ii) if made by any Borrower
Party, given or made by a Responsible Officer of such Borrower Party. Any
written notice delivered in connection with any Loan Document shall be in the
form, if any, prescribed in the applicable section hereof or thereof and may be
delivered as provided in Section 10.02. Any notice sent by other than hardcopy
shall be promptly confirmed by a telephone call to the recipient and, if
requested by Administrative Agent, by a manually-signed hardcopy thereof.
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"Requisite Time" means, with respect to any of the actions
listed below, the time and date set forth below opposite such action (all times
are local time (standard or daylight) as observed in the Governing State):
TYPE OF ACTION TIME DATE OF ACTION
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Delivery of Request for Extension
of Credit for, or notice for:
Borrowing of, prepayment of, or Conversion into, 9:00 a.m. 1 Business Day prior to such Borrowing,
Base Rate Loans (other than Swing Line Loans) prepayment or Conversion
Borrowing of, or prepayment of Swing Line Loans 2:00 p.m. Same date as such Borrowing or prepayment
Borrowing of, prepayment of, Continuation of, or 10:00 a.m. 3 Business Days prior to such Borrowing,
Conversion into, Offshore Rate Loans prepayment, Conversion or Continuation
Letter of Credit Action 10:00 a.m. 5 Business Days prior to such action
Voluntary reduction in or termination of 10:00 a.m. 5 Business Days prior to such reduction or
Commitments termination
Payments by Lenders or Borrowers to 11:00 a.m. On date payment is due
Administrative Agent
"Responsible Officer" means the president, chief financial
officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of a Borrower Party. Any document or
certificate hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Borrower
Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary
corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Borrower Party
and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on
behalf of such Borrower Party.
"Restricted Cash" means any Cash pledged to other lenders by
Borrowers, the REIT or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any other Person
in which Borrowers, the REIT or any of their respective Subsidiaries have any
equity interest, as indicated in the line item for "restricted cash" in the
REIT's balance sheet from time to time, and Borrowers', the REIT's or their
Subsidiaries' pro rata shares of "restricted cash" of unconsolidated
partnerships and unconsolidated subsidiaries.
"Restricted Payment" means:
(a) the declaration or payment of any dividend or distribution
by Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries, either in cash or property,
on any shares of the capital stock of
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any class of Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries (except dividends
or other distributions payable solely in shares of capital stock of
Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries or payable by a Subsidiary to
Borrowers or another wholly-owned Subsidiary of Borrowers or payable by
any Borrower to another Borrower);
(b) the purchase, redemption, including depository shares, or
retirement by Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries of any shares of
their capital stock of any class or any warrants, rights or options to
purchase or acquire any shares of their capital stock, whether directly
or indirectly;
(c) any other payment or distribution by Borrowers or any of
their Subsidiaries in respect of their capital stock, including
depository shares, either directly or indirectly (except payments or
other distributions to Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries or
payable in shares of the capital stock of Borrowers or any of their
Subsidiaries); and
(d) any Investment other than an Investment otherwise
permitted under any Loan Document.
"Revolving Commitment Termination Date" means July 31, 2004.
"Revolving Loan" means a Loan of any type made to Borrowers by
Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares pursuant to Section 2.01(a),
except as otherwise provided herein.
"S&P" shall mean Standard & Poor's Ratings Group and its
successors and assigns.
"Scheduled Amortization" means, with respect to any Person,
the sum, as of any date of determination, of all regularly scheduled
amortization payments paid or accrued on such Person's Indebtedness (exclusive
of balloon payments).
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any
successor thereto.
"SEC Report" means all filings on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form
8-K with the SEC made by the REIT pursuant to the Exchange Act and delivered to
Agent prior to the date hereof.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
from time to time, and any successor statute.
"Single Purpose Entity" means a Person which is created or
existing solely to own a specific real Property asset and which has no
Indebtedness other than in conjunction with the acquisition, operation and
maintenance of such real Property asset (including normal and customary trade
payables) and which engages in no business other than the ownership, operation
and maintenance of such real Property asset.
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"Solvent" means, as to any Person at any time, that (a) the
fair value of the Property of such Person is greater than the amount of such
Person's liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated
liabilities) as such value is established and liabilities evaluated for purposes
of Section 101(31) of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America and,
in the alternative, for purposes of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act; (b) the
present fair saleable value of the Property of such Person is not less than the
amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its
debts as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person is able to realize
upon its Property and pay its debts and other liabilities (including disputed,
contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of
business; (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will,
incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person's ability to pay as such debts and
liabilities mature; and (e) such Person is not engaged in business or a
transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which
such Person's property would constitute unreasonably small capital.
"Stabilized" means, with respect to any Property and as of any
date of determination, the date on which the occupancy level is at least
eighty-five percent (85%) for the most recent complete quarter.
"Stock" means all shares, options, warrants, interests,
participations or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a
corporation or equivalent entity, whether voting or nonvoting, including common
stock, preferred stock, perpetual preferred stock or any other "equity security"
(as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations
promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act).
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, 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, directly, or indirectly through one
or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.
"Supermajority Lenders" means (a) as of any date of
determination if the Commitments are then in effect, Lenders having in the
aggregate more than 66-2/3% of the Combined Commitments then in effect and (b)
as of any date of determination if the Commitments have then been terminated and
there are Loans and/or Letter of Credit Usage outstanding, Lenders holding Loans
and Letter of Credit Usage aggregating more than 66-2/3% of the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the Loans and Letter of Credit Usage.
"Swap Agreement" means (a) any and all rate swap transactions,
basis swaps, 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, 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
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master agreement, or (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., or any other master agreement (any such master
agreement, together with any related schedules, as amended, restated, extended,
supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, a "Master
Agreement"), including but not limited to any such obligations or liabilities
under any Master Agreement.
"Swing Line Commitment" means, as of any date of
determination, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) 10% of
the Combined Commitments then in effect.
"Swing Line Lender" means Bank of America, or any Person
serving as a successor Administrative Agent hereunder, in its capacity as Swing
Line Lender hereunder.
"Swing Line Loan" means a Loan made to any Borrower by Swing
Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.03.
"Swing Line Note" means a promissory note of Borrowers payable
to the order of the Swing Line Lender in substantially the form of Exhibit C-2.
"Syndication Agent" means Fleet National Bank. The Syndication
Agent shall have no responsibilities or duties in addition to those of a Lender
as provided under this Agreement.
"Term Loan" means a Loan of any type made to Borrowers by
Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares pursuant to Section 2.01(b),
except as otherwise provided herein.
"Threshold Amount" means $5,000,000.
"Threshold Rating" means a Credit Rating equal to or higher
than (a) "BBB-" from S&P or (1) "Baa3" from Xxxxx'x.
"Total Combined Debt" means, as of any date of determination
and without double counting any item, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of all
Indebtedness of Borrowers, the REIT and their respective consolidated
Subsidiaries as of such date, plus (b) the Borrowers', REIT's and their
Subsidiaries' pro-rata share of all Indebtedness of any unconsolidated Person in
which they have an equity interest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Intra-Company
Debt, accounts payable, security deposits, accrued liabilities and prepaid rents
shall be excluded from the calculation of "Total Combined Debt."
"Total Corporate EBITDA" means, for any period, the sum of (a)
Consolidated Operations EBITDA for such period, plus (b) Unconsolidated
Subsidiaries EBITDA for such period, plus (c) Unconsolidated Partnerships EBITDA
for such period.
"Total Interest Expense" means for any period, without double
counting any item, the sum of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense of the
Borrowers, the Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries for such period,
plus (b) the Borrowers', the Guarantors' and their
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respective Subsidiaries' pro-rata share of Interest Expense for such period of
unconsolidated Persons in which they have any equity interest.
"Total Obligations" means as of any date, the sum of (a) Total
Combined Debt and (b) the aggregate liquidation preference of the preferred
Stock issued by Borrowers and Guarantors; provided that the $75,000,000 in Class
B preferred stock (or such less amount as is then outstanding) issued by the
REIT shall be excluded from the calculation of Total Obligations as at any date
that such Class B preferred stock remains fully convertible to the REIT's common
Stock at the option of the holder and the REIT's common Stock traded at a market
price during the five (5) trading days preceding such date that exceeds $30.45
per share.
"Total Scheduled Amortization" means, for any period of
determination, and without double counting any item, the sum of (a) the
Scheduled Amortization for Borrowers, the Guarantors and their respective
Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis plus (b) the Borrowers',
the Guarantors' and their respective Subsidiaries' pro-rata share of Scheduled
Amortization for such period in respect of any unconsolidated Person in which
they have an equity interest.
"To The Best Knowledge Of" means, when modifying a
representation, warranty or other statement of any Person, that the fact or
situation described therein is known by such Person (or, in the case of a Person
other than a natural Person, known by any officer of such Person) making the
representation, warranty or other statement, or with the exercise of reasonable
due diligence under the circumstances (in accordance with the standard of what a
reasonable Person in similar circumstances would have done) would have been
known by such Person (or, in the case of a Person other than a natural Person,
would have been known by an officer of such Person).
"Trust Based Convertible Preferred Securities" means the 6.5%
trust based convertible preferred securities due September 30, 2016 with an
aggregate liquidation value of $149.5 million, or such lesser amount as may be
outstanding.
"type", when used with respect to any Loan, means the
designation of whether such Loan is a Base Rate Loan or an Offshore Rate Loan.
"Unconsolidated Partnerships EBITDA" means, for any period, an
amount equal to the sum of the Borrowers' and the Guarantors' pro-rata share of
each of the following: (a) the net income (or loss) for such period taken as a
single accounting period, plus (b) Interest Expense for such period, plus (c)
total depreciation and amortization expense for such period, plus (d) other
non-cash items or non-cash charges reducing net income arising in the ordinary
course of business (including impairment charges against goodwill) less other
non-cash items increasing net income arising in the ordinary course of business
during such period minus (e) any gains with respect to the sale of any
Properties, all of the foregoing as determined in conformity with GAAP for the
unconsolidated partnerships in which any Borrower or any Guarantor has an equity
interest.
"Unconsolidated Subsidiaries EBITDA" means, for any period, an
amount equal to the sum of the Borrowers' and the Guarantors' pro-rata share of
each of the following: (a) the
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net income (or loss) for such period taken as a single accounting period, plus
(b) Interest Expense for such period, plus (c) provisions for taxes based on
income for such period, plus (d) total depreciation and amortization expense for
such period, plus (e) other non-cash items or non-cash charges reducing net
income arising in the ordinary course of business (including impairment charges
against goodwill) less other non-cash items increasing net income arising in the
ordinary course of business during such period minus (f) any gains with respect
to the sale of any Properties, all of the foregoing as determined in conformity
with GAAP for the unconsolidated subsidiaries in which Borrowers or any
Guarantor has an equity interest.
"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.
"Unsecured Debt" means Indebtedness which is not secured by
any Lien; provided, however, that for purposes of Section 7.14, Indebtedness
that consists of Loans shall constitute "Unsecured Debt".
"Unsecured Debt Service Coverage Ratio" means, as of any date
of determination, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) Adjusted Total NOI from all
unencumbered (other than Ordinary Course Liens) real property assets plus (ii)
Management EBITDA, in each case for the period of the four prior fiscal quarters
ending on such date to (b) Total Interest Expense relating to Unsecured Debt
during such period.
"Wholly-Owned Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary of any Borrower
and/or the REIT of which one hundred percent (100%) of the Stock or other equity
or other beneficial interests (in the case of Persons other than corporations)
is owned directly or indirectly by (A) such Borrower and/or (B) the REIT;
provided, however, that where such term is qualified with respect to a specific
Person (e.g., "Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the REIT") such term means a
Subsidiary of which one hundred percent (100%) of the Stock or other equity or
other beneficial interests (in the case of Persons other than corporations) is
owned directly or indirectly by the specified Person.
1.02 USE OF CERTAIN TERMS.
(a) All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined
meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered
pursuant hereto or thereto, unless otherwise defined therein.
(b) As used herein, unless the context requires otherwise, the
masculine, feminine and neuter genders and the singular and plural include one
another.
(c) The words "herein" and "hereunder" and words of similar
import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and
not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The word "including" when
used herein is not intended to be exclusive and means "including, without
limitation." References herein to a Section, subsection or clause shall refer to
the appropriate Section, subsection or clause in this Agreement.
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(d) The term "or" is disjunctive; the term "and" is
conjunctive. The term "shall" is mandatory; the term "may" is permissive.
Masculine terms also apply to females; feminine terms also apply to males. The
term "including" is by way of example and not limitation.
1.03 ACCOUNTING TERMS.
All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined in
this Agreement shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data
required to be submitted by this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with,
GAAP, as in effect on the date hereof, except as otherwise specifically
prescribed herein.
1.04 ROUNDING.
Any financial ratios required to be maintained by Borrowers
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 in this Agreement and rounding
the result up or down to the nearest number (with a round-up if there is no
nearest number) to the number of places by which such ratio is expressed in this
Agreement.
1.05 EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES.
All exhibits and schedules to this Agreement, either as
originally existing or as the same may from time to time be supplemented,
modified or amended, are incorporated herein by this reference. A matter
disclosed on any Schedule shall be deemed disclosed on all Schedules.
1.06 REFERENCES TO AGREEMENTS, EXHIBITS AND LAWS.
Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to
agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments
shall include all amendments and other modifications thereto (unless prohibited
by any Loan Document), and (b) references to any statute or regulation shall
include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending,
replacing, supplementing or interpreting the statute or regulation.
SECTION 2.
THE COMMITMENTS AND EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT
2.01 COMMITTED LOANS.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, each Lender severally agrees to make, Convert and Continue Committed
Loans ("Revolving Loans") until the Revolving Commitment Termination Date as
Borrowers may from time to time request; provided, however, that the Outstanding
Obligations of each Lender shall not exceed such Lender's Commitment, and the
Outstanding Obligations of all Lenders shall not exceed the Combined Commitments
at any time. Subject to the foregoing and the other terms and conditions hereof,
Borrowers may borrow, Convert, Continue, prepay and reborrow Revolving
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Loans until the Revolving Commitment Termination Date as set forth herein
without premium or penalty.
(b) If the conditions to the extension of the initial Maturity
Date hereunder are satisfied pursuant to Section 2.13, all Revolving Loans
outstanding on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, after giving effect to
any prepayment thereof made on such date, shall be converted into term loans
("Term Loans") hereunder. No additional Term Loans shall be made hereunder.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Lender
severally agrees to Convert and Continue Term Loans until the Maturity Date as
Borrowers may from time to time request; provided, however, that the Outstanding
Obligations of each Lender shall not exceed such Lender's Commitment, and the
Outstanding Obligations of all Lenders shall not exceed the Combined Commitments
at any time. Subject to the foregoing and the other terms and conditions hereof,
Borrowers may Convert, Continue, and prepay Term Loans until the Maturity Date
as set forth herein without premium or penalty. Term Loans that are repaid or
prepaid may not be reborrowed.
(c) Loans made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or
more loan accounts or records maintained by such Lender in the Ordinary Course
of Business. Such Lender's Loans shall be evidenced by one or more Notes,
instead of or in addition to loan accounts. Each such Lender may attach
schedules to its Note(s) and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of
its Committed Loans and payments with respect thereto. Such loan accounts,
records or Notes shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of such
Loans and payments thereon. Any failure so to record or any error in doing so
shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of Borrowers to pay
any amount owing with respect to the Loans.
(d) Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Committed Loans and the Combined Commitment shall be
subject to the following additional limitations:
(i) in no event shall the aggregate principal amount
of outstanding Committed Loans, the proceeds of which are used
to finance Construction/Renovation, exceed $100,000,000; and
(ii) in no event shall the Outstanding Obligations at
any time exceed the lesser of (x) the Combined Commitments
then in effect and (y) an amount equal to 300% of the Free
Corporate Cash Flow for the four fiscal quarter period most
recently ended on or before such time of determination.
2.02 BORROWINGS, CONVERSIONS AND CONTINUATIONS OF COMMITTED LOANS.
(a) From time to time, Borrowers may irrevocably request a
Borrowing, Conversion or Continuation of Committed Loans in a Minimum Amount
therefor by delivering a Request for Extension of Credit therefor by Requisite
Notice to Administrative Agent not later than the Requisite Time therefor.
Immediately after any telephonic notice of a Borrowing, Borrowers shall provide
Administrative Agent with a written notice thereof, signed by a
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Responsible Officer. All Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations shall
constitute Base Rate Loans unless properly and timely otherwise designated as
set forth in the prior sentence.
(b) Following receipt of a Request for Extension of Credit,
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of its Pro Rata Share
thereof by Requisite Notice. In the case of a Borrowing of Loans, each Lender
shall make the funds for its Loan available to Administrative Agent at
Administrative Agent's Office not later than the Requisite Time therefor on the
Business Day specified in such Request for Extension of Credit. Upon
satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4, all funds so
received shall be made available to Borrowers in like funds received.
(c) Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Borrowers and
Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan
upon determination of same.
(d) Except as otherwise provided herein, an Offshore Rate Loan
may be Continued or Converted only on the last day of the Interest Period for
such Offshore Rate Loan. No Loans may be requested as, Converted into or
Continued as Offshore Rate Loans during the existence of a Default or Event of
Default. During the existence of a Default or Event of Default, the Requisite
Lenders may demand that any or all of the then outstanding Offshore Rate Loans
be Converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day of the applicable Interest
Period. Such Conversion shall be effective upon the last day of the applicable
Interest Period and after notice has been given to Borrowers and shall continue
so long as such Default or Event of Default continues to exist.
(e) If a Loan is to be made on the same date that another Loan
is due and payable, Borrowers or Lenders, as the case may be, shall make
available to Administrative Agent the net amount of funds giving effect to both
such Loans and the effect for purposes of this Agreement shall be the same as if
separate transfers of funds had been made with respect to each such Loan.
(f) The failure of any Lender to make any Loan on any date
shall not relieve any other Lender of any obligation to make a Loan on such
date, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to
so make its Loan.
2.03 SWING LINE LOANS.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, Swing Line Lender agrees to make Swing Line Loans until the Revolving
Commitment Termination Date as Borrowers may from time to time request;
provided, however, that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Swing Line
Loans shall not exceed the Swing Line Commitment at any time; provided further
that in no event shall the Outstanding Obligations at any time exceed the lesser
of (x) the Combined Commitments then in effect and (y) an amount equal to 300%
of the Free Corporate Cash Flow for the four fiscal quarter period most recently
ended on or before such time of determination. Swing Line Loans shall constitute
Loans for all purposes hereunder. Subject to the foregoing and the other terms
and conditions hereof, Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swing Line
Loans as set forth herein until the Revolving Commitment Termination Date
without premium or penalty.
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(b) Swing Line Loans made by Swing Line Lender shall be
evidenced by a loan account or records maintained by Swing Line Lender in the
Ordinary Course of Business. Upon the request of Swing Line Lender, Swing Line
Lender's Swing Line Loans may be evidenced by a Swing Line Note, instead of or
in addition to loan accounts. Swing Line Lender may attach schedules to its
Swing Line Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Swing
Line Loans and payments with respect thereto. Such loan accounts, records or
Swing Line Note shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of such
Swing Line Loans and payments thereon. Any failure so to record or any error in
doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of
Borrowers to pay any amount owing with respect to the Swing Line Loans.
2.04 BORROWINGS OF SWING LINE LOANS.
(a) Borrowers may irrevocably request a Borrowing of Swing
Line Loans in a Minimum Amount therefor by delivering a Request for Extension of
Credit therefor by Requisite Notice to Administrative Agent and Swing Line
Lender not later than the Requisite Time therefor. All Borrowings of Swing Line
Loans shall constitute Base Rate Loans.
(b) Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth
in Section 4, Swing Line Lender shall make the funds for the Swing Line Loan
available to Borrowers not later than the Requisite Time therefor by deposit in
such of Borrowers' accounts with Swing Line Lender in Los Angeles, California,
as Borrowers designate in writing, on the Business Day specified in such Request
for Extension of Credit.
