FORM OF ADVISORY AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 10.4
FORM OF ADVISORY AGREEMENT
THIS ADVISORY AGREEMENT, dated as of [ l ], 2008, is among XXXXX WATERMARK INVESTORS
INCORPORATED, a Maryland corporation (“CWI”), CWI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited
partnership of which CWI is a general partner (the “Operating Partnership”), and XXXXX
WATERMARK ADVISORS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Advisor”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, CWI through its interest in the Operating Partnership intends to acquire, own,
dispose of, and, through its Advisor, manage a portfolio of lodging and other lodging related
properties; and
WHEREAS, CWI intends to qualify as a REIT (as defined below), and the Operating Partnership
intends to qualify as a partnership, in each case for U.S. federal income tax purposes; and
WHEREAS, CWI and its subsidiaries, including the Operating Partnership, desire to avail
themselves of the experience, sources of information, advice and assistance of, and certain
facilities available to, the Advisor and to have the Advisor undertake the duties and
responsibilities hereinafter set forth, on behalf of, and subject to the supervision of the Board
of Directors of CWI, all as provided herein; and
WHEREAS, the Advisor is willing to render such services, subject to the supervision of the
Board of Directors, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the definitions
hereinafter indicated:
“2%/25% Guidelines.” The requirement, as provided for in Section 13 hereof, that, in
the 12-month period ending on the last day of any fiscal quarter, Operating Expenses not exceed the
greater of two percent of Average Invested Assets during such 12-month period or 25% of CWI’s
Adjusted Net Income over the same 12-month period.
“Acquisition Expenses.” To the extent not paid or to be paid by the seller, lessee,
borrower or any other party involved in the transaction, those expenses, including, but not limited
to, travel and communications expenses, the cost of appraisals, title insurance, nonrefundable
option payments on Investments not acquired, legal fees and expenses, accounting fees and expenses
and miscellaneous expenses, related to selection, acquisition and origination of Investments,
whether or not a particular Investment ultimately is made. Acquisition Expenses shall not include
Acquisition Fees.
“Acquisition Fees.” Any fee or commission (including any interest thereon) paid by
CWI or its subsidiaries to the Advisor, or, with respect to Section 9(b)(ii), by CWI or its
subsidiaries to any party, in connection with the making of Investments, including, without
limitation, the purchase, development or construction of Lodging Properties. A Development Fee or
Construction Fee paid to a Person not affiliated with the Sponsor in connection with the actual
development or construction of a project after
acquisition of the Lodging Property by CWI shall not be deemed an Acquisition Fee. Included
in the computation of such fees or commissions shall be any real estate commission, selection fee,
development fee or construction fee (other than as described above), non-recurring management fees,
loan fees, points or any fee of a similar nature, however designated. Acquisition Fees shall not
include Acquisition Expenses.
“Adjusted Investor Capital.” As of any date, the Initial Investor Capital reduced by
any Redemptions, other than Redemptions intended to qualify as a liquidity event for purposes of
this Agreement, and by any other Distributions on or prior to such date determined by the Board to
be from Cash from Sales and Financings.
“Adjusted Net Income.” For any period, the total consolidated revenues recognized in
such period by CWI, less the total consolidated expenses of CWI recognized in such period,
excluding additions to reserves for depreciation and amortization, bad debts or other similar
non-cash reserves; provided, however, that Adjusted Net Income for purposes of calculating total
allowable Operating Expenses shall exclude any gain, losses or writedowns from the sale of CWI’s
assets.
“Affiliate.” An Affiliate of another Person shall include any of the following:
(i) any Person directly or indirectly owning, controlling, or holding, with power to vote ten
percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of such other Person; (ii) any Person ten
percent or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned,
controlled, or held, with power to vote, by such other Person; (iii) any Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such other Person; (iv) any
executive officer, director, trustee or general partner of such other Person; or (v) any legal
entity for which such Person acts as an executive officer, director, trustee or general partner.
“Agreement.” This Advisory Agreement.
“Appraised Value.” Value according to an appraisal made by an Independent Appraiser,
which may take into consideration any factor deemed appropriate by such Independent Appraiser,
including, but not limited to, current market and property conditions, any unique attributes of the
property or its operations, current and anticipated income and expense trends, forecasts of
stabilized operations, repositioning opportunities and conditions in the credit and investment
markets. The Appraised Value of a Lodging Property may be greater than the construction cost or
the replacement cost of the Lodging Property.
“Articles of Incorporation.” Articles of Incorporation of CWI under the General
Corporation Law of Maryland, as amended from time to time, pursuant to which CWI is organized.
“Asset Management Fee.” The Asset Management Fee as defined in Section 9(a) hereof.
“Average Invested Assets.” The average during any period of the aggregate book value
of CWI’s Investments, before deducting reserves for depreciation, bad debts, impairments,
amortization and all other non-cash reserves, computed by taking the average of such values at the
end of each month during such period.
“Average Market Value.” The aggregate purchase price paid by CWI for an Investment,
provided that, if a later Appraised Value is obtained for the Investment, that later Appraised
Value, adjusted for other net assets and liabilities that have economic value and are associated
with that Investment, shall become the Average Market Value for the Investment.
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“Board or Board of Directors.” The Board of Directors of CWI.
“Bylaws.” The bylaws of CWI.
“Cash from Financings.” Net cash proceeds realized by CWI from the financing of
Investments or the refinancing of any indebtedness of CWI.
“Cash from Sales.” Net cash proceeds realized by CWI from the sale, exchange or other
disposition of any of its Investments after deduction of all expenses incurred in connection
therewith. Cash from Sales shall not include Cash from Financings.
“Cash from Sales and Financings.” The total sum of Cash from Sales and Cash from
Financings.
“Cause.” With respect to the termination of this Agreement means the occurrence of
any of the following: (a) the transfer of both W. P. Xxxxx & Co., LLC’s and Watermark Capital
Partners, LLC’s direct and indirect interests in the Advisor to one or more entities other than to
one or more controlled subsidiaries of W. P. Xxxxx & Co., LLC or Watermark Capital Partners, LLC,
(b) fraud, criminal conduct, willful misconduct or willful or negligent breach of fiduciary duty by
the Advisor that, in each case, is determined by a majority of the Independent Directors to be
materially adverse to CWI, or (c) a breach of a material term or condition of this Agreement by the
Advisor and the Advisor has not cured such breach within 30 days of written notice thereof or, in
the case of any breach that cannot be cured within 30 days by reasonable effort, has not taken all
necessary action within a reasonable time period to cure such breach.
“Change of Control.” A change of control of CWI of a nature that would be required to
be reported in response to the disclosure requirements of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as
enacted and in force on the date hereof, whether or not CWI is then subject to such reporting
requirements; provided, however, that, without limitation, a Change of Control shall be deemed to
have occurred if: (i) any “person” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, as
enacted and in force on the date hereof) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as that term is
defined in Rule 13d-3, as enacted and in force on the date hereof, under the Exchange Act) of
securities of CWI representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of CWI’s securities then
outstanding; (ii) there occurs a merger, consolidation or other reorganization of CWI which is not
approved by the Board; (iii) there occurs a sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of
substantially all of the assets of CWI to another entity, which disposition is not approved by the
Board; or (iv) there occurs a contested proxy solicitation of the Shareholders of CWI that results
in the contesting party electing candidates to a majority of the Board’s positions next up for
election.
“Closing Date.” The first date on which Shares were issued pursuant to an Offering.
“Code.” Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Competitive Real Estate Commission.” The real estate or brokerage commission paid
for the purchase or sale of an Investment that is reasonable, customary and competitive in light of
the size, type and location of the Investment.
“Construction Fee.” A fee or other remuneration for acting as general contractor
and/or construction manager to construct improvements, supervise and coordinate projects or to
provide major repairs or rehabilitations on a Lodging Property.
