FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED ADVISORY AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 10.1
FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED ADVISORY AGREEMENT
THIS ADVISORY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated effective as of February 9, 2011 (the
“Effective Date”), is among INREIT Real Estate Investment Trust, an unincorporated North Dakota
business trust (the “Company”), INREIT Properties, LLLP, a North Dakota limited liability limited
partnership (“Operating Partnership”) and INREIT Management, LLC, a North Dakota limited liability
company (the “Advisor”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Company qualifies as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”), as defined in
Sections 856 through 860 of the Code and intends to continue to make investments of the type
permitted by qualified REITs and consistent with the governing documents of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company is the general partner of the Operating Partnership and intends to
conduct all of its business and make substantially all Investments through the Operating
Partnership;
WHEREAS, the Company and the Operating Partnership desire to retain the Advisor to perform the
duties and undertake the responsibilities hereinafter set forth, on behalf of, and subject to the
supervision, of the Board, all as provided herein; and
WHEREAS, the Advisor is willing to render such services and undertake such responsibilities,
subject to the supervision of the Board, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the definitions
hereinafter indicated:
Acquisition Expenses. Any and all expenses incurred by the Company, the Operating
Partnership, the Advisor or any of their Affiliates in connection with the selection, acquisition,
origination, making or development of any Investments, whether or not acquired, including, without
limitation, legal fees and expenses, travel and communications expenses, costs of appraisals,
nonrefundable option payments on assets not acquired, accounting fees and expenses, title insurance
premiums and the costs of performing due diligence.
Acquisition Fees. Any and all fees and commissions, exclusive of Acquisition Expenses, paid by
any Person to any other Person (including any fees or commissions paid by or to any Affiliate of
the Company or the Advisor) in connection with acquiring Investments, including but not limited to
the development or construction of a property, including real estate commissions, selection fees,
development fees, construction fees, nonrecurring management fees, loan fees, points or any other
fees of a similar nature. Excluded shall be development fees and construction fees paid to any
Person not an Affiliate of the Advisor in connection with the actual development and construction
of a property.
Affiliate or Affiliated. With respect to any Person, (i) any party directly or indirectly
owning, controlling or holding the power to vote 10% of more of the outstanding voting securities
of such Person; (ii) any party 10% or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or
indirectly owned, controlled or held, with the power to vote, by the Person; (iii) any party
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Person; (iv) any
executive officer, director, trustee or general partner of the Person; or (v) any legal entity for
which the Person acts as an executive officer, director, trustee or general partner.
Average Invested Assets. For a specified period, the average of the aggregate book value of
the assets of the Company invested, directly or indirectly by the Operating Partnership, in
Investments before deducting depreciation, bad debts or other non-cash reserves, computed by taking
the average of such values at the end of each month during such period.
Board. The board of trustees of the Company, as of any particular time.
Bylaws. The bylaws of the Company, as the same are in effect from time to time.
Cause. With respect to the termination of this Agreement, fraud, criminal conduct, willful
misconduct or willful or negligent breach of fiduciary duty by the Advisor in connection with
performing its duties hereunder.
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Code. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute
thereto. Reference to any provision of the Code shall mean such provision as in effect from time
to time, as the same may be amended, and any successor provision thereto, as interpreted by any
applicable regulations as in effect from time to time.
Distributions. Any distributions of money or other property by the Company to owners of
Shares, including distributions that may constitute a return of capital for federal income tax
purposes. In connection with the Operating Partnership, any distributions of money or other
property of an Operating Partner to owners of its partnership interests, including distributions
that may constitute a return of capital for federal income tax purposes.
Excess Amount. Excess Amount shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.
Expense Year. Expense Year shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.
GAAP. Generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States of America
from time to time.
Governing Instruments. The Articles of Organization, Declaration of Trust and Bylaws of the
Company, as amended from time to time.
Indemnitee. Indemnitee and Indemnitees shall have the meaning set forth in Section 20 herein.
Independent Trustee. Independent Trustee shall have the meaning set forth in the Governing
Instruments and the Operating Partnership Agreement.
Investment Company Act. The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Investments. Any investments by the Company or an Operating Partnership in Real Estate Assets
and Other Real Estate Related Investments.
Joint Ventures. The joint venture or partnership arrangements (other than with an Operating
Partnership) in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a co-venturer or general partner
which are established to acquire Investments.
Listing. The listing of the Shares on a national securities exchange or the receipt by the
Shareholders of securities that are listed on a national securities exchange in exchange for the
Company’s common stock. Upon such Listing, the Shares shall be deemed Listed.
Loans. Any indebtedness or obligations in respect of borrowed money or evidenced by bonds,
notes, debentures, deeds of trust, letters of credit or similar instruments, including mortgages
and mezzanine loans.
Management Fee. The fee payable to the Advisor pursuant to Section 10.
NASAA REIT Guidelines. The Statement of Policy Regarding Real Estate Investment Trusts
published by the North American Securities Administrators Association on May 7, 2007, as may be
amended from time to time.
Net Income. For any period, the Company’s total revenues applicable to such period, less the
total expenses applicable to such period other than additions to reserves for depreciation, bad
debts or other similar non-cash reserves and excluding any gain from the Sale of the Company’s
assets.
Operating Partnership Agreement. The Limited Partnership Agreement of the Operating
Partnership as may be amended from time to time.
