Exhibit 2.1
EXECUTION COPY
by and among
AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
UPPER PUMPKIN LLC
NEW PUMPKIN INC.
and
PUMPKIN LLC
Dated as of January 30, 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I THE MERGERS |
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1.1. The Mergers |
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1.2. Closing |
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1.3. Charter and Bylaws |
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1.4. Tax Consequences |
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ARTICLE II EFFECT OF THE MERGERS ON THE SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OR CAPITAL STOCK OF
THE CONSTITUENT CORPORATIONS; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES |
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2.1. Effect on Membership Interests, Shares of Beneficial Interest or Capital Stock |
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2.2. Exchange of Certificates |
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2.3. Structure |
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2.4. Further Assurances |
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2.5. Adjustments to Prevent Dilution |
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2.6. Lost Certificates |
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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3.1. Representations and Warranties of AMB |
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3.2. Representations and Warranties of ProLogis |
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ARTICLE IV COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS |
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4.1. Covenants of AMB |
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ARTICLE V ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS |
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5.1. Preparation of Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meetings |
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5.2. Access to Information |
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5.3. Reasonable Best Efforts |
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5.4. Acquisition Proposals |
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5.5. Stock Exchange Listing |
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5.6. Equity Awards and Employee Matters |
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5.7. Fees and Expenses |
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5.8. Governance |
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5.9. Exculpation; Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance |
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5.10. Dividends |
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5.11. Public Announcements |
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5.12. Additional Agreements |
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5.13. Tax Matters |
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5.14. Financing Cooperation |
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ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
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6.1. Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation |
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6.2. Conditions to Obligations of AMB |
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6.3. Conditions to Obligations of ProLogis |
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ARTICLE VII TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT |
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7.1. Termination |
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7.2. Effect of Termination |
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7.3. Amendment |
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7.4. Extension; Waiver |
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ARTICLE VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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8.1. Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements |
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8.2. Notices |
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8.3. Interpretation |
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8.4. Counterparts |
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8.5. Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries |
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8.6. Governing Law |
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8.7. Severability |
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8.8. Assignment |
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8.9. Submission to Jurisdiction |
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8.10. Enforcement |
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8.11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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ARTICLE IX DEFINITIONS |
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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
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Acquisition Agreement |
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Acquisition Proposal |
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Acquisitions |
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Agreement |
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AMB |
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AMB Base Amount |
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70 |
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AMB Benefit Plans |
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AMB Charter Amendments |
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AMB Common Stock |
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AMB D&O Insurance |
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AMB Employees |
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AMB Foreign Plan |
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AMB II Partnership Agreement |
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AMB II Partnership Unit |
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AMB Intellectual Property |
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AMB LP |
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AMB Material Adverse Effect |
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AMB Material Contracts |
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AMB Maximum Premium |
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AMB New Preferred Stock |
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AMB Partnership Agreement |
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AMB Partnership Unit |
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AMB Preferred Stock |
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AMB Properties |
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AMB Property |
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AMB Property II |
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AMB Required Vote |
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AMB SEC Documents |
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AMB Series Q Preferred Stock |
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AMB Series R Preferred Stock |
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AMB Series S Preferred Stock |
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AMB Stock Plans |
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AMB Stockholders Meeting |
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AMB Tax Protection Agreement |
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Articles of Merger |
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3 |
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Articles of Topco Merger |
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Benefit Plans |
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Blue Sky Laws |
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Business Day |
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CERCLA |
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certificates |
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Change in AMB Recommendation |
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Closing |
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Closing Date |
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Code |
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Confidentiality Agreement |
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Contract |
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Contribution |
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Controlled Group Liability |
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DLLCA |
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Environmental Laws |
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EPCRA |
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ERISA |
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ESPP Participants |
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ESPP Suspension Date |
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Exchange Act |
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Exchange Agent |
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Exchange Fund |
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Exchange Ratio |
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Expenses |
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Form X-0 |
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Governmental Entity |
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Hazardous Materials |
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HMTA |
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Indemnified Liabilities |
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Indemnified Parties |
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IRS |
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Issuance |
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Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus |
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Law |
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Lien |
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Mergers |
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MGCL |
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New Plans |
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New Pumpkin |
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New Pumpkin Common Stock |
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New Pumpkin Preferred Stock |
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New Pumpkin Series C Preferred Stock |
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New Pumpkin Series F Preferred Stock |
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New Pumpkin Series G Preferred Stock |
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Notice of Recommendation Change |
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Permits |
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Person |
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ProLogis Board Approval |
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ProLogis Certificates |
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ProLogis Common Share |
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ProLogis D&O Insurance |
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ProLogis DEU |
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ProLogis Effective Time |
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ProLogis Employees |
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ProLogis ESPP |
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ProLogis Foreign Plan |
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ProLogis Intellectual Property |
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ProLogis Material Adverse Effect |
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ProLogis Material Contracts |
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ProLogis Maximum Premium |
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ProLogis Merger |
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ProLogis Partnership Unit |
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ProLogis Partnerships |
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ProLogis Performance Shares |
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ProLogis Preferred Shares |
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ProLogis Properties |
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ProLogis Property |
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ProLogis Required Vote |
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ProLogis RSU |
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ProLogis SEC Documents |
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ProLogis Series C Preferred Shares |
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ProLogis Series F Preferred Shares |
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ProLogis Series G Preferred Shares |
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ProLogis Share Option |
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ProLogis Share Plans |
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ProLogis Shareholders Meeting |
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ProLogis Tax Protection Agreement |
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ProLogis Termination Fee |
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Pumpkin LLC |
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Qualifying Income |
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Refinancing Debt |
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REIT |
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REIT Dividend |
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REIT Requirements |
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Relevant Partnership |
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Relevant Partnership Xxxxx |
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Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
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Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Xxx |
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SDAT |
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SEC |
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Securities Act |
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Significant Subsidiary |
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Subsidiary |
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Superior Proposal |
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Surviving Corporation |
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Surviving Corporation Employees |
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Tax |
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Tax Guidance |
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Tax Protection Agreement |
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Tax Return |
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Taxes |
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to AMB’s knowledge |
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to ProLogis’s knowledge |
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to the knowledge of AMB |
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to the knowledge of ProLogis |
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Topco Effective Time |
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Topco Merger |
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TSCA |
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Upper Pumpkin |
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Violation |
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Voting Debt |
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This
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of January 30, 2011 (this “
Agreement”), is
by and among AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION, a
Maryland corporation (“
AMB”), AMB PROPERTY, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership (“
AMB LP”), PROLOGIS, a
Maryland real estate investment
trust (“
ProLogis”), NEW PUMPKIN INC., a
Maryland corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary
of ProLogis (“
New Pumpkin”), UPPER PUMPKIN LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a
wholly owned subsidiary of New Pumpkin (“
Upper Pumpkin”), and PUMPKIN LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Upper Pumpkin (“
Pumpkin LLC”).
WHEREAS, it is proposed that: (a) at the ProLogis Effective Time, ProLogis and Pumpkin LLC
shall merge pursuant to the ProLogis Merger, in which (i) each outstanding ProLogis Common Share
shall be converted into one share of New Pumpkin Common Stock and (ii) pursuant to a share exchange
effected by the ProLogis Merger, each outstanding ProLogis Series C Preferred Share, ProLogis
Series F Preferred Share and ProLogis Series G Preferred Share shall be exchanged for one share of
New Pumpkin Series C Preferred Stock, New Pumpkin Series F Preferred Stock and New Pumpkin Series G
Preferred Stock, respectively; and (b) effective on the Business Day immediately after the date of
the ProLogis Effective Time, ProLogis, as a domestic eligible entity with a single owner, shall
make a “check-the-box” election pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(c) to be
disregarded as an entity separate from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in each
case, as more fully described in this Agreement and on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, it is further proposed that: (a) at the Topco Effective Time, New Pumpkin and AMB
shall merge pursuant to the Topco Merger, in which (i) each outstanding share of New Pumpkin Common
Stock shall be converted into the right to receive 0.4464 of a newly issued share of AMB Common
Stock and (ii) each outstanding share of New Pumpkin Series C Preferred Stock, New Pumpkin Series F
Preferred Stock and New Pumpkin Series G Preferred Stock shall be converted into one share of AMB
Series Q Preferred Stock, AMB Series R Preferred Stock and AMB Series S Preferred Stock,
respectively; and (b) immediately after the Topco Merger, all of the outstanding equity interest in
Upper Pumpkin shall be contributed to AMB LP in exchange for equity interests in AMB LP pursuant to
the Contribution and Issuance, in each case, as more fully described in this Agreement and on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, each of the Board of Directors of AMB and the Board of Trustees of ProLogis has
approved this Agreement and declared this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby,
including (in the case of ProLogis) the ProLogis Merger and (in the case of AMB and ProLogis) the
Topco Merger, to be advisable and in the best interests of AMB and ProLogis, respectively, and the
stockholders of AMB and the shareholders of ProLogis, respectively, on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, AMB, in its capacity as the general partner of AMB LP, has taken all actions required
for the execution of this Agreement by AMB LP and to approve the consummation by AMB LP of the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Issuance;
WHEREAS, each of the Board of Directors of New Pumpkin, the sole member of Upper Pumpkin and
the sole member of Pumpkin LLC has taken all actions required for the execution of this Agreement
by New Pumpkin, Upper Pumpkin and Pumpkin LLC, respectively, and to approve the consummation by New
Pumpkin, Upper Pumpkin and Pumpkin LLC, respectively, of the transactions contemplated hereby,
including the ProLogis Merger, the Topco Merger and the Contribution, as applicable;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to make certain representations, warranties and agreements
in connection with the execution of this Agreement and to prescribe various conditions to the
Mergers; and
WHEREAS, for federal income tax purposes, it is intended that each of the Mergers shall
qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the “Code”), and this Agreement is intended to be and is adopted as a
separate “plan of reorganization” for each Merger for purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, intending to be legally
bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGERS
1.1. The Mergers.
(a)
The ProLogis Merger. (i) Upon the terms and subject to satisfaction or waiver of
the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the applicable provisions of
Title 8 of the Corporations and Associations Article of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, as amended
(the “
Maryland REIT Law”), and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the
“
DLLCA”), at the ProLogis Effective Time, Pumpkin LLC shall be merged with and into
ProLogis (the “
ProLogis Merger”). As a result of the ProLogis Merger, the separate
existence of Pumpkin LLC shall cease, and ProLogis shall continue as the surviving entity of the
ProLogis Merger as a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of Upper Pumpkin and as an indirect wholly
owned Subsidiary of New Pumpkin. The ProLogis Merger will have the effects set forth in the
Maryland REIT Law and the DLLCA.
(ii) The parties shall cause the ProLogis Merger to be consummated by filing as soon as
practicable on the Closing Date (A) articles of merger for the ProLogis Merger (the
“
Articles of ProLogis Merger”) with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation
of the State of
Maryland (the “
SDAT”), in such form as required by, and executed in
accordance with the relevant provisions of, the
Maryland REIT Law, and (B) a certificate of
merger for the ProLogis Merger (the “
Certificate of ProLogis Merger”) with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in such form as required by, and executed in
accordance with the relevant provisions of, the DLLCA. The ProLogis Merger shall become
effective following the close of business on the Closing Date, with such
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date and time specified in the Articles of ProLogis Merger, or on such other date
and time as shall be agreed to by AMB and ProLogis and specified in the Articles of ProLogis
Merger (such other date and time not to exceed 30 days after the Articles of ProLogis Merger
are accepted for record by the SDAT) and the Certificate of ProLogis Merger (the date and
time the ProLogis Merger becomes effective being the “ProLogis Effective Time”).
(iii) ProLogis shall elect to be disregarded as an entity separate from its owner
pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3. Such election shall be effective on the
Business Day immediately after the date of the ProLogis Effective Time.
(b)
The Topco Merger. (i) Upon the terms and subject to satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the
Maryland General Corporation Law
(the “
MGCL”), at the Topco Effective Time, New Pumpkin shall be merged with and into AMB
(the “
Topco Merger” and, together with the ProLogis Merger, the “
Mergers”). As a
result of the Topco Merger, the separate existence of New Pumpkin shall cease, and AMB shall
continue as the surviving corporation of the Topco Merger (the “
Surviving Corporation”)
with its corporate name changed to “ProLogis Inc.” The Topco Merger will have the effects set
forth in the MGCL.
(ii) The parties shall cause the Topco Merger to be consummated by filing as soon as
practicable on the Closing Date articles of merger for the Topco Merger (the “Articles
of Topco Merger” and, together with the Articles of ProLogis Merger and the Certificate
of ProLogis Merger, the “Articles of Merger”) with the SDAT, in such form as
required by, and executed in accordance with the relevant provisions of, the MGCL. The
Topco Merger shall become effective before the open of business on the first Business Day
following the date of the ProLogis Effective Time, with such date and time specified in the
Articles of Topco Merger, or on such other date and time as shall be agreed to by AMB and
ProLogis and specified in the Articles of Topco Merger (such other date and time not to
exceed 30 days after the Articles of Topco Merger are accepted for record by the SDAT) (the
date and time the Topco Merger becomes effective being the “Topco Effective Time”).
(c) Contribution and Issuance. (i) Immediately after the Topco Effective Time, the
Surviving Corporation shall contribute all of the outstanding equity interests of Upper Pumpkin to
AMB LP (the “Contribution”) in exchange for the issuance by AMB LP of (A) a number of newly
issued AMB Partnership Units equal to the aggregate number of shares of AMB Common Stock issued in
the Topco Merger and (B) a number of newly issued preferred units of AMB LP equal to the aggregate
number of, and with substantially identical rights and preferences as, shares of AMB New Preferred
Stock newly issued pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(i) ((A) and (B) together, the “Issuance”).
As a result of the Contribution, Upper Pumpkin shall become a wholly owned subsidiary of AMB LP.
Following the Contribution, AMB LP shall change its name to “ProLogis, L.P.”
(ii) The parties shall cause the Contribution and the Issuance to be consummated on the
Closing Date immediately after the Topco Effective Time by executing an assignment and
assumption agreement or other instrument of transfer or conveyance
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(in each case, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties hereto) to
sell, transfer and convey to AMB LP all of the outstanding equity interests in Upper Pumpkin
and by issuing to the Surviving Corporation evidence of ownership of the AMB Partnership
Units and preferred units of AMB LP issued in the Issuance.
1.2. Closing. The closing of the Mergers, the Contribution and the Issuance (the
“Closing”) will take place on the date (the “Closing Date”) that is the second
Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable Law) of the conditions set
forth in Article VI (excluding conditions that, by their terms, are to be satisfied on the Closing
Date, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions as of the Closing), unless
another date is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. The Closing shall be held at the
offices of Wachtell, Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx, 00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000,
unless another place is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto.
1.3.
Charter and Bylaws. (a) The charter of AMB as in effect immediately
prior to the Topco Effective Time shall be the charter of the Surviving Corporation, except that
the name of Surviving Corporation shall be “ProLogis Inc.” and except for such amendments to the
charter of AMB that are approved by the AMB stockholders pursuant to Section 1.3(b). The Bylaws of
the Surviving Corporation shall be in the form set forth on Exhibit A. The Declaration of Trust of
ProLogis as in effect immediately prior to the ProLogis Effective Time shall be the Declaration of
Trust of the surviving entity of the ProLogis Merger. The Bylaws of ProLogis as in effect
immediately prior to the ProLogis Effective Time shall be the Bylaws of the surviving entity of the
ProLogis Merger.
(b) Unless AMB and ProLogis otherwise agree, AMB shall use reasonable best efforts to submit
to the vote of its stockholders an amendment to the charter of AMB so that, following such
amendment, (i) the board of directors of AMB, with the approval of a majority of the entire board
and without action by the AMB stockholders, may amend the charter of AMB to increase or decrease
the aggregate number of shares of stock of AMB or the number of shares of stock of any class or
series that AMB has authority to issue; (ii) the charter of AMB may be amended by the affirmative
vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of AMB Common Stock then outstanding and
entitled to vote thereon; and (iii) if any AMB stockholder approval is required for any action,
such action shall be effective and valid if declared advisable by the board of directors of AMB and
taken or approved by a vote of a majority of the shares of AMB Common Stock then outstanding and
entitled to vote thereon (the amendments set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the “AMB
Charter Amendments”). The parties agree that the approval of, and implementation of, any or
all of the AMB Charter Amendments shall not be a condition to the parties’ obligation to effect the
Mergers or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
1.4. Tax Consequences. It is intended that each of the Mergers shall qualify as a
“reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and that this Agreement is
intended to be, and is adopted as, a separate “plan of reorganization” for each Merger for purposes
of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code.
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ARTICLE II
EFFECT OF THE MERGERS ON THE SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OR CAPITAL
STOCK OF THE CONSTITUENT CORPORATIONS; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
2.1. Effect on Membership Interests, Shares of Beneficial Interest or Capital Stock.
(a) Membership Interests of Pumpkin LLC and ProLogis Shares of Beneficial Interest and New
Pumpkin Capital Stock. As of the ProLogis Effective Time, by virtue of the ProLogis Merger and
without any action on the part of the holder of any shares of beneficial interest of ProLogis,
shares of capital stock of New Pumpkin or any membership interests in Pumpkin LLC, the following
shall occur:
(i) Membership Interests of Pumpkin LLC. Each membership interest of Pumpkin
LLC issued and outstanding immediately prior to the ProLogis Effective Time shall be
automatically converted into and become one fully paid and nonassessable common share of
beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, of the surviving entity of the ProLogis
Merger, and such share of beneficial interest of the surviving entity shall be owned by
Upper Pumpkin.
(ii) Conversion of ProLogis Common Shares of Beneficial Interest. Each common
share of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, of ProLogis (“ProLogis Common
Share”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the ProLogis Effective Time shall be
automatically converted into one newly issued share of common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of New Pumpkin (“New Pumpkin Common Stock”). As a result of the ProLogis
Merger, all ProLogis Common Shares shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be
cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each certificate previously evidencing
ProLogis Common Shares shall thereafter represent the shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock
into which such ProLogis Common Shares were converted (and, following the Topco Effective
Time, shares of AMB Common Stock into which such shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock have
been converted pursuant to Section 2.1(b)).
(iii) Exchange of ProLogis Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest. Pursuant
to a share exchange effected by the ProLogis Merger, (A) each ProLogis Series C Preferred
Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the ProLogis Effective Time shall be
automatically exchanged for one newly issued share of Series C Cumulative Redeemable
Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of New Pumpkin (“New Pumpkin Series C
Preferred Stock”), (B) each ProLogis Series F Preferred Share issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the ProLogis Effective Time shall be automatically exchanged for one
newly issued share of Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of New Pumpkin (“New Pumpkin Series F Preferred Stock”) and (C) each ProLogis
Series G Preferred Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the ProLogis Effective
Time shall be automatically exchanged for one newly issued share of Series G Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of New Pumpkin (“New Pumpkin
Series G Preferred Stock” and, together with the New Pumpkin Series C Preferred Stock
and the New Pumpkin Series F Preferred Stock, the
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“New Pumpkin Preferred Stock”). As a result of such share exchange, all
ProLogis Preferred Shares shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be
cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each certificate previously evidencing
ProLogis Preferred Shares shall thereafter represent the shares of New Pumpkin Preferred
Stock for which such ProLogis Preferred Shares were exchanged (and, following the Topco
Effective Time, shares of AMB Preferred Stock into which such shares of New Pumpkin
Preferred Stock have been converted pursuant to Section 2.1(b)).
(iv) Conversion of Rights to Redeem or Exchange ProLogis Partnership Units and
Rights to Convert Convertible Debt. Each right of a limited partner in a ProLogis
Partnership to redeem or exchange its ProLogis Partnership Units for ProLogis Common Shares
(or cash equivalents thereof) pursuant to the partnership agreement of the applicable
ProLogis Partnership outstanding immediately prior to the ProLogis Effective Time shall be
automatically converted into the right to redeem or exchange such ProLogis Partnership Units
for a number of shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock (or cash equivalents thereof) equal to
the number of ProLogis Common Shares that such limited partner would have received if the
redemption or exchange occurred immediately prior to the ProLogis Effective Time, as such
number of shares may be adjusted and on the terms pursuant to the agreements governing such
ProLogis Partnership Units. Each right of a holder of ProLogis’s convertible debt to
convert such convertible debt into ProLogis Common Shares outstanding immediately prior to
the ProLogis Effective Time shall be converted into the right to convert such convertible
debt into a number of shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock equal to the number of ProLogis
Common Shares that such holder would have received if the conversion occurred immediately
prior to the ProLogis Effective Time (as such number of shares may be adjusted and on the
terms pursuant to the agreements governing such convertible debt), pursuant to the adoption
of a supplemental indenture as contemplated pursuant to Section 5.14.
(b) New Pumpkin Capital Stock. As of the Topco Effective Time, by virtue of the Topco
Merger and without any action on the part of any holder of any shares of capital stock of New
Pumpkin or AMB, the following shall occur:
(i) Conversion of New Pumpkin Common Stock and New Pumpkin Preferred Stock.
Subject to Section 2.2(e), (A) each share of New Pumpkin Common Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Topco Effective Time shall be automatically converted into the
right to receive 0.4464 (the “Exchange Ratio”) of a newly issued share of common
stock, par value $0.01 per share, of AMB (“AMB Common Stock”), (B) each share of New
Pumpkin Series C Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Topco
Effective Time shall be automatically converted into the right to receive one newly issued
share of Series Q Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of AMB
(“AMB Series Q Preferred Stock”), (C) each share of New Pumpkin Series F Preferred
Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Topco Effective Time shall be
automatically converted into the right to receive one newly issued share of Series R
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of AMB (“AMB Series R
Preferred Stock”), and (D) each share of New Pumpkin Series G Preferred Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Topco Effective Time shall be automatically converted
into the right to receive one newly issued share of
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Series S Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of
AMB (“AMB Series S Preferred Stock” and, together with the AMB Series Q Preferred
Stock and the AMB Series R Preferred Stock, the “AMB New Preferred Stock”). As a
result of the Topco Merger, all shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock and New Pumpkin Preferred
Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall be automatically cancelled and retired and
shall cease to exist, and each ProLogis Certificate shall thereafter represent the right to
receive the shares of AMB Common Stock and AMB New Preferred Stock, as applicable, into
which such shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock and New Pumpkin Preferred Stock were
converted. ProLogis Certificates shall be exchanged for certificates
representing whole shares of AMB Common Stock and shares of AMB New Preferred Stock, as applicable, issued in
consideration therefor upon the surrender of such certificates in accordance with Section
2.2, without interest.
(ii) Conversion of Rights to Redeem or Exchange New Pumpkin Partnership Units and
Rights to Convert Convertible Debt. Each right of a limited partner in a ProLogis
Partnership to redeem or exchange its ProLogis Partnership Units for shares of New Pumpkin
Common Stock (or cash equivalents thereof) pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(iv) shall be
automatically converted into the right to redeem or exchange such ProLogis Partnership Units
for that number of shares of AMB Common Stock (or cash equivalents thereof) equal to the
product of the number of shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock that such limited partner would
have received if the redemption or exchange occurred immediately prior to the Topco
Effective Time multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, as such number of shares may be adjusted
and on the terms pursuant to the agreements governing such ProLogis Partnership Units. Each
right of a holder of ProLogis’s convertible debt to convert such
convertible debt into shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(iv) shall be converted into
the right to convert such convertible debt into that number of shares of AMB Common Stock
equal to the product of the number of shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock that such holder
would have received if the conversion occurred immediately prior to the Topco Effective Time
multiplied by the Exchange Ratio (as such number of shares may be adjusted and on the terms
pursuant to the agreements governing such convertible debt), pursuant to the adoption of a
supplemental indenture as contemplated pursuant to Section 5.14.
(c) AMB Capital Stock. Each share of AMB Common Stock and AMB Preferred Stock shall
remain outstanding following the Topco Effective Time as shares of the Surviving Corporation.
2.2. Exchange of Certificates.
(a) Exchange Agent. As of the Topco Effective Time, AMB shall deposit, or shall cause
to be deposited, with a bank or trust company designated by AMB and reasonably acceptable to
ProLogis (the “Exchange Agent”), for the benefit of the holders of certificates or evidence
of shares in book-entry form which immediately prior to the Topco Effective Time represented shares
of New Pumpkin Common Stock and New Pumpkin Preferred Stock (including certificates formerly
evidencing ProLogis Common Shares and ProLogis Preferred Shares as of immediately prior to the
ProLogis Effective Time, and collectively, the “ProLogis Certificates”), for exchange in
accordance with this Article II, certificates or, at AMB’s option, evidence of
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shares in book-entry form (collectively “certificates”) representing the shares of AMB
Common Stock and AMB New Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to Section 2.1 in exchange for such
shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock and New Pumpkin Preferred Stock. Such certificates for shares
of AMB Common Stock and AMB New Preferred Stock so deposited, together with any dividends or
distributions with respect thereto, are hereinafter referred to as the “Exchange Fund.”
(b) Exchange Procedures. As soon as reasonably practicable after the Topco Effective
Time, the Exchange Agent shall mail to each holder of record of shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock
and New Pumpkin Preferred Stock immediately prior to the Topco Effective Time whose shares were
converted into the right to receive shares of AMB Common Stock and AMB New Preferred Stock pursuant
to Section 2.1, (i) a letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected,
and risk of loss and title to the ProLogis Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the
ProLogis Certificates to the Exchange Agent, and which shall be in such form and have such other
provisions as AMB and ProLogis may reasonably specify) and (ii) instructions for use in effecting
the surrender of the ProLogis Certificates in exchange for certificates representing shares of AMB
Common Stock and AMB New Preferred Stock. Upon surrender of a ProLogis Certificate for
cancellation to the Exchange Agent together with such letter of transmittal, duly executed, and
such other documents as the Exchange Agent may reasonably require, the holder of such ProLogis
Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor a certificate representing that
number of whole shares of AMB Common Stock and AMB New Preferred Stock which such holder has the
right to receive in respect of the ProLogis Certificate surrendered pursuant to the provisions of
this Article II (after taking into account all shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock and New Pumpkin
Preferred Stock then held by such holder), and the ProLogis Certificate so surrendered shall
forthwith be cancelled. In the event of a transfer of ownership of ProLogis Common Shares or
ProLogis Preferred Shares which is not registered in the transfer records of ProLogis or a transfer
of ownership of New Pumpkin Common Stock or New Pumpkin Preferred Stock which is not registered in
the transfer records of New Pumpkin, a certificate representing the proper number of shares of AMB
Common Stock and AMB New Preferred Stock, as applicable, may be issued to a transferee if the
ProLogis Certificate representing the applicable New Pumpkin Common Stock or New Pumpkin Preferred
Stock is presented to the Exchange Agent, accompanied by all documents reasonably required to
evidence and effect such transfer and by evidence that any applicable stock transfer taxes have
been paid. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.2, each ProLogis Certificate shall
be deemed at any time after the Topco Effective Time to represent only the right to receive AMB
Common Stock or AMB New Preferred Stock into which the shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock and New
Pumpkin Preferred Stock represented by such ProLogis Certificate have been converted as provided in
this Article II and the right to receive upon such surrender cash in lieu of any fractional shares
of AMB Common Stock as provided in this Section 2.2.
(c) Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares. No dividends or other
distributions declared or made with respect to AMB Common Stock or AMB New Preferred Stock with a
record date after the Topco Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered
ProLogis Certificate with respect to the shares of AMB Common Stock or AMB New Preferred Stock, as
the case may be, represented thereby, and no cash payment in lieu of fractional shares shall be
paid to any such holder pursuant to Section 2.2(e), until the holder of
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such ProLogis Certificate shall surrender such ProLogis Certificate. Subject to the effect of
applicable Laws, following the surrender of any such ProLogis Certificate, there shall be paid to
the holder of the certificates representing whole shares of AMB Common Stock or AMB New Preferred
Stock issued in exchange therefor, without interest, (i) at the time of such surrender the amount
of any cash payable with respect to a fractional share of AMB Common Stock to which such holder is
entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(e) and the amount of dividends or other distributions with a
record date after the Topco Effective Time theretofore paid (but withheld pursuant to the
immediately preceding sentence) with respect to such whole shares of AMB Common Stock or AMB New
Preferred Stock, as the case may be, and (ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of
dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Topco Effective Time but prior to
surrender and a payment date subsequent to surrender payable with respect to such whole shares of
AMB Common Stock or AMB New Preferred Stock, as the case may be.
(d) No Further Ownership Rights. All shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock and New
Pumpkin Preferred Stock issued upon conversion of ProLogis Common Shares and ProLogis Preferred
Shares in accordance with the terms hereof, and all shares of AMB Common Stock and AMB New
Preferred Stock issued upon conversion of shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock and New Pumpkin
Preferred Stock (including any cash paid pursuant to Section 2.2(c) or 2.2(e)) shall be deemed to
have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such ProLogis Common Shares and
ProLogis Preferred Shares and such shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock and New Pumpkin Preferred
Shares, respectively; subject, however, to the Surviving Corporation’s obligation
to pay any dividends or make any other distributions with a record date prior to the ProLogis
Effective Time which may have been declared or made by ProLogis or New Pumpkin on such ProLogis
Common Shares or ProLogis Preferred Shares or shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock or New Pumpkin
Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of this Agreement on or prior to the ProLogis
Effective Time and which remain unpaid at the ProLogis Effective Time, and there shall be no
further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of the Surviving Corporation of the
ProLogis Common Shares and ProLogis Preferred Shares which were outstanding immediately prior to
the ProLogis Effective Time or of the shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock or New Pumpkin Preferred
Stock which were outstanding immediately prior to the Topco Effective Time. If, after the Topco
Effective Time, ProLogis Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation for any reason,
they shall be cancelled and exchanged as provided in this Article II.
(e) No Fractional Shares. No certificates or scrip representing fractional
shares of AMB Common Stock shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of ProLogis Certificates
representing New Pumpkin Common Stock, and such fractional share interests will not entitle the
owner thereof to vote or to any rights of a stockholder of the Surviving Corporation. In lieu
thereof, upon surrender of the applicable ProLogis Certificates, AMB shall pay each holder of New
Pumpkin Common Stock an amount in cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the
fractional share interest to which such holder (after taking into account all shares of New Pumpkin
Common Stock held at the Topco Effective Time by such holder) would otherwise be entitled by (ii)
the closing price on the NYSE, as reported on the consolidated tape at the close of the NYSE
regular session of trading, for a share of AMB Common Stock on the last trading day immediately
preceding the Topco Effective Time.