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“Contract Purchase Price.” The amount actually paid for, or allocated (as of the date
of purchase) to, the purchase, development, construction or improvement of an Investment or, in the
case of an originated Loan, the principal amount of such Loan, in each case exclusive of
Acquisition Fees and Acquisition Expenses.
“Contract Sales Price.” The total consideration received by CWI for the sale of an
Investment.
“Cumulative Return.” For the period for which the calculation is being made, the
percentage resulting from dividing (A) the total Distributions for such period (not including
Distributions out of Cash from Sales and Financings), by (B) the product of the net proceeds from
the sale of Shares (excluding net proceeds from the sale of Shares pursuant to CWI’s distribution
reinvestment program), as adjusted for Redemptions other than Redemptions intended to qualify as a
liquidity event for purposes of this Agreement, and by any other Distributions on or prior to such
date determined by the Board to be from Cash from Sales and Financings, and (ii) the number of
years (including fractions thereof) elapsed during such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
neither the Shares received by the Advisor or its Affiliates for any consideration other than cash,
nor the Distributions in respect of such Shares, shall be included in the foregoing calculation.
“CWI.” Xxxxx Watermark Investors Incorporated together with its consolidated
subsidiaries, including the Operating Partnership, unless in the context of a particular reference,
it is clear that such reference refers to Xxxxx Watermark Investors Incorporated excluding its
consolidated subsidiaries. Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to financial
measures of CWI shall be calculated by reference to the consolidated financial statements of CWI
and its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the Operating Partnership, prepared in
accordance with GAAP.
“Development Fee.” A fee for the packaging of a Lodging Property including
negotiating and approving plans, and undertaking to assist in obtaining zoning and necessary
variances and necessary financing for the specific Lodging Property, either initially or at a later
date.
“Directors.” The persons holding such office, as of any particular time, under the
Articles of Incorporation, whether they be the directors named therein or additional or successor
directors.
“Distributions.” Distributions declared by the Board.
“Equity Incentive Plan.” CWI’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plans for independent directors,
officers of CWI, officers and employees of the Advisor and its Affiliates, and other eligible
persons.
“GAAP.” Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
“Good Reason.” With respect to the termination of this Agreement, (i) any failure to
obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to CWI or the Operating Partnership to assume
and agree to perform CWI’s or the Operating Partnership’s, as applicable, obligations under this
Agreement; or (ii) any material breach of this Agreement of any nature whatsoever by CWI or the
Operating Partnership; provided that (a) such breach is of a material term or condition of this
Agreement and (b) CWI or the Operating Partnership, as applicable, has not cured such breach within
30 days of written notice thereof or, in the case of any breach that cannot be cured within 30 days
by reasonable effort, has not taken all necessary action within a reasonable time period to cure
such breach.
“Gross Offering Proceeds.” The aggregate purchase price of Shares sold in any
Offering.
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“Independent Appraiser.” A qualified appraiser of real estate as determined by the
Board, who has no material current or prior business or personal relationship with the Advisor or
the Directors. Membership in a nationally recognized appraisal society such as the American
Institute of Real Estate Appraisers or the Society of Real Estate Appraisers shall be conclusive
evidence of such qualification.
“Independent Director.” A Director of CWI who meets the criteria for an Independent
Director specified in the Bylaws.
“Individual.” Any natural person and those organizations treated as natural persons
in Section 542(a) of the Code.
“Initial Investor Capital.” The total amount of capital invested from time to time by
Shareholders (computed at the Original Issue Price per Share), excluding any Shares received by the
Advisor or its Affiliates for any consideration other than cash.
“Investment.” means an investment made by CWI, directly or indirectly, in a Lodging
Property, Loan or Other Permitted Investment Asset.
“Loans.” The notes and other evidences of indebtedness or obligations acquired,
originated or entered into, directly or indirectly, by CWI as lender, noteholder, participant, note
purchaser or other capacity, including but not limited to first or subordinate mortgage loans,
construction loans, development loans, loan participations, B notes, loans secured by capital stock
or any other assets or form of equity interest and any other type of loan or financial arrangement,
such as providing or arranging for letters of credit, providing guarantees of obligations to third
parties, or providing commitments for loans. The term “Loans” shall not include leases which are
not recognized as leases for Federal income tax reporting purposes.
“Loan Refinancing Fee.” A fee payable to the Advisor in respect of the refinancing of
a loan secured by an Investment.
“Lodging Property or Lodging Properties.” CWI’s partial or entire interest in lodging
or other lodging related real property (including leasehold interests) and personal or mixed
property connected therewith. An Investment which obligates CWI to acquire a Lodging Property will
be treated as a Lodging Property for purposes of this Agreement.
“Market Value.” The value calculated by multiplying the total number of outstanding
Shares by the average closing price of the Shares over the 30 trading days beginning 180 calendar
days after the Shares are first listed on a national security exchange or included for quotation on
Nasdaq, as the case may be.
“Nasdaq.” The national automated quotation system operated by the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
“Offering.” The offering of Shares pursuant to a Prospectus.
“Operating Expenses.” All consolidated operating, general and administrative expenses
paid or incurred by CWI, as determined under GAAP, except the following (insofar as they would
otherwise be considered operating, general and administrative expenses under GAAP): (i) interest
and discounts and other cost of borrowed money; (ii) taxes (including state, Federal and foreign
income tax, property taxes and assessments, franchise taxes and taxes of any other nature);
(iii) expenses of raising capital, including Organization and Offering Expenses, printing,
engraving, and other expenses, and taxes incurred in
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connection with the issuance and distribution of CWI’s Shares and Securities; (iv) Acquisition
Expenses, real estate commissions on resale of property and other expenses connected with the
acquisition, disposition, origination, ownership and operation of Investments, including the costs
of foreclosure, insurance premiums, legal services, brokerage and sales commissions, and the
maintenance, repair and improvement of property; (v) Acquisition Fees or Subordinated Disposition
Fees payable to the Advisor or any other party; (vi) distributions paid by the Operating
Partnership to the Special General Partner under the agreement of limited partnership of the
Operating Partnership in respect of gains realized on dispositions of Investments; (vii) amounts
paid to effect a redemption or repurchase of the special general partner interest held by the
Special General Partner pursuant to the agreement of limited partnership of the Operating
Partnership; and (viii) non-cash items, such as depreciation, amortization, depletion, and
additions to reserves for depreciation, amortization, depletion, losses and bad debts.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Operating Expenses shall include the Asset
Management Fee and any Loan Refinancing Fee and, solely for the purposes of determining compliance
with the 2%/25% Guidelines, distributions of profits and cash flow made by the Operating
Partnership to the Special General Partner pursuant to the agreement of limited partnership of the
Operating Partnership, other than distributions described in clauses (vi) and (vii) of this
definition.
“Operating Partnership.” CWI Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership.
“Organization and Offering Expenses.” Those expenses payable by CWI and the Operating
Partnership in connection with the formation, qualification and registration of CWI and in
marketing and distributing Shares, including, but not limited to: (i) the preparation, printing,
filing and delivery of any registration statement or Prospectus (including any amendments thereof
or supplements thereto) and the preparing and printing of contractual agreements among CWI, the
Operating Partnership, the Sales Agent and the Selected Dealers (including copies thereof);
(ii) the preparing and printing of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, solicitation material
and related documents and the filing and/or recording of such documents necessary to comply with
the laws of the State of Maryland for the formation of a corporation and thereafter for the
continued good standing of a corporation; (iii) the qualification or registration of the Shares
under state securities or “Blue Sky” laws; (iv) any escrow arrangements, including any compensation
to an escrow agent; (v) the filing fees payable to the SEC and to the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority; (vi) reimbursement for the reasonable and identifiable out-of-pocket expenses of the
Sales Agent and the Selected Dealers, including the cost of their counsel; (vii) the fees of CWI’s
counsel and accountants; (viii) all advertising expenses incurred in connection with an Offering,
including the cost of all sales literature and the costs related to investor and broker-dealer
sales and information meetings and marketing incentive programs; and (ix) selling commissions,
selected dealer fees, marketing fees, incentive fees, due diligence fees and wholesaling fees
incurred in connection with the sale of the Shares.