(c) If necessary to meet Borrowers' funding deadlines,
Administrative Agent may treat any Request for Extension of Credit as a request
for a Swing Line Loan from Borrowers and Swing Line Lender may fund it as a
Swing Line Loan. Within two (2) Business Days after each Swing Line Loan is
funded, Swing Line Lender and Administrative Agent shall request that each
Lender, and each Lender shall, on the first (1st) Business Day after such
request is made, prepay one or more Swing Line Loans in an amount equal to such
Lender's Pro Rata Share of such Swing Line Loans by funding under such Lender's
Commitment, such purchase to be made in accordance with the terms of Section
2.01 of this Agreement just as if such Lender were funding a Base Rate Loan
directly to Borrowers under its Commitment (such that all Lenders other than
Swing Line Lender shall fund only under their respective Commitments). Unless
Administrative Agent had actual knowledge when Swing Line Lender funded a Swing
Line Loan that Borrowers have not satisfied the conditions in this Agreement to
obtain a borrowing, each Lender's obligation to prepay the Swing Line Loans
shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstance, including, without limitation (i) any set-off, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense, or other right which such Lender or any other Person may
have against Swing Line Lender or any other Person for any reason whatsoever,
(ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or Event of Default or the
termination of any Lender's Commitment, (iii) the occurrence of any Material
Adverse Effect, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by
Borrowers, any Borrower Party, Administrative Agent, or any other Lender, or (v)
any other circumstance, happening, or event whatsoever, whether or not similar
to any of the foregoing. Any portion of a Swing Line Loan not so prepaid may be
treated by Swing Line Lender as a Loan which was not funded by the
non-purchasing Lenders as contemplated in Section 2.11(d) of this Agreement, and
as a funding by Swing Line
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Lender under the Combined Commitments in excess of Swing Line Lender's
Commitment. Each Swing Line Loan, once so prepaid, shall cease to be a Swing
Line Loan for the purposes of this Agreement, but shall be deemed a borrowing
made under the Combined Commitments and each Lender's Commitment; provided,
however, that so long as Bank of America is both Administrative Agent and Swing
Line Lender, no Lender shall be obligated to prepay any Swing Line Loan for
which Borrowers have not satisfied the applicable conditions precedent set forth
in Section 4 hereof.
2.05 LETTERS OF CREDIT.
(a) THE LETTER OF CREDIT COMMITMENT. Subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, at any time and from time to time from the Closing Date
through the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, Issuing Lender shall take such
Letter of Credit Actions under the Commitments as Borrowers may request;
provided, however, that (i) the Outstanding Obligations of each Lender shall not
exceed such Lender's Commitment, (ii) the Outstanding Obligations of all Lenders
shall not exceed at any time the lesser of (x) Combined Commitments at such time
and (y) an amount equal to 300% of the Free Corporate Cash Flow for the four
fiscal quarter period most recently ended on or before such time of
determination, and (iii) the Letter of Credit Usage shall not at any time exceed
the Letter of Credit Commitment at such time. Each Letter of Credit Action shall
be in a form reasonably acceptable to Issuing Lender and shall not violate any
policies of Issuing Lender. No Letter of Credit shall expire after the Letter of
Credit Expiration Date. If any Letter of Credit Usage remains outstanding after
the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, Borrowers shall, not later than the Letter
of Credit Expiration Date, deposit Cash in an amount equal to such Letter of
Credit Usage in a Letter of Credit Cash Collateral Account.
(b) REQUESTING LETTER OF CREDIT ACTIONS. Borrowers may
irrevocably request a Letter of Credit Action by delivering a Letter of Credit
Application therefor to Issuing Lender, with a copy to Administrative Agent (who
shall notify Lenders), by Requisite Notice not later than the Requisite Time
therefor. Unless Administrative Agent notifies Issuing Lender that such Letter
of Credit Action is not permitted hereunder or Issuing Lender determines that
such Letter of Credit Action is contrary to any Laws or policies of Issuing
Lender or does not otherwise conform to the requirements of this Agreement,
Issuing Lender shall effect such Letter of Credit Action. This Agreement shall
control in the event of any conflict with any Letter of Credit Application. Upon
the issuance of a Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to have
purchased a pro rata participation in such Letter of Credit from Issuing Lender
in an amount equal to that Lender's Pro Rata Share.
(c) REIMBURSEMENT OF PAYMENTS UNDER LETTERS OF CREDIT.
Borrowers shall reimburse Issuing Lender through Administrative Agent for any
payment that Issuing Lender makes under a Letter of Credit on or before the date
of such payment; provided, however, that if the conditions precedent set forth
in Section 4 can be satisfied, Borrowers may request a Borrowing of Committed
Loans to reimburse Issuing Lender for such payment on or before the date thereof
by complying with Section 2.02, or Borrowers may allow a deemed Borrowing of
Committed Loans which are Base Rate Loans to take place on such payment date
pursuant to subsection (e) below.
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(d) FUNDING BY LENDERS WHEN ISSUING LENDER NOT REIMBURSED. If
Borrowers fail to timely make the payment required pursuant to subsection (c)
above, Issuing Lender shall notify Administrative Agent of such fact and the
amount of such unreimbursed payment. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify
each Lender of its Pro Rata Share of such amount by Requisite Notice. Each
Lender shall make funds in an amount equal its Pro Rata Share of such amount
available to Administrative Agent at Administrative Agent's Office not later
than the Requisite Time on the Business Day specified by Administrative Agent.
The obligation of each Lender to so reimburse Issuing Lender shall be absolute
and unconditional and shall not be affected by the occurrence of an Event of
Default or any other occurrence or event. Any such reimbursement shall not
relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of Borrowers to reimburse Issuing
Lender for the amount of any payment made by Issuing Lender under any Letter of
Credit, together with interest as provided herein.
(e) NATURE OF LENDERS' FUNDING. If the conditions precedent
set forth in Section 4 can be satisfied (except for the giving of a Request for
Extension of Credit) on the date Borrowers are obligated to make, but fail to
make, a reimbursement of a payment under a Letter of Credit, the funding by
Lenders pursuant to subsection (d) above shall be deemed to be part of a
Borrowing of Committed Loans which are Base Rate Loans (without regard to the
Minimum Amount therefor) requested by Borrowers. If the conditions precedent set
forth in Section 4 cannot be satisfied on the date Borrowers are obligated to
make, but fail to make, a reimbursement of a payment under a Letter of Credit,
the funding by Lenders pursuant to subsection (d) above shall be deemed to be a
funding by each Lender of its participation in such Letter of Credit, and such
funds shall be payable by Borrowers upon demand and shall bear interest at the
Default Rate, and each Lender making such funding shall thereupon acquire a pro
rata participation, to the extent of such reimbursement, in the claim of Issuing
Lender against Borrowers in respect of such payment and shall share, in
accordance with that pro rata participation, in any payment made by Borrowers
with respect to such claim.
(f) [intentionally omitted]
(g) OBLIGATIONS ABSOLUTE. The obligation of Borrowers to pay
to Issuing Lender the amount of any payment made by Issuing Lender under any
Letter of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional, and irrevocable. Without
limiting the foregoing, Borrowers' obligation shall not be affected by any of
the following circumstances:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of the
Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other agreement or
instrument relating thereto;
(ii) any amendment or waiver of or any consent to
departure from the Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any
other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(iii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense, or
other rights which Borrowers may have at any time against
Issuing Lender, Administrative Agent or any Lender, any
beneficiary of the Letter of Credit (or any persons or
entities for whom any such beneficiary may be acting) or any
other Person, whether in
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connection with the Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any
other agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any
unrelated transactions;
(iv) any demand, statement, or any other document
presented under the 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
whatsoever so long as any such document appeared to comply
with the terms of the Letter of Credit;
(v) payment by Issuing Lender in good faith under the
Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or any
accompanying document which does not strictly comply with the
terms of the Letter of Credit; or any payment made by Issuing
Lender under any 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 any Letter of Credit, including any arising in
connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws;
(vi) the existence, character, quality, quantity,
condition, packing, value or delivery of any Property
purported to be represented by documents presented in
connection with any Letter of Credit or for any difference
between any such Property and the character, quality,
quantity, condition, or value of such Property as described in
such documents;
(vii) the time, place, manner, order or contents of
shipments or deliveries of Property as described in documents
presented in connection with any Letter of Credit or the
existence, nature and extent of any insurance relative
thereto;
(viii) the solvency or financial responsibility of
any party issuing any documents in connection with a Letter of
Credit;
(ix) any failure or delay in notice of shipments or
arrival of any Property;
(x) any error in the transmission of any message
relating to a Letter of Credit not caused by Issuing Lender,
or any delay or interruption in any such message;
(xi) any error, neglect or default of any
correspondent of Issuing Lender in connection with a Letter of
Credit;
(xii) any consequence arising from acts of God, wars,
insurrections, civil unrest, disturbances, labor disputes,
emergency conditions or other causes beyond the control of
Issuing Lender;
(xiii) so long as Issuing Lender in good faith
determines that the document appears to comply with the terms
of the Letter of Credit, the form,
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accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any contract or
document referred to in any document submitted to Issuing
Lender in connection with a Letter of Credit; and
(xiv) where Issuing Lender has acted in good faith
and any other circumstances whatsoever.
In addition, Borrowers will promptly examine a copy of each
Letter of Credit and amendments thereto delivered to it and, in the event of any
claim of noncompliance with Borrowers' instructions or other irregularity,
Borrowers will immediately notify Issuing Lender in writing. Borrowers shall be
conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against Issuing Lender and its
correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
(h) ROLE OF ISSUING LENDER. Each Lender and Borrower Party
agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, Issuing Lender shall
not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft
and certificates 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. No Administrative
Agent-Related Person nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or
assignees of Issuing Lender shall be liable to any Lender for any action taken
or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of Lenders
or the Requisite Lenders, as applicable; any action taken or omitted in the
absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or the due execution,
effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related
to any Letter of Credit. Borrowers hereby assume 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 Borrowers' pursuing such rights and remedies as they may have
against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. No
Administrative Agent-Related Person, nor any of the respective correspondents,
participants or assignees of Issuing Lender, shall be liable or responsible for
any of the matters described in subsection (g) above. In furtherance and not in
limitation of the foregoing, Issuing Lender 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 Issuing Lender
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.
(i) APPLICABILITY OF INTERNATIONAL STANDBY PRACTICES 1998.
Unless otherwise expressly agreed by Issuing Lender and Borrowers when a Letter
of Credit is issued, the rules of the "International Standby Practices 1998" or
such later revision as may be published by the Institute of International
Banking Law and Practice, subject to applicable Laws, shall be deemed a part of
this Section and shall apply to such Letter of Credit.
(j) FEES AND OTHER CHARGES. Borrowers agree to pay the
following amounts with respect to Letters of Credit issued hereunder:
(i) with respect to each Letter of Credit, a letter
of credit fee, payable to Administrative Agent for the account
of Lenders, equal to the Applicable
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Margin for Offshore Rate Loans, stated as a percentage per
annum, of the daily amount available to be drawn under such
Letter of Credit, each such letter of credit fee to be payable
in arrears on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31 of each year and computed on the basis of a
360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed; and
(ii) with respect to the issuance, amendment or
transfer of each Letter of Credit and each payment of a
drawing made thereunder (without duplication of the fees
payable under clause (a) above), documentary and processing
charges payable directly to the applicable Issuing Lender for
its own account in accordance with such Issuing Lender's
standard schedule for such charges in effect at the time of
such issuance, amendment, transfer or payment, as the case may
be.
For purposes of calculating any fees payable under clause (i)
of this Section 2.05(j), the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter
of Credit shall be determined as of the close of business on any date of
determination. Promptly upon receipt by Administrative Agent of any amount
described in clause (i) of this Section 2.05(j), Administrative Agent shall
distribute to each Lender its Pro Rata Share of such amount.
(k) EXISTING LETTERS OF CREDIT. Each Existing Letter of Credit
outstanding on the Closing Date shall be deemed to be a Letter of Credit
hereunder and all unpaid reimbursement obligations owed in respect of amounts
drawn on Existing Letters of Credit shall be reimbursement obligations
hereunder.
2.06 PREPAYMENTS; MANDATORY AMORTIZATION.
(a) Voluntary Prepayments. Upon Requisite Notice to
Administrative Agent not later than the Requisite Time therefor, Borrowers may
at any time and from time to time voluntarily prepay Committed Loans and/or
Swing Line Loans in part in the Minimum Amount therefor or in full without
premium or penalty. Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender
thereof and of such Lender's Pro Rata Share of such prepayment. Any prepayment
of an Offshore Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon,
together with the costs set forth in Section 3.05.
(b) Mandatory Prepayments.
(i) Free Corporate Cash Flow. If at any time the
Outstanding Obligations exceeds the lesser of (x) the Combined
Commitments then in effect and (y) an amount equal to 300% of
the Free Corporate Cash Flow for the four fiscal quarter
period most recently ended on or before such time of
determination, then Borrowers shall immediately prepay Loans
in an amount sufficient to reduce the Outstanding Obligations
to the lesser of (x) the Combined Commitments then in effect
and (y) an amount equal to 300% of the Free Corporate Cash
Flow for the four fiscal quarter period most recently ended on
or before such time of determination.
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(ii) Other Limitations on Combined Commitments. If
for any reason the Outstanding Obligations exceed the
Outstanding Obligations as reduced by this Section or because
of any limitation set forth in this Agreement or otherwise,
Borrowers shall immediately prepay Loans and/or deposit Cash
in a Letter of Credit Cash Collateral Account in an aggregate
amount equal to such excess.
(iii) Net Issuance Proceeds. No later than the fourth
Business Day after the date of receipt by the REIT, Borrowers,
the Guarantors or any of their Subsidiaries of Net Issuance
Proceeds after the Closing Date, Borrowers shall apply an
aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Issuance Proceeds
to prepay the Loans and pay accrued and unpaid interest
thereon.
(iv) Net Disposition Proceeds. No later than the
fourth Business Day after the date of receipt by the REIT,
Borrowers, the Guarantors or any of their Subsidiaries of Net
Disposition Proceeds from any Disposition which is not an
Ordinary Course Disposition after the Closing Date, Borrowers
shall apply an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net
Disposition Proceeds to prepay the Loans and pay accrued and
unpaid interest thereon.
(v) Net Refinancing Proceeds. No later than the
fourth Business Day after the date of receipt by the REIT,
Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries of Net Refinancing
Proceeds from any Refinancing after the Closing Date,
Borrowers shall apply an aggregate amount equal to 100% of
such Net Refinancing Proceeds to prepay the Loans and pay
accrued interest thereon.
(vi) Net Indebtedness Proceeds. No later than the
fourth Business Day after the date of receipt by the REIT,
Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries of Net Indebtedness
Proceeds from any Indebtedness incurred by the REIT, Borrowers
or any of their Subsidiaries after the Closing Date, Borrowers
shall prepay the Loans in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of
such Net Indebtedness Proceeds.
(c) Application of Prepayments.
(i) Unless otherwise instructed by Borrowers, any
prepayments pursuant to Section 2.06(a) or Section 2.06(b)
made (1) on a day other than the last day of an Interest
Period for any Loan shall be applied first to any Base Rate
Loans then outstanding and then to any Offshore Rate Loans
then outstanding, in the forward order of such Offshore Rate
Loans' stated maturities and (2) on the last day of an
Interest Period for any Offshore Rate Loan shall be applied
first to such maturing Offshore Rate Loan, then to any Base
Rate Loans outstanding, and then to any other Offshore Rate
Loans then outstanding, in the forward order of such Offshore
Rate Loans' stated maturities.
(ii) In the event that Borrowers make any extension
of the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2.13, then any
prepayments pursuant to Section 2.06(a)
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or Section 2.06(b) shall be applied to reduce the scheduled
installments of principal of the Loans set forth in Section
2.06(d) in inverse order of maturity.
(d) Scheduled Repayments. In the event that Borrowers make the
extension of the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2.13, Borrowers shall make
principal payments on the Outstanding Obligations on each of the following dates
in the aggregate amount, expressed as a percentage of the Lenders' aggregate
principal amount of Outstanding Obligations outstanding as of the Extension
Effective Date (as defined in Section 2.13(b)), set forth opposite such date in
the table set forth below:
SCHEDULED REPAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING
OBLIGATIONS IN THE EVENT OF
EXTENSION OF THE MATURITY DATE
SCHEDULED REPAYMENT DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.13
------------------------ -----------------------------------
October 31, 2004 12.5%
January 31, 2005 12.5%
April 30, 2005 12.5%
July 31, 2005 62.5%
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TOTAL 100%
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provided that the Outstanding Obligations and other amounts owed hereunder with
respect to the Loans shall be paid in full no later than the Maturity Date and
the final installment payable by Borrowers in respect of the Loans on such date
shall be in an amount sufficient to repay all amounts owing by Borrowers under
this Agreement with respect to the Loans.
2.07 REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF COMMITMENTS.
Upon Requisite Notice to Administrative Agent not later than
the Requisite Time therefor, Borrowers may at any time and from time to time,
without premium or penalty, permanently and irrevocably reduce the Commitments
in a Minimum Amount therefor to an amount not less than the Outstanding
Obligations at such time or terminate the Commitments. Administrative Agent
shall promptly notify Lenders of any such request for reduction or termination
of the Commitments. Each Lender's Commitment shall be reduced by an amount equal
to such Lender's Pro Rata Share times the amount of such reduction.
2.08 PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST; DEFAULT RATE.
(a) If not sooner paid (including repayments pursuant to
Section 2.06), Borrowers agree to pay the outstanding principal amount of each
Loan on the Maturity Date.
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(b) Subject to subsection (c) below, Borrowers shall pay
interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan (before, during and after a
Default or an Event of Default, before and after maturity, before and after
judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any
Debtor Relief Laws) from the date borrowed until paid in full (whether by
acceleration or otherwise) on each applicable Interest Payment Date at a rate
per annum equal to the interest rate determined in accordance with the
definition of such type of Loan, plus the Applicable Margin.
(c) If any amount payable by any Borrower Party under any Loan
Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods),
it shall thereafter bear interest (after as well as before entry of judgment
thereon to the extent permitted by law) at a fluctuating interest rate per annum
at all times equal to the Default Rate. Accrued and unpaid interest on past due
amounts (including, without limitation, interest on past due interest) shall be
payable upon demand.
2.09 FEES.
(a) Facility Fee. Except as provided below, Borrowers shall
pay to Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender pro-rata according
to its Pro-Rata Share, a facility fee equal to the following amounts per annum
times the Combined Commitments as in effect when such payment is due, based upon
the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as set forth in the applicable Compliance
Certificate received by Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(b) and the
Credit Rating in effect on such date (as applicable) as provided below:
FACILITY FEE
(IN BASIS POINTS PER ANNUM)
FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE
PRICING LEVEL RATIO AND CREDIT RATING FACILITY FEE
------------- ----------------------- ------------
1 > or = to 2.00:1 and
Threshold Rating achieved 15
2 > or = to 2.00:1 15
3 > or = to 1.85:1 20
but < 2.00:1
4 < 1.85:1 20
The facility fee shall be determined based on the Compliance
Certificate delivered to Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(b) hereof
and under the Original Agreement
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(as applicable) with respect to the fiscal quarter period ending one fiscal
quarter prior to the applicable Fee Payment Date; provided, however, that if,
after the Closing Date, Borrowers fail to timely deliver a Compliance
Certificate, the facility fee payable for the applicable quarterly period shall
be the highest level set forth above until the next Fee Payment Date. Borrowers
have previously paid the facility fee for the period from August 16, 2001 to but
not including July 31, 2002 under the Original Agreement and no facility Fee
shall be due until from and after July 31, 2002. Commencing from and including
July 31, 2002, the facility fee shall be due and payable in arrears on September
1, 2002 and the first day following each three-calendar-month period thereafter
and also on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date (as provided below, each,
a "FEE PAYMENT DATE"). No facility fee shall accrue on or after any extension of
the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2.13. All facility fees are fully earned
on the date paid. The facility fee paid to each Lender hereunder and under the
Original Agreement is solely for its own account and is nonrefundable for any
reason.
BASED ON THE FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE
FEE PAYMENT DATES RATIO FOR THE PERIOD ENDED
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September 1, 2002 June 30, 2002
December 1, 2002 September 30, 2002
March 1, 2003 December 31, 2002
June 1, 2003 March 31, 2003
September 1, 2003 June 30, 2003
December 1, 2003 September 30, 2003
March 1, 2004 December 31, 2004
June 1, 2004 March 31, 2004
July 31, 2004 Xxxxx 00, 0000
(x) Agency Fees. Borrowers shall pay to Administrative Agent
an agency fee in such amounts and at such times as agreed upon by letter
agreement between Borrowers and Administrative Agent and in the event of any
extension of the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2.13, Borrowers shall
continue to pay such agency fee to Administrative Agent in accordance with such
letter agreement. The agency fee is for the services to be performed by
Administrative Agent in acting as Administrative Agent and is fully earned on
the date paid. The agency fee paid to Administrative Agent is solely for its own
account and is nonrefundable.
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(c) Arrangement Fee. On the Closing Date, Borrowers shall pay
to BAS an arrangement fee in the amount agreed upon by letter agreement between
Borrowers and BAS. Such arrangement fee is for the services of BAS in arranging
the credit facilities under this Agreement and is fully earned on the date paid.
The arrangement fee paid to BAS is solely for its own account and is
nonrefundable.
