CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of August 6, 2007 among HC3 FT. MYERS LLC, HC3 ORLANDO LLC and HC3 SUNRISE LLC as Borrowers THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO and GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent GE CAPITAL MARKETS,...
Loan
No. 07-0004315
$19,640,000
Dated
as
of August 6, 2007
among
HC3
FT.
XXXXX LLC, HC3 ORLANDO LLC
and
HC3
SUNRISE LLC
as
Borrowers
THE
LENDERS PARTY HERETO
and
GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as
Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
♦
♦
♦
GE
CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.,
as
Sole
Lead Arranger
TABLE
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ARTICLE
I Definitions, Interpretation and Accounting Terms
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Section
1.1
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Defined
Terms
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Section
1.2
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UCC
Terms
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Section
1.3
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Accounting
Terms and Principles
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Section
1.4
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Payments.
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Section
1.5
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Interpretation.
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ARTICLE
II The Facilities
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Section
2.1
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Term
Loan Commitment, Borrowing Procedures and Escrow
Requirement.
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Section
2.2
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Maturity
Date and Repayment of Loans.
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Section
2.3
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Optional
Prepayments.
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Section
2.4
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Mandatory
Payments.
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Section
2.5
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Interest.
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Section
2.6
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Application
of Payments.
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Section
2.7
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Payments
and Computations.
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Section
2.8
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Evidence
of Debt.
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Section
2.9
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Suspension
of Eurodollar Rate.
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Section
2.10
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Breakage
Costs; Increased Costs; Capital Requirements.
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Section
2.11
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Taxes.
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Section
2.12
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Substitution
of Lenders.
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ARTICLE
III Conditions To Loans
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Section
3.1
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Conditions
Precedent to Funding.
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Section
3.2
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Determinations
of Initial Borrowing Conditions.
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ARTICLE
IV Representations and Warranties
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Section
4.1
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Corporate
Existence; Compliance with Law.
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Section
4.2
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Loan
and Related Documents.
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Section
4.3
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Ownership
of the Borrowers
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Section
4.4
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Financial
Statements
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Section
4.5
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Material
Adverse Effect.
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Section
4.6
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Solvency.
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Section
4.7
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Litigation.
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Section
4.8
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Taxes.
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Section
4.9
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Margin
Regulations
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Section
4.10
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No
Burdensome Obligations; No Defaults
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Section
4.11
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Single
Purpose Entity
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Section
4.12
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Labor
Matters
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Section
4.13
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ERISA
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Section
4.14
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Environmental
Matters
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Section
4.15
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Intellectual
Property
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Section
4.16
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Title;
Real Property
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Section
4.17
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Full
Disclosure
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Section
4.18
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Operation
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Section
4.19
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Estoppel
Certificates
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ARTICLE
V Financial Covenants
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Section
5.1
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Minimum
Occupancy
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Section
5.2
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Minimum
Consolidated Project Yield
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Section
5.3
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Debt
Service Coverage Ratio.
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ARTICLE
VI Reporting Covenants
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Section
6.1
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Financial
Statements
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Section
6.2
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Other
Events
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Section
6.3
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Copies
of Notices and Reports
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Section
6.4
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Taxes
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Section
6.5
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Labor
Matters
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Section
6.6
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ERISA
Matters
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Section
6.7
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Environmental
Matters
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Section
6.8
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Other
Information
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ARTICLE
VII Affirmative Covenants
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Section
7.1
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Maintenance
of Corporate Existence
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Section
7.2
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Compliance
with Laws and Healthcare Matters, Etc.
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Section
7.3
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Payment
of Obligations
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Section
7.4
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Maintenance
of Property
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Section
7.5
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Maintenance
of Insurance
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Section
7.6
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Keeping
of Books
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Section
7.7
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Access
to Books and Property
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Section
7.8
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Environmental
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Section
7.9
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Use
of Proceeds
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Section
7.10
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Additional
Collateral, Subsidiaries and Further Assurances
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60
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Section
7.11
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Reserved
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Section
7.12
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Interest
Rate Contracts
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ARTICLE
VIII Negative Covenants
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Section
8.1
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Indebtedness
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Section
8.2
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Liens
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Section
8.3
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Investments
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Section
8.4
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Transfers
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Section
8.5
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Restricted
Payments
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Section
8.6
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Prepayment
of Indebtedness
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Section
8.7
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Fundamental
Changes
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Section
8.8
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Change
in Nature of Business
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Section
8.9
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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Section
8.10
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Third-Party
Restrictions on Indebtedness, Liens, Investments or Restricted
Payments
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Section
8.11
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Modification
of Certain Documents
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Section
8.12
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Accounting
Changes; Fiscal Year
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Section
8.13
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Margin
Regulations
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Section
8.14
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Compliance
with ERISA
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Section
8.15
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Hazardous
Materials
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ARTICLE
IX Events Of Default
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Section
9.1
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Definition
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Section
9.2
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Remedies
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ARTICLE
X The Administrative Agent
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Section
10.1
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Appointment
and Duties
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Section
10.2
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Binding
Effect
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69
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Section
10.3
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Use
of Discretion
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Section
10.4
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Delegation
of Rights and Duties
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Section
10.5
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Reliance
and Liability
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Section
10.6
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Administrative
Agent Individually
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Section
10.7
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Lender
Credit Decision
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Section
10.8
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Expenses;
Indemnities
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Section
10.9
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Resignation
of Administrative Agent
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Section
10.10
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Release
of Collateral
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Section
10.11
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Additional
Secured Parties
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ARTICLE
XI Miscellaneous
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Section
11.1
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Amendments,
Waivers, Etc.
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Section
11.2
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Assignments
and Participations; Binding Effect
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Section
11.3
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Costs
and Expenses
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Section
11.4
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Indemnities
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Section
11.5
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Survival
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Section
11.6
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Limitation
of Liability for Certain Damages
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Section
11.7
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Lender-Creditor
Relationship
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Section
11.8
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Right
of Setoff
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Section
11.9
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Sharing
of Payments, Reinstatement Etc.
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Section
11.10
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Marshaling;
Payments Set Aside
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Section
11.11
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Notices
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Section
11.12
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Electronic
Transmissions
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Section
11.13
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Governing
Law
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Section
11.14
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Jurisdiction
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Section
11.15
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Waiver
of Jury Trial
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Section
11.16
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Severability
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Section
11.17
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Execution
in Counterparts
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Section
11.18
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Entire
Agreement
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Section
11.19
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Use
of Name
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Section
11.20
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Non-Public
Information; Confidentiality
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Section
11.21
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Patriot
Act Notice
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Section
11.22
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Limitation
of Liability
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ARTICLE
XII post closing agreements
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Section
12.1
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Immediate
Repairs
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Section
12.2
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Asbestos
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Section
12.3
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Radon
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Section
12.4
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Zoning.
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Section
12.5
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Opinion.
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Section
12.6
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Provider
Agreements..
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SCHEDULES
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Schedule I
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Commitments
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Schedule 2.1
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Repairs,
Replacements and Improvements
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Schedule 4.2
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Consents
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Schedule 4.3
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Ownership
of the Borrowers
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Schedule 4.7
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Litigation
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Schedule 4.12
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Labor
Matters
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Schedule 4.13
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List
of Plans
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Schedule 4.14
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Environmental
Matters
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Schedule 4.16
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Real
Property, Allocated Loan Amount and Beds
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Schedule 7.2
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Provider
Agreements and Licenses
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Schedule 8.1
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Existing
Indebtedness
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Schedule 8.2
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Existing
Liens
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Schedule 8.3
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Existing
Investments
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A
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[Reserved]
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Exhibit B
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Form
of Assignment
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Exhibit C
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Form
of Compliance Certificate
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Exhibit D
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Corporate
Chart
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Exhibit E
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Form
of Note
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vi
This
CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of August 6, 2007, is entered into among HC3 FT.
XXXXX LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HC3 Ft. Xxxxx”), HC3
ORLANDO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HC3 Orlando”) and HC3
SUNRISE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HC3 Sunrise”, and HC3
Ft. Xxxxx, HC3 Orlando and HC3 Sunrise collectively referred to herein as the
“Borrowers”), the Lenders (as defined below), GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
CORPORATION (“GE Capital”), as administrative agent and collateral agent
for the Lenders (in such capacity, and together with its successors and
permitted assigns, the
“Administrative
Agent”) and GE CAPITAL MARKETS, INC., as sole lead
arranger.
WHEREAS,
the Borrowers intend to purchase certain Real Property (as hereinafter defined)
for the purpose of expanding their business;
WHEREAS,
the Borrowers desire to borrow funds from the Lenders to finance a portion
of
the purchase price of such Real Property; and
WHEREAS,
the Lenders have agreed to make such loans to the Borrowers pursuant to the
terms and conditions herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and covenants
contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties covenant
and agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS,
INTERPRETATION AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section
1.1 Defined
Terms
As
used
in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:
“Acquisition”
means the acquisition of each Facility and the assets related thereto of the
Seller and its Subsidiaries to the extent such Facility is acquired pursuant
to
the terms of the Acquisition Agreement.
“Acquisition
Agreements” means collectively, that certain Option Exercise Letter revised
August 2, 2007 from Seller to Emeritus concerning Pavilion at Crossing Point,
that certain Option Exercise Letter revised August 2, 2007 from Seller to
Emeritus concerning Springtree and that certain Option Exercise Letter revised
August 2, 2007 from Seller to Emeritus concerning Park Club of Ft. Xxxxxx
together with the Amendments of Master Lease and Terminations of Master Lease
and all other documents executed in connection therewith.
“Administrative
Agent” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
“Affected
Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12.
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any Person, each officer, director, general partner
or
joint-venturer of such Person and any other Person that directly or indirectly
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person;
provided, however, that no Secured Party shall be an Affiliate of
any Borrower. For purpose of this definition, “control” means
the
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possession
of either (a) the power to vote, or the beneficial ownership of, 10% or more
of
the Voting Interests of such Person or (b) the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract
or
otherwise.
“Agreement”
means this Credit Agreement.
“Allocated
Principal Amount” means, with respect to any Facility as of any date, the
amount equal to the portion of the outstanding principal balance of the
aggregate Term Loans allocated to such Facility.
“Allocated
Principal Amount Net Proceeds” has the meaning specified in Section
8.4(e).
“Applicable
Margin” means
1.5%.
“Approved
Fund” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person (other than a natural
Person) that (a) is or will be engaged in making, purchasing, holding or
otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in
the
ordinary course of its business and (b) is advised or managed by (i) such
Lender, (ii) any Affiliate of such Lender or (iii) any Person (other than an
individual) or any Affiliate of any Person (other than an individual) that
administers or manages such Lender.
“Assignment”
means an assignment agreement entered into by a Lender, as assignor, and any
prospective assignee thereof and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in
substantially the form of Exhibit B.
“Assignment
of Membership Interests” means that certain Assignment of Membership
Interests (Security Agreement) dated as of the date hereof executed by Emeritus
whereby Emeritus assigns and pledges all of the Equity Interests of the
Borrowers to the Agent.
“As-Built
Survey” shall mean each of the following “as-built” surveys of the Real
Property:
(a) that
certain ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey of the Park Club at Fort Xxxxx Facility
dated March 16, 1995 and last revised on April 12, 1999, showing all of the
Improvements situated thereon, prepared by American Engineering Consultants,
Inc. under International Land Services, Inc. Job Order No. 99-02-23.003, and
bearing the certification of T. Xxxx Xxxx, Florida Professional Surveyor and
Mapper No. 4656;
(b) that
certain ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey of the Pavilion at Crossing Pointe Facility
dated November 18, 1998 and last revised February 1, 1999, showing all of the
Improvements situated thereon, prepared by and bearing the certification of
Xxxx
X. Xxxxx, Florida Professional Surveyor and Mapper No. 4462, under International
Land Services, Inc. Job Order No. 98-10-50:007; and
(c) that
certain survey of the Sunrise Facility dated April 18, 1995 and updated April
10, 1996, showing all of the Improvements situated thereon, prepared by Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Land Surveying, Inc. under Drawing No. 95-112, and bearing the
certification of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Florida Professional Land Surveyor No.
5101.
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“Base
Rate” means, at any time, a rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the
rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “base rate on corporate loans
posted by at least 75% of the nation’s largest banks” in the United States or,
if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum
interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve
Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime
loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted
therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release
by
the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent) and (b)
the sum of 0.5% per annum and the Federal Funds Rate.
“Benefit
Plan” means any employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA
(whether governed by the laws of the United States or otherwise) to which any
Borrower incurs or reasonably could incur, or otherwise has or reasonably could
have, any obligation or liability.
“Borrowers”
has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
“Borrowers’
Accountants” means KPMG LLP or other nationally-recognized independent
registered certified public accountants acceptable to the Administrative
Agent.
“Business
Day” means any day of the year that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on
which banks are required or authorized to close in New York City and, when
determined in connection with determinations in respect of any Eurodollar Rate
or Eurodollar Rate Loan or any funding, Interest Period or payment of any
Eurodollar Rate Loan, that is also a day on which dealings in Dollar deposits
are carried on in the London interbank market.
“Capital
Expenditures” means, for any Person for any period, the aggregate of all
expenditures, whether or not made through the incurrence of Indebtedness, by
such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period for the acquisition, leasing
(pursuant to a Capital Lease), construction, replacement, repair, substitution
or improvement of fixed or capital assets or additions to equipment, in each
case required to be capitalized under GAAP on a Consolidated balance sheet
of
such Person, excluding interest capitalized during construction.
“Capital
Improvement Holdback” has the meaning given such term in Section
2.1(b)(i).
“Capital
Lease” means, with respect to any Person, any lease of, or other arrangement
conveying the right to use, any property (whether real, personal or mixed)
by
such Person as lessee that has been or should be accounted for as a capital
lease on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with
GAAP.
“Cash
Equivalents” means (a) any readily-marketable securities (i) issued by,
or directly, unconditionally and fully guaranteed or insured by the United
States federal government or (ii) issued by any agency of the United States
federal government the obligations of which are fully backed by the full faith
and credit of the United States federal government, (b) any readily-marketable
direct obligations issued by any other agency of the United States federal
government, any state of the United States or any political subdivision of
any
such state or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case having a rating
of at least “A-1” from S&P or at least “P-1” from Xxxxx’x, (c) any
commercial paper rated at least “A-1” by S&P or “P-1” by
Xxxxx’x and issued by any Person organized under the laws of any state of the
United States, (d) any Dollar-denominated time deposit, insured certificate
of
deposit, overnight bank deposit or bankers’ acceptance issued or accepted by (i)
any Lender or (ii) any commercial bank that is (A) organized
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under
the
laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (B)
“adequately capitalized” (as defined in the regulations of its primary federal
banking regulators) and (C) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations)
in excess of $250,000,000 and (e) shares of any United States money market
fund
that (i) has substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the types
of investments referred to in clause (a), (b), (c) or
(d) above with maturities as set forth in the
proviso below, (ii) has net
assets in excess of $500,000,000 and (iii) has obtained from either S&P or
Xxxxx’x the highest rating obtainable for money market funds in the United
States; provided, however, that the maturities of all obligations
specified in any of clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d)
above shall not exceed 365 days.
“CERCLA”
means the United States Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and
Liability Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.).
“Change
of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following: (a)
Emeritus shall cease to own at least 51% and control legally and beneficially
all of the economic and voting rights of each Borrower or (b) any Facility
ceases to be managed or operated by a Qualified Manager.
“Closing
Date” means August 6, 2007.
“Code”
means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Collateral”
means all property and interests in property and proceeds thereof now owned
or
hereafter acquired by any Borrower and all Equity Interests of the Borrowers
owned by Emeritus in or upon which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted
or pledged or purported to be pledged pursuant to any Loan
Document.
“Commitment”
means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Term
Loans to the Borrowers on the Closing Date, which commitment is in the amount
set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I under the
caption “Commitment”, as amended to reflect Assignments and as such
amount may be reduced pursuant to this Agreement. The aggregate
amount of the Commitments on the date hereof equals $19,640,000.
“Compliance
Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of
Exhibit C.
“Consolidated”
means, with respect to any Person, the accounts of such Person and its
Subsidiaries consolidated in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated
Current Assets” means, at any date, the total Consolidated current assets of
the Borrowers at such date other than cash, Cash Equivalents and any
Indebtedness owing to the Borrowers.
“Consolidated
Current Liabilities” means, at any date, all liabilities of the Borrowers at
such date that should be classified as current liabilities on a Consolidated
balance sheet of the Borrowers; provided, however, that
“Consolidated Current Liabilities” shall exclude the principal amount of
the Loans then outstanding.
“Consolidated
EBITDA” means, for any period, (a) the Consolidated Net Income of the
Borrowers for such period plus (b) the sum of, in each case to the extent
included in the
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calculation
of such Consolidated Net Income but without duplication, (i) any provision
for United States federal income taxes or other taxes measured by net income,
(ii) Consolidated Interest Expense,
amortization of debt discount and
commissions and other fees and charges associated with Indebtedness (except
amortization and expenses related to the consummation of Term Loan on the
Closing Date and the Related Transactions and the payment of all fees, costs
and
expenses associated with the foregoing), (iii) Consolidated Rent Expense, (iv)
an amount equal to any Management Fee actually paid, (v) any loss from
extraordinary items, (vi) any depreciation, depletion and amortization expense,
(vii) any aggregate net loss on the Transfer of property (other than accounts
(as defined under the applicable UCC) and inventory) outside the ordinary course
of business and (viii) any other non-cash expenditure, charge or loss for
such period (other than any non-cash expenditure, charge or loss relating to
write-offs, write-downs or reserves with respect to accounts and inventory),
including the amount of any compensation deduction as the result of any grant
of
Equity Interests or Equity Equivalents to employees, officers, directors or
consultants and minus (c) the sum of, in each case to the extent included
in the calculation of such Consolidated Net Income and without duplication,
(i)
any credit for United States federal income taxes or other taxes measured by
net
income, (ii) any interest income, (iii) a capital replacement reserve in an
amount per annum equal to $350 per bed, (iv) management fees, which for the
purposes of this definition shall be deemed to be an amount per annum equal
to
five percent (5%) of the aggregate total operating revenue generated from the
Facilities, for the full twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the
date
of determination, (v) the value of any impact of definitive Medicare/Medicaid
changes imposed by any Governmental Authority, as reasonably determined by
the
Administrative Agent, (vi) any gain from extraordinary items and any other
non-recurring gain, (vii) any aggregate net gain from the Transfer of property
(other than accounts (as defined in the applicable UCC) and inventory) out
of
the ordinary course of business by the Borrowers, (viii) any other non-cash
gain, including any reversal of a charge referred to in clause (b)(viii)
above by reason of a decrease in the value of any Equity Interest or Equity
Equivalent, and (vi) any other cash payment in respect of expenditures, charges
and losses that have been added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause
(b)(viii) above in any prior period; provided, however, if the
actual occupancy of all of the Facilities, taken as a whole, exceeds 95%,
Consolidated EBITDA shall be proportionately reduced assuming an occupancy
of
95%.
“Consolidated
Interest Coverage Ratio” means, for any period, the ratio of (a)
Consolidated EBITDA for such period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for
such period.
“Consolidated
Interest Expense” means, for any period, (a) Consolidated total interest
expense of the Borrowers for such period and including, in any event, (i)
interest capitalized during such period and net costs under Interest Rate
Contracts for such period and (ii) all fees, charges, commissions, discounts
and
other similar obligations (other than reimbursement obligations) with respect
to
letters of credit, bank guarantees, banker’s acceptances, surety bonds and
performance bonds (whether or not matured) payable by such Person and its
Subsidiaries during such period minus (b) the sum of (i) Consolidated net
gains of the Borrowers under Interest Rate Contracts for such period and
(ii) Consolidated interest income of the Borrowers for such
period.
“Consolidated
Project Yield” means, for any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA
for such period to (b) the Consolidated Total Debt for such period.
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“Consolidated
Net Income” means, for any period, the Consolidated net income (or loss) of
the Borrowers for such period; provided, however, that the
following shall be excluded: (a) the net income of any other Person
in which any Borrower has a joint interest with a third-party (which interest
does not cause the net income of such other Person to be Consolidated into
the
net income of such Borrower), except to the extent of the amount of dividends
or
distributions paid to such Person, and (b) the net income of any other Person
arising prior to such other Person becoming a Subsidiary of any Borrower or
merging or consolidating into any Borrower.
“Consolidated
Rent Expense” means the Consolidated rent expense of the Borrowers for such
period.
“Consolidated
Total Debt” of any Person means all Indebtedness of a type described in
clause(a), (b), (c)(i), (d) or (f) of
the definition thereof and all Guaranty Obligations with respect to any such
Indebtedness, in each case of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated
basis.
“Constituent
Documents” means, with respect to any Person, collectively and, in each
case, together with any modification of any term thereof, (a) the articles
of
incorporation, certificate of incorporation, constitution or certificate of
formation of such Person, (b) the bylaws, operating agreement or joint venture
agreement of such Person, (c) any other constitutive, organizational or
governing document of such Person, whether or not equivalent, and (d) any other
document setting forth the manner of election or duties of the directors,
officers or managing members of such Person or the designation, amount or
relative rights, limitations and preferences of any Equity Interest of such
Person.
“Contractual
Obligation” means with respect to any Person, any provision of any Security
issued by such Person or of any document or undertaking to which such Person
is
a party or by which it or any of its property is bound or to which any of its
property is subject, in each case, other than a Loan Document.
“Copyrights”
means all rights, title and interests (and all related IP Ancillary Rights)
arising under any Requirement of Law in or relating to copyrights and all mask
work, database and design rights, whether or not registered or published, all
registrations and recordations thereof and all applications in connection
therewith.
“Corporate
Chart” means a document in form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent, and the form delivered to Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof
and attached as Exhibit D hereto, setting forth, as of a date set forth therein,
for each Person that is a Borrower, any Subsidiary of a Borrower, Emeritus
and
any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Emeritus that owns or holds any Equity
Interest in any Borrower, (a) the full legal name of such Person, (b) the
jurisdiction of organization and any organizational number and tax
identification number of such Person, and (c) the number of shares or
percentage, as the case may be, of each class of Equity Interests of such
Person, and the authorized, number outstanding and number and percentage of
such
outstanding shares for each such class owned, directly or indirectly, by any
Borrower, any Subsidiary of any Borrower, Emeritus or any direct or indirect
Subsidiaries of Emeritus.
“Customary
Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person, any of the
following:
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(a) Liens
(i) with respect to the payment of taxes, assessments or other governmental
charges or (ii) of suppliers, carriers, materialmen, warehousemen, workmen
or
mechanics and other similar Liens, in each case imposed by law or arising in
the
ordinary course of business, and, for each of the Liens in clauses (i)
and (ii) above for amounts that are not yet due or that are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and
with
respect to which, if being contested, adequate reserves or other appropriate
provisions are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with
GAAP;
(b) Liens
of a collection bank on items in the course of collection arising under Section
4-208 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York or any similar section
under any applicable UCC or any similar Requirement of Law of any foreign
jurisdiction;
(c) pledges
or cash deposits made in the ordinary course of business (i) in connection
with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other types of social
security benefits (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA), (ii) to secure
the performance of bids, tenders, leases (other than Capital Leases) sales
or
other trade contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money) or
(iii) made in lieu of, or to secure the performance of, surety, customs,
reclamation or performance bonds (in each case not related to judgments or
litigation);
(d) judgment
liens (other than for the payment of taxes, assessments or other governmental
charges) securing judgments and other proceedings not constituting an Event
of
Default under Section 9.1(e) and pledges or cash deposits made in
lieu of, or to secure the performance of, judgment or appeal bonds in respect
of
such judgments and proceedings;
(e) Liens
(i) arising by reason of zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, reservations,
restrictions, covenants, rights-of-way, encroachments, minor defects or
irregularities in title (including leasehold title) and other similar
encumbrances on the use of real property or (ii) consisting of leases, licenses
or subleases granted by a lessor, licensor or sublessor on its property (in
each
case other than Capital Leases) otherwise permitted under
Section 8.4(b) that, for each such Liens, do not, in the aggregate,
materially (x) impair the value or marketability of such real property or (y)
interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business conducted and proposed
to be
conducted at such real property; and
(f) the
title and interest of a lessor or sublessor in and to personal property leased
or subleased (other than through a Capital Lease), in each case extending only
to such personal property.
“Debt
Service” means for any fiscal period of any Person and its Subsidiaries on a
Consolidated basis, an amount equal to the sum of (a) Consolidated Interest
Expense for such period and (b) the scheduled amortization of any outstanding
Indebtedness during such period.
“Debt
Service Coverage Ratio” means for any period, the ratio of Consolidated
EBITDA to Debt Service.
“Default”
means any Event of Default and any event that, with the passing of time or
the
giving of notice or both, would become an Event of Default.
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“Disclosure
Documents” means, collectively, (a) all confidential information memoranda
and related materials prepared in connection with the syndication of the
Facilities and (b) all other documents filed by any Borrower with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Dollars”
and the sign “$” each mean the lawful money of the United States of
America.
“Domestic
Person” means any “United States person” under and as defined in
Section 770l(a)(30) of the Code.
“Electronic
Fax” means any system used to receive or transmit faxes
electronically.
“Electronic
Signature” means the process of attaching to or logically associating with
an Electronic Transmission an electronic symbol, encryption, digital signature
or process (including the name or an abbreviation of the name of the party
transmitting the Electronic Transmission) with the intent to sign, authenticate
or accept such Electronic Transmission.
“Electronic
System” means any electronic system, including Intralinks® and
any other
Internet or extranet-based site, whether such electronic system is owned,
operated or hosted by the Administrative Agent, any of its Related Persons
or
any other Person, providing for access to data protected by passcodes or other
security system.
“Electronic
Transmission” means each document, instruction, authorization, file,
information and any other communication transmitted, posted or otherwise made
or
communicated by electronic mail or Electronic Fax, or otherwise to or from
an
Electronic System or other equivalent service.
“Emeritus”
means Emeritus Corporation, a Washington corporation.
“Environmental
Indemnity” means one or more agreements pursuant to which Emeritus and the
Borrowers provide an environmental indemnity, (i) recourse to Emeritus with
such
recourse limited to the top 10% of the Loan Amount ($1,964,000) and (ii) which
indemnity is fully recourse to the Borrowers.
“Environmental
Laws” means all Requirements of Law and Permits imposing liability or
standards of conduct for or relating to the regulation and protection of human
health, safety, the environment and natural resources, including CERCLA, the
SWDA, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. §§ 5101 et seq.),
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. §§ 136 et
seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.), the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. §§
651 et seq.), the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 300(f) et seq.),
all regulations promulgated under any of the foregoing, all analogous
Requirements of Law and Permits and any environmental transfer of ownership
notification or approval statutes, including the Industrial Site Recovery Act
(N.J. Stat. Xxx. §§ 13:1K-6 et seq.).
“Environmental
Liabilities” means all Liabilities (including costs of Remedial Actions,
natural resource damages and costs and expenses of investigation and feasibility
studies) that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any Borrower
as
a result of, or related to, any claim, suit, action, investigation, proceeding
or demand by any Person, whether based in contract,
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tort,
implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute or
common law or otherwise, arising under any Environmental Law or in connection
with any Release and resulting from the ownership, lease, sublease or other
operation or occupation of property by any Borrower, whether on, prior or after
the date hereof.
“Equity
Equivalents” means all securities convertible into or exchangeable for any
Equity Interest or any other Equity Equivalent and all warrants, options or
other rights to purchase, subscribe for or otherwise acquire any Equity Interest
or any other Equity Equivalent, whether or not presently convertible,
exchangeable or exercisable.
“Equity
Interest” means all shares of capital stock (whether denominated as common
stock or preferred stock), equity interests, beneficial, partnership or
membership interests, joint venture interests, participations or other ownership
or profit interests in or equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or
in a
Person (other than an individual), whether voting or non-voting.
“ERISA”
means the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974.
“ERISA
Affiliate” means, collectively, any Borrower, and any Person under common
control, or treated as a single employer, with any Borrower, within the meaning
of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
“ERISA
Event” means any of the following: (a) a reportable event
described in Section 4043(b) of ERISA (or, unless the 30-day notice
requirement has been duly waived under the applicable regulations, Section
4043(c) of ERISA) with respect to a Title IV Plan, (b) the withdrawal of
any ERISA Affiliate from a Title IV Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during
a plan year in which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section
4001(a)(2) of ERISA, (c) the complete or partial withdrawal of any ERISA
Affiliate from any Multiemployer Plan, (d) with respect to any
Multiemployer Plan, the filing of a notice of reorganization, insolvency or
termination (or treatment of a plan amendment as termination) under Section
4041A of ERISA, (e) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Title IV
Plan (or treatment of a plan amendment as termination) under Section 4041 of
ERISA, (f) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Title IV Plan or
Multiemployer Plan by the PBGC, (g) the failure to make any required
contribution to any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan when due, (h) the
imposition of a lien under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 or 4068 of
ERISA on any property (or rights to property, whether real or personal) of
any
ERISA Affiliate, (i) the failure of a Benefit Plan or any trust thereunder
intended to qualify for tax exempt status under Section 401 or 501 of the Code
or other Requirements of Law to qualify thereunder and (j) any other event
or
condition that might reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section
4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to
administer, any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan or for the imposition of
any
liability upon any ERISA Affiliate under Title IV of ERISA other than for PBGC
premiums due but not delinquent.