“Original Issue Price.” For any Share issued in an Offering, the price at which such
Share was initially offered to the public by CWI, regardless of whether selling commissions were
paid in connection with the purchase of such Share from CWI.
“Other Permitted Investment Asset.” An asset, other than cash, cash equivalents,
short term bonds, auction rate securities and similar short term investments, acquired by CWI for
investment purposes that is not a Loan or a Lodging Property and is consistent with the investment
objectives and policies of CWI.
“Person.” An Individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association,
company, trust, bank, or other entity, or government or any agency or political subdivision of a
government.
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“Preferred Return.” A Cumulative Return of six percent computed from the Closing Date
through the date as of which such amount is being calculated.
“Property Management Fee.” Subject to CWI’s intention to qualify as a REIT for
federal income tax purposes, a fee for property management services rendered by the Advisor or its
Affiliates in connection with Lodging Properties acquired directly or through foreclosure.
“Prospectus.” Any prospectus pursuant to which CWI offers Shares in a public
offering, as the same may at any time and from time to time be amended or supplemented after the
effective date of the registration statement in which it is included.
“Redemptions.” An amount determined by multiplying the number of Shares redeemed by
the Original Issue Price.
“REIT.” A real estate investment trust, as defined in Sections 856-860 of the Code.
“Sales Agent.” Xxxxx Financial, LLC.
“Securities.” Any stock, shares (other than currently outstanding Shares and
subsequently issued Shares), voting trust certificates, bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences
of indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise or in general any
instruments commonly known as “securities” or any certificate of interest, shares or participation
in temporary or interim certificates for receipts (or, guarantees of, or warrants, options or
rights to subscribe to, purchase or acquire any of the foregoing), which subsequently may be issued
by CWI.
“Selected Dealers.” Broker-dealers who are members of the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority and who have executed an agreement with the Sales Agent in which the Selected
Dealers agree to participate with the Sales Agent in the Offering.
“Shareholders.” Those Persons who, at the time any calculation hereunder is to be
made, are shown as holders of record of Shares on the books and records of CWI.
“Shares.” All of the shares of common stock of CWI, $.001 par value, and any other
shares of common stock of CWI.
“Special General Partner.” Xxxxx Watermark Holdings, LLC and any permitted transferee
of the special general partnership interest under the agreement of limited partnership of the
Operating Partnership.
“Sponsor.” W. P. Xxxxx & Co. LLC and Watermark Capital Partners, LLC and any other
Person directly or indirectly instrumental in organizing, wholly or in part, CWI or any person who
will control, manage or participate in the management of CWI, and any Affiliate of any such person.
Sponsor does not include a person whose only relationship to CWI is that of an independent
property manager and whose only compensation is as such. Sponsor also does not include wholly
independent third parties such as attorneys, accountants and underwriters whose only compensation
is for professional services.
“Subordinated Disposition Fee.” The Subordinated Disposition Fee as defined in
Section 9(d) hereof.
“Termination Date.” The effective date of any termination of this Agreement.
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“Total Investment Cost.” With regard to any Investment, an amount equal to the sum of
the Contract Purchase Price of such Investment plus the Acquisition Fees and Acquisition Expenses
paid in connection with such Investment.
2. Appointment. CWI hereby appoints the Advisor to serve as its advisor on the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the Advisor hereby accepts such appointment.
3. Duties of the Advisor. Subject to Section 14, the Advisor undertakes to use its
best efforts to present to CWI potential investment opportunities and to provide a continuing and
suitable investment program consistent with the investment objectives and policies of CWI as
determined and adopted from time to time by the Board. In performance of this undertaking, subject
to the supervision of the Board and consistent with the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation
and Bylaws of CWI and any Prospectus pursuant to which Shares are offered, the Advisor shall,
either directly or by engaging an Affiliate:
(a) serve as CWI’s investment and financial advisor and provide research and economic
and statistical data in connection with CWI’s assets and investment policies;
(b) provide the daily management of CWI and perform and supervise the various
administrative functions reasonably necessary for the management of CWI, the operating
partnership and the Investments;
(c) investigate, select, and, on behalf of CWI, engage, oversee and conduct business
with such Persons as the Advisor deems necessary to the proper performance of its
obligations hereunder, including but not limited to consultants, accountants,
correspondents, lenders, technical advisors, attorneys, brokers, underwriters, corporate
fiduciaries, escrow agents, depositaries, custodians, agents for collection, insurers,
insurance agents, banks, builders, developers, property owners, mortgagors, franchisors,
independent property operators and any and all agents for any of the foregoing, including
Affiliates of the Advisor, and Persons acting in any other capacity deemed by the Advisor
necessary or desirable for the performance of any of the foregoing services, including but
not limited to entering into contracts in the name of CWI with any of the foregoing;
(d) consult with Directors of CWI and assist the Board in the formulation and
implementation of CWI’s policies, and furnish the Board with such information, advice and
recommendations as they may request or as otherwise may be necessary to enable them to
discharge their fiduciary duties with respect to matters coming before the Board;
(e) subject to the provisions of Sections 3(g) and 4 hereof: (i) locate, analyze and
select potential Investments and deliver to the Investment Committee, as applicable, such
information as it may request or as otherwise may be necessary to enable the Investment
Committee to evaluate potential Investments; (ii) structure and negotiate the terms and
conditions of transactions pursuant to which Investments will be made, purchased or acquired
by CWI; (iii) make Investments on behalf of CWI; and (iv) arrange for financing and
refinancing of, make other changes in the asset or capital structure of, dispose of,
reinvest the proceeds from the sale of, or otherwise deal with the Investments; and (v)
enter into service contracts for Lodging Properties and, to the extent necessary, perform
all other operational functions for the maintenance and administration of such;
(f) provide the Board with periodic reports regarding prospective Investments and with
periodic reports, no less than quarterly, of new Investments made during the prior fiscal
quarter,
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which reports shall include information regarding the type of each Investment made (in
the categories provided in Section 9);
(g) obtain the prior approval of the Board (including a majority of the Independent
Directors) for any and all investments in Lodging Properties which do not meet all of the
requirements set forth in Section 4(b) hereof;
(h) negotiate on behalf of CWI with banks or lenders for loans to be made to CWI, and
negotiate on behalf of CWI with investment banking firms and broker-dealers or negotiate
private sales of Shares and Securities or obtain loans for CWI, but in no event in such a
way so that the Advisor shall be acting as broker-dealer or underwriter; and provided,
further, that any fees and costs payable to third parties incurred by the Advisor in
connection with the foregoing shall be the responsibility of CWI;
(i) obtain reports (which may be prepared by the Advisor or its Affiliates), where
appropriate, concerning the value of Investments or contemplated Investments;
(j) obtain for, or provide to, CWI such services as may be required in acquiring,
managing and disposing of Investments, including, but not limited to: (i) the negotiation,
making and servicing of Investments; (ii) the disbursement and collection of Company monies;
(iii) the payment of debts of and fulfillment of the obligations of CWI; and (iv) the
handling, prosecuting and settling of any claims of or against CWI, including, but not
limited to, foreclosing and otherwise enforcing mortgages and other liens securing Loans;
(k) from time to time, or at any time reasonably requested by the Board, make reports
to the Board of its performance of services to CWI under this Agreement;
(l) communicate on behalf of CWI with Shareholders as required to satisfy the reporting
and other requirements of any governmental bodies or agencies to Shareholders and third
parties and otherwise as requested by CWI;
(m) provide or arrange for administrative services and items, legal and other services,
office space, office furnishings, personnel and other overhead items necessary and
incidental to CWI’s business and operations;
(n) provide CWI with such accounting data and any other information requested by CWI
concerning the investment activities of CWI as shall be required to prepare and to file all
periodic financial reports and returns required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and any other regulatory agency, including annual financial statements;
(o) maintain the books and records of CWI;
(p) supervise the performance of such ministerial and administrative functions as may
be necessary in connection with the daily operations of the Investments;
(q) provide CWI with all necessary cash management services;
(r) provide asset management services including, without limitation, oversight and
strategic guidance to independent property operators that handle day-to-day operations of
CWI’s Lodging Properties;
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(s) do all things necessary to assure its ability to render the services described in
this Agreement;
(t) perform such other services as may be required from time to time for management and
other activities relating to the assets of CWI as the Advisor shall deem advisable under the
particular circumstances;
(u) arrange to obtain on behalf of CWI as requested by the Board, and deliver to or
maintain on behalf of CWI copies of, all appraisals obtained in connection with investments
in Lodging Properties and Loans; and
(v) if a transaction, proposed transaction or other matter requires approval by the
Board or by the Independent Directors, deliver to the Board or the Independent Directors, as
the case may be, all documentation reasonably requested by them to properly evaluate such
transaction, proposed transaction or other matter.