(d) Extension Fee. If the Maturity Date shall be extended in
accordance with Section 2.13, Borrowers shall pay to Administrative Agent the
fees specified in Section 2.13(d).
(e) Modification Fee. Borrowers shall pay to Administrative
Agent a modification fee when and as designated in that certain fee letter dated
September 26, 2001 by and between Borrowers and Administrative Agent.
2.10 COMPUTATION OF INTEREST AND FEES.
Computation of all types of interest and all fees shall be
calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days
elapsed, which results in a higher yield to Lenders than a method based on a
year of 365 or 366 days. 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, provided that any Loan that
is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall bear interest for one day.
2.11 MAKING PAYMENTS.
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, all payments by
Borrowers or any Lender shall be made to Administrative Agent at Administrative
Agent's Office not later than the Requisite Time for such type of payment. All
payments received after such Requisite Time shall be deemed received on the next
succeeding Business Day. All payments shall be made in immediately available
funds in lawful money of the United States of America. All payments by Borrowers
shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense,
recoupment or setoff.
(b) Upon satisfaction of any applicable terms and conditions
set forth herein, Administrative Agent shall promptly make any amounts received
in accordance with the prior subsection available in like funds received as
follows: (i) if payable to Borrowers, by crediting the Designated Deposit
Account, and (ii) if payable to any Lender, by wire transfer to such Lender at
the address specified in Schedule 10.02, as amended from time to time by such
Lender.
(c) Subject to the definition of "Interest Period," if any
payment to be made by any Borrower Party shall come due on a day other than a
Business Day, payment shall instead be considered due on the next succeeding
Business Day.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.05(c) with
respect to Borrowers reimbursing drawings under Letters of Credit, unless a
Borrower or any Lender has notified Administrative Agent prior to the date any
payment to be made by it is due, that it does not intend to remit such payment,
Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, assume that Borrowers or Lender, as
the case may be, have timely remitted such payment and may, in its discretion
and in reliance thereon, make available such payment to the Person entitled
thereto. If
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such payment was not in fact remitted to Administrative Agent in immediately
available funds, then:
(i) if Borrowers failed to make such payment, each
Lender shall forthwith on demand repay to Administrative Agent
the amount of such assumed payment made available to such
Lender, 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 at the Federal Funds Rate; and
(ii) if any Lender failed to make such payment,
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such
corresponding amount on demand from such Lender. If such
Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon
Administrative Agent's demand therefor, Administrative Agent
promptly shall notify Borrowers, and Borrowers shall pay such
corresponding amount to Administrative Agent. Administrative
Agent also shall be entitled to recover from such Lender
interest on such corresponding amount in respect of each day
from the date such corresponding amount was made available by
Administrative Agent to Borrowers to the date such
corresponding amount is recovered by Administrative Agent, at
a rate per annum equal to the daily Federal Funds Rate.
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 Borrowers may have
against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender
hereunder.
2.12 FUNDING SOURCES.
Nothing in this Agreement 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.
2.13 EXTENSION OF MATURITY DATE.
(a) Not earlier than ninety (90) days prior to, nor later than
sixty (60) days prior to the Maturity Date then in effect, Borrowers may request
by Requisite Notice made to Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify
Lenders) a one-time one year extension of the Maturity Date. Such request shall
include a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer stating that (i) the
representations and warranties contained in Section 5 are true and correct on
and as of the date of such certificate and (ii) no Default or Event of Default
exists.
(b) If the statements in such certificate are true and
correct, the Maturity Date shall be extended to the same date in the following
calendar year, effective as of a date to be determined by Administrative Agent
and Borrowers (the "Extension Effective Date"), and Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify Lenders thereof. On or prior to the Extension Effective Date,
Borrowers shall deliver to Administrative Agent, in form and substance
satisfactory to Administrative Agent: (i) corporate resolutions and incumbency
certificates of
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any Borrower and any Guarantor dated as of the Extension Effective Date
approving such extension, and (ii) new or amended Notes, if requested by any new
or affected Lender, evidencing such new or extended Commitments.
(c) Only one extension of the Maturity Date may be made, and
the Maturity Date shall not, in any event, be extended beyond July 31, 2005.
(d) Borrowers shall pay to Administrative Agent, for the
account of each Lender pro-rata according to its Pro Rata Share, an extension
fee equal to 0.25% times the Outstanding Obligations on the first day of the new
extension period. The extension fee shall be payable on the first day of the new
extension period and such extension fees are fully earned on the date paid. The
extension fee paid to each Lender is solely for its own account and is
nonrefundable.
(e) This section shall supercede any provisions in Section
10.01 to the contrary.
SECTION 3.
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
3.01 TAXES.
(a) Any and all payments by Borrowers 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, charges or withholdings, and all
liabilities with respect thereto, excluding, in the case of Administrative Agent
and any Lender, taxes imposed on its income, and franchise taxes imposed on it,
by the jurisdiction under the Laws of which Administrative Agent or such Lender
is organized, maintains a Lending Office or otherwise does business, or any
political subdivision thereof (all such non-excluded taxes, duties, levies,
imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings, and liabilities being hereinafter
referred to as a "Tax" or "Taxes"). If Borrowers 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),
Administrative Agent and such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it
would have received had no such deductions been made (such increase, an
"Additional Amount"); (ii) Borrowers shall make such deductions, (iii) Borrowers
shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other
authority in accordance with applicable Laws, and (iv) Borrowers shall furnish
to Administrative Agent (who shall forward the same to such Lender) the original
or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof.
(b) In addition, Borrowers agree to pay any and all present or
future stamp 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 or delivery of, or otherwise with respect to, any
Loan Document (hereinafter referred to as "Other Taxes").
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(c) Borrowers agree to indemnify Administrative Agent and each
Lender for the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes (including, without
limitation, any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on
amounts payable under this Section) paid by Administrative Agent and such Lender
and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom
or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly
or legally asserted unless and except to the extent such Taxes or Other Taxes
were imposed solely as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
Administrative Agent or Lender.
(d) Each Lender that is not a "United States person" within
the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a "Foreign Lender") agrees that:
(i) such Lender shall deliver to the 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 ("Form W-8BEN") or any successor thereto (relating to
such Person and entitling it to an exemption from, or
reduction of, withholding tax on all payments to be made to
such Person by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement) or IRS
Form W-8ECI ("Form W-8ECI") or any successor thereto (relating
to all payments to be made to such Person by the Borrower
pursuant to this Agreement) or such other evidence
satisfactory to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent
that such Person is entitled to an exemption from, or
reduction of, U.S. withholding tax. Thereafter and from time
to time, each such Person shall (A) promptly submit to the
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 the Borrowers and the
Administrative Agent of any available exemption from or
reduction of, United States withholding taxes in respect of
all payments to be made to such Person by the Borrowers
pursuant to this Agreement, (B) promptly notify the
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 the Borrower make any deduction or
withholding for taxes from amounts payable to such Person. If
such Person fails to deliver the above forms or other
documentation, then the Administrative Agent may withhold from
any interest payment to such Person an amount equivalent to
the applicable withholding tax imposed by Sections 1441 and
1442 of the Code, without reduction.
(ii) such Lender shall, before or promptly after the
occurrence of any event (including the passing of time but
excluding any event mentioned in (i) above) requiring a change
in or renewal of the most recent Form W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI
previously delivered by such Lender, deliver to Borrowers
through Administrative Agent two (2) accurate and complete
original signed copies of
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Form W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI, as appropriate, in replacement of
the forms previously delivered by such Lender; and
(iii) such Lender shall, promptly upon Borrowers'
reasonable request to that effect, deliver to Borrowers such
other forms or similar documentation as may be required from
time to time by any applicable law, treaty, rule or regulation
in order to establish such Lender's tax status for withholding
purposes.
(e) Borrowers shall not be required to pay any Additional
Amounts in respect of United States Federal or state income tax pursuant to this
Section 3.01 to any Lender or any duly appointed assignee for the account of any
Lending Office of such Lender or assignee:
(i) if the obligation to pay such Additional Amounts
arises as a result of a failure by such Lender or assignee to
comply with its obligations under this Section 3.01 in respect
of such Lending Office;
(ii) if such Lender or assignee shall have delivered
to Borrowers a Form W-8BEN in respect of such Lending Office
pursuant to this Section 3.01, and such Lender or assignee
shall not at any time be entitled to exemption from deduction
or withholding of United States Federal income tax in respect
of payments by Borrowers hereunder for any reason other than a
change in United States law or regulations or in the official
interpretation of such law or regulations by any governmental
authority charged with the interpretation or administration
thereof (whether or not having the force of law) after the
date of delivery of such Form W-8BEN; or
(iii) if such Lender or assignee shall have delivered
to Borrowers a Form W-8ECI in respect of such Lending Office
pursuant to this Section 3.01, and such Lender or assignee
shall not at any time be entitled to reduction, partial
exemption or exemption from deduction or withholding of United
States federal income tax in respect of payments by Borrowers
hereunder for the account of such Lending Office for any
reason other than a change in United States law or regulations
or any applicable tax treaty or regulations or in the official
interpretation of such law, treaty or regulations by any
governmental authority charged with the interpretation or
administration thereof (whether or not having the force of
law) after the date of delivery of such Form W-8ECI.
(f) If, at any time, Borrowers request any Lender to deliver
any forms or other documentation pursuant to this Section 3.01, then Borrowers
shall, on demand of such Lender, through Administrative Agent reimburse such
Lender for any costs and expenses (including Attorney Costs) reasonably incurred
by such Lender in the preparation or delivery of such forms or other
documentation.
(g) If Borrowers are required to pay Additional Amounts to
Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to this Section 3.01, then such
Lender shall use its reasonable best efforts (consistent with legal and
regulatory restrictions) to change the jurisdiction of its Lending
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Office so as to eliminate any such additional payment by Borrowers which may
thereafter accrue if such change in the judgment of such Lender is not otherwise
disadvantageous to such Lender.
3.02 ILLEGALITY.
If any Lender determines that any Laws have 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 Offshore Rate
Loans, or materially restricts the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell,
or to take deposits of, Dollars in the applicable offshore Dollar market, or to
determine or charge interest rates based upon the Offshore Rate, then, on notice
thereof by Lender to Borrowers through Administrative Agent, any obligation of
that Lender to make Offshore Rate Loans shall be suspended until Lender notifies
Administrative Agent and Borrowers that the circumstances giving rise to such
determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, Borrowers shall,
upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to Administrative Agent), prepay or
Convert all Offshore Rate Loans of that Lender, either on the last day of the
Interest Period thereof, if Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such
Offshore Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if Lender may not lawfully
continue to maintain such Offshore Rate Loans. 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, in connection with any Extension of Credit involving any
Offshore Rate Loan, Administrative Agent determines that (a) Dollar deposits are
not being offered to banks in the applicable offshore Dollar market for the
applicable amount and Interest Period of the requested Offshore Rate Loan, (b)
adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the underlying
interest rate for such Offshore Rate Loan, or (c) such underlying interest rate
does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to Lender of funding such
Offshore Rate Loan, Administrative Agent will promptly notify Borrowers and all
Lenders. Thereafter, the obligation of all Lenders to make or maintain such
Offshore Rate Loan shall be suspended until Administrative Agent revokes such
notice. Upon receipt of such notice, Borrowers may revoke any pending request
for a Borrowing of Offshore Rate Loans or, failing that, 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.
(a) If any Lender determines that any Laws:
(i) subject such Lender to any Tax, duty, or other
charge with respect to any Offshore Rate Loans or its
obligation to make Offshore Rate Loans, or change the basis on
which Taxes are imposed on any amounts payable to such Lender
under this Agreement in respect of any Offshore Rate Loans;
(ii) shall impose or modify any reserve, special
deposit, or similar requirement (other than the reserve
requirement utilized in the determination of the Offshore
Rate) relating to any extensions of credit or other assets of,
or any
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deposits with or other liabilities or commitments of, such
Lender (including its Commitment); or
(iii) shall impose on such Lender or on the offshore
Dollar interbank market any other condition affecting this
Agreement or any of such extensions of credit or liabilities
or commitments;
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost
to such Lender of making, Converting into, Continuing, or
maintaining any Offshore Rate Loans or to reduce any sum
received or receivable by such Lender under this Agreement
with respect to any Offshore Rate Loans, then from time to
time upon demand of such Lender (with a copy of such demand to
Administrative Agent), Borrowers 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 any change in or the interpretation
of any Laws have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of
such Lender or compliance by such Lender (or its Lending Office) 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 to Administrative Agent), Borrowers
shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender
for such reduction.
3.05 BREAKFUNDING COSTS.
Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to Administrative
Agent) from time to time, Borrowers 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
Offshore 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 Borrowers (for a reason other than the
failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, Continue or Convert
any Offshore Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by Borrowers;
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
Offshore Rate Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which
such funds were obtained. Borrowers shall also pay any customary administrative
fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.
3.06 MATTERS APPLICABLE TO ALL REQUESTS FOR COMPENSATION.
A certificate of Administrative Agent claiming compensation
under this Section 3 and setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be
paid to it hereunder shall be conclusive in the absence of clearly demonstrable
error. In determining such amount, Administrative Agent may use any reasonable
averaging and attribution methods. For purposes of this Section 3, a Lender
shall be deemed to have funded each Offshore Rate Loan at the Offshore Base Rate
used
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in determining the Offshore Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other
borrowing in the offshore Dollar interbank market, whether or not such Offshore
Rate Loan was in fact so funded.
3.07 SURVIVAL.
All of Borrowers' obligations under this Section 3 shall
survive termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations.
SECTION 4.
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS
4.01 CONDITIONS TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT.
The obligation of each Lender to enter into this Agreement is
subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Unless waived by all Lenders (or by Administrative Agent
with respect to immaterial matters, or items specified in subsections (iv) or
(v) below, that the Borrowers have given assurances satisfactory to
Administrative Agent that they will be delivered promptly following the Closing
Date), Administrative Agent's receipt of the following, each of which shall be
originals unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible
Officer, each dated on or about the Closing Date and each in form and substance
satisfactory to Administrative Agent and its legal counsel:
(i) executed counterparts of this Agreement and each
other Loan Document, sufficient in number for distribution to
Administrative Agent, Lenders and Borrowers;
(ii) Committed Loan Notes executed by Borrowers in
favor of each Lender requesting a Committed Loan Note, each in
a principal amount equal to that Lender's Pro Rata Share, and,
if requested by Swing Line Lender, a Swing Line Note executed
by Borrowers in favor of Swing Line Lender, if required by
Administrative Agent;
(iii) such certificates of resolutions or other
action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of
Responsible Officers of each Borrower Party as Administrative
Agent may require to establish the identities of and verify
the authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof
authorized to act as a Responsible Officer thereof;
(iv) such evidence as Administrative Agent may
reasonably require to verify that each Borrower Party is duly
organized or formed, validly existing, in good standing and
qualified to engage in business in each jurisdiction in which
it is required to be qualified to engage in business,
including, without limitation, certified copies of each
Borrower Party's Organization Documents, certificates of good
standing and/or qualification to engage in business, tax
clearance certificates, and the like;
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(v) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of
Borrowers certifying that (A) the conditions specified in
Sections 4.01(c) and 4.01(d) have been satisfied and (B) there
has been no event or circumstances since the date of the
Audited Financial Statements which has a Material Adverse
Effect;
(vi) an opinion of counsel to Borrowers substantially
in the form of Exhibit F hereto;
(vii) Intentionally Omitted.
(viii) evidence satisfactory to Administrative Agent
that Borrowers shall have taken or caused to be taken all such
actions, executed and delivered or caused to be executed and
delivered all such agreements, documents and instruments, and
made or caused to be made all such filings and recordings that
may be necessary or, in the opinion of Administrative Agent,
desirable in order to create in favor of Administrative Agent,
for the benefit of Lenders, a valid and (upon such filing and
recording) perfected first priority security interest in the
Pledged Collateral. Such actions shall include the following:
(A) delivery to Administrative Agent of
accurate and complete schedules to all of the
applicable Collateral Documents; and
(B) delivery to Administrative Agent of
(a) certificates (which certificates shall be
accompanied by irrevocable undated stock powers, duly
endorsed in blank and otherwise satisfactory in form
and substance to Administrative Agent) representing
all capital stock pledged pursuant to the Borrowers
Pledge Agreement and (b) all promissory notes or
other instruments (duly endorsed, where appropriate,
in a manner satisfactory to Administrative Agent)
evidencing any Pledged Collateral.
(ix) a pro forma Compliance Certificate for the
succeeding two years after the Closing Date, which shall be in
form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent; and
(x) such other assurances, certificates, documents,
consents or opinions as Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender
or the Requisite Lenders reasonably may require.
(b) Any fees required to be paid on or before the Closing Date
shall have been paid, including all fees referred to in Section 2.09.
(c) The representations and warranties made by Borrowers
herein, or which are contained in any certificate, document or financial or
other statement furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or
therewith, shall be correct on and as of the Closing Date (other than any
representations and warranties made as of a specified date, which shall only be
required to be correct as of such specified date).
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(d) Each Borrower Party shall be in compliance with all the
terms and provisions of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and any other
material document relating to any other material financial obligation except as
disclosed To The Best Knowledge of Borrowers on Schedule 5.03-B, and no Default
or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(e) Unless waived by Administrative Agent, Borrowers 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 Administrative Agent's reasonable estimate of Attorney Costs
incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that
such estimate shall not thereafter preclude final settling of accounts between
Borrowers and Administrative Agent).
4.02 CONDITIONS TO ALL EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT.
In addition to any applicable conditions precedent set forth
elsewhere in this Section 4 or in Section 2, the obligation of each Lender to
make any Extension of Credit is subject to the following conditions precedent:
(a) the representations and warranties of Borrowers contained
in Section 5, or which are contained in any certificate, document or financial
or other statement furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or
therewith, shall be correct on and as of the date of such Extension of Credit,
except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer
to any earlier date.
(b) no Default or Event of Default exists, or would result
from such proposed Extension of Credit.
(c) Administrative Agent shall have timely received a Request
for Extension of Credit by Requisite Notice by the Requisite Time therefor.
(d) Upon the request of Administrative Agent, Administrative
Agent shall have received a certificate of the REIT or Borrowers, in form and
substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, setting forth the calculation of
the Free Corporate Cash Flow as of the end of the immediately preceding month,
such calculation to be certified by a Responsible Officer of the REIT or
Borrowers, as the case may be.
Each request for an Extension of Credit by Borrowers shall be
deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in
Sections 4.02(a) and 4.02(b) have been satisfied and on and as of the date of
such Extension of Credit.
SECTION 5.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each Borrower represents and warrants to Administrative Agent
and Lenders that:
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5.01 EXISTENCE AND QUALIFICATION; POWER.
Each Borrower Party is a corporation, partnership, real estate
investment trust or limited liability company duly organized or formed, validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of the state of its incorporation
or organization, has the power and authority and the legal right, and all
governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals, to own and
operate its Properties, to lease the Properties it operates and to conduct its
business, is duly qualified and 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, except, with respect to
Borrower Parties that are not Management Entities, where a failure to be so
qualified or to obtain such licenses, consents and approvals would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.02 POWER; AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEABLE OBLIGATIONS.
Each Borrower Party has the power and authority and the legal
right to make, deliver and perform each Loan Document to which it is a party and
Borrowers have power and authority to borrow hereunder and have taken all
necessary action to authorize the borrowings on the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which any of them is a party. No
approval, consent, exemption or authorization of, filing with, notice to or
other act by or in respect of any Governmental Authority is necessary or
required in connection with the borrowings hereunder or with the execution,
delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of
the other Loan Documents. The Loan Documents have been duly executed and
delivered by each Borrower Party, and constitute a legal, valid and binding
obligation of each Borrower Party, enforceable against each Borrower Party in
accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited
by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement
of creditors' rights generally or by equitable principles relating to
enforceability.
5.03 NO LEGAL BAR.
The execution, delivery, and performance by each Borrower
Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and compliance with the
provisions thereof have been duly authorized by all requisite action on the part
of such Borrower Party and do not and will not (a) violate or conflict with, or
result in a breach of, or require any consent under (i) any Organization
Documents of such Borrower Party or any of its Subsidiaries, except with respect
to the transfer or pledging of the Oxford Assets, as disclosed To The Best
Knowledge Of Borrowers on Schedule 5.03-A, (ii) any applicable material Laws,
rules, or regulations or any order, writ, injunction, or decree of any
Governmental Authority or arbitrator (except for governmental consents required
in connection with the realization on the Pledged Collateral which is subject to
regulation by applicable Governmental Authorities), or (iii) any Contractual
Obligation of such Borrower Party or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any of
them or any of their property is bound or subject, except with respect to the
transfer or pledging of the Oxford Assets, as disclosed To The Best Knowledge of
Borrower on Schedule 5.03B, (b) constitute a default under any such agreement or
instrument (except for non-monetary defaults concerning the Oxford
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Assets) or (c) result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on
any of the Properties of such Borrower Party or any of its Subsidiaries, except
as required under the Loan Documents.