“Eurodollar
Base Rate” means, for any Interest Period, a fluctuating rate of interest
equal to the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR
Rate
with a one month term, published by Reuters for each banking day at
approximately 11:00 a.m. London time two (2) Business Days prior to the first
day of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first
day
of such interest period). If such rate is not available at such time
for any reason, then the rate for that interest period will be determined by
such alternate method as reasonably selected by the Administrative
Agent. In the event that such rate is not published by Reuters
at
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such
time, the “Eurodollar Base Rate” shall be determined by reference to such
other comparable publicly available service for displaying the such rate and,
in
the absence of availability, such other method to determine such offered rate
as
may be selected by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
“Eurodollar
Rate” means, with respect to any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate
Loan, an interest rate per annum determined as the ratio of (a) the Eurodollar
Base Rate with respect to such Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan
to
(b) the difference between the number one and the Eurodollar Reserve
Requirements with respect to such Interest Period and for such Eurodollar Rate
Loan.
“Eurodollar
Rate Loan” means any Loan that bears interest based on the Eurodollar
Rate.
“Eurodollar
Reserve Requirements” means, with respect to any Interest Period and for any
Eurodollar Rate Loan, a rate per annum equal to the aggregate, without
duplication, of the maximum rates (expressed as a decimal number) of reserve
requirements in effect 2 Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest
Period (including basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves) under
any regulations of the Federal Reserve Board or other Governmental Authority
having jurisdiction with respect thereto dealing with reserve requirements
prescribed for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “eurocurrency
liabilities” in Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board) maintained by a
member bank of the United States Federal Reserve System.
“Event
of Default” has the meaning specified in
Section 9.1.
“Facilities”
means, collectively, all long term care facilities, nursing homes,
rehabilitation facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living
facilities, hospice facilities or other healthcare facilities owned and operated
by any Borrower, as listed on Schedule 4.16 hereto.
“Federal
Funds Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum
equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates
on
overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System
arranged by federal funds brokers, as determined by the Administrative Agent
in
its sole discretion.
“Federal
Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the United States Federal
Reserve System and any successor thereto.
“Financial
Statement” means each financial statement delivered pursuant to
Section 4.4 or 6.1.
“Fiscal
Quarter” means each 3 calendar month period ending on March 31, June 30,
September 30 or December 31.
“Fiscal
Year” means the twelve month period ending on December 31.
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America,
as in effect from time to time, set forth in the opinions and pronouncements
of
the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants, in the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board and in such other
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statements
by such other entity as may be in general use by significant segments of the
accounting profession that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date
of
determination. Subject to Section 1.3, all references to
“GAAP” shall be to GAAP applied consistently with the principles used
in
the preparation of the Financial Statements described in
Section 4.4(a).
“GE
Capital” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
“Governmental
Authority” means any nation, sovereign or government, any state or other
political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority or instrumentality thereof
and any entity or authority lawfully exercising executive, legislative, taxing,
judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government,
including any central bank, stock exchange, regulatory body, arbitrator, public
sector entity, supra-national entity (including the European Union and the
European Central Bank) and any self-regulatory organization (including the
National Association of Insurance Commissioners).
“Guaranty”
means that certain Guaranty Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2007, between
Emeritus and Administrative Agent, as it may be amended, restated or modified
from time to time.
“Guaranty
Obligation” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect
liability, contingent or otherwise, of such Person for any Indebtedness, lease,
dividend or other obligation (the “primary obligation”) of another Person
(the “primary obligor”), if the purpose or intent of such Person in
incurring such liability, or the economic effect thereof, is to guarantee such
primary obligation or provide support, assurance or comfort to the holder of
such primary obligation or to protect or indemnify such holder against loss
with
respect to such primary obligation, including (a) the direct or indirect
guaranty, endorsement (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary
course of business), co-making, discounting with recourse or sale with recourse
by such Person of any primary obligation, (b) the incurrence of reimbursement
obligations with respect to any letter of credit or bank guarantee in support
of
any primary obligation, (c) the existence of any Lien, or any right, contingent
or otherwise, to receive a Lien, on the property of such Person securing any
part of any primary obligation and (d) any liability of such Person for a
primary obligation through any Contractual Obligation (contingent or otherwise)
or other arrangement (i) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such
primary obligation or any security therefor or to provide funds for the payment
or discharge of such primary obligation (whether in the form of a loan, advance,
stock purchase, capital contribution or otherwise), (ii) to maintain the
solvency, working capital, equity capital or any balance sheet item, level
of
income or cash flow, liquidity or financial condition of any primary obligor,
(iii) to make take-or-pay or similar payments, if required, regardless of
non-performance by any other party to any Contractual Obligation, (iv) to
purchase, sell or lease (as lessor or lessee) any property, or to purchase
or
sell services, primarily for the purpose of enabling the primary obligor to
satisfy such primary obligation or to protect the holder of such primary
obligation against loss or (v) to supply funds to or in any other manner invest
in, such primary obligor (including to pay for property or services irrespective
of whether such property is received or such services are rendered);
provided, however, that “Guaranty Obligations” shall not
include (x) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of
business and (y) product warranties given in the ordinary course of
business. The outstanding amount of any Guaranty Obligation shall
equal the outstanding amount of the primary obligation so guaranteed or
otherwise supported or, if lower, the stated maximum amount for which such
Person may be liable under such Guaranty Obligation.
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“Hazardous
Material” means any substance, material or waste that is classified,
regulated or otherwise characterized under any Environmental Law as hazardous,
toxic, a contaminant or a pollutant or by other words of similar meaning or
regulatory effect, including petroleum or any fraction thereof, asbestos,
polychlorinated biphenyls and radioactive substances.
“HC3
Ft. Xxxxx” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
“HC3
Orlando” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
“HC3
Sunrise” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
“Healthcare
Laws” has the meaning specified in Section 7.2.
“Hedging
Agreement” means any Interest Rate Contract, foreign exchange, swap, option
or forward contract, spot, cap, floor or collar transaction, any other
derivative instrument and any other similar speculative transaction and any
other similar agreement or arrangement designed to alter the risks of any Person
arising from fluctuations in any underlying variable.
“HIPAA”
has the meaning specified in Section 7.2.
“HIPAA
Compliance Date” has the meaning specified in Section
7.2.
“HIPAA
Compliance Plan” has the meaning specified in Section
7.2.
“HIPAA
Compliant” has the meaning specified in Section 7.2.
“Income
Threshold Date” means the first date after the Closing Date ending any
Fiscal Quarter on which the Consolidated Net Income for the four Fiscal Quarter
period then ended equals or exceeds $1,800,000.
“Indebtedness”
of any Person means, without duplication, any of the following, whether or
not
matured: (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) all obligations
evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (c) all
reimbursement and all obligations with respect to (i) letters of credit, bank
guarantees or bankers’ acceptances or (ii) surety, customs, reclamation or
performance bonds (in each case not related to judgments or litigation) other
than those entered into in the ordinary course of business, (d) all obligations
to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, other than trade
payables incurred in the ordinary course of business, (e) all obligations
created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, regardless of whether the rights and remedies of the seller or lender
under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or
sale
of such property, (f) all obligations, whether or not contingent, to purchase,
redeem, retire, defease or otherwise acquire for value any of its own Equity
Interests or Equity Equivalents (or any Equity Interest or Equity Equivalent
of
a direct or indirect parent entity thereof) prior to the date that is 180 days
after the Scheduled Maturity Date, valued at, in the case of redeemable
preferred Equity Interest, the greater of the voluntary liquidation preference
and the involuntary liquidation preference of such Equity Interest plus accrued
and unpaid dividends, (g) all payments that would be required to be made in
respect of any Hedging Agreement in the event of a termination (including an
early termination) on the date of determination and (h) all Guaranty Obligations
for obligations of any other Person constituting Indebtedness of such other
Person; provided, however, that the items in each of clauses
(a)
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through
(h) above shall constitute “Indebtedness” of such Person solely to
the extent, directly or indirectly, (x) such Person is liable for any part
of
any such item, (y) any such item is secured by a Lien on such Person’s property
or (z) any other Person has a right, contingent or otherwise, to cause such
Person to become liable for any part of any such item or to grant such a
Lien.
“Indemnified
Matter” has the meaning specified in Section 11.4.
“Indemnitee”
has the meaning specified in Section 11.4.
“Independent
Manager”, or “Independent Member” shall mean a Person who is not and
will not be while serving and has never been (i) a member, Partner, Equity
Interest holder, manager, director, employee, attorney, or counsel of any
Borrower or its Affiliates, (ii) a customer, supplier or other Person who
derives more than 1% of its purchases or revenues from its activities with
any
Borrower or its Affiliates, (iii) a direct or indirect legal or beneficial
owner in such entity or any of its Affiliates, (iv) a member of the
immediate family of any member, manager, employee, attorney, customer, supplier
or other Person referred to above, or (v) a person Controlling or under the
Common Control of anyone listed in (i) through
(iv) above. A Person that otherwise satisfies the foregoing
shall not be disqualified from serving as an Independent Manager or Independent
Member if such individual is at the time of initial appointment, or at any
time
while serving as such, is an Independent Manager or Independent Member, as
applicable, of a Single Purpose Entity affiliated with any
Borrower. Additionally, a natural person who satisfies the foregoing
definition other than clause (ii) above shall not be disqualified from serving
as an Independent Manager or Independent Manager if such individual is an
independent director, manager or member provided by a nationally-recognized
company that provides professional independent directors, managers and members
and that also provides other corporate services in the ordinary course of its
business. For the purpose of this definition, “Control” shall
mean (i) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
cause
the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through
ownership of voting interests, by contract or otherwise and (ii) the ownership,
direct or indirect, of no less than 51% of the voting interests of such Person,
and the terms Controlled, Controlling and Common Control shall have correlative
meanings.
“Initial
Projections” means those financial Projections, dated June 1, 2007, covering
the Fiscal Years ending in 2007 through 2010 and delivered to the Administrative
Agent by the Borrowers prior to the date hereof.
“Intellectual
Property” means all rights, title and interests in or relating to
intellectual property and industrial property arising under any Requirement
of
Law and all IP Ancillary Rights relating thereto, including all Copyrights,
Patents, Trademarks, Internet Domain Names, Trade Secrets and IP
Licenses.
“Interest
Period” means, any of (a) the period commencing on the Closing Date and
ending the last day of such month, (b) the period commencing on the first day
of
the month of the Scheduled Maturity Date and ending on the Scheduled Maturity
Date, and (c) except for the periods described in clauses (a) and (b) above,
any
period prior to the Scheduled Maturity Date commencing on the first day of
each
month and ending on the last day of each month. There shall be no
Interest Periods following the Scheduled Maturity Date.
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“Interest
Rate Contracts” means all interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap
agreements, interest rate collar agreements and interest rate
insurance.
“Internet
Domain Names” means all rights, title and interests (and all related IP
Ancillary Rights) arising under any Requirement of Law in or relating to
Internet domain names.
“Investment”
means, with respect to any Person, directly or indirectly, (a) to own, purchase
or otherwise acquire, in each case whether beneficially or otherwise, any
investment in, including any interest in, any Security of any other Person
(other than any evidence of any Obligation), (b) to purchase or otherwise
acquire, whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions, all or
a
significant part of the property of any other Person or a business conducted
by
any other Person or all or substantially all of the assets constituting the
business of a division, branch, brand or other unit operation of any other
Person, (c) to incur, or to remain liable under, any Guaranty Obligation for
Indebtedness of any other Person, to assume the Indebtedness of any other Person
or to make, hold, purchase or otherwise acquire, in each case directly or
indirectly, any deposit, loan, advance, commitment to lend or advance, or other
extension of credit (including by deferring or extending the date of, in each
case outside the ordinary course of business, the payment of the purchase price
for Transfers of property or services to any other Person, to the extent such
payment obligation constitutes Indebtedness of such other Person), excluding
deposits with financial institutions available for withdrawal on demand, prepaid
expenses, accounts receivable and similar items created in the ordinary course
of business, (d) to make, directly or indirectly, any contribution to the
capital of any other Person or (e) to Transfer any property for less than fair
market value (including a disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents in exchange
for consideration of lesser value); provided, however, that such
Investment shall be valued at the difference between the value of the
consideration for such Transfer and the fair market value of the property
Transferred.
“IP
Ancillary Rights” means, with respect to any other Intellectual Property, as
applicable, all foreign counterparts to, and all divisionals, reversions,
continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, reexaminations, renewals and
extensions of, such Intellectual Property and all income, royalties, proceeds
and Liabilities at any time due or payable or asserted under or with respect
to
any of the foregoing or otherwise with respect to such Intellectual Property,
including all rights to xxx or recover at law or in equity for any past, present
or future infringement, misappropriation, dilution, violation or other
impairment thereof, and, in each case, all rights to obtain any other IP
Ancillary Right.
“IP
License” means all Contractual Obligations (and all related IP Ancillary
Rights), whether written or oral, granting any right title and interest in
or
relating to any Intellectual Property.
“IRS”
means the Internal Revenue Service of the United States and any successor
thereto.
“Leases”
means all leases and subleases or similar document affecting the use, enjoyment
or occupancy of the Real Property, including without limitation, resident care
agreements and service agreements that include an occupancy agreement, whether
now existing or hereafter arising.
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“Lender”
means any financial institution or other Person that (a) is listed on the
signature pages hereof as a “Lender” or (b) from time to time becomes a
party hereto by execution of an Assignment, in each case together with its
successors.
“Liabilities”
means all claims, actions, suits, judgments, actual damages (not consequential
damages), actual losses, liability, obligations, responsibilities, fines,
penalties, sanctions, costs, fees, taxes, commissions, charges, disbursements
and expenses, in each case of any kind or nature (including interest accrued
thereon or as a result thereto and fees, charges and disbursements of financial,
legal and other advisors and consultants), whether joint or several, whether
or
not indirect, contingent, consequential, actual, punitive, treble or
otherwise.
“Licenses”
has the meaning specified in Section 7.2.
“Lien”
means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, charge,
deposit arrangement, encumbrance, easement (or other Agreement granting rights
or restricting the use of any Real Property or Facility), lien (statutory or
other), security interest or other security arrangement and any other
preference, priority or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature
whatsoever, including any conditional sale contract or other title retention
agreement, the interest of a lessor under a Capital Lease and any synthetic
or
other financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any
of
the foregoing.
“Loan”
means any loan made or deemed made by any Lender hereunder.
“Loan
Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, any Notes, the Security
Agreement, the Assignment of Membership Interests, the Mortgages, the Secured
Hedging Agreements, the Guaranty, Environmental Indemnities and, when executed,
each document executed by a Borrower and delivered to the Administrative Agent,
any Lender in connection with or pursuant to any of the foregoing or the
Obligations, together with any modification of any term, or any waiver with
respect to, any of the foregoing.
“Management
Agreement” means each property management agreement, dated on or before the
date hereof, between the applicable Borrower, as owner, and Emeritus or a
replacement Qualified Manager (or an interim manager with respect to any
Facility acquired pursuant to a sale/leaseback or similar temporary
arrangement), as manager, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent, as it may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise
modified from time to time with the prior consent of the Administrative
Agent.
“Management
Fee” means any and all fees, expenses and other monies due and payable
(other than reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket third party expenses
as
contemplated by the applicable Management Agreement), from time to time, by
any
Borrower to the manager under the applicable Management Agreement, which shall
not, in the aggregate, exceed 5% of the gross operating revenue of the
Facilities per Fiscal Year.
“Material
Adverse Effect” means an effect that results in or causes, or could
reasonably be expected to result in or cause, a material adverse change in
any
of (a) the condition (financial or otherwise), business, performance, prospects,
operations or property of the Borrowers, taken as a whole, (b) the ability
of
any Borrower to perform its obligations in any material respect under any Loan
Document and (c) the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or the
rights and
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remedies
of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties under
any
Loan Document.
“Material
Environmental Liabilities” means Environmental Liabilities exceeding $12,500
in the aggregate.
“Maturity
Date” means, subject to certain extension options set forth in Section
2.2(b), the earlier to occur of (i) Scheduled Maturity Date, (ii) the date
on which the Obligations otherwise become due as a result of acceleration of
the
Obligations as provided for under this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
and
(iii) the effective date of any earlier termination of this Agreement in
accordance with its terms.
“Moody’s”
means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Mortgage”
means any mortgage, deed of trust or other document executed or required herein
to be executed by any Borrower and granting a security interest over real
property in favor of the Administrative Agent as security for the
Obligations.
“Mortgage
Supporting Documents” means, with respect to any Mortgage for a parcel of
real property, each document (including assignments of leases and rents,
subordination agreements, title policies or marked-up unconditional insurance
binders (in each case, together with copies of all documents referred to
therein), maps, ALTA (or TLTA, if applicable), environmental assessments,
As-Built Surveys, and evidence regarding recording and payment of fees,
insurance premium and taxes) that the Administrative Agent may reasonably
request, to create, register, perfect, maintain, evidence the existence,
substance, form or validity of or enforce a valid lien on such parcel of real
property in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties, subject only to such Liens as the Administrative Agent may
approve.
“Multiemployer
Plan” means any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 400l(a)(3) of
ERISA, to which any ERISA Affiliate incurs or otherwise has any obligation
or
liability.
“Net
Cash Proceeds” means proceeds received in cash from any Transfer of, or
Property Loss Event with respect to, any real or personal property, net of
(a)
actual third-party out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses paid or required
to be
paid in connection therewith and (b) taxes paid or reasonably estimated to
be
payable as a result thereof .
“Non-Funding
Lender” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.1(a).
“Non-U.S.
Lender Party” means each of the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each SPV
and each participant, in each case that is not a Domestic Person.
“Note”
means a promissory note of the Borrowers, in substantially the form of
Exhibit E, payable to the order of a Lender in a
principal amount equal to the amount of such Lender’s Commitment.
“Obligations”
means, with respect to any Borrower, all amounts, obligations, liabilities,
covenants and duties of every type and description owing by such Borrower to
the
Administrative Agent, any Lender, any other Indemnitee, any participant, any
SPV
or any Secured Hedging
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Counterparty,
arising out of, under, or in connection with, any Loan Document, whether direct
or indirect (regardless of whether acquired by assignment), absolute or
contingent, due or to become due, whether liquidated or not, now existing or
hereafter arising and however acquired, and whether or not evidenced by any
instrument or for the payment of money, including, without duplication, (a)
if
such Borrower is the Borrower, all Loans, (b) all interest, whether or not
accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or after the
commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding, and
whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed
in
any such proceeding, and (c) all other fees, expenses (including fees, charges
and disbursement of counsel), interest, commissions, charges, costs,
disbursements, indemnities and reimbursement of amounts paid and other sums
chargeable to such Borrower under any Loan Document.
“Other
Taxes” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.11(c).
“Patents”
means all rights, title and interests (and all related IP Ancillary Rights)
arising under any Requirement of Law in or relating to letters patent and
applications therefor.
“PBGC”
means the United States Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any successor
thereto.
“Permit”
means, with respect to any Person, any permit, approval, authorization, license,
registration, certificate (including certificates of need and certificates
of
occupancy), concession, grant, franchise, variance or permission from, and
any
other Contractual Obligations with, any Governmental Authority, in each case
whether or not having the force of law and applicable to or binding upon such
Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property
is
subject.
“Permitted
Investors” means Emeritus or any of its direct or indirect
Subsidiaries.
“Permitted
Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of any Borrower that is not prohibited
by Section 8.1 or any other provision of any Loan
Document.
“Permitted
Investment” means any Investment of any Borrower that is not prohibited by
Section 8.3 or any other provision of any Loan
Document.
“Permitted
Lien” means any Lien on or with respect to the property of any Borrower that
is not prohibited by Section 8.2 or any other provision of any Loan
Document.
“Permitted
Refinancing” means Indebtedness constituting a refinancing or extension of
Permitted Indebtedness that (a) has an aggregate outstanding principal amount
not greater than the aggregate principal amount of such Permitted Indebtedness
outstanding at the time of such refinancing or extension, (b) has a weighted
average maturity (measured as of the date of such refinancing or extension)
and
maturity no shorter than that of such Permitted Indebtedness, (c) is not secured
by any property or any Lien other than those securing such Permitted
Indebtedness and (d) is otherwise on terms no less favorable to the Borrowers,
taken as a whole, than those of such Permitted Indebtedness; provided,
however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) the terms of such
Permitted Indebtedness may be modified as part of such Permitted Refinancing
if
such modification would have been permitted pursuant to Section 8.11
and (y) no Guaranty Obligation for such Indebtedness shall constitute part
of
such Permitted Refinancing unless
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similar
Guaranty Obligations with respect to such Permitted Indebtedness existed and
constituted Permitted Indebtedness prior to such refinancing or
extension.
“Permitted
Reinvestment” means, with respect to the Net Cash Proceeds of any Transfer
or Property Loss Event, to acquire (or make Capital Expenditures to finance
the
acquisition, repair, improvement or construction of), to the extent otherwise
permitted hereunder, property useful in the business of any Borrower or, if
such
Property Loss Event involves loss or damage to property, to repair such loss
or
damage.
“Person”
means any individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust
and a
public benefit corporation), joint stock company, estate, association, firm,
enterprise, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated association, joint
venture and any other entity or Governmental Authority.
“Pro
Forma Basis” means, with respect to any determination for any period and any
Pro Forma Transaction, that such determination shall be made by giving pro
forma effect to each such Pro Forma Transaction, as if each such Pro Forma
Transaction had been consummated on the first day of such period, based on
historical results accounted for in accordance with GAAP and, to the extent
applicable, reasonable assumptions that are specified in detail in the relevant
Compliance Certificate, Financial Statement or other document provided to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection herewith in accordance with
Regulation S-X of the Securities Act of 1933.
“Pro
Forma Transaction” means any transaction consummated as part of the
Acquisition, together with each other transaction relating thereto and
consummated in connection therewith, including any incurrence or repayment
of
Indebtedness.
“Projections”
means, collectively, the Initial Projections and any document delivered pursuant
to Section 6.1(f).
“Property
Loss Event” means, with respect to any property, any loss of or damage to
such property or any taking of such property or condemnation
thereof.
“Pro
Rata Outstandings”, of any Lender at any time, means the outstanding
principal amount of the Term Loans owing to such Lender.
“Pro
Rata Share” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the percentage
obtained by dividing (a) the sum of the Commitments (or, if such Commitments
are
terminated, the Pro Rata Outstandings therein) of such Lender then in effect
by
(b) the sum of the Commitments (or, if such Commitments are terminated, the
Pro
Rata Outstandings therein) of all Lenders then in effect; provided,
however, that, if there are no Commitments and no Pro Rata Outstandings,
such Lender’s Pro Rata Share shall be determined based on the Pro Rata Share
most recently in effect, after giving effect to any subsequent assignment and
any subsequent non-pro rata payments of any Lender pursuant to
Section 2.12.
“Qualified
Manager” means a reputable and experienced professional management
organization that (a) manages, together with its affiliates, at least ten (10)
senior housing facilities and with no less than an aggregate of 1500 units
in
such senior housing facilities of similar quality to the applicable Facility
in
the State in which the applicable Facility is located and (b) is approved by
the
Lenders in accordance with their reasonable standards with respect to
(i)
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previous
relationships between such Lender and the proposed manager and its principals,
(ii) the reputation for integrity, honesty and veracity of the proposed manager
and its principals, owners, officers and directors, and (ii) OFAC,
money-laundering, anti-terrorism, SEC, healthcare laws and regulations, and
other similar regulations and activities, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (provided that the Borrowers
provide timely information reasonably requested by Lenders with respect to
such
proposed manager), it being understood that Emeritus shall be deemed to be
a
Qualified Manager.
“Real
Property” means any “property” (including improvements thereon) subject to,
and described in, a Mortgage from any Borrower in favor of the Administrative
Agent.
“Register”
has the meaning specified in Section 2.8(b).
“Reinvestment
Prepayment Amount” means, with respect to any Net Cash Proceeds on the
Reinvestment Prepayment Date therefor, the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds
less any amount paid or required to be paid by any Borrower to make
Permitted Reinvestments with such Net Cash Proceeds pursuant to a Contractual
Obligation entered into prior to such Reinvestment Prepayment Date with any
Person that is not an Affiliate of any Borrower.
“Reinvestment
Prepayment Date” means, with respect to any portion of any Net Cash Proceeds
of any Transfer or Property Loss Event, the earliest of (a) the 180th day after
the
completion of the portion of such Transfer or Property Loss Event corresponding
to such Net Cash Proceeds, (b) the date that is 5 Business Days after the date
on which any Borrower shall have notified the Administrative Agent of such
Borrower’s determination not to make Permitted Reinvestments with such Net Cash
Proceeds, (c) the occurrence of any Event of Default set forth in
Section 9.1(e)(ii) and (d) 5 Business Days after the delivery of a
notice by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers during the continuance
of
any other Event of Default.
“Related
Documents” means, collectively, the Acquisition Agreement, each document
executed in connection with the Required Investors’ Equity Investment and each
other document executed with respect to the foregoing.
“Related
Person” means, with respect to any Person, each Affiliate of such Person and
each director, officer, employee, agent, trustee, representative, attorney,
accountant and each insurance, environmental, legal, financial and other advisor
(including those retained in connection with the satisfaction or attempted
satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article III) and other
consultants and agents of or to such Person or any of its Affiliates, together
with, if such Person is the Administrative Agent, each other Person or
individual designated, nominated or otherwise mandated by or helping the
Administrative Agent pursuant to and in accordance with Section 10.4
or any comparable provision of any Loan Document.
“Related
Transactions” means, collectively, the consummation of the Acquisition, the
consummation of the Required Investors’ Equity Investment, the execution and
delivery of all Related Documents and the payment of all related fees, costs
and
expenses.
“Release”
means any release, threatened release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping,
pouring, emitting, emptying, escape, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge,
dispersal, dumping, leaching or migration of Hazardous Material into or through
the environment.
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“Remedial
Action” means all actions required to (a) clean up, remove, treat or in any
other way address any Hazardous Material in the indoor or outdoor environment,
(b) prevent or minimize any Release so that a Hazardous Material does not
migrate or endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the
indoor or outdoor environment or (c) perform pre-remedial studies and
investigations and post-remedial monitoring and care with respect to any
Hazardous Material.
“Required
Investors’ Equity Investment” means the cash equity contribution from the
Permitted Investors and certain co-investors disclosed to the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders to the Borrowers in Dollars in an aggregate amount equal
to $5,157,347.
“Required
Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having at such time in excess of
66 2/3% of the aggregate Term Loan Commitments (or, if such Commitments are
terminated, the Pro Rata Outstandings) then in effect, ignoring, in such
calculation, the Commitments and Pro Rata Outstandings of any Non-Funding
Lender.
“Requirements
of Law” means, with respect to any Person, collectively, the common law and
all federal, state, local, foreign, multinational or international laws,
statutes, codes, treaties, standards, rules and regulations, guidelines,
ordinances, orders, judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees (including
administrative or judicial precedents or authorities) and the interpretation
or
administration thereof by, and other determinations, directives, requirements
or
requests of, any Governmental Authority published or otherwise
publicly-announced or of which Borrowers have received notice or have actual
knowledge, in each case whether or not having the force of law and that are
applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which
such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Responsible
Officer” means, with respect to any Person, any of the president, chief
executive officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer, controller, managing member
or general partner of such Person, or its member or general partner, or its
member’s or general partner’s member or general partner, as the case may be,
but, in any event, with respect to financial matters, any such natural person
that is responsible for preparing and approving the Financial Statements
delivered hereunder and, with respect to the Corporate Chart and other documents
delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(e), documents delivered on the
Closing Date and documents delivered pursuant to Section 7.10, the
secretary or assistant secretary of such Person or any other such natural person
responsible for maintaining the corporate and similar records of such
Person.
“Restricted
Payment” means (a) any dividend, return of capital, distribution or any
other payment or Transfer of property for less than fair market value, whether
direct or indirect (including through the use of Hedging Agreements, the making,
repayment, cancellation or forgiveness of Indebtedness and similar Contractual
Obligations) and whether in cash, securities or other property, on account
of
any Equity Interest or Equity Equivalent of any Borrower, in each case now
or
hereafter outstanding, including with respect to a claim for rescission of
a
Transfer of such Equity Interest or Equity Equivalent and (b) any redemption,
retirement, termination, defeasance, cancellation, purchase or other acquisition
for value, whether direct or indirect (including through the use of Hedging
Agreements, the making, repayment, cancellation or forgiveness of Indebtedness
and similar Contractual Obligations), of any Equity Interest or Equity
Equivalent of any Borrower, now or hereafter outstanding, and any payment or
other transfer setting aside funds for any such redemption, retirement,
termination, cancellation,
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purchase
or other acquisition, whether directly or indirectly and whether to a sinking
fund, a similar fund or otherwise.
“S&P”
means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services.
“Scheduled
Maturity Date” means the 5th anniversary
of the
Closing Date.
“Secondary
Market Transactions” has the meaning specified in
Section 11.2(g).
“Secured
Hedging Agreement” means any Hedging Agreement that (a) has been entered
into with a Secured Hedging Counterparty, (b) in the case of a Hedging Agreement
not entered into with or provided or arranged by the Administrative Agent or
an
Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, is expressly identified as being a
“Secured Hedging Agreement” hereunder in a joint notice from any Borrower or
Emeritus and such Person delivered to the Administrative Agent reasonably
promptly after the execution of such Hedging Agreement and (c) meets the
requirements of Section 8.1(d).
“Secured
Hedging Counterparty” means (a) a Person who has entered into a Hedging
Agreement with any Borrower or Emeritus if such Hedging Agreement was provided
or arranged by the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative
Agent, and any assignee of such Person or (b) a Lender or an Affiliate of a
Lender who has entered into a Hedging Agreement with any Borrower or Emeritus
(or a Person who was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time of
execution and delivery of the Hedging Agreement).
