CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF AUGUST 7, 2007 by and among SAFARI VENTURES LLC, AS PARENT BORROWER, RHINO EQUITY LLC, QUILL EQUITY LLC, LEMUR PROPERTIES LLC AND PORPOISE VENTURES LLC, AS SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS, KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, THE OTHER...
Exhibit 10.18
DATED AS OF AUGUST 7, 2007
by and among
SAFARI VENTURES LLC,
AS PARENT BORROWER,
RHINO EQUITY LLC,
QUILL EQUITY LLC,
LEMUR PROPERTIES LLC
AND
PORPOISE VENTURES LLC,
AS SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS,
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
THE OTHER LENDERS WHICH ARE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT
AND
OTHER LENDERS THAT MAY BECOME
PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT,
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS AGENT,
KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS,
AS SOLE LEAD ARRANGER AND SOLE BOOK MANAGER,
UBS SECURITIES LLC
AND
XXXXXX BROTHERS COMMERCIAL BANK,
AS CO-SYNDICATION AGENTS,
AND BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
AS DOCUMENTATION AGENT
THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of the 7th day of August, 2007, by and among SAFARI VENTURES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent Borrower”), the Subsidiary Borrowers a party hereto, KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“KeyBank”), the other lending institutions which are parties to this Agreement as “Lenders”, and the other lending institutions that may become parties hereto pursuant to §18 (together with KeyBank, the “Lenders”), and KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent for the Lenders (the “Agent”), and KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS, as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager.
R E C I T A L S
WHEREAS, Borrowers have requested that the Lenders provide a revolving credit and term loan facility to Borrowers; and
WHEREAS, the Agent and the Lenders are willing to provide such revolving credit and term loan facility to Borrowers on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals herein and mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:
§1. DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION.
§1.1 Definitions. The following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this §l or elsewhere in the provisions of this Agreement referred to below:
Acknowledgment. The Acknowledgment dated as of even date herewith executed by CH1 in favor of the Agent, as the same may be modified, amended or restated.
Additional Principal. See §3.5.
Additional Commitment Request Notice. See §2.11(a).
Additional Subsidiary Borrower. Each additional Subsidiary of Parent Borrower which becomes a Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to §5.5.
Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA. On any date of determination, the sum of (a) the Consolidated EBITDA for the prior fiscal quarter most recently ended, multiplied by four (4), less (b) the Capital Reserve.
Adjusted Net Operating Income. On any date of determination, the sum of (a) the Net Operating Income for the prior fiscal quarter most recently ended, multiplied by four (4), less (b) the Capital Reserve.
Affiliate. An Affiliate, as applied to any Person, shall mean any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms
“controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means (a) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote ten percent (10%) or more of the stock, shares, voting trust certificates, beneficial interest, partnership interests, member interests or other interests having voting power for the election of directors of such Person or otherwise to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise, or (b) the ownership of (i) a general partnership interest, (ii) a managing member’s or manager’s interest in a limited liability company or (iii) a limited partnership interest or preferred stock (or other ownership interest) representing ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding limited partnership interests, preferred stock or other ownership interests of such Person.
Agent. KeyBank National Association, acting as administrative agent for the Lenders, and its successors and assigns.
Agent’s Head Office. The Agent’s head office located at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000, or at such other location as the Agent may designate from time to time by notice to the Borrowers and the Lenders.
Agent’s Special Counsel. XxXxxxx Long & Xxxxxxxx LLP or such other counsel as selected by Agent.
Agreement. This Credit Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto.
Agreement Regarding Fees. See §4.2.
Applicable Margin.
(a) Prior to the occurrence of the Capital Event, the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Rate Loans and Base Rate Loans shall be as follows:
LIBOR Rate Loans | Base Rate Loans | |
2.25% | 0.50% |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Capital Event does not occur on or before August 7, 2008, the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Rate Loans and Base Rate Loans shall be as follows:
LIBOR Rate Loans | Base Rate Loans | |
2.50% | 0.50% |
Such increase shall be effective immediately if the Capital Event does not occur on or before August 7, 2008.
(b) On any date following the occurrence of the Capital Event, the Applicable Margin for Term LIBOR Rate Loans and Term Base Rate Loans shall be as follows:
Term LIBOR Rate Loans | Term Base Rate Loans | |
1.50% | 0.00% |
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(c) On any date following the occurrence of the Capital Event, the Applicable Margin for Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loans and Revolving Credit Base Rate Loans shall be as set forth below based on the ratio of the Consolidated Total Indebtedness of Parent Borrower to the Gross Asset Value of Parent Borrower:
Pricing Level |
Ratio |
Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loans |
Revolving Credit Base Rate Loans |
|||||
Pricing Level 1 | Less than 40% | 1.25 | % | 0.00 | % | |||
Pricing Level 2 | Greater than or equal to 40% but less than 50% | 1.40 | % | 0.00 | % | |||
Pricing Level 3 | Greater than or equal to 50% but less than 60% | 1.60 | % | 0.00 | % | |||
Pricing Level 4 | Greater than or equal to 60% | 1.70 | % | 0.15 | % |
The Applicable Margin shall not be adjusted based upon such ratio, if at all, until the first (1st) day of the first (1st) month following the delivery by Parent Borrower to the Agent of the Compliance Certificate at the end of a calendar quarter. In the event that Parent Borrower shall fail to deliver to the Agent a quarterly Compliance Certificate on or before the date required by §7.4(c), then without limiting any other rights of the Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement, the Applicable Margin for Revolving Credit Loans shall be at Pricing Level 4 until such failure is cured within any applicable cure period, in which event the Applicable Margin shall adjust, if necessary, on the first (1st) day of the first (1st) month following receipt of such Compliance Certificate.
Appraisal. An MAI appraisal of the value of a parcel of Real Estate, determined on a “going concern” value basis, performed by an independent appraiser with experience appraising data center properties selected by the Agent who is not an employee of any Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, the Agent or a Lender, the form and substance of such appraisal and the identity of the appraiser to be in compliance with the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended, the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto and all other regulatory laws and policies (both regulatory and internal) applicable to the Lenders and otherwise acceptable to the Agent.
Appraised Value. The “going concern” value of a parcel of Real Estate determined by the most recent Appraisal of such Real Estate, obtained pursuant to §2.12, §5.2 or §10.13; subject, however, to such changes or adjustments to the value determined thereby as may be required by the appraisal department of the Agent in its good faith business judgment based on criteria and factors generally used and considered by the Agent in determining the value of similar properties.
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Arranger. KeyBanc Capital Markets or any successor.
Assignment and Acceptance Agreement. See §18.1.
Assignment of Interests. The Assignment of Interests dated of even date herewith made by Parent Borrower in favor of Agent for the benefit of the Lenders.
Assignment of Leases and Rents. Each of the assignments of leases and rents from the Parent Borrower or a Subsidiary Borrower to the Agent, as it may be modified or amended, pursuant to which there shall be assigned to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a security interest in the interest of the Parent Borrower or such Subsidiary Borrower as lessor with respect to all Leases of all or any part of each Mortgaged Property, each such assignment entered into after the date hereof to be substantially in the form of Exhibit D annexed hereto, with such changes thereto as Agent may require as a result of state law or practice.
Assignment of Loan Documents. The Assignment and Acceptances dated of even date herewith described on Schedule 34 hereto.
Authorized Officer. Any of the following Persons: Lammot J. du Pont, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and such other Persons as Parent Borrower shall designate in a written notice to Agent.
Balance Sheet Date. August 7, 2007.
Bankruptcy Code. Title 11, U.S.C.A., as amended from time to time or any successor statute thereto.
Base Rate. The greater of (a) the fluctuating annual rate of interest announced from time to time by the Agent at the Agent’s Head Office as its “prime rate” or (b) one half of one percent (0.5%) above the Federal Funds Effective Rate. The Base Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate being charged to any customer. Any change in the rate of interest payable hereunder resulting from a change in the Base Rate shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change in the Base Rate becomes effective, without notice or demand of any kind.
Base Rate Loans. Collectively, the Revolving Credit Base Rate Loans, the Term Base Rate Loans and the Swing Loans.
Borrowers. Collectively, Parent Borrower and the Subsidiary Borrowers, and individually any of them.
Borrowing Base Availability. The Borrowing Base Availability shall be the amount which is the lesser of (a) the Borrowing Base Value and (b) the maximum principal amount which would not cause the Borrowing Base Debt Service Coverage Ratio to be less than 1.30 to 1 (or less than 1.35 to 1 following the occurrence of the Capital Event); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the inclusion of the Borrowing Base Debt Service Coverage limitation above and the calculation of the Borrowing Base Debt Service Coverage Ratio shall not be required until the quarter ending September 30, 2007).
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Borrowing Base Debt Service Coverage Ratio. Beginning with the quarter ending September 30, 2007 and continuing thereafter, the ratio of Adjusted Net Operating Income from the Mortgaged Properties determined for the preceding fiscal quarter divided by the Implied Debt Service.
Borrowing Base Value. The Borrowing Base Value for Eligible Real Estate owned by Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower included in the Mortgaged Property shall be the amount which is seventy percent (70%) (sixty-five percent (65%) following the occurrence of the Capital Event) of the sum of the Appraised Values of each Mortgaged Property as most recently determined under §2.12(e), §5.2 or §10.13.
Breakage Costs. The cost to any Lender of re-employing funds bearing interest at LIBOR incurred (or reasonably expected to be incurred) in connection with (i) any payment of any portion of the Loans bearing interest at LIBOR prior to the termination of any applicable Interest Period, (ii) the conversion of a LIBOR Rate Loan to any other applicable interest rate on a date other than the last day of the relevant Interest Period, or (iii) the failure of a Borrower to draw down, on the first day of the applicable Interest Period, any amount as to which such Borrower has elected a LIBOR Rate Loan.
Building. With respect to each Mortgaged Property or parcel of Real Estate, all of the buildings, structures and improvements now or hereafter located thereon.
Business Day. Any day on which banking institutions located in the same city and State as the Agent’s Head Office are located are open for the transaction of banking business and, in the case of LIBOR Rate Loans, which also is a LIBOR Business Day.
Capital Event. The Capital Event shall be deemed to have occurred upon the receipt by Agent of evidence that an equity issuance consisting of a public or private offering of the equity of Parent Borrower or the REIT that results in the Parent Borrower or the REIT receiving Net Offering Proceeds of a minimum of $500,000,000, including proceeds from any exercised greenshoe option included as part of such equity issuance.
Capital Reserve. For any period and with respect to any improved Real Estate, an amount equal to $0.25 multiplied by the total square footage of the Buildings in such Real Estate. If the term Capital Reserve is used without reference to any specific Real Estate, then the amount shall be determined on an aggregate basis with respect to all Real Estate of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries and a proportionate share of all Real Estate of all Unconsolidated Affiliates. The Capital Reserve shall be calculated based on the total square footage of the Buildings owned (or ground leased) at the end of each fiscal quarter.
Capitalized Lease. A lease under which the discounted future rental payment obligations of the lessee or the obligor are required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.
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Cash Equivalents. As of any date, (i) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than one year from such date, (ii) time deposits and certificates of deposits having maturities of not more than one year from such date and issued by any domestic commercial bank having, (A) senior long term unsecured debt rated at least A or the equivalent thereof by S&P or A2 or the equivalent thereof by Xxxxx’x and (B) capital and surplus in excess of $100,000,000.00; (iii) commercial paper rated at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Xxxxx’x and in either case maturing within one hundred twenty (120) days from such date, and (iv) shares of any money market mutual fund rated at least AAA or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least Aaa or the equivalent thereof by Xxxxx’x.
CERCLA. See §6.20.
Change of Control. A Change of Control shall exist upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(a) Following the occurrence of the Capital Event, any Person (including a Person’s Affiliates and associates) or group (as that term is understood under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations thereunder), other than Lammot du Pont and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and their respective controlled Affiliates, shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of a percentage (based on voting power, in the event different classes of stock or voting interests shall have different voting powers) of the voting stock or voting interests of REIT or Parent Borrower equal to at least twenty percent (20%);
(b) Following the occurrence of the Capital Event, as of any date a majority of the Board of Directors or Trustees or similar body (the “Board”) of REIT or Parent Borrower consists of individuals who were not either (i) directors or trustees of REIT or Parent Borrower as of the corresponding date of the previous year, or (ii) selected or nominated to become directors or trustees by the Board of REIT or Parent Borrower of which a majority consisted of individuals described in clause (b)(i) above, or (iii) selected or nominated to become directors or trustees by the Board of REIT or Parent Borrower, which majority consisted of individuals described in clause (b)(i) above and individuals described in clause (b)(ii), above (excluding, in the case of both clause (ii) and (iii) above, any individual whose initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a member of the Board occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents for the election or removal of one or more directors or trustees by any Person or group other than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors or trustees by or on behalf of the Board); or
(c) any Borrower consolidates with, is acquired by, or merges into or with any Person (other than a merger permitted by §8.4); or
(d) prior to the occurrence of the Capital Event, Lammot J. du Pont and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx fail to own in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, at least thirty-five percent (35%) of the economic, voting and beneficial interests in Parent Borrower, and following the occurrence of the Capital Event, REIT shall fail to own at least thirty-three percent (33%) of the economic, voting and beneficial interests in Parent Borrower, or in either case shall fail to own such interests free of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim (other than as to Lammot J. du Pont and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx the lien in favor of LBHI pursuant to the LBHI Loan Documents); or
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(e) prior to the occurrence of the Capital Event, Managing Member shall fail to be the sole managing member of Parent Borrower, shall fail to own such managing member interest in Parent Borrower free of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, or shall fail to control the management and policies of Parent Borrower; or
(f) prior to the occurrence of the Capital Event, the Eden Managing Members shall fail to be the sole managing members of Managing Member, shall fail to own such managing member interests free of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim other than the pledges to LBHI pursuant to the LBHI Loan Documents, or shall fail to control the management and policies of Managing Member; or
(g) prior to the occurrence of the Capital Event, Lammot J. du Pont shall fail to be the sole manager of Panda Interests LLC and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx shall fail to be the sole manager of Mercer Interests LLC, or Lammot J. du Pont or Xxxxxxx Xxxxx shall fail to control the management and policies of the applicable Eden Managing Member for which it is the Manager; or
(h) following the occurrence of the Capital Event, REIT shall fail to be the sole general partner of Parent Borrower, shall fail to own such general partnership interest in Parent Borrower free of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, or shall fail to control the management and policies of Parent Borrower; or
(i) Parent Borrower fails to own directly or indirectly, free of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, at least one hundred percent (100%) of the economic, voting and beneficial interest of each Subsidiary Borrower (except that after the occurrence of the Capital Event, REIT may own up to one percent (1%) of Safari Ventures LLC); or
(j) Any of Lammot du Pont and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx shall cease to be senior management executives of Parent Borrower or upon the occurrence of the Capital Event, the REIT and a competent and experienced successor senior management executive, as applicable, shall not be reasonably approved by the Required Lenders within three (3) months of such event; or
(k) There shall be any foreclosure, conveyance in lieu thereof or any other realization upon any of the collateral under the LBHI Loan Documents.
CH1. Tarantula Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
CH1 Recognition Agreement. That certain Recognition Agreement dated of even date herewith between Agent and LBHI relating to the Assignment of Interests.
Closing Date. The first date on which all of the conditions set forth in §10 and §11 have been satisfied.
Code. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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Collateral. All of the property, rights and interests of the Borrowers which are subject to the security interests, security title, liens and mortgages created by the Security Documents, including, without limitation, the Mortgaged Properties.
Commitment. With respect to each Lender, the aggregate of (a) the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender and (b) the Term Loan Commitment of such Lender.
Commitment Increase. An increase in the Total Revolving Credit Commitment to not more than $475,000,000.00 pursuant to §2.11.
Commitment Increase Date. See §2.11(a).
Commitment Percentage. With respect to each Lender, the percentage set forth on Schedule 1.1 hereto as such Lender’s percentage of the aggregate Commitments of all of the Lenders, as the same may be changed from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Compliance Certificate. See §7.4(c).
Condemnation Proceeds. All compensation, awards, damages, judgments and proceeds awarded to a Borrower by reason of any Taking, net of all reasonable and customary amounts actually expended to collect the same.
Consolidated. With reference to any term defined herein, that term as applied to the accounts of a Person and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated EBITDA. With respect to any period, an amount equal to the EBITDA of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a Consolidated basis.
Consolidated Fixed Charges. For any period, the sum of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, plus (b) all regularly scheduled principal payments made with respect to Indebtedness of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period, other than any balloon, bullet or similar principal payment which repays such Indebtedness in full, plus (c) all Preferred Distributions paid during such period. Such Person’s Equity Percentage in the Fixed Charges of its Unconsolidated Affiliates shall be included in the determination of Fixed Charges.
Consolidated Interest Expense. For any period, without duplication, (a) total Interest Expense of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for such period, plus (b) such Person’s Equity Percentage of Interest Expense of its Unconsolidated Affiliates for such period.
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. The amount by which Gross Asset Value exceeds Consolidated Total Indebtedness.
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Consolidated Total Indebtedness. All Indebtedness of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis and shall include (without duplication), such Person’s Equity Percentage of the Indebtedness of its Unconsolidated Affiliates.
Contribution Agreement. That certain Contribution Agreement dated of even date herewith among Parent Borrower, the Subsidiary Borrowers and each Additional Subsidiary Borrower which may hereafter become a party thereto, as the same may be modified, amended or ratified from time to time.
Conversion/Continuation Request. A notice given by the Borrowers to the Agent of its election to convert or continue a Loan in accordance with §4.1.
Data Center Property. Highly specialized, secure single or multi-tenant facilities used for housing a large number of computer servers and the key infrastructure, including generators and heating, ventilation and air conditioning, or HVAC systems, necessary to power and cool the servers.
Debt Offering. The issuance and sale by Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any debt securities of Parent Borrower.
Default. See §12.1.
Default Rate. See §4.12.
Delinquent Lender. See §14.5(c).
Derivatives Contract. Any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement. Not in limitation of the foregoing, the term “Derivatives Contract” includes any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement, including any such obligations or liabilities under any such master agreement.
Derivatives Termination Value. In respect of any one or more Derivatives Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Derivatives Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Derivatives Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a) the amount(s) determined as the xxxx-to-market value(s) for such Derivatives Contracts, as
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determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Derivatives Contracts (which may include the Agent or any Lender).
Development Property. Real Estate currently under development that has not become a Stabilized Property or on which the improvements related to the development have not been completed, provided that such a Development Property on which all improvements related to the development of such Real Estate have been substantially completed (excluding tenants improvements) for at least twenty-four (24) months shall cease to constitute a Development Property notwithstanding the fact that such Property has not become a Stabilized Property, and shall be considered a Stabilized Property for the purposes of the calculation of Gross Asset Value.
Distribution. Any (a) dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any Equity Interest of Parent Borrower, a Subsidiary Borrower, or any of their respective Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in Equity Interests of identical class to the holders of that class; (b) redemption, conversion, exchange, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any Equity Interest of Parent Borrower, a Subsidiary Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding; and (c) payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire any Equity Interests of Parent Borrower, a Subsidiary Borrower, or any of their respective Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding.
Dollars or $. Dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.
Domestic Lending Office. Initially, the office of each Lender designated as such on Schedule 1.1 hereto; thereafter, such other office of such Lender, if any, located within the United States that will be making or maintaining Base Rate Loans.
Drawdown Date. The date on which any Loan is made or is to be made, and the date on which any Loan which is made prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date or the Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable, is converted in accordance with §4.1.
EBITDA. With respect to a Person for any period (without duplication): The net income (or loss) before (i) interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization expense, as reported by such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and (ii) any other non-cash expense to the extent not actually paid as a cash expense. EBITDA also shall exclude extraordinary gains and losses (including but not limited to gains (and loss) on the sale of assets) and distributions to minority owners. EBITDA attributable to equity interests shall be excluded but EBITDA shall include a Person’s Equity Percentage of net income (or loss) from Unconsolidated Affiliates plus its Equity Percentage of interest, depreciation and amortization expense from Unconsolidated Affiliates. Prior to the occurrence of the Capital Event, due to the fact that corporate G&A is a nominal expense, corporate G&A shall not be included in the calculation of EBITDA.
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Eden Managing Members. Collectively, Panda Interests LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, and Mercer Interests LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and individually either of them.
Eligible Real Estate. Real Estate:
(a) which is wholly-owned in fee (or leased under a ground lease acceptable to the Agent in its reasonable discretion) by Parent Borrower or a Subsidiary Borrower;
(b) which is located within the 50 States of the continental United States or the District of Columbia;
(c) which is improved by an income-producing Data Center Property;
(d) as to which all of the representations set forth in §6 of this Agreement concerning Mortgaged Property are true and correct;
(e) as to which the Agent and the Required Lenders, as applicable, have received and approved all Eligible Real Estate Qualification Documents, or will receive and approve them prior to inclusion of such Real Estate as a Mortgaged Property; and
(f) as to which, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the last sentence of §5.3(a), the Agent and the Required Lenders have approved for inclusion in the Borrowing Base.
Eligible Real Estate Qualification Documents. See Schedule 1.2 attached hereto.
Employee Benefit Plan. Any employee benefit plan within the meaning of §3(3) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, other than a Multiemployer Plan.
Environmental Engineer. AEI Consultants or another firm of independent professional engineers or other scientists generally recognized as expert in the detection, analysis and remediation of Hazardous Substances and related environmental matters and acceptable to the Agent in its reasonable discretion.
Environmental Laws. As defined in the Indemnity Agreements.
Equity Interests. With respect to any Person, any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any warrant, option or other right for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any security convertible into or exchangeable for any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrant, right or option for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and any other ownership or profit interest in such Person (including, without limitation, partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such share, warrant, option, right or other interest is authorized or otherwise existing on any date of determination.
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Equity Offering. The issuance and sale after the Closing Date by Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or REIT of any equity securities of such Person.
Equity Percentage. The aggregate ownership percentage of a Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries in each Unconsolidated Affiliate.
ERISA. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended and in effect from time to time.
ERISA Affiliate. Any Person which is treated as a single employer with Parent Borrower or its Subsidiaries under §414 of the Code.
ERISA Reportable Event. A reportable event with respect to a Guaranteed Pension Plan within the meaning of §4043 of ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder as to which the requirement of notice has not been waived.
Event of Default. See §12.1.
Excess Cash Flow. As of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) Consolidated EBITDA for the prior month or other applicable period under this Agreement less (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges for the prior month or other applicable period under this Agreement.
Federal Funds Effective Rate. For any day, the rate per annum (rounded upward to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent (1/100 of 1%)) announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland on such day as being the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions arranged by federal funds brokers on the previous trading day, as computed and announced by such Federal Reserve Bank in substantially the same manner as such Federal Reserve Bank computes and announces the weighted average it refers to as the “Federal Funds Effective Rate.”
Funds from Operations. With respect to any Person for any period, an amount equal to the Net Income (or Loss) of such Person for such period, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding losses from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be recalculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis.
GAAP. Principles that are (a) consistent with the principles promulgated or adopted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and its predecessors, as in effect from time to time and (b) consistently applied with past financial statements of the Person adopting the same principles.
Gross Asset Value. On a consolidated basis for Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries, Gross Asset Value shall mean the sum of (without duplication with respect to any Real Estate):
(i) the Appraised Value of any Real Estate owned by Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which is a Stabilized Property; plus
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(ii) the book value determined in accordance with GAAP of all Development Properties owned by Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; plus
(iii) the aggregate amount of all Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date of determination; plus
(iv) the book value determined in accordance with GAAP of Land Assets of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
Development Properties that have just become Stabilized Properties and newly acquired properties may be included at book value determined in accordance with GAAP for up to ninety (90) days pending determination of the Appraised Value. Gross Asset Value will be adjusted, as appropriate, for acquisitions, dispositions and other changes to the portfolio during the calendar quarter most recently ended prior to a date of determination. All income, expense and value associated with assets included in Gross Asset Value disposed of during the calendar quarter period most recently ended prior to a date of determination will be eliminated from calculations. Additionally, without limiting or affecting any other provision hereof, Gross Asset Value shall not include any income or value associated with Real Estate which is not operated or intended to be operated principally as a Data Center Property. Gross Asset Value will be adjusted to include an amount equal to Parent Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ pro rata share (based upon such Person’s Equity Percentage in such Unconsolidated Affiliate) of the Gross Asset Value attributable to any of the items listed above in this definition owned by such Unconsolidated Affiliate.
Guaranteed Pension Plan. Any employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of §3(2) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate the benefits of which are guaranteed on termination in full or in part by the PBGC pursuant to Title IV of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan.
Hazardous Substances. As defined in the Indemnity Agreements.
Hedge Obligations. All obligations of Borrowers to any Lender Hedge Provider to make any termination payments under any agreement with respect to an interest rate swap, collar, cap or floor or a forward rate agreement or other agreement regarding the hedging of interest rate risk exposure, and any confirming letter executed pursuant to such hedging agreement, all as amended, restated or otherwise modified.
Implied Debt Service. On any date of determination, an amount equal to the annual principal and interest payment sufficient to amortize in full during a thirty (30) year period, a loan in an amount equal to the sum of the aggregate principal balance of Loans and Letters of Credit Liabilities as of such date, calculated using an interest rate equal to the greater of (a) the then current annual yield on ten (10) year obligations issued by the United States Treasury most recently prior to the date of determination as determined by the Agent plus one and one half percent (1.5%) and (b) six and one-quarter percent (6.25%).
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Increase Notice. See §2.11(a).
Indebtedness. With respect to a Person, at the time of computation thereof, all of the following (without duplication): (a) all obligations of such Person in respect of money borrowed (other than trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business which is not more than one hundred eighty (180) days past due); (b) all obligations of such Person, whether or not for money borrowed (i) represented by notes payable, or drafts accepted, in each case representing extensions of credit, (ii) evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, or (iii) constituting purchase money indebtedness, conditional sales contracts, title retention debt instruments or other similar instruments, upon which interest charges are customarily paid or that are issued or assumed as full or partial payment for property or services rendered; (c) obligation of such Person as a lessee or obligor under a Capitalized Lease; (d) all reimbursement obligations of such Person under any letters of credit or acceptances (whether or not the same have been presented for payment); (e) all Off-Balance Sheet Obligations of such Person; (f) all obligations of such Person in respect of any purchase obligation, repurchase obligation, takeout commitment or forward equity commitment, in each case evidenced by a binding agreement (excluding any such obligation to the extent the obligation can be satisfied by the issuance of Equity Interests), (g) net obligations under any Derivatives Contract not entered into as a hedge against existing Indebtedness, in an amount equal to the Derivatives Termination Value thereof; (h) all Indebtedness of other Persons which such Person has guaranteed or is otherwise recourse to such Person (except for guaranties of customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, violation of “special purpose entity” covenants, and other similar exceptions to recourse liability until a claim is made with respect thereto, and then shall be included only to the extent of the amount of such claim), including liability of a general partner in respect of liabilities of a partnership in which it is a general partner which would constitute “Indebtedness” hereunder, any obligation to supply funds to or in any manner to invest directly or indirectly in a Person, to maintain working capital or equity capital of a Person or otherwise to maintain net worth, solvency or other financial condition of a Person, to purchase indebtedness, or to assure the owner of indebtedness against loss, including, without limitation, through an agreement to purchase property, securities, goods, supplies or services for the purpose of enabling the debtor to make payment of the indebtedness held by such owner or otherwise; (i) all Indebtedness of another Person secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property or assets owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness or other payment obligation; and (j) such Person’s pro rata share of the Indebtedness (based upon its Equity Percentage in such Unconsolidated Affiliates) of any Unconsolidated Affiliate of such Person. “Indebtedness” shall be adjusted to remove any impact of intangibles pursuant to FAS 141, as issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in June of 2001.
Indemnity Agreements. The Indemnity Agreement Regarding Hazardous Materials made by the Borrowers and each Additional Subsidiary Borrower in favor of the Agent and the Lenders, as the same may be modified, amended or ratified, pursuant to which the Borrowers agree to indemnify the Agent and the Lenders with respect to Hazardous Substances and Environmental Laws.
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Independent Director/Manager. An individual who shall not have been at the time of such individual’s initial appointment, and may not have been at any time during the preceding five years, and shall not be at any time while serving as an Independent Director/Manager of an SPE Entity or a Subsidiary Borrower if a single member limited liability company or, if applicable, either (a) a shareholder of, or an officer, director, partner or employee of, any Borrower or any SPE Entity or any of their respective shareholders, partners, members, subsidiaries or Affiliates, (b) a customer of, or supplier to, any Borrower or any SPE Entity or any of their respective shareholders, partners, members, subsidiaries or Affiliates, (c) a person or other entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with any such shareholder, officer, director, partner, member, employee, supplier or customer, or (d) a member of the immediate family of any such shareholder, officer, director, partner, member, employee, supplier or customer.
Insurance Proceeds. All insurance proceeds, damages and claims and the right thereto under any insurance policies relating to any portion of any Collateral, net of all reasonable and customary amounts actually expended to collect the same.
Interest Expense. For any period with respect to Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries, without duplication, (a) interest (whether accrued or paid) actually payable (without duplication), excluding non-cash interest expense but including capitalized interest (less capitalized interest not paid to third parties) not funded under a construction loan, together with the interest portion of payments on Capitalized Leases, plus (b) Parent Borrower’s and its respective Subsidiaries’ Equity Percentage of Interest Expense of their Unconsolidated Affiliates for such period.
Interest Payment Date. As to each Base Rate Loan, the first (1st) day of each calendar month during the term of such Base Rate Loan. As to each LIBOR Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period relating thereto; provided, however, that in the event that an Interest Period shall be for longer than three (3) months, interest shall also be payable with respect to such LIBOR Rate Loan on the ninetieth (90th) day following the commencement of the applicable Interest Period.
Interest Period. With respect to each LIBOR Rate Loan (a) initially, the period commencing on the Drawdown Date of such LIBOR Rate Loan and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter (provided, however, until the completion of the syndication of the Loan as determined by Agent, the interest period for any LIBOR Rate Loan shall be one month), and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the day following the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Loan and ending on the last day of one of the periods set forth above, as selected by the Borrowers in a Loan Request or Conversion/Continuation Request; provided that all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:
(i) if any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Rate Loan would otherwise end on a day that is not a LIBOR Business Day, such Interest Period shall end on the next succeeding LIBOR Business Day, unless such next succeeding LIBOR Business Day occurs in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding LIBOR Business Day, as determined conclusively by the Agent in accordance with the then current bank practice in London;
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(ii) if the Borrowers shall fail to give notice as provided in §4.1, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have requested a continuation of the affected LIBOR Rate Loan as a LIBOR Rate Loan on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto as provided in and subject to the terms of §4.1(c);
(iii) any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Rate Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the applicable calendar month; and
(iv) no Interest Period relating to any LIBOR Rate Loan shall extend beyond the Revolving Credit Maturity Date or Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable.
International Investments. Investments in fee or leasehold interests in Data Center Properties located in Western Europe or Asia. Such Data Center Properties must be located in sizeable cities in countries with well developed real estate debt and equity capital markets, as reasonably determined by Agent.
Investments. With respect to any Person, all shares of capital stock, evidences of Indebtedness and other securities issued by any other Person and owned by such Person, all loans, advances, or extensions of credit to, or contributions to the capital of, any other Person, all purchases of the securities or business or integral part of the business of any other Person and commitments and options to make such purchases, all interests in real property, and all other investments; provided, however, that the term “Investment” shall not include (i) equipment, inventory and other tangible personal property acquired in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) current trade and customer accounts receivable for services rendered in the ordinary course of business and payable in accordance with customary trade terms. In determining the aggregate amount of Investments outstanding at any particular time: (a) there shall be included as an Investment all interest accrued with respect to Indebtedness constituting an Investment unless and until such interest is paid; (b) there shall be deducted in respect of each Investment any amount received as a return of capital; (c) there shall not be deducted in respect of any Investment any amounts received as earnings on such Investment, whether as dividends, interest or otherwise, except that accrued interest included as provided in the foregoing clause (a) may be deducted when paid; and (d) there shall not be deducted in respect of any Investment any decrease in the value thereof.
Issuing Lender. KeyBank, in its capacity as the Lender issuing the Letters of Credit and any successor thereto.
Joinder Agreement. The Joinder Agreement with respect to this Agreement, the Notes, Contribution Agreement and Indemnity Agreement to be executed and delivered pursuant to §5.5 by any Additional Subsidiary Borrower, such Joinder Agreement to be substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto.
KeyBank. As defined in the preamble hereto.
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Land Assets. Land with respect to which the commencement of grading, construction of improvements (other than improvements that are not material and are temporary in nature) or infrastructure has not yet commenced and for which no such work is reasonably scheduled to commence within the following twelve (12) months.
LBHI. Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings, Inc.
LBHI Loan Documents. See §6.32.
Leased Rate. With respect to Real Estate at any time, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the Net Rentable Area of such Real Estate actually leased by tenants that are not affiliated with the Borrowers and paying rent at rates not materially less than rates generally prevailing at the time the applicable lease was entered into, pursuant to binding leases as to which no default has occurred and has continued unremedied for 30 or more days to (b) the aggregate Net Rentable Area of such Real Estate.
Leases. Leases, licenses and agreements, whether written or oral, relating to the use or occupation of space in any Building or of any Real Estate.
Lender Hedge Provider. With respect to any Hedge Obligations, any counterparty thereto that, at the time the applicable hedge agreement was entered into, was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender.
Lenders. KeyBank, the other lending institutions which are party hereto and any other Person which becomes an assignee of any rights of a Lender pursuant to §18 (but not including any participant as described in §18); and collectively, the Revolving Credit Lenders, the Term Loan Lenders and the Swing Line Lender. The Issuing Lender shall be a Revolving Credit Lender, as applicable.
Letter of Credit. Any standby letter of credit issued at the request of the Borrowers and for the account of the Borrowers in accordance with §2.10.
Letter of Credit Liabilities. At any time and in respect of any Letter of Credit, the sum of (a) the maximum undrawn face amount of such Letter of Credit plus (b) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all drawings made under such Letter of Credit which have not been repaid (including repayment by a Revolving Credit Loan). For purposes of this Agreement, a Revolving Credit Lender (other than the Revolving Credit Lender acting as the Issuing Lender) shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability in an amount equal to its participation interest in the related Letter of Credit under §2.10, and the Revolving Credit Lender acting as the Issuing Lender shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability in an amount equal to its retained interest in the related Letter of Credit after giving effect to the acquisition by the Revolving Credit Lenders other than the Revolving Credit Lender acting as the Issuing Lender of their participation interests under such Section.
Letter of Credit Request. See §2.10(a).
LIBOR. For any LIBOR Rate Loan for any Interest Period, the average rate as shown in Dow Xxxxx Markets (formerly Telerate) (Page 3750) (or any successor to Dow Xxxxx
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Markets, or if such Person no longer reports such rate as determined by Agent, by another commercially available source providing such quotations approved by Agent) at which deposits in U.S. dollars are offered by first class banks in the London Interbank Market at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two (2) LIBOR Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period with a maturity approximately equal to such Interest Period and in an amount approximately equal to the amount to which such Interest Period relates, adjusted for reserves and taxes if required by future regulations. If Dow Xxxxx Markets or such other Person approved by Agent described above no longer reports such rate or Agent determines in good faith that the rate so reported no longer accurately reflects the rate available to Agent in the London Interbank Market, Loans shall accrue interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for such Loan. For any period during which a Reserve Percentage shall apply, LIBOR with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans shall be equal to the amount determined above divided by an amount equal to 1 minus the Reserve Percentage.
LIBOR Business Day. Any day on which commercial banks are open for international business (including dealings in Dollar deposits) in London, England.
LIBOR Lending Office. Initially, the office of each Lender designated as such on Schedule 1.1 hereto; thereafter, such other office of such Lender, if any, that shall be making or maintaining LIBOR Rate Loans.
LIBOR Rate Loans. Collectively, the Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loans and the Term LIBOR Rate Loans.
Lien. See §8.2.
Loan Documents. This Agreement, the Notes, the Letter of Credit Request, the Security Documents and all other documents, instruments or agreements now or hereafter executed or delivered by or on behalf of the Borrowers in connection with the Loans.
Loan Request. See §2.7.
Loan and Loans. An individual loan or the aggregate loans (including a Revolving Credit Loan (or Loans), Term Loan (or Loans) and a Swing Loan (or Loans)), as the case may be, to be made by the Lenders hereunder. All Loans shall be made in Dollars. Amounts drawn under a Letter of Credit shall also be considered Revolving Credit Loans as provided in §2.10(f).
Lock-Out Period. The period from the date of this Agreement through and including August 7, 2008.
Majority Revolving Credit Lenders. As of any date, any Revolving Credit Lender or collection of Revolving Credit Lenders whose aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage is greater than fifty percent (50%); provided that in determining said percentage at any given time, all the existing Revolving Credit Lenders that are Delinquent Lenders will be disregarded and excluded and the Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages of the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be redetermined for voting purposes only to exclude the Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages of such Delinquent Lenders.
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Management Agreements. Agreements, whether written or oral, providing for the management of the Mortgaged Properties or any of them.
Managing Member. Eden Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
Material Adverse Effect. A material adverse effect on (a) the business, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries considered as a whole; (b) the ability of Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary Borrower to perform any of its material obligations under the Loan Documents; or (c) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of Agent or the Lenders thereunder.
Moody’s. Xxxxx’x Investor Service, Inc.
Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties. The Eligible Real Estate owned or leased pursuant to a ground lease approved by the Agent, by Parent Borrower or a Subsidiary Borrower which is security for the Obligations pursuant to the Mortgages.
Mortgages. The Mortgages, Deeds to Secure Debt and/or Deeds of Trust from Parent Borrower or a Subsidiary Borrower to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders (or to trustees named therein acting on behalf of the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders), as the same may be modified or amended, pursuant to which such Borrower has conveyed or granted a mortgage lien upon or a conveyance in fee simple (or of a leasehold, if applicable) of a Mortgaged Property as security for the Obligations, each such mortgage entered into after the date hereof to be substantially in the form of Exhibit F annexed hereto, with such changes thereto as Agent may require as a result of state law or practice.
Multiemployer Plan. Any multiemployer plan within the meaning of §3(37) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
Net Income (or Loss). With respect to any Person (or any asset of any Person) for any period, the net income (or loss) of such Person (or attributable to such asset), determined in accordance with GAAP.