Organizational and Offering Expenses. Organizational and Offering Expenses means all expenses
incurred by or on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership in connection with their
formation and preparing the Company and Operating Partnership for any private offering of their
securities, any registration of the Company’s Shares, Listing of the Shares and any subsequent
public offering of the Company’s Shares, whether incurred before or after the date of this
Agreement, which may include but are not limited to: total underwriting and brokerage discounts and
commissions (including fees of the underwriters’ or brokers’ attorneys); any expense allowance of
an underwriter or broker; any reimbursement of expenses of an underwriter or broker; expenses for
printing, engraving and mailing offering documents; telephone and other telecommunications costs;
all advertising and marketing expenses (including the costs related to investor and broker-dealer
sales meetings); charges of transfer agents, registrars, trustees, escrow agents, depositaries and
experts; expenses regarding the registration or compliance with exemption requirements in
connection with any sale of the Company’s or the Operating Partnership’s securities under federal
and applicable state securities laws; and related taxes and fees and accountants’ and attorneys’
fees.
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Other Real Estate Related Investments. Any investments by the Company or the Operating
Partnership in debt and equity interests backed by real estate, including (i) real estate
securities such as common stocks, preferred stocks and options to acquire stock in REITs and other
real estate companies and (ii) debt-related investments such as (a) mortgage, mezzanine, bridge and
other loans and (b) debt and derivative securities related to real estate assets including
mortgage-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, debt securities issued by real estate
companies and credit default swaps.
Partnership Interests. The partnership interests of the Operating Partnership.
Partners. The holders of the Partnership Interests.
Person. An individual, corporation, partnership, trust, joint venture, limited liability
company or other entity.
Real Estate Assets. Any investments by the Company or the Operating Partnership in unimproved
and improved Real Property (including, without limitation, fee or leasehold interests, options and
leases) either directly or through a Joint Venture.
Real Property. Real property owned from time to time by the Company or the Operating
Partnership, either directly or through Joint Ventures, which consists of (i) land only, (ii) land,
including the buildings located thereon, (iii) buildings only or (iv) such investments the Board
and the Advisor mutually designate as Real Property to the extent such investments could be
classified as Real Property.
REIT. A “real estate investment trust” under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code or as may
be amended.
Related Party. With respect to any Person, any other Person whose ownership of Shares would
be attributed to the first such Person under Code Section 544 (as modified by Code Section
856(h)(1)(B)).
Sale or Sales. Any transaction or series of transactions whereby: (A) the Company or the
Operating Partnership directly or indirectly (except as described in other subsections of this
definition) sells, grants, transfers, conveys or relinquishes its ownership of any Real Property or
portion thereof, including the lease of any Real Property consisting of a building only, and
including any event with respect to any Real Property which gives rise to a significant amount of
insurance proceeds or condemnation awards; (B) the Company or the Operating Partnership directly or
indirectly (except as described in other subsections of this definition) sells, grants, transfers,
conveys or relinquishes its ownership of all or substantially all of the interest of the Company or
the Operating Partnership in any Joint Venture in which it is a co-venturer or partner; (C) any
Joint Venture directly or indirectly (except as described in other subsections of this definition)
in which the Company or the Operating Partnership as a co-venturer or partner sells, grants,
transfers, conveys or relinquishes its ownership of any Real Property or portion thereof, including
any event with respect to any Real Property which gives rise to insurance claims or condemnation
awards; (D) the Company or the Operating Partnership directly or indirectly (except as described in
other subsections of this definition) sells, grants, conveys or relinquishes its interest in any
Other Real Estate Related Investment or portion thereof (including with respect to any Loan, all
payments thereunder or in satisfaction thereof other than regularly scheduled interest payments)
and any event which gives rise to a significant amount of insurance proceeds or similar awards; or
(E) the Company or the Operating Partnership directly or indirectly (except as described in other
subsections of this definition) sells, grants, transfers, conveys or relinquishes its ownership of
any other asset not previously described in this definition or any portion thereof, but not
including any transaction or series of transactions specified in clauses (A) through (E) above in
which the proceeds of such transaction or series of transactions are reinvested by the Company or
the Operating Partnership in one or more assets within 180 days thereafter.
Securities Act. The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Shares. The shares of Common Shares of Beneficial Interest of the Company.
Shareholders. The holders of the Shares.
Termination Date. The date of termination of this Agreement or expiration of this Agreement
in the event this Agreement is not renewed for an additional term.
Total Operating Expenses. All costs and expenses paid or incurred by the Company and the
Operating Partnership, as determined under GAAP, that are in any way related to the operation of
the Company and the Operating Partnership or their business, including the Management Fees paid to
the Advisor, but excluding (i) the expenses of raising capital including Organization and Offering
Expenses, (ii) interest payments, (iii) taxes, (iv) non-cash expenditures such as depreciation,
amortization and bad debt reserves, (v) incentive fees paid under the Operating Partnership
Agreement; (vi) Acquisition Expenses, (vii) real estate commissions on the Sale of Real Property,
and (viii) other fees and expenses connected with the acquisition, disposition, management and
ownership of Investments (including the costs of foreclosure, insurance premiums, legal services,
maintenance, repair and improvement of property). The definition of “Total Operating Expenses” set
forth above is intended to encompass only those expenses which are required to be treated as Total
Operating Expenses under the NASAA REIT Guidelines. As a result, and
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notwithstanding the definition set forth above, any expense of the Company which is not part
of Total Operating Expenses under the NASAA REIT Guidelines shall not be treated as part of Total
Operating Expenses for purposes hereof.
