EXHIBIT 10.55
LOAN AGREEMENT
THIS LOAN AGREEMENT, dated as of October 22, 1997 (this "Agreement"), is
entered into by and between BROOKDALE LIVING COMMUNITIES, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the "Borrower"), and LaSALLE NATIONAL BANK, a national banking
association (the "Bank"). In consideration of the covenants, agreements and
provisions set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
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1.01 Definitions. The following words and phrases, as used herein, shall
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have the following respective meanings:
"Affiliate" shall mean any Person which, directly or indirectly, owns or
controls, on an aggregate basis, including all beneficial ownership and
ownership or control as a trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, any of the
outstanding Stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board
of directors (irrespective of whether, at the time, Stock of any other class or
classes of such corporation have or might have voting power by reason of the
happening of any contingency) of the Borrower, or which controls, is controlled
by or is under common control with the Borrower or any stockholders of the
Borrower. For purposes hereof, "control" means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management and
policies, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
"Authorized Borrower Representative" shall mean Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx, Xx., Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, or such other person or persons approved by
resolution of the Board of Directors of the Borrower from time to time, a
certified copy of which resolution shall be delivered to the Bank.
"Bank" shall mean LaSalle National Bank, a national banking association,
with its principal place of business at 000 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000.
"Borrower" shall mean Brookdale Living Communities, Inc., a Delaware
corportaion having its principal place of business at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000.
"Business Day" shall mean any calendar day, other than a Saturday, Sunday
or other day in which the Bank's downtown Chicago, Illinois office is authorized
to close for domestic business.
"Closing" shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.01.
"Debt" shall mean, with respect to the subject Person, all items of
indebtedness, obligation or liability, whether matured or unmatured, liquidated
or unliquidated, direct or indirect, or joint or several, including:
(A) all Obligations of such Person;
(B) all indebtedness in effect guaranteed, directly or indirectly, in any
manner, or endorsed by such Person (other than for collection or deposit in the
ordinary course of business) or discounted by such Person with recourse;
(C) all indebtedness in effect guaranteed by such Person, directly or
indirectly through agreements, contingent or otherwise: (1) to purchase such
indebtedness, or (2) to purchase, sell or lease (as lessee or lessor) property,
products, materials or supplies or to purchase or sell services, primarily for
the purpose of enabling the debtor to make payment of such indebtedness or to
assure the owner of the indebtedness against loss, or (3) to supply funds to or
in any other manner invest in any Person;
(D) all indebtedness secured (or for which the holder of such
indebtedness has a right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured) by any
mortgage, trust deed, deed of trust, pledge, lien, security interest or other
charge or encumbrance upon property owned or acquired by such Person subject
thereto, whether or not the liabilities secured thereby have been assumed; and
(E) all indebtedness incurred by such Person as the lessee of goods or
services under leases that, in accordance with GAAP, are or should be reflected
on the lessee's balance sheet as a capital lease.
"Documents" shall mean this Agreement, the Note and any other documents,
instruments or certificates to be executed and delivered hereunder or in
connection herewith by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates.
"Employee Benefit Plan" shall mean any employee benefit plan (within the
meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) and any other profit sharing, deferred
compensation, bonus, stock option, stock ownership, stock purchase, employment,
consulting, incentive, vacation, sick leave, salary continuation, service xxxx,
xxxxxxxxx pay, insurance, or other retirement, welfare or fringe benefit plan,
agreement or practice, that is (or within the last five years was) established,
maintained or contributed to by the Borrower or by any ERISA Affiliate of the
Borrower. For purposes of this definition, an ERISa Affiliate is any
corporation, trade or business that is considered a single employer, or
otherwise aggregated, with the Borrower under Section 414(b), (c), (m), (n), or
(o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA.
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"Environmental Laws" shall mean any federal, state or local law, statute,
ordinance, order, decree, rule or regulation relating to releases, discharges,
emissions or disposals to air, water, land or groundwater, to the withdrawal or
use of groundwater, to the use, handling or disposal of polychlorinated
biphenyls, asbestos or urea formaldehyde, to the treatment, storage, disposal
or management of Hazardous Substances, to exposure to toxic, hazardous or other
controlled, prohibited or regulated substances and to the transportation,
storage, disposal, management or release of gaseous or other liquid substances,
including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of
1986, 42 USC (S)9601 et seq., the Resource, Conservation and Recovery Act of
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1976, as amended by the Hazardous Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 USC (S)6901
et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 USC (S)2601 et seq., the
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Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 USC (S)651 et seq., the Clean Air
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Act of 1966, as amended, 42 USC (S)7401 et seq., and the Federal Water Pollution
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Control Act, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 USC (S)1251 et seq.,
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the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, as amended (415 ILCS 5/1 et seq.) and
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all rules, regulations and guidance documents promulgated pursuant thereto or
published thereunder.
"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, together with any successor statutes of similar import, together with
all regulations thereunder, in each case as amended from time to time.
"Event of Default" shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.01.
"Financial Statements: shall mean any of the audited consolidated
financial statements of the Borrower for its most recently ended fiscal year,
the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the most recently ended
quarter of the Borrower that have been filed with a Governmental Authority, and
any other information and data concerning the financial affairs of the Borrower
(including without limitation pro forma financial statements), copies of which
have previously been furnished to the Bank.
"GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles consistently
applied.
"Governmental Authority" shall mean the United States of America, any
state, territory of district thereof, and any other political subdivision or
body politic created pursuant to any applicable Law, and any court, agency,
department, commission, board, bureau or instrumentality of any of the
foregoing.
"Hazardous Substances" shall mean (i) any hazardous or toxic substance,
chemical or waste, or any pollutant or contaminant defined as such in any now or
hereafter existing Environmental Law, (ii) asbestos, (iii) radon, (iv)
petroleum, its derivative by-products and other hydrocarbons, (v)
polychlorinated biphenyls, (vi) explosives, (vii) radioactive materials and
(viii) any additional substances or materials which at any time are classified
or considered to be hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Laws.