Net Offering Proceeds. The gross cash proceeds received by Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or REIT as a result of an Equity Offering less the customary and reasonable costs, expenses and discounts paid by Parent Borrower or such Subsidiary or REIT in connection therewith.
Net Operating Income. For any Real Estate and for a given period, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the rents, common area reimbursements and other income for such Real Estate for such period received in the ordinary course of business from tenants in occupancy (excluding pre-paid rents and revenues and security deposits except to the extent applied in satisfaction of tenants’ obligations for rent) minus (b) all expenses paid or accrued and related to the ownership, operation or maintenance of such Real Estate for such period, including, but not limited to, taxes, assessments and the like, insurance, utilities, payroll costs, maintenance, repair and landscaping expenses, marketing expenses, and general and administrative expenses
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(including an appropriate allocation for legal, accounting, advertising, marketing and other expenses incurred in connection with such Real Estate, but specifically excluding general overhead expenses of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries and any property management fees), minus (c) the greater of (i) actual property management expenses of such Real Estate or (ii) an amount equal to three percent (3.0%) of the gross revenues from such Real Estate, minus (d) all rents, common area reimbursements and other income for such Real Estate received from tenants in default of obligations under their lease or with respect to leases as to which the tenant or any guarantor thereunder is subject to any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution, liquidation or similar debtor relief proceeding.
Net Rentable Area. With respect to any Real Estate, the megawatts of critical load power available for use by tenants determined in accordance with the Rent Roll for such Real Estate, the manner of such determination to be reasonably consistent for all Real Estate of the same type unless otherwise approved by the Agent.
Non-Recourse Exclusions. With respect to any Non-Recourse Indebtedness of any Person, any usual and customary exclusions from the non-recourse limitations governing such Indebtedness, including, without limitation, exclusions for claims that (i) are based on fraud, intentional misrepresentation, misapplication of funds, gross negligence or willful misconduct, (ii) result from intentional mismanagement of or waste at the Real Property securing such Non-Recourse Indebtedness, (iii) arise from the presence of Hazardous Substances on the Real Property securing such Non-Recourse Indebtedness; or (iv) are the result of any unpaid real estate taxes and assessments (whether contained in a loan agreement, promissory note, indemnity agreement or other document).
Non-Recourse Indebtedness. Indebtedness of Parent Borrower, its Subsidiaries or an Unconsolidated Affiliate which is secured by one or more parcels of Real Estate (other than a Mortgaged Property) or interests therein or equipment and which is not a general obligation of Parent Borrower or such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate, the holder of such Indebtedness having recourse solely to the parcels of Real Estate, or interests therein, securing such Indebtedness, the leases thereon and the rents, profits and equity thereof or equipment, as applicable (except for recourse against the general credit of the Parent Borrower or its Subsidiaries or an Unconsolidated Affiliate for any Non-Recourse Exclusions), provided that in calculating the amount of Non-Recourse Indebtedness at any time, the amount of any Non-Recourse Exclusions which are the subject of a claim shall not be included in the Non-Recourse Indebtedness but shall constitute recourse Indebtedness. Non-Recourse Indebtedness shall also include Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of Parent Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Borrower or of an Unconsolidated Affiliate which is a special purpose entity that is recourse solely to such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate, which is not cross-defaulted to other Indebtedness of the Borrowers and which does not constitute Indebtedness of any other Person (other than such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate which is the borrower thereunder).
Notes. Collectively, the Revolving Credit Notes, the Term Loan Notes and the Swing Loan Note.
Notice. See §19.
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Obligations. All indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the Borrowers to any of the Lenders or the Agent, individually or collectively, under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in respect of any of the Loans, the Notes or the Letters of Credit, or other instruments at any time evidencing any of the foregoing, whether existing on the date of this Agreement or arising or incurred hereafter, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise.
OFAC. Office of Foreign Asset Control of the Department of the Treasury of the United States of America.
Off-Balance Sheet Obligations. Liabilities and obligations of Parent Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Person in respect of “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in the SEC Off-Balance Sheet Rules) which Parent Borrower would be required to disclose in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of Parent Borrower’s report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K (or their equivalents) which Parent Borrower is required to file with the SEC or would be required to file if it were subject to the jurisdiction of the SEC (or any Governmental Authority substituted therefore). As used in this definition, the term “SEC Off-Balance Sheet Rules” means the Disclosure in Management’s Discussion and Analysis About Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, Securities Act Release No. 33-8182, 68 Fed. Reg. 5982 (Feb. 5, 2003) (codified at 17 CFR pts. 228, 229 and 249).
Original Note. The “Note”, as defined in each Assignment of Loan Documents.
Outstanding. With respect to the Loans, the aggregate unpaid principal thereof as of any date of determination. With respect to Letters of Credit, the aggregate undrawn face amount of issued Letters of Credit.
Patriot Act. The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, as the same may be amended from time to time, and corresponding provisions of future laws.
PBGC. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation created by §4002 of ERISA and any successor entity or entities having similar responsibilities.
Permitted Liens. Liens, security interests and other encumbrances permitted by §8.2.
Person. Any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, unincorporated association, business, or other legal entity, and any government or any governmental agency or political subdivision thereof.
Plan Assets. Assets of any employee benefit plan subject to Part 4, Subtitle B, Title I of ERISA.
Potential Collateral. Any property of Parent Borrower or a Subsidiary Borrower which is not at the time included in the Collateral and which consists of (i) Eligible Real Estate, or (ii) Real Estate which is capable of becoming Eligible Real Estate through the approval of the Required Lenders and the completion and delivery of Eligible Real Estate Qualification Documents.
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Preferred Distributions. For any period and without duplication, all Distributions paid, declared but not yet paid or otherwise due and payable during such period on Preferred Securities issued by Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or REIT. Preferred Distributions shall not include dividends or distributions (a) paid or payable solely in Equity Interests of identical class payable to holders of such class of Equity Interests; or (b) paid or payable to Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
Preferred Securities. With respect to any Person, Equity Interests in such Person, which are entitled to preference or priority over any other Equity Interest in such Person in respect of the payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation, or both.
Pricing Level. Such term shall have the meaning established within the definition of Applicable Margin.
Real Estate. All real property at any time owned or leased (as lessee or sublessee) by a Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the Mortgaged Properties.
Recognition Agreement. That certain Recognition Agreement dated of even date herewith between Agent and LBHI.
Record. The grid attached to any Note, or the continuation of such grid, or any other similar record, including computer records, maintained by the Agent with respect to any Loan referred to in such Note.
Recourse Indebtedness. As of any date of determination, any Indebtedness (whether secured or unsecured) which is recourse to Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. Recourse Indebtedness shall not include Non-Recourse Indebtedness.
Register. See §18.2.
REIT. DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc., a Maryland real estate investment trust.
REIT Status. With respect to a Person, its status as a real estate investment trust as defined in §856(a) of the Code.
Release. See §6.20(c)(iii).
Rent Roll. A report prepared by the Borrowers showing for each Mortgaged Property owned or leased by Borrowers, its occupancy, lease expiration dates, lease rent and other information in substantially the form presented to Agent prior to the date hereof or in such other form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Agent.
Required Lenders. As of any date, the Lender or Lenders whose aggregate Commitment Percentage is equal to or greater than sixty-six and 7/10 percent (66.7%) of the
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Total Commitment; provided that in determining said percentage at any given time, all then existing Delinquent Lenders will be disregarded and excluded and the Commitment Percentages of the Lenders shall be redetermined for voting purposes only to exclude the Commitment Percentages of such Delinquent Lenders.
Reserve Percentage. For any Interest Period, that percentage which is specified three (3) Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) or any other governmental or quasi-governmental authority with jurisdiction over Agent or any Lender for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, but not limited to, any marginal reserve requirement) for Agent or any Lender with respect to liabilities constituting of or including (among other liabilities) Eurocurrency liabilities in an amount equal to that portion of the Loan affected by such Interest Period and with a maturity equal to such Interest Period.
Revolving Credit Base Rate Loans. Revolving Credit Loans bearing interest calculated by reference to the Base Rate.
Revolving Credit Commitment. With respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, the amount set forth on Schedule 1.1 hereto as the amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment to make or maintain Revolving Credit Loans (other than Swing Loans) to the Borrowers, to participate in Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrowers and to participate in Swing Loans to the Borrowers, as the same may be changed from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage. With respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, the percentage set forth on Schedule 1.1 hereto as such Revolving Credit Lender’s percentage of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment, as the same may be changed from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided that if the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Revolving Credit Lenders have been terminated as provided in this Agreement, then the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender shall be determined based on the Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of such Revolving Credit Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof.
Revolving Credit Lender. Collectively, the Lenders which have a Revolving Credit Commitment, the initial Revolving Credit Lenders being identified on Schedule 1.1 hereto.
Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loans. Revolving Credit Loans bearing interest calculated by reference to LIBOR.
Revolving Credit Loan or Loans. An individual Revolving Credit Loan or the aggregate Revolving Credit Loans, as the case may be, in the maximum principal amount of $275,000,000.00 (subject to increase as provided in §2.11) to be made by the Revolving Credit Lenders hereunder as more particularly described in §2. Without limiting the foregoing, Revolving Credit Loans shall also include Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to §2.10(f).
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Revolving Credit Maturity Date. August 7, 2010, as such date may be extended as provided in §2.12, or such earlier date on which the Revolving Credit Loans shall become due and payable pursuant to the terms hereof.
Revolving Credit Notes. See §2.1(b).
SEC. The federal Securities and Exchange Commission.
Secured Debt. With respect to Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries as of any given date, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of such Persons on a Consolidated basis outstanding at such date and that is secured in any manner by any Lien.
Security Documents. Collectively, the Joinder Agreements, the Mortgages, the Assignments of Leases and Rents, the Assignment of Interests, the Indemnity Agreements, UCC-1 financing statements and any further collateral assignments to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders.
Single Purpose Entity. As defined in §7.21.
S&P. Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group.
SPE Entity. Any Person that is an owner of an equity interest in a Subsidiary Borrower which Agent reasonably requires be a Single Purpose Entity. With respect to the initial Subsidiary Borrowers a party to this Agreement, there are no SPE Entities.
Stabilized Property. A completed project that has achieved a Leased Rate of at least eighty-five percent (85%) for a period of not less than thirty (30) consecutive days, provided that a Development Property on which all improvements related to the development of such Real Estate have been substantially completed (excluding tenants improvements) for at least twenty-four (24) months shall constitute a Stabilized Property. Once a project becomes a Stabilized Property under this Agreement, it shall remain a Stabilized Property.
State. A state of the United States of America and the District of Columbia.
Subordination, Attornment and Non-Disturbance Agreement. An agreement among the Agent, a Borrower and a tenant under a Lease pursuant to which such tenant agrees to subordinate its rights under the Lease to the lien or security title of the applicable Mortgage and agrees to recognize the Agent or its successor in interest as landlord under the Lease in the event of a foreclosure under such Mortgage, and the Agent agrees to not disturb the possession of such tenant, such agreement to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
Subsidiary. For any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which at least a majority of the securities or other ownership interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, and shall include all Persons the accounts of which are consolidated with those of such Person pursuant to GAAP.
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Subsidiary Borrowers. Rhino Equity LLC, Quill Equity LLC, Lemur Properties LLC and Porpoise Ventures LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company, and any Additional Subsidiary Borrower that is the direct or indirect owner of a Mortgaged Property.
Survey. An instrument survey of each parcel of Mortgaged Property prepared by a registered land surveyor which shall show the location of all buildings, structures, easements and utility lines on such property, shall be sufficient to remove the standard survey exception from the Title Policy, shall show that all buildings and structures are within the lot lines of the Mortgaged Property and shall not show any encroachments by others (or to the extent any encroachments are shown, such encroachments shall be acceptable to the Agent in its reasonable discretion), shall show rights of way, adjoining sites, establish building lines and street lines, the distance to and names of the nearest intersecting streets and such other details as the Agent may reasonably require; and shall show whether or not the Mortgaged Property is located in a flood hazard district as established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or any successor agency or is located in any flood plain, flood hazard or wetland protection district established under federal, state or local law and shall otherwise be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
Surveyor Certification. With respect to each parcel of Mortgaged Property, a certificate executed by the surveyor who prepared the Survey with respect thereto, dated as of a recent date and containing such information relating to such parcel as the Agent or the Title Insurance Company may reasonably require, such certificate to be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent in form and substance.
Swing Loan. See §2.5(a).
Swing Loan Lender. KeyBank, in its capacity as Swing Loan Lender and any successor thereof.
Swing Loan Commitment. The sum of $25,000,000.00, as the same may be changed from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Swing Loan Note. See §2.5(b).
Taking. The taking or appropriation (including by deed in lieu of condemnation) of any Mortgaged Property, or any part thereof or interest therein, whether permanently or temporarily, for public or quasi-public use under the power of eminent domain, by reason of any public improvement or condemnation proceeding, or in any other manner or any damage or injury or diminution in value through condemnation, inverse condemnation or other exercise of the power of eminent domain.
Term Base Rate Loans. The Term Loans bearing interest by reference to the Base Rate.
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Term LIBOR Rate Loans. The Term Loans bearing interest by reference to LIBOR.
Term Loan or Term Loans. An individual Term Loan or the aggregate Term Loans, as the case may be, in the maximum principal amount of $200,000,000.00 made by the Term Loan Lenders hereunder.
Term Loan Commitment. As to each Term Loan Lender, the amount equal to such Term Loan Lender’s Term Loan Commitment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans from time to time outstanding to Borrowers.
Term Loan Commitment Percentage. With respect to each Term Loan Lender, the percentage set forth on Schedule 1.1 hereto as such Term Loan Lender’s percentage of the aggregate Term Loan to Borrowers, as the same may be changed from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Term Loan Lenders. Collectively, the Lenders which have a Term Loan Commitment, the initial Term Loan Lenders being identified on Schedule 1.1 hereto.
Term Loan Maturity Date. August 7, 2011, or such earlier date on which the Term Loans shall become due and payable pursuant to the terms hereof.
Term Loan Note. A promissory note made by the Borrowers in favor of a Term Loan Lender in the principal face amount equal to such Term Loan Lender’s Term Loan Commitment, in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto.
Titled Agents. The Arranger, and any co-syndication agents or documentation agent.
Title Insurance Company. Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company and/or any other title insurance company or companies approved by the Agent and the Parent Borrower.
Title Policy. With respect to each parcel of Mortgaged Property, an ALTA standard form title insurance policy (or, if such form is not available, an equivalent, legally promulgated form of mortgagee title insurance policy reasonably acceptable to the Agent) issued by a Title Insurance Company (with such reinsurance as the Agent may reasonably require, any such reinsurance to be with direct access endorsements to the extent available under applicable law) in an amount as the Agent may reasonably require based upon the fair market value of the applicable Mortgaged Property insuring the priority of the Mortgage thereon and that a Borrower holds marketable fee simple title or a valid and subsisting leasehold interest to such parcel, subject only to the encumbrances acceptable to Agent in its reasonable discretion and which shall not contain standard exceptions for mechanics liens, persons in occupancy (other than tenants as tenants only under Leases) or matters which would be shown by a survey, shall not insure over any matter except to the extent that any such affirmative insurance is acceptable to the Agent in its reasonable discretion, and shall contain (a) a revolving credit endorsement and (b) such other endorsements and affirmative insurance as the Agent may reasonably require and is available in the State in which the Real Estate is located, including but not limited to (i) a comprehensive endorsement, (ii) a variable rate of interest endorsement, (iii) a usury endorsement, (iv) a doing
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business endorsement, (v) an ALTA form 3.1 zoning endorsement, (vi) a “tie-in” endorsement relating to all Title Policies issued by such Title Insurance Company in respect of other Mortgaged Property, (vii) a “first loss” endorsement, and (viii) a utility location endorsement.
Total Commitment. The sum of the Commitments of the Lenders, as in effect from time to time. As of the date of this Agreement, the Total Commitment is Four Hundred Seventy Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($475,000,000.00). The Total Commitment may increase in accordance with §2.11.
Total Revolving Credit Commitment. The sum of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Revolving Credit Lenders, as in effect from time to time. As of the date of this Agreement, the Total Revolving Credit Commitment is Two Hundred Seventy-Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($275,000,000.00). The Total Revolving Credit Commitment may increase in accordance with §2.11.
Type. As to any Loan, its nature as a Base Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan.
Unconsolidated Affiliate. In respect of any Person, any other Person in whom such Person holds an Investment, (a) which Investment is accounted for in the financial statements of such Person on an equity basis of accounting and whose financial results would not be consolidated under GAAP with the financial results of such first Person on the consolidated financial statements of such first Person, or (b) which is not a Subsidiary of such first Person.
Unhedged Variable Rate Debt. Any Indebtedness with respect to which the interest is not fixed (or hedged to a fixed rate) for the entire term of such Indebtedness to maturity.
Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents. As of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of Unrestricted cash and (b) the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash Equivalents (valued at fair market value). As used in this definition, “Unrestricted” means the specified asset is not subject to any escrow, reserves or Liens or claims of any kind in favor of any Person.
Unsecured Debt. Indebtedness of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries outstanding at any time which is not Secured Indebtedness.
Wholly Owned Subsidiary. As to Parent Borrower, any Subsidiary of Parent Borrower that is directly or indirectly owned 100% by Parent Borrower.
§1.2 Rules of Interpretation.
(a) A reference to any document or agreement shall include such document or agreement as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms and the terms of this Agreement.
(b) The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.
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(c) A reference to any law includes any amendment or modification of such law.
(d) A reference to any Person includes its permitted successors and permitted assigns.
(e) Accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them by GAAP applied on a consistent basis by the accounting entity to which they refer.
(f) The words “include”, “includes” and “including” are not limiting.
(g) The words “approval” and “approved”, as the context requires, means an approval in writing given to the party seeking approval after full and fair disclosure to the party giving approval of all material facts necessary in order to determine whether approval should be granted.
(h) All terms not specifically defined herein or by GAAP, which terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York, have the meanings assigned to them therein.
(i) Reference to a particular “§”, refers to that section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.
(j) The words “herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and words of like import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or subdivision of this Agreement.
(k) In the event of any change in generally accepted accounting principles after the date hereof or any other change in accounting procedures pursuant to §7.3 which would affect the computation of any financial covenant, ratio or other requirement set forth in any Loan Document, then upon the request of Borrowers or Agent, the Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders shall negotiate promptly, diligently and in good faith in order to amend the provisions of the Loan Documents such that such financial covenant, ratio or other requirement shall continue to provide substantially the same financial tests or restrictions of the Borrowers as in effect prior to such accounting change, as determined by the Required Lenders in their good faith judgment. Until such time as such amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrowers, the Agent and the Required Lenders, such financial covenants, ratio and other requirements, and all financial statements and other documents required to be delivered under the Loan Documents, shall be calculated and reported as if such change had not occurred.
§2. THE CREDIT FACILITY.
§2.1 Revolving Credit Loans.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the Revolving Credit Lenders severally agrees to lend to the Borrowers, and the Borrowers may borrow (and repay and reborrow) from time to time between the Closing Date and the Revolving
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Credit Maturity Date upon notice by the Borrowers to the Agent given in accordance with §2.7, such sums as are requested by the Borrowers for the purposes set forth in §2.9 up to a maximum aggregate principal amount outstanding (after giving effect to all amounts requested) at any one time equal to the lesser of (i) such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and (ii) such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the sum of (A) the Borrowing Base Availability minus (B) the sum of (1) the amount of all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Loans and Term Loans, and (2) the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Liabilities; provided, that, in all events no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and provided, further, that the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans (after giving effect to all amounts requested), Swing Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities shall not at any time exceed the Total Revolving Credit Commitment and the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans (after giving effect to all amounts requested), Swing Loans, Term Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities shall not at any time exceed the Total Commitment or cause a violation of the covenant set forth in §9.1. The Revolving Credit Loans shall be made pro rata in accordance with each Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage. Each request for a Revolving Credit Loan hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrowers that all of the conditions required of Borrowers set forth in §10 and §11 have been satisfied on the date of such request. The Agent may assume that the conditions in §10 and §11 have been satisfied unless it receives prior written notice from a Revolving Credit Lender that such conditions have not been satisfied. No Revolving Credit Lender shall have any obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans to Borrowers in the maximum aggregate principal outstanding balance of more than the principal face amount of its Revolving Credit Note.
(b) The Revolving Credit Loans shall be evidenced by separate promissory notes of the Borrowers in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto (collectively, the “Revolving Credit Notes”), dated of even date with this Agreement (except as otherwise provided in §18.3) and completed with appropriate insertions. One Revolving Credit Note shall be payable to the order of each Revolving Credit Lender in the principal amount equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment or, if less, the outstanding amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender, plus interest accrued thereon, as set forth below. The Borrowers irrevocably authorize Agent to make or cause to be made, at or about the time of the Drawdown Date of any Revolving Credit Loan or the time of receipt of any payment of principal thereof, an appropriate notation on Agent’s Record reflecting the making of such Revolving Credit Loan or (as the case may be) the receipt of such payment. The outstanding amount of the Revolving Credit Loans set forth on Agent’s Record shall be prima facie evidence of the principal amount thereof owing and unpaid to each Revolving Credit Lender, but the failure to record, or any error in so recording, any such amount on Agent’s Record shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrowers hereunder or under any Revolving Credit Note to make payments of principal of or interest on any Revolving Credit Note when due.
§2.2 Commitment to Lend Term Loan. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the Term Loan Lenders severally agrees to lend to Borrowers on the Closing Date such Term Loan Lender’s Term Loan Commitment.
§2.3 Facility Unused Fee. The Borrowers agree to pay to the Agent for the account of the Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Credit Commitment
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Percentages a facility unused fee calculated at the rate per annum as set forth below on the average daily amount by which the Total Revolving Credit Commitment exceeds the outstanding principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Loans and the face amount of Letters of Credit Outstanding during each calendar quarter or portion thereof commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date. The facility unused fee shall be calculated for each day based on the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (a) the average daily amount of the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Loans and the face amount of Letters of Credit Outstanding during such quarter to (b) the Total Revolving Credit Commitment, and if such ratio is less than fifty percent (50%), the facility unused fee shall be payable at the rate of 0.20%, and if such ratio is equal to or greater than fifty percent (50%), the facility unused fee shall be payable at the rate of 0.125%. The facility unused fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the first (1st ) day of each calendar quarter for the immediately preceding calendar quarter or portion thereof, and on any earlier date on which the Revolving Credit Commitments shall be reduced or shall terminate as provided in §2.4, with a final payment on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.
§2.4 Reduction and Termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments. The Borrowers shall have the right at any time and from time to time upon five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Agent to reduce by $5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (provided that in no event shall the Total Revolving Credit Commitment be reduced in such manner to an amount less than $100,000,000.00) or to terminate entirely the Revolving Credit Commitments, whereupon the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be reduced pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages of the amount specified in such notice or, as the case may be, terminated, any such termination or reduction to be without penalty except as otherwise set forth in §4.8; provided, however, that no such termination or reduction shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto, the sum of Outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, the Outstanding Swing Loans and the Letter of Credit Liabilities would exceed the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Revolving Credit Lenders as so terminated or reduced. Promptly after receiving any notice from the Borrowers delivered pursuant to this §2.4, the Agent will notify the Revolving Credit Lenders of the substance thereof. Any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments shall also result in a proportionate reduction (rounded to the next lowest integral multiple of $100,000) in the maximum amount of Swing Loans and Letters of Credit. Upon the effective date of any such reduction or termination, the Borrowers shall pay to the Agent for the respective accounts of the Revolving Credit Lenders the full amount of any facility fee under §2.3 then accrued on the amount of the reduction. No reduction or termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments may be reinstated.
§2.5 Swing Loan Commitment.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Swing Loan Lender agrees to lend to the Borrowers (the “Swing Loans”), and the Borrowers may borrow (and repay and reborrow) from time to time between the Closing Date and the date which is five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date upon notice by the Borrowers to the Swing Loan Lender given in accordance with this §2.5, such sums as are requested by the Borrowers for the purposes set forth in §2.9 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not exceeding the Swing Loan Commitment; provided that in all events
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(i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (ii) no Revolving Credit Lender shall be a Delinquent Lender (provided Swing Loan Lender may, in its sole discretion, be entitled to waive this condition); (iii) the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Loans (after giving effect to all amounts requested) plus Letter of Credit Liabilities shall not at any time exceed the Total Revolving Credit Commitment; and (iv) the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans, Term Loans and Swing Loans (after giving effect to all amounts requested), plus Letter of Credit Liabilities shall not at any time exceed the lesser of (A) the Total Commitment or (B) the Borrowing Base Availability. Swing Loans shall constitute “Revolving Credit Loans” for all purposes hereunder. The funding of a Swing Loan hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrowers that all of the conditions set forth in §10 and §11 have been satisfied on the date of such funding. The Swing Loan Lender may assume that the conditions in §10 and §11 have been satisfied unless Swing Loan Lender has received written notice from a Revolving Credit Lender that such conditions have not been satisfied. Each Swing Loan shall be due and payable within five (5) Business Days of the date such Swing Loan was provided and Borrowers hereby agree (to the extent not repaid as contemplated by §2.5(d) below) to repay each Swing Loan on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days from the date such Swing Loan was provided.
(b) The Swing Loans shall be evidenced by a separate promissory note of the Borrowers in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto (the “Swing Note”), dated the date of this Agreement and completed with appropriate insertions. The Swing Loan Note shall be payable to the order of the Swing Loan Lender in the principal face amount equal to the Swing Loan Commitment and shall be payable as set forth below. The Borrowers irrevocably authorize the Swing Loan Lender to make or cause to be made, at or about the time of the Drawdown Date of any Swing Loan or at the time of receipt of any payment of principal thereof, an appropriate notation on the Swing Loan Lender’s Record reflecting the making of such Swing Loan or (as the case may be) the receipt of such payment. The outstanding amount of the Swing Loans set forth on the Swing Loan Lender’s Record shall be prima facie evidence of the principal amount thereof owing and unpaid to the Swing Loan Lender, but the failure to record, or any error in so recording, any such amount on the Swing Loan Lender’s Record shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrowers hereunder or under the Swing Loan Note to make payments of principal of or interest on any Swing Loan Note when due.
(c) Borrowers shall request a Swing Loan by delivering to the Swing Loan Lender a Loan Request executed by an Authorized Officer no later than 11:00 a.m. (Cleveland time) on the requested Drawdown Date specifying the amount of the requested Swing Loan (which shall be in the minimum amount of $1,000,000.00) and providing the wire instructions for the delivery of the Swing Loan proceeds. The Loan Request shall also contain the statements and certifications required by §2.7(i) and (ii). Each such Loan Request shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrowers and shall obligate the Borrowers to accept such Swing Loan on the Drawdown Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a Swing Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan and shall bear interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Revolving Credit Base Rate Loans. The proceeds of the Swing Loan will be disbursed by wire by the Swing Loan Lender to the Borrowers no later than 1:00 p.m. (Cleveland time).
(d) The Swing Loan Lender shall, within two (2) Business Days after the Drawdown Date with respect to such Swing Loan, request each Revolving Credit Lender,
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including the Swing Loan Lender, to make a Revolving Credit Loan pursuant to §2.1 in an amount equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the amount of the Swing Loan outstanding on the date such notice is given. In the event that the Borrowers do not notify the Agent in writing otherwise on or before noon (Cleveland Time) of the second (2nd) Business Day after the Drawdown Date with respect to such Swing Loan, Agent shall notify the Revolving Credit Lenders that such Revolving Credit Loan shall be a Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loan with an Interest Period of one (1) month, provided that the making of such Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loan will not be in contravention of any other provision of this Agreement, or if the making of a Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loan would be in contravention of this Agreement, then such notice shall indicate that such loan shall be a Revolving Credit Base Rate Loan. Borrowers hereby irrevocably authorize and direct the Swing Loan Lender to so act on its behalf, and agrees that any amount advanced to the Agent for the benefit of the Swing Loan Lender pursuant to this §2.5(d) shall be considered a Revolving Credit Loan pursuant to §2.1. Unless any of the events described in paragraph (h), (i) or (j) of §12.1 shall have occurred (in which event the procedures of §2.5(e) shall apply), each Revolving Credit Lender shall make the proceeds of its Revolving Credit Loan available to the Swing Loan Lender for the account of the Swing Loan Lender at the Agent’s Head Office prior to 12:00 noon (Cleveland time) in funds immediately available no later than the third (3rd) Business Day after the date such notice is given just as if the Revolving Credit Lenders were funding directly to the Borrowers, so that thereafter such Obligations shall be evidenced by the Revolving Credit Notes. The proceeds of such Revolving Credit Loan shall be immediately applied to repay the Swing Loans.
(e) If for any reason a Swing Loan cannot be refinanced by a Revolving Credit Loan pursuant to §2.5(d), each Revolving Credit Lender will, on the date such Revolving Credit Loan pursuant to §2.5(d) was to have been made, purchase an undivided participation interest in the Swing Loan in an amount equal to its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of such Swing Loan. Each Revolving Credit Lender will immediately transfer to the Swing Loan Lender in immediately available funds the amount of its participation and upon receipt thereof the Swing Loan Lender will deliver to such Revolving Credit Lender a Swing Loan participation certificate dated the date of receipt of such funds and in such amount.
(f) Whenever at any time after the Swing Loan Lender has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Revolving Credit Lender’s participation interest in a Swing Loan, the Swing Loan Lender receives any payment on account thereof, the Swing Loan Lender will distribute to such Revolving Credit Lender its participation interest in such amount (appropriately adjusted in the case of interest payments to reflect the period of time during which such Revolving Credit Lender’s participating interest was outstanding and funded); provided, however, that in the event that such payment received by the Swing Loan Lender is required to be returned, such Revolving Credit Lender will return to the Swing Loan Lender any portion thereof previously distributed by the Swing Loan Lender to it.
(g) Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to fund a Revolving Credit Loan as provided in §2.5(d) or to purchase participation interests pursuant to §2.5(e) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including, without limitation, (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Credit Lender or the Borrowers may have against the Swing Loan Lender, the Borrowers or
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anyone else for any reason whatsoever; (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default; (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries; (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents by the Borrowers or any Lender; or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. Any portions of a Swing Loan not so purchased or converted may be treated by the Agent and Swing Loan Lender as against such Revolving Credit Lender as a Revolving Credit Loan which was not funded by the non-purchasing Revolving Credit Lender as contemplated by §2.8 and §12.5, and shall have such rights and remedies against such Revolving Credit Lender as are set forth in §§2.8, 12.5 and 14.5. Each Swing Loan, once so sold or converted, shall cease to be a Swing Loan for the purposes of this Agreement, but shall be a Revolving Credit Loan made by each Revolving Credit Lender under its Revolving Credit Commitment.
§2.6 Interest on Loans.
(a) Each Revolving Credit Base Rate Loan shall bear interest for the period commencing with the Drawdown Date thereof and ending on the date on which such Revolving Credit Base Rate Loan is repaid or converted to a Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loan at the rate per annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Revolving Credit Base Rate Loans.
(b) Each Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loan shall bear interest for the period commencing with the Drawdown Date thereof and ending on the last day of each Interest Period with respect thereto at the rate per annum equal to the sum of LIBOR determined for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin for Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loans.
(c) Each Term Base Rate Loan shall bear interest for the period commencing with the Drawdown Date thereof and ending on the date on which such Term Base Rate Loan is repaid or is converted to a Term LIBOR Rate Loan at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin for Term Base Rate Loans plus the Base Rate.
(d) Each Term LIBOR Rate Loan shall bear interest for the period commencing with the Drawdown Date thereof and ending on the last day of each Interest Period with respect thereto at the rate per annum equal to the sum of LIBOR determined for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin for Term LIBOR Rate Loans.
(e) The Borrowers promise to pay interest on each Loan in arrears on each Interest Payment Date with respect thereto.
(f) Base Rate Loans and LIBOR Rate Loans may be converted to Loans of the other Type as provided in §4.1.
§2.7 Requests for Revolving Credit Loans. Except with respect to the initial Revolving Credit Loan on the Closing Date, the Borrowers shall give to the Agent written notice executed by an Authorized Officer in the form of Exhibit G hereto (or telephonic notice confirmed in writing in the form of Exhibit G hereto) of each Revolving Credit Loan requested hereunder (a “Loan Request”) by 11:00 a.m. (Cleveland time) one (1) Business Day prior to the proposed Drawdown Date with respect to Revolving Credit Base Rate Loans and two (2)
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Business Days prior to the proposed Drawdown Date with respect to Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loans. Each such notice shall specify with respect to the requested Revolving Credit Loan the proposed principal amount of such Revolving Credit Loan, the Type of Revolving Credit Loan, the initial Interest Period (if applicable) for such Revolving Credit Loan and the Drawdown Date. Each such notice shall also contain (i) a general statement as to the purpose for which such advance shall be used (which purpose shall be in accordance with the terms of §2.9) and (ii) a certification by the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of Parent Borrower that the Borrowers are and will be in compliance with all covenants under the Loan Documents after giving effect to the making of such Revolving Credit Loan. Promptly upon receipt of any such notice, the Agent shall notify each of the Revolving Credit Lenders thereof. Each such Loan Request shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrowers and shall obligate the Borrowers to accept the Revolving Credit Loan requested from the Revolving Credit Lenders on the proposed Drawdown Date. Nothing herein shall prevent the Borrowers from seeking recourse against any Revolving Credit Lender that fails to advance its proportionate share of a requested Revolving Credit Loan as required by this Agreement. Each Loan Request shall be (a) for a Revolving Credit Base Rate Loan in a minimum aggregate amount of $1,000,000.00 or an integral multiple of $100,000.00 in excess thereof; or (b) for a Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loan in a minimum aggregate amount of $1,000,000.00 or an integral multiple of $250,000.00 in excess thereof; provided, however, that there shall be no more than eight (8) Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loans outstanding at any one time.
§2.8 Funds for Loans.
(a) Not later than 1:00 p.m. (Cleveland time) on the proposed Drawdown Date of any Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans, each of the Revolving Credit Lenders or Term Loan Lenders, as applicable, will make available to the Agent, at the Agent’s Head Office, in immediately available funds, the amount of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the amount of the requested Loans which may be disbursed pursuant to §2.1 or §2.2. Upon receipt from each such Revolving Credit Lender of such amount, and upon receipt of the documents required by §10 and §11 and the satisfaction of the other conditions set forth therein, to the extent applicable, the Agent will make available to the Borrowers the aggregate amount of such Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans made available to the Agent by the Revolving Credit Lenders or Term Loan Lenders, as applicable, by crediting such amount to the account of the Borrowers maintained at the Agent’s Head Office. The failure or refusal of any Revolving Credit Lender or Term Loan Lender to make available to the Agent at the aforesaid time and place on any Drawdown Date the amount of its Commitment Percentage of the requested Loans shall not relieve any other Revolving Credit Lender or Term Loan Lender from its several obligation hereunder to make available to the Agent the amount of such other Lender’s Commitment Percentage of any requested Loans, including any additional Revolving Credit Loans that may be requested subject to the terms and conditions hereof to provide funds to replace those not advanced by the Lender so failing or refusing. In the event of any such failure or refusal, the Lenders not so failing or refusing shall be entitled to a priority secured position as against the Lender or Lenders so failing or refusing to make available to the Borrowers the amount of its or their Commitment Percentage for such Loans as provided in §12.5.
(b) Unless the Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the applicable Drawdown Date that such Lender will not make available to Agent such Lender’s
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Commitment Percentage of a proposed Loan, Agent may in its discretion assume that such Lender has made such Loan available to Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Agent may, if it chooses, in reliance upon such assumption make such Loan available to the Borrowers, and such Lender shall be liable to the Agent for the amount of such advance. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount upon the Agent’s demand therefor, the Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers, and the Borrowers shall promptly pay such corresponding amount to the Agent. The Agent shall also be entitled to recover from the Lender or the Borrowers, as the case may be, interest on such corresponding amount in respect of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made available by the Agent to the Borrowers to the date such corresponding amount is recovered by the Agent at a per annum rate equal to (i) from the Borrowers at the applicable rate for such Loan or (ii) from a Lender at the Federal Funds Effective Rate.
§2.9 Use of Proceeds. The Borrowers will use the proceeds of the Loans and the Letters of Credit solely to (a) pay closing costs in connection with this Agreement; (b) repay existing construction loans, fund future development projects and property and equipment acquisitions; (c) to make Distributions permitted by this Agreement; and (d) for general working capital purposes.
§2.10 Letters of Credit.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at any time and from time to time from the Closing Date through the day that is ninety (90) days prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, the Issuing Lender shall issue such Letters of Credit as the Borrowers may request upon the delivery of a written request in the form of Exhibit H hereto (a “Letter of Credit Request”) to the Issuing Lender, provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) upon issuance of such Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Liabilities shall not exceed Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00), (iii) in no event shall the sum of (A) the Revolving Credit Loans Outstanding, (B) the Swing Loans Outstanding and (C) the amount of Letter of Credit Liabilities (after giving effect to all Letters of Credit requested) exceed the Total Revolving Credit Commitment, (iv) in no event shall the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Loans, Letters of Credit Liabilities and Term Loans (after giving effect to any requested Letters of Credit) exceed the Total Commitment or the Borrowing Base Availability or cause a violation of the covenant set forth in §9.1, (v) the conditions set forth in §§10 and 11 shall have been satisfied, (vi) no Revolving Credit Lender is a Delinquent Lender (provided Issuing Lender may, in its sole discretion, be entitled to waive this condition), and (vii) in no event shall any amount drawn under a Letter of Credit be available for reinstatement or a subsequent drawing under such Letter of Credit. The Issuing Lender may assume that the conditions in §10 and §11 have been satisfied unless it receives written notice from a Revolving Credit Lender that such conditions have not been satisfied. Each Letter of Credit Request shall be executed by an Authorized Officer of Borrowers. The Issuing Lender shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such Person’s authority to request a Letter of Credit on behalf of Borrowers. The Issuing Lender shall have no duty to verify the authenticity of any signature appearing on a Letter of Credit Request. The Borrowers assume all risks with respect to the use of the Letters of Credit. Unless the Issuing Lender and the Majority Revolving Credit Lenders otherwise consent, the term of any Letter of Credit shall not exceed a period of time commencing on the issuance of the Letter of Credit and ending one
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year after the date of issuance thereof, subject to extension pursuant to an “evergreen” clause acceptable to Agent and Issuing Lender (but in any event the term shall not extend beyond the Revolving Credit Maturity Date). The amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit shall reduce on a dollar-for-dollar basis the amount available to be drawn under the Total Revolving Credit Commitment as a Revolving Credit Loan.