Trustee. A member of the Board.
2%/25% Guidelines. 2%/25% Guidelines shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.
Valuation Guidelines. The valuation guidelines adopted by the Board, as amended from time to
time.
2. APPOINTMENT. The Company and the Operating Partnership hereby appoint the Advisor
to serve as their advisor on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the Advisor
hereby accepts such appointment.
3. DUTIES OF THE ADVISOR. The Advisor undertakes to use its best efforts to present
to the Company and the Operating Partnership potential investment opportunities and to provide the
Company and the Operating Partnership with a continuing and suitable investment program consistent
with the investment objectives and policies of the Company as determined and adopted from time to
time by the Board. In performing this undertaking, subject to the supervision of the Board and
consistent with the provisions of the Governing Instruments and the Operating Partnership
Agreement, the Advisor shall, either directly or by engaging an Affiliate or a third party:
(a) serve as the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s investment and financial
advisor and provide research and economic and statistical data in connection with the
Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s assets and investment policies;
(b) provide day-to-day management for the Company and the Operating Partnership and
perform and supervise the various administrative functions reasonably necessary for the
management of the Company and the Operating Partnership, including: the collection of
revenues and the payment of the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s debts and
obligations, maintaining appropriate computer services to perform such administrative
functions, maintaining the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s books and records and
organizing meetings of the Board;
(c) determine the proper allocation of the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s
Investments between (i) Real Estate Assets, (ii) Other Real Estate Related Investments and
(iii) cash and cash equivalents and other short-term investments;
(d) consult with the officers and Trustees of the Company and assist the Trustees in the
formulation and implementation of the Company’s financial, valuation and other policies and,
as necessary, furnish the Trustees with advice and recommendations with respect to the making
of investments and dispositions consistent with the investment objectives and policies of the
Company and in connection with any borrowings proposed to be undertaken by the Company or the
Operating Partnership;
(e) subject to the provisions of Section 4 hereof, (i) locate, analyze and select
potential Investments; (ii) structure and negotiate the terms and conditions of transactions
pursuant to which acquisitions and dispositions of Investments will be made; (iii) research,
identify, review and recommend acquisitions and dispositions of Investments to the Board;
(iv) acquire and dispose of the Investments on behalf of the Company and the Operating
Partnership in compliance with the investment objectives and policies of the Company; (v)
arrange for financing and refinancing and make other changes in the asset or capital
structure of, and dispose of, reinvest the proceeds from the Sale of, or otherwise deal with,
Investments; (vi) enter into leases and service contracts for Investments and, to the extent
necessary, perform all other operational functions for the maintenance and administration of
such Investments; (vii) actively oversee and manage Investments for purposes of meeting the
Company’s investment objectives; (viii) select Joint Venture partners, structure
corresponding agreements and oversee and monitor these relationships; (ix) oversee Affiliated
and non-Affiliated property managers who perform services for the Company or the Operating
Partnership; (x) oversee Affiliated and non-Affiliated Persons with whom the Advisor
contracts to perform other services required to be performed under this Agreement; and (xi)
manage accounting and other record-keeping functions for the Company and the Operating
Partnership;
(f) negotiate on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership with banks or
lenders for Loans to be made to the Company and the Operating Partnership and obtain Loans
for the Company and the Operating Partnership;
(g) negotiate on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership with investment
banking firms and broker-dealers or negotiate private and public sales of Shares, Partnership
Interests or other securities of the Company or the Operating Partnership, but in no event in
such a way so that the Advisor shall be acting as broker-dealer or underwriter;
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(h) monitor the operating performance of the Investments and provide periodic reports
with respect thereto to the Board, including comparative information with respect to such
operating performance and budgeted or projected operating results;
(i) from time to time, or at any time reasonably requested by the Trustees, make reports
to the Trustees of its performance of services to the Company and the Operating Partnership
under this Agreement, including reports with respect to potential conflicts of interest
involving the Advisor or any of its Affiliates;
(j) assist in calculating the net asset value and Average Invested Assets as provided in
the Valuation Guidelines, and in connection therewith, (i) obtain and maintain on behalf of
the Company appraisals and reports (which may, but are not required to, be prepared by the
Advisor or its Affiliates), where required or appropriate, concerning the value of
Investments, and (ii) engage such independent valuation experts, third-party appraisal
managers and appraisers as the Advisor deems appropriate to perform valuations and other
services, provided that any independent valuation expert shall be approved in advance of
engagement by the Board;
(k) provide the Company and the Operating Partnership with all necessary cash management
services;
(l) arrange, negotiate, coordinate and manage operations of any Joint Venture interests
held by the Company or the Operating Partnership and conduct all matters with any Joint
Venture partners;
(m) communicate on the Company’s or the Operating Partnership’s behalf with the
respective holders of any of the Company’s or the Operating Partnership’s equity or debt
securities as required to satisfy the reporting and other requirements of any governmental
bodies or agencies and to maintain effective relations with such holders;
(n) evaluate and recommend to the Board modifications to the hedging strategies in
effect and cause the Company to engage in overall hedging strategies consistent with the
Company’s status as a REIT and with the Company’s investment policies approved by the Board;
(o) advise the Company regarding the maintenance of the Company’s exclusion from the
status of an investment company required to be registered under the Investment Company Act