4. Authority of Advisor.
(a) Pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (and subject to the restrictions included
in Paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 4 and in Section 7 hereof), and subject to
the continuing and exclusive authority of the Board over the management of CWI, the Board
hereby delegates to the Advisor the authority to: (1) locate, analyze and select Investment
opportunities; (2) structure the terms and conditions of transactions pursuant to which
Investments will be made or acquired for CWI; (3) make or acquire Investments in compliance
with the investment objectives and policies of CWI; (4) arrange for financing or
refinancing, or make changes in the asset or capital structure of, and dispose of or
otherwise deal with, Investments; (5) enter into service contracts, contracts with
independent property operators and franchisors and perform other property level operations;
(6) oversee such non-affiliated property managers and other non-affiliated Persons who
perform services for CWI; and (7) undertake accounting and other record-keeping functions at
the Investment level.
(b) The consideration paid for an Investment acquired by CWI shall ordinarily be based
on the fair market value thereof. Consistent with the foregoing provision, the Advisor may,
without further approval by the Board (except with respect to transactions subject to
paragraphs (c) and (d)) invest on behalf of CWI in an Investment so long as, in the
Advisor’s good faith judgment, (i) the Total Investment Cost of such Investment does not
exceed the fair market value thereof, and in the case of an Investment that is a Lodging
Property, shall in no event exceed the Appraised Value of such Lodging Property and (ii) the
Investment, in conjunction with CWI’s other investments and proposed investments, at the
time CWI is committed to purchase or originate the Investment, is reasonably expected to
fulfill CWI’s investment objectives and policies as established by the Board and then in
effect. For purposes of the foregoing, Total Investment Cost shall be measured at the date
the Investment is made and shall exclude future commitments to fund improvements.
Investments not meeting the foregoing criteria must be approved in advance by the Board.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Advisor
shall not cause CWI to make Investments that do not comply with Article IX (Investment
Objectives and Limitations) and related sections of the Bylaws.
(d) The prior approval of the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors
and a majority of the Directors not interested in the transaction, will be required for:
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(i) Investments made through co-investment or joint venture arrangements with the
Sponsor, the Advisor or any of their Affiliates; (ii) Investments which are not contemplated
by the terms of a Prospectus; (iii) transactions that present issues which involve conflicts
of interest for the Advisor, its members or Affiliates (other than conflicts involving the
payment of fees or the reimbursement of expenses); (iv) the lease of assets to any Director,
any Sponsor, the Advisor, the member of the Advisor or any of their Affiliates; (v) any
purchase or sale of an Investment from or to the Advisor, its members or their Affiliates;
and (vi) the retention of any Affiliate of the Advisor to provide services to CWI not
expressly contemplated by this Agreement and the terms of such services by such Affiliate.
In addition, the Advisor shall comply with any further approval requirements set forth in
the Bylaws.
(e) The Board may, at any time upon the giving of notice to the Advisor, modify or
revoke the authority set forth in this Section 4. If and to the extent the Board so
modifies or revokes the authority contained herein, the Advisor shall henceforth comply with
such modification or revocation, provided however, that such modification or revocation
shall be effective upon receipt by the Advisor and shall not be applicable to investment
transactions to which the Advisor has committed CWI prior to the date of receipt by the
Advisor of such notification.
5. Bank Accounts. The Advisor may establish and maintain one or more bank accounts in
its own name for the account of CWI or in the name of CWI and may collect and deposit into any such
account or accounts, and disburse from any such account or accounts, any money on behalf of CWI,
provided that no funds shall be commingled with the funds of the Advisor; and the Advisor shall
from time to time render appropriate accountings of such collections and payments to the Board and
to the auditors of CWI.
6. Records; Access. The Advisor shall maintain appropriate records of all its
activities hereunder and make such records available for inspection by the Board and by counsel,
auditors and authorized agents of CWI, at any time or from time to time during normal business
hours. The Advisor shall at all reasonable times have access to the books and records of CWI.
7. Limitations on Activities. Anything else in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Advisor shall refrain from taking any action which, in its sole judgment made
in good faith, would adversely affect the status of CWI as a REIT or of the Operating Partnership
as a partnership for Federal income tax purposes, subject CWI or the Operating Partnership to
regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, would violate any law, rule, regulation or
statement of policy of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over CWI, its Shares or
its Securities, or otherwise not be permitted by the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or
agreement of limited partnership of the Operating Partnership, except if such action shall be
ordered by the Board, in which case the Advisor shall notify promptly the Board of the Advisor’s
judgment of the potential impact of such action and shall refrain from taking such action until it
receives further clarification or instructions from the Board. In such event the Advisor shall
have no liability for acting in accordance with the specific instructions of the Board so given.
(a) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Advisor, its shareholders, directors, officers
and employees, and partners, shareholders, directors and officers of the Advisor’s
shareholders and Affiliates of any of them, shall not be liable to CWI, the Operating
Partnership or to the Directors or Shareholders for any act or omission by the Advisor, its
shareholders, directors, officers and employees, or partners, shareholders, directors or
officers of the Advisor’s shareholders and Affiliates of any of them if the following
conditions are met:
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(i) The Advisor, its shareholders, directors, officers and employees, and
partners, shareholders, directors and officers of the Advisor’s shareholders and
Affiliates of any of them have determined, in good faith, that the course of conduct
which caused the loss or liability was in the best interests of CWI;
(ii) The Advisor, its shareholders, directors, officers and employees, and
partners, shareholders, directors and officers of the Advisor’s shareholders and
Affiliates of any of them were acting on behalf of or performing services for CWI;
and
(iii) Such liability or loss was not the result of negligence or misconduct by
the Advisor, its shareholders, directors, officers and employees, and partners,
shareholders, directors and officers of the Advisor’s shareholders or Affiliates of
any of them.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Advisor and its Affiliates shall not be
indemnified by CWI or the Operating Partnership for any losses, liabilities or expenses
arising from or out of the alleged violation of federal or state securities laws unless one
or more of the following conditions are met:
(i) There has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count
involving alleged securities law violations as to the particular indemnitee;
(ii) Such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of
competent jurisdiction as to the particular indemnitee; or
(iii) A court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims
against a particular indemnitee and finds that indemnification of the settlement and
the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for
indemnification has been advised of the position of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and of the published position of any state securities regulatory
authority in which securities of CWI were offered or sold as to indemnification for
violation of securities laws.