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"Laws" shall mean any federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance,
order, decree, rule or regulation.
"Loan" shall mean the unsecured loan in the principal amount of up to Ten
Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00) contemplated buy this Agreement.
"Loan Advance" shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).
"Loan Commitment" shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).
"Maturity Date" means the first to occur of (a) the Refinance Date or (b)
April 30, 1997.
"NASDAQ" shall mean the National Association of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotations system.
"Note" shall mean the Note in form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
"Obligations" shall mean all of Borrower's liabilities, obligations and
indebtedness to the Bank of any and every kind and nature, including the Loan,
Borrower's other liabilities and obligations to the Bank under this Agreement,
and Borrower's liabilities and obligations to the Bank under any other
agreement, document or instrument, (including any guaranty of another Person's
Obligations), whether heretofore, now or hereafter owing, arising, due or
payable by or from such Person to the Bank, howsoever evidenced, created,
incurred, acquired or owing, and whether joint, several, primary, secondary,
direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise.
"Ordinary Course of Business" shall mean, with respect to Borrower, such
debt, financing or other obligations incurred by the Borrower in the normal
operation and course of its business, specifically excluding, however, any
indebtedness, liabilities, guarantees or obligations incurred in connection with
the acquisition or development of real estate, or which is prohibited under
other provisions of this Agreement.
"Person" shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, association,
limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint-stock company,
trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, court, Governmental Authority,
or any other similar entry.
"Prime Rate" shall mean the rate of interest referred to by the Bank from
time to time as its prime rate, as fixed by the management of the Bank for the
guidance of its loan officers, whether or not such rate is otherwise published,
with each change in such prime rate to take effect on the same day as the
determination of each change by the Bank. Such rate is not necessarily the most
favorable rate offered by the Bank to its borrowers.
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"Refinance Date" shall mean the date on which a certain letter of credit(s)
in the original aggregate stated amount of approximately $65,000,000.00 issued
for the benefit of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower by the Bank and certain
other financial institutions is refinanced, terminated, revoked or expired or in
any event is no longer in effect.
"Reportable Event" shall mean any of the events described in Section 4043
of ERISA, other than such event for which the thirty (30) day notice requirement
has been waived.
"Stock" shall mean all shares, options, interests, participations or other
equivalents, howsoever designated, of or in a corporation, partnership or
similar entity, whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, warrants,
preferred stock, convertible debentures, partnership interests and all
agreements, instruments and documents convertible, in whole or in part, into any
one or more of the foregoing.
"Subsidiary" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation,
partnership or similar entity of which fifty percent (50%) or more of the
outstanding Stock having ordinary voting power is at the time, directly or
indirectly, owned by such Person and/or one or more of such Person's
Subsidiaries (irrespective of whether, at the time, Stock of any other class or
classes of such entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the
happening of any contingency).
"Supplemental Documentation" means all agreements, instruments, documents,
financing statements, warehouse receipts, schedules of accounts assigned,
certificates of title and other written matter necessary or requested by the
Bank to create, evidence, enforce, or to consummate the transactions
contemplated in or by this Agreement and the other Documents.
1.02 Rules of Construction. Whenever it is provided in this Agreement
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that a party "may" perform an act or do anything, it shall be construed that
such party "may, but shall not be obligated to," so perform or so do. The
following words and phrases shall be construed as follows: (i) "at any time"
shall be construed as "at any time or from time to time;"(ii) "any" shall be
construed as "any and all;" (iii) "include" and "including" shall be construed
as "including but not limited to;" and (iv) "will" and "shall" shall each be
construed as mandatory. Except as otherwise specifically indicated herein, all
references to Article, Section and Sub-Section numbers and letters shall refer
to Articles, Sections and Sub-Sections of this Agreement; all references to
Exhibits and Schedules shall refer to the Exhibits and Schedules attached to
this Agreement. The words "hereby", "hereof", "hereto", "herein" and "hereunder"
and any similar terms shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular Article, Section or Sub-Section. The word "hereafter" shall mean
after the date this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto,
and the word "heretofore" shall mean before such date. Words of the masculine
feminine or neuter gender shall mean and include the correlative words of other
genders, and words importing the singular number shall mean and include the
plural number and vice versa. The Article headings are inserted in this
Agreement for convenience only and are not intended to, and
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shall not be construed to limit, enlarge or affect the scope or intent of this
Agreement or the meaning of any provision hereof.
ARTICLE II. THE LOAN.
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2.01 Loan Terms.
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(A) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Bank will
make an unsecured loan facility (the "Loan Commitment") available to the
Borrower, pursuant to which the Bank shall from time to time make credit
advances (each, a "Loan Advance") to the Borrower. The Borrower may repay and
reborrow under the Loan Commitment subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. The aggregate amount of Loan Advances outstanding under the Loan
Commitment shall at no time exceed the sum of $10,000,000.00. The Loan
Commitment shall terminate on the Maturity Date at which time no further Loan
Advances shall be made by the Bank. Requests for Loan Advances under this
Agreement may be made by the Borrower at any time, and from time to time, prior
to the Maturity Date.
(B) The proceeds of each Loan Advance shall be disbursed by deposit to
the Borrower's operating account pursuant to instructions provided by the
Borrower, unless other arrangements are agreed upon between the Bank and the
Borrower. The Loan shall be used by the Borrower solely for working capital and
real estate acquisition purposes.
(C) Commencing on the first day of the first month following the first
disbursement of any portion of the Loan Commitment and on the first day of each
consecutive month thereafter until the Maturity Date, the Borrower shall pay all
interest that has accrued on the outstanding balance of the Loan. All
outstanding Loan Advances together with any accrued but unpaid interest thereon
and any other costs or amounts owed to the Bank hereunder shall be due and paid
in full on the Maturity Date. If any payment falls due on a day which is not a
Business Day, payment shall be made on the next Business Day, and interest shall
accrue until such later date.
