FORM OF ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.5
FORM OF
This ADVISORY AGREEMENT (as may be amended from time to time, this “Agreement”) is
entered into as of [ ], 2009 by and among Foursquare Capital Management LLC (the
“Manager”) and AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Advisor”).
WHEREAS, Foursquare Capital Corp., a Maryland real estate investment trust (together with all
of its subsidiaries, the “Company”) has been established to invest in a portfolio of real
estate related assets, including certain types of mortgage-backed securities; and
WHEREAS, the Manager has agreed to provide management services to the Company pursuant to a
management agreement, dated as of [ ], 2009 (as may be amended from time to time, the
“Management Agreement”), between the Company and the Manager; and
WHEREAS, the Manager now wishes to retain the Advisor, an investment advisor registered under
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), to provide investment
advisory and certain other portfolio services to the Manager, in connection with the Manager’s
management services to the Company, and the Advisor is willing to provide such services to the
Manager as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties hereto
as herein set forth, the parties covenant and agree as follows:
1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, terms used and not defined herein has
the meanings specified in the Management Agreement. The following terms shall have the indicated
meanings:
“Administrative Services Agreement” means the administrative services agreement, dated
as of the date hereof, between the Advisor and the Manager, as may be amended from time to time.
“Advisers Act” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Advisor” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Advisor Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a) of this Agreement.
“Advisor Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(b) of this
Agreement.
“Advisor Termination Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a) of this Agreement.
“Affiliate” means with respect to any Person (i) any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such Person, (ii) any executive
officer or general partner of such Person, (iii) any member of the board of directors or board of
managers (or bodies performing similar functions) of such Person, and (iv) any legal entity for
which such Person acts as an executive officer or general partner.
“Agreement” means this Advisory Agreement, as may be amended, restated or supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Bankruptcy” means, with respect to the Advisor, (a) the filing by the Advisor of a
voluntary petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, arrangement or readjustment, in any form,
of its debts under Title 11 of the United States Code or any other federal, state or foreign
insolvency law, or the Advisor filing an answer consenting to or acquiescing in any such petition,
(b) the making by the Advisor of any assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (c) the
expiration of 60 days after the filing of an involuntary petition relating to the Advisor under
Title 11 of the United States Code, an application for the appointment of a receiver for a material
portion of the assets of the Advisor, or an involuntary petition seeking liquidation,
reorganization, arrangement or readjustment of the Advisor or its debts with respect to the Advisor
under any other federal, state or foreign insolvency law, provided that the same shall not have
been vacated, set aside or stayed within 60 days after it is filed, or (d) the entry against the
Advisor of a final and non-appealable order for relief of it as a debtor under any bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law now or hereinafter in effect.
“Board of Directors” has the meaning set forth in the Manager LLC Agreement.
“Cause” has the meaning set forth in Section 9(d) of this Agreement.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Conduct Policies” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(c) of this Agreement.
“Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 11 of this Agreement.
“Consultant” means Flexpoint or, subject to the terms of the Consulting Agreement and
the Management Agreement, any successor thereto.
“Consultant Fee” has the meaning set forth in the Consulting Agreement.
“Consultant Termination Fee” has the meaning set forth in the Consulting Agreement.
“Consulting Agreement” means the Consulting Agreement, dated as of the date hereof,
between Flexpoint, the Manager and the Advisor, as may be amended from time to time.
“Eligible Professional” means, with respect to the Advisor or any Sub-Advisor, a
person that is a senior investment professional who is an officer or employee thereof.
“Flexpoint” means Flexpoint Fund, L.P., including its successors.
“Greenfield” means Greenfield Advisors, LLC, including its successors and its
permitted assigns.
“Greenfield Sub-Advisory Agreement” means the sub-advisory agreement among the
Manager, the Advisor and Greenfield dated as of the date hereof, as may be amended from time to
time.
“Governing Instruments” has the meaning set forth in the Manager LLC Agreement.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(c) of this Agreement.
“Indemnitor” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(d) of this Agreement.
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“Investment Committee” has the meaning specified in the Management Agreement.
“Management Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Manager Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(c) of this
Agreement.
“Manager LLC Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company
Agreement of the Manager dated as of [ ], 2009, as may be further amended from time to time.
“NYSE” has the meaning set forth in the Manager LLC Agreement.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint venture,
limited liability company, estate, trust, unincorporated association, any federal, state, county or
municipal government or any bureau, department or agency thereof or any other legal entity and any
fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.
“Rialto” means Rialto Capital Partners, LLC, including its successors and its
permitted assigns.