and monitor compliance with the requirements for maintaining such exclusion under the
Investment Company Act;
(p) advise the Company regarding achieving and maintaining the Company’s qualification
for taxation as a REIT and monitor compliance with the various REIT qualification tests and
other rules set out in the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder;
(q) invest or reinvest any money of the Company or the Operating Partnership (including
investing in short-term Investments pending investment in long-term Investments, payment of
fees, costs and expenses, or payments of Distributions), and advise the Company and the
Operating Partnership as to the Company’s or the Operating Partnership’s respective capital
structure and capital raising;
(r) investigate, select, and, on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership,
engage and conduct business with such Persons as the Advisor deems necessary to the proper
performance of its obligations hereunder, including but not limited to consultants,
accountants, correspondents, lenders, technical advisors, attorneys, brokers, underwriters,
corporate fiduciaries, escrow agents, depositaries, custodians, agents for collection,
insurers, insurance agents, banks, builders, developers, property owners, real estate
management companies, real estate operating companies, securities investment advisors,
mortgagors, and any and all agents for any of the foregoing, including Affiliates of the
Advisor, and Persons acting in any other capacity deemed by the Advisor necessary or
desirable for the performance of any of the foregoing services, including, but not limited
to, entering into contracts in the name of the Company and the Operating Partnership with any
of the foregoing;
(s) cause the Company and the Operating Partnership to retain qualified accountants and
legal counsel, as applicable, to assist in developing appropriate accounting procedures,
compliance procedures and testing systems with respect to financial reporting obligations and
compliance with the REIT provisions of the Code and to conduct compliance reviews thereto, as
required;
(t) cause the Company and the Operating Partnership to qualify to do business in all
applicable jurisdictions and to obtain and maintain all appropriate licenses;
(u) if the Company decides to register the Shares under the Securities Act, assist the
Company in obtaining and maintaining the registration of the Shares under federal and state
securities laws, in the Listing of the Shares and in complying with all federal, state and
local regulatory requirements applicable to the Company in respect of the Shares being
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registered and the Company’s business activities (including the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of
2002), including preparing or causing to be prepared the registration statement, prospectus,
supplements to the prospectus, pre-effective and post-effective amendments to the
registration statement, financial statements required under applicable regulations and
contractual undertakings and all reports and documents, if any, required under the Securities
Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
(v) take all necessary actions to enable the Company and the Operating Partnership to
make required tax filings and reports, including soliciting stockholders for required
information to the extent provided by the REIT provisions of the Code;
(w) handle and resolve all claims, disputes or controversies (including all litigation,
arbitration, settlement or other proceedings or negotiations) in which the Company and the
Operating Partnership may be involved or to which the Company and the Operating Partnership
may be subject, arising out of the Company’s or the Operating Partnership’s day-to-day
operations, subject to such limitations or parameters as may be imposed from time to time by
the Board;
(x) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause expenses incurred by or on behalf of
the Company and the Operating Partnership to be reasonable or customary and within any
budgeted parameters or expense guidelines set by the Board from time to time;
(y) do all things necessary to assure its ability to render the services described in
this Agreement;
(z) perform such other services as may be required from time to time for the management
and other activities relating to the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s respective
business and assets as the Board shall reasonably request or the Advisor shall deem
appropriate under the particular circumstances; and
(aa) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company and the Operating
Partnership to comply with all applicable laws.
4. AUTHORITY OF ADVISOR.
(a) Pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including the restrictions included in this
Section 4 and in Section 8), and subject to the continuing and exclusive authority of the
Board over the management of the Company, the Board (by virtue of its approval of this
Agreement and authorization of the execution hereof by the officers of the Company) hereby
designates and appoints the Advisor as the agent and attorney-in-fact of the Company and the
Operating Partnership, with full power and authority and without further approval of the
Company and the Operating Partnership, to take, or cause to be taken, any and all actions and
to execute and deliver in the name of and on behalf of the Company and the Operating
Partnership any and all agreements, certificates, assignments, instruments or other documents
and to do any and all things that, in the judgment of the Advisor, may be necessary or
advisable in connection with the Advisor’s duties described in Section 3.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any investment in an Investment that does not fit
within the Company’s investment objectives, strategy, guidelines, policies and limitations as
approved by the Board and within the discretionary limits and authority as granted from time
to time by the Board, will require the prior approval of the Board, any particular Trustees
specified by the Board or any committee of the Board, as the case may be.
(c) If a transaction requires approval by the Independent Trustees by the Governing
Instruments or the Operating Partnership Agreement, the Advisor will deliver to the
Independent Trustees all documents and other information required by them to properly
evaluate the proposed transaction.
(d) The prior approval of the Board, as required by the Governing Instruments or the
Operating Partnership Agreement, will be required for each transaction to which the Advisor
or its Affiliates is a party.
(e) The Board may, at any time upon the giving of notice to the Advisor, modify or
revoke the authority set forth in this Section 4; provided, however, that such modification
or revocation shall be effective upon receipt by the Advisor and shall not be applicable to
Investment transactions to which the Advisor has committed the Company or the Operating
Partnership prior to the date of receipt by the Advisor of such notification.