“Secured
Parties” means the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, any Secured Hedging
Party, each other Indemnitee and any other holder of any Obligation of any
Borrower.
“Security”
means all Equity Interests, Equity Equivalents, voting trust certificates,
bonds, debentures, instruments and other evidence of Indebtedness, whether
or
not secured, convertible or subordinated, all certificates of interest, share
or
participation in, all certificates for the acquisition of, and all warrants,
options and other rights to acquire, any Security.
“Security
Agreement” means that certain Security Agreement, dated as of August 6,
2007, among the Administrative Agent and each Borrower from time to time party
thereto as it may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“Security
Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, the
Assignment of Membership Interests and any other documents now or hereafter
entered into securing the Obligations.
“Seller”
means, collectively, Health Care REIT, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its
Affiliates.
“Single
Purpose Entity” shall mean a Person, other than an individual, which
(i) is formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning, holding,
developing, using, operating and financing, directly a Facility, (ii) does
not engage in any business unrelated to such Facility, (iii) has not and
will not have any assets other than those related to its interest in such
Facility, (iv) except if Consolidated with other Borrowers, maintains its
own separate books and records and its own accounts, in each case, which are
separate and apart from the books and records and
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accounts
of any other Person, (v) holds itself out as being a Person, separate and
apart from any other Person, (vi) does not and will not commingle its funds
or assets with those of any other Person, (vii) conducts its own business
in its own name, (viii) except if Consolidated with other Borrowers,
maintains separate financial statements, (ix) pays its own liabilities out
of its own funds, (x) observes all limited liability company formalities,
(xi) pays the salaries of its own employees, if any, and maintains a
sufficient number of employees, if any, in light of its contemplated business
operations, (xii) except as expressly permitted under the Loan Documents,
or to the other Borrowers with respect to the Loan, does not guarantee or
otherwise obligate itself with respect to the debts of any other Person (other
than by endorsements of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in
the
ordinary course of business) or hold out its credit as being available to
satisfy the obligations of any other Person, (xiii) does not acquire
obligations or securities of its partners, members or shareholders,
(xiv) allocates fairly and reasonably shared expenses, including, without
limitation, any overhead for shared office space, if any, (xv) uses
separate stationery, invoices, and checks, (xvi) maintains an arm’s length
relationship with its Affiliates, (xvii) other than pursuant to the Loan
Documents does not and will not pledge its assets for the benefit of any other
Person or make any loans or advances to any other Person, (xviii) does and
will continue to use commercially reasonable efforts to correct any known
misunderstanding regarding its separate identity, (xix) maintains adequate
capital in light of its contemplated business operations; provided,
however, this provision shall not require any member of any Borrower,
or
any other party, to make any capital contributions to any Borrower, and
(xx) has not and will not engage in, seek, or consent to the dissolution,
winding up, liquidation, consolidation or merger and except as otherwise
permitted in this Agreement, has not and will not engage in, seek or consent
to
any asset sale, transfer or partnership, membership or shareholder interests,
or
amendments of its Constituent Documents. In addition, if such Person
is a partnership, (1) all general partners of such Person shall be Single
Purpose Entities (owning nothing other than its general partnership interests);
and (2) if such Person has more than one general partner, then the
Constituent Documents shall provide that such Person shall continue (and not
dissolve) for so long as a solvent general partner exists. In
addition, the Constituent Documents of such Person shall provide that such
Person without the unanimous consent of all of the partners, managers, directors
or members, as applicable, shall not with respect to itself or to any other
Person in which it has a direct or indirect legal or beneficial interest
(A) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, sequestrator, custodian or other similar official for the benefit
of
the creditors of such Person or all or any portion of such Person’s properties,
(B) take any action that could reasonably be expected to cause such Person
to become insolvent, petition or otherwise institute insolvency proceedings
or
otherwise seek any relief under any laws relating to the relief from debts
or
the protection of debtors generally, “or” (C) take any action that would cause
such Person not to satisfy the requirements set forth herein for a Single
Purpose Entity.
“Solvent”
means, with respect to any Person as of any date of determination, that, as
of
such date, (a) the value of the assets of such Person (both at fair value and
present fair saleable value) is greater than the total amount of liabilities
(including contingent and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person, (b) such
Person is able to pay its aggregate liabilities of such Person, as such
liabilities mature and (c) such Person does not have unreasonably small capital
in light of its intended operations. In computing the amount of
contingent or unliquidated liabilities at any time, such liabilities shall
be
computed at the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances
existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected
to
become an actual or matured liability.
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“SPV”
means any special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in a writing by
any
Lender to the Administrative Agent.
“Subordinated
Debt” means any Indebtedness that is subordinated to the payment in full of
the Obligations on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
“Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, joint venture,
limited liability company, association or other entity, the management of which
is, directly or indirectly, controlled by, or of which an aggregate of more
than
50% of the outstanding Voting Interest is, at the time, owned or controlled
directly or indirectly by, such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such
Person.
“Substitute
Lender” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.12(a).
“SWDA”
means the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.).
“Tax
Affiliate” means, (a) any Borrower and (b) any Affiliate of any Borrower
with which any Borrower files or is eligible to file consolidated, combined
or
unitary tax returns.
“Tax
Return” has the meaning specified in Section 4.8.
“Taxes”
has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(a).
“Term
Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1(a).
“Terrorism”
has the meaning specified in Section 7.5(b).
“Third-Party
Payor Program” has the meaning specified in
Section 4.1(b).
“Title
IV Plan” means a pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, other than a
Multiemployer Plan, to which any ERISA Affiliate incurs or otherwise has any
obligation or liability.
“Trademarks”
means all rights, title and interests (and all related IP Ancillary Rights)
arising under any Requirement of Law in or relating to trademarks, trade names,
corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names,
trade
styles, service marks, logos and other source or business identifiers and,
in
each case, all goodwill associated therewith, all registrations and recordations
thereof and all applications in connection therewith.
“Trade
Secrets” means all right, title and interest (and all related IP Ancillary
Rights) arising under any Requirement of Law in or relating to trade
secrets.
“Transfer”
means, with respect to any property, to sell, convey, transfer, assign, license,
lease or otherwise dispose of, any interest therein or to permit any Person
to
acquire any such interest, including, in each case, through a sale, factoring
at
maturity, collection of or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any
notes or accounts receivable. Conjugated forms thereof and the noun
“Transfer” have correlative meanings.
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“UCC”
means the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction and, if the
applicable jurisdiction shall not have any Uniform Commercial Code, the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York.
“United
States” means the United States of America.
“U.S.
Lender Party” means each of the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each SPV
and each participant, in each case that is a Domestic Person.
“Voting
Interest” means Equity Interests of any Person having ordinary power to vote
in the election of members of the board of directors, managers, trustees or
other controlling Persons, of such Person (irrespective of whether, at the
time,
Equity Interests of any other class or classes of such entity shall have or
might have voting power by reason of the occurrence of any
contingency).
“Withdrawal
Liability” means, at any time, any liability incurred (whether or not
assessed) by any ERISA Affiliate and not yet satisfied or paid in full at such
time with respect to any Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 4201 of
ERISA.
“Working
Capital” means, for any Person at any date, its Consolidated Current Assets
at such date minus its Consolidated Current Liabilities at such
date.
Section
1.2 UCC
Terms
. The
following terms have the meanings given to them in the applicable
UCC: “commodity account”, “commodity contract”,
“commodity intermediary”, “deposit account”, “entitlement
holder”, “entitlement order”, “equipment”, “financial
asset”, “general intangible”, “goods”, “instruments”,
“inventory”, “securities account”, “securities
intermediary” and “security entitlement”.
Section
1.3 Accounting
Terms and Principles
. (a)
GAAP. All accounting determinations required to be made
pursuant hereto shall, unless expressly otherwise provided herein, be made
in
accordance with GAAP. No change in the accounting principles used in
the preparation of any Financial Statement hereafter adopted by the Borrowers
shall be given effect if such change would affect a calculation that measures
compliance with any provision of Article V or VIII unless the
Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders agree to modify
such provisions to reflect such changes in GAAP and, unless such provisions
are
modified, all Financial Statements, Compliance Certificates and similar
documents provided hereunder shall be provided together with a reconciliation
between the calculations and amounts set forth therein before and after giving
effect to such change in GAAP.
Section
1.4 Payments.
The
Administrative Agent may set up standards and procedures to determine or
redetermine the equivalent in Dollars of any amount expressed in any currency
other than Dollars and otherwise may, but shall not be obligated to, rely on
any
determination made by any Borrower. Any such determination or
redetermination by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive and binding
for
all purposes, absent manifest error. No determination or
redetermination by any Secured Party or Borrower and no other currency
conversion shall change or release any obligation of any Borrower or of any
Secured Party (other than the Administrative Agent and its Related Persons)
under any Loan Document, each of which agrees to pay separately for any
shortfall remaining after any conversion and payment of the
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amount
as
converted. The Administrative Agent may round up or down to the
nearest 1,000th, and may
set up
appropriate mechanisms to round up or down to the nearest 1,000th.
Section
1.5 Interpretation.
(a)
Certain Terms. Except as set forth in any Loan Document, all
accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in
accordance with GAAP (except for the term “property”, which shall be
interpreted as broadly as possible, including, in any case, cash, securities,
other assets, rights under Contractual Obligations and Permits and any right
or
interest in any property). The terms “herein”, “hereof”
and similar terms refer to this Agreement as a whole. In the
computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date
in any Loan Document, the terms “from” means “from and including” and the
words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding” and the word
“through” means “to and including.” In any other case, the
term “including” when used in any Loan Document means “including without
limitation.” The term “documents” means all writings, however
evidenced and whether in physical or electronic form, including all documents,
instruments, agreements, notices, demands, certificates, forms, financial
statements, opinions and reports. The term “incur” means
incur, create, make, issue, assume or otherwise become directly or indirectly
liable in respect of or responsible for, in each case whether directly or
indirectly, and the terms “incurrence” and “incurred” and similar
derivatives shall have correlative meanings. The word “will”
shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word
“shall”. The definitions in this Agreement shall apply equally
to singular and plural forms of the defined terms and, whenever the context
may
require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine feminine and
neuter forms.
(b) Certain
References. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, references
(i) in this Agreement to an Exhibit, Schedule, Article, Section or clause
refer to the appropriate Exhibit or Schedule to, or Article, Section or clause
in, this Agreement and (ii) in any Loan Document, to (A) any agreement shall
include, without limitation, all exhibits, schedules, appendixes and annexes
to
such agreement and, unless the prior consent of any Secured Party required
therefor is not obtained, any modification to any term of such agreement, (B)
any statute shall be to such statute as modified from time to time and to any
successor legislation thereto, in each case as in effect at the time any such
reference is operative and (C) any time of day shall be a reference to New
York time. Titles of articles, sections, clauses, exhibits, schedules
and annexes contained in any Loan Document are without substantive meaning
or
content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of the agreement between
the
parties hereto. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, the meaning of
any term defined (including by reference) in any Loan Document shall be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such term.
ARTICLE
II
THE
FACILITIES
Section
2.1 Term
Loan Commitment, Borrowing Procedures and Escrow Requirement.
(a) Term
Loans.
(i) On
the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement, on the
Closing Date each Lender severally, but not jointly, agrees to make loans (each
a “Term Loan”) in Dollars to the Borrowers in a maximum amount not to
exceed such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment, and the aggregate of all Commitments
in a maximum
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aggregate
amount not to exceed $19,640,000. Advances related to the Capital
Improvement Holdback shall be made pursuant to Section
2.1(b)(i). Amounts of Term Loans repaid may not be
reborrowed.
(ii) Each
Lender shall, before 11:00 a.m. on the Closing Date, make available to the
Administrative Agent in same day funds by wire transfer, such Lender’s Pro Rata
Share of the Term Loans. Upon fulfillment or due waiver on the
Closing Date, of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 3.1,
the Administrative Agent shall make such funds available to the
Borrower.
(iii) The
Administrative Agent may assume that each Lender has made such payment available
to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date such payment is required to
be
made in accordance with this Article II and the Administrative Agent
may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such
date its Pro Rata Share of the Term Loans. Any Lender that shall not
have made available to the Administrative Agent any portion of its Pro Rata
Share of the Term Loans described above (any such Lender, a “Non-Funding
Lender”) agrees to pay such amount to the Administrative Agent on demand
together with interest thereon (such amount plus such interest, the
“Non-Funded Amount”), for each day from the date such amount is made
available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the
Administrative Agent (either by such Non-Funding Lender or by a Substitute
Lender under Section 2.12), at the Federal Funds Rate for the first
Business Day and thereafter at the interest rate applicable at the time to
such
Term Loan. Such repayment shall then constitute the funding of the
corresponding Term Loan (including any Loan deemed to have been made hereunder
with such payment) or participation. In the event a Non-Funding
Lender fails to pay the Non-Funded Amount, the Administrative Agent shall have
the right, but not the obligation, to become a Substitute Lender pursuant to
Section 2.12 and increase its Commitment by the Non-Funded Amount, in
which case such Non-Funded Amount shall constitute a funding by Administrative
Agent of the corresponding Term Loan. If Administrative Agent chooses
not to become a Substitute Lender for the Non-Funded Amount, it shall notify
Borrowers of such Lender’s failure to make payment
hereunder. Borrower agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent the
Non-Funded Amount together with interest thereon for each day from the date
such
amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid
to
the Administrative Agent, at the interest rate applicable to the Obligation
that
would have been created when the Administrative Agent made available such amount
to the Borrower had such Lender made a corresponding payment available;
provided, however, that such payment shall not relieve such Lender
of any obligation it may have to the Borrower.Such repayment by Borrower shall
be made not later than 30 days following the receipt of such
notice. The existence of any Non-Funding Lender shall not relieve any
other Lender of its obligations under any Loan Document, but no other Lender
shall be responsible for the failure of any Non-Funding Lender to make any
payment required under any Loan Document.
(b) Holdbacks,
Reserves and Escrows.
(i) Holdbacks. A
portion of the proceeds of the Term Loan in an amount equal to One Hundred
Thirty Five Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars and No/100 Dollars
($135,762) (the “Capital Improvement Holdback”) shall be retained by the
Administrative Agent, which amount shall be advanced by Administrative Agent
to
pay costs and expenses related to the repair and replacement of the roof of
the
Pavilion at Crossing Pointe Facility as identified on Schedule
2.1. Absent the existence of any
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(ii) Event
of
Default hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, upon evidence of
the
completion of, and verification of the cost associated with, such repair and
replacement (whether authorized for payment or actually paid by Borrowers),
Administrative Agent shall make disbursements under the Term Loans in an amount
not to exceed 100% of such cost to reimburse Borrowers for such repair and
replacement. To the extent any payment is authorized for payment or
actually paid by Borrowers prior to completion of such repair and replacement,
upon submittal of invoices associated with such partial payments and absent
the
existence of any Event of Default hereunder, Administrative Agent shall
reimburse Borrowers no more frequently than on time per month, in an amount
not
to exceed 100% (less customary holdbacks to ensure completion) of such partial
cost to reimburse Borrowers for such repair and
replacement. Disbursements under the Capital Improvement Holdback
shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the amount of the Capital Improvement
Holdback set forth above and shall be deemed to be a Term Loan made
hereunder. To the extent funds are advanced for invoices not already
paid by Borrowers, (i) Borrowers shall provide Administrative Agent with
evidence that each such invoice was paid in full and (ii) until such time as
the
paid invoices are received by Administrative Agent, Administrative Agent shall
only, upon Borrowers’ request, reimburse Borrowers for invoices actually
paid. Upon completion of such repair and replacement, the balance of
the Capital Improvement Holdback shall be refunded to
Borrowers. Borrowers shall be obligated to make each of the repairs,
improvements and replacements identified on Schedule 2.1, including
without limitation the repair and replacement described in the foregoing
sentences, within 180 days of the Closing Date.
Replacement
Reserve. At the time of and in addition to the monthly
installments of interest and, if applicable, principal, due under the Note,
Borrower shall pay to Agent for the benefit of Agent and Lender an amount equal
to THIRTY DOLLARS ($30) per bed (the “Monthly Replacement Reserve
Deposit”), and shall thereafter make a deposit equal to the Monthly
Replacement Reserve Deposit each month, contemporaneously with its payment
of
interest due hereunder, provided, however, at such time as the
amount in such replacement reserve is equal to or greater than 12 times the
Monthly Replacement Reserve Deposit (the “Maximum Reserve Amount”), the
Borrowers shall not be obligated to make any further Monthly Replacement Reserve
Deposits until such time as the amount in such reserve is less than the Maximum
Reserve Amount. Administrative Agent shall release funds from this
reserve to reimburse the Borrowers, or pay directly if a request is made for
an
amount in excess of $20,000, for capital expenditures for, and replacement
of
furniture, fixtures and equipment used in connection with, the Facilities,
promptly following the Borrowers’ request therefore, which request shall be
accompanied by invoices or other reasonable evidence of the payment or
obligations for which a release is being requested.
Tax
Escrow. The Borrowers shall deposit monthly with the
Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent’s designee, a sum of money
equal to equal to one-twelfth (1/12th) of the annual charges for real estate
taxes, assessments and impositions relating to the Facilities as reasonably
estimated by Administrative Agent. On the Closing Date, the Borrowers
shall deposit with the Administrative Agent a sum of money which together with
such monthly installments will be sufficient to make such tax payments thirty
(30) days prior to the date any delinquency or penalty becomes due.
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Provided
sufficient funds are available in the foregoing tax reserve, Administrative
Agent shall use such funds to pay real estate taxes, assessments and impositions
relating to the Facilities prior to the date same are due, and any obligations
of the Borrowers hereunder to pay same shall be deemed satisfied if sufficient
funds to pay same are in such reserve.
Insurance
Escrow. To the extent non-captive insurance is utilized and a
third party collects a premium for such insurance coverage, the Borrowers shall
deposit monthly with the Administrative Agent or Administrative Agent’s
designee, a sum of money equal to equal to one-twelfth (1/12th) of the annual
charges for insurance premiums relating to the insurance coverages required
by
this Agreement as reasonably estimated by Administrative Agent. On
the Closing Date, the Borrowers shall deposit with the Administrative Agent
a
sum of money which together with such monthly installments will be sufficient
to
make such insurance payments thirty (30) days prior to the date any delinquency
or penalty becomes due. Provided sufficient funds are available in
the foregoing insurance reserve, Administrative Agent shall use such funds
to
pay insurance premiums relating to the Facilities prior to the date same are
due, and any obligations of the Borrowers hereunder to pay same shall be deemed
satisfied if sufficient funds to pay same are in such
reserve. Notwithstanding the foregoing, provided that
Borrowers have (i) provided evidence of payment of the insurance premiums for
twelve (12) months in advance, (ii) no Default or Event of Default exists and
is
continuing and (iii) Borrowers are otherwise in compliance with Section
7.5, the Administrative Agent will waive the requirement for the insurance
escrow set forth in this Section 2.1(b)(iv).
Disbursement. After
the Closing Date, deposits in respect of the escrows described in clauses
(iii) – (iv) above shall be made on the basis of the Administrative Agent’s
reasonable estimate from time to time of the charges for the current year (or
other applicable period). All funds deposited pursuant to clause
(iii) – (iv) shall be held by the Administrative Agent. These
sums may be commingled with the general funds of the Administrative Agent and
shall not be deemed to be held in trust for the benefit of the
Borrowers. The Borrowers hereby grant to the Administrative Agent for
the benefit of Lender and the Administrative Agent a security interest in all
funds so deposited with the Administrative Agent for the purpose of securing
the
Obligations. While an Event of Default exists, the funds deposited
may be applied in payment of the charges for which such funds have been
deposited, or to the payment of the Obligations or any other charges affecting
the security of the Administrative Agent, as the Administrative Agent may elect,
but no such application shall be deemed to have been made by operation of law
or
otherwise until actually made by the Administrative Agent. The
Borrowers shall furnish the Administrative Agent with bills for the charges
for
which such escrows are required promptly upon the Borrowers’ receipt
thereof. If at any time the amount in escrow with the Administrative
Agent, together with amounts to be deposited by the Borrowers before such
charges are payable, is insufficient to pay such charges, the Borrowers shall
deposit any deficiency with the Administrative Agent immediately upon
demand. The Administrative Agent shall promptly pay such charges,
when the amount in escrow with the Administrative Agent is sufficient to pay
such charges and the Administrative Agent has received a xxxx for such charges,
if applicable.
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Maturity
Date and Repayment of Loans.
(a) Interest
Payments; Interest-Only Period. Commencing September 1, 2007 and
continuing through the regularly scheduled payment due on August 1, 2010 (the
“Interest-Only Period”), the Borrowers shall be required to make
interest-only payments on the Loan on the first (1st) day of
each month
during such period. Thereafter, the Borrowers shall continue to pay
interest in arrears on the first (1st) day of
each month
until all amounts due under the Loan Documents are paid in full.
(b) Principal
Amortization Payments. Following the expiration of the
Interest-Only Period and commencing on September 1, 2010 and on the first
(1st) day of
each month thereafter until the Scheduled Maturity Date, the Borrowers shall
make monthly principal payments in the amount of $24,206.63 in addition to
the
interest payments required under Section 2.2.(a) above.
(c) Payment
in Full of Outstanding Principal and Interest and Other
Obligations. On the Scheduled Maturity Date, the Borrowers shall
pay all outstanding principal, accrued and unpaid interest, default interest,
other Obligations and any and all other amounts due under any Loan
Document.
(d) Payment
Dates When First (1st)
is not
a Business Day. If the first day of the month is not a Business
Day, then the applicable payment due hereunder shall be made on the first
Business Day of such month. All payments described in this Section
2.2 shall be made to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section
2.7.
Section
2.3 Optional
Prepayments.
The
Borrowers may prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and
other Obligations in whole or in part at any time, without premium or penalty,
other than as set forth in Section 2.10(a).
Section
2.4 Mandatory
Payments.
(a) Asset
Sales and Property Loss Events. Upon receipt on or after the
Closing Date by any Borrower of (i) Net Cash Proceeds arising from any Transfer
by any Borrower of any of its property other than Transfers of its own Equity
Interests and Transfers of property permitted hereunder in reliance upon any
of
clauses (a) through (c) of Section 8.4, (ii) Net Cash
Proceeds or Allocated Principal Amount Proceeds arising from any Transfer of
all
of the assets of any Facility permitted pursuant to Section 8.4(e), or
(iii) Net Cash Proceeds arising from any Property Loss Event with respect to
any
property of any Borrower to the extent resulting, in the aggregate with all
other such Property Loss Events, in the receipt by any of them of Net Cash
Proceeds in excess of $10,000, such Borrower shall immediately pay or cause
to
be paid to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash
Proceeds or Allocated Principal Amount Proceeds as applicable; provided,
however, that, in the case of clause (iii) above, upon any such
receipt, as long as no Event of Default shall be continuing, any Borrower may
make Permitted Reinvestments with such Net Cash Proceeds and such Borrower
shall
not be required to make or cause such payment to the extent (x) such Net Cash
Proceeds are intended to be or are actually used to make Permitted Reinvestments
and (y) on each Reinvestment Prepayment Date for such Net Cash Proceeds, such
Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid to the Administrative Agent an amount
equal to the Reinvestment Prepayment Amount applicable to such Reinvestment
Prepayment Date.
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(b) Application
of Payments. Any payments made to the Administrative Agent
pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be applied to the Obligations in
accordance with Section 2.6(b).
Section
2.5 Interest.
(a) Rate. The
Term Loans and the outstanding amount of all other Obligations (other than
pursuant to Secured Hedging Agreements) shall bear interest, in the case of
the
Term Loans, on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the Closing Date and,
in
the case of such other Obligations, from the date such other Obligations are
due
and payable until, in each case, paid in full, except as otherwise provided
in
clause (c) below, as follows: (i) in the case of Eurodollar
Rate Loans, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Eurodollar Rate plus
the
Applicable Margin, each as in effect for the applicable Interest Period, and
(ii) in the case of other Obligations, at a rate per annum equal to the Base
Rate as in effect from time to time.
(b) Default
Interest. Notwithstanding the rates of interest specified in
clause (a) above or elsewhere in any Loan Document, effective
immediately upon (A) the occurrence of any Event of Default under
Section 9.1(e)(ii) or (B) the delivery of a notice by the
Administrative Agent at the direction of the Required Lenders to any Borrower
during the continuance of any other Event of Default and, in each case, for
as
long as such Event of Default shall be continuing, the principal balance of
all
Obligations (including any Obligation that bears interest by reference to the
rate applicable to any other Obligation) then due and payable shall bear
interest at a rate that is 4% per annum in excess of the interest rate
applicable to such Obligations from time to time, payable on demand or, in
the
absence of demand, on the date that would otherwise be applicable.
Additional
Fees. The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent and its
Related Persons the following fees:
(a) its
reasonable and customary fees and expenses in connection with any payments
made
pursuant to Section 2.10(a) (Breakage Costs);
(b) a
collateral monitoring fee of $150 per Facility per month; and
(c) a
loan
origination fee of $147,300, due and payable on or before the Closing
Date.
The
fees
set forth in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) above are fully earned when due and
non-refundable when paid.
Section
2.6 Application
of Payments.
(a)
Application of Voluntary Prepayments. Unless otherwise
provided in this Section 2.6 or elsewhere in any Loan Document, all
payments and any other amounts received by the Administrative Agent from or
for
the benefit of the Borrowers shall be applied to repay the Obligations the
Borrowers designate, and shall be paid pro rata by the Administrative Agent
to
the Lenders.
(b) Application
of Mandatory Prepayments. Subject to the provisions of clause
(c) below with respect to the application of payments during the continuance
of an Event
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(c) of
Default, any payment made by any Borrower to the Administrative Agent pursuant
to Section 2.4 or any other prepayment of the Obligations required
to be applied in accordance with this clause (b) shall be applied to
repay the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loans; provided, that
in the case of payments made pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 2.4, any
amount of Allocated Principal Amount Proceeds remaining after the payment of
the
Allocated Principal Amount of such Facility shall be applied by the
Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, to other expenses and fees,
including without limitation the interest due and payable on the Term
Loan.
Application
of Payments During an Event of Default. Each Borrower hereby
irrevocably waives, and agrees to cause each other Borrower and each other
Borrower to waive, the right to direct the application during the continuance
of
an Event of Default of any and all payments in respect of any Obligation and
any
proceeds of Collateral and agrees that, during the continuance of an Event
of
Default, notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a) above, the
Administrative Agent may, and, upon either (A) the direction of the Required
Lenders or (B) the termination of any Commitment or the acceleration of any
Obligation pursuant to Section 9.2 as a result of such Event of
Default, shall, apply all payments in respect of any Obligation, all funds
on
deposit in any escrow established pursuant to Section 2.1(b) and all
other proceeds of Collateral (i) first, to pay Obligations in respect of
any cost or expense reimbursements, fees or indemnities then due to the
Administrative Agent, (ii) second, to pay Obligations in respect of any
cost or expense reimbursements, fees or indemnities then due to the Lenders,
(iii) third, to pay interest then due and payable in respect of the
Loans, and (iv) fourth, ratably to repay the outstanding principal
amounts of the Loans, and to pay amounts owing with respect to Secured Hedging
Agreements and (v) fifth, to the ratable payment of all other
Obligations.
Application
of Payments Generally. All repayments of Term Loans shall be
applied to repay such Loans outstanding as Eurodollar Rate Loans. All
repayments of Term Loans shall be applied to reduce the remaining installments
of such outstanding principal amounts of the Term Loans in the inverse order
of
their maturities. Any priority level set forth in this
Section 2.6 that includes interest shall include all such interest,
whether or not accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or the
commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding, and
whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed
in
any such proceeding.
Section
2.7 Payments
and Computations.
(a)
Procedure. The Borrowers shall make each payment under any
Loan Document not later than 2:00 p.m. on the day when due to the
Administrative Agent by wire transfer to the following account (or at such
other
account or by such other means to such other address as the Administrative
Agent
shall have notified the Borrowers in writing within a reasonable time prior
to
such payment) in immediately available Dollars and without setoff or
counterclaim:
ABA
No.
000-000-000
Account
Number 00-000-000
Account
Name: GECC Healthcare
Reference: Emeritus
07-0004315
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The
Administrative Agent shall promptly thereafter cause to be distributed
immediately available funds relating to the payment of principal, interest
or
fees to the Lenders, in accordance with the application of payments set forth
in
Section 2.6. The Lenders shall make any payment under any
Loan Document in immediately available Dollars and without setoff or
counterclaim.
(b) Computations
of Interests and Fees. All computations of interest and of fees
shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of
360 days (or, in the case of Base Rate Loans whose interest rate is calculated
based on the rate set forth in clause (a) of the definition of “Base
Rate”, 365/366 days), in each case for the actual number of days (including the
first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such
interest and fees are payable. Each determination of an interest rate
or the amount of a fee hereunder shall be made by the Administrative Agent
(including determinations of a Eurodollar Rate or Base Rate in accordance with
the definitions of “Eurodollar Rate” and “Base Rate”, respectively) and shall be
conclusive, binding and final for all purposes, absent manifest
error.
Payment
Dates. Whenever any payment hereunder shall be stated to be due
on a day other than a Business Day, the due date for such payment shall be
extended to the next succeeding Business Day without any increase in such
payment as a result of additional interest or fees; provided,
however, that such interest and fees shall continue accruing as a
result
of such extension of time as provided for herein.