(D) The Loan shall be evidenced by the Note.
2.02 Interest Rate; Calculation. Except as provided in Section 2.03, Loan
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Advances under the Loan Commitment shall bear interest at the Prime Rate plus
one percent (1%) per annum. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a
360-day year, counting the actual number of days elapsed, and shall be paid
monthly in arrears.
2.03 Default Rate. Any Obligation of the Borrower which is not paid when
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due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, shall, without
notice, bear interest payable on demand at the interest rate then in effect with
respect thereto plus six percent (6%). In addition, after the occurrence of any
other Event of Default and delivery to the Borrower of
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the Bank's notice to charge post-default interest, all Obligations of the
Borrower hereunder shall bear interest at the rate provided for in the
immediately preceding sentence.
2.04 Excessive Rate. If, at any time, the interest rate and other charges
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imposed hereunder shall be deemed by any competent Governmental Authority to
exceed the maximum rate of interest permitted by any applicable Laws, for such
time as the interest and such charges would be deemed excessive, its application
shall be suspended and there shall be charged instead the maximum rate of
interest and charges permissible under such Laws.
2.05 Prepayment. The Borrower may prepay the outstanding amounts of the
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Loan from time to time in whole or in part on any Business Day without penalty
or premium.
2.06 Application of Payments. All payments, which are not prepayments,
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received from the Borrower for payment on the Loan shall be applied by the Bank
first to unpaid interest due and payable on the Loan, and second the reduction
of the principal outstanding on the Loan.
2.07 No Setoff. All payments received from the Borrower hereunder shall
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be paid directly to the Bank without setoff or counterclaim in immediately
available funds. The Bank shall send the Borrower statements of all amounts due
hereunder, which statements shall be considered correct and conclusively binding
on the Borrower absent manifest error.
2.08 Loan Commitment Fee. On or before the date hereof, the Borrower has
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paid or agrees to pay the Bank a non-refundable loan commitment fee of
$50,000.00 as an inducement to the Bank to enter into this Agreement, of which
amount $25,000.00 has previously been paid by the Borrower to the Bank.
ARTICLE III. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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The obligation of the Bank to make the Loan is subject to the following
conditions precedent:
3.01 Conditions Precedent to Initial Loan Advance. The Borrower shall have
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delivered or caused to be delivered to the Bank on the date of, but prior to,
the disbursement of any Loan Advance pursuant to the Loan Commitment
(hereinafter called the "Closing"), the following:
(A) the Note, duly executed by the Borrower;
(B) a certificate of the secretary or an assistant secretary of the
Borrower, dated the date of the Closing, as to incumbency, resolutions of the
Board of Directors of Borrower (or an authorized committee thereof) approving
the transaction contemplated hereby, and attaching copies of the current and
complete articles of incorporation and bylaws of Borrower, and such other
matters as Bank shall require;
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(C) a certificate, dated as of the most recent date practicable, of the
Secretary of State of Delaware and the Secretary of State of Illinois as to the
good standing of the Borrower;
(D) a Solvency and Business Purpose Affidavit, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Bank, duly executed by the Borrower;
(E) an opinion of counsel to the Borrower in form and substance
satisfactory to the Bank;
(F) the Borrower shall have paid the balance of the $50,000.00 loan
commitment fee (i.e., $25,000.00) due the Bank pursuant to Section 2.08 in
connection with the Loan and agrees to reimburse the Bank for all other out-of-
pocket expenses and fees incurred by the Bank, including reasonable legal fees
of Bank counsel; and
(G) such other documents, certificates or evidence as the Bank may
reasonably request to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.02 Condition Precedent to Subsequent Loan Advances. At the time of the
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Closing, at the time of each subsequent request for and disbursement under the
Loan Commitment and on the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower after
the date hereof, each of the following statements shall be true;
(A) The representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement are
true and correct in all material respects unless otherwise disclosed to and
approved by the Bank in writing, in its sole discretion, since the prior Loan
Advance.
(B) No event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and no
event shall have occurred and be continuing that, with the giving of notice or
passage of time or both, would be an Event of Default.
(C) No material adverse change shall have occurred in the financial
condition of the Borrower since the date of this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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To induce the Bank to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, the
Borrower represents and warrants to the Bank as follows:
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4.01 The Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, has the lawful
power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as now
conducted, and possesses all material permits necessary to operate the business
it conducts. Borrower is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation
and is in good standing in the State of Illinois and in each other jurisdiction
in which such qualification is required for the conduct of Borrower's business.
4.02 The Borrower is empowered to perform all acts and things
undertaken and done pursuant to this Agreement and has taken all corporate or
other action necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of
the Documents. The officers of Borrower executing the Documents have been duly
elected or appointed and have been fully authorized to execute such Documents at
the time executed. The Documents, when executed and delivered, will be the
legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against it in
accordance with their respective terms.
4.03 The Financial Statements furnished by or on behalf of the
Borrower to the Bank are complete and accurate, fairly present the financial
condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at the respective dates thereof
and the results of operations for the respective periods covered thereby, and
(subject to normal year-end adjustments with respect to interim Financial
Statements) were prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Borrower does not have
any material liabilities or obligations (contingent or otherwise), liability for
taxes, or unusual forward or long-term commitments, except as disclosed in the
Financial Statements.
4.04 Since the date of Borrower's most recent Financial Statements
furnished to the Bank, there has been no material charge in the assets,
liabilities or condition, financial or otherwise, of Borrower or its
Subsidiaries, other than changes arising from transactions in the Borrower's
Ordinary Course of Business, and none of such changes has been materially
adverse.