5. SUBCONTRACT OF SERVICES. The Company and the Operating Partnership acknowledge
and agree that any services to be performed by the Advisor under this Agreement may be provided
pursuant to subcontracts with third party providers or pursuant to arraignments with Affiliates of
the Advisor. The Advisor shall disclose to the Board upon its request the terms of any such
sub-contracting arraignment entered into by the Advisor with third parties or Affiliates of the
Advisor.
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6. BANK ACCOUNTS. At the direction of the Board, the Advisor may establish and
maintain, as an agent and signatory on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership, one or
more bank accounts in the name of the Company or the Operating Partnership (any such account, a
“Company Account”), collect and deposit funds into any Company Account, and disburse funds from any
Company Accounts, under such terms and conditions as the Board may approve. The Advisor shall from
time to time render appropriate accountings of such collections and payments to the Board and to
the auditors of the Company, as applicable.
7. RECORDS; ACCESS. The Advisor shall maintain appropriate records of all its
activities hereunder and make such records available for inspection by the Board and by counsel,
auditors and authorized agents of the Company and Operating Partnership, at any time or from time
to time during normal business hours. The Advisor shall at all reasonable times have access to the
books and records of the Company and the Operating Partnership.
8. LIMITATIONS ON ACTIVITIES. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, the
Advisor shall refrain from taking any action which, in its sole judgment made in good faith, would
(a) adversely affect the status of the Company as a REIT, (b) subject the Company to regulation
under the Investment Company Act, or (c) violate any law, rule, regulation or statement of policy
of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company, the Operating Partnership
or their securities, or otherwise not permitted by the Governing Instruments of the Company or the
Operating Partnership Agreement, except if such action shall be ordered by the Board, in which case
the Advisor shall notify promptly the Trustee’s of the Advisor’s judgment of the potential impact
of such action and shall refrain from taking such action until it receives further clarification or
instructions from the Board. In such event, the Advisor shall have no liability for acting in
accordance with the specific instructions of the Board so given. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the governors, officers, employees and members of the Advisor or an Affiliate of the Advisor shall
not be liable to the Company, Operating Partnership or holders of their securities for any act or
omission by the Advisor taken or omitted to be taken in the performance of Advisor’s duties under
this Agreement except as provided in Section 21 of this Agreement.
9. RELATIONSHIP WITH BOARD. Subject to Section 8 of this Agreement and to
restrictions advisable with respect to the qualification of the Company as a REIT, governors,
officers and employees of the Advisor or an Affiliate of the Advisor, may serve as a Trustee and as
officers of the Company, except that no governor, officer or employee of the Advisor or an
Affiliate of the Advisor who also is a Trustee or officer of the Company shall receive any
compensation from the Company for serving as a Trustee or officer other than reasonable
reimbursement for travel and related expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board,
Shareholders and Partners, and shall not be deemed an Independent Trustee for purposes of
satisfying the director independence requirement set forth in the Governing Instruments or the
Operating Partnership Agreement.
10. FEES.
(a) The Advisor shall receive a Management Fee of 1/2% of the Net Invested Assets as its
basic compensation for services rendered hereunder. The Management Fee will be calculated and
payable monthly, unless deferred at the option of the Advisor but without accruing interest
on such delayed payment. The Management Fee is payable either in cash or Shares, at the
option of the Advisor. The Management Fee paid monthly shall not to exceed one-twelfth of
1/2% of the Net Invested Assets as of the last day of the immediately preceding quarter. The
Management Fee calculation will be subject to quarterly and annual reconciliations.
For purposes of this agreement, “Net Invested Assets” shall be determined as follows:
Add: | (i) | total assets at cost | ||||
(ii) | depreciation reserve | |||||
(iii) | unearned contract receivable discount | |||||
(iv) | deferral gain account | |||||
Subtract: | (i) | cash | ||||
(ii) | other current assets | |||||
(iii) | marketable securities less margin accounts | |||||
(iv) | total liabilities |
(b) In the event this Agreement is terminated or its term expires without renewal, the
Management Fee will be calculated up to and including the Termination Date. If the
Management Fee is payable with respect to any partial calendar month, the Management Fee will
be prorated based on the number of days elapsed during any partial calendar month. The
Management Fee will be calculated in accordance with the calculation policy approved by the
Board.
(c) The Management Fee will be calculated in accordance with the calculation policy
approved by the Board and the Advisor, and such policy and procedure shall be consistent with
the description of the calculation of the Management Fee as set forth herein.
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(d) For its services in investigating and negotiating acquisitions of real estate
equity, mortgages or contracts for deed for the Trust, the Advisor shall receive an
Acquisition Fee equal to 3% of the purchase price for an Investment, but shall be capped at
$300,000 per acquisition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Acquisition Expenses and Acquisition
Fees may not in the aggregate exceed 6% of the purchase price for an Investment unless fees
in excess of such amount are approved by the Board, as required by the Governing Instruments
or Operating Agreement.
For purposes of clarity, 50% of any Acquisition Fee shall be allocated to Acquisition
related activity and the remaining 50% shall be allocated to finance related activity.
