EXHIBIT 4.1
THIRD AMENDMENT TO FIFTH AMENDED AND
RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Third Amendment to the Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit
Agreement (this "Amendment") is made as of January 13, 2005, by and among
Developers Diversified Realty Corporation, a corporation organized under the
laws of the State of Ohio (the "Borrower"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (successor
by merger to Bank One, NA (main office, Chicago, Illinois)), and the several
banks, financial institutions and other entities from time to time parties to
this Amendment (the "Lenders"), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., not individually,
but as "Administrative Agent."
R E C I T A L S
A. Borrower, Administrative Agent, certain of the Lenders and former
lenders have entered into a Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as
of December 12, 2003, as previously amended as of May 13, 2004 and July 27, 2004
(as further amended, the "Credit Agreement"). All capitalized terms used herein
and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit
Agreement.
B. Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed
to provide a revolving credit facility to Borrower in an aggregate principal
amount of up to $1,000,000,000 (the "Facility"). The Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders now desire to amend the Credit Agreement in
order to, among other things allow additional qualified entities to borrow and
receive Advances under the Facility.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
AGREEMENTS
1. The foregoing Recitals to this Amendment hereby are incorporated into
and made part of this Amendment.
2. The following definitions have been added to Article I of the Credit
Agreement as follows:
"Qualified Borrower" means DDR PR Ventures LLC, S.E. and any other
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, the Indebtedness of which, in all
cases, shall be guaranteed by the Borrower.
"Qualified Borrower Guaranty" means a full and unconditional guaranty of
payment in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, enforceable against
Borrower for the payment of a Qualified Borrower's debt or obligation to
the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement.
"Qualified Borrower Note" means a promissory note, in substantially the
same form of Exhibit B hereto, duly executed by the Qualified Borrower and
payable to the order of a
Lender in the amount of its Commitment, including any amendment,
modification renewal or replacement of such promissory note.
3. From and after the Effective Date (as defined in Section 8 of this
Amendment), a Qualified Borrower shall have the right to request Advances,
subject to all of the same terms and conditions as are applicable to the
Borrower provided that Borrower gives Administrative Agent thirty days prior
notice of its intention to have a Qualified Borrower other than DDR PR Ventures
LLC, S.E.. Following receipt of such a notice, Administrative Agent agrees to
promptly notify the Lenders of Borrower's intention to have an additional
Qualified Borrower. As a condition to any Advance to a Qualified Borrower
(including DDR PR Ventures LLC, S.E.) such Qualified Borrower shall have
executed and delivered a Qualified Borrower Note to each of the Lenders, and
Borrower shall have executed and delivered a Qualified Borrower Guaranty
relating to amounts to be borrowed by such Qualified Borrower, and
Administrative Agent shall have received the items specified in Schedule 1
attached hereto with respect to such Qualified Borrower. If an Advance is
requested by a Qualified Borrower, the Credit Agreement shall be deemed modified
such that at any place where the term "Borrower" currently appears, such
provision shall be modified to also include and apply to any such Qualified
Borrower, as the context may require, and any reference to a "Note" shall
include and apply to any Qualified Borrower Note, as the context may require.
4. Any Notes previously delivered by the Borrower to the Lenders shall be
deemed to evidence only the Obligations of Borrower to the Lenders and those
Notes shall not be deemed modified in any way by this Amendment. Further, from
and after the Effective Date, any Notes issued by the Borrower to any new
Lenders will be Notes representing only the Obligations of Borrower to the
Lenders.
5. If a Qualified Borrower issues any Qualified Borrower Notes to the
Lenders or New Lenders, such Qualified Borrower shall automatically become a
party to the Credit Agreement and be bound by the covenants contained therein
(other then the covenants contained in Section 6.10). DDR PR Ventures LLC, S.E.
is hereby added as a party to the Credit Agreement on the date hereof.
6. The Borrower and any Qualified Borrower which is a party hereto, hereby
represent and warrant that as of the Effective Date there is no Default or
Unmatured Default, the representations and warranties contained in Article V of
the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of such
date and the Borrower and each Qualified Borrower have no offsets or claims
against any of the Lenders. DDR PR Ventures LLC, S.E. hereby represents and
warrants that it has full power and authority to become a borrower under the
Credit Agreement and to execute the Qualified Borrower Note to be delivered by
it.