4.05 Other than as set forth in the Financial Statements, there are
no actions, suits or proceedings pending, or, to the best of the knowledge of
the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries at law or in equity or before or by any Governmental Authority or
any foreign equivalent thereof, which is reasonably likely to result in a
material judgment or liability, or which are, in the aggregate, material in
light of the financial condition and assets of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, as determined by the Bank in its sole discretion. There are no
actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending, or to the best of the
knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or its properties regarding Environmental Laws, the manufacture,
storage or treatment of Hazardous Substances or products liability.
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4.06 The Borrower is not in violation of, and the execution and
delivery of the Documents and the performance by the Borrower of its obligations
under the Documents, do not and will not result in the Borrower being in
violation of or in conflict with, or constitute a default under any of, the
Borrower's Articles of Incorporations or By-Laws, any term or provision of any
note, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, instrument, judgment or Law
applicable to the Borrower, and the execution and delivery of the Documents and
the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Documents do not and
will not result in the creation or imposition of any mortgage, lien, charge or
encumbrance of any nature whatsoever (other than those in favor of Bank) upon
any of the assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any
such term or provision. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in
default, after the expiration of any applicable grace or cure periods, in any
respect in the performance or fulfillment of any of its obligations, covenants
or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or
by which any of its properties may be bound, and the Borrower does not know of
any dispute regarding any such agreement or instrument.
4.07 Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries have
outstanding any Debt or other obligation for borrowed money, or for the deferred
purchase price of property or services nor are the Borrower or any Subsidiary
obligated as guarantor, co-signer or otherwise on any Debt or other obligation
of any kind of any other Person, except and to the extent shown on the Financial
Statements or trade debt incurred in the Borrower's Ordinary Course of Business.
No Person is in default under any of said obligations.
4.08 All tax returns and reports of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries required by law to be filed have been duly filed, and all taxes,
assessments, fees and other governmental charges (other than those presently
payable without penalty or interest) upon each or upon any of its properties or
assets, which are due and payable, have been paid. The charges, accruals and
reserves on the books of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of taxes
are considered adequate by the Borrower, and the Borrower does not know of any
assessment of a material nature against it or any of its Subsidiaries.
4.09 Except to the extent that failure to comply would not materially
or practically interfere with the conduct of the business of the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries, or affect in any way the Borrower's obligations (or Bank's rights)
under the Documents, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have complied with all
applicable laws with respect to: (i) any restrictions, specifications or other
requirements pertaining to products that the Borrower or its Subsidiaries
manufacture and/or sell or the services they perform, including without
limitation all Environmental Laws, (ii) the conduct of their business and (iii)
the use, maintenance, and operation of the real and personal properties owned or
leased by them in the conduct of their business.
4.10 No authorization, consent, license or approval of, or filing or
registration with, or notification to, any Governmental Authority is required in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance of the Documents by the
Borrower.
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4.11 With respect to each Employee Benefit Plan:
(A) each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to qualify under
Section 401(a) of the Code and the assets of which are exempt from taxation
under Section 501 of the Code ("Qualified Plan") has received a favorable
determination letter as to such qualification and there has been no development
or circumstance since the date of such letter that creates a material risk of
the loss of such plan's qualified status, except with respect to Borrower's 401k
plan, in which case a favorable determination letter as to such qualification
has been applied for and Borrower has no reason to believe such favorable
determination letter will not be issued;
(B) each Qualified Plan that is subject to the requirements of the
Title IV of ERISA has met the minimum funding standards of Section 412 of the
Code and is not subject to any event or condition (including a reportable event
under Section 4043 of ERISA) that would be grounds for the termination of such
plan by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or would otherwise subject the
Borrower to any liability with respect to such plan (including liability for
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation premiums for periods prior to the Closing);
(C) no Employee Benefit Plan has engaged in a transaction prohibited
by or under Section 406 of ERISA, or which would subject the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries to any tax on prohibited transactions under Section 4975 of the
Code;
(D) each Employee Benefit Plan is in full compliance in all material
respects (as determined by the Bank in its sole discretion) with the reporting
and disclosure requirements of ERISA and all other applicable laws;
(E) no Qualified Plan is a multi-employer plan within the meaning of
Section 3(37) of ERISA; and
(F) there are no obligations for future post-retirement health,
medical or death benefits under any Employee Benefit Plan except for death
benefits under a Qualified Plan.
4.12 The Borrower is solvent, no transaction under of contemplated by
this Agreement renders or will render the Borrower insolvent, the Borrower
retains sufficient capital for the business and transactions in which it engages
or intends to engage, no obligation incurred hereby is beyond the ability of the
Borrower to pay as such obligation matures, the Borrower is not contemplating
either the filing of a petition under any state or federal bankruptcy or
insolvency laws or the liquidating of all or a major portion of any of its
property, and Borrower has no knowledge of any person contemplating the filing
of any such petition against it.
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4.13 There exists no actual or threatened termination, cancellation or
limitation of, or any modification or change in, the proposed business
relationship of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with any customer or group
of customers whose purchases individually or in the aggregate are material to
the current business of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or in the
proposed business relationship with Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with any
material supplier, and Borrower reasonably anticipates that all such customers
and suppliers will continue a business relationship with Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, as the case may be, on a basis no less favorable to the Borrower
than that heretofore conducted; and there exists no other condition or state of
facts or circumstances which would materially adversely affect the current
operation of the business of Borrower after the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement on a basis no less favorable to the Borrower than
that in which it has heretofore been conducted by Borrower.
4.14 No strike, work stoppage or other labor dispute relating to the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is pending or, to the best knowledge of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, is threatened and no application for
certification of a collective bargaining agent is pending or, to the best
knowledge of the Borrower, is threatened. There are no unfair labor practice
charges or grievances or similar matters pending or in process or, to the best
knowledge of the Borrower, threatened by or on behalf of any employee of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, nor any complaints received by the
Borrower, or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower,
threatened or on file, with any federal, state or local governmental agencies
alleging employment discrimination or other violations of laws pertaining to
such employees which could have a material adverse effect on the condition
(financial or otherwise), properties, assets, operations, results of operations,
business or rights of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
4.15 The Borrower's execution and delivery of this Agreement or any other
Document does not directly or indirectly violate or result in a violation of
Section 7 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any
regulations issued pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, regulations
G, U, T and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and
neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any "margin stock," within
the meaning of said regulations, or is engaged in the business of extending
credit to others for such purpose, and no part of the proceeds of any borrowing
hereunder will be used to purchase or carry any "margin stock" or to extend
credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any "margin stock."