(c) CWI and the Operating Partnership shall advance funds to the Advisor or its
Affiliates for legal expenses and other costs incurred as a result of any legal action for
which indemnification is being sought only if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The legal action relates to acts or omissions with respect to the
performance of duties or services on behalf of CWI;
(ii) The Advisor or the Affiliate has provided CWI or the Operating Partnership
with a written affirmation of his, her or its good faith belief that the standard of
conduct necessary for indemnification has been met;
(iii) The legal action is initiated by a third party who is not a Shareholder
or the legal action is initiated by a Shareholder acting in his or her capacity as
such and a court of competent jurisdiction specifically approves such advancement;
and
(iv) The Advisor or the Affiliate undertakes to repay the advanced funds to
CWI, together with the applicable legal rate of interest thereon, in cases in which
such Advisor or Affiliate is found not to be entitled to indemnification.
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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Advisor shall not be entitled to indemnification
or be held harmless pursuant to this Section 7 for any activity which the Advisor shall be
required to indemnify or hold harmless CWI pursuant to Section 22.
(e) Any amounts paid pursuant to this Section 7 shall be recoverable or paid only out
the net assets of CWI and not from Shareholders.
8. Relationship with Directors. There shall be no limitation on any shareholder,
director, officer, or employee of the Advisor or its Affiliates serving as a Director or an officer
of CWI, except that no employee of the Advisor or its Affiliates who is also a Director or officer
of CWI shall receive any compensation from CWI for serving as a Director or officer other than for
(a) reasonable reimbursement for travel and related expenses incurred in attending meetings of the
Board and (b) awards made pursuant to CWI’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan; for the avoidance of doubt,
the limitations of this Section 8 shall not apply to any compensation paid by the Advisor or any
Affiliate for which CWI reimbursed the Advisor or Affiliate in accordance with Section 10 hereof.
However, an employee of the Advisor who is an officer of CWI is eligible to receive restricted
stock units as provided under CWI’s Equity Incentive Plan.
9. Fees.
(a) Asset Management Fee.
The Operating Partnership shall pay to the Advisor as compensation for the advisory
services rendered hereunder an asset management fee (the “Asset Management Fee”) in
an amount equal to 0.30% of the aggregate Average Market Value of Investments. The Asset
Management Fee with respect to an Investment will be calculated monthly, beginning with the
month in which CWI first makes the Investment, and shall be pro rated for the number of days
during a month that CWI owns the Investment. The aggregate Asset Management Fees calculated
with respect to each month shall be payable on the first business day following such month.
(b) Acquisition Fee.
(i) The Advisor may receive as compensation for services rendered in connection with
the investigation, selection, acquisition or origination (by purchase, investment or
exchange) of any Investment, an acquisition fee (an “Acquisition Fee”) payable by
the Operating Partnership. The Acquisition Fee payable to the Advisor in respect of an
Investment shall be payable at the time such Investment is acquired in an amount equal to
1.25% of the Total Investment Cost.
(ii) The total amount of all Acquisition Fees, including interest thereon, whether
payable to the Advisor or a third party, and Acquisition Expenses payable by the Operating
Partnership may not exceed 6% of the aggregate Contract Purchase Price of all Investments,
(the “Six Percent Limitation”) measured for the period beginning with the initial
acquisition of an Investment and ending (i) on December 31 of the year in which CWI has
invested 90% of the net proceeds of its initial Offering (excluding the net proceeds from
the sale of Shares pursuant to CWI’s dividend reinvestment program), and (ii) on each
December 31 thereafter, unless a majority of the Directors (including a majority of the
Independent Directors) not otherwise interested in any transaction approves the excess as
being commercially competitive, fair and reasonable to CWI.
(c) Property Management Fee; Loan Refinancing Fee. No Property Management Fee
or Loan Refinancing Fee shall be paid unless approved by a majority of the Independent
Directors.
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(d) Subordinated Disposition Fee.
If the Advisor or an Affiliate provides a substantial amount of services in the sale of
an Investment, the Advisor or such Affiliate shall be entitled to receive a subordinated
disposition fee (the “Subordinated Disposition Fee”) at the time of such
disposition, in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) 50% of the Competitive Real Estate
Commission (if applicable) and (2) 1.5% of the Contract Sales Price of the Investment.
The total real estate commissions and Subordinated Disposition Fees CWI pays to all
Persons shall not exceed an amount equal to the lesser of: (1) 6% of the Contract Sales
Price of the Investment (2) the Competitive Real Estate Commission. Payment of Subordinated
Disposition Fees and accrued interest thereon, will be subordinated to the Preferred Return
and only paid if the Preferred Return of 6% has been achieved through the end of the prior
fiscal quarter. To the extent that Subordinated Disposition Fees are not paid on a current
basis due to the foregoing limitation, the unpaid fees will be due and paid at such time as
the limitation has been satisfied, together with interest from the time of disposition of
the Investment to which they relate, at the rate of 5%. The Advisor shall present to the
Independent Directors such information as they may reasonably request to review the level of
services provided by the Advisor in connection with a disposition and the basis for the
calculation of the amount of the Subordinated Disposition Fees on a quarterly basis. No
payment of Subordinated Disposition Fees shall be made prior to review and approval of such
information by the Independent Directors.
(e) Loans From Affiliates. CWI shall not borrow funds from the Advisor or its
Affiliates unless (A) the transaction is approved by a majority of the Independent Directors
and a majority of the Directors who are not interested in the transaction as being fair,
competitive and commercially reasonable, (B) the interest and other financing charges or
fees received by the Advisor or its Affiliates do not exceed the amount which would be
charged by non-affiliated lending institutions and (C) the terms are not less favorable than
those prevailing for comparable arm’s-length loans for the same purpose. CWI will not
borrow on a long-term basis from the Advisor or its Affiliates unless it is to provide the
debt portion of a particular investment and CWI is unable to obtain a permanent loan at that
time or in the judgment of the Board, it is not in CWI’s best interest to obtain a permanent
loan at the interest rates then prevailing and the Board has reason to believe that CWI will
be able to obtain a permanent loan on or prior to the end of the loan term provided by the
Advisor or its Affiliates.
(f) Changes To Fee Structure. In the event the Shares are listed on a national
securities exchange or are included for quotation on Nasdaq, CWI and the Advisor shall
negotiate in good faith to establish a fee structure appropriate for an entity with a
perpetual life. A majority of the Independent Directors must approve the new fee structure
negotiated with the Advisor. In negotiating a new fee structure, the Independent Directors
may consider any of the factors they deem relevant, including but not limited to: (a) the
size of the Advisory Fee in relation to the size, composition and profitability of CWI’s
portfolio; (b) the success of the Advisor in generating opportunities that meet the
investment objectives of CWI; (c) the rates charged to other REITs and to investors other
than REITs by Advisors performing similar services; (d) additional revenues realized by the
Advisor and its Affiliates through their relationship with CWI, including loan
administration, underwriting or broker commissions, servicing, engineering, inspection and
other fees, whether paid by CWI or by others with whom CWI does business; (e) the quality
and extent of service and advice furnished by the Advisor; (f) the performance of the
investment portfolio of CWI, including income, conservation or appreciation of capital,
frequency of problem investments and competence in dealing with distress situations; and (g)
the quality of the portfolio of CWI in relationship to the investments generated by the
Advisor for the
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account of other clients. The Independent Directors shall not approve any new fee structure
that is in their judgment more favorable (taken as a whole) to the Advisor than the current
fee structure.