5.04 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; NO MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT.
(a) The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in
accordance with GAAP, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) are
complete and accurate and fairly present the financial condition of the REIT as
of the date thereof and the results of operations for the period covered thereby
in accordance with GAAP, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii)
together with the Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings of the REIT, show all material
indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of Borrowers and their
Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material
commitments, Contractual Obligations and Indebtedness in accordance with GAAP or
which are required to be disclosed under SEC rules and regulations.
(b) Since the date of the Audited Financial Statements, there
has been no event or circumstance which has had a Material Adverse Effect.
5.05 LITIGATION.
Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.05, no action, suit,
litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before an arbitrator or
Governmental Authority is pending or, to the Knowledge of Borrowers, threatened
by or against any Borrower Party or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of
their Properties or revenues which (a) purport to affect or pertain to this
Agreement, or any other Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, or (b) would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. No injunction, writ, temporary restraining order or any other
order of any nature has been issued by any court or other Governmental Authority
purporting to enjoin or restrain the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, or directing that the transactions
provided for herein or therein not be consummated as herein or therein provided.
5.06 NO DEFAULT.
Neither any Borrower Party nor any of their respective
Subsidiaries are in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation
in any respect which, individually or together with all such other defaults,
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and no Default
or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or will result from the
consummation of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or the making
of the Extensions of Credit hereunder.
5.07 OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY; LIENS.
Each Borrower Party and its Subsidiaries have valid fee or
leasehold interests in all real property necessary or used in the ordinary
conduct of their respective businesses, taken as a whole, and each Borrower
Party and their respective Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all
their other Property, and none of such Property is subject to any Lien, in each
case except as permitted in Section 7.02 and for such defects in title which,
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
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5.08 TAXES.
Borrowers and their Subsidiaries have filed all Federal and
other material tax returns and material reports that are required to be filed
and where the failure to make any such filing would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the SEC Report, (i)
all tax returns filed by Borrowers and their Subsidiaries are complete and
correct in all material respects, (ii) Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, have
paid all material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges for
which they are liable and that are due and payable and have fully satisfied any
material taxes, assessments, fees, and other governmental charges levied or
imposed upon them or their Properties, income or assets or otherwise due and
payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance
with GAAP and no material "notice of lien" or similar document or instrument has
been filed or recorded, except with respect to any taxes not yet due or payable;
(iii) there is no proposed tax assessment against Borrowers or any of their
Subsidiaries which, if the assessment were made, would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iv) Borrowers and their Subsidiaries have
no primary, secondary or other liability for taxes of any kind, arising with
respect to any individual, trust, corporation, partnership or other entity as to
which Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries is directly or indirectly liable
for taxes of any kind incurred by such individual or entity either as a
transferee, or pursuant to Treasury Regulations section 1.1502-6, or pursuant to
any other Law. None of Borrowers nor any of their Affiliates is (nor has it ever
been) a party to any tax sharing agreement other than as disclosed on Schedule
5.08.
5.09 MARGIN REGULATIONS; INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT; PUBLIC UTILITY
HOLDING COMPANY ACT; REIT AND TAX STATUS; STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING.
(a) No Borrower Party is engaged principally or as one of its
important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of
"purchasing" or "carrying" "margin stock" within the respective meanings of each
of the quoted terms under Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System as now and from time to time hereafter in effect. No part of the
proceeds of any Extensions of Credit hereunder will be used for "purchasing" or
"carrying" "margin stock" as so defined or for any purpose which violates, or
which would be inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulations U or X of such
Board of Governors.
(b) No Borrower Party or any of its Subsidiaries (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,
(ii) is or is required to be registered as an "investment company" under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 or (iii) is subject to regulations under the
Federal Power Act, the Interstate Commerce Act, any state public utilities code,
or any other federal or state statute or regulation limiting its ability to
incur Indebtedness.
(c) None of Borrowers nor any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary is a
"foreign person" within the meaning of Section 1445(f)(3) of the Code.
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(d) The REIT currently has REIT Status and has maintained REIT
Status on a continuous basis since its formation. AIMCO is not an association
taxable as a corporation under the Code. The shares of common Stock of the REIT
are listed on the NYSE.
5.10 ERISA COMPLIANCE.
(a) Schedule 5.10 lists all Plans and separately identifies
Plans intended to be Qualified Plans and Multiemployer Plans. All written
descriptions thereof provided to Administrative Agent and the Lenders are true
and complete in all material respects.
(b) Each Qualified Plan, and To The Best Knowledge Of
Borrowers each Multiemployer Plan, is in compliance in all material respects
with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state
law, including all requirements under the Code or ERISA for filing reports
(which are true and correct in all material respects as of the date filed), and
benefits have been paid in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.
(c) Each Qualified Plan and, and To The Best Knowledge Of
Borrowers, Multiemployer Plan has been determined by the IRS to qualify under
Section 401 of the Code, and the trusts created thereunder have been determined
to be exempt from tax under the provisions of Section 501 of the Code, and To
The Best Knowledge Of Borrowers nothing has occurred which would cause the loss
of such qualification or tax-exempt status.
(d) Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.10, none of Borrowers
nor any ERISA Affiliate has any outstanding liability under Title IV of ERISA
with respect to any Qualified Plan maintained or sponsored by Borrowers or any
ERISA Affiliate, nor To The Best Knowledge Of Borrowers, with respect to any
Multiemployer Plan to which Borrowers or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or is
obligated to contribute.
(e) Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.10, no Qualified Plan
subject to Title IV of ERISA, and To The Best Knowledge Of Borrowers, no
Multiemployer Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability.
(f) Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.10, no member of the
Controlled Group has ever represented, promised or contracted (whether in oral
or written form) to any current or former employee (either individually or to
employees as a group) that such current or former employee(s) would be provided,
at any cost to any member of the Controlled Group, with life insurance or
employee welfare plan benefits (within the meaning of section 3(1) of ERISA)
following retirement or termination of employment. To the extent that any member
of the Controlled Group has made any such representation, promise or contract,
such member has expressly reserved the right to amend or terminate such life
insurance or employee welfare plan benefits with respect to claims not yet
incurred.
(g) Members of the Controlled Group have complied in all
material respects with the notice and continuation coverage requirements of
Section 4980B of the Code.
(h) Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.10, no ERISA Event has
occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any Qualified Plan,
or, To The Best Knowledge Of Borrowers, any Multiemployer Plan.
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(i) There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Borrowers,
threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, other than routine claims for benefits
in the usual and ordinary course, asserted or instituted against (i) any Plan
maintained or sponsored by Borrowers or their assets, (ii) any member of the
Controlled Group with respect to any Qualified Plan, or (iii) any fiduciary with
respect to any Plan for which Borrowers may be directly or indirectly liable,
through indemnification obligations or otherwise.
(j) Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.10, none of Borrowers
nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred nor reasonably expects to incur (i) any
liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under
Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Section 4201 or
4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan or (ii) any liability under
Title IV of ERISA (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007
of ERISA) with respect to a Plan.
(k) Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.10, none of Borrowers
nor any ERISA Affiliate has transferred any Unfunded Pension Liability to a
Person other than a Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate or otherwise engaged in a
transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.
(l) No member of the Controlled Group has engaged, directly or
indirectly, in a non-exempt prohibited transaction (as defined in Section 4975
of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) in connection with any Plan which would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.11 INTANGIBLE ASSETS.
Each Borrower Party and its Subsidiaries own, or possess the
right to use, all trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights,
franchises, licenses and other intangible assets that are used in their
respective businesses as now operated, and none of such items, To The Best
Knowledge Of Borrowers, conflicts with the valid trademark, trade name,
copyright, patent, patent right or intangible asset of any other Person to the
extent that such conflict would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
5.12 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.
Each Borrower Party and its Subsidiaries are in substantial
compliance in all material respects with all Laws that are applicable to it.
5.13 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.
(a) Environmental Laws. Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.13
or in the SEC Report, the operations and Properties of Borrowers, the REIT, the
Management Entities and their Subsidiaries comply in all respects with all
Environmental Laws, except such non-compliance affecting any Properties as would
not result in liability which would reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Environmental Permits. Except as described in Schedule
5.13 or in the SEC Report, Borrowers, the REIT, the Management Entities and
their Subsidiaries have obtained
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and maintained all material licenses, permits, authorizations and registrations
required under any Environmental Law ("Environmental Permits"), other than such
Environmental Permits the failure to obtain or maintain which would not
reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect. All such
Environmental Permits are in good standing, and each such Person is in
compliance with all terms and conditions thereof, except, with respect to
Persons that are not Management Entities, where the failure to be in compliance
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Orders. Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.13
or in the SEC Report, there are no outstanding written orders from or agreements
with any Governmental Authority nor any judicial or docketed administrative
proceedings respecting any Environmental Law, Environmental Claim or Hazardous
Material to which Borrowers, the REIT, any Management Entity, any of their
Subsidiaries, or any of such Person's Properties or operations is bound that
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Hazardous Materials. Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.13
or in the SEC Report, there are no Hazardous Materials or other conditions or
circumstances existing with respect to any Property, or arising from operations
prior to the Closing Date, that would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. In addition, (i) there are not located on the Properties
underground storage tanks (x) that are not properly registered or permitted
under applicable Environmental Laws, or (y) that are leaking or emitting
Hazardous Materials whether on-or off-site, and (ii) Borrowers, the REIT, the
Management Entities and their Subsidiaries have notified all of their employees
of the existence, if any, of any health hazard arising from the conditions of
their employment to the extent required under any Environmental Laws and have
met all notification requirements under Title III of CERCLA and all other
Environmental Laws that would in each case reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
5.14 INSURANCE.
The properties of each Borrower Party and its Subsidiaries are
insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates
of Borrowers, 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 such Borrower Party or such Subsidiary
operates.
5.15 GP LOANS. All GP Loans are evidenced by a GP Loan Note which has
been delivered to Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement.
5.16 SUBSIDIARIES; INTERESTS IN OTHER ENTITIES; CHANGES IN
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.
None of Borrowers, nor the REIT, nor any of their respective
Subsidiaries has any interest in any corporation, partnership or other entity,
except (i) as disclosed in the Organizational Chart set forth as Schedule 5.16
(other than nondisclosures which, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect), and (ii)
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for interests acquired after the date of this Agreement in compliance with
Sections 7.03, 7.04 and 7.05 hereof.
5.17 MATTERS RELATING TO COLLATERAL.
(a) Creation, Perfection and Priority of Liens. The execution
and delivery of the Collateral Documents by Borrowers and the other applicable
Borrower Parties, together with (i) the actions taken on or prior to the date
hereof pursuant to Section 4.01(viii), and (ii) the delivery to Administrative
Agent of any Pledged Collateral not delivered to Administrative Agent at the
time of execution and delivery of the Borrowers Pledge Agreement (all of which
Pledged Collateral has been so delivered) are effective to create in favor of
Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders, as security for the Secured
Obligations (as defined in the Borrowers Pledge Agreement), a valid and
perfected first priority Lien on all of the Pledged Collateral, and all filings
and other actions necessary or desirable to perfect and maintain the perfection
and priority status of such Liens have been duly made or taken and remain in
full force and effect, other than the filing or recording of any UCC financing
statements delivered to Administrative Agent for filing (but not yet filed) and
the periodic filing of UCC continuation statements in respect of UCC financing
statements filed by or on behalf of Administrative Agent.
(b) Governmental Authorizations. No authorization, approval or
other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or
regulatory body is required for either (i) the pledge or grant by Borrowers or
any other Borrower Party of the Liens purported to be created in favor of
Administrative Agent pursuant to any of the Collateral Documents or (ii) the
exercise by Administrative Agent of any rights or remedies in respect of any
Pledged Collateral (whether specifically granted or created pursuant to any of
the Collateral Documents or created or provided for by applicable law), except
for filings or recordings contemplated by Section 5.17(a) and except as may be
required, in connection with the disposition of any Pledged Collateral, by laws
generally affecting the offering and sale of securities or, to the extent
applicable, HUD or other approvals required in connection with the foreclosure
on or other realization with respect to Oxford Assets which directly or
indirectly involve real Property encumbered by HUD mortgages or regulatory
agreements or properties regulated by HUD or a state housing finance agency, or
laws generally affecting the operation of properties as nursing homes or
assisted living facilities.
(c) Absence of Third-Party Filings. Except such as may have
been filed in favor of Administrative Agent as contemplated by Section 5.17(a),
no effective UCC financing statement, fixture filing or other instrument similar
in effect covering all or any part of the Pledged Collateral is on file in any
filing or recording office.
(d) Margin Regulations. The pledge of the Pledged Collateral
pursuant to the Collateral Documents does not violate Regulation T, U or X of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(e) Information Regarding Pledged Collateral. All information
supplied to Administrative Agent by or on behalf of any Borrower Party with
respect to the Pledged Collateral is accurate and complete in all material
respects.
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5.18 DISCLOSURE.
None of the representations or warranties made by any Borrower
Party in the Loan Documents as of the date such representations and warranties
are made or deemed made, and none of the statements contained in each exhibit,
report, statement or certificate furnished by or on behalf of any such Person in
connection with the Loan Documents, contains any untrue statement of a material
fact or omits any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
are made, not misleading. There is no fact, To The Best Knowledge Of Borrowers,
which materially and adversely affects the business, operations, properties,
assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrowers, the REIT, the
Management Entities, and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that has not been
disclosed herein, in the SEC Reports, or in other documents, certificates and
statements furnished to Administrative Agent and each Lender (to the extent
required hereunder) hereunder or pursuant hereto. The copies of all documents
delivered to Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders from time to time in
connection with this Agreement are and shall be true and complete copies of the
originals thereof and have not been or shall not be amended except as disclosed
to Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, as applicable.
SECTION 6.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Extension of Credit remains unpaid, or any
other Obligation remains unpaid or unperformed, or any portion of the
Commitments remains outstanding, Borrowers shall, and shall (except in the case
of Borrowers' reporting covenants), cause each of its Subsidiaries or the REIT,
as the case may be, to:
6.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Deliver to Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and
detail satisfactory to Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders:
(a) as soon as available, but in any event within ninety (90)
days after the end of each fiscal year, consolidated balance sheets of the REIT
and the Borrowers on a combined basis, in each case as at the end of such fiscal
year, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for such
fiscal year, including the REIT's and AIMCO's SEC Form 10-K for such period,
setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous
fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, audited and accompanied by a report and
unqualified opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally
recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Requisite Lenders, which report
and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and shall not be subject
to any qualifications or exceptions as to the scope of the audit nor to any
qualifications and exceptions not reasonably acceptable to the Requisite
Lenders;
(b) as soon as available, but in any event within forty-five
(45) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each
fiscal year, unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the REIT and Borrowers on
a combined basis, in each case as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the
related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for such fiscal quarter
and for the portion of the REIT's or Borrowers' fiscal year then ended, as the
case may be,
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including the REIT's and AIMCO's SEC Form 10-Q for such period, all in
reasonable detail and certified by at least two Responsible Officers of the REIT
or Borrowers, as the case may be, that such financial statements are complete
and correct and fairly present the financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows of the REIT or Borrowers, as the case may be, in accordance with
GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of
footnotes;
(c) as soon as available, but in any event not less than
ninety (90) days after the beginning of each fiscal year, copies of AIMCO's and
the REIT's business plan for such fiscal year in form and substance satisfactory
to Administrative Agent; and
(d) as soon as available, but in any event not less than
forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter, the REIT's
consolidated financial projections for the current and the succeeding three
fiscal quarters, as prepared by the REIT's Chief Financial Officer and in a
format and with such detail as Administrative Agent may require.
6.02 CERTIFICATES, NOTICES AND OTHER INFORMATION.
Deliver to Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and
detail satisfactory to Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders:
(a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements
referred to in Section 6.01(a), a certificate of its independent certified
public accountants certifying such financial statement and stating that in
making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any
Default or Event of Default hereunder or, if any such Default or Event of
Default shall exist, stating the nature and status of such event;
(b) not more than forty-five (45) days after the end of each
fiscal quarter, (1) a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a
Responsible Officer of Borrowers, with such supporting information as may be
requested by Administrative Agent, (2) an updated Schedule 1.01A
(Construction/Renovation), which updated schedule will identify the aggregate
book value of all Construction/Renovation (separating New Construction from
renovations, rehabilitations and expansions) and all Real Property Assets Under
Development, in each case including information with respect to the aggregate
expenditures made to date, (3) an updated Schedule 1.01B (GP Loans), which
updated schedule will identify each GP Loan and, with respect to each such GP
Loan, its original amount, carrying value, write-off amount, pro rata share
owned (directly or indirectly) by Borrowers and such other information as
Administrative Agent may reasonably request together with the delivery of such
Pledged Collateral and the Pledge Amendment (as defined in the Borrowers Pledge
Agreement) to cause Borrowers to be in compliance with Section 5.17 hereof as of
the date of such Compliance Certificate, (4) an updated Schedule 1.01C
(Guarantors), which updated schedule will identify each Guarantor and such
Guarantor's pro rata share of Total Corporate EBITDA (provided that the
Management Entities' pro rata shares of Total Corporate EBITDA may be combined
for purposes of this updated Schedule 1.01C), (5) an updated Schedule 1.01E
(Collateral), which updated schedule will identify all Pledged Collateral as of
the period covered by such Compliance Certificate, (6) an updated Schedule
7.01(m) (Existing Cross-Pledged Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted
Indebtedness), which updated schedule will identify all cross-collateralized and
cross-defaulted Indebtedness of the REIT, Borrowers and their Subsidiaries and
the aggregate outstanding
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principal amount thereof, and (7) an updated Schedule I to the Borrowers Pledge
Agreement, together with the delivery of such Pledged Collateral and the Pledge
Amendment (defined in the Borrowers Pledge Agreement) to cause Borrowers to be
in compliance with Section 5.17 hereof as of the date of such Compliance
Certificate;
(c) promptly after delivery by the Person providing the same,
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 the REIT by independent accountants in connection with the
accounts or books of the REIT or any of its Subsidiaries, or any audit of any of
them;
(d) 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 the REIT, and copies of all annual, regular,
periodic and special reports and registration statements which the REIT may file
or be required to file with the SEC under Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and not otherwise required to be delivered to
Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;
(e) promptly after the occurrence thereof, notice of any
Default or Event of Default, and the occurrence or existence of any event or
circumstance that is likely to become a Default or Event of Default and each
such notice shall describe with particularity the clause or provision of this
Agreement or other Loan Document that has been breached or violated;
(f) promptly after the commencement thereof, notice of any
litigation, investigation or proceeding affecting any Borrower Party (i) where
the amount involved exceeds the Threshold Amount, (ii) in which injunctive
relief or similar relief is sought, which relief, if granted, would reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) in which the relief sought
is an injunction or other stay of the performance of any Loan Document or (iv)
required to be reported to the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act;
(g) promptly after the occurrence of any of the following
ERISA events affecting Borrowers or any member of their Controlled Group,
together with a copy of any notice with respect to such event that may be
required to be filed with any Governmental Authority and any notice delivered by
a Governmental Authority to Borrowers or any member of their Controlled Group
with respect to such event, notice of any of the following:
(i) an ERISA Event where the aggregate liability is
likely to exceed $1,000,000;
(ii) the adoption of any new Plan that is subject to
Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code by any member of
the Controlled Group;
(iii) the adoption of any amendment to a Plan that is
subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, if
such amendment results in a material increase in benefits or
unfunded liabilities; or
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(iv) the commencement of contributions by any member
of the Controlled Group to any Plan that is subject to Title
IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code;
(h) promptly after the occurrence thereof, notice of any
Material Adverse Effect;
(i) notice of any material change in accounting policies or
financial reporting practices by Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries;
(j) promptly after the occurrence thereof, notice of (i) any
and all material enforcement, cleanup, removal or other governmental or
regulatory actions instituted, completed or threatened against Borrowers, the
REIT, any Management Entity or any of their Subsidiaries or any of their
Properties pursuant to any Environmental Laws, (ii) all other material
Environmental Claims, and (iii) any environmental or similar condition on any
real property adjoining or in the vicinity of the Properties of Borrowers, the
REIT, any Management Entity or any of their Subsidiaries that could reasonably
be anticipated to cause such Properties (or any portion thereof) to be subject
to any material restrictions on ownership, occupancy, transferability or use
under any Environmental Laws, in each case only to the extent any of the
foregoing would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(k) promptly after the occurrence thereof, notice of the
consummation of any material Investment or Disposition, of any material issuance
of Stock of the REIT (other than upon the tender of any Partnership Units for
redemption or the conversion of any employee stock options) or Partnership
Units, of any incurrence of material Indebtedness or of any other material
transaction entered into, by Borrowers, the REIT, any Management Entity or any
of their Subsidiaries; and change in any executive officer of the REIT;
(l) promptly after the occurrence thereof, notice of the
failure of the REIT to maintain REIT Status or of any existing Subsidiary of the
REIT to maintain its status as a qualified REIT subsidiary under the Code, if
and to the extent required by applicable law;
(m) upon the request of Administrative Agent, any subsequent
revisions to the Organizational Chart;
(n) promptly after receipt of any notice by Borrowers, the
REIT, any Management Entity or any of their Subsidiaries of any default under
any Indebtedness or Guaranty Obligation described in Section 8.01(f), notice of
such default; and
(o) promptly, such other data and information as from time to
time may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent, or, through
Administrative Agent or any Lender.