4.16 No representation or warranty by the Borrower contained herein or in
any certificate or other document furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower or
its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions hereunder contains any
untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary
to make such representation or warranty not misleading in any material respect,
as determined by the Bank in its sole discretion, in light of the circumstances
under which it was made.
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4.17 All of the representations and warranties set forth in this Article
IV shall survive and continue to be true, complete and correct until all
Obligations of the Borrower hereunder are paid and satisfied in full and this
Agreement shall have been terminated.
ARTICLE V. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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The Borrower covenants that until all Obligations of Borrower hereunder are
paid and satisfied in full, and the Bank's obligation to make advances hereunder
has terminated, the Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior
consent in writing of the Bank:
5.01 dispose by sale, assignment, lease, sale leaseback or otherwise any
material portion, as determined by the Bank in its sole discretion, of its
properties or assets (other than obsolete or worn out property or equipment not
used or useful in its business), whether now owned or hereafter acquired and
including, without limitation, any notes, accounts receivable, equipment or
machinery;
5.02 transfer, directly or indirectly, any of its assets or pay out,
directly or indirectly, money or property or provide services or do any other
act, or fail to do any act, which would have the effect of materially and
adversely affecting its ability to perform its obligations hereunder;
5.03 own, hold, purchase from or acquire stock, bonds, debentures or other
securities of, or make any capital contribution to any new Subsidiary or
dissolve or liquidate any existing Subsidiary; provided, however, Borrower may
create and contribute capital to new Subsidiaries upon the conditions that (i)
Borrower owns 100% of all of the Stock of each such Subsidiary, and (ii) such
subsidiary is formed for the sole purpose of acquiring real estate to be owned,
operated or developed by such Subsidiary and does not violate any other
provision of this Agreement;
5.04 make any material change in its ownership of financial structure,
make any material change in its management (except on 15 days prior notice to
the Bank), change its name (except on 15 days prior notice to the Bank), enter
into any merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, reorganization or
recapitalization, or reclassification of its stock except for stock options
granted to employees of Borrower pursuant to employment incentive plans as
previously disclosed to the Bank and issuing stock pursuant to such stock
options;
5.05 engage in business activities or operations substantially different
from and unrelated to its business activities on the date of this Agreement;
5.06 directly or indirectly apply any part of the proceeds of the Loan for
any purpose other than as set forth herein;
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5.07 directly or indirectly apply any part of the proceeds of the Loan to
the purchasing or carrying of any "margin stock" within the meaning of
Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or any
regulations, interpretations or rulings thereunder;
5.08 create, incur or assume any Debt other than (i) the Loan, (ii) Debt
disclosed in Financial Statements provided to the Bank on or before the date
hereof, (iii) debt incurred in the Borrower's Ordinary Course of Business and
which is not prohibited by the other provisions of this Agreement, and (iv)
guarantees and indemnities pursuant to and required under the terms of a certain
$100,000,000.00 construction-permanent financing facility between Borrower and
Nomura Asset Capital Corporation as described in a certain letter dated
September 4, 1997 from Nomura Asset Capital Corporation to Borrower, a copy of
which has been provided to the Bank, (v) environmental indemnities to lenders in
connection with real estate acquisition loans made to Subsidiaries of Borrower,
upon the condition that Borrower has procured from a qualified environmental
professional a Phase I and, if necessary, a Phase II environmental audit of each
property for which an environmental indemnity is delivered, which concludes that
there is no presence or likely presence of Hazardous Substances and that there
has been no release or substantial threat of a release of Hazardous Substances
in connection with such property, and (vi) loan guaranties to lenders in
connection with nonrecourse loans made to Subsidiaries of Borrower in connection
with real estate acquisitions by Subsidiaries of Borrower, upon the condition
that such guaranties are limited to the customary "carve-outs" to nonrecourse
financing due to fraud, misrepresentation and similar conduct of Borrower or
such Subsidiary;
5.09 enter into, or be a party to, any transaction with any Affiliate,
except in the ordinary course of any pursuant to the reasonable requirements of
its business and upon fair and reasonable terms which are fully disclosed in
writing to the Bank and are no less favorable to such Person than would be
obtained in a comparable arm's length transaction with a person not an
Affiliate;
5.10 change its fiscal year; or
5.11 furnish the Bank any certificate or other document that will contain
any untrue statement of material fact or that will omit to state a material fact
necessary to make it not misleading in any material respect, as determined by
the Bank in its sole discretion, in light of the circumstances under which it
was furnished.