Advancing
Payments. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received
notice from the Borrowers to the Lenders prior to the date on which any payment
is due hereunder that such Borrower will not make such payment in full, the
Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrowers have made such payment in
full to the Administrative Agent on such date and the Administrative Agent
may,
in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Lender on
such
due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and
to the extent that the Borrowers shall not have made such payment in full to
the
Administrative Agent, each Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent on
demand such amount distributed to such Lender together with interest thereon
(at
the Federal Funds Rate for the first Business Day and thereafter, at the rate
applicable to Base Rate Loans) for each day from the date such amount is
distributed to such Lender until the date such Lender repays such amount to
the
Administrative Agent.
Section
2.8 Evidence
of Debt.
(a)
Records of Lenders. Each Lender shall maintain in accordance
with its usual practice accounts evidencing Indebtedness of the Borrowers to
such Lender resulting from each Loan of such Lender from time to time, including
the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from
time
to time under this Agreement. In addition, each Lender having sold a
participation in any of its Obligations or having identified an SPV as such
to
the Administrative Agent, acting as agent of the Borrowers solely for this
purpose and solely for tax purposes, shall establish and maintain at its address
referred to in Section 11.11 (or at such other address as such
Lender shall notify the Borrowers) a record of ownership, in which such Lender
shall register by book entry (A) the name and address of each such participant
and SPV (and each change thereto, whether by assignment or otherwise) and
(B) the rights, interest or obligation of each such participant and SPV in
any Obligation, in any Commitment and in any right to receive any payment
hereunder.
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Records
of Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent, acting as
agent of the Borrowers solely for tax purposes and solely with respect to the
actions described in this Section 2.8, shall establish and maintain
at its address referred to in Section 11.11 (or at such other
address as the Administrative Agent may notify the Borrowers) (A) a record
of
ownership (the “Register”) in which the Administrative Agent agrees to
register by book entry the interests (including any rights to receive payment
hereunder) of the Administrative Agent, each Lender and any assignment of any
such interest, obligation or right and (B) accounts in the Register in
accordance with its usual practice in which it shall record (1) the names and
addresses of the Lenders (and each change thereto pursuant to
Section 2.12 (Substitution of Lenders) and
Section 11.2 (Assignments and Participations; Binding
Effect)), (2) the Commitments of each Lender, (3) the amount of each Loan
and each funding of any participation described in clause (A) above, (4)
the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or paid, and (5) any
other payment received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrowers and its
application to the Obligations.
Registered
Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in this Agreement, the Loans (including any Notes evidencing such Loans) are
registered obligations, the right, title and interest of the Lenders and their
assignees in and to such Loans shall be transferable only upon notation of
such
transfer in the Register and no assignment thereof shall be effective until
recorded therein. This Section 2.8 and
Section 11.2 shall be construed so that the Loans are at all times
maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of
Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and any related
regulations (and any successor provisions).
Prima
Facie Evidence. The entries made in the Register and in the
accounts maintained pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above shall,
to the extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, be prima facie
evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein;
provided, however, that no error in such account and no failure of
any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain any such account shall affect
the obligations of any Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with their
terms. In addition, the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a
Lender, as applicable, for all purposes of this
Agreement. Information contained in the Register with respect to any
Lender shall be available for access by each Borrower, the Administrative Agent,
and such Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable
prior notice. No Lender shall, in such capacity, have access to or be
otherwise permitted to review any information in the Register other than
information with respect to such Lender unless otherwise agreed by the
Administrative Agent.
Notes. Upon
any Lender’s request, made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers shall
promptly execute and deliver Notes to such Lender evidencing the Loans of such
Lender and substantially in the form of Exhibit E; provided,
however, that only one Note shall be issued to each Lender,
except (i) to
an existing Lender exchanging existing Notes to reflect changes in the Register
relating to such Lender, in which case the new Notes delivered to such Lender
shall be dated the date of the original Notes and the Note being replaced shall
be voided and returned to the Borrowers, and (ii) in the case of loss,
destruction or mutilation of existing Notes and similar circumstances, provided
that such Lender provides Borrowers with a lost note affidavit and indemnity
related thereto. Each Note, if issued, shall only be issued as means
to evidence the right, title or interest of a Lender or a registered assignee
in
and to the related Loan, as set forth in the Register, and in no event shall
any
Note be considered a bearer instrument or obligation.
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Suspension
of Eurodollar Rate.
Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary in this Article II, the following
shall apply:
(a) Interest
Rate Unascertainable, Inadequate or Unfair. In the event that (A)
the Administrative Agent determines that adequate and fair means do not exist
for ascertaining the applicable interest rates by reference to which the
Eurodollar Rate is determined or (B) the Required Lenders notify the
Administrative Agent that the Eurodollar Rate for any Interest Period will
not
adequately reflect the cost to the Lenders of making or maintaining such Loans
for such Interest Period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify
the
Borrowers and the Lenders, whereupon the obligation of each Lender to make
or to
continue Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended as provided in clause
(c) below until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrowers that the
Required Lenders have reasonably determined that the circumstances causing
such
suspension no longer exist.
Illegality. If
any Lender determines that the introduction of, or any change in or in the
interpretation of, any Requirement of Law after the date of this Agreement
shall
make it unlawful, or any Governmental Authority shall assert that it is
unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable lending office to make Eurodollar
Rate Loans or to continue to fund or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans, then,
on
notice thereof and demand therefor by such Lender to the Borrowers through
the
Administrative Agent, the obligation of such Lender to make or to continue
Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended as provided in clause (c) below
until such Lender shall, through the Administrative Agent, notify the Borrowers
that it has determined that it may lawfully make Eurodollar Rate
Loans.
Effect
of Suspension. If the obligation of any Lender to make or to
continue Eurodollar Rate Loans is suspended, (A) such Lender shall make a Base
Rate Loan at any time such Lender would otherwise be obligated to make a
Eurodollar Rate Loan and (B) each existing Eurodollar Rate Loan of such Lender
shall automatically and immediately (or, in the case of any suspension pursuant
to clause (a) above, on the last day of the current Interest Period
thereof) be converted into a Base Rate Loan.
Section
2.9 Breakage
Costs; Increased Costs; Capital Requirements.
(a) Breakage
Costs. The Borrowers shall compensate each Lender, upon demand
from such Lender to the Borrowers (with copy to the Administrative Agent),
for
all Liabilities (including, in each case, those incurred by reason of the
liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender
to prepare to fund, to fund or to maintain the Eurodollar Rate Loans of such
Lender to the Borrowers but excluding any loss of the Applicable Margin on
the
relevant Loans) that such Lender may incur (A) to the extent any Eurodollar
Rate
Loan is paid (whether through a scheduled, optional or mandatory prepayment)
or
converted to a Base Rate Loan (including because of Section 2.09) on
a date that is not the last day of the applicable Interest Period or (B) as
a consequence of any failure by the Borrowers to repay Eurodollar Rate Loans
when required by the terms hereof. For purposes of this clause
(a), each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan
made by it using a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank
market.
(b) Increased
Costs. If at any time any Lender reasonably determines that,
after the date hereof, the adoption of, or any change in or in the
interpretation, application or administration of, or compliance with, any
Requirement of Law (other than any imposition or increase of Eurodollar Reserve
Requirements) from any Governmental Authority shall have the
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effect
of
(i) increasing the cost to such Lender of making, funding or maintaining any
Eurodollar Rate Loan or to agree to do so or of participating, or agreeing
to
participate, in extensions of credit or (ii) imposing any other cost to such
Lender with respect to compliance with its obligations under any Loan Document,
then, upon demand by such Lender (with copy to the Administrative Agent), the
Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender
amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased
cost.
(c) Increased
Capital Requirements. If at any time any Lender determines
that, after the date hereof, the adoption of, or any change in or in the
interpretation, application or administration of, or compliance with, any
Requirement of Law (other than any imposition or increase of Eurodollar Reserve
Requirements) from any Governmental Authority, regarding capital adequacy,
reserves, special deposits, compulsory loans, insurance charges against property
of, deposits with or for the account of, Obligations owing to, or other credit
extended or participated in by, any Lender or any similar requirement (in each
case other than any imposition or increase of Eurodollar Reserve Requirements)
shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such
Lender as a consequence of its obligations under or with respect to any Loan
Document to a level below that which, taking into account the capital adequacy
policies of such Lender, such Lender could have reasonably achieved but for
such
adoption or change, then, upon demand from time to time by such Lender (with
a
copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), the Borrowers shall pay to
the
Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender amounts sufficient to
compensate such Lender for such reduction.
Compensation
Certificate. Each demand for compensation under this
Section 2.10 shall be accompanied by a certificate of the Lender
claiming such compensation, setting forth the amounts to be paid hereunder,
which certificate shall be conclusive, binding and final for all purposes,
absent manifest error. In determining such amount, such Lender may
use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.
Section
2.10 Taxes.
(a)
Payments Free and Clear of Taxes. Except as otherwise provided
in this Section 2.11, each payment by any Borrower under any Loan
Document shall be made free and clear of all present or future taxes, levies,
imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings and all liabilities with respect
thereto (and without deduction for any of them) (collectively, but excluding
the
taxes set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) below, the “Taxes”)
other than for (i) taxes measured by net income (including branch profits taxes)
and franchise taxes imposed in lieu of net income taxes, in each case imposed
on
any Secured Party as a result of a present or former connection between such
Secured Party and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing such
tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other
than such connection arising solely from any Secured Party having executed,
delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced,
any Loan Document) or (ii) taxes that are directly attributable to either (a)
the failure (other than as a result of a change in any Requirement of Law that
occurs after the date a Secured Party becomes a “Secured Party” under this
Agreement) by any Secured Party to deliver the documentation required to be
delivered by a Non-U.S. Lending Party claiming to be exempt from, or subject
to
a reduced rate for, United States withholding tax, pursuant to clause (f)
below or (b) if the Non-U.S. Lender indicates in the documentation that they
are
only claiming a reduced rate for United States withholding, taxes up to the
claimed rate of withholding with respect to the type of income for which the
reduced rate is claimed.
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Gross-Up. If
any Taxes shall be required by law to be deducted from or in respect of any
amount payable under any Loan Document (other than any Secured Hedging
Agreement) to any Secured Party (i) such amount shall be increased as necessary
to ensure that, after all required deductions for Taxes are made (including
deductions applicable to any increases to any amount under this
Section 2.11), such Secured Party receives the amount it would have
received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrowers shall make such
deductions, (iii) the Borrowers shall timely pay the full amount deducted to
the
relevant taxing authority or other authority in accordance with applicable
Requirements of Law and (iv) within thirty (30) days after such payment is
made, the Borrowers shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an original or
certified copy of a receipt evidencing such payment; provided,
however, that no such increase shall be made with respect to, and
no
Borrower shall be required to indemnify any such Secured Party pursuant to
clause (d) below for, withholding taxes to the
extent that the obligation to withhold amounts existed on the date that such
Secured Party became a “Secured Party” under this Agreement in the capacity
under which such Secured Party makes a claim under this clause (b),
except in each case to the extent such Secured Party is a direct or indirect
assignee (other than pursuant to Section 2.12 (Substitution of
Lenders)) of any other Secured Party that was entitled, at the time the
assignment of such other Secured Party became effective, to receive additional
amounts under this clause (b).
Other
Taxes. In addition, the Borrowers agree to pay, and authorize the
Administrative Agent to pay in their names, any stamp, documentary, excise
or
property tax, transfer, mortgage, recording charges or similar levies imposed
by
any applicable Requirement of Law or Governmental Authority and all Liabilities
with respect thereto (including by reason of any delay in payment thereof),
in
each case arising from the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise
with respect to, any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated therein
(collectively, “Other Taxes”). Within 30 days after the date
of any payment of Taxes or Other Taxes by any Borrower, such Borrower shall
furnish to the Administrative Agent, at its address referred to in
Section 11.11, the original or a certified copy of a receipt
evidencing payment thereof.
Indemnification. The
Borrowers shall reimburse and indemnify, within thirty (30) days after receipt
of demand therefor from the Administrative Agent, each Secured Party for all
Taxes and Other Taxes (including any Taxes and Other Taxes imposed by any
jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 2.11) actually
paid by such Secured Party and any Liabilities arising therefrom or with respect
thereto. A certificate of the Secured Party (or of the Administrative
Agent on behalf of such Secured Party) claiming any compensation under this
clause (d), setting forth the amounts to be paid thereunder and delivered
to the Borrowers with copy to the Administrative Agent, shall be conclusive,
binding and final for all purposes, absent manifest
error.
Mitigation. Any
Lender claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this
Section 2.11 shall use its reasonable efforts (consistent with its
internal policies and Requirements of Law) to change the jurisdiction of its
lending office if such a change would reduce any such additional amounts (or
any
similar amount that may thereafter accrue) and would not, in the reasonable
determination of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such
Lender.
Tax
Forms. (i) Each Non-U.S. Lender Party shall (w) on or prior to
the date such Non-U.S. Lender Party becomes a “Non-U.S. Lender Party” hereunder,
(x) on or
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prior
to
the date on which any such form or certification expires or becomes obsolete,
(y) after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent
form
or certification previously delivered by it pursuant to this
clause (i) and (z) from time to time if requested by any
Borrower or the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a participant or SPV,
the relevant Lender), provide the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers (or,
in
the case of a participant or SPV, the relevant Lender) with two completed
originals of each of the following, as applicable: (A) Forms W-8ECI
(claiming exemption from U.S. withholding tax because the income is effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business), W-8BEN (claiming exemption from U.S.
withholding tax under an income tax treaty) and/or W-8IMY (claiming exemption
from U.S. withholding tax for any portion of any sums paid or payable to such
Non-U.S. Lender Party under any of the Loan Documents for which it does not
act
or ceases to act for its own account with respect to thereto) or any successor
forms, (B) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender Party claiming exemption under
Sections 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code, Form W-8BEN (claiming exemption from
U.S.
withholding tax under the portfolio interest exemption) or any successor form
and a certificate in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent
and the Borrowers that such Non-U.S. Lender Party is not (1) a “bank” within the
meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (2) a “10 percent shareholder” of
any Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code or (3)
a
“controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code
or (C) any other applicable document prescribed by the IRS certifying as to
the
entitlement of such Non-U.S. Lender Party to such exemption from United States
withholding tax with respect to all payments to be made to such Non-U.S. Lender
Party under the Loan Documents. Unless the Borrowers and the
Administrative Agent have received forms or other documents satisfactory to
them
indicating that payments under any Loan Document to or for a Non-U.S. Lender
Party are not subject to United States withholding tax, the Borrowers and the
Administrative Agent shall withhold amounts required to be withheld by
applicable Requirements of Law from such payments at the applicable statutory
rate.
Each
U.S.
Lender Party shall (A) on or prior to the date such U.S. Lender Party becomes
a
“U.S. Lender Party” hereunder, (B) on or prior to the date on which any such
form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, (C) after the occurrence
of
any event requiring a change in the most recent form or certification previously
delivered by it pursuant to this clause (f) and (D) from time to time if
requested by any Borrower or the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a
participant or SPV, the relevant Lender), provide the Administrative Agent
and
the Borrowers (or, in the case of a participant or SPV, the relevant Lender)
with two completed originals of Form W-9 (certifying that such U.S. Lender
Party
is entitled to an exemption from U.S. backup withholding tax) or any successor
form.
Each
Lender having sold a participation in any of its Obligations or identified
an
SPV as such to the Administrative Agent shall collect from such participant
or
SPV the documents described in this clause (f) and provide them to the
Administrative Agent.
Section
2.11 Substitution
of Lenders.
(a)
Substitution Right. In the event that any Lender that is not
an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent (an “Affected Lender”) (i) makes
a claim under clause (b) (Increased Costs) or (c)
(Increased Capital Requirements) of Section 2.10, (ii)
notifies the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.9(b)
(Illegality) that it becomes illegal for such
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Lender
to
continue to fund or make any Eurodollar Rate Loan, (iii) makes a claim for
payment pursuant to Section 2.11(b) (Taxes), (iv) becomes a
Non-Funding Lender or (v) does not consent to any amendment, waiver or consent
to any Loan Document for which the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained
but that requires the consent of other Lenders, the Borrowers may either pay
in
full such Affected Lender without premium or penalty with respect to amounts
due
with the consent of the Administrative Agent or substitute for such Affected
Lender any Lender or any Affiliate or Approved Fund of any Lender or any other
Person acceptable (which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed) to the Administrative Agent (in each case, a “Substitute
Lender”). Upon Borrowers’ request, the Administrative Agent shall
solicit and obtain a Substitute Lender.
(b) Procedure. To
substitute such Affected Lender or pay in full the Obligations owed to such
Affected Lender, the Borrowers shall deliver a notice to the Administrative
Agent and such Affected Lender. The effectiveness of such payment or
substitution shall be subject to the delivery to the Administrative Agent by
the
Borrowers (or, as may be applicable in the case of a substitution, by the
Substitute Lender) of (i) payment for the account of such Affected Lender,
of,
to the extent accrued through, and outstanding on, the effective date for such
payment or substitution, all Obligations owing to such Affected Lender
(including interest through the end of the applicable Interest Period that
will
be owed because of such payment), and (ii) in the case of a substitution, (A)
except in the event the Affected Lender is a Non-Funding Lender, payment of
the
assignment fee set forth in Section 11.2(c) and (B) an assumption
agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent whereby the Substitute Lender shall, among other things, agree to be
bound
by the terms of the Loan Documents and assume the Commitment of the Affected
Lender.
Effectiveness. Upon
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clause (b) above, the
Administrative Agent shall record such substitution or payment in the Register,
whereupon (i) in the case of any payment in full, such Affected Lender’s
Commitments shall be terminated and (ii) in the case of any substitution, (A)
the Affected Lender shall sell and be relieved of, and the Substitute Lender
shall purchase and assume, all rights and claims of such Affected Lender under
the Loan Documents, except that the Affected Lender shall retain such rights
expressly providing that they survive the repayment of the Obligations and
the
termination of the Commitments, (B) the Substitute Lender shall become a
“Lender” hereunder having a Commitment in the amount of such Affected
Lender’s Commitment and (C) the Affected Lender shall execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent an Assignment to evidence such substitution and deliver
any
Note in its possession; provided, however, that the failure of any
Affected Lender to execute any such Assignment or deliver any such Note shall
not render such sale and purchase (or the corresponding assignment)
invalid.
ARTICLE
III
CONDITIONS
TO LOANS
Section
3.1 Conditions
Precedent to Funding.
The
obligation of each Lender to fund its Pro Rata Share of the Term
Loans is subject to the satisfaction or due waiver by Administrative Agent
and
each Lender of each of the following conditions precedent on or before the
Closing Date:
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Certain
Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received on or
prior to the Closing Date (unless otherwise specified below), each of the
following, each dated the Closing Date, unless otherwise agreed by the
Administrative Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent and each Lender:
this
Agreement duly executed by each Borrower and, for the account of each Lender
having requested the same by notice to the Administrative Agent and the
Borrowers received by each at least 1 Business Day prior to the Closing Date
(or
such later date as may be agreed to by the Borrowers), Notes conforming to
the
requirements set forth in Section 2.8(e);
the
Security Documents, duly executed by each Borrower, together with (A) copies
of
UCC, Intellectual Property and other appropriate search reports and of all
effective prior filings listed therein, together with evidence of the
termination of such prior filings and other documents with respect to the
priority of the security interest of the Administrative Agent in the Collateral,
in each case as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent and
(B)
all documents representing all Equity Interests being pledged pursuant to such
Security Agreement and related undated powers or endorsements duly executed
in
blank, each duly executed by, in addition to the applicable Borrower, the
applicable financial institution
the
Assignment of Membership Interests, duly executed by Emeritus, together with
all
documents representing all Equity Interests being pledged pursuant to such
Assignment of Membership Interests and related undated powers or endorsements
duly executed in blank, each duly executed by each Borrower as
issuer;
Mortgages,
duly executed by each respective Borrower, for each Facility (except as may
be
otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent), together with all Mortgage
Supporting Documents relating thereto;
The
Guaranty, duly executed by Emeritus;
One
or
more Environmental Indemnities, duly executed by Emeritus and the
Borrowers;
The
state
of title to the Real Property shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
and the Mortgages shall be insured by a mortgagee title insurance policy (or
binding commitment therefor) in form and substance and from a title insurer,
all
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Except for
variances approved by the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date (which
approval shall be evidenced by the Administrative Agent’s execution and delivery
of this Agreement), on or before the Closing Date, such title insurance policy
shall be on an American Land Title Association (“ALTA”) form designated
by the Administrative Agent, but subject to the local customs in the
jurisdiction in which such Real Property exists, shall specifically contain
no
exception as to survey matters or creditors rights, must contain affirmative
coverage against mechanics’, contractors’, suppliers’ and/or materialmen’s
liens, filed or unfiled, must affirmatively insure
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that
the
security instrument is a valid first lien against the fee simple, marketable
estate, insuring the Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders for a
sum
not less than the maximum principal amount of all financing hereunder and must
contain such endorsements as may be required by the Administrative Agent
(including, but not limited to and subject to availability in the jurisdiction
in which the Real Property is located, endorsements covering zoning (ALTA 3.1
with parking), variable interest rates, no violations of covenants, conditions
and restrictions of record, street address, no usury violation, environmental
liens, tie-in, access, contiguity, encroachment, tax parcel, doing business,
mortgage tax, first loss and last dollar). Fee simple title to the
Real Property and to the fixtures, equipment, furniture and personal property
encumbered by the Loan Documents shall be marketable, and free and clear of
all
defects, liens, encumbrances, security interests, assessments, restrictions
and
easements which are not acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in the
Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion. If access to the Real
Property is by means of easements or leases, said easements or leases shall
be
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent,
shall
be insured under the mortgagee’s title insurance policy issued to the
Administrative Agent as part of the insured estate and shall not be subject
to
any prior liens or encumbrances. A search of the state and local
public records shall disclose no conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages,
leases of personalty, financing statements or title retention agreements filed
and/or recorded against any Borrower or the property other than liens which
are
expressly permitted under this Agreement.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received the following, all in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole and
absolute discretion:
such
property appraisals, property As-Built Surveys, environmental reports, physical
and structural inspection reports and other third party reports as the
Administrative Agent shall deem necessary or appropriate;
evidence,
in the form of letters from municipalities, if available, As-Built Surveys,
or
other reasonable evidence, that the Real Property and all improvements thereon
comply in all material respects with applicable codes, regulations and
ordinances, are zoned for their current use, are adequately served by public
utilities, are completed free of mechanics and materialmen’s liens, are not the
subject to any pending litigation, are not the subject of any pending
condemnation proceeding and have not been materially damaged by fire or other
casualty;
copies
of
all Leases pertaining to the Real Property;
copies
of
all recent real estate tax bills, with proof of payment if due, together with
evidence that each parcel of Real Property is a separately identifiable tax
lot;
and
evidence,
which evidence may be provided in the form of surveys required under clause
(A) above, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the
improvements on the Real Property, other than with
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respect
to the Springfield Facility, are not within a special flood hazard area and
is
not eligible for flood insurance under the U. S. Flood Disaster Protection
Act
of 1973, as amended.
duly
executed favorable opinions of counsel to the Borrowers including local counsel
in each state in which a Facility being acquired is located, each addressed
to
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and addressing such matters as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request;
a
copy of
each Constituent Document of each Borrower that is on file with any Governmental
Authority in any jurisdiction, certified as of a recent date by such
Governmental Authority or a Responsible Officer, together with, if applicable,
certificates from such Governmental Authority attesting to the good standing
of
such Borrower in such jurisdiction and each other jurisdiction where such
Borrower is qualified to do business as a foreign entity or where such
qualification is necessary (and, if appropriate in any such jurisdiction,
related tax certificates);
a
certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Borrower in charge of maintaining
books and records of such Borrower certifying as to (A) the names and signatures
of each Responsible Officer of such Borrower authorized to execute and deliver
any Loan Document, (B) the Constituent Documents of such Borrower attached
to
such certificate are complete and correct copies of such Constituent Documents
as in effect on the date of such certification (or, for any such Constituent
Document delivered pursuant to clause (v) above, that there have been no
changes from such Constituent Document so delivered) and (C) if applicable,
the
resolutions of such Borrower’s board of directors or other appropriate governing
body approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of each
Loan Document to which such Borrower is a party;
a
certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Borrower to the effect that (A)
after giving effect to the Term Loan, (1) the representations and warranties
set
forth in any Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects as
of
the Closing Date, and (2) no Event of Default shall be continuing, and
(B) the Borrowers taken as a whole are Solvent after giving effect to the
Term Loans, the application of the proceeds thereof in accordance with
Section 7.9 and the payment of all estimated legal, accounting and
other fees and expenses related hereto and thereto;
insurance
certificates in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
demonstrating that the insurance policies required by Section 7.5
are in full force and effect and have all endorsements required by such
Section 7.5; and
such
other documents and information with respect to the Facilities or the Borrowers
as any Lender through the Administrative Agent may reasonably
request.
Minimum
Consolidated Net Income. The Consolidated Net Income for the
Facilities being acquired shall be equal to or greater than $1,450,000 in the
aggregate
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subject
to reasonable adjustments in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent. For the purposes of this Section 3.1(b)
only, Consolidated Net Income shall be calculated using the aggregate net income
of the Facilities as of the Closing Date.
Escrows,
Reserves, Fees and Expenses. Borrowers shall have funded all
escrows and reserves and paid to the Administrative Agent, for the account
of
the Administrative Agent, its Related Persons or any Lender, as the case may
be,
all fees and all reimbursements of costs or expenses, in each case due and
payable under any Loan Document.
Consents. Each
Borrower shall have received all consents and authorizations required pursuant
to any material Contractual Obligation with any other Person and shall have
obtained all Permits of, and effected all notices to and filings with, any
Governmental Authority, in each case, as may be necessary in connection with
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated in any Loan Document or Related
Document.
Related
Transactions. The Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that,
(i) subject only the funding of the Term Loans hereunder and the use of proceeds
thereof, (A) as certified to the Administrative Agent, all conditions precedent
to the consummation of the applicable Acquisition will have been satisfied
or
duly waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent and such Acquisition
will have been consummated in accordance with the Acquisition Agreement and
(B)
the applicable Collateral shall be free and clear of all Liens other than Liens
permitted pursuant to Section 8.2, and (ii) the Required Investors’
Equity Investment will have been made.
Section
3.2 Determinations
of Initial Borrowing Conditions.
For
purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in
Section 3.1, each Lender shall be deemed to be satisfied with each
document and each other matter required to be satisfactory to such Lender
unless, prior to the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent receives notice
from
such Lender specifying such Lender’s objections and such Lender has not made
available its Pro Rata Share of the Term Loan to be made on such
date.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
To
induce
the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to enter into the Loan Documents,
each
Borrower represents and warrants to each of them each of the following on and
as
of the Closing Date, the following:
Section
4.1 Corporate
Existence; Compliance with Law.
(a) Each
of Emeritus and the Borrowers (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii)
is
duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and in good standing under
the
laws of each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except where
the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) has all requisite power and authority
and the legal right to own, pledge, mortgage and operate its property, to lease
or sublease any property it operates under lease or sublease and to conduct
its
business as now or currently proposed to be conducted, (iv) is in compliance
with its Constituent Documents, (v) is in compliance with all
applicable
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Requirements
of Law, except, in each case, where the failure to be in compliance would not
have a Material Adverse Effect, (vi) with respect to any Facility then being
acquired, has, or upon completion of the Acquisition and completion of any
required post closing procedures which are preconditions thereto shall have,
all
necessary Permits from or by, has made all necessary filings with, and has
given
all necessary notices to, each Governmental Authority having jurisdiction,
to
the extent required for such ownership, lease, sublease, operation, occupation
or conduct of business, except where the failure to obtain such Permits, make
such filings or give such notices would not, in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect, and (vii) is not a foreign person within the meaning of
§ 1445(f)(3) of the Code.
(b) With
respect to any Facility then being acquired, each Facility (i) is being operated
as an assisted living, skilled nursing, independent senior housing or
Alzheimer’s facility, having the number of licensed beds/units as set forth on
Schedule 4.16, attached hereto (as modified from time to time with
Administrative Agent’s consent), (ii) is in conformance in all material respects
with all insurance, reimbursement and cost reporting requirements, and, if
applicable, has a current provider agreement that is in full force and effect
under Medicare and Medicaid, and (iii) is in compliance with all applicable
Requirements of Law, except, in each case, where the failure to be in compliance
would not materially (x) impair the value or marketability of such Facility
or
(y) interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business conducted and proposed
to be conducted at such Facility. There is no threatened in writing,
existing or pending revocation, suspension, termination, probation, restriction,
limitation, or nonrenewal proceeding by any third-party payor, including
Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross, Blue Shield or any other private commercial
insurance managed care and employee assistance program (such programs, the
“Third-Party Payor Programs”), to which any Borrower may presently be
subject with respect to any Facility.
(c) With
respect to any Facility then being acquired, all Licenses necessary or desirable
for using and operating the Facilities for the uses described in clause
(a), above, are held by, or will be held by, Borrowers, in the name of the
applicable Borrower, as required under applicable law, and are in full force
and
effect, or upon completion of the Acquisition and completion of any required
post closing procedures which are preconditions to the issuance of such
Licenses, provided, however, that if such Facility is being
acquired pursuant to a sale/leaseback or similar arrangement, such Licenses
may
be held in the names of the prior owners or operators of the Facility and used
by the Borrowers pursuant to such sale/leaseback or similar
arrangement.