“Rialto Sub-Advisory Agreement” means the sub-advisory agreement among the Manager,
the Advisor and Rialto dated as of the date hereof, as may be amended from time to time.
“Special Situations Group” means the special situations group of the Advisor.
“Sub-Advisors” means Greenfield and Rialto, and “Sub-Advisor” means any one of them
and any successor in interest to, or permitted assigns of, any of them; provided, however, that no
successor in interest to, or permitted assigns of, any Sub-Advisor (other than an Affiliate thereof
to which the relevant Sub-Advisory Agreement has been assigned pursuant to its terms) shall be a
Sub-Advisor unless approved by the Advisor acting (in each case) with the consent of the Manager
(acting in accordance with Section 3.3(A)(h) of the Manager LLC Agreement). Sub-Advisors
shall also include any replacement or additional entity that, at the election of the Advisor acting
(in each case) with the consent of the Manager (acting in accordance with Section 3.3(A)(h)
of the Manager LLC Agreement), becomes a Sub-Advisor to the Advisor pursuant to a sub-advisory
agreement with the Advisor in form and substance substantially similar to the other Sub-Advisory
Agreements and not materially more favorable to such Sub-Advisor than such other Sub-Advisory
Agreements are to the other Sub-Advisors.
“Sub-Advisory Agreements” means the Greenfield Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Rialto
Sub-Advisory Agreement and any other sub-advisory agreement entered into by the Advisor with the
consent of the Manager provided in accordance with the Manager LLC Agreement, as each such
agreement may be amended from time to time.
“Sub-Advisory Fee” has the meaning set forth in the applicable Sub-Advisory Agreement
for each Sub-Advisor.
“Sub-Advisor Termination Fee” has the meaning set forth in the applicable Sub-Advisory
Agreement for each Sub-Advisor.
“Termination Fee” has the meaning set forth in the Management Agreement.
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“Treasury” means the United States Department of the Treasury.
2. Appointment of the Advisor. The Manager hereby appoints the Advisor to perform the
investment advisory and portfolio management services for the sourcing, investment and reinvestment
of the Company’s assets and related portfolio support functions as determined from time to time by
the Manager. The Advisor shall provide the Manager with such investment advice, supervision and
other services, as set out in Section 4 below, as the Manager may from time to time consider
necessary for the proper supervision and management of the Company’s assets.
3. Investment Committee
(a) The Advisor agrees that, if the Chief Investment Officer of the Company is not an Eligible
Professional of the Advisor on the date hereof, in connection with the establishment on such date
by the Manager of the Investment Committee, the Advisor shall designate an Eligible Professional of
the Advisor to serve as a Voting Member (as such term is defined in the Management Agreement) on
the Investment Committee and to perform all duties thereof as set forth in the Management
Agreement.
(b) Subject to the Chief Investment Officer of the Company not being an Eligible Professional
of the Advisor, the Advisor may, at any time, by notice in writing to the Manager, designate a
different Eligible Professional of the Advisor to serve as its Voting Member on the Investment
Committee in accordance with the provisions of the Management Agreement. If the Advisor designates
a different Eligible Professional of the Advisor to serve as its Voting Member, the person
previously designated as a Voting Member shall thereupon cease be a Voting Member.
(c) The Advisor shall, pursuant to each applicable Sub-Advisory Agreement, require each
Sub-Advisor to designate an Eligible Professional of such Sub-Advisor to serve from the date hereof
as a Voting Member, and the Advisor shall ensure that any additional Sub-Advisor is required
pursuant to its Sub-Advisory Agreement to designate an Eligible Professional to serve as a Voting
Member on the date such additional Sub-Advisor executes the applicable Sub-Advisory Agreement.
(d) The Advisor acknowledges that, upon the termination of this Agreement, the Eligible
Professional that the Advisor had designated as a Voting Member of the Investment Committee shall
no longer be a Voting Member.
4. Services Provided by the Advisor
(a) The Advisor agrees to provide the services to be performed by the Manager set forth in
Sections 2(b) to 2(i) of the Management Agreement and such other services under the Management
Agreement as may be requested by the Manager from time to time, except those services which are
expressly specified to be performed or provided by the Advisor to the Manager pursuant to the terms
of the Administrative Services Agreement.
(b) Both parties hereto acknowledge that the Special Situations Group will allocate any
investment or co-investment opportunities it considers appropriate among the clients of the Special
Situations Group (including the Manager on behalf of the Company) in a manner that the Special
Situations Group deems fair and equitable, and it may do so by recommending investment
opportunities or co-investment opportunities to the Investment Committee. In addition, both
parties acknowledge that no other internal group, division or Affiliate of the Advisor other than
the Special Situations Group shall be required to source assets for investment by the Company or to
make investment or co-investment recommendations to the Investment Committee, although such
internal group, division or Affiliate may choose to do so in its sole and absolute discretion.