ARTICLE VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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The Borrower covenants that until all Obligations of the Borrower are paid
and satisfied in full, and the Bank's obligation to make advances hereunder has
terminated, the Borrower will:
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6.01 furnish and deliver to the Bank:
(A) as soon as practicable, and in any event within 120 days after the end of
each fiscal year: (i) a statement of cash flows of the Borrower for such
year, (ii) an income statement of the Borrower for such year, (iii) a
balance sheet of the Borrower as of the end of such year; all in
reasonable detail, including all footnotes, and audited by certified
public accountants selected by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to
the Bank and certified by such accountants to have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP, except for any inconsistencies explained in such
certificate, and (iv) a copy of all Form 10-K reports required to be
filed with any Governmental Authority;
(B) as soon as practicable, and in any event within 45 days after the end of
each quarter commencing with the quarter ending immediately subsequent to
the first Loan Advance, (i) a statement of cash flows of the Borrower for
such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year ended, (ii) an income of
the Borrower for such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year then
ended, (iii) a balance sheet of the Borrower as of the end of such
quarter; all in reasonable detail and certified by an Authorized Borrower
Representative as complete and accurate in all material respects, fairly
presenting the financial condition of the Borrower and prepared in
accordance with GAAP, and (iv) a copy of all Form 10-Q reports required
to be filed with any Governmental Authority;
(C) within 45 days after the end of each month commencing as of the date of
this Agreement, a report of all cash flows and operations of the Borrower
as is typically prepared by the Borrower for the preceding month and year
to date; and
(D) with reasonable promptness, such other information materially concerning
the business, properties, conditions or operations, financial or
otherwise, of the Borrower, or compliance by the Borrower with any
covenants in the Documents, as the Bank may from time to time reasonably
request;
6.02 furnish and deliver to Bank;
(A) immediately after the occurrence thereof, notice of any Event of Default
or of any fact, condition or event that with the giving of notice or
passage of time or both, could become as Event of Default, or of the
failure by the Borrower to observe any of its respective undertakings
hereunder;
(B) immediately after the occurrence thereof, notice of any default under any
Debt, or under any indenture, mortgage or other agreement relating
thereto for which the Borrower is liable;
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(C) immediately after knowledge thereof, notice of any litigation
or proceeding in which the Borrower is a party if an adverse
decision therein would require the Borrower to pay more than
$1,000,000 or deliver assets the value of which exceeds such
sum (whether or not the claim is considered to be covered by
insurance);
(D) immediately after receipt of notice thereof, notice of the
institution of any other suit or preceeding involving the
Borrower that would reasonably likely materially and adversely
affect the Borrower's business, properties or conditions or
operations, financial or otherwise, as determined by the Bank
in its sole discretion;
(E) immediately after the occurrence thereof, notice of any other
matter which has resulted in, or would reasonably likely result
in, a materially adverse change in the business, properties, or
the conditions or operations, financial or otherwise, of the
Borrower, as determined by the Bank in its sole discretion; and
(F) immediately upon their becoming available, Borrower shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Bank a copy of (i) all
regular or special reports or effective registration
statements which Borrower, or any Subsidiary of Borrower, shall
file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (or any
successor thereto) or any securities exchange, (ii) all
reports, proxy statements, financial statements and other
information distributed by Borrower, or any Subsidiary of
Borrower, to all of its stockholders, bondholders or the
financial community in general, and (iii) any written reports
submitted to Borrower, or any Subsidiary of Borrower, by
independent accountants in connection with any annual, interim
or special audit of the financial statements of Borrower, or
any Subsidiary of Borrower;
6.03 promptly pay and discharge when due all taxes, assessments and
other governmental charges imposed upon it, or upon its income, profits or
property, and all claims for labor, material or supplies which, if unpaid, might
by law become a lien or change upon its property; provided, however, that it
shall not be required to pay any tax, assessment, charge or claim if so
permitted by law, so long as the validity thereof shall be contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves therefor in accordance
with GAAP shall be maintained on its books;
6.04 maintain its inventory, equipment, real estate and other
properties in good condition and repair (normal wear and tear excepted), pay and
discharge or cause to be paid and discharged when due, the costs of repairs to
or maintenance of the same, and pay or cause to be paid all rental or mortgage
payments due on the same except if it is in good faith contesting by appropriate
proceedings such amounts due and is maintaining adequate reserves for such
liability in accordance with GAAP;
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6.05 maintain and comply with leases covering real property, if any, used
by it in accordance with the respective terms thereof so as to prevent any
default thereunder which may result in the exercise or enforcement of any
landlord's or other lien against it or its property; provided, however, that it
may contest any matters in connection with such leases in good faith and by
appropriate proceedings if it makes such payments as are required by law and
maintains adequate reserves on its books in accordance with GAAP in connection
therewith;
6.06 maintain its corporate existence, maintain all rights, privileges,
franchises, permits and approvals necessary or desirable for the continuation of
its business, and comply with the requirements of all material agreements to
which it is a party or by which any of its assets is bound, and all applicable
Laws, including Environmental Laws, and orders of any Governmental Authority,
noncompliance with which would materially adversely affect its business,
properties, condition, financial or otherwise or ability to repay its
Obligations;
6.07 keep adequate records and books of the accounts and operations of
Borrower, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with its past
practices and consistent with sound business practice, reflecting all of its
financial transactions, and collect its accounts only in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
6.08 permit any of the Bank's representatives to examine and inspect all
properties and operations of Borrower, and all books of account, records,
reports and other papers and to make copies and extracts therefrom, and to
discuss the Borrower's affairs, finances and accounts with its officers and
employees or its independent public accountants (and by this provision the
Borrower authorizes said accountants to discuss the finances and affairs of the
Borrower), all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably
requested and upon two (2) Business Days notice by the Bank, (not to exceed
$3,000.00 provided no Event of Default has occurred);
6.09 at its sole cost and expense, keep and maintain all of its property
and assets insured for the full insurable value thereof against loss or damage
by fire, theft, explosions, sprinklers and all other hazards and risks (i)
covered by extended coverage and/or (ii) ordinarily insured against by other
owners or users of properties in similar businesses. All such policies of
insurance shall be in form, with insurers and in such amounts as may be
reasonably satisfactory to the Bank;
6.10 pay when due all of its Debt except if (with respect to Debt other
than the Obligations hereunder) it is in good faith contesting by appropriate
proceedings such amounts due and has maintained adequate reserves for such
liability in accordance with GAAP; and
6.11 at the Bank's request, execute and/or deliver to the Bank, at any
time or times hereafter, all Supplemental Documentation that the Bank may
request, in form and substance acceptable to the Bank, and pay the costs of any
recording or filing of the same.