(d) To
the
Borrowers’ knowledge, with respect to any Facility then being acquired, there
are no proceedings by any Governmental Authority or notices thereof that would,
directly or indirectly, or with the passage of time (i)
have a material adverse impact on
Borrowers’ ability to accept and/or retain patients or
residents or operate such Facility for its current use or result in the
imposition of a fine, a sanction, a lower rate certification or a lower
reimbursement rate for services rendered to eligible patients or residents,
(ii)
modify, limit or result in the transfer, suspension, revocation or imposition
of
probationary use of any of the Licenses, other than a transfer of such License
to the Borrowers if such License is not already held by such Borrowers; or
(iii)
affect any Borrower’s continued participation in the Medicaid or Medicare
programs or any other Third-Party Payors Programs, or any successor programs
thereto.
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(e) With
respect to any Facility then being acquired, except as reviewed and approved
by
Administrative Agent, no Facility has received a violation, and no statement
of
charges or deficiencies has been made or penalty enforcement action has been
undertaken against any Facility, Borrower or against any officer, director,
partner, member or stockholder of any Borrower, by any Governmental Authority
during the last five calendar years, and there have been no violations over
the
past five years which have threatened any Facility’s, or any Borrower’s
certification for participation in Medicare or Medicaid or the other Third-Party
Payor Programs.
(f) With
respect to any Facility then being acquired, there are no current, pending
or
outstanding Third-Party Payor Programs reimbursement audits, appeals or
recoupment efforts pending at any Facility, and there are no years that are
subject to audit in respect of any Third-Party Payor Program that would, in
each
case, adversely affect any Borrower, other than audit rights pursuant to
Medicare and Medicaid programs.
(g) No
Borrower is a participant in any federal program whereby any Governmental
Authority may have the right to recover funds by reason of the advance of
federal funds, including those authorized under the Xxxx-Xxxxxx Act (42 U.S.C.
291, et seq.), as it may be amended.
(h) With
respect to any Facility then being acquired, substantially all of the patient
and resident care agreements conform in all material respects with the form
patient or resident care agreements that have been delivered to Administrative
Agent
(i) Emeritus’
principal place of business is at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000. Emeritus is the manager and sole member of each
Borrower and owns one hundred percent (100%) of the membership interests in
Borrower free and clear of all liens, claims and
encumbrances. Emeritus has the authority to make all material
decisions for each of the Borrowers.
Section
4.2 Loan
and Related Documents.
(a)
Power and Authority. The execution, delivery and performance
by Emeritus and each Borrower of the Loan Documents and Related Documents to
which it is a party (i) are within the corporate or similar powers of Emeritus
and each Borrower and, at the time of execution thereof, have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate and similar action (including, if
applicable, consent of holders of its Equity Interests), (ii) do not (A)
contravene the Constituent Documents of any Borrower or Emeritus, (B) violate
any applicable Requirement of Law, (C) conflict with, contravene,
constitute a default or breach under, or result in or permit the termination
or
acceleration of, any material Contractual Obligation of Emeritus or any Borrower
(including other Related Documents or Loan Documents) other than those that
would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect and are not created
or caused by, or constitute a conflict, breach, default or termination or
acceleration event under, any Loan Document or (D) result in the imposition
of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon any property of any Borrower
or
any of its Subsidiaries or any other Collateral and (iii) to any Borrower’s
knowledge, do not require any Permit of, or filing with, any Governmental
Authority or any consent of, or notice to, any Person, other than (A) with
respect to the Loan Documents, the filings required to perfect the Liens created
by the Loan Documents, (B) those listed on Schedule 4.2 and that
have been, or will be prior to the Closing Date, obtained or made, copies of
which have been, or will be prior to the Closing Date, delivered to the
Administrative Agent, and each of which on the Closing Date will be in full
force and effect and
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(C)
with
respect to the Acquisition, those that, (1) if not obtained, would not, in
the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, or (2) will be obtained upon
completion of the Acquisition and completion of any required post closing
procedures or undertakings that are preconditions thereto.
(b) Due
Execution, Delivery and Enforceability. From and after its
delivery to the Administrative Agent, each Loan Document and Related Document
has been duly executed and delivered to the other parties thereto by Emeritus
and each Borrower party thereto, as applicable, and is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of Emeritus and each Borrower as applicable and is
enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms.
(c) Related
Documents. Each representation and warranty in each Related
Document is true and correct in all material respects and no default, or event
that, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute
a
default, has occurred thereunder. As of the Closing Date, all
applicable waiting periods in connection with the Acquisition have expired
or
have been terminated without any action being taken by any Governmental
Authority (including any requisite waiting period (and any extension thereof)
under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976).
(d) Emeritus. Emeritus
has full right, power and authority to execute the Loan Documents on its own
behalf and on behalf of each Borrower.
Section
4.3 Ownership
of the Borrowers
. The
information set forth on the Corporate Chart is complete and accurate as of
the
Closing Date. All outstanding Equity Interests of each Person listed
thereon have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable (to the
extent applicable). The Equity Interests of each Borrower are free
and clear of all Liens other than the security interests created by the Loan
Documents and, in the case of joint ventures, Permitted Liens. There
are no Equity Equivalents with respect to the Equity Interests of any Borrower
as of the Closing Date, except as set forth on
Schedule 4.3. There are no Contractual Obligations or
other understandings to which any Borrower is a party with respect to (including
any restriction on) the issuance, voting, Transfer or pledge of any Equity
Interest or Equity Equivalent of any Borrower.
Section
4.4 Financial
Statements
. (a)
To Borrowers’ knowledge each of (i) the audited Consolidated balance sheet of
the Seller as at December 31, 2006 and the related Consolidated statements
of
income, retained earnings and cash flows of the Seller for the Fiscal Year
then
ended and (ii) subject to the absence of footnote disclosure and normal
recurring year end audit adjustments, the unaudited Consolidated balance sheets
of the Seller as at June 30, 2007 and the related Consolidated statements of
income, retained earnings and cash flows of the Seller for the 3 months then
ended, copies of each of which have been furnished to the Administrative Agent,
fairly present in all material respects the Consolidated financial position,
results of operations and cash flow of the Seller as at the dates indicated
and
for the periods indicated in accordance with GAAP.
(b) Prior
to
the Closing Date, the Borrowers had no property, liabilities or Contractual
Obligations other than the Loan Documents and the Related Documents and no
Borrower had any Subsidiary.
The
Initial Projections have been prepared by the Borrowers in light of the past
operations of the business of the Seller and its Subsidiaries and reflect
Projections for
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the
3
year period beginning July, 2007 on a quarterly basis for the first year and
on
a year by year basis thereafter. As of the Closing Date, the Initial
Projections are based upon estimates and assumptions stated therein, all of
which the Borrowers believe to be reasonable and fair in light of conditions
and
facts known to the Borrowers as of the Closing Date and reflect the good faith,
reasonable and fair estimates by the Borrowers of the future Consolidated
financial performance of the Borrowers and the other information Projections
therein for the periods set forth therein.
Section
4.5 Material
Adverse Effect.
Since
the Closing Date, to any Borrower’s knowledge, there have been no events,
circumstances, developments or other changes in facts with respect to the
Facilities, Emeritus or the Borrowers that would, in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Section
4.6 Solvency.
Both
before and after giving effect to (a) the Term Loan made on or prior to the
date
this representation and warranty is made, (b) the disbursement of the proceeds
of such Term Loan, (c) the consummation of the Related Transactions, and (d)
the
payment and accrual of all transaction costs in connection with the foregoing,
the Borrowers, taken as a whole, are Solvent.
Section
4.7 Litigation.
There
are no pending (or, to the knowledge of any Borrower, threatened) actions,
investigations, suits, proceedings, audits, claims, demands, orders or disputes
affecting Emeritus or any Borrower with, by or before any Governmental Authority
other than those that cannot reasonably be expected to affect the Obligations,
the Loan Documents, the Related Documents and would not, in the aggregate,
have
a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
4.8 Taxes.
All
federal, state, local and foreign income and franchise and other material tax
returns, reports and statements (collectively, the “Tax Returns”)
required to be filed by any Tax Affiliate have been filed with the appropriate
Governmental Authorities in all jurisdictions in which such Tax Returns are
required to be filed, all such Tax Returns are true and correct in all material
respects, and all taxes, charges and other impositions reflected therein or
otherwise due and payable have been paid prior to the date on which any
Liability may be added thereto for non-payment thereof except for those
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and
for
which adequate reserves are maintained on the books of the appropriate Tax
Affiliate in accordance with GAAP. No Tax Return is under audit or
examination by any Governmental Authority and no notice of such an audit or
examination or any assertion of any claim for Taxes has been given or made
by
any Governmental Authority. Proper and accurate amounts have been
withheld by each Tax Affiliate from their respective employees for all periods
in full and complete compliance with the tax, social security and unemployment
withholding provisions of applicable Requirements of Law and such withholdings
have been timely paid to the respective Governmental Authorities. No
Tax Affiliate has participated in a “reportable transaction” within the meaning
of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b) or has been a member of an
affiliated, combined or unitary group other than the group of which a Tax
Affiliate is the common parent.
All
Other
Taxes required to be paid in connection with the transfer of the Real Property
to Borrower and the granting of the security interest under the Loan Documents
(including recording of the Mortgage, Mortgage Supporting Documents, and other
Loan Documents required to be filed in connection with the Loan) have been
paid
or will be paid on the Closing Date, as applicable.
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Margin
Regulations
. No
Borrower is engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of,
and
no proceeds of any Loan or other extensions of credit hereunder will be used
for
the purpose of, buying or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of
Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board) or extending credit to others for
the
purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock, in each case in
contravention of Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.
Section
4.9 No
Burdensome Obligations; No Defaults
. Neither
Emeritus or any Borrower is a party to any Contractual Obligation,
neither Emeritus nor any Borrower has Constituent Documents containing
obligations, and, to the knowledge of any Borrower, there are no applicable
Requirements of Law, in each case the compliance with which would have, in
the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Emeritus nor Borrower
(and, to the knowledge of each Borrower, no other party thereto) is in default
under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation of any Borrower, other
than
those that would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section
4.10 Single
Purpose Entity
. Each
Borrower is and has at all times since its formation been a Single Purpose
Entity. All of the assumptions made in the opinion delivered on the
Closing Date, including, but not limited to, any exhibits attached thereto,
are
true and correct in all respects. Each Borrower has complied with all
of the assumptions made with respect to it in such opinion.
Section
4.11 Labor
Matters
. There
are no strikes, work stoppages, slowdowns or lockouts existing, pending (or,
to
the knowledge of any Borrower, threatened) against or involving any Borrower,
except, for those that would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.12, as of the
Closing Date, (a) there is no collective bargaining or similar agreement with
any union, labor organization, works council or similar representative covering
any employee of any Borrower, (b) no petition for certification or election
of
any such representative is existing or pending with respect to any employee
of
any Borrower and (c) no such representative has sought certification or
recognition with respect to any employee of any Borrower.
Section
4.12 ERISA
. Except
for those that would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect,
each
Benefit Plan, and each trust thereunder, intended to qualify for tax exempt
status under Section 401 or 501 of the Code has been
maintained in compliance with the requirements thereof. Except for
those that would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (x)
each
Benefit Plan is in compliance with applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code
and
other Requirements of Law, (y) there are no existing or pending (or to the
knowledge of any Borrower, threatened) claims (other than routine claims for
benefits in the normal course), sanctions, actions, lawsuits or other
proceedings or investigation involving any Benefit Plan to which any Borrower
incurs or otherwise has or could have an obligation or any Liability and (z)
no
ERISA Event is reasonably expected to occur. On the Closing Date, no
ERISA Event has occurred in connection with which obligations and liabilities
remain outstanding that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. No ERISA Affiliate would have any Withdrawal Liability as a
result of a complete withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan on the date this
representation is made that could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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Environmental
Matters
. Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.14, (a) the operations of each
Facility and each Borrower are and have been in compliance with all applicable
Environmental Laws, including obtaining, maintaining and complying with all
Permits required by any applicable Environmental Law, other than non-compliances
that, in the aggregate, would not have a reasonable likelihood of resulting
in
Material Environmental Liabilities, (b) no Borrower is party to, and no Borrower
and no real property currently (or to the knowledge of any Borrower previously)
owned, leased, subleased, operated or otherwise occupied by or for any Borrower
is subject to or the subject of, any pending (or, to the knowledge of any
Borrower, threatened) order, action, investigation, suit, proceeding, audit,
claim, demand, dispute or notice of violation or of potential liability or
similar notice under or pursuant to any Environmental Law other than those
that,
in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely to result in Material Environmental
Liabilities, (c) no Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority securing, in
whole or in part, Environmental Liabilities has attached to any property of
any
Borrower and, to the knowledge of any Borrower, no facts, circumstances or
conditions exist that could reasonably be expected to result in any such Lien
attaching to any such property, (d) no Borrower has caused or suffered to occur
a Release of Hazardous Materials at, to or from any real property of any
Borrower and, to the knowledge of any Borrower, each such real property is
free
of contamination by any Hazardous Materials except for such Release or
contamination that could not reasonably be expected to result, in the aggregate,
in Material Environmental Liabilities, (e) no Borrower (i) is or has been
engaged in, or has permitted any current or former tenant to engage in,
operations, or (ii) knows of any facts, circumstances or conditions, including
receipt of any information request or notice of potential responsibility under
CERCLA or similar Environmental Laws, that, in the aggregate, would have a
reasonable likelihood of resulting in Material Environmental Liabilities and
(f)
each Borrower has made available to the Administrative Agent copies of all
existing environmental reports, reviews and audits and all documents pertaining
to actual or potential Environmental Liabilities, in each case to the extent
such reports, reviews, audits and documents are in their possession, custody
or
control.
Section
4.13 Intellectual
Property
. Each
Borrower owns or licenses, or uses pursuant to a Management Agreement, all
Intellectual Property that is necessary for the operations of its
businesses. To the knowledge of each Borrower, (a) the conduct and
operations of the businesses of each Borrower does not infringe, misappropriate,
dilute, violate or otherwise impair any Intellectual Property owned by any
other
Person and (b) no other Person has contested any right, title or interest of
any
Borrower in, or relating to, any Intellectual Property, other than, in each
case, as cannot reasonably be expected to affect the Loan Documents and the
transactions contemplated therein and would not, in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect. In addition, (x) there are no pending
(or, to the knowledge of any Borrower, threatened) actions, investigations,
suits, proceedings, audits, claims, demands, orders or disputes affecting any
Borrower with respect to, (y) no judgment or order regarding any such claim
has
been rendered by any competent Governmental Authority, no settlement agreement
or similar Contractual Obligation has been entered into by any Borrower, with
respect to and (z) no Borrower knows or has any reason to know of any valid
basis for any claim based on, any such infringement, misappropriation, dilution,
violation or impairment or contest, other than, in each case, as cannot
reasonably be expected to affect the Loan Documents and the transactions
contemplated therein and would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section
4.14 Title;
Real Property
. (a)
Set forth on Schedule 4.16 is, as of the Closing Date, (i) a
complete and accurate list of all real property owned in fee simple by any
Borrower or in which any Borrower owns a leasehold interest setting forth,
for
each such real property, the
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current
street address (including, where applicable, county, state and other relevant
jurisdictions), the record owner thereof and, where applicable, each lessee
and
sublessee thereof, (ii) any lease, sublease, license or sublicense of such
real
property by any Borrower and (iii) for each such real property that the
Administrative Agent has requested be subject to a Mortgage or that is otherwise
material to the business of any Borrower, each Contractual Obligation by any
Borrower, whether contingent or otherwise, to Transfer such real
property.
(b) Each
Borrower has good and marketable fee simple title to all owned real property
and
valid leasehold interests in all leased real property, and owns all personal
property, in each case that is purported to be owned or leased by it, including
those reflected on the most recent Financial Statements delivered by the
Borrower, and none of such property is subject to any Lien except Permitted
Liens. All such real and personal property represents all of the
property used in the operation of the business located on the Real
Property.
(c) No
condemnation has been commenced or, to the Borrowers’ knowledge, is contemplated
with respect to all or any portion of any Facility or for the relocation of
roadways providing access to any Facility.
(d) Each
Facility has adequate rights of access to public ways and is served by adequate
water, sewer sanitary sewer and storm drain facilities. All public
utilities necessary or convenient to the full use and enjoyment of each Facility
is located in the public right-of-way abutting each Facility or in a duly
recorded easement, and all such utilities are connected so as to serve such
Facility without passing over other property, except to the extent such other
property is subject to a recorded easement for such utility. Except
as shown on the As-Built Surveys, all roads necessary for the full utilization
of each Facility for its current purpose have been completed and dedicated
to
public use and accepted by all government authorities.
(e) All
real estate taxes and assessments, special or otherwise, which are due and
payable with respect to each parcel of Real Property has been paid in full
and
there are no pending or, to Borrowers’ knowledge, proposed special or other
assessments for public improvements or otherwise affecting the Real Property,
nor are there any contemplated improvements to the Real Property that may result
in such special or other assessments.
(f) No
improvements on any parcel of Real Property is within a special flood hazard
area nor is eligible for flood insurance under the U. S. Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973, as amended or as a wetlands area by any governmental
entity having jurisdiction over any Real Property.
(g) The
Real Property for each Facility is comprised of one (1) or more contiguous
parcels that constitute a separate tax lot or lots and does not constitute
or
include a portion of any other tax lot not a part of such Real
Property.
(h) To
Borrower’s knowledge and except as expressly disclosed in any report addressing
the physical condition of the Real Property, such Real Property, including,
without limitation, all buildings, improvements, parking facilities, sidewalks,
storm drainage systems, roofs, plumbing systems, HVAC systems, fire protection
systems, electrical systems, equipment, elevators, exterior sidings and doors,
landscaping, irrigation systems and all structural components, are in good
condition, order and repair in all material respects; to Borrower’s knowledge
and except as disclosed in such report, there exists no structural or other
material
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defects
or damages in or to the Real Property, whether latent or otherwise, and Borrower
has not received any written notice from any insurance company or bonding
company of any defects or inadequacies in the Property, or any part thereof,
which would adversely affect the insurability of the same or cause the
imposition of extraordinary premiums or charges thereon or of any termination
or
threatened termination of any policy of insurance or bond.
(i) Each
Lease associated with a Facility, other than any resident care agreement or
any
Lease pursuant to which the Facility is leased back to its prior owner after
purchase by the Borrower, is terminable upon 30 days’ notice by Borrower to the
tenant thereunder.
Section
4.15 Full
Disclosure
. The
information prepared or furnished by or on behalf of any Borrower in connection
with any Loan Document or Related Document (including the information contained
in any Financial Statement or Disclosure Document), does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make
the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances when made,
not
misleading; provided, however, that Projections contained therein
are not to be viewed as factual and that actual results during the periods
covered thereby may differ from the results set forth in such Projections by
a
material amount. All Projections that are part of such information
(including those set forth in any Projections delivered subsequent to the
Closing Date) are based upon good faith estimates and stated assumptions
believed to be reasonable and fair as of the date made in light of conditions
and facts then known and, as of such date, reflect good faith, reasonable and
fair estimates of the information projected for the periods set forth
therein. All facts known to any Borrower and material to an
understanding of the financial condition, business, property or prospects of
the
Borrower taken as one enterprise have been disclosed to the
Lenders. The foregoing representation shall be limited to the
Borrowers’ knowledge with respect to any reports or information furnished by a
third party unless such third party has been engaged by the Borrowers to prepare
such information for or on behalf of the Borrowers.
Section
4.16 Operation
. Each
Borrower shall, and shall cause the manager under any Management Agreement
to,
(i) promptly perform and/or observe all of the covenants and agreements required
to be performed and observed by it under the applicable Management Agreement
in
all material respects and do all things necessary to preserve and to keep
unimpaired its material rights thereunder; (ii) promptly notify the
Administrative Agent of any “event of default” under the applicable Management
Agreement of which it is aware; (iii) promptly deliver to the Administrative
Agent a copy of each financial statement, capital expenditures plan, property
improvement plan and any other accounting report received by it under the
applicable Management Agreement; and (iv) enforce in a commercially reasonable
manner the performance and observance of all of the material covenants and
agreements required to be performed and/or observed by such Manager under the
applicable Management Agreement.
Section
4.17 Estoppel
Certificates
. Borrowers
shall, from time to time, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written request from the
Administrative Agent, execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Administrative
Agent, an Officer’s Certificate, stating that this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents are unmodified and in full force and effect (or, if there have been
modifications, that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are in full
force and effect as modified and setting forth such modifications), stating
the
amount of accrued and unpaid interest and the outstanding principal amount
of
the Note and containing such other information with respect to the Borrowers,
the Property and the Loan as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably
request.
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The
estoppel certificate shall also state either that to any Borrower’s knowledge no
Default exists hereunder or, if any Default shall exist hereunder, specify
such
Default and the steps being taken to cure such Default.
ARTICLE
V
FINANCIAL
COVENANTS
Each
Borrower agrees with the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to the following,
as long as any Obligation or any Commitment remains outstanding:
Section
5.1 Minimum
Occupancy
. Commencing
on December 31, 2007, and as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter thereafter
the average daily occupancy for the Facilities taken as whole for the
immediately preceding three (3) month period shall be greater than ninety
percent (90%) of the average daily occupancy at the Facilities taken as whole
for the three month period immediately preceding the Closing Date.
“Occupancy” under this Section 5.1 shall mean beds occupied by
resident at any Facility and paying at least applicable Medicare, Medicaid
or
insurance reimbursable dates.
Section
5.2 Minimum
Consolidated Project Yield
. Commencing
on the Income Threshold Date and continuing thereafter, the Borrowers shall
have
as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter for the four Fiscal Quarter period
then ended during each period set forth below a Consolidated Project Yield
of
not less than the percentage set forth opposite such period:
PERIOD
|
MINIMUM
FACILITY YIELD
|
From
the Closing Date to
June
30, 2010
|
9%
|
From
July 1, 2010 to
June
30, 2011
|
10%
|
From
July 1, 2011
and
thereafter
|
11%
|
Section
5.3 Debt
Service Coverage Ratio. Commencing on the Income Threshold Date and
continuing thereafter, the Borrowers shall have as of the last day of each
Fiscal Quarter for the four Fiscal Quarter period then ended a Debt Service
Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.20 to 1.00.
ARTICLE
VI
REPORTING
COVENANTS
Each
Borrower agrees with the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to each of the
following, as long as any Obligation or any Commitment remains
outstanding:
Section
6.1 Financial
Statements
. The
Borrowers shall deliver to the Administrative Agent each of the
following:
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Monthly
Reports. (i) As soon as available, and in any event within 30
days after the end of each of the first two fiscal months in each Fiscal
Quarter, the Consolidated and consolidating unaudited balance sheet
of the Borrowers as of the close of such fiscal month and related Consolidated
and consolidating statements of income and cash flow for such fiscal month
and
that portion of the Fiscal Year ending as of the close of such fiscal month,
setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period
in
the prior Fiscal Year, in each case certified by a Responsible Officer of the
Borrowers as fairly presenting in all material respects the Consolidated
financial position, results of operations and cash flow of the Borrowers as
at
the dates indicated and for the periods indicated in accordance with GAAP
(subject to the absence of footnote disclosure and normal year-end audit
adjustments).
(ii)
As
soon as available, and in any event within 30 days after the end of each
calendar month, for such calendar month, statements of the operations of each
Facility (including a current occupancy report, operating statement) as of
the
last day of such calendar month; and aged accounts receivable.
Quarterly
Reports. As soon as available, and in any event within 45 days
after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year,
(i) the Consolidated and consolidating unaudited balance sheet of the Borrowers
as of the close of such Fiscal Quarter and related Consolidated and
consolidating statements of income and cash flow for such Fiscal Quarter and
that portion of the Fiscal Year ending as of the close of such Fiscal Quarter,
setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period
in
the prior Fiscal Year and the figures contained in the latest Projections,
in
each case certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers as fairly
presenting in all material respects the Consolidated financial position, results
of operations and cash flow of the Borrowers as at the dates indicated and
for
the periods indicated in accordance with GAAP (subject to the absence of
footnote disclosure and normal year-end audit adjustments).
Annual
Reports. As soon as available, and in any event within 90 days
after the end of each Fiscal Year, the Consolidated and consolidating balance
sheet of the Borrowers as of the end of such year and related Consolidated
and
consolidating statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flow for such
Fiscal Year, each prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with a
certification by the Borrowers’ Accountants that (i) such Consolidated Financial
Statements fairly present in all material respects the Consolidated financial
position, results of operations and cash flow of the Borrowers as the dates
indicated and for the periods indicated therein in accordance with GAAP without
qualification as to the scope of the audit or as to going concern and without
any other similar qualification and (ii) in the course of the regular audit
of
the businesses of the Borrowers, which audit was conducted in accordance with
the standards of the United States’ Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(or any successor entity), such Borrowers’ Accountants have obtained no
knowledge that a Default in respect of any financial covenant contained in
Article V is continuing or, if in the opinion of the Borrowers’
Accountants such a Default is continuing, a statement as to the nature
thereof.
Compliance
Certificate. Together with each delivery of any Financial
Statement pursuant to clause (b) or (c) above, a Compliance
Certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers that, among
other things, (i) shows in reasonable detail the calculations used in
determining the Consolidated Project Yield, (ii) demonstrates compliance, or
failure to comply, if applicable, with each financial covenant contained
in
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Article V
that is tested at least on a quarterly basis and (iii) states that no Event
of
Default is continuing as of the date of delivery of such Compliance Certificate
or, if a Event of Default is continuing, states the nature thereof and the
action that the relevant Borrower proposes to take with respect
thereto.
Corporate
Chart and Other Collateral Updates. As part of the Compliance
Certificate delivered pursuant to clause (d) above, each in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, a certificate
by
a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers that (i) the Corporate Chart attached
thereto (or the last Corporate Chart delivered pursuant to this clause
(e)) is correct and complete as of the date of such Compliance Certificate,
(ii) the Borrowers have delivered all documents (including updated schedules
as
to locations of Collateral and acquisition of Intellectual Property or real
property) they are required to deliver pursuant to any Loan Document on or
prior
to the date of delivery of such Compliance Certificate and (iii) complete
and correct copies of all documents modifying any term of any Constituent
Document of any Borrower or any Subsidiary or joint venture thereof on or prior
to the date of delivery of such Compliance Certificate have been delivered
to
the Administrative Agent or are attached to such certificate.
Additional
Projections. As soon as available and in any event not later than
30 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, any significant revisions to, (i)
the
annual business plan of the Borrowers for the Fiscal Year next succeeding such
Fiscal Year and (ii) forecasts prepared by management of the Borrowers (A)
for each Fiscal Quarter in such next succeeding Fiscal Year and (B) for each
other succeeding Fiscal Year through the Fiscal Year containing the Scheduled
Maturity Date, in each case including in such forecasts (x) a projected year-end
Consolidated balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows, (y)
a
statement of all of the material assumptions on which such forecasts are based
and (z) substantially the same type of financial information as that
contained in the Initial Projections.
Intercompany
Loan Balances. Together with each delivery of any Compliance
Certificate pursuant to clause (d) above, a summary of the outstanding
balances of all significant intercompany Indebtedness as of the last day of
the
Fiscal Quarter covered by such Financial Statement, certified as complete and
correct by a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers as part of the Compliance
Certificate delivered in connection with such Financial Statements.
Audit
Reports, Management Letters, Etc. Together with each delivery of
any Financial Statement for any Fiscal Year pursuant to clause (c) above,
copies of each management letter, audit report or similar letter or report
received by any Borrower from any independent registered certified public
accountant (including the Borrowers’ Accountants) in connection with such
Financial Statements or any audit thereof, each certified to be complete and
correct copies by a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers as part of the
Compliance Certificate delivered in connection with such Financial
Statements.
Insurance. Together
with each delivery of any Financial Statement for any Fiscal Year pursuant
to
clause (c) above, each in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and certified as complete and correct by a Responsible
Officer of the Borrowers as part of the Compliance Certificate delivered in
connection with such Financial Statements, to the extent that there have been
changes in any such material insurance coverage
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since
last delivered to the Administrative Agent, a summary of all changes to any
material insurance coverage maintained as of the date thereof by any Borrower,
together with such other related documents and information as the Administrative
Agent may reasonably require.
Section
6.2 Other
Events
. The
Borrowers shall give the Administrative Agent notice of each of the following
(which may be made by telephone if promptly confirmed in writing) promptly
after
any Responsible Officer of any Borrower knows or has reason to know of
it: (a)(i) any Default and (ii) any event that would have a
material adverse impact on any Borrower or any Facility, specifying, in each
case, the nature and anticipated effect thereof and any action proposed to
be
taken in connection therewith, (b) any event (other than any event involving
loss or damage to property) and any material Property Loss Event reasonably
expected to result in a mandatory payment of the Obligations pursuant to
Section 2.4, stating the material terms and conditions of such
transaction and estimating the Net Cash Proceeds thereof, (c) the commencement
of, or any material developments in, any action, investigation, suit,
proceeding, audit, claim, demand, order or dispute with, by or before any
Governmental Authority affecting any Borrower or any property of any Borrower
that (i) seeks injunctive or similar relief, (ii) in the reasonable
judgment of such Borrower, exposes any Borrower to liability in an aggregate
amount in excess of $100,000 or (iii) if adversely determined would have a
material adverse impact on any Borrower or any Facility, and (d) the acquisition
of any material real property or the entering into any material lease (and
for
purposes hereof, resident care agreements shall not be deemed to be material
leases).
Section
6.3 Copies
of Notices and Reports
. The
Borrowers shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent copies of each
of
the following: (a) all reports that any Borrower transmits to its
security holders generally, (b) all documents that any Borrower files with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc., any securities exchange or any Governmental Authority exercising
similar functions, (c) all press releases not made available directly to the
general public, and (d) any material document transmitted or received pursuant
to, or in connection with, the Related Transaction or any Contractual Obligation
governing Indebtedness of any Borrower.