7. Except as specifically modified hereby, the Credit Agreement is and
remains unmodified and in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and
confirmed. All references in the Loan Documents to the "Credit Agreement"
henceforth shall be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended by this
Amendment.
8. The "Effective Date" shall be the date on which all of the following
conditions shall have been fulfilled:
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(a) No Unmatured Default or Default then exists.
(b) This Amendment shall have been executed by Borrower,
Administrative Agent, and the Required Lenders.
(c) Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have executed an
Amendment to the Subsidiary Guaranty pursuant to which they
consent to this Amendment and agree that the Subsidiary
Guaranty covers all borrowings by a Qualified Borrower.
(d) The representations and warranties set forth in Paragraph 6
shall be true and correct as of such date.
9. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred
in connection with the preparation, negotiation and consummation of this
Amendment.
10. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of
which taken together shall constitute one agreement, and any of the parties
hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart. This
Amendment shall be construed in accordance with the internal laws (and not the
law of conflicts) of the State of Illinois, but giving effect to federal laws
applicable to national banks.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Amendment
as of the date first written above.
DEVELOPERS DIVERSIFIED REALTY CORPORATION
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President and CFO
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Phone: 216/000-0000
Facsimile: 216/755-1506
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
DDR PR VENTURES LLC, S.E.
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (successor by
merger to Bank One, NA (main office
Chicago)) Individually and as Administrative
Agent
By: /s/ XXXXXXX XXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Director, Capital Markets
1 Bank One Plaza, IL 1-0315
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Phone: 312/000-0000
Facsimile: 312/325-3122
Attention: Large Corporate Real Estate
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
Individually and as Syndication Agent
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
000 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx
XX0-000-00-00
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 312/000-0000
Facsimile: 312/974-4970
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
FLEET NATIONAL BANK
Individually and as Documentation Agent
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
000 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx
XX0-000-00-00
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 312/000-0000
Facsimile: 312/974-4970
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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COMMERZBANK AG,
Individually and as Documentation Agent
By: /s/ XXXXXXXXX XXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
and by:
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Asst Treasurer
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Phone: 212/000-0000
Facsimile: 212/266-7565
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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WACHOVIA BANK, NA.,
Individually and as Documentation Agent
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Director
Mail Code XX-0000, 00xx Xxxxx
000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 704/000-0000
Facsimile: 704/383-6205
Attention: Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A.,
Real Estate Finance Group,
Individually and as Documentation Agent
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 312/000-0000
Facsimile: 312/782-0969
Attention: Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxx
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US BANK N.A.,
Individually and as Managing Agent
By:_________________________________________
Print Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 216/000-0000
Facsimile: 216/241-0164
Attention: Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
Individually and as Co-Agent
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Phone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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EUROHYPO AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
Individually and as Co-Agent
By: /s/ XXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
By: /s/ XXXXXXX XXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxxx Xxx
Title: Vice President
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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ING Real Estate Finance (USA) LLC
Individually and as Co-Agent
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 212/000-0000
Facsimile: 212/883-2734
Attention: Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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XXXXXX XXXXXXX BANK
Individually and as Co-Agent
By: /s/ XXXXXX XXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
0000 Xxxxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 000-000-0000 / 2484
Facsimile: 000-000-0000 / 1866
Attention: Xxxx Dell'aquila / Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Individually and as Co-Agent
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
One PNC Plaza
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, X0-XXXX-00-0
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 412/000-0000
Facsimile: 412/762-6500
Attention: Mr. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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XXX XXXX XX XXXX XXXXXX, XXX XXXX AGENCY
By: /s/ X.X. XXXXX
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Print Name: X.X. Xxxxx
Title: Managing Director
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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ALLIED IRISH BANKS, P.L.C.
New York Branch
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X'XXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxxx X'Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 212/000-0000
Facsimile: 212/339-8325
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxx X'Xxxxxx
By: /s/ XXXXXX XXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 212/000-0000
Facsimile: 212/339-8325
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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AM SOUTH BANK
By: /s/ XXXXXX XXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 205/000-0000
Facsimile: 205/326-4075
Attention: Mr. Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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COMPASS BANK
By: /s/ XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
00 Xxxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 205/000-0000
Facsimile: 205/297-7994
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
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CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 212/000-0000
Facsimile: 212/723-8547
Attention: Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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ERSTE BANK
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: First Vice President
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 212/000-0000
Facsimile: 212/984-5627
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK
By: /s/ XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 216/000-0000
Facsimile: 216/515-6369
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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LA SALLE BANK, N.A.