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(f) Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains
undistributed to the stockholders of New Pumpkin for nine months after the Topco Effective Time
shall be delivered to the Surviving Corporation, upon demand, and any stockholders of New Pumpkin
who have not theretofore complied with this Article II shall thereafter look only to the Surviving
Corporation for payment of their claim for AMB Common Stock or AMB New Preferred Stock and any cash
in lieu of fractional shares of AMB Common Stock.
(g) No Liability. None of AMB, ProLogis, New Pumpkin or the Surviving Corporation
shall be liable to any holder of shares of ProLogis Common Shares, ProLogis Preferred Shares, New
Pumpkin Common Stock or New Pumpkin Preferred Stock for shares of AMB Common Stock or AMB New
Preferred Stock (or dividends or other distributions with respect thereto) or cash from the
Exchange Fund delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat
or similar law.
(h) Withholding. AMB shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration
otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock or
New Pumpkin Preferred Stock such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to
the making of such payment under the Code and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or
any provision of state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by
AMB, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid
to the holder of the shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock or New Pumpkin Preferred Stock in respect
of which such deduction and withholding was made by AMB.
2.3. Structure. Each party hereto shall cooperate with and agree to any reasonable
changes requested by the other parties regarding the structure of the transactions contemplated
herein (including with respect to the restructuring transactions set forth in Section 2.3 of the
ProLogis Disclosure Letter), which cooperation shall include entering into appropriate amendments
to this Agreement; provided that any such changes do not have an adverse effect on either
the holders of the AMB Common Stock, AMB Preferred Stock, ProLogis Common Shares or ProLogis
Preferred Shares, or on the Surviving Corporation being structured as an UPREIT, including any
adverse effect on the expected time by which the Mergers shall be consummated.
2.4. Further Assurances. If at any time following the Topco Effective Time the
Surviving Corporation shall consider or be advised that any deeds, bills of sale, assignments or
assurances or any other acts or things are necessary, desirable or proper (a) to vest, perfect or
confirm, of record or otherwise, in the Surviving Corporation its right, title or interest in, to
or under any of the rights, privileges, powers, franchises, properties or assets of any party
hereto, or (b) otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the Surviving Corporation and
its proper officers and directors or their designees shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in
the name and on behalf of any such Person, all such deeds, bills of sale, assignments and
assurances and to do, in the name and on behalf of any such Person, all such other acts and things
as may be necessary, desirable or proper to vest, perfect or confirm the Surviving Corporation’s
right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights, privileges, powers, franchises,
properties or assets of such party and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement.
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2.5. Adjustments to Prevent Dilution. If, at any time during the period between the
date of this Agreement and the Topco Effective Time, there is a change in the number of issued and
outstanding ProLogis Common Shares, shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock or shares of AMB Common
Stock, or securities convertible or exchangeable into ProLogis Common Shares or shares of New
Pumpkin Common Stock or shares of AMB Common Stock, in each case, as a result of a
reclassification, stock split (including reverse stock split), stock dividend or stock
distribution, recapitalization, merger, subdivision, issuer tender or exchange offer or other
similar transaction, the Exchange Ratio shall be equitably adjusted to reflect such change.
2.6. Lost Certificates. If any ProLogis Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or
destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such ProLogis
Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if requested by AMB, the posting by such Person of
a bond, in such reasonable amount as AMB may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be
made against it with respect to such ProLogis Certificate, the Exchange Agent (or, if subsequent to
the termination of the Exchange Fund and subject to Section 2.2(f), the Surviving Corporation)
shall deliver, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed ProLogis Certificate, the shares of
AMB Common Stock or AMB New Preferred Stock, as applicable, into which such shares of New Pumpkin
Common Stock or New Pumpkin Preferred Stock were converted pursuant to Section 2.1(b), any cash in
lieu of fractional shares and any dividends and distributions deliverable in respect thereof
pursuant to this Agreement.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1. Representations and Warranties of AMB. Except (x) as set forth in the AMB
Disclosure Letter (it being understood that any matter disclosed pursuant to any section or
subsection of the AMB Disclosure Letter shall be deemed to be disclosed for all purposes of this
Agreement and the AMB Disclosure Letter, as long as the relevance of such disclosure is reasonably
apparent) or (y) as disclosed in the AMB SEC Documents filed with the SEC prior to the date hereof
(other than disclosures in the “Risk Factors” or “Forward Looking Statements” sections of such
reports or any other disclosures in such reports to the extent they are predictive or
forward-looking in nature), as long as the relevance of such disclosure is reasonably apparent, AMB
represents and warrants to ProLogis as follows:
(a) Organization, Standing and Power. AMB and each of its Subsidiaries is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization, with the corporate, partnership or limited liability company (as the case may be)
power and authority to own and operate its business as presently conducted. AMB and each of its
Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity to do business and is in
good standing in each jurisdiction where the ownership and operation of its properties or the
nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except for such failures to be so
qualified as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, an AMB Material Adverse Effect. AMB has previously made available to ProLogis true and
correct copies of the charter, certificate of partnership, bylaws, partnership agreement or other
organizational documents, as applicable, of AMB and AMB LP, and their Significant Subsidiaries, as
in effect as of the date hereof.
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(b) Capital Structure. (i) The authorized capital stock of AMB consists of
500,000,000 shares of AMB Common Stock and 100,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01
per share (the “AMB Preferred Stock”). As of the close of business on January 26, 2011 (A)
168,764,823 shares of AMB Common Stock were issued and outstanding, 8,627,029 shares of AMB Common
Stock were reserved for issuance upon the exercise or payment of outstanding stock or share
options, stock or share units or other equity-based awards under The Third Amended and Restated
1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of AMB Property Corporation and AMB Property, L.P., and the
Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of AMB Property Corporation and AMB
Property, L.P., each as amended (collectively, the “AMB Stock Plans”) (and no shares of AMB
Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon the exercise or payment of any such awards other than
under the AMB Stock Plans), and no shares of AMB Common Stock were held by Subsidiaries of AMB, (B)
9,300,000 shares of AMB Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding (consisting of 2,000,000 shares
of Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 2,300,000 shares of Series M Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock, 3,000,000 shares of Series O Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, and
2,000,000 shares of Series P Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock), and no shares of AMB Preferred
Stock were reserved for issuance, (C) 170,594,142 AMB Partnership Units were issued and
outstanding, of which 2,058,730 AMB Partnership Units were owned by the Persons and in the amounts
indicated in Section 3.1(b)(i) of the AMB Disclosure Letter and 168,535,412 AMB Partnership Units
were owned by AMB, and (D) 18,590,763 AMB II (Class A and B) Partnership Units were issued and
outstanding, of which 983,013 AMB II (Class B) Partnership Units were owned by the Persons and in
the amounts indicated in Section 3.1(b)(i) of the AMB Disclosure Letter and 17,607,750 AMB II
(Class A) Partnership Units were owned by AMB. All outstanding shares of AMB Common Stock and AMB
Preferred Stock and all outstanding AMB Partnership Units and AMB II Partnership Units have been
duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to
preemptive rights.
(ii) No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having the right to vote on any
matters on which stockholders may vote (“Voting Debt”) of AMB are issued or
outstanding.
(iii) Except for (A) this Agreement, the AMB Partnership Agreement and the AMB II
Partnership Agreement, (B) outstanding AMB Partnership Units and AMB II Partnership Units,
and (C) stock or share options, stock or share units and deferred stock or shares issued and
outstanding under the AMB Stock Plans (which represented, as of January 26, 2011, the right
to acquire up to an aggregate of 8,627,029 shares of AMB Common Stock), there are no
options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments or agreements of any character to which AMB or
any Subsidiary of AMB is a party or by which it or any such Subsidiary is bound obligating
AMB or any Subsidiary of AMB to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or
sold, additional shares of capital stock or any Voting Debt or stock appreciation rights of
AMB or of any Subsidiary of AMB or obligating AMB or any Subsidiary of AMB to grant, extend
or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, commitment or agreement. There are no
outstanding contractual obligations of AMB or any of its Subsidiaries (1) to repurchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of AMB or any of its Subsidiaries or
(2) pursuant to which AMB or any of its Subsidiaries is or could
be required to register shares of AMB
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Common Stock or other securities under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”).
(c) Authority. (i) Each of AMB and AMB LP has all requisite corporate or limited
partnership power and authority to execute, deliver and perform their obligations under this
Agreement, and, subject to the receipt of the AMB Required Vote, to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by AMB and AMB LP and the
performance by AMB and AMB LP of their obligations hereunder and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of AMB (in the
case of AMB) and the general partner of AMB LP (in the case of AMB LP) and all other necessary
corporate or limited partnership action on the part of AMB and AMB LP, respectively, other than the
receipt of the AMB Required Vote, and no other corporate or limited partnership proceedings on the
part of AMB or AMB LP are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by AMB and AMB LP and
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each of AMB and AMB LP enforceable against AMB and
AMB LP in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general applicability relating to
or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles.
(ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by AMB and AMB LP does not, and the
consummation by AMB and AMB LP of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, (A) subject
to the receipt of the Required AMB Vote, conflict with, or result in any violation of, or
constitute a default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise
to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or the loss of a
material benefit under, or the creation of a lien, pledge, security interest, charge or
other encumbrance on any assets (any such conflict, violation, default, right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration, loss or creation, a “Violation”) pursuant
to, any provision of the organizational documents of AMB or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries, or (B) subject to obtaining or making the consents, approvals, orders,
authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings referred to in paragraph (iii)
below, result in any Violation of any Contract, AMB Benefit Plan or other Law applicable to
AMB or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets, which Violation
under this clause (B) only would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, an AMB Material Adverse Effect.
(iii) Except for (A) the applicable requirements, if any, of state securities or “blue
sky” laws (“Blue Sky Laws”), (B) filings, consents or approvals, if any, required
under the Laws of foreign jurisdictions governing antitrust or merger control matters, (C)
required filings under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”) and the Securities Act, (D) any filings required under the rules and
regulations of the NYSE, (E) the filing of Articles Supplementary for the AMB New Preferred
Stock with, and the acceptance for record of such Articles Supplementary by, the SDAT, and
(F) the filing of the Articles of Merger with, and the acceptance for record of the Articles
of Merger by, the SDAT and the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (as applicable)
pursuant to the MGCL, the Maryland REIT Law and the DLLCA, no consent, approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any
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court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality,
domestic or foreign, or industry self-regulatory organization (a “Governmental
Entity”), is required by or with respect to AMB or any of its Subsidiaries in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by AMB and AMB LP or the consummation by
AMB and AMB LP of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, the failure to make or
obtain which would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, an AMB Material Adverse Effect.
(d) SEC Documents; Regulatory Reports. (i) AMB has timely filed or furnished to the
SEC all reports, schedules, statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished by it
under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act since December 31, 2009 together with all
certifications required pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended (the
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”) (such documents, as supplemented or amended since the time of filing,
and together with all information incorporated by reference therein and schedules and exhibits
thereto, the “AMB SEC Documents”). As of their respective dates, the AMB SEC Documents at
the time filed (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, as of
the date of such filing) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, and the rules and regulations of the
SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to such AMB SEC Documents, and none of the AMB SEC Documents
when filed contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of AMB included
in the AMB SEC Documents complied as to form, as of their respective dates of filing with the SEC,
in all material respects with all applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules
and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as
permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC), have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be disclosed therein) and fairly
present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of AMB and its consolidated
Subsidiaries and the consolidated results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash
flows of such companies as of the dates and for the periods shown.
(ii) AMB has established and maintains a system of internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f) of the Exchange Act) sufficient to
provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting. AMB (A) has
designed and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a–15(e)
and 15d–15(e) of the Exchange Act) to provide reasonable assurance that all information
required to be disclosed by AMB in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange
Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to AMB’s management as appropriate
to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (B) has disclosed, based on its
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to AMB’s outside
auditors and the audit committee of the Board of Directors of AMB (1) all significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect AMB’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information and (2) any fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other
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employees who have a significant role in AMB’s internal control over financial
reporting. Since December 31, 2009, any material change in internal control over financial
reporting required to be disclosed in any AMB SEC Report has been so disclosed.
(iii) Since December 31, 2009, (A) neither AMB nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the
knowledge of AMB, any Representative of AMB or any of its Subsidiaries has received or
otherwise obtained knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim,
whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures,
methodologies or methods of AMB or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective internal
accounting controls relating to periods after December 31, 2009, including any material
complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that AMB or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in
questionable accounting or auditing practices (except for any of the foregoing after the
date hereof which have no reasonable basis), and (B) to the knowledge of AMB, no attorney
representing AMB or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by AMB or any of its
Subsidiaries, has reported evidence of a material violation of securities Laws, breach of
fiduciary duty or similar violation, relating to periods after December 31, 2009, by AMB or
any of its officers, directors, employees or agents to the Board of Directors of AMB or any
committee thereof or to any director or executive officer of AMB.
(e) Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by AMB
for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (i) the Form S-4 will, at the time the Form S-4 is
filed with the SEC and at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and (ii) the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus will, at the date of mailing to stockholders or shareholders and at the times
of the meetings of stockholders or shareholders to be held in connection with the Mergers, contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. The Joint Proxy Statement/ Prospectus will comply as to form
in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of
the SEC thereunder, except that no representation or warranty is made by AMB with respect to
statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by ProLogis for
inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
(f) Compliance with Applicable Laws. AMB and each of its Subsidiaries is in
compliance with all Laws applicable to their operations or with respect to which compliance is a
condition of engaging in the business thereof, except to the extent that failure to comply would
not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an AMB
Material Adverse Effect. Neither AMB nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice
since January 1, 2010 asserting a failure, or possible failure, to comply with any such Law, the
subject of which written notice has not been resolved as required thereby or otherwise to the
reasonable satisfaction of the party sending the notice, except for (A) matters being contested in
good faith and set forth in Section 3.1(f) of the AMB Disclosure Letter and (B) such failures as
would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an
AMB Material Adverse Effect.
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(g) Legal Proceedings. There is no suit, action, investigation or proceeding (whether
judicial, arbitral, administrative or other) pending or, to the knowledge of AMB, threatened,
against or affecting AMB or any of its Subsidiaries as to which there is a significant possibility
of an adverse outcome which would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in
the aggregate, an AMB Material Adverse Effect, nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction, rule
or order of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against AMB or any Subsidiary of AMB
which would have, or reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an AMB
Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Taxes. Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, an AMB Material Adverse Effect:
(i) AMB and each of its Subsidiaries have (A) duly filed (or there have been filed on
their behalf) with the appropriate taxing authority all Tax Returns required to be filed by
them (after giving effect to any extensions), and such Tax Returns are true, correct and
complete, (B) duly paid in full (or there has been paid on their behalf), or made adequate
provision for, all Taxes required to be paid by them, and (C) withheld and paid all Taxes
required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any
employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or other party;
(ii) neither AMB nor any of its Subsidiaries has received a written claim, or to the
knowledge of AMB, an unwritten claim, by any authority in a jurisdiction where any of them
does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction;
(iii) there are no disputes, audits, examinations or proceedings pending (or threatened
in writing), or claims asserted, for Taxes upon AMB or any of its Subsidiaries and neither
AMB nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any litigation or administrative proceeding
relating to Taxes;
(iv) neither AMB nor any of its Subsidiaries has requested, has received or is subject
to any written ruling of a taxing authority or has entered into any written agreement with a
taxing authority with respect to any Taxes;
(v) neither AMB nor any of its Subsidiaries has granted any extension or waiver of the
limitation period for the assessment or collection of Tax that remains in effect;
(vi) there are no Tax allocation or sharing agreements or similar arrangements with
respect to or involving AMB or any of its Subsidiaries, and, after the Closing Date, neither
AMB nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be bound by any such Tax allocation or sharing
agreements or similar arrangements or have any liability thereunder for amounts due in
respect of periods prior to the Closing Date;
(vii) neither AMB nor any of its Subsidiaries (A) has been a member of an affiliated
group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent
of which was AMB or a Subsidiary of AMB) or (B) has any liability for the Taxes of any
Person (other than AMB or any of its Subsidiaries) under Treasury
Reg-
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ulation
Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), as
a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise;
(viii) AMB (A) for all taxable years commencing with its taxable year ended December
31, 2001 through its taxable year ended December 31 immediately prior to the Topco Effective
Time, has elected and has been subject to federal taxation as a REIT and has satisfied all
requirements to qualify as a REIT, and has so qualified, for federal Tax purposes for such
years, (B) at all times since such date, has operated in such a manner so as to qualify as a
REIT for federal Tax purposes and will continue to operate (in each case, without regard to
the REIT distribution requirements in the year that includes the Topco Effective Time)
through the Topco Effective Time in such a manner so as to so qualify for the taxable year
that includes the Closing Date, and (C) has not taken or omitted to take any action that
could reasonably be expected to result in a challenge by the IRS or any other taxing
authority to its status as a REIT, and no such challenge is pending or, to AMB’s Knowledge,
threatened. Each Subsidiary of AMB has been since the later of its acquisition or formation
and continues to be treated for federal and state income Tax purposes as (A) a partnership
(or a disregarded entity) and not as a corporation or an association or publicly traded
partnership taxable as a corporation, (B) a “qualified REIT subsidiary” within the meaning
of Section 856(i) of the Code, (C) a “taxable REIT subsidiary” within the meaning of Section
856(l) of the Code, or (D) a REIT. Section 3.2(h) of the AMB Disclosure Letter sets forth
each asset of AMB and AMB Subsidiary which would be subject to rules similar to Section 1374
of the Code. With respect to each such asset, Section 3.2(h) of the AMB Disclosure Letter
sets forth (A) the amount of any gain that could be subject to Tax pursuant to such rules,
based on the estimate of value of such asset at the relevant date that a determination
thereof is required to be made under such rules and (B) the date after which such gain will
no longer be subject to Tax pursuant to such rules;
(ix) neither AMB nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in any “listed
transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2);
(x) neither AMB nor any of its Subsidiaries (other than taxable REIT subsidiaries) has
or has had any earnings and profits attributable to such entity or any other corporation in
any non-REIT year within the meaning of Section 857 of the Code;
(xi) there are no Tax Protection Agreements to which AMB or any of its Subsidiaries is
a party (an “AMB Tax Protection Agreement”) currently in force, and no person has
raised, or to the knowledge of AMB threatened to raise, a material claim against AMB or any
of its Subsidiaries for any breach of any AMB Tax Protection Agreement and none of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will give rise to any liability or obligation to
make any payment under any AMB Tax Protection Agreement;
(xii) as of the date of this Agreement, AMB is not aware of any fact or circumstance
that could reasonably be expected to prevent the ProLogis Merger or the Topco Merger from
qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code; and
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(xiii) neither AMB nor any of its Subsidiaries has constituted either a “distributing
corporation” or a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of
the Code) in a distribution of stock qualifying for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of
the Code (A) in the two years prior to the date of this Agreement or (B) in a distribution
which could otherwise constitute part of a “plan” or “series of related transactions”
(within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(i) Material Contracts. As of the date hereof, neither AMB nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any Contract (i) required to be filed as an exhibit to AMB’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) or (10) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange
Act, (ii) any partnership, joint venture, co-investment or similar agreement with any third parties
requiring aggregate payments after the date hereof by AMB or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to
any such partnership, joint venture, co-investment or similar agreement in excess of $150,000,000,
(iii) any Contract limiting in any material respect the ability of AMB or any of its Subsidiaries
to engage in any line of business in any geographic area, (iv) any Contract or executed binding
letter of intent involving the future disposition or acquisition of assets or properties with a
fair market value in excess of $250,000,000, or any merger, consolidation or similar business
combination transaction, (v) any Contract relating to development, construction, capital
expenditures or purchase of materials, supplies, equipment or other assets or properties (other
than purchase orders for such items in the ordinary course of business) in each case requiring
aggregate payments by AMB or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $100,000,000 during their
remaining term, or (vi) any Contract evidencing a capitalized lease obligation or other
indebtedness to any Person, or any guaranty thereof, in excess of $100,000,000, other than any
Contract in respect of a ground lease or office leases or obligations thereunder (all such
Contracts to which AMB or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by as of the date of this
Agreement are referred to herein as the “AMB Material Contracts”). Except as would not
have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an AMB
Material Adverse Effect, each of the AMB Material Contracts is a valid and binding obligation of
AMB, or the Subsidiary of AMB that is a party thereto, and, to AMB’s knowledge, the other parties
thereto, enforceable against AMB and its Subsidiaries and, to AMB’s knowledge, the other parties
thereto in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general applicability relating to
or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles. None of AMB or any of
its Subsidiaries is, and to AMB’s knowledge no other party is, in breach, default or violation (and
no event has occurred or not occurred through AMB’s or any Subsidiary of AMB’s action or inaction
or, to AMB’s knowledge, through the action or inaction of any third party, that with notice or the
lapse of time or both would constitute a breach, default or violation) of any term, condition or
provision of any AMB Material Contract to which AMB or any Subsidiary of AMB is now a party, or by
which any of them or their respective properties or assets may be bound, except for such breaches,
defaults or violations as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, an AMB Material Adverse Effect.
(j) Benefit Plans. (i) Section 3.1(j)(i) of the AMB Disclosure Letter lists all
material Benefit Plans sponsored, maintained or contributed by AMB or any of its Subsidiaries (the
“AMB Benefit Plans”) for the benefit of current or former directors, officers or employees
of AMB or any of its Subsidiaries or any dependants or beneficiaries thereof.
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(iii) AMB has delivered or made available to ProLogis a true, correct and complete copy
of each AMB Benefit Plan and, with respect thereto, if applicable, (A) all amendments, trust
(or other funding vehicle) agreements, summary plan descriptions and insurance contracts,
(B) the most recent annual report (Form 5500 series including, where applicable, all
schedules and actuarial and accountants’ reports) filed with the Internal Revenue Service
and the most recent actuarial report or other financial statement relating to such AMB
Benefit Plan, and (C) the most recent determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service
(if applicable) for such AMB Benefit Plan.
(iv) Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, an AMB Material Adverse Effect, (A) each AMB Benefit Plan,
including any AMB Benefit Plan established or maintained outside of the United States or for
the benefit of current or former employees of AMB or any of its Subsidiaries residing
outside the United States (each, an “AMB Foreign Plan”), has been maintained and
administered in compliance with its terms and with applicable Law, including ERISA and
compliance with Section 409A of the Code to avoid income inclusion under Section 409A(a)(1)
of the Code, (B) each AMB Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Code has received a favorable determination or opinion letter from the Internal Revenue
Service or is entitled to rely on an advisory or opinion letter issued with respect to an
Internal Revenue Service approved master and prototype or volume submitter plan, and there
are no existing circumstances or any events that have occurred that could reasonably be
expected to adversely affect the qualified status of any such Benefit Plan, (C) neither AMB
nor its Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction that has resulted in, or could result in,
the assessment of a civil penalty upon AMB or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section
502(i) of ERISA or a tax imposed pursuant to Section 4975 or 4976 of the Code that has not
been satisfied in full, (D) there does not now exist, nor do any circumstances exist that
would reasonably be expected to result in, any Controlled Group Liability that would be a
liability of AMB or any of its Subsidiaries, and (E) there are no pending or, to AMB’s
knowledge, threatened claims by or on behalf of any AMB Benefit Plan, by any employee or
beneficiary covered under any AMB Benefit Plan or otherwise involving any AMB Benefit Plan
(other than routine claims for benefits).
(v) None of AMB, any of its Subsidiaries or any other entity (whether or not
incorporated) that, together with AMB or a Subsidiary of AMB, would be treated as a single
employer under Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA, maintains, contributes
to, or participates in, or has ever during the past six (6) years maintained, contributed
to, or participated in, or otherwise has any obligation or liability in connection with: (A)
a Benefit Plan subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 or 4971 of the
Code, (B) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA),
a “multiple employer plan” (as defined in Section 413(c) of the Code) or a “multiemployer
plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), or (C) any plan or arrangement which provides
retiree medical or welfare benefits, except as required by applicable Law.
(vi) Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, an AMB Material Adverse Effect: (A) each AMB
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Foreign Plan required to be registered with applicable regulatory authorities has been
so registered and has been maintained in good standing, (B) the fair market value of the
assets of each funded AMB Foreign Plan, the liability of each insurer for any AMB Foreign
Plan funded through insurance or the book reserve established for any AMB Foreign Plan (as
applicable), together with any accrued contributions in respect of any such AMB Foreign
Plan, is sufficient to procure or provide for the anticipated accrued benefit obligations,
as of the Closing Date, with respect to all current and former participants in such plan
according to the actuarial assumptions and valuations most recently used to determine
employer contributions to, or the value of liabilities of, such AMB Foreign Plan and no
transaction contemplated by this Agreement shall cause such assets or insurance obligations
to be less than such benefit obligations, and (C) any and all amounts required to be accrued
with respect to any AMB Foreign Plan, or pursuant to any statutory requirements pertaining
to employee benefits, mandatory contributions, retirement plans or similar benefits in
respect of non-U.S. employees, have been properly and timely accrued, including accruals
relating to any severance, termination pay or profit sharing benefits.
(k) Employment and Labor Matters. (i) (A) Except in accordance with applicable Law,
neither AMB nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any material collective
bargaining or similar agreement or work rules or practices with any labor union, works council,
labor organization or employee association applicable to employees of AMB or any of its
Subsidiaries, (B) there are no strikes or lockouts with respect to any employees of AMB or any of
its Subsidiaries (“AMB Employees”), (C) to the knowledge of AMB, there is no union
organizing effort pending or threatened against AMB or any of its Subsidiaries, (D) there is no
unfair labor practice, labor dispute (other than routine individual grievances) or labor
arbitration proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of AMB, threatened with respect to AMB
Employees, and (E) there is no slowdown or work stoppage in effect or, to the knowledge of AMB,
threatened with respect to AMB Employees; except, with respect to clauses (B) and (D) hereof, as
would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an
AMB Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) Except for such matters as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, an AMB Material Adverse Effect, AMB and its
Subsidiaries are, and have been, in compliance with all applicable Laws respecting (A)
employment and employment practices, (B) terms and conditions of employment and wages and
hours, (C) unfair labor practices, and (D) occupational safety and health and immigration.
(l) Absence of Certain Changes. Since December 31, 2009, (i) AMB and its Subsidiaries
have conducted their respective businesses in the ordinary course in all material respects, (ii)
there has not been an AMB Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) AMB and its Subsidiaries have not
taken any action that, if taken after the date of this Agreement without the prior written consent
of ProLogis, would constitute a breach of Section 4.1(b)(ii), Section 4.1(b)(v) (solely to the
extent relating to proposed amendments to charters, bylaws or equivalent governing documents),
Section 4.1(b)(vi) (solely to the extent relating to acquisitions that would reasonably be expected
to materially delay, impede or affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement in the manner contemplated hereby),
Section 4.1(b)(vii), Sec-
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tion 4.1(b)(ix), Section 4.1(b)(x) (solely to the extent relating to AMB or its Significant
Subsidiaries), Section 4.1(b)(xii) or Section 4.1(b)(xvi), or agreed to do any of the foregoing.
(m) Board Approval. The Board of Directors of AMB, by resolutions duly adopted by
unanimous vote of those voting at a meeting duly called and held, has (i) approved this Agreement
and declared this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Topco Merger,
to be advisable and in the best interests of AMB and its stockholders, and (ii) resolved to
recommend that the stockholders of AMB approve the Topco Merger and direct that such matter be
submitted for consideration by AMB stockholders at the AMB Stockholders Meeting. AMB, in its
capacity as the general partner of AMB LP, has taken all actions required for the execution of this
Agreement by AMB LP and the consummation by AMB LP of the transactions contemplated hereby,
including the Issuance. No state takeover statute is applicable to this Agreement, the Topco
Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(n) Vote Required. The affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds of the
outstanding shares of AMB Common Stock to approve the Topco Merger and the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of AMB Common Stock to approve the amendments to
Article VII and Article VIII of AMB’s Bylaws set forth on Exhibit A (together, the “AMB
Required Vote”) is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of AMB capital stock
necessary to approve and adopt this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including
the Topco Merger.
(o) Properties. (i) Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, an AMB Material Adverse Effect, AMB or a Subsidiary of AMB
owns fee simple title to or has a valid leasehold interest in, each of the real properties
reflected as an asset on the most recent balance sheet of AMB included in the AMB SEC Documents
(each an “AMB Property” and collectively the “AMB Properties”), in each case free
and clear of all Liens except for (A) debt and other matters set forth in Section 3.1(o)(i) of the
AMB Disclosure Letter, (B) inchoate mechanics’, workmen’s, repairmen’s and other inchoate Liens
imposed for construction work in progress or otherwise incurred in the ordinary course of business,
(C) mechanics’, workmen’s and repairmen’s Liens (other than inchoate Liens for work in progress)
which have heretofore been bonded or insured, (D) all matters disclosed on existing title policies
or surveys, (E) real estate Taxes and special assessments not yet due and payable or which are
being contested in good faith in the ordinary course of business, and (F) Liens and other
encumbrances that would not cause a material adverse effect on the value or use of the affected
property. Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or
in the aggregate, an AMB Material Adverse Effect, none of AMB nor any Subsidiary of AMB has
received written notice to the effect that there are any condemnation proceedings that are pending
or, to the knowledge of AMB, threatened with respect to any material portion of any of the AMB
Properties. Except for the owners of the properties in which AMB or any Subsidiary of AMB has a
leasehold interest and except for any AMB Property that is held by a joint venture or fund, no
Person other than AMB or a Subsidiary of AMB has any ownership interest in any of the AMB
Properties.
(ii) Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, an AMB Material Adverse Effect, policies of title
insurance or updates or endorsements have been issued, insuring
AMB’s or the applic-
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able
Subsidiary of AMB’s fee simple title to each of the AMB Properties owned by AMB and
acquired in the past five years, in amounts at least equal to the purchase price paid for
ownership of such AMB Property or such entity that owned such AMB Properties at the time of
the issuance of each such policy, and no material claim has been made against any such
policy that has not been resolved.
(iii) AMB and any Subsidiary of AMB (A) have not received written notice of any
structural defects, or violation of Law, relating to any AMB Property which would have, or
would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an AMB Material
Adverse Effect and (B) have not received written notice of any physical damage to any AMB
Property which would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, an AMB Material Adverse Effect for which there is not insurance in effect
covering the cost of the restoration and the loss of revenue.