(b) Each Letter of Credit Request shall be submitted to the Issuing Lender at least five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Issuing Lender may approve) prior to the date upon which the requested Letter of Credit is to be issued. Each such Letter of Credit Request shall contain (i) a statement as to the purpose for which such Letter of Credit shall be used (which purpose shall be in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), and (ii) a certification by the chief financial or chief accounting officer of Parent Borrower that the Borrowers are and will be in compliance with all covenants under the Loan Documents after giving effect to the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Borrowers shall further deliver to the Issuing Lender such additional applications (which application as of the date hereof is in the form of Exhibit L attached hereto) and documents as the Issuing Lender may require, in conformity with the then standard practices of its letter of credit department, in connection with the issuance of such Letter of Credit; provided that in the event of any conflict, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
(c) The Issuing Lender shall, subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, issue the Letter of Credit on or before five (5) Business Days following receipt of the documents last due pursuant to §2.10(b). Each Letter of Credit shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender in its reasonable discretion.
(d) Upon the issuance of a Letter of Credit, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to have purchased a participation therein from Issuing Lender in an amount equal to its respective Commitment Percentage of the amount of such Letter of Credit. No Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to participate in a Letter of Credit shall be affected by any other Revolving Credit Lender’s failure to perform as required herein with respect to such Letter of Credit or any other Letter of Credit.
(e) Upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, the Borrowers shall pay to the Issuing Lender (i) for its own account, a Letter of Credit fronting fee calculated at the rate set forth in the Agreement Regarding Fees, and (ii) for the accounts of the Revolving Credit Lenders (including the Issuing Lender) in accordance with their respective percentage shares of participation in such Letter of Credit, a Letter of Credit fee calculated at the rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin then applicable to Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loans on the amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. Such fees shall be payable in quarterly installments in arrears with respect to each Letter of Credit on the first day of each calendar quarter following the date of issuance and continuing on each quarter or portion thereof thereafter, as applicable, or on any earlier date on which the Commitments shall terminate and on the expiration or return of any Letter of Credit. In addition, the Borrowers shall pay to Issuing Lender for its own account within five (5) days of demand of Issuing Lender the standard issuance, documentation and service charges for Letters of Credit issued from time to time by Issuing Lender.
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(f) In the event that any amount is drawn under a Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof, the Borrowers shall reimburse the Issuing Lender by having such amount drawn treated as an outstanding Revolving Credit Base Rate Loan under this Agreement (Borrowers being deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit Base Rate Loan on such date in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing and such amount drawn shall be treated as an outstanding Revolving Credit Base Rate Loan under this Agreement) and the Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Credit Lender by telex, telecopy, telegram, telephone (confirmed in writing) or other similar means of transmission, and each Revolving Credit Lender shall promptly and unconditionally pay to the Agent, for the Issuing Lender’s own account, an amount equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of such Letter of Credit (to the extent of the amount drawn). Borrowers further hereby irrevocably authorize and direct Agent to notify the Revolving Credit Lenders of Borrowers’ intent to convert such Revolving Credit Base Rate Loan to a Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loan with an Interest Period of one (1) month on the third (3rd ) Business Day following the funding by the Revolving Credit Lenders of their advance under this §2.10(f), provided that the making of such Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loan shall not be a contravention of any provision of this Agreement. If and to the extent any Revolving Credit Lender shall not make such amount available on the Business Day on which such draw is funded, such Revolving Credit Lender agrees to pay such amount to the Agent forthwith on demand, together with interest thereon, for each day from the date on which such draw was funded until the date on which such amount is paid to the Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate until three (3) days after the date on which the Agent gives notice of such draw and at the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus one percent (1.0%) for each day thereafter. Further, such Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and all payments made of principal and interest on its Revolving Credit Loans, amounts due with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit and any other amounts due to it hereunder to the Agent to fund the amount of any drawn Letter of Credit which such Revolving Credit Lender was required to fund pursuant to this §2.10(f) until such amount has been funded (as a result of such assignment or otherwise). In the event of any such failure or refusal, the Revolving Credit Lenders not so failing or refusing shall be entitled to a priority secured position for such amounts as provided in §12.5. The failure of any Revolving Credit Lender to make funds available to the Agent in such amount shall not relieve any other Revolving Credit Lender of its obligation hereunder to make funds available to the Agent pursuant to this §2.10(f).
(g) If after the issuance of a Letter of Credit pursuant to §2.10(c) by the Issuing Lender, but prior to the funding of any portion thereof by a Revolving Credit Lender, for any reason a drawing under a Letter of Credit cannot be refinanced as a Revolving Credit Loan, each Revolving Credit Lender will, on the date such Revolving Credit Loan pursuant to §2.10(f) was to have been made, purchase an undivided participation interest in the Letter of Credit in an amount equal to its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the amount of such Letter of Credit. Each Revolving Credit Lender will immediately transfer to the Issuing Lender in immediately available funds the amount of its participation and upon receipt thereof the Issuing Lender will deliver to such Revolving Credit Lender a Letter of Credit participation certificate dated the date of receipt of such funds and in such amount.
(h) Whenever at any time after the Issuing Lender has received from any Revolving Credit Lender any such Revolving Credit Lender’s payment of funds under a Letter of Credit and thereafter the Issuing Lender receives any payment on account thereof, then the
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Issuing Lender will distribute to such Revolving Credit Lender its participation interest in such amount (appropriately adjusted in the case of interest payments to reflect the period of time during which such Revolving Credit Lender’s participation interest was outstanding and funded); provided, however, that in the event that such payment received by the Issuing Lender is required to be returned, such Revolving Credit Lender will return to the Issuing Lender any portion thereof previously distributed by the Issuing Lender to it.
(i) The issuance of any supplement, modification, amendment, renewal or extension to or of any Letter of Credit shall be treated in all respects the same as the issuance of a new Letter of Credit.
(j) Borrowers assume all risks of the acts, omissions, or misuse of any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof. Neither Agent, Issuing Lender nor any Lender will be responsible for (i) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any Letter of Credit or any document submitted by any party in connection with the issuance of any Letter of Credit, even if such document should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (ii) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii) failure of any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit to comply fully with the conditions required in order to demand payment under a Letter of Credit; (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document or draft required by or from a beneficiary in order to make a disbursement under a Letter of Credit or the proceeds thereof; (vii) for the misapplication by the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; and (viii) for any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of Agent or any Lender. None of the foregoing will affect, impair or prevent the vesting of any of the rights or powers granted to Agent, Issuing Lender or the Lenders hereunder. In furtherance and extension and not in limitation or derogation of any of the foregoing, any act taken or omitted to be taken by Agent, Issuing Lender or the other Lenders in good faith will be binding on Borrowers and will not put Agent, Issuing Lender or the other Lenders under any resulting liability to Borrowers; provided nothing contained herein shall relieve Issuing Lender for liability to Borrowers arising as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Issuing Lender as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after the exhaustion of all applicable appeal periods.
§2.11 Increase in Total Revolving Credit Commitment.
(a) Provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this §2.11, the Borrowers shall have the option at any time and from time to time before the date that is ninety (90) days prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date (or the extended maturity date if Borrowers exercise their extension option pursuant to §2.12) to request an increase in the Total Revolving Credit Commitment to not more than $475,000,000.00 by giving written notice to the Agent (an “Increase Notice”; and the amount of such requested increase is the “Commitment Increase”), provided that any such individual increase must be in a minimum amount of $25,000,000.00.
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Upon receipt of any Increase Notice, the Agent shall consult with Arranger and shall notify the Borrowers of the amount of facility fees to be paid to any Revolving Credit Lenders who provide an additional Revolving Credit Commitment in connection with such increase in the Total Revolving Credit Commitment (which shall be in addition to the fees to be paid to Agent or Arranger pursuant to the Agreement Regarding Fees). If the Borrowers agree to pay the facility fees so determined, then the Agent shall send a notice to all Revolving Credit Lenders (the “Additional Commitment Request Notice”) informing them of the Borrowers’ request to increase the Total Revolving Credit Commitment and of the facility fees to be paid with respect thereto. Each Revolving Credit Lender who desires to provide an additional Revolving Credit Commitment upon such terms shall provide Agent with a written commitment letter specifying the amount of the additional Revolving Credit Commitment by which it is willing to provide prior to such deadline as may be specified in the Additional Commitment Request Notice. If the requested increase is oversubscribed then the Agent and the Arranger shall allocate the Commitment Increase among the Revolving Credit Lenders who provide such commitment letters on such basis as the Agent and the Arranger shall determine in their sole discretion. If the additional Revolving Credit Commitments so provided are not sufficient to provide the full amount of the Commitment Increase requested by the Borrowers, then the Agent, Arranger or Borrowers may, but shall not be obligated to, invite one or more banks or lending institutions (which banks or lending institutions shall be acceptable to Agent, Arranger and Parent Borrower) to become a Revolving Credit Lender and provide an additional Revolving Credit Commitment. The Agent shall provide all Revolving Credit Lenders with a notice setting forth the amount, if any, of the additional Revolving Credit Commitment to be provided by each Revolving Credit Lender and the revised Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages which shall be applicable after the effective date of the Commitment Increase specified therein (the “Commitment Increase Date”). In no event shall any Revolving Credit Lender be obligated to provide an additional Revolving Credit Commitment.
(b) On any Commitment Increase Date the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Credit Loans shall be reallocated among the Revolving Credit Lenders such that after the applicable Commitment Increase Date the outstanding principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans owed to each Revolving Credit Lender shall be equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage (as in effect after the applicable Commitment Increase Date) of the outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans. The participation interests of the Revolving Credit Lenders in Swing Loans and Letters of Credit shall be similarly adjusted. On any Commitment Increase Date those Revolving Credit Lenders whose Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage is increasing shall advance the funds to the Agent and the funds so advanced shall be distributed among the Revolving Credit Lenders whose Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage is decreasing as necessary to accomplish the required reallocation of the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans. The funds so advanced shall be Revolving Credit Base Rate Loans until converted to Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loans which are allocated among all Revolving Credit Lenders based on their Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages.
(c) Upon the effective date of each increase in the Total Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to this §2.11 the Agent may unilaterally revise Schedule 1.1 and the Borrowers shall execute and deliver to the Agent new Revolving Credit Notes for each Revolving Credit Lender whose Revolving Credit Commitment has changed so that the principal
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amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Note shall equal its Revolving Credit Commitment. The Agent shall deliver such replacement Revolving Credit Notes to the respective Revolving Credit Lenders in exchange for the Revolving Credit Notes replaced thereby which shall be surrendered by such Revolving Credit Lenders. Such new Revolving Credit Notes shall provide that they are replacements for the surrendered Revolving Credit Notes and that they do not constitute a novation, shall be dated as of the Commitment Increase Date and shall otherwise be in substantially the form of the replaced Revolving Credit Notes. Within five (5) days of issuance of any new Revolving Credit Notes pursuant to this §2.11(c), the Borrowers shall deliver an opinion of counsel, addressed to the Revolving Credit Lenders and the Agent, relating to the due authorization, execution and delivery of such new Revolving Credit Notes and the enforceability thereof, in form and substance substantially similar to the opinion delivered in connection with the first disbursement under this Agreement. The surrendered Revolving Credit Notes shall be canceled and returned to the Borrowers.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the obligation of the Agent and the Revolving Credit Lenders to increase the Total Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to this §2.11 shall be conditioned upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent which must be satisfied prior to the effectiveness of any increase of the Total Commitment:
(i) Payment of Activation Fee. The Borrowers shall pay (A) to the Agent those fees described in and contemplated by the Agreement Regarding Fees with respect to the applicable Commitment Increase, and (B) to the Arranger such facility fees as the Revolving Credit Lenders who are providing an additional Revolving Credit Commitment may require to increase the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment, which fees shall, when paid, be fully earned and non-refundable under any circumstances. The Arranger shall pay to the Revolving Credit Lenders acquiring the increased Revolving Credit Commitment certain fees pursuant to their separate agreement; and
(ii) No Default. On the date any Increase Notice is given and on the date such increase becomes effective, both immediately before and after the Total Revolving Credit Commitment is increased, there shall exist no Default or Event of Default; and
(iii) Representations True. The representations and warranties made by the Borrowers in the Loan Documents or otherwise made by or on behalf of the Borrowers in connection therewith or after the date thereof shall have been true and correct in all material respects when made and shall also be true and correct in all material respects on the date of such Increase Notice and on the date the Total Revolving Credit Commitment is increased, both immediately before and after the Total Revolving Credit Commitment is increased; and
(iv) Additional Documents and Expenses. The Borrowers shall execute and deliver to Agent and the Revolving Credit Lenders such additional documents (including, without limitation, amendments to the Security Documents), instruments, certifications and opinions as the Agent may reasonably require in its sole and absolute discretion, including, without limitation, a Compliance Certificate, demonstrating compliance with all covenants, representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents after giving effect to the increase, and the Borrowers shall pay the cost of any mortgagee’s title insurance
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policy or any endorsement or update thereto or any updated UCC searches, all recording costs and fees, and any and all intangible taxes or other documentary or mortgage taxes, assessments or charges or any similar fees, taxes or expenses which are demanded in connection with such increase; and
(v) Other. The Borrowers shall satisfy such other conditions to such increase as Agent may require in its reasonable discretion.
§2.12 Extension of Revolving Credit Maturity Date. The Borrowers shall have the one-time right and option to extend the Revolving Credit Maturity Date to August 7, 2011, upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, which must be satisfied prior to the effectiveness of any extension of the Revolving Credit Maturity Date:
(a) Extension Request. The Borrowers shall deliver written notice of such request (the “Extension Request”) to the Agent not earlier than the date which is one hundred twenty (120) days and not later than the date which is ninety (90) days prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date (as determined without regard to such extension). Any such Extension Request shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrowers.
(b) Payment of Extension Fee. The Borrowers shall pay to the Agent for the pro rata accounts of the Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Credit Commitments an extension fee in an amount equal to fifteen (15) basis points on the Total Revolving Credit Commitment in effect on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date (as determined without regard to such extension), which fee shall, when paid, be fully earned and non-refundable under any circumstances.
(c) No Default. On the date the Extension Request is given and on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date (as determined without regard to such extension) there shall exist no Default or Event of Default.
(d) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the Borrowers in the Loan Documents or otherwise made by or on behalf of the Borrowers in connection therewith or after the date thereof shall have been true and correct in all material respects when made and shall also be true and correct in all material respects on the date the Extension Request is given and on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date (as determined without regard to such extension).
(e) Updated Appraisals. Agent at its option shall have obtained at Borrowers’ expense new Appraisals or updates to existing Appraisals and determined the current Appraised Values of the Mortgaged Properties.
§2.13 Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitment Upon Failure to Occur of Capital Event. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Capital Event has not occurred on or before August 7, 2008, the Revolving Credit Commitments shall be reduced in connection with and in an amount equal to each payment of Additional Principal pursuant to §3.5 and the amount of each release price paid to Agent for the account of the Lenders pursuant to §5.4 after such date. No reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments may be reinstated, except that upon the occurrence of the Capital Event, the Revolving Credit
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Commitment shall be reinstated and increased by an amount equal to the amount such Revolving Credit Commitments have been reduced pursuant to this §2.13 and no further reductions of the Revolving Credit Commitment shall be made under this §2.13.
§3. REPAYMENT OF THE LOANS.
§3.1 Stated Maturity. The Borrowers promise to pay on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and there shall become absolutely due and payable on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date all of the Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Loans and other Letter of Credit Liabilities outstanding on such date, together with any and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The Borrowers promise to pay on the Term Loan Maturity Date and there shall become absolutely due and payable on the Term Loan Maturity Date all of the Term Loans outstanding on such date, together with any and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
§3.2 Mandatory Prepayments. If at any time (including, without limitation, as a result of the application of §2.13) the sum of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans, the Swing Loans and the Letter of Credit Liabilities exceeds (a) the Total Revolving Credit Commitment or (b) the sum of the Borrowing Base Availability less the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loans, then the Borrowers shall, within five (5) Business Days of such occurrence pay the amount of such excess to the Agent for the respective accounts of the Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable, for application to the Revolving Credit Loans as provided in §3.4, together with any additional amounts payable pursuant to §4.8, except that the amount of any Swing Loans shall be paid solely to the Swing Loan Lender. In the event there shall have occurred a casualty with respect to any Mortgaged Property and the Borrowers are required to repay the Loans pursuant to §7.7 or a Taking and the Borrowers are required to repay the Loans pursuant to a Mortgage or §7.7, the Borrowers shall prepay the Loans concurrently with the date of receipt by such Borrower or the Agent of any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in respect of such casualty or Taking, as applicable, or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable, in the amount required pursuant to the relevant provisions of §7.7 or such Mortgage.
§3.3 Optional Prepayments.
(a) The Borrowers shall have the right, at its election, to prepay the outstanding amount of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Loans, as a whole or in part, at any time without penalty or premium; provided, that if any prepayment of the outstanding amount of any Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loans pursuant to this §3.3 is made on a date that is not the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto, such prepayment shall be accompanied by the payment of any amounts due pursuant to §4.8.
(b) The Borrowers may not voluntarily prepay the Term Loan Notes in whole or in part at any time prior to the expiration of the Lock-Out Period, nor shall the Term Loan Lenders be obligated to accept any such prepayment tendered by Borrowers. After the expiration of the Lock-Out Period, Borrowers shall have the right, at their election, to prepay the outstanding amount of the Term Loans, as a whole or in part, at any time without penalty or premium except as otherwise provided herein. In connection with any prepayment of the Term Loan permitted hereunder (or accepted with the approval of the Term Loan Lenders) (but not
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including any payments as a result of the application of casualty and condemnation proceeds so long as no Event of Default Exists), the Borrowers shall pay Agent for the account of the Term Loan Lenders any sums that may be due under §4.8 and a prepayment fee in an amount equal to (i) one percent (1.0%) of the amount of the Term Loans prepaid if prepayment occurs on or before February 7, 2009, and (ii) one half of one percent (0.5%) of the amount of the Term Loans prepaid if prepayment occurs between February 8, 2009 and August 7, 2009. No prepayment fees shall be due on prepayments made after August 7, 2009. Under any and all circumstances where all or any portion of the Term Loans is paid prior to the dates set forth above, whether such prepayment is voluntary or involuntary, even if such prepayment results from Agent’s or the Lenders’ exercise of its rights upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and acceleration of the Revolving Credit Maturity Date or the Term Loan Maturity Date (irrespective of whether foreclosure proceedings have been commenced), Borrowers shall to the extent permitted by applicable law pay to the Lenders the prepayment fee calculated as provided above, which prepayment fee shall be in addition to any other sums due hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents. No tender of a prepayment of the Term Loans with respect to which a prepayment fee is due shall be effective unless such prepayment is accompanied by the prepayment fee.
(c) The Borrowers shall give the Agent, no later than 10:00 a.m. (Cleveland time) at least three (3) days prior written notice of any prepayment pursuant to this §3.3, in each case specifying the proposed date of prepayment of the Loans and the principal amount to be prepaid (provided that any such notice may be revoked or modified upon one (1) day’s prior notice to the Agent). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no prior notice shall be required for the prepayment of any Swing Loan.
§3.4 Partial Prepayments. Each partial prepayment of the Loans under §3.3 shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000.00 or an integral multiple of $100,000.00 in excess thereof, shall be accompanied by the payment of accrued interest on the principal prepaid to the date of payment. Each partial payment under §3.2 and §3.3 shall be applied first to the principal of any Outstanding Swing Loans, then, in the absence of instruction by the Borrowers, to the principal of Revolving Credit Loans and then to the principal of Term Loans (and with respect to each category of Loans, first to the principal of Base Rate Loans, and then to the principal of LIBOR Rate Loans).
§3.5 Additional Principal Payments.
(a) In the event that the Capital Event has not occurred on or before August 7, 2008, then commencing September 10, 2008 and continuing on the 10th day of each month thereafter until the occurrence of the Capital Event, Borrowers shall pay to Agent for the account of the Lenders as a prepayment of principal of the Loans an amount equal to the Excess Cash Flow from the preceding month (such payments of principal hereinafter referred to as “Additional Principal”), together with any amounts due pursuant to §4.8. Additional Principal shall first be applied to the outstanding principal of Swing Loans, then to the outstanding principal of Revolving Credit Loans, and then to the outstanding principal of Term Loans. The amount of Additional Principal shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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(b) With each payment of Additional Principal, and within ninety (90) days after the close of each twelve (12) monthly calculation periods, as applicable, Borrowers shall furnish to Agent a statement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, (i) itemizing the Excess Cash Flow for the immediately preceding calculation period or twelve (12) month period, as applicable, and (ii) setting forth the calculation of Additional Principal for such calculation period or such twelve (12) month period, as applicable. Borrowers shall deliver to Agent with each such statement an affidavit signed by the chief financial or accounting officer of Parent Borrower certifying that such statement has been prepared in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and presents correctly the items shown therein. Upon the written request of Agent, Parent Borrower shall cause such statements to be audited by an independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Agent, and Parent Borrower shall provide Agent with such audited statements within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each calendar year. The costs of such audit shall be borne by Parent Borrower.
(c) Agent may notify Parent Borrower within ninety (90) days after the receipt of any such statement that Agent disputes any computation or item contained in any portion of such statement. In the event Agent so notifies Parent Borrower, the parties shall meet in good faith to resolve such disputed items. If the parties are unable to resolve such disputed items between themselves within thirty (30) days after written notice from Agent to Parent Borrower of such disagreement, the item shall be submitted to arbitration, which arbitration shall be performed by an independent certified public accountant selected by Agent and reasonably satisfactory to Parent Borrower, whose determination shall be final. The fees of such accountant shall be paid by Parent Borrower.
(d) Following receipt and approval by Agent of each statement for twelve (12) calculation periods, payment of the cumulative Additional Principal shall be adjusted based upon the final calculation of Excess Cash Flow for such period, and Borrowers shall pay Agent for the account of the Lenders as provided in this §3.5, upon delivery of such statement (or within ten (10) days after the resolution of a dispute pursuant to §3.5(c) above), any additional amount due to Agent for the account of the Lenders as a prepayment of principal. If Borrowers’ payments to Agent of Additional Principal for the preceding twelve (12) calculation periods exceed the amount actually due to Agent, such amount shall be deducted from the next succeeding payments of Additional Principal due until the credit has been depleted, it being agreed that in no event shall Agent or the Lenders be required to return such amounts to Borrowers.
(e) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions or any other provision of this Agreement, neither Agent nor any Lender shall in any event be liable to Borrowers with respect to any operating loss of the Mortgaged Property or of Borrowers. If at any time it is calculated Additional Principal shall be a negative amount, neither Agent nor any Lender shall in any way be liable for such amount, and there shall be no deduction or offset for such negative amount at any time when Additional Principal shall be subsequently calculated except for adjustments to Additional Principal as described in §3.5(d) above.
§3.6 Effect of Prepayments. Amounts of the Revolving Credit Loans prepaid under §3.2 and §3.3 prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date may be reborrowed as provided in §2. Any portion of the Term Loans that is prepaid may not be reborrowed.
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§4. CERTAIN GENERAL PROVISIONS.
§4.1 Conversion Options.
(a) The Borrowers may elect from time to time to convert any of its outstanding Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans to a Revolving Credit Loan or Term Loan of another Type and such Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans shall thereafter bear interest as a Base Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan, as applicable; provided that (i) with respect to any such conversion of a LIBOR Rate Loan to a Base Rate Loan, the Borrowers shall give the Agent at least one (1) Business Day’s prior written notice of such election, and such conversion shall only be made on the last day of the Interest Period with respect to such LIBOR Rate Loan; (ii) with respect to any such conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan, the Borrowers shall give the Agent at least three (3) LIBOR Business Days’ prior written notice of such election and the Interest Period requested for such Loan, the principal amount of the Loan so converted shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of $1,000,000.00 or an integral multiple of $250,000.00 in excess thereof and, after giving effect to the making of such Loan, there shall be no more than eight (8) Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loans and two (2) Term LIBOR Rate Loans outstanding at any one time; and (iii) no Loan may be converted into a LIBOR Rate Loan when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. All or any part of the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans of any Type may be converted as provided herein, provided that no partial conversion shall result in a Revolving Credit Base Rate Loan or Term Base Rate Loan in a principal amount of less than $1,000,000.00 or an integral multiple of $100,000.00 or a Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loan or a Term LIBOR Rate Loan in a principal amount of less than $1,000,000.00 or an integral multiple of $250,000.00. On the date on which such conversion is being made, each Lender shall take such action as is necessary to transfer its Commitment Percentage of such Loans to its Domestic Lending Office or its LIBOR Lending Office, as the case may be. Each Conversion/Continuation Request relating to the conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan shall be irrevocable by the Borrowers.
(b) Any LIBOR Rate Loan may be continued as such Type upon the expiration of an Interest Period with respect thereto by compliance by the Borrowers with the terms of §4.1; provided that no LIBOR Rate Loan may be continued as such when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, but shall be automatically converted to a Base Rate Loan on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto ending during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default.
(c) In the event that the Borrowers do not notify the Agent of their election hereunder with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan, such Loan shall be automatically continued at the end of the applicable Interest Period as a LIBOR Rate Loan for an Interest Period of one month unless such Interest Period shall be greater than the time remaining until the Maturity Date, in which case such Loan shall be automatically converted to a Base Rate Loan at the end of the applicable Interest Period.
§4.2 Fees. The Borrowers agree to pay to KeyBank and Agent for their own account certain fees for services rendered or to be rendered in connection with the Loans as provided pursuant to a fee letter dated May 21, 2007 between Dupont Fabros and KeyBank (the “Agreement Regarding Fees”). Borrowers hereby assume all obligations of Dupont Fabros under the Agreement Regarding Fees. All such fees shall be fully earned when paid and nonrefundable under any circumstances.
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§4.3 [Intentionally Omitted.]
§4.4 Funds for Payments.
(a) All payments of principal, interest, facility fees, Letter of Credit fees, closing fees and any other amounts due hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents shall be made to the Agent, for the respective accounts of the Lenders and the Agent, as the case may be, at the Agent’s Head Office, not later than 2:00 p.m. (Cleveland time) on the day when due, in each case in lawful money of the United States in immediately available funds. The Agent is hereby authorized to charge the accounts of the Borrowers with KeyBank, on the dates when the amount thereof shall become due and payable, with the amounts of the principal of and interest on the Loans and all fees, charges, expenses and other amounts owing to the Agent and/or the Lenders (including the Swing Loan Lender) under the Loan Documents. Subject to the foregoing, all payments made to Agent on behalf of the Lenders, and actually received by Agent, shall be deemed received by the Lenders on the date actually received by Agent.
(b) All payments by the Borrowers hereunder and under any of the other Loan Documents shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and free and clear of and without deduction for any taxes (other than income or franchise taxes imposed on any Lender), levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions, withholdings, compulsory loans, restrictions or conditions of any nature now or hereafter imposed or levied by any jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof or taxing or other authority therein unless the Borrowers are compelled by law to make such deduction or withholding. If any such obligation is imposed upon the Borrowers with respect to any amount payable by it hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, the Borrowers will pay to the Agent, for the account of the Lenders (including the Swing Loan Lender) or (as the case may be) the Agent, on the date on which such amount is due and payable hereunder or under such other Loan Document, such additional amount in Dollars as shall be necessary to enable the Lenders or the Agent to receive the same net amount which the Lenders or the Agent would have received on such due date had no such obligation been imposed upon the Borrowers. The Borrowers will deliver promptly to the Agent certificates or other valid vouchers for all taxes or other charges deducted from or paid with respect to payments made by the Borrowers hereunder or under any other Loan Document.
(c) Each Lender organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, if requested in writing by the Borrowers (but only so long as such Lender remains lawfully able to do so), shall provide the Borrowers with such duly executed form(s) or statement(s) which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and, which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (i) an income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Lender, (ii) the Code, or (iii) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under (i) or (ii) above, indicates the withholding status of such Lender; provided that nothing herein (including without limitation the failure or inability to provide such form or statement) shall relieve the Borrowers of their obligations under §4.4(b). In the event that the Borrowers shall have delivered the certificates or vouchers described above for any payments made by the Borrowers and such Lender receives a refund of any taxes paid by the Borrowers pursuant to
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§4.4(b), such Lender will pay to the Borrowers the amount of such refund promptly upon receipt thereof; provided that if at any time thereafter such Lender is required to return such refund, the Borrowers shall promptly repay to such Lender the amount of such refund.
(d) The obligations of the Borrowers to the Lenders under this Agreement (and of the Revolving Credit Lenders to make payments to the Issuing Lender with respect to Letters of Credit and to the Swing Loan Lender with respect to Swing Loans) shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid and performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, under all circumstances whatsoever, including, without limitation, the following circumstances: (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any Letter of Credit or any of the other Loan Documents; (ii) any improper use which may be made of any Letter of Credit or any improper acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit in connection therewith; (iii) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or any right which the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or persons or entities for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting) or the Lenders (other than the defense of payment to the Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) or any other person, whether in connection with any Letter of Credit, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any unrelated transaction; (iv) any draft, demand, certificate, statement or any other documents presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be insufficient, forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect whatsoever; (v) any breach of any agreement between Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates and any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit; (vi) any irregularity in the transaction with respect to which any Letter of Credit is issued, including any fraud by the beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit; (vii) payment by the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a sight draft, demand, certificate or other document which does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, provided that such payment shall not have constituted gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Lender as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after the exhaustion of all applicable appeal periods; (viii) any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of a Letter of Credit of the proceeds of such Letter of Credit; (ix) the legality, validity, form, regularity or enforceability of the Letter of Credit; (x) the failure of any payment by Issuing Lender to conform to the terms of a Letter of Credit (if, in Issuing Lender’s good faith judgment, such payment is determined to be appropriate); (xi) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or observance of any of the terms of any of the Loan Documents; (xii) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default; and (xiii) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, provided that such other circumstances or happenings shall not have been the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Lender or the Swing Loan Lender, as applicable as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after the exhaustion of all applicable appeal periods.
§4.5 Computations. All computations of interest on the Loans and of other fees to the extent applicable shall be based on a 360-day year (or a 365 day year in the case of Base Rate Loans) and paid for the actual number of days elapsed. Except as otherwise provided in the definition of the term “Interest Period” with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans, whenever a payment hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents becomes due on a day that is not a Business Day, the due date for such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business
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Day, and interest shall accrue during such extension. The Outstanding Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities as reflected on the records of the Agent from time to time shall be considered prima facie evidence of such amount absent manifest error.
§4.6 Suspension of LIBOR Rate Loans. In the event that, prior to the commencement of any Interest Period relating to any LIBOR Rate Loan, the Agent shall determine that adequate and reasonable methods do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for such Interest Period, or the Agent shall reasonably determine that LIBOR will not accurately and fairly reflect the cost of the Lenders making or maintaining LIBOR Rate Loans for such Interest Period, the Agent shall forthwith give notice of such determination (which shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrowers and the Lenders absent manifest error) to the Borrowers and the Lenders. In such event (a) any Loan Request with respect to a LIBOR Rate Loan shall be automatically withdrawn and shall be deemed a request for a Base Rate Loan and (b) each LIBOR Rate Loan will automatically, on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto, become a Base Rate Loan, and the obligations of the Lenders to make LIBOR Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Agent determines that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, whereupon the Agent shall so notify the Borrowers and the Lenders.
§4.7 Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, if any present or future law, regulation, treaty or directive or the interpretation or application thereof shall make it unlawful, or any central bank or other governmental authority having jurisdiction over a Lender or its LIBOR Lending Office shall assert that it is unlawful, for any Lender to make or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans, such Lender shall forthwith give notice of such circumstances to the Agent and the Borrowers and thereupon (a) the commitment of the Lenders to make LIBOR Rate Loans shall forthwith be suspended and (b) the LIBOR Rate Loans then outstanding shall be converted automatically to Base Rate Loans on the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loans or within such earlier period as may be required by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, before giving such notice, the applicable Lender shall designate a different lending office if such designation will void the need for giving such notice and will not, in the judgment of such Lender, be otherwise materially disadvantageous to such Lender or increase any costs payable by Borrowers hereunder.
§4.8 Additional Interest. If any LIBOR Rate Loan or any portion thereof is repaid or is converted to a Base Rate Loan for any reason on a date which is prior to the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loan, or if repayment of the Loans has been accelerated as provided in §12.1, the Borrowers will pay to the Agent upon demand for the account of the applicable Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages (or to the Swing Loan Lender with respect to a Swing Loan), in addition to any amounts of interest otherwise payable hereunder, the Breakage Costs. Borrowers understand, agree and acknowledge the following: (i) no Lender has any obligation to purchase, sell and/or match funds in connection with the use of LIBOR as a basis for calculating the rate of interest on a LIBOR Rate Loan; (ii) LIBOR is used merely as a reference in determining such rate; and (iii) Borrowers have accepted LIBOR as a reasonable and fair basis for calculating such rate and any Breakage Costs. Borrowers further agree to pay the Breakage Costs, if any, whether or not a Lender elects to purchase, sell and/or match funds.
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§4.9 Additional Costs, Etc. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if any present or future applicable law, which expression, as used herein, includes statutes, rules and regulations thereunder and interpretations thereof by any competent court or by any governmental or other regulatory body or official charged with the administration or the interpretation thereof and requests, directives, instructions and notices at any time or from time to time hereafter made upon or otherwise issued to any Lender or the Agent by any central bank or other fiscal, monetary or other authority (whether or not having the force of law), shall:
(a) subject any Lender or the Agent to any tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, fee, deduction or withholding of any nature with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, such Lender’s Commitment, a Letter of Credit or the Loans (other than taxes based upon or measured by the gross receipts, income or profits of such Lender or the Agent or its franchise tax), or
(b) materially change the basis of taxation (except for changes in taxes on gross receipts, income or profits or its franchise tax) of payments to any Lender of the principal of or the interest on any Loans or any other amounts payable to any Lender under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or
(c) impose or increase or render applicable any special deposit, reserve, assessment, liquidity, capital adequacy or other similar requirements (whether or not having the force of law and which are not already reflected in any amounts payable by Borrowers hereunder) against assets held by, or deposits in or for the account of, or loans by, or commitments of an office of any Lender, or
(d) impose on any Lender or the Agent any other conditions or requirements with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Loans, such Lender’s Commitment, a Letter of Credit or any class of loans or commitments of which any of the Loans or such Lender’s Commitment forms a part; and the result of any of the foregoing is:
(i) to increase the cost to any Lender of making, funding, issuing, renewing, extending or maintaining any of the Loans, the Letters of Credit or such Lender’s Commitment, or
(ii) to reduce the amount of principal, interest or other amount payable to any Lender or the Agent hereunder on account of such Lender’s Commitment or any of the Loans or the Letters of Credit, or
(iii) to require any Lender or the Agent to make any payment or to forego any interest or other sum payable hereunder, the amount of which payment or foregone interest or other sum is calculated by reference to the gross amount of any sum receivable or deemed received by such Lender or the Agent from the Borrowers hereunder, then, and in each such case, the Borrowers will, within fifteen (15) days of demand made by such Lender or (as the case may be) the Agent at any time and from time to time and as often as the occasion therefor may arise, pay to such Lender or the Agent such additional amounts as such Lender or the Agent shall determine in good faith to be sufficient to compensate such Lender or the Agent for such additional cost, reduction, payment or foregone interest or other sum. Each Lender and the Agent in determining such amounts may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods generally applied by such Lender or the Agent.
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§4.10 Capital Adequacy. If after the date hereof any Lender determines that (a) the adoption of or change in any law, rule, regulation or guideline regarding capital requirements for banks or bank holding companies or any change in the interpretation or application thereof by any governmental authority charged with the administration thereof, or (b) compliance by such Lender or its parent bank holding company with any guideline, request or directive of any such entity regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law), has the effect of reducing the return on such Lender’s or such holding company’s capital as a consequence of such Lender’s commitment to make Loans or participate in Letters of Credit hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or holding company could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such holding company’s then existing policies with respect to capital adequacy and assuming the full utilization of such entity’s capital) by any amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then such Lender may notify the Borrowers thereof. The Borrowers agree to pay to such Lender the amount of such reduction in the return on capital as and when such reduction is determined, upon presentation by such Lender of a statement of the amount setting forth the Lender’s calculation thereof. In determining such amount, such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods generally applied by such Lender.
§4.11 Breakage Costs. Borrowers shall pay all Breakage Costs required to be paid by them pursuant to this Agreement and incurred from time to time by any Lender upon demand within fifteen (15) days from receipt of written notice from Agent, or such earlier date as may be required by this Agreement.
§4.12 Default Interest; Late Charge. Following the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, and regardless of whether or not the Agent or the Lenders shall have accelerated the maturity of the Loans, all Loans shall bear interest payable on demand at a rate per annum equal to two percent (2.0%) above the Base Rate (the “Default Rate”), until such amount shall be paid in full (after as well as before judgment), and the fee payable with respect to Letters of Credit shall be increased to a rate equal to two percent (2.0%) above the Letter of Credit fee that would otherwise be applicable to such time, or if any of such amounts shall exceed the maximum rate permitted by law, then at the maximum rate permitted by law. In addition, the Borrowers shall pay a late charge equal to four percent (4.0%) of any amount of interest and/or principal payable on the Loans or any other amounts payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, which is not paid by the Borrowers within ten (10) days of the date when due.
§4.13 Certificate. A certificate setting forth any amounts payable pursuant to §4.8, §4.9, §4.10, §4.11 or §4.12 and a reasonably detailed explanation of such amounts which are due, submitted by any Lender or the Agent to the Borrowers, shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
§4.14 Limitation on Interest. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, all agreements between or among the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Agent, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or oral, are hereby
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limited so that in no contingency, whether by reason of acceleration of the maturity of any of the Obligations or otherwise, shall the interest contracted for, charged or received by the Lenders exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable law. If, from any circumstance whatsoever, interest would otherwise be payable to the Lenders in excess of the maximum lawful amount, the interest payable to the Lenders shall be reduced to the maximum amount permitted under applicable law; and if from any circumstance the Lenders shall ever receive anything of value deemed interest by applicable law in excess of the maximum lawful amount, an amount equal to any excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance of the Obligations and to the payment of interest or, if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of principal of the Obligations, such excess shall be refunded to the Borrowers. All interest paid or agreed to be paid to the Lenders shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full period until payment in full of the principal of the Obligations (including the period of any renewal or extension thereof) so that the interest thereon for such full period shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. This Section shall control all agreements between or among the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Agent.