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(c) Both parties hereto acknowledge that none of the officers or employees of the Advisor will
be dedicated exclusively to the performance of the Advisor’s duties under this Agreement and that
such officers and employees of the Advisor shall devote such time to the performance of its duties
hereunder as is reasonably necessary.
(d) Both parties hereto acknowledge that the Advisor may use third parties to assist the
Advisor in its performance of its duties under this Agreement, including the Sub-Advisors and the
Consultant. Both parties hereto further acknowledge that any compensation to be paid to such third
parties rendering that assistance to the Advisor shall be paid by the Advisor and such amounts
shall not be reimbursed to the Advisor by the Manager or the Company. The Company may also obtain
services relating to diligence with regard to potential investments, which may be rendered by a
Sub-Advisor or its Affiliates and the costs of which will be paid or reimbursed by the Company.
(e) The Advisor agrees that it shall not terminate any Sub-Advisory Agreement or Consulting
Agreement for Cause or otherwise or consent to any assignment of such agreements or appoint any
additional or replacement Sub-Advisor or additional or replacement Consultant without the prior
written consent of the Manager (acting in accordance with Section 3.3 of the Manager LLC
Agreement).
(f) In addition, the Advisor agrees to offer the Company the right for the Company, directly
or through its Subsidiaries, to participate in investment and financing opportunities that the
Advisor determines are appropriate for the Company in view of its investment objectives, policies
and strategies, and other relevant factors, subject to the condition that the Company (and its
Subsidiaries) might not participate in each such opportunity but will on an overall basis equitably
participate with the Advisor’s other clients in relevant investment opportunities in accordance
with the Advisor’s then prevailing allocation policy. Nothing in this Agreement shall (i) prevent
the Manager, the Advisor, the Consultant, any Sub-Advisor or any of their respective Affiliates,
owners, officers, directors, employees or personnel, from engaging in other businesses or from
rendering services of any kind to any other Person, including, without limitation, investing in, or
rendering advisory services to others investing in, any type of investment assets (including,
without limitation, investments that meet the principal investment objectives of the Company),
whether or not the investment objectives or policies of any such other Person or entity are similar
to those of the Company or (ii) in any way restrict the Manager, the Advisor, the Consultant, any
Sub-Advisor or any of their respective Affiliates, owners, officers, directors, employees or
personnel from buying, selling or trading any securities or investments for their own accounts or
for the accounts of others for whom the Manager, the Advisor, the Consultant, any Sub-Advisor or
any of its Affiliates, owners, officers, directors, employees or personnel may be acting. When
making decisions where a conflict of interest may arise, the Advisor will endeavor to allocate
investment and financing opportunities in a fair and equitable manner over time as between the
Company and the Advisor’s other clients, in each case in accordance with the Advisor’s then
prevailing allocation policy. While recommendations made to the Company shall, in the Advisor’s
reasonable and good faith judgment, be appropriate under the circumstances and in light of the
investment objectives, policies and strategies of the Company, they may be different from the
recommendations made by the Advisor or any Affiliate of the Advisor to other clients of the Advisor
or its Affiliates.
5. Compensation of the Advisor.
(a) For the services to be rendered, the Manager shall pay to the Advisor each quarter an
investment advisory fee (the “Advisor Fee”) (which may include the common stock of the
Company and the cash/stock ratio of which shall be the same for the Advisor Fee, the Sub-Advisory
Fee and the Consultant Fee paid respectively to the Advisor, the Sub-Advisors and the Consultant)
computed as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto. The transfer by the Manager to the
Advisor of any of the
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Company’s common stock as part of the Advisor Fee shall be on the same basis as described with
respect to the Incentive Fee to be paid to the Manager pursuant to Section 9(b) of the Management
Agreement and shall, at all times, be subject to the following: (1) the ownership of such shares by
the Advisor does not violate the limit on ownership of the Company’s common stock set forth in the
Company’s Governing Instruments, after giving effect to any waiver from such limit that the Board
of Directors may grant to the Advisor in the future, (2) the transfer of such shares by the
Manager to the Advisor complies with all applicable restrictions under U.S. federal securities laws
and the rules of the NYSE, and (3) the Advisor shall have substantially the same registration rights and obligations with
respect to such shares as shall be provided to the Manager pursuant to the agreement referred to in
Section 9(b)(i)(3) of the Management Agreement. If the Advisor serves for less than the whole of any period specified,
its compensation shall be prorated accordingly based upon the number of days in the period that the
Advisor actually serves. In the event that the Management Agreement is terminated and the Company
is required to pay a Termination Fee pursuant to Section 14(b) or 16(b) of the Management
Agreement, the Manager shall pay to the Advisor the termination fee (the “Advisor Termination
Fee”) as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto.