(iv) Except for secured loan documents entered into in the ordinary course of business,
there are no written agreements which restrict AMB or any Subsidiary of AMB from
transferring any of the AMB Properties, and none of the AMB Properties is subject to any
restriction on the sale or other disposition thereof (other than rights of first offer or
rights of first refusal or tenant options as would not have, or would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an AMB Material Adverse Effect) or on
the financing or release of financing thereon.
(v) AMB and the Subsidiaries of AMB have good and sufficient title to, or are permitted
to use under valid and existing leases, all personal and non-real properties and assets
reflected in their books and records as being owned by them or reflected on the most recent
balance sheet of AMB included in the AMB SEC Documents (except as since sold or otherwise
disposed of in the ordinary course of business) or used by them in the ordinary course of
business, free and clear of all Liens, and except as would not have, or would not reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an AMB Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Environmental Matters. Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an AMB Material Adverse Effect:
(i) (A) AMB, each AMB Subsidiary and each of the AMB Properties is in compliance with
all applicable Environmental Laws; (B) there is no litigation, investigation, request for
information or other proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of AMB, threatened against AMB
or any AMB Subsidiary under any applicable Environmental Laws; and (C) AMB has not received
any written notice of violation or potential liability under any applicable Environmental
Laws that remains unresolved, or that any judicial, administrative or compliance order has
been issued against AMB or any AMB Subsidiary which remains unresolved.
(ii) To the knowledge of AMB, neither AMB nor any AMB Subsidiary has used, generated,
stored, treated or handled any Hazardous Materials on the AMB Properties in a manner that
would reasonably be expected to result in liability under any Environmental Law, and there
are currently no underground storage tanks, active or
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abandoned, used for the storage of Hazardous materials on, in or under any AMB
Properties in violation of applicable Environmental Laws. To the knowledge of AMB, neither
AMB nor any AMB Subsidiary has caused a release of Hazardous Materials on the AMB Properties
and, to the knowledge of AMB, no other Person has caused a release or threatened release of
Hazardous Materials on the AMB Properties.
(iii) To the knowledge of AMB, all Hazardous Material which has been removed from any
AMB Properties was handled, transported and disposed of at the time of removal in compliance
with applicable Environmental Laws.
(q) Intellectual Property. Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an AMB Material Adverse Effect, (i) AMB and its
Subsidiaries own or have a valid license to use all trademarks, service marks, trade names and
copyrights (including any registrations or applications for registration of any of the foregoing)
(collectively, the “AMB Intellectual Property”) necessary to carry on their business
substantially as currently conducted, and (ii) neither AMB nor any such Subsidiary has received any
notice of infringement of or conflict with, and to AMB’s knowledge, there are no infringements of
or conflicts with, the rights of others with respect to the use of any AMB Intellectual Property.
(r) Permits. Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, an AMB Material Adverse Effect, (i) the permits, licenses,
approvals, variances, exemptions, orders, franchises, certifications and authorizations from
Governmental Entities and accreditation and certification agencies, bodies or other organizations,
including building permits and certificates of occupancy (collectively, “Permits”) held by
AMB and its Subsidiaries are valid and sufficient in all respects for all business presently
conducted by AMB and its Subsidiaries and for the operation of the properties of AMB and its
Subsidiaries, (ii) all applications required to have been filed for the renewal of such Permits
have been duly filed on a timely basis with the appropriate Governmental Entities, and all other
filings required to have been made with respect to such Permits have been duly made on a timely
basis with the appropriate Governmental Entities, and (iii) neither AMB nor any of its Subsidiaries
has received any claim or notice indicating that AMB or any of its Subsidiaries is currently not in
compliance with the terms of any such Permits, and to AMB’s knowledge no such noncompliance exists.
(s) Insurance. AMB and its Subsidiaries have obtained and maintained in full force
and effect insurance in such amounts, on such terms and covering such risks as AMB’s management
believes is reasonable and customary for its business. AMB or the applicable Subsidiary of AMB has
paid, or caused to be paid, all premiums due under such policies and is not in default with respect
to any obligations under such policies in any material respect. All such policies are valid,
outstanding and enforceable and neither AMB nor any of its Subsidiaries has agreed to modify or
cancel any of such insurance policies nor has AMB or any of its Subsidiaries received any notice of
any actual or threatened modification or cancellation of such insurance other than in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice or such as is normal and customary in AMB’s
industry.
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(t) Investment Company Act of 1940. Neither AMB nor any Subsidiary of AMB is, or on
the Closing Date will be, required to be registered as an investment company under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(u) Brokers or Finders. Neither AMB nor any of its Subsidiaries has employed any
broker or finder or incurred any liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or finders fees in
connection with the Mergers or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except that
AMB has employed X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC as its financial advisor.
(v) Opinion of AMB Financial Advisor. AMB has received the opinion of its financial
advisor, X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC to the effect that, as of the date of the opinion and subject
to the assumptions and limitations set forth therein, the Exchange Ratio is fair, from a financial
point of view, to AMB.
3.2. Representations and Warranties of ProLogis. Except (x) as set forth in the
ProLogis Disclosure Letter (it being understood that any matter disclosed pursuant to any section
or subsection of the ProLogis Disclosure Letter shall be deemed to be disclosed for all purposes of
this Agreement and the ProLogis Disclosure Letter, as long as the relevance of such disclosure is
reasonably apparent) or (y) as disclosed in the ProLogis SEC Documents filed with the SEC prior to
the date hereof (other than disclosures in the “Risk Factors” or “Forward Looking Statements”
sections of such reports or any other disclosures in such reports to the extent they are predictive
or forward-looking in nature), as long as the relevance of such disclosure is reasonably apparent,
ProLogis represents and warrants to AMB as follows:
(a) Organization, Standing and Power. ProLogis and each of its Subsidiaries is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization, with the corporate, partnership or limited liability company (as the case may be)
power and authority to own and operate its business as presently conducted. ProLogis and each of
its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity to do business and is
in good standing in each jurisdiction where the ownership and operation of its properties or the
nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except for such failures to be so
qualified as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect. ProLogis has previously made available to AMB true
and correct copies of the declaration of trust, charter, articles of organization, certificates of
formation, bylaws, limited liability company agreements, or other organizational documents, as
applicable, of ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin, and Pumpkin LLC, and their respective
Significant Subsidiaries, as in effect as of the date hereof.
(b) Capital Structure. (i) The authorized shares of beneficial interest of ProLogis
consist of 737,580,000 ProLogis Common Shares, 2,300,000 Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.01 per share, of ProLogis (the “ProLogis Series C
Preferred Shares”), 5,060,000 Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial
Interest, par value $0.01 per share, of ProLogis (the “ProLogis Series F Preferred
Shares”), and 5,060,000 shares of Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial
Interest, par value $0.01 per share, of ProLogis (the “ProLogis Series G Preferred Shares”
and together with the ProLogis Series C Preferred Shares and the ProLogis Series F Preferred
Shares, the “ProLogis Preferred Shares”). The authorized capital stock of New Pumpkin
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consists of 737,580,000 shares of New Pumpkin Common Stock, 2,300,000 shares of New Pumpkin
Series C Preferred Stock, 5,060,000 shares of New Pumpkin Series F Preferred Stock and 5,060,000
shares of New Pumpkin Series G Preferred Stock. From the date hereof until immediately prior to
the ProLogis Merger, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each of New Pumpkin,
Upper Pumpkin and Pumpkin LLC shall be owned, directly or indirectly, by ProLogis. As of the close
of business on January 26, 2011, (A) 570,082,784 ProLogis Common Shares were issued and
outstanding, 7,390,935 ProLogis Common Shares were reserved for issuance upon the exercise or
payment of outstanding share options, share units, dividend equivalents, performance shares or
other equity-based awards under the ProLogis 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, ProLogis 1997 Long-Term
Incentive Plan and ProLogis 2000 Share Option Plan for Outside Trustees (collectively, the
“ProLogis Share Plans”) (and no ProLogis Common Shares were reserved for issuance upon the
exercise or payment of any such awards other than under the ProLogis Share Plans or the ProLogis
ESPP), no Common Shares were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options under the ProLogis
ESPP, no ProLogis Common Shares were held by Subsidiaries of ProLogis, 41,224,363 ProLogis Common
Shares were reserved for issuance upon the conversion of ProLogis’s convertible debt, and 1,739,502
ProLogis Common Shares were reserved for issuance under ProLogis’s 1999 Dividend Reinvestment and
Share Purchase Plan, (B) 12,000,000 ProLogis Preferred Shares were issued and outstanding
(including 2,000,000 Series C Preferred Shares, 5,000,000 Series F Preferred Shares and 5,000,000
Series G Preferred Shares), and no ProLogis Preferred Shares were reserved for issuance, and (C)
759,913 ProLogis Partnership Units were issued and outstanding, including 447,426 partnership units
of ProLogis Xxxxxx, X.X., and 312,487 partnership units of ProLogis Limited Partnership I. All
outstanding ProLogis Common Shares and shares of ProLogis Preferred Stock and all outstanding
ProLogis Partnership Units have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights.
(ii) No Voting Debt of ProLogis is issued or outstanding.
(iii) Except for (A) this Agreement, (B) outstanding ProLogis Partnership Units and (C)
share options, share units, deferred shares and dividend equivalents issued and outstanding
under the ProLogis Share Plans and the ProLogis ESPP (which represented, as of January 26,
2011, the right to acquire up to an aggregate of 7,390,935 ProLogis Common Shares), there
are no options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments or agreements of any character to which
ProLogis or any Subsidiary of ProLogis is a party or by which it or any such Subsidiary is
bound obligating ProLogis or any Subsidiary of ProLogis to issue, deliver or sell, or cause
to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of beneficial interest or capital stock
or any Voting Debt or stock appreciation rights of ProLogis or of any Subsidiary of ProLogis
or obligating ProLogis or any Subsidiary of ProLogis to grant, extend or enter into any such
option, warrant, call, right, commitment or agreement. There are no outstanding contractual
obligations of ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries (1) to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any shares of beneficial interest or capital stock of ProLogis or any of its
Subsidiaries, or (2) pursuant to which ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries is or could be
required to register ProLogis Common Shares or other securities under the Securities Act.
(c) Authority. (i) Each of ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin and Pumpkin LLC has
all requisite trust, corporate or limited liability company power and authority
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to execute, deliver and perform their obligations under this Agreement, and, subject to the
receipt of the ProLogis Required Vote, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin and Pumpkin LLC
and the performance by ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin and Pumpkin LLC of their obligations
hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by
the Board of Trustees of ProLogis (in the case of ProLogis), the Board of Directors of New Pumpkin
(in the case of New Pumpkin), the sole member of Upper Pumpkin (in the case of Upper Pumpkin) and
the sole member of Pumpkin LLC (in the case of Pumpkin LLC) and all other necessary trust,
corporate or limited liability company action on the part of ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin
and Pumpkin LLC, other than the receipt of the ProLogis Required Vote, and no other trust,
corporate or limited liability company proceedings on the part of ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New
Pumpkin or Pumpkin LLC are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by ProLogis, Upper
Pumpkin, New Pumpkin and Pumpkin LLC and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each of
ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin and Pumpkin LLC enforceable against ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin,
New Pumpkin and Pumpkin LLC in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable
principles.
(ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New
Pumpkin and Pumpkin LLC does not, and the consummation by ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New
Pumpkin and Pumpkin LLC of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, (A) subject to the
receipt of the Required ProLogis Vote, conflict with, or result in any Violation of, any
provision of the organizational documents of ProLogis or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries, or (B) subject to obtaining or making the consents, approvals, orders,
authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings referred to in paragraph (iii)
below, result in any Violation of any Contract, ProLogis Benefit Plan or Law applicable to
ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin and Pumpkin LLC or any of its Subsidiaries or their
respective properties or assets, which Violation under this clause (B) only would have, or
would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis Material
Adverse Effect.
(iii) Except for (A) the applicable requirements, if any, of Blue Sky Laws, (B)
filings, consents or approvals, if any, required under the Laws of foreign jurisdictions
governing antitrust or merger control matters, (C) required filings under the Exchange Act
and the Securities Act, (D) any filings required under the rules and regulations of the
NYSE, (E) the filing of Articles Supplementary for the New Pumpkin Preferred Stock with, and
the acceptance for record of such Articles Supplementary by, the SDAT, and (F) the filing of
the Articles of Merger with, and the acceptance for record of the Articles of Merger by, the
SDAT and the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (as applicable) pursuant to the
MGCL, the Maryland REIT Law and the DLLCA, no consent, approval, order or authorization of,
or registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity, is required by or with
respect to ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement by ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin and Pumpkin LLC or the
consummation by ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin and Pumpkin LLC of the transactions
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by,
the failure to make or obtain which would have, or would reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect.
(d) SEC Documents; Regulatory Reports. (i) ProLogis has timely filed or furnished to
the SEC all reports, schedules, statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished by
it under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act since December 31, 2009 together with all
certifications required pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act (such documents, as supplemented or
amended since the time of filing, and together with all information incorporated by reference
therein and schedules and exhibits thereto, the “ProLogis SEC Documents”). As of their
respective dates, the ProLogis SEC Documents at the time filed (or, if amended or superseded by a
filing prior to the date of this Agreement, as of the date of such filing) complied in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to
such ProLogis SEC Documents, and none of the ProLogis SEC Documents when filed contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. The financial statements of ProLogis included in the ProLogis SEC Documents
complied as to form, as of their respective dates of filing with the SEC, in all material respects
with all applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the SEC
with respect thereto (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the
SEC), have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods
involved (except as may be disclosed therein) and fairly present in all material respects the
consolidated financial position of ProLogis and its consolidated Subsidiaries and the consolidated
results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of such companies as of the
dates and for the periods shown.
(ii) ProLogis has established and maintains a system of internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f) of the Exchange Act) sufficient to
provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting. ProLogis
(A) has designed and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules
13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e) of the Exchange Act) to provide reasonable assurance that all
information required to be disclosed by ProLogis in the reports that it files or submits
under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to
ProLogis’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure, and (B) has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation of internal control
over financial reporting, to ProLogis’s outside auditors and the audit committee of the
Board of Trustees of ProLogis (1) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
likely to adversely affect ProLogis’s ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information and (2) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
or other employees who have a significant role in ProLogis’s internal control over financial
reporting. Since December 31, 2009, any material change in internal control over financial
reporting required to be disclosed in any ProLogis SEC Report has been so disclosed.
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(iii) Since December 31, 2009, (A) neither ProLogis nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to
the knowledge of ProLogis, any Representative of ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries has
received or otherwise obtained knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or
claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures,
methodologies or methods of ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective internal
accounting controls relating to periods after December 31, 2009, including any material
complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries has
engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices (except for any of the foregoing
after the date hereof which have no reasonable basis), and (B) to the knowledge of ProLogis,
no attorney representing ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by
ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries, has reported evidence of a material violation of
securities Laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation, relating to periods after
December 31, 2009, by ProLogis or any of its officers, trustees, employees or agents to the
Board of Trustees of ProLogis or any committee thereof or to any trustee or executive
officer of ProLogis.
(e) Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by
ProLogis for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (i) the Form S-4 will, at the time the Form
S-4 is filed with the SEC and at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and (ii) the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus will, at the date of mailing to stockholders or shareholders and at the times
of the meetings of stockholders or shareholders to be held in connection with the Mergers, contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. The Joint Proxy Statement/ Prospectus will comply as to form
in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of
the SEC thereunder, except that no representation or warranty is made by ProLogis with respect to
statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by AMB for
inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
(f) Compliance with Applicable Laws. ProLogis and each of its Subsidiaries is in
compliance with all Laws applicable to their operations or with respect to which compliance is a
condition of engaging in the business thereof, except to the extent that failure to comply would
not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis
Material Adverse Effect. Neither ProLogis nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written
notice since January 1, 2010 asserting a failure, or possible failure, to comply with any such Law,
the subject of which written notice has not been resolved as required thereby or otherwise to the
reasonable satisfaction of the party sending the notice, except for (i) matters being contested in
good faith and set forth in Section 3.2(f) of the ProLogis Disclosure Letter, and (ii) such
failures as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect.
(g) Legal Proceedings. There is no suit, action, investigation or proceeding (whether
judicial, arbitral, administrative or other) pending or, to the knowledge of AMB, threatened,
against or affecting ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries as to which there is a significant
possibility of an adverse outcome which would have, or would reasonably be expected to
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have, individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect, nor is there any
judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding
against ProLogis or any Subsidiary of ProLogis which would have, or would reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Taxes. Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect:
(i) ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin, Pumpkin LLC and each of their Subsidiaries
have (A) duly filed (or there have been filed on their behalf) with the appropriate taxing
authority all Tax Returns required to be filed by them (after giving effect to any
extensions), and such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete, (B) duly paid in full (or
there has been paid on their behalf), or made adequate provision for, all Taxes required to
be paid by them, and (C) withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid
in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor,
stockholder or other party;
(ii) none of ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin, Pumpkin LLC or any of their
Subsidiaries has received a written claim, or to the knowledge of ProLogis, an unwritten
claim, by any authority in a jurisdiction where any of them does not file Tax Returns that
it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction;
(iii) there are no disputes, audits, examinations or proceedings pending (or threatened
in writing), or claims asserted, for Taxes upon ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin,
Pumpkin LLC or any of their Subsidiaries and none of ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin,
Pumpkin LLC or any of their Subsidiaries is a party to any litigation or administrative
proceeding relating to Taxes;
(iv) none of ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin, Pumpkin LLC or any of their
Subsidiaries has requested, has received or is subject to any written ruling of a taxing
authority or has entered into any written agreement with a taxing authority with respect to
any Taxes;
(v) none of ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin, Pumpkin LLC or any of their
Subsidiaries has granted any extension or waiver of the limitation period for the assessment
or collection of Tax that remains in effect;
(vi) there are no Tax allocation or sharing agreements or similar arrangements with
respect to or involving ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin, Pumpkin LLC or any of their
Subsidiaries, and, after the Closing Date, none of ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin,
Pumpkin LLC or any of their Subsidiaries shall be bound by any such Tax allocation or
sharing agreements or similar arrangements or have any liability thereunder for amounts due
in respect of periods prior to the Closing Date;
(vii)
none of ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin, Pumpkin LLC or any of their
Subsidiaries (A) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal
income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was ProLogis or a
Subsidiary of ProLogis) or (B) has any liability for the Taxes of any Person
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(other than any of ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin, Pumpkin LLC or any of their
Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state,
local, or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise;
(viii) ProLogis (A) for all taxable years commencing with its taxable year ended
December 31, 2001 through its taxable year ended December 31 immediately prior to the Topco
Effective Time, has elected and has been subject to federal taxation as a REIT and has
satisfied all requirements to qualify as a REIT, and has so qualified, for federal Tax
purposes for such years, (B) at all times since such date, has operated in such a manner so
as to qualify as a REIT for federal Tax purposes and will continue to operate (in each case,
without regard to the REIT distribution requirements in the year that includes the Topco
Effective Time) through the Topco Effective Time in such a manner so as to so qualify for
the taxable year that includes the Closing Date, and (C) has not taken or omitted to take
any action that could reasonably be expected to result in a challenge by the IRS or any
other taxing authority to its status as a REIT, and no such challenge is pending or, to
ProLogis’s Knowledge, threatened. Each Subsidiary of ProLogis has been since the later of
its acquisition or formation and continues to be treated for federal and state income Tax
purposes as (A) a partnership (or a disregarded entity) and not as a corporation or an
association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation, (B) a “qualified REIT
subsidiary” within the meaning of Section 856(i) of the Code, (C) a “taxable REIT
subsidiary” within the meaning of Section 856(l) of the Code, or (D) a REIT. Section 3.2(h)
of the ProLogis Disclosure Letter sets forth each asset of ProLogis and ProLogis Subsidiary
which would be subject to rules similar to Section 1374 of the Code. With respect to each
such asset, Section 3.2(h) of the ProLogis Disclosure Letter sets forth (A) the amount of
any gain that could be subject to Tax pursuant to such rules, based on the estimate of value
of such asset at the relevant date that a determination thereof is required to be made under
such rules and (B) the date after which such gain will no longer be subject to Tax pursuant
to such rules;
(ix) none of ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin, Pumpkin LLC or any of their
Subsidiaries has participated in any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2);
(x) neither ProLogis nor any of its Subsidiaries (other than taxable REIT subsidiaries)
has or has had any earnings and profits attributable to such entity or any other corporation
in any non-REIT year within the meaning of Section 857 of the Code;
(xi) there are no Tax Protection Agreements to which any of ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin,
new Pumpkin, Pumpkin LLC or any of their Subsidiaries is a party (a “ProLogis Tax
Protection Agreement”) currently in force, and no person has raised, or to the knowledge
of ProLogis threatened to raise, a material claim against ProLogis or any of its
Subsidiaries for any breach of any ProLogis Tax Protection Agreement and none of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will give rise to any liability or obligation to
make any payment under any ProLogis Tax Protection Agreement;
(xii) as of the date of this Agreement, ProLogis is not aware of any fact or
circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the ProLogis Merger or the
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Topco Merger from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)
of the Code; and
(xiii) none of ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin, Pumpkin LLC or any of their
Subsidiaries has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled
corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code) in a distribution of
stock qualifying for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (A) in the two years
prior to the date of this Agreement or (B) in a distribution which could otherwise
constitute part of a “plan” or “series of related transactions” (within the meaning of
Section 355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(i) Material Contracts. As of the date hereof, neither ProLogis nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any Contract (i) required to be filed as an exhibit to
ProLogis’s Annual Report on Form 10-K pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) or (10) of Regulation S-K under
the Exchange Act, (ii) any partnership, joint venture, co-investment or similar agreement with any
third parties requiring aggregate payments after the date hereof by ProLogis or any of its
Subsidiaries of ProLogis pursuant to any such partnership, joint venture, co-investment or similar
agreement in excess of $150,000,000, (iii) any Contract limiting in any material respect the
ability of ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business in any geographic
area, (iv) any Contract or executed binding letter of intent involving the future disposition or
acquisition of assets or properties with a fair market value in excess of $250,000,000, or any
merger, consolidation or similar business combination transaction (v) any Contract relating to
development, construction, capital expenditures or purchase of materials, supplies, equipment or
other assets or properties (other than purchase orders for such items in the ordinary course of
business) in each case requiring aggregate payments by ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries in
excess of $100,000,000 during their remaining term, or (vi) any Contract evidencing a capitalized
lease obligation or other indebtedness to any Person, or any guaranty thereof, in excess of
$100,000,000, other than any Contract in respect of a ground lease or office leases or obligations
thereunder (all such Contracts to which ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound
by as of the date of this Agreement are referred to herein as the “ProLogis Material
Contracts”). Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect, each of the ProLogis Material
Contracts is a valid and binding obligation of ProLogis or the Subsidiary of ProLogis that is a
party thereto, and, to ProLogis’s knowledge, the other parties thereto, enforceable against
ProLogis and its Subsidiaries and, to ProLogis’s knowledge, the other parties thereto in accordance
with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles. None of ProLogis or any of its
Subsidiaries is, and to ProLogis’s knowledge no other party is, in breach, default or violation
(and no event has occurred or not occurred through ProLogis’s or any Subsidiary of ProLogis’s
action or inaction or, to ProLogis’s knowledge, through the action or inaction of any third party,
that with notice or the lapse of time or both would constitute a breach, default or violation) of
any term, condition or provision of any ProLogis Material Contract to which ProLogis or any
Subsidiary of ProLogis is now a party, or by which any of them or their respective properties or
assets may be bound, except for such breaches, defaults or violations as would not have, or would
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse
Effect.
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(j)
Benefit Plans. (i) Section 3.2(j)(i) of the ProLogis Disclosure Letter lists all
material Benefit Plans sponsored, maintained or contributed by ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries
(the “ProLogis Benefit Plans”) for the benefit of current or former directors, officers or
employees of ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries or any dependants or beneficiaries thereof.
(ii) ProLogis has delivered or made available to AMB a true, correct and complete copy
of each ProLogis Benefit Plan and, with respect thereto, if applicable, (A) all amendments,
trust (or other funding vehicle) agreements, summary plan descriptions and insurance
contracts, (B) the most recent annual report (Form 5500 series including, where applicable,
all schedules and actuarial and accountants’ reports) filed with the Internal Revenue
Service and the most recent actuarial report or other financial statement relating to such
ProLogis Benefit Plan, and (C) the most recent determination letter from the Internal
Revenue Service (if applicable) for such ProLogis Benefit Plan.
(iii) Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect, (A) each ProLogis
Benefit Plan, including any ProLogis Benefit Plan established or maintained outside of the
United States or for the benefit of current or former employees of ProLogis or any of its
Subsidiaries residing outside the United States (each, a “ProLogis Foreign Plan”),
has been maintained and administered in compliance with its terms and with applicable Law,
including ERISA and compliance with Section 409A of the Code to avoid income inclusion under
Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code, (B) each ProLogis Benefit Plan intended to be qualified
under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination or opinion letter
from the Internal Revenue Service or is entitled to rely on an advisory or opinion letter
issued with respect to an Internal Revenue Service approved master and prototype or volume
submitter plan, and there are no existing circumstances or any events that have occurred
that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of any such
Benefit Plan, (C) neither ProLogis nor its Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction that
has resulted in, or could result in, the assessment of a civil penalty upon ProLogis or any
of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA or a tax imposed pursuant to Section
4975 or 4976 of the Code that has not been satisfied in full, (D) there does not now exist,
nor do any circumstances exist that would reasonably be expected to result in, any
Controlled Group Liability that would be a liability of ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries,
and (E) there are no pending or, to ProLogis’s knowledge, threatened claims by or on behalf
of any ProLogis Benefit Plan, by any employee or beneficiary covered under any ProLogis
Benefit Plan or otherwise involving any ProLogis Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for
benefits.
(iv) None of ProLogis, any of its Subsidiaries or any other entity (whether or not
incorporated) that, together with ProLogis or a Subsidiary of ProLogis, would be treated as
a single employer under Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA, maintains,
contributes to, or participates in, or has ever during the past six (6) years maintained,
contributed to, or participated in, or otherwise has any obligation or liability in
connection with: (A) a Benefit Plan subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section
412 or 4971 of the Code, (B) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (as defined in
Section 3(40) of ERISA), a “multiple employer plan” (as defined in Section 413(c) of the
Code) or a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), or (C) any
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plan or arrangement which provides retiree medical or welfare benefits, except as
required by applicable Law.
(v) Except as would not have, or reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect: (A) each ProLogis Foreign Plan required to be
registered with applicable regulatory authorities has been so registered and has been
maintained in good standing, (B) the fair market value of the assets of each funded ProLogis
Foreign Plan, the liability of each insurer for any ProLogis Foreign Plan funded through
insurance or the book reserve established for any ProLogis Foreign Plan (as applicable),
together with any accrued contributions in respect of any such ProLogis Foreign Plan, is
sufficient to procure or provide for the anticipated accrued benefit obligations, as of the
Closing Date, with respect to all current and former participants in such plan according to
the actuarial assumptions and valuations most recently used to determine employer
contributions to, or the value of liabilities of, such ProLogis Foreign Plan and no
transaction contemplated by this Agreement shall cause such assets or insurance obligations
to be less than such benefit obligations, and (C) any and all amounts required to be accrued
with respect to any ProLogis Foreign Plan, or pursuant to any statutory requirements
pertaining to employee benefits, mandatory contributions, retirement plans or similar
benefits in respect of non-U.S. employees, have been properly and timely accrued, including
accruals relating to any severance, termination pay or profit sharing benefits.
(k) Employment and Labor Matters.
(i) (A) Except in accordance with applicable Law, neither ProLogis nor any of its Subsidiaries
is a party to or bound by any material collective bargaining or similar agreement or work rules or
practices with any labor union, works council, labor organization or employee association
applicable to employees of ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) there are no strikes or
lockouts with respect to any employees of ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries (“ProLogis
Employees”), (C) to the knowledge of ProLogis, there is no union organizing effort pending or
threatened against ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries, (D) there is no unfair labor practice,
labor dispute (other than routine individual grievances) or labor arbitration proceeding pending
or, to the knowledge of ProLogis, threatened with respect to ProLogis Employees, and (E) there is
no slowdown or work stoppage in effect or, to the knowledge of ProLogis, threatened with respect to
ProLogis Employees except, with respect to clauses (B) and (D) hereof, as would not have, or would
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse
Effect.
(ii) Except for such matters as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect, ProLogis and its Subsidiaries
are, and have been, in compliance with all applicable Laws respecting (A) employment and employment
practices, (B) terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, (C) unfair labor practices,
and (D) occupational safety and health and immigration.
(l) Absence of Certain Changes. Since December 31, 2009, (i) ProLogis and its
Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in the ordinary course in all material
respects, (ii) there has not been a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect and (iii) ProLogis and its
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Subsidiaries have not taken any action that, if taken after the date of this Agreement without
the prior written consent of AMB, would constitute a breach of Section 4.2(b)(ii), Section
4.2(b)(v) (solely to the extent relating to proposed amendments to charters, bylaws or equivalent
governing documents), Section 4.2(b)(vi) (solely to the extent relating to acquisitions that would
reasonably be expected to materially delay, impede or affect the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement in the manner contemplated hereby), Section 4.2(b)(vii), Section
4.2(b)(ix), Section 4.2(b)(x) (solely to the extent relating to ProLogis or its Significant
Subsidiaries), Section 4.2(b)(xii) or Section 4.2(b)(xvi), or agreed to do any of the foregoing.
(m) Board Approval. The Board of Trustees of ProLogis, by resolutions duly adopted by
unanimous vote of those voting at a meeting duly called and held (the “ProLogis Board
Approval”), has (i) approved this Agreement and declared this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the Mergers, to be advisable and in the best interests of ProLogis
and its shareholders, (ii) upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, resolved
to recommend that the shareholders of ProLogis approve the Mergers and direct that such matter be
submitted for consideration by ProLogis shareholders at the ProLogis Shareholders Meeting, and
(iii) taken all appropriate and necessary actions to render any and all limitations on ownership of
ProLogis Common Shares, as set forth in ProLogis’s Declaration of Trust, inapplicable to the
Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Board of Directors of New
Pumpkin, by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous vote of those voting at a meeting duly called and
held, has (i) approved this Agreement and declared this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, including the Mergers, to be advisable and in the best interests of New Pumpkin and its
stockholders upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, (ii) resolved to
recommend that the stockholders of New Pumpkin approve the Topco Merger, and (iii) taken all
appropriate and necessary actions to render any and all limitations on ownership of New Pumpkin
Common Stock, as set forth in New Pumpkin’s charter, inapplicable to the Mergers and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No state takeover statute is applicable to this
Agreement, the Mergers or the other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(n) Vote Required. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding ProLogis Common Shares to approve the Mergers (the “ProLogis Required Vote”) is
the only vote of the holders of any class or series of ProLogis shares of beneficial interest
necessary to approve and adopt this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including
the Mergers).