(e) If and as approved by the Trust, the Trust may pay the Advisor a disposition fee
upon the Sale of any Property in an amount up to one-half of the Competitive Real Estate
Commission, but in no event can such amount exceed 3% of the contracted for sales price of
such Property or Properties. Payment of such fee may be made only if the Advisor provides a
substantial amount of services in connection with the Sale of a Property or Properties, as
determined by a majority of the Independent Trustees of the Trust. In addition, the amount
paid when added to all other real estate commissions paid to unaffiliated parties in
connection with such Sale shall not exceed the lesser of the Competitive Real Estate
Commission or an amount equal to 6% of the contracted for sales price of such Property or
Properties.
(f) The Advisor or its Affiliates shall receive a fee in the amount of five percent
(5%) of the gross monthly property income on properties it or its Affiliates actively manage
as compensation for such management services.
(g) Upon formation of the Trust and Operating Partnership, the Advisor and its
Affiliates made capital contributions in excess of $200,000 which capital contributions are
still held.
11. EXPENSES.
(a) In addition to the Management Fee paid to the Advisor pursuant to Section 10 hereof,
the Company or the Operating Partnership shall pay directly or reimburse the Advisor for all
of the expenses paid or incurred by the Advisor in connection with the services it provides
to the Company and the Operating Partnership pursuant to this Agreement (collectively, the
“Expenses”), including, but not limited to:
(i) Organizational and Offering Expenses, subject to any limitations set forth in
the Governing Instruments;
(ii) Total Operating Expenses, subject to any limitations set forth in the
Governing Instruments;
(iii) Acquisition Expenses, subject to any limitations set forth in the Governing
Instruments or Section 13 hereof;
(iv) the actual cost of goods and services used by the Company or the Operating
Partnership and obtained from entities not affiliated with the Advisor (or if the
provider is an Affiliate of the Advisor, as such expenses have been approved by the
Board in the manner set forth in the Governing Instruments);
(v) interest and other costs for borrowed money, including discounts, points and
other similar fees;
(vi) taxes and assessments on income of the Company, Operating Partnership or
Investments, taxes as an expense of doing business and any other taxes otherwise
imposed on the Company, Operating Partnership and their business, assets or income;
(vii) costs associated with insurance required in connection with the business of
the Company or Operating Partnership or required by the Board;
(viii) expenses of managing, maintaining, repairing, improving, developing,
operating and selling the Investments, including the costs of foreclosure, whether
payable to an Affiliate of the Company or a non-affiliated Person;
(ix) all expenses in connection with payments to the Trustees for attending Board
and Shareholder meetings and meetings of the Partnership Interests;
(x) expenses connected with payments of Distributions made or caused to be made
by the Company and the Operating Partnership;
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(xi) expenses of organizing, redomesticating, merging, liquidating or dissolving
the Company or the Operating Partnership or of amending the Governing Instruments;
(xii) expenses of providing services for and maintaining communications with
Shareholders and Partners, including the cost of preparation, printing, and mailing
annual reports and other reports required by governmental entities;
(xiii) administrative service expenses, including but not limited to personnel
and related employment costs incurred by the Advisor or its Affiliates in performing
the services described in Section 3 hereof, including but not limited to reasonable
salaries, bonuses and wages, benefits and overhead of all employees directly involved
in the performance of such services, provided that no reimbursement shall be made for
costs of such employees of the Advisor or its Affiliates to the extent that such
employees perform services for which the Advisor receives a separate fee; and
(xiv) audit, accounting and legal fees and other fees for professional services
relating to the operations of the Company and Operating Partnership and all such fees
incurred at the request, or on behalf of, the Board, the Independent Trustees or any
committee of the Board.
(b) Expenses incurred by the Advisor on behalf of the Company and the Operating
Partnership and reimbursable pursuant to this Section 11 shall be reimbursed by the Company
or the Operating Partnership no less than monthly to the Advisor. The Advisor shall prepare
a statement documenting the Expenses during each month, and the Company or the Operating
Partnership shall reimburse the Advisor for such the Expenses within forty-five (45) days
after receipt of such statement.
12. OTHER SERVICES. If the Board requests that the Advisor or any governor, officer
or employee of the Advisor render services for the Company and the Operating Partnership other than
set forth in Section 3, such services shall be separately compensated at such rates and in such
amounts as are agreed by the Advisor and the Board, in the manner required under the Governing
Instruments or the Operating Partnership Agreement and subject to any limitations contained in the
Governing Instruments and Operating Partnership Agreement, and shall not be deemed to be services
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
13. REIMBURSEMENT TO THE ADVISOR.
(a) The Company and the Operating Partnership shall not reimburse the Advisor at the end
of any fiscal quarter for Total Operating Expenses that in the four consecutive fiscal
quarters then ended (the “Expense Year”) exceeded (the “Excess Amount”) the greater of 2.0%
of Average Invested Assets or 25.0% of Net Income (the “2%/25% Guidelines”) for such year
unless the Board determines, in the manner required by the Governing Instruments, that such
excess was justified, based on unusual and nonrecurring factors that the Board deems
sufficient. If the Board does not approve such excess as being so justified, any Excess
Amount paid to the Advisor during a fiscal quarter shall be repaid to the Company or the
Operating Partnership. If the Board determines such excess was justified, then, within sixty
(60) days after the end of any fiscal quarter of the Company for which total reimbursed Total
Operating Expenses for the Expense Year exceed the 2%/25% Guidelines, the Advisor, at the
direction of the Board, shall cause such fact to be disclosed to the Shareholders or
Partners, as appropriate, in writing, together with an explanation of the factors the Board
considered in determining that such Excess Amount was justified. The Company will ensure
that such determination will be reflected in the minutes of the meetings of the Board. All
figures used in the foregoing computations shall be determined in accordance with GAAP
applied on a consistent basis.
14. OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE ADVISOR.
(a) Relationship. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Advisor or any of its
Affiliates from engaging in or earning fees from other activities, including, without
limitation, the rendering of advice to other Persons (including other REITs) and the
management of other programs advised, sponsored or organized by the Advisor or its
Affiliates; nor shall this Agreement limit or restrict the right of any director, officer,
employee, or security holder of the Advisor or its Affiliates to engage in or earn fees from
any other business or to render services of any kind to any other partnership, corporation,
firm, individual, trust or association and earn fees for rendering such services. The
Advisor may, with respect to any Investment in which the Company or the Operating Partnership
is a participant, also render advice and service to other participants therein, and earn fees
for rendering such advice and service.
(b) Time Commitment. The Advisor shall, and shall cause its Affiliates and their
respective employees, officers and agents to, devote to the Company and the Operating
Partnership such time as shall be reasonably necessary to conduct the business and affairs of
the Company and Operating Partnership in an appropriate manner consistent with the terms of
this Agreement. The Company and the Operating Partnership acknowledge that the Advisor and
its Affiliates and their respective employees, officers and agents may also engage in
activities unrelated to the Company and Operating Partnership and may provide services to
Persons other than the Company or the Operating Partnership.
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(c) Investment Opportunities. The Advisor shall use its best efforts to present to the
Company and the Operating Partnership a number of potential investment opportunities
appropriate for the portfolio of the Company and the Operating Partnership. The Advisor shall
allocate potential investment opportunities in accordance with the Advisor’s or its
Affiliate’s allocation policies, as such allocation policies may be amended from time to
time.
15. RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES/NO PARTNERSHIP OR JOINT VENTURE. The Company and the
Operating Partnership, on the one hand, and the Advisor on the other, are not partners or joint
venturers with each other, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to make them such
partners or joint venturers or impose any liability as such on either of them.
16. TERM OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall continue in force for a period of one
(1) year from the Effective Date, subject to an unlimited number of successive one-year renewals
upon mutual consent of the parties. It is the duty of the Board to evaluate the performance of the
Advisor annually before renewing the Agreement, and each such renewal shall be for a term of no
more than one year.
17. TERMINATION BY THE PARTIES. This Agreement may be terminated (i) immediately by
the Company or the Operating Partnership for Cause or upon the bankruptcy of the Advisor or upon a
material breach of this Agreement by the Advisor; provided, that such material breach is not
capable of being cured or has not been cured within thirty (30) days after the giving of notice
thereof by the Company or the Operating Partnership to the Advisor; (ii) upon sixty (60) days
written notice without Cause by a majority of the Independent Trustee of the Board; or (iii) upon
sixty (60) days written notice by the Advisor. The provisions of Sections 19 through 23 survive
termination of this Agreement.
18. ASSIGNMENT TO AN AFFILIATE. This Agreement may be assigned by the Advisor to an
Affiliate with the approval of the Board, in accordance with any requirements of the Governing
Instruments. The Advisor may assign any rights to receive fees or other payments under this
Agreement to any Person without obtaining the approval of the Board. This Agreement shall not be
assigned by the Company or the Operating Partnership without the consent of the Advisor, except in
the case of an assignment by the Company or the Operating Partnership to a corporation, limited
partnership or other organization which is a successor to all of the assets, rights and obligations
of the Company or the Operating Partnership, in which case such successor organization shall be
bound hereunder and by the terms of said assignment in the same manner as the Company and the
Operating Partnership are bound by this Agreement.
19. PAYMENTS TO AND DUTIES OF ADVISOR UPON TERMINATION.
(a) After the Termination Date, the Advisor shall not be entitled to compensation for
further services hereunder except it shall be entitled to receive from the Company or the
Operating Partnership within thirty (30) days after the Termination Date all unpaid
reimbursements of Expenses, subject to the 2%/25% Guidelines to the extent applicable, and
all Management Fees earned but unpaid prior to termination of this Agreement.
(b) The Advisor shall promptly upon termination:
(i) pay over to the Company and the Operating Partnership all money collected and
held for the account of the Company and the Operating Partnership pursuant to this
Agreement, after deducting any accrued compensation and reimbursement for its Expenses
to which it is then entitled under Section 19(a);
(ii) deliver to the Board a full accounting, including a statement showing all
payments collected by it and a statement of all money held by it, covering the period
following the date of the last accounting furnished to the Board;
(iii) deliver to the Board all assets, including all Investments, and documents
of the Company and the Operating Partnership then in the custody of the Advisor; and
(iv) cooperate with the Company and the Operating Partnership to provide an
orderly management transition.
20. INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY AND THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP. To the extent
permitted by their governing documents, the Company and the Operating Partnership shall indemnify
and hold harmless the Advisor and its Affiliates, including their respective officers, directors,
partners and employees (the “Indemnitees,” and each an “Indemnitee”), from all liability, claims,
damages or losses arising in the performance of their duties hereunder, and related expenses,
including reasonable hourly attorneys’ fees, to the extent such liability, claims, damages or
losses and related expenses are not fully reimbursed by insurance, and to the extent that such
indemnification would not be inconsistent with the laws of the State of North Dakota or the
Governing Instruments.
