FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of July 16, 2003 by and among REALTY INCOME CORPORATION (the “Borrower”), REALTY INCOME TEXAS PROPERTIES, INC., REALTY INCOME TEXAS PROPERTIES, L.P. (together with Realty Income Texas Properties, Inc. the “Guarantors”), each of the financial institutions party hereto and their assignees under Section 13.6 of the Credit Agreement (as defined below)(the “Lenders”), XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent (the “Agent”) and the other parties thereto.
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of October 28, 2002 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent desire to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Specific Amendments to Credit Agreement.
(a) The definition of “Annualized Base Rents” shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“Annualized Base Rents” means, for any tenant in a Property owned by the Borrower, a Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, an amount equal to the GAAP revenue received from such tenant during the quarter most recently ended multiplied by 4.
(b) The definition of “Base Rent” shall be deleted in its entirety.
Section 2. Effectiveness of Amendments and Waivers. The effectiveness of Section 1 is subject to receipt by the Agent of each of the following in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent:
(a) Counterparts of this Amendment executed by each of the parties hereto; and
(b) Such other documents and instruments as the Agent may reasonably request.
Section 3. Representations of the Borrower. The Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent and the Lenders that:
(a) Authorization. The Borrower has the right and power, and has taken all necessary action to authorize it, to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, in accordance with their respective terms. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower and each of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its respective terms except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the availability of equitable remedies for the enforcement of certain obligations contained herein or therein may be limited by equitable principles generally.
(b) Compliance with Laws, etc. The execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by the Borrower of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, in accordance with their respective terms, do not and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice or otherwise: (i) require any Government Approval or violate any Applicable Law relating to the Borrower; (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under the Borrower’s declaration of trust or any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound; or (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower other than in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders.
Section 4. Reaffirmation by Borrower. The Borrower hereby repeats and reaffirms all representations and warranties made by the Borrower to the Agent and the Lenders in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party on and as of the date hereof (and after giving effect to this Amendment) with the same force and effect as if such representations and warranties were set forth in this Amendment in full.
Section 5. Reaffirmation by Guarantors. Each Guarantor hereby reaffirms its continuing obligations to the Agent and the Lenders under the Guaranty to which it is a party, and agrees that the transactions contemplated by this Amendment shall not in any way affect the validity and enforceability of such Guaranty, or reduce, impair or discharge the obligations of such Guarantor thereunder.
Section 6. References to the Credit Agreement. Each reference to the Credit Agreement in any of the Loan Documents (including the Credit Agreement) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.
Section 7. Benefits. This Amendment shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
Section 8. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.
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Section 9. Effect. Except as expressly herein amended, the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 10. Effective Date. This Amendment shall not be effective until its execution and delivery by all of the parties hereto whereupon its shall be deemed effective as of the date first written above.
Section 11. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and shall be binding upon all parties, their successors and assigns.
Section 12. Definitions. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are used herein with the respective definitions given them in the Credit Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to Credit Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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REALTY INCOME TEXAS PROPERTIES, L.P. |
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XXXXX FARGO BANK,
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