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: AVP
000 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 312/000-0000
Facsimile: 312/904-6691
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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XXXXXX COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Print Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Authorized Signatory
000 Xxxx Xxx., 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 212/000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xx. Xxx Xxxxx
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MELLON BANK, N.A.
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Phone: 412/000-0000
Facsimile: 412/234-8657
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
00 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 312/000-0000
Facsimile: 312/444-7028
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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SOUTHTRUST BANK
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Director
000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
XX 0172
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 404/000-0000
Facsimile: 404/532-5280
Attention: Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: General Manager
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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SUNTRUST BANK
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 703/000-0000
Facsimile: 703/442-1570
Attention: Ms. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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UBS Loan Finance LLC
By: /s/ WINSLOWE OGBOURNE
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Print Name: Winslowe Ogbourne
Title: Associate Director
Banking Products Services, U.S.
By: /s/ XXXXXXX XXXXX-XxXXXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx-XxXxxxxxx
Title: Associate Director
Banking Products Services, U.S.
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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COMERICA BANK
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
XX 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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FIRST TENNESSEE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ XXXX XXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ XXXXXX XXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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SOVEREIGN BANK
By: /s/ T. XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
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Print Name: T. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
XX 1 - SST - 0441
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Phone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: T. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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EXHIBIT A
QUALIFIED BORROWER GUARANTY
Exhibit A-1
GUARANTY
This Guaranty is made as of January 13, 2005 by Developers Diversified
Realty Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Ohio
("Guarantor, and in its capacity as a borrower under the Credit Agreement
described below, a "Borrower"), to and for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A. (successor by merger to Bank One, NA (Illinois)), as administrative agent
("Administrative Agent") for itself and the lenders under the Credit Agreement
(as defined below) and their respective successors and assigns (collectively,
the "Lenders").
RECITALS
A. Guarantor has requested that the Lenders make a revolving credit
facility available to Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of
$1,000,000,000 (the "Facility").
B. The Lenders have agreed to make available the Facility to
Borrower pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in a Fifth Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 12, 2003, as amended, between
Guarantor, as Borrower, Administrative Agent, and the Lenders named therein (as
amended modified or restated from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"). All
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
C. The Credit Agreement is being amended concurrently herewith to
allow for Qualified Borrowers to request Advances under the Facility provided,
among other things, that Guarantor execute and deliver this Guaranty. Each
Qualified Borrower from time to time will execute and deliver to the Lenders
promissory notes as evidence of such Qualified Borrower's indebtedness to each
such Lender with respect to the Facility (the promissory notes described above,
together with any amendments or allonges thereto, or restatements, replacements
or renewals thereof, and/or new promissory notes to new Lenders under the Credit
Agreement, are collectively referred to herein as the "Notes").
D. Each Qualified Borrower is directly or indirectly wholly owned
by Guarantor.
AGREEMENTS
NOW, THEREFORE, Guarantor, in consideration of the matters described in
the foregoing Recitals, which Recitals are incorporated herein and made a part
hereof, and for other good and valuable consideration, hereby agrees as follows:
1. Guarantor absolutely, unconditionally, and irrevocably
guaranties to each of the Lenders:
(a) the full and prompt payment of the principal of and
interest on the Notes when due, whether at stated maturity, upon
acceleration or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, and the prompt
payment of all sums which may now be or may hereafter become due and
owing from each Qualified Borrower under the Notes, the Credit
Agreement, and the other Loan Documents;
(b) the payment of all Enforcement Costs (as hereinafter
defined in Paragraph 7 hereof); and
(c) the full, complete, and punctual observance,
performance, and satisfaction of all of the obligations, duties,
covenants, and agreements of each Qualified Borrower under the Credit
Agreement and the Loan Documents.
All amounts due, debts, liabilities, and payment obligations described in
subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph 1 are referred to herein as the
"Facility Indebtedness." All obligations described in subparagraph (c) of this
Paragraph 1 are referred to herein as the "Obligations."