(o) Properties. (i) Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect, ProLogis, or a
Subsidiary of ProLogis owns fee simple title to or has a valid leasehold interest in, each of the
real properties reflected as an asset on the most recent balance sheet of ProLogis included in the
ProLogis SEC Documents (each a “ProLogis Property” and collectively the “ProLogis
Properties”), in each case free and clear of all Liens except for (A) debt and other matters
set forth in Section 3.2(o)(i) of the ProLogis Disclosure Letter, (B) inchoate mechanics’,
workmen’s, repairmen’s and other inchoate Liens imposed for construction work in progress or
otherwise incurred in the ordinary course of business, (C) mechanics’, workmen’s and repairmen’s
Liens (other than inchoate Liens for work in progress) which have heretofore been bonded or
insured, (D) all matters disclosed on existing title policies or surveys, (E) real estate Taxes and
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assessments not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith in the ordinary
course of business, and (F) Liens and other encumbrances that would not cause a material adverse
effect on the value or use of the affected property. Except as would not have, or would not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse
Effect, none of ProLogis, nor any Subsidiary of ProLogis has received written notice to the effect
that there are any condemnation proceedings that are pending or, to the knowledge of ProLogis,
threatened with respect to any material portion of any of the ProLogis Properties. Except for the
owners of the properties in which ProLogis or any Subsidiary of ProLogis has a leasehold interest
and except for any ProLogis Property that is held by a joint venture or fund, no Person other than
ProLogis or a Subsidiary of ProLogis has any ownership interest in any of the ProLogis Properties.
(ii) Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect, policies of title
insurance or updates or endorsements have been issued, insuring ProLogis’s or the applicable
Subsidiary of ProLogis’s fee simple title to each of the ProLogis Properties owned by
ProLogis and acquired in the past five years, in amounts at least equal to the purchase
price paid for ownership of such ProLogis Property or such entity that owned such ProLogis
Properties at the time of the issuance of each such policy, and no material claim has been
made against any such policy that has not been resolved.
(iii) ProLogis or any Subsidiary of ProLogis (A) have not received written notice of
any structural defects, or violation of Law, relating to any ProLogis Property which would
have, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis
Material Adverse Effect, and (B) have not received written notice of any physical damage to
any ProLogis Property which would have, or would reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect for which there is not
insurance in effect covering the cost of the restoration and the loss of revenue.
(iv) Except for secured loan documents entered into in the ordinary course of business,
there are no written agreements which restrict ProLogis or any Subsidiary of ProLogis from
transferring any of the ProLogis Properties, and none of the ProLogis Properties is subject
to any restriction on the sale or other disposition thereof (other than rights of first
offer or rights of first refusal or tenant options as would not have, or would not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis Material
Adverse Effect) or on the financing or release of financing thereon.
(v) ProLogis and the Subsidiaries of ProLogis have good and sufficient title to, or are
permitted to use under valid and existing leases, all personal and non-real properties and
assets reflected in their books and records as being owned by them or reflected on the most
recent balance sheet of ProLogis included in the ProLogis SEC Documents (except as since
sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business) or used by them in the
ordinary course of business, free and clear of all Liens, and except as would not have, or
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis
Material Adverse Effect.
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(p) Environmental Matters. Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect:
(i) (A) ProLogis, each ProLogis Subsidiary and each of the ProLogis Properties is in
compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; (B) there is no litigation,
investigation, request for information or other proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of
ProLogis, threatened against ProLogis or any ProLogis Subsidiary under any applicable
Environmental Laws; and (C) ProLogis has not received any written notice of violation or
potential liability under any applicable Environmental Laws that remains unresolved, or that
any judicial, administrative or compliance order has been issued against ProLogis or any
ProLogis Subsidiary which remains unresolved;
(ii) To the knowledge of ProLogis, neither ProLogis nor any ProLogis Subsidiary has
used, generated, stored, treated or handled any Hazardous Materials on the ProLogis
Properties in a manner that would reasonably be expected to result in liability under any
Environmental Law, and there are currently no underground storage tanks, active or
abandoned, used for the storage of Hazardous materials on, in or under any ProLogis
Properties in violation of applicable Environmental Laws. To the knowledge of ProLogis,
neither ProLogis nor any Subsidiary of ProLogis has caused a release of Hazardous Materials
on the ProLogis Properties and, to the knowledge of ProLogis, no other Person has caused a
release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials on the ProLogis Properties.
(iii) To the knowledge of ProLogis, all Hazardous Material which has been removed from
any ProLogis Properties was handled, transported and disposed of at the time of removal in
compliance with applicable Environmental Laws.
(q) Intellectual Property. Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect, (i)
ProLogis and its Subsidiaries own or have a valid license to use all trademarks, service marks,
trade names and copyrights (including any registrations or applications for registration of any of
the foregoing) (collectively, the “ProLogis Intellectual Property”) necessary to carry on
their business substantially as currently conducted, and (ii) neither ProLogis nor any such
Subsidiary has received any notice of infringement of or conflict with, and to ProLogis’s
knowledge, there are no infringements of or conflicts with, the rights of others with respect to
the use of any ProLogis Intellectual Property.
(r) Permits. Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Permits held by
ProLogis and its Subsidiaries are valid and sufficient in all respects for all business presently
conducted by ProLogis and its Subsidiaries and for the operation of the properties of ProLogis and
its Subsidiaries, (ii) all applications required to have been filed for the renewal of such Permits
have been duly filed on a timely basis with the appropriate Governmental Entities, and all other
filings required to have been made with respect to such Permits have been duly made on a timely
basis with the appropriate Governmental Entities, and (iii) neither ProLogis nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received any claim or notice indicating that ProLogis or any of its
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Subsidiaries is currently not in compliance with the terms of any such Permits, and to
ProLogis’s knowledge no such noncompliance exists.
(s) Insurance. ProLogis and its Subsidiaries have obtained and maintained in full
force and effect insurance in such amounts, on such terms and covering such risks as ProLogis’s
management believes is reasonable and customary for its business. ProLogis or the applicable
Subsidiary of ProLogis has paid, or caused to be paid, all premiums due under such policies and is
not in default with respect to any obligations under such policies in any material respect. All
such policies are valid, outstanding and enforceable and neither ProLogis nor any of its
Subsidiaries has agreed to modify or cancel any of such insurance policies nor has ProLogis or any
of its Subsidiaries received any notice of any actual or threatened modification or cancellation of
such insurance other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or such
as is normal and customary in ProLogis’s industry.
(t) Investment Company Act of 1940. Neither ProLogis nor any Subsidiary of ProLogis
is, or on the Closing Date will be, required to be registered as an investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(u) Activities of Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin and Pumpkin LLC. Upper Pumpkin and
Pumpkin LLC were formed on January 25, 2011, and New Pumpkin was incorporated on January 26, 2011,
in each case solely for the purpose of engaging in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Each of Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin and Pumpkin LLC has engaged in no other business activities,
has no liabilities or obligations and has conducted its operations only as contemplated hereby.
(v) Brokers or Finders. Neither ProLogis nor any of its Subsidiaries has employed any
broker or finder or incurred any liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or finders fees in
connection with the Mergers or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except that
ProLogis has employed Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated as its financial advisor.
(w) Opinion of ProLogis Financial Advisor. ProLogis has received the opinion of its
financial advisor, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated to the effect that, as of the date of the
opinion and subject to the assumptions and limitations set forth therein, the Exchange Ratio is
fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of ProLogis Common Shares.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
4.1. Covenants of AMB. (a) From and after the date hereof until the earlier of the
Topco Effective Time or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, and except as
(i) expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, (ii) set forth in Section 4.1(a) of the
AMB Disclosure Letter, (iii) required by applicable Law or the regulations or requirements of any
stock exchange or regulatory organization applicable to AMB or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv)
with ProLogis’s prior written consent (which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed), AMB agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries that such entities shall
carry on their respective businesses in the ordinary course consistent with practice and shall
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use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve AMB’s business organization intact, and
maintain its existing relations and goodwill with customers, suppliers, distributors, creditors,
lessors and tenants; provided, however, that no action by AMB and its Subsidiaries
with respect to matters specifically addressed by any provision of Section 4.1(b) shall be deemed a
breach of this sentence unless such action would constitute a breach of such other provision.
(b) AMB agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries that, from the date hereof until the earlier
of the Topco Effective Time or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, and
except as (1) expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, (2) set forth in Section
4.1(b) of the AMB Disclosure Letter, (3) required by applicable Law or the regulations or
requirements of any stock exchange or regulatory organization applicable to AMB or any of its
Subsidiaries, or (4) with ProLogis’s prior written consent (which consent is not to be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), such entities shall not:
(i) enter into any new material line of business;
(ii) except (A) as permitted by Section 5.10, (B) for the regular distributions that
are required to be made in respect of the AMB Partnership Units and AMB II Partnership Units
in connection with any dividends paid on the AMB Common Stock, and (C) for dividends by a
Subsidiary of AMB to AMB or a Subsidiary of AMB, declare, set aside or pay any dividends on
or make other distributions in respect of any of its capital stock, partnership interests,
or other equity interests;
(iii) split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize or
propose the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution
for, shares of its capital stock, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or permit any
Subsidiary to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or any
securities convertible into or exercisable for any shares of its capital stock (except upon
the exercise by a limited partner in AMB LP of its right to redeem its AMB Partnership Units
pursuant to the AMB Partnership Agreement or a limited partner in AMB II LP of its right to
redeem its AMB II Partnership Units pursuant to the AMB II Partnership Agreement);
(iv) except for (A) issuances of AMB Common Stock upon the exercise or settlement of
stock options, stock appreciation rights, units or other equity rights or obligations under
the AMB Stock Plans in accordance with the terms of the applicable AMB Stock Plan and
applicable awards in effect on the date of this Agreement, and issuances of stock options
and other equity or equity-based awards under the AMB Stock Plans in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, (B) exchanges of AMB Partnership Units for AMB
Common Stock in accordance with the AMB Partnership Agreement, (C) exchanges of AMB II
Partnership Units for AMB Common Stock in accordance with the AMB II Partnership Agreement,
and (D) issuances by a Subsidiary of its capital stock to its parent or to another
Subsidiary of AMB, issue, deliver or sell, or authorize or propose the issuance, delivery or
sale of, any shares of its capital stock, any Voting Debt, any stock appreciation rights,
stock options, restricted shares or other equity-based awards (whether discretionary,
formulaic or automatic grants and whether under the AMB Stock Plans or otherwise) or any
securities convertible into or exercisable
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or exchangeable for, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such shares or
Voting Debt, or enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing;
(v) amend or propose to amend its charter, bylaws or equivalent governing documents of
AMB or AMB LP or their respective Significant Subsidiaries, or enter into, or, except as
permitted by Section 4.1(b)(vi) or 4.1(b)(vii), permit any Subsidiary to enter into, a plan
of consolidation, merger or reorganization with any person other than a wholly owned
Subsidiary of AMB;
(vi) other than acquisitions (whether by means of merger, share exchange,
consolidation, tender offer, asset purchase or otherwise) and other business combinations
(collectively, “Acquisitions”) (A) that would not reasonably be expected to
materially delay, impede or affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement in the manner contemplated hereby and (B) for which the fair market value of the
total consideration paid by AMB and its Subsidiaries in such Acquisitions does not exceed
$50,000,000 individually, or $250,000,000 per calendar quarter in the aggregate, acquire, by
merging or consolidating with, by purchasing a substantial equity interest in or a
substantial portion of the assets of, by forming a partnership or joint venture with, or by
any other manner, any business or any corporation, partnership, association or other
business organization or division thereof or otherwise acquire any assets; provided,
however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (A) internal reorganizations or
consolidations involving existing Subsidiaries that would not present a material risk of any
material delay in the consummation of the Mergers, (B) acquisitions pursuant to agreements,
arrangements or understandings existing on the date of this Agreement, or (C) the creation
of new Subsidiaries organized to conduct or continue activities otherwise permitted by this
Agreement;
(vii) other than (A) internal reorganizations or consolidations involving existing
Subsidiaries that would not present a material risk of any material delay in the
consummation of the Mergers, (B) dispositions referred to in AMB SEC Documents filed prior
to the date of this Agreement, (C) other activities in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, and (D) other dispositions of assets (including Subsidiaries)
if the fair market value of the total consideration received therefrom does not exceed in
$50,000,000 individually, or $250,000,000 per calendar quarter in the aggregate, sell,
assign, encumber (except for such encumbrances pursuant to any action permitted under
clauses (A) through (G) of Section 4.1(b)(viii) or under Section 4.1(b)(xix)) or otherwise
dispose of any of its assets (including capital stock of its Subsidiaries and indebtedness
of others held by AMB and its Subsidiaries) which are material, individually or in the
aggregate, to AMB;
(viii) incur, create or assume any long-term indebtedness for borrowed money (or modify
any of the material terms of any such outstanding long-term indebtedness), guarantee any
such long-term indebtedness or issue or sell any long-term debt securities or warrants or
rights to acquire any long-term debt securities of AMB or any of its Subsidiaries or
guarantee any long-term debt securities of others, other than (A) Refinancing Debt, (B)
indebtedness of any wholly owned Subsidiary of AMB to AMB or to another wholly owned
Subsidiary of AMB, (C) indebtedness of any Subsidiary of AMB to or
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among one of its wholly owned Subsidiaries, (D) any new indebtedness that is not
Refinancing Debt by any Subsidiary of AMB that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary of AMB in an
individual amount less than $100,000,000 (for U.S. dollar denominated debt or the equivalent
for yen, Canadian dollar, Yuan (RMB), Singapore dollar, Brazilian Real, or Peso denominated
debt), €100,000,0000 (for euro denominated debt) or £100,000,000 (for sterling denominated
debt), (E) indebtedness as set forth in Section 4.1(b)(viii) of the AMB Disclosure Letter,
(F) any borrowings under AMB’s Credit Agreement dated as of November 29, 2010, Fourth
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 10, 2010, Credit Agreement dated
as of October 15, 2009 and Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of
July 16, 2007 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or (G) in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (including property releases,
property substitutions, interest rate xxxxxx and foreign exchange xxxxxx); provided
that, solely for purposes of the foregoing in this clause (viii), “wholly owned Subsidiary”
of AMB means a Subsidiary of AMB, at least 90% of the outstanding voting securities of which
are owned, directly or indirectly, by AMB;
(ix) except as disclosed in any AMB SEC Document filed prior to the date of this
Agreement, change its methods of accounting in effect at December 31, 2010, except as
required by changes in GAAP as concurred in by AMB’s independent auditors;
(x) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for or
authorizing such a liquidation or a dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or
reorganization;
(xi) except for any action permitted under clauses (A) through (G) of Section
4.1(b)(viii) or under Section 4.1(b)(xix), terminate, cancel, renew or request or agree to
any material amendment or material modification to, material change in, or material waiver
under or assignment of, any AMB Material Contract or enter into or materially amend any
Contract that, if existing on the date of this Agreement, would be an AMB Material Contract;
(xii) waive the excess share provision of AMB’s charter for any Person (other than
ProLogis, New Pumpkin or any Subsidiary thereof);
(xiii) take any action, or fail to take any action, which would reasonably be expected
to cause AMB to fail to qualify as a REIT or any of its Subsidiaries to cease to be treated
as a partnership or disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes or as a qualified
REIT subsidiary, a taxable REIT subsidiary or a REIT under the applicable provisions of
Section 856 of the Code, as the case may be;
(xiv) make or commit to make any capital expenditures in excess of $50,000,000 in the
aggregate, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xv) take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, which action or failure to
act could be reasonably expected to prevent the ProLogis Merger or the Topco
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Merger from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of
the Code;
(xvi) make, change or rescind any material Tax election or change a material method of
Tax accounting, amend any material Tax Return, or settle or compromise any material federal,
state, local or foreign income Tax liability, audit, claim or assessment, or enter into any
material closing agreement related to Taxes, or knowingly surrender any right to claim any
material Tax refund except in each case (x) in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, (y) as required by law, or (z) as necessary (i) to preserve the status
of AMB as a REIT under the Code, or (ii) to qualify or preserve the status of any Subsidiary
of AMB as a partnership or disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes or as a
qualified REIT subsidiary, a taxable REIT subsidiary or a REIT under the applicable
provisions of Section 856 of the Code, as the case may be;
(xvii) waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any claim, action or proceeding,
other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or compromises that (A) with respect
to the payment of monetary damages, involve only the payment of monetary damages (excluding
any portion of such payment payable under an existing property-level insurance policy) (x)
equal to or lesser than the amounts specifically reserved with respect thereto on the most
recent balance sheet of AMB and its consolidated Subsidiaries included in the AMB SEC
Reports or (y) that do not exceed $10,000,000 individually or $100,000,000 in the aggregate,
(B) do not involve the imposition of injunctive relief against AMB or any of its
Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation following the Topco Effective Time, and (C) do not
provide for any admission of material liability by AMB or any of its Subsidiaries;
(xviii) (A) except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
that would not result in a material increase in cost to AMB, increase the compensation or
other benefits payable or provided to AMB directors, officers or employees, (B) enter into
any employment, change of control, severance or retention agreement with any director,
officer or employee of AMB except (1) for agreements entered into with any newly-hired
employees or (2) for severance agreements entered into with employees in connection with
terminations of employment, in each case, for employees who are not executive officers and
only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that would not result
in a material increase in cost to AMB, (C) establish, adopt, enter into or amend any AMB
Benefit Plan or any other plan, policy, program or arrangement for the benefit of any
current or former directors, officers or employees or any of their beneficiaries, except as
permitted pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above or in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice that would not result in a material increase in cost to AMB;
provided, however, that the foregoing exception shall not apply to any
equity based plan, policy, program or arrangement (or award under any of the foregoing),
other than with respect to awards or grants made to newly-hired employees in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice that would not result in a material
increase in cost to AMB, or (D) enter into or amend any collective bargaining agreement or
similar agreement, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
that would not result in a material increase in cost to AMB;
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(xix) repay, refinance or replace any direct indebtedness of AMB maturing within 12
months from the date of this Agreement, unless such repayment, refinancing or replacement is
made using proceeds from borrowings under AMB’s Credit Agreement dated as of November 29,
2010, Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 10, 2010, Credit
Agreement dated as of October 15, 2009, Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit
Agreement dated as of July 16, 2007 or available working capital;
(xx) form any new funds;
(xxi) effect any deed in lieu of foreclosure, or sell, lease, assign, encumber or
transfer to a lender any property securing indebtedness owed to such lender; or
(xxii) agree to, or make any commitment to, take, or authorize, any of the actions
prohibited by this Section 4.1.
4.2. Covenants of ProLogis. (a) From and after the date hereof until the earlier of
the Topco Effective Time or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, and except
as (i) expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, (ii) set forth in Section 4.2(a) of
the ProLogis Disclosure Letter, (iii) required by applicable Law or the regulations or requirements
of any stock exchange or regulatory organization applicable to ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries,
or (iv) with AMB’s prior written consent (which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed), ProLogis agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries that such entities shall
carry on their respective businesses in the ordinary course consistent with practice and shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to preserve ProLogis’s business organization intact, and maintain
its existing relations and goodwill with customers, suppliers, distributors, creditors, lessors and
tenants; provided, however, that no action by ProLogis and its Subsidiaries with
respect to matters specifically addressed by any provision of Section 4.2(b) shall be deemed a
breach of this sentence unless such action would constitute a breach of such other provision.
(b) ProLogis agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries that, from the date hereof until the
earlier of the Topco Effective Time or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms,
and except as (1) expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, (2) set forth in Section
4.2(b) of the ProLogis Disclosure Letter, (3) required by applicable Law or the regulations or
requirements of any stock exchange or regulatory organization applicable to ProLogis or any of its
Subsidiaries, or (4) with AMB’s prior written consent (which consent is not to be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed), such entities shall not:
(i) enter into any new material line of business;
(ii) except (A) as permitted by Section 5.10, (B) for the regular distributions that
are required to be made in respect of the ProLogis Partnership Units in connection with any
dividends paid on the ProLogis Common Shares, and (C) for dividends by a Subsidiary of
ProLogis to its parent or a Subsidiary of ProLogis, declare, set aside or pay any dividends
on or make other distributions in respect of any of its shares of beneficial interest,
partnership interests, or other equity interests;
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(iii) split, combine or reclassify any of its shares of beneficial interest or issue or
authorize or propose the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in
substitution for, its shares of beneficial interest, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire, or permit any Subsidiary to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any of its shares
of beneficial interest or any securities convertible into or
exercisable for any of its shares of beneficial interest (except upon the exercise by a limited partner in a ProLogis
Partnership of its right to redeem or exchange its ProLogis Partnership Units pursuant to
the partnership agreement of the applicable ProLogis Partnership);
(iv) except for (A) issuances of ProLogis Common Shares upon the exercise or settlement
of share options, share appreciation rights, units or other equity rights or obligations
under the ProLogis Share Plans or the ProLogis ESPP in accordance with the terms of the
applicable ProLogis Share Plan or the ProLogis ESPP and applicable awards in effect on the
date of this Agreement and issuances of share options and other equity or equity based
awards under the ProLogis Share Plans in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice, (B) exchanges of partnership units of the ProLogis Partnerships for ProLogis
Common Shares, in accordance with the partnership agreement of the applicable ProLogis
Partnership, (C) issuances by a Subsidiary of its capital stock to its parent or to another
Subsidiary of ProLogis, and (D) issuances of ProLogis Common Shares upon conversion of any
of ProLogis’s convertible debt outstanding as of the date hereof, issue, deliver or sell, or
authorize or propose the issuance, delivery or sale of, any of its shares of beneficial
interest, any Voting Debt, any share appreciation rights, share options, restricted shares
or other equity-based awards (whether discretionary, formulaic or automatic grants and
whether under the ProLogis Share Plans or otherwise) or any securities convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for, or any rights, warrants or options
to acquire, any such shares or Voting Debt, or enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing;
(v) amend or propose to amend its Declaration of Trust, Bylaws or equivalent governing
documents of ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, Pumpkin LLC or New Pumpkin or their respective
Significant Subsidiaries, or enter into, or, except as permitted by Section 4.2(b)(vi) or
4.2(b)(vii), permit any Subsidiary to enter into, a plan of consolidation, merger or
reorganization with any person other than a wholly owned Subsidiary of ProLogis;
(vi) other than Acquisitions (A) that would not reasonably be expected to materially
delay, impede or affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
in the manner contemplated hereby and (B) for which the fair market value of the total
consideration paid by ProLogis and its Subsidiaries in such Acquisitions does not exceed
$50,000,000 individually, or $250,000,000 per calendar quarter in the aggregate, acquire, by
merging or consolidating with, by purchasing a substantial equity interest in or a
substantial portion of the assets of, by forming a partnership or joint venture with, or by
any other manner, any business or any corporation, partnership, association or other
business organization or division thereof or otherwise acquire any assets; provided,
however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (A) internal reorganizations or
consolidations involving existing Subsidiaries that would not present a material risk of any
material delay in the consummation of the Mergers, (B) acquisitions pursuant to
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agreements, arrangements or understandings existing on the date of this Agreement, or
(C) the creation of new Subsidiaries organized to conduct or continue activities otherwise
permitted by this Agreement;
(vii) other than (A) internal reorganizations or consolidations involving existing
Subsidiaries that would not present a material risk of any material delay in the
consummation of the Mergers, (B) dispositions referred to in ProLogis SEC Documents filed
prior to the date of this Agreement, (C) other activities in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, and (D) other dispositions of assets (including Subsidiaries)
if the fair market value of the total consideration received therefrom does not exceed
$50,000,000 individually, or $250,000,000 per calendar quarter in the aggregate, sell,
assign, encumber (except for such encumbrances pursuant to any action permitted under
clauses (A) through (G) of Section 4.2(b)(viii) or under Section 4.2(b)(xix)) or otherwise
dispose of any of its assets (including capital stock of its Subsidiaries and indebtedness
of others held by ProLogis and its Subsidiaries) which are material, individually or in the
aggregate, to ProLogis;
(viii) incur, create or assume any long-term indebtedness for borrowed money (or modify
any of the material terms of any such outstanding long-term indebtedness), guarantee any
such long-term indebtedness or issue or sell any long-term debt securities or warrants or
rights to acquire any long-term debt securities of ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries or
guarantee any long-term debt securities of others, other than (A) Refinancing Debt, (B)
indebtedness of any wholly owned Subsidiary of ProLogis to ProLogis or to another wholly
owned Subsidiary of ProLogis, (C) indebtedness of any Subsidiary of ProLogis to or among one
of its wholly owned Subsidiaries, (D) any new indebtedness that is not Refinancing Debt by
any Subsidiary of ProLogis that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary of ProLogis in an
individual amount less than $100,000,000 (for U.S. dollar denominated debt or the equivalent
for yen, Canadian dollar, Yuan (RMB), Singapore dollar, Brazilian Real, or Peso denominated
debt), €100,000,0000 (for euro denominated debt) or £100,000,000 (for sterling denominated
debt), (E) indebtedness as set forth in Section 4.2(b)(viii) of the ProLogis Disclosure
Letter, (F) any borrowings under the ProLogis Global Credit Agreement in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice, or (G) in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice (including property releases, property substitutions, interest
rate xxxxxx and foreign exchange xxxxxx); provided that solely for purposes of the
foregoing in this clause (viii), “wholly owned Subsidiary” of ProLogis means a Subsidiary of
ProLogis, at least 90% of the outstanding voting securities of which are owned, directly or
indirectly, by ProLogis;
(ix) except as disclosed in any ProLogis SEC Document filed prior to the date of this
Agreement, change its methods of accounting in effect at December 31, 2010, except as
required by changes in GAAP as concurred in by ProLogis’s independent auditors;
(x) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for or
authorizing such a liquidation or a dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or
reorganization;
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(xi) except for any action permitted under clauses (A) through (G) of Section
4.2(b)(viii) or under Section 4.2(b)(xix), terminate, cancel, renew or request or agree to
any material amendment or material modification to, material change in, or material waiver
under or assignment of, any ProLogis Material Contract or enter into or materially amend any
Contract that, if existing on the date of this Agreement, would be a ProLogis Material
Contract;
(xii) waive the excess share provision of ProLogis’s Declaration of Trust for any
Person (other than AMB or any of its Subsidiaries);
(xiii) take any action, or fail to take any action, which would reasonably be expected
to cause ProLogis to fail to qualify as a REIT or any of its Subsidiaries to cease to be
treated as a partnership or disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes or as a
qualified REIT subsidiary, a taxable REIT subsidiary or a REIT under the applicable
provisions of Section 856 of the Code, as the case may be;
(xiv) make or commit to make any capital expenditures in excess of $50,000,000, other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xv) take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, which action or failure to
act could be reasonably expected to prevent the ProLogis Merger or the Topco Merger from
qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code;
(xvi) make, change or rescind any material Tax election or change a material method of
Tax accounting, amend any material Tax Return, or settle or compromise any material federal,
state, local or foreign income Tax liability, audit, claim or assessment, or enter into any
material closing agreement related to Taxes, or knowingly surrender any right to claim any
material Tax refund except in each case (x) in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, (y) as required by law, or (z) as necessary (i) to preserve the status
of ProLogis as a REIT under the Code, or (ii) to qualify or preserve the status of any
Subsidiary of ProLogis as a partnership or disregarded entity for federal income tax
purposes or as a qualified REIT subsidiary, a taxable REIT subsidiary or a REIT under the
applicable provisions of Section 856 of the Code, as the case may be;
(xvii) waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any claim, action or proceeding,
other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or compromises that (A) with respect
to the payment of monetary damages, involve only the payment of monetary damages (excluding
any portion of such payment payable under an existing property-level insurance policy) (x)
equal to or lesser than the amounts specifically reserved with respect thereto on the most
recent balance sheet of ProLogis and its consolidated Subsidiaries included in the ProLogis
SEC Reports or (y) that do not exceed $10,000,000 individually or $100,000,000 in the
aggregate, (B) do not involve the imposition of injunctive relief against ProLogis or any of
its Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation following the Topco Effective Time, and (C) do
not provide for any admission of material liability by ProLogis or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(xviii)
(A) except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
that would not result in a material increase in cost to ProLogis, increase the compensation
or other benefits payable or provided to ProLogis directors, officers or employees, (B)
enter into any employment, change of control, severance or retention agreement with any
director, officer or employee of ProLogis except (1) for agreements entered into with any
newly-hired employees or (2) for severance agreements entered into with employees in
connection with terminations of employment, in each case, for employees who are not
executive officers and only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
that would not result in a material increase in cost to ProLogis, (C) establish, adopt,
enter into or amend any ProLogis Benefit Plan or any other plan, policy, program or
arrangement for the benefit of any current or former directors, officers or employees or any
of their beneficiaries, except as permitted pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above or in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that would not result in a
material increase in cost to ProLogis; provided, however, that the foregoing
exception shall not apply to any equity based plan, policy, program or arrangement (or award
under any of the foregoing), other than with respect to awards or grants made to newly-hired
employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that would not
result in a material increase in cost to ProLogis, or (D) enter into or amend any collective
bargaining agreement or similar agreement, except in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice that would not result in a material increase in cost to
ProLogis;
(xix) repay, refinance or replace any direct indebtedness of ProLogis maturing within
12 months from the date of this Agreement, unless such repayment, refinancing or replacement
is made using proceeds from borrowings under the ProLogis Global Credit Agreement or
available working capital;
(xx) form any new funds;
(xxi) effect any deed in lieu of foreclosure, or sell, lease, assign, encumber or
transfer to a lender any property securing indebtedness owed to such lender; or
(xxii) agree to, or make any commitment to, take, or authorize, any of the actions
prohibited by this Section 4.2.