(g) Payment. Compensation payable to the Advisor pursuant to this Section 9
shall be paid in cash; provided, however, that any fee payable pursuant to Section 9 may be
paid, at the option of the Advisor, in the form of: (i) cash, (ii) restricted stock of CWI,
or (iii) a combination of cash and restricted stock. The Advisor shall notify CWI in
writing annually of the form in which the fee shall be paid. Such notice shall be provided
no later than January 15 of each year. If no such notice is provided, the fee shall be paid
in cash. For purposes of the payment of compensation to the Advisor in the form of stock,
the value of each share of restricted stock shall be: (i) the Net Asset Value per Share as
determined based on the most recent appraisal of CWI’s assets performed by an Independent
Appraiser, or (ii) if an appraisal has not yet been performed, $10 per share. If shares are
being offered to the public at the time a fee is paid with stock, the value shall be the
price of the stock without commissions. The Net Asset Value determined on the basis of such
appraisal may be adjusted on a quarterly or other basis by the Board to account for
significant capital transactions. Stock issued by CWI to the Advisor in payment of fees
hereunder shall be governed by the terms set forth in Schedule A hereto, or such other terms
as the Advisor and CWI may from time to time agree.
10. Expenses.
(a) Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 9(b), to the extent applicable, in
addition to the compensation paid to the Advisor pursuant to Section 9 hereof, the Operating
Partnership shall pay directly or reimburse the Advisor for the following expenses:
(i) Organization and Offering Expenses; provided however, that within 60 days
after the end of the quarter in which any Offering terminates, the Advisor shall
reimburse the Operating Partnership for any Organization and Offering Expense
reimbursements received by the Advisor pursuant to this Section 10 to the extent
that such reimbursements, when added to the balance of the Organization and Offering
Expenses (excluding selling commissions, the selected dealer fee and the wholesaling
fee) paid directly by the Operating Partnership, exceed four percent of the Gross
Offering Proceeds; provided further, that the Advisor shall be responsible for the
payment of all Organization and Offering Expenses (excluding such commissions and
such fees and expense reimbursements) in excess of four percent of the Gross
Offering Proceeds;
(ii) all Acquisition Expenses;
(iii) to the extent not included in Acquisition Expenses, all expenses of
whatever nature reasonably incurred and directly connected with the proposed
acquisition of any Investment that does not result in the actual acquisition of the
Investment, including, without limitation, personnel costs;
(iv) expenses other than Acquisition Expenses incurred in connection with the
investment of the funds of CWI, including, without limitation, costs of retaining
industry or economic consultants and finder’s fees and similar payments, to the
extent not paid by the seller of the Investment or another third party, regardless
of whether such expenses were incurred in transactions where a fee is not payable to
the Advisor;
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(v) interest and other costs for borrowed money, including discounts, points
and other similar fees;
(vi) taxes and assessments on income of CWI, to the extent paid or advanced by
the Advisor, or on Investments and taxes as an expense of doing business;
(vii) costs associated with insurance required in connection with the business
of CWI or by the Directors;
(viii) expenses of managing and operating Investments owned by CWI, whether
payable to an Affiliate of the Advisor or a non-affiliated Person;
(ix) fees and expenses of legal counsel for CWI;
(x) fees and expense of auditors and accountants for CWI;
(xi) all expenses in connection with payments to the Directors and meetings of
the Directors and Shareholders;
(xii) all expenses in connection with payments to the non-director members of
the investment committee for CWI’s Investments and meetings of the investment
committee;
(xiii) expenses associated with listing the Shares and Securities on a
securities exchange or Nasdaq if requested by the Board;
(xiv) expenses connected with payments of Distributions in cash or otherwise
made or caused to be made by the Board to the Shareholders;
(xv) expenses of organizing, revising, amending, converting, modifying, or
terminating CWI, the Operating Partnership or their respective governing
instruments;
(xvi) expenses of maintaining communications with Shareholders, including the
cost of preparation, printing and mailing annual reports and other Shareholder
reports, proxy statements and other reports required by governmental entities; and
(xvii) all other expenses the Advisor incurs in connection with providing
services to CWI, including reimbursement to the Advisor or its Affiliates for the
cost of rent, goods, materials and personnel incurred by them based upon the
compensation of the Persons involved and an appropriate share of overhead allocable
to those Persons as reasonably determined by the Advisor on a basis approved
annually by the Board (including a majority of the Independent Directors). No
reimbursement shall be made for the cost of time spent by personnel on activities
for which the Advisor receives a separate fee.
(b) Expenses incurred by the Advisor on behalf of CWI and payable pursuant to this
Section 10 shall be reimbursed quarterly to the Advisor within 60 days after the end of each
quarter, subject to the provisions of Section 13 hereof. The Advisor shall prepare a
statement documenting the Operating Expenses of CWI within 45 days after the end of each
quarter.
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11. Other Services. Should the Board request that the Advisor or any Affiliate,
shareholder or employee thereof render services for CWI other than as set forth in Section 3
hereof, such services shall be separately compensated and shall not be deemed to be services
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
12. Fidelity Bond. The Advisor shall maintain a fidelity bond for the benefit of CWI
which bond shall insure CWI from losses of up to $5,000,000 and shall be of the type customarily
purchased by entities performing services similar to those provided to CWI by the Advisor.
13. Limitation on Expenses.
(a) If Operating Expenses during the 12-month period ending on the last day of any
fiscal quarter of CWI exceed the greater of (i) two percent of the Average Invested Assets
during the same 12-month period or (ii) 25% of the Adjusted Net Income of CWI during the
same 12-month period, then subject to paragraph (b) of this Section 13, such excess amount
shall be the sole responsibility of the Advisor and neither the Operating Partnership nor
CWI shall be liable for payment therefor. CWI may defer the payment or distribution to the
Advisor and the Special General Partner of fees, expenses and distributions that would, if
paid or distributed, cause Operating Expenses during such 12-month period to exceed the
foregoing limitations; provided, however, that in determining which items shall be paid and
which may be deferred, priority will be given to the payment of distributions to the Special
General Partner over the payment to the Advisor of amounts due under this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the Advisor becomes responsible
for any excess amount as provided in paragraph (a), if a majority of the Independent
Directors finds such excess amount or a portion thereof justified based on such unusual and
non-recurring factors as they deem sufficient, the Operating Partnership shall reimburse the
Advisor in future quarters for the full amount of such excess, or any portion thereof, but
only to the extent such reimbursement would not cause the Operating Expenses to exceed the
2%/25% Guidelines in the 12-month period ending on the last day of such quarter. In no
event shall the Operating Expenses payable by the Operating Partnership in any 12-month
period ending at the end of a fiscal quarter exceed the 2%/25% Guidelines.
(c) Within 60 days after the end of any twelve-month period referred to in paragraph
(a), the Advisor shall reimburse CWI for any amounts expended by CWI in such twelve-month
period that exceeds the limitations provided in paragraph (a) unless the Independent
Directors determine that such excess expenses are justified, as provided in paragraph (b),
and provided the Operating Expenses for such later quarter would not thereby exceed the
2%/25% Guidelines.
(d) All computations made under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 13 shall be
determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a
consistent basis.
(e) If the Special General Partner receives distributions pursuant to the agreement of
limited partnership of the Operating Partnership in respect of realized gains on the
disposition of an Investment, Adjusted Net Income, for purposes of calculating the Operating
Expenses, shall exclude the gain from the disposition of such Investment.
14. Other Activities of the Advisor. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the
Advisor from engaging in other activities, including without limitation direct investment by the
Advisor and its Affiliates in assets that would be suitable for CWI, the rendering of advice to
other investors (including
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other REITs) and the management of other programs advised, sponsored or
organized by the Advisor or its Affiliates; nor shall this Agreement limit or restrict the right of
the Advisor or any of its Affiliates or of any director, officer, employee or shareholder of the
Advisor or its Affiliates to engage in any other business or to render services of any kind to any
other partnership, corporation, firm, individual, trust or association. The Advisor may, with
respect to any investment in which CWI is a participant, also render
advice and service to each other participant therein. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, CWI acknowledges that affiliates of W. P. Xxxxx & Co., LLC provide or will provide
services to the CPA REIT funds, W. P. Xxxxx & Co., LLC and Watermark Capital Partners each owns
investments in lodging properties which are not being contributed to CWI which they will continue
to own and manage and that the Advisor and its Affiliates may provide services to other programs
sponsored or managed by Watermark Capital Partners, LLC and W. P. Xxxxx & Co. LLC whether now in
existence or formed hereafter, and that the Advisor and its Affiliates may make future investments
for their own account. The Advisor shall be responsible for promptly reporting to the Board the
existence of any actual or potential conflict of interest that arises that may affect its
performance of its duties under this Agreement. If the Sponsor, Advisor, Director or Affiliates
thereof has or have sponsored other investment programs with similar investment objectives which
have investment funds available at the same time as CWI, it shall be the duty of the Advisor to
adopt a reasonable method by which properties are to be allocated to the competing investment
entities and to use its best efforts to apply such method fairly to CWI.