Each notice pursuant to Sections 6.02(e) through (l) and (n)
shall be accompanied by a statement of two (2) Responsible Officers of Borrowers
or the REIT, as the case may be, setting forth details of the occurrence
referred to therein and, if applicable, the provisions of this Agreement
affected, and stating what action Borrowers or the REIT, as the case may be,
have taken and propose to take with respect thereto.
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6.03 PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS.
Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable and
otherwise comply with all their respective obligations and liabilities,
including (a) all tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges,
Ordinary Course Liens or levies imposed on any Borrower Party or its
Subsidiaries or on its income or profits or any of its Properties, except for
any such tax, assessment, charge or levy which is (i) an Ordinary Course Lien
under Subsection (b) of the definition of such term or (ii) being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves in accordance with
GAAP are being maintained by Borrowers or such Person, (b) all lawful claims
which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon any Property of any Borrower
Party or its Subsidiaries, (c) all Indebtedness, as and when due and payable,
but subject to any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or
agreement evidencing such Indebtedness, and (d) payment and/or performance of
all Contractual Obligations (including any payments of preferred stock
dividends); provided, however, with respect to any Person that is not a
Management Entity, then only to the extent the failure to do any of the
foregoing could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.04 PRESERVATION OF EXISTENCE.
Preserve and maintain in full force and effect (i) its
partnership, corporate or other organizational existence and good standing under
the laws of its state or jurisdiction of organization, and (ii) its licenses,
permits, rights, franchises and privileges necessary or desirable in the normal
conduct of its business, except where failure to do so does not have a Material
Adverse Effect; provided, however, that with respect to any Person that is not a
Management Entity, then only to the extent that the failure to do any of the
foregoing would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.05 MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES.
Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material Properties
and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good order and
condition in accordance with Borrowers' past practices, subject to wear and tear
in the ordinary course of business, and not permit any waste of its Properties.
6.06 MAINTENANCE OF INSURANCE.
Maintain, with financially sound and reputable independent
insurers, insurance with respect to their Properties and business against loss
or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the
same or a similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily
carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons, including liability
insurance specifically insuring Borrowers and their Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
from any tort, legal or other liability resulting from their participation as
general partners in partnerships which own Property, workers' compensation
insurance, public liability and property and casualty insurance (which amount
shall not be reduced in the absence of 30 days' prior notice to Administrative
Agent), and upon the request of Administrative Agent, furnish Administrative
Agent, with sufficient copies for each Lender, at reasonable intervals (but not
more than twice per calendar year) a certificate signed by at least two (2)
Responsible Officers of
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Borrowers (and, if requested by Administrative Agent, any insurance broker of
Borrowers or the REIT) setting forth the nature and extent of all insurance
maintained by Borrowers, the REIT, the Management Entities and each of their
Subsidiaries in accordance with this Section 6.06 (and which, in the case of a
certificate of a broker, was placed through such broker).
6.07 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.
(a) Comply, in all material respects, with the requirements of
all applicable Laws and orders of any Governmental Authority, noncompliance with
which has a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Conduct its operations and keep and maintain its
Properties in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws,
and upon the written request of Administrative Agent or any Lender, submit to
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, at Borrowers' sole cost and expense, at
reasonable intervals, a report providing an update of the status of any
environmental, health or safety compliance, hazard or liability issue identified
in any notice or report required pursuant to Section 6.02(j) that could,
individually or in the aggregate, result in liability in excess of $10,000,000.
6.08 INSPECTION RIGHTS.
At any time during regular business hours and as often as
reasonably requested, upon no less than forty-eight (48) hours advance notice to
Borrowers, permit Administrative Agent or any Lender, or any employee, agent or
representative thereof, to examine, audit and make copies and abstracts from the
Borrower Parties' records and books of account and to visit and inspect their
properties and to discuss their affairs, finances and accounts with any of their
officers and key employees, and, upon request, furnish promptly to
Administrative Agent or any Lender true copies of all financial information and
internal management reports made available to their senior management, all at
the expense of Borrowers; provided, however, that when an Event of Default
exists, Administrative Agent may visit and inspect at the expense of Borrowers
such Properties at any time during business hours and without advance notice.
6.09 KEEPING OF RECORDS AND BOOKS OF ACCOUNT.
Keep adequate records and books of account reflecting all
financial transactions in conformity with GAAP, and in material conformity with
all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory
jurisdiction over Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries.
6.10 COMPLIANCE WITH ERISA.
Cause, and cause each of its ERISA Affiliates to: (a) maintain
each Plan in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions
of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state law; and (b) make all required
contributions to any Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code.
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6.11 COMPLIANCE WITH AGREEMENTS.
Comply and cause each Guarantor to comply with their
respective Organization Documents. Promptly and fully comply with all
Contractual Obligations under all material agreements, indentures, leases and/or
instruments to which any one or more of them is a party, except for any such
Contractual Obligations (a) the performance of which would cause a Default, (b)
then being contested by any of them in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or
(c) if the failure to comply therewith does not have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.12 USE OF PROCEEDS.
Use the proceeds of Extensions of Credit for (i) funding
general working capital, corporate needs, and payment of Indebtedness permitted
under this Agreement, (ii) financing acquisitions permitted under this
Agreement, and (iii) funding costs associated with Construction/Renovation;
provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of Loans the proceeds of
which were used to fund costs associated with Construction/Renovation shall not
at any one time exceed $100,000,000.
6.13 COMMUNICATION WITH ACCOUNTANTS.
While any Event of Default is continuing, authorize
Administrative Agent and any Lender to communicate directly with Borrowers'
independent accountants and authorizes such accountants to disclose to such
Persons any and all financial statements and other information of any kind,
including the substance of any oral information or conversation that such
accountants may have with respect to the business, financial condition and other
affairs of Borrowers.
6.14 MAINTENANCE OF REIT STATUS; STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING.
With respect to the REIT, maintain its REIT Status and
maintain its common Stock listing on the NYSE, American Stock Exchange or Nasdaq
Stock Exchange.
6.15 SOLVENCY.
Remain Solvent.
6.16 FURTHER ASSURANCES.
(a) Full Disclosure. Ensure that all other written
information, exhibits and reports furnished to Administrative Agent or any
Lender by Borrowers, the REIT, any Management Entity or any of their
Subsidiaries do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and do not
and will not omit to state any material fact or any fact necessary to make the
statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in
which made, and will promptly disclose to Administrative Agent and the Lenders
and correct any defect or error that may be discovered therein or in any Loan
Document or in the execution, acknowledgment or recordation thereof.
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(b) Further Acts. Promptly upon request by Administrative
Agent or the Requisite Lenders, do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record,
re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register, any and all such further
acts, deeds, conveyances, security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust,
assignments, estoppel certificates, financing statements and continuations
thereof, termination statements, notices of assignment, transfers, certificates,
assurances and other instruments that Administrative Agent or such Lenders, as
the case may be, may reasonably require from time to time in order (i) to carry
out more effectively the purposes of this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
and (ii) to better assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect
and confirm to Administrative Agent and Lenders the rights granted or now or
hereafter intended to be granted under any Loan Document, or any other document
executed in connection herewith or therewith.
(c) Additional Guarantors. Promptly upon (i) the formation by
the REIT and/or Borrowers of any Person which is a Material Entity, (ii) any
Person in which the REIT and/or Borrowers owns any equity interest becoming a
Material Entity or (iii) the acquisition by the REIT and/or Borrowers of any
Person which constitutes a Material Entity after giving effect to such
acquisition, in each case after the Closing Date, Borrowers shall cause such
Person (so long as such Person is not prohibited from doing so by law or
contractual obligations) to deliver to Administrative Agent for the ratable
benefit of the Lenders a guaranty of the Obligations in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit H-1, or H-2, as applicable. Concurrently with the delivery of such
guaranty, Borrowers shall deliver to Administrative Agent with respect to such
Person the same documents and other instruments required to be delivered
pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) of Section 4.01(a) and an opinion of counsel,
in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent. All such agreements,
documents and other instruments required to be delivered to Administrative Agent
pursuant to this Section 6.16(c) shall be delivered collectively at the same
time a Compliance Certificate is delivered to Administrative Agent pursuant to
Section 6.02(b). Additionally, Borrowers shall cause such additional
Subsidiaries of the REIT and/or Borrowers and/or such other Persons in which the
REIT and/or Borrowers own any equity interest to become a Guarantor pursuant to
this Section 6.16(c) so that at all times the Guarantors, (together with
AIMCO/Bethesda and NHP Management), collectively, represent not less than 75% of
Total Corporate EBITDA for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter.
6.17 UNCONSOLIDATED PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTIONS.
Cause the REIT, each Guarantor or their respective Subsidiaries with an
equity interest in any Person to use its best efforts to cause such Person to
make regular distributions of Net Operating Income of such Person in accordance
with such Person's partnership, operating or incorporation agreements and sound
business practices.
SECTION 7.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Extension of Credit remains unpaid, or any
other Obligations remain unpaid or unperformed, or any portion of the
Commitments remains outstanding, Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit the
REIT nor any of their respective Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
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7.01 INDEBTEDNESS.
Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness,
except:
(a) Ordinary Course Indebtedness;
(b) Accounts payable to trade creditors for goods and services
and current operating liabilities (not the result of the borrowing of money)
incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business in accordance with customary terms
and paid within the specified time, unless contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and reserved for in accordance with GAAP;
(c) Intra-Company Debt;
(d) Indebtedness of Borrowers, the Guarantors and their
Subsidiaries (whether secured or unsecured) which is outstanding on the date
hereof and is listed on Schedule 7.01(d), and is Recourse to Borrowers, the
Guarantors or any of their Subsidiaries (but excluding Indebtedness under the
Loan Documents) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time an
amount equal to the sum of (x) $120,000,000 plus, while the Lincoln Place
Construction Financing is outstanding, (y) the lesser of (1) Indebtedness having
an outstanding principal amount of $151,000,000 or (2) any portion of the
Lincoln Place Construction Financing which constitutes Recourse Indebtedness.
(e) Secured Indebtedness of Borrowers, the Guarantors and
their Subsidiaries which is not Recourse to Borrowers, the Guarantors or any of
their Subsidiaries;
(f) Endorsements for collection or deposit in the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(g) Unsecured Swap Agreements entered into by any Borrower
with respect to variable rate Indebtedness permitted hereunder;
(h) Indebtedness of the REIT, Borrowers and their Subsidiaries
consisting of "exceptions to nonrecourse" guaranties of non-Recourse
Indebtedness otherwise permitted under this Section 7.01 or of other
Indebtedness permitted under this Section 7.01; provided that "exceptions to
non-recourse" shall include the types of additional exceptions customarily
required by Federal National Mortgage Association or Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation from time to time in its standard form loan documentation;
(i) Indebtedness (other than any Indebtedness otherwise
permitted under clauses (a) through (h) of this Section 7.01) outstanding on the
date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.01(i);
(j) Any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions of
any Indebtedness permitted under Sections 7.01(d), (e) or (i); provided,
however, that any such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension shall not
cause the financial or other material covenants, when taken as a whole, to be
significantly more restrictive than (A) those existing in the applicable credit
documentation prior to such renewal, refinancing or extension or (B) the
comparable covenants in this Agreement;
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(k) Indebtedness in respect of performance bonds, bid bonds,
appeal bonds, surety bonds and similar obligations and trade-related letters of
credit, in each case provided in the Ordinary Course of Business, and any
extension, renewal or refinancing thereof to the extent not provided to secure
the repayment of other Indebtedness which Indebtedness existing on the date
hereof is listed on Schedule 7.01(k);
(l) Variable rate Indebtedness (but excluding such variable
rate Indebtedness that is covered by unsecured Swap Agreements permitted under
Section 7.01(g) and Indebtedness under the Loan Documents) in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed 30% of Total Combined Debt at any time; provided,
however, that such variable rate Indebtedness shall otherwise be Indebtedness
permitted under Sections 7.01(d) and (e); and
(m) Indebtedness which is cross-collateralized with or
cross-defaulted to any other Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not
to exceed 15% of Total Combined Debt at any time; provided, however, that such
cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted Indebtedness shall otherwise be
Indebtedness permitted under Sections 7.01(d) and (e); provided further that all
cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted Indebtedness existing on the date
hereof shall be listed on Schedule 7.01(m) and such cross-collateralized and
cross-defaulted Indebtedness shall be satisfactory to Co-Lead Arrangers.
Nothing contained in this Section 7.01 shall be deemed to
excuse any lack of compliance by Borrowers, the REIT, or any Subsidiary with the
terms of Section 7.14.
7.02 LIENS AND NEGATIVE PLEDGES.
Incur, assume or suffer to exist, any Lien or Negative Pledge
upon any of its Property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired, except:
(a) Liens and Negative Pledges existing on the date hereof and
any renewals or extensions thereof;
(b) Ordinary Course Liens;
(c) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common
law provision relating to banker's liens, rights of setoff or similar rights and
remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor
depository institution; provided that (i) such deposit account is not a
dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions against
access by the depositor in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated
by the Federal Reserve Board, and (ii) such deposit account is not intended by
the depositor to provide collateral to the depository institution;
(d) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section
7.01(d), (e), (h) or (i) on real and personal Properties and not constituting
ownership interests in Borrowers or any of the Subsidiaries of Borrowers or the
REIT;
(e) Liens supporting purchase options and Guaranty Obligations
permitted by this Agreement;
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(f) Liens on Property of a Person which becomes a Subsidiary
of the REIT, Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries after the date
hereof securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.01(d) or (e); provided that
(i) such Liens existed at the time such Person become a Subsidiary of the REIT,
Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries and were not incurred or
otherwise created in anticipation thereof, and (ii) any such Lien is not
expanded to cover any other Property of such Person after the time such Person
becomes a Subsidiary of the REIT, Borrowers or any of their respective
Subsidiaries;
(g) Licenses, leases or subleases granted to other Persons in
the Ordinary Course of Business not materially interfering with the conduct of
the business of the Borrower Parties taken as a whole; and
(h) Liens arising from Capital Leases entered into by the
Borrower Parties.
Except with respect to specific property encumbered to secure
payment of particular Indebtedness, none of Borrowers nor any of their
Subsidiaries shall enter into any agreement prohibiting the creation or
assumption of any Lien upon any of their Properties or any stock or assets,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired. Except as provided (i) in this
Agreement, (ii) with respect to particular Indebtedness permitted under Section
7.01, (iii) in acquisition agreements, and (iv) with respect to non-assignment
provisions of leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses, Borrowers will not,
and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to, create or otherwise cause or
suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of
any kind on the ability of any such Subsidiary to (A) pay dividends or make any
other distributions on any of such Subsidiary's capital stock owned by Borrowers
or any other Subsidiary of Borrowers, (B) repay or prepay any Indebtedness owed
by such Subsidiary to Borrowers or any other Subsidiary of Borrowers, (C) make
loans or advances to Borrowers or any other Subsidiary of Borrowers, or (D)
transfer any of its property or assets to Borrowers or any other Subsidiary of
Borrowers.
7.03 FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES.
(a) Merge or consolidate with or into any Person or liquidate,
wind-up or dissolve itself, or permit or suffer any liquidation or dissolution,
except, that so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result
therefrom:
(i) Subsidiaries of Borrowers or of the REIT may
merge or consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease
or otherwise dispose (whether in one transaction or in a
series of transactions) of all or substantially all of any of
their Properties (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to,
or in favor of, Borrowers, the REIT or another Subsidiary of
Borrowers or of the REIT;
(ii) Subsidiaries of Borrowers or of the REIT may be
liquidated, wound up or dissolved following any conveyance,
transfer, lease or other disposition (whether in one
transaction or a series of transactions) of all or
substantially all of their Properties permitted under Section
7.03(a)(i);
(iii) Subsidiaries of Borrowers or of the REIT may
engage in reverse mergers or internal reorganizations whereby
a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries merge
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into or with one or more Subsidiaries of the Borrowers or any
Guarantor or any combination thereof; and
(iv) Borrowers, the REIT or any Subsidiary may merge,
or consolidate with another Person; provided that each of the
following conditions are satisfied: (1) at the inception of
the transaction, Borrowers, the REIT or Subsidiary are
intended to be and will be the surviving Person after the
consummation of the contemplated transaction; (2) to the best
Knowledge of Borrowers, prior to the consummation of the
transaction, the transaction will not cause Borrowers to be in
breach of the representations and warranties of this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents; (3) the transaction will not
cause Borrowers to be in breach of the covenants of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including financial
covenants after the consummation thereof; and (4) Borrowers
provide Administrative Agent with a pro-forma Compliance
Certificate that demonstrates that after the consummation of
the proposed transaction the Borrowers will be in compliance
with the financial covenants of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Subsidiary shall merge,
consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of
(whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially
all of its Properties (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor
of another Subsidiary if such transaction would result in a violation of any
covenant in this Agreement.
(b) Amend its Organization Documents in any respect which is,
in the opinion of the Requisite Lenders, materially adverse to the interests of
the Lenders. Without limiting the foregoing, under no circumstances (i) shall
the Organization Documents of the REIT and Borrowers be changed so as to
eliminate the transferability of Partnership Units of Borrowers for common Stock
in the REIT on a one-to-one basis (subject to adjustment as provided in the
Organization Documents of the Borrowers) or (ii) shall the Organization
Documents of a Management Entity be changed so as to eliminate or reduce any
obligation to pay preferred Stock dividends, without the prior consent of the
Requisite Lenders; provided, however, that consent shall not be required for the
foregoing solely to the extent any such changes or amendments are required in
connection with the consolidation or merger of any Management Entity into a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrowers or the REIT and such new or surviving
Person provides a Guaranty to the Lenders in accordance with the requirements of
Section 6.16(c).
(c) Issue any preferred Stock or preferred Partnership Units;
provided, however, the REIT or any of its Subsidiaries may issue preferred Stock
so long as (i) if such Stock has any mandatory redemption feature or has a
redemption feature which is exercisable at the option of the holder thereof
(other than a change of control put feature), then the face amount of such Stock
shall be deemed Unsecured Debt for all purposes of this Agreement; and (ii) any
distributions with respect thereto shall comply with the provisions of this
Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 7.07).
(d) Change the organizational structure of Borrowers, the REIT
or any of their respective Subsidiaries from that which is reflected in the
Organizational Chart which is, in the
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reasonable opinion of the Requisite Lenders, materially adverse to any
Management Entity, without the prior written consent of the Requisite Lenders,
except for mergers and changes in the equity structure of Subsidiaries and the
formation or acquisition of Subsidiaries in accordance with this Section 7.03;
provided, however, that consent shall not be required for the foregoing solely
to the extent any such changes are required in connection with the consolidation
or merger of any Management Entity into a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the
Borrowers or the REIT and such new or surviving Person provides a Guaranty to
the Lenders in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.16(c).
(e) Terminate the employment of Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx and/or
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx as Chief Executive Officer and President of the REIT,
respectively, or remove either or both of them from such positions without the
prior written consent of Requisite Lenders (other than in the event of death or
permanent disability).
(f) Acquire by purchase or otherwise all or substantially all
of the business or Property of, or Stock or other evidence of beneficial
ownership of, any Person or any division or line of business of any Person,
where such business, Property, Stock or other evidence of beneficial ownership
and/or division or line of business to be acquired has a fair market value in
excess of 20% of the Gross Asset Value in effect immediately prior to such
acquisition, without the prior written consent of Requisite Lenders.
7.04 DISPOSITIONS. Make any Dispositions, except:
(a) Ordinary Course Dispositions;
(b) Dispositions permitted by Section 7.03; and
(c) Dispositions of Property or Properties which generate Net
Disposition Proceeds of $1,000,000 or more; provided that (i) the consideration
received for such Property or Properties shall be in an amount at least equal to
the fair market value thereof; (ii) any consideration received for such Property
or Properties in the form of promissory notes shall be pledged to Administrative
Agent pursuant to the Borrowers Pledge Agreement; and (iii) the Net Disposition
Proceeds of such Dispositions shall be applied as required by Section
2.06(b)(iv).