Section
6.4 Taxes
. The
Borrowers shall give the Administrative Agent notice of each of the following
(which may be made by telephone if promptly confirmed in writing) promptly
after
any Responsible Officer of any Borrower knows or has reason to know of
it: (a) the creation, or filing with the IRS or any other
Governmental Authority, of any Contractual Obligation or other document
extending, or having the effect of extending, the period for assessment or
collection of any taxes with respect to any Tax Affiliate and (b) the creation
of any Contractual Obligation of any Tax Affiliate, or the receipt of any
request directed to any Tax Affiliate, to make any adjustment under Section
481(a) of the Code, by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise,
which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
6.5 Labor
Matters
. The
Borrowers shall give the Administrative Agent notice of each of the following
(which may be made by telephone if promptly confirmed in writing), promptly
after, and in any event within 30 days after any Responsible Officer of any
Borrower knows or has reason to know of it: (a) the commencement of
any material labor dispute to which any Borrower is or may become a party,
including any strikes, lockouts or other disputes relating to any of such
Person’s plants and other facilities and (b) the incurrence by any Borrower of
any Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or related or
similar
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liability
incurred with respect to the closing of any plant or other facility of any
such
Borrower (other than, in the case of this clause (b), those that would
not, in the aggregate, have a material adverse impact on any Borrower or any
Facility).
Section
6.6 ERISA
Matters
. In
the event a Borrower knows or has reason to know thereof, such Borrower shall
give the Administrative Agent (a) on or prior to any filing by any ERISA
Affiliate of any notice of intent to terminate any Title IV Plan, a copy of
such notice and (b) promptly, and in any event within 30 days, after any
Responsible Officer of any ERISA Affiliate knows or has reason to know that
a
request for a minimum funding waiver under Section 412 of the Code has been
filed with respect to any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan, a notice
(which may be made by telephone if promptly confirmed in writing) describing
such waiver request and any action that any ERISA Affiliate proposes to take
with respect thereto, together with a copy of any notice filed with the PBGC
or
the IRS pertaining thereto.
Section
6.7 Environmental
Matters
. (a) The
Borrowers shall provide the Administrative Agent notice of each of the following
(which may be made by telephone if promptly confirmed by the Administrative
Agent in writing) promptly after any Responsible Officer of any Borrower knows
or has reason to know of it (and, upon reasonable request of the Administrative
Agent, documents and information in connection
therewith): (i)(A) unpermitted Releases, (B) the receipt by any
Borrower of any notice of violation of or potential liability or similar notice
under, or the existence of any condition that could reasonably be expected
to
result in violations of or liabilities under, any
Environmental Law or (C) the commencement of, or any material change to, any
action, investigation, suit, proceeding, audit, claim, demand, dispute alleging
a violation of or liability under any Environmental Law, that, for each of
clauses (A), (B) and (C) above (and, in the case of
clause (C), if adversely determined), could reasonably
be expected
to result in Material Environmental Liabilities, and (ii) the receipt by any
Borrower of notification that any property of any Borrower
is subject to any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority securing, in
whole
or in part, Environmental Liabilities.
(b) Upon
request of the Administrative Agent, each Borrower, as applicable, shall provide
the Administrative Agent a report containing an update as to the status of
any
environmental, health or safety compliance, hazard or liability issue identified
in any document, in each case, delivered to any Secured Party pursuant to any
Loan Document or as to any condition reasonably believed by the Administrative
Agent to result in Material Environmental
Liabilities.
Section
6.8 Other
Information
. Each
Borrower, as applicable, shall provide the Administrative Agent with such other
documents and information with respect to the business, property, condition
(financial or otherwise), financial or corporate or similar affairs or
operations of such Borrower as the Administrative Agent or such Lender through
the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
ARTICLE
VII
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
Each
Borrower agrees with the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to each of the
following, as long as any Obligation or any Commitment remains
outstanding:
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Maintenance
of Corporate Existence
. Each
Borrower shall (a) preserve and maintain its legal
existence as a Single Purpose Entity, except in the consummation of transactions
expressly permitted by Sections 8.4 and 8.7, and (b) preserve and
maintain it rights (charter and statutory), privileges, franchises and Permits
necessary or desirable in the conduct of its business, except, in the case
of
this clause (b), where the failure to do so would not have a Material
Adverse Effect on any Borrower or any Facility.
Section
7.1 Compliance
with Laws and Healthcare Matters, Etc.
(a)
Each Borrower shall comply with all applicable Requirements of Law, Contractual
Obligations and Permits, except for such failures to comply that would not
have
a material adverse impact on any Borrower or any Facility.
(b) Without
limiting the generality of the forgoing or any other provision of this
Agreement, each Borrower and their employees and contractors (other than
contracted agencies) in the exercise of their duties on behalf of any Borrower
(with respect to its operation of the Facilities) shall be in compliance with
all applicable Requirements of Law relating to patient healthcare and/or patient
healthcare information, including without limitation (to the extent that any
Borrower is a “covered entity” as defined therein) the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (“HIPAA”) (collectively,
“Healthcare Laws”)). Each Borrower shall maintain in all
material respects all records required to be maintained by any Governmental
Authority or otherwise under the Healthcare Laws. Each Borrower shall
maintain all Governmental Approvals necessary under applicable Requirements
of
Law to own and/or operate the Facilities, as applicable (including such
Governmental Approvals as are required under such the Healthcare
Laws).
(c) Intentionally
Omitted.
(d) If
required under applicable Requirements of Law, each Borrower shall maintain
in
full force and effect a valid certificate of need or similar certificate,
license, or approval issued by the State Regulator for the requisite number
of
licensed beds and units in the Facilities (as shown on Schedule 4.16,
attached hereto), and a provider agreement or other required documentation
of
approved provider status for each provider payment or reimbursement program
listed in Schedule 7.2, attached hereto. All required
Government Approvals necessary for operation of the Facilities are listed on
Schedule 7.2 hereto (collectively with all certificates of need, if
applicable, the “Licenses”). Each Borrower shall operate the
Facilities in accordance with and shall maintain in full force and effect,
all
Licenses. True and complete copies of the Licenses have been
delivered to Administrative Agent.
(e) Each
Facility has in full force and effect all necessary Medicare and Medicaid
provider agreements and similar agreements with other third party payors and
shall be operated in compliance with all requirements for participation in
all
Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield, and any other private
commercial insurance managed care and employee assistance program (such
programs, the “Third-Party Payor Programs”) Third-Party Payor
Programs.
(f) No
Borrower, other than in the normal course of business, shall change the terms
of
any Third-Party Payor Program now or hereinafter in effect or their normal
billing payment or reimbursement policies and procedures with respect thereto
(including the amount and timing of finance charges, fees and
write-offs). All cost reports and financial reports
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submitted
by any Borrower to any third party payor will be materially accurate and
complete and have not been and will not be misleading in any material respects
and all patient or resident records, including patient or resident trust fund
accounts, will remain true and correct in all material respects.
(g) Intentionally
Omitted.
(h) No
patient or resident care agreements entered into after the Closing Date for
such
Facility, shall deviate in any material adverse respect from the form patient
or
resident care agreements which have been delivered to Administrative Agent,
except to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law.
Section
7.2 Payment
of Obligations
. Each
Borrower shall pay or discharge before they become delinquent (a) all material
claims, taxes, assessments, charges and levies imposed by any Governmental
Authority and (b) all other lawful claims that if unpaid would, by the operation
of applicable Requirements of Law, become a Lien upon any property of any
Borrower, except, in each case, for those whose amount or validity is being
contested in good faith by proper proceedings diligently conducted and for
which
adequate reserves are maintained by the appropriate Borrower.
Section
7.3 Maintenance
of Property
. Each
Borrower shall maintain and preserve, in compliance with all Requirements of
Law, (a) in good working order and condition all of its property necessary
in
the conduct of its business and (b) all rights, permits, licenses, approvals
and
privileges (including all Permits) necessary, used or useful, whether because
of
its ownership, lease, sublease or other operation or occupation of property
or
other conduct of its business, and shall make all necessary or appropriate
filings with, and give all required notices to, Government Authorities, except
for such failures to maintain and preserve the items set forth in clauses
(a) and (b) above for each Facility, that would not materially (x)
impair the value or marketability of such Facility or (y) interfere with the
ordinary conduct of the business conducted and proposed to be conducted at
such
Facility.
Section
7.4 Maintenance
of Insurance
. (a)
Property. The Borrowers shall keep the Real Properties insured
against damage by fire and the other hazards covered by a standard extended
coverage and “special perils” insurance policy (including a separate policy for
broad form boiler and machinery coverage (without exclusion for explosion))
for
the full insurable value thereof, the term “full insurable value” to mean the
actual replacement cost of the improvements and the personal property (without
taking into account depreciation or co-insurance), and shall maintain such
other
casualty insurance as reasonably required by the Administrative Agent,
including, without limitation, ordinance or law coverage, in amounts and in
form
approved by the Administrative Agent as of the Closing Date which amounts and
form shall not be changed without the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent. The Borrowers shall keep the Facilities insured
against loss by flood if any Facility is located in an area identified by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency as an area having special flood hazards
and
in which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 and the
National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (and any successor acts thereto)
in
an amount at least equal to the amount approved by the Administrative Agent
as
of the Closing Date. The proceeds of insurance paid on account of any
damage or destruction to any Facility shall be paid to the Administrative Agent
to be applied as provided in Section 2.6(b).
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(b) Liability. The
Borrowers shall maintain (i) commercial general liability insurance with
respect to the Facilities; (ii) worker’s compensation insurance and
employer’s liability insurance covering employees at the Facilities employed by
the Borrowers (to the extent required, and in the amounts required by applicable
laws); (iii) business interruption insurance, including use and occupancy,
rental income loss and extra expense, against all periods covered by the
Borrowers’ property insurance; (iv) umbrella liability, (v) builder’s
risk insurance, as applicable, and (vi) Terrorism insurance (subject to the
requirements of this Section 7.5). All of the above shall be
maintained at all times during the term of the Loan with coverages, in the
amounts and forms and with limits approved by the Administrative Agent as of
the
Closing Date, which amounts, limits and form shall not be changed or reduced
without the prior written consent of the Administrative
Agent. Without limiting the foregoing and notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in this Agreement, if on the Closing Date, Terrorism
is
an exclusion from coverage in any such insurance policy with respect to any
Facility, then the Borrowers shall, upon the Administrative Agent’s request,
obtain a separate policy insuring specifically against Terrorism; provided,
that
such coverage is (A) customarily obtained by owners of property of similar
size
and quality of such Facility and (B) readily available at a cost that, in
Administrative Agent’s reasonable opinion, is commercially
reasonable.
(d) Form
and Quality. All insurance policies shall be endorsed in form and
substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent to name the Administrative
Agent as an additional insured, loss payee or mortgagee thereunder, as its
interest may appear, with loss payable to the Administrative Agent, without
contribution, under a standard New York (or local equivalent) mortgagee
clause. All such insurance policies and endorsements shall be fully
paid for and contain such provisions and expiration dates and be in such form
and issued by such insurance companies licensed to do business in the State
where each Facility is located, with a rating of “A-IX” or better as established
by Best’s Rating Guide (or an equivalent rating approved in writing by the
Administrative Agent). Each policy shall provide that such policy may
not be cancelled or materially changed except upon thirty (30) days’ prior
written notice (or ten (10) days’ prior written notice if for non-payment) of
intention of non-renewal, cancellation or material change to the Administrative
Agent and that no act or thing done by the Borrowers shall invalidate any policy
as against the Administrative Agent. The Borrowers shall deliver
copies of all original policies certified to the Administrative Agent by the
insurance company or authorized agent as being true copies, together with the
endorsements required hereunder. The proceeds of insurance policies
coming into the possession of the Administrative Agent shall be deemed trust
funds, and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to apply such proceeds
as
herein provided. The Borrowers shall not maintain any separate or
additional property insurance which is contributing in the event of loss unless
it is properly endorsed and otherwise satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
in all respects.
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expense
or take any action hereunder, provided if the Administrative Agent commences
to
make proof of loss, adjust or compromise any such claim, then it shall be
obligated to complete same.
(f) The
Administrative Agent’s Right to Purchase Insurance. In the event
the Borrowers fail to provide the Administrative Agent with evidence of the
insurance coverage required by this Agreement, upon notice to Borrowers, the
Administrative Agent may purchase insurance at the Borrowers’ expense to protect
the Administrative Agent’s interests in the Facilities. This
insurance may, but need not, protect the Borrowers’ interests. The
coverage purchased by the Administrative Agent may not pay any claim made by
any
Borrower or any claim that is made against any Borrower in connection with
the
Facilities. The Borrowers may later cancel, or request the
Administrative Agent to cancel, which the Administrative Agent shall promptly
do, any insurance purchased by the Administrative Agent, but only after
providing the Administrative Agent with evidence that the Borrowers have
obtained insurance as required by this Agreement. If the
Administrative Agent purchases insurance for the Facilities, the Borrowers
will
be responsible for all out-of-pocket costs of such insurance (regardless of
whether or not Borrower is able to procure insurance at a lower cost), including
interest and other charges imposed by the Administrative Agent in connection
with the placement of the insurance, until the effective date of the
cancellation or expiration of the insurance. The costs of the
insurance may be added to the Loan, and the Administrative Agent shall provide
a
copy of the policy to the Borrowers.
Section
7.5 Keeping
of Books
. The
Borrowers shall keep proper books of record and account, in which full, true
and
correct entries shall be made in accordance with GAAP and all other applicable
Requirements of Law of all financial transactions and the assets and business
of
each Borrower.
Section
7.6 Access
to Books and Property
. Each
Borrower shall permit the Administrative Agent, at any reasonable time during
normal business hours and with reasonable advance notice (except that, during
the continuance of an Event of Default, no such notice shall be required) to
(a)
visit and, subject to the rights of the tenants under the Leases, inspect the
property of each Borrower including, without limitation, each Facility, and
examine and make copies of and abstracts from, the corporate (and similar),
financial, operating and other books and records of each Borrower, and (b)
discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of each Borrower with any officer
or
director of any Borrower; provided, however, so long as no Default
then exists, the combined total of such visits and inspections by Administrative
Agent shall not exceed more than two (2) such visits or inspections in any
12
month period.
Section
7.7 Environmental
. Each
Borrower shall comply with, and maintain its real
property, whether owned, leased, subleased or otherwise operated or occupied,
in
compliance with, all applicable Environmental Laws (including by implementing
any Remedial Action necessary to achieve such compliance or that is required
by
orders and directives of any Governmental Authority) except for failures to
comply that would not, in the aggregate, have a material adverse impact on
any
Borrower or any Facility. Without limiting the foregoing, if an Event
of Default is continuing or if the Administrative Agent at any time has a
reasonable basis to believe that there exist violations of Environmental Laws
by
any Borrower or that there exist any Environmental Liabilities, in each case,
that would have a material adverse impact on any Borrower or any Facility,
then
such Borrower shall, promptly upon receipt of request from the Administrative
Agent, cause the performance of, and allow the Administrative Agent and
its
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Related
Persons access to such Real Property for the purpose of conducting, by reputable
environmental consulting firms, such environmental audits and assessments,
including, if recommended by a phase I environmental assessment, subsurface
sampling of soil and groundwater, and cause the preparation of such reports,
in
each case as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably
request. Such audits, assessments and reports shall be conducted and
prepared only by reputable environmental consulting firms reasonably acceptable
to the Administrative Agent and shall be in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
Section
7.8 Use
of
Proceeds
. The
proceeds of the Loans shall be used by the Borrowers solely (a) to consummate
the Acquisitions and for the payment of related transaction costs, fees and
expenses, (b) for the payment of transaction costs, fees and expenses incurred
in connection with the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated therein,
and (c) for the reserves and distribution thereof as contemplated by Section
2.1(b).
Section
7.9 Additional
Collateral, Subsidiaries and Further Assurances
. To
the extent not delivered to the Administrative Agent on or before the Closing
Date (including in respect of any after-acquired property and Persons that
become Subsidiaries of any Borrower after the Closing Date), each Borrower
shall, promptly, do each of the following, unless otherwise agreed by the
Administrative Agent:
(a) deliver
to the Administrative Agent such modifications to the terms of the Loan
Documents (or, to the extent applicable as determined by the Administrative
Agent, such other documents), in each case in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and as the Administrative Agent deems
necessary or advisable in order to ensure the following:
each
Subsidiary of any Borrower shall become a Borrower under this Agreement and
shall assume all of the Obligations hereunder and be bound as if it had been
an
original signatory hereto; and
each
Borrower (including any Person required to become a Borrower pursuant to
clause (i) above) shall effectively grant to the Administrative Agent,
for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid and enforceable security
interest in all of its real and personal property, including all of its Equity
Interests and Equity Equivalents and other securities, as security for the
Obligations of such Borrower.
deliver
to the Administrative Agent all documents, if any, representing all Equity
Interests, Equity Equivalents and other securities pledged pursuant to the
documents delivered pursuant to clause (a) above, together with undated
powers or endorsements duly executed in blank;
deliver
to the Administrative Agent a Mortgage on any real property owned or leased
by
any Borrower, together with all Mortgage Supporting Documents relating thereto
and shall comply with the conditions set forth in Sections 3.1(a) with
respect thereto;
to
take
all other actions, or cause the Permitted Investors to take all actions,
reasonably necessary or advisable to ensure the validity or continuing validity
of any
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guaranty
for any Obligation or any Lien securing any Obligation, to perfect, maintain,
evidence or enforce any Lien securing any Obligation or to ensure such Liens
have the same priority as that of the Liens on similar Collateral set forth
in
the Loan Documents executed on the Closing Date, including the filing of UCC
financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Loan
Documents or applicable Requirements of Law or as the Administrative Agent
may
otherwise reasonably request; and
deliver
to the Administrative Agent legal opinions similar to those delivered to the
Administrative Agent on the Closing Date.
Section
7.10 Reserved
.
Section
7.11 Interest
Rate Contracts
. Each
Borrower shall, within 30 days after the Closing Date, enter into and thereafter
maintain Interest Rate Contracts on terms and with counterparties reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to provide protection against
fluctuation of interest rates until the Scheduled Maturity Date.
ARTICLE
VIII
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
Each
Borrower agrees with the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to each of the
following, as long as any Obligation or any Commitment remains
outstanding:
Section
8.1 Indebtedness
. No
Borrower shall, directly or indirectly, incur or otherwise remain liable with
respect to or responsible for, any Indebtedness except for the
following:
(a) the
Obligations;
Indebtedness
existing on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 8.1, together
with any Permitted Refinancing of any Indebtedness permitted hereunder in
reliance upon this clause (b);
intercompany
loans owing to any Borrower and constituting Permitted Investments of such
Borrower;
obligations
under Interest Rate Contracts entered into to comply with
Section 7.12;
unsecured
trade payables and operational debt not evidenced by a note, and equipment
and
vehicle lease obligations, and in an aggregate amount per Borrower not exceeding
$100,000; and
Guaranty
Obligations of any Borrower with respect to Indebtedness of any other Borrower
(other than Indebtedness permitted hereunder in reliance upon clause (b)
above, for which Guaranty Obligations may be permitted to the extent set forth
in such clauses).
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Liens
. No
Borrower shall incur, maintain or otherwise suffer to exist any Lien upon or
with respect to any of its real or personal property including all Licenses,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign any right to receive income
or profits, except for the following:
(a) Liens
created pursuant to any Loan Document;
Customary
Permitted Liens of the Borrowers;
Liens
existing on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 8.2;
and
Liens
on
the property of any Borrower securing the Permitted Refinancing of any
Indebtedness secured by any Lien on such property permitted hereunder in
reliance upon clause (c) or this clause (d) without any change in
the property subject to such Liens.
Section
8.2 Investments
. No
Borrower shall make or maintain, directly or indirectly, any Investment except
for the following:
(a) Investments
existing on the date hereof and set forth on
Schedule 8.3;
Investments
in cash and Cash Equivalents; and
endorsements
for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
Section
8.3 Transfers
. No
Borrower shall Transfer any of its real or personal property or issue or cause
or permit a direct or indirect Transfer or Lien upon its own direct or indirect
Equity Interests, except for the following:
(a) In
each
case to the extent entered into in the ordinary course of business and made
to a
Person that is not an Affiliate of any Borrower, (i) Transfers of Cash
Equivalents for property or services of equivalent value, (ii) inventory or
property that has become obsolete or worn out and (iii) non-exclusive licenses
of Intellectual Property;
(i)
any
Transfer of any personal property (other than their own Equity Interests or
Equity Equivalents) by any Borrower to any other Borrower to the extent any
resulting Investment constitutes a Permitted Investment, (ii) any Restricted
Payment by any Borrower permitted pursuant to Section 8.5, and (iii)
any transaction permitted pursuant to Section 8.9;
entering
into, modifying, amending, renewing, terminating in the ordinary course of
business any resident care agreement or service agreement for ancillary
services;
entering
into, modifying or amending any Lease (other than resident care agreements
and
service agreements for ancillary services) in the ordinary course on market
terms; provided, however, the total square footage of all such
leases shall not exceed 2,500 square feet at any Facility without Lender’s
consent; and
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a
Transfer of all of the assets of any Facility, so long as (i) no monetary
Default or other Event of Default exists both before and after giving effect
to
such Transfer, (ii) such Borrower provides at least thirty (30) days’ prior
written notice to the Administrative Agent of such Transfer and (iii) such
Borrower makes a payment in accordance with Section 2.4(a) for such
Transfers made (A) prior to the Income Threshold Date, in an amount equal to
the
greater of (x) 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Transfer and (y) 120%
of
the Allocated Principal Amount of such Facility and (B) on or after the Income
Threshold Date, in an amount equal to 120% of the Allocated Principal Amount
of
such Facility (such amounts in (A)(y) and (B) above to be referred to as the
“Allocated Principal Amount Net Proceeds”).
Notwithstanding
anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, the following Transfers are
permitted: (i) the trading or issuance of Equity Interests of Emeritus in the
public or private markets, (ii) issuance, transfer or sale of Equity Interests
of Emeritus in connection with the merger, reorganization or consolidation
of
Emeritus, and (iii) any merger or consolidation of Emeritus into or with, or
a
sale of substantially all of the asset of Emeritus to any Person;
provided, however, the managing member or manager, as the case may
be, shall not be transferred.
Section
8.4 Restricted
Payments
. No
Borrower shall directly or indirectly, declare, order, pay, make or set apart
any sum for any Restricted Payment except for the following:
(a) Restricted
Payments by any Borrower to any other Borrower; and
(b) dividends
and distributions declared and paid on the common (or common equivalent) Equity
Interests of the Borrowers ratably to the holders of such common (or common
equivalent) Equity Interests and payable only in common (or common equivalent)
Equity Interests of the Borrowers.
Section
8.5 Prepayment
of Indebtedness
. Subject
to Section 2.3, no Borrower shall (x) prepay, redeem, purchase, defease
or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof any Indebtedness,
(y) set apart any property for such purpose, whether directly or indirectly
and
whether to a sinking fund, a similar fund or otherwise, or (z) make any payment
in violation of any subordination terms of any Indebtedness; provided,
however, that each Borrower may, to the extent otherwise permitted
by the
Loan Documents, do each of the following:
(a) (i)
prepay the Obligations, and (ii) consummate a Permitted
Refinancing;
prepay,
redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity
thereof (or set apart any property for such purpose) any Indebtedness owing
to
any other Borrower; and
make
regularly scheduled or otherwise required repayments or redemptions of
Indebtedness but only, in the case of Subordinated Debt, to the extent permitted
by the subordination provisions thereof.
Section
8.6 Fundamental
Changes
. No
Borrower shall (a) merge, consolidate or amalgamate with any Person, (b) acquire
all or substantially all of the Equity Interests or Equity
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Equivalents
of any Person or (c) acquire any brand or all or substantially all of the assets
of any Person or all or substantially all of the assets constituting any line
of
business, division, branch, operating division or other unit operation of any
Person, in each case, except for the following: (i) the merger,
consolidation or amalgamation of any Borrower into any other Borrower and (ii)
the merger, consolidation or amalgamation of any Borrower for the sole purpose,
and with the sole material effect, of changing its State of organization within
the United States; provided, however, that in the case of any
merger, consolidation or amalgamation involving any Borrower for the purpose
of
changing its State of organization, all actions required to maintain the
perfection of the Lien of the Administrative Agent on the Equity Interests,
or
other real or personal property of such Borrower shall have been
made.
Section
8.7 Change
in Nature of Business
. No
Borrower shall carry on any business, operations or activities (whether
directly, through a joint venture) substantially different from those carried
on, or intended to be carried on, by such Borrowers as of the date hereof and
business, operations and activities reasonably related thereto.
Section
8.8 Transactions
with Affiliates
. No
Borrower shall, except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, enter into
any
other transaction directly or indirectly with, or for the benefit of, any
Affiliate of any Borrower that is not a Borrower (including Guaranty Obligations
with respect to any obligation of any such Affiliate), except for
(a) transactions in the ordinary course of business on a basis no less
favorable to such Borrower as would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length
transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of any Borrower, (b) Restricted
Payments, the proceeds of which, if received by any Person other than any
Borrower, are used as required by Section 8.5, (c) reasonable
salaries and other reasonable director or employee compensation to officers
and
directors of any Borrower, and (d) Management Fees, provided that, in the case
of this clause (d), such Management Fees shall be paid last in priority
and only after the payment of all other current operating expenses of the
Borrowers and the Facilities (including, all current debt service and other
interest payments on any Indebtedness permitted hereunder and the funding of
all
escrows and reserved required hereunder).
Section
8.9 Third-Party
Restrictions on Indebtedness, Liens, Investments or Restricted
Payments
. No
Borrower shall incur or otherwise suffer to exist or become effective or remain
liable on or responsible for any Contractual Obligation limiting the ability
of
(a) any Borrower to make Restricted Payments to, or Investments in, or repay
Indebtedness to or otherwise Transfer property to, any other Borrower or
(b) any Borrower to incur or suffer to exist any Lien upon
any property of any Borrower, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, securing
any of its Obligations (including any “equal and ratable” clause and any similar
Contractual Obligation requiring, when a Lien is granted on any property,
another Lien to be granted on such property or any other property), except,
in
each case (x) pursuant to the Loan Documents and (y) limitations on Liens (other
than those securing any Obligation) on any property whose acquisition or repair
is financed by purchase money Indebtedness or Permitted Refinancings permitted
hereunder in reliance upon Section (b) set forth in the Contractual
Obligations governing such Indebtedness or Permitted Refinancing or Guaranty
Obligations with respect thereto.
Section
8.10 Modification
of Certain Documents
. No
Borrower shall do any of the following:
(a) waive
or
otherwise modify any term of any Related Document (other than the terms of
any
Subordinated Debt) or any Constituent Document of, or otherwise
change
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(b) the
capital structure of, any Borrower (including the terms of any of their
outstanding Equity Interests or Equity Equivalents), in each case except for
those modifications and waivers that (x) do not elect, or permit the election,
to treat the Equity Interests or Equity Equivalents of any limited liability
company (or similar entity) as certificated, (y) do not materially affect the
rights and privileges of any Borrower and (z) do not materially affect the
interests of any Secured Party under the Loan Documents or in the
Collateral;
waive
or
otherwise modify any term of any Subordinated Debt if the effect thereof on
such
Subordinated Debt is to (i) increase the interest rate, (ii) change the due
dates for principal or interest, other than to extend such dates, (iii) modify
any default or event of default, other than to delete it or make it less
restrictive, (iv) add any covenant with respect thereto, (v) modify any
subordination provision, (vi) modify any redemption or prepayment provision,
other than to extend the dates therefor or to reduce the premiums payable in
connection therewith or (vii) materially increase any obligation of any Borrower
or confer additional material rights to the holder of such Subordinated Debt
in
a manner adverse to any Borrower or any Secured Party.
Section
8.11 Accounting
Changes; Fiscal Year
. No
Borrower shall change its (a) accounting treatment or reporting practices,
except as required by GAAP or any Requirement of Law, or (b) its fiscal year
or
its method for determining fiscal quarters or fiscal months.
Section
8.12 Margin
Regulations
. No
Borrower shall use all or any portion of the proceeds of any credit extended
hereunder to purchase or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation
U
of the Federal Reserve Board) in contravention of Regulation U of the Federal
Reserve Board.
Section
8.13 Compliance
with ERISA
. No
ERISA Affiliate shall cause or suffer to exist (a) any event that could result
in the imposition of a Lien on any asset of any Borrower with respect to any
Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan or (b) any other ERISA
Event, that would, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section
8.14 Hazardous
Materials
. No
Borrower shall cause or suffer to exist any Release of any Hazardous Material
at, to or from any real property owned, leased, subleased or otherwise operated
or occupied by any Borrower that would violate any Environmental Law, form
the
basis for any Environmental Liabilities or otherwise adversely affect the value
or marketability of any real property (whether or not owned by any Borrower),
other than such violations, Environmental Liabilities and effects that would
not, in the aggregate, have a material adverse impact on any Borrower or any
Facility.