2. In the event of any default by a Qualified Borrower in making
payment of the Facility Indebtedness, or in performance of the Obligations, as
aforesaid, in each case beyond the expiration of any applicable grace period,
Guarantor agrees, on demand by the Administrative Agent or the holder of a Note,
to pay all the Facility Indebtedness and to perform all the Obligations as are
then or thereafter become due and owing or are to be performed under the terms
of the Notes, the Credit Agreement, and the other Loan Documents. All references
to Borrower in this Guaranty shall refer to each Qualified Borrower, as well as
Guarantor in its capacity as a Borrower under the terms of the Facility.
3. Guarantor does hereby waive (i) notice of acceptance of this
Guaranty by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and any and all notices and
demands of every kind which may be required to be given by any statute, rule or
law, (ii) any defense, right of set-off or other claim which Guarantor may have
against Borrower or which Guarantor or Borrower may have against the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders or the holder of a Note, (iii) presentment
for payment, demand for payment (other than as provided for in Paragraph 2
above), notice of nonpayment (other than as provided for in Paragraph 2 above)
or dishonor, protest and notice of protest, diligence in collection and any and
all formalities which otherwise might be legally required to charge Guarantor
with liability, (iv) any failure by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to
inform Guarantor of any facts the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may now
or hereafter know about Borrower, the Facility, or the transactions contemplated
by the Credit Agreement, it being understood and agreed that the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders have no duty so to inform and that Guarantor is fully
responsible for being and remaining informed by Borrower of all circumstances
bearing on the existence or creation, or the risk of nonpayment of the Facility
Indebtedness or the risk of nonperformance of the Obligations, and (v) any and
all right to cause a marshalling of assets of Borrower or any other action by
any court or governmental body with respect thereto, or to cause the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders to proceed against any other security given
to a Lender in connection with the Facility Indebtedness or the Obligations.
Credit may be granted or continued from time to time by the Lenders to Borrower
without notice to or authorization from Guarantor, regardless of the financial
or other condition of Borrower at the time of any such grant or continuation.
The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have no obligation to disclose or
discuss with Guarantor the Lenders' assessment of the financial condition of
Borrower. Guarantor acknowledges that no representations of any kind whatsoever
have been made by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to Guarantor. No
modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this Guaranty shall be
binding upon the Administrative Agent and the Lenders except as expressly set
forth in a writing duly signed and delivered on behalf of the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders.
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Guarantor further agrees that any exculpatory language contained in the Credit
Agreement, the Notes, and the other Loan Documents shall
in no event apply to this Guaranty, and will not prevent the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders from proceeding against Guarantor to enforce this
Guaranty.
4. Guarantor further agrees that Guarantor's liability as guarantor
shall in no way be impaired by any renewals or extensions which may be made from
time to time, with or without the knowledge or consent of Guarantor of the time
for payment of interest or principal under a Note or by any forbearance or delay
in collecting interest or principal under a Note, or by any waiver by the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, or any other
Loan Documents, or by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders' failure or
election not to pursue any other remedies they may have against Borrower, or by
any change or modification in a Note, the Credit Agreement, or any other Loan
Documents, or by the acceptance by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders of
any security or any increase, substitution or change therein, or by the release
by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of any security or any withdrawal
thereof or decrease therein, or by the application of payments received from any
source to the payment of any obligation other than the Facility Indebtedness,
even though a Lender might lawfully have elected to apply such payments to any
part or all of the Facility Indebtedness, it being the intent hereof that
Guarantor shall remain liable as principal for payment of the Facility
Indebtedness and performance of the Obligations until all indebtedness has been
paid in full and the other terms, covenants and conditions of the Credit
Agreement, and other Loan Documents and this Guaranty have been performed,
notwithstanding any act or thing which might otherwise operate as a legal or
equitable discharge of a surety. Guarantor further understands and agrees that
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may at any time enter into agreements
with Borrower to amend and modify a Note, the Credit Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents, or any thereof, and may waive or release any provision or
provisions of a Note, the Credit Agreement, or any other Loan Document and, with
reference to such instruments, may make and enter into any such agreement or
agreements as the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and Borrower may deem proper
and desirable, without in any manner impairing this Guaranty or any of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders' rights hereunder or any of Guarantor's
obligations hereunder.
5. This is an absolute, unconditional, complete, present and
continuing guaranty of payment and performance and not of collection. Guarantor
agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be joint and several with any and
all other guarantees given in connection with the Facility from time to time.