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21. INDEMNIFICATION BY ADVISOR. The Advisor shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Company and the Operating Partnership from contract or other liability, claims, damages, taxes or
losses and related expenses, including reasonable hourly attorneys’ fees, to the extent that such
liability, claims, damages, taxes or losses and related expenses are not fully reimbursed by
insurance and are incurred by reason of the Advisor’s bad faith, fraud, willful misfeasance, gross
negligence or reckless disregard of its duties; provided, however, that the Advisor shall not be
held responsible for any action of the Board for which the Board declined to follow any advice or
recommendation given by the Advisor to the Board prior to taking such action.
22. NON-SOLICITATION. During the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending
one year following the Termination Date, the Company and the Operating Partnership shall not,
without the Advisor’s prior written consent, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit or encourage any
person to leave the employment or other service of the Advisor or its Affiliates, or (ii) hire, on
behalf of the Company or the Operating Partnership, any person who has left the employ of the
Advisor or its Affiliates within the one year period following the termination of that person’s
employment. During this same period, the Company and the Operating Partnership will not, whether
for their own account or for the account of any other Person, intentionally interfere with the
relationship of the Advisor or its Affiliates with, or endeavor to entice away from the Advisor or
its Affiliates, any person who during the term of the Agreement is, or during the preceding
one-year period, was a tenant, co-investor, co-developer, joint venturer or other customer of the
Advisor or its Affiliates.
23. CONFIDENTIALITY. The Advisor shall keep confidential any nonpublic information
obtained in connection with the services rendered under this Agreement and shall not disclose any
such information (or use the same except in furtherance of its duties under this Agreement), except
(i) with the prior written consent of the Board; (ii) to legal counsel, accountants and other
professional advisors; (iii) to appraisers, financing sources and others in the ordinary course of
the Company’s or Operating Partnership’s business; (iv) to government officials having jurisdiction
over the Company, Operating Partnership or the Investments; (v) in connection with any governmental
or regulatory filings of the Company or Operating Partnership or disclosure or presentations to the
Company’s or Operating Partnership’s investors, Shareholders or Partners; or (vi) as required by
law or legal process . The foregoing shall not apply to information which has previously become
publicly available through the actions of a Person other than the Advisor not resulting from
Advisor’s violation of this section. This section shall survive termination of this Agreement for a
period of two years.
24. NOTICES. Any notice, report or other communication required or permitted to be
given hereunder shall be in writing unless some other method of giving such notice, report or other
communication is required by the Governing Instruments, the Operating Partnership Agreement or
accepted by the party to whom it is given, and shall be given either by being delivered by hand, by
courier or overnight carrier, by registered or certified mail to the addresses set forth below or
by fax or similar method with confirmation of receipt:
To the Company, Operating Partnership or the Board:
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INREIT Real Estate Investment Trust | |
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Fax: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Attention: Chief Financial Officer | ||
To the Advisor:
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INREIT Management, LLC | |
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Fax: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Attention: President |
Any party may at any time give notice in writing to the other parties of a change in its
address or fax number for the purposes of this Section 24.
25. MODIFICATION. This Agreement shall not be changed, modified, terminated or
discharged, in whole or in part, except by an instrument in writing signed by all the parties
hereto, or their respective successors or assignees.
26. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Agreement are independent of and severable
from each other, and no provision shall be affected or rendered invalid or unenforceable by virtue
of the fact that for any reason any other or others of them may be invalid or unenforceable in
whole or in part.
27. CONSTRUCTION. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of North Dakota without regard to the
conflicts-of-law principles that would require the application of any other law.
28. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding
among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and
contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions, express or implied, oral or
written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof. The express terms
hereof control and supersede any course of performance or usage of the trade inconsistent with any
of the terms hereof.
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29. WAIVERS. Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of a party to exercise
any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or
further exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege; nor shall any
waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a
waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver
shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such
waiver.
30. PRONOUNS AND PLURALS. Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in
this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the
singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa.
31. HEADINGS. The headings of Sections and Subsections contained in this Agreement
are for convenience only, and they neither form a part of this Agreement nor are they to be used in
the construction or interpretation hereof.
32. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original as against any party whose signature
appears thereon, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. This
Agreement shall become binding when one or more counterparts hereof, individually or taken
together, shall bear the signatures of all of the parties reflected hereon as the signatories.
33. FAX/ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES. Any signature page for this Agreement, amendment,
waiver or any other document or agreement requiring a signature under this Agreement which is
delivered by fax, electronic mail, pdf or by a similar means shall be binding to the same extent as
an original signature page.
34. INITIAL INVESTMENT. The parties hereto hereby confirm that the Advisor or one of
its Affiliates made a capital contribution of $200,000 in cash to the Company in exchange for
Shares at formation of the Company (“Initial Investment”). During the term of this Agreement, the
Advisor or one of its Affiliates shall at all times maintain such Initial Investment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Advisory Agreement as of the date
and year first above written.
COMPANY: INREIT REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
OPERATING PARTNERSHIP: INREIT PROPERTIES, LLLP |
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BY: |
INREIT REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, AS GENERAL PARTNER |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
ADVISOR: INREIT MANAGEMENT, LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | President | |||
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