ARTICLE
IX
EVENTS
OF
DEFAULT
Section
9.1 Definition
. Each
of the following shall be an “Event of Default”:
(a) The
Borrowers shall fail to pay (i) any principal of any Loan when the same becomes
due and payable or (ii) any interest on any Loan, any fee under any Loan
Document or any other Obligation (other than those set forth in clause
(i) above) and, in the
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(b) case
of
this clause (ii), such non-payment continues for a period of
5 Business Days after the due date therefor; or
any
representation, warranty or certification made or deemed made by or on behalf
of
any Borrower (or any Responsible Officer thereof) in, or in connection with,
any
Loan Document (including in any document delivered in connection with any Loan
Document) shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made
or deemed made; or
any
Borrower shall fail to comply with (i) Section 5.2 (Debt Service
Coverage Ratio), (ii) any provision of Article VI,
Sections 7.1 (Maintenance of Corporate Existence), 7.5
(Insurance), 7.7 (Access to Books and Property), 7.9
(Use of Proceeds), 7.11 (Deposit Accounts) or
Article VIII (Negative Covenants) or (iii) any other
provision of any Loan Document (other than Section 5.1(Minimum
Consolidated Project Yield)) if, in the case of this clause (ii),
such failure shall remain unremedied for thirty (30) days after the earlier
of
(A) the date on which a Responsible Officer of such Borrower becomes aware
of
such failure and (B) the date on which notice thereof shall have been given
to
such Borrower by the Administrative Agent, provided, that in the case of
clause (ii), if such failure cannot be cured within such 30 day period
but during such 30 day period Borrowers have commenced to cure such failure
and
thereafter have demonstrated to Administrative Agent that they have diligently
pursued same to completion, such 30 day period shall be extended for an
additional 30 days; or
(i)
any
Borrower shall fail to make any payment when due (whether due because of
scheduled maturity, required prepayment provisions, acceleration, demand or
otherwise) on any Indebtedness of any Borrower (other than the Obligations
or
any Hedging Agreement) and, in each case, such failure relates to Indebtedness
having a principal amount of $12,500 or more, (ii) any other event shall occur
or condition shall exist under any Contractual Obligation relating to any such
Indebtedness, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or
to
permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Indebtedness or (iii) any
such
Indebtedness shall become or be declared to be due and payable, or be required
to be prepaid, redeemed, defeased or repurchased (other than by a regularly
scheduled required prepayment), prior to the stated maturity thereof;
or
(i)
any
Borrower shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, shall
admit
in writing its inability to pay its debts generally or shall make a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors, (ii) any proceeding shall be instituted
by or against (without contest) any Borrower seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt
or insolvent or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment, protection, relief, composition of it or its debts or any similar
order, in each case under any Requirement of Law relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors or seeking the entry of an
order for relief or the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee,
conservator, liquidating agent, liquidator, other similar official or other
official with similar powers, in each case for it or for any substantial part
of
its property and, in the case of any such proceedings instituted against (but
not by or with the consent of) any Borrower, either such proceedings shall
remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days or more or any
action sought in such proceedings shall occur or (iii) any Borrower shall take
any corporate or similar action or any other action to authorize any action
described in clause (i) or (ii) above; or
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one
or
more judgments, orders or decrees (or other similar process) shall be rendered
against any Borrower (i)(A) in the case of money judgments, orders and decrees,
involving an aggregate amount (excluding amounts adequately covered by insurance
payable to any Borrower, to the extent the relevant insurer has not denied
coverage therefore or for with Borrowers have set aside adequate reserves)
in
excess of $30,000 or (B) otherwise, that would have, in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect and (ii)(A) enforcement proceedings shall have been
commenced by any creditor upon any such judgment, order or decree or (B) such
judgment, order or decree shall not have been vacated or discharged for a period
of 60 consecutive days and there shall not be in effect (by reason of a pending
appeal or otherwise) any stay of enforcement thereof; or
except
pursuant to a valid, binding and enforceable termination or release permitted
under the Loan Documents and executed by the Administrative Agent or as
otherwise expressly permitted under any Loan Document, (i) any provision of
any
Loan Document shall, at any time after the delivery of such Loan Document,
fail
to be valid and binding on, or enforceable against, any Borrower party thereto
or (ii) any Loan Document purporting to xxxxx x Xxxx to secure any Obligation
shall, at any time after the delivery of such Loan Document, fail to create
a
valid and enforceable Lien on any Collateral purported to be covered thereby
or
such Lien shall fail or cease to be a perfected Lien with the priority required
in the relevant Loan Document, or any Borrower shall state in writing that
any
of the events described in clause (i) or (ii) above shall have
occurred; or
there
shall occur any Change of Control; or
there
shall occur any uninsured damage to or loss, theft or destruction of any
Facility or portion of the Collateral that exceeds $30,000 in the aggregate;
or
intentionally
omitted
with
respect to three (3) or more Facilities, any state or federal regulatory agency
shall have either revoked the licenses or, in the case of any skilled nursing
facility, has issued a denial of payment for new admissions, at such Facilities
and all applicable appeal periods related to such revocation shall have
expired.
Section
9.2 Remedies
. During
the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may, and,
at
the request of the Required Lenders, shall, in each case by notice to the
Borrowers and in addition to any other right or remedy provided under any Loan
Document or by any applicable Requirement of Law, do each of the
following: (a) declare all or any portion of the Commitments
terminated, whereupon the Commitments shall immediately be reduced by such
portion or, in the case of a termination in whole, shall terminate together
with
any obligation any Lender may have hereunder to make any Loan or (b) declare
immediately due and payable all or part of any Obligation (including any accrued
but unpaid interest thereon), whereupon the same shall become immediately due
and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice or other
requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the
Borrowers; provided, however, that, effective immediately upon the
occurrence of the Events of Default specified in Section 9.1(e)(ii),
(x) the Commitments of each Lender to make Loans shall each automatically be
terminated and (y) each Obligation (including in each case any accrued all
accrued but unpaid interest thereon) shall automatically become and be due
and
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payable,
without presentment, demand, protest or further notice or other requirement
of
any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the
Borrowers.
ARTICLE
X
THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Section
10.1 Appointment
and Duties
. (a)
Appointment of Administrative Agent. Each Lender hereby
appoints GE Capital (together with any successor Administrative Agent pursuant
to Section 10.9) as the Administrative Agent hereunder and
authorizes the Administrative Agent to (i) accept delivery thereof on its
behalf from any Borrower, (ii) take such action on its behalf and to exercise
all rights, powers and remedies and perform the duties as are expressly
delegated to the Administrative Agent under such Loan Documents and (iii)
exercise such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
(b) Duties
as Collateral and Disbursing Agent. Without limiting the
generality of clause (a) above, the Administrative Agent shall have the
sole and exclusive right and authority (to the exclusion of the Lenders), and
is
hereby authorized on behalf of the Lenders, to (i) act as the disbursing
and collecting agent for the Lenders with respect to all payments and
collections arising in connection with the Loan Documents (including in any
proceeding described in Section 9.1(e)(ii) or any other bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar proceeding), and each Person making any payment in
connection with any Loan Document to any Secured Party is hereby authorized
to
make such payment to the Administrative Agent, (ii) file and prove claims and
file other documents necessary or desirable to allow the claims of the Secured
Parties with respect to any Obligation in any proceeding described in
Section 9.1(e)(ii) or any other bankruptcy, insolvency or similar
proceeding (but not to vote, consent or otherwise act on behalf of such Secured
Party), (iii) act as collateral agent for each Secured Party for purposes of
the
perfection of all Liens created by such agreements and all other purposes stated
therein, (iv) manage, supervise and otherwise deal with the Collateral, (v)
take such other action as is necessary or desirable to maintain the perfection
and priority of the Liens created or purported to be created by the Loan
Documents, (vi) except as may be otherwise specified in any Loan Document,
exercise all remedies given to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured
Parties with respect to the Collateral, whether under the Loan Documents,
applicable Requirements of Law or otherwise and (vii) execute any amendment,
consent or waiver under the Loan Documents on behalf of any Lender that has
consented in writing to such amendment, consent or waiver; provided,
however, that the Administrative Agent hereby appoints, authorizes
and
directs each Lender to act as collateral sub-agent for the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders for purposes of the perfection of all Liens with respect to
the
Collateral, including any deposit account maintained by a Borrower with, and
cash and Cash Equivalents held by, such Lender, and may further authorize and
direct the Lenders to take further actions as collateral sub-agents for purposes
of enforcing such Liens or otherwise to transfer the Collateral subject thereto
to the Administrative Agent, and each Lender hereby agrees to take such further
actions to the extent, and only to the extent, so authorized and
directed.
(c) Limited
Duties. Under the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent (i) is
acting solely on behalf of the Lenders (except to the limited extent provided
in
Section 2.8(b) with respect to the Register and in
Section 10.11), with duties that are entirely administrative in
nature, notwithstanding the use of the defined term “Administrative Agent”, the
terms “agent”, “administrative agent” and “collateral agent” and similar terms
in any Loan
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Document
to refer to the Administrative Agent, which terms are used for title purposes
only, (ii) is not assuming any obligation under any Loan Document other
than as expressly set forth therein or any role as agent, fiduciary or trustee
of or for any Lender or any other Secured Party and (iii) shall have no implied
functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or other liabilities under
any
Loan Document, and each Lender hereby waives and agrees not to assert any claim
against the Administrative Agent based on the roles, duties and legal
relationships expressly disclaimed in clauses (i) through (iii)
above.
Section
10.2 Binding
Effect
. Each
Lender agrees that (i) any action taken by the Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders (or, if expressly required hereby, a greater proportion of
the
Lenders) in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents, (ii) any
action taken by the Administrative Agent in reliance upon the instructions
of
Required Lenders (or, where so required, such greater proportion) and (iii)
the
exercise by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, where so
required, such greater proportion) of the powers set forth herein or therein,
together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall
be
authorized and binding upon all of the Secured Parties.
Section
10.3 Use
of
Discretion
. (a)
No Action without Instructions. The Administrative Agent shall
not be required to exercise any discretion or take, or to omit to take, any
action, including with respect to enforcement or collection, except any action
it is required to take or omit to take (i) under any Loan Document or (ii)
pursuant to instructions from the Required Lenders (or, where expressly required
by the terms of this Agreement, a greater proportion of the
Lenders).
(b) Right
Not to Follow Certain Instructions. Notwithstanding clause
(a) above, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take, or to
omit to take, any action (i) unless, upon demand, the Administrative Agent
receives an indemnification satisfactory to it from the Lenders (or, to the
extent applicable and acceptable to the Administrative Agent, any other Secured
Party) against all Liabilities that, by reason of such action or omission,
may
be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent or
any
Related Person thereof or (ii) that is, in the opinion of the Administrative
Agent or its counsel, contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Requirement
of
Law.
Section
10.4 Delegation
of Rights and Duties
. The
Administrative Agent may, upon any term or condition it specifies, delegate
or
exercise any of its rights, powers and remedies under, and delegate or perform
any of its duties or any other action with respect to, any Loan Document by
or
through any trustee, co-agent, employee, attorney-in-fact and any other Person
(including any Secured Party). Any such Person shall benefit from
this Article X to the extent provided by the Administrative
Agent.
Section
10.5 Reliance
and Liability
. (a)
The Administrative Agent may, without incurring any liability hereunder to
Lenders, (i) treat the payee of any Note as its holder until such Note has
been
assigned in accordance with Section 11.2(e), (ii) rely on the
Register to the extent set forth in Section 2.8, (iii) consult with
any of its Related Persons and, whether or not selected by it, any other
advisors, accountants and other experts (including advisors to, and accountants
and experts engaged by, any Borrower) and (iv) rely and act upon any document
and information (including those transmitted by Electronic Transmission) and
any
telephone message or conversation, in each case believed by it to be genuine
and
transmitted, signed or otherwise authenticated by the appropriate
parties.
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(b) None
of the Administrative Agent and its Related Persons shall be liable to Lenders
for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in
connection with any Loan Document, and each Lender and each Borrower, hereby
waives and shall not assert any right, claim or cause of action based thereon,
except to the extent of liabilities resulting primarily from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent or, as the case
may
be, such Related Person (each as determined in a final, non-appealable judgment
by a court of competent jurisdiction) in connection with the duties expressly
set forth herein. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrative
Agent:
shall
not
be responsible or otherwise incur liability to Lenders for any action or
omission taken in reliance upon the instructions of the Required Lenders or
for
the actions or omissions of any of its Related Persons selected with reasonable
care (other than employees, officers and directors of the Administrative Agent,
when acting on behalf of the Administrative Agent);
shall
not
be responsible to any Secured Party for the due execution, legality, validity,
enforceability, effectiveness, genuineness, sufficiency or value of, or the
attachment or priority of any Lien created or purported to be created under
or
in connection with, any Loan Document;
makes
no
warranty or representation, and shall not be responsible, to any Secured Party
for any statement, document, information, representation or warranty made or
furnished by or on behalf of any Related Person or any Borrower in connection
with any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated therein or any other
document or information with respect to any Borrower, whether or not transmitted
or (except for documents expressly required under any Loan Document to be
transmitted to the Lenders) omitted to be transmitted by the Administrative
Agent, including as to completeness, accuracy, scope or adequacy thereof, or
for
the scope, nature or results of any due diligence performed by the
Administrative Agent in connection with the Loan Documents; and
shall
not
have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance
of
any provision of any Loan Document, whether any condition set forth in any
Loan
Document is satisfied or waived, as to the financial condition of any Borrower
or as to the existence or continuation or possible occurrence or continuation
of
any Default or Event of Default and shall not be deemed to have notice or
knowledge of such occurrence or continuation unless it has received a notice
from any Borrower, any Lender describing such Default or Event of Default
clearly labeled “notice of default” (in which case the Administrative Agent
shall promptly give notice of such receipt to all Lenders);
and,
for
each of the items set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above,
each Lender and each Borrower hereby waives and agrees not to assert (and each
Borrower shall cause each other Borrower to waive and agree not to assert)
any
right, claim or cause of action it might have against the Administrative Agent
based thereon, except with respect to the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
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Administrative
Agent Individually
. The
Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may make loans and other extensions
of
credit to, acquire Equity Interests and Equity Equivalents of, engage in any
kind of business with, any Borrower or Affiliate thereof as though it were
not
acting as the Administrative Agent and may receive separate fees and other
payments therefor. To the extent the Administrative Agent or any of
its Affiliates makes any Loan or otherwise becomes a Lender hereunder, it shall
have and may exercise the same rights and powers hereunder and shall be subject
to the same obligations and liabilities as any other Lender and the terms
“Lender”, “Required Lender” and any similar terms shall, except where otherwise
expressly provided in any Loan Document, include, without limitation, the
Administrative Agent or such Affiliate, as the case may be, in its individual
capacity as Lender or as one of the Required Lenders.
Section
10.6 Lender
Credit Decision
. Each
Lender acknowledges that it shall, independently and without reliance upon
the
Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their Related Persons or upon any
document (including the Disclosure Documents) solely or in part because such
document was transmitted by the Administrative Agent or any of its Related
Persons, conduct its own independent investigation of the financial condition
and affairs of each Borrower and make and continue to make its own credit
decisions in connection with entering into, and taking or not taking any action
under, any Loan Document or with respect to any transaction contemplated in
any
Loan Document, in each case based on such documents and information as it shall
deem appropriate. Except for documents expressly required by any Loan
Document to be transmitted by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders, the
Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any
Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects,
operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of
any
Borrower or any Affiliate of any Borrower that may come in to the possession
of
the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Persons.
Section
10.7 Expenses;
Indemnities
. (a)
Each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent and each of its Related
Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by any Borrower) promptly upon demand
for
such Lender’s Pro Rata Share with respect to the Facilities of any costs and
expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of financial, legal and
other advisors and Other Taxes paid in the name of, or on behalf of, any
Borrower) that may be incurred by the Administrative Agent or any of its Related
Persons in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration,
modification, consent, waiver or enforcement (whether through negotiations,
through any work-out, bankruptcy, restructuring or other legal or other
proceeding or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of its rights or
responsibilities under, any Loan Document.
(b) Each
Lender further agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent and each of its
Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by any Borrower), from and against
such Lender’s aggregate Pro Rata Share with respect to the Facilities of the
Liabilities (including taxes, interests and penalties imposed for not properly
withholding or backup withholding on payments made to on or for the account
of
any Lender) that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the
Administrative Agent or any of its Related Persons in any matter relating to
or
arising out of, in connection with or as a result of any Loan Document, any
Related Document or any other act, event or transaction related, contemplated
in
or attendant to any such document, or, in each case, any action taken or omitted
to be taken by the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Persons under
or
with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that no
Lender shall be liable to the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Persons
to the extent such liability has resulted primarily from the gross negligence
or
willful misconduct of the
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Administrative
Agent or, as the case may be, such Related Person, as determined by a court
of
competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment or order.
Section
10.8 Resignation
of Administrative Agent
. (a)
The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by delivering notice of such
resignation to the Lenders and the Borrowers, effective on the date set forth
in
such notice or, if not such date is set forth therein, upon the date such notice
shall be effective. If the Administrative Agent delivers any such
notice, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor
Administrative Agent. If, within 30 days after the retiring
Administrative Agent having given notice of resignation, no successor
Administrative Agent has been appointed by the Required Lenders that has
accepted such appointment, then the retiring Administrative Agent shall, on
behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent from among
the
Lenders. Each appointment under this clause (a) shall be
subject to the prior consent of the Borrowers, which may not be unreasonably
withheld but shall not be required during the continuance of a
Default.
(b) Effective
immediately upon its resignation, (i) the retiring Administrative Agent shall
be
discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents, (ii) the
Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent
until a successor Administrative Agent shall have accepted a valid appointment
hereunder, (iii) the retiring Administrative Agent and its Related Persons
shall
no longer have the benefit of any provision of any Loan Document other than
with
respect to any actions taken or omitted to be taken while such retiring the
Administrative Agent was, or because such Administrative Agent had been, validly
acting as the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents and (iv) subject
to
its rights under Section 10.3, the retiring Administrative Agent
shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to assign to the successor
Administrative Agent its rights as Administrative Agent under the Loan
Documents. Effective immediately upon its acceptance of a valid
appointment as Administrative Agent, a successor Administrative Agent shall
succeed to, and become vested with, all the rights, powers, privileges and
duties of the retiring Administrative Agent under the Loan
Documents.
Section
10.9 Release
of Collateral
. Each
Lender hereby consents to the release and hereby directs the Administrative
Agent to release (or, in the case of clause (b)(ii) below, release or
subordinate) the following:
(a) any
Borrower from its Obligations hereunder if (i) all of the Equity Interests
of
such Borrower are disposed of in a Transfer permitted under the Loan Documents
(including pursuant to a waiver or consent), provided, after giving effect
to
such Transfer, Borrowers have complied with the requirements of
Section 7.10, or (ii) all of the assets of a Facility of such
Borrower are disposed of in a Transfer permitted under the Loan Documents
(including pursuant to a waiver or consent), provided, after giving effect
to
such Transfer, Borrowers have complied with the requirements of
Section 8.4(e); and
any
Lien
held by the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties against
(i) any Collateral that is disposed of by a Borrower in a Transfer permitted
by
the Loan Documents (including pursuant to a valid waiver or consent), to the
extent all Liens required to be granted in such Collateral pursuant to
Section 7.10 after giving effect to such Transfer have been granted,
(ii) any property subject to a Lien permitted hereunder in reliance upon
Section 8.2(c) or (d), (iii) all of the Collateral and
all the Borrowers, upon (A) payment and satisfaction in full of all Loans and
all other Obligations that
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the
Administrative Agent has been notified in writing are then due and payable,
(B)
deposit of cash collateral with respect to all contingent Obligations, in
amounts and on terms and conditions and with parties satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and each Indemnitee that is owed such Obligations and
(C)
to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Secured
Parties of liability releases from the Borrowers each in form and substance
acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
Each
Lender hereby directs the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent
hereby agrees, upon receipt of reasonable advance notice from any Borrower,
to
execute and deliver or file such documents and to perform other actions
reasonably necessary to release the guaranties and Liens when and as directed
in
this Section 10.10.
Section
10.10 Additional
Secured Parties
. The
benefit of the provisions of the Loan Documents directly relating to the
Collateral or any Lien granted thereunder shall extend to and be available
to
any Secured Party that is not a Lender as long as, by accepting such benefits,
such Secured Party agrees, as among the Administrative Agent and all other
Secured Parties, that such Secured Party is bound by (and, if requested by
the
Administrative Agent, shall confirm such agreement in a writing in form and
substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent) this Article X,
Section 11.8 (Right of Setoff), Section 11.9
(Sharing of Payments) and Section 11.20
(Confidentiality) and the decisions and actions of the Administrative
Agent and the Required Lenders (or, where expressly required by the terms of
this Agreement, a greater proportion of the Lenders) to the same extent a Lender
is bound; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing,
(a) such Secured Party shall be bound by Section 10.8 only to the
extent of Liabilities, costs and expenses with respect to or otherwise relating
to the Collateral held for the benefit of such Secured Party, in which case
the
obligations of such Secured Party thereunder shall not be limited by any concept
of Pro Rata Share or similar concept, (b) each of the Administrative Agent
and
the Lenders shall be entitled to act at its sole discretion, without regard
to
the interest of such Secured Party, regardless of whether any Obligation to
such
Secured Party thereafter remains outstanding, is deprived of the benefit of
the
Collateral, becomes unsecured or is otherwise affected or put in jeopardy
thereby, and without any duty or liability to such Secured Party or any such
Obligation and (c) such Secured Party shall not have any right to be notified
of, consent to, direct, require or be heard with respect to, any action taken
or
omitted in respect of the Collateral or under any Loan Document.
ARTICLE
XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
11.1 Amendments,
Waivers, Etc.
(a)
No amendment or waiver of any provision of any Loan Document (other than the
Secured Hedging Agreements) and no consent to any departure by any Borrower
therefrom shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed
(1)
in the case of an amendment, consent or waiver to cure any ambiguity, omission,
defect or inconsistency, by the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, (2)
in
the case of an amendment granting a new Lien for the benefit of the Secured
Parties or extending an existing Lien over additional property, by the
Administrative Agent and each Borrower directly affected thereby, (3) in the
case of any other waiver or consent, by the Required Lenders (or by the
Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders), and (4) in
the
case of any other amendment, by the Required Lenders (or by the Administrative
Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and the Borrowers;
provided, however, that no amendment, consent or
waiver
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described
in clause (3) or (4) above shall, unless in writing and
signed by each Lender directly affected thereby (or by the Administrative Agent
with the consent of such Lender), in addition to any other Person the signature
of which is otherwise required pursuant to any Loan Document, do any of the
following:
waive
any
condition specified in Section 3.1, except any condition referring
to any other provision of any Loan Document;
increase
the Commitment of such Lender or subject such Lender to any additional
obligation;
reduce
(including through release, forgiveness, assignment or otherwise) (A) the
principal amount of, the interest rate on, or any obligation of any Borrower
to
repay (whether or not on a fixed date), any outstanding Loan owing to such
Lender, or (B) any fee or accrued interest payable to such Lender;
provided, however, that this clause (iii) does not
apply to (x) any change to any provision increasing any interest rate or
fee during the continuance of an Event of Default or to any payment of any
such
increase or (y) any modification to any financial covenant set forth in
Article V or in any definition set forth therein or principally used
therein;
waive
or
postpone any scheduled maturity date or other scheduled date fixed for the
payment, in whole or in part, of principal of or interest on any Loan or fee
owing to such Lender or for the reduction of such Lender’s Commitment;
provided, however, that this clause (iv) does not
apply to any change to mandatory prepayments, including those required under
Section 2.4, or to the application of any payment, including as set
forth in Section 2.6;
except
as
provided in Section 10.10, release any material portion of the
Collateral (it being acknowledged and understood that any Facility shall be
deemed a material portion of the Collateral);
reduce
or
increase the proportion of Lenders required for the Lenders (or any subset
thereof) to take any action hereunder or change the definition of the terms
“Required Lenders”, “Pro Rata Share” or “Pro Rata Outstandings”; or
amend
Section 10.10 (Release of Collateral),
Section 11.9 (Sharing of Payments) or this
Section 11.1;
and
provided, further, that (x)(A) any waiver of any payment applied
pursuant to Section 2.6(b) (Application of Mandatory
Prepayments) to, and any modification of the application of any such payment
to, the Term Loans shall require the consent of the Required Lenders,
(B) any change to the definition of the term “Required Lender” shall
require the consent of the Required Lenders and (y) no amendment, waiver or
consent shall affect the rights or duties under any Loan Document of, or any
payment to, the Administrative Agent (or otherwise modify any provision of
Article X or the application thereof), any SPV that has been granted
an option pursuant to Section 11.2(f) unless in writing and signed
by the Administrative Agent, such SPV in addition to
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any
signature otherwise required and (z) the consent of the Borrowers shall not
be
required to change any order of priority set forth in
Section 2.6. No amendment, modification or waiver of this
Agreement or any Loan Document altering the ratable treatment of Obligations
arising under Secured Hedging Agreement resulting in such Obligations being
junior in right of payment to principal of the Loans or resulting in Obligations
owing to any Secured Hedging Counterparty being unsecured (other than releases
of Liens in accordance with the terms hereof), in each case in a manner adverse
to any Secured Hedging Counterparty, shall be effective without the written
consent of such Secured Hedging Counterparty or, in the case of a Secured
Hedging Agreement provided or arranged by the Administrative Agent or an
Affiliate thereof, the Administrative Agent.
(b) Each
waiver or consent under any Loan Document shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was
given. No notice to or demand on any Borrower shall entitle any
Borrower to any notice or demand in the same, similar or other
circumstances. No failure on the part of any Secured Party to
exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as
a
waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right.
Section
11.2 Assignments
and Participations; Binding Effect
. (a)
Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it
shall have been executed by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent and
when
the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by each Lender that such
Lender has executed it. Thereafter, it shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of, but only to the benefit of, the Borrowers (in each
case
except for Article X), the Administrative Agent, each Lender and, to
the extent provided in Section 10.11, each other Indemnitee and
Secured Party and, in each case, their respective successors and permitted
assigns. Except as expressly provided in any Loan Document (including
in Section 10.9), none of the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent
shall have the right to assign any rights or obligations hereunder or any
interest herein.
(b) Right
to Assign. Each Lender may sell, transfer, negotiate or assign
all or a portion of its rights and obligations hereunder (including all or
a
portion of its Commitments and its rights and obligations with respect to Loans)
to (i) any existing Lender, (ii) any Affiliate or Approved Fund of any existing
Lender or (iii) any other Person acceptable (which acceptance shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed) to the Administrative Agent and, as long
as no
Event of Default is continuing, the Borrowers; provided, however,
that (x) such Transfers do not have to be ratable between the Facilities but
must be ratable among the obligations owing to and owed by such Lender and
(y)
the aggregate outstanding principal amount (determined as of the effective
date
of the applicable Assignment) of the Loans subject to any such Transfer shall
be
an integral multiple of $1,000,000, unless such Transfer is made to an existing
Lender or an Affiliate or Approved Fund of any existing Lender, is of the
assignor’s (together with its Affiliates and Approved Funds) entire interest or
is made with the prior consent of the Borrowers and the Administrative
Agent.
(c) Procedure. The
parties to each Transfer made in reliance on clause (b) above (other than
those described in clause (e) or (f) below) shall execute and
deliver to the Administrative Agent (which shall keep a copy thereof) an
Assignment, together with any existing Note subject to such Transfer (or any
affidavit of loss therefor acceptable to the Administrative Agent), any tax
forms required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.11(f)
and
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payment
by the assignee to the Administrative Agent of an assignment fee in the amount
of $3,500. Upon receipt of all the foregoing, and conditioned upon
such receipt and upon the Administrative Agent consenting to such Assignment,
from and after the effective date specified in such Assignment, the
Administrative Agent shall record or cause to be recorded in the Register the
information contained in such Assignment.
(d) Effectiveness. Effective
upon the entry of such record in the Register, (i) such assignee shall
become a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations under
the
Loan Documents have been assigned to such assignee pursuant to such Assignment,
shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender, (ii) any applicable Note
shall be transferred to such assignee through such entry and (iii) the assignor
thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations under this Agreement
have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment, relinquish its rights
(except for those surviving the termination of the Commitments and the payment
in full of the Obligations) and be released from its obligations under the
Loan
Documents, other than those relating to events or circumstances occurring prior
to such assignment (and, in the case of an Assignment covering all or the
remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under the Loan
Documents, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto except that each Lender
agrees to remain bound by Article X, Section 11.8
(Right of Setoff) and Section 11.9 (Sharing of
Payments) to the extent provided in Section 10.11 (Additional
Secured Parties)).
(e) Grant
of Security Interests. In addition to the other rights provided
in this Section 11.2, each Lender may grant a security interest in,
or otherwise assign as collateral, any of its rights under this Agreement,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired (including rights to payments of
principal or interest on the Loans), to (A) any federal reserve bank (pursuant
to Regulation A of the Federal Reserve Board), without notice to the
Administrative Agent or (B) any holder of, or trustee for the benefit of
the holders of, such Lender’s securities by notice to the Administrative Agent;
provided, however, that no such holder or trustee, whether because
of such grant or assignment or any foreclosure thereon (unless such foreclosure
is made through an assignment in accordance with clause (b) above), shall
be entitled to any rights of such Lender hereunder and no such Lender shall
be
relieved of any of its obligations hereunder.