Guarantor agrees that this Guaranty may be enforced by the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders without the necessity at any time of resorting to or exhausting
any security or collateral, if any, given in connection herewith or with a Note,
the Credit Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents or by or resorting to
any other guaranties, and Guarantor hereby waives the right to require the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders to join Borrower in any action brought
hereunder or to commence any action against or obtain any judgment against
Borrower or to pursue any other remedy or enforce any other right. Guarantor
further agrees that nothing contained herein or otherwise shall prevent the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders from pursuing concurrently or successively
all rights and remedies available to them at law and/or in equity or under a
Note, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Documents, and the exercise of any
of their rights or the completion of any of their remedies shall not constitute
a discharge of any of Guarantor's obligations hereunder, it being the purpose
and intent of
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Guarantor that the obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall be
primary, absolute, independent and unconditional under any and all circumstances
whatsoever. Neither Guarantor's obligations under this Guaranty nor any remedy
for the enforcement thereof shall be impaired, modified, changed or released in
any manner whatsoever by any impairment, modification, change, release or
limitation of the liability of Borrower under a Note, the Credit Agreement or
any other Loan Document or by reason of Borrower's bankruptcy or by reason of
any creditor or bankruptcy proceeding instituted by or against Borrower. This
Guaranty shall continue to be effective and be deemed to have continued in
existence or be reinstated (as the case may be) if at any time payment of all or
any part of any sum payable pursuant to a Note, the Credit Agreement or any
other Loan Document is rescinded or otherwise required to be returned by the
payee upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, or reorganization of the payor, all as
though such payment to such Lender had not been made, regardless of whether such
Lender contested the order requiring the return of such payment. The obligations
of Guarantor pursuant to the preceding sentence shall survive any termination,
cancellation, or release of this Guaranty.
6. This Guaranty shall be assignable by a Lender to any assignee of
all or a portion of such Lender's rights under the Loan Documents.
7. If: (i) this Guaranty, a Note, or any of the Loan Documents are
placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or is collected through any
legal proceeding; (ii) an attorney is retained to represent the Administrative
Agent or any Lender in any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, or other
proceedings affecting creditors' rights and involving a claim under this
Guaranty, a Note, the Credit Agreement, or any Loan Document; (iii) an attorney
is retained to enforce any of the other Loan Documents or to provide advice or
other representation with respect to the Loan Documents in connection with an
enforcement action or potential enforcement action; or (iv) an attorney is
retained to represent the Administrative Agent or any Lender in any other legal
proceedings whatsoever in connection with this Guaranty, a Note, the Credit
Agreement, any of the Loan Documents, or any property subject thereto (other
than any action or proceeding brought by any Lender or participant against the
Administrative Agent alleging a breach by the Administrative Agent of its duties
under the Loan Documents), then Guarantor shall pay to the Administrative Agent
or such Lender upon demand all reasonable attorney's fees, costs and expenses,
including, without limitation, court costs, filing fees and all other costs and
expenses incurred in connection therewith (all of which are referred to herein
as "Enforcement Costs"), in addition to all other amounts due hereunder.
8. The parties hereto intend that each provision in this Guaranty
comports with all applicable local, state and federal laws and judicial
decisions. However, if any provision or provisions, or if any portion of any
provision or provisions, in this Guaranty is found by a court of law to be in
violation of any applicable local, state or federal ordinance, statute, law,
administrative or judicial decision, or public policy, and if such court should
declare such portion, provision or provisions of this Guaranty to be illegal,
invalid, unlawful, void or unenforceable as written, then it is the intent of
all parties hereto that such portion, provision or provisions shall be given
force to the fullest possible extent that they are legal, valid and enforceable,
that the remainder of this Guaranty shall be construed as if such illegal,
invalid, unlawful, void or unenforceable portion, provision or provisions were
not contained therein, and that the rights, obligations and interest of the
Administrative Agent and the Lender or the holder of a Note under the remainder
of this Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect.