(b) Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Manager has agreed, on behalf of the Advisor,
to pay the Sub-Advisors directly, all amounts payable to the Sub-Advisors by the Advisor pursuant
to the Sub-Advisory Agreements, including, without limitation, the Sub-Advisory Fee (which may
include the common stock of the Company and the cash/stock ratio of which shall be the same for the
Advisor Fee, the Sub-Advisory Fee and the Consultant Fee paid respectively to the Advisor, the
Sub-Advisors and the Consultant), any Sub-Advisor Termination Fee or any reimbursement of eligible
expenses to the Sub-Advisors thereunder, until prior written notice is provided to the contrary by
the applicable Sub-Advisor. In addition, in the event that a Bankruptcy of the Advisor occurs, to
the extent that any compensation or amounts relating to reimbursements of eligible expenses to a
Sub-Advisor that would have been payable by the Advisor to such Sub-Advisor remains unpaid, or the
Advisor cannot pay such amounts to such Sub-Advisor as a result of such Bankruptcy, the Manager
rather than the Advisor shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be obligated to make such
payments to such Sub-Advisor and such outstanding amounts owing to such Sub-Advisor by the Manager
or the Advisor pursuant to the applicable Sub-Advisory Agreement shall be deemed to be satisfied
upon such payment by the Manager to such Sub-Advisor. The Advisor agrees to and acknowledges the
foregoing and hereby authorizes the Manager to apply and remit the appropriate portion of (i) the
Advisor Fee payable to the Advisor and allocable to the Sub-Advisors as the Sub-Advisory Fee to
each Sub-Advisor, and (ii) the Advisor Termination Fee payable to the Advisor and allocable to the
Sub-Advisors as the Sub-Advisor Termination Fee, if any, to each Sub-Advisor.
(c) Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, the Manager has agreed on behalf of the Advisor to
pay the Consultant directly, all amounts payable to the Consultant by the Advisor pursuant to the
Consulting Agreement, including, without limitation, the Consultant Fee (which may include the
common stock of the Company and the cash/stock ratio of which shall be the same for the Advisor
Fee, the Sub-Advisory Fee and the Consultant Fee paid respectively to the Advisor, the Sub-Advisors
and the Consultant), any Consultant Termination Fee or any reimbursement of eligible expenses to
the Consultant thereunder, until prior written notice is provided to the contrary by the
Consultant. In addition, in the event that a Bankruptcy of the Advisor occurs, to the extent that
any compensation or amounts relating to reimbursements of eligible expenses to the Consultant that
would have been payable by the Advisor to the Consultant remains unpaid, or the Advisor cannot pay
such amounts to the Consultant as a result of such Bankruptcy, the Manager rather than the Advisor
shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be obligated to make such payments to the
Consultant and such outstanding amounts owing to the Consultant by the Manager or the Advisor
pursuant to the Consulting Agreement shall be deemed to be satisfied upon such payment by the
Manager to the Consultant. The Advisor agrees to and acknowledges the foregoing and hereby
authorizes the Manager to apply and remit the appropriate portion of (i) the Advisor Fee payable to
the Advisor and allocable to the Consultant as the Consultant Fee to the Consultant, and (ii) the
Advisor Termination Fee payable to the Advisor and allocable to the Consultant as the Consultant
Termination Fee, if any, to the Consultant.
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(d) Each party hereto agrees and acknowledges that any of the foregoing amounts or payments
made or to be made by the Manager on behalf of the Advisor described in Sections 5(b) and 5(c)
shall reduce and be a credit against any corresponding fees or expenses (as the case may be)
payable to the Advisor by the Manager hereunder as set forth in Schedule A or otherwise
herein.