(f) Participants
and SPVs. In addition to the other rights provided in this
Section 11.2, each Lender may, at no cost to the Borrowers (unless
such assignment or participation is undertaken at the request of Borrowers),
(x)
with notice to the Administrative Agent, grant to an SPV the option to make
all
or any part of any Loan that such Lender would otherwise be required to make
hereunder (and the exercise of such option by such SPV and the making of Loans
pursuant thereto shall satisfy the obligation of such Lender to make such Loans
hereunder) and such SPV may assign to such Lender the right to receive payment
with respect to any Obligation and (y) without notice to or consent from
the Administrative Agent or the Borrowers, sell participations to one or more
Persons in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations under the Loan
Documents (including all its rights and obligations with respect to the Term
Loans); provided, however, that, whether as a result of any term
of any Loan Document or of such grant or participation, (i) no such SPV or
participant shall have a commitment, or be deemed to have made an offer to
commit, to make Loans hereunder, and, except as provided in the applicable
option agreement, none shall be liable for any obligation of such Lender
hereunder, (ii) such Lender’s rights and obligations, and the rights and
obligations of the Borrowers and the Secured Parties towards such Lender, under
any Loan Document shall remain unchanged and each other party hereto shall
continue to deal solely with such Lender, which shall remain the
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holder
of
the Obligations in the Register, except that (A) each such participant and
SPV
shall be entitled to the benefit of Sections 2.10 (Breakage
Costs; Increased Costs; Capital Requirements) and 2.11
(Taxes), but only to the extent such participant or SPV delivers the tax
forms such Lender is required to collect pursuant to Section 2.11(f)
and then only to the extent of any amount to which such Lender would be entitled
in the absence of any such grant or participation and (B) each such SPV may
receive other payments that would otherwise be made to such Lender with respect
to Loans funded by such SPV to the extent provided in the applicable option
agreement and set forth in a notice provided to the Administrative Agent by
such
SPV and such Lender, provided, however, that in no case (including
pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above) shall an SPV or participant
have the right to enforce any of the terms of any Loan Document, and (iii)
the
consent of such SPV or participant shall not be required (either directly,
as a
restraint on such Lender’s ability to consent hereunder or otherwise) for any
amendments, waivers or consents with respect to any Loan Document or to exercise
or refrain from exercising any powers or rights such Lender may have under
or in
respect of the Loan Documents (including the right to enforce or direct
enforcement of the Obligations), except for those described in
clauses (iii) and (iv) of Section 11.1(a) with
respect to amounts, or dates fixed for payment of amounts, to which such
participant or SPV would otherwise be entitled and, in the case of participants,
except for those described in Section 11.1(a)(v) (or amendments,
consents and waivers with respect to Section 10.10 to release all or
substantially all of the Collateral). No party hereto shall institute
(and each Borrower shall cause each other Borrower not to institute) against
any
SPV grantee of an option pursuant to this clause (f) any bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, liquidation or similar proceeding, prior to the
date
that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding
commercial paper of such SPV; provided, however, that each Lender
having designated an SPV as such agrees to indemnify each Indemnitee against
any
Liability that may be incurred by, or asserted against, such Indemnitee as
a
result of failing to institute such proceeding (including a failure to get
reimbursed by such SPV for any such Liability). The agreement in the
preceding sentence shall survive the termination of the Commitments and the
payment in full of the Obligations.
(g) Cooperation. Each
Borrower acknowledges that subject to the terms and conditions of this
Section 11.2, each Lender and its successors and assigns may (a) sell,
transfer or assign this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents to
one
or more investors as whole loan, in rated or unrated public offering or private
placement, (b) participate the Loan to one or more investors in rated or unrated
public offering or private placement, (c) deposit the Loan Documents with trust
which trust may sell certificates to investors evidencing an ownership interest
in the trust assets in rated or unrated public offering or private placement,
or
(d) otherwise sell the Loan or interest therein to investors in rated or unrated
public offering or private placement (the transactions referred to in clauses
(a) through (d) are hereinafter referred to as “Secondary Market
Transactions”). Each Borrower shall cooperate in good faith with
Administrative Agent and Lender in effecting any such Secondary Market
Transactions and shall cooperate in good faith to implement all requirements
reasonably imposed by the participants involved in any Secondary Market
Transaction (including, without limitation, an institutional purchaser
participant or investor) including, without limitation, (A) all structural
or
other changes to the Loan, (B) all modifications to any documents evidencing
or
securing the Loan, (C) within 30 days of request by Agent or Lender, (x) the
appointment of an Independent Manager for each Borrower and (y) the delivery
of
opinions of counsel, including with respect to non-consolidation, reasonably
acceptable to such other purchasers, participants, or investors may reasonably
require; provided, however, that Borrowers shall not be required
to modify any documents evidencing or securing the Loan which would (i) modify
the interest rate payable under the Note, (ii) modify the
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stated
maturity of the Note, (iii) modify the amortization of principal of the Note,
(iv) modify or conflict with any other material terms or covenants of the Loan,
(v) increase the Borrowers or Emeritus’ liability or obligations under the Loan
Documents or (vii) reduce the Borrowers or Emeritus’ rights under the Loan
Documents. The Borrowers shall provide such information and documents relating
to the Borrowers, Emeritus and the Facilities. Borrower acknowledges that
certain information regarding the Loan, Emeritus and the Facilities may be
included in private placement memorandum prospectus or other disclosure
documents.
Section
11.3 Costs
and Expenses
. Any
action taken by any Borrower under or with respect to any Loan Document, even
if
required under any Loan Document or at the request of any Secured Party, shall
be at the expense of such Borrower, and no Secured Party shall be required
under
any Loan Document to reimburse any Borrower therefor except as expressly
provided therein. In addition, each Borrower agrees to pay or
reimburse upon demand (a) the Administrative Agent for all reasonable
out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by it or any of its Related Persons
in
connection with the investigation, development, preparation, negotiation,
execution (but not, unless undertaken at the request of Borrowers, syndication,
interpretation, administration or servicing fees unless specifically set forth
in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents) of, any modification of any
term
of or termination of, any Loan Document, any commitment or proposal letter
therefor, any other document prepared in connection therewith or the
consummation of any transaction contemplated therein (including periodic audits
in connection therewith and environmental audits and assessments), in each
case
including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of legal counsel to
the
Administrative Agent or such Related Persons, fees, costs and expenses incurred
in connection with Intralinks® or any
other
Electronic System and allocated to the Facilities by the Administrative Agent
in
its sole discretion and fees, charges and disbursements of the auditors,
appraisers, printers and other of their Related Persons retained by or on behalf
of any of them or any of their Related Persons, (b) the Administrative Agent
for
all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by it or any of its Related Persons
in connection with internal audit reviews, field examinations and Collateral
examinations (which shall be reimbursed, in addition to the out-of-pocket costs
and expenses of such examiners, at the per diem rate per individual charged
by
the Administrative Agent for its examiners) and (c) each of the Administrative
Agent, its Related Persons, and each Lender for all costs and expenses incurred
in connection with (i) any refinancing or restructuring of the credit
arrangements provided hereunder in the nature of a “work-out”, (ii) the
enforcement or preservation of any right or remedy under any Loan Document,
any
Obligation, with respect to the Collateral or any other related right or remedy
or (iii) the commencement, defense, conduct of, intervention in, or the taking
of any other action with respect to, any proceeding (including any bankruptcy
or
insolvency proceeding) related to any Borrower, Loan Document, Obligation (or
the response to and preparation for any subpoena or request for document
production relating thereto), including fees and disbursements of counsel
(including allocated costs of internal counsel).
Section
11.4 Indemnities
. (a)
Each Borrower agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Administrative
Agent, each Lender, each Person (other than the Borrowers) that is a party
to a
Secured Hedging Agreement, and each of their respective Related Persons (each
such Person being an “Indemnitee”) from and against all Liabilities
(including brokerage commissions, fees and other compensation) that may be
imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee in any matter
relating to or arising out of, in connection with or as a result of (i) any
Loan
Document, any Related Document, any Disclosure Document, any Obligation (or
the
repayment thereof), the use or intended use of the proceeds of any Loan, any
Related Transaction,
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or
any
securities filing of, or with respect to, any Borrower, (ii) any commitment
letter, proposal letter or term sheet with any Person or any Contractual
Obligation, arrangement or understanding with any broker, finder or consultant,
in each case entered into by or on behalf of the Seller, any Borrower or any
Affiliate of any of them in connection with any of the foregoing and any
Contractual Obligation entered into in connection with any Electronic Systems
or
other Electronic Transmissions, (iii) any actual or prospective investigation,
litigation or other proceeding, whether or not brought by any such Indemnitee
or
any of its Related Persons, any holders of securities or creditors (and
including attorneys’ fees in any case), whether or not any such Indemnitee,
Related Person, holder or creditor is a party thereto, and whether or not based
on any securities or commercial law or regulation or any other Requirement
of
Law or theory thereof, including common law, equity, contract, tort or
otherwise, or (iv) any other act, event or transaction related, contemplated
in
or attendant to any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Indemnified
Matters”); provided, however, that each Borrower shall not
have any liability under this Section 11.4 to any Indemnitee with
respect to any Indemnified Matter, and no Indemnitee shall have any liability
with respect to any Indemnified Matter other than (to the extent otherwise
liable), to the extent such liability has resulted primarily from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of any Indemnitee. Furthermore, each
Borrower waives and agrees not to assert against any Indemnitee, and shall
cause
each other Borrower to waive and not assert against any Indemnitee, any right
of
contribution with respect to any Liabilities that may be imposed on, incurred
by
or asserted against any Related Person.
(b) Without
limiting the foregoing, “Indemnified Matters” includes all Environmental
Liabilities, including those arising from, or otherwise involving, or any
actual, alleged or prospective damage to property or natural resources or harm
or injury alleged to have resulted from any Release of Hazardous Materials
on,
upon or into such property or natural resource or any property on or contiguous
to any real property of any Borrower, whether or not, with respect to any such
Environmental Liabilities, any Indemnitee is a mortgagee pursuant to any
leasehold mortgage, a mortgagee in possession, or the successor-in-interest
to
any Related Person, in each case except to the extent such Environmental
Liabilities (i) are incurred solely following foreclosure by any Secured Party
or following any Secured Party having become the successor-in-interest to any
Borrower and (ii) are attributable solely to acts of such
Indemnitee.
Section
11.5 Survival
. Any
indemnification or other protection provided to any Indemnitee pursuant to
any
Loan Document (including pursuant to Section 2.11 (Taxes),
Section 2.10(Breakage Costs; Increased Costs; Capital
Requirements), Article X (The Administrative Agent),
Section 11.3 (Costs and Expenses), Section 11.4
(Indemnities) or this Section 11.5 and also including
Guaranty Obligations for which Lender has recourse to the party obligated
thereunder) and all representations and warranties made in any Loan Document
shall (A) survive the termination of the Commitments and the payment in
full of other Obligations and (B) inure to the benefit of any Person that at
any
time held a right thereunder (as an Indemnitee or otherwise) and, thereafter,
its successors and permitted assigns, other than any person who has taken an
interest herein or in the Facilities through foreclosure, deed-in-lieu or
similar transaction, unless such person taking such interest through
foreclosure, deed-in-lieu or similar transaction is a Lender, the Administrative
Agent or any of their Affiliates.
Section
11.6 Limitation
of Liability for Certain Damages
. In
no event shall any Indemnitee be liable on any theory of liability for any
special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (including any loss of
profits, business or anticipated savings). Each Borrower hereby
waives, releases and agrees (and shall cause each other Borrower to waive,
release and agree) not
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upon any such claim for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive
damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist
in its favor.
Section
11.7 Lender-Creditor
Relationship
. The
relationship between the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, on the one hand,
and the Borrowers, on the other hand, is solely that of lender and
creditor. No Secured Party has any fiduciary relationship or duty to
any Borrower arising out of or in connection with, and there is no agency,
tenancy or joint venture relationship between the Secured Parties and the
Borrowers by virtue of, any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated
therein.
Section
11.8 Right
of Setoff
. Each
of the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Affiliate (including each
branch office thereof) of any of them is hereby authorized, without notice
or
demand (each of which is hereby waived by each Borrower), at any time and from
time to time during the continuance of any Event of Default and to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, to set off and apply any
and
all deposits (whether general or special, time or demand, provisional or final)
at any time held and other Indebtedness, claims or other obligations at any
time
owing by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or any of their respective
Affiliates to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower against any
Obligation of any Borrower now or hereafter existing, whether or not any demand
was made under any Loan Document with respect to such Obligation and even though
such Obligation may be unmatured. Each of the Administrative Agent,
each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrowers and the Administrative
Agent
after any such setoff and application made by such Lender or its Affiliates;
provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not
affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights under
this Section 11.8 are in addition to any other rights and remedies
(including other rights of setoff) that the Administrative Agent, the Lenders
and their Affiliates and other Secured Parties may have.
Section
11.9 Sharing
of Payments, Reinstatement Etc.
If
any Lender, directly or through an Affiliate or branch office thereof, obtains
any payment of any Obligation of any Borrower (whether voluntary, involuntary
or
through the exercise of any right of setoff or the receipt of any Collateral
or
“proceeds” (as defined under the applicable UCC) of Collateral) other
than pursuant to Sections 2.10 (Breakage Costs; Increased Costs;
Capital Requirements), 2.11 (Taxes) and 2.12
(Substitution of Lenders) and such payment exceeds the amount such Lender
would have been entitled to receive if all payments had gone to, and been
distributed by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions
of
the Loan Documents, such Lender shall purchase for cash from other Secured
Parties such participations in their Obligations as necessary for such Lender
to
share such excess payment with such Secured Parties to ensure such payment
is
applied as though it had been received by the Administrative Agent and applied
in accordance with this Agreement (or, if such application would then be at
the
discretion of the Borrowers, applied to repay the Obligations in accordance
herewith); provided, however, that (a) if such payment is
rescinded or otherwise recovered from such Lender in whole or in part, such
purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price therefor shall be returned
to
such Lender without interest and (b) such Lender shall, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, be able to exercise all its rights
of payment (including the right of setoff) with respect to such participation
as
fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount
of such participation.
If
any
payments of money or transfers of property made to Administrative Agent (for
the
benefit of Lenders) by any Borrower should for any reason subsequently be
declared to
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be,
or in
Administrative Agent’s counsel’s good faith opinion be determined to be,
fraudulent (within the meaning of any state or federal law relating to
fraudulent conveyances), preferential or otherwise voidable or recoverable
in
whole or in part for any reason (hereinafter collectively called “voidable
transfers”) under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal or state law and
Administrative Agent or any Lender is required to repay or restore, or in
Administrative Agent’s counsel’s opinion may be so liable to repay or restore,
any such voidable transfer, or the amount or any portion thereof, then as to
any
such voidable transfer or the amount repaid or restored and all reasonable
costs
and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) of Administrative Agent and
Lenders related thereto, such Borrower’s liability hereunder shall automatically
be revived, reinstated and restored and shall exist as though such voidable
transfer had never been made.
Section
11.10 Marshaling;
Payments Set Aside
. No
Secured Party shall be under any obligation to marshal any property in favor
of
any Borrower or any other party or against or in payment of any
Obligation. To the extent that any Secured Party receives a payment
from any Borrower, from the proceeds of the Collateral, from the exercise of
its
rights of setoff, any enforcement action or otherwise, and such payment is
subsequently, in whole or in part, invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or
preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or
any
other party, then to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof
originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies
therefor, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such
payment had not occurred.
Section
11.11 Notices
. (a)
Addresses. All notices, demands, requests, approvals,
consents, directions and other communications required or expressly authorized
to be made by this Agreement shall, whether or not specified to be in writing
but unless otherwise expressly specified to be given by any other means, be
given in writing and (i) addressed to:
if
to the
Borrowers: c/o
Emeritus Assisted Living
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
Tel: (000)
000-0000
Fax: (000)
000-0000
with
copy
to:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx X.X.
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxx
Tel: (000)
000-0000
Fax: (000)
000-0000
if
to
the
Administrative
Agent: General
Electric Capital Corporation
Loan
No. 07-0004315
0
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Manager, Portfolio
Management Group
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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GE
Capital
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx
Xxxx, Senior Managing Director
Tel: (000)
000-0000
Fax: (000)
000-0000
with
copy
to: 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Senior Vice President & Chief
Counsel
|
Tel: (000)
000-0000
Fax: (000)
000-0000
or
(ii)
addressed to such other address as shall be notified in writing (A) in the
case
of any Borrower, the Administrative Agent, to the other parties hereto and
(B)
in the case of all other parties, to the Borrowers and the Administrative
Agent.
(b) Effectiveness. All
communications described in clause (a) above and all other notices,
demands, requests and other communications made in connection with this
Agreement shall be effective and be deemed to have been received (i) if
delivered by hand, upon personal delivery, (ii) if delivered by overnight
courier service, one Business Day after delivery to such courier service, (iii)
if delivered by United States mail, 5 days after being deposited in the mails,
and (iv) if delivered by facsimile, upon sender’s receipt of confirmation of
proper transmission,; provided, however, that no communications to
the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article II or
Article X shall be effective until received by the Administrative
Agent, and any communications delivered pursuant to clause (iv) shall be
immediately followed by a hard copy sent pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) or
(iii).
Section
11.12 Electronic
Transmissions
. (a)
Authorization. Subject to the provisions of
Section 11.11(a), each of the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers,
the Lenders and each of their Related Persons is authorized (but not required)
to transmit, post or otherwise make or communicate, in its sole discretion,
Electronic Transmissions in connection with any Loan Document and the
transactions contemplated therein. Each Borrower and each Secured
Party hereby acknowledges and agrees, and each Borrower shall cause each other
Borrower to acknowledge and agree, that the use of Electronic Transmissions
is
not necessarily secure and that there are risks associated with such use,
including risks of interception, disclosure and abuse and each indicates it
assumes and accepts such risks by hereby authorizing the transmission of
Electronic Transmissions.
(b) Signatures. Subject
to the provisions of Section 11.11(a), (i)(A) no posting to any
Electronic System shall be denied legal effect merely because it is made
electronically, (B) each Electronic Signature on any such posting shall be
deemed sufficient to satisfy any requirement for a “signature” and (C) each
such posting shall be deemed sufficient to satisfy any requirement for a
“writing”, in each case including pursuant to any Loan Document, any applicable
provision of any UCC, the federal Uniform Electronic Transactions Act,
the
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Electronic
Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act and any substantive or procedural
Requirement of Law governing such subject matter, (ii) each such posting that
is
not readily capable of bearing either a signature or a reproduction of a
signature may be signed, and shall be deemed signed, by attaching to, or
logically associating with such posting, an Electronic Signature, upon which
each Secured Party and each Borrower may rely and assume the authenticity
thereof, (iii) each such posting containing a signature, a reproduction of
a
signature or an Electronic Signature shall, for all intents and purposes, have
the same effect and weight as a signed paper original and (iv) each party hereto
or beneficiary hereto agrees not to contest the validity or enforceability
of
any posting on any Electronic System or Electronic Signature on any such posting
under the provisions of any applicable Requirement of Law requiring certain
documents to be in writing or signed; provided, however, that
nothing herein shall limit such party’s or beneficiary’s right to contest
whether any posting to any Electronic System or Electronic Signature has been
altered after transmission.
(c) Separate
Agreements. All uses of an Electronic System shall be governed by
and subject to, in addition to Section 11.11 and this
Section 11.12, separate terms and conditions posted or referenced in
such Electronic System and related Contractual Obligations executed by Secured
Parties and Borrowers in connection with the use of such Electronic
System.
(d) Limitation
of Liability. All Electronic Systems and Electronic Transmissions
shall be provided “as is” and “as available”. None of Administrative
Agent or any of its Related Persons warrants the accuracy, adequacy or
completeness of any Electronic Systems or Electronic Transmission, and each
disclaims all liability for errors or omissions therein. No Warranty
of any kind is made by the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Persons
in
connection with any Electronic Systems or Electronic Communication, including
any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose,
non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code
defects. Each Borrower and each Secured Party agrees (and
each Borrower shall cause each other Borrower to agree) that the Administrative
Agent has no responsibility for maintaining or providing any equipment,
software, services or any testing required in connection with any Electronic
Transmission or otherwise required for any Electronic System.
Section
11.13 Governing
Law
. This
Agreement, each other Loan Document that does not expressly set forth its
applicable law, and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto and thereto
shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the
law
of the State of New York.
Section
11.14 Jurisdiction
. (a)
Submission to Jurisdiction. Any legal action or proceeding
with respect to any Loan Document may be brought in the courts of the State
of
New York located in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, or of the United
States of America for the Southern District of New York and, by execution and
delivery of this Agreement, each Borrower hereby accepts for itself and in
respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of
the
aforesaid courts. The parties hereto (and, to the extent set forth in
any other Loan Document, each other Borrower) hereby irrevocably waive any
objection, including any objection to the laying of venue or based on the
grounds of forum non conveniens, that any of them may now or hereafter
have to the bringing of any such action or proceeding in such
jurisdictions.
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(b) Service
of Process. Each Borrower (and, to the extent set forth in any
other Loan Document, each other Borrower) hereby irrevocably waives personal
service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and other documents
and
other service of process of any kind and consents to such service in any suit,
action or proceeding brought in the United States of America with respect to
or
otherwise arising out of or in connection with any Loan Document by any means
permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, including by the mailing thereof
(by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid) to the address of the
Borrowers specified in Section 11.11 (and shall be effective when
such mailing shall be effective, as provided therein). Each Borrower
(and, to the extent set forth in any other Loan Document, each other Borrower)
agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be
conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment
or
in any other manner provided by law.
(c) Non-Exclusive
Jurisdiction. Nothing contained in this Section 11.14
shall affect the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to serve
process in any other manner permitted by applicable Requirements of
Law.
Section
11.15 Waiver
of Jury Trial
. Each
party hereto hereby irrevocably waives trial by jury in any suit, action or
proceeding with respect to, or directly or indirectly arising out of, under
or
in connection with, any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein
or related thereto (whether founded in contract, tort or any other
theory). Each party hereto (A) certifies that no other party and no
Related Person of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise,
that
such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the
foregoing waiver and (B) acknowledges that it and the other parties hereto
have been induced to enter into the Loan Documents, as applicable, by the mutual
waivers and certifications in this Section 11.15.
Section
11.16 Severability
. Any
provision of any Loan Document being held illegal, invalid or unenforceable
in
any jurisdiction shall not affect any part of such provision not held illegal,
invalid or unenforceable, any other provision of any Loan Document or any part
of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section
11.17 Execution
in Counterparts
. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties
in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to
be
an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement. Signature pages may be detached from multiple separate
counterparts and attached to a single counterpart. Delivery of an
executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission or
Electronic Transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart hereof.
Section
11.18 Entire
Agreement
. The
Loan Documents embody the entire agreement of the parties and supersede all
prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter thereof
and
any prior letter of interest, commitment letter, confidentiality and similar
agreements involving any Borrower and any of the Administrative Agent, any
Lender or any of their respective Affiliates relating to a financing of
substantially similar form, purpose or effect. In the event of any
conflict between the terms of this Agreement and any other Loan Document, the
terms of this Agreement shall govern (unless such terms of such other Loan
Documents are necessary to comply with applicable Requirements of Law, in which
case such terms shall govern to the extent necessary to comply
therewith).
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Use
of
Name
. Each
Borrower agrees, and shall cause each other Borrower to agree, that it shall
not, and none of its Affiliates shall, issue any press release or other public
disclosure (other than any document filed with any Governmental Authority
relating to a public offering of the Equity Interests of any Borrower) using
the
name, logo or otherwise referring to GE Capital or of any of its Affiliates,
the
Loan Documents or any transaction contemplated therein to which the Secured
Parties are party without at least 2 Business Days’ prior notice to GE
Capital and without the prior consent of GE Capital except to the extent
required to do so under applicable Requirements of Law and then, only after
consulting with GE Capital prior thereto.
Section
11.19 Non-Public
Information; Confidentiality
. (a)
Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that it may receive material non-public
information hereunder concerning the Borrowers and their Affiliates and
securities and agrees to use such information in compliance with all relevant
policies, procedures and Contractual Obligations and applicable Requirements
of
Laws (including United States federal and state security laws and
regulations).
(b) Each
Lender and the Administrative Agent agrees to use all reasonable efforts to
maintain, in accordance with its customary practices, the confidentiality of
information obtained by it pursuant to any Loan Document and designated in
writing by any Borrower as confidential, except that such information may be
disclosed (i) with such Borrower’s consent, (ii) to Related Persons of such
Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, that are advised of the
confidential nature of such information and are instructed to keep such
information confidential, (iii) to the extent such information presently is
or
hereafter becomes available to such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as
the
case may be, on a non-confidential basis from a source other than any Borrower,
(iv) to the extent disclosure is required by applicable Requirements of Law
or
other legal process or requested or demanded by any Governmental Authority,
(v) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar
organization, any examiner or any nationally recognized rating agency or
otherwise to the extent consisting of general portfolio information that does
not identify Borrowers, (vi) to current or prospective assignees, SPVs grantees
of any option described in Section 11.2(f) or participants, direct
or contractual counterparties to any Hedging Agreement permitted hereunder
and
to their respective Related Persons, in each case to the extent such assignees,
participants, counterparties or Related Persons agree to be bound by provisions
substantially similar to the provisions of this Section 11.20 and
(vii) in connection with the exercise of any remedy under any Loan
Document. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this
Section 11.20 and those of any other Contractual Obligation entered
into with any Borrower (whether or not a Loan Document), the terms of this
Section 11.20 shall govern.
Section
11.20 Patriot
Act Notice
. Each
Lender subject to the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (31 U.S.C. 5318 et seq.) hereby
notifies each Borrower that, pursuant to Section 326 thereof, it is required
to
obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Borrower, including
the name and address of such Borrower and other information allowing such Lender
to identify such Borrower in accordance with such act.
Section
11.21 Limitation
of Liability
. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, except as expressly set
forth in the Guaranty or the Environmental Indemnity, no present or future
“Constituent Partner” in or of any Borrower and no present or future advisor,
trustee, director, officer, employee, beneficiary, member, shareholder,
participant, advisor, principal or agent in or of any Borrower shall have any
personal liability, directly or indirectly, under or in connection with this
Agreement, and Lenders and their successors and
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assigns
and, without limitation, all other persons and entities, hereby waive any and
all such personal liability. “Constituent Partner” means any person
or entity that is a partner in, member or shareholder of any Borrower, or any
person or entity that directly or indirectly through one or more limited
liability companies, partnership or other entities, is a partner in, member
or
shareholder of any Borrower”.
ARTICLE
XII
POST
CLOSING AGREEMENTS
Each
Borrower agrees to deliver to the
Administrative Agent, as soon as practicable, but in any event no later than
the
date or time period specified as applicable to each Section below, the following
items each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent:
Section
12.1 Immediate
Repairs
. Within
180 days of the Closing Date, evidence of the completion of each of the repairs,
replacements and improvements set forth in Schedule 2.1.
Section
12.2 Asbestos
Within
90 days of the Closing Date, a copy of an existing operation and maintenance
(“O&M”) plan for Asbestos containing materials (“ACM's”) at
the Park Club of Ft. Xxxxxx Facility, or satisfactory written confirmation
of
the development and implementation of an ACM O&M plan at such
Facility.
Section
12.3 Radon
. Within
90 days of the Closing Date, a copy of radon sampling results at the Springtree
Facility in accordance with Florida Statute 404.056(4).
Section
12.4 Zoning. Within
30 days of the Closing Date, a zoning report or letter from the appropriate
Governmental Authority confirming the designation and compliance of subject
property with zoning regulations, together with copies of the relevant portions
of zoning ordinances (including parking) for Pavilion at Crossing Pointe and
Springtree. Furthermore, each Borrower shall promptly perform any actions
required to be performed under any exceptions listed in such zoning report
or
letter.
Section
12.5 Opinion. Within
10 days of the Closing Date, duly executed favorable opinions of counsel to
the
Borrowers including local counsel in each state in which a Facility being
acquired is located, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
and
addressing the authorization, due execution and delivery and enforceability
of
the Loan Documents delivered by Emeritus Properties NGH, LLC.
Section
12.6 Provider
Agreements. Within 30 days of the Closing Date, copies of all
Medicare and Medicaid provider agreements and related documents for the Pavilion
at Crossing Pointe and Springtree Facilities.
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[Signature
Pages Follow]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
by
their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above
written.
BORROWERS:
HC3
FT. XXXXX LLC, a Delaware
limited
liability company
By: Emeritus
Corporation, a Washington
corporation,
its Manager
By: _/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx _____
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Director of
Real
Estate and Legal Affairs
HC3
ORLANDO LLC, a Delaware limited
liability
company
By: Emeritus
Corporation, a Washington
corporation,
its Manager
By: _/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx _________
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Director of
Real
Estate and Legal Affairs
HC3
SUNRISE LLC, as Delaware limited
liability
company
By: Emeritus
Corporation, a Washington
corporation,
its Manager
By: __/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx _______
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Director of
Real
Estate and Legal Affairs
S
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1
GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation,
as
Administrative Agent and Lender
By:
/s/
Xxx
XxXxxxx
Name:
Xxx
XxXxxxx
Title: Its
Duly Authorized Signatory
|
GE
CAPITAL MARKETS, INC., a
|
|
Delaware
corporation, as Lead Arranger
|
By:
/s/
Xxx
XxXxxxx
Name:
Xxx
XxXxxxx
Title: Its
Duly Authorized Signatory
S
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2
SCHEDULE
I
Commitments
Lender
|
Commitment
|
GE
Capital
|
$19,640,000
|
SCHEDULE
2.1
Repairs,
Replacements and Improvements
[TBD]
SCHEDULE 4.2
Consents
[TBD]
SCHEDULE 4.3
Ownership
of the Borrowers
[TBD]
Schedule 4.7
Litigation
[TBD]
Schedule 4.12
Labor
Matters
[TBD]
Schedule 4.13
List
of Plans
[TBD]
Schedule 4.14
Environmental
Matters
[TBD]
Schedule 4.16
Real
Property, Allocated Loan Amount and Beds
[TBD]
Schedule 7.2
Provider
Agreements and Licenses
[TBD]
Schedule 8.1
Existing
Indebtedness
[TBD]
Schedule 8.2
Existing
Liens
[TBD]
Schedule 8.3
Existing
Investments
[TBD]