§4.15 Certain Provisions Relating to Increased Costs and Non-Funding Lenders. If a Lender gives notice of the existence of the circumstances set forth in §4.7 or any Lender requests compensation for any losses or costs to be reimbursed pursuant to any one or more of the provisions of §4.4(b) (as a result of the imposition of U.S. withholding taxes on amounts paid to such Lender under this Agreement), §4.9 or §4.10, then, upon request of Borrowers, such Lender, as applicable, shall use reasonable efforts in a manner consistent with such institution’s practice in connection with loans like the Loan of such Lender to eliminate, mitigate or reduce amounts that would otherwise be payable by Borrowers under the foregoing provisions, provided that such action would not be otherwise prejudicial to such Lender, including, without limitation, by designating another of such Lender’s offices, branches or affiliates; the Borrowers agreeing to pay all reasonably incurred costs and expenses incurred by such Lender in connection with any such action. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and if any Lender (a) has given notice of the existence of the circumstances set forth in §4.7 or has requested payment or compensation for any losses or costs to be reimbursed pursuant to any one or more of the provisions of §4.4(b) (as a result of the imposition of U.S. withholding taxes on amounts paid to such Lender under this Agreement), §4.9 or §4.10 and following the request of Borrowers has been unable to take the steps described above to mitigate such amounts (each, an “Affected Lender”) or (b) has failed to make available to Agent its pro rata share of any Loan or participation in a Letter of Credit or Swing Loan and such failure has not been cured (a “Non-Funding Lender”), then, within thirty (30) days after such notice or request for payment or compensation or failure to fund, as applicable, Borrowers shall have the one-time right as to such Affected Lender or Non-Funding Lender, as applicable, to be exercised by delivery of written notice delivered to the Agent and the Affected Lender or Non-Funding Lender, as applicable, within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice or failure to fund, as applicable, to elect to cause the Affected Lender or Non-Funding Lender, as applicable, to transfer its Commitment. The Agent shall promptly notify the remaining Lenders that each of such Lenders shall have the right, but not the obligation, to acquire a portion of the Commitment, pro rata based upon their relevant Commitment Percentages, of the Affected Lender or Non-Funding Lender, as applicable (or if any of such Lenders does not elect to purchase its pro rata share, then to such remaining Lenders in such
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proportion as approved by the Agent). In the event that the Lenders do not elect to acquire all of the Affected Lender’s or Non-Funding Lender’s Commitment, then the Agent shall endeavor to obtain a new Lender to acquire such remaining Commitment. Upon any such purchase of the Commitment of the Affected Lender or Non-Funding Lender, as applicable, the Affected Lender’s or Non-Funding Lender’s interest in the Obligations and its rights hereunder and under the Loan Documents shall terminate at the date of purchase, and the Affected Lender or Non-Funding Lender, as applicable, shall promptly execute all documents reasonably requested to surrender and transfer such interest. The purchase price for the Affected Lender’s or Non-Funding Lender’s Commitment shall equal any and all amounts outstanding and owed by Borrowers to the Affected Lender or Non-Funding Lender, as applicable, including principal, prepayment premium or fee, and all accrued and unpaid interest or fees.
§5. COLLATERAL SECURITY.
§5.1 Collateral. The Obligations shall be secured by a perfected first priority lien and security interest to be held by the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders on the Collateral, pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents.
§5.2 Appraisals; Adjusted Value.
(a) Upon Borrowers’ request, which request may not be made more often than one (1) time in any period of 365 days, Agent shall obtain current Appraisals of each of the Mortgaged Properties and the Stabilized Properties. Additionally, in the event that Borrowers elect to extend the Revolving Credit Maturity Date as provided in §2.12 or at Agent’s option to be exercised not more frequently than annually, the Agent may on behalf of the Lenders obtain current Appraisals of each of the Mortgaged Properties and other Stabilized Properties. In addition, in the event that a Borrower or a Subsidiary of a Borrower acquires Real Estate or in the event any property becomes a Stabilized Property, Agent may on behalf of the Lenders obtain a current Appraisal of each such property. In any such case, said Appraisals will be ordered by Agent and reviewed and approved by the appraisal department of the Agent, in order to determine the current Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Properties and other Real Estate, as applicable, and the Borrowers shall pay to Agent within ten (10) days of demand all reasonable costs of such Appraisals.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of §5.2(a), the Agent may, for the purpose of determining the current Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Properties and other Real Estate, as applicable, obtain new Appraisals or an update to existing Appraisals with respect to such property, or any of them, as the Agent shall determine (i) at any time that the regulatory requirements of any Lender generally applicable to real estate loans of the category made under this Agreement as reasonably interpreted by such Lender shall require more frequent Appraisals, or (ii) at any time following a Default or Event of Default, or (iii) if the Agent reasonably believes that there has been a material adverse change with respect to any such property including, without limitation, a material change in the market in which any such property is located which may affect the value of such property. The expense of such Appraisals and/or updates performed pursuant to this §5.2(b) shall be borne by the Borrowers and payable to Agent within ten (10) days of demand; provided the Borrowers shall not be obligated to pay for an Appraisal of a property obtained pursuant to this §5.2(b) more often than once in any period of twelve (12) months.
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(c) The Borrowers acknowledge that the Agent has the right to approve any Appraisal performed pursuant to this Agreement. The Borrowers further agree that the Lenders and Agent do not make any representations or warranties with respect to any such Appraisal and shall have no liability as a result of or in connection with any such Appraisal for statements contained in such Appraisal, including without limitation, the accuracy and completeness of information, estimates, conclusions and opinions contained in such Appraisal, or variance of such Appraisal from the fair value of such property that is the subject of such Appraisal given by the local tax assessor’s office, or the Borrowers’ idea of the value of such property.
(d) Except in connection with the addition of a Mortgaged Property, the acquisition of a Stabilized Property or a property becoming a Stabilized Property, whenever Appraisals of Mortgaged Properties or Stabilized Properties are obtained pursuant to this Agreement, Appraisals of all such Mortgaged Properties and Stabilized Properties shall be obtained at the same time on a portfolio basis.
§5.3 Addition of Mortgaged Properties.
(a) After the Closing Date, Parent Borrower shall have the right, subject to the consent of the Agent and the Required Lenders (which consent may be withheld in their sole and absolute discretion) and the satisfaction by Parent Borrower of the conditions set forth in this §5.3, to add Potential Collateral to the Collateral. Parent Borrower from time to time after the Closing Date may also request that certain Real Estate of one or more Subsidiary Borrowers (collectively, the “Subsidiary Borrower Collateral”) be included as a Mortgaged Property for the purpose of increasing the Borrowing Base Availability. In the event Parent Borrower desires to add additional Potential Collateral or Subsidiary Borrower Collateral as aforesaid, Parent Borrower shall provide written notice to the Agent of such request (which the Agent shall promptly furnish to the Lenders), together with all documentation and other information required to permit the Agent to determine whether such Real Estate is Eligible Real Estate. Thereafter, the Agent shall have ten (10) days from the date of the receipt of such documentation and other information to advise Parent Borrower whether the Required Lenders consent to the acceptance of such Subsidiary Borrower Collateral or Potential Collateral. If a Lender shall fail to respond to Agent within such ten (10) day period, such Lender shall be deemed to have approved such proposed Subsidiary Borrower Collateral or Potential Collateral. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Subsidiary Borrower Collateral or Potential Collateral shall be included as Collateral unless and until the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied:
(i) such Subsidiary Borrower Collateral or Potential Collateral shall be Eligible Real Estate;
(ii) the owner of any Subsidiary Borrower Collateral (and any indirect owner of such Subsidiary Borrower) shall have executed a Joinder Agreement and satisfied the conditions of §5.5;
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(iii) Parent Borrower or the owner of the Subsidiary Borrower Collateral or Potential Collateral, as applicable, shall have executed and delivered to the Agent all Eligible Real Estate Qualification Documents (which may include an assignment of interests with respect to any direct or indirect interests in the owner of such Subsidiary Borrower Collateral), all of which instruments, documents or agreements shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;
(iv) after giving effect to the inclusion of such Subsidiary Borrower Collateral or Potential Collateral, each of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries contained in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or in any document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement shall be true in all material respects both as of the date as of which it was made and shall also be true as of the time of the replacement or addition of Mortgaged Properties, with the same effect as if made at and as of that time (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct only as of such specified date), and no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and the Agent shall have received a certificate of Parent Borrower to such effect; and
(v) the Agent shall have consented to, and Agent shall have received the prior written consent of the Required Lenders to, the inclusion of such Real Estate as a Mortgaged Property.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event such Subsidiary Borrower Collateral or Potential Collateral does not qualify as Eligible Real Estate, so long as the conditions set forth in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this §5.3 have been satisfied, such Subsidiary Borrower Collateral or Potential Collateral shall be included as Collateral so long as the Agent shall have received the prior written consent of each of the Lenders to the inclusion of such Real Estate as a Mortgaged Property.
(b) Parent Borrower may, at its option, obtain preliminary approval of the Required Lenders of Subsidiary Borrower Collateral or Potential Collateral by delivering to the Agent and each of the Lenders the following with respect to such Subsidiary Borrower Collateral or Potential Collateral:
(i) a physical description of the Real Estate;
(ii) current rent rolls, historic operating statements and operating and capital budgets (if available to Parent Borrower), and projected operating and near-term capital expenditure budgets for such Real Estate reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders;
(iii) a current environmental report, a current engineering report and similar information reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders; and
(iv) a certification to the knowledge of Parent Borrower that such Real Estate will satisfy (or is anticipated to satisfy upon the acceptance of such Real Estate as Collateral) each of the other conditions to the acceptance of Real Estate as Collateral. The Required Lenders shall have ten (10) days following receipt of all of the foregoing items to grant
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or deny preliminary approval for such proposed Subsidiary Borrower Collateral or Potential Collateral. If a Lender shall fail to respond within such ten (10) day period, such Lender shall be deemed to have approved such proposed Subsidiary Borrower Collateral or Potential Collateral. Agent shall notify Parent Borrower if and when the Required Lenders have granted such preliminary approval. In the event that the Required Lenders grant such preliminary approval, Parent Borrower shall satisfy the remaining requirements to the acceptance of such Collateral as provided in §5.3(a). Such Real Estate shall not be included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Availability until the requirements of §5.3(a) are satisfied.
§5.4 Release of Mortgaged Property. Provided no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred hereunder and be continuing (or would exist immediately after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this §5.4), the Agent shall release a Mortgaged Property from the lien or security title of the Security Documents encumbering the same in connection with a sale, other disposition or refinance upon the request of Parent Borrower subject to and upon the following terms and conditions:
(a) Parent Borrower shall deliver to the Agent written notice of its desire to obtain such release no later than ten (10) days prior to the date on which such release is to be effected;
(b) Parent Borrower shall submit to the Agent with such request a Compliance Certificate prepared using the financial statements of Parent Borrower most recently provided or required to be provided to the Agent under §6.4 or §7.4 adjusted in the best good faith estimate of Parent Borrower to give effect to the proposed release and demonstrating that no Default or Event of Default with respect to the covenants referred to therein shall exist after giving effect to such release;
(c) until the occurrence of the Capital Event any release of a Mortgaged Property shall be subject to the prior written approval of the Required Lenders;
(d) all release documents to be executed by the Agent shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;
(e) Parent Borrower shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses of the Agent in connection with such release, including without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees;
(f) Parent Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders a release price, which payment shall be applied to reduce the outstanding principal balance of the Loans as provided in §3.4, in an amount equal to the amount necessary to reduce the outstanding principal balance of the Loans so that no violation of the covenant set forth in §9.1 shall occur; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing in this clause (f), in the event that the Capital Event has not occurred on or before August 7, 2008, then until the occurrence of the Capital Event Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders a release price, which shall be applied to reduce the outstanding principal balance of the Loans, in an amount equal to one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the Borrowing Base Value of such Mortgaged Property as most recently determined under this Agreement; and
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(g) without limiting or affecting any other provision hereof, any release of a Mortgaged Property will not cause the Borrowers to be in violation of the covenants set forth in §9.6.
§5.5 Additional Subsidiary Borrowers. In the event that Parent Borrower shall request that certain Real Estate of a Subsidiary of Parent Borrower be included as a Mortgaged Property as contemplated by §5.3 and such Real Estate is approved for inclusion as a Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms hereof, Parent Borrower shall cause each such Subsidiary (and any entity having an interest in such Subsidiary of Parent Borrower) to execute and deliver to Agent a Joinder Agreement, and such Subsidiary (and any such entity) shall become a Subsidiary Borrower hereunder. Each such Subsidiary shall be specifically authorized, in accordance with its respective organizational documents, to be a Borrower hereunder and to execute the Contribution Agreement and such Security Documents as Agent may require. Parent Borrower shall further cause all representations, covenants and agreements in the Loan Documents with respect to Borrowers to be true and correct with respect to each such Subsidiary. Without limiting the foregoing, each such Subsidiary shall be in compliance with the covenants set forth in §7.21. In connection with the delivery of such Joinder Agreement, Parent Borrower shall deliver to the Agent such organizational agreements, resolutions, consents, opinions and other documents and instruments as the Agent may reasonably require.
§5.6 Release of Certain Subsidiary Borrowers. In the event that all Mortgaged Properties owned by a Subsidiary Borrower shall have been released as Collateral for the Obligations and Hedge Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, then such Subsidiary Borrower shall be released by Agent from liability under this Agreement. The provisions of this §5.6 shall not apply to any Subsidiary Borrower which owns a Mortgaged Property or any direct or indirect interest in a Mortgaged Property.
§5.7 Release of Collateral.
(a) Provided no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, upon the occurrence of the Capital Event Agent shall release the lien and security interest created by the Assignment of Interests.
(b) Upon the refinancing or repayment of the Obligations in full and termination of the obligation to provide additional Loans or Letters of Credit to Borrowers, then the Agent shall be entitled to release the Collateral from the lien and security interest of the Security Documents and to release the Borrowers, provided that Agent has not received a notice from the “Representative” (as defined in §14.17) or the holder of the Hedge Obligations that any Hedge Obligation is then due and payable to the holder thereof.
§6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The Borrowers represent and warrant to the Agent and the Lenders as follows.
§6.1 Corporate Authority, Etc.
(a) Incorporation; Good Standing. Parent Borrower is a Delaware limited liability company duly organized pursuant to its articles of organization or formation filed with
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the Delaware Secretary of State, and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware. Parent Borrower (i) has all requisite power to own its property and conduct its business as now conducted and as presently contemplated, and (ii) is in good standing and is duly authorized to do business in the jurisdictions where the Mortgaged Properties owned or leased by it are located and in each other jurisdiction where a failure to be so qualified in such other jurisdiction could have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Subsidiaries. Each of the Subsidiary Borrowers and each of the Subsidiaries of the Borrowers (i) is a corporation, limited partnership, general partnership, limited liability company or trust duly organized under the laws of its State of organization and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws thereof, (ii) has all requisite power to own its property and conduct its business as now conducted and as presently contemplated and (iii) is in good standing and is duly authorized to do business in each jurisdiction where a Mortgaged Property owned or leased by it is located (to the extent required by applicable law) and in each other jurisdiction where a failure to be so qualified could have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which any of the Borrowers is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (i) are within the authority of Borrowers, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary proceedings on the part of Borrowers, (iii) do not and will not conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation to which any Borrower is subject or any judgment, order, writ, injunction, license or permit applicable to any Borrower, (iv) do not and will not conflict with or constitute a default (whether with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both) under any provision of the partnership agreement, articles of incorporation or other charter documents or bylaws of, or any agreement or other instrument binding upon, any Borrower or any of its properties, (v) do not and will not result in or require the imposition of any lien or other encumbrance on any of the properties, assets or rights of any Borrower other than the liens and encumbrances in favor of Agent contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (vi) do not require the approval or consent of any Person other than those already obtained and delivered to Agent.
(d) Enforceability. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which any of the Borrowers is a party are valid and legally binding obligations of Borrowers enforceable in accordance with the respective terms and provisions hereof and thereof, except as enforceability is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and general principles of equity.
§6.2 Governmental Approvals. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which any Borrower is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not require the approval or consent of, or filing or registration with, or the giving of any notice to, any court, department, board, governmental agency or authority other than those already obtained and the filing of the Security Documents in the appropriate records office with respect thereto.
§6.3 Title to Properties. Except as indicated on Schedule 6.3 hereto or other adjustments that are not material in amount, Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries own or lease
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all of the assets reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of Parent Borrower as of the Balance Sheet Date or acquired or leased since that date (except property and assets sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course since that date) subject to no rights of others, including any mortgages, leases pursuant to which Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates is the lessee, conditional sales agreements, title retention agreements, liens or other encumbrances except Permitted Liens.
§6.4 Financial Statements. Parent Borrower has furnished to Agent: (a) the consolidated balance sheet of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the Balance Sheet Date and the related consolidated statement of income and cash flow for the calendar year then ended certified by the chief financial or accounting officer of Parent Borrower, (b) as of the Closing Date, an unaudited statement of Net Operating Income for each of the Mortgaged Properties for the period ending December 31, 2006 reasonably satisfactory in form to the Agent and certified by the chief financial or accounting officer of Parent Borrower as fairly presenting the Net Operating Income for such parcels for such periods, and (c) certain other financial information relating to the Borrowers and the Real Estate (including, without limitation, the Mortgaged Properties). Such balance sheet and statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and fairly present the consolidated financial condition of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such dates and the consolidated results of the operations of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such periods. There are no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries involving material amounts not disclosed in said financial statements and the related notes thereto.
§6.5 No Material Changes. Since the Balance Sheet Date or the date of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to §7.4, as applicable, there has occurred no materially adverse change in the financial condition, prospects or business of the Borrowers, and their respective Subsidiaries taken as a whole as shown on or reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of Parent Borrower as of the Balance Sheet Date, or its consolidated statement of income or cash flows for the calendar year then ended, other than changes in the ordinary course of business that have not and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the date hereof, except as set forth on Schedule 6.5 hereto, there has occurred no materially adverse change in the financial condition, prospects, operations or business activities of any of the Mortgaged Properties from the condition shown on the statements of income delivered to the Agent pursuant to §6.4 other than changes in the ordinary course of business that have not had any materially adverse effect either individually or in the aggregate on the business, prospects, operation or financial condition of such Mortgaged Property.
§6.6 Franchises, Patents, Copyrights, Etc. The Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries possess all franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, service marks, licenses and permits, and rights in respect of the foregoing, adequate for the conduct of their business substantially as now conducted without known conflict with any rights of others. None of the Mortgaged Properties is owned or operated under or by reference to any registered or protected trademark, trade name, service xxxx or logo.
§6.7 Litigation. Except as stated on Schedule 6.7, there are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations of any kind pending or to the knowledge of the Borrowers threatened against any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries before any court,
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tribunal, arbitrator, mediator or administrative agency or board which question the validity of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, any action taken or to be taken pursuant hereto or thereto or any lien, security title or security interest created or intended to be created pursuant hereto or thereto, or which if adversely determined could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.7, there are no judgments, final orders or awards outstanding against or affecting any Borrower, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any Mortgaged Property individually or in the aggregate in excess of $1,000,000.00.
§6.8 No Material Adverse Contracts, Etc. None of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation that has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or agreement that has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
§6.9 Compliance with Other Instruments, Laws, Etc. None of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries is in violation of any provision of its charter or other organizational documents, bylaws, or any agreement or instrument to which it is subject or by which it or any of its properties is bound or any decree, order, judgment, statute, license, rule or regulation, in any of the foregoing cases in a manner that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
§6.10 Tax Status. Each of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries (a) has made or filed all federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject or has obtained an extension for filing, (b) has paid prior to delinquency all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and (c) has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers or partners of such Person know of no basis for any such claim. There are no audits pending or to the knowledge of Borrowers threatened with respect to any tax returns filed by Borrowers or their respective Subsidiaries. The taxpayer identification number for Parent Borrower is 00-0000000.
§6.11 No Event of Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
§6.12 Investment Company Act. None of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries is an “investment company”, or an “affiliated company” or a “principal underwriter” of an “investment company”, as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
§6.13 Absence of UCC Financing Statements, Etc. Except with respect to Permitted Liens or as disclosed on the lien search reports delivered to and approved by the Agent, there is no financing statement (but excluding any financing statements that may be filed against any
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Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries without the consent or agreement of such Persons), security agreement, chattel mortgage, real estate mortgage or other document filed or recorded with any applicable filing records, registry, or other public office, that purports to cover, affect or give notice of any present or possible future lien on, or security interest or security title in, any property of any Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries or rights thereunder.
§6.14 Setoff, Etc. The Collateral and the rights of the Agent and the Lenders with respect to the Collateral are not subject to any setoff, claims, withholdings or other defenses by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or, to the best knowledge of Borrowers, any other Person other than Permitted Liens described in §8.2(i)(A), (v) and (vi).
§6.15 Certain Transactions. Except as disclosed on Schedule 6.15 hereto, none of the partners, officers, trustees, managers, members, directors, or employees of any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries is, nor shall any such Person become, a party to any transaction with any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates (other than for services as partners, managers, members, employees, officers and directors), including any agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any partner, officer, trustee, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any partner, officer, trustee, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, which are on terms less favorable to the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries than those that would be obtained in a comparable arms-length transaction.
§6.16 Employee Benefit Plans. Each Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate has fulfilled its obligation, if any, under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan and is in compliance in all material respects with the presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan. Neither any Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has (a) sought a waiver of the minimum funding standard under §412 of the Code in respect of any Employee Benefit Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan, (b) failed to make any contribution or payment to any Employee Benefit Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan, or made any amendment to any Employee Benefit Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan, which has resulted or could result in the imposition of a Lien or the posting of a bond or other security under ERISA or the Code, or (c) incurred any liability under Title IV of ERISA other than a liability to the PBGC for premiums under §4007 of ERISA. None of the Mortgaged Properties constitutes a “plan asset” of any Employee Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan.
§6.17 Disclosure. All of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any document or instrument delivered to the Agent or the Lenders pursuant to or in connection with any of such Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects. All information contained in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or otherwise furnished to or made available to the Agent or the Lenders by or on behalf of any Borrower is and will be true and correct in all material respects and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
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omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. The written information, reports and other papers and data with respect to the Borrowers, any Subsidiary or the Mortgaged Properties (other than projections and estimates) furnished to the Agent or the Lenders in connection with this Agreement or the obtaining of the Commitments of the Lenders hereunder was, at the time so furnished, complete and correct in all material respects, or has been subsequently supplemented by other written information, reports or other papers or data, to the extent necessary to give in all material respects a true and accurate knowledge of the subject matter in all material respects; provided that such representation shall not apply to (a) the accuracy of any appraisal, title commitment, survey, or engineering and environmental reports prepared by third parties or legal conclusions or analysis provided by the Borrowers’ counsel (although the Borrowers have no reason to believe that the Agent and the Lenders may not rely on the accuracy thereof) or (b) budgets, projections and other forward-looking speculative information prepared in good faith by the Borrowers (except to the extent the related assumptions were when made manifestly unreasonable).
§6.18 Trade Name; Place of Business. No Borrower uses any trade name and conducts business under any name other than its actual name set forth in the Loan Documents. The principal place of business of the Borrowers is 0000 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000.
§6.19 Regulations T, U and X. No portion of any Loan is to be used for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any “margin security” or “margin stock” as such terms are used in Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R. Parts 220, 221 and 224. No Borrower is engaged, nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any “margin security” or “margin stock” as such terms are used in Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R. Parts 220, 221 and 224.
§6.20 Environmental Compliance. The Borrowers have taken all commercially reasonable steps to investigate the past and present conditions and usage of the Real Estate and the operations conducted thereon and, except as specifically set forth in the written environmental site assessment reports of the Environmental Engineer provided to the Agent on or before the date hereof, or in the case of Mortgaged Property acquired after the date hereof, the environmental site assessment reports with respect thereto provided to the Agent, makes the following representations and warranties except as set forth on Schedules 6.20(c) or (d).:
(a) None of the Borrowers, their respective Subsidiaries nor to the best knowledge and belief of Borrowers any operator of the Real Estate, nor any tenant or operations thereon, is in violation, or alleged violation, of any judgment, decree, order, law, license, rule or regulation pertaining to environmental matters, including without limitation, those arising under any Environmental Law, which violation (i) involves Real Estate (other than the Mortgaged Properties) and has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) involves a Mortgaged Property.
(b) None of the Borrowers nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has received notice from any third party including, without limitation, any federal, state or local governmental authority, (i) that it has been identified by the United States Environmental
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Protection Agency (“EPA”) as a potentially responsible party under CERCLA with respect to a site listed on the National Priorities List, 40 C.F.R. Part 000 Xxxxxxxx X (1986); (ii) that any Hazardous Substance(s) which it has generated, transported or disposed of have been found at any site at which a federal, state or local agency or other third party has conducted or has ordered that any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries conduct a remedial investigation, removal or other response action pursuant to any Environmental Law; or (iii) that it is or shall be a named party to any claim, action, cause of action, complaint, or legal or administrative proceeding (in each case, contingent or otherwise) arising out of any third party’s incurrence of costs, expenses, losses or damages of any kind whatsoever in connection with the release of Hazardous Substances, which in any case (A) involves Real Estate other than the Mortgaged Properties and has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (B) involves a Mortgaged Property.
(c) (i) No portion of the Real Estate has been used for the handling, processing, storage or disposal of Hazardous Substances except in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws, and no underground tank or other underground storage receptacle for Hazardous Substances is located on any portion of the Real Estate except those which are being operated and maintained in compliance with Environmental Laws; (ii) in the course of any activities conducted by the Borrowers, their respective Subsidiaries or, to the best knowledge and belief of the Borrowers, the tenants and operators of their properties, no Hazardous Substances have been generated or are being used on the Real Estate except in the ordinary course of Borrowers’ business and in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws; (iii) there has been no past or present releasing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, disposing or dumping (other than the storing of materials in reasonable quantities to the extent necessary for the operation of data centers of the type and size of those owned by Borrowers in the ordinary course of their business, and in any event in compliance with all Environmental Laws) (a “Release”) or threatened Release of Hazardous Substances on, upon, into or from the Mortgaged Properties, which Release would have a material adverse effect on the value of such Mortgaged Properties or adjacent properties, or from any other Real Estate, which Release has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iv) to the Borrowers’ actual knowledge, there have been no Releases on, upon, from or into any real property in the vicinity of any of the Real Estate which, through soil or groundwater contamination, may have come to be located on, and which could be reasonably anticipated to have a material adverse effect on the value of, the Real Estate; and (v) any Hazardous Substances that have been generated on any of the Real Estate have been transported off-site in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws (except with respect to the foregoing in this §6.20(c) as to any Real Estate (other than the Mortgaged Properties) where the foregoing has not had or could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).
(d) Except as set forth on Schedule 6.20(d), none of the Borrowers, their respective Subsidiaries nor the Real Estate is subject to any applicable Environmental Law requiring the performance of Hazardous Substances site assessments, or the removal or remediation of Hazardous Substances, or the giving of notice to any governmental agency or the recording or delivery to other Persons of an environmental disclosure document or statement in each case by virtue of the transactions set forth herein and contemplated hereby, or as a condition to the recording of the Mortgages or to the effectiveness of any other transactions contemplated hereby except for such matters that shall be complied with as of the Closing Date.
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(e) There are no existing or closed sanitary landfills, solid waste disposal sites, or hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facilities on or, to Borrowers’ actual knowledge, affecting the Real Estate except where such existence as to any Real Estate other than a Mortgaged Property has not had or could not be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) The Borrowers have not received any written notice of any claim by any party that any use, operation, or condition of the Real Estate has caused any nuisance or any other liability or adverse condition on any other property which as to any Real Estate other than a Mortgaged Property has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, nor is there any actual knowledge of any basis for such a claim.
§6.21 Subsidiaries; Organizational Structure. Schedule 6.21(a) sets forth, as of the date hereof, all of the Subsidiaries of Parent Borrower, the form and jurisdiction of organization of each of the Subsidiaries, and the owners of the direct and indirect ownership interests therein. Schedule 6.21(b) sets forth, as of the date hereof, all of the Unconsolidated Affiliates of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries, the form and jurisdiction of organization of each of the Unconsolidated Affiliates, Parent Borrower’s or its Subsidiary’s ownership interest therein and the other owners of the applicable Unconsolidated Affiliate. No Person owns any legal, equitable or beneficial interest in any of the Persons set forth on Schedules 6.21(a) and 6.21(b) except as set forth on such Schedules. Lammot J. du Pont is the sole manager of Panda Interests LLC and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx is the sole manager of Mercer Interests LLC, the Eden Managing Members are the sole managing members of Managing Member, which is the sole managing member of Parent Borrower, and Lammot J. du Pont and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx own (directly or indirectly) not less than thirty-five percent (35%) of the economic, voting and beneficial interest in Parent Borrower.
§6.22 Leases. The Borrowers have delivered to the Agent true copies of the Leases and any amendments thereto relating to each Mortgaged Property required to be delivered as a part of the Eligible Real Estate Qualification Documents as of the date hereof. An accurate and complete Rent Roll as of the date of inclusion of each Mortgaged Property in the Collateral with respect to all Leases of any portion of the Mortgaged Property has been provided to the Agent. The Leases previously delivered to Agent as described in the preceding sentence constitute as of the date thereof the sole agreements relating to leasing or licensing of space at such Mortgaged Property and in the Building relating thereto. No tenant under any Lease is entitled to any free rent, partial rent, rebate of rent payments, credit, offset or deduction in rent, including, without limitation, lease support payments or lease buy-outs, except as reflected in such Leases or such Rent Roll. Except as set forth in Schedule 6.22, the Leases reflected therein are, as of the date of inclusion of the applicable Mortgaged Property in the Collateral, in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms, without any payment default or any other material default thereunder, nor are there any defenses, counterclaims, offsets, concessions or rebates available to any tenant thereunder, and except as reflected in Schedule 6.22, no Borrower has given or made, any notice of any payment or other material default, or any claim, which remains uncured or unsatisfied, with respect to any of the Leases, and to the best of the knowledge and belief of the Borrowers, there is no basis for any such claim or notice of default by any tenant. No property other than the Mortgaged Property which is the subject of the applicable Lease is necessary to comply with the requirements (including, without limitation, parking requirements) contained in such Lease.
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§6.23 Property. All of the Mortgaged Properties, and all major building systems located thereon, are structurally sound, in good condition and working order and free from material defects, subject to ordinary wear and tear, except for such portion of such Real Estate which is not occupied by any tenant and which may not be in final working order pending final build-out of such space. All of the other Real Estate of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries is structurally sound, in good condition and working order, subject to ordinary wear and tear, except for such portion of such Real Estate which is not occupied by any tenant and where such defects have not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Mortgaged Properties, and the use and operation thereof, is in material compliance with all applicable federal and state law and governmental regulations and any local ordinances, orders or regulations, including without limitation, laws, regulations and ordinances relating to zoning, building codes, subdivision, fire protection, health, safety, handicapped access, historic preservation and protection, wetlands, tidelands, and Environmental Laws. All water, sewer, electric, gas, telephone and other utilities necessary for the use and operation of the Mortgaged Property are installed to the property lines of the Mortgaged Property through dedicated public rights of way or through perpetual private easements approved by the Agent with respect to which the applicable Mortgage creates a valid and enforceable first lien and, except in the case of drainage facilities, are connected to the Building located thereon with valid permits and are adequate to service the Building in compliance with applicable law. The streets abutting the Mortgaged Property are dedicated and accepted public roads, to which the Mortgaged Property has direct access by trucks and other motor vehicles and by foot, or are perpetual private ways (with direct access by trucks and other motor vehicles and by foot to public roads) to which the Mortgaged Property has direct access approved by the Agent and with respect to which the applicable Mortgage creates a valid and enforceable first lien. All private ways providing access to the Mortgaged Property are zoned in a manner which will permit access to the Building over such ways by trucks and other commercial and industrial vehicles. There are no unpaid or outstanding real estate or other taxes or assessments on or against any of the Mortgaged Properties which are payable by any Borrower (except only real estate or other taxes or assessments, that are not yet delinquent or are being protested as permitted by this Agreement). Each Mortgaged Property is separately assessed for purposes of real estate tax assessment and payment. There are no unpaid or outstanding real estate or other taxes or assessments on or against any other property of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries which are payable by any of such Persons in any material amount (except only real estate or other taxes or assessments, that are not yet delinquent or are being protested as permitted by this Agreement). There are no pending, or to the knowledge of Borrowers threatened or contemplated, eminent domain proceedings against any of the Mortgaged Properties. None of the Mortgaged Properties is now damaged as a result of any fire, explosion, accident, flood or other casualty. None of the Borrowers has received any outstanding notice from any insurer or its agent requiring performance of any work with respect to any of the Mortgaged Properties or canceling or threatening to cancel any policy of insurance, and each of the Mortgaged Properties complies with the material requirements of all of the Borrowers’ insurance carriers. Except as listed on Schedule 6.23, the Borrowers have no Management Agreements for any of the Mortgaged Properties. To the best knowledge of the Borrowers, there are no material claims or any bases for material claims in respect of any Mortgaged Property or its operation by any party to any
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service agreement or Management Agreement. No person or entity has any right or option to acquire any Mortgaged Property or any Building thereon or any portion thereof or interest therein, except for certain tenants pursuant to the terms of their Leases with Subsidiary Borrowers.
§6.24 Brokers. None of the Borrowers nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has engaged or otherwise dealt with any broker, finder or similar entity in connection with this Agreement or the Loans contemplated hereunder, except that Parent Borrower has been advised by Property Capital LLC (and any fees payable to Property Capital LLC shall be paid by Parent Borrower).
§6.25 Other Debt. None of the Borrowers nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is in default of the payment of any Indebtedness or the performance of any material obligation under any related agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, financing agreement or indenture to which any of them is a party involving Indebtedness individually or in the aggregate in excess of $25,000,000.00. None of the Borrowers is a party to or bound by any agreement, instrument or indenture that may require the subordination in right or time or payment of any of the Obligations to any other indebtedness or obligation of any Borrower. Schedule 6.25 hereto sets forth all agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, financing agreements or other material agreements binding upon the Borrowers or their respective properties and entered into by the Borrowers as of the date of this Agreement with respect to any Indebtedness of the Borrowers in an amount greater than $1,000,000.00, and the Borrowers have provided the Agent with true, correct and complete copies thereof.
§6.26 Solvency. As of the Closing Date and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including all Loans made or to be made hereunder, no Borrower is insolvent on a balance sheet basis such that the sum of such Person’s assets exceeds the sum of such Person’s liabilities, each Borrower is able to pay its debts as they become due, and each Borrower has sufficient capital to carry on its business.
§6.27 No Bankruptcy Filing. No Borrower is contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency laws or the liquidation of its assets or property, and the Borrowers have no knowledge of any Person contemplating the filing of any such petition against it.
§6.28 No Fraudulent Intent. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents nor the performance of any actions required hereunder or thereunder is being undertaken by any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries with or as a result of any actual intent by any of such Persons to hinder, delay or defraud any entity to which any of such Persons is now or will hereafter become indebted.
§6.29 Transaction in Best Interests of Borrowers; Consideration. The transaction evidenced by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents is in the best interests of each Borrower, their respective Subsidiaries. The direct and indirect benefits to inure to the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute substantially more than “reasonably equivalent value” (as such term is used in §548 of the Bankruptcy Code) and “valuable consideration,” “fair value,” and “fair
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consideration,” (as such terms are used in any applicable state fraudulent conveyance law), in exchange for the benefits to be provided by the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and but for the willingness of each Subsidiary Borrower to be a co-borrower of the Loan, the Borrowers would be unable to obtain the financing contemplated hereunder which financing will enable the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries to have available financing to conduct and expand their business. Borrowers further acknowledge and agree that Borrowers constitute a single integrated and common enterprise and that each receives a benefit from the availability of credit under this Agreement.
§6.30 Contribution Agreement. The Borrowers have executed and delivered the Contribution Agreement, and the Contribution Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligations of such parties enforceable against them in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof, except as enforceability is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and except to the extent that availability of the remedy of specific performance or injunctive relief is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
§6.31 OFAC. None of the Borrowers is (or will be) a person with whom any Lender is restricted from doing business under OFAC (including, those Persons named on OFAC’s Specially Designated and Blocked Persons list) or under any statute, executive order (including the September 24, 2001 Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism), or other governmental action and is not and shall not engage in any dealings or transactions or otherwise be associated with such persons. In addition, Borrowers hereby agree to provide to the Lenders any additional information that a Lender deems necessary from time to time in order to ensure compliance with all applicable laws concerning money laundering and similar activities.
§6.32 LBHI Loan. Attached hereto as Schedule 6.32 is a true, accurate and complete list of all of the loan documents evidencing, securing or otherwise relating to the $46,200,000 loan from LBHI to Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx X. XxXxxx (the “LBHI Loan Documents”). Without limiting the foregoing, Borrowers have delivered to the Agent true, correct and complete copies of the LBHI Loan Documents, and none of the LBHI Loan Documents has been modified or amended in any respect except as shown in Schedule 6.32. As of the date hereof, the outstanding principal balance under the LBHI Loan Documents is $34,615,868.81. No default or event which with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both could become a default thereunder has occurred.
§7. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.
The Borrowers covenant and agree that, so long as any Loan, Note or Letter of Credit is outstanding or any Lender has any obligation to make any Loans or issue Letters of Credit:
§7.1 Punctual Payment. The Borrowers will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal and interest on the Loans and all interest and fees provided for in this Agreement, all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Notes, as well as all other sums owing pursuant to the Loan Documents.
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§7.2 Maintenance of Office. The Borrowers will maintain their respective chief executive office at 0000 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, or at such other place in the United States of America as the Borrowers shall designate upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Agent and the Lenders, where notices, presentations and demands to or upon the Borrowers in respect of the Loan Documents may be given or made.