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9. Any indebtedness of Borrower to Guarantor now or hereafter
existing is hereby subordinated to the Facility Indebtedness. Guarantor will not
seek, accept, or retain for Guarantor's own account, any payment from Borrower
on account of such subordinated debt at any time when a Default or Event of
Default exists under the Credit Agreement or the Loan Documents, and any such
payments to Guarantor made while any Default or Event of Default then exists
under the Credit Agreement or the Loan Documents on account of such subordinated
debt shall be collected and received by Guarantor in trust for the Lenders and
shall be paid over to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders on
account of the Facility Indebtedness without impairing or releasing the
obligations of Guarantor hereunder.
10. Guarantor hereby subordinates to the Facility Indebtedness any
and all claims and rights, including, without limitation, subrogation rights,
contribution rights, reimbursement rights and set-off rights, which Guarantor
may have against Borrower arising from a payment made by Guarantor under this
Guaranty and agree that, until the entire Facility Indebtedness is paid in full,
not to assert or take advantage of any subrogation rights of Guarantor or the
Lenders or any right of Guarantor or the Lenders to proceed against (i) Borrower
for reimbursement, or (ii) any other guarantor or any collateral security or
guaranty or right of offset held by the Lenders for the payment of the Facility
Indebtedness and performance of the Obligations, nor shall Guarantor seek or be
entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from Borrower or any other
guarantor in respect of payments made by Guarantor hereunder. It is expressly
understood that the agreements of Guarantor set forth above constitute
additional and cumulative benefits given to the Lenders for their security and
as an inducement for their extension of credit to Borrower.
11. Any amounts received by a Lender from any source on account of
any indebtedness may be applied by such Lender toward the payment of such
indebtedness, and in such order of application, as a Lender may from time to
time elect.
12. Guarantor hereby submits to personal jurisdiction in the State
of Illinois for the enforcement of this Guaranty and waives any and all personal
rights to object to such jurisdiction for the purposes of litigation to enforce
this Guaranty. Guarantor hereby consents to the jurisdiction of either the
Circuit Court of Xxxx County, Illinois, or the United States District Court for
the Northern District of Illinois, in any action, suit, or proceeding which the
Administrative Agent or a Lender may at any time wish to file in connection with
this Guaranty or any related matter. Guarantor hereby agrees that an action,
suit, or proceeding to enforce this Guaranty may be brought in any state or
federal court in the State of Illinois and hereby waives any objection which
Guarantor may have to the laying of the venue of any such action, suit, or
proceeding in any such court; provided, however, that the provisions of this
Paragraph shall not be deemed to preclude the Administrative Agent or a Lender
from filing any such action, suit, or proceeding in any other appropriate forum.
13. All notices and other communications provided to any party
hereto under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in writing or by
telex or by facsimile and addressed or delivered to such party at its address
set forth below or at such other address as may be designated by such party in a
notice to the other parties. Any notice, if mailed and properly addressed with
postage prepaid, shall be deemed given when received; any notice, if transmitted
by facsimile, shall be deemed given when transmitted. Notice may be given as
follows:
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To Guarantor:
Developers Diversified Realty Corporation
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to:
Developers Diversified Realty Corporation
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
To Administrative Agent :
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Xxx Xxxx Xxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Director, Capital Markets
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to:
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx & Rosentha
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to any other Lender, to its address set forth in the Credit
Agreement.
14. This Guaranty shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, legal
and personal representatives, successors and assigns of Guarantor and shall
inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders' successors and
assigns.
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15. This Guaranty shall be construed and enforced under the internal
laws of the State of Illinois.
16. GUARANTOR, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS, BY THEIR
ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, EACH HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION
OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHT UNDER THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER
LOAN DOCUMENT OR RELATING THERETO OR ARISING FROM THE LENDING RELATIONSHIP WHICH
IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS GUARANTY AND AGREE THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING
SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has delivered this Guaranty in the
State of Illinois as of the date first written above.
DEVELOPERS DIVERSIFIED REALTY
CORPORATION
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President and CFO
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Phone: 216/000-0000
Facsimile: 216/755-1506
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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EXHIBIT B
QUALIFIED BORROWER NOTE
Exhibit B - 1
NOTE
January 13, 2005
DDR PR VENTURES LLC, S.E., a limited liability company organized under
the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Borrower"), promises to pay to the order
of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement
described below (the "Lender") the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all
Loans made to the Borrower pursuant to Article II of the Fifth Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement (as the same may be amended or modified, the
"Agreement") hereinafter referred to, in immediately available funds at the
office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in Chicago, Illinois, as Agent, together
with interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof at the rates and on the
dates set forth in the Agreement. The Borrower shall pay remaining unpaid
principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans in full on the
Facility Termination Date or such earlier date as may be required under the
Agreement.
