Realty Capital International Inc. Jennings Securities LLC 300 Park Avenue, 17th Floor New York, N.Y. 10022 Richard B. Jennings President Tel: (212) 829-5537 Fax: (212) 829-5538 richard.jennings@jsllc.com
Exhibit 10.11
Realty Capital International Inc.
Xxxxxxxx Securities LLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, X.X. 00000
Xxxxxxxx Securities LLC
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, X.X. 00000
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
President
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
President
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
November 5,
2004
Mr. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Advisors Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Advisors Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Dear Xxxxx:
This letter will serve as an agreement between Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Advisors Inc.
and its affiliates (together, the “Company”) and Realty Capital International Inc. and Xxxxxxxx
Securities LLC (together, the “Advisor”) regarding the Advisor providing financial advisory and
consulting services to the Company with respect to the initial public or private
offering (the “Offering”) by a new real estate investment trust or C-corporation
(together defined as the “REIT”) to be sponsored by the
Company. The Advisor’s services shall be on an exclusive basis.
The Advisor shall provide the following services to the Company:
(a) | The Advisor shall advise the Company on structuring the Offering in order to accomplish the Company’s objectives, including maximizing the Company’s ownership of the REIT, minimizing its costs and obtaining the most favorable terms for the Company and the REIT. | ||
(b) | The Advisor shall advise the Company on its selection of an investment banking firm, introduce the Company to investment banking firms and work with the Company’s chosen investment banker as the Company’s advocate to structure and successfully sell the Offering to the best advantage of the Company. This work will include among other things negotiating with the underwriters and advising the Company on deal points, including pricing, structure, acquisitions, pro forma cash flow, debt levels, dividend yield and payout ratio, G&A expenses, management compensation, underwriting fees and other costs and any other matter concerning the Offering that the Company wishes. |
The Company reserves the exclusive right to approve the terms of
any transaction or to abandon any course of action, and the Advisor
cannot commit the Company to any terms or closing. The Advisor is
not an agent of the Company authorized to act for the
Company absent specific written instructions. The Company acknowledges that the Advisor
is not guaranteeing that any Offering shall take place.
For the above services, the Company agrees to pay or cause to be paid to the
Advisor the following compensation:
(1) The Company shall pay or cause to be paid to
the Advisor a monthly advisory fee equal to $10,000 per month starting December 1, 2004
and continuing every 30 days through the closing of the IPO. The monthly
advisory fees shall not be credited against the Success Fee, if any.
(2) In addition, upon the closing of the Offering, the REIT
shall pay or cause to be paid to the Advisor a success fee
(the “Success Fee”) equal to one half of one percent (0.5%)
of the gross offering proceeds, including any overallotment
proceeds taken down by the underwriters, payable out of the Offering
proceeds. The gross proceeds of the Offering are calculated
before deduction of any reserves, holdbacks, tenant improvements, leasing commissions,
costs, fees or expenses or any kind.
If for any reason the Company terminates work on an Offering,
the Company may stop paying the Advisor monthly advisory fees;
provided, however, if the Company restarts work on an Offering
within 12 months of such termination, the Company agrees to
restart using the Advisor as its consultant on the Offering
and to restart paying the Advisor the above monthly advisory fees and,
upon the closing of the Offering, the Success Fee. The Company’ obligations
in this regard shall survive the termination or expiration of this
Agreement.
The Company also agrees to reimburse the Advisor on a monthly
basis for its reasonably incurred out-of-pocket expenses, including economy air
and car travel and related travel expenses and express mail
expenses incurred by the Advisor in discharging its obligations under
this Agreement. The Advisor must obtain the pre-approval
of any expense exceeding $500 prior to requesting reimbursement and must show copies of all receipts. The
Company’s obligations in this regard shall survive the termination or expiration
of this Agreement.
The Advisor agrees to preserve the confidentiality of all materials and information about the
Company, the REIT, their properties, relationships, advantageous business dealings,
potential acquisitions and the like and agrees to use this
information only in the performance of its assignment for the Company and the REIT.
This letter constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto
with respect to the Offering and supersedes all prior agreements, and there are
no additional agreements or understandings of any kind either written
or oral which relate to the subject matter hereof. Only a
written instrument executed by both the Company and the Advisor
may modify
this agreement. This agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the
respective parties hereto, their successors, heirs or assigns.
The individuals signing on behalf of the parties warrant and
represent that they have the authority to sign this
Agreement on behalf of the parties.
If this letter correctly sets forth our understanding of the
matters set forth above, please so confirm by countersigning
and returning this letter, whereupon this letter will be deemed a binding
agreement which shall be construed and governed by the laws of
the State of New York applicable to contracts made within such State
without giving effect to its conflicts of laws principles
or rules.
Sincerely, Realty Capital International Inc. Xxxxxxxx Securities LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, President | ||||
Agreed and accepted as of the
19 day of November , 2004
19 day of November , 2004
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Advisors Inc. | ||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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