§7.3 Records and Accounts. The Borrowers will (a) keep, and cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to keep true and accurate records and books of account in which full, true and correct entries will be made in accordance with GAAP and (b) maintain adequate accounts and reserves for all taxes (including income taxes), depreciation and amortization of its properties and the properties of their respective Subsidiaries, contingencies and other reserves. Neither any Borrower nor any of their respective Subsidiaries shall, without the prior written consent of the Agent, (x) make any material change to the accounting policies/principles used by such Person in preparing the financial statements and other information described in §6.4 or §7.4, or (y) change its fiscal year. Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that Parent Borrower’s fiscal year is a calendar year.
§7.4 Financial Statements, Certificates and Information. Borrowers will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Agent with sufficient copies for each of the Lenders:
(a) within five (5) days of the filing of Parent Borrower’s or REIT’s Form 10-K with the SEC, if applicable, but in any event not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each calendar year, the audited Consolidated balance sheet of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries at the end of such year, and the related audited consolidated statements of income, changes in capital and cash flows for such year, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year and all such statements to be in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with a certification by the chief financial officer or accounting officer of Parent Borrower that the information contained in such financial statements fairly presents the financial position of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and accompanied by an auditor’s report prepared without qualification as to the scope of the audit by a nationally recognized accounting firm reasonably approved by Agent, and any other information the Lenders may reasonably request to complete a financial analysis of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
(b) within five (5) days of the filing of Parent Borrower’s or REIT’s Form 10-Q with the SEC, if applicable, but in any event not later than sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar quarter of each year, copies of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as at the end of such quarter, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the portion of Parent Borrower’s fiscal year then elapsed, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with a certification by the chief financial officer or accounting officer of Parent Borrower that the information contained in such financial statements fairly presents the financial position of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date thereof (subject to year-end adjustments);
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(c) simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsections (a) and (b) above, a statement (a “Compliance Certificate”) certified by the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of Parent Borrower in the form of Exhibit J hereto (or in such other form as the Agent may approve from time to time) setting forth in reasonable detail computations evidencing compliance or non-compliance (as the case may be) with the covenants contained in §9 and the other covenants described in such certificate and (if applicable) setting forth reconciliations to reflect changes in GAAP since the Balance Sheet Date. Parent Borrower shall submit with the Compliance Certificate a Borrowing Base Certificate in the form of Exhibit I attached hereto pursuant to which the Parent Borrower shall calculate the amount of the Borrowing Base Availability as of the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter. All income, expense and value associated with Real Estate or other Investments disposed of during any quarter will be eliminated from calculations, where applicable. The Compliance Certificate shall be accompanied by copies of the statements of Excess Cash Flow (prior to the occurrence of the Capital Event), Funds from Operations (following the occurrence of the Capital Event) and Net Operating Income for such calendar quarter for each of the Mortgaged Properties, prepared on a basis consistent with the statements furnished to the Agent prior to the date hereof and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, together with a certification by the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of Parent Borrower that the information contained in such statement fairly presents the Excess Cash Flow (prior to the occurrence of the Capital Event), Funds from Operations (following the occurrence of the Capital Event) and Net Operating Income of the Mortgaged Properties for such periods;
(d) simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in clause (a) above, the statement of all contingent liabilities involving amounts of $1,000,000.00 or more of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries which are not reflected in such financial statements or referred to in the notes thereto (including, without limitation, all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of the indebtedness of others, and obligations to reimburse the issuer in respect of any letters of credit);
(e) simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsections (a) and (b) above, (i) a Rent Roll for each of the Mortgaged Properties and a summary thereof in form satisfactory to Agent as of the end of each calendar quarter (including the fourth calendar quarter in each year), together with a listing of each tenant that has taken occupancy of such Mortgaged Property during each calendar quarter (including the fourth calendar quarter in each year), (ii) an operating statement for each of the Mortgaged Properties for each such calendar quarter and year to date and a consolidated operating statement for the Mortgaged Properties for each such calendar quarter and year to date (such statements and reports to be in form reasonably satisfactory to Agent), and (iii) a copy of each Lease or amendment to any Lease entered into with respect to a Mortgaged Property during such calendar quarter (including the fourth calendar quarter in each year);
(f) simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsections (a) and (b) above, a statement (i) listing the Real Estate owned by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries (or in which the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries owns an interest) and stating the location thereof, the date acquired and the acquisition cost, (ii) listing the Indebtedness of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries (excluding Indebtedness of the type described in §8.1(b)-(e)),
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which statement shall include, without limitation, a statement of the original principal amount of such Indebtedness and the current amount outstanding, the holder thereof, the maturity date and any extension options, the interest rate, the collateral provided for such Indebtedness and whether such Indebtedness is recourse or non-recourse, and (iii) listing the properties of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries which are Development Properties and providing a brief summary of the status of such development;
(g) contemporaneously with the filing or mailing thereof, copies of all material of a financial nature, reports or proxy statements sent to the owners of Parent Borrower or REIT;
(h) promptly after they are filed with the Internal Revenue Service, copies of all annual federal income tax returns and amendments thereto of the Borrowers;
(i) promptly upon the filing hereof, copies of any registration statements (other than the exhibits thereto and any registration statements on Form S-8 or its equivalent) and any annual, quarterly or monthly reports and other statements and reports which Parent Borrower or REIT shall file with the SEC;
(j) evidence reasonably satisfactory to Agent of the timely payment of all real estate taxes for the Mortgaged Properties;
(k) not later than January 31 of each year, a budget and business plan for the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for the next calendar year; and
(l) from time to time such other financial data and information in the possession of the Borrowers or their respective Subsidiaries (including without limitation auditors’ management letters, status of litigation or investigations against the Borrowers and any settlement discussions relating thereto, property inspection and environmental reports and information as to zoning and other legal and regulatory changes affecting the Borrowers) as the Agent may reasonably request.
Any material to be delivered pursuant to this §7.4 may be delivered electronically directly to Agent and the Lenders provided that such material is in a format reasonably acceptable to Agent, and such material shall be deemed to have been delivered to Agent and the Lenders upon Agent’s receipt thereof. Upon the request of Agent, Borrowers shall deliver paper copies thereof to Agent and the Lenders. Borrowers authorize Agent and Arranger to disseminate any such materials through the use of Intralinks, SyndTrak or any other electronic information dissemination system, and the Borrowers release Agent and the Lenders from any liability in connection therewith.
§7.5 Notices.
(a) Defaults. The Borrowers will promptly upon becoming aware of same notify the Agent in writing of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, which notice shall describe such occurrence with reasonable specificity and shall state that such notice is a “notice of default”. If any Person shall give any notice or take any other action in respect of a claimed default (whether or not constituting an Event of Default) under this Agreement or under
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any note, evidence of indebtedness, indenture or other obligation to which or with respect to which any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party or obligor, whether as principal or surety, and such default would permit the holder of such note or obligation or other evidence of indebtedness to accelerate the maturity thereof, which acceleration would either cause a Default or have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrowers shall forthwith give written notice thereof to the Agent and each of the Lenders, describing the notice or action and the nature of the claimed default.
(b) Environmental Events. The Borrowers will give notice to the Agent within five (5) Business Days of becoming aware of (i) any potential or known Release, or threat of Release, of any Hazardous Substances in violation of any applicable Environmental Law; (ii) any violation of any Environmental Law that any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries reports in writing or is reportable by such Person in writing (or for which any written report supplemental to any oral report is made) to any federal, state or local environmental agency or (iii) any inquiry, proceeding, investigation, or other action, including a notice from any agency of potential environmental liability, of any federal, state or local environmental agency or board, that in any case involves (A) any Mortgaged Property, (B) any other Real Estate and could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (C) or the Agent’s liens or security title on the Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents.
(c) Notification of Claims Against Collateral. The Borrowers will give notice to the Agent in writing within five (5) Business Days of becoming aware of any material setoff, claims (including, with respect to the Mortgaged Property, environmental claims), withholdings or other defenses to which any of the Collateral, or the rights of the Agent or the Lenders with respect to the Collateral, are subject.
(d) Notice of Litigation and Judgments. The Borrowers will give notice to the Agent in writing within five (5) Business Days of becoming aware of any litigation or proceedings threatened in writing or any pending litigation and proceedings affecting any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or to which any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries is or is to become a party involving an uninsured claim against any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries that could either cause a Default or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and stating the nature and status of such litigation or proceedings. The Borrowers will give notice to the Agent, in writing, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and each of the Lenders, within ten (10) days of any judgment not covered by insurance, whether final or otherwise, against any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries in an amount in excess of $1,000,000.00.
(e) Notice of Proposed Sales, Encumbrances, Refinance or Transfer of Non-Mortgaged Property. The Borrowers will give notice to the Agent of any completed sale, encumbrance, refinance or transfer of any Real Estate (other than the Mortgaged Properties) of the Borrowers or their respective Subsidiaries within any calendar quarter, such notice to be submitted together with the Compliance Certificate provided or required to be provided to the Agent and the Lenders under §7.4 with respect to such calendar quarter. The Compliance Certificate shall with respect to any completed sale, encumbrance, refinance or transfer be adjusted in the best good faith estimate of Borrowers to give effect to such sale, encumbrance, refinance or transfer and demonstrate that no Default or Event of Default with respect to the covenants referred to therein shall exist after giving effect to such sale, encumbrance, refinance or transfer.
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(f) ERISA. The Borrowers will give notice to the Agent within ten (10) Business Days after the Borrowers or any ERISA Affiliate (i) gives or is required to give notice to the PBGC of any “reportable event” (as defined in §4043 of ERISA) with respect to any Guaranteed Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Employee Benefit Plan, or knows that the plan administrator of any such plan has given or is required to give notice of any such reportable event; (ii) gives a copy of any notice of complete or partial withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA; or (iii) receives any notice from the PBGC under Title IV or ERISA of an intent to terminate or appoint a trustee to administer any such plan.
(g) Notification of Lenders. Within five (5) Business Days after receiving any notice under this §7.5, the Agent will forward a copy thereof to each of the Lenders, together with copies of any certificates or other written information that accompanied such notice.
§7.6 Existence; Maintenance of Properties.
(a) The Borrowers will and will cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to preserve and keep in full force and effect their legal existence in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation. The Borrowers will preserve and keep in full force all of their rights and franchises and those of their Subsidiaries, the preservation of which is necessary to the conduct of their business. From and after the time that REIT elects to be treated as a real estate investment trust under the Code (which date shall be no later than the occurrence of the Capital Event), Borrowers shall cause REIT to at all times comply with all requirements and applicable laws and regulations necessary to maintain REIT Status and shall continue to receive REIT Status. From and after the Capital Event, if the Capital Event includes the public sale of securities in REIT, Borrowers shall cause the common stock of REIT to at all times be listed for trading and be traded on the New York Stock Exchange or another national exchange approved by Agent, unless otherwise consented to by the Required Lenders. Parent Borrower shall continue to own directly or indirectly one hundred percent (100%) of the Subsidiary Borrowers (except that after the occurrence of the Capital Event, REIT may own up to 1% of Safari Ventures LLC).
(b) Each Borrower (i) will cause all of its properties and those of its Subsidiaries used or useful in the conduct of its business or the business of its Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and supplied with all necessary equipment, and (ii) will cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof in all cases in which the failure so to do would have a material adverse effect on the condition of any Mortgaged Property or would cause a Material Adverse Effect. Without limitation of the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement with respect to the maintenance of the Mortgaged Properties, the Borrowers shall promptly and diligently comply with the recommendations of the Environmental Engineer concerning the maintenance, operation or upkeep of the Mortgaged Properties contained in the building inspection and environmental reports delivered to the Agent or otherwise obtained by Borrowers with respect to the Mortgaged Property.
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§7.7 Insurance; Condemnation.
(a) The Borrowers will, at their expense, procure and maintain for the benefit of the Borrowers and the Agent, insurance policies issued by such insurance companies, in such amounts, in such form and substance, and with such coverages, endorsements, deductibles and expiration dates as are acceptable to the Agent, providing the following types of insurance covering each Mortgaged Property:
(i) “All Risks” property insurance (including broad form earthquake (if the Mortgaged Property is in a high earthquake hazard area as reasonably determined by Agent), coverage from loss or damage arising from acts of terrorism (with such coverage satisfactory to Agent), and comprehensive boiler and machinery coverages) on each Building and the contents therein of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries in an amount not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the full replacement cost of each Building and the contents therein of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries or such other amount as the Agent may approve, with deductibles not to exceed $10,000.00 (or $50,000.00 with respect to earthquake) for any one occurrence, with a replacement cost coverage endorsement, an agreed amount endorsement, and, if requested by the Agent, a contingent liability from operation of building laws endorsement in such amounts as the Agent may require. Full replacement cost as used herein means the cost of replacing the Building (exclusive of the cost of excavations, foundations and footings below the lowest basement floor) and the contents therein of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries without deduction for physical depreciation thereof;
(ii) During the course of construction or repair of any Building, the insurance required by clause (i) above shall be written on a builders risk, completed value, non-reporting form, meeting all of the terms required by clause (i) above, covering the total value of work performed, materials, equipment, machinery and supplies furnished, existing structures, and temporary structures being erected on or near the Mortgaged Property, including coverage against collapse and damage during transit or while being stored off-site, and containing a soft costs (including loss of rents) coverage endorsement and a permission to occupy endorsement;
(iii) Flood insurance if at any time any Building is located in any federally designated “special hazard area” (including any area having special flood, mudslide and/or flood-related erosion hazards, and shown on a Flood Hazard Boundary Map or a Flood Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as Zone A, AO, Al-30, AE, A99, AH, VO, V1-30, VE, V, M or E) and the broad form flood coverage required by clause (i) above is not available, in an amount equal to the full replacement cost or the maximum amount then available under the National Flood Insurance Program;
(iv) Rent loss insurance in an amount sufficient to recover at least the total estimated gross receipts from all sources of income, including without limitation, rental income, for the Mortgaged Property for a twelve (12) month period;
(v) Commercial general liability insurance against claims for personal injury (to include, without limitation, bodily injury and personal and advertising injury) and property damage liability, all on an occurrence basis, if commercially available, with such coverages as the Agent may reasonably request (including, without limitation, contractual
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liability coverage, completed operations coverage for a period of two (2) years following completion of construction of any improvements on the Mortgaged Property, and coverages equivalent to an ISO broad form endorsement), with a general aggregate limit of not less than $2,000,000.00, a completed operations aggregate limit of not less than $2,000,000.00, and a combined single “per occurrence” limit of not less than $1,000,000.00 for bodily injury, property damage and medical payments;
(vi) During the course of construction or repair of any improvements on the Mortgaged Property, owner’s contingent or protective liability insurance covering claims not covered by or under the terms or provisions of the insurance required by clause (v) above;
(vii) Employer’s liability insurance with respect to the Borrowers’ employees (or if the Borrowers have no employees, with respect to the employees of the managers under the Management Agreements);
(viii) Umbrella liability insurance with limits of not less than $10,000,000.00 to be in excess of the limits of the insurance required by clauses (v), (vi) and (vii) above, with coverage at least as broad as the primary coverages of the insurance required by clauses (v), (vi) and (vii) above, with any excess liability insurance to be at least as broad as the coverages of the lead umbrella policy. All such policies shall be endorsed to provide defense coverage obligations;
(ix) Workers’ compensation insurance for all employees of the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries engaged on or with respect to the Mortgaged Property with limits as required by applicable law (or if Borrowers have no employees, for all employees of the managers under the Management Agreements); and
(x) Such other insurance in such form and in such amounts as may from time to time be reasonably required by the Agent against other insurable hazards and casualties which at the time are commonly insured against in the case of properties of similar character and location to the Mortgaged Property.
The Borrowers shall pay all premiums on insurance policies. The insurance policies with respect to all Mortgaged Property provided for in clauses (v), (vi) and (viii) above shall name the Agent and each Lender as an additional insured and shall contain a cross liability/severability endorsement. The insurance policies provided for in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above shall name the Agent as mortgagee and loss payee, shall be first payable in case of loss to the Agent, and shall contain mortgage clauses and lender’s loss payable endorsements in form and substance acceptable to the Agent. The Borrowers shall deliver duplicate originals or certified copies of all such policies to the Agent, and the Borrowers shall promptly furnish to the Agent all renewal notices and evidence that all premiums or portions thereof then due and payable have been paid. At least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of the policies, the Borrowers shall deliver to the Agent evidence of continued coverage, including a certificate of insurance, as may be satisfactory to the Agent; provided, however, if Borrowers are continuing insurance renewal negotiations at such date, then Borrowers shall inform Agent in writing of the status of such insurance renewal negotiations and any anticipated or potential material changes in coverages, deductibles or limits at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of such policies, and shall in any event provide evidence of extension, renewal or replacement prior to the expiration date of the current policies.
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(b) All policies of insurance required by this Agreement shall contain clauses or endorsements to the effect that (i) no act or omission of the Borrowers or any Subsidiary or anyone acting for the Borrowers or any Subsidiary (including, without limitation, any representations made in the procurement of such insurance), which might otherwise result in a forfeiture of such insurance or any part thereof, no occupancy or use of the Mortgaged Property for purposes more hazardous then permitted by the terms of the policy, and no foreclosure or any other change in title to the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof, shall affect the validity or enforceability of such insurance insofar as the Agent is concerned, (ii) the insurer waives any right of set off, counterclaim, subrogation, or any deduction in respect of any liability of the Borrowers or any Subsidiary and the Agent, (iii) such insurance is primary and without right of contribution from any other insurance which may be available, (iv) such policies shall not be modified, canceled or terminated prior to the scheduled expiration date thereof without the insurer thereunder giving at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Agent by certified or registered mail, and (v) that the Agent or the Lenders shall not be liable for any premiums thereon or subject to any assessments thereunder, and shall in all events be in amounts sufficient to avoid any coinsurance liability.
(c) The insurance required by this Agreement may be effected through a blanket policy or policies covering additional locations and property of the Borrowers and other Persons not included in the Mortgage Property, provided that such blanket policy or policies comply with all of the terms and provisions of this §7.7 and contain endorsements or clauses assuring that any claim recovery will not be less than that which a separate policy would provide, including, without limitation, a priority claim provision with respect to property insurance and an aggregate limits of insurance endorsement in the case of liability insurance.
(d) All policies of insurance required by this Agreement shall be issued by companies licensed to do business in the State where the policy is issued and also in the States where the Mortgaged Property is located and having a rating in Best’s Key Rating Guide of at least “A” and a financial size category of at least “X.”
(e) Neither any Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall carry separate insurance, concurrent in kind or form or contributing in the event of loss, with any insurance required under this Agreement unless such insurance complies with the terms and provisions of this §7.7.
(f) In the event of any loss or damage to the Mortgaged Property, the Borrowers shall give prompt written notice to the insurance carrier and the Agent. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes and empowers the Agent, at the Agent’s option and in the Agent’s sole discretion or at the request of the Required Lenders in their sole discretion, as its attorney in fact, to make proof of such loss, to adjust and compromise any claim under insurance policies, to appear in and prosecute any action arising from such insurance policies, to collect and receive Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds, and to deduct therefrom the Agent’s reasonable expenses incurred in the collection of such Insurance Proceeds; provided, however, that so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and so long as the applicable Borrower shall in good faith diligently pursue such claim, the applicable
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Borrower may make proof of loss and appear in any proceedings or negotiations with respect to the adjustment of such claim, except that the applicable Borrower may not settle, adjust or compromise any such claim without the prior written consent of the Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, further, that the applicable Borrower may make proof of loss and adjust and compromise any claim under casualty insurance policies which is in an amount less than $1,000,000.00 so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and so long as the applicable Borrower shall in good faith diligently pursue such claim. The Borrowers further authorize the Agent, at the Agent’s option, to (i) apply the balance of such Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds to the payment of the Obligations whether or not then due, or (ii) if the Agent shall require the reconstruction or repair of the Mortgaged Property, to hold the balance of such proceeds as trustee to be used to pay taxes, charges, sewer use fees, water rates and assessments which may be imposed on the Mortgaged Property and the Obligations as they become due during the course of reconstruction or repair of the Mortgaged Property and to reimburse the Borrowers, in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Agent may prescribe, for the costs of reconstruction or repair of the Mortgaged Property, and upon completion of such reconstruction or repair to apply any excess to the payment of the Obligations.
(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained in the Mortgages, the Agent shall make net Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds available to the Borrowers to reconstruct and repair the Mortgaged Property, in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Agent may prescribe in the Agent’s discretion for the disbursement of the proceeds, provided that (i) the cost of such reconstruction or repair is not estimated by the Agent to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the replacement cost of the damaged Building (as reasonably estimated by the Agent), (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (iii) the Borrowers shall have provided to the Agent additional cash security in an amount equal to the amount reasonably estimated by the Agent to be the amount in excess of such proceeds which will be required to complete such repair or restoration, (iv) the Agent shall have approved the plans and specifications, construction budget, construction contracts, and construction schedule for such repair or restoration and reasonably determined that the repaired or restored Mortgaged Property will provide the Agent with adequate security for the Obligations (provided that the Agent shall not disapprove such plans and specifications if the Building is to be restored to substantially its condition immediately prior to such damage), (v) the Borrowers shall have delivered to the Agent written agreements binding upon not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the tenants or other parties having present or future rights to possession of any portion of the affected Mortgaged Property or having any right to require repair, restoration or completion of the Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof (determined by reference to those tenants in the aggregate occupying or having rights to occupy not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the Net Rentable Area of the Building so damaged), agreeing upon a date for delivery of possession of the Mortgaged Property or their respective portions thereof, to permit time which is sufficient in the judgment of the Agent for such repair or restoration and approving the plans and specifications for such repair or restoration, or other evidence satisfactory to the Agent that none of such tenants or other parties may terminate their Leases as a result of such casualty or as a result of having a right to approve the plans and specifications for such repair or restoration, (vi) the Agent shall reasonably determine that such repair or reconstruction can be completed prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (vii) the Agent shall receive evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that any such restoration, repair or rebuilding complies in all respects
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with any and all applicable state, federal and local laws, ordinances and regulations, including without limitation, zoning laws, ordinances and regulations, and that all required permits, licenses and approvals relative thereto have been or will be issued in a manner so as not to materially impede the progress of restoration, (viii) the Agent shall receive evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that the insurer under such policies of fire or other casualty insurance does not assert any defense to payment under such policies against any Borrower or the Agent, and (ix) with respect to any Taking, Agent shall determine that following such repair or restoration there shall be no more than the lesser of (i) a twenty-five percent (25%) reduction in occupancy or rental income from the Mortgaged Property so affected by such specific condemnation or taking (excluding any proceeds from rental loss insurance or proceeds from such award allocable to rent) or (ii) a fifteen percent (15%) reduction in occupancy or in rental income from all of the Mortgaged Properties (excluding any proceeds from rental loss insurance or proceeds of such award allocable to rent), after giving effect to the current condemnation or taking and any previous condemnations or takings which may have occurred. Any excess Insurance Proceeds shall be paid to the Borrowers, or if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such proceeds shall be applied to the payment of the Obligations, unless in either case by the terms of the applicable insurance policy the excess proceeds are required to be returned to such insurer. Any excess Condemnation Proceeds shall be applied to the payment of the Obligations. In no event shall the provisions of this section be construed to extend the Revolving Credit Maturity Date or Term Loan Maturity Date or to limit in any way any right or remedy of the Agent upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder. If the Mortgaged Property is sold or the Mortgaged Property is acquired by the Agent, all right, title and interest of the Borrowers in and to any insurance policies and unearned premiums thereon and in and to the proceeds thereof resulting from loss or damage to the Mortgaged Property prior to the sale or acquisition shall pass to the Agent or any other successor in interest to the Borrowers or purchaser of the Mortgaged Property.
(h) The Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries (as applicable) will, at their expense, procure and maintain insurance covering the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries (as applicable) and the Real Estate other than the Mortgaged Property in such amounts and against such risks and casualties as are customary for properties of similar character and location, due regard being given to the type of improvements thereon, their construction, location, use and occupancy.
§7.8 Taxes; Liens. The Borrowers will, and will cause their respective Subsidiaries to, duly pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon them or upon the Mortgaged Properties or the other Real Estate, sales and activities, or any part thereof, or upon the income or profits therefrom as well as all claims for labor, materials or supplies that if unpaid might by law become a lien or charge upon any of its property or other Liens affecting any of the Collateral or other property of Borrowers or their respective Subsidiaries, provided that any such tax, assessment, charge or levy or claim need not be paid if the validity or amount thereof shall currently be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings which shall suspend the collection thereof with respect to such property, neither such property nor any portion thereof or interest therein would be in any danger of sale, forfeiture or loss by reason of such proceeding and such Borrower or any such Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP; and provided, further, that forthwith upon the commencement of
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proceedings to foreclose any lien that may have attached as security therefor, such Borrower or any such Subsidiary either (i) will provide a bond issued by a surety reasonably acceptable to the Agent and sufficient to stay all such proceedings or (ii) if no such bond is provided, will pay each such tax, assessment, charge or levy.
§7.9 Inspection of Properties and Books. The Borrowers will, and will cause their respective Subsidiaries to, permit the Agent and the Lenders, at the Borrowers’ expense and upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect any of the properties of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries (subject to the rights of tenants under their Leases), to examine the books of account of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries (and to make copies thereof and extracts therefrom) and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries with, and to be advised as to the same by, their respective officers, partners or members, all at such reasonable times and intervals as the Agent or any Lender may reasonably request, provided that so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrowers shall not be required to pay for such visits and inspections more often than once in any twelve (12) month period. The Lenders shall use good faith efforts to coordinate such visits and inspections so as to minimize the interference with and disruption to the normal business operations of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries.
§7.10 Compliance with Laws, Contracts, Licenses, and Permits. The Borrowers will, and will cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, comply in all respects with (i) all applicable laws and regulations now or hereafter in effect wherever its business is conducted, including all Environmental Laws, (ii) the provisions of its corporate charter, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or declaration of trust, as the case may be, and other charter documents and bylaws, (iii) all agreements and instruments to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound, (iv) all applicable decrees, orders, and judgments, and (v) all licenses and permits required by applicable laws and regulations for the conduct of its business or the ownership, use or operation of its properties, except where a failure to so comply with any of clauses (i) through (v) could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. If any authorization, consent, approval, permit or license from any officer, agency or instrumentality of any government shall become necessary or required in order that the Borrowers or their respective Subsidiaries may fulfill any of its obligations hereunder, the Borrowers or such Subsidiary will immediately take or cause to be taken all steps necessary to obtain such authorization, consent, approval, permit or license and furnish the Agent and the Lenders with evidence thereof. Borrowers shall develop and implement such programs, policies and procedures as are necessary to comply with the Patriot Act and shall promptly advise Agent in writing in the event that Borrowers shall determine that any investors in Borrowers are in violation of such act.
§7.11 Further Assurances. The Borrowers will and will cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, cooperate with the Agent and the Lenders and execute such further instruments and documents as the Lenders or the Agent shall reasonably request to carry out to their satisfaction the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
§7.12 Management. The Borrowers shall not enter into any Management Agreement with a third party manager for the Mortgaged Property without the prior written consent of the Agent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), and after such approval, no such Management
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Agreement shall be modified in any material respect or terminated without Agent’s prior written approval, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. Agent may condition any approval of a new manager upon the execution and delivery to Agent of collateral assignment of such Management Agreement to Agent and a subordination of the manager’s rights thereunder to the rights of the Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents. The Management Agreements described on Schedule 7.12 hereto relating to the initial Mortgaged Properties are approved by Agent. In connection with the occurrence of the Capital Event, the Management Agreements described on Schedule 7.12 may be assigned by DFD Technical Services LLC to a Subsidiary of Parent Borrower, provided that (a) Agent shall approve the terms of the Management Agreement, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, (b) such replacement manager shall execute and deliver to Agent a subordination of the manager’s rights thereunder to the rights of the Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents in a form reasonably required by the Agent, and (c) Agent receives evidence that any separate management agreements between the tenants under the Leases and the existing property manager have also been assigned to such replacement manager and that any other Persons having rights to consent to such change in the manager shall have consented thereto.
§7.13 Leases of the Property. The Borrowers will give notice to the Agent of any proposed new Lease at any Mortgaged Property for the lease of space therein and shall provide to the Agent a copy of the proposed Lease and any and all agreements or documents related thereto, current financial information for the proposed tenant and any guarantor of the proposed Lease and such other information as the Agent may reasonably request. No Borrower will lease all or any portion of a Mortgaged Property or amend, supplement or otherwise modify, terminate or cancel, or accept the surrender of, or consent to the assignment or subletting of, or grant any concessions to or waive the performance of any obligations of any tenant, lessee or licensee under, any now existing or future Lease at any Mortgaged Property without the prior written consent of the Agent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, that without the prior written approval of Agent, the Borrower may enter into a new Lease for a Mortgaged Property involving less than 2.6 mega xxxxx of critical power, provided that such Lease is consistent with sound leasing and management practices for similar properties. If a Borrower submits to Agent a written request for approval with respect to a proposed Lease and Agent fails to approve or disapprove any such action within ten (10) days after Agent receives from such Borrower such request together with a copy of the final version of such proposed Lease, such action shall be deemed approved, provided that Agent will only be deemed to have given such approval if, and only if, such request includes all of the supporting documentation reasonably necessary for Agent to make a decision regarding such request, as determined by Agent, and includes the following in all capital, bolded, block letters on the first page thereof:
“THE FOLLOWING REQUEST REQUIRES A RESPONSE
WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS OF RECEIPT. FAILURE TO DO SO
WILL BE DEEMED AN APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST.”
§7.14 Business Operations. The Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries shall operate their respective businesses in substantially the same manner and in substantially the same fields and lines of business as such business is now conducted and in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Loan Documents. Borrowers will not, and will not
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permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, engage in any line of business other than the ownership, operation and development of Data Center Properties or businesses incidental thereto.
§7.15 Registered Servicemark. Without prior written notice to the Agent, none of the Mortgaged Properties shall be owned or operated by the Borrowers under any registered or protected trademark, tradename, servicemark or logo. In the event any of the Mortgaged Properties shall be owned or operated under any registered or protected tradename, trademark, servicemark or logo, the applicable Borrower shall enter into an agreement with Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, granting to Agent, any successful bidder at a foreclosure sale of such Mortgaged Property and any subsequent transferee the right and/or license to continue operating such Mortgaged Property under such tradename, trademark, servicemark or logo.
§7.16 Ownership of Real Estate. Without the prior written consent of Agent, all Real Estate and all interests (whether direct or indirect) of Parent Borrower or REIT in any real estate assets now owned or leased or acquired or leased after the date hereof shall be owned or leased directly by Parent Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Parent Borrower; provided, however that Parent Borrower shall be permitted to own or lease interests in Real Estate through non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates as permitted by §8.3.
§7.17 Distributions of Income to Parent Borrower. Parent Borrower shall cause all of its Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Borrowers (subject to the terms of any loan documents under which such Subsidiary is the borrower) to promptly distribute to Parent Borrower (but not less frequently than once each calendar quarter, unless otherwise approved by the Agent), whether in the form of dividends, distributions or otherwise, all profits, proceeds or other income relating to or arising from its Subsidiaries’ use, operation, financing, refinancing, sale or other disposition of their respective assets and properties after (a) the payment by each Subsidiary of its debt service, operating expenses, capital improvements and leasing commissions for such quarter and (b) the establishment of reasonable reserves for the payment of operating expenses not paid on at least a quarterly basis and capital improvements and tenant improvements to be made to such Subsidiary’s assets and properties approved by such Subsidiary in the course of its business consistent with its past practices.
§7.18 Ownership Restrictions. The Borrowers covenant and agree that prior to the occurrence of the Capital Event, Lammot J. Du Pont and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx will at all times own directly or indirectly not less than thirty-five percent (35%) of the economic, voting and beneficial interests in Parent Borrower, and that (a) after the occurrence of the Capital Event, REIT will at all times and own not less than thirty-three percent (33%) of the economic, voting and beneficial interest in Parent Borrower and shall be the sole general partner of Parent Borrower.
§7.19 Plan Assets. The Borrowers will do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to ensure that none of the Mortgaged Properties will be deemed to be Plan Assets at any time.
§7.20 [Intentionally Omitted.]
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§7.21 Single Purpose Entity Requirements. The Borrowers hereby represent, warrant and covenant as follows:
(a) Obligation to be a Single Purpose Entity.
(i) Each Subsidiary Borrower has been a Single Purpose Entity at all times since its formation and will continue to be a Single Purpose Entity at all times until the Loans have been paid in full and the Lenders have no further obligations to make advances of the proceeds of the Loans or issue Letters of Credit.
(ii) Each SPE Entity has been a Single Purpose Entity at all times since its formation and will continue to be a Single Purpose Entity at all times until the Loans have been paid in full and the Lenders have no further obligations to make advances of the proceeds of the Loans or issue Letters of Credit.
(iii) The “single purpose entity” provisions included in the organizational documents of the Subsidiary Borrowers and each SPE Entity shall not, without Agent’s prior written consent, be amended, rescinded or otherwise revoked until the Loans have been paid in full and the Lenders have no obligation to make advances of the proceeds of the Loans or issue Letters of Credit.
(iv) Prior to the withdrawal or the disassociation of any SPE Entity from a Subsidiary Borrower or any other SPE Entity, such Borrower or such SPE Entity shall immediately appoint a new general partner or managing member whose organizational documents are substantially similar to those of the original SPE Entity (provided that the foregoing shall be construed as a consent to any transfer).
(b) Definition of Single Purpose Entity.
(i) Subsidiary Borrower Criteria. With respect to the Subsidiary Borrowers, a “Single Purpose Entity” means a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company which, at all times since the date of this Agreement and thereafter:
(A) shall not engage in any business or activity, other than with respect to the Subsidiary Borrower, the ownership, operation and maintenance of a Mortgaged Property and activities incidental thereto;
(B) shall not acquire or own any assets other than with respect to the Subsidiary Borrower, a Mortgaged Property and such incidental personal property as may be necessary for the operation of such Mortgaged Property;
(C) if such entity is (1) a limited liability company (other than a single member limited liability company which satisfies the requirements of clause (D) below, in which case satisfaction of the provisions of §7.21(b)(ii) is not required), has had and shall have at least one (1) member that satisfies the requirements of §7.21(b)(ii) below and such member is its managing member, or (2) a limited partnership, all of its general partners have satisfied and shall satisfy the requirements of §7.21(b)(ii) below;
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(D) if such entity is a single member limited liability company, (1) such entity shall be formed and organized under Delaware law and otherwise comply with all other S&P criteria for single member limited liability companies (including, without limitation, the inclusion of a “springing member” and delivery of Delaware single member limited liability company opinions acceptable in all respects to the Agent); and (2) such entity shall have at least one (1) Independent Director/Manager on its board of directors/managers;
(E) if such entity is a corporation, has had and shall have at least one (1) Independent Director on its board of directors;
(F) shall preserve its existence as an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (if applicable) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation or organization;
(G) shall not merge or consolidate with any other Person;
(H) shall not take, any action to dissolve, wind-up, terminate or liquidate in whole or in part; to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets; to change its legal structure; transfer or permit the direct or indirect transfer of any partnership, membership or other equity interests, as applicable; issue additional partnership, membership or other equity interests, as applicable; or seek to accomplish any of the foregoing;
(I) shall not, without the unanimous written consent of all the Subsidiary Borrower’s partners, members, or shareholders, as applicable, and the written consent of one hundred percent (100%) of the members of the board of directors of the SPE Entity or board of managers in the case of a single member limited liability company, including without limitation the Independent Director(s)/Manager(s): (1) file or consent to the filing of any petition, either voluntary or involuntary, to take advantage of any applicable insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization statute; (2) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator or any similar official; or (3) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(J) shall not amend or restate its organizational documents if such change would adversely impact the requirements set forth in this §7.21;
(K) shall not own any subsidiary or make any investment in, any other Person;
(L) shall not commingle its assets with the assets of any other Person;
(M) shall not, incur any debt, secured or unsecured, direct or contingent (including, without limitation, guaranteeing any obligation), other than the Obligations and Hedge Obligations and customary unsecured trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of owning and operating the Mortgaged Property; provided the same are not evidenced by a promissory note, do not exceed, in the aggregate, at any time a maximum amount of two percent (2%) of the outstanding principal amount of the Loan allocable to the Mortgaged Property of such Person and are paid within sixty (60) days of the date incurred;
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(N) shall maintain its records, books of account, bank accounts, financial statements, accounting records and other entity documents separate and apart from those of any other Person;
(O) shall only enter into any contract or agreement with any general partner, member, shareholder, principal or Affiliate of the Borrowers, or any general partner, member, principal or Affiliate thereof, upon terms and conditions that are intrinsically fair and substantially similar to those that would be available on an arms-length basis with third parties;
(P) shall not maintain its assets in such a manner that it will be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any other Person;
(Q) shall not assume or guaranty the debts of any other Person, hold itself out to be responsible for the debts of another Person, or otherwise pledge its assets for the benefit of any other Person or hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligations of any other Person, in each case other than the other Borrowers;
(R) shall not make any loans or advances to any other Person;
(S) shall file its own tax returns as required under federal and state law;
(T) shall hold itself out to the public as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other Person and conduct its business solely in its own name and shall correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity;
(U) shall maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations;
(V) shall allocate shared expenses (including, without limitation, shared office space) and to use separate stationery, invoices and checks;
(W) shall pay (or cause the property manager to pay on behalf of such Borrower from such Borrower’s funds) its own liabilities (including, without limitation, salaries of its own employees) from its own funds; and
(X) shall not acquire obligations or securities of its partners, members or shareholders, as applicable.
(ii) SPE Entity Criteria. With respect to any SPE Entity, a “Single Purpose Entity” means a corporation or a Delaware single member limited liability company which, at all times since its formation and thereafter complies in its own right with each of the requirements contained in §7.21(b)(i)(A)-(X) except that:
(A) with respect to §7.21(b)(i)(A) the SPE Entity shall not engage in any business or activity other than being the sole managing member or general partner, as the case may be, of the applicable Subsidiary Borrower and owning its Equity Interest in the applicable Subsidiary Borrower;
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(B) with respect to §7.21(b)(i)(B), the SPE Entity has not and shall not acquire or own any assets other than its Equity Interest in the applicable Subsidiary Borrower; and
(C) with respect to §7.21(b)(i)(M) the SPE Entity has not and shall not incur any debt, secured or unsecured, direct or contingent (including, without limitation, guaranteeing any obligation) other than the Obligations and the Hedge Obligations;
§7.22 Additional Covenants.