6. Representations and Warranties of the Parties. Each party to this Agreement
covenants, represents and warrants to the other parties as of the date hereof and as of each day
during the term of this Agreement that:
(a) it is a limited partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of the state of its formation and has full capacity
and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations and duties and to provide
the services required of it under this Agreement;
(b) this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of
such party and is a valid and binding agreement of such party enforceable in accordance with its
terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
other laws affecting rights of creditors, and the party will deliver to any other party hereto such
evidence of such authority as such other party may reasonably require, whether by way of a
certified resolution or otherwise;
(c) the terms of this Agreement do not violate any obligation by which such party is bound,
whether arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise;
(d) it has obtained or made all material governmental approvals or registrations or licenses
required under applicable law to authorize the performance of its obligations under this Agreement,
except for failures to be so approved, registered or licensed that do not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company or the Manager or on the ability of such
party to perform its obligations and duties and to provide the services required of it under this
Agreement, and it is not aware of any material legal or financial impediments to performing its
obligations under this Agreement that it has not disclosed in writing to the other party;
(e) it has or shall promptly obtain all required trained personnel that it reasonably
determines to be necessary or appropriate to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(f) it owns or is licensed or sublicensed or has a right to use software programs and data
processing hardware that are necessary for it to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and
to the best of its knowledge such software programs and data processing hardware do not infringe
upon or constitute an infringement on or misappropriation of any valid United States patent,
copyright, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights of any third party. During the term
of this Agreement, to the extent that it does not own, license, sublicense or have a contractual
right to such software necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement, it will purchase,
license, sublicense or obtain right to use such software at its own expense;
(g) to its knowledge, it is not on any Federal excluded parties, debarment or suspension
lists;
(h) it is not subject to any pending or current or, to its knowledge, contemplated enforcement
actions that are likely to impair its ability to provide any services under this Agreement, or that
are likely to pose a material reputational risk to the Company or the other party in performing its
obligations under this Agreement; and
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(i) if doing business with the Treasury or another Federal agency, it is not, and will not
during the term of this Agreement be, in any kind of probationary status and is, and will during
the term of this Agreement be, addressing and resolving any identified deficiencies in performance.
7. Additional Representations and Warranties of the Advisor.
(a) The Advisor represents and warrants to the Manager as of the date hereof and as of each
day during the term of this Agreement that it is a duly registered investment advisor with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Advisers Act.
(b) The Advisor represents and warrants to the Manager as of the date hereof and as of each
day during the term of this Agreement that it has the necessary operational resources and capacity
to perform the services set forth in Section 4(a).
(c) The Advisor acknowledges receipt of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and
Policy on Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Communications Policy (collectively, the “Conduct Policies”),
and the Advisor agrees to ensure that employees of the Advisor and its Affiliates who provide
services to the Company are in substance held to comparable policies and to at least the standards
of conduct set forth in the Conduct Policies.
8. Limits of Responsibility; Indemnification.
(a) The Advisor assumes no responsibility under this Agreement other than to render the
services called for under this Agreement in good faith and shall not be responsible for any action
of the Manager or the Company in following or declining to follow any advice or recommendations of
the Advisor. The Advisor and its officers, stockholders, members, managers, partners, personnel,
directors and any Person controlling or controlled by the Advisor will not be liable to the Manager
or the Company for any acts or omissions by any such Person (including, without limitation, trade
errors that may result from ordinary negligence, such as errors in the investment decision making
process or in the trade process) performed pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement, except
by reason of acts or omissions constituting bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence or
reckless disregard of the Advisor’s duties under this Agreement.
(b) The Manager shall, to the fullest extent lawful, reimburse, indemnify and hold the
Advisor, its officers, stockholders, members, managers, directors, personnel and any Person
controlling or controlled by or under common control with the Advisor, together with the managers,
officers, directors and personnel thereof (each, an “Advisor Indemnified Party”), harmless
of and from any and all expenses, losses, damages, liabilities, demands, charges and claims of any
nature whatsoever (including attorneys’ fees) in respect of or arising from any acts or omissions
of the Manager constituting the Manager’s bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence or
reckless disregard of the Manager’s duties under this Agreement, provided,
however, that, if the Company is providing an indemnity to any Advisor Indemnified Party
with respect to the same claim as any Advisor Indemnified Party may claim indemnification for under
this Section 8(b), the indemnity provided by the Company shall take precedence, and the Manager
shall not be required to indemnify such Advisor Indemnified Party.
(c) The Advisor shall, to the fullest extent lawful, reimburse, indemnify and hold the
Manager, its directors and officers, stockholders, members, managers, personnel, agents and each
other Person, if any, controlling or controlled by or under common control with the Manager (each,
a “Manager Indemnified Party” and together with an Advisor Indemnified Party, an
“Indemnitee”), harmless of and from any and all expenses, losses, damages, liabilities,
demands, charges and claims of any nature whatsoever (including attorneys’ fees) in respect of or
arising from acts or omissions of the Advisor
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constituting bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of
the Advisor’s duties under this Agreement.