ARTICLE V
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
5.1. Preparation of Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meetings. (a) As promptly as
reasonably practicable following the date hereof, each of the parties hereto shall cooperate in
preparing and shall cause to be filed with the SEC mutually acceptable proxy materials which shall
constitute the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the matters to be submitted to the AMB
stockholders at the AMB Stockholders Meeting and to the ProLogis shareholders at the ProLogis
Shareholders Meeting (such joint proxy statement/prospectus, and any amendments or supplements
thereto, the “Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), and AMB (and, if required, New Pumpkin)
shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (of which the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus shall be a part) with respect to the issuance of AMB Common
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Stock in the Topco Merger (and, if required, with respect to the issuance of the New Pumpkin
Common Stock in the Pumpkin Merger) (such Form S-4, and any amendments or supplements thereto, the
“Form S-4”). Each of the parties hereto shall use reasonable best efforts to have the
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus cleared by the SEC and the Form S-4 declared effective by the SEC
and to keep the Form S-4 effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Topco Merger and the
transactions contemplated thereby. AMB and ProLogis shall, as promptly as practicable after
receipt thereof, provide the other party with copies of any written comments and advise the other
party of any oral comments with respect to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4
received from the SEC. Each party shall cooperate and provide the other party with a reasonable
opportunity to review and comment on any amendment or supplement to the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus and the Form S-4 prior to filing such with the SEC, and each party will
provide the other party with a copy of all such filings made with the SEC. Each party shall use
its reasonable best efforts to take any action required to be taken under any applicable state
securities laws in connection with the Mergers, and each party shall furnish all information
concerning it and the holders of its capital stock or shares of beneficial interest as may be
reasonably requested in connection with any such action. Each party will advise the other party,
promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when the Form S-4 has become effective, the
issuance of any stop order, the suspension of the qualification of the AMB Common Stock issuable in
connection with the Mergers for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or any request by the SEC for
amendment of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4. If, at any time prior to the
Topco Effective Time, any information relating to either of the parties, or their respective
affiliates, officers, trustees or directors, should be discovered by either party, and such
information should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to any of the Form S-4 or the Joint
Proxy Statement/Prospectus so that such documents would not include any misstatement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information
shall promptly notify the other party hereto and, to the extent required by law, rules or
regulations, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly
filed with the SEC and disseminated to the stockholders of AMB and the shareholders of ProLogis.
(b) AMB shall duly take all lawful action to call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting
of its stockholders as promptly as practicable following the date upon which the Form S-4 becomes
effective (the “AMB Stockholders Meeting”) for the purpose of obtaining the AMB Required
Vote. Unless a Change in AMB Recommendation has occurred in accordance with Section 5.4, the Board
of Directors of AMB shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain from the stockholders of AMB
the AMB Required Vote. AMB covenants that, unless a Change of AMB Recommendation has occurred in
accordance with Section 5.4, AMB will, through its Board of Directors, recommend to its
stockholders approval of the Topco Merger and further covenants that the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus and the Form S-4 will include such recommendation. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this Section 5.1(b), if, on a date for which the AMB Stockholders Meeting
is scheduled, AMB has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares of AMB Common
Stock to obtain the AMB Required Vote, whether or not a quorum is present, AMB shall have the right
to make one or more successive postponements or adjournments of the AMB Stockholders Meeting;
provided that the AMB Stockholders Meeting is not postponed or adjourned to a date that is
more than 30 days after the date for which the AMB Stockholders Meeting was originally scheduled
(excluding any adjourn-
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ments or postponements required by applicable Law). Nothing contained in this Agreement shall
be deemed to relieve AMB of its obligation to submit the Topco Merger to its stockholders for a
vote on the approval thereof. AMB agrees that, unless this Agreement shall have been terminated in
accordance with Section 7.1, its obligations to hold the AMB Stockholders Meeting pursuant to this
Section 5.1(b) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or
communication to AMB of any Acquisition Proposal or by any Change in AMB Recommendation.
(c) ProLogis shall duly take all lawful action to call, give notice of, convene and hold a
meeting of its shareholders as promptly as practicable following the date upon which the Form S-4
becomes effective (the “ProLogis Shareholders Meeting”) for the purpose of obtaining the
ProLogis Required Vote. Unless a Change in ProLogis Recommendation has occurred in accordance with
Section 5.4, the Board of Trustees of ProLogis shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain from
the shareholders of ProLogis the ProLogis Required Vote. ProLogis covenants that, unless a Change
of ProLogis Recommendation has occurred in accordance with Section 5.4, ProLogis will, through its
Board of Trustees, recommend to its shareholders approval of the Mergers and further covenants that
the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Form S-4 will include such recommendation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.1(c), if, on a date for which the
ProLogis Shareholders Meeting is scheduled, ProLogis has not received proxies representing a
sufficient number of ProLogis Common Shares to obtain the ProLogis Required Vote, whether or not a
quorum is present, ProLogis shall have the right to make one or more successive postponements or
adjournments of the ProLogis Shareholders Meeting; provided that the ProLogis Shareholders
Meeting is not postponed or adjourned to a date that is more than 30 days after the date for which
the ProLogis Shareholders Meeting was originally scheduled (excluding any adjournments or
postponements required by applicable Law). Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to
relieve ProLogis of its obligation to submit the Mergers to its shareholders for a vote on the
approval thereof. ProLogis agrees that, unless this Agreement shall have been terminated in
accordance with Section 7.1, its obligations to hold the ProLogis Shareholders Meeting pursuant to
this Section 5.1(c) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure
or communication to ProLogis of any Acquisition Proposal or by any Change in ProLogis
Recommendation.
(d) Each of the parties hereto shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the AMB
Stockholders Meeting and the ProLogis Shareholders Meeting to be held on the same date.
5.2. Access to Information. (a) Upon reasonable notice, each of the parties hereto
shall (and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to) afford to the Representatives of
the other, access, during normal business hours during the period prior to the Topco Effective
Time, to all its properties (other than for purposes of invasive testing), books, contracts and
records and, during such period, each of the parties hereto shall (and shall cause each of their
respective Subsidiaries to) make available to the other, upon the other’s reasonable request, (i) a
copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed or received by it
during such period pursuant to the requirements of Federal or state securities laws, or the rules
and regulations of self regulatory organizations (other than reports or documents which such party
is not permitted to disclose under applicable Law) and (ii) all other information concerning its
business, properties and personnel as such other party may reasonably request. Neither party nor
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any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to provide access to or to disclose information
where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of its customers, jeopardize
the attorney-client privilege of the institution in possession or control of such information or
contravene any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or binding agreement entered into
prior to the date of this Agreement. The parties will make appropriate substitute disclosure
arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding sentence apply.
(b) The parties will hold any such information which is nonpublic in confidence to the extent
required by, and in accordance with, the provisions of the letter dated December 31, 2010, between
AMB and ProLogis (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), which Confidentiality Agreement will
remain in full force and effect.
(c) No such investigation by either AMB or ProLogis shall affect the representations and
warranties of the other.
5.3. Reasonable Best Efforts. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be
taken, all actions and to do promptly, or cause to be done promptly, and to assist and cooperate
with each other in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law to
consummate and make effective the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including preparing and filing as promptly as practicable all documentation to effect
all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information,
applications and other documents necessary to consummate the Mergers and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of the
parties hereto agrees to (i) use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with the other party in
determining which filings are required to be made prior to the Closing with, and which consents,
clearances, approvals, permits or authorizations are required to be obtained prior to the Closing
from, any Governmental Entity in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and
the consummation of the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated hereby and in timely making
all such filings, (ii) promptly furnish the other party, subject in appropriate cases to
appropriate confidentiality agreements to limit disclosure to outside lawyers and consultants, with
such information and reasonable assistance as such other party and its affiliates may reasonably
request in connection with their preparation of necessary filings, registrations and submissions of
information to any Governmental Entity, (iii) supply as promptly as reasonably practicable any
additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to any applicable
Laws by any Governmental Entity, and (iv) take or cause to be taken all other actions necessary,
proper or advisable to obtain applicable clearances, consents, authorizations, approvals or waivers
and cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods with respect to the
Mergers under any applicable Laws as promptly as practicable.
(b) Each of the parties hereto shall, in connection with the efforts referenced in Section
5.3(a), use its reasonable best efforts to (i) cooperate in all respects with each other in
connection with any investigation or other inquiry, including any proceeding initiated by a private
party; (ii) promptly notify the other party of any communication concerning this Agreement or any
of the transactions contemplated hereby to that party from or with any Governmental Entity and
consider in good faith the views of the other party and keep the other party reasonably informed of
the status of matters related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
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cluding
furnishing the other with any written notices or other communications received by such
party from, or given by such party to, any U.S. or foreign Governmental Entity and of any
communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private party, in each case
regarding any of the transactions contemplated hereby, except that any materials concerning one
party’s valuation of the other party may be redacted; and (iii) permit the other party to review in
draft any proposed communication to be submitted by it to any Governmental Entity with reasonable
time and opportunity to comment, and consult with each other in advance of any in-person or
telephonic meeting or conference with any Governmental Entity or, in connection with any proceeding
by a private party, with any other Person, and, to the extent permitted by the applicable
Governmental Entity or Person, not agree to participate in any meeting or discussion with any
Governmental Entity relating to any filings or investigations concerning this Agreement and or any
of the transactions contemplated hereby unless it consults with the other party and its
Representatives in advance and invites the other party’s Representatives to attend in accordance
with applicable Laws.
(c) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of the parties hereto shall
(i) use its reasonable best efforts to resolve objections, if any, as may be asserted with respect
to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any Laws, including defending any lawsuits
or other legal proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including seeking to have any stay, temporary
restraining order or preliminary injunction entered by any court or other Governmental Entity
vacated or reversed), and (ii) take, or cause to be taken, all such further actions as may be
necessary to resolve such objections, if any, as any Governmental Entity or any other Person may
assert under any Law with respect to the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated hereby,
and to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any Law so as to enable the Closing to
occur as promptly as reasonably practicable, including (x) proposing, negotiating, committing to
and effecting, by consent decree, hold separate order or otherwise, the sale, divestiture, license
or disposition of any assets of AMB, ProLogis or any of their respective Subsidiaries or
Affiliates, and (y) otherwise taking or committing to take any actions that after the Closing would
limit the freedom of AMB, ProLogis or their respective Subsidiaries’ or Affiliates’ freedom of
action with respect to one or more of AMB’s, ProLogis’s or their Subsidiaries’ businesses or
assets, in each case as may be required in order to effect the satisfaction of the conditions to
the Mergers set forth in Article VI and to avoid the entry of, or to effect the dissolution of, any
injunction, temporary restraining order or other order in any suit or proceeding that would
otherwise have the effect of preventing or delaying the Closing; provided, however,
that neither AMB nor ProLogis shall be required to become subject to, or consent or agree to or
otherwise take any action with respect to, any Order, requirement, condition, understanding or
agreement of or with a Governmental Entity to sell, to license, to hold separate or otherwise
dispose of, or to conduct, restrict, operate, or otherwise change their assets or businesses,
unless such Order, requirement, condition, understanding or agreement is conditioned upon the
occurrence of the Closing.
(d) Each of AMB, the Board of Directors of AMB, ProLogis and the Board of Trustees of ProLogis
shall, if any state takeover statute or similar statute becomes applicable to this Agreement, the
Mergers, or any other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, use all reasonable best efforts
to ensure that the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be
consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated hereby
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or thereby and otherwise to minimize the effect of such statute or regulation on this
Agreement, the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) Each party shall reasonably consult and cooperate with the other in connection with any
renegotiation or dissolution of any of their respective funds.
5.4. Acquisition Proposals. (a) Each of AMB and ProLogis agrees that neither it nor
any of its Subsidiaries nor any of the officers, trustees and directors of it or its Subsidiaries
shall, and that it shall cause its and its Subsidiaries’ Representatives not to, directly or
indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit, knowingly encourage or facilitate any inquiries or the making of
any proposal or offer with respect to, or a transaction to effect, a merger, reorganization, share
exchange, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or
similar transaction involving it or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any purchase or sale of
20% or more of the consolidated assets (including stock or other ownership interests of its
Subsidiaries) of it and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or any purchase or sale of, or tender
or exchange offer for, its voting securities that, if consummated, would result in any person (or
the stockholders or other equity interest holders of such person) beneficially owning securities
representing 20% or more of its total voting power (or of the surviving parent entity in such
transaction) or the voting power of any of its Significant Subsidiaries (any such proposal, offer
or transaction (other than a proposal or offer made by one party to this Agreement or an affiliate
thereof) being hereinafter referred to as an “Acquisition Proposal”), (ii) participate in
any discussions with or provide any confidential information or data to any person relating to an
Acquisition Proposal, or engage in any negotiations concerning an Acquisition Proposal, or
knowingly facilitate any effort or attempt to make or implement an Acquisition Proposal, (iii)
approve or execute or enter into any letter of intent, agreement in principle, merger agreement,
asset purchase or share exchange agreement, option agreement or other similar agreement related to
any Acquisition Proposal (an “Acquisition Agreement”), or (iv) propose or agree to do any
of the foregoing.
(b) (i) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors of AMB and the Board of
Trustees of ProLogis shall each be permitted, prior to its respective meeting of stockholders or
shareholders to be held pursuant to Section 5.1, and subject to compliance with the other terms of
this Section 5.4 and to first entering into a confidentiality agreement having provisions that are
no less favorable to such party than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement, to engage in
discussions and negotiations with, or provide any nonpublic information or data to, any Person in
response to an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal by such Person first made after
the date of this Agreement (that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.4) and which the
Board of Directors of AMB or the Board of Trustees of ProLogis, as applicable, concludes in good
faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors) constitutes or is
reasonably likely to result in a Superior Proposal, if and only to the extent that the directors of
AMB or the trustees of ProLogis, as applicable, conclude in good faith (after consultation with
their outside legal counsel) that failure to do so would be inconsistent with their duties under
applicable Law. AMB or ProLogis, as applicable, shall provide the other with a copy of any
nonpublic information or data provided to a third party pursuant to the prior sentence prior to or
simultaneously with furnishing such information to such third party.
(ii) Each party shall notify the other party promptly (but in no event later than 24
hours) after receipt of any Acquisition Proposal, or any request for
nonpublic in-
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formation relating to such party or any of its Subsidiaries by any person that informs
such party or any of its Subsidiaries that it is considering making, or has made, an
Acquisition Proposal, or any inquiry from any person seeking to have discussions or
negotiations with such party relating to a possible Acquisition Proposal. Such notice shall
be made orally and confirmed in writing, and shall indicate the identity of the person
making the Acquisition Proposal, inquiry or request and the material terms and conditions of
any inquiries, proposals or offers (including a copy thereof if in writing and any related
documentation or correspondence). Each party shall also promptly, and in any event within
24 hours, notify the other party, orally and in writing, if it enters into discussions or
negotiations concerning any Acquisition Proposal or provides nonpublic information or data
to any person in accordance with this Section 5.4(b) and keep the other party informed of
the status and terms of any such proposals, offers, discussions or negotiations on a current
basis, including by providing a copy of all material documentation or correspondence
relating thereto.
(iii) Except as provided in Section 5.4(b)(iv) or Section 5.4(b)(v), neither the Board
of Directors of AMB, the Board of Trustees of ProLogis, nor any committee thereof shall
withhold, withdraw or modify in any manner adverse to the other party, or propose publicly
to withhold, withdraw or modify in any manner adverse to the other party, the approval,
recommendation or declaration of advisability by the Board of Directors of AMB or the Board
of Trustees of ProLogis, as applicable, or any such committee thereof with respect to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (a “Change in AMB Recommendation”
or a “Change in ProLogis Recommendation,” respectively).
(iv) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, with respect to an
Acquisition Proposal, the Board of Directors of AMB or Board of Trustees of ProLogis, as
applicable, may make a Change in AMB Recommendation or a Change in ProLogis Recommendation,
as applicable, if and only if (A) an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal
(that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.4) is made to AMB or ProLogis, as
applicable, by a third party, and such Acquisition Proposal is not withdrawn, (B) the Board
of Directors of AMB or the Board of Trustees of ProLogis, as applicable, has concluded in
good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors) that
such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal, (C) the directors of AMB or the
trustees of ProLogis, as applicable, have concluded in good faith (after consultation with
their outside legal counsel) that failure to do so would be inconsistent with their duties
under applicable Law, (D) five Business Days shall have elapsed since the party proposing to
take such action has given written notice to the other party advising such other party that
the notifying party intends to take such action and specifying in reasonable detail the
reasons therefor, including the terms and conditions of any such Superior Proposal that is
the basis of the proposed action (a “Notice of Recommendation Change”) (it being
understood that any amendment to any material term of such Superior Proposal shall require a
new Notice of Recommendation Change and a new five-Business-Day period), (E) during such
five-Business-Day period, the notifying party has considered and, at the reasonable request
of the other party, engaged in good faith discussions with such party regarding, any
adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by the other party, and
(F) the directors or trustees, as applicable, of the party proposing to take such action,
following such five-
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Business-Day period, again reasonably determines in good faith (after consultation with
outside legal counsel, and taking into account any adjustment or modification of the terms
of this Agreement proposed by the other party) that failure to do so would be inconsistent
with their duties under applicable Law.
(v) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in circumstances not
involving or relating to an Acquisition Proposal, the Board of Directors of AMB or Board of
Trustees of ProLogis, as applicable, may make a Change in AMB Recommendation or a Change in
ProLogis Recommendation, as applicable, if and only if (A) a material development or change
in circumstances has occurred or arisen after the date of this Agreement that was neither
known to such party nor reasonably foreseeable as of the date of this Agreement (and which
change or development does not relate to an Acquisition Proposal), (B) the directors or
trustees, as applicable, of the party proposing to take such action have first reasonably
determined in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel) that failure to do
so would be inconsistent with their duties under applicable Law, (C) five Business Days
shall have elapsed since the party proposing to take such action has given a Notice of
Recommendation Change to the other party advising that the notifying party intends to take
such action and specifying in reasonable detail the reasons therefor, (D) during such
five-Business-Day period, the notifying party has considered and, at the reasonable request
of the other party, engaged in good faith discussions with such party regarding, any
adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by the other party, and
(E) the directors or trustees, as applicable, of the party proposing to take such action,
following such five-Business-Day period, again reasonably determine in good faith (after
consultation with outside legal counsel, and taking into account any adjustment or
modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by the other party) that failure to do
so would be inconsistent with their duties under applicable Law.
(vi) Nothing contained in this Section 5.4 shall prohibit either party or its
Subsidiaries from taking and disclosing to its stockholders a position contemplated by Rule
14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act or from making a statement contemplated by Item
1012(a) of Regulation M-A or Rule 14d-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or from issuing
a “stop, look and listen” statement pending disclosure of its position thereunder;
provided, however, that compliance with such rules shall not in any way
limit or modify the effect that any action taken pursuant to such rules has under any other
provision of this Agreement, including Section 7.1(d) or (e), as applicable, and provided,
further that any such disclosure that addresses or relates to the approval, recommendation
or declaration of advisability by the Board of Directors or Board of Trustees of such party,
as applicable, with respect to this Agreement or an Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to
be a Change in AMB Recommendation or Change in ProLogis Recommendation, as applicable,
unless the Board of Directors or Board of Trustees, as applicable, of such party, in
connection with such communication publicly states that its recommendation with respect to
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby has not changed or refers to the
prior recommendation of such party, without disclosing any Change in AMB Recommendation or
Change in ProLogis Recommendation, as applicable.
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(c) Each of AMB and ProLogis agrees that (i) it will and will cause its Subsidiaries, and its
and their Representatives to, cease immediately and terminate any and all existing activities,
discussions or negotiations with any third parties conducted heretofore with respect to any
Acquisition Proposal, and (ii) it will not release any third party from, or waive any provisions
of, any confidentiality or standstill agreement to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is a party
with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. Each of AMB and ProLogis agrees that it will use its
reasonable best efforts to promptly inform its and its Subsidiaries’ respective Representatives of
the obligations undertaken in this Section 5.4.
(d) Nothing in this Section 5.4 shall (x) permit either party to terminate this Agreement or
(y) affect any other obligation of the parties under this Agreement. Neither party shall submit to
the vote of its stockholders or shareholders any Acquisition Proposal other than the Mergers prior
to the termination of this Agreement.
(e) For purposes of this Agreement, “Superior Proposal” for AMB or ProLogis means a
bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that the Board of Directors of AMB or Board of Trustees of
ProLogis, respectively, concludes in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and
outside legal counsel, taking into account all legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of
the proposal and the person making the proposal (including any break-up fees, expense reimbursement
provisions and conditions to consummation), (i) is more favorable to the stockholders of AMB or
shareholders of ProLogis, respectively, than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and
(ii) is fully financed, reasonably likely to receive all required governmental approvals on a
timely basis and otherwise reasonably capable of being completed on the terms proposed;
provided that, for purposes of this definition of “Superior Proposal,” the term Acquisition
Proposal shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.4(a), except that the reference
to “20% or more” in the definition of “Acquisition Proposal” shall be deemed to be a reference to
“a majority” and “Acquisition Proposal” shall only be deemed to refer to a transaction involving
AMB or ProLogis, respectively.
5.5. Stock Exchange Listing. AMB shall use reasonable best efforts to cause (a) the
shares of AMB Common Stock, the AMB Series R Preferred Stock and the AMB Series S Preferred Stock
to be issued in the Topco Merger, (b) the shares of AMB Common Stock to be reserved for issuance
upon exercise or settlement of ProLogis Share Options, ProLogis RSUs, ProLogis Performance Shares
and ProLogis DEUs, (c) the shares of AMB Common Stock to be reserved for issuance upon exchange or
redemption of ProLogis Partnership Units by a limited partner in a ProLogis Partnership pursuant to
the partnership agreement of the applicable ProLogis Partnership, and (d) the shares of AMB Common
Stock to be reserved for issuance upon conversion or exchange of ProLogis’s convertible debt by
holders thereof to be approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance,
prior to the Closing Date.
5.6. Equity Awards and Employee Matters
(a) ProLogis Equity Awards.
(i) ProLogis Share Options. At the Topco Effective Time, each outstanding
option to purchase ProLogis Common Shares (recognizing and taking into account that each
ProLogis Common Share will, at the ProLogis Effective Time, be con-
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verted into a share of New Pumpkin Common Stock in accordance with Section 2.1 of this
Agreement), other than options under the ProLogis ESPP (each, a “ProLogis Share
Option”), whether or not exercisable at the Topco Effective Time, will be assumed by the
Surviving Corporation by virtue of the Mergers and without any action on the part of the
holder thereof. Subject to, and in accordance with, the terms of the applicable ProLogis
Share Plan and award agreement or other agreement or other document evidencing ProLogis
Share Options, from and after the Topco Effective Time, each ProLogis Share Option so
assumed by the Surviving Corporation under this Agreement will otherwise continue to have,
and be subject to, the same terms and conditions (including vesting schedule) as were
applicable to the corresponding ProLogis Share Option immediately prior to the Topco
Effective Time as set forth in the applicable ProLogis Share Plan (including any applicable
award agreement, other agreement or other document evidencing such ProLogis Share Option)
immediately prior to the Topco Effective Time, except that, from and after the Topco
Effective Time, (A) each ProLogis Share Option, when exercisable, will be exercisable for
that number of whole shares of AMB Common Stock equal to the product of the number of
ProLogis Common Shares that were subject to such ProLogis Share Option immediately prior to
the Topco Effective Time multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, rounded down to the nearest whole
number of shares of AMB Common Stock and (B) the per share exercise price for the shares of
AMB Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such assumed ProLogis Share Option will be equal
to the quotient determined by dividing the exercise price of each ProLogis Common Share
subject to such assumed ProLogis Share Option by the Exchange Ratio, rounded up to the
nearest whole cent.
(ii) ProLogis Share Unit Awards. At the Topco Effective Time, each outstanding
share unit award with respect to ProLogis Common Shares (recognizing and taking into account
that each such ProLogis Common Share will, at the ProLogis Effective Time, be converted into
a share of New Pumpkin Common Stock in accordance with Section 2.1 of this Agreement) under
a ProLogis Share Plan (each, a “ProLogis RSU”), whether or not vested as of the
Topco Effective Time, will be assumed by the Surviving Corporation by virtue of the Mergers
and without any action on the part of the holder thereof. Subject to, and in accordance
with, the terms of the applicable ProLogis Share Plan and any applicable award agreement or
other agreement or other document evidencing ProLogis RSUs, each ProLogis RSU so assumed
shall be converted, at the Topco Effective Time, into the right to receive the number of
shares of AMB Common Stock equal to the number of ProLogis Common Shares subject to the
ProLogis RSU, multiplied by the Exchange Ratio (rounded down to the nearest whole number of
shares of AMB Common Stock) and, from and after the Topco Effective Time, will otherwise
continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions (including vesting
schedule) as were applicable to the corresponding ProLogis RSU immediately prior to the
Topco Effective Time and any obligations in respect thereof shall be payable or
distributable in accordance with the terms of the applicable ProLogis Share Plan (including
any applicable award agreements or other agreements or other documents evidencing such
ProLogis RSU) immediately prior to the Topco Effective Time.
(iii) ProLogis Dividend Equivalent Units. At the Topco Effective Time, each
outstanding dividend equivalent unit award with respect to ProLogis Common
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Shares (recognizing and taking into account that each such ProLogis Common Share will,
at the ProLogis Effective Time, be converted into a share of New Pumpkin Common Stock in
accordance with Section 2.1 of this Agreement) under a ProLogis Share Plan (each, a
“ProLogis DEU”), whether or not vested as of the Topco Effective Time, will be
assumed by the Surviving Corporation by virtue of the Mergers and without any action on the
part of the holder thereof. Subject to, and in accordance with, the terms of, the
applicable ProLogis Share Plan and any applicable award agreement or other agreement or
other document evidencing ProLogis DEUs, each ProLogis DEU so assumed shall be converted, at
the Topco Effective Time, into the right to receive the number of shares of AMB Common Stock
equal to the number of ProLogis Common Shares subject to the ProLogis DEU, multiplied by the
Exchange Ratio (rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of AMB Common Stock)
and, from and after the Topco Effective Time, will otherwise continue to have, and be
subject to, the same terms and conditions (including vesting schedule) as were applicable to
the corresponding ProLogis DEU immediately prior to the Topco Effective Time and any
obligations in respect thereof shall be payable or distributable in accordance with the
terms of the applicable ProLogis Share Plan (including any applicable award agreements or
other agreements or other documents evidencing such ProLogis DEU) immediately prior to the
Topco Effective Time.
(iv) ProLogis Performance Shares. Effective as of the Topco Effective Time,
each outstanding performance share award under a ProLogis Share Plan which is denominated in
ProLogis Common Shares (recognizing and taking into account that each such ProLogis Common
Share will, at the ProLogis Effective Time, be converted into a share of New Pumpkin Common
Stock in accordance with this Agreement) (collectively, the “ProLogis Performance
Shares”), whether or not vested or earned as of the Topco Effective Time, will be
assumed by the Surviving Corporation by virtue of the Mergers and without any action on the
part of the holder thereof. Subject to, and in accordance with the terms of, the applicable
ProLogis Share Plan and any applicable award agreement or other agreement or other document
evidencing ProLogis Performance Shares, each ProLogis Performance Share so assumed shall be
converted, at the Topco Effective Time, into the right to be eligible to receive a number of
shares of AMB Common Stock equal to the number of ProLogis Common Shares underlying or
subject to the ProLogis Performance Shares, multiplied by the Exchange Ratio (rounded down
to the nearest whole number of shares of AMB Common Stock), and, from and after the Topco
Effective Time, will otherwise continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and
conditions (including vesting schedule) as were applicable to the corresponding ProLogis
Performance Shares immediately prior to the Topco Effective Time and any obligations in
respect thereof shall be payable or distributable in accordance with the terms of the
applicable ProLogis Share Plan (including any applicable award agreements or other
agreements or other documents evidencing such ProLogis Performance Shares) immediately prior
to the Topco Effective Time.
(v) ProLogis ESPP. The Board of Trustees of ProLogis shall adopt such
resolutions or take such other actions as may be required to provide that with respect to
ProLogis’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ProLogis ESPP”): (A) participants in
the ProLogis ESPP (“ESPP Participants”) may not increase their payroll deductions
under the ProLogis ESPP from those in effect on the date of this Agreement; (B) no new ESPP
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Participants may commence participation in the ProLogis ESPP following the date of this
Agreement; (C) all participation in and purchases under the ProLogis ESPP shall be
suspended effective as of the earlier of (I) June 30, 2010 or (II) ProLogis’s
payroll period ending immediately prior to the Topco Effective Time but in no event less
than 10 business days prior to the Topco Effective Time (the “ESPP Suspension
Date”), such that the offering period in effect as of the date of the Agreement will be
the final offering period under the ProLogis ESPP until otherwise determined by the Board of
Directors of the Surviving Corporation after the Topco Effective Time; and (D) with respect
to any offering period under the ProLogis ESPP in effect as of the date of the Agreement,
ProLogis shall ensure that such offering period ends at the ESPP Suspension Date and that
each ESPP Participant’s accumulated contributions for such offering period are applied to
the purchase of ProLogis Common Shares in accordance with the terms of the ProLogis ESPP
unless the ESPP Participant has previously withdrawn from such
offering period in accordance with the terms of the ProLogis ESPP. Any cash remaining in the
ProLogis ESPP after purchases occurring on the ESPP Suspension Date shall be refunded to
ProLogis ESPP participants promptly following the ESPP Suspension Date.
(vi) General. Prior to the Topco Effective Time, ProLogis and AMB agree that
ProLogis shall, and shall be permitted under this Agreement to, take all corporate action
necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Section. From and after the Topco Effective
Time, unless the compensation committee of the Board of Directors of the Surviving
Corporation determines otherwise, all references to ProLogis in each ProLogis Share Plan and
in each agreement evidencing any ProLogis Options, ProLogis RSUs, ProLogis DEUs, or any
other ProLogis equity-based award, including any ProLogis Performance Shares, shall be
deemed (A) for all purposes relating to employment, consultancy or directorship (or words of
similar meaning) to refer to the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries and (B) for all
other purposes, to refer to the Surviving Corporation.
(b) Employee Matters.