(a) The project commonly known as “ACC4” consisting of approximately 300,000 square feet (exclusive of approximately 40,000 square feet contained in the mezzanine level that houses diesel back-up engine generators) located at 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx which consists of a development of a Data Center Property and which is currently owned by Grizzly Ventures LLC, shall be owned 100% directly or indirectly by Parent Borrower upon the occurrence of the Capital Event.
(b) Except with respect to the project commonly known as “ACC4” as provided above, Parent Borrower, a Subsidiary Borrower or a Subsidiary of Borrower shall own all assets acquired or developed using proceeds of the Loans.
§7.23 REIT Covenants. From and after the creation of REIT, Borrowers shall cause REIT to comply with the following covenants:
(a) REIT will have as its sole business purpose owning ownership interests of Parent Borrower, performing duties as the general partner of the operating partnership described in §7.24 and making equity investments in such operating partnership, and shall not engage in any business or activities other than those described in this §7.23(a);
(b) REIT shall promptly contribute or otherwise downstream to Parent Borrower any net assets received by REIT from third parties (including, without limitation, the proceeds from any Equity Offering);
(c) REIT will not make or permit to be made, by voluntary or involuntary means, any transfer or encumbrance of its interest in Parent Borrower, or any dilution of its interest in Parent Borrower; provided, however, that the interests of the REIT in Parent Borrower may be diluted as a direct result of the acquisition by Parent Borrower or its Subsidiaries of additional Real Estate, either by acquiring title to such Real Estate directly in the name of Parent Borrower or any such Subsidiary or by acquiring direct or indirect ownership interests in a partnership, corporation or limited liability company that owns directly such Real Estate (subject in all respects to compliance by Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries with the terms of this Agreement), the sales price of which is paid in whole or in part by the issuance of additional interests in Parent Borrower so long as the REIT at all times directly owns not less than
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thirty-three percent (33%) of the interests in Parent Borrower and continues to maintain not less than the same control and management rights and powers in respect of Parent Borrower as existed previously; and
(d) the REIT shall not dissolve, liquidate or otherwise wind-up its business, affairs or assets.
§7.24 Creation of Operating Partnership. Schedule 7.24 hereto sets forth a contemplated series of events to occur from the date of this Agreement up to the occurrence of the Capital Event. Agent and Lenders consent to such series of events, with such changes as the Borrowers deem necessary, provided that simultaneously with the occurrence of the Capital Event (i) DuPont Fabros Technology LP becomes an “operating partnership” which will own not less than 99% of the interests in Safari Ventures LLC, (ii) REIT shall own the remaining interest in Safari Ventures LLC, and (iii) REIT shall be the sole general partner of DuPont Fabros Technology LP, and shall further cause such operating partnership to execute such documents as Agent may reasonably require to cause such Person to become the “Parent Borrower” under this Agreement and shall cause REIT to execute such documents as Agent may reasonably require to cause REIT to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement applicable to REIT. Thereafter Safari Ventures LLC shall be considered a Subsidiary Borrower (provided that Safari Ventures LLC shall not be required to be a Single Purpose Entity unless it owns a Mortgaged Property). All of the formation and contribution agreements related to such transactions shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Agent. In connection therewith, the Borrowers and Agent shall enter into such other amendments to the Loan Documents as Agent may reasonably require to reflect such assumption of liabilities and substitution.
§7.25 Satisfaction of Indebtedness under LBHI Loan Documents. Simultaneously with the occurrence of the Capital Event, Borrowers shall cause the Indebtedness under the LBHI Loan Documents to be satisfied in full and the LBHI Loan Documents to be terminated and released, and Borrowers shall deliver to Agent evidence reasonably satisfactory to Agent of such satisfaction, termination and release.
§8. NEGATIVE COVENANTS.
The Borrowers covenant and agree that, so long as any Loan, Note or Letter of Credit is outstanding or any of the Lenders has any obligation to make any Loans or issue any Letter of Credit:
§8.1 Restrictions on Indebtedness. The Borrowers will not, and will not permit their respective Subsidiaries or REIT to, create, incur, assume, guarantee or be or remain liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to any Indebtedness other than:
(a) Indebtedness to the Lenders arising under any of the Loan Documents;
(b) current liabilities of the Borrowers or their respective Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business but not incurred through (i) the borrowing of money, or (ii) the obtaining of credit except for credit on an open account basis customarily extended and in fact extended in connection with normal purchases of goods and services;
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(c) Indebtedness in respect of taxes, assessments, governmental charges or levies and claims for labor, materials and supplies to the extent that payment therefor shall not at the time be required to be made in accordance with the provisions of §7.8;
(d) Indebtedness in respect of judgments only to the extent, for the period and for an amount not resulting in a Default;
(e) endorsements for collection, deposit or negotiation and warranties of products or services, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business; and
(f) subject to the provisions of §9, (i) Secured Debt that is Recourse Indebtedness, provided that the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness (excluding the Obligations) shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of Gross Asset Value, and (ii) Non-Recourse Indebtedness, provided that none of such Persons shall incur any of the Indebtedness described in this §8.1(f) unless it shall have provided to the Agent prior written notice of the proposed incurrence of such Indebtedness, a statement that the borrowing will not cause a Default or Event of Default and a Compliance Certificate demonstrating that the Borrowers will be in compliance with its covenants referred to therein after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) none of the Borrowers or their respective Subsidiaries shall create, incur, assume, guarantee or be or remain liable contingently or otherwise, with respect to any Unsecured Indebtedness, (ii) none of the Indebtedness described in §8.1(f) above shall have any of the Mortgaged Properties or any interest therein or any direct or indirect ownership interest in any Subsidiary Borrower as collateral, a borrowing base, asset pool or any similar form of credit support for such Indebtedness (provided that the foregoing shall not preclude Subsidiaries of the Borrowers (other than a Subsidiary Borrower) to incur Non-Recourse Indebtedness subject to the terms of this §8.1 or recourse to the general credit of Parent Borrower) and (ii) none of the Subsidiary Borrowers nor REIT shall create, incur, assume, guarantee or be or remain liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to any Indebtedness (including, without limitation, pursuant to any conditional or limited guaranty or indemnity agreement creating liability with respect to usual and customary exclusions from the non-recourse limitations governing the Non-Recourse Indebtedness of any Person, or otherwise) other than Indebtedness described in §§8.1(a)-(e) above.
§8.2 Restrictions on Liens, Etc. The Borrowers will not, and will not permit their Subsidiaries or REIT to (a) create or incur or suffer to be created or incurred or to exist any lien, security title, encumbrance, mortgage, pledge, negative pledge, charge, restriction or other security interest of any kind upon any of their respective property or assets of any character whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or upon the income or profits therefrom; (b) transfer any of their property or assets or the income or profits therefrom for the purpose of subjecting the same to the payment of Indebtedness or performance of any other obligation in priority to payment of its general creditors; (c) acquire, or agree or have an option to acquire, any property or assets upon conditional sale or other title retention or purchase money security agreement, device or arrangement; (d) suffer to exist for a period of more than thirty (30) days after the same shall have been incurred any Indebtedness or claim or demand against any of them that if unpaid could by law or upon bankruptcy or insolvency, or otherwise, be given any priority whatsoever
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over any of their general creditors; (e) sell, assign, pledge or otherwise transfer any accounts, contract rights, general intangibles, chattel paper or instruments, with or without recourse; or (f) incur or maintain any obligation to any holder of Indebtedness of any of such Persons which prohibits the creation or maintenance of any lien securing the Obligations (collectively, “Liens”); provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Borrowers and any such Subsidiary may create or incur or suffer to be created or incurred or to exist:
(i) (A) Liens on properties to secure taxes, assessments and other governmental charges (excluding any Lien imposed pursuant to any of the provisions of ERISA or pursuant to any Environmental Laws) or claims for labor, material or supplies incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations not then delinquent or not otherwise required to be paid or discharged under the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and (B) Liens on assets other than (I) the Collateral and (II) any direct or indirect interest of Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower in any other Borrower in respect of judgments permitted by §8.1(d);
(ii) deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure payment of, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, old age pensions or other social security obligations;
(iii) Liens consisting of (A) mortgage liens on Real Estate (including the rents, issues and profits therefrom), other than Real Estate that constitutes a Mortgaged Property or any interest therein (including the rents, issues and profits therefrom), securing Indebtedness which is permitted by §8.1(f) or (B) liens consisting of pledges of security interests in the ownership interests of any Subsidiary which is not a Borrower or the direct or indirect owner of an interest in a Borrower securing Indebtedness which is permitted by §8.1(f);
(iv) encumbrances on properties other than the Mortgaged Property consisting of easements, rights of way, zoning restrictions, restrictions on the use of real property and defects and irregularities in the title thereto, landlord’s or lessor’s liens under leases to which the Borrowers or any such Subsidiary is a party, purchase money security interests and other liens or encumbrances, which do not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect;
(v) Liens in favor of the Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents to secure the Obligations and the Hedge Obligations; and
(vi) Liens and encumbrances on a Mortgaged Property expressly permitted under the terms of the Mortgage relating thereto.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (x) no Subsidiary Borrower shall create or incur or suffer to be created or incurred or to exist any Lien other than Liens contemplated in §§8.2(i), (v) and (vi) and (y) REIT shall not create or suffer to be created or incurred or to exist any Lien other than Liens contemplated in §8.1(i)(A).
§8.3 Restrictions on Investments. Neither the Parent Borrower will, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make or permit to exist or to remain outstanding any Investment except Investments in:
(a) marketable direct or guaranteed obligations of the United States of America that mature within one (1) year from the date of purchase by Parent Borrower or its Subsidiary;
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(b) marketable direct obligations of any of the following: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Student Loan Marketing Association, Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Bank for Cooperatives, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, Federal Financing Banks, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Federal Land Banks, or any other agency or instrumentality of the United States of America;
(c) demand deposits, certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances and time deposits of United States banks having total assets in excess of $100,000,000; provided, however, that the aggregate amount at any time so invested with any single bank having total assets of less than $1,000,000,000 will not exceed $200,000;
(d) securities commonly known as “commercial paper” issued by a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State which at the time of purchase are rated by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or by Standard & Poor’s Corporation at not less than “P 1” if then rated by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., and not less than “A 1”, if then rated by Standard & Poor’s Corporation;
(e) mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and other mortgage-backed bonds which at the time of purchase are rated by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or by Standard & Poor’s Corporation at not less than “Aa” if then rated by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and not less than “AA” if then rated by Standard & Poor’s Corporation;
(f) repurchase agreements having a term not greater than ninety (90) days and fully secured by securities described in the foregoing subsection (a), (b) or (e) with banks described in the foregoing subsection (c) or with financial institutions or other corporations having total assets in excess of $500,000,000;
(g) shares of so-called “money market funds” registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which maintain a level per-share value, invest principally in investments described in the foregoing subsections (a) through (f) and have total assets in excess of $50,000,000;
(h) the acquisition of fee interests or long-term ground lease interests by Parent Borrower or its Subsidiaries in (i) Real Estate which is utilized for income-producing Data Center Properties located in the continental United States or the District of Columbia and businesses and investments incidental thereto, and (ii) subject to the restrictions set forth in this §8.3, the acquisition of Land Assets to be developed for the foregoing purposes and Development Properties to be used for the purposes set forth in §8.3(h)(i);
(i) Investments by Parent Borrower in Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of Parent Borrower;
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(j) Investments in Land Assets, provided that the aggregate Investment therein shall not exceed the greater of (i) ten percent (10%) of Gross Asset Value or (ii) $125,000,000.00;
(k) Investments in International Investments, provided that the aggregate Investment therein shall not exceed the greater of (i) thirty percent (30%) of Gross Asset Value or (ii) $500,000,000.00;
(l) Investments in non-wholly owned Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates, provided that the aggregate Investment therein shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of Gross Asset Value; and
(m) Investments (i) in equipment which will be incorporated into the development of Data Center Properties, (ii) with utility companies to bring critical power to Data Center Properties, and (iii) with fiber optic companies to bring fiber optics to Data Center Properties.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) in no event shall the aggregate value of the holdings of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the Investments described in §8.3(j)-(l) exceed forty percent (40%) of Gross Asset Value at any time and (y) in no event shall Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries have any investments in mortgages or notes receivable.
For the purposes of this §8.3, the Investment of Parent Borrower or its Subsidiaries in any non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates will equal (without duplication) the sum of (i) such Person’s pro rata share of their Unconsolidated Affiliate’s Investment in Land Assets; plus (ii) such Person’s pro rata share of any other Investments valued at the GAAP book value.
§8.4 Merger, Consolidation. Borrowers will not, nor will Borrowers permit any of their respective Subsidiaries or REIT, Managing Member or any Eden Managing Member to, become a party to any dissolution, liquidation, disposition of all or substantially all of its assets or business, merger, reorganization, consolidation or other business combination or agree to effect any asset acquisition, stock acquisition or other acquisition individually or in a series of transactions which may have a similar effect as any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders except for (i) the merger or consolidation of one or more of the Subsidiaries of Parent Borrower (other than any Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Borrower) with and into Parent Borrower (it being understood and agreed that in any such event Parent Borrower will be the surviving Person) and (ii) the merger or consolidation of two or more Subsidiaries of Parent Borrower; provided that no such merger or consolidation shall involve any Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Borrower.
§8.5 Sale and Leaseback. The Borrowers will not, and will not permit their Subsidiaries, to enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby any Borrower or any such Subsidiary shall sell or transfer any Real Estate owned by it in order that then or thereafter such Borrower or any such Subsidiary shall lease back such Real Estate without the prior written consent of Agent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
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§8.6 Compliance with Environmental Laws. None of the Borrowers will, nor will any of them permit any of its respective Subsidiaries or any other Person to, do any of the following: (a) use any of the Real Estate or any portion thereof as a facility for the handling, processing, storage or disposal of Hazardous Substances, except for quantities of Hazardous Substances used in the ordinary course of operating large-scale data centers and in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, (b) cause or permit to be located on any of the Real Estate any underground tank or other underground storage receptacle for Hazardous Substances except in full compliance with Environmental Laws, (c) generate any Hazardous Substances on any of the Real Estate except in full compliance with Environmental Laws, (d) conduct any activity at any Real Estate or use any Real Estate in any manner that could reasonably be contemplated to cause a Release of Hazardous Substances on, upon or into the Real Estate or any surrounding properties or any threatened Release of Hazardous Substances which might give rise to liability under CERCLA or any other Environmental Law, or (e) directly or indirectly transport or arrange for the transport of any Hazardous Substances (except in compliance with all Environmental Laws), except, with respect to any Real Estate other than a Mortgaged Property where any such use, generation, conduct or other activity has not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Lenders acknowledge that the existing environmental conditions of the property located in Piscataway, New Jersey, shall not be deemed to violate the provisions of this §8.6 so long as the remediation and monitoring plans currently in place and provided to Agent are continued.
The Borrowers shall, and shall cause their Subsidiaries to:
(i) in the event of any change in Environmental Laws governing the assessment, release or removal of Hazardous Substances, take all reasonable action (including, without limitation, the conducting of engineering tests at the sole expense of the Borrowers) to confirm that no Hazardous Substances are or ever were Released or disposed of on the Mortgaged Properties in violation of applicable Environmental Laws; and
(ii) if any Release or disposal of Hazardous Substances which any Person may be legally obligated to contain, correct or otherwise remediate or which may otherwise expose it to liability shall occur or shall have occurred on any Mortgaged Property (including without limitation any such Release or disposal occurring prior to the acquisition or leasing of such Mortgaged Property by the Borrowers or any such Subsidiary), the Borrowers shall, after obtaining knowledge thereof, cause the prompt containment and removal of such Hazardous Substances and remediation of the Mortgaged Property in full compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; provided, that each of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be in compliance with Environmental Laws for the purpose of this clause (ii) so long as it or a responsible third party with sufficient financial resources is taking reasonable action to remediate or manage any event of noncompliance to the satisfaction of the Agent and no action shall have been commenced by any enforcement agency. The Agent may engage its own Environmental Engineer to review the environmental assessments and the compliance with the covenants contained herein.
At any time after an Event of Default shall have occurred hereunder the Agent may at its election (and will at the request of the Required Lenders) obtain such environmental assessments of any or all of the Mortgaged Properties prepared by an Environmental Engineer as may be
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necessary or advisable for the purpose of evaluating or confirming (i) whether any Hazardous Substances are present in the soil or water at or adjacent to any such Mortgaged Property and (ii) whether the use and operation of any such Mortgaged Property complies with all Environmental Laws to the extent required by the Loan Documents. Additionally, at any time that the Agent or the Required Lenders shall have reasonable and objective grounds to believe that a Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Substances which any Person may be legally obligated to contain, correct or otherwise remediate or which otherwise may expose such Person to liability may have occurred, relating to any Mortgaged Property, or that any of the Mortgaged Property is not in compliance with Environmental Laws to the extent required by the Loan Documents, Borrowers shall promptly upon the request of Agent obtain and deliver to Agent such environmental assessments of such Mortgaged Property prepared by an Environmental Engineer as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of evaluating or confirming (i) whether any Hazardous Substances are present in the soil or water at or adjacent to such Mortgaged Property and (ii) whether the use and operation of such Mortgaged Property comply with all Environmental Laws to the extent required by the Loan Documents. Environmental assessments may include detailed visual inspections of such Mortgaged Property including, without limitation, any and all storage areas, storage tanks, drains, dry xxxxx and leaching areas, and the taking of soil samples, as well as such other investigations or analyses as are reasonably necessary or appropriate for a complete determination of the compliance of such Mortgaged Property and the use and operation thereof with all applicable Environmental Laws. All environmental assessments contemplated by this §8.6 shall be at the sole cost and expense of the Borrowers.
§8.7 Distributions.
(a) Prior to the occurrence of the Capital Event, Parent Borrower shall not pay any Distributions to the partners, members or other owners of Parent Borrower if such Distribution is in excess of Excess Cash Flow for (i) the preceding calendar months from the date of this Agreement or (ii) the preceding twelve (12) months, whichever is less; provided that no such Distributions shall be made if such amounts are required to be paid hereunder as Additional Principal.
(b) (i) Following the occurrence of the Capital Event, Parent Borrower shall not pay any Distribution to the partners, members or other owners of Parent Borrower, and REIT shall not pay any Distribution to its partners, members or other owners, if such Distribution is in excess of the amount which (i) when added to the amount of all other Distributions paid in the same calendar quarter and (A) the preceding calendar quarters from the date of this Agreement or (B) the preceding three (3) calendar quarters (whichever is less), would exceed ninety-five percent (95%) of such Person’s Funds from Operations for such period; provided that the limitations contained in this §8.7(b) shall not preclude the Parent Borrower from making Distributions in an amount equal to the minimum distributions required under the Code to maintain the REIT Status of REIT (if REIT exists) following the date that REIT elects to be a real estate investment trust under the Code, as evidenced by a certification of the principal financial or accounting officer of Parent Borrower containing calculations in detail reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent.
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(c) In the event that an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (i) Parent Borrower shall make no Distributions, and REIT shall not pay any Distribution to its partners, members or other owners, other than, if REIT exists and has elected REIT Status, Distributions in an amount equal to the minimum distributions required under the Code to maintain the REIT Status of REIT, as evidenced by a certification of the principal financial or accounting officer of Parent Borrower containing calculations in detail reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time when an Event of Default under §12.1(a), (b), (h), (i) or (j) shall have occurred or the maturity of the Obligations has been accelerated, Parent Borrower shall not, and shall not permit REIT to, make any Distributions whatsoever, directly or indirectly.
§8.8 Asset Sales. Except for the transactions described on Schedule 7.24 hereto, the Borrowers will not, and will not permit their Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any material asset other than pursuant to a bona fide arm’s length transaction. Neither any Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof shall sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Real Estate in one transaction or a series of transactions during any four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters in excess of an amount equal to thirty-five percent (35%) of Gross Asset Value, except as the result of a condemnation or casualty and except for the granting of Permitted Liens, as applicable, without the prior written consent of Agent and the Required Lenders.
§8.9 [Intentionally Omitted.]
§8.10 Restriction on Prepayment of Indebtedness. Parent Borrower will not, and will not permit its Subsidiaries to, (a) prepay, redeem, defease, purchase or otherwise retire the principal amount, in whole or in part, of any Indebtedness other than the Obligations and the Hedge Obligations after the occurrence of any Event of Default; provided, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (x) the prepayment of Indebtedness which is financed solely from the proceeds of a new loan which would otherwise be permitted by the terms of §8.1; and (y) the prepayment, redemption, defeasance or other retirement of the principal of Indebtedness secured by Real Estate which is satisfied solely from the proceeds of a sale of the Real Estate securing such Indebtedness; and (b) modify any document evidencing any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) to accelerate the maturity date of such Indebtedness after the occurrence of an Event of Default.
§8.11 Zoning and Contract Changes and Compliance. No Borrower shall initiate or consent to any zoning reclassification of any of its Mortgaged Property or seek any variance under any existing zoning ordinance or use or permit the use of any Mortgaged Property in any manner that could result in such use becoming a non-conforming use under any zoning ordinance or any other applicable land use law, rule or regulation. No Borrower shall initiate any change in any laws, requirements of governmental authorities or obligations created by private contracts and Leases which now or hereafter may materially adversely affect the ownership, occupancy, use or operation of any Mortgaged Property.
§8.12 Derivatives Contracts. Neither the Borrowers nor any of their Subsidiaries shall contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Derivatives Contracts except for Hedge
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Obligations and interest rate swap, collar, cap or similar agreements providing interest rate protection and currency swaps and currency options made in the ordinary course of business and permitted pursuant to §8.1.
§8.13 Transactions with Affiliates. No Borrower shall, and none of them shall permit any Subsidiary of any Borrower to, permit to exist or enter into, any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate (but not including any Subsidiary of Parent Borrower), except (i) transactions in connection with the Management Agreements, (ii) transactions set forth on Schedule 6.15 attached hereto and Schedule 7.24 hereto and (iii) transactions pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the business of such Person and upon fair and reasonable terms which are no less favorable to such Person than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate.
§8.14 Equity Pledges. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, prior to the occurrence of the Capital Event, Managing Member, Eden Managing Members, Lammot J. du Pont and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, and after the occurrence of the Capital Event, REIT will not create or incur or suffer to be created or incurred any Lien on any of their respective direct or indirect legal, equitable or beneficial interest in Parent Borrower, including, without limitation, any Distributions or rights to Distributions on account thereof, other than the pledges by Lammot J. du Pont and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and/or any wholly-owned subsidiaries thereof and the pledges by the Eden Managing Members of their respective direct and/or indirect interests in Parent Borrower to LBHI pursuant to the LBHI Loan Documents; provided that in no event shall such interests be transferred by foreclosure, conveyance in lieu thereof, operation of law, or otherwise, to LBHI or any other Person other than as permitted in the Recognition Agreement.
§8.15 LBHI Loan Documents. The Borrowers shall deliver promptly to the Agent copies of any notice of default, acceleration or the exercise or threat of exercise of any remedies under any of the LBHI Loan Documents furnished or delivered to or by or on behalf of the lender thereunder. The Borrowers shall not permit any borrower under the LBHI Loan Documents to seek nor to obtain additional advances from the holder or holders of any of the LBHI Loan Documents other than additional advances contemplated by the LBHI Loan Documents as of the date hereof, or to modify, amend, terminate, seek or obtain a consent or waiver under the LBHI Loan Documents in any respect without the prior written approval of the Agent (other than a waiver of an “Event of Default” under any of the LBHI Loan Documents) other than as permitted by the Recognition Agreement.
§8.16 Management Fees.
(a) Borrowers shall not pay, and shall not permit to be paid, any management fees or other payments under any Management Agreement for any Mortgaged Property to DFD Technical Services, LLC or any other manager that is an Affiliate of any Borrower in the event that (a) a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or (b) the Capital Event has not occurred on or before August 7, 2008 until the occurrence of the Capital Event.
(b) None of the Borrowers shall pay to DuPont Fabros Development LLC or any other Affiliate of the Borrowers any asset management fee under the organizational
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agreements of such Borrower in the event that (a) a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or (b) the Capital Event has not occurred on or before August 7, 2008 until the occurrence of the Capital Event.
§8.17 Construction of Additional Buildings on VA4. For so long as the Real Estate owned by Porpoise Ventures LLC commonly known as “VA4” is included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Value, Borrower shall not permit the expansion of any existing buildings on such Real Estate or the development of additional buildings thereon pursuant to any Lease existing as of the date of this Agreement without the prior written approval of the Agent.
§9. FINANCIAL COVENANTS.
The Borrowers covenant and agree that, so long as any Loan, Note or Letter of Credit is outstanding or any Lender has any obligation to make any Loans or issue any Letter of Credit:
§9.1 Borrowing Base. The Borrowers shall not permit the outstanding principal balance of the Loans and the Letter of Credit Liabilities to be greater than the Borrowing Base Value.
§9.2 Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Gross Asset Value. Borrowers will not permit Consolidated Total Indebtedness to exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of Parent Borrower’s Gross Asset Value (or to exceed sixty-five percent (65%) of Parent Borrower’s Gross Asset Value following the occurrence of the Capital Event).
§9.3 Minimum Borrowing Base Debt Service Coverage Ratio. Commencing with the calendar quarter ending September 30, 2007 and continuing at all times thereafter, the Borrowers will not permit the Borrowing Base Debt Service Coverage Ratio to be less than 1.30 to 1.00 (or less than 1.35 to 1.0 following the occurrence of the Capital Event).
§9.4 Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges. Commencing with the calendar quarter ending September 30, 2007 and continuing at all times thereafter, the Borrowers will not permit the ratio of Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA determined for the most recently ended calendar quarter to Consolidated Fixed Charges for the most recently ended calendar quarter annualized, to be less than 1.30 to 1.00 (or less than 1.45 to 1.0 following the occurrence of the Capital Event).
§9.5 Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. The Borrowers will not at any time permit Parent Borrower’s Consolidated Tangible Net Worth to be less than the following: (a) prior to the occurrence of the Capital Event, $285,000,000.00, and (b) from and after the occurrence of the Capital Event, the sum of (i) eighty-five percent (85%) of the Net Offering Proceeds of the Capital Event (but not less than $425,000,000.00), plus (ii) seventy-five percent (75%) of the sum of (A) any additional Net Offering Proceeds after the occurrence of the Capital Event (but not as part of the Capital Event), plus (B) the value of interests in Parent Borrower or interests in REIT issued upon the contribution of assets to Parent Borrower or its Subsidiaries after the occurrence of the Capital Event (but not as part of the Capital Event) (with such value determined at the time of contribution).
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§9.6 Borrowing Base Assets. At all times, the Borrowing Base Availability shall be determined from at least three (3) Mortgaged Properties having an aggregate Borrowing Base Availability of not less than $250,000,000.00.
§9.7 Unhedged Variable Rate Debt. Commencing with the calendar quarter ending March 31, 2008 and continuing thereafter, the Borrowers shall not permit the Unhedged Variable Rate Debt of Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries to exceed thirty-five percent (35%) of Gross Asset Value.
§10. CLOSING CONDITIONS.
The obligation of the Lenders to make the Loans or issue Letters of Credit shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
§10.1 Loan Documents. Each of the Loan Documents shall have been duly executed and delivered by the respective parties thereto and shall be in full force and effect. The Agent shall have received a fully executed counterpart of each such document.
§10.2 Certified Copies of Organizational Documents. The Agent shall have received from each Borrower a copy, certified as of a recent date by the appropriate officer of each State in which such Person is organized and in which the Mortgaged Properties are located and a duly authorized officer, partner or member of such Person, as applicable, to be true and complete, of the partnership agreement, corporate charter or operating agreement and/or other organizational agreements of such Borrower, as applicable, and its qualification to do business, as applicable, as in effect on such date of certification.
§10.3 Resolutions. All action on the part of each Borrower, as applicable, necessary for the valid execution, delivery and performance by such Person of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Person is or is to become a party shall have been duly and effectively taken, and evidence thereof reasonably satisfactory to the Agent shall have been provided to the Agent.
§10.4 Incumbency Certificate; Authorized Signers. The Agent shall have received from each Borrower an incumbency certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by a duly authorized officer of such Person and giving the name and bearing a specimen signature of each individual who shall be authorized to sign, in the name and on behalf of such Person, each of the Loan Documents to which such Person is or is to become a party. The Agent shall have also received from each Borrower a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by a duly authorized representative of Borrowers and giving the name and specimen signature of each Authorized Officer who shall be authorized to make Loan Requests, Letter of Credit Requests and Conversion/Continuation Requests and to give notices and to take other action on behalf of the Borrowers under the Loan Documents.
§10.5 Opinion of Counsel. The Agent shall have received an opinion addressed to the Lenders and the Agent and dated as of the Closing Date from counsel to the Borrowers in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
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§10.6 Payment of Fees. The Borrowers shall have paid to the Agent the fees payable pursuant to §4.2.
§10.7 Insurance. The Agent shall have received certificates evidencing that the Agent and the Lenders are named as mortgagee and additional insured, as applicable, on all policies of insurance as required by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
§10.8 Performance; No Default. Borrowers shall have performed and complied with all terms and conditions herein required to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date, and on the Closing Date there shall exist no Default or Event of Default.
§10.9 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the Borrowers in the Loan Documents or otherwise made by or on behalf of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries in connection therewith or after the date thereof shall have been true and correct in all material respects when made and shall also be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date.
§10.10 Proceedings and Documents. All proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Agent’s counsel in form and substance, and the Agent shall have received all information and such counterpart originals or certified copies of such documents and such other certificates, opinions, assurances, consents, approvals or documents as the Agent and the Agent’s counsel may reasonably require.
§10.11 Eligible Real Estate Qualification Documents. The Eligible Real Estate Qualification Documents for each Mortgaged Property included in the Collateral as of the Closing Date shall have been delivered to the Agent at the Borrowers’ expense and shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.
§10.12 Compliance Certificate. The Agent shall have received a Compliance Certificate dated as of the date of the Closing Date demonstrating compliance with each of the covenants calculated therein as of the most recent calendar quarter for which Parent Borrower has provided financial statements under §6.4 adjusted in the best good faith estimate of Parent Borrower as of the Closing Date.
§10.13 Appraisals. The Agent shall have received Appraisals of each of the Mortgaged Properties and other Real Estate of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than the Development Properties) in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, and the Agent shall have determined an Appraised Value for such Mortgaged Properties and other Real Estate.
§10.14 Consents. The Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Agent that all necessary stockholder, partner, member or other consents required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been obtained.
§10.15 Contribution Agreement. The Agent shall have received an executed counterpart of the Contribution Agreement.
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§10.16 Recognition Agreements. The Agent shall have received an executed counterpart of the Recognition Agreement and the CH1 Recognition Agreement.
§10.17 Other. The Agent shall have reviewed such other documents, instruments, certificates, opinions, assurances, consents and approvals as the Agent or the Agent’s Special Counsel may reasonably have requested.
§11. CONDITIONS TO ALL BORROWINGS.
The obligations of the Lenders to make any Loan or issue any Letter of Credit, whether on or after the Closing Date, shall also be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
§11.1 Prior Conditions Satisfied. All conditions set forth in §10 shall continue to be satisfied as of the date upon which any Loan is to be made or any Letter of Credit is to be issued.
§11.2 Representations True; No Default. Each of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries contained in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or in any document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement shall be true in all material respects both as of the date as of which they were made and shall also be true in all material respects as of the time of the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit, with the same effect as if made at and as of that time, except to the extent of changes resulting from transactions permitted by the Loan Documents (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct only as of such specified date), and no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
§11.3 Borrowing Documents. The Agent shall have received a fully completed Loan Request for such Loan and the other documents and information (including, without limitation, a Compliance Certificate) as required by §2.7, or a fully completed Letter of Credit Request required by §2.10 in the form of Exhibit H hereto fully completed, as applicable.
§11.4 Endorsement to Title Policy. At such times as Agent shall determine in its discretion prior to each funding, to the extent available under applicable law, a “date down” endorsement to each Title Policy indicating no change in the state of title and containing no survey exceptions not approved by the Agent, which endorsement shall, expressly or by virtue of a proper “revolving credit” clause or endorsement in each Title Policy, increase the coverage of each Title Policy to the aggregate amount of all Loans advanced and outstanding and Letters of Credit issued and outstanding on or before the effective date of such endorsement (provided that the amount of coverage under an individual Title Policy for an individual Mortgaged Property need not equal the aggregate amount of all Loans), or if such endorsement is not available, such other evidence and assurances as the Agent may reasonably require (which evidence may include, without limitation, an affidavit from the Borrowers stating that there have been no changes in title from the date of the last effective date of the Title Policy).
§11.5 Future Advances Tax Payment. As a condition precedent to any Lender’s obligations to make any Loans available to the Borrowers hereunder, the Borrowers will pay to the Agent any mortgage, recording, intangible, documentary stamp or other similar taxes and
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charges which the Agent reasonably determines to be payable as a result of such Loan to any state or any county or municipality thereof in which any of the Mortgaged Properties are located, and deliver to the Agent such affidavits or other information which the Agent reasonably determines to be necessary in connection with such payment in order to insure that the Mortgages on Mortgaged Property located in such state secure the Borrowers’ obligation with respect to the Loans then being requested by the Borrowers. The provisions of this §11.5 shall not limit the Borrowers’ obligations under other provisions of the Loan Documents, including without limitation §15 hereof.
§12. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; ACCELERATION; ETC.
§12.1 Events of Default and Acceleration. If any of the following events (“Events of Default” or, if the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both is required, then, prior to such notice or lapse of time, “Defaults”) shall occur:
(a) the Borrowers shall fail to pay any principal of the Loans when the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated date of maturity or any accelerated date of maturity or at any other date fixed for payment;
(b) the Borrowers shall fail to pay any interest on the Loans, any reimbursement obligations with respect to the Letters of Credit or any fees or other sums due hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents when the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated date of maturity or any accelerated date of maturity or at any other date fixed for payment;
(c) the Borrowers shall fail to comply with the covenant contained in §9.1 and such failure shall continue for five (5) days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrowers by the Agent;
(d) any of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall fail to perform any other term, covenant or agreement contained in §9.2, §9.3, §9.4, §9.5, §9.6 or §9.7;
(e) any of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall fail to perform any other term, covenant or agreement contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents which they are required to perform (other than those specified in the other subclauses of this §12 or in the other Loan Documents);
(f) any representation or warranty made by or on behalf of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any report, certificate, financial statement, request for a Loan, Letter of Credit Request, or in any other document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement, any advance of a Loan, the issuance of any Letter of Credit or any of the other Loan Documents shall prove to have been false in any material respect upon the date when made or deemed to have been made or repeated;
(g) any of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries shall fail to pay when due (including, without limitation, at maturity), or within any applicable period of grace, any principal, interest or other amount on account any obligation for borrowed money or credit
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received or other Indebtedness, or shall fail to observe or perform any term, covenant or agreement contained in any agreement by which it is bound, evidencing or securing any obligation for borrowed money or credit received or other Indebtedness for such period of time as would permit (assuming the giving of appropriate notice if required) the holder or holders thereof or of any obligations issued thereunder to accelerate the maturity thereof; provided that the events described in §12.1(g) shall not constitute an Event of Default unless such failure to perform, together with other failures to perform as described in §12.1(g), involve singly or in the aggregate obligations for borrowed money or credit received or other Indebtedness totaling in excess of $25,000,000.00;
(h) any of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries or REIT, (i) shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admit in writing its general inability to pay or generally fail to pay its debts as they mature or become due, or shall petition or apply for the appointment of a trustee or other custodian, liquidator or receiver for it or any substantial part of its assets, (ii) shall commence any case or other proceeding relating to it under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction, now or hereafter in effect, or (iii) shall take any action to authorize or in furtherance of any of the foregoing;
(i) a petition or application shall be filed for the appointment of a trustee or other custodian, liquidator or receiver of any of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries or REIT or any substantial part of the assets of any thereof, or a case or other proceeding shall be commenced against any such Person under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction, now or hereafter in effect, and any such Person shall indicate its approval thereof, consent thereto or acquiescence therein or such petition, application, case or proceeding shall not have been dismissed within sixty (60) days following the filing or commencement thereof;
(j) a decree or order is entered appointing a trustee, custodian, liquidator or receiver for any of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries or REIT or adjudicating any such Person, bankrupt or insolvent, or approving a petition in any such case or other proceeding, or a decree or order for relief is entered in respect of any such Person in an involuntary case under federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter constituted;
(k) there shall remain in force, undischarged, unsatisfied and unstayed, for more than sixty (60) days, whether or not consecutive, one or more uninsured or unbonded final judgments against Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that, either individually or in the aggregate, exceed $1,000,000.00;
(l) any of the Loan Documents or the Contribution Agreement shall be canceled, terminated, revoked or rescinded otherwise than in accordance with the terms thereof or the express prior written agreement, consent or approval of the Lenders, or any action at law, suit in equity or other legal proceeding to cancel, revoke or rescind any of the Loan Documents or the Contribution Agreement shall be commenced by or on behalf of any of the Borrowers, or any court or any other governmental or regulatory authority or agency of competent jurisdiction shall make a determination, or issue a judgment, order, decree or ruling, to the effect that any one or more of the Loan Documents or the Contribution Agreement is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in accordance with the terms thereof;
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(m) any dissolution, termination, partial or complete liquidation, merger or consolidation of any of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall occur or any sale, transfer or other disposition of the assets of any of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall occur other than as permitted under the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents;
(n) with respect to any Guaranteed Pension Plan, an ERISA Reportable Event shall have occurred and the Required Lenders shall have determined in their reasonable discretion that such event reasonably could be expected to result in liability of any of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries to the PBGC or such Guaranteed Pension Plan in an aggregate amount exceeding $1,000,000.00 and (x) such event in the circumstances occurring reasonably could constitute grounds for the termination of such Guaranteed Pension Plan by the PBGC or for the appointment by the appropriate United States District Court of a trustee to administer such Guaranteed Pension Plan; or (y) a trustee shall have been appointed by the United States District Court to administer such Plan; or (z) the PBGC shall have instituted proceedings to terminate such Guaranteed Pension Plan;
(o) any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any shareholder, officer, director, partner or member of any of them shall be indicted for a federal crime, a punishment for which could include the forfeiture of (i) any assets of Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries which in the good faith judgment of the Required Lenders could have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) the Collateral;
(p) any Change of Control shall occur;
(q) an Event of Default under any of the other Loan Documents shall occur; or
(r) the Borrowers shall fail to comply with the covenants set forth in §8.6 hereof; provided, however, no Event of Default shall occur hereunder as a result of such failure if such failure relates solely to a parcel or parcels of Real Estate that is/are not a Mortgaged Property and whose book value, either individually or in the aggregate, does not exceed $1,000,000.00;
then, and in any such event, the Agent may, and upon the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice in writing to the Borrowers declare all amounts owing with respect to this Agreement, the Notes, the Letters of Credit and the other Loan Documents to be, and they shall thereupon forthwith become, immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers; provided that in the event of any Event of Default specified in §12.1(h), §12.1(i) or §12.1(j), all such amounts shall become immediately due and payable automatically and without any requirement of presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind from any of the Lenders or the Agent. Upon demand by Agent or the Majority Revolving Credit Lenders in their absolute and sole discretion after the occurrence of an Event of Default, and regardless of whether the conditions
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precedent in this Agreement for a Revolving Credit Loan have been satisfied, the Revolving Credit Lenders will cause a Revolving Credit Loan to be made in the undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit. The proceeds of any such Revolving Credit Loan will be pledged to and held by Agent as security for any amounts that become payable under the Letters of Credit and all other Obligations and Hedge Obligations. In the alternative, if demanded by Agent in its absolute and sole discretion after the occurrence of an Event of Default, Borrowers will deposit with and pledge to Agent cash in an amount equal to the amount of all undrawn Letters of Credit. Such amounts will be pledged to and held by Agent for the benefit of the Lenders as security for any amounts that become payable under the Letters of Credit and all other Obligations and Hedge Obligations. Upon any draws under Letters of Credit, at Agent’s sole discretion, Agent may apply any such amounts to the repayment of amounts drawn thereunder and upon the expiration of the Letters of Credit any remaining amounts will be applied to the payment of all other Obligations and Hedge Obligations or if there are no outstanding Obligations and Hedge Obligations and Lenders have no further obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or issue Letters of Credit or if such excess no longer exists, such proceeds deposited by Borrowers will be released to Borrowers.