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ARTICLE VII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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7.01 The occurrence of any of the following events or acts shall
constitute an Event of Default ("Event of Default"):
(A) The Borrower defaults in the payment of any of its Obligations or any
part thereof when the same shall become due and payable, either by their terms
or otherwise herein provided.
(B) Any Financial Statement, representation or warranty made by the
Borrower herein or delivered by the Borrower pursuant hereto or otherwise made
in writing by the Borrower in connection with this Agreement proves to have been
false in any material respect as of the date on which it was made or deemed
made, or the Borrower defaults in the performance of any of the covenants,
conditions or agreements contained in this Agreement.
(C) The Borrower fails to pay any Debt when due, or suffers to exist any
other event of default giving rise to any obligation under any agreement binding
the Borrower and such failure or event of default continues beyond any
applicable grace period, the effect of which is to cause the Debt or such
obligation to become due prior to its stated maturity or prior to its regularly
scheduled dates of payment.
(D) The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries files a petition under any
section or chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any similar federal
or state law or regulation, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries admits its
inability to pay debts as they mature, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
makes an assignment for the benefit of one or more of its creditors, the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries makes an application for the appointment of
a receiver, trustee or custodian for any of its properties or assets, or the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries files any case or proceeding for its
reorganization, dissolution or liquidation or for relief from creditors;
provided that any of the foregoing with respect to a Subsidiary will constitute
an Event of Default only if it materially and adversely affects the ability of
Borrower to perform its Obligations hereunder.
(E) The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is enjoined, restrained or in
any way prevented by court order from conducting all or any material part of its
business affairs, a petition under any section or chapter of the United States
Bankruptcy Code or any similar federal or state law or regulation is filed
against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, any case or proceeding is filed
against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for its reorganization,
dissolution or liquidation or for creditor relief, or an application is made by
any Person other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, or custodian for any of its properties or
assets, and such injunction, restraint, petition or
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application is not dismissed or stayed within thirty (30) days
after the entry or filing thereof; provided that any of the
foregoing with respect to a Subsidiary will constitute an Event
of Default only if it materially and adversely affects the
ability of Borrower to perform its Obligations hereunder.
(F) The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries conceals or removes or
permits to be concealed or removed any part of its property with
intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors or any of them,
or makes or suffers to be made a transfer of any of its property
that may be fraudulent under any federal or state bankruptcy,
fraudulent conveyance or similar law.
(G) The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries permits any of its
properties or assets to be attached, seized, subjected to a writ
or distress warrant, or levied upon, or to come within the
possession of any receiver, trustee, custodian or assignee for
the benefit of creditors; provided that any of the foregoing
with respect to a Subsidiary will constitute an Event of Default
only if it materially and adversely affects the ability of
Borrower to perform its Obligations hereunder.
(H) The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries suffers a final judgment
for payment of money in excess of $1,000,000 which shall not be
stayed on appeal and does not discharge the same within a period
of thirty (30) days; provided that any of the foregoing with
respect to a Subsidiary will constitute an Event of Default only
if it materially and adversely affects the ability of Borrower
to perform its Obligations hereunder, as determined by the Bank
in its sole discretion.
(I) A judgment creditor of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
obtains possession of any of its properties or assets with an
aggregate value in excess of $1,000,000 by any means, including
without limitation, levy, distraint, replevin or self-help;
provided that any of the foregoing with respect to a Subsidiary
will constitute an Event of Default only if it materially and
adversely affects the ability of Borrower to perform its
Obligations hereunder, as determined by the Bank in its sole
discretion.
(J) Any authorization, consent, approval, license, exemption,
registration, qualification, designation, declaration, report
filing or other action or undertaking now or hereafter made by
or with any Governmental Authority in connection with the
business or operations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,
or with this Agreement or any other Document or any such action
or undertaking now or hereafter necessary to make its business
and operations or this Agreement or any other Document legal,
valid, enforceable and admissible in evidence is not obtained or
shall have ceased to be in full force and effect or shall have
been revoked, modified or amended or shall have been held to be
illegal or invalid and, as a result
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thereof, the ability of the Borrower to perform its Obligations
hereunder is materially and adversely affected, as determined by
the Bank in its sole discretion.
(K) Any permit material to the business, operations or financial
condition of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be
terminated, suspended or revoked and, as a result thereof, the
ability of the Borrower to perform its Obligations hereunder is
materially and adversely affected, as determined by the Bank in
its sole discretion.
(L) There shall occur any uninsured damage to, or loss, theft, or
destruction of, any of the properties or assets of the Borrower
in excess of $1,000,000.
(M) A notice of lien or assessment is filed or recorded with respect
to all or any of the Borrower's or any Subsidiary of the
Borrower's assets by the United States, or any department,
agency or instrumentality thereof, or by any state, county,
municipal or other governmental agency, or if any taxes or debts
owing at any times hereafter to any one of these becomes a lien
or encumbrance upon any such Person's assets and the same is not
released within thirty (30) days after the same becomes a lien
or encumbrance and, as a result, the ability of the Borrower to
perform its obligations hereunder is or could be materially and
adversely affected, as determined by the Bank in its sole
discretion; provided that such Person shall have the right to
contest by appropriate proceedings any such lien, levy or
assessment if such Person provides the Bank with a bond or
indemnity satisfactory to the Bank assuring the payment of such
lien, levy or assessment.
(N) Any of the following events if such event could have a material
adverse effect on the Borrower as reasonably determined by the
Bank: (i) the existence of a Reportable Event, (ii) the
withdrawal of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any
ERISA Affiliate from an Employee Benefit Plan during a plan year
in which it was a "substantial employer" as defined in Section
4001(a)(2) of ERISA, (iii) the occurrence of an obligation to
provide affected parties with a written notice of intent to
terminate an Employee Benefit Plan in a distress termination
under Section 4041 of ERISA, (iv) the institution by PBGC of
proceedings to terminate any Employee Benefit Plan, (v) any
event or condition which would require the appointment of a
trustee to administer an Employee Benefit Plan, (vi) the
withdrawal of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any
ERISA AFfiliate from a Multi-employer Plan, and (vii) any event
that would give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA.