The Advisor shall be required to use its best efforts to present a continuing and suitable
investment program to CWI that is consistent with the investment policies and objectives of CWI,
but subject to the last sentence of the preceding paragraph, neither the Advisor nor any Affiliate
of the Advisor shall be obligated generally to present any particular investment opportunity to CWI
even if the opportunity is of character which, if presented to CWI, could be taken by CWI.
If the Advisor or its Affiliates is presented with a potential investment which might be made
by CWI and by another investment entity which the Advisor or its Affiliates advises or manages, the
Advisor shall consider, among other things, the investment portfolio of each entity, cash flow of
each entity, the effect of the acquisition on the diversification of each entity’s portfolio, the
estimated income tax effects of the purchase on each entity, the policies of each entity relating
to leverage, the funds of each entity available for investment, the amount of equity required to
make the investment, the length of time such funds have been available for investment and the
manner in which the potential investment can be structured by each entity.
15. Relationship of Advisor and CWI. CWI and the Advisor agree that they have not
created and do not intend to create by this Agreement a joint venture or partnership relationship
between them and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to make them partners or joint
venturers or impose any liability as partners or joint venturers on either of them.
16. Term; Termination of Agreement. This Agreement, as amended and restated, shall
continue in force until September 30, 2009 or until 60 days after the date on which the Independent
Directors shall have notified the Advisor of their determination either to renew this Agreement for
an additional one-year period or terminate this Agreement, as required by CWI’s Charter.
17. Termination by CWI. At the sole option the Board (including a majority of the
Independent Directors), this Agreement may be terminated immediately by written notice of
termination from CWI to the Advisor upon the occurrence of events which would constitute Cause or
if any of the following events occur:
(a) If the Advisor shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent by a court of competent
jurisdiction, or an order shall be made by a court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of
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a receiver, liquidator, or trustee of the Advisor, for all or substantially
all of its property by reason of the foregoing, or if a court of competent jurisdiction
approves any petition filed against the Advisor for reorganization, and such adjudication or
order shall remain in force or unstayed for a period of 30 days; or
(b) If the Advisor shall institute proceedings for voluntary bankruptcy or shall file a
petition seeking reorganization under the federal bankruptcy laws, or for relief under any
law for relief of debtors, or shall consent to the appointment of a receiver for itself or
for all or substantially all of its property, or shall make a general assignment for the
benefit of its creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts,
generally, as they become due.
Any notice of termination under Section 16 or 17 shall be effective on the date specified in
such notice, which may be the day on which such notice is given or any date thereafter. The
Advisor agrees that if any of the events specified in Section 17(a) or (b) shall occur, it shall
give written notice thereof to the Board within 15 days after the occurrence of such event.
18. Termination by Either Party. This Agreement may be terminated immediately without
penalty (but subject to the requirements of Section 20 hereof) by the Advisor by written notice of
termination to CWI upon the occurrence of events which would constitute Good Reason or by CWI
without cause or penalty (but subject to the requirements of Section 20 hereof) by action of the
Directors, a majority of the Independent Directors or by action of a majority of the Shareholders,
in each case upon 60 days’ written notice.
19. Assignment Prohibition. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Advisor
without the prior written consent of CWI except in case of an assignment to a corporation,
partnership, association, trust or organization which takes over the assets and carries on the
affairs of the Advisor, provided: (i) that at the time of such assignment, such successor
organization shall be owned substantially by an entity directly or indirectly controlled by the
Advisor and only if such entity has a net worth of at least $5,000,000, and (ii) that the board of
directors of the Advisor shall deliver to the Board a statement in writing indicating the ownership
structure and net worth of the successor organization and a certification from the new Advisor as
to its net worth. Such an assignment shall bind the assignees hereunder in the same manner as the
Advisor is bound by this Agreement. The Advisor may assign any rights to receive fees or other
payments under this Agreement without obtaining the approval of the Board. This Agreement may not
be assigned by CWI or the Operating Partnership without the prior written consent of the Advisor
except in case of an assignment to a corporation or other organization which is a successor to CWI
or the Operating Partnership, in which case such successor organization shall be bound hereunder
and by the terms of said assignment in the same manner as CWI or the Operating Partnership is bound
by this Agreement.
20. Payments to and Duties of Advisor Upon Termination.
(a) After the Termination Date, the Advisor shall not be entitled to compensation for
further services hereunder but shall be entitled to receive from CWI the following:
(i) all unpaid reimbursements of Organization and Offering Expenses and of
Operating Expenses payable to the Advisor;
(ii) all earned but unpaid Asset Management Fees payable to the Advisor prior
to the Termination Date;
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(iii) all earned but unpaid Acquisition Fees and interest thereon, in each case
payable to the Advisor relating to the acquisition of any Lodging Property prior to
the Termination Date;
(iv) all earned but unpaid Subordinated Disposition Fees and interest thereon,
payable to the Advisor relating to the sale of any Investment prior to the
Termination Date; and
(v) all earned but unpaid Property Management Fees and Loan Refinancing Fees,
if any, payable to the Advisor or its Affiliates relating to the management of any
property prior to the termination of this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Agreement is terminated by the Company for
Cause, or by the Advisor for other than Good Reason, the Advisor will not be entitled to
receive the sums in Section 20(a) (ii) through (v).
(c) Any and all amounts payable to the Advisor pursuant to Section 20(a) that,
irrespective of the termination, were payable on a current basis prior to the Termination
Date either because they were not subordinated or all conditions to their payment had been
satisfied, shall be paid within 90 days after the Termination Date. All other amounts shall
be paid in a manner determined by the Board, but in no event on terms less favorable to the
Advisor than those represented by a note (i) maturing upon the liquidation of CWI or the
Operating Partnership or three years from the Termination Date, whichever is earlier, (ii)
with no less than twelve equal quarterly installments and (iii) bearing a fair, competitive
and commercially reasonable interest rate (the “Note”). The Note, if any, may be
prepaid by the Operating Partnership at any time prior to maturity with accrued interest to
the date of payment but without premium or penalty. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
amounts that relate to Investments (i) shall be an amount which provides compensation to the
Advisor only for that portion of the holding period for the respective Investments during
which the Advisor provided services to CWI, (ii) shall not be due and payable until the
Investment Asset to which such amount relates is sold or refinanced, and (iii) shall not
bear interest until the Investment to which such amount relates is sold or refinanced. A
portion of the amount shall be paid as each Investment owned by CWI on the Termination Date
is sold. The portion of such amount payable upon each such sale shall be equal to (i) such
amount multiplied by (ii) the percentage calculated by dividing the fair value (at the
Termination Date) of the Investment sold by CWI divided by the total fair value (at the
Termination Date) of all Investments owned by CWI on the Termination Date.
(d) The Advisor shall promptly upon termination.
(i) pay over to the Operating Partnership all money collected and held for the
account of CWI pursuant to this Agreement, after deducting any accrued compensation
and reimbursement for its expenses to which it is then entitled;
(ii) deliver to the Board a full accounting, including a statement showing all
payments collected by it and a statement of all money held by it, covering the
period following the date of the last accounting furnished to the Board;
(iii) deliver to the Board all assets, including the Lodging Properties and
Loans, and documents of CWI then in the custody of the Advisor; and
(iv) cooperate with CWI to provide an orderly management transition.