§12.2 Certain Cure Periods; Limitation of Cure Periods.
(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in §12.1 to the contrary, (i) no Event of Default shall exist hereunder upon the occurrence of any failure described in §12.1(b) in the event that the Borrowers cure such Default within five (5) Business Days after the date such payment is due, provided that no such cure period shall apply to any payments due upon the maturity of the Notes, and (ii) no Event of Default shall exist hereunder upon the occurrence of any failure described in §12.1(e) in the event that, if such Default consists of the failure to provide insurance as required by §7.7, the Borrowers cure such Default within fifteen (15) days following receipt of written notice of such Default or with respect to the occurrence of any other failure described in §12.1(e) in the event that the Borrowers cure such Default within thirty (30) days following receipt of written notice of such default, provided that the provisions of this clause (ii) shall not pertain to any default consisting of a failure to comply with §7.4(c), §7.14, §7.19, §7.21, §7.22, §7.24, §8.1, §8.2, §8.3, §8.4, §8.7, §8.8, §8.14, §8.15 or to any Default excluded from any provision of cure of defaults contained in any other of the Loan Documents.
(b) In the event that there shall occur any Default that affects only certain Mortgaged Property or the owner(s) thereof (if such owner is a Subsidiary Borrower), then the Borrowers may elect to cure such Default (so long as no other Default or Event of Default would arise as a result) by electing to have Agent remove such Mortgaged Property from the calculation of Borrowing Base Availability and by reducing the outstanding Loans by the amount of the Borrowing Base Availability attributable to such Mortgaged Property, in which event such removal and reduction shall be completed within five (5) days after receipt of notice of such Default from the Agent or the Required Lenders.
§12.3 Termination of Commitments. If any one or more Events of Default specified in §12.1(h), §12.1(i) or §12.1(j) shall occur, then immediately and without any action on the part of the Agent or any Lender any unused portion of the credit hereunder shall terminate and the Lenders shall be relieved of all obligations to make Loans or issue Letters of Credit to the Borrowers. If any other Event of Default shall have occurred, the Agent may, and upon the
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election of the Majority Revolving Credit Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrowers terminate the obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans and issue Letters of Credit to the Borrowers. No termination under this §12.3 shall relieve the Borrowers of their obligations to the Lenders arising under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
§12.4 Remedies. In case any one or more Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and whether or not the Lenders shall have accelerated the maturity of the Loans pursuant to §12.1, the Agent on behalf of the Lenders may, and upon the direction of the Required Lenders shall, proceed to protect and enforce their rights and remedies under this Agreement, the Notes and/or any of the other Loan Documents by suit in equity, action at law or other appropriate proceeding, including to the full extent permitted by applicable law the specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the obtaining of the ex parte appointment of a receiver, and, if any amount shall have become due, by declaration or otherwise, the enforcement of the payment thereof. No remedy herein conferred upon the Agent or the holder of any Note is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or any other provision of law. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement providing that the Loans may be evidenced by multiple Notes in favor of the Lenders, the Lenders acknowledge and agree that only the Agent may exercise any remedies arising by reason of a Default or Event of Default. If any Borrower fails to perform any agreement or covenant contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents beyond any applicable period for notice and cure or with respect to the obligations of Borrowers under §7.7, fails to perform any agreement or covenant contained in §7.7 without regard to any period for notice and cure, Agent may itself perform, or cause to be performed, any agreement or covenant of such Person contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents which such Person shall fail to perform, and the out-of-pocket costs of such performance, together with any reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees actually incurred (including attorneys’ fees incurred in any appeal) by Agent in connection therewith, shall be payable by Borrowers upon demand and shall constitute a part of the Obligations and shall if not paid within five (5) days after demand bear interest at the rate for overdue amounts as set forth in this Agreement. In the event that all or any portion of the Obligations is collected by or through an attorney-at-law, the Borrowers shall pay all costs of collection including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees.
§12.5 Distribution of Collateral Proceeds. In the event that, following the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, any monies are received in connection with the enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, or otherwise with respect to the realization upon any of the Collateral or other assets of Borrowers, such monies shall be distributed for application as follows:
(a) First, to the payment of, or (as the case may be) the reimbursement of the Agent for or in respect of, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, expenses, disbursements and losses which shall have been paid, incurred or sustained by the Agent to protect or preserve the Collateral or in connection with the collection of such monies by the Agent, for the exercise, protection or enforcement by the Agent of all or any of the rights, remedies, powers and privileges of the Agent or the Lenders under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in respect of the Collateral or in support of any provision of adequate indemnity to the Agent against any taxes or liens which by law shall have, or may have, priority over the rights of the Agent or the Lenders to such monies;
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(b) Second, to all other Obligations and Hedge Obligations (including any interest, expenses or other obligations incurred after the commencement of a bankruptcy) in such order or preference as the Required Lenders shall determine; provided, that (i) Swing Loans shall be repaid first, (ii) distributions in respect of such other Obligations shall include, on a pari passu basis, any Agent’s fee payable pursuant to §4.2; (iii) in the event that any Lender shall have wrongfully failed or refused to make an advance under §2.5(d), §2.7 or §2.10(f) and such failure or refusal shall be continuing, advances made by other Lenders during the pendency of such failure or refusal shall be entitled to be repaid as to principal and accrued interest in priority to the other Obligations described in this subsection (b), and (iv) except as otherwise provided in clause (iii), Obligations owing to the Lenders with respect to each type of Obligation such as interest, principal, fees and expenses (but excluding the Swing Loans) and Hedge Obligations shall be made among the Lenders and Lender Hedge Providers pro rata and as between Revolving Credit Loans and Term Loans shall be made pro rata; and provided, further that the Required Lenders may in their discretion make proper allowance to take into account any Obligations and Hedge Obligations not then due and payable; and
(c) Third, the excess, if any, shall be returned to the Borrowers or to such other Persons as are entitled thereto.
§13. SETOFF.
Regardless of the adequacy of any Collateral, during the continuance of any Event of Default, any deposits (general or specific, time or demand, provisional or final, regardless of currency, maturity, or the branch where such deposits are held) or other sums credited by or due from any Lender to the Borrowers and any securities or other property of the Borrowers in the possession of such Lender may, without notice to any Borrower (any such notice being expressly waived by Borrowers) but with the prior written approval of Agent, be applied to or set off against the payment of Obligations and any and all other liabilities, direct, or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, of the Borrowers to such Lender. Each of the Lenders agrees with each other Lender that if such Lender shall receive from a Borrower, whether by voluntary payment, exercise of the right of setoff, or otherwise, and shall retain and apply to the payment of the Note or Notes held by such Lender (but excluding the Swing Loan Note) any amount in excess of its ratable portion of the payments received by all of the Lenders with respect to the Notes held by all of the Lenders, such Lender will make such disposition and arrangements with the other Lenders with respect to such excess, either by way of distribution, pro tanto assignment of claims, subrogation or otherwise as shall result in each Lender receiving in respect of the Notes held by it its proportionate payment as contemplated by this Agreement; provided that if all or any part of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such Lender, such disposition and arrangements shall be rescinded and the amount restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
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§14. THE AGENT.
§14.1 Authorization. The Agent is authorized to take such action on behalf of each of the Lenders and to exercise all such powers as are hereunder and under any of the other Loan Documents and any related documents delegated to the Agent, together with such powers as are reasonably incident thereto, provided that no duties or responsibilities not expressly assumed herein or therein shall be implied to have been assumed by the Agent. The obligations of the Agent hereunder are primarily administrative in nature, and nothing contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall be construed to constitute the Agent as a trustee for any Lender or to create an agency or fiduciary relationship. Agent shall act as the contractual representative of the Lenders hereunder, and notwithstanding the use of the term “Agent”, it is understood and agreed that Agent shall not have any fiduciary duties or responsibilities to any Lender by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document and is acting as an independent contractor, the duties and responsibilities of which are limited to those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Borrowers and any other Person shall be entitled to conclusively rely on a statement from the Agent that it has the authority to act for and bind the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
§14.2 Employees and Agents. The Agent may exercise its powers and execute its duties by or through employees or agents and shall be entitled to take, and to rely on, advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to its rights and duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Agent may utilize the services of such Persons as the Agent may reasonably determine, and all reasonable fees and expenses of any such Persons shall be paid by the Borrowers.
§14.3 No Liability. Neither the Agent nor any of its shareholders, directors, officers or employees nor any other Person assisting them in their duties nor any agent, or employee thereof, shall be liable for (a) any waiver, consent or approval given or any action taken, or omitted to be taken, in good faith by it or them hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, or in connection herewith or therewith, or be responsible for the consequences of any oversight or error of judgment whatsoever, except that the Agent or such other Person, as the case may be, shall be liable for losses due to its willful misconduct or gross negligence as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after the expiration of all applicable appeal periods or (b) any action taken or not taken by Agent with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders. The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, except with respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to the Agent for the account of the Lenders, unless the Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Borrowers referring to the Loan Documents and describing with reasonable specificity such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”.
§14.4 No Representations. The Agent shall not be responsible for the execution or validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Notes, any of the other Loan Documents or any instrument at any time constituting, or intended to constitute, collateral security for the Notes, or for the value of any such collateral security or for the validity, enforceability or collectability of any such amounts owing with respect to the Notes, or for any recitals or statements, warranties or representations made herein, or any agreement, instrument or certificate delivered in connection
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therewith or in any of the other Loan Documents or in any certificate or instrument hereafter furnished to it by or on behalf of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or be bound to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or agreements herein or in any of the other Loan Documents. The Agent shall not be bound to ascertain whether any notice, consent, waiver or request delivered to it by the Borrowers or any holder of any of the Notes shall have been duly authorized or is true, accurate and complete. The Agent has not made nor does it now make any representations or warranties, express or implied, nor does it assume any liability to the Lenders, with respect to the creditworthiness or financial condition of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or the value of the Collateral or any other assets of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender, and based upon such information and documents as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender, based upon such information and documents as it deems appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Agent’s Special Counsel has only represented Agent and KeyBank in connection with the Loan Documents and the only attorney client relationship or duty of care is between Agent’s Special Counsel and Agent or KeyBank. Each Lender has been independently represented by separate counsel on all matters regarding the Loan Documents and the granting and perfecting of liens in the Collateral.
§14.5 Payments.
(a) A payment by the Borrowers to the Agent hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents for the account of any Lender shall constitute a payment to such Lender. The Agent agrees to distribute to each Lender not later than one Business Day after the Agent’s receipt of good funds, determined in accordance with the Agent’s customary practices, such Lender’s pro rata share of payments received by the Agent for the account of the Lenders except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in any of the other Loan Documents. In the event that the Agent fails to distribute such amounts within one Business Day as provided above, the Agent shall pay interest on such amount at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate from time to time in effect.
(b) If in the opinion of the Agent the distribution of any amount received by it in such capacity hereunder, under the Notes or under any of the other Loan Documents might involve it in liability, it may refrain from making such distribution until its right to make such distribution shall have been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction. If a court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge that any amount received and distributed by the Agent is to be repaid, each Person to whom any such distribution shall have been made shall either repay to the Agent its proportionate share of the amount so adjudged to be repaid or shall pay over the same in such manner and to such Persons as shall be determined by such court.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, any Lender that fails (i) to make available to the Agent its pro rata share of any Loan or participation in a Letter of Credit or Swing Loan, (ii) to comply with the provisions of §13 with respect to making dispositions and arrangements with the other
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Lenders, where such Lender’s share of any payment received, whether by setoff or otherwise, is in excess of its pro rata share of such payments due and payable to all of the Lenders, in each case as, when and to the full extent required by the provisions of this Agreement, or (iii) to perform any other obligation within the time period specified for performance, or if no time period is specified, if such failure continues for a period of five (5) Business Days after notice from the Agent shall be deemed delinquent (a “Delinquent Lender”) and shall be deemed a Delinquent Lender until such time as such delinquency is satisfied. In addition to the rights and remedies that may be available to the Agent at law and in equity, a Delinquent Lender’s right to participate in the administration of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any rights to consent to or direct any action or inaction of the Agent pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, or to be taken into account in the calculation of Majority Revolving Credit Lenders, Required Lenders or any matter requiring approval of all of the Lenders, shall be suspended while such Lender is a Delinquent Lender. A Delinquent Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and all payments due to it from the Borrowers, whether on account of outstanding Loans, interest, fees or otherwise, to the remaining nondelinquent Lenders for application to, and reduction of, their respective pro rata shares of all outstanding Loans. The Delinquent Lender hereby authorizes the Agent to distribute such payments to the nondelinquent Lenders in proportion to their respective pro rata shares of all outstanding Loans. The provisions of this Section shall apply and be effective regardless of whether an Event of Default occurs and is then continuing, and notwithstanding (i) any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary or (ii) any instruction of Borrowers as to its desired application of payments. The Agent shall be entitled to (i) withhold or set off, and to apply to the payment of the obligations of any Delinquent Lender any amounts to be paid to such Delinquent Lender under this Agreement, (ii) to collect interest from such Lender for the period from the date on which the payment was due at the rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus one percent (1%), for each day during such period, and (iii) bring an action or suit against such Delinquent Lender in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the defaulted obligations of such Delinquent Lender. A Delinquent Lender shall be deemed to have satisfied in full a delinquency when and if, as a result of application of the assigned payments to all outstanding Loans of the nondelinquent Lenders or as a result of other payments by the Delinquent Lenders to the nondelinquent Lenders, the Lenders’ respective pro rata shares of all outstanding Loans have returned to those in effect immediately prior to such delinquency and without giving effect to the nonpayment causing such delinquency.
§14.6 Holders of Notes. Subject to the terms of §18, the Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the absolute owner or purchaser thereof for all purposes hereof until it shall have been furnished in writing with a different name by such payee or by a subsequent holder, assignee or transferee.
§14.7 Indemnity. The Lenders ratably agree hereby to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent from and against any and all claims, actions and suits (whether groundless or otherwise), losses, damages, costs, expenses (including any expenses for which the Agent has not been reimbursed by the Borrowers as required by §15), and liabilities of every nature and character arising out of or related to this Agreement, the Notes, or any of the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated or evidenced hereby or thereby, or the Agent’s actions taken hereunder or thereunder, except to the extent that any of the same shall be directly caused by the Agent’s willful misconduct or gross negligence as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after the expiration of all applicable appeal periods. The agreements in this §14.7 shall survive the payment of all amounts payable under the Loan Documents.
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§14.8 Agent as Lender. In its individual capacity, KeyBank shall have the same obligations and the same rights, powers and privileges in respect to its Commitment and the Loans made by it, and as the holder of any of the Notes as it would have were it not also the Agent.
§14.9 Resignation. The Agent may resign at any time by giving thirty (30) calendar days’ prior written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrowers. The Required Lenders may remove the Agent from its capacity as Agent in the event of the Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Any such resignation or removal may at Agent’s option also constitute Agent’s resignation as Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender. Upon any such resignation, or removal, the Required Lenders, subject to the terms of §18.1, shall have the right to appoint as a successor Agent and, if applicable, Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender, any Lender or any bank whose senior debt obligations are rated not less than “A” or its equivalent by Xxxxx’x or not less than “A” or its equivalent by S&P and which has a net worth of not less than $500,000,000.00; provided that any such replacement Agent shall have a Commitment Percentage of not less than ten percent (10%). Unless a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such successor Agent and, if applicable, Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender, shall be reasonably acceptable to the Borrowers. If no successor Agent shall have been appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Agent’s giving of notice of resignation or the Required Lender’s removal of the Agent, then the retiring or removed Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent, which shall be any Lender or any financial institution whose senior debt obligations are rated not less than “A2” or its equivalent by Xxxxx’x or not less than “A” or its equivalent by S&P and which has a net worth of not less than $500,000,000.00. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent and, if applicable, Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender, hereunder by a successor Agent and, if applicable, Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender, such successor Agent and, if applicable, Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender, shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Agent and, if applicable, Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender, and the retiring or removed Agent and, if applicable, Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender, shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder as Agent and, if applicable, Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender. After any retiring Agent’s resignation or removal, the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as Agent, Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender. If the resigning or removed Agent shall also resign as the Issuing Lender, such successor Agent shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or shall make other arrangements satisfactory to the current Issuing Lender, in either case, to assume effectively the obligations of the current Agent with respect to such Letters of Credit. Upon any change in the Agent under this Agreement, the resigning or removed Agent shall execute such assignments of and amendments to the Loan Documents as may be necessary to substitute the successor Agent for the resigning or removed Agent.
§14.10 Duties in the Case of Enforcement. In case one or more Events of Default have occurred and shall be continuing, and whether or not acceleration of the Obligations shall have
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occurred, the Agent may and, if (a) so requested by the Required Lenders and (b) the Lenders have provided to the Agent such additional indemnities and assurances in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages against expenses and liabilities as the Agent may reasonably request, shall proceed to exercise all or any legal and equitable and other rights or remedies as it may have; provided, however, that unless and until the Agent shall have received such directions, the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem to be in the best interests of the Lenders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if Agent reasonably determines payment is in the best interest of all the Lenders, Agent may without the approval of the Lenders pay taxes and insurance premiums and spend money for maintenance, repairs or other expenses which may be necessary to be incurred, and Agent shall promptly thereafter notify the Lenders of such action. Each Lender shall, within thirty (30) days of request therefor, pay to the Agent its Commitment Percentage of the reasonable costs incurred by the Agent in taking any such actions hereunder to the extent that such costs shall not be promptly reimbursed to the Agent by the Borrowers or out of the Collateral within such period with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. The Required Lenders may direct the Agent in writing as to the method and the extent of any such exercise, the Lenders hereby agreeing to indemnify and hold the Agent harmless in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages from all liabilities incurred in respect of all actions taken or omitted in accordance with such directions, except to the extent that any of the same shall be directly caused by the Agent’s willful misconduct or gross negligence as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after the expiration of all applicable appeal periods, provided that the Agent need not comply with any such direction to the extent that the Agent reasonably believes the Agent’s compliance with such direction to be unlawful in any applicable jurisdiction or commercially unreasonable under the UCC as enacted in any applicable jurisdiction.
§14.11 Bankruptcy. In the event a bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding is commenced by or against any Borrower with respect to the Obligations, the Agent shall have the sole and exclusive right to file and pursue a joint proof claim on behalf of all Lenders. Any votes with respect to such claims or otherwise with respect to such proceedings shall be subject to the vote of the Required Lenders or all of the Lenders as required by this Agreement. Each Lender irrevocably waives its right to file or pursue a separate proof of claim in any such proceedings unless Agent fails to file such claim within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the Lenders requesting that Agent file such proof of claim.
§14.12 Request for Agent Action. Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that in the ordinary course of business of the Borrowers, (a) Borrowers will enter into leases or rental agreements covering Mortgaged Properties that may require the execution of a Subordination, Attornment and Non-Disturbance Agreement in favor of the tenant thereunder, (b) a Mortgaged Property may be subject to a Taking, (c) a Borrower may desire to enter into easements or other agreements affecting the Mortgaged Properties, or take other actions or enter into other agreements in the ordinary course of business which similarly require the consent, approval or agreement of the Agent. In connection with the foregoing, the Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Agent to (w) execute and deliver to the Borrowers Subordination, Attornment and Non-Disturbance Agreements with any tenant under a Lease upon such terms as Agent in its good faith judgment determines are appropriate (Agent in the exercise of its good faith judgment may agree to allow some or all of the casualty, condemnation, restoration or other provisions of
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the applicable Lease to control over the applicable provisions of the Loan Documents), (x) execute releases of liens in connection with any Taking, (y) execute consents or subordinations in form and substance satisfactory to Agent in connection with any easements or agreements affecting the Mortgaged Property, or (z) execute consents, approvals, or other agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent in connection with such other actions or agreements as may be necessary in the ordinary course of Borrowers’ business.
§14.13 Reliance by Agent. The Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by an Authorized Officer. The Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. The Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrowers), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
§14.14 Approvals. If consent is required for some action under this Agreement, or except as otherwise provided herein an approval of the Lenders, the Majority Revolving Credit Lenders or the Required Lenders is required or permitted under this Agreement, each Lender agrees to give the Agent, within ten (10) days of receipt of the request for action together with all reasonably requested information related thereto (or such lesser period of time required by the terms of the Loan Documents), notice in writing of approval or disapproval (collectively “Directions”) in respect of any action requested or proposed in writing pursuant to the terms hereof. To the extent that any Lender does not approve any recommendation of Agent, such Lender shall in such notice to Agent describe the actions that would be acceptable to such Lender. If consent is required for the requested action, any Lender’s failure to respond to a request for Directions within the required time period shall be deemed to constitute a Direction to take such requested action. In the event that any recommendation is not approved by the requisite number of Lenders and a subsequent approval on the same subject matter is requested by Agent, then for the purposes of this paragraph each Lender shall be required to respond to a request for Directions within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such request. Agent and each Lender shall be entitled to assume that any officer of the other Lenders delivering any notice, consent, certificate or other writing is authorized to give such notice, consent, certificate or other writing unless Agent and such other Lenders have otherwise been notified in writing.
§14.15 Borrowers Not Beneficiary. Except for the provisions of §14.9 relating to the appointment of a successor Agent, the provisions of this §14 are solely for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders, may not be enforced by the Borrowers, and except for the provisions of §14.9, may be modified or waived without the approval or consent of the Borrowers.
§14.16 Recognition Agreements. Borrowers and the Lenders acknowledge that Agent has entered into the Recognition Agreement and the CH1 Recognition Agreement. Borrowers
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acknowledge that the existence of the Recognition Agreement and the CH1 Recognition Agreement and the performance by Agent and the Lenders of their obligations under the Recognition Agreement and the CH1 Recognition Agreement shall not affect, impair or release the obligations of Borrowers under the Loan Documents. The Recognition Agreement and the CH1 Recognition Agreement are solely for the benefit of Agent and the Lenders and not for the benefit of Borrowers and Borrowers shall have no rights thereunder or any right to insist on the performance thereof. Agent is authorized by Lenders to perform its obligations under the Recognition Agreement and the CH1 Recognition Agreement, and each Lender agrees to be bound thereby. In addition, the Lenders acknowledge that in certain circumstances LBHI may purchase the Loan and the Loan Documents, and upon the exercise by LBHI of such rights, each Lender agrees to comply with the applicable provisions of the Recognition Agreement in connection with the sale of its interest in the Loan and the Loan Documents.
§14.17 Reliance on Hedge Provider. For purposes of applying payments received in accordance with §12.5, the Agent shall be entitled to rely upon the trustee, paying agent or other similar representative (each, a “Representative”) or, in the absence of such a Representative, upon the holder of the Hedge Obligations for a determination (which each holder of the Hedge Obligations agrees (or shall agree) to provide upon request of the Agent) of the outstanding Hedge Obligations owed to the holder thereof. Unless it has actual knowledge (including by way of written notice from such holder) to the contrary, the Agent, in acting hereunder, shall be entitled to assume that no Hedge Obligations are outstanding.
§14.18 CH1 Recognition Agreement. The approval of the Required Lenders shall be required to exercise the option to purchase the “Senior Loan” (as defined in the CH1 Recognition Agreement) as set forth in Section 5 of the CH1 Recognition Agreement (the “Purchase Option”), and in the event that the Purchase Option is exercised, the Senior Loan shall be acquired by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages (unless otherwise agreed by the Agent and the Lenders), Agent shall be the agent under the “Senior Loan Documents” (as defined in the CH1 Recognition Agreement), and this Agreement shall apply to the Senior Loan Documents and the relationship of the Agent and the Lenders with respect thereto. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Loan Documents to the contrary, in the event that the Required Lenders elect to exercise the Purchase Option, a Lender which votes against the exercise of the Purchase Option may decline to fund its pro rata share (based upon its Commitment Percentage) of the amount necessary to acquire the Senior Loan; provided that in such event, all amounts otherwise payable to such Lender under this Agreement or the Loan Documents with respect to the Senior Loan Documents or the collateral for the Senior Loan shall be paid first to those Lenders that have funded amounts to acquire the Senior Loan pursuant to the Purchase Option until all amounts due and payable to such Lenders (including contract interest, default interest and late charges and any of the foregoing accruing subsequent to the filing of any bankruptcy petition under the Bankruptcy Code) have been paid in full. Additionally, to the extent that Agent and/or any Lender has funded any payments to cure a default under the Senior Loan Documents as contemplated by the CH1 Recognition Agreement, Agent and/or such Lenders that funded such amounts shall be reimbursed on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages an amount equal to the such expenses actually incurred by Agent and/or such Lenders, together with interest thereon at the Default Rate until Agent and/or such Lenders are reimbursed in full prior to the payment of all amounts otherwise payable to the Lenders under this Agreement or the Loan Documents.
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§15. EXPENSES.
The Borrowers agree to pay (a) the reasonable costs of producing and reproducing this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the other agreements and instruments mentioned herein, (b) any imposed taxes (including any interest and penalties in respect thereto) payable by the Agent or any of the Lenders (other than taxes based upon the Agent’s or any Lender’s gross or net income, except that the Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to indemnification for any and all amounts paid by them in respect of taxes based on income or other taxes assessed by any State in which Mortgaged Property or other Collateral is located, such indemnification to be limited to taxes due solely on account of the granting of Collateral under the Security Documents and to be net of any credit allowed to the indemnified party from any other State on account of the payment or incurrence of such tax by such indemnified party), including any recording, mortgage, documentary or intangibles taxes in connection with the Mortgages and other Loan Documents, or other taxes payable on or with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any such taxes payable by the Agent or any of the Lenders after the Closing Date (the Borrowers hereby agreeing to indemnify the Agent and each Lender with respect thereto), (c) all title insurance premiums, engineer’s fees, environmental reviews and the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of the counsel to the Agent and any local counsel to the Agent incurred in connection with the preparation, administration, or interpretation of the Loan Documents and other instruments mentioned herein, and amendments, modifications, approvals, consents or waivers hereto or hereunder, (d) the out-of-pocket fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of Agent incurred in connection with the syndication and/or participation of the Loans, (e) all other reasonable out of pocket fees, expenses and disbursements of the Agent incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation or interpretation of the Loan Documents and other instruments mentioned herein, the addition or substitution of additional Mortgaged Properties or other Collateral, the review of leases and Subordination, Attornment and Non-Disturbance Agreements, the making of each advance hereunder, the issuance of Letters of Credit, and the syndication of the Commitments pursuant to §18 (without duplication of those items addressed in subparagraph (d), above), (f) all out-of-pocket expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs, and the fees and costs of appraisers, engineers, investment bankers or other experts retained by any Lender or the Agent) incurred by any Lender or the Agent in connection with (i) the enforcement of or preservation of rights under any of the Loan Documents against the Borrowers or the administration thereof after the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default and (ii) any litigation, proceeding or dispute whether arising hereunder or otherwise, in any way related to the Agent’s or any of the Lenders’ relationship with the Borrowers (provided that any attorneys fees and costs pursuant to this clause (f) shall be limited to those incurred by the Agent and one other counsel with respect to the Lenders as a group), (g) all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of the Agent incurred in connection with UCC searches, UCC filings, title rundowns, title searches or mortgage recordings, (h) all reasonable out-of-pocket fees, expenses and disbursements (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) which may be incurred by KeyBank in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (without duplication of any of the items listed above), and (i) all expenses relating to the use of Intralinks, SyndTrak or any other similar system for the dissemination and sharing of documents and information in connection with the Loans. The covenants of this §15 shall survive the repayment of the Loans and the termination of the obligations of the Lenders hereunder.
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§16. INDEMNIFICATION.
The Borrowers, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent, the Lenders and the Arranger and each director, officer, employee, agent and Affiliate thereof and Person who controls the Agent or any Lender or the Arranger against any and all claims, actions and suits, whether groundless or otherwise, and from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages and expenses of every nature and character arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby including, without limitation, (a) any and all claims for brokerage, leasing, finders or similar fees which may be made relating to the Mortgaged Properties or the Loans, (b) any condition of the Mortgaged Properties or any other Real Estate, (c) any actual or proposed use by the Borrowers of the proceeds of any of the Loans or Letters of Credit, (d) any actual or alleged infringement of any patent, copyright, trademark, service xxxx or similar right of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries, (e) the Borrowers entering into or performing this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, (f) any actual or alleged violation of any law, ordinance, code, order, rule, regulation, approval, consent, permit or license relating to the Mortgaged Properties or any other Real Estate, (g) with respect to the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries and their respective properties and assets, the violation of any Environmental Law, the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Substances or any action, suit, proceeding or investigation brought or threatened with respect to any Hazardous Substances (including, but not limited to, claims with respect to wrongful death, personal injury, nuisance or damage to property), and (h) any use of Intralinks, SyndTrak or any other system for the dissemination and sharing of documents and information, in each case including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel incurred in connection with any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding; provided, however, that the Borrowers shall not be obligated under this §16 to indemnify any Person for liabilities arising from such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after the exhaustion of all applicable appeal periods. In litigation, or the preparation therefor, the Lenders and the Agent shall be entitled to select a single law firm as their own counsel and, in addition to the foregoing indemnity, the Borrowers agree to pay promptly the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. If, and to the extent that the obligations of the Borrowers under this §16 are unenforceable for any reason, the Borrowers hereby agree to make the maximum contribution to the payment in satisfaction of such obligations which is permissible under applicable law. The provisions of this §16 shall survive the repayment of the Loans and the termination of the obligations of the Lenders hereunder.
§17. SURVIVAL OF COVENANTS, ETC.
All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein, in the Notes, in any of the other Loan Documents or in any documents or other papers delivered by or on behalf of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries pursuant hereto or thereto shall be deemed to have been relied upon by the Lenders and the Agent, notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by any of them, and shall survive the making by the Lenders of any of the Loans, as herein contemplated, and shall continue in full force and effect so long as any amount due under this Agreement or the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents remains outstanding or any Letters of Credit remain outstanding or any Lender has any obligation to make any Loans or issue any Letters of Credit. The indemnification
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obligations of the Borrowers provided herein and in the other Loan Documents shall survive the full repayment of amounts due and the termination of the obligations of the Lenders hereunder and thereunder to the extent provided herein and therein. All statements contained in any certificate delivered to any Lender or the Agent at any time by or on behalf of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries pursuant hereto or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall constitute representations and warranties by such Person hereunder.
§18. ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATION.
§18.1 Conditions to Assignment by Lenders. Except as provided herein, each Lender may assign to one or more banks or other entities all or a portion of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment Percentage and Commitment and the same portion of the Loans at the time owing to it and the Notes held by it); provided that (a) the Agent, the Issuing Lender and, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists hereunder, Parent Borrower shall have each given its prior written consent to such assignment, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (provided that such consent shall not be required for any assignment to another Lender, to a lender or an Affiliate of a Lender which controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the assigning Lender or to a wholly-owned Subsidiary of such Lender) (b) each such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitment in the event an interest in the Revolving Credit Loans is assigned, or of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Term Loan Commitment in the event an interest in the Term Loans is assigned, (c) the parties to such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Agent, for recording in the Register (as hereinafter defined) an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement in the form of Exhibit K annexed hereto, together with any Notes subject to such assignment, (d) in no event shall any assignment be to any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with, or which is not otherwise free from influence or control by, any Borrower or REIT, (e) such assignee of a portion of the Revolving Credit Loans shall have a net worth as of the date of such assignment of not less than $100,000,000.00 (unless otherwise approved by Agent and, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists hereunder, Parent Borrower), (f) such assignee shall acquire an interest in the Loans of not less than $5,000,000.00 and integral multiples of $1,000,000.00 in excess thereof (or if less, the remaining Loans of the assignor), unless waived by the Agent, and so long as no Default or Event of Default exists hereunder, Parent Borrower, and (g) such assignee shall be subject to the terms of any intercreditor agreement among the Lenders and the Agent. Upon execution, delivery, acceptance and recording of such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, (i) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and all other Loan Documents executed by the Lenders and, to the extent provided in such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder, (ii) the assigning Lender shall, upon payment to the Agent of the registration fee referred to in §18.2, be released from its obligations under this Agreement arising after the effective date of such assignment with respect to the assigned portion of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement, and (iii) the Agent may unilaterally amend Schedule 1.1 to reflect such assignment. In connection with each assignment, the assignee shall represent and warrant to the Agent, the assignor and each other Lender as to whether such assignee is controlling, controlled by, under common control with or is not otherwise free from influence or control by, the Borrowers and REIT. If KeyBank shall be the
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Agent, then unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, KeyBank shall not assign its Commitments if the result would be that KeyBank would hold a Commitment less than that of any other Lender, excluding any Commitment that a Lender may acquire (x) from another Lender, (y) as a result of an increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments under §2.11, or (z) as a result of a merger or other combination of Lenders (provided that in no event shall KeyBank be required to have an aggregate Commitment in excess of $75,000,000.00).
§18.2 Register. The Agent shall maintain on behalf of the Borrowers a copy of each assignment delivered to it and a register or similar list (the “Register”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment Percentages of and principal amount of the Loans owing to the Lenders from time to time. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers and the Lenders at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Upon each such recordation, the assigning Lender agrees to pay to the Agent a registration fee in the sum of $3,500.00.
§18.3 New Notes. Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement executed by the parties to such assignment, together with each Note subject to such assignment, the Agent shall record the information contained therein in the Register. Within five (5) Business Days after receipt of notice of such assignment from Agent, the Borrowers, at their own expense, shall execute and deliver to the Agent, in exchange for each surrendered Note, a new Note to the order of such assignee in an amount equal to the amount assigned to such assignee pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement and, if the assigning Lender has retained some portion of its obligations hereunder, a new Note to the order of the assigning Lender in an amount equal to the amount retained by it hereunder. Such new Notes shall provide that they are replacements for the surrendered Notes, shall be in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the surrendered Notes, shall be dated the effective date of such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement and shall otherwise be in substantially the form of the assigned Notes. The surrendered Notes shall be canceled and returned to the Borrowers.
§18.4 Participations. Each Lender may sell participations to one or more Lenders or other entities in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that (a) any such sale or participation shall not affect the rights and duties of the selling Lender hereunder, (b) such participation shall not entitle such participant to any rights or privileges under this Agreement or any Loan Documents, including without limitation, rights granted to the Lenders under §4.8, §4.9 and §4.10, (c) such participation shall not entitle the participant to the right to approve waivers, amendments or modifications, (d) such participant shall have no direct rights against the Borrowers, (e) such sale is effected in accordance with all applicable laws, and (f) such participant shall not be a Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with, or which is not otherwise free from influence or control by any of the Borrowers; provided, however, such Lender may agree with the participant that it will not, without the consent of the participant, agree to (i) increase, or extend the term or extend the time or waive any requirement for the reduction or termination of, such Lender’s Commitment, (ii) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal of or interest
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on the Loans or portions thereof owing to such Lender (other than pursuant to an extension of the Revolving Credit Maturity Date pursuant to §2.12), (iii) reduce the amount of any such payment of principal, (iv) reduce the rate at which interest is payable thereon or (v) release any Borrower (except as otherwise permitted under §5.4, §5.6 or §5.7). Any Lender which sells a participation shall promptly notify the Agent of such sale and the identity of the purchaser of such interest.
§18.5 Pledge by Lender. Any Lender may at any time pledge all or any portion of its interest and rights under this Agreement (including all or any portion of its Note) to any of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks organized under §4 of the Federal Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C. §341 or to such other Person as the Agent may approve to secure obligations of such lenders. No such pledge or the enforcement thereof shall release the pledgor Lender from its obligations hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents.
§18.6 No Assignment by Borrowers. The Borrowers shall not assign or transfer any of their rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of each of the Lenders.