(O) At any time that any portion of the Loan remains outstanding,
the closing price of the Borrower's publicly traded shares of
stock as quoted on the NASDAQ is less than $11.00 per share
(adjusted for any share splits after the date of this
Agreement).
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(P) The occurrence of a default or an Event of Default under any of
the other Documents which is not cured within the time, if any,
specified therefor in such other Document.
7.02 Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, and at any and all
times while any Event of Default shall be continuing, the Bank shall have all
rights and remedies provided by this Agreement or any other Document and by
applicable law and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may, at
its option, declare the Loan Commitment to be terminated by giving written
notice thereof to the Borrower, and the Note, upon such declaration, shall
thereupon be and become forthwith, due and payable, without any presentment,
demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly
waived. The Bank should further have the right, without notice to the Borrower,
to set off against and to appropriate and apply to such due and payable amounts
any debt owning to, and any other funds, accounts, deposits or amounts held in
any manner for the account of the Borrower by Lender.
ARTICLE VIII. MISCELLANEOUS
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8.01 No failure or delay on the part of the Bank in exercising any
right, power or remedy hereunder or under any other Documents shall operate as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right,
power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right, power or remedy hereunder or under any other Document. The
remedies herein provided and under any other Document are cumulative and not
exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
8.02 This Agreement and the other Documents constitute the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
thereof and there are no promises expressed or implied unless contained herein
and therein. No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision
of the Documents nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in
any event be effective unless the same be in writing and signed by the Bank, and
then such waiver or consent shall be effective only for the specific purpose for
which given. No notice to or demand on the Borrower in any case shall entitle
the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other
circumstances.
8.03 The Borrower will pay any documentary, stamp or similar taxes
payable in respect of the Documents. The Borrower will, on demand, reimburse the
Bank for all expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal
counsel (including, without limitation, legal assistants) for the Bank, incurred
by the Bank in connection with any amendment or modification of the Documents,
the administration of the Loan and the enforcement of the Documents and the
collection or attempted collection of the Obligations.
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8.04 (A) For the purposes of any action or proceeding involving the
Documents or any other agreement or document referred to therein, the Borrower
hereby expressly submits to the jurisdiction of all federal and state courts
located in the State of Illinois and consents that any order, process, notice of
motion or other application to or by any of said courts or a judge thereof may
be served within or without such court's jurisdiction by registered mail or by
personal service, provided a reasonable time for appearance is allowed. To the
extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower hereby irrevocably waives any
objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit,
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other
Document brought in any federal or state court sitting in Xxxx County, State of
Illinois, and, to the extent permitted by law, hereby further irrevocably waives
any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has
been brought in an inconvenient forum.
(B) THE BORROWER HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY
WAIVES (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW) ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A
TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE
NOTE, ANY OTHER OF THE DOCUMENTS AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH DISPUTE SHALL BE TRIED
BEFORE A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.
8.05 Any notices or consents required or permitted by this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be delivered in person or sent by certified mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or delivered by, facsimile, telegram
or telex, or delivered by a nationally recognized overnight express delivery
service, addressed as follows, unless such address is changed by written notice
hereunder:
If to the Borrower: Brookdale Living Communities, Inc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
Executive Vice President
FAX: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to: Brookdale Living Communities, Inc.
c/o The Prime Group, Inc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
General Counsel
FAX: (000) 000-0000
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If to the Bank: LaSalle National Bank
000 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Senior Vice President
Any such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given either at
the time of personal delivery, or in the case of overnight express delivery, as
of the date delivery was first attempted, or in the case of facsimile, telegram
or telex, upon receipt or in the case of certified mail, two (2) Business Days
after delivery to the United States Postal Service.
8.06 This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and
by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
8.07 This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been
executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Bank, and thereafter shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower and the Bank and their
respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower shall not have the
right to assign it rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior
written consent of the Bank.
8.08 This Agreement has been, and any other Documents will be,
delivered and accepted in and shall be deemed to be, contracts made under and
governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, and for all purposes shall be
construed in accordance with the laws of said State.
8.09 Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such
provision in any other jurisdiction; wherever possible, each provision of this
Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable Law.
8.10 All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made
by the Borrower herein and any and all certificates and instruments delivered by
the Borrower in connection herewith shall, notwithstanding any investigation by
the Bank, be deemed material and relied on by the Bank and shall survive the
execution and delivery to the Bank of this Agreement, the Note and any extension
or renewal thereof.
8.11 From time to time, the Borrower will execute and deliver to Bank
such additional documents and will provide such additional information as the
Bank may reasonably require to carry out the terms of this Agreement and be
informed of the Borrower's status and affairs.
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8.12 All Exhibits attached to this Agreement shall be deemed incorporated
herein by this reference.
8.13 Whenever under the terms of this Agreement, the time for performance
of a covenant or condition falls upon a day other than a Business Day, such time
for performance shall be extended to the next Business Day. Unless otherwise
stated, all references herein to "days" shall mean calendar days.
8.14 The Borrower hereby consents to the Bank's participation, sale,
assignment or transfer, at any time or times hereafter of this Agreement or the
Documents, or any portion hereof or thereof, without affecting the liability of
the Borrower hereunder; provided, however, the Bank shall at all times act as
sole agent on behalf of itself and any participant that acquires any interest in
this Agreement or the Documents and shall at all times service the Loan on
behalf of itself and any participant.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto caused this Agreement to be
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date
first above written.
BORROWER:
BROOKDALE LIVING COMMUNITIES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
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Print Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
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Title: Executive Vice President
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ATTEST:
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Print Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Secretary
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BANK:
LaSALLE NATIONAL BANK
By: /s/ Xxx X. X'Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Print Name: Xxx X. X'Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Title: Assistant Vice President
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