(i) From and after the Topco Effective Time, the AMB Benefit Plans and the ProLogis
Benefit Plans in effect as of the Topco Effective Time (other than the ProLogis Share Plans)
shall remain in effect with respect to employees and former employees of AMB or ProLogis and
their Subsidiaries (the “Surviving Corporation Employees”), respectively, covered by
or eligible for such plans at the Topco Effective Time, until such time as the Surviving
Corporation shall otherwise determine, subject to applicable Laws and the terms of such
plans; provided that nothing herein shall prohibit any amendment, modification or
termination of any such AMB Benefit Plans, ProLogis Benefit Plans, arrangements or
agreements in accordance with their terms as in effect immediately prior to the Topco
Effective Time or the termination of the employment of any AMB Employee or ProLogis Employee
to the extent permitted by applicable Law.
(ii) With respect to any Benefit Plans in which any Surviving Corporation Employees who
were employees of AMB or ProLogis (or their Subsidiaries) prior to the Topco Effective Time
first become eligible to participate on or after the Topco Effective Time, and in which such
Surviving Corporation Employees did not participate prior to the Topco Effective Time (the
“New Plans”), the Surviving Corporation shall: (A) waive
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all pre-existing conditions, exclusions and waiting periods with respect to
participation and coverage requirements applicable to the Surviving Corporation Employees
and their eligible dependents under any New Plans in which such employees may be eligible to
participate after the Topco Effective Time, except to the extent such pre-existing
conditions, exclusions or waiting periods would apply under the analogous AMB Benefit Plan
or ProLogis Benefit Plan, as the case may be; (B) provide each Surviving Corporation
Employee and their eligible dependents with credit for any co-payments and deductibles paid
prior to the Topco Effective Time under an AMB Benefit Plan or ProLogis Benefit Plan (to the
same extent that such credit was given under the analogous Benefit Plan prior to the Topco
Effective Time) in satisfying any applicable deductible or out-of-pocket requirements under
any New Plans; and (C) recognize all service of the Surviving Corporation Employees with
ProLogis and AMB, and their respective affiliates, for all purposes (including for purposes
of eligibility to participate, vesting credit, entitlement to benefits, and, except with
respect to defined benefit pension plans benefit accrual) in any New Plan in which such
employees may be eligible to participate after the Topco Effective Time, including any
severance plan, to the extent such service is taken into account under the applicable New
Plan; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to the extent it would result in
duplication of benefits.
(iii) ProLogis and AMB agree that (A) the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, including the Mergers, shall constitute a “change of control”, “change in
control” or term of similar import for purposes of all of the AMB Benefit Plans; (B) except
as set forth in Section 5.6(b)(iii) of the ProLogis Disclosure Letter, the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Mergers, shall not constitute
a “change of control”, “change in control” or term of similar import for purposes of any of
the ProLogis Benefit Plans; and (C) AMB shall take the actions set forth in
Section 5.6(b)(iii) of the AMB Disclosure Letter. Effective as of the Topco Effective Time,
the Surviving Corporation shall assume all of ProLogis’s rights, powers, duties and
obligations under each of the agreements set forth in Section 5.6(b)(iii) of the ProLogis
Disclosure Letter and shall be substituted for ProLogis thereunder for all purposes.
(iv) Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the provisions of this Section
5.6(b) are solely for the benefit of the parties to this Agreement, and no current or former
director, officer, employee or independent contractor or any other person shall be a
third-party beneficiary of this Agreement, and nothing herein shall be construed as an
amendment to any AMB Benefit Plan, ProLogis Benefit Plan or other compensation or benefit
plan or arrangement for any purpose.
5.7. Fees and Expenses. Whether or not the Topco Merger is consummated, all costs and
expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby shall be paid by the party incurring such expense, except as otherwise provided in Section
7.2 and except that (a) if the Topco Merger is consummated, the Surviving Corporation shall pay, or
cause to be paid, any and all property or transfer taxes imposed on either party in connection with
the Topco Merger, and (b) expenses incurred in connection with filing, printing and mailing the
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Form S-4 and in connection with any filings required under
the Laws governing antitrust or merger control matters
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related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be shared equally by AMB and
ProLogis.
5.8. Governance. (a) AMB and the Board of Directors of AMB shall take all actions
necessary so that, as of the Topco Effective Time, the number of directors that will comprise the
full Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be 11. The members of the initial Board
of Directors of the Surviving Corporation as of the Topco Effective Time shall consist of (i) the
current Chief Executive Officer of AMB, (ii) the current Chief Executive Officer of ProLogis, (iii)
four individuals to be selected by the current members of the Board of Directors of AMB (in
addition to the current Chief Executive Officer of AMB), which four members shall be designated by
AMB no later than February 28, 2011, following consultation with the Board of Trustees of ProLogis,
and (iv) five individuals to be selected by the current members of the Board of Trustees of
ProLogis (in addition to the current Chief Executive Officer of ProLogis), which five members shall
be designated by ProLogis no later than February 28, 2011, following consultation with the Board of
Directors of AMB. In the event that, prior to the Closing, (A) any designee of AMB to the Board of
Directors of the Surviving Corporation is unable to serve on the Board of Directors of the
Surviving Corporation, a replacement shall be designated by the independent members of the Board of
Directors of AMB, following consultation with the Board of Trustees of ProLogis, or (B) any
designee of ProLogis to the Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation is unable to serve on
the Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation, a replacement shall be designated by the
independent members of the Board of Trustees of ProLogis, following consultation with the Board of
Directors of AMB. Beginning at the Topco Effective Time, and until his resignation or replacement
in such position in accordance with the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx,
III will become the lead independent director of the Surviving Corporation.
(b) The Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation will have four committees, consisting
of an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, an Executive Committee, and a Nominating &
Governance Committee (which will include in its charter the current responsibilities of ProLogis’s
Corporate Responsibility Committee). The representation of the individuals designated by ProLogis
and the individuals designated by AMB on the Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation will
be duplicated as nearly as possible on each committee of the Board of Directors of the Surviving
Corporation, and ProLogis and AMB shall mutually agree upon and designate the prospective members
of the committees of the Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation, and the chairs of such
committees, by no later than February 28, 2011. The Executive Committee will meet and act
separately only if board action is required, the Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation is
unavailable and the matter is time-sensitive, as set forth in the Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation. In the event that, prior to the Closing, (i) any committee designee of AMB is unable
to serve on such committee, a replacement shall be designated by the independent members of the
Board of Directors of AMB, following consultation with the Board of Trustees of ProLogis, or (ii)
any committee designee of ProLogis is unable to serve on such committee, a replacement shall be
designated by the independent members of the Board of Trustees of ProLogis, following consultation
with the Board of Directors of AMB.
(c) At or prior to the Topco Effective Time, the Board of Directors or officers of AMB shall
take such actions as are necessary to cause the persons indicated in Exhibit B to be
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elected or appointed to the offices of the Surviving Corporation specified in such Exhibit as
of the Topco Effective Time.
(d) Effective as of the Topco Effective Time, (i) the current Chief Executive Officer of AMB
shall be the non-executive Chairman of the Board and (ii) the current Chief Executive Officer of
ProLogis shall be the chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the
Surviving Corporation.
(e) Subject to the rights of the Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation as set forth
in the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, on December 31, 2012: (i) the employment of Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx shall automatically terminate, without action by the Board of Directors of the Surviving
Corporation or any other person or party, and he shall thereupon retire as co-Chief Executive
Officer and as a Director of the Surviving Corporation, and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx shall then become the
sole Chief Executive Officer (and shall remain non-executive Chairman of the Board) of the
Surviving Corporation, and (ii) the employment of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx shall automatically
terminate, without action by the Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation or any other
person or party, and he shall thereupon retire as Chief Financial Officer of the Surviving
Corporation and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx will become the Chief Financial Officer of the Surviving
Corporation.
(f) The headquarters of the Surviving Corporation will be located in San Francisco,
California. ProLogis’s existing headquarters facilities in Denver, Colorado will become the
operations headquarters of the Surviving Corporation.
(g) The common stock of the Surviving Corporation will trade under the ticker symbol “PLD.”
(h) The logo of the Surviving Corporation shall be ProLogis’s current logo.
5.9.
Exculpation; Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance. (a) From and
after the Topco Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable Law, exculpate, indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and provide advancement of expenses
to, each person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof or who becomes prior
to the Topco Effective Time, an officer, director or trustee of AMB, ProLogis or their respective
Subsidiaries (the “Indemnified Parties”) against all losses, claims, damages, costs,
expenses, liabilities or judgments or amounts arising from any claim, action, suit, proceeding or
investigation based in whole or in part on the fact that such person is or was a director, trustee
or officer of AMB, ProLogis or their respective Subsidiaries, or was prior to the Topco Effective
Time serving at the request of any such party as a trustee, director, officer, partner, officer or
employee of another Person, and pertaining to any matter existing or occurring, or any acts or
omissions occurring, at or prior to the Topco Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to,
or at or after, the Topco Effective Time (including matters, acts or omissions occurring in
connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby) (“Indemnified Liabilities”) to the same extent such persons are
exculpated or indemnified or have the right to advancement of expenses as of the date of this
Agreement by AMB, ProLogis or any of their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to any of their
organizational documents in existence on the date hereof.
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(b) Prior to the Topco Effective Time, each of AMB and ProLogis shall use reasonable best
efforts to obtain and fully pay for a “tail” prepaid insurance policies with a claim period of six
(6) years from and after the Topco Effective Time from an insurance carrier believed to be sound
and reputable with respect to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary insurance
(“AMB D&O Insurance” and “ProLogis D&O Insurance”) for the current and former
directors, trustees and officers of AMB, ProLogis and their respective Subsidiaries as to such
Persons’ status as a director, trustee or officer of AMB, ProLogis or their respective Subsidiaries
and for facts or events that occurred at or prior to the Topco Effective Time, which AMB D&O
Insurance and ProLogis D&O Insurance (i) shall not have an annual premium in excess of 250% of the
last annual premium paid by AMB (in the case of AMB D&O Insurance) or ProLogis (in the case of
ProLogis D&O Insurance) (250% of such last annual premium paid by AMB, the “AMB Maximum
Premium” and 250% of such last annual premium paid by ProLogis, the “ProLogis Maximum
Premium”) prior to the date hereof for its existing directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance and fiduciary insurance, (ii) has terms, conditions, retentions and limits of coverage at
least as favorable as the existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary
insurance for AMB (in the case of the AMB D&O Insurance) and ProLogis (in the case of the ProLogis
D&O Insurance) with respect to matters existing or occurring prior to the Topco Effective Time
(including with respect to acts or omissions occurring in connection with this Agreement and
consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby); provided, however, that if
terms, conditions, retentions and limits of coverage at least as favorable as the existing
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary insurance for AMB or ProLogis cannot be
obtained or can be obtained only by paying an annual premium in excess of the AMB Maximum Premium
(in the case of the AMB D&O Insurance) or the ProLogis Maximum Premium (in the case of the ProLogis
D&O Insurance), AMB, ProLogis and the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, shall only be
required to obtain as much similar insurance as is reasonably practicable for an annual premium
equal to the AMB Maximum Premium (in the case of the AMB D&O Insurance) or the ProLogis Maximum
Premium (in the case of the ProLogis D&O Insurance), and (iii) the Surviving Corporation after the
Topco Effective Time shall maintain such policies in full force and effect for its full six (6)
year term and to continue to honor its respective obligations thereunder. If AMB or ProLogis for
any reason fails to obtain such “tail” prepaid insurance as of the Topco Effective Time, the
Surviving Corporation shall continue to maintain in effect, for a period of six (6) years from and
after the Topco Effective Time for the current and former directors, trustees and officers of AMB,
ProLogis and their respective Subsidiaries as to such Persons’ status as a director, trustee or
officer with AMB, ProLogis or their respective Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and for facts or
events that occurred at or prior to the Topco Effective Time, the existing directors’ and officers’
liability insurance and fiduciary insurance for AMB and ProLogis, which insurance (i) shall not
have an annual premium in excess of the AMB Maximum Premium (in the case of the AMB insurance) or
the ProLogis Maximum Premium (in the case of the ProLogis insurance), (ii) has terms, conditions,
retentions and limits of coverage at least as favorable as the existing directors’ and officers’
liability insurance and fiduciary insurance for AMB and ProLogis, as applicable, with respect to
matters existing or occurring prior to the Topco Effective Time (including with respect to acts or
omissions occurring in connection with this Agreement and consummation of the transaction
contemplated hereby); provided, however, that if terms, conditions, retentions and
limits of coverage at least as favorable as such existing insurance cannot be obtained or can be
obtained only by paying an annual premium in excess of the AMB Maximum Premium or the ProLogis
Maximum Premium, as applicable, the
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Surviving Corporation shall only be required to obtain as much similar insurance as is
reasonably practicable for an annual premium equal to the AMB Maximum Premium or the ProLogis
Maximum Premium, as applicable, and (iii) the Surviving Corporation shall maintain such policies in
full force and effect for its full six (6) year term and continue to honor its obligations
thereunder.
(c) If the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or
merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of
such consolidation or merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its
properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case, to the extent necessary, proper
provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation, as the
case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 5.9.
(d) The provisions of this Section 5.9 (i) are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be
enforceable by, each Indemnified Party, his or her heirs and representatives, and (ii) are in
addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to indemnification or contribution that
any such person may have by contract or otherwise.
(e) The Surviving Corporation will enter into indemnification agreements with each member of
its board of directors and its executive officers, to the extent that such member of the board of
directors or executive officer does not have an indemnification agreement with the Surviving
Corporation as of immediately prior to the Topco Effective Time.
5.10. Dividends. (a) From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of
the Topco Effective Time and termination of this Agreement, none of AMB, ProLogis or New Pumpkin
shall make, declare or set aside any dividend or other distribution to its respective stockholders
or shareholders without the prior written consent of AMB (in the case of ProLogis or New Pumpkin)
or ProLogis (in the case of AMB); provided, however, that the written consent of
the other party shall not be required for the authorization and payment of (i) distributions at
their respective stated dividend or distribution rates with respect to AMB Preferred Stock and
ProLogis Preferred Shares and (ii) quarterly distributions at a rate not in excess of the regular
quarterly cash dividend most recently declared prior to the date of this Agreement with respect to
each of the shares of AMB Common Stock and ProLogis Common Shares, respectively (it being agreed
that the timing of any such quarterly distributions will be coordinated so that, if either the
holders of AMB Common Stock or the holders of ProLogis Common Shares receives a distribution for a
particular quarter prior to the Closing Date, then the holders of ProLogis Common Shares and the
holders of AMB Common Stock, respectively, shall receive a distribution for such quarter prior to
the Closing Date); provided, however, that the record and payment dates for
ProLogis’s and AMB’s distributions pursuant to this Section 5.10(a) shall be the same as the other
party’s record and payment dates.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary in this Agreement, each of
AMB and ProLogis, as applicable, shall be permitted to declare and pay a dividend to its
stockholders or shareholders, the record date and payment date for which shall be the close of
business on the last Business Day prior to the Closing Date, distributing any amounts determined by
such party (in each case in consultation with the other party) to be the minimum dividend required
to be distributed in order for such party to qualify as a REIT and to avoid to
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the extent reasonably possible the incurrence of income or excise Tax (any dividend paid
pursuant to this paragraph, a “REIT Dividend”).
(c) If either party determines that it is necessary to declare a REIT Dividend, it shall
notify the other party at least 20 days prior to the date for the AMB Stockholders Meeting, in the
case of a declaration by AMB, or the ProLogis Shareholders Meeting, in the case of a declaration by
ProLogis, and such other party shall be entitled to declare a dividend per share payable (i) in the
case of AMB, to holders of AMB Common Stock, in an amount per share of AMB Common Stock equal to
the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the REIT Dividend declared by ProLogis with respect to each
ProLogis Common Share by (B) the Exchange Ratio and (ii) in the case of ProLogis, to holders of
ProLogis Common Shares, in an amount per ProLogis Common Share equal to the product of (x) the REIT
Dividend declared by AMB with respect to each share of AMB Common Stock and (y) the Exchange Ratio.
The record date and payment date for any dividend payable pursuant to this Section 5.10(c) shall
be the close of business on the last Business Day prior to the Closing Date.
(d) If, and to the extent, the terms of any series of AMB Preferred Stock or ProLogis
Preferred Shares require the payment of a dividend or other distribution by reason of a payment of
a REIT Dividend or a dividend paid pursuant to Section 5.10(c), AMB or ProLogis, as applicable,
shall declare and pay any such required dividends or other distributions.
5.11. Public Announcements. AMB and ProLogis shall use reasonable best efforts (a) to
develop a joint communications plan, (b) to ensure that all press releases and other public
statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby shall be consistent with such joint
communications plan, and (c) except in respect of any announcement required by applicable Law or by
obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with or rules of any securities exchange, to consult
with each other before issuing any press release or, to the extent practical, otherwise making any
public statement with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. In
addition to the foregoing, except to the extent disclosed in or consistent with the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1 or as otherwise permitted
under Section 5.4, no party shall issue any press release or otherwise make any public statement or
disclosure concerning the other party or the other party’s business, financial condition or results
of operations without the consent of such other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed. Each party shall provide the other party with its stockholder or shareholder
lists and allow and facilitate the other party’s contact with its stockholders or shareholders and
prospective investors and following a Change in AMB Recommendation or Change in ProLogis
Recommendation, as the case may be, such contacts may be made without regard to the above
limitations of this Section 5.11.
5.12. Additional Agreements. In case at any time after the Topco Effective Time any
further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to vest the
Surviving Corporation with full title to all properties, assets, rights, approvals, immunities and
franchises of AMB, ProLogis or New Pumpkin, the proper officers, directors and trustees of each
party to this Agreement shall take all such necessary action.
5.13. Tax Matters. AMB, ProLogis and New Pumpkin agree to use their reasonable best
efforts to cause each of the ProLogis Merger and the Topco Merger to qualify as a
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“reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. ProLogis, as a domestic
eligible entity with a single owner, shall elect pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section
301.7701-3(c) to be disregarded as an entity separate from its owner effective no later than the
Business Day immediately after the date of the ProLogis Effective Time and shall file not later
than the Business Day immediately after the date of the ProLogis Effective Time a properly
completed and executed Form 8832 with the IRS to effect such election.
5.14. Financing Cooperation. The parties hereto shall cooperate in good faith to
implement necessary or appropriate arrangements under each party’s indentures or other indebtedness
with respect to financing matters concerning ProLogis, AMB and the Surviving Corporation.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
6.1. Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation. The respective obligation of each party
to effect the Mergers shall be subject to the satisfaction prior to the Closing Date of the
following conditions:
(a) Stockholder Approval. AMB shall have obtained the AMB Required Vote, and ProLogis
shall have obtained the ProLogis Required Vote.
(b) NYSE Listing. The shares of (i) AMB Common Stock, AMB Series R Preferred Stock
and AMB Series S Preferred Stock to be issued in the Topco Merger, (ii) AMB Common Stock to be
reserved for issuance upon exercise or settlement of ProLogis Share Options, ProLogis RSUs,
ProLogis Performance Shares and ProLogis DEUs, (iii) AMB Common Stock to be reserved for issuance
upon exchange or redemption of ProLogis Partnership Units by a limited partner in a ProLogis
Partnership pursuant to the partnership agreement of the applicable ProLogis Partnership, and (iv)
AMB Common Stock to be reserved for issuance upon the conversion or exchange of ProLogis’s
convertible debt outstanding as of the date of this Agreement shall have been authorized for
listing on the NYSE upon official notice of issuance.
(c) Form S-4. The Form S-4 shall have become effective under the Securities Act and
shall not be the subject of any stop order or proceedings seeking a stop order.
(d) No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality. No temporary restraining order,
preliminary or permanent injunction or other order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or
other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Mergers shall be in effect.
There shall not be any action taken, or any statute, rule, regulation or order enacted, entered,
enforced or deemed applicable to the Mergers, by any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction
which makes the consummation of the Mergers illegal.
(e) Regulatory Approvals. Any regulatory approval or waiting period required in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained or met and
shall remain in full force and effect, except to the extent that the failure to obtain such
approval or meet such waiting period would not have, and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the
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nancial condition or results of operations of AMB, ProLogis and their Subsidiaries, on a
combined basis.
6.2. Conditions to Obligations of AMB. The obligation of AMB to effect the Topco
Merger is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions unless waived by AMB:
(a) Representations and Warranties. (i) The representations and warranties of
ProLogis set forth in Section 3.2(b) and Section 3.2(c) shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of
the Closing Date (except to the extent made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date),
and (ii) the other representations and warranties of ProLogis set forth in this Agreement shall be
true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and
as of the Closing Date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as
of such date), except, in the case of this clause (ii), where the failure of such representations
and warranties to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to materiality
or “ProLogis Material Adverse Effect”) has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations of ProLogis Entities. Each of ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin,
New Pumpkin and Pumpkin LLC shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required
to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Tax Opinion. AMB shall have received the opinion of its counsel, Wachtell,
Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx (or other AMB counsel reasonably satisfactory to ProLogis), in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to AMB, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that, on the basis
of facts, representations and assumptions set forth in such opinion, the Topco Merger will qualify
as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. In rendering such opinion,
counsel may require and rely upon customary representations contained in certificates of officers
of ProLogis and AMB, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to it.
(d) REIT Opinion. ProLogis shall have received a tax opinion of Xxxxx Xxxxx LLP (or
other ProLogis counsel reasonably satisfactory to AMB), dated as of the Closing Date, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to AMB, opining that, commencing with ProLogis’s taxable year
ended December 31, 1993, ProLogis has been organized and operated in conformity with the
requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code. In rendering such opinion,
such counsel may require and rely upon customary representations contained in a certificate of
officers of ProLogis.
(e) Closing Certificate. AMB shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of
ProLogis by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of ProLogis, dated as of the
Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a) and Section 6.2(b) have
been satisfied.
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6.3. Conditions to Obligations of ProLogis. The obligation of ProLogis to effect the
Mergers is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions unless waived by ProLogis:
(a) Representations and Warranties. (i) The representations and warranties of AMB set
forth in Section 3.1(b) and Section 3.1(c) shall be true and correct in all material respects as of
the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date
(except to the extent made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), and (ii) the
other representations and warranties of AMB set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct
as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing
Date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date),
except, in the case of this clause (ii), where the failure of such representations and warranties
to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to materiality or “AMB
Material Adverse Effect”) has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, an AMB Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations of AMB. Each of AMB and AMB LP shall have performed in
all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or
prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Tax Opinion. ProLogis shall have received the opinion of its counsel, Xxxxx Xxxxx
LLP (or other ProLogis counsel reasonably satisfactory to AMB), in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to ProLogis, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that, on the basis of facts,
representations and assumptions set forth in such opinion, each of the Mergers will qualify as a
“reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. In rendering such opinion,
counsel may require and rely upon customary representations contained in certificates of officers
of ProLogis and AMB, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to it.
(d) REIT Opinion. AMB shall have received a tax opinion of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP (or
other AMB counsel reasonably satisfactory to ProLogis), dated as of the Closing Date, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to ProLogis, opining that, commencing with AMB’s taxable year
ended December 31, 1997, AMB has been organized and operated in conformity with the requirements
for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code. In rendering such opinion, such counsel
may require and rely upon customary representations contained in a certificate of officers of AMB.
(e) Closing Certificate. ProLogis shall have received a certificate signed on behalf
of AMB by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of AMB, dated as of the Closing
Date, to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 6.3(a) and Section 6.3(b) have been
satisfied.
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT
7.1. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Topco
Effective Time, by action taken or authorized by the Board of
Directors or Board of Trus-
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tees, as applicable, of the terminating party or parties, whether before or after approval of
the Mergers by the stockholders of AMB or shareholders of ProLogis:
(a) by mutual consent of AMB and ProLogis in a written instrument;
(b) by either AMB or ProLogis, upon written notice to the other party, if any Governmental
Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other
action permanently enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Mergers, and such order, decree, ruling
or other action has become final and nonappealable; provided, however, that the
right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1(b) shall not be available to any party
whose failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in,
such action;
(c) by either AMB or ProLogis, upon written notice to the other party, if the Mergers shall
not have been consummated on or before September 30, 2011; provided, however, that
the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1(c) shall not be available to any party
whose failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in,
the failure of the Mergers to occur on or before such date;
(d) by AMB, upon written notice to ProLogis, (i) upon a Change in ProLogis Recommendation,
(ii) if the ProLogis Shareholders Meeting shall not have been called and held as required by
Section 5.1(c), or (iii) upon a material breach by ProLogis of its obligations pursuant to Section
5.4;
(e) by ProLogis, upon written notice to AMB, (i) upon a Change in AMB Recommendation, (ii) if
the AMB Stockholders Meeting shall not have been called and held as required by Section 5.1(b), or
(iii) upon a material breach by AMB of its obligations pursuant to Section 5.4;
(f) by either AMB or ProLogis, upon written notice to the other party, if there shall have
been a breach by the other party of any of the covenants or agreements or any of the
representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement on the part of such other party, which
breach, either individually or in the aggregate, would result in, if occurring or continuing on the
Closing Date, the failure to be satisfied of the condition set forth in Section 6.2(a) or (b) or
Section 6.3(a) or (b), as the case may be, unless such breach is reasonably capable of being cured,
and the other party shall continue to use its reasonable best efforts to cure such breach, prior to
September 30, 2011; or
(g) by either AMB or ProLogis, if the AMB Required Vote or ProLogis Required Vote shall not
have been obtained upon a vote taken thereon at the duly convened AMB Stockholders Meeting or
ProLogis Shareholders Meeting, as the case may be.
7.2. Effect of Termination. (a) In the event of termination of this Agreement by
either AMB or ProLogis as provided in Section 7.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and
there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of AMB or ProLogis or their respective
officers, directors or trustees, except with respect to Section 5.2(b), Section 5.7, this Section
7.2 and Article VIII, which shall survive such termination and
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lieved or released from any liabilities or damages arising out of its fraud or willful and
material breach of this Agreement.
(b) AMB shall pay ProLogis, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the AMB
Termination Fee in the following circumstances as described below:
(i) if (A) ProLogis shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(e)(ii) and
(B) at any time after the date of this Agreement but prior to the date of such termination,
an Acquisition Proposal for AMB shall have been publicly announced or otherwise communicated
to the senior management or Board of Directors of AMB and not withdrawn prior to the date of
such termination, then AMB shall pay ProLogis the AMB Termination Fee within three Business
Days after termination of this Agreement;
(ii) if (A) either party shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(g)
because the AMB Required Vote shall not have been received and (B) at any time after the
date of this Agreement and at or before the date of the AMB Stockholders Meeting, an
Acquisition Proposal for AMB shall have been publicly announced and not withdrawn prior to
the date of the AMB Stockholders Meeting, then AMB shall pay ProLogis the AMB Termination
Fee within three Business Days after termination of this Agreement;
(iii) if (A) ProLogis shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(e)(i) and
(B) within twelve (12) months of the date of such termination of this Agreement, AMB or any
of its Subsidiaries executes any definitive agreement with respect to, or consummates, any
Acquisition Proposal, then AMB shall pay ProLogis the AMB Termination Fee within three
Business Days after the earlier of execution of such agreement or consummation of such
Acquisition Proposal (it being understood that, for purposes of this clause (iii), the term
“Acquisition Proposal” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.4(a) except
that the reference to “20% or more” in the definition of “Acquisition Proposal” shall be
deemed to be a reference to “35% or more”); or
(iv) if ProLogis shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(e)(iii), then
AMB shall pay ProLogis the AMB Termination Fee within three Business Days after the
termination of this Agreement.
(c) ProLogis shall pay AMB, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the ProLogis
Termination Fee in the following circumstances as described below:
(i) if (A) AMB shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(ii), and (B)
at any time after the date of this Agreement but prior to the date of such termination, an
Acquisition Proposal for ProLogis shall have been publicly announced or otherwise
communicated to the senior management or Board of Trustees of ProLogis and not withdrawn
prior to the date of such termination, then ProLogis shall pay AMB the ProLogis Termination
Fee within three Business Days after termination of this Agreement;
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(ii) if (A) either party shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(g)
because the ProLogis Required Vote shall not have been received, and (B) at any time after
the date of this Agreement and at or before the date of the ProLogis Shareholders Meeting,
an Acquisition Proposal for ProLogis shall have been publicly announced and not withdrawn
prior to the date of the ProLogis Shareholders Meeting, then ProLogis shall pay AMB the
ProLogis Termination Fee within three Business Days after termination of this Agreement;
(iii) if (A) AMB shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(i), and (B)
within twelve (12) months of the date of such termination of this Agreement, ProLogis or any
of its Subsidiaries executes any definitive agreement with respect to, or consummates, any
Acquisition Proposal, then ProLogis shall pay AMB the ProLogis Termination Fee within three
Business Days after the earlier of execution of such agreement or consummation of such
Acquisition Proposal (it being understood that, for purposes of this clause (iii), the term
“Acquisition Proposal” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.4(a) except
that the reference to “20% or more” in the definition of “Acquisition Proposal” shall be
deemed to be a reference to “35% or more”); or
(iv) if AMB shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(iii), then
ProLogis shall pay AMB the ProLogis Termination Fee within three Business Days after
termination of this Agreement.
(d) If AMB shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to (i) Section 7.1(d)(i) due solely to a
Change in ProLogis Recommendation pursuant to Section 5.4(b)(v), or (ii) Section 7.1(f), ProLogis
shall pay the AMB Expenses to AMB within three Business Days after termination of this Agreement.
(e) If ProLogis shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to (i) Section 7.1(e)(i) due solely to
a Change in AMB Recommendation pursuant to Section 5.4(b)(v), or (ii) Section 7.1(f), AMB shall pay
the ProLogis Expenses to ProLogis within three Business Days after termination of this Agreement.
(f) In no event shall this Section 7.2 require (i) AMB to pay any amount in excess of the sum
of the AMB Termination Fee plus the ProLogis Expenses, or (ii) ProLogis to pay any amount in excess
of the sum of the ProLogis Termination Fee plus the AMB Expenses, in each case except as set forth
in Section 7.2(g) or in the case of such party’s fraud or willful and material breach of this
Agreement.
(g) If either AMB or ProLogis fails to pay all amounts due to the other party under this
Section 7.2 on the dates specified, then either AMB or ProLogis, as applicable, shall pay all costs
and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by such other party in connection with
any action or proceeding (including the filing of any lawsuit) taken by it to collect such unpaid
amounts, together with interest on such unpaid amounts at the prime lending rate prevailing at such
time, as published in the Wall Street Journal, from the date such amounts were required to be paid
until the date actually received by such other party.