§18.7 Disclosure. Borrowers agree to promptly cooperate with any Lender in connection with any proposed assignment or participation of all or any portion of its Commitment. The Borrowers agree that in addition to disclosures made in accordance with standard banking practices any Lender may disclose information obtained by such Lender pursuant to this Agreement to assignees or participants and potential assignees or participants hereunder. Each Lender agrees for itself that it shall use reasonable efforts in accordance with its customary procedures to hold confidential all non-public information obtained from Borrowers that has been identified in writing as confidential by any of them, and shall use reasonable efforts in accordance with its customary procedures to not disclose such information to any other Person, it being understood and agreed that, notwithstanding the foregoing, a Lender may make (a) disclosures to its participants (provided such Persons are advised of the provisions of this §18.7), (b) disclosures to its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, accountants, appraisers, legal counsel and other professional advisors of such Lender (provided that such Persons who are not employees of such Lender are advised of the provision of this §18.7), (c) disclosures customarily provided or reasonably required by any potential or actual bona fide assignee, transferee or participant or their respective directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, accountants, appraisers, legal counsel and other professional advisors in connection with a potential or actual assignment or transfer by such Lender of any Loans or any participations therein (provided such Persons are advised of the provisions of this §18.7), (d) disclosures to bank regulatory authorities or self-regulatory bodies with jurisdiction over such Lender, or (e) disclosures required or requested by any other governmental authority or representative thereof or pursuant to legal process; provided that, unless specifically prohibited by applicable law or court order, each Lender shall notify Borrowers of any request by any governmental authority or representative thereof prior to disclosure (other than any such request in connection with any examination of such Lender by such government authority) for disclosure of any such non-public information prior to disclosure of such information. In addition, each Lender may make disclosure of such information to any contractual counterparty in swap agreements or such contractual counterparty’s professional advisors (so long as such contractual counterparty or professional advisors agree to be bound by the provisions of this §18.7). Non-public information shall not include any information which is or subsequently becomes publicly available other than as a
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result of a disclosure of such information by a Lender, or prior to the delivery to such Lender is within the possession of such Lender if such information is not known by such Lender to be subject to another confidentiality agreement with or other obligations of secrecy to the Borrowers, or is disclosed with the prior approval of Borrowers. Nothing herein shall prohibit the disclosure of non-public information to the extent necessary to enforce the Loan Documents.
§18.8 Amendments to Loan Documents. Upon any such assignment or participation, the Borrowers shall, upon the request of the Agent, enter into such documents as may be reasonably required by the Agent to modify the Loan Documents to reflect such assignment or participation.
§18.9 Titled Agents. The Titled Agents shall not have any additional rights or obligations under the Loan Documents, except for those rights, if any, as a Lender.
§19. NOTICES.
Each notice, demand, election or request provided for or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement (hereinafter in this §19 referred to as “Notice”), but specifically excluding to the maximum extent permitted by law any notices of the institution or commencement of foreclosure proceedings, must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly given or served by personal delivery or by sending same by overnight courier or by depositing same in the United States Mail, postpaid and registered or certified, return receipt requested, or as expressly permitted herein, by telegraph, telecopy, telefax or telex, and addressed as follows:
If to the Agent or KeyBank:
KeyBank National Association
000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000
Attn: Real Estate Capital Services
With a copy to:
KeyBank National Association
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000
Attn: Xx. Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
and
XxXxxxx Long & Xxxxxxxx LLP
Suite 5300
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
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If to the Borrowers:
c/o Safari Ventures LLC
0000 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to:
Xxxxxx, Godward & Kronish LLP
One Freedom Square
00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
to any other Lender which is a party hereto, at the address for such Lender set forth on its signature page hereto, and to any Lender which may hereafter become a party to this Agreement, at such address as may be designated by such Lender. Each Notice shall be effective upon being personally delivered or upon being sent by overnight courier or upon being deposited in the United States Mail as aforesaid, or if transmitted by telegraph, telecopy, telefax or telex is permitted, upon being sent and confirmation of receipt. The time period in which a response to such Notice must be given or any action taken with respect thereto (if any), however, shall commence to run from the date of receipt if personally delivered or sent by overnight courier, or if so deposited in the United States Mail, the earlier of three (3) Business Days following such deposit or the date of receipt as disclosed on the return receipt. Rejection or other refusal to accept or the inability to deliver because of changed address for which no notice was given shall be deemed to be receipt of the Notice sent. By giving at least fifteen (15) days prior Notice thereof, Borrowers, a Lender or Agent shall have the right from time to time and at any time during the term of this Agreement to change their respective addresses and each shall have the right to specify as its address any other address within the United States of America.
§20. RELATIONSHIP.
Neither the Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or fiduciary duty to the Borrowers or their respective Subsidiaries arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder, and the relationship between each Lender and Agent, and the Borrowers is solely that of a lender and borrower, and nothing contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents shall in any manner be construed as making the parties hereto partners, joint venturers or any other relationship other than lender and borrower.
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§21. GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE.
THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED HEREIN OR THEREIN, SHALL, PURSUANT TO NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SECTION 5-1401, BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE BORROWERS AGREE THAT ANY SUIT FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING ANY FEDERAL COURT SITTING THEREIN). THE BORROWERS FURTHER ACCEPT, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND ANY RELATED APPELLATE COURT AND IRREVOCABLY (i) AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND (ii) WAIVE ANY OBJECTION ANY OF THEM MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AS TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT OR THAT SUCH A COURT IS AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. THE BORROWERS FURTHER AGREE THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH SUIT MAY BE MADE UPON THE BORROWERS BY MAIL AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 19 HEREOF. IN ADDITION TO XXX XXXXXX XX XXX XXXXX XX XXX XXXX XX ANY FEDERAL COURT SITTING THEREIN, THE AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY BRING ACTION(S) FOR ENFORCEMENT ON A NONEXCLUSIVE BASIS WHERE ANY COLLATERAL OR ASSETS OF BORROWERS EXIST AND THE BORROWERS CONSENT TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND THE SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH SUIT BEING MADE UPON THE BORROWERS BY MAIL AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 19 HEREOF.
§22. HEADINGS.
The captions in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit the provisions hereof.
§23. COUNTERPARTS.
This Agreement and any amendment hereof may be executed in several counterparts and by each party on a separate counterpart, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. In proving this Agreement it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.
§24. ENTIRE AGREEMENT, ETC.
This Agreement and the Loan Documents is intended by the parties as the final, complete and exclusive statement of the transactions evidenced by this Agreement and the Loan Documents. All prior or contemporaneous promises, agreements and understandings, whether oral or written, are deemed to be superseded by this Agreement and the Loan Documents, and no
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party is relying on any promise, agreement or understanding not set forth in this Agreement and the Loan Documents. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated, except as provided in §27.
§25. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND CERTAIN DAMAGE CLAIMS.
EACH OF THE BORROWERS, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF ANY DISPUTE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, ANY NOTE OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, ANY RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. EACH BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER IN ANY SUCH LITIGATION ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, PUNITIVE OR ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO, ACTUAL DAMAGES. EACH BORROWER (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY LENDER OR THE AGENT HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH LENDER OR THE AGENT WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS TO WHICH THEY ARE PARTIES BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS §25. EACH BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS §25 WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT EACH BORROWER AGREES TO THE FOREGOING AS ITS FREE, KNOWING AND VOLUNTARY ACT.
§26. DEALINGS WITH THE BORROWERS.
The Agent, the Lenders and their affiliates may accept deposits from, extend credit to, invest in, act as trustee under indentures of, serve as financial advisor of, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates regardless of the capacity of the Agent or the Lender hereunder. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, KeyBank or its Affiliates may receive information regarding such Persons (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Person) and acknowledge that the Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them.
§27. CONSENTS, AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS, ETC.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any consent or approval required or permitted by this Agreement may be given, and any term of this Agreement or of any other instrument related hereto or mentioned herein may be amended, and the performance or observance by the Borrowers of any terms of this Agreement or such other instrument or the continuance of any Default or Event of Default may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, but only with, the written consent of the
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Required Lenders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following may occur without the written consent of each Lender: (a) a reduction in the rate of interest on the Notes (other than a reduction or waiver of default interest); (b) an increase in the amount of the Commitments of the Lenders (except as provided in §2.11 and §18.1); (c) a forgiveness, reduction or waiver of the principal of any unpaid Loan or any interest thereon or fee payable under the Loan Documents; (d) a change in the amount of any fee payable to a Lender hereunder; (e) the postponement of any date fixed for any payment of principal of or interest on the Loan; (f) an extension of the Revolving Credit Maturity Date (except as provided in §2.12) or the Term Loan Maturity Date; (g) a change in the manner of distribution of any payments to the Lenders or the Agent; (h) the release of any Borrower or any Collateral except as otherwise provided in §5.4, §5.6 or §5.7; (i) an amendment of the definition of Majority Revolving Credit Lenders, Required Lenders or of any requirement for consent by all of the Lenders; (j) any modification to require a Lender to fund a pro rata share of a request for an advance of the Loan made by the Borrowers other than based on its Commitment Percentage; (k) an amendment to this §27; or (l) an amendment of any provision of this Agreement or the Loan Documents which requires the approval of all of the Lenders, the Majority Revolving Credit Lenders or the Required Lenders to require a lesser number of Lenders to approve such action. The provisions of §14 may not be amended without the written consent of the Agent. There shall be no amendment, modification or waiver of any provision in the Loan Documents with respect to Swing Loans without the consent of the Swing Loan Lender, nor any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision in the Loan Documents with respect to Letters of Credit without the consent of the Issuing Lender. The Borrowers agree to enter into such modifications or amendments of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents as reasonably may be requested by KeyBank in connection with the syndication of the Loan, provided that no such amendment or modification materially affects or increases any of the obligations of the Borrowers hereunder. No waiver shall extend to or affect any obligation not expressly waived or impair any right consequent thereon. No course of dealing or delay or omission on the part of the Agent or any Lender in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise be prejudicial thereto. No notice to or demand upon any of the Borrowers shall entitle the Borrowers to other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
§28. SEVERABILITY.
The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if any one clause or provision hereof shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, then such invalidity or unenforceability shall affect only such clause or provision, or part thereof, in such jurisdiction, and shall not in any manner affect such clause or provision in any other jurisdiction, or any other clause or provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction.
§29. TIME OF THE ESSENCE.
Time is of the essence with respect to each and every covenant, agreement and obligation of the Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
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§30. NO UNWRITTEN AGREEMENTS.
THE LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. ANY ADDITIONAL TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES ARE SET FORTH BELOW.
§31. REPLACEMENT NOTES.
Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to Borrowers of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Note, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory to Borrowers or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the applicable Note, Borrowers will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a replacement Note, identical in form and substance to the applicable Note and dated as of the date of the applicable Note and upon such execution and delivery all references in the Loan Documents to such Note shall be deemed to refer to such replacement Note.
§32. NO THIRD PARTIES BENEFITED.
This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are made and entered into for the sole protection and legal benefit of the Borrowers, the Lenders, the Agent, the Lender Hedge Providers and their permitted successors and assigns, and no other Person shall be a direct or indirect legal beneficiary of, or have any direct or indirect cause of action or claim in connection with, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. All conditions to the performance of the obligations of the Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement, including the obligation to make Loans and issue Letters of Credit, are imposed solely and exclusively for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders and no other Person shall have standing to require satisfaction of such conditions in accordance with their terms or be entitled to assume that the Agent and the Lenders will refuse to make Loans or issue Letters of Credit in the absence of strict compliance with any or all thereof and no other Person shall, under any circumstances, be deemed to be a beneficiary of such conditions, any and all of which may be freely waived in whole or in part by the Agent and the Lenders at any time if in their sole discretion they deem it desirable to do so. In particular, the Agent and the Lenders make no representations and assume no obligations as to third parties concerning the quality of the construction by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries of any development or the absence therefrom of defects.
§33. PATRIOT ACT.
Each Lender and the Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies Borrowers that, pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrowers, which information includes names and addresses and other information that will allow such Lender or the Agent, as applicable, to identify Borrowers in accordance with the Patriot Act.
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§34. [Intentionally Omitted.]
§35. JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.
Each of the Borrowers covenants and agrees that each and every covenant and obligation of any Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall be the joint and several obligations of each Borrower.
§36. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS CONCERNING OBLIGATIONS OF BORROWERS
§36.1 Attorney-in-Fact. For the purpose of implementing the joint borrower provisions of the Loan Documents, the Borrowers hereby irrevocably appoint each other as their agent and attorney-in-fact for all purposes of the Loan Documents, including the giving and receiving of notices and other communications.
§36.2 Accommodation. It is understood and agreed that the handling of this credit facility on a joint borrowing basis as set forth in this Agreement is solely as an accommodation to the Borrowers and at their request. Accordingly, the Agent and the Lenders are entitled to rely, and shall be exonerated from any liability for relying upon, any Loan Request or Letter of Credit Request or any other request or communication made by a purported officer of any Borrower without the need for any consent or other authorization of any other Borrower and upon any information or certificate provided on behalf of any Borrower by a purported officer of such Borrower, and any such request or other action shall be fully binding on each Borrower as if made by it.
§36.3 Waiver of Automatic or Supplemental Stay. Each of the Borrowers represents, warrants and covenants to the Lenders and Agent that in the event of the filing of any voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against the other of the Borrowers at any time following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, none of the Borrowers shall seek a supplemental stay or any other relief, whether injunctive or otherwise, pursuant to Section 105 of the Bankruptcy Code or any other provision of the Bankruptcy Code, to stay, interdict, condition, reduce or inhibit the ability of the Lenders or Agent to enforce any rights it has by virtue of this Agreement, the Loan Documents, or at law or in equity, or any other rights the Lenders or Agent has, whether now or hereafter acquired, against the other Borrowers or against any property owned by such other Borrowers.
§36.4 Waiver of Defenses. Each of the Borrowers hereby waives and agrees not to assert or take advantage of any defense based upon:
(a) Any right to require Agent or the Lenders to proceed against the other Borrowers or any other Person or to proceed against or exhaust any security held by Agent or the Lenders at any time or to pursue any other remedy in Agent’s or any Lender’s power or under any other agreement before proceeding against a Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document;
(b) The defense of the statute of limitations in any action hereunder or the payment or performance of any of the Obligations;
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(c) Any defense that may arise by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority, death or disability of any other Person or Persons or the failure of Agent or any Lender to file or enforce a claim against the estate (in administration, bankruptcy or any other proceeding) of any other Person or Persons;
(d) Any failure on the part of Agent or any Lender to ascertain the extent or nature of any Collateral or any insurance or other rights with respect thereto, or the liability of any party liable under the Loan Documents or the obligations evidenced or secured thereby;
(e) Demand, presentment for payment, notice of nonpayment, protest, notice of protest and all other notices of any kind (except for such notices as are specifically required to be provided to Borrowers pursuant to the Loan Documents), or the lack of any thereof, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, notice of the existence, creation or incurring of any new or additional indebtedness or obligation or of any action or non-action on the part of any Borrower, Agent, any Lender, any endorser or creditor of Borrowers or on the part of any other Person whomsoever under this or any other instrument in connection with any obligation or evidence of indebtedness held by Agent or any Lender;
(f) Any defense based upon an election of remedies by Agent or any Lender, including any election to proceed by judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure of any security, whether real property or personal property security, or by deed in lieu thereof, and whether or not every aspect of any foreclosure sale is commercially reasonable, or any election of remedies, including remedies relating to real property or personal property security, which destroys or otherwise impairs the subrogation rights of a Borrower or the rights of a Borrower to proceed against the other Borrowers for reimbursement, or both;
(g) Any right or claim of right to cause a marshaling of the assets of Borrowers;
(h) Any principle or provision of law, statutory or otherwise, which is or might be in conflict with the terms and provisions of this Agreement;
(i) Any duty on the part of Agent or any Lender to disclose to Borrowers any facts Agent or any Lender may now or hereafter know about Borrowers or the Collateral, regardless of whether Agent or any Lender has reason to believe that any such facts materially increase the risk beyond that which each Borrower intends to assume or has reason to believe that such facts are unknown to Borrowers or has a reasonable opportunity to communicate such facts to Borrowers, it being understood and agreed that each Borrower is fully responsible for being and keeping informed of the financial condition of the other Borrowers, of the condition of the Mortgaged Property or the Collateral and of any and all circumstances bearing on the risk that liability may be incurred by Borrowers hereunder and under the other Loan Documents;
(j) Any lack of notice of disposition or of manner of disposition of any Collateral;
(k) Any inaccuracy of any representation or other provision contained in any Loan Document;
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(l) Any sale or assignment of the Loan Documents, or any interest therein;
(m) Any sale or assignment by a Borrower or any other Person of any Collateral, or any portion thereof or interest therein, whether or not consented to by Agent or any Lender;
(n) Any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability, in whole or in part, of any one or more of the Loan Documents;
(o) Any lack of commercial reasonableness in dealing with the Collateral;
(p) Any deficiencies in the Collateral or any deficiency in the ability of Agent or any Lender to collect or to obtain performance from any Persons now or hereafter liable for the payment and performance of any obligation hereby guaranteed;
(q) An assertion or claim that the automatic stay provided by 11 U.S.C. §362 (arising upon the voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceeding of the other Borrowers) or any other stay provided under any other debtor relief law (whether statutory, common law, case law or otherwise) of any jurisdiction whatsoever, now or hereafter in effect, which may be or become applicable, shall operate or be interpreted to stay, interdict, condition, reduce or inhibit the ability of Agent or any Lender to enforce any of its rights, whether now or hereafter required, which Agent or any Lender may have against a Borrower or the Collateral owned by it;
(r) Any modifications of the Loan Documents or any obligation of Borrowers relating to the Loan by operation of law or by action of any court, whether pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code, or any other debtor relief law (whether statutory, common law, case law or otherwise) of any jurisdiction whatsoever, now or hereafter in effect, or otherwise;
(s) Any release of a Borrower or of any other Person from performance or observance of any of the agreements, covenants, terms or conditions contained in any of the Loan Documents by operation of law, Agent’s or the Lenders’ voluntary act or otherwise;
(t) Any action, occurrence, event or matter consented to by Borrowers under any provision hereof, or otherwise;
(u) The dissolution or termination of existence of any Borrower;
(v) Either with or without notice to Borrowers, any renewal, extension, modification, amendment or another changes in the Obligations, including but not limited to any material alteration of the terms of payment or performance of the Obligations;
(w) Any defense of Borrowers, including without limitation, the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any of the Obligations; or
(x) To the fullest extent permitted by law, any other legal, equitable or surety defenses whatsoever to which Borrowers might otherwise be entitled, it being the intention that the obligations of Borrowers hereunder are absolute, unconditional and irrevocable.
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§36.5 Waiver. Each of the Borrowers waives, to the fullest extent that each may lawfully so do, the benefit of all appraisement, valuation, stay, extension, homestead, exemption and redemption laws which such Person may claim or seek to take advantage of in order to prevent or hinder the enforcement of any of the Loan Documents or the exercise by Lenders or Agent of any of their respective remedies under the Loan Documents and, to the fullest extent that the Borrowers may lawfully so do, such Person waives any and all right to have the assets comprised in the security intended to be created by the Security Documents (including, without limitation, those assets owned by the other of the Borrowers) marshaled upon any foreclosure of the lien created by such Security Documents. Each of the Borrowers further agrees that the Lenders and Agent shall be entitled to exercise their respective rights and remedies under the Loan Documents or at law or in equity in such order as they may elect. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Borrowers further agrees that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Lenders and Agent may exercise any of such rights and remedies without notice to either of the Borrowers except as required by law or the Loan Documents and agrees that neither the Lenders nor Agent shall be required to proceed against the other of the Borrowers or any other Person or to proceed against or to exhaust any other security held by the Lenders or Agent at any time or to pursue any other remedy in Lender’s or Agent’s power or under any of the Loan Documents before proceeding against a Borrower or its assets under the Loan Documents.
§36.6 Subordination. Except as set forth in the Contribution Agreement, each of the Borrowers hereby expressly waives any right of contribution from or indemnity against the other, whether at law or in equity, arising from any payments made by such Person pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the Loan Documents, and each of the Borrowers acknowledges that it has no right whatsoever to proceed against the other for reimbursement of any such payments. In connection with the foregoing, each of the Borrowers expressly waives any and all rights of subrogation to the Lenders or Agent against the other of the Borrowers, and each of the Borrowers hereby waives any rights to enforce any remedy which the Lenders or Agent may have against the other of the Borrowers and any rights to participate in any Collateral or any other assets of the other Borrowers. In addition to and without in any way limiting the foregoing, each of the Borrowers hereby subordinates any and all indebtedness it may now or hereafter owe to such other Borrowers to all indebtedness of the Borrowers to the Lenders and Agent, and agrees with the Lenders and Agent that neither of the Borrowers shall claim any offset or other reduction of such Borrower’s obligations hereunder because of any such indebtedness and shall not take any action to obtain any of the Collateral or any other assets of the other Borrowers.
§37. INVESTOR GUARANTIES.
As an accommodation to Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders have agreed to accept from time to time, upon the request of Borrowers, guaranties from certain Persons who owned an interest in the Mortgaged Properties immediately prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (such Persons are hereinafter referred to as the “Investor Guarantors”, and such guaranties are hereinafter referred to as the “Investor Guaranties”); provided that the aggregate principal amount of the Obligations guaranteed by the Investor Guarantors shall not exceed $200,000,000.00. Each of the Borrowers acknowledges and agrees that each of the representations, covenants, agreements and waivers of the Borrowers set forth in §36 shall apply equally and with the same force and effect to the Investor Guarantors and the
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Investor Guaranties as such provisions apply and relate to each of the Borrowers and the Loan Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, no event or circumstance which shall occur with respect to any of such Investor Guarantors, nor any act or omission by Agent or any of the Lenders with respect to any of the Investor Guarantors or the Investor Guaranties, shall in any event limit, impair or otherwise affect the liability of the Borrowers to the Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the Borrowers hereby waive and agree not to assert or take advantage of any defense based thereon. Agent may at any time in its sole discretion release any Investor Guarantor from its Investor Guaranty without affecting the liability of Borrowers under the Loan Documents.
§38. CONSOLIDATION, AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF ORIGINAL NOTES.
By execution of this Agreement, the Original Notes are being consolidated, amended, restated and bifurcated into the Revolving Credit Notes and the Term Loan Notes delivered as of the date of this Agreement having an aggregate principal face amount of $475,000,000.00.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representatives as of the date first set forth above.
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SAFARI VENTURES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||||||
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By: | Panda Interests LLC, | |||||||
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RHINO EQUITY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||||||
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Safari Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its Managing Member | |||||||
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Eden Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its Managing Member | |||||||
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a Virginia limited liability company, its Managing Member | ||||||||
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QUILL EQUITY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||||||||
By: | Safari Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its Managing Member | |||||||||
By: | Eden Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its Managing Member | |||||||||
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LEMUR PROPERTIES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||||||
By: | Safari Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its Managing Member | |||||||
By: | Eden Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its Managing Member | |||||||
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PORPOISE VENTURES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||||||
By: | Safari Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its Managing Member | |||||||
By: | Eden Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its Managing Member | |||||||
By: | Panda Interests LLC, | |||||||
a Virginia limited liability company, | ||||||||
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Name: | Lammot J. du Pont | |||||||
Title: | Manager | |||||||
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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, individually and as Agent | ||
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UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC | ||
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WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | ||
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ALLIED IRISH BANKS, p.l.c. | ||
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000 Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||||||||
Attention: | Xxxx Xxxxxx / Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||||||
Telephone: | 000-000-0000 / 000-000-0000 | |||||||
Facsimile: | 000-000-0000 |
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MIDFIRST BANK, a federally chartered savings association | ||
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MidFirst Bank | ||||||||
000 XX Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | ||||||||
Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||||||||
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||||||||
Attention: | Xxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||
Telephone: | 000-000-0000 | |||||||
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§1. | DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION | 1 | ||||
§1.1 | Definitions |
1 | ||||
§1.2 | Rules of Interpretation |
27 | ||||
§2. | THE CREDIT FACILITY | 28 | ||||
§2.1 | Revolving Credit Loans |
28 | ||||
§2.2 | Commitment to Lend Term Loan |
29 | ||||
§2.3 | Facility Unused Fee |
29 | ||||
§2.4 | Reduction and Termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments |
30 | ||||
§2.5 | Swing Loan Commitment |
30 | ||||
§2.6 | Interest on Loans |
33 | ||||
§2.7 | Requests for Revolving Credit Loans |
33 | ||||
§2.8 | Funds for Loans |
34 | ||||
§2.9 | Use of Proceeds |
35 | ||||
§2.10 | Letters of Credit |
35 | ||||
§2.11 | Increase in Total Revolving Credit Commitment |
38 | ||||
§2.12 | Extension of Revolving Credit Maturity Date |
41 | ||||
§2.13 | Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitment Upon Failure to Occur of Capital Event |
41 | ||||
§3. | REPAYMENT OF THE LOANS | 42 | ||||
§3.1 | Stated Maturity |
42 | ||||
§3.2 | Mandatory Prepayments |
42 | ||||
§3.3 | Optional Prepayments |
42 | ||||
§3.4 | Partial Prepayments |
43 | ||||
§3.5 | Additional Principal Payments |
43 | ||||
§3.6 | Effect of Prepayments |
44 | ||||
§4. | CERTAIN GENERAL PROVISIONS |
45 | ||||
§4.1 | Conversion Options |
45 | ||||
§4.2 | Fees |
45 | ||||
§4.3 | [Intentionally Omitted.] |
46 | ||||
§4.4 | Funds for Payments |
46 |
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§4.5 | Computations |
47 | ||||
§4.6 | Suspension of LIBOR Rate Loans |
48 | ||||
§4.7 | Illegality |
48 | ||||
§4.8 | Additional Interest |
48 | ||||
§4.9 | Additional Costs, Etc. |
49 | ||||
§4.10 | Capital Adequacy |
50 | ||||
§4.11 | Breakage Costs |
50 | ||||
§4.12 | Default Interest; Late Charge |
50 | ||||
§4.13 | Certificate |
50 | ||||
§4.14 | Limitation on Interest |
50 | ||||
§4.15 | Certain Provisions Relating to Increased Costs and Non-Funding Lenders |
51 | ||||
§5. | COLLATERAL SECURITY | 52 | ||||
§5.1 | Collateral |
52 | ||||
§5.2 | Appraisals; Adjusted Value |
52 | ||||
§5.3 | Addition of Mortgaged Properties |
53 | ||||
§5.4 | Release of Mortgaged Property |
55 | ||||
§5.5 | Additional Subsidiary Borrowers |
56 | ||||
§5.6 | Release of Certain Subsidiary Borrowers |
56 | ||||
§5.7 | Release of Collateral |
56 | ||||
§6. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 56 | ||||
§6.1 | Corporate Authority, Etc. |
56 | ||||
§6.2 | Governmental Approvals |
57 | ||||
§6.3 | Title to Properties |
57 | ||||
§6.4 | Financial Statements |
58 | ||||
§6.5 | No Material Changes |
58 | ||||
§6.6 | Franchises, Patents, Copyrights, Etc. |
58 | ||||
§6.7 | Litigation |
58 | ||||
§6.8 | No Material Adverse Contracts, Etc. |
59 | ||||
§6.9 | Compliance with Other Instruments, Laws, Etc. |
59 | ||||
§6.10 | Tax Status |
59 |
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§6.11 | No Event of Default |
59 | ||||
§6.12 | Investment Company Act |
59 | ||||
§6.13 | Absence of UCC Financing Statements, Etc. |
59 | ||||
§6.14 | Setoff, Etc. |
60 | ||||
§6.15 | Certain Transactions |
60 | ||||
§6.16 | Employee Benefit Plans |
60 | ||||
§6.17 | Disclosure |
60 | ||||
§6.18 | Trade Name; Place of Business |
61 | ||||
§6.19 | Regulations T, U and X |
61 | ||||
§6.20 | Environmental Compliance |
61 | ||||
§6.21 | Subsidiaries; Organizational Structure |
63 | ||||
§6.22 | Leases |
63 | ||||
§6.23 | Property |
64 | ||||
§6.24 | Brokers |
65 | ||||
§6.25 | Other Debt |
65 | ||||
§6.26 | Solvency |
65 | ||||
§6.27 | No Bankruptcy Filing |
65 | ||||
§6.28 | No Fraudulent Intent |
65 | ||||
§6.29 | Transaction in Best Interests of Borrowers; Consideration |
65 | ||||
§6.30 | Contribution Agreement |
66 | ||||
§6.31 | OFAC |
66 | ||||
§6.32 | LBHI Loan |
66 | ||||
§7. | AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS | 66 | ||||
§7.1 | Punctual Payment |
66 | ||||
§7.2 | Maintenance of Office |
67 | ||||
§7.3 | Records and Accounts |
67 | ||||
§7.4 | Financial Statements, Certificates and Information |
67 | ||||
§7.5 | Notices |
69 | ||||
§7.6 | Existence; Maintenance of Properties |
71 | ||||
§7.7 | Insurance; Condemnation |
72 |
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§7.8 | Taxes; Liens |
76 | ||||
§7.9 | Inspection of Properties and Books |
77 | ||||
§7.10 | Compliance with Laws, Contracts, Licenses, and Permits |
77 | ||||
§7.11 | Further Assurances |
77 | ||||
§7.12 | Management |
77 | ||||
§7.13 | Leases of the Property |
78 | ||||
§7.14 | Business Operations |
78 | ||||
§7.15 | Registered Servicemark |
79 | ||||
§7.16 | Ownership of Real Estate |
79 | ||||
§7.17 | Distributions of Income to Parent Borrower |
79 | ||||
§7.18 | Ownership Restrictions |
79 | ||||
§7.19 | Plan Assets |
79 | ||||
§7.20 | [Intentionally Omitted.] |
79 | ||||
§7.21 | Single Purpose Entity Requirements |
80 | ||||
§7.22 | Additional Covenants |
83 | ||||
§7.23 | REIT Covenants |
83 | ||||
§7.24 | Creation of Operating Partnership |
84 | ||||
§7.25 | Satisfaction of Indebtedness under LBHI Loan Documents |
84 | ||||
§8. | NEGATIVE COVENANTS | 84 | ||||
§8.1 | Restrictions on Indebtedness |
84 | ||||
§8.2 | Restrictions on Liens, Etc |
85 | ||||
§8.3 | Restrictions on Investments |
86 | ||||
§8.4 | Merger, Consolidation |
88 | ||||
§8.5 | Sale and Leaseback |
88 | ||||
§8.6 | Compliance with Environmental Laws |
89 | ||||
§8.7 | Distributions |
90 | ||||
§8.8 | Asset Sales |
91 | ||||
§8.9 | [Intentionally Omitted.] |
91 | ||||
§8.10 | Restriction on Prepayment of Indebtedness |
91 | ||||
§8.11 | Zoning and Contract Changes and Compliance |
91 |
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§8.12 | Derivatives Contracts |
91 | ||||
§8.13 | Transactions with Affiliates |
92 | ||||
§8.14 | Equity Pledges |
92 | ||||
§8.15 | LBHI Loan Documents |
92 | ||||
§8.16 | Management Fees |
92 | ||||
§8.17 | Construction of Additional Buildings on VA4 |
93 | ||||
§9. | FINANCIAL COVENANTS | 93 | ||||
§9.1 | Borrowing Base |
93 | ||||
§9.2 | Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Gross Asset Value |
93 | ||||
§9.3 | Minimum Borrowing Base Debt Service Coverage Ratio |
93 | ||||
§9.4 | Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Fixed Charges |
93 | ||||
§9.5 | Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth |
93 | ||||
§9.6 | Borrowing Base Assets |
94 | ||||
§9.7 | Unhedged Variable Rate Debt |
94 | ||||
§10. | CLOSING CONDITIONS | 94 | ||||
§10.1 | Loan Documents |
94 | ||||
§10.2 | Certified Copies of Organizational Documents |
94 | ||||
§10.3 | Resolutions |
94 | ||||
§10.4 | Incumbency Certificate; Authorized Signers |
94 | ||||
§10.5 | Opinion of Counsel |
94 | ||||
§10.6 | Payment of Fees |
95 | ||||
§10.7 | Insurance |
95 | ||||
§10.8 | Performance; No Default |
95 | ||||
§10.9 | Representations and Warranties |
95 | ||||
§10.10 | Proceedings and Documents |
95 | ||||
§10.11 | Eligible Real Estate Qualification Documents |
95 | ||||
§10.12 | Compliance Certificate |
95 | ||||
§10.13 | Appraisals |
95 | ||||
§10.14 | Consents |
95 | ||||
§10.15 | Contribution Agreement |
95 |
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§10.16 | Recognition Agreements |
96 | ||||
§10.17 | Other |
96 | ||||
§11. | CONDITIONS TO ALL BORROWINGS | 96 | ||||
§11.1 | Prior Conditions Satisfied |
96 | ||||
§11.2 | Representations True; No Default |
96 | ||||
§11.3 | Borrowing Documents |
96 | ||||
§11.4 | Endorsement to Title Policy |
96 | ||||
§11.5 | Future Advances Tax Payment |
96 | ||||
§12. | EVENTS OF DEFAULT; ACCELERATION; ETC. | 97 | ||||
§12.1 | Events of Default and Acceleration |
97 | ||||
§12.2 | Certain Cure Periods; Limitation of Cure Periods |
100 | ||||
§12.3 | Termination of Commitments |
100 | ||||
§12.4 | Remedies |
101 | ||||
§12.5 | Distribution of Collateral Proceeds |
101 | ||||
§13. | SETOFF | 000 | ||||
§00. | THE AGENT | 103 | ||||
§14.1 | Authorization |
103 | ||||
§14.2 | Employees and Agents |
103 | ||||
§14.3 | No Liability |
103 | ||||
§14.4 | No Representations |
103 | ||||
§14.5 | Payments |
104 | ||||
§14.6 | Holders of Notes |
105 | ||||
§14.7 | Indemnity |
105 | ||||
§14.8 | Agent as Lender |
106 | ||||
§14.9 | Resignation |
106 | ||||
§14.10 | Duties in the Case of Enforcement |
106 | ||||
§14.11 | Bankruptcy |
107 | ||||
§14.12 | Request for Agent Action |
107 | ||||
§14.13 | Reliance by Agent |
108 | ||||
§14.14 | Approvals |
108 |
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§14.15 | Borrowers Not Beneficiary |
108 | ||||
§14.16 | Recognition Agreements |
108 | ||||
§14.17 | Reliance on Hedge Provider |
109 | ||||
§14.18 | CH1 Recognition Agreement |
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§00. | EXPENSES | 110 | ||||
§16. | INDEMNIFICATION | 111 | ||||
§17. | SURVIVAL OF COVENANTS, ETC. | 000 | ||||
§00. | ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATION | 112 | ||||
§18.1 | Conditions to Assignment by Lenders |
112 | ||||
§18.2 | Register |
113 | ||||
§18.3 | New Notes |
113 | ||||
§18.4 | Participations |
113 | ||||
§18.5 | Pledge by Lender |
114 | ||||
§18.6 | No Assignment by Borrowers |
114 | ||||
§18.7 | Disclosure |
114 | ||||
§18.8 | Amendments to Loan Documents |
115 | ||||
§18.9 | Titled Agents |
115 | ||||
§19. | NOTICES | 115 | ||||
§20. | RELATIONSHIP | 000 | ||||
§00. | GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE | 117 | ||||
§22. | HEADINGS | 000 | ||||
§00. | COUNTERPARTS | 000 | ||||
§00. | ENTIRE AGREEMENT, ETC. | 000 | ||||
§00. | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND CERTAIN DAMAGE CLAIMS | 000 | ||||
§00. | DEALINGS WITH THE BORROWERS | 000 | ||||
§00. | CONSENTS, AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS, ETC. | 000 | ||||
§00. | SEVERABILITY | 119 | ||||
§29. | TIME OF THE ESSENCE | 119 | ||||
§30. | NO UNWRITTEN AGREEMENTS | 000 | ||||
§00. | REPLACEMENT NOTES | 120 |
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§32. | NO THIRD PARTIES BENEFITED | 000 | ||||
§00. | PATRIOT ACT | 120 | ||||
§34. | [Intentionally Omitted.] | 121 | ||||
§35. | JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY | 000 | ||||
§00. | ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS CONCERNING OBLIGATIONS OF BORROWERS | 121 | ||||
§36.1 | Attorney-in-Fact |
121 | ||||
§36.2 | Accommodation |
121 | ||||
§36.3 | Waiver of Automatic or Supplemental Stay |
121 | ||||
§36.4 | Waiver of Defenses |
121 | ||||
§36.5 | Waiver |
124 | ||||
§36.6 | Subordination |
124 | ||||
§37. | INVESTOR GUARANTIES | 000 | ||||
§00. | CONSOLIDATION, AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF ORIGINAL NOTES | 125 |
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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Exhibit A | FORM OF REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE | |
Exhibit B | FORM OF SWING LOAN NOTE | |
Exhibit C | FORM OF TERM LOAN NOTE | |
Exhibit D | FORM OF ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS | |
Exhibit E | FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT | |
Exhibit F | FORM OF MORTGAGE | |
Exhibit G | FORM OF REQUEST FOR REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN | |
Exhibit H | FORM OF LETTER OF CREDIT REQUEST | |
Exhibit I | FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE | |
Exhibit J | FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE | |
Exhibit K | FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT | |
Exhibit L | FORM OF LETTER OF CREDIT APPLICATION | |
Schedule 1.1 | LENDERS AND COMMITMENTS | |
Schedule 1.2 | ELIGIBLE REAL ESTATE QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS | |
Schedule 6.3 | LIST OF ALL ENCUMBRANCES ON ASSETS | |
Schedule 6.5 | NO MATERIAL CHANGES | |
Schedule 6.7 | PENDING LITIGATION | |
Schedule 6.15 | CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS | |
Schedule 6.20 | ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASES | |
Schedule 6.20(d) | REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONS | |
Schedule 6.21(a) | PARENT BORROWER SUBSIDIARIES | |
Schedule 6.21(b) | UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES OF PARENT BORROWER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES | |
Schedule 6.22 | EXCEPTIONS TO RENT ROLL | |
Schedule 6.23 | MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS |
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Schedule 6.25 | MATERIAL LOAN AGREEMENTS | |
Schedule 6.32 | LBHI LOAN DOCUMENTS | |
Schedule 7.24 | FORMATION TRANSACTIONS | |
Schedule 34 | ASSIGNMENTS OF LOAN DOCUMENTS |
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