(d) Each Indemnitee will promptly notify the party against whom indemnity is claimed (the
“Indemnitor”) of any claim for which it seeks indemnification; provided,
however, that the failure to so notify the Indemnitor will not relieve the Indemnitor from
any liability which it may have hereunder except to the extent such failure actually prejudices the
Indemnitor. The Indemnitor shall have the right to assume the defense and settlement of such
claim; provided, that the Indemnitor notifies the Indemnitee of its election to assume such
defense and settlement within 30 days after the Indemnitee gives the Indemnitor notice of the
claim. In such case, the Indemnitee will not settle or compromise such claim, and the Indemnitor
will not be liable for any such settlement made, without the Indemnitor’s prior written consent.
If the Indemnitor is entitled to, and does, assume such defense by delivering the aforementioned
notice to the Indemnitee, the Indemnitee will (i) have the right to approve the Indemnitor’s
counsel (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), (ii) be
obligated to cooperate in furnishing evidence and testimony and in any other manner in which the
Indemnitor may reasonably request and (iii) be entitled to participate in (but not control) the
defense of any such action with its own counsel and at its own expense. The Indemnitor shall not,
without the prior written consent of an Indemnitee, consent to entry of judgment or effect any
settlement of any claim pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which such Indemnitee is or
could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnitee, unless
such judgment or settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnitee from all liability
arising out of such claim or proceeding and does not include any statement of admission of fault,
culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of such Indemnitee.
(e) The provisions of this Section 8 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of
this Agreement.
9. Duration and Termination
(a) Unless this Agreement is earlier terminated in accordance with its terms, this Agreement
shall remain in effect until the date that is the third anniversary of the date hereof and shall be
automatically renewed for a one-year term on such third anniversary date and on each one-year
anniversary date thereafter if the Management Agreement is renewed on such date.
(b) This Agreement shall terminate (i) on any date on which the Manager is no longer acting in
such capacity with respect to the Company, (ii) on any date on which the Management Agreement is
terminated or (iii) on any date that is mutually agreed by the Advisor and the Manager (acting in
accordance with the Manager LLC Agreement).
(c) The Advisor may terminate this Agreement effective as of any date on or following the
third anniversary of the date hereof by delivering 180 days’ prior written notice to the Manager.
(d) If any one or more of the following events or circumstances (each, a “Cause”)
shall occur,
(i) the Advisor sells or otherwise disposes of all of its equity interest in the
Manager, unless such sale or other disposition is to an Affiliate of the Advisor and is made
in accordance with the Manager LLC Agreement;
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(ii) the Advisor breaches any provision of this Agreement or otherwise defaults in the
performance of its obligations hereunder and such breach has a material adverse effect on
the Manager or the Company or on their respective businesses, assets or operations and such
breach shall continue for a period of 30 days after written notice thereof specifying such
breach and requesting that the same be remedied in such 30-day period (or 45 days after
written notice of such breach if the Advisor takes material steps to cure such breach within
30 days of the written notice);
(iii) a material representation or warranty made by the Advisor herein proves to have
been not true and correct when made or deemed made hereunder and such representation or
warranty will have a material adverse effect on the Manager or the Company or their
respective businesses, assets or operations;
(iv) a Bankruptcy of the Advisor occurs;
(v) the Advisor knowingly engages in any act of fraud, misappropriation of funds, or
embezzlement against the Manager or the Company;
(vi) the Advisor acts, or fails to act, in a manner constituting gross negligence in
the performance of its duties under this Agreement;
(vii) a final, non-appealable judgment is entered giving effect to a conviction of the
Advisor or any of its officers or directors of a felony (including a plea of nolo
contendere) under the laws of the United States or a state thereof or the laws of any other
jurisdiction in which it conducts business and such conviction have a material adverse
effect on the Advisor’s ability to perform its duties and obligations hereunder; or
(viii) a final, non-appealable judgment is entered giving effect to a conviction of the
Advisor or any of its officers or directors of a material violation of any securities laws
or regulations promulgated thereunder, or any regulations applicable to the Advisor’s
business, and the consequences of such violation and conviction has or will have a material
adverse effect on the Advisor’s ability to perform its duties and obligations hereunder;
then the Manager (acting in accordance with Section 3.3 and Article 9 of the Manager LLC Agreement)
shall have the right, by 30 business days’ notice to the Advisor, to terminate this Agreement (and
the Advisor’s role as such), whereupon this Agreement shall terminate.
(e) If the Advisor (or an Affiliate thereof), in its capacity as a Managing Member under the
Manager LLC Agreement, withdraws thereunder, then the Manager may terminate this Agreement by
notice to the Advisor.