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(h) The “AMB Termination Fee” shall be an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the AMB
Base Amount (as defined below) and (ii) the maximum amount, if any, that can be paid to ProLogis
without causing it to fail to meet the requirements of Sections 856(c)(2) and (3) of the Code (the
“REIT Requirements”) for such year determined as if (a) the payment of such amount did not
constitute Qualifying Income, and (b) ProLogis has $1,000,000 of income from unknown sources during
such year which was not Qualifying Income (in addition to any known or anticipated income of
ProLogis which was not Qualifying Income), in each case as determined by independent accountants to
ProLogis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event ProLogis receives Tax Guidance providing
that ProLogis’s receipt of the AMB Base Amount would either constitute Qualifying Income or would
be excluded from gross income within the meaning of the REIT Requirements, the AMB Termination Fee
shall be an amount equal to the AMB Base Amount and AMB shall, upon receiving notice that ProLogis
has received the Tax Guidance, pay to ProLogis the unpaid AMB Base Amount within five Business
Days. In the event that ProLogis is not able to receive the full AMB Base Amount due to the above
limitations, AMB shall place the unpaid amount in escrow by wire transfer within three days of
termination and shall not release any portion thereof to ProLogis unless and until ProLogis
receives either one or a combination of the following once or more often: (i) a letter from
ProLogis’s independent accountants indicating the maximum amount that can be paid at that time to
ProLogis without causing ProLogis to fail to meet the REIT Requirements (calculated as described
above) or (ii) the Tax Guidance, in either of which events AMB shall pay to ProLogis the lesser of
the unpaid AMB Base Amount or the maximum amount stated in the letter referred to in (i) above
within five Business Days after AMB has been notified thereof. The obligation of AMB to pay any
unpaid portion of the AMB Termination Fee shall terminate on the December 31 following the date
which is five years from the date of this Agreement. Amounts remaining in escrow after the
obligation of AMB to pay the AMB Termination Fee terminates shall be released to AMB.
“Qualifying Income” shall mean income described in Sections 856(c)(2)(A)—(H) and
856(c)(3)(A)—(I) of the Code. “Tax Guidance” shall mean a reasoned opinion from outside
counsel or a ruling from the IRS. The “AMB Base Amount” shall mean, (i) in the case of a
payment owing pursuant to Section 7.2(e), the Expenses of ProLogis, and (ii) in the case of a
payment owing pursuant to Section 7.2(b), the sum of (A) $210,000,000 and (B) the Expenses of
ProLogis.
The “ProLogis Termination Fee” shall be an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the
ProLogis Base Amount (as defined below) and (ii) the maximum amount, if any, that can be paid to
AMB without causing it to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for such year determined as if (a) the
payment of such amount did not constitute Qualifying Income, and (b) AMB has $1,000,000 of income
from unknown sources during such year which was not Qualifying Income (in addition to any known or
anticipated income of AMB which was not Qualifying Income), in each case as determined by
independent accountants to AMB. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event AMB receives Tax
Guidance providing that AMB’s receipt of the ProLogis Base Amount would either constitute
Qualifying Income or would be excluded from gross income within the meaning of the REIT
Requirements, the ProLogis Termination Fee shall be an amount equal to the ProLogis Base Amount and
ProLogis shall, upon receiving notice that AMB has received the Tax Guidance, pay to AMB the unpaid
ProLogis Base Amount within five Business Days. In the event that AMB is not able to receive the
full ProLogis Base Amount due to the above limitations, ProLogis shall place the unpaid amount in
escrow by wire transfer within three days of termination and shall not release any portion thereof
to AMB unless and until AMB
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receives either one or a combination of the following once or more often: (i) a letter from
AMB’s independent accountants indicating the maximum amount that can be paid at that time to AMB
without causing AMB to fail to meet the REIT Requirements (calculated as described above) or (ii)
the Tax Guidance, in either of which events ProLogis shall pay to AMB the lesser of the unpaid
ProLogis Base Amount or the maximum amount stated in the letter referred to in (i) above within
five Business Days after ProLogis has been notified thereof. The obligation of ProLogis to pay any
unpaid portion of the ProLogis Termination Fee shall terminate on the December 31 following the
date which is five years from the date of this Agreement. Amounts remaining in escrow after the
obligation of ProLogis to pay the ProLogis Termination Fee terminates shall be released to
ProLogis. The “ProLogis Base Amount” shall mean (i) in the case of a payment owing
pursuant to Section 7.2(d), the Expenses of AMB, and (ii) in the case of a payment owing pursuant
to Section 7.2(c), the sum of (A) $315,000,000 and (B) the Expenses of AMB.
7.3. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto, by action taken
or authorized by the Board of Directors of AMB or the Board of Trustees of ProLogis, as applicable,
at any time before or after approval of the matters presented in connection with the Mergers by the
stockholders of AMB or shareholders of ProLogis, but, after any such approval, no amendment shall
be made which by law requires further approval by such stockholders or shareholders without such
further approval by such stockholders or shareholders. This Agreement may not be amended except by
an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.
7.4. Extension; Waiver. At any time prior to the Topco Effective Time, the parties
hereto, by action taken or authorized by the Board of Directors of AMB or the Board of Trustees of
ProLogis, as applicable, may, to the extent legally allowed, (a) extend the time for the
performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other party hereto, (b) waive any
inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered
pursuant hereto, and (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained
herein. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid
only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such party. The failure of a party
to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of
those rights. No single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder
shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy,
power or privilege. Any waiver shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the
specific purpose for which given and shall not constitute a waiver to any subsequent or other
exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
8.1. Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. None of the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement or in any instrument
delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such
representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements, shall survive the Topco Effective Time,
except for those covenants and agreements contained herein and therein that by their terms apply or
are to be performed in whole or in part after the Topco Effective Time.
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8.2. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be delivered personally, by telecopy or telefacsimile, by a recognized courier service, or by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and in each case shall be
deemed duly given on the date of actual delivery, upon confirmation of receipt. All notices
hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be
designated in writing by the party to receive such notice, and a copy of each notice shall also be
sent via e-mail.
(a) if to AMB or AMB LP, to:
AMB Property Corporation
Xxxx 0, Xxx 0
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
E-mail: xxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx
xxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx
xxxxx@xxxx.xxx
(b) if to ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin or Pumpkin LLC, to:
ProLogis
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
with copies to:
Xxxxxxxxx Traurig, LLP
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
E-mail: xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
and
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Xxxxx Xxxxx LLP
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
E-mail: xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
8.3. Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, Exhibits
or Schedules, such reference shall be to a Section of or Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement
unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement,
they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The phrase “made available”
in this Agreement shall mean that the information referred to has been made available if requested
by the party to whom such information is to be made available. The phrases “herein,” “hereof,”
“hereunder” and words of similar import shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement as a whole,
including the Exhibits and Schedules hereto, and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.
Any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.
8.4. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which
shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have
been signed by each of the parties and delivered to each other party (including by means of
electronic delivery), it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart.
Signatures to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in “portable
document format” (“.pdf”) form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original
graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of
the paper document bearing the original signature.
8.5. Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement (including the
documents and the instruments referred to herein) (a) constitutes the entire agreement and
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof, other than the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall survive
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and (b) except as provided in Section 5.9(d) or as
otherwise provided herein, is not intended to confer upon any person other than the parties hereto
any rights or remedies hereunder.
8.6. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Maryland (without giving effect to choice of law principles thereof).
8.7. Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such invalidity or unenforceability and, unless the effect of such invalidity or unenforceability
would prevent the parties from realizing the major portion of the economic benefits of the Mergers
that they currently anticipate obtaining therefrom, shall not render invalid or unenforceable the
remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affect the validity or enforceability of any of
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the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this
Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so
broad as is enforceable.
8.8. Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or
obligations of the parties hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by
operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties, and any
attempt to make any such assignment without such consent shall be null and void. Subject to the
preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable
by the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
8.9. Submission to Jurisdiction. Each party hereto irrevocably submits to the
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Maryland and the federal courts of the United States of
America located in the State of Maryland, for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding
arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby. Each party hereto agrees to
commence any action, suit or proceeding relating hereto in a Maryland state court or, if such
action, suit or proceeding may not be brought in such court for reasons of subject matter
jurisdiction, in a federal court of the United States located in the State of Maryland. Each party
hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action,
suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the
courts of the State of Maryland and the federal courts of the United States of America located in
the State of Maryland, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to
plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court
has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party hereto further irrevocably consents to the
service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts in any such suit, action or other
proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered mail to such party at its address set
forth in this Agreement, such service of process to be effective upon acknowledgment of receipt of
such registered mail; provided that nothing in this Section shall affect the right of any
party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law. The consent to jurisdiction set
forth in this Section shall not constitute a general consent to service of process in the State of
Maryland and shall have no effect for any purpose except as provided in this Section. The parties
hereto agree that a final judgment in any such suit, 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.
8.10. Enforcement. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event
that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific
terms on a timely basis or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties
shall be entitled to an injunction or other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement
and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any court identified in
the Section above, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or
in equity.
8.11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY, IN ANY MATTERS (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR
OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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ARTICLE IX
DEFINITIONS
“AMB II Partnership Agreement” means the Fifteenth Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership of AMB Property II, L.P., dated as of February 19, 2010, as amended from time
to time.
“AMB II Partnership Unit” has the meaning assigned to “Partnership Unit” in the AMB II
Partnership Agreement.
“AMB Material Adverse Effect” means an event, development, change or occurrence that
is materially adverse to the financial condition, business or results of operations of AMB and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that an AMB Material Adverse
Effect shall not include any event, development, change or occurrence arising out of, relating to
or resulting from: (a) changes generally affecting the economy, financial or securities markets or
political or regulatory conditions; (b) changes in the industrial real estate sector or changes
generally affecting owners, operators or developers of industrial real estate; (c) any change after
the date hereof in Law or the interpretation thereof or GAAP or the interpretation thereof; (d)
acts of war, armed hostility or terrorism or any worsening thereof; (e) earthquakes, hurricanes,
tornados or other natural disasters or calamities; (f) any change to the extent attributable to the
negotiation, execution or announcement of this Agreement, including any litigation resulting
therefrom, and any adverse change in customer, distributor, employee, supplier, financing source,
licensor, licensee, sub-licensee, stockholder, joint venture partner or similar relationships,
including as a result of the identity of ProLogis; (g) any failure by AMB to meet any internal or
published industry analyst projections or forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings for any
period (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such failure
that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of an AMB Material Adverse Effect may be taken
into account in determining whether there has been an AMB Material Adverse Effect); (h) any change
in the price or trading volume of AMB Common Stock (it being understood and agreed that the facts
and circumstances giving rise to such change that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of
an AMB Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been an
AMB Material Adverse Effect); (i) compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action
required by, this Agreement; and (j) the outcome of any litigation, claim or other proceeding
described in the AMB Disclosure Letter or specifically disclosed in the AMB SEC Documents; and
provided, further, that (x) if any event, development, change or occurrence
described in any of clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) has had a materially disproportionate effect
on the financial condition, business or results of operations of AMB and its Subsidiaries relative
to other similarly situated owners, operators and developers of industrial real estate, then the
incremental impact of such event on AMB and its Subsidiaries relative to other similarly situated
owners, operators and developers of industrial real estate shall be taken into account for purposes
of determining whether an AMB Material Adverse Effect has occurred, and (y) if any event,
development, change or occurrence has caused or is reasonably likely to cause AMB to fail to
qualify as a REIT for federal Tax purposes, such event, development, change or occurrence shall be
considered an AMB Material Adverse Effect, unless such failure has been, or is able to be, cured on
commercially reasonable terms under the applicable provisions of the Code.
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“AMB Partnership Agreement” means the Twelfth Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership of AMB LP, dated as of August 25, 2006, as amended from time to time.
“AMB Partnership Unit” has the meaning assigned to “Partnership Unit” in the AMB
Partnership Agreement.
“AMB Property II” means AMB Property II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
“Benefit Plan” means, with respect to any entity, any compensation or employee benefit
plan, program, policy, agreement or other arrangement, including any “employee benefit plans”
(within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA), including any
bonus, cash- or equity-based incentive, deferred compensation, stock purchase, health, medical,
dental, disability, accident, life insurance, or vacation, paid time off, perquisite, fringe
benefit, severance, change of control, retention, employment, separation, retirement, pension, or
savings, plan, program, policy, agreement or arrangement.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the
banks in New York are authorized by law or executive order to be closed.
“Contract” means any contract, agreement, lease, license, note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, commitment or other instrument or obligation.
“Controlled Group Liability” means any and all liabilities (i) under Title IV of
ERISA, (ii) under Section 302 of ERISA, (iii) under Sections 412 and 4971 of the Code, or (iv) as a
result of a failure to comply with the continuation coverage requirements of Section 601 et seq. of
ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code, other than, in each case, such liabilities that arise solely
out of, or relate solely to, Benefit Plans, in the case of the Controlled Group Liabilities
relating to AMB and its Affiliates, set forth on Section 3.1(j)(i) of the AMB Disclosure Letter
and, in the case of the Controlled Group Liabilities relating to ProLogis and its Affiliates, set
forth on Section 3.2(j)(i) of the ProLogis Disclosure Letter.
“Environmental Laws” means any federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, order,
decree, rule, regulation or policies relating (a) to releases, discharges, emissions or disposals
to air, water, land or groundwater of Hazardous Materials; (b) to the use, handling or disposal of
polychlorinated biphenyls, asbestos or urea formaldehyde or any other Hazardous Material; (c) to
the treatment, storage, disposal or management of Hazardous Materials; (d) to exposure to toxic,
hazardous or other controlled, prohibited or regulated substances; or (e) to the transportation,
release or any other use of Hazardous Materials, including the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq. (“CERCLA”), the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901, et seq. (“RCRA”), the Toxic Substances
Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2601, et seq. (“TSCA”), those portions of the Occupational, Safety
and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. 651, et seq. relating to Hazardous Materials exposure and compliance, 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 Safe Drinking Xxxxx Xxx, 00 X.X.X. 000x, et seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation
Act, 49 U.S.C. 1802 et seq. (“HMTA”) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Xxxx
Xxx, 00 X.X.X. 00000, et seq. (“EPCRA”), and other comparable
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state and local laws and all rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto or published
thereunder.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Expenses” of any party means the cash amount necessary to fully reimburse such party
and its Subsidiaries for all out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred (whether or not billed) at
any time (whether before or after the date of this Agreement) prior to the termination of this
Agreement by any of them or on their behalf in connection with the Mergers, the Contribution, the
Issuance, the preparation of this Agreement, their due diligence investigation of the other party
and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including any currency or interest rate
hedging activities in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby), including (a) all fees
and expenses of counsel, investment banking firms or financial advisors (and their respective
counsel and other Representatives), accountants, experts and consultants to such party and its
Subsidiaries in connection with the Mergers, the Contribution, the Issuance, the preparation of
this Agreement, their due diligence investigation of the other parties and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and (b) all fees and expenses payable to banks, investment banking
firms and other financial institutions (and their respective counsel and other Representatives) in
connection with any refinancing of any indebtedness of either party, or anticipated indebtedness of
the Surviving Corporation, or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
provided, however, that the aggregate amount of the Expenses of any party for
purposes of this Agreement shall not exceed $20,000,000.
“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.
“Hazardous Materials” means each and every element, compound, chemical mixture,
contaminant, pollutant, material, waste or other substance which is defined, determined or
identified as hazardous or toxic under applicable Environmental Laws or the release of which is
regulated under Environmental Laws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, “Hazardous
Materials” include “hazardous substances” as defined in RCRA, “extremely hazardous substances” as
defined in EPCRA, “hazardous waste” as defined in RCRA, “hazardous materials” as defined in HMTA, a
“chemical substance or mixture” as defined in TSCA, crude oil, petroleum products or any fraction
thereof, radioactive materials, including source, byproduct or special nuclear materials, asbestos
or asbestos-containing materials, chlorinated fluorocarbons and radon.
“IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or any successor agency.
“Law” means any federal, state, local or foreign law (including common law), statute,
ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, injunction, decree or agency requirement of any
Governmental Entity.
“Lien” means any lien, claim, pledge, option, charge, security interest, deed of
trust, mortgage, restriction or encumbrance of any kind or nature whatsoever.
“Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability
company, an association, a trust, or any other entity, group (as such term is used in Section 13 of
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the Exchange Act) or organization, including a Governmental Entity, and any permitted
successors and assigns of such Person.
“ProLogis Material Adverse Effect” means an event, development, change or occurrence
that is materially adverse to the financial condition, business or results of operations of
ProLogis and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that a ProLogis
Material Adverse Effect shall not include any event, development, change or occurrence arising out
of, relating to or resulting from: (a) changes generally affecting the economy, financial or
securities markets or political or regulatory conditions; (b) changes in the industrial real estate
sector or changes generally affecting owners, operators or developers of industrial real estate;
(c) any change after the date hereof in Law or the interpretation thereof or GAAP or the
interpretation thereof; (d) acts of war, armed hostility or terrorism or any worsening thereof; (e)
earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados or other natural disasters or calamities; (f) any change to the
extent attributable to the negotiation, execution or announcement of this Agreement, including any
litigation resulting therefrom, and any adverse change in customer, distributor, employee,
supplier, financing source, licensor, licensee, sub-licensee, shareholder, joint venture partner or
similar relationships, including as a result of the identity of AMB; (g) any failure by ProLogis to
meet any internal or published industry analyst projections or forecasts or estimates of revenues
or earnings for any period (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving
rise to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a ProLogis Material
Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a ProLogis Material
Adverse Effect); (h) any change in the price or trading volume of ProLogis Common Shares (it being
understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such change that are not
otherwise excluded from the definition of a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect may be taken into
account in determining whether there has been a ProLogis Material Adverse Effect); (i) compliance
with the terms of, or the taking of any action required by, this Agreement; and (j) the outcome of
any litigation, claim or other proceeding described in the ProLogis Disclosure Letter or
specifically disclosed in the ProLogis SEC Documents; and provided, further, that
(x) if any event, development, change or occurrence described in any of clauses (a), (b), (c), (d)
or (e) has had a materially disproportionate effect on the financial condition, business or results
of operations of ProLogis and its Subsidiaries relative to other similarly situated owners,
operators and developers of industrial real estate, then the incremental impact of such event on
ProLogis and its Subsidiaries relative to other similarly situated owners, operators and developers
of industrial real estate shall be taken into account for purposes of determining whether a
ProLogis Material Adverse Effect has occurred, and (y) if any event, development, change or
occurrence has caused or is reasonably likely to cause ProLogis to fail to qualify as a REIT for
federal Tax purposes, such event, development, change or occurrence shall be considered a ProLogis
Material Adverse Effect, unless such failure has been, or is able to be, cured on commercially
reasonable terms under the applicable provisions of the Code.
“ProLogis Partnerships” means ProLogis Xxxxxx, X.X. and ProLogis Limited Partnership
I.
“ProLogis Partnership Unit” has the meaning assigned to “Partnership Unit” in the
governing document for the relevant ProLogis Partnership.
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“Refinancing Debt” means indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of
which are used to refinance or refund, then outstanding indebtedness (including the principal
amount, accrued interest and premium, if any, of such indebtedness plus any fees and expenses
incurred in connection with such refinancing); provided that such new indebtedness does not
mature prior to the stated maturity of the indebtedness to be refinanced or refunded, and that: (1)
the material terms and conditions of the indebtedness to be refinanced are at competitive market
terms and (2) the aggregate principal amount of such new indebtedness does not exceed the aggregate
principal amount of the indebtedness to be refinanced.
“REIT” means a real estate investment trust within the meaning of Sections 856 through
860 of the Code.
“Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s officers, trustees,
directors, employees, agents, or representatives (including investment bankers, financial or other
advisors or consultants, auditors, accountants, attorneys, brokers, finders or other agents).
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of AMB or ProLogis, as the case may be,
that would constitute a Significant Subsidiary of such party within the meaning of Rule 1-02 of
Regulation S-X of the SEC.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture, real estate investment trust, or other organization, whether
incorporated or unincorporated, or other legal entity of which (i) such Person directly or
indirectly owns or controls at least a majority of the capital stock or other equity interests
having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others
performing similar functions; (ii) such Person is a general partner, manager or managing member; or
(iii) such Person holds a majority of the equity economic interest.
“Tax” or “Taxes” means all federal, state, local, foreign and other taxes,
levies, fees, imposts, assessments, impositions or other similar government charges, including
income, estimated income, business, occupation, franchise, real property, payroll, personal
property, sales, transfer, stamp, use, employment, commercial rent or withholding (including
dividend withholding and withholding required pursuant to Section 1445 and 1446 of the Code),
occupancy, premium, gross receipts, profits, windfall profits, deemed profits, license, lease,
severance, capital, production, corporation, ad valorem, excise, duty or other taxes, including
interest, penalties and additions (to the extent applicable) thereto, whether disputed or not and
including any obligation to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the tax liability of any
other person.
“Tax Protection Agreement” means any agreement pursuant to which (i) any liability to
direct or indirect holders of units in a partnership that is a Subsidiary of AMB or ProLogis (a
“Relevant Partnership”) or any interests in any Subsidiary of any Relevant Partnership (any
such units or interests, “Relevant Partnership Units”) relating to Taxes may arise, whether
or not as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) in
connection with the deferral of income Taxes of a direct or indirect
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vant Partnership Units, a party to such agreement has agreed to (a) maintain a minimum level
of debt or continue a particular debt, (b) retain or not dispose of assets for a period of time
that has not since expired, (c) make or refrain from making Tax elections, (d) operate (or refrain
from operating) in a particular manner, (e) use (or refrain from using) a specified method of
taking into account book-tax disparities under Section 704(c) of the Code with respect to one or
more assets of such party or any of its Subsidiaries, (f) use (or refrain from using) a particular
method for allocating one or more liabilities of such party or any of its Subsidiaries under
Section 752 of the Code and/or (g) only dispose of assets in a particular manner; (iii) any
persons, whether or not partners in any Relevant Partnership, have been or are required to be given
the opportunity to guaranty or assume debt of such Relevant Partnership or any Subsidiary of such
Relevant Partnership or are so guarantying or have so assumed such debt; and/or (iv) any other
agreement that would require any Relevant Partnership or the general partner of such Relevant
Partnership or any Subsidiary of such Relevant Partnership to consider separately the interests of
the limited partners of such Relevant Partnership or the holder of interests in such Subsidiary in
connection with any transaction or other action.
“Tax Return” shall mean any report, return, document, declaration or other information
or filing required to be supplied to any taxing authority or jurisdiction (foreign or domestic)
with respect to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and any amendment thereof, any
information returns, any documents with respect to or accompanying payments of estimated Taxes, or
with respect to or accompanying requests for the extension of time in which to file any such
report, return, document, declaration or other information.
“to AMB’s knowledge” or “to the knowledge of AMB” means the actual knowledge
of any of the persons listed in Section 9.1 of the AMB Disclosure Letter.
“to ProLogis’s knowledge” or “to the knowledge of ProLogis” means the actual
knowledge of any of the persons listed in Section 9.1 of the ProLogis Disclosure Letter.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, AMB, AMB LP, ProLogis, Upper Pumpkin, New Pumpkin and Pumpkin LLC have
caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as
of the date first set forth above.
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EXHIBIT A TO MERGER AGREEMENT
SEVENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS
of
PROLOGIS INC.
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1. The principal executive office of ProLogis Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
“Corporation”), shall be located at such place or places as the board of directors may designate.
Section 2. The Corporation may also have offices at such other places as the board of
directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1. All meetings of the stockholders shall be held at such place as may be fixed from
time to time by the board of directors and stated in the notice of the meeting.
Section 2. An annual meeting of stockholders shall be held on such date and at such time as
may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the board of directors, at which the
stockholders shall elect a board of directors, and transact such other business as may properly be
brought before the meeting in accordance with these bylaws. To be properly brought before the
annual meeting, business must be either (i) specified in the notice of annual meeting (or any
supplement or amendment thereto) given by or at the direction of the board of directors, (ii)
otherwise brought before the annual meeting by or at the direction of the board of directors, or
(iii) otherwise brought before the annual meeting by a stockholder of the Corporation entitled to
vote on the matter at the meeting who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section
2 of Article II and who was a stockholder of record both at the time of giving of notice provided
for in this Section 2 of Article II and at the time of the annual meeting. In addition to any other
applicable requirements, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a
stockholder, such business must be a proper matter for action by the stockholders and the
stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the secretary of the Corporation.
To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal
executive offices of the Corporation, not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred
twenty (120) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided,
however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than
thirty (30) days from the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the
stockholder to be timely must be so received not more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to
the date of the annual meeting and not less than the later of ninety (90) days prior to the date of
the annual meeting or, if less than one hundred (100) days’ notice or prior public disclosure of
the date of the annual meeting is given or made to stockholders, the close of business on the tenth
(10th) day following the day on which such notice of the date of the annual
meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made. In no event shall any postponement or
adjournment of an annual meeting, or the announcement thereof, commence a new time period for the
giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. A stockholder’s notice to the secretary shall
set forth (a) as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (i) a
brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons
for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii) the name and record address of the
stockholder proposing such business, (iii) the class, series and number of shares of capital stock
of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by the stockholder, and (iv) any material interest
of the stockholder in such business and any material interest of any Stockholder Associated Person
(as defined below) in such business, individually or in the aggregate, including any anticipated
benefit to the stockholder or the Stockholder Associated Person therefrom, and (b) as to the
stockholder giving the notice and any Stockholder Associated Person (i) the name and record address
(and current address, if different) of the stockholder and the Stockholder Associated Person, (ii)
the class, series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are beneficially
owned or owned of record by the stockholder and by such Stockholder Associated Person, if any, and
the nominee holder for, and the number of, shares owned beneficially but not of record by such
stockholder and by any such Stockholder Associated Person, (iii) whether and the extent to which
any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on behalf
of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any
borrowing or lending of shares of stock) has been made, the effect or intent of which is to
mitigate loss to or manage risk of stock price changes for, or to increase the voting power of,
such stockholder or any such Stockholder Associated Person with respect to any share of stock of
the Corporation, and a general description of whether and the extent to which such stockholder or
such Stockholder Associated Person has engaged in such activities with respect to shares of stock
or other equity interests of any other company, and (iv) to the extent known by the stockholder
giving the notice, the name and address of any other stockholder supporting the proposal of other
business on the date of such stockholder’s notice. For purposes of these bylaws, “Stockholder
Associated Person” shall mean, with respect to any stockholder, (x) any person controlling,
directly or indirectly, or acting in concert with, such stockholder, (y) any beneficial owner of
shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder, and (z) any
person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Stockholder Associated Person.
Notwithstanding anything in these bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at the
annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2 of Article II
and no person shall be eligible for election as a director of the Corporation unless nominated in
accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2(a) of Article III. The officer of the
Corporation presiding at an annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that business was
not properly brought before the annual meeting in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2
of Article II, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the annual meeting and any
such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.
Section 3. A majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at any meeting
of stockholders, the holders of which are present in person or represented by proxy, shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by law, by the
Corporation’s charter or by these bylaws. A quorum, once established, shall not be broken by the
withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum and the votes present may continue to
transact business until adjournment. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or
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represented at any meeting of the stockholders, a majority of the voting stock represented in
person or by proxy may adjourn the meeting from time to time until a date not more than 120 days
after the original record date, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a
quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be
present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the
meeting as originally notified. If the adjournment is for more than 120 days, or if after the
adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting
shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote thereat.
Section 4. When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of
the stock having voting power present in person or represented by proxy shall decide any question
brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which, by express provision of the
Maryland General Corporation Law (“MGCL”) or the rules of any securities exchange on which the
Corporation’s capital stock is listed or the Corporation’s charter or these bylaws, a different
vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of
such question.
Section 5. At each meeting of the stockholders, each stockholder having the right to vote may
vote in person or may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy in any manner
permitted by applicable law. All proxies must be filed with the secretary of the Corporation at the
beginning of each meeting in order to be counted in any vote at the meeting. Subject to the
provisions of the charter of the Corporation, each stockholder shall have one vote for each share
of stock having voting power registered in his name on the books of the Corporation on the record
date set by the board of directors as provided in Section 6 of Article V.
Section 6.
a. Subject to clause (d) below of this Section 6 of Article II, a favorable vote of a majority
of the aggregate of (x) the votes cast “for” a director nominee and (y) the votes cast “against” a
director nominee (or if directors are to be elected upon a favorable vote of a majority of the
votes cast but in such circumstances stockholders generally are not offered the opportunity to cast
a vote “against” a director nominee but instead are offered the opportunity to “withhold” votes,
any votes designated to be “withheld” from voting in respect of a director nominee, which for these
limited purposes will be deemed a vote cast and have the affect of a vote “against”), at a meeting
of the stockholders duly called and held at which a quorum is present, shall be required to elect
such director nominee. For purposes of determining whether a director nominee has received a
favorable vote of a majority of the aggregate of the votes cast, a majority of the aggregate votes
cast means that the number of shares voted “for” a director must exceed the number of votes cast
“against” that director (or, if the director is nevertheless to be elected upon a favorable vote of
a majority of the votes cast but stockholders generally are not offered the opportunity to cast a
vote “against” the director nominee but instead are offered the opportunity to “withhold” votes,
then the number of shares voted “for” a director must exceed the number of votes “withheld” from
voting in respect of such director nominee, which for these limited purposes will be deemed a vote
cast). A vote will be considered withheld from a director nominee only if a stockholder is provided
the opportunity to and does affirmatively withhold authority to vote for such director nominee in
any proxy granted by such stockholder, in any event in accordance with instructions contained in
the proxy statement or accompanying proxy
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card circulated for the meeting of stockholders at which the election of directors is to be
held or in a ballot to be submitted by such stockholder in person at such meeting. A “broker
non-vote” or abstention (or similar expression) shall not in any event be deemed a vote cast for
these purposes.
b. If an otherwise incumbent director is not re-elected but would nevertheless for any reason
otherwise remain in office, the director shall tender his or her resignation to the Board, subject
to subsequent acceptance. The Nominating & Governance Committee will make a recommendation to the
Board on whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The
Board will act on the Committee’s recommendation and publicly disclose its decision and the
rationale behind it within 90 days from the date of the certification of the election results. The
director who tenders his or her resignation will not participate in the Board’s decision.
c. Directors properly elected shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders
and until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified. Directors need not be stockholders.