7.05 INVESTMENTS.
Make or maintain any Investments, except:
(a) Investments existing on the date hereof;
(b) Ordinary Course Investments;
(c) Investments permitted by Section 7.03;
(d) Investments in Intra-Company Debt permitted under Section
7.01(c);
(e) Investments in unsecured Swap Agreements permitted under
Section 7.01(g);
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(f) Investments in multi-family apartment projects (including
those with de minimis commercial aspects) in fee simple or leasehold interests
therein or partnership, joint venture interests or other Investments (including
capital contributions or partner loans) in Persons that own, directly or
indirectly, multi-family apartment projects (including those with de minimis
commercial aspects);
(g) Investments in Management Entities;
(h) Investments in unimproved land with an aggregate book
value not to exceed 5% of the Gross Asset Value then in effect;
(i) Investments in Stock and Partnership Units with an
aggregate book value not to exceed 5% of the Gross Asset Value then in effect;
provided, however, any Investment in Stock and Partnership Units made pursuant
to any other provision of this Section 7.05, shall not be subject to this
Section 7.05(i);
(j) Investments in GP Loans provided all such loans are
evidenced by GP Loan Notes and other mortgage loans with an aggregate book value
not to exceed 10% of the Gross Asset Value then in effect;
(k) Investments in New Construction with an aggregate
undepreciated book value not to exceed 5% of the Gross Asset Value then in
effect; and
(l) Investments in real property not constituting multi-family
apartment projects (each a "TEMPORARY INVESTMENT") acquired as part of any
Investment in any multi-family apartment project permitted under Section
7.05(f); provided that any such Temporary Investment shall be sold or otherwise
disposed of as soon as commercially reasonable after its acquisition.
7.06 LEASE OBLIGATIONS.
Create or suffer to exist any obligations for the payment of
rent for any Property under lease or agreement to lease, except:
(a) leases in existence on the date hereof and any renewal,
extension or refinancing thereof; and
(b) leases (other than Capital Leases) entered into or assumed
by Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries after the date hereof in the Ordinary
Course of Business.
7.07 RESTRICTED PAYMENTS.
(a) (i) Declare or make any Restricted Payment or any
distribution of any Properties (including cash, rights, obligations, partnership
interests or Partnership Units, on account of any partnership interests,
Partnership Units or Stock) to any Person (other than Borrowers, the REIT or a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary), or (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise
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acquire for value any of its partnership interests, Partnership Units or Stock,
now or hereafter outstanding, from any Person (other than Borrowers, the REIT or
a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary) (all of the foregoing set forth in clauses (i) and
(ii), collectively, being "distributions"), except (i) for the exchange of
common Stock of the REIT for Partnership Units; and (ii) that if no Default or
Event of Default exists under Section 8.01(a), (b) or (c) as a result of a
breach of Section 7.14, the REIT, Borrowers and all such Subsidiaries may make
distributions during any four consecutive fiscal quarter period in an amount in
the aggregate which does not exceed the greater of 80% of Funds From Operations
for such period or such amount as may be necessary to maintain REIT Status;
provided, however, that nothing in this Section 7.07 shall prohibit any
distribution of Property by any Borrower Party, or any Affiliate thereof, in the
Ordinary Course of Business, pursuant to such Borrower Party's or Affiliate's
Organization Documents.
(b) (i) Permit any Subsidiary to make a demand under any
Intra-Company Debt which is payable upon demand at any time after the Revolving
Commitment Termination Date, or (ii) permit any payment with respect to
Intra-Company Debt while any Event of Default is continuing.
7.08 ERISA.
At any time (a) engage in a transaction which could be subject
to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA, or (b) permit any Pension Plan to (i)
engage in any non-exempt "prohibited transaction" (as defined in Section 4975 of
the Code); (ii) fail to comply with ERISA or any other applicable Laws; or (iii)
incur any material "accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in Section 302
of ERISA), which, with respect to each event listed above, has a Material
Adverse Effect, (c) terminate any Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA so as to
result in any material (in the opinion of Administrative Agent) liability to
Borrowers or any ERISA Affiliate (i.e., $1,000,000 or more), (d) permit to exist
any ERISA Event or any other event or condition, which presents the risk of a
material (in the opinion of Administrative Agent) liability to any member of the
Controlled Group, (e) make a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning
of ERISA Section 4201) from any Multiemployer Plan so as to result in any
material (in the opinion of Administrative Agent) liability to Borrowers or any
ERISA Affiliate, (f) enter into any new Plan or modify any existing Plan so as
to increase its obligations thereunder which could result in any material (in
the opinion of Administrative Agent) liability to any member of the Controlled
Group, or (g) permit the present value of all nonforfeitable accrued benefits
under any Plan (using the actuarial assumptions utilized by the PBGC upon
termination of a Plan) materially (in the opinion of Administrative Agent) to
exceed the fair market value of Plan assets allocable to such benefits, all
determined as of the most recent valuation date for each such Plan.
7.09 CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS.
Make any change in the nature of the business of any Borrower
Party as conducted and as proposed to be conducted as of the date hereof;
provided, however, that the foregoing shall not restrict the Borrowers'
development of related lines of business which are complimentary to its existing
core multifamily rental operations and such other changes as are necessary to
comply with applicable laws and the Code, and to enable the REIT to maintain its
REIT status.
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7.10 TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
Enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of Borrowers
(other than a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or a Management Entity), except (a) as
permitted by this Agreement, (b) in the Ordinary Course of Business and pursuant
to the reasonable requirements of the business of Borrowers, and in each case of
(a) and (b), upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to such Person
than would obtain in a comparable arm's length transaction with a Person not
such an Affiliate, (c) transactions between or among Borrowers, the REIT and
their respective Subsidiaries, (d) employment, compensation and indemnification
arrangements with officers and directors of Borrowers, the REIT and their
respective Subsidiaries, (e) fees payable in connection with directors' fees and
services rendered to the Board of Directors of Borrowers, the REIT or their
respective Subsidiaries, or (f) loans and advances to officers and directors of
Borrowers, the REIT and their respective Subsidiaries.
7.11 USE OF PROCEEDS.
Use any proceeds of any Extensions of Credit, directly or
indirectly, (a) to purchase or carry Margin Stock, (b) to repay or otherwise
refinance indebtedness of Borrowers or others incurred to purchase or carry
Margin Stock, (c) to extend credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any
Margin Stock, (d) for any purpose other than those permitted by Section 6.12, or
(e) in connection with the acquisition of a voting interest of five percent (5%)
or more in any Person if such acquisition is opposed by the board of directors
or management of such Person unless (i) Borrowers have given Administrative
Agent (who shall promptly notify each Lender) five Business Days' prior notice
thereof and (ii) no Lender shall have, within that period, notified
Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify Borrowers) not consented to the
use of the proceeds of such Extension of Credit for that purpose.
7.12 TRANSFERS OF NON-OWNED INTERESTS IN THE MANAGEMENT ENTITIES.
Sell, transfer, encumber or hypothecate, voluntarily or
involuntarily, all or any portion of the interests in the Management Entities or
any rights therein that are not held directly or indirectly by Borrowers without
the prior written consent of the Requisite Lenders, except for transfers by
executive officers resulting from the death or disability of any such executive
officer or occurring after such executive officer is no longer an employee of
Borrowers, the REIT, or any of their Subsidiaries; provided, however, that
consent shall not be required for the transfers of interests in a Management
Entity solely to the extent any such transfer is required in connection with the
consolidation or merger of any Management Entity into a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
of the Borrowers or the REIT and such new or surviving Person provides a
Guaranty to the Lenders in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.16(c).
7.13 LIMITATIONS ON UPSTREAMING.
Agree to any restriction or limitation on the making of
Restricted Payments or transferring of assets from any Subsidiary of Borrowers
to any Borrower, except for such restrictions existing or by reason of (a) any
restrictions existing under the Loan Documents, (b) customary provisions in
leases, subleases, licenses and other contracts restricting the assignment
thereof, (c) applicable law, (d) Intra-Company Debt, (e) ordinary course
restrictions in joint
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venture agreements limiting the payment of distributions to the joint venturers
(subject to Section 6.17), (f) ordinary course restrictions in mortgage loan
documents evidencing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.01 and consisting
of, among other things (i) provisions requiring funding and maintaining of
reserves, (ii) restricting the transfer or assignment of the obligor's real or
personal Property, and (iii) limiting distributions of the obligor's net
revenues, and (g) restrictions in contracts for sales or Dispositions of
Property permitted hereby; provided that such restrictions relate only to the
Property being disposed of.
7.14 FINANCIAL COVENANTS.
(a) Permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the end of
any fiscal quarter to be less than 1.70:1.00.
(b) Permit the Interest Coverage Ratio as of the end of any
fiscal quarter to be less than 2.25:1.00.
(c) Permit the Unsecured Debt Service Coverage Ratio as of the
end of any fiscal quarter to be less than 3.00:1.00.
(d) Permit the ratio of Total Combined Debt to Gross Asset
Value to exceed 0.55:1.00 at any time; provided, however, that for purposes of
this Section 7.14(d), Gross Asset Value shall be reduced by an amount equal to
the excess, if any, of (x) the sum of the amounts, as on the date of
determination, from clauses (ii), (vi) and (vii) set forth in the definition of
"Gross Asset Value" over (y) 15% of the sum of the amounts, as on such date of
determination, from clauses (i), (iii), (iv) and (v) set forth in the definition
of "Gross Asset Value".
(e) Permit the ratio of Total Obligations to Gross Asset Value
to exceed 0.65:1.00; provided, however, that for purposes of this Section
7.14(e), Gross Asset Value shall be reduced by an amount equal to the excess, if
any, of (x) the sum of the amounts, as on the date of determination, from
clauses (ii), (vi) and (vii) set forth in the definition of "Gross Asset Value"
over (y) 15% of the sum of the amounts, as on such date of determination, from
clauses (i), (iii), (iv) and (v) set forth in the definition of "Gross Asset
Value".
(f) Permit the Encumbered Property Debt Coverage Ratio as of
the end of any fiscal quarter to be less than 1.60:1.00.
(g) Permit the Consolidated Net Worth of the REIT and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis to be less at any time than the sum of (x)
$2,679,889,000 plus (y) 85% of the Net Issuance Proceeds of all issuances of
Stock or Partnership Units from and after June 30, 2001.
7.15 CHANGE IN AUDITORS.
Change the certified public accountants auditing the books of
the REIT and the Borrowers without the consent of Requisite Lenders, other than
changes to Ernst & Young LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP
and Deloitte & Touche LLP.
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7.16 SPECIAL COVENANTS RELATING TO THE REIT.
In the case of the REIT:
(a) Make any disposition of or encumber, pledge or
hypothecate, whether directly or indirectly, all or any portion of its interest
in Borrowers or any Subsidiary at any time or any rights to distributions or
dividends therefrom other than to a Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary;
(b) At any time and for any reason, fail to own, either
directly or through one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the REIT, more than
50% of the aggregate outstanding partnership interests in AIMCO;
(c) Fail for any reason whatsoever, whether voluntarily or
involuntarily, either directly or through one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries
of the REIT, to be the sole general partner of AIMCO at any time;
(d) Use Net Issuance Proceeds for any purpose other than to
make capital contributions to GP Corp and LP Corp immediately upon the receipt
thereof by the REIT for immediate contribution thereof to AIMCO;
(e) Cease to have its Common Stock listed on the NYSE, the
American Stock Exchange, or the Nasdaq Stock Exchange; or
(f) Cease to have REIT Status or fail to comply with the
requirements of the Code relating to qualified REIT subsidiaries in respect of
its ownership of any Subsidiary of the REIT to the extent required under the
Code and applicable law.
7.17 TAXATION OF BORROWER.
In the case of AIMCO, become an association taxable as a
corporation and not be taxed as a partnership under the Code.
SECTION 8.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
8.01 EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
Any one or more of the following events shall constitute an
Event of Default:
(a) Borrowers fail to pay any principal on any Extension of
Credit as and on the date when due; or
(b) Borrowers fail to pay any interest on any Extension of
Credit, or any fees due hereunder or amount payable to Administrative Agent or
any Lender under any Loan Document within five days after the date due; or
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(c) Any default occurs in the observance or performance of any
agreement contained in Sections 6.12, 6.14 or 7; or
(d) Intentionally omitted; or
(e) The occurrence of an Event of Default (as such term is or
may hereafter be specifically defined in any other Loan Document) under any
other Loan Document; or any Borrower Party fails to perform or observe any other
covenant or agreement (not specified above) contained in any Loan Document on
its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 20 days
after the earlier of (i) the date upon which a Responsible Officer knew or
received written notice of such failure or (ii) the date upon which written
notice thereof is given to Borrowers by Administrative Agent or any Lender; or
(f) Any representation or warranty in any Loan Document or in
any certificate, agreement, instrument or other document made or delivered by
any Borrower Party or any Responsible Officer pursuant to or in connection with
any Loan Document proves to have been incorrect in any material respect when
made or deemed made; or
(g) Borrowers, the Guarantors, any of their respective
Subsidiaries or any Person in which they have an equity interest shall fail,
after any applicable cure period:
(A) to make any payment when due, whether
by scheduled maturity, required prepayment,
acceleration, demand, or otherwise, (and which
failure is continuing) in respect of any Indebtedness
of Borrowers, any Guarantor or any of their
respective Subsidiaries which is Recourse to the
assets of any such Person or Persons and that,
together with all other such Recourse Indebtedness
for which the applicable Person has failed to make
any such payment when due during the prior twelve
(12) month period, equals or exceeds $5,000,000 in
the aggregate (other than any payments with respect
to Intra-Company Debt where the obligee has not
commenced pursuing its remedies);
(B) to make any payment when due, whether
by scheduled maturity, required prepayment,
acceleration, demand, or otherwise, (and which
failure is continuing) in respect of any Indebtedness
(other than the Indebtedness described in Section
8.01(g)(A) above) of Borrowers, any Guarantor, any of
their respective Subsidiaries or any other Person in
which Borrowers, any Guarantor or any such Subsidiary
has an equity interest (each such Person being a
"Nonrecourse Debt Obligor") and that equals or
exceeds (x) $25,000,000 individually or (y) together
with all other such Indebtedness for which Borrowers,
any Guarantor or their respective Subsidiaries or any
Nonrecourse Debt Obligor has failed to make any
payment when due during the prior twelve (12) month
period, $50,000,000 in the aggregate (in either case,
other than any payments with respect to Intra-Company
Debt where the obligee has not commenced pursuing its
remedies); provided, however, that in determining the
amount of such Indebtedness subject to this Section
8.01(g)(B), the amount of
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such Indebtedness shall include (I) 100% of such
Indebtedness (provided that Borrowers, any Guarantor
or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall own a
50% or greater equity interest in the Nonrecourse
Debt Obligor), and (II) any Borrower's, any
Guarantor's or any of their Subsidiaries' pro rata
share of such Indebtedness of a Nonrecourse Debt
Obligor. For purposes of this clause (B)(II), "pro
rata share" of Indebtedness of a Person means the
greater of (1) the amount of such Indebtedness
allocated by the Nonrecourse Debt Obligor to the
Person on the books or records of the Nonrecourse
Debt Obligor or (2) any Borrower's, any Guarantors'
or any Subsidiaries' ownership percentage of the
Nonrecourse Debt Obligor, multiplied by the
outstanding amount of such Indebtedness, as of any
date of determination.
(C) to perform or observe any other
condition or covenant, or any other event shall occur
or condition exist, under any agreement or instrument
relating to any such Indebtedness or Guaranty
Obligation described in Section 8.01(g)(A) or (B), if
the effect of such failure, event or condition is to
cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such
Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of
such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of
such holder or holders or beneficiary or
beneficiaries) to cause, such Indebtedness to be
declared to be due and payable prior to its stated
maturity, or such Guaranty Obligation to become
payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be
demanded; provided, however, that, with respect to
any Indebtedness or Guaranty Obligation encumbering
or directly affecting any real Property which is
owned by a Person constituting any part of Oxford
Assets, then any such failure, event or condition
shall only be the basis for a default under this
Section 8.01(g)(C) if, because of such failure, event
or condition, the holder of such Indebtedness or
Guaranty Obligations causes an acceleration of the
Indebtedness prior to its stated maturity or a
liquidation of the Guaranty Obligation; or
(D) to perform or observe any condition or
covenant of the Intra-Company Loan Subordination
Agreement; or
(E) to perform or observe any condition or
covenant under any Indebtedness which is Recourse to
the assets of any Management Entity within any
applicable cure or grace periods; or
(It is being understood that, for purposes of clauses (A), (B)
and (C) above, no failure by the REIT, Borrowers or any Subsidiary to
pay or perform any obligation with respect to an item of Intra-Company
Debt shall be deemed a breach or default hereunder if such failure to
pay or perform is in compliance with the Intra-Company Loan
Subordination Agreement.)
(h) Any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and
delivery and for any reason other than the agreement of all Lenders or
satisfaction in full of all the Obligations,
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ceases to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with its terms)
or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be null and void, invalid
or unenforceable in any respect; or any Borrower 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 to which it is a party; or
(i) A final judgment against any Borrower Party is entered for
the payment of money (for a liability not covered by insurance) in excess of the
Threshold Amount, or any non-monetary final judgment is entered against any
Borrower Party which has a Material Adverse Effect and, in each case if such
judgment remains unsatisfied without procurement of a stay of execution within
30 calendar days after the date of entry of judgment or, if earlier, five days
prior to the date of any proposed sale, or 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 30 calendar days after its issue or levy; or
(j) Any Borrower Party or any of its Material Entities
institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under Debtor Relief
Laws with respect to itself or its assets, 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 that Person and the appointment
continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 calendar days; or any proceeding under
Debtor Relief Laws relating to any such Person or to all or any part of its
property is instituted without the consent of that Person and continues
undismissed or unstayed for 60 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered
in any such proceeding; or
(k) (i) A member of the Controlled Group shall fail to pay
when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment
payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under a Multiemployer Plan;
(ii) a Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate shall fail to satisfy its contribution
requirements under Section 412(c)(11) of the Code, whether or not it has sought
a waiver under Section 412(d) of the Code; (iii) in the case of an ERISA Event
involving the withdrawal from a Plan of Borrowers or any ERISA Affiliate which
is a "substantial employer" (as defined in Section 4001 (a)(2) or Section
4062(e) of ERISA), the withdrawing employer's proportionate share of that Plan's
Unfunded Pension Liabilities is more than $5,000,000; (iv) in the case of an
ERISA Event involving the complete or partial withdrawal of Borrowers or an
ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan, the withdrawing employer has incurred
a withdrawal liability in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000,000; (v) in the
case of an ERISA Event not described in clause (iii) or (iv), the Unfunded
Pension Liabilities of the relevant Plan or Plans exceed $5,000,000; (vi) a Plan
that is intended to be qualified under Section 401 (a) of the Code shall lose
its qualification, and the loss can reasonably be expected to impose on members
of the Controlled Group liability (for additional taxes, to Plan participants,
or otherwise) in the aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or more; (vii) the
commencement or increase of contributions to, or the adoption of or the
amendment of a Plan by, a member of the Controlled Group shall result in a net
increase in unfunded liabilities to the Controlled Group in excess of
$5,000,000; (viii) any member of the Controlled Group engages in or otherwise
becomes liable for a non-exempt prohibited transaction and the initial tax or
additional tax under
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section 4975 of the Code relating thereto might reasonably be expected to exceed
$5,000,000; (ix) a violation of section 404 or 405 of ERISA or the exclusive
benefit rule under section 401 (a) of the Code if such violation might
reasonably be expected to expose a member or members of the Controlled Group to
monetary liability in excess of $5,000,000; (x) any member of the Controlled
Group is assessed a tax under section 4980B of the Code in excess of $5,000,000;
or (xi) the occurrence of any combination of events listed in clauses (iii)
through (x) that involves a potential liability, net increase in aggregate
Unfunded Pension Liabilities, unfunded liabilities, or any combination thereof,
in excess of $5,000,000; or
(l) [Intentionally Omitted]
(m) [Intentionally Omitted]
(n) (i) Any provision of any Guaranty shall for any reason
(other than pursuant to the terms thereof) cease to be valid and binding on or
enforceable against Borrowers or other Persons party thereto (except to the
extent that the same results solely from an act or omission of Administrative
Agent or the Lenders), or Borrowers or such Person shall so state in writing or
bring an action to limit its obligations or liabilities thereunder; or (ii) any
party to any Guaranty (other than the Administrative Agent or Lenders) shall
fail to perform or observe any term or covenant contained in such Guaranty, and
such failure shall continue uncured for a period of 20 days after the earlier of
(A) the date upon which a Responsible Officer of Borrowers knew or received
written notice of such failure or (B) the date upon which written notice thereof
is given to Borrowers by Administrative Agent, or any other event or condition
shall occur or exist under a Guaranty that constitutes an "Event of Default" as
defined therein; or (iii) the REIT or any Guarantor Subsidiary shall fail to
perform or observe (A) any term, covenant or agreement in Section 1, 9, or 12,
of the guaranty in the Guaranty or incorporated into the Guaranty from Sections
6.12 and 6.14 and Article 7 of this Agreement, or (B) any other term, covenant
or agreement in the Guaranty, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a
period of 20 days after the earlier of (I) the date upon which a Responsible
Officer knew or received written notice of such failure or (II) the date upon
which written notice thereof is given to Borrowers or the REIT (or any
Subsidiary party thereto) by Administrative Agent; or the Guaranty shall for any
reason be partially (including with respect to future advances) or wholly
revoked or invalidated, or otherwise cease to be in full force and effect; or
the REIT (or any Subsidiary party thereto) shall contest in any manner the
validity or enforceability thereof or deny that the REIT (or any Subsidiary
party thereto) has any further liability or obligation thereunder; or
(o) (i) Any "Person", or a "group" of related "Persons" (as
such terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act
whether or not applicable), shall acquire (a) beneficial ownership of in excess
of 50% of the outstanding voting Stock of the REIT or other voting interest
having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors, managers or
trustees of the REIT (irrespective of whether at the time stock of any other
class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the
happening of any contingency) or (b) all or substantially all of the Properties
of Borrowers or the REIT, or (ii) a majority of the Board of Directors of the
REIT, at any time, shall be composed of Persons other than (a) Persons who were
members of the Board of Directors on the date of this Agreement, or (b) Persons
who subsequently become members of the Board of Directors and who either (x) are
appointed or
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recommended for election with the affirmative vote of a majority of the
directors in office as of the date of this Agreement or (y) are appointed or
recommended for election with the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of
Directors of the REIT then in office; or
(p) Borrowers, any Guarantor, or any of their respective
Subsidiaries shall lose, through suspension, termination, impoundment,
revocation, failure to renew or otherwise, any license or permit material to
Borrowers, Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or
(q) Borrowers, any Guarantor, or any of their respective
Subsidiaries or any of their respective Properties shall become subject to one
or more Liens for costs or damages in excess of $5,000,000, individually or in
the aggregate, and in each case under any Environmental Law and such Liens shall
remain in place for thirty (30) days after the creation thereof; or
(r) If at any time after the incurrence of any Intra-Company
Debt, Borrowers, the REIT, or any Subsidiary is not the holder of such
Intra-Company Debt; or if any modification or amendment with respect to the
payment terms of any Intra-Company Debt is entered into without the prior
written consent of the Requisite Lenders; or if, at any time after the Revolving
Commitment Termination Date, the holder of any Intra-Company Debt demands any
payment whatsoever thereon; or
(s) Any event not otherwise described in this Section 8.01
occurs which has a Material Adverse Effect; or
(t) If at any time Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
and their respective immediate family members and/or affiliated trusts fail to
directly or indirectly own in the aggregate the lesser of (i) at least 2% of the
aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding equity
of the REIT as diluted from time to time or (ii) 600,000 shares of common voting
Stock thereof or Partnership Units.