(f) From and after the effective date of termination of this Agreement, the Advisor shall not
be entitled to compensation for further services under this Agreement, but shall be paid all
compensation accruing to the date of termination, including any Advisor Termination Fee.
10. Custody. The Advisor shall not be responsible for any custodial arrangements
involving any assets of the Company or for the payment of any custodial charges and fees, nor shall
the Advisor have possession or custody of any such assets.
11. Confidential Information. Each party hereby covenants with and undertakes to the
other party that, save as may be required by law or by any regulatory authority or agency or as may
otherwise
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be contemplated by this Agreement, it shall keep secret and confidential and shall not
disclose to any person any Confidential Information (as defined below), provided,
however, that it shall not be required to keep secret and confidential any Confidential
Information which has properly entered the public domain otherwise than through the default of such
party. “Confidential Information” shall mean any models, strategies or information
relating to the organization, finances, business, transactions or affairs of the Company, the
Manager, the Advisor and the Sub-Advisors and any of their respective Affiliates. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any party hereto may disclose Confidential Information: (i) to any advisors, legal
counsel, accountants and other professional advisors retained in connection with such party’s
business; (ii) to appraisers, financing sources, partners, shareholders, employees, officers,
directors and members of the Advisor, the Manager and their Affiliates and other real estate
related service providers in the ordinary course of such party’s business; (iii) to governmental
officials having jurisdiction over the relevant party; (iv) in connection with any governmental or
regulatory or exchange filings of the relevant party or any Affiliate, or in connection with
disclosure or presentations to Company investors; (v) as required by law or legal process to which
the Company, the Manager, the Advisor or any party to whom disclosure is permitted hereunder is a
party; (vi) with the written consent of each party hereto; or (vii) to the extent such information
is otherwise publicly available through the actions of a Person other than any party to this
Agreement. In addition, any proprietary information developed by the Manager or the Advisor in
connection with this Agreement may be used by such party in its ordinary course of business.
12. Notices. Unless otherwise specified herein, all notices delivered pursuant to
this Agreement shall be deemed duly given when received by a party at its address as set forth
below. The Manager may rely upon any notice (written or oral) from any Person which the Manager
reasonably believes to be an authorized representative of the Advisor.
(a) | If to the Manager: | ||
Foursquare Capital Management LLC 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Chief Executive Officer with a copy to: |
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Xxxxxxxx Chance US LLP 00 X 00xx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq. |
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(b) | If to the Advisor: AllianceBernstein L.P. 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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with a copy to: |
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Xxxxxxxx Chance US LLP 00 X 00xx Xxxxxx |
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Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq. |
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13. No Partnership. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to make the Manager,
on the one hand, and the Advisor, on the other hand, partners or joint venturers or impose any
liability as such on either of them, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to make the
Advisor an employee or an agent of the Manager.
14. Assignment. No assignment, as that term is defined in the Advisers Act, of this
Agreement shall be made by the Advisor without the written consent of the Manager (acting in
accordance with the Manager LLC Agreement).
15. Allocation of Charges and Expenses. The Advisor shall furnish at its own expense
all necessary services, facilities and personnel in connection with its responsibilities hereunder,
including all legal fees and disbursements; provided, however, that the Advisor
shall be reimbursed by the Company for any out of pocket expenses in connection with the
performance of its duties hereunder which are reasonably necessary expenses of the Advisor in
connection with the performance of its duties hereunder, in each case to the extent (and only to
the extent) that such type of expense (i) is or would have been reimbursable to the Manager or the
Advisor by the Company if the Manager had been performing the relevant services under the
Management Agreement, but instead the Advisor is performing such services hereunder, (ii) is
included in a budget of the Manager or the Company that has been approved by the Manager, in
accordance with Section 3.3 of the Manager LLC Agreement, or (iii) is otherwise approved pursuant
to the Manager LLC Agreement (including Section 5.4 thereof).
16. Invalid Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal,
invalid or unenforceable under present or future law, such provision shall be fully severable, and
this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provision had never comprised a part of this Agreement, and the remaining provisions of this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid
or unenforceable provision or its severance from this Agreement.
17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each
one of which shall be deemed to be an original.
18. GOVERNING LAW. TO THE EXTENT FEDERAL LAW DOES NOT APPLY, THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THAT WOULD APPLY THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
19. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties
with respect to the Advisor’s provision of advisory services to the Manager with respect to the
Company.
20. Other Advisors. The Advisor shall have the right to engage any legal, tax,
financial or other advisors in connection with its duties under this Agreement at its own expense,
including any affiliates, so long as such engagement is on an arm’s length basis.