The Lender shall, and is hereby authorized to, record on the schedule
attached hereto, or to otherwise record in accordance with its usual practice,
the date and amount of each Loan and the date and amount of each principal
payment hereunder.
This Note is one of the Notes issued pursuant to, and is entitled to the
benefits of, the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of
December 12, 2003, as amended, among the Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
(successor by merger to Bank One, NA), individually and as Administrative Agent,
and the other Lenders named therein, to which Agreement, as it may be amended
from time to time, reference is hereby made for a statement of the terms and
conditions governing this Note, including the terms and conditions under which
this Note may be prepaid or its maturity date accelerated. Capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings
attributed to them in the Agreement.
If there is a Default under the Agreement or any other Loan Document and
Agent exercises the remedies provided under the Agreement and/or any of the Loan
Documents for the Lenders, then in addition to all amounts recoverable by the
Agent and the Lenders under such documents, Agent and the Lenders shall be
entitled to receive reasonable attorneys fees and expenses incurred by Agent and
the Lenders in connection with the exercise of such remedies.
Borrower and all endorsers severally waive presentment, protest and
demand, notice of protest, demand and of dishonor and nonpayment of this Note,
and any and all lack of diligence or delays in collection or enforcement of this
Note, and expressly agree that this Note, or any payment hereunder, may be
extended from time to time, and expressly consent to the release of any party
liable for the obligation secured by this Note, the release of any of the
security for this Note, the acceptance of any other security therefor, or any
other indulgence or forbearance whatsoever, all without notice to any party and
without affecting the liability of the Borrower and any endorsers hereof.
This Note shall be governed and construed under the internal laws of the
State of Illinois.
BORROWER AND LENDER, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, EACH HEREBY WAIVE ANY
RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY
RIGHT UNDER THIS NOTE OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR RELATING THERETO OR ARISING
FROM THE LENDING RELATIONSHIP WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS NOTE AND AGREE THAT
ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A JUDGE AND NOT BEFORE A
JURY.
DDR PR VENTURES LLC, S.E.
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXX
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Print Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
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SCHEDULE OF LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL
TO NOTE OF DDR PR VENTURES LLC, S.E.
DATED JANUARY 13, 2005
Maturity
Principal Maturity Principal
Amount of of Interest Amount Unpaid
Date Loan Period Paid Balance
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SCHEDULE 1
1. Certificate of good standing for the Qualified Borrower from its State of
Organization, certified by the appropriate governmental officer and dated
not more than thirty (30) days prior to such entity becoming a Qualified
Borrower;
2. Copies of the formation documents (including code of regulations, if
appropriate) of the Qualified Borrower certified by an officer of the
Qualified Borrower, as appropriate, together with all amendments thereto;
3. Incumbency certificates, executed by officers of the Qualified Borrower,
which shall identify by name and title and bear the signature of the
Persons authorized to sign the Loan Documents and to make borrowings
hereunder on behalf of the Qualified Borrower, upon which certificate the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely until
informed of any change in writing by the Qualified Borrower (or the
Borrower on its behalf);
4. Copies, certified by a Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the
Qualified Borrower, of the Board of Directors' resolutions (and
resolutions of other bodies, if any are reasonably deemed necessary by
counsel for any Lender) authorizing the Advances provided for herein, with
respect to the Qualified Borrower, and the execution, delivery and
performance of the Loan Documents to be executed and delivered by the
Qualified Borrower;
5. A written opinion of the Qualified Borrower's and Borrower's counsel,
addressed to the Lenders in such form as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably approve;
6. UCC financing statement, judgment, and tax lien searches with respect to
the Qualified Borrower from the State of Ohio and if different, its State
of Organization;
7. Written money transfer instructions, in substantially the form of Exhibit
E to the Credit Agreement hereto, addressed to the Administrative Agent
and signed by an Authorized Officer, together with such other related
money transfer authorizations as the Administrative Agent may have
reasonably requested;
8. Such other documents as any Lender or its counsel may have reasonably
requested, the form and substance of which documents shall be reasonably
acceptable to the parties and their respective counsel.
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