8.02 REMEDIES UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT.
Without limiting any other rights or remedies of
Administrative Agent or Lenders provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, or the
other Loan Documents, or by applicable Law, or in equity, or otherwise:
(a) upon the occurrence, and during the continuance, of any
Event of Default other than an Event of Default described in Section 8.01(j):
(i) Supermajority Lenders may request Administrative
Agent to, and Administrative Agent thereupon shall, terminate
the Commitments and/or declare all or any part of the unpaid
principal of all Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid
thereon and all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents
to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the same shall
become and be forthwith due and payable, without protest,
presentment, notice of dishonor, demand or further notice of
any kind, all of which are expressly waived by Borrowers; and
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(ii) Issuing Lender may, with the approval of
Administrative Agent on behalf of Supermajority Lenders,
demand immediate payment by Borrowers of an amount equal to
the aggregate amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit
Usage to be held in a Letter of Credit Cash Collateral
Account.
(b) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in
Section 8.01(j):
(i) the Commitments and all other obligations of
Administrative Agent or Lenders shall automatically terminate
without notice to or demand upon Borrowers, which are
expressly waived by Borrowers;
(ii) the unpaid principal of all Loans, all interest
accrued and unpaid thereon and all other amounts payable under
the Loan Documents shall be forthwith due and payable, without
protest, presentment, notice of dishonor, demand or further
notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by
Borrowers; and
(iii) an amount equal to the aggregate amount of all
outstanding Letters of Credit Usage shall be immediately due
and payable to Issuing Lender without notice to or demand upon
Borrowers, which are expressly waived by Borrowers, to be held
in a Letter of Credit Cash Collateral Account.
(c) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, Lenders and
Administrative Agent, or any of them, without notice to (except as expressly
provided for in any Loan Document) or demand upon Borrowers, which are expressly
waived by Borrowers (except as to notices expressly provided for in any Loan
Document), may proceed to (but only with the consent of Supermajority Lenders)
protect, exercise and enforce their rights and remedies under the Loan Documents
against any Borrower Party and such other rights and remedies as are provided by
Law or equity.
(d) Except as permitted by Section 10.05, no Lender may
exercise any rights or remedies with respect to the Obligations without the
consent of Supermajority Lenders in their sole discretion. The order and manner
in which Administrative Agent's and Lenders' rights and remedies are to be
exercised shall be determined by Supermajority Lenders in their sole discretion.
Regardless of how a Lender may treat payments for the purpose of its own
accounting, for the purpose of computing the Obligations hereunder, payments
shall be applied first, to costs and expenses (including Attorney Costs)
incurred by Administrative Agent and each Lender, second, to the payment of
accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans to and including the date of such
application, third, to the payment of the unpaid principal of the Loans, and
fourth, to the payment of all other amounts (including fees) then owing to
Administrative Agent and Lenders under the Loan Documents, in each case paid pro
rata to Administrative Agent and each Lender in the same proportions that the
aggregate Obligations owed to Administrative Agent and each Lender under the
Loan Documents bear to the aggregate Obligations owed under the Loan Documents
to Administrative Agent and all Lenders, without priority or preference among
Administrative Agent and Lenders. No application of payments will cure any Event
of Default, or prevent acceleration, or continued acceleration, of amounts
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payable under the Loan Documents, or prevent the exercise, or continued
exercise, of rights or remedies of Administrative Agent and Lenders hereunder or
thereunder or at Law or in equity.
SECTION 9.
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
9.01 APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
(a) Each Lender hereby irrevocably (subject to Section 9.09)
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 in this Agreement 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, 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" in this Agreement 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) Issuing Lender shall act on behalf of Lenders with respect
to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith
until such time and except for so long as Administrative Agent may agree at the
request of the Requisite Lenders to act for such Issuing Lender with respect
thereto; provided, however, that Issuing Lender shall have all of the benefits
and immunities (i) provided to Administrative Agent in this Section 9 with
respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by Issuing Lender in connection
with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the
application and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to the Letters of
Credit as fully as if the term "Administrative Agent" as used in this Section 9
included Issuing Lender with respect to such acts or omissions, and (ii) as
additionally provided in this Agreement with respect to Issuing Lender.
9.02 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 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 with reasonable care.
9.03 LIABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
None of Administrative Agent-Related Persons shall (i) be
liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in
connection with this Agreement or any
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other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own
gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to
any of Lenders for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by
Borrowers or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of Borrowers, or any officer thereof,
contained in this Agreement 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 Borrowers or any other party to any Loan Document to perform
their obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Administrative Agent-Related
Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender 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 Borrower or any of Borrowers' Subsidiaries
or Affiliates.
9.04 RELIANCE BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
(a) Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall
be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent,
certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone 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
Borrowers), independent accountants and other experts selected by Administrative
Agent. Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to
take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall
first receive such advice or concurrence of the Requisite Lenders as it deems
appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its
satisfaction by 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 Requisite Lenders or Supermajority
Lenders or all Lenders, if required hereunder, and such request and any action
taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of Lenders.
(b) For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions
specified in Section 4.01, each Lender that has executed this Agreement shall be
deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each
document or other matter either sent by Administrative Agent to such Lender for
consent, approval, acceptance or satisfaction, or required thereunder to be
consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to such Lender.
9.05 NOTICE OF DEFAULT.
Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or
notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of 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 Lenders, unless Administrative Agent
shall have received written notice from a Lender or Borrowers referring to this
Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such
notice is a "notice of default". Administrative Agent will notify Lenders of its
receipt
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of any such notice. Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to
such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Requisite Lenders in
accordance with Section 8; provided, however, that unless and until
Administrative Agent has received any such request, Administrative Agent may
(but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such
action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem
advisable or in the best interest of Lenders.
9.06 CREDIT DECISION; DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT.
Each Lender acknowledges that none of Administrative
Agent-Related Persons or Co-Lead Arrangers has made any representation or
warranty to it, and that no act by Administrative Agent hereinafter taken,
including any consent to and acceptance of any assignment or review of the
affairs of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, shall be deemed to constitute any
representation or warranty by any Administrative Agent-Related Person or any
Co-Lead Arranger to any Lender as to any matter, including without limitation,
whether Administrative Agent-Related Persons or Co-Lead Arrangers, as the case
may be, have disclosed material information in their possession. Each Lender,
including any Lender by assignment, represents to Administrative Agent that it
has, independently and without reliance upon any Administrative Agent-Related
Person or any Co-Lead Arranger 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 Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank
regulatory laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its
own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to Borrowers
hereunder. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without
reliance upon any Administrative Agent-Related Person or any Co-Lead Arranger
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 Borrowers. Except for notices, reports and other documents
expressly herein required to be furnished to 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 Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries which may come into
the possession of any of Administrative Agent-Related Persons or Co-Lead
Arranger.
9.07 INDEMNIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are
consummated, Lenders shall indemnify upon demand each Administrative
Agent-Related Person (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of Borrowers
and without limiting the obligation of Borrowers to do so), pro rata, and hold
harmless each Administrative 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 Administrative Agent-Related Person of any
portion of such Indemnified Liabilities resulting from such Person's gross
negligence or willful misconduct; provided, however, that no action taken in
accordance with the directions of the Requisite Lenders shall be deemed to
constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section.
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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 after the Closing
Date 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 Borrowers. The
undertaking in this Section shall survive the payment of all Obligations
hereunder and the resignation or replacement of Administrative Agent.
9.08 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT IN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY.
Administrative Agent 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 Borrowers and their Subsidiaries
and Affiliates as though it were not Administrative Agent or Issuing Lender
hereunder and without notice to or consent of Lenders. Lenders acknowledge that,
pursuant to such activities, Administrative Agent or its Affiliates may receive
information regarding Borrowers or their Affiliates (including information that
may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Borrower or such
Affiliate) and acknowledge that Administrative Agent shall be under no
obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans,
Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement
as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not
Administrative Agent or Issuing Lender.
9.09 SUCCESSOR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the
Supermajority Lenders shall, resign as Administrative Agent upon thirty (30)
days' notice to Lenders. If Administrative Agent resigns under this Agreement,
the Requisite Lenders shall appoint from among Lenders a successor
administrative agent for Lenders, and, so long as no Default or Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, such successor administrative agent shall
require the approval of Borrowers (which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned 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 Lenders and
Borrowers, a successor administrative agent from among Lenders. Upon the
acceptance of its appointment as successor administrative agent hereunder, such
successor administrative agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and
duties of the retiring Administrative Agent and the term "Administrative Agent"
shall mean such successor administrative agent and the retiring Administrative
Agent's appointment, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be
terminated. After any retiring Administrative Agent's resignation hereunder as
Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 and Sections 10.03 and
10.13 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
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effective and Lenders shall perform all of the duties of Administrative Agent
hereunder until such time, if any, as the Requisite Lenders appoint a successor
agent as provided for above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, Bank of
America may not be removed as Administrative Agent at the request of
Supermajority Lenders unless Bank of America shall also simultaneously be
replaced as "Issuing Lender" hereunder pursuant to documentation in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank of America.
9.10 CO-LEAD AGENTS.
None of Lenders identified on the facing page or signature
pages of this Agreement as a "lead agent" or "co-lead agent" shall have any
right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement
other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the
foregoing, none of Lenders so identified as a "lead agent" or "co-lead agent"
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 Lenders
so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not
taking action hereunder.
SECTION 10.
MISCELLANEOUS
10.01 AMENDMENTS; CONSENTS.
No amendment, modification, supplement, extension, termination
or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no
approval or consent thereunder, and no consent to any departure by any Borrower
Party therefrom shall be effective unless in writing signed by Administrative
Agent and Requisite Lenders, 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, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, (i)
without the approval in writing of Administrative Agent and Supermajority
Lenders, no amendment, modification, supplement, termination, waiver or consent
may be effective to amend the provisions of Sections 7.14(a), (b), (d) or (e) or
of Section 8 or to amend any provision of this Agreement that expressly requires
the consent or approval of Supermajority Lenders, and (ii) without the approval
in writing of Administrative Agent and all Lenders, no amendment, modification,
supplement, termination, waiver or consent may be effective to the extent it
causes any of the following to occur:
(a) To reduce the amount of principal, principal prepayments
or the rate of interest payable on, any Loan, or the amount of any fee or other
amount payable to any Lender under the Loan Documents (unless such modification
is consented to by each Lender entitled to receive such fee ) or to waive an
Event of Default consisting of the failure of Borrowers to pay when due
principal, interest or any commitment fee; or
(b) To postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal
of, prepayment of principal of, or any installment of interest on, any Loan or
any installment of any commitment fee, to extend the term of, or increase the
amount of, any Lender's Commitment (it being understood that a waiver of an
Event of Default shall not constitute an extension or increase in the Commitment
of any Lender) or modify the Pro Rata Share of any Lender; or
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(c) To amend the provisions of the definition of "Requisite
Lenders", "Supermajority Lenders", Section 9 or this Section 10.01; or
(d) To amend any provision of this Agreement that expressly
requires the consent or approval of all Lenders; or
(e) To release (i) any Lien granted in favor of Administrative
Agent with respect to all or substantially all of the Pledged Collateral, or
(ii) all or substantially all of the Guarantors from their obligations under the
Guaranty, in each case other than in accordance with the terms of the Loan
Documents;
provided, however, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in
writing and signed by Issuing Lender in addition to the Requisite Lenders or all
Lenders, as the case may be, affect the rights or duties of Issuing Lender under
any Loan Document relating to Letters of Credit and (ii) the Fee Letters may be
amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed by the
parties thereto. Any amendment, modification, supplement, termination, waiver or
consent pursuant to this Section shall apply equally to, and shall be binding
upon, all Lenders and Administrative Agent.
Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein to the
contrary, Administrative Agent may charge, for distribution to Lenders, a
reasonable amendment fee for any amendments to this Agreement made pursuant to
this Section 10.01 if such fee is necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of
Administrative Agent, desirable to effectuate any such amendment.
10.02 TRANSMISSION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF NOTICES AND SIGNATURES.
(a) MODES OF DELIVERY. Except as otherwise provided in any
Loan Document, notices, requests, demands, directions, agreements and documents
delivered in connection with the Loan Documents (collectively, "communications")
shall be transmitted by Requisite Notice to the number and address set forth on
Schedule 10.02, may be delivered by the following modes of delivery, and shall
be effective as follows:
MODE OF DELIVERY EFFECTIVE ON EARLIER OF ACTUAL RECEIPT AND:
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Courier Scheduled delivery date
Facsimile When transmission in legible form complete
Mail Fourth Business Day after deposit in U.S. mail first
class postage pre-paid
Personal delivery When received
Telephone When conversation completed
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; provided, however, that communications delivered to Administrative Agent
pursuant to Section 2 shall not be effective until actually received by
Administrative Agent.
(b) RELIANCE BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS.
Administrative Agent and Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act on any
communications purportedly given by or on behalf of any Borrower Party even if
such communications (i) were not made in a manner specified herein, (ii) were
incomplete, (iii) were not preceded or followed by any other notice specified
herein, or (iv) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from
any subsequent related communications provided for herein. Borrowers shall
indemnify Administrative Agent and Lenders from any loss, cost, expense or
liability as a result of relying on any communications permitted herein.
(c) EFFECTIVENESS OF ELECTRONIC AND FACSIMILE SIGNATURES.
Signatures on communications may be transmitted by facsimile, electronic mail or
other digital transmission only with the consent of Administrative Agent in its
sole discretion in each instance. The effectiveness of any such signatures
accepted by Administrative Agent shall, subject to applicable Law, have the same
force and effect as manual signatures and shall be binding on all Borrower
Parties and Administrative Agent and Lenders. Administrative Agent may also
require that any such signature be confirmed by a manually-signed hardcopy
thereof.
10.03 ATTORNEY COSTS, EXPENSES AND TAXES.
Borrowers agree (a) to pay or reimburse Administrative Agent
for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
development, preparation, negotiation and execution of the Loan Documents, and
the development, preparation, negotiation and execution of any amendment,
waiver, consent, supplement or modification to, any Loan Documents, and any
other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the
consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, including, without limitation, all Attorney Costs; provided, however,
that Administrative Agent and Fleet Securities, Inc. not seek more than
$[10,000] from Borrowers for reimbursement of travel and travel-related expenses
through and including the Closing Date; and (b) to pay or reimburse
Administrative Agent and each Lender for all costs and expenses incurred in
connection with any refinancing, restructuring, reorganization (including a
bankruptcy reorganization) and enforcement or attempted enforcement, or
preservation of any rights under any Loan Documents, and any other documents
prepared in connection herewith or therewith, or in connection with any
refinancing, or restructuring of any such documents in the nature of a "workout"
or of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding, including, without limitation,
Attorney Costs. 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. Such costs and expenses shall
also include administrative costs of Administrative Agent reasonably
attributable to the administration of the Loan Documents, among other things, in
connection with the matters described in clause (b) above. Any amount payable by
Borrowers under this Section shall bear interest from the second Business Day
following the date of demand for payment at the Default Rate, unless waived by
Administrative Agent. The agreements in this Section shall survive repayment of
all Obligations.
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10.04 BINDING EFFECT; ASSIGNMENT.
(a) GENERALLY. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of
the parties hereto; provided that none of the Borrower Parties may assign and
transfer any of their interests without the prior written consent of all the
Lenders; and provided further that the rights of each Lender to transfer, assign
or grant participants in its rights and/or obligations hereunder shall be
limited as set forth below in this Section 10.4.
(b) ASSIGNMENTS. Each Lender may assign to one or more
Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this
Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Loans, its
Notes, and its Commitment); provided however, that:
(i) each such assignment shall be to an Eligible
Assignee;
(ii) except (A) in the case of an assignment to
another Lender, (B) in the case of an assignment of all of a
Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, or (C)
with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the
Borrowers, any such partial assignment shall be in an amount
at least equal to the applicable Minimum Amount (or, if less,
the remaining amount of the Commitment being assigned by such
Lender) or an integral multiple of the applicable Minimum
Amount in excess thereof;
(iii) each such assignment by a Lender shall be of a
constant, and not varying, percentage of all of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement and the Notes;
(iv) the parties to such assignment shall execute and
deliver to the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Default
or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrowers
for their acceptance an Assignment and Acceptance in
substantially the form of Exhibit D, together with a
processing fee from the assignor of $3,500; and
(v) such assignment, if not to a Lender or an
Affiliate of an assigning Lender, shall require the approval
of Borrowers at all times other than during the existence of a
Default or Event of Default and Administrative Agent and
Issuing Lender (which approval of Borrowers or Administrative
Agent or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and if
Borrowers do not respond during such ten (10) Business Days
after receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance, such assignment
shall be deemed approved.
Upon execution, delivery, and acceptance of such
Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a
party hereto and, to the extent of such assignment, have the
obligations, rights, and benefits of a Lender hereunder and
the assigning Lender shall, to the extent of such assignment,
relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations
under this Agreement. Upon the consummation of any assignment
pursuant to this Section 10.4(b), the assignor, the
Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall make appropriate
arrangements
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so that, if required, new Notes are issued to the assignor and
the assignee. If the assignee is not incorporated under the
laws of the United States of America or a state thereof, it
shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent
certification as to exemption from deduction or withholding of
taxes in accordance with Section 3.01.