If, for any cause, the Board of Directors shall not have been elected at an annual meeting, they
may be elected as soon thereafter as convenient at a special meeting of the stockholders called for
that purpose in the manner provided in these bylaws.
d. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that the number of director
nominees is expected to exceed the number of directors to be elected at a meeting (a “Contested
Election”), with the determination that the number of director nominees is expected to exceed the
number of directors to be elected, and, therefore, that an election of directors is a Contested
Election, being made by the secretary of the Corporation as of the close of the applicable
stockholder notice of nomination period set forth in Section 8 of Article II or Section 2(a) of
Article III based on whether one or more stockholder notices of nomination were timely filed in
accordance with Section 8 of Article II or Section 2(a) of Article III, as applicable (provided
that the secretary shall also be able to consider such other facts and circumstances as may be
reasonably relevant to the determination that an election of directors is a Contested Election, and
provided further that any determination that an election of directors is a Contested Election shall
be determinative only as to the timeliness of a stockholder notice of nomination and not otherwise
as to its validity), then a plurality of all the votes cast at such meeting shall be sufficient to
elect a director, and therefore, and for the avoidance of doubt, the director nominees shall not be
elected at such meeting by a favorable vote of a majority of the votes cast. In such case where an
election of directors is determined to be a Contested Election, stockholders shall be permitted to
vote only “for” or to designate their votes to be “withheld” in respect of a director nominee, and
shall not in such circumstance be permitted to vote “against” a nominee; and under such
circumstances a vote designated to be “withheld”, although present for purposes of establishing the
presence of a quorum, will not be deemed a vote cast or a vote “against”. If, prior to thirty days
prior to the time the Corporation mails its initial proxy statement in connection with the election
of directors at a meeting, one or more stockholder notices of nomination are withdrawn such that
the number of nominees for election as director no longer exceeds the number of directors to be
elected, then the election shall not be considered a Contested Election, but in all other cases,
once an election is determined to be a Contested Election, a plurality of all the votes cast at
such meeting shall be sufficient to elect a director.
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Section 7. Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise
proscribed by the charter, may be called at any time by the chief executive officer, a co-chief
executive officer, the president, the chairman of the board, or by a majority of the directors, or
by a committee of the board of directors which has been duly designated by the board of directors
and whose powers and authority, as provided in a resolution of the board of directors or these
bylaws, include the power to call such meetings. In addition, a special meeting of the stockholders
of the Corporation shall be called by the secretary of the Corporation on the written request of
stockholders entitled to cast at least fifty percent (50%) of all votes entitled to be cast at the
meeting, except that, in the case of a special meeting called to consider any matter which is
substantially the same as a matter voted on at any special meeting for the stockholders held during
the preceding twelve (12) months, the secretary of the Corporation shall not be required to call
any such special meeting unless requested by stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all of the
votes entitled to be cast at the meeting.
Section 8. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the
purposes stated in the notice. Where the Corporation’s notice of meeting specifies that directors
are to be elected at such special meeting, nominations of persons for election to the board of
directors may be made only (i) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting, (ii) by or at the
direction of the board of directors, (iii) by any committee of persons appointed by the board of
directors with authority therefor or (iv) by a stockholder as provided in this Section 8 of Article
II. In the event a special meeting of stockholders is called for the purpose of electing one or
more directors to the board of directors, any stockholder of the Corporation entitled to vote at
the meeting who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 8 of Article II and
who was a stockholder of record both at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 8
of Article II and at the time of the special meeting, may nominate a person or persons, as the case
may be, for election as a director as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting if the
stockholder’s notice containing the information required by Section 2(a) of Article III shall have
been delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not
more than 120 days prior to the date of the special meeting and not less than the later of 90 days
prior to the date of the special meeting or, if less than 100 days notice or prior public
disclosure of the date of the meeting and of the nominees proposed by the board of directors to be
elected at such meeting is given or made to stockholders, the close of business on the tenth (10th)
day following the day on which such notice was mailed or such public disclosure was made. In no
event shall any postponement or adjournment of a special meeting, or the announcement thereof,
commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.
Section 9. Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a
written notice of the meeting shall be given which notice shall state the place, date and hour of
the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting
is called. The written notice of any meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at
such meeting not less than 10 nor more than 90 days before the date of the meeting. If mailed,
notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the
stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.
Section 10. Notwithstanding any other provision of the charter of the Corporation or these
bylaws, Subtitle 7 of Title 3 of the MGCL (as the same may hereafter be amended from time to time)
shall not apply to the voting rights of any shares of stock of the Corporation now or
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hereafter held by any existing or future stockholder of the Corporation (regardless of the
identity of such stockholder).
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. The board of directors shall consist of a minimum of five (5) and a maximum of
thirteen (13) directors. The number of directors shall be fixed or changed from time to time,
within the minimum and maximum, by the then elected directors, provided that at least a majority of
the directors shall be Independent Directors, as defined from time to time by the Listing Standards
of the New York Stock Exchange and any other relevant laws, rules and regulations. Any
determination by the board of directors as to the qualification of any director as an “Independent
Director” shall be conclusive for all purposes. Until increased or decreased by the directors
pursuant to these bylaws, the exact number of directors shall be eleven (11). The directors need
not be stockholders. Except as provided in Section 2 of this Article III and in Article VIII with
respect to vacancies, the directors shall be elected as provided in the charter at each annual
meeting of the stockholders, and each director elected shall hold office until his successor is
elected and qualified or until his death, retirement, resignation or removal.
Section 2. (a) Nominations of persons for election to the board of directors of the
Corporation at the annual meeting of stockholders may be made only (i) pursuant to the
Corporation’s notice of meeting; (ii) by or at the direction of the board of directors or (iii) by
any committee of persons appointed by the board of directors with authority therefor or by any
stockholder of the Corporation entitled to vote for the election of directors at the meeting who
complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2(a) of Article III and who was a
stockholder of record both at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 2(a) of
Article III and at the time of the annual meeting. Such nominations by any stockholder shall be
made pursuant to timely notice in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a
stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive
offices of the Corporation not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first
anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the
date of the annual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days from the first anniversary
of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received
not more than 120 days prior to the date of the annual meeting and not less than the later of 90
days prior to the date of the annual meeting or, if less than 100 days notice or prior public
disclosure of the date of the meeting is given or made to stockholders, the close of business on
the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such notice of the date of the meeting was mailed
or such public disclosure was made. In no event shall any postponement or adjournment of an annual
meeting, or the announcement thereof, commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s
notice as described above. Such stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth (i) as to
each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director,
(a) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person, (b) the principal
occupation or employment of the person, (c) the class, series and number of shares of capital stock
of the Corporation which are beneficially owned or owned of record by the person, the date such
shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition, (d) any other information
relating to the person that is required to be disclosed in
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solicitations for proxies for election of directors pursuant to the Rules and Regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, (e) such person’s written consent to serve as a director if elected, and (f) a statement
whether such person, if elected or re-elected, or as a condition thereto, will tender an
irrevocable resignation effective upon such person’s failure to receive the required vote for
re-election at the next meeting at which such person would face re-election and upon acceptance of
such resignation by the Board, in accordance with the Corporation’s Corporate Governance Principles
(and assuming that such person would otherwise remain in office as a director notwithstanding such
failure); and (ii) as to the stockholder giving the notice and any Stockholder Associated Person
(a) the name and record address (and current address, if different) of the stockholder and the
Stockholder Associated Person, (b) the class, series and number of shares of capital stock of the
Corporation which are beneficially owned or owned of record by the stockholder and by such
Stockholder Associated Person, if any, and the nominee holder for, and the number of, shares owned
beneficially but not of record by such stockholder and by any such Stockholder Associated Person,
(c) whether and the extent to which any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has
been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding
(including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares of stock) has been made, the
effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to or manage risk of stock price changes for, or to
increase the voting power of, such stockholder or any such Stockholder Associated Person with
respect to any share of stock of the Corporation, and a general description of whether and the
extent to which such stockholder or such Stockholder Associated Person has engaged in such
activities with respect to shares of stock or other equity interests of any other company, and (d)
to the extent known by the stockholder giving the notice, the name and address of any other
stockholder supporting the nominee for election or re-election as a director on the date of such
stockholder’s notice. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other
information as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such
proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation or that could be material to a
reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.
Except as may otherwise be provided in these bylaws or any other agreement relating to the right to
designate nominees for election to the board of directors, no person shall be eligible for election
as a director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in
this Section 2(a) of Article III. The officer of the Corporation presiding at an annual meeting
shall, if the facts warrant, determine that a nomination was not made in accordance with the
foregoing procedure, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and the
defective nomination shall be disregarded.
(b) Except as may otherwise be provided pursuant to Article IV of the Corporation’s charter
with respect to any rights of holders of preferred stock to elect additional directors and any
other requirement in these bylaws or other agreement relating to the right to designate nominees
for election to the board of directors, should a vacancy in the board of directors occur or be
created (whether arising through death, retirement or resignation), such vacancy shall be filled by
the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, even though less than a quorum of
the board of directors or, in the case of a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of
directors, by a majority of the entire board of directors. In the case of a vacancy created by the
removal of a director, the vacancy shall be filled by the stockholders of the Corporation entitled
to elect the director who was removed at the next annual meeting of stockholders or at a special
meeting of stockholders called for such purpose, provided, however,
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that such vacancy may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining
directors, subject to approval by the stockholders entitled to elect the director who was removed
at the next annual meeting of stockholders or at a special meeting of stockholders called for such
purpose. A director so elected to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term.
Section 3. The property and business of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the
direction of its board of directors. In addition to the powers and authorities by these bylaws
expressly conferred upon it, the board may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all
such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Corporation’s charter or by these
bylaws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
Section 4. Subject to Article VIII, the board of directors shall elect a chairman of the board
of directors who shall hold that position until a successor is elected and qualified. The chairman
of the board of directors shall preside at meetings of the stockholders and shall set the agenda
for meetings of the board of directors.
Section 5. Regardless of whether the chairman of the board of directors is an Independent
Director, the Independent Directors of the board of directors may elect an Independent Director to
be the Lead Independent Director. The Lead Independent Director may conduct separate meetings of
the Independent Directors and perform other duties appropriate to his or her responsibilities,
including: (a) preparing, in consultation with the chairman of the board of directors, committee
chairs, and other directors, the agendas for meetings of the board of directors; (b) coordinating
the activities of the other Independent Directors; (c) approving, in consultation with other
Independent Directors, the retention and compensation of consultants who report directly to the
board of directors; (d) reviewing with the chief executive officer (or each co-chief executive
officer) such chief executive officer’s performance evaluation conducted by the Independent
Directors; (e) presiding at non-management meetings of the Independent Directors and conveying to
management directors the results of deliberations among non-management directors; and (f) acting as
representative of the non-management for communication with interested parties.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 4. The directors may hold their meetings and have one or more offices, and keep the
books of the Corporation, outside the State of Maryland.
Section 5. Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held at such time and place as
shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the board, and no additional notice shall be
required.
Section 6. Special meetings of the board of directors may be called by the chief executive
officer, a co-chief executive officer, the president or the chairman of the board of directors on
forty-eight hours’ notice to each director, either personally or by mail or by telegram; special
meetings shall be called by the chief executive officer, a co-chief executive officer, the
president or the secretary in like manner and on like notice on the written request of two
directors unless the board consists of only one director, in which case special meetings shall be
called by the chief executive officer, a co-chief executive officer, the president or the secretary
in like manner
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and on like notice on the written request of the sole director.
Section 7. Unless otherwise restricted by the Corporation’s charter or these bylaws, any
action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors or of any
committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the board or committee, as the
case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of
proceedings of the board or committee.
Section 8. Unless otherwise restricted by the Corporation’s charter or these bylaws, members
of the board of directors, or any committee designated by the board of directors, may participate
in a meeting of the board of directors, or any committee, by means of conference telephone or
similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can
hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such
meeting.
Section 9. By virtue of resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors prior to or at the time
of adoption of these Bylaws and designated irrevocable, any business combination (as defined in
Section 3-601(e) of the MGCL) between the Corporation and any of its present or future
stockholders, or any affiliates or associates of the Corporation or any present or future
stockholder of the Corporation, or any other person or entity or group of persons or entities, is
exempt from the provisions of Subtitle 6 of Title 3 of the MGCL entitled “Special Voting
Requirements,” including, but not limited to, the provisions of Section 3-602 of such Subtitle. The
Board of Directors may not revoke, alter or amend such resolution, or otherwise elect to have any
business combination of the Corporation be subject to the provisions of Subtitle 6 of Title 3 of
the MGCL without the approval of the holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock
of the Corporation by the affirmative vote of a majority of all votes entitled to be cast in
respect of such shares of Common Stock.
Section 10. Notwithstanding any other provision of these bylaws, all actions which the board
of directors may take to approve a transaction between (i) the Corporation, ProLogis Property,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), or any subsidiary of the
Corporation or the Operating Partnership, on the one hand, and (ii) (a) any executive officer or
director of the Corporation, the Operating Partnership or any subsidiary of the Corporation or the
Operating Partnership, or (b) any limited partner of the Operating Partnership or (c) any affiliate
of the foregoing executive officer, director or limited partner (not including the Corporation, the
Operating Partnership or any subsidiary of the Corporation or the Operating Partnership), on the
other hand, shall require, for valid approval, the approval of a majority of the Independent
Directors; provided, however, that this approval requirement shall not apply to arrangements
between the Corporation or the Operating Partnership and any executive officer or director acting
in the executive officer’s or director’s position as such, including but not limited to employment
agreements and compensation matters.
RESIGNATION FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 11. A director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation’s board
of directors, chairman of the board of directors, chief executive officer, co-chief executive
officer, president or secretary. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time or upon the
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satisfaction of any condition specified therein or, if no time or condition is specified, upon
receipt thereof, and the acceptance of such resignation, unless required by the terms thereof
(including for example any resignation contemplated by Section 6(b) of Article II), shall not be
necessary to make such resignation effective.
COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS
Section 12. The board of directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole board,
designate one or more committees, each such committee to consist of not less than the minimum
number of directors required for committees of the board of directors under the MGCL. The board may
designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent
or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Any such committee, to the extent provided
in the resolution of the board of directors, and to the maximum extent permitted under the MGCL,
shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the board of directors in the
management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the
Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the
power or authority in reference to amending the charter, adopting an agreement of merger or
consolidation, recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially
all of the Corporation’s property and assets, recommending to the stockholders a dissolution of the
Corporation or a revocation of a dissolution or any other matter requiring the approval of the
stockholders of the Corporation, or amending the bylaws of the Corporation; and no such committee
shall have the power or authority to authorize or declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of
stock (except that, if the board of directors has given general authorization for the issuance of
stock providing for or establishing a method or procedure for determining the maximum number or the
maximum aggregate offering price of shares to be issued, or both, a committee of the board of
directors may, in accordance with that general authorization or any stock option or other plan or
program adopted by the board of directors: authorize or fix the terms of stock subject to
classification or reclassification, including the designations and any of the preferences,
conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends,
qualifications, or terms or conditions of redemption of such shares; within the limits established
by the board of directors, fix the number of any such class or series of stock or authorize the
increase or decrease in the number of shares of any series or class; and otherwise establish the
terms on which any stock may be issued, including the price and consideration for such stock), or
to approve any merger or share exchange, regardless of whether the merger or share exchange
requires stockholder approval.
Section 13. The Corporation shall from and after the incorporation have the following
committees, the specific authority and members of which shall be as designated herein, in such
committee’s charter or otherwise by resolution of the board of directors:
(i) An Executive Committee, which shall meet and act separately only if action by the board of
directors is required, the board of directors is unavailable, and the matter to be acted upon is
time-sensitive.
(ii) An Audit Committee, which shall consist solely of Independent Directors and which shall
engage the independent public accountants, review with the independent public accountants the plans
and results of the audit engagement, approve professional services provided by the
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independent public accountants, review the independence of the independent public accountants,
consider the range of audit and non-audit fees and review the adequacy of the Corporation’s
internal accounting controls.
(iii) A Compensation Committee, which shall consist solely of Independent Directors and which
shall determine compensation for the Corporation’s executive officers, and will review and make
recommendations concerning proposals by management with respect to compensation, bonus, employment
agreements and other benefits and policies respecting such matters for the executive officers of
the Corporation.
(iv) A Nominating and Governance Committee, which shall, among other things, submit
nominations for members of the Board of Directors, recommend composition of the committees of the
Board of Directors, review the size and composition of the Board of Directors, review guidelines
for corporate governance, provide assistance to the board of directors in reviewing the
Corporation’s activities, goals and policies concerning environmental stewardship and social
responsibility matters, and conduct annual reviews of the board of directors and the chief
executive officer or co-chief executive officers.
Section 14. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to
the board of directors when required. The presence of a majority of the total membership of any
committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of such
committee and the act of a majority of those present shall be necessary and sufficient for the
taking of any action thereat.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Section 15. Unless otherwise restricted by the charter of the Corporation or these bylaws, the
board of directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of non-employee directors. The
non-employee directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the
board of directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the board of
directors or a stated salary as director. Officers of the Corporation who are also members of the
board of directors shall not be paid any director’s fees.
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 16. The Corporation shall indemnify, in the manner and to the maximum extent permitted
by law, any person (or the estate of any person) who is or was a party to, or is threatened to be
made a party to, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether or not by
or in the right of the Corporation, and whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, or
otherwise, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the
Corporation or that such person while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving
at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, trustee, partner, member, agent or
employee of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the indemnification
provided herein shall include expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts
paid in settlement, and any such expenses may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final
disposition of such action, suit or proceeding.
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Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Section 16 of this Article III, nor the adoption or
amendment of any other provision of the charter or bylaws of the Corporation inconsistent with this
Section, shall apply to or affect in any respect the applicability of the preceding paragraph with
respect to any act or failure to act which occurred prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.
The indemnification and reimbursement of expenses provided herein shall not be deemed to limit
the right of the Corporation to indemnify any other person against any liability and expenses to
the fullest extent permitted by law, nor shall it be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which
any person seeking indemnification from the Corporation may be entitled under any agreement, the
charter or bylaws of the Corporation, a vote of stockholders or Independent Directors, or
otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity as an officer or director and as to
action in another capacity, at the request of the Corporation, while acting as an officer or
director of the Corporation.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
Section 1. Subject to Article VIII, the officers of this Corporation shall be chosen by the
board of directors and shall include a president, a vice president, a secretary and a treasurer.
Subject to Article VIII, the Corporation may also have at the discretion of the board of directors
such other officers as are desired, including a chairman of the board, additional vice presidents,
a chief executive officer or co-chief executive officers, a chief financial officer, a chief
operating officer, one or more managing directors, one or more assistant secretaries and one or
more assistant treasurers, and such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3 of this Article IV. In the event there are two or more vice presidents,
then one or more may be designated as executive vice president, senior vice president, vice
president/acquisitions or other similar or dissimilar title. At the time of the election of
officers, the directors may by resolution determine the order of their rank. Any number of offices
may be held by the same person, unless the charter or these bylaws otherwise provide, except that
one individual may not simultaneously hold the office of president and vice president.
Section 2. The board of directors, at its first meeting after each annual meeting of
stockholders, shall choose the officers of the Corporation.
Section 3. Subject to Article VIII, the board of directors may appoint such other officers and
agents as it shall deem necessary who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise
such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the board.
Section 4. The salaries of all officers and agents of the Corporation shall be fixed by the
board of directors, provided, however, that the compensation of the Corporation’s executive
officers shall be determined by the Compensation Committee.
Section 5. The officers of the Corporation shall hold office until their successors are chosen
and qualify in their stead. Subject to Article VIII, any officer elected or appointed by the board
of directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of
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a majority of the board of directors. If the office of any officer or officers becomes vacant
for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled by the board of directors.
Section 6. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation’s board
of directors, chairman of the board of directors, chief executive officer, co-chief executive
officer, president or secretary. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified
therein or, if the time is not specified, upon receipt thereof, and the acceptance of such
resignation, unless required by the terms thereof, shall not be necessary to make such resignation
effective. Any such resignation will not prejudice the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any
contract to which the officer is a party.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Section 7. The chief executive officer or co-chief executive officers shall, subject to the
control of the board of directors, have general supervision, direction and control of the business
and officers of the Corporation. The chief executive officer or co-chief executive officers shall
preside at all meetings of the stockholders and, in the absence of the chairman of the board of
directors, or if there be none, at all meetings of the board of directors. The chief executive
officer or co-chief executive officers shall have the general powers and duties of management
usually vested in the office of chief executive officer of corporations, and shall have such other
powers and duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.
PRESIDENT
Section 8. In the absence or disability of the chief executive officer or the co-chief
executive officers, as applicable, or the absence of a designation of a chief executive officer or
co-chief executive officers, as applicable, by the board of directors, the president shall perform
all the duties of the chief executive officer, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and
be subject to all the restrictions upon the chief executive officer or co-chief executive officers.
The president shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office
of president of corporations, and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by
the board of directors or these bylaws.
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Section 9. Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the board of
directors to the chief executive officer or co-chief executive officers, as applicable and the
president, if there be such an officer, the chief operating officer shall, subject to the control
of the board of directors, have the supervision, direction and control of the day to day operations
of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the
office of chief operating officer of corporations, and shall have such other powers and duties as
may be prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.
VICE PRESIDENTS
Section 10. In the absence or disability of the chief executive officer or the co-chief
executive officers, as applicable, the president, the vice presidents, in order of their rank as
fixed by the board of directors, or if not ranked, the vice president designated by the board of
directors,
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shall perform all the duties of the president, and when so acting, shall have all the powers
of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the president. The vice presidents shall have such
other duties as from time to time may be prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.
SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Section 11. The secretary shall attend all sessions of the board of directors and all meetings
of the stockholders and record all votes and the minutes of all proceedings in a book to be kept
for that purpose; and shall perform like duties for the standing committees when required by the
board of directors. He shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders
and of the board of directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the
board of directors or the bylaws. He shall keep in safe custody the seal of the Corporation, and
when authorized by the board, affix the same to any instrument requiring it, and when so affixed it
shall be attested by his signature or by the signature of an assistant secretary. The board of
directors may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and
to attest the affixing by his signature.
Section 12. The assistant secretary, or if there be more than one, the assistant secretaries
in the order determined by the board of directors, or if there be no such determination, the
assistant secretary designated by the board of directors, shall, in the absence or disability of
the secretary, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall perform such
other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, TREASURER AND ASSISTANT TREASURERS
Section 13. The chief financial officer of the Corporation shall have the custody of the
corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and
disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys, and other
valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation, in such depositories as may be
designated by the board of directors. He shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be
ordered by the board of directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render
to the board of directors, at its regular meetings, or when the board of directors so requires, an
account of all his transactions as chief financial officer and of the financial condition of the
Corporation. If required by the board of directors, he shall give the Corporation a bond, in such
sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the board of directors, for the
faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in
case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers,
money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the
Corporation. If no other person then be appointed to the position of treasurer of the Corporation,
the person holding the office of chief financial officer shall also be the treasurer of the
Corporation.
Section 14. The treasurer or assistant treasurer, or if there shall be more than one, the
assistant treasurers in the order determined by the board of directors, or if there be no such
determination, the treasurer or assistant treasurer designated by the board of directors, shall, in
the absence or disability of the chief financial officer, perform the duties and exercise the
powers
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of the chief financial officer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers
as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe.
ARTICLE V
CERTIFICATES OF STOCK
Section 1. Every holder of stock of the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate
signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the chief executive officer or any co-chief
executive officer, the president or a vice president, and countersigned by the secretary or an
assistant secretary, or the treasurer or an assistant treasurer of the Corporation, certifying the
number of shares of capital stock represented by the certificate owned by such stockholder in the
Corporation.
Section 2. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any
officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed
upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such
certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such
officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. Such certificates need not be sealed
with the corporate seal of the Corporation.
Section 3. If the Corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class of stock or
more than one series of any class, the powers, designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights of each class of capital stock or series thereof
and the qualification, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set
forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate which the Corporation shall
issue to represent such class or series of stock, provided that, in lieu of the foregoing
requirements, there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate which the Corporation
shall issue to represent such class or series of stock, a statement that the Corporation will
furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences
and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series
thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. In
addition, in the event that any stock issued by the Corporation is subject to a restriction on its
transferability, the stock certificate shall on its face or back contain a full statement of the
restriction or state that the Corporation will furnish information about the restriction to the
stockholder on request and without charge.
LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES
Section 4. The board of directors may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in
place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been
lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the
certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new
certificate or certificates, the board of directors may, in its discretion and as a condition
precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate
or certificates, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as it shall
require and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any
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claim that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have
been lost, stolen or destroyed.
TRANSFERS OF STOCK
Section 5. Upon surrender to the Corporation, or the transfer agent of the Corporation, of a
certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or
authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to the
person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books,
subject, however, to the Ownership Limit (as defined in the charter of the Corporation) and other
restrictions on transferability applicable thereto from time to time.
FIXING RECORD DATE
Section 6. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of
or to vote at any meeting of the stockholders, or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to
corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or
other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any
change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the board of
directors may fix a record date which shall not be more than 90 nor less than 10 days before the
date of such meeting, nor more than 90 days prior to any other action. A determination of
stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to
any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the board of directors may fix a new record
date for the adjourned meeting. A meeting of stockholders convened on the date for which it was
called may be adjourned from time to time without further notice to a date not more than 120 days
after the original record date.
REGISTERED STOCKHOLDERS
Section 7. The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share or
shares of stock as the holder in fact thereof and accordingly shall not be bound to recognize any
equitable or other claim or interest in such share on the part of any other person, whether or not
it shall have express or other notice thereof, save as expressly provided by the laws of the State
of Maryland.
ARTICLE VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
DIVIDENDS
Section 1. Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of
the Corporation’s charter, if any, may be authorized and declared by the board of directors at any
regular or special meeting, pursuant to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in
shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the Corporation’s charter and the MGCL.
Section 2. Before payment of any dividend there may be set aside out of any funds of the
Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the directors from time to time, in their
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absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve fund to meet contingencies, or for equalizing
dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for such other
purpose as the directors shall think conducive to the interests of the Corporation, and the
directors may abolish any such reserve.
CHECKS
Section 3. All checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation shall be signed by
such officer or officers as the board of directors may from time to time designate.
FISCAL YEAR
Section 4. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the board of
directors.
SEAL
Section 5. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the
year of its organization and the words “Corporate Seal, Maryland.” Said seal may be used by causing
it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.
NOTICES
Section 6. Whenever, under the provisions of the MGCL or of the charter of the Corporation or
of these bylaws, notice is required to be given to any director or stockholder, it shall not be
construed to mean personal notice, but such notice may be given in writing, by mail, addressed to
such director or stockholder, at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with
postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same
shall be deposited in the United States mail. Notice to directors may also be given by telegram,
telecopy or cable.
Section 7. Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of the MGCL or of
the charter of the Corporation or of these bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the
person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall
be deemed equivalent thereto.
ANNUAL STATEMENT
Section 8. The board of directors may present at each annual meeting of stockholders, and when
called for by vote of the stockholders shall present to any annual or special meeting of the
stockholders, a full and clear statement of the business and condition of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VII
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. Except as otherwise set forth in these bylaws, including Article VIII, these bylaws
may be altered, amended or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted by the vote of a
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majority of the board of directors or by the affirmative vote of a majority of all votes
entitled to be cast by the holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 1 of Article VII,
Section 9 of Article III and Section 10 of Article II hereof may not be altered, amended or
repealed except by the affirmative vote of a majority of all votes entitled to be cast by the
holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation.
Section 2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 2 of Article VII,
Section 10 of Article III and Section 9 of Article II hereof may not be altered, amended or
repealed except by the affirmative vote of a majority of all votes entitled to be cast by the
holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
CERTAIN GOVERNANCE MATTERS
Section 1. The board of directors has resolved that: (a) Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx shall serve as the co-chief executive officers of the Corporation, effective as of
_________, 2011 and until the earliest to occur of (i) December 31, 2012, (ii) such person’s
removal in accordance with Section 2 of this Article VIII or (iii) such person’s death or
resignation; (b) Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx shall serve as chairman of the board of directors of the
Corporation, effective as of _________, 2011 and until the earlier to occur of (i) such person’s
removal in accordance with Section 2 of this Article VIII or (ii) such person’s death or
resignation; and (c) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx’x employment with the Company shall automatically terminate
on December 31, 2012, without action by the board of directors or any other person or party, and he
shall thereupon retire as co-chief executive officer and as a director of the Corporation, and
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx shall then become the sole chief executive officer (and shall remain chairman of
the board of directors) of the Corporation.
Section 2. The affirmative vote of Independent Directors consisting of at least 75% of the
Independent Directors shall be required to (a) remove Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx as co-chief executive
officer, chief executive officer or chairman of the board of directors prior to December 31, 2014;
(b) remove Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx as co-chief executive officer prior to December 31, 2012; (c) appoint
any person (other than Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) as co-chief executive officer
prior to December 31, 2012; (d) appoint any person (other than Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) as chief
executive officer or co-chief executive officer on or after December 31, 2012 and prior to December
31, 2014; (e) appoint any person (other than Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) as chairman or co-chairman of the
board of directors prior to December 31, 2014; (f) fail to nominate Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx as a director
of the Corporation in any election of directors where the term of such directorship commences prior
to December 31, 2014; (g) fail to nominate Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx as a director of the Corporation in
any election of directors where the term of such directorship commences prior to December 31, 2012;
or (h) materially alter, limit or curtail the authority granted pursuant to these bylaws to the
chief executive officer, co-chief executive officer or the chairman of the board at any time prior
to December 31, 2014. Prior to December 31, 2014, the provisions of this Article VIII may be
modified, amended or repealed, and any bylaw provision inconsistent with the provisions of this
Section 2 of this Article VIII may be adopted, only by an affirmative vote of at least 75% of the
Independent Directors. In the
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event of any inconsistency between any provision of this Article VIII and any other provision
of these bylaws, the provisions of this Article VIII will control.
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The undersigned, Secretary of ProLogis Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”),
hereby certifies that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the Bylaws of the
Corporation with all amendments to the date of this Certificate.
WITNESS the signature of the undersigned and the seal of the Corporation this
______ day of ________, 2011.
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxx will retire on December 31, 2012. |
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxx will be CFO of NewCo until December 31, 2012, at which time Xxx Xxxxxxx will succeed Xxxx Xxxxxxxx. |