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21. Indemnification by CWI and the Operating Partnership. Neither CWI nor the
Operating Partnership shall indemnify the Advisor or any of its Affiliates for any loss or
liability suffered by the
Advisor or the Affiliate, or hold the Advisor or the Affiliate harmless for any loss or
liability suffered by CWI, except as permitted under Section 7.
22. Indemnification by Advisor. The Advisor shall indemnify and hold harmless CWI and
the Operating Partnership from liability, claims, damages, taxes or losses and related expenses
including attorneys’ fees, to the extent that such liability, claims, damages, taxes or losses and
related expenses are not fully reimbursed by insurance and are incurred by reason of the Advisor’s
bad faith, fraud, willful misfeasance, misconduct, negligence or reckless disregard of its duties.
23. Joint and Several Obligations. Any obligations of CWI shall be construed as the
joint and several obligations of CWI and the Operating Partnership, unless otherwise specifically
provided in this Agreement.
24. Notices. Any notice, report or other communication required or permitted to be
given hereunder shall be in writing unless some other method of giving such notice, report or other
communication is accepted by the party to whom it is given, and shall be given by being delivered
by hand or by overnight mail or other overnight delivery service to the addresses set forth herein:
To the Board | Xxxxx Watermark Investors Incorporated | |||
and to CWI: | 000 X. Xxxxxxxxxxx | |||
Xxxxx 000 | ||||
Xxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
To the Operating Partnership: | c/x Xxxxx Watermark Investors Incorporated | |||
000 X. Xxxxxxxxxxx | ||||
Xxxxx 000 | ||||
Xxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
To the Advisor: | Xxxxx Watermark Advisors, LLC | |||
000 X. Xxxxxxxxxxx | ||||
Xxxxx 000 | ||||
Xxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
With a copy to: | ||||
Xxxxx Asset Management Corp. | ||||
00 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 |
Either party may at any time give notice in writing to the other party of a change in its
address for the purposes of this Section 23.
25. Modification. This Agreement shall not be changed, modified, terminated, or
discharged, in whole or in part, except by an instrument in writing signed by both parties hereto,
or their respective successors or assignees.
26. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are independent of and severable
from each other, and no provision shall be affected or rendered invalid or unenforceable by virtue
of the fact that for any reason any other or others of them may be invalid or unenforceable in
whole or in part.
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27. Construction. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
28. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding
among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and
contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions, express or implied, oral or
written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof. The express terms
hereof control and supersede any course of performance and/or usage of the trade inconsistent with
any of the terms hereof. This Agreement may not be modified or amended other than by an agreement
in writing.
29. Indulgences, Not Waivers. Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of a
party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege
preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power or
privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any
occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any
other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party
asserted to have granted such waiver.
30. Gender. Words used herein regardless of the number and gender specifically used,
shall be deemed and construed to include any other number, singular or plural, and any other
gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context requires.
31. Titles Not to Affect Interpretation. The titles of Sections and subsections
contained in this Agreement are for convenience only, and they neither form a part of this
Agreement nor are they to be used in the construction or interpretation hereof.
32. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original as against any party whose signature
appears thereon, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. This
Agreement shall become binding when one or more counterparts hereof, individually or taken
together, shall bear the signatures of all of the parties reflected hereon as the signatories.
33. Initial Investment. The Advisor has contributed to CWI $200,000 in exchange for
22,222 Shares (the “Initial Investment”). The Advisor or its Affiliates may not sell any
of the Shares purchased with the Initial Investment during the term of this Agreement. The
restrictions included above shall not continue to apply to any Shares other than the Share acquired
through the Initial Investment acquired by the Advisor or its Affiliates. The Advisor shall not
vote any Shares it now owns or hereafter acquires in any vote for the election of Directors or any
vote regarding the approval or termination of any contract with the Advisor or any of its
Affiliates.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Advisory Agreement as of the day and
year first above written.
XXXXX WATERMARK INVESTORS INCORPORATED |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
CWI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
XXXXX WATERMARK ADVISORS, LLC |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
SCHEDULE A
This Schedule sets forth the terms governing any Shares issued by CWI to the Advisor in
payment of advisory fees set forth in the Agreement.
1. Restrictions. The Shares are subject to vesting over a five-year period. The
Shares shall vest ratably over a five-year period with 20% of the Shares paid in each payment
vesting on each of the first through fifth anniversary of the date hereof. Prior to the vesting of
the ownership of the Shares in the Advisor, the Shares may not be transferred by the Advisor.
2. Immediate Vesting. Upon the expiration of the Agreement for any reason other than
a termination for Cause under paragraph 17 or upon a “Change of Control” of CWI (as defined below),
all Shares granted to the Advisor hereunder shall vest immediately and all restrictions shall
lapse. For purposes of this Schedule A, a “Change of Control” of CWI shall be deemed to have
occurred if there has been a change in the ownership of CWI of a nature that would be required to
be reported in response to the disclosure requirements of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as
enacted and in force on the date hereof, whether or not CWI is then subject to such reporting
requirements; provided, however, that, without limitation, a Change of Control shall be deemed to
have occurred if:
(i) any “person,” as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Exchange Act (other than CWI, any of its subsidiaries, any trustee, fiduciary or
other person or entity holding securities under any employee benefit plan of CWI or
any of its subsidiaries), together with all “affiliates” and “associates” (as such
terms are defined in Rule 14b-2 under the Exchange Act) of such person, shall become
the “beneficial owner” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of CWI representing 25% or more of
either (A) the combined voting power of CWI’s then outstanding securities having the
right to vote in an election of the Board (“Voting Securities”) or (B) the
then outstanding common stock of CWI(in either such case other than as a result of
acquisition of securities directly from CWI);
(ii) persons who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the
“Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason, including without limitation,
as a result of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger or similar transaction, to
constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a
director of CWI subsequent to the date hereof whose election or nomination for
election was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors
shall be considered an Incumbent Director; or
(iii) the stockholders of CWI shall approve (A) any consolidation or merger of
CWI or any subsidiary where the stockholders of CWI, immediately prior to the
consolidation or merger, would not, immediately after the consolidation or merger,
beneficially own (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, shares representing in the aggregate 50% or more of the
voting equity of the entity issuing cash or securities in the consolidation or
merger (or of its ultimate parent entity, if any), (B) any sale, lease, exchange or
other transfer (in one transaction or a series of transactions contemplated or
arranged by any party as a single plan) of all or substantially all of the assets of
CWI or (C) any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of CWI.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a “Change of Control” shall not be deemed to have
occurred for purposes of the foregoing clause (i) solely as the result of an acquisition of
securities by CWI which, by
Schedule A-1
reducing the number of Shares of Common Stock outstanding, increases (A) the proportionate
number of Shares beneficially owned by any person to 25% or more of the Shares then outstanding, or
(B) the proportionate voting power represented by the Shares beneficially owned by any person to
25% or more of the combined voting power of all then outstanding voting Securities; provided,
however, that if any person referred to in clause (A) or (B) of this sentence shall thereafter
become the beneficial owner of any additional Shares or other Voting Securities (other than
pursuant to a Share split, Share dividend, or similar transaction), then a “Change of Control”
shall be deemed to have occurred for purposes of the foregoing clause (i).
3. Exception. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, the
Shares shall continue to vest according to the vesting schedule in Section 1 regardless of: (a)
the expiration of the Advisory Agreement for any reason other than a termination by CWI for Cause
or a resignation by the Advisor for other than Good Reason, (b) the merger of CWI and an Affiliate
of CWI or (c) any “Change of Control” of CWI in connection with a merger with an Affiliate of CWI.
Schedule A-2