21. Amendments. This Agreement, and the terms hereof, may not be modified, amended or
supplemented other than by an agreement in writing signed by the Advisor and the Manager (acting in
accordance with the Manager LLC Agreement).
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22. Survival. All representations and warranties made hereunder, and in any document,
certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith, as well as the
provisions of Section 8 shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
23. Trial by Jury. The Manager and Advisor each hereby irrevocably waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any transaction hereunder.
24. Approvals and Consents Under Manager LLC Agreement. Notwithstanding the failure
to appropriately so note in any provision or section of this Agreement, any acts, actions,
decisions, expenses, consents and/or approvals to be made, incurred, or taken by the Advisor
pursuant to this Agreement are subject to the limitations and the first obtaining of any applicable
consents and/or approvals set forth in Section 3.3 of the Manager LLC Agreement.
[Signature page follows.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
respective representatives as of the date first above written.
FOURSQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
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SCHEDULE A
1. Advisor Fee
With respect to each quarter, the amount of the Advisor Fee to be paid to the Advisor by the
Manager on the Fee Payment Date for such quarter shall equal (A+B-C), where
“A” is equal to the amount of Management Fee (as defined in the Management
Agreement) received by the Manager on such Fee Payment Date,
“B” is equal to the amount of Incentive Fee (as defined in the Management Agreement)
(if any) received by the Manager on such Fee Payment Date, and
“C” is equal to the sum of (i) any expenses of and with respect to the Manager
itself (and not the Advisor or any of their respective Affiliates), incurred by the Manager
for the quarter immediately preceding such Fee Payment Date not reimbursed (or to be
reimbursed) by the Company under the Management Agreement, which expenses for avoidance of
doubt are and will only be organizational, accounting, legal and other corporate governance
expenses authorized to be incurred by and with respect to the Manager itself in accordance
with the Manager LLC Agreement or specifically approved in a budget of the Manager in
accordance with Section 3.3 of the Manager LLC Agreement, (ii) any Purchase Payments (as
defined in the Manager LLC Agreement) to be made pursuant to the Manager LLC Agreement out
of the Management Fees and the Incentive Fees, if any, (as defined in the Manager LLC
Agreement) on such Fee Payment Date and (iii) all Sub-Advisor/Consultant Amounts paid
directly by the Manager to the Sub-Advisors or the Consultant on behalf of the Advisor, for
the quarter immediately preceding such Fee Payment Date, pursuant to the Sub-Advisory
Agreements or the Consulting Agreement, as the case may be.
“Fee Payment Date” for any quarter, shall mean the fifth business day after the date of
delivery to the Board of Directors of the Company of the computations made by the Manager to
calculate the Management Fee and the Incentive Fee (if any) that are paid by the Company to the
Manager after the end of such fiscal quarter (or such earlier date on which the Management Fee
and the Incentive Fee with respect to such quarter were actually paid in accordance with Section
9(e) of the Management Agreement).
“Sub-Advisor/Consultant Amounts” means, for any period, (i) with respect to each
Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisory Fee (as defined in the Sub-Advisory Agreement with such
Sub-Advisor), payable to such Sub-Advisor by the Advisor pursuant to the applicable Sub-Advisory
Agreement, plus (ii) the Consultant Fee (as defined in the Consulting Agreement) payable to the
Consultant by the Advisor pursuant to the Consulting Agreement.
2. Advisor Termination Fee
The Advisor Termination Fee shall be equal to (i) the Termination Fee received by the Manager
under the Management Agreement, less (ii) (A) any unreimbursed expenses of and with
respect to the Manager itself (and not the Advisor nor any of their respective Affiliates)
required to be paid by the Manager in connection with the termination of the Management Agreement
and approved in a budget of the Manager in accordance with Section 3.3 of the Manager LLC
Agreement and/or otherwise approved thereunder and any Purchase Payments to be made pursuant to
the Manager LLC Agreement out of the Termination Fee (as defined in the Manager LLC Agreement),
and (B) any Sub-Advisor
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Termination Fee (as defined in the applicable Sub-Advisory Agreement) and any Consultant
Termination Fee (as defined in the Consulting Agreement) payable by the Manager directly to a
Sub-Advisor or the Consultant, respectively, on behalf of the Advisor pursuant to the applicable
Sub-Advisory Agreements or the Consulting Agreement, as the case may be.
The Advisor Termination Fee shall be paid to the Advisor by the Manager no later than the
business day following the day on which the Manager received the Termination Fee.
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