By executing and delivering an Assignment and
Acceptance in accordance with this Section 10.4(b), the
assigning Lender thereunder and the assignee thereunder shall
be deemed to confirm to and agree with each other and the
other parties hereto as follows: (A) such assigning Lender
warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the
interest being assigned thereby free and clear of any adverse
claim and the assignee warrants that it is an Eligible
Assignee; (B) except as set forth in clause (A) above, such
assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and
assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements,
warranties or representations made in or in connection with
this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any other
instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto,
or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability,
genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, any of
the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document
furnished pursuant hereto or thereto or the financial
condition of any Borrower Party or the performance or
observance by any Borrower Party of any of its obligations
under this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any
other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or
thereto; (C) such assignee represents and warrants that it is
legally authorized to enter into such Assignment and
Acceptance; (D) such assignee confirms that it has received a
copy of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and such
other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate
to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into
such assignment agreement; (E) such assignee will
independently and without reliance upon the Administrative
Agent, such assigning Lender 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 this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents; (F) such assignee appoints and authorizes the
Administrative Agent to take such action on its behalf and to
exercise such powers under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the
terms hereof or thereof, together with such powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto; and (G) such assignee agrees
that it will perform in accordance with their terms all the
obligations which by the terms of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
(c) Register. The Administrative Agent shall maintain a copy
of each Assignment and Acceptance Agreement delivered to and accepted by it and
a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the
Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender from time
to time (the "Register"). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and
binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is
recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this
Agreement. The Register
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shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers at any reasonable time and
from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(d) Acceptance. Upon its receipt of an Assignment and
Acceptance executed by the parties thereto, together with any Note subject to
such assignment and payment of the processing fee, the Administrative Agent
shall, if such Assignment Agreement has been completed and is in substantially
the form of Exhibit 10.4(b), (i) accept such Assignment Agreement, (ii) record
the information contained therein in the Register and (iii) give prompt notice
thereof to the parties thereto.
(e) Participations. Each Lender may sell participations to one
or more Persons (each a "Participant") in all or a portion of its rights,
obligations or rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a
portion of its Commitment and its Loans); provided, however, 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, (iii) the Participant shall be entitled to the
benefit of the right of set-off contained in Section 10.05, (iv) the Borrowers
shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with
such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, and (v) such Lender
shall retain the sole right to enforce the obligations of the Borrowers relating
to their Loans and its Notes and to approve any amendment, modification, or
waiver of any provision of this Agreement (other than amendments, modifications,
or waivers decreasing the amount of principal of or the rate at which interest
is payable on such Loans or Notes, extending any scheduled principal payment
date or date fixed for the payment of interest on such Loans or Notes, extending
its Commitment, reducing the amount or changing the date of payment of the
facility fee described in Section 2.09(a), releasing all or substantially all of
the Collateral or releasing the Borrowers or all or substantially all of the
Guarantors from its or their respective obligations under the Loan Documents).
(f) Nonrestricted Assignments. Notwithstanding any other
provision set forth in this Agreement, any Lender may at any time assign and
pledge all or any portion of its Loans and its Notes to any Federal Reserve Bank
as collateral security pursuant to the Regulation A and any Operating Circular
issued by such Federal Reserve Bank. No such assignment shall release the
assigning Lender from its obligations hereunder.
10.05 SET-OFF.
In addition to any rights and remedies of Administrative Agent
and Lenders or any assignee or participant of Lenders or any Affiliates thereof
(each, a "Proceeding Party") provided by law, upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of any Event of Default, each Proceeding Party is authorized at any
time and from time to time, without prior notice to Borrowers, any such notice
being waived by Borrowers to the fullest extent permitted by law, to proceed
directly, by right of set-off, banker's lien, or otherwise, against any assets
of the Borrower Parties which may be in the hands of such Proceeding Party
(including all general or special, time or demand, provisional or other deposits
and other indebtedness owing by such Proceeding Party to or for the credit or
the account of Borrowers) and apply such assets against the Obligations,
irrespective of whether such Proceeding Party shall have made any demand
therefor and although such Obligations may be unmatured. Each Lender agrees
promptly to
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notify Borrowers 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.
10.06 SHARING OF PAYMENT.
Each Lender severally agrees that if it, through the exercise
of any right of setoff, banker's lien or counterclaim against Borrowers, or
otherwise, receives payment of the Obligations held by it that is ratably more
than any other Lender, through any means, receives in payment of the Obligations
held by that Lender, then, subject to applicable Laws: (a) Lender exercising the
right of setoff, banker's lien or counterclaim or otherwise receiving such
payment shall purchase, and shall be deemed to have simultaneously purchased,
from the other Lenders a participation in the Obligations held by the other
Lenders and shall pay to the other Lenders a purchase price in an amount so that
the share of the Obligations held by each Lender after the exercise of the right
of setoff, banker's lien or counterclaim or receipt of payment shall be in the
same proportion that existed prior to the exercise of the right of setoff,
banker's lien or counterclaim or receipt of payment; and (b) such other
adjustments and purchases of participations shall be made from time to time as
shall be equitable to ensure that all Lenders share any payment obtained in
respect of the Obligations ratably in accordance with each Lender's share of the
Obligations immediately prior to, and without taking into account, the payment;
provided that, if all or any portion of a disproportionate payment obtained as a
result of the exercise of the right of setoff, banker's lien, counterclaim or
otherwise is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender by Borrowers or any
Person claiming through or succeeding to the rights of Borrowers, the purchase
of a participation shall be rescinded and the purchase price thereof shall be
restored to the extent of the recovery, but without interest. Each Lender that
purchases a participation in the Obligations pursuant to this Section shall from
and after the 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. Borrowers expressly
consent to the foregoing arrangements and agree that any Lender holding a
participation in an Obligation so purchased may exercise any and all rights of
setoff, banker's lien or counterclaim with respect to the participation as fully
as if Lender were the original owner of the Obligation purchased.
10.07 NO WAIVER; CUMULATIVE REMEDIES.
(a) No failure by any Lender or Administrative Agent to
exercise, and no delay by any Lender or Administrative Agent 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 under any Loan Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof
or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.
(b) The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein or
therein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies,
powers and privileges provided by Law. Any decision by Administrative Agent or
any Lender not to require payment of any interest (including Default Interest),
fee, cost or other amount payable under any Loan Document or to calculate any
amount payable by a particular method on any occasion shall in no way limit or
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deemed a waiver of Administrative Agent's or such Lender's right to require full
payment thereof, or to calculate an amount payable by another method that is not
inconsistent with this Agreement, on any other or subsequent occasion.
(c) The terms and conditions of Section 9 are inserted for the
sole benefit of Administrative Agent and Lenders; the same may be waived in
whole or in part, with or without terms or conditions, in respect of any
Extension of Credit without prejudicing Administrative Agent's or Lenders'
rights to assert them in whole or in part in respect of any other Loan.
10.08 USURY.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan
Document, the interest and fees 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 or a fee in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the
excessive interest or fee shall be applied to the principal of the Outstanding
Obligations or, if it exceeds the unpaid principal, refunded to Borrowers. In
determining whether the interest or a fee 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.
10.09 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.
10.10 INTEGRATION; CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents and any
letter agreements referred to herein, comprises the complete and integrated
agreement of the parties on the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
agreements, written or oral, on the subject matter hereof. There are no
unwritten oral agreements between the parties hereto. 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 and govern; provided
that the inclusion of supplemental rights or remedies in favor of Administrative
Agent or 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.
10.11 NATURE OF LENDERS' OBLIGATIONS.
The obligations of Lenders hereunder are several and not joint
or joint and several. Nothing contained in this Agreement or any other Loan
Document and no action taken by Administrative Agent or Lenders or any of them
pursuant hereto or thereto may, or may be deemed to, make Lenders a partnership,
an association, a joint venture or other entity, either
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among themselves or with Borrowers or any Affiliate of Borrowers. Each Lender's
obligation to make the initial Loan is conditioned upon the performance by all
other Lenders of their obligations to make initial Loans. A default by any
Lender will not increase the Pro Rata Share attributable to any other Lender.
10.12 SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any
Loan Document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or
in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery
thereof but shall terminate on the later of (a) when the Commitments are
terminated and (b) when no Obligations remain outstanding under any Loan
Document. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon
by Administrative Agent and each Lender, notwithstanding any investigation made
by Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf. Provided, however,
notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or implied by law to the contrary,
the agreements of Borrowers set forth in Section 3 and Subsections 10.03, 10.05,
10.13, and 10.14 and the agreements of Lenders set forth in Subsections 9.03,
9.07, and 10.06 shall survive the payment of the other Obligations and the
termination of this Agreement.
10.13 INDEMNITY BY BORROWER.
Borrowers agree to indemnify, save and hold harmless
Administrative Agent-Related Persons and each Lender and their respective
Affiliates, directors, officers, agents, attorneys and employees, or any holding
company thereof (collectively the "Indemnitees") from and against: (a) any and
all claims, demands, actions or causes of action, including, without limitation,
any environmental claims, actions, demands or causes of action (except a claim,
demand, action, or cause of action for Taxes of Lenders) if the claim, demand,
action or cause of action arises out of or relates to any act or omission (or
alleged act or omission) of any Borrower Party, its Affiliates or any of their
officers, directors or stockholders relating to the Commitments, the use or
contemplated use of proceeds of any Loan, or the relationship of any Borrower
Party and Lenders under this Agreement; (b) any administrative or investigative
proceeding by any Governmental Authority arising out of or related to a claim,
demand, action or cause of action described in subsection (a) above; and (c) any
and all liabilities, losses, costs or expenses (including settlement costs or
Attorney Costs) that any Indemnitee suffers or incurs as a result of the
assertion of any foregoing claim, demand, action or cause of action thereto,
including those liabilities caused by an Indemnitee's own negligence (all the
foregoing, collectively, the "Indemnified Liabilities"); provided that no
Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification for any loss caused by its own
gross negligence or willful misconduct or for any loss asserted against it by
another Indemnitee.
10.14 NONLIABILITY OF LENDERS.
Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) Any inspections of any Property of Borrowers made by or
through Administrative Agent or Lenders are for purposes of administration of
the Loan Documents only,
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and Borrowers are not entitled to rely upon the same (whether or not such
inspections are at the expense of Borrowers);
(b) By accepting or approving anything required to be
observed, performed, fulfilled or given to Administrative Agent or Lenders
pursuant to the Loan Documents, neither Administrative Agent nor Lenders shall
be deemed to have warranted or represented the sufficiency, legality,
effectiveness or legal effect of the same, or of any term, provision or
condition thereof, and such acceptance or approval thereof shall not constitute
a warranty or representation to anyone with respect thereto by Administrative
Agent or Lenders;
(c) The relationship between Borrowers and Administrative
Agent and Lenders is, and shall at all times remain, solely that of borrowers
and lenders; neither Administrative Agent nor Lenders shall under any
circumstance be construed to be partners or joint venturers of Borrowers or
their Affiliates; neither Administrative Agent nor Lenders shall under any
circumstance be deemed to be in a relationship of confidence or trust or a
fiduciary relationship with Borrowers or their Affiliates, or to owe any
fiduciary duty to Borrowers or their Affiliates; neither Administrative Agent
nor Lenders undertake or assume any responsibility or duty to Borrowers or their
Affiliates to select, review, inspect, supervise, pass judgment upon or inform
Borrowers or their Affiliates of any matter in connection with their Property or
the operations of Borrowers or their Affiliates; Borrowers and their Affiliates
shall rely entirely upon their own judgment with respect to such matters; and
any review, inspection, supervision, exercise of judgment or supply of
information undertaken or assumed by Administrative Agent or Lenders in
connection with such matters is solely for the protection of Administrative
Agent and Lenders and none of Borrowers nor any other Person is entitled to rely
thereon; and
(d) Administrative Agent and Lenders shall not be responsible
or liable to any Person for any loss, damage, liability or claim of any kind
relating to injury or death to Persons or damage to Property caused by the
actions, inaction or negligence of Borrowers and/or their Affiliates and
Borrowers hereby indemnify and holds Administrative Agent and Lenders harmless
from any such loss, damage, liability or claim.
10.15 NO THIRD PARTIES BENEFITED.
This Agreement is made for the purpose of defining and setting
forth certain obligations, rights and duties of Borrowers, Administrative Agent
and Lenders in connection with the Loans, and is made for the sole benefit of
Borrowers, Administrative Agent and Lenders, and Administrative Agent's and
Lenders' successors and assigns. Except as provided in Sections 10.04 and 10.13,
no other Person shall have any rights of any nature hereunder or by reason
hereof.
10.16 SEVERABILITY.
Any provision of the Loan Documents that is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any
other jurisdiction.
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10.17 CONFIDENTIALITY.
Each of the 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 and 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; (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by
any subpoena or similar legal process; (d) to any other party to this Agreement;
(e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit,
action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights
hereunder; (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the
same as those of this Section, to (i) any Eligible Assignee of or Participant
in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights
or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any direct or indirect contractual
counterparty or prospective counterparty (or such contractual counterparty's or
prospective counterparty's professional advisor) to any credit derivative
transaction relating to obligations of the Borrower; (g) with the consent of the
Borrower; (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available
other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to
the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source
other than the Borrower; or (i) to the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners or any other similar organization or any nationally recognized
rating agency that requires access to information about a Lender's or its
Affiliates' investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued with respect
to such Lender or its Affiliates. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this
Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending
industry, and service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in
connection with the administration and management of this Agreement, the other
Loan Documents, the Commitments, and the Credit Extensions. For the purposes of
this Section, "Information" means all information received from the Borrower
relating to the Borrower or its business, other than any such information that
is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential
basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower; provided that, in the case of
information received from the Borrower after the date hereof, such information
is clearly identified in writing at the time of delivery as confidential. Any
Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in
this Section 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.
10.18 HEADINGS.
Section headings in this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents are included for convenience of reference only and are not part of
this Agreement or the other Loan Documents for any other purpose.
10.19 TIME OF THE ESSENCE.
Time is of the essence of the Loan Documents.
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10.20 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
10.21 GOVERNING LAW.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, the LAW OF THE GOVERNING STATE 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.
10.22 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 PARTY 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.
10.23 EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION.
ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF THE
GOVERNING STATE OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF THE
GOVERNING STATE, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH BORROWER
PARTY, ADMINISTRATIVE Agent AND EACH LENDER CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT
OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. EACH
BORROWER PARTY, ADMINISTRATIVE Agent AND EACH LENDER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES 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 HERETO. EACH BORROWER PARTY, ADMINISTRATIVE
Agent AND EACH LENDER WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT OR OTHER
PROCESS, WHICH MAY BE MADE BY ANY OTHER MEANS PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF THE
GOVERNING STATE.
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10.24 NOTICE OF CLAIMS; CLAIMS BAR.
BORROWERS HEREBY AGREE THAT THEY SHALL GIVE PROMPT WRITTEN
NOTICE TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION THEY BELIEVE THEY
HAVE, OR MAY SEEK TO ASSERT OR ALLEGE AGAINST THE AGENT OR ANY LENDER, WHETHER
SUCH CLAIM IS BASED IN LAW OR EQUITY, ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR TO THE LOANS, OR ANY ACT OR OMISSION TO
ACT BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER WITH RESPECT HERETO OR THERETO, AND
THAT IF BORROWERS SHALL FAIL TO GIVE SUCH PROMPT NOTICE TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
WITH REGARD TO ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION, BORROWERS SHALL BE DEEMED TO
HAVE WAIVED, AND SHALL BE FOREVER BARRED FROM BRINGING OR ASSERTING, SUCH CLAIM
OR CAUSE OF ACTION IN ANY ARBITRATION OR ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY
COURT OR BEFORE ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
10.25 CO-BORROWER OBLIGATION.
Each of AIMCO, AIMCO/Bethesda, and NHP Management (each a
"Co-Borrower") represents, warrants, covenants and agrees as follows: (a)
Defenses. The obligations pursuant to the Loan Documents shall not be affected
by any of the following: (a) the bankruptcy, disability, dissolution,
incompetence, insolvency, liquidation, or reorganization of any Co-Borrower; (b)
the discharge, modification of the terms of, reduction in the amount of, or stay
of enforcement of any or all liens and encumbrances or any or all obligations
pursuant to the Loan Documents in any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or
other legal proceeding or by law, ordinance, regulation, or rule (federal,
state, or local).
(b) Rights of Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent, on
behalf of the Lenders, may do the following acts or omissions from time to time
without notice to or consent of Co-Borrower and without receiving payment or
other value, nor shall the following acts or omissions affect, delay or impair
any of the obligations pursuant to the Loan Documents or any or all liens and
encumbrances: (a) Administrative Agent may obtain collateral or additional
collateral; (b) Administrative Agent may substitute for any or all collateral
regardless of whether the same type or greater or lesser value; (c)
Administrative Agent may release any or all collateral; (d) Administrative Agent
may compromise, delay enforcement, fail to enforce, release, settle or waive any
rights or remedies of Administrative Agent as to any or all collateral; (e)
Administrative Agent may sell or otherwise dispose of any collateral in such
manner or order as Administrative Agent determine in accordance with the Loan
Documents; (f) Administrative Agent may fail to perfect, fail to protect the
priority of, and fail to ensure any or all liens or encumbrances; (g)
Administrative Agent may fail to inspect, insure, maintain, preserve or protect
any or all collateral; (h) Administrative Agent may obtain additional obligors
for any or all obligations pursuant to the Loan Documents; (i) Administrative
Agent may increase or decrease any or all obligations or otherwise change terms
of any or all obligations in accordance with the Loan Documents; (j)
Administrative Agent may release any Co-Borrower; (k) Administrative Agent may
compromise, delay enforcement, fail to enforce, release, settle or waive any
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obligations of any Co-Borrower with the agreement of that Co-Borrower; (l)
Administrative Agent may make advances, or grant other financial accommodations
to any Co-Borrower; (m) Administrative Agent may fail to file or pursue a claim
in any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other proceeding as to any or
all liens and encumbrances or any or all obligations; (n) Administrative Agent
may amend, modify, extend, renew, restate, supplement or terminate in whole or
in part the obligation of any Co-Borrower with the agreement of that
Co-Borrower; (o) Administrative Agent may take or fail to take any other action
with respect to any Loan Document or Co-Borrowers; and (p) Administrative Agent
may do any other acts or make any other omissions that result in the
extinguishment of the obligation of any Co-Borrower.
(c) Suretyship Waivers. Each Co-Borrower waives any and all
rights and benefits under California Civil Code Sections 2787-2855, inclusive
and any other statutes or rules now or hereafter in effect and any other
statutes or rules now or hereafter in effect that purport to confer specific
rights upon or make specific defenses or procedures available to each
Co-Borrower.
(d) Information. Each Co-Borrower waives any rights that
require Administrative Agent, and Administrative Agent shall have no obligation
to, provide to Co-Borrowers any information concerning the performance of any
other Co-Borrower, the obligations pursuant to the Loan Documents, or the
ability of any other Co-Borrower to perform the obligations pursuant to the Loan
Documents or any other matter, regardless of what information Administrative
Agent may from time to time have.
(e) Waivers. Each Co-Borrower waives, until payment in full of
the Obligations, any and all present and future claims, remedies and rights
against any other Co-Borrower, any collateral and any other property, interest
in property or rights to property of any other Co-Borrower (A) arising from any
performance hereunder, (B) arising from any application of any collateral, or
any other property, interest in property or rights to property of any
Co-Borrower, or (C) otherwise arising in respect of the Loan Documents,
regardless of whether such claims, remedies and rights arise under any present
or future agreement, document or instrument or are provided by any law,
ordinance, regulation or rule (federal, state or local) (including, without
limitation, any and all rights of contribution, exoneration, indemnity,
reimbursement, and subrogation and any and all rights to participate in the
rights and remedies of Lenders, against any Co-Borrower).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed as of the date first above written.
AIMCO PROPERTIES, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership
By: AIMCO-GP, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
President
AIMCO/BETHESDA HOLDINGS INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
President
NHP MANAGEMENT COMPANY,
a District of Columbia corporation
By: /s/ XXXXXXX XXXX
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Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Executive Vice President
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
Administrative Agent
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXXXX
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Principal
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
Issuing Lender and a Lender
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Principal
2
FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as Syndication
Agent and a Lender
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, acting through
its San Francisco Agency, as Lender
By:
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Name:
Title:
CALIFORNIA BANK & TRUST, a California
banking corporation, as a Lender
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, a New
York banking corporation, as a Lender
By:
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Name:
Title:
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, as a Lender
By:
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Name:
Title:
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a
Lender
By:
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Name:
Title:
SOUTHTRUST BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:
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Name:
Title:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a
Lender
By:
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Name:
Title:
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CORP., as a
Lender
By:
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Name:
Title:
