PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT, DATED FEBRUARY 23, 2007, AMONG GIN HOUSING PARTNERS I, L.L.C. AND THE PERSONS AND ENTITIES IDENTIFIED AS SELLERS ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES THERETO, PORTIONS OF WHICH HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL...
EXHIBIT
10.44
PURCHASE
AND SALE AGREEMENT, DATED
FEBRUARY 23, 2007, AMONG GIN HOUSING PARTNERS I, L.L.C. AND THE PERSONS
AND ENTITIES IDENTIFIED AS SELLERS ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES THERETO,
PORTIONS OF WHICH HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT. SUCH CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE
SEC.
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EXECUTION
COPY
By
and
Among
GIN
HOUSING PARTNERS I, L.L.C.
and
THE
PERSONS AND ENTITIES IDENTIFIED AS SELLERS ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES
HERETO
Dated
February 23, 2007
†
indicates
information omitted on the basis of a confidential treatment request pursuant
to
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which has been filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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E
C I T A L S
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ARTICLE
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF INTERESTS; CLOSING
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4
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1.1
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Agreement
to Purchase and Sell
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4
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1.2
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Purchase
Price, Allocation and Tax Treatment
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5
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1.3
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Xxxxxxx
Money
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5
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1.4
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Accrued
Fees; Proration Adjustment
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5
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1.5
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The
† Adjustment
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8
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1.6
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Closing(s)
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9
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1.7
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Seller’s
Closing Deliveries
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10
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1.8
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Purchaser’s
Closing Deliveries
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13
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ARTICLE
2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EACH SELLER
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14
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2.1
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Ownership
of Purchased Interests and Personal Property
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14
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2.2
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All
Interests of Seller
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16
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2.3
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Other
Restrictions on Purchased Interests
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16
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2.4
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Organization;
Authority
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16
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2.5
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Removal
or Foreclosure on Interest
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17
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2.6
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Financial
Statements
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17
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2.7
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Partnership
Agreements; Fee Agreements and Seller Obligations
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17
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2.8
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Other
Related Agreements
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17
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2.9
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Litigation
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18
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2.10
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Tax
Matters
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19
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2.11
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Recent
Conduct of Business
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20
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2.12
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Brokers
and Finders
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21
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2.13
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Ethical
Practices
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21
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2.14
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Labor
and Employment Matters
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21
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2.15
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Full
Disclosure
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25
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2.16
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OFAC
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25
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2.17
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Other
Representations Regarding † Management Company
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25
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2.18
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Schedules
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26
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2.19
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Deemed
Modification to Representations and Warranties
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27
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ARTICLE
3. ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF EACH SELLER
REGARDING † MANAGEMENT COMPANY, THE PROJECTS AND THE PROJECT
PARTNERSHIPS
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3.1
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Project
Partnerships; General Partner
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27
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3.2
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Organization;
Authority; No Violation
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28
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3.3
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Limited
Partnership Status
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28
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3.4
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Securities
Registration
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29
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3.5
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Leases
and Rent Rolls
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29
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3.6
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Brokerage
Arrangements
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29
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3.7
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Service
Contracts
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29
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3.8
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Sale
Contracts
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30
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3.9
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No
Sale or Refinancing Restrictions
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30
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3.10
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Licenses
and Permits
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30
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3.11
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Title
and Surveys; Ownership of Project Property; Real Estate
Taxes
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30
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3.12
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Access
and Utilities
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31
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3.13
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Condemnation;
Changes in Use
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31
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3.14
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Compliance
With Laws
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32
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3.15
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Environmental
Matters
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32
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3.16
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Physical
Reports
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32
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3.17
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Soil
Defects
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32
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3.18
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Insurance
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32
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3.19
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Projects
Under Construction; Construction Contracts
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33
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3.20
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Insolvency
Proceedings
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34
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3.21
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Unsatisfied
Partner Obligations
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34
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3.22
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Operating
Statements
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34
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3.23
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Accounting
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3.24
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Other
Agreements or Arrangements Affecting Credits
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35
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3.25
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Valid
Tax Credits
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35
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3.26
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Project
Operation Requirements; Tax Credits
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35
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3.27
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No
Employees
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35
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3.28
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No
Other Assets
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35
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3.29
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Management
of Projects
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35
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3.30
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Tax
Credit Shortfalls
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35
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ARTICLE
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
PURCHASER
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4.1
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Organization;
Authority
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4.2
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No
Violation
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36
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4.3
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Property
Management
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37
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4.4
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Certain
Notices to Seller
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37
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4.5
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OFAC
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ARTICLE
5. COVENANTS
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5.1
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Satisfaction
of Conditions
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5.2
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Conduct
of Business
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5.3
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Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Act
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38
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5.4
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Publicity;
Confidentiality
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38
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5.5
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Notices
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38
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5.6
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Interim
Financial Statements
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40
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5.7
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Correspondence
and Reports
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40
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5.8
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Exclusivity
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40
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5.9
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Additional
Covenants of Seller Regarding † Management Company, the Projects and the
Project Partnerships
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41
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5.10
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Tax
Matters
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43
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5.11
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Employee
Benefits
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43
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5.12
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Employees
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45
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5.13
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Costs
and Expenses
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46
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5.14
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Further
Assurances
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47
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5.15
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Casualty
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47
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5.16
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Condemnation
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48
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5.17
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Purchaser
Option to Restructure Transaction
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48
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ARTICLE
6. DUE DILIGENCE
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48
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6.1
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Purchaser’s
Due Diligence; Access
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6.2
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Due
Diligence Termination Option and Project Removal Rights
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49
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6.3
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As-Is
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54
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6.4
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Required
Consents
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54
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6.5
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Space
Leases
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55
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6.6
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Personal
Property Leases
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56
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ARTICLE
7. INDEMNIFICATION
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57
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7.1
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Seller’s
Indemnification
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7.2
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The
Purchaser’s Indemnification
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58
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7.3
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Indemnification
Procedures
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59
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7.4
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Nature
of Other Liabilities
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62
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7.5
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Certain
Limitations
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62
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7.6
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Amount
of Losses
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63
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7.7
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Subrogation
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64
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7.8
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Survival
of Representations, Warranties and Indemnities
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64
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7.9
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Seller
Obligations Not Assumed by Purchaser
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ARTICLE
8. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
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8.1
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Conditions
to Obligations of Purchaser
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8.2
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Conditions
to Obligations of Seller
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66
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8.3
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Project
Removals Due to Closing Conditions; Potential Bifurcated
Closing
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67
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8.4
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Termination
Prior to Closing
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68
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8.5
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Procedure
and Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE
9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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9.1
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Successors
and Assigns
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70
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9.2
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Notices
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71
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9.3
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Entire
Agreement
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73
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9.4
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Amendments
and Waivers
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73
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9.5
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Severability
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9.6
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Headings
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74
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9.7
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Terms
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74
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9.8
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Governing
Law; Jurisdiction and Venue
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74
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9.9
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Schedules
and Exhibits
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74
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9.10
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No
Third Party Beneficiaries
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74
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9.11
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Expenses
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75
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9.12
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Construction
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9.13
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Mutual
Drafting
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75
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9.14
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Prevailing
Party
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75
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9.15
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Market
Rate Projects
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75
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9.16
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Counterparts
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75
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SCHEDULES
AND EXHIBITS
Schedule
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Description
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A
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Projects,
Project Partnerships, Partners and Partnership
Interests
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B*
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Property
Management Agreements, Development Agreements and Other Fee
Agreements
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C*
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Standalone
Economic Guarantees
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D
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Other
Scheduled Documents
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E
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Allocated
Project Values
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1.1(a)*
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Permitted
Interest Liens
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1.1(b)-1
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Pending
Warranty Claims
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1.1(b)-2
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Other
Excluded Claims
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1.2
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Base
Price Category Allocation
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1.4(b)
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Sample
Proration Adjustment Calculation
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1.4(c)
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Incomplete
Projects and Related Closing Credits
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1.4(d)
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Schedule
of Purchased Liabilities and Owed Liabilities
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1.5
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†/†
Interests
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2.1(c)
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Personal
Property
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2.1(d)
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Other
Assets
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2.2
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Other
Interests in Projects
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2.3
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Restrictions
on Purchased Interests
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2.5
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Threatened
Removal or Foreclosure
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2.6(a)*
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Financial
Statements
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2.7
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Defaults
under Material Agreements
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2.8
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Other
Related Agreements
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2.9
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Litigation
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2.10*
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Tax
Matters
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2.11*
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Recent
Conduct of Business
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2.14(a)*
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Labor
Matters
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2.14(b)*
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Seller
Benefit Plans
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2.14(d)-1*
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Employment
Contracts
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2.14(d)-2*
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Employee
Manual and Policies
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2.14(e)*
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Employment
Related Claims
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2.14(g)*
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Employee
Participation Plan Documents
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2.17*
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†
Management Company Contracts
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3.5(a)
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Rent
Rolls
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3.5(b)*
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Other
Leases, Licenses or Occupancy Agreements
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3.6
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Commission
Agreements
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3.7*
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Service
Contracts
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3.8
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Project
Sale or Option Agreements
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3.10*
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Licenses
and Permits
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3.11
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Title
Matters
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3.13
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Condemnation
Proceedings
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3.15 |
Environment
and Physical Matters
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3.18
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Insurance Policies and Pending Insurance Claims |
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Schedule
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Description
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3.19(a)*
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Projects
Under Construction
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3.19(c)*
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Capital
Improvements Contracts
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3.21
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Unsatisfied
Project Partnership Obligations
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3.25(a)
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Schedule
of Tax Credits
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3.25(b)
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Pre-8609
Projects
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3.29*
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Projects
Managed by † Management Company, Inc.
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3.30
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Tax
Credit Shortfalls
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4.3*
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Excluded
Seller-Affiliated Projects
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5.2
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Contemplated
Actions
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5.8
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Restrictions
on Assignments and Pledges
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5.9(b)
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Restrictions
on Amendment or Terminations of Scheduled Documents
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5.9(j)*
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Contemplated
Acquisitions of Limited Partner Interests
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5.11(a)
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†’s
PTO Policies
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6.4
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Required
Consents
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8.3
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Sun
and Key Projects
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Exhibit
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Description
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A
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Defined
Terms
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B
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Form
of Xxxxxxx Money Escrow Agreement
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C
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Form
of Holdback Escrow Agreement
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D-1
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Form
of Assignment and Assumption of Partnership Interest and Limited
Partner
Consent
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D-2
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Form
of Assignment and Assumption of Fee Agreement
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E
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Form
of Lender Estoppel and Consent Certificate
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F
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Form
of Assumption of Other Assumed Obligations
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G
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Form
of Xxxx of Sale
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Note:
Exhibits B-G to be finalized within 30 days after the Effective
Date
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This
Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”),
dated
as of February 23, 2007, is made by and among GIN Housing Partners I, L.L.C.,
a
Delaware limited liability company (the “Purchaser”),
and
the persons and entities identified as sellers on the signature pages hereto
(individually and/or collectively as the context may require, the “Seller”).
Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Exhibit
A
attached
hereto and made a part hereof.
R
E C I T A L S
A.
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Seller
is engaged in the business (the “Business”)
of sponsoring, developing and managing each of the multi-family
residential projects identified by project name and address on
Schedule
A
(the “Projects”).
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B.
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Each
Project is owned and operated by a limited partnership or a limited
liability company as set forth on Schedule
A
(collectively, the “Project
Partnerships”),
and Seller, pursuant to limited partnership agreements or operating
agreements for each Project Partnership (the “Project
Partnership Agreements”)
owns partnership interests (both general and, in certain cases,
limited)
or member interests in each such Project Partnership as set forth
on
Schedule
A
(the “Project
Partnership Interests”,
and collectively with the Management Company Interests, the “Partnership
Interests”).
Each Project Partnership, other than the Market Rate Projects,
is further
owned, in part, by one or more third party limited partners or
co-general
partners, also as set forth on Schedule
A
(collectively, the “Limited
Partners”).
Schedule
A
also sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Project Partnership
Agreements (including all amendments and modifications thereto
and
restatements thereof).
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C.
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In
consideration for its services in connection with the Projects,
Seller or
† Management Company receives or is entitled to receive various payments,
including, but not limited to, cash distributions, property management
fees, incentive management fees, asset management fees, tax credit
fees,
principal amortization payments, disposition fees, sale and refinancing
proceeds, repayment of operating deficit loans and deferred development
fees (collectively, the “Economic
Interests,”
and together with the Partnership Interests and all other tangible
and
intangible personal property of Seller relating to the Economic
Interests
and/or the Partnership Interests, other than any interests excluded
from
the transaction contemplated hereby pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, the “Purchased
Interests”).
The Economic Interests include, without limitation, rights and
interests
including (i) rights of † Management Company as property manager under
various property management agreements relating to the Projects
(the
“Property
Management Agreements”),
which Property Management Agreements are described on the “Property
Management Agreements” portion of Schedule
B,
(ii) rights of Seller or † Management Company as developer or development
manager under various development agreements and/or notes relating
to the
Projects (the “Development
Agreements”),
which Development Agreements are described on the “Development Agreements”
portion of Schedule
B,
(iii) rights of Seller or † Management Company to fees or other payments
under agreements and/or notes other than the Project Partnership
Agreements, Property Management Agreements or Development Agreements,
which other agreements and/or notes (the “Other
Fee Agreements,”
and together with the Property Management Agreements and the Development
Agreements, the “Fee
Agreements”)
are described on the “Other Fee Agreements” portion of Schedule
B,
and (iv) rights to be repaid loans made to the Project Partnerships
(pursuant to the Project Partnership Agreements or otherwise),
which loans
(including the identity of each applicable lender) are also listed
on
Schedule
B.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Economic
Interests
include the ability to dispose of a Project at the end of the applicable
Compliance Period and all right to the sale or refinancing proceeds
in
connection therewith or the liquidation proceeds, all as more fully
described in and subject to the provisions of the applicable Scheduled
Documents.
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D.
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Seller
has issued various guarantees and/or indemnities and has other
obligations
that are outstanding in connection with the Projects, including,
without
limitation, guarantees relating to operating deficits, repurchase
events,
tax credit compliance and recapture, permanent loan closing, loan
obligations, general partner obligations and environmental indemnities.
All of such guarantees or indemnities that are contained in documents
other than the Partnership Agreements and which are primarily guarantee
or
indemnity documents (as opposed to, for example, guarantee obligations
of
a General Partner that arise by operation of law due to the fact
that the
General Partner has unlimited liability for obligations of a Project
Partnership under any documents to which that Project Partnership
is a
party) are described on Schedule
C
(the “Standalone
Economic Guarantees”),
including indicating thereon the Project to which each Standalone
Economic
Guarantee relates and the identity of each Guarantor under each
Standalone
Economic Guaranty. Seller may also be a guarantor or indemnitor
under
various guarantees or indemnities not listed on Schedule
C,
but the term “Standalone Economic Guarantees” shall not include any such
other guarantees or
indemnities.
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E.
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Each
of the outstanding agreements (other than residential leases and
other
agreements with tenants and documents and agreements disclosed
on other
Schedules set forth herein) in Seller’s possession or control (including
in the possession of † Management Company or in the possession of Seller’s
attorneys) or of which Seller has Actual Knowledge pursuant to
which any
Seller or any Project Partnership is bound and which evidence,
among other
things, the Purchased Interests and the Seller Obligations are
listed on
Schedule
D.
Schedule
D
shall be deemed to include any document or agreement disclosed
in any
other Schedule hereto. Schedule
D
may, but shall not be required to, include any agreements that
have been
fully performed, official statements on tax exempt bond deals,
construction draw requests, opinion certificates, authorizing resolutions
or due diligence or application submittals to lenders, limited
partners
and housing authorities, entity
formation documents of record, repaid construction loans, land
purchase
documentation unless material obligations remain thereunder, payment
and
performance bonds, eligible basis cost certifications, continuing
compliance certifications, reliance letters, loans (such as operating
deficit loans) made to a Project Partnership but which are not
evidenced
by separate documentation other than the agreement (e.g. Project
Partnership Agreement) pursuant to which such loans were made (although
such loans are reflected on the financial statements delivered
to
Purchaser), UCC financing statements, or documents which an accurate
and
complete title search on the Projects as of the Effective Date
would
reveal, and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any
provision herein which references Schedule
D
shall not be required to separately reference any such items. Seller’s
or † Management Company’s obligations under the Partnership Agreements,
the Standalone Economic Guarantees, the Fee Agreements and the
other
Scheduled Documents are collectively referred to herein as the
“Seller
Obligations”.
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F.
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Seller
desires to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase
from
Seller, the Purchased Interests. Purchaser shall thereby be admitted
as a
partner or member, as the case may be, in each of the Project Partnerships
and as both the general and limited partner in † Management Company and
shall become the service provider and fee recipient under each
of the Fee
Agreements (or analogous replacement agreements), all on the terms
and
subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth. Purchaser further
agrees,
in consideration therefor, to assume the Assumed Obligations (as
defined
below) on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set
forth.
The owners of Purchaser contemplate forming two “sister” entities having
the same ultimate owners as Purchaser (Purchaser and such other
two
entities being “Purchaser
Upper Tier Entities”).
It is further contemplated that the Purchaser Upper Tier Entities
will
then own various direct and indirect subsidiaries that may take
title to
the various Purchased Interests and/or assume the various Assumed
Obligations.
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G.
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†
Management Company currently leases the building located at †
(the “Home
Office”),
which is the primary home office for the operations of the Business,
pursuant to a lease (the “Home
Office Lease”)
with † (“Home
Office Landlord”).
In addition to the Home Office Lease, † Management Company and/or Sellers
or their Affiliates (other than the Project Partnerships) lease
certain
offices or other spaces in connection with the Business (collectively,
the
“Leased
Spaces”),
and Purchaser shall (subject to obtaining Required Consents) assume
any
such leases where the lessee is an entity other than † Management Company
(it being understood that Purchaser will effectively acquire the
lessee’s
interest in leases under which † Management Company is the lessee by
virtue of Purchaser’s acquisition of † Management Company provided that
any required landlord consents are obtained). The term “Leased Spaces”
shall also include the Home Office
space.
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H.
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Included
in the Purchase Price is all tangible personal property owned (or,
to the
extent designated by Purchaser, leased) by Seller, † Management Company or
any of their Affiliates (other than the Project Partnerships) and
used in
connection with the operation of the Business (including, without
limitation, all office equipment, computers and computer software,
artwork, furniture and supplies) and located at any Project, at
the Home
Office or at any Leased Space (the “Personal
Property”).
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I.
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Also
included in the Purchase Price are all of the assets of †, including
without limitation all licenses, permits and other intellectual
property
and intangible assets (such as any rights to trademarks or
tradenames).
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NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals (which are hereby
incorporated by reference), the representations, warranties, agreements and
conditions hereafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree
as
follows:
ARTICLE
1. PURCHASE
AND SALE OF INTERESTS; CLOSING
1.1 Agreement
to Purchase and Sell.
(a) On
the
Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement and after giving effect to the transactions set forth in Section
1.6,
Seller
shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver the Purchased Interests to
the
Purchaser, free and clear of all Liens other than (i) Liens in favor of Limited
Partners for the purpose of securing obligations of the Seller to the Limited
Partners arising under the Project Partnership Agreements or the related
Standalone Economic Guarantees, (ii) Liens that are shown on any UCC searches
obtained by Purchaser during the Due Diligence Period but to which Purchaser
does not object during the Due Diligence Period, and (iii) the Liens listed
on
Schedule
1.1(a)
(collectively, the “Permitted
Interest Liens”),
and
Purchaser shall purchase the Purchased Interests from Seller and assume (x)
the
Seller Obligations relating to the period from and after Closing, and (y) such
Seller Obligations which relate to the period prior to Closing as Purchaser
agrees to assume at Closing (collectively, the “Assumed
Obligations”).
Purchaser agrees that the Purchaser Upper Tier Entities shall jointly and/or
severally assume at Closing any Seller Obligations that relate to the period
prior to Closing that the provider of a Required Consent requires Purchaser
or
any Purchaser Upper Tier Entities to assume as a condition to the granting
of
such Required Consent (provided that any such assumption shall not affect or
negate Purchaser’s rights to indemnification as set forth in Section
7.1).
Purchaser also agrees that, to the extent required by the provider of a Required
Consent as a condition to the granting of such Required Consent, the Purchaser
Upper Tier Entities shall jointly and/or severally guarantee any Seller
Obligations of General Partners that are currently guaranteed by any Seller
or
another party related to Seller. Purchaser may designate any Purchaser Upper
Tier Entity and/or various directly or indirectly wholly owned subsidiaries
of
any of the Purchaser Upper Tier Entities as Purchaser’s designees to take title
to the various Purchased Interests and/or (subject to the requirements of the
providers of Required Consents) to assume Assumed Obligations. At least fifteen
days prior to Closing, or sooner if requested by third parties in connection
with the Required Consents or otherwise, Purchaser shall notify Seller of the
identity of the subsidiary designated by Purchaser to take title to each of
the
Purchased Interests and/or to assume the Assumed Obligations.
(b) Purchaser
is not purchasing (and the Purchased Interests do not include) (i) the Pending
Warranty Claims (which are listed on Schedule
1.1(b)-1)
or (ii)
the other Claims listed on Schedule
1.1(b)-2
(collectively with the Pending Warranty Claims, the “Retained
Claims”).
All
of the Retained Claims have been (or prior to Closing shall be) assigned to
Seller or its designee, and all necessary consents to such assignments have
been
obtained and any payments required in connection therewith have been paid (or
in
each case will be so obtained/paid prior to Closing).
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1.2 Purchase
Price, Allocation and Tax Treatment.
The
aggregate consideration to be paid by Purchaser, in accordance with Section
1.6(b),
to
Seller (the “Purchase
Price”)
shall
be an amount equal to FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND
($494,300,000) (the “Base
Price”),
subject to adjustment in connection with the removal of Removed Projects in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement or adjustments in connection with
the †/† Projects pursuant to Section
1.5;
plus or
minus the Proration Adjustment, calculated in accordance with Section
1.4.
The
Base
Price shall be allocated among specific assets as set forth in Schedule
1.2.
The
Proration Adjustment shall be allocated consistent therewith. Notwithstanding
anything otherwise described herein, including but not limited to any
description of Economic Interests, Purchased Interests or Partnership Interests,
for income tax purposes, the parties shall report in a manner consistent with
the allocation of Purchase Price set forth in Schedule
1.2.
1.3 Xxxxxxx
Money.
(a) If
Purchaser does not exercise the Due Diligence Termination Option pursuant to
and
in accordance with Section
6.2,
then
within 3 business days following the expiration of the Due Diligence Period,
Purchaser shall deposit Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000) (the “Xxxxxxx
Money”)
with
the Xxxxxxx Money Escrow Agent to be held in accordance with the Escrow
Agreement in the form of Exhibit
B
attached
hereto (the “Xxxxxxx
Money Escrow Agreement”).
(b) The
Xxxxxxx Money Escrow Agent shall invest the Xxxxxxx Money in an interest bearing
account as Purchaser may direct, and all interest earned thereon shall be deemed
to be part of the Xxxxxxx Money. The Xxxxxxx Money shall either be applied
against the Purchase Price at Closing or, if this Agreement is terminated prior
to Closing, paid to Seller or refunded to Purchaser in accordance with the
terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
1.4 Accrued
Fees; Proration Adjustment.
(a) Fees
payable to Seller pursuant to the Project Partnership Agreements or Fee
Agreements that are calculated with respect to a monthly, quarterly or annual
period (e.g. property management fees and incentive management fees) shall
be
prorated such that Seller shall be paid the portion thereof which relates to
Seller’s period of ownership and Purchaser shall be paid the portion thereof
which relates to Purchaser’s period of ownership (determined on a pro rata basis
based on the number of days in the applicable period that the respective party
was the owner of the applicable Purchased Interest).
(b) For
purposes of determining the prorations hereunder relating to amounts paid by
a
Project Partnership from cash flow, the parties shall conduct a mock fiscal
year
end determination of cash flow available for distributions for each Project
Partnership effective as of the Closing. This determination of cash flow
available for distribution shall be based on interim financial statements
prepared by Seller for the period beginning on the end of the last fiscal year
for which distributions have been completed and ending on the last day of the
month prior to Closing, and an estimate shall be made for the month of Closing
based upon the average of the prior six months (excluding non-recurring
extraordinary items). This determination shall be consistent with methods used
for prior determinations of cash flow available for distribution and also
consistent with the applicable Project Partnership Agreement; provided, however,
if Closing occurs on a date other than the actual fiscal year end of a Project
Partnership, then any fees or distributions payable to persons or entities
other
than Seller shall be prorated based on partial years; and provided further,
however, to the extent not taken into account above, cash flow available for
distribution shall be increased by current accrued assets and decreased by
current accrued liabilities. Purchaser shall pay to Sellers at Closing the
amount of any unpaid fees or distributions due to them under the foregoing
calculation. To the extent Sellers have previously paid or distributed to
themselves more than the amount due to them under the foregoing calculation
and
such distributed amounts have not thereafter been reimbursed to the applicable
Project Partnership, Purchaser shall receive a corresponding credit against
the
Purchase Price. Schedule
1.4(b)
sets
forth a sample calculation for a Project based on the interim statements for
the
month ending prior to the date hereof.
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(c) If
any
Project Partnership listed on Schedule
1.4(c)
(each an
“Incomplete
Project”)
has
not received its final capital contribution prior to Closing, then the Purchase
Price shall be increased by the applicable amount set forth in Schedule
1.4(c)
provided
that the basic assumptions and requirements set forth in Schedule
1.4(c)
with
respect to the applicable Incomplete Project(s) are true and satisfied as of
the
Closing Date. Such amounts are based upon estimates of the amount of fees
payable to the applicable Sellers from development sources as more fully set
forth in Schedule
1.4(c).
If the
basic assumptions and requirements set forth in Schedule
1.4(c)
with
respect to any Incomplete Project are not true and satisfied as of the Closing
Date, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to agree upon a reasonable
modification to the Purchase Price adjustment contemplated by this subsection
given the facts as they then exist, and if despite such good faith negotiation
the parties are unable to agree upon any such adjustment, then either party
may
exercise the Project Removal Option with respect to the applicable Incomplete
Project.
(d) Schedule
1.4(d)
sets
forth (i) certain liabilities of certain of the Project Partnerships pursuant
to
which payments thereon are expected to be received after Closing by Purchaser
(as purchaser of the applicable Project Partnership Interests or Economic
Interests) or † Management Company (other than the construction management fees,
the “Purchased
Liabilities”),
and
(ii) certain liabilities of certain of the Project Partnerships pursuant to
which payments thereon are expected to be paid after Closing to the applicable
Limited Partners or affiliates of the Limited Partners of the applicable Project
Partnerships (the “Owed
Liabilities”).
The
amounts of the Purchased Liabilities and Owed Liabilities set forth on
Schedule
1.4(d)
are as
of December 31, 2006 (such amounts as of December 31, 2006, being referred
to as
the “Base
Amounts”),
and
the agreed annual accrual rate applicable to each is set forth on Schedule
1.4(d)
as well.
Within five days after the Effective Date, Schedule
1.4(d)
shall
include the “A15”
cash
flow/deficit workpapers for certain Project Partnerships, which A15 sets forth
the past practice and methodology that Seller used to distribute and pay cash
during and for the year 2005, and in a few cases the A15 has been modified
by
the parties (the past practice and methodology as modified is herein referred
to
as the “Methodology”).
For
purposes hereof (1) in those cases where there is no A15, the priorities and
percentages set forth in the applicable Project Partnership Agreement shall
be
included in the Methodology and (2) unless otherwise noted on the A15, those
priorities and percentages shown on an A15 as having an allocation of cash
flow
shall be used first in the Methodology and then the remaining priorities and
percentages in the applicable Project Partnership Agreement shall be used in
the
Methodology. It is expected that the balances of the Purchased Liabilities
and
Owed Liabilities will change between December 31, 2006 and the Closing Date
as
the audits are finalized, as accrued interest is added, as capital contributions
are made by Limited Partners, as debt financings are completed, and as payments
from cash flow available for distribution are applied to pay down the balances
(each of the foregoing events a “Change
Event”).
Seller shall make payments on Purchased Liabilities and Owed Liabilities in
accordance with the Methodology. If, with respect to any Project, (x) Seller
deviates from the Methodology, or (y) the Base Amounts are later determined
to
be incorrect (due to an audit), and as a result of either or both of the
foregoing events described in the preceding clauses (x) and (y) occurring,
there
is a difference between the actual net balance of Purchased Liabilities and
Owed
Liabilities for the applicable Project as of closing (the “Actual
Net Balance”)
and
what would have been the net balance of Purchased Liabilities and Owed
Liabilities for the applicable Project had the Methodology been followed and
the
Base Amounts been correct (the “Expected
Net Balance”)
and
such difference is greater than 5% of the Expected Net Balance for the
applicable Project, then (i) the amount of any difference in a Purchased
Liability which is positive (i.e. increased liability) shall be an increase
in
the Purchase Price and the amount of any difference in a Purchased Liability
which is negative (i.e. reduced liability) shall be a reduction in the Purchase
Price and (ii) the amount of any difference in an Owed Liability which is
positive (i.e. increased liability) shall be a reduction in the Purchase Price
and the amount of any difference in an Owed Liability which is negative (i.e.
reduced liability) shall be an increase in the Purchase Price. As a matter
of
clarification and not limitation of the foregoing, (1) with respect to Projects
107 146 134 123 8 25 (as numbered on Schedule A), if a Purchased Liability
is
reduced as a result of an upward adjuster payment by a Limited Partner, there
shall be no reduction in Purchase Price as a result thereof, (2) with respect
to
Projects 100, 104 and 117 (as numbered on Schedule A), if an Owed Liability
resulting from a change in the credit adjustor amount is reduced, then there
shall be no increase in Purchase Price as a result thereof. Further,
notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (1) with respect to Projects
21, 73, 93 (as numbered on Schedule A), if a Seller makes an advance which
is
used to reduce a Purchased Liability, then there shall be no reduction in
Purchase Price as a result of the reduction on the Purchased Liability and
no
increase in the Purchase Price as a result of the advance, and (2) any advance
by a Partner in a Project Partnership made subsequent to the Effective Date
that
results in a change in the balance of a Purchased Liability or Owed Liability
shall not result in an adjustment hereunder, and (3) the operation of
Section
1.4(b)
shall
not create an adjustment under this Section
1.4(d).
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(e) Seller
and Purchaser shall also prorate at Closing any amounts payable under any Space
Leases or Personal Property Leases assumed by Purchaser, which prorations shall
also be made based on the Parties’ respective periods of ownership.
(f) Seller
and Purchaser had initially contemplated structuring the transaction such that
(i) Purchaser would have acquired the Property Management Agreements either
by
assignment thereof or by termination thereof with Purchaser entering into new
Property Management Agreements with the Project Partnerships, and (ii) at
Closing, † Management Company would have terminated its employees and Purchaser
would have hired some or all of such employees. Seller and Purchaser have
instead agreed to have Purchaser acquire ownership of † Management Company on
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein but are not attributing
any portion of the Purchase Price to the ownership interests in † Management
Company. Accordingly, at Closing the parties shall determine † Management
Company’s assets (including cash on hand, accrued receivables and prepaid
expenses) and liabilities (including accrued payables and other accrued
liabilities, including accrued liabilities relating to Employees of † Management
Company to the extent set forth in Section
5.11(a)),
excluding in each case rights and obligations under the Property Management
Agreements and any other items which are covered by other prorations under
this
Section
1.4.
If such
assets exceed such liabilities, Purchaser shall pay to Seller the net difference
at Closing. If such liabilities exceed such assets, Seller shall credit
Purchaser the amount of the net difference at Closing.
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(g) To
the
extent any closing prorations are based on estimated amounts, the Parties shall
reprorate such amounts within thirty days after the actual applicable revenues
or expenses are known. The terms of this Section shall survive
Closing.
(h) The
net
prorations to be made at Closing as described in this Section are referred
to
herein as the “Proration
Adjustment”.
1.5 The
†
Adjustment.
Seller
represents and warrants to Purchaser that (i) †, an individual (“†”),
directly or indirectly owns (assuming † has not assigned such interests without
notice to Seller, although the terms of this Section and definitions herein
shall continue to apply even if † has assigned such interests) certain interests
in †, †, and † (the “†/†
Entities”).
Schedule
1.5
sets
forth the Projects to which the †/† Economic Interests relate (the “†/†
Projects”).
The
Economic Interests held by the †/† Entities are the “†/†
Economic Interests”,
and
the Seller Obligations that relate to the †/† Projects, the †/† Economic
Interests and/or the †/† Entities are referred to herein as the “†/†
Seller Obligations”.
Schedule
E
to this
Agreement shows the Allocated Value for (a) 100% of the †/† Economic Interests,
(b) Seller’s portion of the †/† Economic Interests (such portion being referred
to herein as “Seller’s
Portion of the †/† Economic Interests”)
and
(c) †’s portion of the †/† Economic Interests (such portion being referred to
herein as “†’s
Portion of the †/† Economic Interests”).
Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary
consents and/or assignments from †, such that 100% of the †/† Economic Interests
can be transferred to Purchaser at Closing in the same manner and on the same
terms and conditions as the other Purchased Interests and for the Allocated
Value assigned to the †/† Economic Interests as set forth on Schedule
E
to this
Agreement (such consents and/or assignments from † are referred to herein as the
“Required
† Consents”
and
are
also Required Consents). If, however, Seller is not able to obtain the Required
† Consents, then Purchaser must make one of the following elections (to be
determined in the sole and absolute discretion of Purchaser):
(a) Purchaser
may elect to cause the †/† Projects to become Removed Projects, in which case
the Base Price shall be reduced by the Allocated Value of the †/† Projects,
Purchaser shall not acquire the †/† Economic Interests, and Purchaser shall not
assume any obligations under any †/† Seller Obligations.
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(b) Purchaser
may elect to cause only the †/† Economic Interests to be removed as Purchased
Interests from the transaction, in which case the Base Price shall be reduced
by
the Allocated Value of the †/† Economic Interests, Purchaser shall not acquire
the †/† Economic Interests, but Purchaser shall acquire all other Purchased
Interests related to the †/† Projects and Purchaser shall assume the obligations
under the †/† Seller Obligations.
(c) If
†
consents to the direct or indirect transfer by Seller of only Seller’s Portion
of the †/† Economic Interests, then Purchaser may elect to acquire Seller’s
Portion of the †/† Economic Interests, in which case the Base Price shall be
reduced by the Allocated Value of †’s Portion of the †/† Economic Interests,
Purchaser shall acquire only the Seller’s Portion of the †/† Economic Interests,
Purchaser shall acquire all other Purchased Interests related to the †/†
Projects and Purchaser shall assume the obligations under the †/† Seller
Obligations.
1.6 Closing(s).
(a) Consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”)
shall
take place at the offices of Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP, 0000 Xxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, at 10:00 a.m., local time on a date (the
“Closing
Date”)
selected by Purchaser that is within thirty (30) business days following the
day
on which the last of the conditions set forth in Sections
8.1
and
8.2
is
fulfilled or waived (other than those conditions which can be fulfilled only
on
the Closing Date but subject to the waiver or fulfillment of such conditions),
or at such other time and place and on such other date as Purchaser and Seller
shall agree, but in no event later than the Drop Dead Date.
(b) At
the
Closing, Purchaser shall pay to Seller an aggregate amount (the “Closing
Payment”)
equal
to (1) the Base Price (as may be adjusted in connection with the removal of
Removed Projects in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and/or as may
be
adjusted pursuant to Sections
1.5(b)
or
(c)
above),
minus (2) the Xxxxxxx Money, plus or minus (3) the Proration Adjustment.
The
Purchaser shall pay to Seller the Closing Payment by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account specified by Seller.
(c) At
the
Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to a mutually acceptable escrow agent the
Seller Indemnity Letter of Credit and the † Management Letter of Credit to be
held by such escrow agent pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of a
joint order escrow agreement (“Holdback
Escrow Agreement”)
in the
form of Exhibit
C
attached
hereto, which Seller Indemnity Letter of Credit and † Management Letter of
Credit shall be available to the Purchaser Indemnified Parties as their
exclusive remedy for indemnification obligations of Seller pursuant to
Article
7
hereof.
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(d) Sections
8.3(b)
and
8.3(c)
allow
for the Parties to exercise certain Project Removal Options with respect to
Projects for which the Required Consents have not been obtained by the dates
specified in those Sections (Projects that are so removed pursuant to
Section
8.3(b)
or
8.3(c)
being
“Consent
Removal Projects”),
in
which case, on and subject to the terms of this Agreement, Closing would occur
with respect to the Projects for which Required Consents had been obtained.
Section
8.3(d)
provides
that (i) the Parties shall thereafter (unless they agree otherwise on either
a
Project-by-Project basis or in whole) continue to diligently and in good faith
attempt to obtain the Required Consents with respect to the Consent Removal
Projects, and (ii) if any such Required Consents are thereafter obtained for
any
such Consent Removal Projects, the Consent Removal Projects for which such
Required Consents are obtained shall once again become Projects hereunder and
shall cease to be Removed Projects. If any such Required Consents for Consent
Removal Projects are obtained prior to the Drop Dead Date (as the same may
be
extended in accordance with Section
8.4(e)),
then
the parties shall conduct one or more subsequent Closings (each a “Subsequent
Closing”)
on and
subject to the terms of this Agreement pursuant to which Purchaser shall acquire
from Seller the Purchased Interests relating to the former Consent Removal
Projects for which such Required Consents were obtained. Each Subsequent Closing
(if any) shall be conducted sixty days after the immediately preceding Closing
or, if later, ten business days after the first Required Consents are obtained
since the date of the immediately preceding Closing; provided that the final
Subsequent Closing shall occur no later than the Drop Dead Date. Each Subsequent
Closing shall include only former Consent Removal Projects for which Required
Consents were obtained by the date which is ten business days prior to the
date
of such Subsequent Closing. The Base Price for any Subsequent Closing shall
be
the sum of the Allocated Values attributable Projects which are the subject
such
Subsequent Closing. All the terms and conditions of this Agreement relating
to
Closing (to the extent still applicable after taking into account the initial
Closing) shall apply with respect to any Subsequent Closing(s).
1.7 Seller’s
Closing Deliveries.
Subject
to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, simultaneous
with
Purchaser’s deliveries hereunder, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser all of
the following
documents, certificates and instruments, all in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Purchaser:
(a) Assignment
and Assumption of Partnership Interests and Limited Partner
Consent.
An
Assignment and Assumption of Partnership Interest and Limited Partner Consent
in
the form of Exhibit
D-1
attached
hereto (or such other form as may be reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, Seller
and the consenting party(ies)) for each of the Project Partnership Interests,
duly executed by Seller and the consenting party(ies) (each an “Assignment
and Assumption of Partnership Interest”).
If,
despite using commercially reasonable efforts, Seller is unable to deliver
an
Assignment and Assumption of Partnership Interest, then Seller shall not be
in
default hereunder, but Purchaser’s receipt of a fully executed Assignment and
Assumption of Partnership Interest for each of the Project Partnership Interests
shall be a condition to Purchaser’s obligation to close pursuant to Section
8.1(b).
(b) Amendments.
An
amendment to each Project Partnership Agreement (the “Partnership
Amendments”)
duly
executed by all of the Partners in each Project Partnership evidencing that
Purchaser or its designee has been admitted, as of the Closing Date, as a
General Partner in each Project Partnership. If, despite using commercially
reasonable efforts, Seller is unable to deliver a Partnership Amendment, then
Seller shall not be in default hereunder, but Purchaser’s receipt of a fully
executed Partnership Amendment for each of the Project Partnership Agreements
shall be a condition to Purchaser’s obligation to close pursuant to Section
8.1(b).
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(c) Assignment
and Assumption of Fee Agreements.
An
Assignment and Assumption of Fee Agreements in the form of Exhibit
D-2
attached
hereto (or such other form as may be reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, Seller
and the consenting party(ies)) for each of the Fee Agreements (other than Fee
Agreements under which † Management Company is the fee recipient), duly executed
by Seller and such consenting party(ies) (each an “Assignment
and Assumption of Fee Agreement”).
No
separate assignment shall be needed for fees payable to a General Partner under
the terms of its applicable Project Partnership Agreement. † Management Company,
Inc. (rather than † Management Company) is the property manager under certain of
the Property Management Agreements, and such Property Management Agreements
shall be assigned to † Management Company pursuant to Assignments and
Assumptions of Fee Agreement. If, despite using commercially reasonable efforts,
Seller is unable to deliver any Assignment and Assumption of Fee Agreement,
then
Seller shall not be in default hereunder, but Purchaser’s receipt of a fully
executed Assignment and Assumption of Fee Agreement for each Fee Agreement
shall
be a condition to Purchaser’s obligation to close pursuant to Section
8.1(b).
(d) Assignment
and Assumption of Management Company Interests.
An
assignment and assumption of partnership interest for each of the Management
Company Interests duly executed by Seller;
(e) Holdback
Escrow Agreement.
The
Holdback Escrow Agreement, duly executed by Seller.
(f) Resolutions.
Copies
of any resolutions required by the organizational documents of each Seller
certified as of the Closing Date by the respective secretary (or other
authorized representative) of such Seller as having been duly and validly
adopted and as being in full force and effect on the Closing Date, authorizing
the execution and delivery by each Seller of this Agreement, the Transaction
Documents and the performance by each Seller of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, along with such further evidence of authority and incumbency
as Purchaser may reasonably require (including copies of any powers of
attorney).
(g) Good
Standing Certificates.
Good
standing certificates (or other similar certificates) for each Seller, †
Management Company and each Project Partnership, in each case no earlier than
five (5) days prior to the Closing Date, issued by the Secretary of State (or
other governmental authority, as applicable) of each jurisdiction in which
such
Seller, † Management Company or Project Partnership is either organized or
qualified or licensed to do business.
(h) Closing
Certificate.
A
certificate executed by each Seller, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect
that (i) the representations and warranties of Seller contained herein were
true and correct on the Effective Date, and are true and correct on the Closing
Date with the same effect as though made on and as of the Closing Date; and
(ii) Seller has performed and complied with all of the
agreements and
covenants to be performed or complied with by each of them under this Agreement
prior to and as of the Closing Date.
(i) UCC
Releases.
UCC
termination statements releasing each of the Liens upon the Purchased Interests
other than the Permitted Interest Liens, but only with respect to such Liens
that are capable of being released by the filing of a UCC termination
statement;
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(j) Bank
Documents.
Signature and authorization cards for any Project Partnership bank accounts
and
any other accounts for which Purchaser or its designee needs to be a signatory
as the assignee of any Purchased Interest;
(k) Payoff
Letters.
Payoff
letters, if necessary, setting forth, as of the Closing Date, the amount of
principal and interest necessary to pay in full any indebtedness required to
be
discharged under this Agreement;
(l) Opinion
of Seller’s Counsel.
An
opinion of †, counsel to Seller, addressed to Purchaser, dated the Closing Date
and in a form to be agreed upon during the Due Diligence Period;
(m) Other
Space Leases.
For
each Space Lease under which any Person other than † Management Company is the
lessee, an assignment and assumption of such Space Lease (provided any required
consents to assignment are obtained) or a sublease thereof (if any required
consent to assignment cannot be obtained but a consent to sublease is either
obtained or is not required), each in a form reasonably acceptable to Seller
and
Purchaser and duly executed by Seller as assignor or sublessor;
(n) Xxxx
of Sale.
One or
more bills of sale in the form of Exhibit
G
hereto
transferring the Owned Personal Property to Purchaser;
(o) Assignments
of Leased Personal Property.
For
each item of Leased Personal Property under which any Person other than †
Management Company is the lessee, an assignment and assumption of the applicable
Personal Property Lease (provided any required consents to assignment are
obtained) or a sublease thereof (if any required consent to assignment cannot
be
obtained but a consent to sublease is either obtained or is not required),
each
in a form reasonably acceptable to Seller and Purchaser and duly executed by
Seller as assignor or sublessor;
(p) Books
and Records.
All
books, records, Scheduled Documents, tax returns, licenses, permits, leases,
Service Contracts and other documents relating to the Business, the Projects
or
the Project Partnerships which are in Seller’s possession or control. The
Scheduled Documents and all other books, records, files and other materials
owned by † Management Company or the Project Partnerships or relating to the
Purchased Interests, the Projects or the Project Partnerships shall remain
in
their current location, or at Purchaser’s election Seller shall have any of such
materials designated by Purchaser delivered at Purchaser’s expense to a location
designated by Purchaser. Seller shall be responsible for making any copies
of
any such materials that Seller desires to retain, and Purchaser agrees to make
any such materials in Purchaser’s possession or control available to Seller
after Closing for review or copying at any reasonable time upon reasonable
prior
notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller shall not be required to deliver
any of the materials in the possession of its attorneys, but all such materials
shall be made available to Purchaser for review or copying at Purchaser’s
expense at any reasonable time upon reasonable prior notice. The provisions
of
this Section
1.7(q)
shall
survive Closing;
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(q) FIRPTA.
For
each Person comprising Seller, a non-foreign transferor affidavit;
(r) †
Assets.
To the
extent not covered by any of the foregoing documents, assignments of all assets
(tangible and intangible) of †; and
(s) Additional
Agreements.
All
such other documents and instruments as Purchaser or its counsel shall
reasonably request to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
1.8 Purchaser’s
Closing Deliveries.
Subject
to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, simultaneous
with
the deliveries of Seller hereunder, Purchaser shall deliver all of the following
documents, certificates and instruments, all in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Seller and its counsel:
(a) Assignment
and Assumption of Partnership Interests.
An
Assignment and Assumption of Partnership Interest for each of the Project
Partnership Interests duly executed by Purchaser;
(b) Amendments.
Duly
executed Partnership Amendments, to the extent required to be executed by
Purchaser or its designee as the new General Partner;
(c) Assignment
and Assumption of Fee Agreements.
An
Assignment and Assumption of Fee Agreement for each of the Fee Agreements (other
than any Fee Agreements under which † Management Company is the fee recipient)
duly executed by Purchaser.
(d) Assignment
and Assumption of Management Company Interests.
An
assignment and assumption of partnership interest for each of the Management
Company Interests duly executed by Purchaser;
(e) Holdback
Escrow Agreement.
The
Holdback Escrow Agreement, duly executed by Seller.
(f) Resolutions.
A copy
of resolutions for Purchaser and Purchaser’s member(s), certified as of the
Closing Date by the secretary (or other authorized representative) of Purchaser
as having been duly and validly adopted and as being in full force and effect
on
the Closing Date, authorizing the execution and delivery by Purchaser of this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the performance by Purchaser of
the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;
(g) Closing
Certificate.
A
certificate executed by Purchaser and Purchaser’s member(s), dated as of the
Closing Date, to the effect that (i) the representations and warranties of
Purchaser contained herein were true when made on the Effective Date and are
true on the Closing Date with the same effect as though made on and as of the
Closing Date; and (ii) Purchaser has performed and complied with all of the
agreements and covenants to be performed or complied with by it under this
Agreement prior to and as of the Closing Date;
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(h) Closing
Payment.
The
Closing Payment as provided in Section
1.6(b);
(i) Assumptions.
Assumptions of the Assumed Obligations (to the extent not otherwise assumed
in
connection with the Assignments and Assumptions of Partnership Interests or
the
Assignments and Assumptions of Fee Agreements) the in the form of Exhibit
F
attached
hereto (or such other form as may be reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and
Seller), duly executed by Purchaser;
(j) Other
Space Leases.
For
each Space Lease under which any Person other than † Management Company is
lessee, an assignment and assumption of such Space Lease (provided any required
consents to assignment are obtained) or a sublease thereof (if any required
consent to assignment cannot be obtained but a consent to sublease is either
obtained or is not required), each in a form reasonably acceptable to Seller
and
Purchaser and duly executed by Purchaser’s designee as assignee or sublessee;
(k) Assignments
of Leased Personal Property.
For
each item of Leased Personal Property under which any Person other than †
Management Company is lessee, an assignment and assumption of the applicable
Personal Property Lease (provided any required consents to assignment are
obtained) or a sublease thereof (if any required consent to assignment cannot
be
obtained but a consent to sublease is either obtained or is not required),
each
in a form reasonably acceptable to Seller and Purchaser and duly executed by
Purchaser’s designee as assignee or sublessee;
(l) Opinion
of Purchaser’s Counsel.
An
opinion of Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP, counsel to Purchaser,
addressed to Seller, dated the Closing Date and in a form to be agreed upon
during the Due Diligence Period;
(m) Joinder
Regarding Indemnity.
A
joinder executed by each of the Purchaser Upper Tier Entities whereby each
such
Purchaser Upper Tier Entity agrees to be jointly and severally liable for all
of
Purchaser’s obligations under Article
7.
(n) Additional
Agreements.
All
such other documents and instruments as Seller or its counsel shall reasonably
request to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
2. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF EACH SELLER.
Each
Seller hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser the following:
2.1 Ownership
of Purchased Interests and Personal Property.
(a) Partnership
Interests.
Each
Seller is the sole lawful record and beneficial owner of the Partnership
Interest set forth opposite such Seller’s name as set forth on Schedule
A,
which
ownership is free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Interest Liens
and any other Liens that will be released at or prior to Closing). Upon the
sale
of the Partnership Interests to Purchaser at Closing pursuant to this Agreement,
Purchaser will acquire the entire legal and beneficial interest in, and good
and
marketable title to, such Partnership Interests, free and clear of all Liens
other than Permitted Interest Liens.
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(b) Economic
Interests.
Each
Seller or † Management Company is the sole lawful record and beneficial owner of
the Economic Interest set forth opposite such Seller’s name as set forth on
Schedule
B,
which
ownership is free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Interest Liens
and any other Liens that will be released at or prior to Closing). Upon the
sale
of the Economic Interests and † Management Company to Purchaser at Closing
pursuant to this Agreement, Purchaser will acquire (directly or through its
acquisition of † Management Company) the entire legal and beneficial interest
in, and good and marketable title to, such Economic Interests, free and clear
of
all Liens other than Permitted Interest Liens.
(c) Personal
Property.
Schedule
2.1(c)
sets
forth a list of each item of Personal Property having a value of greater than
$5,000 and a general description of all other Personal Property having a value
of less than $5,000, in each case designating (x) the identity of each Seller
or
† Management Company which owns or leases any of such Personal Property, and
(y)
whether the Personal Property is owned or leased. Seller or † Management Company
owns the Owned Personal Property free and clear of all Liens (other than any
to
be released at Closing), restrictions on transfer, options, warrants and
purchase rights. Upon the sale of the Owned Personal Property and † Management
Company to Purchaser at Closing pursuant to this Agreement, Purchaser will
acquire (directly or through its acquisition of † Management Company) the entire
legal and beneficial interest in, and good and marketable title to, such Owned
Personal Property, free and clear of all Liens. Seller or † Management Company
leases the Leased Personal Property free and clear of (other than any set forth
in the applicable Personal Property Lease) all Liens, restrictions on transfer,
Taxes, options, warrants and purchase rights. Upon the assignment and assumption
of any Personal Property Lease at Closing pursuant to this Agreement, Purchaser
will acquire the entire leasehold interest of Seller in the applicable Leased
Personal Property, free and clear of all Liens.
(d) Other
Assets.
Schedule
2.1(d)
sets
forth a list of any property comprising any portion of the Purchased Interests
in addition to the property and assets described in subsections (a) - (c) of
this Section
2.1
(the
“Other
Assets”),
as
well as the identity of each Seller which owns any such Other Assets. Seller
owns the Other Assets free and clear of all Liens (other than any to be released
at Closing), restrictions on transfer, options, warrants and purchase rights.
Upon the sale of the Other Assets to Purchaser at Closing pursuant to this
Agreement, Purchaser will acquire the entire legal and beneficial interest
in,
and good and marketable title to, such Other Assets, free and clear of all
Liens.
(e) Retained
Claims.
Neither
the pursuit nor the collection of any of the Retained Claims will have the
effect of reducing any amounts which are expected to be paid to Purchaser after
Closing pursuant to any of the Purchased Interests (e.g. payment on any Retained
Claim would not result in a reduction of the amount payable in connection with
any General Partner loan or other receivable that is included within the
Purchased Interests).
2.2 All
Interests of Seller.
The
Purchased Interests comprise all direct and indirect interests of Seller and
the
Affiliates and principals of Seller in the Projects and any fees or other
economic rights related thereto, other than the matters listed on Schedule
2.2
hereto
(the “Excluded
Economic Interests”)
and
the Retained Claims.
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2.3 Other
Restrictions on Purchased Interests.
Except
(i) as set forth in the Partnership Agreements, (ii) for the Permitted Interest
Liens, (iii) as listed on Schedule
2.3,
or (iv)
for this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, there are no
existing warrants, options, purchase agreements, redemption agreements, calls
or
rights to subscribe of any character relating to the Purchased Interests owned
by Seller, and Seller has the full power and legal right to sell, assign,
transfer and deliver the Purchased Interests to Purchaser (subject only to
obtaining the Required Consents). It is understood and agreed that the foregoing
representation is not intended to be, nor shall it be construed as, a
representation by Seller as to what constitutes the Required Consents or that
any consents have been obtained.
2.4 Organization;
Authority.
(a) Good
Standing.
†
Management Company and each Seller that is an entity is duly organized or
formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state in
which † Management Company or such Seller was organized or formed, and in each
other jurisdiction where the failure to so qualify could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. † Management Company and each Seller has all
requisite power and authority to own, lease, operate or otherwise hold its
respective properties and assets and to carry on its respective business as
now
being conducted.
(b) Capacity.
Seller
has the capacity and authority to execute and deliver to Purchaser this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which such Seller is a party,
to perform such Seller’s obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (subject only to obtaining
the
Required Consents). It is understood and agreed that the foregoing
representation is not intended to be, nor shall it be construed as, a
representation by Seller as to what constitutes the Required Consents or that
any consents have been obtained.
(c) Execution
and Delivery.
This
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which such Seller is a party
have been (or, in the case of Transaction Documents to be executed after the
Effective Date, will be at or prior to the Closing) duly and validly executed
and delivered by such Seller and, assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by Purchaser, constitute valid and binding obligations of such Seller,
enforceable against such Seller in accordance with their terms, except to the
extent that enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement
of
creditors’ rights in general and subject to general principles of equity and the
discretion of courts in granting equitable remedies.
(d) No
Springing Liens.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each Seller does not
and will not, to Seller’s Actual Knowledge result in the creation or imposition
of any Lien upon any of the Purchased Interests.
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2.5 Removal
or Foreclosure on Interest.
To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, except as set forth on Schedule
2.5,
no
Limited Partner has asserted grounds for or threatened removal of a Seller
as
general partner of a Partnership, nor has any Lender threatened foreclosure
of
any lien in a Seller’s general partner interest.
2.6 Financial
Statements.
(a) Schedule
2.6(a)
contains
the following financial statements (collectively, the “Financial
Statements”):
(x)
for each Project Partnership and † Management Company, audited balance sheets
and statements of income and cash flows as of and for each of 2001 through
2005,
and (y) for † Management Company, an unaudited balance sheet as of December 31,
2006, together with the related unaudited statement of income for the
twelve-month period ended on such date. Except as set forth on Schedule
2.6(a),
the
Financial Statements, to Seller’s Actual Knowledge: (i) except as expressly
set forth in the Financial Statements with respect to qualified opinions, were
prepared in all material respects in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis, except, in the case of interim Financial Statements, for
the
absence of notes thereto and normal year-end adjustments (the effect of which
will not be individually or in the aggregate material); and (ii) present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of
operations of the applicable entities at the dates and for the periods indicated
therein.
(b) Seller
has devised and maintained a system of internal accounting controls which are
sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of annual financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Seller has disclosed to Purchaser
all
2005 Tax Returns for each Project Partnership.
2.7 Partnership
Agreements; Fee Agreements and Seller Obligations.
(a) Schedule
A
(to be
delivered in installments as described in Section
2.18)
sets
forth a complete and accurate list of all Project Partnership Documents
(including all amendments and modifications thereto and restatements thereof).
Schedule
B
(to be
delivered in installments as described in Section
2.18)
sets
forth a complete and accurate list of all Fee Agreements (including all
amendments and modifications thereto and restatements thereof). Schedule
C
(to be
delivered in installments as described in Section
2.18)
sets
forth a complete and accurate list of all Standalone Economic Guarantees
(including all amendments and modifications thereto and restatements thereof).
Seller has made available to Purchaser a correct and complete copy of each
written agreement referenced in such Schedules and all amendments and
modifications thereto and restatements thereof. Each such agreement is in full
force and effect and valid, binding and enforceable against the applicable
Seller and, to Seller’s Actual Knowledge, against the other parties thereto. To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, except as set forth on Schedule
2.7,
neither
Seller nor any other party thereto, is in breach or default under any such
agreement in any material respect, and no event has occurred which with notice
or lapse of time or both would constitute a breach or default thereunder by
any
Seller or any other party thereto.
2.8 Other
Related Agreements.
Schedule
D
sets
forth a complete and accurate list of the following contracts and other
agreements (written or otherwise and including all amendments and modifications
thereto and restatements thereof) relating in any way to † Management Company,
any Purchased Interests or any Project to which any Seller, † Management Company
or any Project Partnership is a party:
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(a) any
agreements evidencing rights or obligations of Seller or † Management Company
with respect to the Purchased Interests or the Seller Obligations;
(b) the
Loan
Documents and any other agreement under which it has created, incurred, assumed
or guaranteed any Indebtedness or under which it has imposed a Lien on any
of
its assets, tangible or intangible;
(c) The
Regulatory Agreements;
(d) The
leases relating to the Leased Spaces (the “Space
Leases”);
(e) The
Personal Property Leases;
(f) any
agreement that restricts the ability of † Management Company, any Seller or any
Project Partnership to engage in the Business;
(g) any
agreement that provides for any payment or benefit in connection with any bonus,
“phantom stock” plan or accelerated vesting or funding (such as a “golden
parachute”) that would be due upon the execution of this Agreement or the
Closing or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or any later
(i.e. after Closing) sale (including either a sale of assets or a sale of
ownership interests), merger or similar transaction involving † Management
Company or any Project Partnership or General Partner interest;
(h) any
agreements granting to any Person an option or a first refusal, first-offer
or
similar preferential right to purchase or acquire any of the Purchased
Interests; and
(i) any
agreements providing for powers of attorney or similar authorizations empowering
any Person to act on behalf of any Seller.
Seller
has delivered or made available to Purchaser a correct and complete copy of
each
written agreement listed in Schedule
D
and all
amendments thereto. Each such agreement is in full force and effect and is
valid, binding and enforceable against † Management Company, the applicable
Seller or the applicable Project Partnership and, to Seller’s Actual Knowledge,
against the other parties thereto. To Seller’s Actual Knowledge, except as set
forth on Schedule
2.8,
none of
† Management Company, Seller nor any Project Partnership nor any other party
thereto, is in breach or default under any such agreement in any material
respect, and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both
would constitute a breach or default thereunder by † Management Company, any
Seller or Project Partnership or any other party thereto. The Agreements listed
on the Schedules
A-D
are all
of the agreements pursuant to which any party might have the right to require
that such party’s consent be obtained to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
2.9 Litigation.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
2.9,
no
litigation, action, investigation, event, or proceeding is pending with respect
to any Seller (other than any litigation which is not (or is only tangentially)
related to the Business and is not related to the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement and which could not reasonably be expected to adversely affect
the applicable Seller’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or to
adversely affect the transactions contemplated hereby) or † Management Company
or any Project Partnership or Project. Further, to Seller’s Actual Knowledge,
except as set forth on Schedule
2.9,
no such
litigation, action, investigation, event or proceeding is threatened against
or
by † Management Company or any Seller, Project Partnership or Project, that, if
adversely resolved, would: (i) have a Material Adverse Effect on †
Management Company or any Seller, Project Partnership or Project; (ii) have
a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of † Management Company or any Seller,
Project Partnership or Project to perform their respective obligations under
this Agreement or any Project Document, as applicable; (iii) have a
Material Adverse Effect on the financial condition of † Management Company or
any Seller, Project Partnership or Project; or (iv) constitute or result in
a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, or agreement set
forth in this Agreement or any Project Document, as applicable. Seller has
made
available to Purchaser copies of all documents and other materials relevant
to
any of the matters described in this Section.
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2.10 Tax
Matters.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
2.10:
(a) to
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, Seller has timely and properly filed, or caused each
Project Partnership to file, all required Tax Returns relating to † Management
Company, the Purchased Interests and/or the Project Partnerships with the
appropriate Government Entity within the time period for filing such Tax
Returns, including extensions; (b) to Seller’s Actual Knowledge, all such Tax
Returns were true, correct and complete in all material respects; (c) to
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, all Taxes due and owing by Seller relating to the
Purchased Interests, and all Taxes due and owing by † Management Company or any
Project Partnership, have been paid; (d) to Seller’s Actual Knowledge, all Taxes
that Seller, or any Project Partnership, has been required to collect and
withhold relating to the Purchased Interests have been timely and properly
collected or withheld, and either have been or will be timely and properly
paid
over to the proper Government Entity; (e) to Seller’s Actual Knowledge, none of
† Management Company, Seller nor any Project Partnership is currently the
beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return; (f)
there are no Liens for Taxes on any of the Purchased Interests, or to Seller’s
Actual Knowledge on the assets of any Project Partnership, other than Permitted
Tax Liens; (g) to Seller’s Actual Knowledge, no deficiencies for Taxes relating
to the Purchased Interests have been claimed, proposed or assessed against
Seller, † Management Company or any Project Partnership by any Government
Entity; (h) to Seller’s Actual Knowledge, (1) there are no pending audits,
assessments or other actions for or relating to any liability in respect of
Taxes relating to † Management Company or the Purchased Interests, and (2) there
are no matters under discussion by Seller, † Management Company or any Project
Partnership with any Government Entity with respect to Taxes relating to †
Management Company or the Purchased Interests that are likely to result in
an
additional Liability for Taxes with respect to any of † Management Company, the
Seller or any Project Partnership; (i) Seller has delivered or made available
to
Purchaser complete and accurate copies of any audit, examination reports and
statements of deficiencies or similar, report, form, protest, closing agreement
or other document submitted to or received from any Government Entity with
respect to Taxes of Seller (relating to the Purchased Interests) or † Management
Company or any Project Partnership for all tax periods for which the statutory
period of limitations has not closed, including, without limitation, any notices
which may adversely affect the Credits, any Forms 8823 or other notices
regarding compliance with Code Section 42 requirements or any Regulatory
Agreement with respect to any Project, and all of such notices that relate
to
matters that have not been fully cured are listed on Schedule
2.10;
and (j)
none of † Management Company, Seller or any Project Partnership has waived any
statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time
with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency, nor has any request been made
for any such extension or waiver; (k) no Seller entity is a “foreign person”
within the meaning of Section 7701(a) of the Code; (l) to Seller’s Actual
Knowledge, the Financial Statements fully and properly reflect, as of their
dates, the liabilities for Taxes of each Project Partnership for all periods
ending on or before such dates; and (m) each Project Partnership has in effect
a
valid election under Section 754 of the Code. Schedule
2.10
shall
not be required to list matters which are not (or are only tangentially) related
to the Business and are not related to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and which could not reasonably be expected to adversely affect the
applicable Seller’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or to adversely
affect the transactions contemplated hereby.
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2.11 Recent
Conduct of Business.
Except
as
otherwise contemplated by this Agreement (including by disclosure on any other
Schedule hereto) and except as set forth on Schedule
2.11,
since
January 1, 2006:
(a) To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, none of Seller, † Management Company or any Project
Partnership has suffered a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) Neither
†
Management Company nor Seller has acquired, licensed, sold, leased or otherwise
disposed of any properties or assets relating to the Business or the Purchased
Interests, except in the ordinary course of business, and each has continued
to
run the Business and maintain its books and records on a basis consistent with
past practice;
(c) †
Management Company has not mortgaged, pledged or otherwise subjected any of
its
assets to any Lien, and no Seller has mortgaged, pledged or otherwise subjected
any Purchased Interest to any Lien;
(d) Neither
†
Management Company nor Seller has issued or sold, assigned or transferred any
Interests;
(e) To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, none of Seller, † Management Company, any Project
Partnership or any Project has sustained or incurred any material loss or damage
with respect to the Business or its Project (whether or not insured against)
on
account of fire, flood, accident or other calamity which has materially
interfered with the operation of the Business and which has not been remedied,
or paid, discharged, settled, compromised or satisfied or agreed to pay,
discharge, settle, compromise or satisfy, any claim (whether or not insured
against), other than claims involving solely money damages not in excess of
$25,000. All such agreements to discharge, settle, compromise or satisfy, any
claim (other than claims involving solely money damages not in excess of
$25,000) are listed on Schedule
2.11;
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(f) Seller
(with respect to any Taxes relating to the Business) has not, nor has †
Management Company or any Project Partnership, made, changed or rescinded any
express or deemed election relating to Taxes other than in connection with
filing a Tax Return in the ordinary course of business, settled or compromised
any claim or controversy relating to Taxes, intentionally agreed to any
adjustment of any Tax attribute, surrendered any right or claim to a refund
of
Taxes, consented to any extension or waiver of the statute of limitations period
applicable to any Taxes which extension period has not expired, Tax Return
or
claim for Taxes, amended any Tax Return, entered into any closing agreement
with
respect to Taxes, or intentionally made any change to any of its material Tax
accounting policies or procedures; and
(g) None
of
Seller, † Management Company or any Project Partnership has agreed to take any
of the foregoing actions.
2.12 Brokers
and Finders.
There
are no broker, finder or investment banker fees or commissions owed or that
could become payable by Seller, † Management Company or any Project Partnership
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
2.13 Ethical
Practices.
Except
as permitted under applicable Law, neither † Management Company nor Seller has
offered or given (nor has caused any Project Partnership to offer or give),
and
to the Seller’s Actual Knowledge no Person has offered or given on its or any
Project Partnership’s behalf: (a) anything of value to any official of a
Governmental Entity, any political party or official thereof, or any candidate
for political office; (b) anything with a value in excess of $100 to any
customer; or (c) anything of value to any other Person, in any such case while
knowing or having reason to know that all or a portion of such money or thing
of
value may be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any Person
described in (a), (b) or (c) above, in any such case, for the purpose of the
following: (x) influencing any action or decision of such Person, in such
Person’s official capacity, including a decision to fail to perform such
Person’s official function; (y) inducing such Person to use such Person’s
influence with any Governmental Entity to affect or influence any act or
decision of such Governmental Entity to assist Seller or any Project Partnership
in obtaining or retaining business for, or with, or directing business to,
any
Person; or (z) constituting a bribe, kickback or illegal or improper payment
to
assist Seller in obtaining or retaining business for, or with, or directing
business to, any Person.
2.14 Labor
and Employment Matters.
(a) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
2.14(a):
(i) neither
†
Management Company nor Seller is a party to any collective bargaining agreement
(including any memoranda of understanding or letter agreements), neutrality
agreement, or any similar agreement covering any of the Employees;
(ii) neither
†
Management Company nor Seller has received written notice that any such
agreement is currently under negotiation by † Management Company or Seller or
any of their Affiliates which would affect † Management Company, the Projects or
the Project Partnerships nor has Seller or † Management Company received any
notice or claim of any unfair labor practice;
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(iii) to
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, there are no activities or proceedings of any labor
union to organize any of the Employees;
(iv) neither
†
Management Company nor Seller has
experienced any material work stoppage or other material labor difficulty since
January 1, 2004;
(v) as
of the
date hereof, and since January
1, 2005,
there
have not been any plant closings, mass layoffs or other terminations of the
Employees that would create any obligations upon or liabilities for Purchaser
or
† Management Company under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Act, 29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq. (the “WARN
Act”)
or any
applicable State WARN Act, and none have been planned or announced for the
future; and
(vi) to
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, all of the Employees are lawfully authorized to work
in the jurisdictions in which they are working according to applicable
immigration laws, are properly classified as an exempt or non-exempt employee
under the Fair Labor Standards Act or other applicable wage and hour law, and
have been paid all wages (including any required minimum wages and overtime
pay)
and other compensation owed for all services performed by such
Employee.
(b) Schedule
2.14(b)
lists
each Employee Benefit Plan maintained by Seller or † Management Company or their
ERISA Affiliates (collectively, the “Seller
Benefit Plan”)
(and
designates the party that maintains each such Employee Benefit Plan),
and:
(i) Each
Seller Benefit Plan that is an “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in
section 3(2) of ERISA) is a “defined contribution plan” (as defined in Section
3(34) of ERISA) and neither Seller nor † Management Company nor any of their
respective ERISA Affiliates has ever sponsored, maintained or contributed to
a
“defined benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA) that is subject to
Title IV of ERISA or participated in or contributed to a “multiemployer plan”
(as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA);
(ii) To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, no
Seller
Benefit Plan is a "nonqualified deferred compensation plan" within the meaning
of section 409A of the Code that is subject to the requirements of section
409A
of the Code and the regulations thereunder;
(iii) Other
than routine claims for benefits, there are no pending or, to Seller’s Actual
Knowledge, overtly threatened claims by or on behalf of any Seller Benefit
Plan,
or by or on behalf of any participants or beneficiaries of any Seller Benefit
Plan, alleging any violation of ERISA or other applicable law, or alleging
a
violation of the terms of any such plan;
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(iv) Each
Seller Benefit Plan that is an “employee pension benefit plan” within the
meaning of section 3(2) of ERISA has received a favorable determination letter
from the IRS that such plan is qualified under section 401(a) of the Code and,
to Seller’s Actual Knowledge, nothing has occurred since the date of the most
recent favorable determination letter that would adversely affect reliance
upon
such determination or qualification;
(v) To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, no Seller Benefit Plan is the subject of any
investigation, audit or other such adverse action on the part of the IRS, the
United States Department of Labor or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
and each Seller Benefit Plan is in material compliance with the terms of the
plan documents, ERISA, the Code, and other applicable Law;
(vi) To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, all IRS Forms 5500 and all annual reports required to
be filed with respect to any Seller Benefit Plan have been timely filed with
the
appropriate Governmental Entity;
(vii) To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, neither Seller, † Management Company, nor any of
their ERISA Affiliates is delinquent in any contribution obligations with
respect to any Seller Benefit Plan and all contributions to each such plan
have
been made in accordance with the applicable timing requirements of ERISA and
the
Code;
(viii) To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, each Seller Benefit Plan that is subject to COBRA has
been operated in material compliance with COBRA and Seller, † Management
Company, and their respective ERISA Affiliates, as applicable, have satisfied
all current COBRA obligations with respect to current or former Employees.
Other
than COBRA continuation coverage, neither Seller, † Management Company nor any
of their ERISA Affiliates provide any post-employment or retiree health or
welfare benefits to former Employees;
(ix) To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, no “prohibited transaction" as defined in section 404
of ERISA and section 4975 of the Code has been entered into with respect to
any
Seller Benefit Plan for which a statutory, individual or class exemption is
not
applicable;
(x) Neither
†
Management Company, Seller, nor any of their ERISA Affiliates is an "employee
benefit plan" as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA, nor are they an
Affiliate of an employee benefit plan; and none of the Project Partnerships
constitute "plan assets" as that term is used in 29 C.F.R 2510.3-101;
and
(xi) With
respect to each Seller Benefit Plan, Seller shall make available for review
by
Purchaser within ten (10) days after the Effective Date true and complete copies
of (1) the plan documents, summary plan descriptions, any other document
required to be filed with a Governmental Entity or any document distributed
to
any employee, participant or beneficiary of such Seller Benefit Plan, (2) the
most recent determination letter received from the IRS, (3) the last Form 5500
Annual Report and actuarial report, (4) the latest actuarial valuations and
financial statements, (5) all related trust agreements, insurance contracts
or
other funding agreements that implement or apply to the Seller Benefit Plan,
and
(6) any recordkeeping, administrative, or other service agreements that apply
to
the Seller Benefit Plan.
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(c) The
Employee List to be delivered to Purchaser pursuant to Section
5.12
shall be
true, correct and complete. All Employees engaged in the conduct of the Business
are Employees of † Management Company. Except as Seller has notified Purchaser
previously in writing, to the best of Seller’s knowledge and belief, no Employee
or group of Employees of † Management Company has given oral or written notice
to Seller or † Management Company of any plans to terminate his or her
employment with † Management Company.
(d) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 2.14(d)-1,
(i) †
Management Company is not currently a party to or bound by employment,
confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation, or proprietary rights
agreements with any
Employee, and (ii) there are no agreements, arrangements or understandings
that
would restrict the ability of † Management Company to terminate the employment
of any of its Employees at any time, at will, without liability. Set forth
on
Schedule 2.14(d)-2
is an
accurate and complete list of all current and prior, to the extent currently
binding, manuals, brochures, publications, policies, procedures or similar
documents of † Management Company regarding compensation, benefits, perquisites,
hiring, evaluation, supervision, training, termination and promotion of
employees, office administration and personnel matters and all communications
to
Employees concerning such matters.
(e) There
are
no administrative proceedings or court complaints pending or, to Seller’s Actual
Knowledge, threatened against † Management Company before the U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission or any state or federal court or agency
concerning alleged employment discrimination or any other matters relating
to
the employment of labor, other than those identified on Schedule
2.14(e).
There
is no unfair labor practice charge or complaint pending or, to Seller’s Actual
Knowledge, threatened against † Management Company before the National Labor
Relations Board or any similar state or local body. There is not pending or
to
Seller’s Actual Knowledge threatened, nor has there been within the last three
(3) years, any union organization attempts, labor disputes or general work
stoppage or slowdowns due to labor disagreements with respect to † Management
Company. There is no employee grievance or arbitration proceeding pending
against † Management Company. † Management Company is not a party, directly or
indirectly, to any contract, agreement or order with any Governmental Authority
which would require it to maintain any affirmative action plan or similar
program or arrangement.
(f) Neither
Seller nor † Management Company are parties to any agreements or arrangements or
are subject to any requirement that alter Employees’ status as employees-at-will
who may be terminated at any time without cause or notice, except as otherwise
provided by applicable law.
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(g) Neither
Seller nor † Management Company is party to any agreement with any Employee or
other Person that would entitle any Employee or other Person to any
payment or benefit payable in connection with any bonus, “phantom stock” plan or
accelerated vesting or funding (such as a “golden parachute”) that is triggered
by the execution of this Agreement or the Closing or in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, other than pursuant to the documents listed
on
Schedule
2.14(g)
(providing for certain payments to certain Employees that will be due upon
consummation of the sale of certain of the Project Partnership Interests),
which
payment obligations shall be satisfied by Seller at Closing (and Purchaser
shall
not be responsible for any such payments). Neither Seller nor † Management
Company is party to any agreement with any Employee or other Person that would
entitle any Employee or other Person to any such payment upon any later (i.e.
after Closing) sale (including either a sale of assets or a sale of ownership
interests), merger or similar transaction involving † Management Company, any
Project Partnership or any General Partner interest.
2.15 Full
Disclosure.
To
Seller’s knowledge (as described below in this Section), there is no fact unique
to † Management Company or any Seller, Project, Project Partnership or the
Business (as opposed to, for example, a market condition generally or a risk
that affects a region or industry generally) that Seller has not disclosed
to
Purchaser in writing that materially adversely affects or may materially
adversely affect † Management Company or the Project Partnerships or the value
of the Purchased Interests. For purposes of this Section
2.15,
Seller’s knowledge shall mean (a) the actual current recollection of any one or
more of †, †, †, † or †, or (b) the information contained in any notice to a
Seller or Project Partnership or † Management Company from any Limited Partner,
Lender or Governmental Entity.
2.16 OFAC.
Each
Seller and † Management Company and each of its direct and indirect beneficial
owners is not, and will not be, a person or entity (a “Prohibited
Person”)
with
whom Purchaser is restricted from doing business with under the Uniting and
Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept
and
Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, H.R. 3162, Public Law 107-56 (commonly known
as
the “USA
Patriot Act”)
and
Executive Order Number 13224 on Terrorism Financing, effective September 24,
2001 and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, including without limitation
persons and entities named on the Office of Foreign Asset Control Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (the “List”).
Seller and each Project Partnership have in place adequate policies and
procedures to assure that no tenant at a Project is a person named on the List
and, to Seller's Actual Knowledge, none of the tenants at any Project is a
person named on the List or is otherwise a Prohibited Person.
2.17 Other
Representations Regarding † Management Company.
(a) Set
forth
on Schedule 2.17
is an
accurate and complete list of each contract or other agreement (other than
the
Property Management Agreements and any Space Leases or Personal Property Leases
to which † Management Company is a party or any of the other agreements listed
on Schedule D) to which † Management Company is a party or is bound
which
(i) cannot be terminated without cause in less than 60 days and/or (ii) cannot
be terminated without cause unless a penalty or termination payment is made.
Seller
has delivered or made available to Purchaser a correct and complete copy of
each
written agreement listed in Schedule
2.17
and all
amendments thereto, and Seller will make available to Purchaser at each Project
site or the Home Office upon request true, correct and complete copies of any
of
the other contracts to which † Management Agreement is a party. Each such
agreement is in full force and effect and is valid, binding and enforceable
against † Management Company and, to Seller’s Actual Knowledge, against the
other parties thereto. To Seller’s Actual Knowledge, except as set forth on
Schedule
2.17,
neither
† Management Company nor any other party thereto is in breach or default under
any such agreement in any material respect, and no event has occurred which
with
notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a breach or default thereunder
by † Management Company or any other party thereto.
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(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 2.17,
†
Management Company has (and at the time of Closing will have) no Liabilities
except (x) Liabilities reflected in the Financial Statements of † Management
Company, and (y) under the executory portion of any contract or other agreement
to which † Management Company is a party which (i) was made in the ordinary
course of business, (ii) is disclosed on a Schedule hereto, and (iii) does
not otherwise constitute or result from a breach of any representation, warranty
or covenant of this Agreement or from a breach or default by † Management
Company under any contract or other agreement.
2.18 Schedules.
As of
the Effective Date, Seller has not yet delivered the Schedules designated with
an asterisk in the list of Schedules at the beginning of this Agreement (and
with respect to Schedule A, the Schedule delivered by Seller does not yet list
the Project Partnership Agreements). Seller shall deliver such remaining
Schedules (and the balance of Schedule A) within 35 days after the Effective
Date. Failure to deliver such Schedules (and the balance of Schedule A) in
accordance with such timeframe shall not be deemed to be a default by Seller
unless Seller fails to deliver all of such Schedules (and the balance of
Schedule A) within 75 days after the Effective Date, but to the extent Seller
fails to deliver all of such Schedules (and the balance of Schedule A) within
60
days after the Effective Date, then the Due Diligence period shall be extended
by one day for each day after such 60th
day
until the balance of the Schedules (and the balance of Schedule A) have been
delivered. The Project Partnership Agreements that will be added to Schedule
A
and the information to be included on Schedules B and C are included within
Schedule D (which has been delivered as of the Effective Date) but will be
separately delivered by Seller (as completed Schedules A-D) within the time
period set forth above. Prior to the Closing, Seller shall promptly supplement
or amend the Schedules delivered in connection herewith with respect to any
matter of which Seller has Actual Knowledge which, if existing, occurring or
known at the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth
or
described in any such Schedule or which is necessary to correct any information
in any such Schedule which has been rendered inaccurate, in any material
respect, thereby (provided that Seller shall not be obligated to update
Schedules
2.17, 3.5(a), 3.5(b), 3.7, 3.10 or 3.19(c)
more
frequently than monthly). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no supplement or
amendment to any Schedule pursuant to this Section
2.18
shall
have any effect for the purpose of determining whether a Material Representation
Breach exists or with respect to Purchaser’s right to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to Section
8.4(c)
(i.e.
Purchaser shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the representations
and
warranties herein as made on the Effective Date, and if any supplement or
amendment to any Schedule reveals an inaccuracy in any representation or
warranty herein as made on the Effective Date, Purchaser shall have the rights
and remedies set forth in Sections
6.2(h)
and
8.4(c)
with
respect to breaches of representations and warranties).
However,
if Purchaser does not terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section
6.2
or
Section
8.4,
then
after the end of the Due Diligence Period all of the representations and
warranties of Seller set forth in Articles
2
and
3
of this
Agreement shall be deemed modified to the extent that any of the Schedules
hereto have been supplemented or amended pursuant to this Section
2.18
prior to
the date which is 2 business days prior to the end of the Due Diligence Period.
Any supplementing or amending of any Schedules shall be done in such a manner
as
to “highlight” any changes to the then-existing Schedules such that it will be
readily apparent how the applicable Schedule has been amended or updated. If
Purchaser determines that any matter revealed by any update or amendment to
any
Schedule constitutes a Material Representation Breach (thus entitling Purchaser
to the remedies set forth in Section
6.2(h))
or
results in a Material Adverse Effect (thus entitling Purchaser to the remedies
set forth in Section
8.4(c)),
then
Purchaser shall notify Seller of such determination within ten business days
after receiving the applicable update or amendment (and, accordingly, if the
update or amendment was received by Purchaser after the date that is ten
business days prior to the end of the Due Diligence Period, then the Due
Diligence Period as it relates to the matter(s) covered by the applicable update
or amendment shall be extended to the date that is ten business days after
Purchaser’s receipt of the update or amendment). If Purchaser does not so notify
Seller within such ten business day period, then the representations and
warranties of Seller set forth in Articles
2
and
3
of this
Agreement shall be deemed modified to include the applicable matter revealed
by
the update or amendment to the applicable Schedule.
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2.19 Deemed
Modification to Representations and Warranties.
If
Purchaser does not terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section
6.2
or
Section
8.4,
then
after the end of the Due Diligence Period all of the representations and
warranties of Seller set forth in Articles
2
and
3
of this
Agreement shall be deemed modified to the extent that any of the information
contained in any of the documents listed on Schedules A-C, the “Equity
Documents”
portion
of Schedule D, or in the described in subsections (b)-(e) of Section
2.8,
as
updated, reveals that any of such representations and warranties are
inaccurate.
The
representations and warranties set forth in this Article
2
shall
survive Closing to the extent set forth in Section
7.8.
ARTICLE 3. |
ADDITIONAL
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF EACH SELLER REGARDING
†
MANAGEMENT COMPANY, THE PROJECTS AND THE PROJECT
PARTNERSHIPS.
|
Each
Seller hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser the following:
3.1 Project
Partnerships; General Partner.
Schedule
A
sets
forth a complete and accurate list of: (i) the name of each Project; (ii) the
address of each Project; (iii) the Project Partnership owning each Project;
(iv)
the state of organization or formation of each Project Partnership; (v) the
Seller entity owning the General Partner interest and any limited partnership
interest in † Management Company and each Project Partnership; (vi) the
ownership percentage for each of the Interests in each Project Partnership
and †
Management Company; and (vii) the name, address and percentage interest of
the
Limited Partner(s) in each Project Partnership (assuming the Limited Partners
have not transferred their interest without notice to Seller). Seller has
received no notice that any Limited Partner intends to transfer its interest
in
any Project Partnership, and to Seller’s Actual Knowledge there is no such
transfer proposed or contemplated. Except as otherwise expressly noted on
Schedule
A,
the
Seller set forth as the General Partner for each Project Partnership in
Schedule
A
is the
sole General Partner in such Project Partnership and has sole management control
and authority over such Project Partnership and Project operations and matters
(subject to the terms of the Scheduled Documents). Except as expressly set
forth
in the applicable Scheduled Documents, there are no rights, contracts or other
agreements or commitments pursuant to which any other Person has the right
to
become a General Partner of a Project Partnership.
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3.2 Organization;
Authority; No Violation.
Each
Project Partnership is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the state in which such Project Partnership was
organized or formed and in the state in which its Project is located. †
Management Company and each Project Partnership has undertaken all acts,
including without limitation, the filing of all certificates and the payment
of
all fees, Taxes, and other sums necessary for † Management Company or such
Project Partnership to operate as a limited partnership or limited liability
company in the state in which † Management Company or such Project Partnership
was organized or formed (in the case of each Project Partnership) and in the
state in which its Project is located and to enable such Project Partnership
to
engage in its business and operate its Project in accordance with the Scheduled
Documents relating to such Project.
3.3 Limited
Partnership Status.
No
event has occurred that has caused, and Seller has not acted in any manner
that
will cause: (i) † Management Company or a Project Partnership to be treated
for federal income tax purposes as an association taxable as a corporation,
or
(ii) † Management Company or a Project Partnership to fail to qualify as a
limited partnership under the Laws under which † Management Company or such
Project Partnership was formed. To Seller’s Actual Knowledge, all consents or
approvals of any Governmental Entity, or any other Person, necessary in
connection with the transactions contemplated by the † Management Company
partnership agreement and each Project Partnership Agreement or necessary to
admit each Limited Partner to each Project Partnership, have been obtained
by
Seller. To Seller’s Actual Knowledge, all outstanding units of partnership
interest or other equity interest of † Management Company and each Project
Partnership (i) have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid
and
nonassessable and (ii) are subject to no restrictions except as set forth in
the
applicable Scheduled Documents. Neither † Management Company nor, to Seller’s
Actual Knowledge, except as set forth in the applicable Scheduled Documents,
any
of the Project Partnerships has issued or granted or is a party to any
outstanding commitments, agreements, options, arrangements or undertakings
of
any kind relating to units of partnership interest or any other equity interest
of † Management Company or such Project Partnership or securities convertible
into units of partnership interest or any other equity interest of † Management
Company or such Project Partnership. To Seller’s Actual Knowledge, none of the
representations, warranties or statements contained in the Scheduled Documents,
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary in order to make any of such representations, warranties or
statements not misleading.
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3.4 Securities
Registration.
To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, neither † Management Company nor any Project
Partnership is under any obligation, and Seller has taken no action (and Seller
knows of no event or action which has occurred) that would cause any Project
Partnership or † Management Company to be obligated, under any federal or state
law, rule, or regulation to register the Interests, and the Project Partnerships
and † Management Company and each Seller have fully complied with any and all
federal and state securities laws, as well as all applicable exemptions
available for the sale of Interests without registration.
3.5 Leases
and Rent Rolls.
The
rent rolls (the “Rent
Rolls”)
for
each Project attached hereto as Schedule
3.5(a)
are
true, correct and complete in all material respects as of the date of each
such
Rent Roll. The Rent Rolls list all tenants or other Persons entitled to
occupancy under any all leases, licenses or other occupancy agreements in effect
on the date of the applicable Rent Roll relating to any portion of the
applicable Project, except for those leases, licenses and occupancy agreements
(excluding pending tenant lease applications) otherwise listed on Schedule
3.5(b)
(all of
such leases, licenses and occupancy agreement (both those relating to the
tenants listed on the Rent Rolls and those listed on Schedule
3.5(b))
being
referred to herein as the “Leases”).
There
are no leases, license agreements, occupancy agreements or tenancies for any
space in any Project other than those relating to the tenants listed on the
Rent
Rolls and those listed on Schedule
3.5(b),
and to
Seller’s Actual Knowledge there are no oral agreements relating to use or
occupancy of any portion of any Project or any oral leases which will be binding
upon any portion of any Project or Project Partnership. Seller has delivered
to
Purchaser a true, correct and complete copy of the form of lease used for each
Project and will make available to Purchaser at each Project site upon request
true, correct and complete copies (or the originals) of each Lease (if Purchaser
desires to copy any of the Leases, Purchaser may do so at Purchaser’s sole cost
and expense). Except as may be otherwise disclosed on the Rent
Rolls:
(i) each
of the Leases is in full force and effect;
(ii)
no
tenant
is entitled to any free rent, rebate, rent concession, deduction or offset
which
is not set forth in the such tenant’s Lease;
(iii)
except
for matters set forth in Schedule
2.9,
the
applicable Project Partnership has not received from any tenant under a Lease
a
notice of material violation of any statute, rule, law, ordinance or other
legal
regulation pertaining to any Project or any part thereof; and
(iv)
all
security deposits required under the Leases have been paid and are being held
by
the applicable Project Partnership.
3.6 Brokerage
Arrangements.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
3.6,
no
Seller or Project Partnership is presently under any commitment to any real
estate broker, rental agent, finder, syndicator or other intermediary with
respect to any Project Partnership, any Project, or any portion
thereof.
3.7 Service
Contracts.
Attached hereto as Schedule
3.7
is,
along with the “Service Contracts” portion of Schedule D, a complete and
accurate schedule of all Service Contracts now in effect which (i) cannot be
terminated without cause in less than 60 days and/or (ii) cannot be terminated
without cause unless a penalty or termination payment is made. Except for the
Service Contracts and the other agreements described in the preceding sentence
and other agreements disclosed on any other schedule hereto, there are no
written or oral agreements relating to the management, leasing, operation or
maintenance of any Project or any portion thereof other than agreements not
required by the terms of this Agreement to be listed on any Schedule. The
Service Contracts are each in full force and effect, and no Project Partnership
has delivered or received any notice alleging any default in the performance
or
observance of any of the covenants, conditions or obligations to be kept,
observed or performed under any of the Service Contracts. Seller has delivered
or made available to Purchaser a true, correct and complete copy of each of
the
Service Contracts (including all amendments thereto) which (x) cannot be
terminated without cause in less than 60 days and/or (y) cannot be terminated
without cause unless a penalty or termination payment is made, and Seller will
make available to Purchaser at each Project site or the Home Office upon request
true, correct and complete copies of any of the other Service
Contracts.
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3.8 Sale
Contracts.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
3.8,
neither
Seller nor any Project Partnership has entered into any contracts for the sale
of any of the Projects, nor do there exist any rights of first refusal or
options to purchase any of the Projects, except for any options set forth in
any
Partnership Agreement. Except pursuant to any documents listed on the
“Other
Documents”
portion
of Schedule
D,
no
Project Partnership has any continuing contractual liability (i) for
indemnification or otherwise under any agreement relating to the sale of real
estate previously owned, whether directly or indirectly, by such Project
Partnership or (ii) to pay any additional purchase price for any
Project.
3.9 No
Sale or Refinancing Restrictions.
There
are no restrictions on the sale or refinancing of the Projects, other than
the
restrictions set forth in the Scheduled Documents, under Section 42, Section
47
or Section 142 of the Code or under other applicable state or federal law
respecting the Credits or tax exempt bond financing or other governmental
financing.
3.10 Licenses
and Permits.
Schedule
3.10
sets
forth a true and complete list of all licenses, franchises, permits and
authorizations (other than construction, development or occupancy related
permits) that are material to Seller, † Management Company or any Project
Partnership existing in Seller’s records. To Seller’s Actual Knowledge, Seller,
† Management Company and the Project Partnerships hold all licenses, franchises,
permits and authorizations necessary for the lawful conduct of the Business,
and
are in compliance, in all material respects, with the terms of all such
licenses, franchises, permits and authorizations.
3.11 Title
and Surveys; Ownership of Project Property; Real Estate Taxes.
(a) Seller
has delivered or made available to Purchaser true and correct copies of the
most
recent Title Policies for each Project and the most recent surveys for each
Project in Seller’s possession or control. The Title Policies and the surveys in
Seller’s possession are listed on Schedule
3.11.
To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, the Title Policies remain in full force and
effect.
(b) To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, the Project Partnerships, respectively, own the
Projects, the buildings comprising the Projects, and the related tangible and
intangible personal property, free and clear of any Liens other than (i) those
set forth in the Title Policies or those
which an accurate and complete title search and UCC searches on the Projects
as
of the Effective Date would reveal, (ii) liens for ad valorem taxes that are
not
yet delinquent,
or (iii)
mechanics’ or other liens that have been disclosed to the Purchaser in writing
and bonded against in such a manner as to preclude the holder of such lien
from
having any recourse to any of the Projects or the Project Partnerships for
payment of any debt secured thereby. To Seller’s Actual Knowledge, there are no
easements, agreements, covenants or other documents of record encumbering any
of
the Projects except as set forth in the Title Policies or those
which an accurate and complete title search on the Projects as of the Effective
Date would reveal.
To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, there are currently no claims pending relating to
title to any Project (whether by or against any Project Partnership) except
as
listed on Schedule
2.9.
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(c) To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, all currently due real estate bills for the Projects
have been paid. True and complete copies of all real estate tax bills for the
Projects for the most recent fiscal year have been made available to the
Purchaser prior to the date hereof. To Seller’s Actual Knowledge, none of
Project Partnerships have received any written notice of any proposed special
assessments or proposed reassessments relating to the Projects.
3.12 Access
and Utilities.
To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, except as otherwise set forth in the Scheduled
Documents: (i) each Project has and will continue to have permanent unrestricted
access to appropriate public roadways; (ii) all public utilities necessary
to
the operation of each Project, including, but not limited to, sanitary and
storm
sewers, water, gas (if applicable), telephone and electricity, are or will
by
the date the Units in such a Project are placed in service be, and will remain
available to and connected to, each such Project and each of the Units; (iii)
each Project is an independent unit which does not rely on any drainage, sewer,
access, parking, structural or other facilities located on any property not
included in such Project or on public or utility easements for the
(x) fulfillment of any zoning, building code or other requirement of any
Governmental Entity that has jurisdiction over such Project, (y) structural
support, or (z) the fulfillment of the requirements of any lease or other
agreement affecting such Project; (iv) each respective Project Partnership,
directly or indirectly, has the right to use all amenities, easements, public
or
private utilities, parking, access routes or other items necessary for the
construction or operation of each respective Project; (v) each Project is either
(A) contiguous to, or (B) benefits from an irrevocable unsubordinated
easement permitting access from such Project to, a physically open, dedicated
public street, and has all necessary permits for ingress and egress and adequate
public water, sewer systems and utilities are available to such Project; and
(vi) no building or other improvement not located on any Project relies on
any
part of such Project to fulfill any zoning requirements, building code or other
requirement of any Governmental Entity that has jurisdiction over such Project
for structural support or to furnish to such building or improvement any
essential building systems or utilities.
3.13 Condemnation;
Changes in Use.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
3.13,
neither
Seller nor any Project Partnership has received any notice of and Seller has
no
Actual Knowledge of any pending or contemplated condemnation or eminent domain
proceedings affecting all or any part of any Project. To Seller’s Actual
Knowledge, there is not any plan, study or effort of any applicable Governmental
Entities, which in any way would materially adversely affect the use of any
Project for its intended uses or any intended public improvements which will
result in any material charge being levied against, or any material lien
assessed upon, any Project. To Seller’s Actual Knowledge, there is not any
existing, proposed or contemplated plan to widen, modify or realign any street
or highway contiguous to any Project. To Seller’s Actual Knowledge, with respect
to any Project that is unoccupied as of the Effective Date, none of the prior
tenants or occupants thereof is eligible for relocation and/or moving payments
or benefits under any applicable Law.
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3.14 Compliance
With Laws.
Neither
Seller nor any Project Partnership has received any written notice of any
violations of Laws with respect to any Project, nor does Seller have any Actual
Knowledge of any such violations. Except for annual affordable housing
compliance audits performed by state Credit-allocating agencies as permitted
or
required by the Scheduled Documents, no investigation or review by any
Governmental Entity with respect to any Project or Project Partnership is
pending or, to the Actual Knowledge of Seller, threatened, nor to the Actual
Knowledge of Seller has any Governmental Entity indicated an intention to
conduct the same.
3.15 Environmental
Matters.
Schedule
3.15
sets
forth a complete and accurate list of all Environmental Reports in Seller’s or
any Project Partnership’s possession. Seller has delivered or made available to
Purchaser true and correct copies of all Environmental Reports. No amendments,
modifications, or other changes or additions have been made to the Environmental
Reports. Except as set forth in the Environmental Reports listed on Schedule
3.15,
to
Seller’s Actual Knowledge no Project contains, and there is not located on, in
or under any part of any Project, any Hazardous Materials. To Seller’s Actual
Knowledge, no part of any Project has been previously used for the storage,
manufacture or disposal of Hazardous Materials, except as may be disclosed
in
the Environmental Reports listed on Schedule
3.15.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.15,
neither
Seller nor any Project Partnership has received from any Governmental Entity
any
written complaint, order, citation or notice with regard to air emissions,
water
discharges, noise emissions and Hazardous Materials, if any, or any other
environmental, health or safety matters affecting any Project or any part
thereof. Except as set forth in the Environmental Reports listed on Schedule
3.15,
to
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, there are no underground storage tanks of any nature
located on any Project.
3.16 Physical
Reports.
The
reports referred to in Schedule
3.15
are all
of the third party physical and structural reports (other than the Environmental
Reports) in Seller's or any Project Partnership’s possession or control relating
to the physical condition of any Project, including all reports and assessments
relating to historical and current water penetration issues at any of the
Projects, but excluding any third party reports required by a lender prior
to or
in connection with the final construction draw or by a Limited Partner prior
to
or in connection with the final capital contribution. Seller has delivered
or
made available to Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of all of the
reports referred to in Schedule
3.15,
as well
as copies of all contracts and warranties relating to repair or remediation
of
water penetration problems.
3.17 Soil
Defects.
To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, there are no defects or conditions of the soil at any
Project which will materially adversely affect the use, occupancy and operation
of any Project, and no need for unusual or new subsurface excavations, fill,
footings, caissons or other installations.
3.18 Insurance.
None of
Seller, † Management Company or any Project Partnership has received from any
Lender or Limited Partner any default notice relating to the failure to carry
any required insurance coverage (or a required amount or type of coverage).
Neither Seller nor any Project Partnership has received from any insurance
company which carries insurance on any Project, or any board of fire
underwriters, any notice of any defect or inadequacy in connection with any
Project, or its operation and Seller has no Actual Knowledge of any such defect
or inadequacy which might increase the premium or cause the cancellation of
any
insurance policy. Schedule
3.18
lists
for † Management Company and each Project (i) all current insurance policies,
and (ii) all pending insurance claims and a summary of the status of each such
claim.
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3.19 Projects
Under Construction; Construction Contracts.
(a) The
initial construction of all Projects has been fully completed (including all
punchlist items and warranty work) and all Units thereat have been placed in
service, except for the Projects listed on Schedule
3.19(a)
(the
“Projects
Under Construction”).
Schedule
3.19(a)
also
lists all general construction contracts and guarantees relating to the Projects
Under Construction (collectively, “Construction
Contracts”)
and
identifies the Affiliate of Seller that is the general contractor under each
such Construction Contract. Seller has delivered or made available to Purchaser
true, correct and complete copies of each Construction Contract and all related
subcontracts, plans, specifications, warranties, guarantees, budgets,
construction schedules and historic draw requests, to the extent in Seller’s
possession or control. The Construction Contracts are in full force and effect,
and the applicable Project Partnerships shall have all rights to enforce the
obligations of the general contactors thereunder without limitation, and no
provisions of this Agreement shall limit the enforceability thereof or the
liability of the general contractors thereunder. Purchaser shall not assume
any
contractor or guarantor liability under any Construction Contracts or any
guarantees (other than Standalone Economic Guarantees) related to construction
of the Projects Under Construction (the “Construction
Obligations”),
and
the applicable Seller entities or affiliates thereof shall remain liable
thereunder; provided Purchaser shall, upon request of Seller or its Affiliate,
use commercially reasonable efforts to assist Seller or its Affiliate in
completing construction (i.e., respond to draw requests, order reports,
etc.).
(b) To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, all work to be performed, payments to be made and
actions to be taken by any Project Partnership prior to the Effective Date
pursuant to any agreement entered into with a Governmental Entity in connection
with a site approval, zoning reclassification or similar action relating to
any
Project or as required as a condition to the issuance of any building permit,
certificate of occupancy or zoning variance relating to any Project (e.g.,
off-site improvements or services or zoning proffers), has been performed,
paid
or taken, as the case may be, and to Seller’s Actual Knowledge, there is no
planned or proposed work, payments or actions that may be required after the
Effective Date pursuant to such agreements.
(c) Except
for budgeted construction disclosed in the most recent capital expenditure
budgets of the Projects (true and complete copies of which have been made
available to the Purchaser), Schedule
3.19(c)
lists
all agreements (other than the Construction Contracts) entered into by any
Project Partnership relating to capital replacements at, or additions or
expansions to, any Project which are currently in effect and under which any
Project Partnership currently has, or expects to incur, an obligation in excess
of thirty-thousand dollars ($30,000). Complete and correct copies of such
contracts have been made available to Purchaser. Seller shall make available
to
Purchaser upon request all such agreements (including those where the amounts
expected to be expended are less than $30,000).
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(d) Construction
Completion.
Prior
to Closing, Seller shall cause all Projects Under Construction to be completed
and all Units thereat to be placed in service, and for each Project Under
Construction Seller shall deliver to Purchaser at or before Closing (i) the
most
recent lender’s title insurance policy or endorsement subject to no further
“pending disbursements” endorsement or any exceptions for mechanic’s liens and
raising no Material Title or Survey Condition not disclosed herein or not raised
in any prior title insurance policy delivered or made available to Purchaser
during the Due Diligence Period, (ii) a final “as-built” ALTA survey raising no
Material Title or Survey Condition not raised in any prior survey delivered
to
Purchaser during the Due Diligence Period, (iii) a certificate of completion
from the applicable architect or other construction inspector certifying that
the Project has been completed in substantial accordance with the plans and
specifications provided to Purchaser, (iv) a valid and binding allocation of
Credit (or, with respect to buildings meeting the requirements of Section
42(h)(4)(B) of the Code, a certification pursuant to Section 42(m)(1)(D) of
the
Code) from the appropriate Governmental Entity in the amount shown on
Schedule
3.25(a)
for the
applicable Project, including an IRS Form 8609, and (v) an updated draw schedule
and sources and uses of funds and rent roll. Seller’s failure to comply with the
terms of this Section
3.19(d)
by
Closing shall not be deemed a default by Seller hereunder so long as Seller
uses
good faith efforts to so comply, but if Seller fails to so comply with the
terms
of this Section
3.19(d)
by
Closing, Purchaser may exercise its Project Removal Option with respect to
any
Projects Under Construction for which Seller has not so completed the
construction and otherwise satisfied the requirements of this Section
3.19(d).
If
Purchaser does not so exercise its Project Removal Option with respect to any
such Project Under Construction, then the parties shall proceed in the same
manner as if the terms of this Section had been satisfied with respect to the
applicable Project Under Construction.
3.20 Insolvency
Proceedings.
No
attachments, execution proceedings, assignments for the benefit of creditors,
insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other proceedings are pending or,
to
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, threatened against any Project Partnership, †
Management Company or Seller.
3.21 Unsatisfied
Partner Obligations.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
3.21,
(i)
neither † Management Company nor any Project Partnership has any unsatisfied
obligation to make any payments of any kind to any Seller other than amounts
to
be paid pursuant to the Economic Interests or Excluded Economic Interests;
and
(ii) no Limited Partner has made any loans or advances (other than capital
contributions) to any Project Partnership. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.21,
all
distributions to Limited Partners which have been declared by any Project
Partnership prior to the Effective Date have been paid in full.
3.22 Operating
Statements.
The
operating statements for the Projects delivered by Seller to Purchaser prior
to
the Effective Date are the only operating statements for the Projects for the
operating period to which they relate that have been prepared by or for Seller
in the ordinary course of business.
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3.23 Accounting.
For
federal income tax purposes, † Management Company and each Project Partnership
reports, and shall continue to report its income on the accrual method of
accounting. On behalf of each of the Project Partnerships, Seller has, to
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, filed, and will continue to file, any and all
certifications and other documents on a timely basis, with all applicable
Governmental Entities (through the Closing) as have been and may be required
to
support the annual allocation of Credits.
3.24 Other
Agreements or Arrangements Affecting Credits.
Except
as otherwise set forth in the Scheduled Documents, neither any Seller nor any
Project Partnership has entered into any agreement or contract for the payment
or offset of any construction loan or loan discounts, additional interest,
yield
maintenance or other charges or financing fees or any agreement to incur any
financial responsibility with respect to any Project or providing for the
guaranty of payment of any such interest charges or financing fees relating
to
the Loan Documents or for any kickback or rebate of fees under any Loan Document
or other Project Partnership Document, other than those disclosed in Project
Partnership Agreements.
3.25 Valid
Tax Credits.
To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, each Project Partnership has obtained a valid and
binding allocation of Credit (or, with respect to buildings meeting the
requirements of Section 42(h)(4)(B) of the Code, a certification pursuant to
Section 42(m)(1)(D) of the Code) from the appropriate Governmental Entity in
the
amount shown on Schedule
3.25(a),
including an IRS Form 8609, except those projects set forth on Schedule
3.25(b)
(“Pre-8609
Projects”).
To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, each Pre-8609 Project has either received a binding
carryover allocation in accordance with Section 42(h)(1) of the Code or a
certification in accordance with Section 42(m)(1)(D) and 42(m)(2)(D) of the
Code
which remains in full force and effect.
3.26 Project
Operation Requirements; Tax Credits.
To
Seller’s Actual Knowledge, each Project has been acquired, constructed and/or
rehabilitated, has (except for Pre-8609 Projects) had its eligible basis and
Credits determined, and has been operated, in a manner consistent with the
requirements of the Loan Documents and Regulatory Agreements, and consistent
with all requirements under Section 42 of the Code, and regulations thereunder,
so as to allow such Project to claim Credits in the amounts shown on
Schedule
3.25(a).
3.27 No
Employees.
No
Project Partnership has or has at any time had any employees.
3.28 No
Other Assets.
Neither
† Management Company nor any of the Project Partnerships owns directly or
indirectly any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any Person.
†
Management Company owns no real property, and no Project Partnership owns any
real property other than its respective Project as shown on Schedule
A.
3.29 Management
of Projects.
Except
for the Projects set forth on Schedule
3.29
(which
are currently managed by † Management Company, Inc.), all of the Projects are
managed by † Management Company.
3.30 Tax
Credit Shortfalls.
As of
December 31, 2005, to Seller’s Actual Knowledge, the amount (if any) by which
the Credits projected to be allocated to the Limited Partners of each Project
(i.e. the amounts projected in projections delivered to the Limited Partners
at
the time they became Limited Partners, as adjusted for any 8609 or other pricing
adjustment already paid or reflected in Project projections given to Purchaser)
through December 31, 2005 exceed the Credits actually allocated to the Limited
Partners of each Project through December 31, 2005 is as set forth on
Schedule
3.30.
Seller
shall deliver to Purchaser no later than April 30, 2007 an updated Schedule
3.30
containing the above described information for the period ending December 31,
2006.
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The
representations and warranties set forth in this Article 3 shall survive Closing
to the extent set forth in Section
7.8.
ARTICLE
4. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER
Subject
to the Schedules, Purchaser hereby represents, warrants and covenants to each
Seller the following:
4.1 Organization;
Authority.
(a) Good
Standing.
The
Purchaser is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and, prior to the Closing,
shall be in good standing in each other jurisdiction to the extent required
by
law.
(b) Capacity.
The
Purchaser has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and
the other Transaction Documents to which it is a Party and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (subject only to obtaining the
Required Consents).
(c) Execution
and Delivery.
The
execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents to which it is a Party, the performance by Purchaser of its
obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by Purchaser of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized and
no
other actions on the part of Purchaser are necessary to authorize such
execution, delivery and performance. This Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents to which Purchaser is a Party have been (or, in the case of
Transaction Documents to be executed after the Effective Date, will be at or
prior to the Closing) duly and validly executed and delivered by Purchaser
and,
assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Seller, constitute
valid and binding obligations of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in
accordance with their terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be
limited by the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and
subject to general principles of equity and the discretion of courts in granting
equitable remedies.
4.2 No
Violation.
The
execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby does not and will not conflict with or result
in any violation of, or constitute a breach or default under (or an event that
with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default under), any term
of
the charter documents, by-laws or other organizational documents of Purchaser,
any agreement, permit, indenture, deed of trust, mortgage, loan agreement or
other instrument to which Purchaser is a party or by which Purchaser is subject,
or any Law of any court or other Governmental Entity to which Purchaser is
subject.
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4.3 Property
Management.
For a
one year period immediately after Closing, at Seller’s request Purchaser or its
Affiliates shall provide property management services for the apartment
complexes listed on Schedule
4.3
and also
for any Removed Projects subject to and in accordance with a mutually acceptable
property management contract (the form of which shall be agreed upon during
the
Due Diligence Period).
4.4 Certain
Notices to Seller.
After
Closing, Purchaser shall promptly provide Seller with copies of (i) any written
notices received by Purchaser or any Affiliate of Purchaser alleging any
potential claim against any Seller or Affiliate of Seller or any potential
claim
pertaining to the period of time prior to the Closing, or (ii) to the extent
the
matter could be reasonably expected to result in the exposure of any Seller
to
any material Liability, any written notices received by Purchaser or any
Affiliate of Purchaser alleging any potential claim against Purchaser or any
Affiliate of Purchaser. For a period of three years following the Closing,
Purchaser shall promptly provide to Seller (i) a copy of any notice of any
IRS
proceeding received by any Purchaser or Project Partnership involving any
Project Partnership, Seller or Purchaser relating directly or indirectly, in
whole or in part, to the period prior to the Closing Date and (ii) a copy of
any
report issued by a tax credit authority or bond issuer with respect to the
compliance of a Project relating directly or indirectly, in whole or in part,
to
the period prior to the Closing Date.
4.5 OFAC.
Purchaser and each of its direct owners is not, and will not be, a person or
entity with whom Seller is restricted from doing business with under the Uniting
and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept
and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, H.R. 3162, Public Law 107-56 (commonly
known
as the “USA
Patriot Act”)
and
Executive Order Number 13224 on Terrorism Financing, effective September 24,
2001 and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, including without limitation
persons and entities named on the Office of Foreign Asset Control Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.
The
representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Article 4 shall
survive Closing to the extent set forth in Section
7.8.
ARTICLE
5. COVENANTS.
Seller
and Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
5.1 Satisfaction
of Conditions.
Seller
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the conditions precedent
to
the obligations of Purchaser set forth in Section
8.1
to be
fulfilled and Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause
the
conditions precedent to the obligations of each Seller set forth in Section 8.2
to be
fulfilled. Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate
with
Seller to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 8.2
and
Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Purchaser
to
satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 8.1.
Purchaser also agrees to (to the extent required by any Required Consent
provider) deliver to the Required Consent provider organizational
documents, good standing certificates and financial statements for each of
applicable replacement general partners and replacement
guarantors.
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5.2 Conduct
of Business.
Except
as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or to the extent that
Purchaser shall otherwise consent in writing, Seller shall use reasonable best
efforts to continue to and to cause † Management Company and the Project
Partnerships to continue to conduct the Business in such a manner so that the
representations, warranties and covenants contained in Article
2
and
Article
3
shall
continue to be accurate and correct throughout such period, and on and as of
the
Closing Date as if made by Seller on the Closing Date, and throughout such
period, each Seller shall and shall cause † Management Company and each Project
Partnership to carry on the Business in the ordinary course in substantially
the
same manner as previously conducted. Seller plans to take certain actions as
disclosed on Schedule
5.2
that are
standard practices, but that Seller desires to obtain Purchaser’s
acknowledgement thereof and Purchaser so acknowledges such actions. Seller
shall
update the Schedules with respect to such actions and transmit such updates
to
Purchaser.
5.3 Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Act.
As
promptly as practicable, and in any event within three (3) business days
following the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parties, Purchaser
and Seller shall prepare and file any required notification and report form
under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act (“HSR
Act”)
in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. If such notification
and
report is filed, Purchaser and Seller shall request early termination of the
waiting period thereunder. Purchaser and Seller shall respond with reasonable
diligence to any request for additional information made in response to any
such
filings.
5.4 Publicity;
Confidentiality.
Each
Party agrees that it will not issue any press release or other public disclosure
of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without the prior
written approval of the other Party, unless, in the good faith opinion of
counsel, such disclosure is required by Law, or such disclosure is deemed
reasonably necessary or appropriate under the rules and regulations of the
Securities & Exchange Commission or the New York Stock Exchange, with
respect to such Party or any Affiliate thereof, and then only to the extent
deemed reasonably necessary. Purchaser and Seller will maintain the terms of
this Agreement, as well as all negotiations concerning this Agreement in strict
confidence; provided that (i) each Party may disclose such information on a
need to know basis to its controlling persons, persons under common control
with
such party, Affiliates and each of their respective employees, potential
partners and investors, advisors and financing sources to the extent reasonably
necessary (provided that such persons are directed to hold such information
in
confidence in accordance with this letter) and (ii) both parties may make
disclosure to the extent required by Law, regulation or legal process. The
terms
of this Section
5.4
(the
“Confidentiality
Provisions”)
shall
survive Closing or termination of this Agreement for a period of two
years.
5.5 Notices.
(a) Until
the
Closing, Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser of:
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(i) any
written notice or other written communication from any Governmental Entity
to
Seller, † Management Company or a Project Partnership disclosing an adverse
event, determination, allegation or change (including without limitation, any
Form 8823 notices of non-compliance received by any Project Partnership)
relating to † Management Company, any Project, Project Partnership or Purchased
Interest;
(ii) any
change or event of which Seller has Actual Knowledge which results in any
representation or warranty of any Seller under this Agreement being inaccurate
in any material respect when made or if restated;
(iii) any
written notice or other written communication from any Person alleging that
the
consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement;
(iv) any
notice or other communication (oral or written) from the FTC, the DOJ or the
IRS
or any written notice or other written communication from any other Governmental
Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
(v) the
receipt of any loan, advance or capital contribution by † Management Company or
any Project Partnership;
(vi) any
proceeding commenced or, to the Actual Knowledge of Seller, threatened against,
relating to or involving or otherwise affecting † Management Company or any
Seller, Project or Project Partnership that, if pending on the date of this
Agreement, would have been required to have been disclosed pursuant to
Section 2.9
or that
relates to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
and
(vii) any
material damage or destruction by fire or other casualty of any Project or
assets or part thereof or in the event that any such Project or part thereof
becomes the subject of any proceeding or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened
proceeding for the taking thereof or any part thereof or of any right relating
thereto by condemnation, eminent domain or other similar governmental
action.
(b) Until
the
Closing, Purchaser shall promptly notify Seller of:
(i) any
change or event that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or could
reasonably be expected to have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect;
(ii)
any
change or event of which Purchaser has actual knowledge which results in any
representation or warranty of any Purchaser or Seller under this Agreement
being
inaccurate in any material respect when made or if restated;
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(iii) any
written notice or other written communication from any Person alleging that
the
consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement;
(iv) any
notice or other communication (oral or written) from the FTC, the DOJ or the
IRS
or any written notice or other written communication from any other Governmental
Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
and
(v) any
proceeding commenced or, to the knowledge of Purchaser, threatened that relates
to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
5.6 Interim
Financial Statements.
Seller
shall deliver to Purchaser by the 20th
of each
month monthly operating statements for the preceding month for † Management
Company and each Project Partnership. Also, promptly following their preparation
in the ordinary course of business, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser any other
financial reports for Seller, † Management Company, the Projects and the Project
Partnerships for interim and/or annual fiscal periods ending after the date
of
this Agreement in the form that is customarily prepared for Seller’s internal
purposes. Seller covenants that such periodic statements (i) shall, to Seller’s
Actual Knowledge, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Seller, † Management Company, the Projects and the Project
Partnerships as of their respective dates and the related results of their
operations for the respective periods then ended, and (ii) shall, to Seller’s
Actual Knowledge, be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent
basis within such periods.
5.7 Correspondence
and Reports.
Seller
shall deliver or make available to Purchaser, to the extent in Seller’s
possession or control, copies of all notices, filings, reports, correspondence
and other documents sent by Seller, † Management Company or any Project
Partnership to, or received by Seller, † Management Company or any Project
Partnership from, any Limited Partner, any Lender, any insurance company, the
IRS or any other taxing authority or Governmental Entity.
5.8 Exclusivity.
From
and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the
termination of this Agreement: (a) Seller shall not, and shall not permit †
Management Company or the Project Partnerships to, and Seller shall cause each
of its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, through any representative
of
any of them or otherwise, initiate, solicit or encourage (including by way
of
furnishing non-public information or assistance), or enter into negotiations
of
any type, directly or indirectly, or enter into a confidentiality agreement,
letter of intent or purchase agreement, merger agreement or other similar
agreement with any Person other than Purchaser with respect to a sale of all
or
any substantial portion of the assets of † Management Company or any Seller,
Project or Project Partnership, or a merger, consolidation, recapitalization,
business combination, sale of all or any substantial portion of the equity
interests of † Management Company or any Seller, Project or Project Partnership,
or the liquidation or similar extraordinary transaction with respect to †
Management Company or any Seller, Project or Project Partnership, and (b) Seller
shall not, except as set forth in Schedule
5.8
or
Schedule
5.2,
sell,
assign, pledge or in any manner dispose of or create or suffer the creation
of a
Lien on any Purchased Interests.
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5.9 Additional
Covenants of Seller Regarding † Management Company, the Projects and the Project
Partnerships.
Each
Seller covenants to Purchaser that:
(a) The
Seller shall cause † Management Company and the Project Partnerships to do all
things necessary to maintain their status as limited partnerships in good
standing and had, has, and shall continue to have full power and authority
to
acquire the Projects and to develop, construct, operate, and maintain the
Projects in accordance with the terms of the respective Project Documents and
to
enable † Management Company and the Project Partnerships to engage in their
business.
(b) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
5.9(b)
or
Schedule
5.2,
Seller
shall not (nor shall Seller allow † Management Company or any Project
Partnership to) terminate or materially amend any Loan Document, Project
Partnership Agreement, Regulatory Agreement, Fee Agreement, Standalone Economic
Guarantee or any document of record affecting any Project Partnership, except
to
the extent that Seller or a Project Partnership is required to enter into any
such termination or amendment pursuant to the terms of a Scheduled Document.
Seller shall promptly provide Purchaser with a copy of any termination of or
amendment to any Loan Document, Project Partnership Agreement, Regulatory
Agreement, Fee Agreement, Standalone Economic Guarantee or any document of
record affecting † Management Company or any Project Partnership entered into
after the Effective Date. Furthermore, except as set forth in Schedule
5.9(b)
or
Schedule
5.2,
Seller
shall not (nor shall Seller allow any Project Partnership to) (i) voluntarily
grant, create, assume or permit to be created any mortgage, lien, lease, or
material encumbrance, easement, covenant, condition, right-of-way or restriction
upon any Project other than in the ordinary course of business or (ii)
voluntarily take or permit any action adversely affecting the title to the
Projects as it exists on the Effective Date. Seller shall promptly provide
Purchaser with a copy of any mortgage, lien, lease, encumbrance, easement,
covenant, condition, right-of-way or restriction upon any Project granted after
the Effective Date.
(c) The
Seller shall use reasonable best efforts to cause † Management Company and each
Project Partnership to continue to comply with their respective obligations
in
all material respects under all Scheduled Documents in accordance with past
practices and in such a manner as to not knowingly materially alter the
disclosures contained in Schedule
2.7
or
Schedule
2.8.
(d) The
Seller shall not act in any manner that will cause (i) † Management Company
or any Project Partnerships to be treated for federal income tax purposes as
an
association taxable as a corporation or a publicly traded partnership taxed
as a
corporation, or (ii) † Management Company or any Project Partnership to
fail to qualify as a limited partnership under the relevant Laws of the state
of
formation of † Management Company or any such Project Partnership.
(e) The
Seller shall cause † Management Company and each Project Partnership to make
timely, accurate and complete submissions of federal and state income tax
returns consistent with prior tax accounting and reporting practices, and shall
not (except to the extent required by any Project Partnership Agreement) make
or
modify any tax election or tax accounting method without Purchaser's
approval.
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(f) The
Seller shall promptly inform Purchaser upon receiving any written notice of
or
having any Actual Knowledge of, any violation with respect to † Management
Company or any Project of any law, rule, regulation, order, or decree of any
Governmental Entity having jurisdiction, which would have a Material Adverse
Effect on † Management Company or any Project or Project Partnership or the
construction, rehabilitation, use, occupancy, or operation thereof. For these
purposes, any violation of Section 42 of the Code or the regulations promulgated
thereunder or of a Regulatory Agreement shall be deemed to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(g) The
Seller shall promptly furnish to Purchaser a copy of any written notice of
default under any Scheduled Documents.
(h) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
5.9(b)
or
Schedule
5.2,
the
Seller will not cause or allow restrictions on the sale or refinancing of any
Project, other than the restrictions set forth in the existing Loan Documents
and Scheduled Documents.
(i) Seller
shall not cancel or materially modify the current Project insurance policies
prior to their expiration, except that Seller may renew or replace such policies
earlier than their current expiration. Any renewal or replacement policies
(whether first put in place prior to or at the current expiration of the current
policies) shall (i) be consistent with Seller’s past practices with respect to
insurance policies, (ii) shall be on terms no less favorable to the Project
Partnerships than the current policies, (iii) shall be with insurance carriers
having S&P ratings of at least A-, and (iv) shall have policy terms of no
longer than one year. Seller shall keep Purchaser informed during the process
of
selecting renewal or replacement policies (including, but not limited to,
providing Purchaser with preliminary pricing and detailed summaries of coverage
amounts, deductibles and other coverage information) and shall consider in
good
faith any comments of Purchaser relating thereto. If Closing occurs, Purchaser
shall not cancel or materially modify any such policies obtained by Seller
in
conformance with the terms of this Section. At Seller’s election, any Removed
Projects and the projects listed on Schedule
4.3
shall
continue to be covered under the policies described in this Section, provided
that Seller pays all insurance costs related to such Removed Projects and the
projects listed on Schedule
4.3.
At
Seller’s election, Seller may also cease to have the policies described in this
Section apply to any of such projects designated by Seller provided Seller
pays
all costs and expenses related thereto.
(j) The
Seller shall investigate and report to Purchaser any proposal or offer of any
Person, to acquire any Project or any Interests or Purchased Interests. Except
as set forth on Schedule
5.9(j),
Seller
shall also not, without the prior written consent of Purchaser, directly or
indirectly acquire or offer to acquire any Limited Partner interest in any
Project Partnership. The terms of the preceding sentence shall survive
Closing.
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(k) The
Seller will use commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the Project
Partnerships to comply in all material respects with all of the terms and
conditions of the residential lease agreements for each of the Units.
(l) No
Project Partnership shall employ any Person as an employee of the Project
Partnership.
5.10 Tax
Matters.
(a) Taxes
determined by income, and all items relevant thereto, with respect to the
taxable year of † Management Company and the Project Partnerships which includes
the Closing Date, shall be allocated between Seller and Purchaser by “closing
the books” of the Project Partnerships as of the end of the Closing Date. All
other Taxes with respect to † Management Company or the Project Partnerships
determined by reference to a taxable period that includes, but does not end
on,
the Closing Date, shall be apportioned between pre-Closing and post-Closing
periods for any purpose of this Agreement based on the number of days in such
taxable period occurring through the Closing Date, and the number of days in
such taxable period occurring after the Closing Date.
(b) Seller
and Purchaser shall cooperate fully, as to the extent reasonably requested
by
the other Party, in connection with the filing of Tax Returns of each Project
Partnership and † Management Company with respect to the year in which Closing
occurs, and any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes.
Purchaser shall file such Tax Returns for the year in which Closing occurs
subject to Seller’s prior review and approval thereof (which review and approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Such cooperation will include
the retention and (upon the other Party’s request) the provision of records and
information reasonably relevant to such audit, litigation or other proceeding
and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide
additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder.
The
Parties agree that Purchaser and Seller will (i) retain all books and records
with respect to Tax matters pertinent to the Purchased Interests relating to
any
tax period beginning before the Closing Date until expiration of the statute
of
limitations (and, to the extent notified by the other Party, any extensions
thereof) of the respective tax periods, and to abide by all record retention
agreements entered into with any Government Entity, (ii) to deliver or make
available to the other Party upon request copies of all such books and records,
and (iii) to give reasonable written notice prior to transferring, destroying
or
discarding any such books and records and, if the other Party so requests,
the
allow such Party to take possession of such books and records.
5.11 Employee
Benefits.
(a) In
accordance with Section
1.4(f)
and
except as otherwise expressly provided herein, at the Closing Seller shall
provide Purchaser with a credit for all wages,
salaries, compensation, paid time off and other paid leaves, Employee Benefit
Plan contributions and benefits, fringe benefits and payroll taxes, if any,
that
accrued with respect to, or are payable to, the Employees prior to the Closing
Date.
With
respect to paid time off (PTO) and other paid leaves, the credit shall apply
only to accrued PTO and leaves actually used or taken prior to the Closing
Date.
On and after the Closing Date, † Management Company shall
be
responsible for any accrued but unused PTO and major medical leave owed to
the
Employees in accordance with † Management Company’s paid time off policies
attached as Schedule
5.11(a).
Seller
shall neither be obligated to pay nor to provide Purchaser with any credit
on
account of any such accrued but unused PTO or major medical leave.
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(b) Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Seller shall indemnify,
defend and hold the Purchaser harmless from and against any and all claims
of
the Employees, any representatives of such Employees, and applicable units
of
local government based on failure to comply with (i) the WARN Act and/or (ii)
any applicable State WARN Act, to the extent applicable, arising out of or
relating to the termination of employment of any Employee before the Closing
Date. Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold Seller and its Affiliates
harmless from and against any and all claims of the Employees, any
representatives of such Employees, and applicable units of local government
based on failure to comply with (i) the WARN Act and/or (ii) any applicable
State WARN Act, to the extent applicable, arising out of or relating to the
termination of employment of any Employee on or after the Closing
Date.
(c) Except
with respect to modifications of † Management Company’s group health plan
effective March 1, 2007, Seller agrees that it will provide Purchaser at least
ten (10) days’ advance written notice of any significant or comprehensive
review, modification or renewal by Seller or † Management Company of Seller’s or
† Management Company’s employee benefits plans or policies, and shall allow
representatives of Purchaser to participate in all aspects of any such
review(s), modification(s) or renewal(s).
(d) Seller
shall indemnify, defend and hold the Purchaser harmless from and against any
and
all losses, damages, liabilities, taxes and sanctions arising from or relating
to (i) any violation (or alleged violation) by Seller or † Management Company or
any of their respective Affiliates of any law governing employment matters
with
respect to Employees occurring prior to the Closing Date, (ii) any claims
asserted by any Employees or Seller or any other person or entity based upon
any
Pre-Closing Employee Obligations (except for any such obligation assumed by
Purchaser under this Agreement such as COBRA continuation coverage), and (iii)
any breach of the obligations of Seller under this Section
5.11.
(e) Purchaser
shall indemnify, defend and hold Seller harmless from and against any and all
losses, damages, liabilities, taxes and sanctions arising from or relating
to
(i) any violation (or alleged violation) of any law governing employment matters
with respect to any Employees accruing on or after the Closing Date, (ii) any
claims asserted by any Employees of Purchaser or any Project Partnership, or
any
other person or entity directly related to Purchaser’s Post-Closing Employee
Obligations, and (iii) any breach of the obligations of Purchaser under this
Section
5.11.
(f) On
and
after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall be responsible for providing (or causing
† Management Company to provide) COBRA continuation coverage (as described in
Sections 601 through 608 of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code) to any persons
who are “M&A qualified beneficiaries” under a group health plan of †
Management Company. Seller shall provide to Purchaser a list of such M&A
qualified beneficiaries as soon as practicable after the Effective Date and
again no later ten (10) days nor more than twenty (20) days prior to the Closing
Date. From and after the Effective Date and prior to the Closing Date, Seller
and † Management Company shall not (i) offer any material incentive to any
Employee to elect continuation coverage with respect to any group health plan
of
† Management Company, or (ii) take any action, other than an action in ordinary
course of business, that will result in a person covered by a group health
plan
of † Management Company becoming entitled to COBRA continuation coverage. Except
as expressly provided in this Section
5.12(f),
Seller
shall retain full responsibility and liability for providing COBRA continuation
coverage to all persons who are or previously were covered under a group health
plan of Seller or † Management Company.
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(g) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the foregoing obligations of Seller
and
Purchaser in this Section
5.11,
with
the exception of subsection (c), shall survive the Closing.
5.12 Employees.
(a) Within
ten (10) days after the Effective Date, Seller will provide to Purchaser a
written list (the “Employee
List”)
of all
full-time and part-time employees of † Management Company (each an “Employee”
and
collectively the “Employees”),
which
list shall indicate each Employee’s job title, work location, compensation
(including base salary; 2005 and 2006 bonuses paid, if applicable; any Seller
Benefit Plans in which such Employees participate; any in-place employment
agreements; and any other compensation, benefits and/or perquisites), date
of
hire, classification (as exempt or non-exempt) under the Fair Labor Standards
Act or other applicable wage and hour law, and whether such Employee is not
actively at work for any reason such as a leave of absence, and, if so, the
date
the absence began and the anticipated date of return to work. The Employee
List
shall also denote the extent to which (if at all) compensation is reimbursed
by
any Project Partnership. The Employee List shall also set forth an accurate
and
complete list of all former Employees to whom † Management Company is currently
obligated to pay any severance, compensation or other remuneration. Seller
shall
notify Purchaser in writing of any changes to the Employee List on a bi-monthly
basis (with each such update covering changes occurring during the preceding
sixty (60) days). Seller shall not nor shall Seller cause or permit † Management
Company to terminate any Employee or to materially change the terms of any
Employee’s employment other than in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practices and industry standards. Seller shall not nor shall Seller
cause or permit † Management Company to engage in any layoffs or terminations of
groups or classes of Employees after the Effective Date.
(b) Except
with respect to modifications of † Management Company’s group health plan
effective March 1, 2007, subsequent to the Effective Date, Seller shall not,
nor
shall Seller cause or permit † Management Company or any of their respective
Affiliates to (i) make any material change in or enhancement to the compensation
or benefits payable or to become payable to any of the Employees other than
any
normal recurring increases (such as annual merit or cost of living adjustments
which Employees typically receive on or before April 30 of each calendar year
and previously scheduled benefit enhancements or payments), or other reasonable
adjustments consistent with past practices and industry standards (such as
promotional increases); (ii) except as may be required under the terms of
existing Employee Benefit Plans or by Law, (A) establish, adopt, enter into,
amend, agree to amend or terminate any Employee Benefit Plan or any plan,
agreement, program, policy, trust, fund or other arrangement that would be
an
Employee Benefit Plan if it were in existence as of the date of this Agreement,
or (B) establish, adopt, enter into, amend, agree to amend or terminate any
Seller Benefit Plan; (iii) transfer or relocate management level Employees
other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (iv)
effectuate or announce any employment terminations that constitute a “plant
closing” or “mass layoff,” as those terms are defined in the WARN Act or any
applicable State WARN Act, affecting in whole or in part any site of employment,
facility, operating unit or employee of the Seller or † Management Company; (v)
enter into any agreement with any Employee, other than an industry standard
separation agreement which includes a release of claims; or (vi) enter into
any
collective bargaining agreement, neutrality agreement, or other labor
contract.
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(c) At
the
end of the Due Diligence Period and continuing until the Closing Date, Seller
shall not permit † Management Company to hire any additional Employees
except
as
may be necessary to meet operational needs due to Employee
attrition.
During
the Due Diligence Period, Seller shall cause † Management Company to continue to
adhere to its current hiring policies and procedures, including but not limited
to its use of background checks and prehire drug testing.
(d) All
Employees of † Management Company as of the Closing Date will remain employed by
† Management Company subject to their current at will employment status. †
Management Company will continue after Closing to use the Employees’ original
dates of hire with † Management Company for benefits eligibility, vesting,
accrual and all other employment purposes for which dates of hire are
applicable.
5.13 Costs
and Expenses.
Each
Party shall bear its own expenses in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, unless otherwise specifically provided herein. The Parties
shall split equally any assumption fees and any other landlord, Limited Partner
or other Required Consent provider fees or expenses required to be paid in
connection with the assignment of the Purchased Interests or the Space Leases
or
Personal Property Leases or obtaining or attempting to obtain (even if Closing
does not occur or any Required Consents are not obtained) the Required Consents
(including any underwriting fees or costs due to any State Agencies (or their
agents) in connection therewith), and each Party shall cooperate to structure
around the necessity to pay such fees (so long as any such structuring does
not
result in any materially greater cost, risk or liability or materially decreased
benefit to any Party unless such Party consents to such structuring in its
sole
discretion); provided that all such fees and expenses relating to obtaining
Required Consents from Sun America or its Affiliates shall be paid by Seller
rather than split. The fees and expenses described in the preceding sentence
shall be limited to fees and expenses to which the applicable party (e.g. Lender
or Limited Partner) is entitled under the terms of existing agreements plus
fees
of their counsel and their other out-of-pocket expenses, it being understood
that neither Seller nor Purchaser shall without its consent be obligated to
pay
any other fees or expenses demanded by any Required Consent provider. Title
insurance premiums for any new title reports or title policies, if required,
will be the responsibility of Purchaser. Seller and Purchaser shall each pay
one-half of any applicable sales or transfer taxes that may be due in connection
with the sale of the Purchased Interests or Personal Property. The terms of
this
Section
5.13
shall
survive Closing or termination of this Agreement.
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5.14 Further
Assurances.
Seller
agrees that it will, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date,
upon request of Purchaser, do, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or will cause
to be done, executed, acknowledged and delivered, all such further acts, deeds,
assignments, transfers, conveyances and assurances as may reasonably be required
for the assigning, transferring, granting, assuring and confirming to Purchaser,
or to its successors and assigns, any or all of the assets or property being
sold to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, provided that the same do not
impose any liability on Seller beyond that provided in this Agreement or any
document required to be executed by Seller pursuant to this Agreement. Purchaser
agrees that it will, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date,
upon request of Seller, do, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or will cause
to
be done, executed, acknowledged and delivered, all such further acts, deeds,
assignments, transfers, conveyances and assurances as may reasonably be required
for the assumption of the Assumed Obligations, provided that the same do not
impose any liability on Purchaser beyond that provided in this Agreement or
any
document required to be executed by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement. The
terms of this Section
5.14
shall
survive Closing.
5.15 Casualty.
(a) If
any
material damage or destruction by fire or other casualty occurs at any Project
prior to Closing, Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser. If (all as determined
by Seller subject to Purchaser’s reasonable approval) the expected cost of
repair of such casualty is less than the sum of the expected insurance proceeds
plus the amount of Project Partnership funds expected to be available for such
repair (such as reserves and expected excess net cash flow, with the amount
of
the expected insurance proceeds and expected Project Partnership funds being
the
“Available
Funds”)
such
that the Seller would not be required to fund any repair costs not covered
by
Available Funds (any such casualty for which the Available Funds are sufficient
to pay the repair costs being a “Fully
Covered Casualty”),
then
Seller shall cause the applicable Project Partnership to diligently proceed
in a
commercially reasonable manner to settle the insurance claim and repair the
damage and (assuming Closing occurs and the damage is not fully repaired and/or
the claim not fully processed by Closing) shall cooperate with Purchaser so
that
Purchaser (as the new general partner of the applicable Project Partnership)
can
continue with the process of repairing the damage and/or processing the
claim
(the
actions described in this sentence being a “Normal
Casualty Repair Process”).
(b) If
the
casualty is not a Fully Covered Casualty, then Seller shall notify Purchaser
within 5 days after the determination of the amount by which the expected cost
of repair exceeds the expected Available Funds (as determined by Seller subject
to Purchaser’s reasonable approval) and as to whether Seller shall (i) undertake
and comply with the Normal Casualty Repair Process and provide Purchaser a
credit at Closing against the Purchase Price in the amount, if any, by which
the
remaining unpaid cost of repairing the damage exceeds the remaining Available
Funds (as determined by Seller subject to Purchaser’s reasonable approval) (the
“Remaining
Insurance Shortfall”),
(ii)
undertake and comply with the Normal Casualty Repair Process, but to not provide
Purchaser a credit at Closing against the Purchase Price in the amount of any
Remaining Insurance Shortfall, or (iii) not repair the damage (the options
described in this sentence being Seller’s sole options). If Seller fails to
notify Purchaser of its election within such five day period, Seller shall
be
deemed to have elected option (iii). If Seller elects option (ii) or (iii),
then
Purchaser shall within five days after such election notify Seller as to whether
Purchaser desires to proceed in accordance with the selected option or to
exercise its Project Removal Option with respect to the applicable Project.
If
Purchaser fails to notify Seller of its election within such five day period,
Purchaser shall be deemed to have elected to proceed in accordance with the
option that Seller selected. If the result of the process described in this
Section
5.15(b)
is that
the parties have selected option (iii), then Seller shall cause the Project
Partnership (at the Project partnership’s expense) to take such commercially
reasonable prudent actions as are necessary to restore any undamaged areas
to a
functionally useful state and to eliminate any public safety
hazards.
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(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Section
5.15,
if the
Lender (and/or any other Person entitled to control the use or disposition
of
insurance proceeds) does not consent to make the applicable insurance proceeds
available for restoration, then Purchaser may exercise its Project Removal
Option with respect to the damaged Project. If Purchaser does not so exercise
its Project Removal Option, the Parties shall proceed in accordance with the
terms of Section
5.15(b).
5.16 Condemnation.
If,
prior to Closing, all or any part of a Project is taken by condemnation or
a
conveyance in lieu thereof, or if Seller receives notice of a condemnation
proceeding with respect to a Project, then Seller shall promptly notify
Purchaser of such condemnation or conveyance in lieu thereof. If the taking
or
threatened taking is a Material Taking (as defined below), then Purchaser may
elect, by written notice to be delivered to Seller on or before the sooner
of
(i) the tenth (10th) day after Purchaser’s receipt of such notice, or
(ii) the Closing Date, to exercise its Project Removal Option with respect
to the applicable Project. If Purchaser does not so exercise its Project Removal
Option, then the Parties shall proceed in the same manner as if there had been
no Material Taking. As used herein, a “Material
Taking”
means
either (i) a taking of any part of the Project reasonably required for the
operation of the Project in the manner operated on the date hereof or which
would be expected to result in a material reduction in the Credits thereafter
available with respect to the Project, or (ii) a taking where the related
condemnation proceeds are reasonably expected to exceed 10% of the fair market
value of the applicable Project.
5.17 Purchaser
Option to Restructure Transaction.
Purchaser shall have the option, at any time prior to the end of the Due
Diligence Period, in its sole discretion, and upon thirty (30) days’ prior
written notice to Seller, to restructure the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement so that Purchaser shall acquire any or all Seller entities designated
by Purchaser rather than the Purchased Interests from the respective designated
Seller entities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms of any such
restructuring and the documents relating thereto shall be subject to the
agreement of both parties.
ARTICLE
6. DUE
DILIGENCE.
Seller
and Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
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6.1 Purchaser’s
Due Diligence; Access.
Between
the Effective Date and Closing, Seller shall allow Purchaser and its authorized
representatives to conduct customary due diligence and shall allow Purchaser
and
its authorized representatives full access to all personnel, offices and other
facilities of Seller, the Projects and the Project Partnerships, with such
due
diligence including without limitation (but only to the extent within Seller’s
possession or control): (a) property level due diligence for all of the
Projects, including physical condition assessments, unit walk throughs,
environmental assessments, lease audits, review of books, records and service
contracts, zoning and law compliance confirmation, title and survey review;
(b)
the review of all existing financing documents, including the Loan Documents,
pertaining to the Projects and/or the Project Partnerships; (c) the review
of
information pertaining to the Project Partnerships (e.g., partnership
agreements, certificates of good standing and tax returns); (d) the review
of
information related to the Credits and/or tax exempt bonds (e.g., cost
certifications, 8609s, 8823s, tenant compliance and monitoring reports of the
Project Partnerships, IRS audits and settlement agreements); and (e) the asking
questions of, and receiving answers from, the officers, directors, shareholders
and representatives of Seller, the partners of each Project Partnerships, state
housing agencies having jurisdiction over the Projects, and the auditors and
accountants for Seller and the Project Partnerships; provided that
notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser shall not, without prior written notice
and approval of Seller (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed), approach or have access to Seller’s officers,
directors, shareholders and representatives or other personnel or the partners
of the Project Partnership, state housing agencies having jurisdiction over
the
Projects or the auditors and accountants for Seller or the Project Partnerships.
Seller will provide Purchaser with copies of any documents in Seller’s
possession as Purchaser may reasonably request. The representations and
warranties of Seller contained herein and in any Transaction Documents shall
not
be deemed waived or otherwise affected by any such due diligence investigation
made by Purchaser. Any Project-related inspections will be done at reasonable
times after reasonable notice and Seller shall have the right to have a
representative present at all inspections. Purchaser shall repair any damage
to
any Project caused by any entry upon any Project by Purchaser and shall
indemnify and hold harmless Seller from any claims for damage, personal injury
or death caused by Purchaser's activities on any Project (but not for any
pre-existing conditions that may be revealed by Purchaser’s investigations or
for any damages arising out of Seller’s negligence) (Purchaser’s obligations
under this sentence being the “Purchaser
Repair Obligations”).
Purchaser shall promptly give to Seller copies of all title reports, all UCC
searches and all final, written third party physical or environmental reports,
derived from Purchaser’s due diligence activities (or, in the case where a draft
report is not finalized, Purchaser shall provide to Seller the last draft)
without any representation or warranty by Purchaser with respect thereto and
with it being understood that Seller shall not be permitted to rely on any
such
reports or drafts absent reliance letters or other consents from the applicable
report providers. Purchaser’s structural engineering and environmental
assessment reports will be obtained by Purchaser from third parties. Purchaser
shall promptly commence its physical due diligence and will proceed with such
due diligence diligently and in good faith. Purchaser shall also promptly order
UCC searches on (1) † Management Company and each Seller in their respective
States of organization, in Orange County, Florida and in each County in which
a
Project is located, and (2) on each Project Partnership in its State of
organization and in the County in which its Project is located. All due
diligence conducted by Purchaser shall be at Purchaser’s sole expense.
Notwithstanding this Section
6.1,
Seller
shall promptly supplement or amend the Schedules prior to the Closing pursuant
to Section
2.18.
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6.2 Due
Diligence Termination Option and Project Removal Rights.
(a) Due
Diligence Termination Option.
This
Agreement may be terminated by Purchaser, in its sole discretion for any or
no
reason (the “Due
Diligence Termination Option”),
by
written notice (a “Due
Diligence Termination Notice”)
given
to Seller at any time prior to the expiration of the Due Diligence Period.
If
Purchaser terminates this Agreement pursuant to this Section
6.2,
then
this Agreement shall be null and void, and no party shall have any further
liability or obligation to any other party under this Agreement, except that
Purchaser shall not be relieved of the Purchaser Repair Obligations, and the
Confidentiality Provisions shall survive for the period set forth in
Section
5.4.
(b) Project
Removals Generally.
Under
certain circumstances set forth in the remaining subsections of this
Section
6.2
or in
Sections
1.4(c),
1.5,
3.19(d),
5.15,
5.16,
8.3
or
8.4,
either
Seller or Purchaser may elect to cause a Project to be removed from the
portfolio of Projects in which Purchaser is acquiring an indirect interest
(any
such removal being a “Project
Removal”
and
any
such removed Project being a “Removed
Project”).
If a
Project becomes a Removed Project, then (i) Purchaser shall neither acquire
the
Purchased Interests relating to such Removed Project nor assume any Seller
Obligations relating to such Removed Project, (ii) the Base Price shall be
reduced by the Allocated Value of the Removed Project, and (iii) the term
“Project” as used in this Agreement shall no longer be deemed to refer to such
Removed Project. The option of either Party to cause a Project Removal in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement is referred to herein as a
“Project
Removal Option”.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Purchaser may not
exercise a Project Removal Option pursuant to this Section
6.2
or
pursuant to Section
8.3(a)
that
would cause the aggregate Allocated Values of all Projects removed at
Purchaser’s election pursuant to Sections
1.5,
6.2
or
8.3(a)
to
exceed $25,000,000.
(c) Material
Conditions Generally.
The
remaining subsections of this Section
6.2
describe
in detail the rights and obligations of the Parties with respect to various
Material Conditions, which include in some cases, (i) certain rights of Seller
to remedy certain Material Conditions, and (ii) certain rights of Purchaser
to
cause Project Removals with respect to certain Material
Conditions.
(d) Material
Title and Survey Conditions.
Purchaser shall promptly order title commitments or title reports on each of
the
Projects. Seller shall within 30 days after the Effective Date deliver to
Purchaser copies of the most recent surveys of each Project in Seller’
possession or control. If during the Due Diligence Period Purchaser discovers
a
Material Title or Survey Condition, then Purchaser may deliver to Seller a
notice during the Due Diligence Period specifying the applicable Material Title
or Survey Condition. Seller shall within ten days after delivery of any such
objection notice notify Purchaser as to whether Seller shall cure such Material
Title or Survey Condition to Purchaser’s reasonable satisfaction by the later of
the end of the Due Diligence Period or 30 days after the date of Purchaser’s
notice (such later date being the “Required
Title Cure Date”),
and
if so, describe the means by which Seller shall cure such Material Title or
Survey Condition. If Seller fails to notify Purchaser of Seller’s intent to cure
the Material Title or Survey Condition within such ten day period, Seller shall
be deemed to have elected not to cure. If (i) Seller is unwilling to cure such
Material Title or Survey Condition by the Required Title Cure Date, (ii) Seller
indicates that it will cure such Material Title or Survey Condition by the
Required Title Cure Date but fails to do so, or (iii) Seller fails to notify
Purchaser within such ten-day period of Seller’s intention to so cure a Material
Title or Survey Condition, then Purchaser may, by written notice to Seller
within five business days after the applicable event (i.e. Seller’s notification
of Seller’s unwillingness to cure; passage of the ten day period described above
expires and Seller delivers no notice; failure to cure by the Required Title
Cure Date), (x) exercise its Project Removal Option with respect to the Project
to which the Material Title or Survey Condition relates, (y) elect to accept
the
Material Title or Survey Condition as-is (subject to its Due Diligence
Termination Option), or (z) terminate this Agreement (in which case the Xxxxxxx
Money, if posted prior to such termination, shall be returned to Purchaser).
If
Purchaser does not deliver any such notice to Seller within the five business
day period set forth in the preceding sentence, Purchaser shall be deemed to
have elected to accept the Material Title or Survey Condition as-is (subject
to
its Due Diligence Termination Option).
Furthermore, if Seller elects to cure a Material Title
or
Survey Condition by
the
Required Title Cure Date and fails to do so, then Seller shall not be deemed
to
be in default due to such failure to cure (so long as Seller has used diligent,
good faith efforts to cure), but Purchaser may terminate this Agreement by
written notice to Seller within five business days after the Required Title
Cure
Date, in which case the Xxxxxxx Money (if posted prior to such termination)
shall be returned to Purchaser.
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(e) Material
Physical Conditions.
If
during the Due Diligence Period Purchaser discovers a Material Physical
Condition, then Purchaser may deliver to Seller a notice during the Due
Diligence Period specifying the applicable Material Physical Condition. Seller
shall within ten days after delivery of any such objection notice notify
Purchaser as to whether Seller shall cure such Material Physical Condition
to
Purchaser’s reasonable satisfaction by the later of the end of the Due Diligence
Period or 30 days after the date of Purchaser’s notice (such later date being
the “Required
Physical Cure Date”),
and
if so, describe the means by which Seller shall cure such Material Physical
Condition (which may be by reducing the Base Price by an amount equal to the
resulting Required Physical Cure Amount). If Seller fails to notify Purchaser
of
Seller’s intent to cure the Material Physical Condition within such ten day
period, Seller shall be deemed to have elected not to cure. If (i) Seller is
unwilling to cure such Material Physical Condition by the Required Physical
Cure
Date, (ii) Seller indicates that it will cure such Material Physical Condition
by the Required Physical Cure Date but fails to do so, or (iii) Seller fails
to
notify Purchaser within such ten-day period of Seller’s intention to so cure a
Material Physical Condition, then Purchaser may, by written notice to Seller
within five business days after the applicable event (i.e. Seller’s notification
of Seller’s unwillingness to cure; passage of the ten day period described above
expires and Seller delivers no notice; failure to cure by the Required Physical
Cure Date), (x) exercise its Project Removal Option with respect to the Project
to which the Material Physical Condition relates, (y) elect to accept the
Material Physical Condition as-is (subject to its Due Diligence Termination
Option), or (z) terminate this Agreement (in which case the Xxxxxxx Money,
if
posted prior to such termination, shall be returned to Purchaser). If Purchaser
does not deliver any such notice to Seller within the five business day period
set forth in the preceding sentence, Purchaser shall be deemed to have elected
to accept the Material Physical Condition as-is (subject to its Due Diligence
Termination Option). Furthermore, if Seller elects to cure a Material Physical
Condition by the Required Physical Cure Date and fails to do so, then Seller
shall not be deemed to be in default due to such failure to cure (so long as
Seller has used diligent, good faith efforts to cure), but Purchaser may
terminate this Agreement by written notice to Seller within five business days
after the Required Physical Cure Date, in which case the Xxxxxxx Money (if
posted prior to such termination) shall be returned to
Purchaser.
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(f) Material
Credit Reductions.
If
during the Due Diligence Period Purchaser discovers a Material Credit Reduction,
then Purchaser may deliver to Seller a notice during the Due Diligence Period
specifying the applicable Material Credit Reduction. If the Material Credit
Reduction is reasonably susceptible to cure (which may be by a credit against
the Purchase Price if the monetary effect on Purchaser is reasonably
determinable) and relates to one or more specific Project Partnerships (as
described in clause (x) of the definition of “Material Credit Reduction”) and
not to the Project Partnerships on an aggregate basis (as described in clause
(y) of the definition of “Material Credit Reduction”) (any such Material Credit
Reduction being a “Curable
Credit Reduction”),
Seller shall within ten days after delivery of any such objection notice notify
Purchaser as to whether Seller shall cure such Curable Credit Reduction to
Purchaser’s reasonable satisfaction by the later of the end of the Due Diligence
Period or 30 days after the date of Purchaser’s notice (such later date being
the “Required
Credit Cure Date”),
and
if so, describe the means by which Seller shall cure such Curable Credit
Reduction. If Seller fails to notify Purchaser of Seller’s intent to cure the
Curable Credit Reduction within such ten day period, Seller shall be deemed
to
have elected not to cure. If (i) the Material Credit Reduction is not a Curable
Credit Reduction, (ii) Seller is unwilling to cure a Curable Credit Reduction
to
Purchaser’s reasonable satisfaction by the Required Credit Cure Date, (iii)
Seller indicates that it will cure such Curable Credit Reduction by the Required
Credit Cure Date but fails to do so, or (iv) Seller fails to notify Purchaser
within such ten-day period of Seller’s intention to so cure a Curable Credit
Reduction, then Purchaser may, by written notice to Seller within five business
days after the applicable event (i.e. Seller’s notification of Seller’s
unwillingness to cure; passage of the ten day period described above expires
and
Seller delivers no notice; failure to cure by the Required Credit Cure Date;
determination that the Material Credit Reduction is not a Curable Credit
Reduction), (x) exercise its Project Removal Option with respect to the
Project(s) designated by Purchaser to which the Material Credit Reduction
relates, or (y) elect to accept the Material Credit Reduction as-is (subject
to
its Due Diligence Termination Option), or (z) terminate this Agreement (in
which
case the Xxxxxxx Money, if posted prior to such termination, shall be returned
to Purchaser). If Purchaser does not deliver any such notice to Seller within
the five business day period set forth in the preceding sentence, Purchaser
shall be deemed to have elected to accept the Material Credit Reduction as-is
(subject to its Due Diligence Termination Option). Furthermore, if Seller elects
to cure a Curable Credit Reduction by the Required Credit Cure Date and fails
to
do so, then Seller shall not be deemed to be in default due to such failure
to
cure (so long as Seller has used diligent, good faith efforts to cure), but
Purchaser may terminate this Agreement by written notice to Seller within five
business days after the Required Credit Cure Date, in which case the Xxxxxxx
Money (if posted prior to such termination) shall be returned to
Purchaser.
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(g) Material
Litigation.
If
during the Due Diligence Period Purchaser discovers Material Litigation, then
Purchaser may deliver to Seller a notice during the Due Diligence Period
specifying the applicable Material Litigation. Seller shall within ten days
after delivery of any such objection notice notify Purchaser as to whether
Seller shall cure such Material Litigation by the later of the end of the Due
Diligence Period or 30 days after the date of Purchaser’s notice (such later
date being the “Required
Litigation Cure Date”),
and
if so, describe the means by which Seller shall cure such Material Litigation.
Acceptable cures with respect to Material Litigation shall be limited to (x)
final dismissal with prejudice of such Material Litigation, (y) final, binding
settlement of such litigation, or (z) an indemnity (and security therefor)
acceptable to Purchaser in its sole discretion. If Seller fails to notify
Purchaser of Seller’s intent to cure the Material Litigation within such ten day
period, Seller shall be deemed to have elected not to cure. If (i) Seller is
unwilling to cure any Material Litigation by the Required Litigation Cure Date,
(ii) Seller indicates that it will cure such Material Litigation by the Required
Litigation Cure Date but fails to do so, or (iii) Seller fails to notify
Purchaser within such ten-day period of Seller’s intention to so cure such
Material Litigation, then Purchaser may, by written notice to Seller within
five
business days after the applicable event (i.e. Seller’s notification of Seller’s
unwillingness to cure; passage of the ten day period described above expires
and
Seller delivers no notice; failure to cure by the Required Litigation Cure
Date), (1) if, and only if, the Material Litigation relates to specific Projects
or Project Partnerships, exercise its Project Removal Option with respect to
the
Project(s) designated by Purchaser to which the Material Litigation relates,
(2)
accept the Material Litigation as-is (subject to its Due Diligence Termination
Option), or (3) terminate this Agreement (in which case the Xxxxxxx Money,
if
posted prior to such termination, shall be returned to Purchaser). If Purchaser
does not deliver any such notice to Seller within the five business day period
set forth in the preceding sentence, Purchaser shall be deemed to have elected
to accept the Material Litigation as-is (subject to its Due Diligence
Termination Option). Furthermore, if Seller elects to cure any Material
Litigation by the Required Litigation Cure Date and fails to do so, then Seller
shall not be deemed to be in default due to such failure to cure (so long as
Seller has used diligent, good faith efforts to cure), but Purchaser may
terminate this Agreement by written notice to Seller within five business days
after the Required Litigation Cure Date, in which case the Xxxxxxx Money (if
posted prior to such termination) shall be returned to
Purchaser.
(h) Material
Representation Breaches.
If
during the Due Diligence Period Purchaser discovers a Material Representation
Breach, then Purchaser may deliver to Seller a notice during the Due Diligence
Period specifying the applicable Material Representation Breach. If the Material
Representation Breach is susceptible to cure by the later of the end of the
Due
Diligence Period or 30 days after the date of Purchaser’s notice (such later
date being the “Required
Rep Cure Date”),
Seller shall within ten days after delivery of any such objection notice notify
Purchaser as to whether Seller shall cure such Material Representation Breach
by
the Required Rep Cure Date, and if so, describe the means by which Seller shall
cure such Material Representation Breach. If Seller fails to notify Purchaser
of
Seller’s intent to cure a curable Material Representation Breach within such ten
day period, Seller shall be deemed to have elected not to cure. If (i) the
Material Representation Breach is not susceptible to cure by the Required Rep
Cure Date, (ii) Seller is unwilling to cure such Material Representation Breach
by the Required Rep Cure Date, (iii) Seller indicates that it will cure such
Material Representation Breach by the Required Rep Cure Date but fails to do
so,
or (iv) Seller fails to notify Purchaser within such ten-day period of Seller’s
intention to so cure a curable Material Representation Breach, then Purchaser
may, by written notice to Seller within five business days after the applicable
event (i.e. Seller’s notification of Seller’s unwillingness to cure; passage of
the ten day period described above expires and Seller delivers no notice;
failure to cure by the Required Rep Cure Date; determination that the Material
Representation Breach is not susceptible to cure), (x) if, and only if, the
Material Representation Breach relates to specific Projects or Project
Partnerships, exercise its Project Removal Option with respect to the Project
to
which the Material Representation Breach relates, (y) elect to accept the
Material Representation Breach as-is (subject to its Due Diligence Termination
Option), or (z) terminate this Agreement (in which case the Xxxxxxx Money,
if
posted prior to such termination, shall be returned to Purchaser). If Purchaser
does not deliver any such notice to Seller within the five business day period
set forth in the preceding sentence, Purchaser shall be deemed to have elected
to accept the Material Representation Breach as-is (subject to its Due Diligence
Termination Option). Furthermore, if Seller elects to cure a Material
Representation Breach by the Required Rep Cure Date and fails to do so, then
Seller shall not be deemed to be in default due to such failure to cure (so
long
as Seller has used diligent, good faith efforts to cure), but Purchaser may
terminate this Agreement by written notice to Seller within five business days
after the Required Rep Cure Date, in which case the Xxxxxxx Money (if posted
prior to such termination) shall be returned to Purchaser. If this Agreement
is
terminated pursuant to Purchaser’s exercise of its Due Diligence Termination
Option and a Material Representation Breach exists, then Purchaser shall also
be
entitled to all the remedies available to Purchaser pursuant to Section
8.5(a)
on
account of a termination of this Agreement by Purchaser pursuant to Section
8.4(c).
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6.3 As-Is.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any representations and
warranties specifically regarding the physical condition of the Projects shall
not survive Closing and no claim may be made thereon after Closing. Purchaser
acknowledges and agrees that, as between Seller and Purchaser, the physical
condition of the Projects is "as is, where is, with all faults".
6.4 Required
Consents.
Schedule
6.4
sets
forth certain Required Consents the parties have preliminarily determined are
necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (and indicates thereon to which Purchased Interest(s) each such
Required Consent relates). Each Party shall notify the other if between the
Effective Date and Closing it determines that any additional consents in
addition to those listed on Schedule
6.4
are
necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and any such additional consents shall be Required Consents. The
parties shall cooperate in good faith to obtain all Required Consents and shall
promptly commence and diligently pursue the process of attempting to obtain
the
Required Consents. As set forth in Section
1.1,
Purchaser also agrees that, to the extent required by the provider of a Required
Consent as a condition to the granting of such Required Consent, each of the
Purchaser Upper Tier Entities shall jointly and severally guarantee any Seller
Obligations that are currently guaranteed by any Seller or another party related
to Seller (each a “Seller
Guarantor”).
To
the extent the consent of Seller or any Affiliate of Seller is a Required
Consent (e.g. as a Limited Partner in a Project Partnership), such consent
is
hereby granted. Once any Required Consent is executed, the Parties shall comply
with their respective obligations thereunder. As
set
forth in Section
8.2(e),
a
Required Consent shall be deemed to satisfy the closing condition set forth
in
Section
8.2(e)
only if
the Required Consent (or another document executed by the Required Consent
provider) provides (if
and
only to the extent applicable) that each applicable Seller Guarantor is released
from any contractual liabilities which first arise after Closing under any
documents to which it is personally a party and under which it would otherwise
have express contractual liability.
The
parties shall also seek to have the Required Consent providers also release
each
applicable Seller Guarantor from any liabilities under the applicable documents
which arise before Closing (although it shall not be a condition to Closing
or a
condition to the effectiveness of a Required Consent that any Seller Guarantor
be so released from any pre-Closing liabilities).
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6.5 Space
Leases.
(a) Purchaser
and Seller shall cooperate to attempt to obtain (i) any landlord consents or
other consents as may be necessary in connection with the assignment and
assumption of the Space Leases or in connection with Purchaser’s acquisition of
† Management Company (with respect to any such leases under which † Management
Company is the lessee), and (ii) any landlord estoppels requested by Purchaser
with respect to the Space Leases. If despite the parties’ good faith efforts to
obtain any such required consent to any such assignment of a Space Lease cannot
be obtained, Purchaser may elect to sublease the applicable Leased Space from
Seller provided that all necessary consents, if any, required in connection
with
any such sublease are obtained. Any such sublease shall be on the same economic
terms and for the same duration as the applicable Space Lease. It shall be
a
condition to Purchaser’s obligation to assume any Space Lease or to sublease the
space leased thereunder that Purchaser receive a landlord estoppel reasonably
acceptable to Purchaser. The inability to obtain consents necessary to assume
any Space Lease (or to the change in ownership of † Management Company where †
Management Company is the lessee) or sublease the space leased thereunder shall
not be deemed to be a failure of a condition to Closing. In connection with
obtaining the consents described in this Section, the parties shall also
endeavor to have the landlords release the current tenants (other than †
Management Company) and any guarantors from any liability under the Space Leases
with respect to the period after Closing.
(b) The
parties have agreed that (assuming Closing occurs) † Management Company shall
have the right to assign the Home Office Lease to † (or another Person
designated by †) as of the end of the fifth lease year or (if not previously so
assigned) as of the end of any lease year thereafter, and to be released from
any further liability thereunder (other than with respect to events or
circumstances that occurred between the date Purchaser acquired † Management
Company and the date of such assignment) upon such assignment; provided that
†
Management Company shall not be entitled to make such an assignment at any
time
when a material default exists under the Home Office Lease (although †
Management Company may thereafter assign the Home Office Lease in accordance
with the terms of this Section if such material default is first cured).
Accordingly, † hereby agrees to so assume (or cause another Person to assume)
the Home Office Lease upon not less than six months’ and not more than eighteen
months’ prior written notice (an “Assignment
Notice”)
from †
Management Company effective upon the end of the fifth lease year or (if not
previously so assigned) as of the end of any lease year thereafter, provided
that the Home Office Landlord (i) consents to such assignment, and (ii) agrees
that † Management Company shall be released from any liability under the Home
Office Lease with respect to events or circumstances first occurring during
the
period from and after the date of such assignment (such consent and agreement
to
be evidenced by a written “Home
Office Consent and Release”).
Commencing promptly after † receives an Assignment Notice, † shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Home Office Consent and Release.
If the Home Office Consent and Release is not obtained by the date which is
60
days after the delivery of the Assignment Notice, then † Management Company may
deliver the Termination Notice referenced in Section 2.4 of the Home Office
Lease, and † shall pay the Termination Fee referenced in such Section 2.4.
Because such Termination Fee is required to be delivered simultaneously with
such Termination Notice, † shall remit such Termination Fee to † Management
Company (or, at his election, directly to Home Office Landlord with evidence
thereof to † Management Company) within ten days after notice from † Management
Company that it has elected to deliver such Termination Notice. If † fails to so
remit the Termination Fee, † Management Company may itself pay the Termination
Fee to Home Office Landlord, and † shall on demand reimburse † Management
Company therefor with interest thereon at the prime rate of interest (as
reported in the Wall Street Journal) plus six percent per annum until paid
in
full. If the Home Office Lease is assigned to † (or his designee) as
contemplated by this Section
6.5(b),
then
(1) † Management Company and Purchaser shall indemnify † (or such designee)
against any liability under such lease arising out of any events or
circumstances taking place during the period from the date Purchaser acquired
†
Management Company to the date of such assignment, and (2) † shall indemnify †
Management Company and Purchaser against any liability under such lease arising
out of any events or circumstances taking place after the date of any such
assignment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, † shall pay any
termination fees due under such lease arising after any such assignment. The
terms of this Section
6.5(b)
shall
survive Closing and shall not be subject to or limited by any of the provisions
of Article
7
hereof
(e.g. amounts due shall not be subject to the liability caps or survival period
limitations set forth therein).
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6.6 Personal
Property Leases.
Purchaser and Seller shall cooperate to attempt to obtain (i) any lessor
consents or other consents as may be necessary in connection with the assignment
and assumption of any of the Personal Property or in connection with Purchaser’s
acquisition of † Management Company (with respect to any such leases under which
† Management Company is the lessee), and (ii) any lessor estoppels requested
by
Purchaser with respect to the Personal Property Leases. If despite the parties’
good faith efforts to obtain any such required consent to any such assignment
of
a Personal Property Lease cannot be obtained, Purchaser may elect to sublease
the applicable Leased Personal Property from Seller provided that all necessary
consents, if any, required in connection with any such sublease are obtained.
Any such sublease shall be on the same economic terms and for the same duration
as the applicable Personal Property Lease. It shall be a condition to
Purchaser’s obligation to assume any Personal Property Lease or to sublease the
Leased Personal Property leased thereunder that Purchaser receive a lessor
estoppel reasonably acceptable to Purchaser. The inability to obtain consents
necessary to assume any Personal Property Lease (or to the change in ownership
of † Management Company where † Management Company is the lessee) or sublease
the personal property leased thereunder shall not be deemed to be a failure
of a
condition to Closing. In connection with obtaining the consents described in
this Section, the parties shall also endeavor to have the lessors release the
current lessees (other than † Management Company) and any guarantors from any
liability under the Personal Property Leases with respect to the period after
Closing.
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ARTICLE
7. INDEMNIFICATION.
7.1 Seller’s
Indemnification.
Subject
to the limitations set forth in this Article
7,
each
Seller shall indemnify Purchaser (including each entity that Purchaser creates
to take title to any of the Purchased Interests at Closing) and their Affiliates
(excluding the Project Partnerships) and their respective officers, directors,
employees, accountants, consultants, legal counsel, agents and other
representatives (collectively, the “Purchaser
Indemnified Parties”
and,
individually, a “Purchaser
Indemnified Party”)
from
and against and in respect of any and all demands, claims, causes of action,
administrative orders and notices, losses, costs, fines, liabilities, claims,
penalties, damages (direct or indirect) and expenses (including reasonable
legal, paralegal, accountant and consultant fees and expenses incurred in the
investigation and defense of claims and actions), as the same are incurred,
of
any kind or nature whatsoever (whether or not arising out of third party claims,
except to the extent expressly stated to be limited to third party claims)
(collectively, “Losses”)
that
may be sustained or suffered by any such Purchaser Indemnified Party resulting
from, in connection with or arising out of (but only with respect to third
party
claims in the case of clauses (d), (e) and (f) below):
(a) any
breach of any representation or warranty made by any Seller in Article
2
or
Article
3
of this
Agreement or in any Transaction Document to which a Seller is a party, to the
extent such representation or warranty survives Closing pursuant to the terms
hereof;
(b) (i)
events occurring before Closing and of which Seller has Actual Knowledge or
with
respect to which Seller has received written notice from a third party of a
pending, threatened or potential breach, default, violation or claim and which
(x) are not disclosed in this Agreement or the Schedules hereto (or the
documents listed on any such Schedule) during the Due Diligence Period or
otherwise disclosed to Purchaser in a written letter from Seller at least five
days before the end of the Due Diligence Period, and (y) do not relate to the
physical condition of the Projects; (ii) any claim made by any Required Consent
provider (other than any claim or threatened claim by a Required Consent
provider disclosed in writing by Seller to Purchaser during the Due Diligence
Period) arising out of or attributable to any Assumed Obligations, to the extent
such claim relates to events occurring or circumstances existing before Closing;
(iii) events occurring or circumstances existing before Closing (other than
those raised in any claim or threatened claim by a Required Consent provider
disclosed in writing by Seller to Purchaser during the Due Diligence Period)
that result in (1) a payment to a Required Consent provider or its
Affiliate under a Standalone Guaranty, (2) a distribution to a Required
Consent provider of Project Partnership cash flow to which such Required
Consent provider would not otherwise have been entitled but for such event
or
circumstance, or (3) any other Loss incurred due to any payment required to
be made by a General Partner to a Limited Partner pursuant to the provisions
of
a Project Partnership Agreement which payment would not otherwise have been
required to be made but for such event or circumstance; or (iv) without limiting
the generality of the foregoing items (i)-(iii), any Loss resulting from a
Final
Determination that any Tax basis, Tax allocation or other Tax determinations
made before Closing were improper;
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(c) any
breach of any covenant or agreement made by any Seller in this Agreement or
in
any Transaction Document to which a Seller is a party (other than breach of
a
covenant or agreement relating to the physical condition of the Projects to
the
extent such breach first occurs only prior to (and not after) the expiration
of
the Due Diligence Period and Purchaser knows or should have known of such breach
prior to the expiration of the Due Diligence Period);
(d) any
Liability resulting from Seller’s or its Affiliates’ pursuit of Retained
Claims;
(e) any
event
occurring prior to Closing which results in any liability to Purchaser under
any
Space Lease or Personal Property Lease where † Management Company is the lessee
or that is assumed by Purchaser or its designee or with respect to which
Purchaser or its designee subleases the applicable Leased Space or Leased
Personal Property;
(f) the
matters covered by the indemnities of Seller set forth in Section
5.11
plus any
(i) Liability of † Management Company arising out of any event occurring prior
to Closing or (ii) any other act or omission of † Management Company occurring
prior to Closing which results in any Liability of Purchaser, in each case
with
respect to such categories (i) and (ii) except to the extent (1) a proration
credit was given by Seller to Purchaser at Closing on account of the applicable
Liability (or the Liability is for accrued paid time off or major medical leave
for an employee of † Management Company, for which Purchaser is not entitled to
a credit as set forth in Section
5.11(a))
or (2)
the applicable Liability was disclosed in this Agreement or the Schedules hereto
(or the documents listed on any such Schedule) during the Due Diligence Period
or otherwise disclosed to Purchaser in a written letter from Seller at least
five days before the end of the Due Diligence Period (it being understood,
however, that Seller shall remain liable with respect to any undisclosed
defaults occurring prior to Closing under any disclosed agreements) (the matters
described in this Section
7.1(f)
being
Ҡ
Management Liabilities”);
(g) any
disputes between or among any of the Seller entities or their direct or indirect
owners or beneficial owners; and
(h) any
fraud
of any Seller in connection with this Agreement or any Transaction Document
to
which a Seller is a party.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any representation or warranty that includes, or requires
disclosure of matters above, a specific monetary threshold or a materiality,
Material Adverse Effect or Material Condition qualifier, if Seller breaches
any
of such representations and warranties due to the monetary thresholds or
materiality, Material Adverse Effect or Material Condition qualifiers contained
therein having been exceeded, then for purposes of Section 7.5(a) Losses for
each such breached representation and warranty shall include the full amount
of
the Losses incurred by Purchaser Indemnified Parties relating to any such matter
notwithstanding the monetary thresholds, materiality, Material Adverse Effect
or
Material Condition qualifiers listed in such representations or
warranties.
7.2 The
Purchaser’s Indemnification.
Subject
to the limitations set forth in this Article
7,
Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller and its Affiliates and their
respective successors, permitted assigns, personal representatives, heirs,
officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, legal counsel, agents,
members and other representatives (collectively, the “Seller
Indemnified Parties”
and,
individually, a “Seller
Indemnified Party”)
from
and against and in respect of any and all Losses that may be sustained or
suffered by any such Seller Indemnified Party resulting from, in connection
with
or arising out of:
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(a) any
breach of any representation or warranty made by Purchaser in Article 4
of this
Agreement or in any Transaction Document to which Purchaser is a party, to
the
extent such representation or warranty survives Closing pursuant to the terms
hereof;
(b) any
breach of any covenant or agreement made by Purchaser in this Agreement or
in
any Transaction Document pursuant to which Purchaser is a party;
and
(c) any
Liability relating to the Purchased Interests or the Projects to the extent
such
claims arise after the Closing Date and during the period that is the longer
of
Purchaser’s or its Affiliate’s or designee’s ownership of such Purchased
Interests or Projects and three years from the date of Closing, except to the
extent any such Liability is the responsibility of Seller pursuant to
Section
7.1;
(d) any
event
occurring after Closing which results in any liability under any Space Lease
or
Personal Property Lease where † Management Company is the lessee or that is
assumed by Purchaser or its designee or with respect to which Purchaser or
its
designee subleases the applicable Leased Space or Leased Personal Property
(except that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to any liability arising
under the Home Office Lease due to circumstances or events first occurring
after
such time, if any, that such lease is assigned to † or his designee as described
in Section
6.5(b));
(e) any
Liability pursuant to the indemnities of Purchaser set forth in Section
5.11;
and
(f) any
fraud
of any Purchaser in connection with this Agreement or any Transaction Document
to which a Purchaser is a party.
7.3 Indemnification
Procedures.
(a) Procedures
Relating to Indemnification.
In the
event that a third party (including any Governmental Entity) files a lawsuit,
enforcement action or other proceeding against a Party entitled to
indemnification under this Article
7
(an
“Indemnified
Party”)
or the
Indemnified Party receives notice of, or becomes aware of, a condition or event
which otherwise entitles such Party to the benefit of any indemnity hereunder
in
connection with a claim by a third party (including any Governmental Entity)
(a
“Third
Party Claim”),
the
Indemnified Party shall give written notice thereof (the “Claim
Notice”)
promptly to each Party obligated to provide indemnification pursuant to this
Article 7 (an “Indemnifying
Party”);
provided,
however,
the
failure to deliver a Claim Notice in a prompt fashion shall not result in a
waiver of any right to indemnification hereunder except to the extent that
the
Indemnifying Party’s ability to defend against the event with respect to which
indemnification is sought is adversely affected by the failure of the
Indemnified Party to give notice in a timely fashion. The Claim Notice shall
describe in reasonable detail the nature of the claim, including an estimate,
if
practicable, of the amount of Losses that have been or may be suffered or
incurred by the Indemnified Party attributable to such claim and the basis
of
the Indemnified Party’s request for indemnification under this
Agreement.
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(b) Conduct
of Defense.
An
Indemnifying Party shall have the right upon written notice to the Indemnified
Party given within thirty (30) days following the receipt of a Claim Notice
(a
“Defense
Notice”)
to
assume at its expense (using counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified
Party) the defense against such Third Party Claim in its own name, or, if
necessary, in the name of the Indemnified Party. When the Indemnifying Party
conducts the defense, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to approve
the
defense counsel representing the Indemnifying Party in such defense, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Indemnifying Party
shall have the right to withdraw from the defense of any Third Party Claim
with
respect to which the Indemnifying Party had previously delivered a Defense
Notice at any time upon reasonable notice to the Indemnified Party (it being
understood that if the Indemnifying Party withdraws from the defense of any
Third Party Claim that indemnifiable Losses pursuant to this Article 7 shall
include any actual losses, costs, fines, liabilities, claims, penalties, damages
and expenses attributable to or resulting from such withdrawal of
defense).
(c) Conduct
by Indemnified Party.
Notwithstanding Section
7.3(b),
in the
event that (i) the Indemnifying Party fails to timely assume the defense of
the
Third Party Claim pursuant to Section
7.3(b)
or (ii)
the Indemnifying Party withdraws from the defense of a Third Party Claim as
contemplated by Section
7.3(b),
the
Indemnified Party shall have the right to conduct such defense in good faith
with counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnifying Party; provided,
however,
that
the Indemnified Party may not compromise or settle the claim without the prior
written consent of the Indemnifying Party (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
(d) Cooperation.
In the
event that the Indemnifying Party elects to conduct the defense of such Third
Party Claim in accordance with Section
7.3(b),
the
Indemnified Party will cooperate with and make available to the Indemnifying
Party such assistance, personnel, witnesses and materials as the Indemnifying
Party may reasonably request. Regardless of which Party defends such Third
Party
Claim, the other Party shall have the right at its expense to participate in
the
defense assisted by counsel of its own choosing.
(e) Settlements.
Without
the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (which consent shall not
be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Indemnifying Party shall
not
enter into any settlement of any Third Party Claim if, pursuant to or as a
result of such settlement, such settlement (x) would result in any liability
on
the part of the Indemnified Party for which the Indemnified Party is not
entitled to indemnification hereunder, (y) does not include an unconditional
release of the Indemnified Party and its officers, directors, employees and
Affiliates from all liability arising out of such claim, or (z) contains any
equitable order, judgment or term that in any manner affects, restrains or
interferes with the business of the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates.
If a firm offer is made to settle a Third Party Claim, which offer the
Indemnifying Party is permitted to settle under this Section 7.3,
and the
Indemnifying Party desires to accept and agree to such offer, the Indemnifying
Party shall give prior written notice to the Indemnified Party to that effect.
If the Indemnified Party objects to such firm offer within ten (10) days after
its receipt of such notice, the Indemnified Party may continue to contest or
defend such Third Party Claim and, in such event, the maximum liability of
the
Indemnifying Party as to such Third Party Claim shall not exceed the amount
of
such settlement offer, plus other Losses paid or incurred by the Indemnified
Party up to the point such notice had been delivered. Failure to object within
such time period shall be deemed acceptance of the offer. No Indemnified Party
shall settle any Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the
Indemnifying Party.
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(f) Tax
Contests. Subject
to obtaining any Required Consents which may be necessary to change the Tax
Matters Partner, Seller
shall cooperate with Purchaser in filing such forms and notices as are required
to cause Purchaser or its designee to be the Tax Matters Partner, pursuant
to
the Code, for all taxable years of each Project Partnership. If a Governmental
Entity shall propose an adjustment to, or examine or audit of, the Taxes of
any
Project Partnership with respect to any matter which, if determined adversely,
would give rise to an indemnity obligation pursuant to Section
7.1
or a
payment by Seller or a Seller Guarantor to a Limited Partner under a tax credit
guaranty, then Purchaser shall notify Seller within twenty (20) days of receipt
of notice of any such adjustment, examination or audit; provided, however,
that
the failure to give such notice shall not relieve Seller of its obligations
hereunder unless such failure reasonably prevents Seller from exercising its
rights under this Agreement, or materially impairs or prejudices the exercise
of
such rights. Seller may at any time after receipt of such notice provide, at
its
election, a notice (a “Control
Notice”)
to
Purchaser that Seller intends to direct and control the examination, audit
or
contest as to one or more proposed adjustments. If Seller elects not to deliver
a Control Notice to Purchaser, then Purchaser shall direct and control the
audit, examination or contest, but shall nevertheless keep Seller reasonably
informed as to all actions to be taken in connection with such contest, shall
promptly provide Seller with all material correspondence sent to, or received
from, the Governmental Entity regarding such adjustment and such other
documentation as reasonably requested by Seller relating to the proposed
adjustment, shall consult with Seller in good faith concerning the procedure
in
which such adjustment is contested, and the substantive arguments to be asserted
by Purchaser in such contest, and shall allow a Seller representative to attend
all meetings with representatives of the Governmental Entity regarding the
proposed adjustment (the retention of control by Purchaser where no Control
Notice is delivered shall not impair Purchaser’s rights to claim on any
indemnity). Prior to proposing or entering into any settlement or agreement
with
the Government Entity or payment of Tax regarding any proposed adjustment as
to
which a Control Notice was not delivered, Purchaser shall provide Seller with
the relevant information regarding such proposed settlement or agreement or
payment of Tax and Seller shall have ten (10) days after receipt of such
information to provide a Control Notice as to the adjustments that are the
subject of such settlement or agreement or payment of Tax, and during such
time
period Purchaser shall not take any action with respect to such adjustments.
If
Seller at any time delivers a Control Notice to Purchaser, then, with respect
only to those proposed adjustments as to which the Control Notice relates,
Seller shall, subject to the rights of any limited partner under the applicable
Project Partnership Agreement to provide prior written consent to various
actions and to exercise other rights to participate in the applicable
proceeding, direct and control the progress of and settle the audit, examination
or contest, and specifically, without limitation: (i) Purchaser may not settle
such proposed adjustments, or pay any tax with respect thereto, without Seller’s
consent, (ii) Purchaser shall, if requested by Seller, contest any such proposed
adjustment, except that Purchaser shall not be required to appeal any adverse
determination to the United States Supreme Court, (iii) Seller or its
representative may attend and direct all meetings with the Governmental Entity
regarding such proposed adjustments, (iv) at Seller’s request, Purchaser shall
provide a power of attorney to one or more counsel or other authorized
representatives designated by Seller and reasonably acceptable to Purchaser,
who
shall represent the Project Partnership with respect to such adjustments, under
the direction of Seller, and Purchaser shall cooperate with Seller and its
representatives to provide documentation and other reasonable assistance in
connection therewith. Delivery by Seller of a Control Notice shall constitute
an
agreement by Seller to indemnify Purchaser on demand for any Liability incurred
by Purchaser by reason of any Taxes, additions to Tax, interest or penalties
finally determined to be owing as a result of the proposed adjustments to which
the Control Notice relates, provided that indemnification shall not include
a
gross up for the tax liability on indemnification payments made to Purchaser,
or
any other payment made to Purchaser relating to indemnification on an after
tax
basis. The parties shall share equally the reasonable actual costs of any
unaffiliated third party professionals (e.g. attorneys and accountants) engaged
in connection with any of the proceedings described in this Section
7.3(f).
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7.4 Nature
of Other Liabilities.
In the
event any Indemnified Party should have a claim against any Indemnifying Party
hereunder which does not involve a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party
shall promptly transmit to the Indemnifying Party a written notice
(“Indemnity
Notice”)
describing in reasonable detail the nature of the claim and the basis of the
Indemnified Party’s request for indemnification under this Agreement. If the
Indemnifying Party does not notify the Indemnified Party within thirty
(30) days from its receipt of the Indemnity Notice that the Indemnifying
Party disputes such claim, the claim specified by the Indemnified Party in
the
Indemnity
Notice shall be deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party hereunder, with
respect to which the Indemnified Party is entitled to prompt indemnification
hereunder.
7.5 Certain
Limitations.
(a) Basket.
The
Seller shall not be obligated to indemnify Purchaser Indemnified Parties
pursuant to Sections 7.1
with
respect to matters other than † Management Liabilities unless claims for
indemnification against Seller on account of matters other than † Management
Liabilities exceed in the aggregate the Seller General Liability Basket, at
which point Purchaser Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to indemnification
for all Losses with respect to matters other than † Management Liabilities
pursuant to Section 7.1.
The
Seller shall not be obligated to indemnify Purchaser Indemnified Parties
pursuant to Sections 7.1
with
respect to † Management Liabilities unless claims for indemnification against
Seller on account of † Management Liabilities exceed in the aggregate $500,000,
at which point Purchaser Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to
indemnification for all Losses with respect to † Management Liabilities pursuant
to Section 7.1.
(b) Fees.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no Party shall be
liable to any Purchaser Indemnified Party or Seller Indemnified Party with
respect to fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all Purchaser
Indemnified Parties or Seller Indemnified Parties, as the case may be, with
respect to any claim or claims for indemnification arising out of the same
general allegations or circumstances.
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(c) Seller
Liability.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (other than the terms of
Section
6.5(b)
regarding the Home Office Lease), after Closing, (i) the sole and exclusive
remedy for Purchaser or any Purchaser Indemnified Party for any claim for any
losses, liabilities, damages, expenses and costs relating to the Projects,
the
Purchased Interests, the Assumed Obligations or any other matters arising out
of
or under this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be a
claim
made pursuant to this Article 7, (ii) Seller’s Liability for any such matters
shall not exceed the General Liability Cap (as defined below in this subsection)
in the aggregate with respect to all such matters other than † Management
Liabilities and $5,000,000 with respect to † Management Liabilities, and (iii)
the sole source of payment for any amounts payable to Purchaser or any Purchaser
Indemnified Party on account of any such matters shall be funds drawn under
the
Seller Indemnity Letter of Credit (with respect to all matters other than †
Management Liabilities) or the † Management Letter of Credit (with respect to †
Management Liabilities); provided that, to the extent the issuer of either
such
letter of credit is unable or unwilling to fund any request for a draw
thereunder, then † shall be personally liable for any amounts that such issuer
is so unwilling or unable to fund and the applicable letter of credit shall
be
reduced in the amount of any such payments made by †. “General
Liability Cap”
shall
mean $25,000,000; provided that if there are Removed Projects, then (x) the
amount of the General Liability Cap shall initially equal $25,000,000 multiplied
by a fraction (i) having as its numerator the aggregate Allocated Values of
all
of the Projects which are the subject of the initial Closing and (ii) having
as
a denominator the sum of the aggregate Allocated Values of all of the Projects
which are the subject of the initial Closing plus the aggregate Allocated Values
of all of the Removed Projects, and (y) at each Subsequent Closing (if any),
the
amount of the General Liability Cap shall be increased to equal $25,000,000
multiplied by a fraction (i) having as its numerator the aggregate Allocated
Values of all of the Projects which are the subject of any Closing (i.e. those
covered by the initial Closing plus those covered by each Subsequent Closing)
and (ii) having as a denominator the sum of the aggregate Allocated Values
of
all of the Projects which are covered by any Closing plus the aggregate
Allocated Values of all of the remaining Removed Projects.
(d) Purchaser
Liability.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (other than the terms of
Section
6.5(b)
regarding the Home Office Lease), after Closing, (i) the sole and exclusive
remedy for Seller or any Seller Indemnified Party for any claim for any Losses
relating to the Projects, the Purchased Interests, the Assumed Obligations
or
any other matters arising out of or under this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be a claim made pursuant to this Article 7, and (ii)
Purchaser’s Liability for any such Losses shall not in the aggregate exceed the
General Liability Cap.
7.6 Amount
of Losses.
The
amount of any Loss payable hereunder shall be: (a) reduced by any insurance
proceeds which any Indemnified Party collects with respect to the event or
occurrence giving rise to such Losses, and (b) reduced by any amounts which
any
Indemnified Party collects from third parties in connection with Losses for
which indemnification is sought under this Article
7.
The
Purchaser Indemnified Parties and Seller Indemnified Parties, as the case may
be, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to pursue insurance claims or
Third Party Claims that may reduce or eliminate Losses. In
the
event Purchaser is entitled to indemnification hereunder and all or any part
of
the indemnifiable loss is covered by insurance or any other reimbursement or
payment obligation, Purchaser shall, prior to making any claim against Seller,
allow Seller the opportunity (with Purchaser’s cooperation and only so long as
Seller is diligently pursuing the applicable claim) to pursue and settle the
applicable insurance or reimbursement or payment obligation claim with counsel
approved by Purchaser (which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld).
If a
Purchaser Indemnified Party or Seller Indemnified Party, as the case may be,
both collects proceeds from any insurance company or third party and receives
a
payment for indemnification hereunder, and the sum of such proceeds and payment
is in excess of the Loss with respect to the matter that is the subject of
the
indemnity, then the Indemnified Party thereof shall promptly refund the excess
amount to the Indemnifying Party.
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7.7 Subrogation.
After
any indemnification payment is made to any Party pursuant to this Article
7,
the
other Parties shall, to the extent of such payment, be subrogated to all rights
(if any) of the Indemnified Party against any third party in connection with
the
Losses to which such payment relates. Without limiting the generality of the
preceding sentence, any Indemnified Party receiving an indemnification payment
pursuant to the preceding sentence shall execute, upon the written request
of
the Indemnifying Party, any instrument reasonably necessary to evidence such
subrogation rights.
7.8 Survival
of Representations, Warranties and Indemnities.
(a) Except
as
otherwise provided in Section
6.3,
the
representations and warranties of Seller in this Agreement and in any
Transaction Documents and the indemnities and other obligations of Seller set
forth in this Article
7
shall
all be deemed to be material and to have been relied upon by Purchaser, shall
survive the Closing and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
until the date (the “Seller
Indemnity Expiration Date”)
that
is three (3) years after the Closing Date (except that if there are one or
more
Subsequent Closings, the Seller Indemnity Expiration Date shall be the date
that
is three (3) years after the date that is halfway between the date of the
initial Closing and the date of the last of such Subsequent Closings), and
Purchaser may not seek indemnification under this Article 7 after the
Seller Indemnity Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the
Seller Indemnity Expiration Date with respect to any claim relating to any
†
Management Liability shall be the date (the Ҡ
Management Liability Expiration Date”)
that
is one (1) year after the first Closing Date, and Purchaser may not seek
indemnification under this Article 7 with respect to any † Management
Liability after the † Management Liability Expiration Date. The representations
and warranties of Purchaser in this Agreement and in any Transaction Documents
and the indemnities and other obligations of Purchaser set forth in this Article
7 shall all be deemed to be material and to have been relied upon by Seller,
shall survive the Closing and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby until the date that is the later of three (3) years after the Closing
Date after the Closing Date (or, if there are one or more Subsequent Closings,
the date that is three (3) years after the date that is halfway between the
date
of the initial Closing and the date of the last of such Subsequent Closings)
or,
with respect to any particular indemnification claim, the date on which neither
Purchaser nor any of its Affiliates any longer owns any Interest in the Project
Partnership that owns the Project to which the indemnification claim relates
(the “Purchaser
Indemnity Expiration Date”),
and
Seller may not seek indemnification under this Article 7 after the
Purchaser Indemnity Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, prior
to
the close of business on the Seller Indemnity Expiration Date (with respect
to
Purchaser claims other than † Management Liabilities), the † Management
Liability Expiration Date (with respect to † Management Liabilities) or the
Purchaser Indemnity Expiration Date (with respect to Seller claims), a Party
shall have been properly notified of a claim for indemnity hereunder and such
claim shall not have been finally resolved or disposed of at such date, such
claim shall continue to survive and shall remain a basis for indemnity hereunder
until such claim is finally resolved or disposed of in accordance with the
terms
hereof.
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7.9 Seller
Obligations Not Assumed by Purchaser.
With
respect to any claim made by a third party against Seller for which Purchaser
is
not obligated to or fails to indemnify Seller, Seller shall retain any and
all
rights (including rights to indemnification or reimbursement) and defenses
relating thereto and any and all benefits relating thereto or derived therefrom
and shall have the right to enforce such rights and make claims and
counterclaims thereon and Purchaser shall provide Seller access to records
and
documents as Seller shall reasonably request in connection
therewith.
ARTICLE
8. CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING.
8.1 Conditions
to Obligations of Purchaser.
All
obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment,
at
or prior to the Closing, of the following conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties of Seller.
The
representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement shall be true
and correct as of the Effective Date and on and as of the Closing Date (as
updated prior to the end of the Due Diligence Period), as if again made by
Seller, on and as of such date, except for such representations that speak
as of
an earlier date and, solely for the purpose of determining whether the condition
in this Section
8.1(a)
has been
fulfilled, except for inaccuracies which individually or in the aggregate could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (it being
understood that the occurrence of the Closing shall not preclude any Purchaser
Indemnified Party’s rights to indemnification under Article
7
for any
inaccuracies or breaches of any representation or warranty under this
Agreement).
(b) Performance
of Seller’s Obligations.
Seller
shall have delivered all documents and agreements described in Sections
1.7
and
shall have otherwise performed or complied with in all material respects all
obligations required under this Agreement by them on or prior to the Closing
Date.
(c) Pending
Proceedings.
No
injunction, restraining order or other ruling or order issued by any court
of
competent jurisdiction or Governmental Entity or other legal restraint or
prohibition preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement shall be in effect.
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(d) Required
Consents.
Subject
to the terms of Section
8.3(b)
and
(c),
Purchaser shall have received original (i) consent certificates executed and
delivered by the Limited Partners of each Project Partnership, each
substantially in the form of Exhibit
D-1
(or such
other form as may be reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, Seller and the Limited
Partner(s)), (ii) consent certificates from and executed by each Lender, each
substantially in the form of Exhibit
E
(or such
other form as may be reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, Seller and such
Lender), and (iii) executed copies of all other Required Consents.
8.2 Conditions
to Obligations of Seller.
All
obligations of Seller under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment,
at or
prior to the Closing, of the following conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties of Purchaser.
The
representations and warranties made by Purchaser in this Agreement shall be
true
and correct as of the Effective Date and on and as of the Closing Date, as
if
again made by Purchaser, on and as of such date, except for such representations
that speak as of an earlier date and, solely for the purpose of determining
whether the condition in this Section
8.2(a)
has been
fulfilled, except for inaccuracies which individually or in the aggregate could
not reasonably be expected to have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect (it
being
understood that the occurrence of the Closing shall not preclude any Seller
Indemnified Party’s rights to indemnification under Article
7
for any
inaccuracies or breaches of any representation or warranty under this
Agreement).
(b) Performance
of Purchaser’s Obligations.
The
Purchaser shall have delivered all documents and agreements described in
Section
1.8
and
shall have otherwise performed or complied with in all material respects all
obligations required under this Agreement to be performed by Purchaser on or
prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Pending
Proceedings.
No
injunction, restraining order or other ruling or order issued by any court
of
competent jurisdiction or Governmental Entity or other legal restraint or
prohibition preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement shall be in effect.
(d) HSR
Act Waiting Period.
If the
filing of any required notification and report form under the HSR Act is
required, then any waiting period applicable to the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement under the HSR Act shall have expired
or been terminated.
(e) Required
Consents.
Subject
to the terms of Section
8.3(b)
and
(c),
Seller
shall have received original (i) consent certificates executed and delivered
by
the Limited Partners of each Project Partnership, each substantially in the
form
of Exhibit
D-1
(or such
other form as may be reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, Seller and the Limited
Partner(s)), (ii) consent certificates from and executed by each Lender, each
substantially in the form of Exhibit
E
(or such
other form as may be reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, Seller and such
Lender), and (iii) executed copies of all other Required Consents; and
each
such Required Consent (or another document executed by the Required Consent
provider) shall provide (if
and
only to the extent applicable) that each applicable Seller and Seller Guarantor
is released from any contractual liabilities which first arise after Closing
under any documents to which it is personally a party and under which it would
otherwise have express contractual liability.
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8.3 Project
Removals Due to Closing Conditions; Potential Bifurcated Closing.
(a) In
the
event a condition to Closing in Section
8.1(a),
(b)
or
(c)
is not
satisfied with respect to one or more specific Purchased Interests, Projects
or
Project Partnerships, Purchaser may in its sole discretion (subject to the
limitations set forth in Section
6.2(b))
elect
to exercise a Project Removal Option with respect to the Project(s) designated
by Purchaser to which such failed condition relates and proceed to close the
transactions contemplated hereby. If Purchaser is not willing to waive any
such
condition that relates to one or more specific Purchased Interests, Projects
or
Project Partnerships, and
provided that
the
failed condition does not relate to any uncured intentional
breach of any covenant of Seller in this Agreement, then Seller may in its
sole
discretion elect to exercise a Project Removal Option with respect to the
Project(s) designated by Seller to which such failed condition relates, in
which
case the Parties shall proceed to close the transactions contemplated hereby
so
long as all other Closing conditions are satisfied or waived; provided that
Seller may not exercise any Project Removal Option pursuant to this Section
8.3(a)
that
would cause the aggregate Allocated Values of all Projects removed by Seller
pursuant to this Section
8.3(a)
or
pursuant to Section
8.4(c)
to
exceed $25,000,000.
(b) If
at any
time after the date that is 90 days after the expiration of the Due Diligence
Period all Required Consents are obtained with respect to (i) all then remaining
Projects listed on Schedule
8.3(b)
(the
“Sun
and Key Projects”),
and
(ii) sufficient additional Projects such that (including the Sun and Key
Projects) Required Consents are obtained with respect to Projects having an
Allocated Value of at least 66% of the Allocated Values of the then remaining
Projects (i.e. the initial Projects less any that had otherwise become Removed
Projects) collectively, then Purchaser may in its sole discretion elect to
exercise Project Removal Options with respect to all Projects for which the
Required Consents have not then been obtained (in which case Closing shall
then
occur with respect to the Projects for which the Required Consents have been
obtained).
(c) If
at any
time after the date that is 90 days after the expiration of the Due Diligence
Period all Required Consents are obtained with respect to Projects having an
Allocated Value of at least 80% of the Allocated Values of the then remaining
Projects (i.e. the initial Projects less any that had otherwise become Removed
Projects) collectively, then Seller may in its sole discretion elect to exercise
Project Removal Options with respect to all Projects for which the Required
Consents have not then been obtained (in which case Closing shall then occur
with respect to the Projects for which the Required Consents have been
obtained).
(d) For
all
Projects that become Consent Removal Projects pursuant to Section
8.3(b)
or
Section
8.3(c),
the
parties shall continue to diligently and in good faith attempt to obtain the
Required Consents therefor (except to the extent the Parties agree otherwise
on
either a Project-by-Project basis or in whole) unless and until this Agreement
is terminated pursuant to Section
8.4.
If any
such Required Consents are thereafter obtained prior to this Agreement being
so
terminated, the Consent Removal Projects for which such Required Consents are
obtained shall once again become Projects hereunder and shall cease to be
Removed Projects (unless thereafter again removed in accordance with another
provision in this Agreement) and shall be included in a Subsequent Closing
(provided that all conditions to any such Subsequent Closing are satisfied)
as
described in Section
1.6(d).
If any
Projects are removed pursuant to Section
8.3(b)
or
Section
8.3(c),
then
this Agreement shall not terminate at the initial Closing but instead shall
remain in effect (other than any provisions hereof which by their nature have
no
further applicability after taking into account the initial Closing) unless
and
until (1) a final Subsequent Closing occurs that includes all Projects that
were
omitted from earlier Closings due to failure to obtain Required Consents or
(2)
this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section
8.4.
Furthermore, if any Projects are removed pursuant to Section
8.3(b)
or
Section
8.3(c),
then
only a pro rata portion of the Xxxxxxx Money shall be applied to the payment
of
the Purchase Price at the initial Closing, and the remainder shall continue
to
be held as Xxxxxxx Money under and subject to the terms of this Agreement.
The
pro rata portion of the Xxxxxxx Money applied to the payment of the Purchase
Price at the initial Closing shall equal the full amount of the Xxxxxxx Money
multiplied by a fraction (i) having as its numerator the aggregate Allocated
Values of all of the Projects which are the subject of the initial Closing
and
(ii) having as a denominator the sum of the aggregate Allocated Values of all
of
the Projects which are the subject of the initial Closing plus the aggregate
Allocated Values of all of the Consent Removal Projects. At each Subsequent
Closing (if any), a pro rata portion of the remaining Xxxxxxx Money shall again
be applied to the payment of the Purchase Price payable at the applicable
Subsequent Closing. The pro rata portion of the Xxxxxxx Money applied to the
payment of the Purchase Price at any Subsequent Closing shall equal the full
amount of the then-remaining Xxxxxxx Money multiplied by a fraction (x) having
as its numerator the aggregate Allocated Values of all of the Projects which
are
the subject of such Subsequent Closing and (y) having as a denominator the
sum
of the aggregate Allocated Values of all of the Projects which are the subject
of such Subsequent Closing plus the aggregate Allocated Values of all of the
then-remaining Consent Removal Projects.
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8.4 Termination
Prior to Closing.
This
Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be
abandoned at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by
mutual
consent of Seller and Purchaser;
(b) by
either
Purchaser or Seller, if a Governmental Entity shall have issued an order, decree
or ruling or taken any other action, in each case permanently restraining,
enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and such order, decree, ruling or other action shall have become
final and nonappealable;
(c) by
Purchaser, at any time when Seller is in breach of any of their covenants
pursuant to this Agreement or if any representation or warranty of Seller is
false or misleading (in each case except such as could not individually or
in
the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and
provided that such condition is not the result of any breach of any covenant,
representation or warranty of Purchaser set forth herein); provided that (i)
such breach shall not have been cured, in the case of a covenant, within
forty-five (45) days following receipt by Seller of notice from Purchaser of
such breach or, in the case of a representation or warranty, on or prior to
the
date on which the conditions other than the accuracy of the representation
and
warranty in question would be satisfied for the Closing, and (ii) in the case
of
a breach of representation or warranty or an unintentional breach of a covenant
that relates to specific Projects or Project Partnerships, Seller may elect
to
exercise a Project Removal Option with respect to the Project(s) to which such
breach of representation or warranty or an unintentional breach of a covenant
relates (in which case Purchaser’s termination shall not be effective if such
Project Removal effectively cures all breaches with respect to which Purchaser
was exercising its termination right pursuant to this Subsection (c)); provided
that Seller may not exercise any Project Removal Option pursuant to this
Section
8.4(c)
that
would cause the aggregate Allocated Values of all Projects removed by Seller
pursuant to this Section
8.4(c)
or
pursuant to Section
8.3(a)
to
exceed $25,000,000;
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(d) by
Seller, at any time when Purchaser is in breach of any of its covenants pursuant
to this Agreement or if any representation or warranty of Purchaser is false
or
misleading in any material respect; provided that such condition is not the
result of any breach of any covenant, representation or warranty of Seller
set
forth herein; and provided further that such breach shall not have been cured,
in the case of a covenant (other than payment of the Purchase Price), within
forty-five (45) days following receipt by the Purchaser of notice of such breach
or, in the case of a representation or warranty, on or prior to the date on
which the conditions other than the accuracy of the representation and warranty
in question would be satisfied for the Closing; or
(e) by
either
Purchaser, on the one hand, or Seller, on the other hand, if the Closing has
not
occurred on or before the Drop Dead Date by reason of the failure of a Closing
condition to occur which failure has not been cured under Section
8.3;
provided,
however,
that
(i) the right to terminate this Agreement shall not be available to any Party
whose breach of this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the
failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date, and (ii) if the Required
Consents are not obtained by the Drop Dead Date, either Party may extend the
Drop Dead Date by up to three successive thirty day periods by notice given
to
the other Party at least three business days prior to the then current scheduled
Closing Date for the purpose of continuing to attempt to obtain any remaining
Required Consents (it being understood that the Drop Dead Date may not be
extended beyond the date that is 90 days after the original Drop Dead Date
without the consent of both Parties). The extension option described in clause
(ii) of the preceding sentence shall continue to apply with respect to obtaining
Required Consents relating to any Consent Removal Projects.
(f) If
an
initial Closing occurs and this Agreement is subsequently terminated, all of
the
provisions hereof which would otherwise survive a Closing shall continue to
survive to the extent provided herein (e.g. termination following an initial
Closing shall not cause representations and warranties that would otherwise
survive Closing to instead be terminated).
8.5 Procedure
and Effect of Termination.
In the
event of termination of this Agreement by Seller or Purchaser, this Agreement
shall immediately become void and there shall be no liability hereunder on
the
part of any Party except as follows:
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(a) If
Purchaser terminates this Agreement pursuant to any of Subsections (a), (b),
(c), or (e) (but in the case of (e), only if due to failure to obtain Required
Consents) of Section
8.4,
then
this Agreement shall be null and void, the Xxxxxxx Money shall be returned
to
Purchaser and no party shall have any further liability or obligation to any
other party under this Agreement, except that Purchaser shall not be relieved
of
the Purchaser Repair Obligations, and the Confidentiality Provisions shall
survive for the period set forth in Section
5.4.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if Purchaser terminates this Agreement
pursuant to Section
8.4(e),
the
Xxxxxxx Money shall be returned to Purchaser only if the events or unsatisfied
closing conditions resulting in the failure of the Closing to occur were not
within the sole control of Purchaser. If such events or unsatisfied closing
conditions resulting in the failure of the Closing to occur were within the
sole
control of Purchaser, then the Xxxxxxx Money shall be delivered to Seller.
If
Purchaser terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.4(c), Seller shall
pay
to Purchaser (if Purchaser is not then in material default under this
Agreement), as Purchaser’s sole remedy, (i) an amount equal to all actual
out-of-pocket amounts expended by Purchaser in connection with the pursuit
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including all reasonable legal
expenses and due diligence costs, including fees and costs paid to Archon Group,
LP) up to a maximum amount of $1,000,000; provided that in the case of
termination due to a material intentional misrepresentation or Seller’s willful
refusal to comply with any covenant hereunder or willful refusal to satisfy
a
closing condition that is within Seller’s control, such $1,000,000 cap shall be
increased to $4,975,000. If Seller defaults in performing any covenants or
agreements to be performed by Seller under this Agreement or Seller breaches
any
representations or warranties made by Seller in this Agreement, Purchaser shall
also have the right, instead of terminating this Agreement, to elect to permit
this Agreement to remain in effect and, in addition to the remedies set forth
above, to seek specific performance or other injunctive relief. The liability
of
Seller under this Section 8.5(a) shall be joint and several as to all Persons
comprising Seller; provided that the following entities shall have no liability
hereunder for monetary payments to Purchaser: †; †; †; †; †; and
†.
(b) If
Seller
terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section
8.4,
this
Agreement shall become null and void and no party shall have any further
liability or obligation to any other party under this Agreement, except that
Purchaser shall not be relieved of the Purchaser Repair Obligations, and the
Confidentiality Provisions shall survive for the period set forth in
Section
5.4.
If, but
only if, Seller’s termination is pursuant to (i) Section
8.4(d),
or (ii)
Section
8.4(e)
and a
material default hereunder by Purchaser was the cause of, or resulted in, the
failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Drop Dead Date (and in the
case
of either (i) or (ii), only if Seller is not then in material default under
this
Agreement), the Xxxxxxx Money shall be paid to Seller as liquidated damages,
and
in all other cases the Xxxxxxx Money shall be returned to Purchaser upon
Seller’s termination. Seller's sole and exclusive remedy for Purchaser's default
shall be to receive the Xxxxxxx Money as liquidated damages, and in no event
and
under no circumstances shall Seller be entitled to receive more than the Xxxxxxx
Money as damages for Purchaser's default.
ARTICLE
9. MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS.
9.1 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Parties hereto
and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that
no Party shall assign or delegate this Agreement or any of its rights or
obligations created hereunder without the prior consent of the other Parties,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided further,
however, that Purchaser may transfer any of its rights hereunder to any directly
or indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of any of the Purchaser Upper Tier
Entities without the consent of Seller, but no such transfer shall relieve
Purchaser of its obligations hereunder and any such transferee must execute
and
deliver to Seller an assumption agreement pursuant to which such transferee
shall be jointly and severally liable with Purchaser with respect to those
specific obligations assumed by such transferee.
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9.2 Notices.
All
notices, requests, consents, instructions and other communications required
or
permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and hand delivered, sent
by
nationally-recognized, next-day delivery service or mailed by certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as set
forth below or by facsimile, receipt confirmed, to the number set forth below;
receipt shall be deemed to occur on the date of actual receipt or, if sent
by a
nationally-recognized, next-day delivery service, on the first business day
after deposit with such service. All such communications shall be addressed
as
follows:
(a)
|
if to Purchaser, as follows:
GIN
Housing Partners I, L.L.C.
c/o
Archon Group, L.P.
000
Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
with
a copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Archon
Acquisition, L.L.C.
c/o
Archon Group, L.P.
000
Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
And
Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP
7800
Sears Tower
000
X. Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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And
NorthStar
Realty Finance Corp.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx-00xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attn:
Al
Tylis
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
And
Xxxxx
Xxxx
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
And
†
†
†
Attention:
†
Facsimile:
†
And:
†
†
Attention:
†
Facsimile:
†
And:
†
†
†
Attention:
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Facsimile:
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And:
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Attention:
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Reference: [client/matter
no.]
Facsimile:
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if to any Seller:
†
†
†
c/o
† †
†
Facsimile:
†
And
†
†
†
Attention:
†
with
a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
†
†
†
Attention:
†
Facsimile:
†
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or
such
other address or Persons as the Parties may from time to time designate in
writing in the manner provided in this Section.
9.3 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, together with the Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto, represent
the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties hereto with respect to
the
transactions contemplated herein and therein, and no representations, warranties
or covenants have been made in connection with this Agreement, other than those
expressly set forth herein and therein, or in the certificates or agreements
delivered in accordance herewith or therewith. This Agreement supersedes all
prior negotiations, discussions, correspondence, communications, understandings,
term sheets, letters of intent and agreements among the Parties relating to
the
subject matter of this Agreement and such other agreements and all prior drafts
of this Agreement and such other agreements, all of which are merged into this
Agreement.
9.4 Amendments
and Waivers.
This
Agreement may be amended, superseded, cancelled, renewed or extended, and the
terms hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by Purchaser
and
Seller or, in the case of a waiver, by the Party waiving compliance or his
or
her representative (including, in the case of any Seller, such Seller). No
delay
on the part of any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any waiver on the part of any
Party
of any such right, power or privilege, nor any single or partial exercise of
any
such right, power or privilege, preclude any further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other such right, power or privilege.
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9.5 Severability.
This
Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability
of
any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of
this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof so long as the economic
or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected
in
any manner materially adverse to any Party.
9.6 Headings.
The
article and section headings contained in this Agreement are solely for
convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation
of
this Agreement or of any term or provision hereof.
9.7 Terms.
All
references herein to Articles, Sections, Schedules and Exhibits shall be deemed
references to such parts of this Agreement, unless the context shall otherwise
require. All references to singular or plural shall include the other as the
context may require, and all references to one gender include the other gender.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the words “herein,” “hereof,” and “hereunder”
and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not
to
any particular Section, Subsection or other subdivision. The words “include” and
“including” shall not be construed as terms of limitation.
9.8 Governing
Law; Jurisdiction and Venue.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of Florida, without giving effect to choice of law principles. Each Party
hereto hereby agrees that any proceeding relating to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought exclusively in a state court
located in Florida, or a federal court located in the State of Florida. Each
Party hereto hereby consents to personal jurisdiction in any such action brought
in any such state or federal court, consents to service of process by registered
mail made upon such Party and such Party’s agent and waives any objection to
venue in any such state or federal court and any claim that any such state
or
federal court is an inconvenient forum.
9.9 Schedules
and Exhibits.
The
Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto are a part of this Agreement as if fully
set forth herein. Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the categories,
headings and other attempts to make the Schedules more organized are merely
for
convenience and do not constitute a representation or warranty by Seller.
Purchaser also acknowledges and agrees that document titles, dates and
signatories may have typographical errors and should be verified by Purchaser
during the Due Diligence Period. In certain cases, for Purchaser’s convenience,
Seller has included information on Schedules which is not required (e.g. listing
of Service Contracts that do not meet the materiality thresholds that would
require such Service Contracts to be scheduled), and it is agreed that the
inclusion of such information shall not result in a default hereunder unless
such additional information was intentionally made inaccurate by
Seller.
9.10 No
Third Party Beneficiaries.
Except
as expressly contemplated in this Agreement, this Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party hereto and nothing in this
Agreement is intended to confer upon any other Person any rights or remedies
of
any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. The Seller
Guarantors shall be direct third party beneficiaries of the terms
hereof.
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9.11 Expenses.
Except
as expressly provided in Section
5.13
or
otherwise in this Agreement, Seller and Purchaser shall each bear their own
respective transaction fees and expenses (including fees and expenses of legal
counsel, accountants, investment bankers, brokers, finders or other
representatives and consultants) incurred in connection with the preparation,
execution and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby.
9.13 Mutual
Drafting.
The
parties hereto are sophisticated and have been represented by attorneys
throughout the transactions contemplated hereby who have carefully negotiated
the provisions hereof. As a consequence, the parties do not intend that the
presumptions of laws or rules relating to the interpretation of contracts
against the drafter of any particular clause should applied to this Agreement
or
any agreement or instrument executed in connection herewith, and therefore
waive
their effects.
9.14 Prevailing
Party.
The
prevailing party in any action brought to enforce the remedies reserved to
the
parties, respectively, hereunder shall be entitled to recover reasonable
attorneys’ fees and court costs in addition to any other relief.
9.15 Market
Rate Projects.
None of
the provisions herein relating to tax credits, housing bonds or affordable
housing shall apply to the Market Rate Projects.
9.16 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original and all of which together shall be considered one and the
same agreement.
Remainder
of this Page Intentionally Left Blank
Signature
Pages Follow
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
PURCHASER:
GIN
HOUSING PARTNERS I, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
By:
†,
a
Delaware limited liability company, a Member
By:___________________________________________
Name:_________________________________________
Title:_________________________________________
Remainder
of this Page Intentionally Left Blank
Seller
Signature Pages Follow
SELLERS:
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a Florida limited
liability
company, its general partner
By:
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Manager
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Trustee
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Trustee
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Trustee
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By:
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a Florida corporation, its general partner
By:
________________________________________
†,
President
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By:
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a Florida corporation, its general partner
By:
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President
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a Delaware limited partnership
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a Florida corporation, its general partner
By:
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a Florida corporation,
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a Florida limited liability company
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
Manager
|
|
†,
a Florida limited liability company
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
Manager
|
Signature
Page to Purchase and Sale Agreement
†,
a Florida limited liability company
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
Manager
|
|
†,
a Florida limited liability company
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
Manager
|
|
†,
a Florida limited liability company
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
Manager
|
|
†,
a Florida limited liability company
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
Manager
|
|
†,
a Florida limited liability company
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
Manager
|
|
†, a Florida limited partnership | |
By
|
†,
a Florida corporation, its managing
general
partner
|
By:
________________________________________
†,
Chief Executive Officer
|
|
†, a Florida limited partnership | |
By: |
†,
a Florida corporation, its managing
general
partner
|
By:
________________________________________
†,
Chief Executive Officer
|
|
†, a Florida limited partnership | |
By: |
†,
a Florida corporation, its managing
general
partner
|
By:
________________________________________
†,
Chief Executive Officer
|
Signature
Page to Purchase and Sale Agreement
†, a Florida limited partnership | |
By:
|
†,
a Florida corporation, its
general
partner
|
By:
________________________________________
†,
Vice President
|
|
†, a Florida limited partnership | |
By: |
†,
a Florida corporation, its
managing
general partner
|
By:
________________________________________
†,
President
|
|
†, a Florida limited partnership | |
By: |
†,
a Florida corporation, its
managing
general partner
|
By:
________________________________________
†,
President
|
|
†, a Florida limited partnership | |
By: |
†,
a Florida corporation, its
managing
general partner
|
By:
________________________________________
†,
President
|
|
†, a Florida limited partnership | |
By: |
†,
a Florida corporation, its
managing
general partner
|
By:
________________________________________
†,
President
|
|
†, a Florida limited partnership | |
By: |
†,
a Florida corporation, its managing
general
partner
|
By:
________________________________________
†,
Manager
|
Signature
Page to Purchase and Sale Agreement
†, a Florida limited partnership | |
By:
|
†,
a Florida corporation, its
managing
general partner
|
By:
________________________________________
†,
President
|
|
†, a Florida limited partnership | |
By:
|
†,
a Florida corporation, its
managing
general partner
|
By:
________________________________________
†,
President
|
|
†, a Florida limited partnership | |
By:
|
†,
a Florida corporation, its
managing
general partner
|
By:
________________________________________
†,
President
|
|
†,
a Florida limited liability company
|
|
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
Manager
|
|
†,
a Florida limited liability company
|
|
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
Manager
|
|
†,
a Florida limited liability company
|
|
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
Manager
|
|
†,
a Florida limited liability company
|
|
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
Manager
|
|
†,
a Florida limited liability company
|
|
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
Manager
|
Signature
Page to Purchase and Sale Agreement
†, a Florida limited liability company | |
By: |
†,
a Florida corporation, its
managing
general partner
|
By:
________________________________________
†,
President
|
|
†, a Florida limited liability company | |
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
Manager
|
|
†, a Florida corporation | |
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
Vice President
|
|
†, a Florida limited partnership | |
By: |
†,
a Florida corporation, its managing
general
partner
|
By:
________________________________________
†, Chief
Executive Officer
|
|
†, a Florida limited partnership | |
By: |
†,
a Florida corporation, its
managing
general partner
|
By:
________________________________________
†,
President
|
|
†, a Florida limited partnership | |
By: | †, a Florida corporation, its general partner |
By:
________________________________________
†,
President
|
|
By: | †, a Florida corporation, its general |
partner | |
By:
________________________________________
†,
President
|
Signature
Page to Purchase and Sale Agreement
†, | |
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
Trustee
|
|
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
Trustee
|
|
†, a Florida limited partnership | |
By: | †, a Florida
limited
liability
company,
its general partner
|
By:
________________________________________
†,
Manager
|
|
†, a Florida limited partnership | |
By: | †, a Florida
corporation, its
general
partner
|
By:
________________________________________
†,
President
|
|
†, a Florida limited liability company | |
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
Manager
|
|
†, a Florida corporation | |
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
President
|
|
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
Trustee
|
|
†, a Florida limited liability company | |
By:
____________________________________________________________________
†,
Manager
|
|
†, a Florida limited partnership | |
By: | †, a Florida
corporation, its
managing
general partner
|
By:
________________________________________
†,
President
|
Signature
Page to Purchase and Sale Agreement
†,
a Florida corporation
By:
__________________________________________________________________________
†,
President
|
The
undersigned † hereby joins the foregoing Agreement solely for the purpose of
agreeing to be bound by the provisions of Sections
7.5(c)
and
6.5(b)
hereof.
______________________________
†
Signature
Page to Purchase and Sale Agreement
EXHIBIT
A
DEFINED
TERMS
“Actual
Knowledge”
shall
mean (a) the actual current recollection of (i) the party making the
representation or warranty and of (ii) any one or more of †, †, †, † or † as of
the date such representation or warranty is made, or (b) the information
contained in a written notice to a Seller or Project Partnership or † Management
Company from a Limited Partner, Governmental Entity, Lender or third party
claimant which is contrary to the applicable representation or warranty. For
purposes of (a)(i) above, if the party making the representation is an entity,
then (a)(i) above shall be deemed to refer to the actual current recollection
of
the president, manager or member of such entity.
Affiliate”
shall
mean a Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries,
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, another
Person.
“Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Allocated
Value”
shall
mean, with respect to any Project, the portion of the Base Price attributed
thereto as shown on Schedule
E.
“Assignment
and Assumption of Partnership Interest”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.7(a).
“Assignment
and Assumption of Fee Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.7(c).
“Assumed
Obligations”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.1.
“Assumption”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.8(i).
“Available
Funds”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5.15(a).
“Base
Price”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.2.
“Business”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Claim
Notice”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.3(a).
“Closing”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.6(a)
and
shall apply to the initial Closing and/or any Subsequent Closing, as the context
may require.
“Closing
Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.6(a).
“Closing
Payment”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.6(b).
“COBRA”
means
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985.
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“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, any successor statute thereto,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Compliance
Period”
shall
mean, with respect to a building in a Project, the period specified in
Section 42(i)(1) of the Code with respect to such building and when used
with respect to the Project as a whole, means the period starting with the
beginning of the first period under Section 42(i)(1) to start for any building
in such Project and ending with the end of the last period under Section
42(i)(1) to end for any building in such Project.
Ҡ
Management Liability”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.1(f).
Ҡ
Management Liability Expiration Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.8(a).
Ҡ
Management Letter of Credit”
means
a
clean, irrevocable letter of credit which (i) is in the amount of $5,000,000,
(ii) is in form and substance and from an issuing bank reasonably satisfactory
to Purchaser, (iii) allows for partial draws, and (iv) has an expiry date no
earlier than 30 days after the † Management Expiration Date.
Ҡ
Management Company”
means
†
Management, Ltd., a Florida limited partnership.
“Confidentiality
Provisions”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5.4.
“Consent
Removal Projects”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.6(d).
“Construction
Contracts”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.19.
“Construction
Obligations”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.19.
“Credits”
shall
mean the low income housing tax credits provided for under Section 42 of the
Code, including the seventy percent (70%) present value credit and/or the thirty
percent (30%) present value credit, as applicable.
“Defense
Notice”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.3(b).
“Development
Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“DOJ”
shall
mean the United States Department of Justice.
“Drop
Dead Date”
shall
mean the date which is six (6) months following the expiration of the Due
Diligence Period (subject to extension pursuant to the terms of Section
8.4(e)).
“Due
Diligence Period”
shall
mean the 120 day period after the Effective Date, subject to extension to the
extent expressly provided in Section
2.18.
“Due
Diligence Termination Notice”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
6.2(a).
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“Due
Diligence Termination Option”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
6.2(a).
“Xxxxxxx
Money”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.3(a).
“Xxxxxxx
Money Escrow Agent”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to that term in the Xxxxxxx Money Escrow
Agreement.
“Xxxxxxx
Money Escrow Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.3(a).
“Economic
Interests”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Effective
Date”
shall
mean the last date on which this Agreement has been fully executed by Seller
and
Purchaser and a fully executed copy has been received by Seller and
Purchaser.
“Employee”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5.12.
“Employee
Benefit Plan”
means
any pension, retirement, savings, disability, medical, dental, health, life,
death benefit, group insurance, profit sharing, deferred compensation, stock
option, equity compensation, bonus, incentive, vacation pay, tuition
reimbursement, severance pay, employment continuation, change of control, fringe
benefit or other employee benefit plan, trust, agreement, contract, policy
or
commitment (including without limitation, any employee pension benefit plan,
as
defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and any employee welfare benefit plan as defined in
Section 3(1) of ERISA, whether any of the foregoing is funded, insured or
self-funded, written or oral.
“Environmental
Laws”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the definition of Hazardous
Materials.
“Environmental
Reports”
shall
mean any environmental assessment report prepared with respect to any Project
(which shall not include reliance letters).
“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, any successor
statute thereto, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
means
(a) a member of any “controlled group” (as defined in section 414(b) of the
Code) of which a Person is a member, (b) a trade or business, whether or not
incorporated, under common control (within the meaning of section 414(c) of
the
Code) with a Person, or (c) a member of any affiliated service group (within
the
meaning of section 4.14(m) of the Code) of which a Person is a
member.
“Excluded
Economic Interests”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Section
2.2.
“Exhibit”
shall
mean any exhibit attached hereto.
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“Extended
Use Agreement”
shall
mean any agreement entered into between a Project Partnership and any state
tax
credit agency as required pursuant to Section 42(h)(6) of the Code.
“Final
Determination”
shall
mean, with respect to any Tax basis, Tax allocation or other Tax determination
made before Closing that is alleged to have been improper, the first to occur
of: (i) a decision, judgment, decree or other order issued by any court of
competent, or assessment by a Tax authority, reflecting an inconsistent
treatment, which decision, judgment, decree, other order or assessment has
become final (i.e., all allowable appeals have been exhausted); or (ii) any
binding settlement in writing is made in accordance with the provisions of
Section
7.3(f)
between
the applicable person and the Tax authority reflecting an inconsistent
treatment.
“Financial
Statements”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.6(a).
“Fiscal
Year”
shall
mean the calendar year or such other year that a Project Partnership is required
by the Code to use as its taxable year.
“FTC”
shall
mean the United Stated Federal Trade Commission.
“Fully
Covered Casualty”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5.15(a).
“GAAP”
shall
mean generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied with such
principles as applied with respect to the Financial Statements.
“General
Liability Cap”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.5(c).
“General
Partner”
shall
mean any Person who owns a general partner or managing member Interest in any
Project Partnership.
“†”
shall
mean †, an individual.
“Governmental
Entity”
means
the United States of America or any other nation, any state or other political
subdivision thereof, or any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
regulatory or administrative functions of government.
"Hazardous
Materials"
shall
mean any of the following: "toxic substances," "toxic materials," "hazardous
waste," "hazardous substances," "pollutants," or "contaminants" [as those terms
are defined in the Resource, Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended
("RCRA") (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et.
seq.),
the
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980,
as
amended (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et.
seq.),
the
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. § 1801
et.
seq.),
the
Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, as amended (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et.
seq.),
the
Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 1251 et.
seq.)
and
any other federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation,
code, order, approval, policy and authorization relating to health, safety
or
the environment (said laws being hereafter referred to collectively as
"Environmental
Laws");
asbestos or asbestos-containing materials; lead or lead-containing materials;
oils; petroleum-derived compounds; pesticides; or polychlorinated
biphenyls.
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“Holdback
Escrow Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.6(c).
“Home
Office”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Home
Office Landlord”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Home
Office Lease”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“HSR
Act”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5.3.
“Income
Tax”
means
any Tax imposed on, or measured by, net income.
“Indebtedness”
means
the following liabilities and obligations of Seller or any Project Partnership
as they relate solely to a Project or a Project Partnership: (a) all
indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property
or services in respect of which the applicable party is liable, contingently
or
otherwise, as obligor or otherwise (other than trade payables and other current
working capital liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business);
(b) all indebtedness guaranteed in any manner; (c) all obligations
under capitalized leases in respect of which the applicable party is liable,
contingently or otherwise, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, and (d) all
obligations under any interest rate cap, swap, collar or similar transaction
or
currency hedging transactions.
“Indemnified
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.3(a).
“Indemnifying
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.3(a).
“Indemnity
Notice”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.4.
“Interest”
shall
mean any partnership or membership interest in a Project Partnership or †
Management Company.
“IRS”
shall
mean the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Law(s)”
means
any federal, state and foreign laws, statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances,
decrees, orders and judgments.
“Leases”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.5.
“Leased
Personal Property”
shall
mean all of the Personal Property leased by Seller or † Management
Company.
“Leased
Spaces”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Lender” shall
mean each lender under any Loan Documents.
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“Liability”
means
any obligation or liability, absolute or contingent, known or unknown,
liquidated or unliquidated, whether due or to become due and regardless of
when
or by whom asserted.
“Lien(s)”
shall
mean any mortgage, pledge, lien or security interest.
“Limited
Partners”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Loan
Documents”
any
loan agreements, notes, bonds, mortgages, indentures, assignments, guarantees
or
other agreements evidencing or securing any Indebtedness of any Project
Partnership or pursuant to which all or any portion of any Project secures
any
Indebtedness.
“Losses”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.1.
“Management
Company Interests”
shall
mean all of the ownership interests in † Management Company.
“Market
Rate Projects”
shall
mean those Projects owned by † and †.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means,
with respect to any Seller, any Project Partnership or any Project, any change,
event or effect (a) that is materially adverse to the business, assets,
condition (financial or otherwise), liabilities or results of operations of
Seller, any Project Partnership or any Project, or (b) that would have a
material adverse effect on, or materially impair or delay, the ability of Seller
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to perform
its
respective obligations hereunder.
“Material
Condition”
shall
mean: (i) a Material Title or Survey Condition; (ii) a Material Physical
Condition; (iii) a Material Credit Reduction; (iv) Material Litigation; (v)
a
Material Representation Breach.
“Material
Credit Reduction”
shall
mean an actual or expected reduction of Credits available to the Limited
Partners in the Project Partnerships resulting in either (x) a 15% or greater
reduction (as compared to the projections set forth on Schedule
3.25(a))
as to
any one Project Partnership or (y) a $2,500,000 or greater reduction (as
compared to the projections set forth on Schedule
3.25(a))
as to
all Project Partnerships on an aggregate basis, all as reasonably determined
by
Purchaser (it being agreed that Purchaser may not dispute any final
determinations previously made by the IRS with respect to Credits).
“Material
Litigation”
shall
mean any pending or threatened litigation that could result in a material
reduction in the economic value of the Purchased Interests or material increase
in amounts which may be owed by Purchaser under any Assumed Obligations, each
as
reasonably determined by Purchaser, which litigation was not disclosed to
Purchaser on a Schedule to this Agreement.
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“Material
Physical Condition”
shall
mean an environmental condition, physical condition, zoning, design or
construction code compliance issue (including local, state and federal design
and construction standards) with respect to any particular Project the monetary
consequence of which (as reasonably determined by Purchaser) exceeds the
applicable reserves, if any, for that particular Project that are designated
or
available for the cure of such a condition (as reasonably determined by
Purchaser) (the difference between such monetary consequence and such reserve
amount being a “Required
Physical Cure Amount”,
and if
there are no applicable reserves designated or available for the cure of such
a
condition, then the Required Physical Cure Amount shall be the monetary
consequence (as reasonably determined by Purchaser) of the applicable
condition).
“Material
Representation Breach”
shall
mean the material breach by Seller of any representation or warranty made by
Seller under this Agreement (as made on the Effective Date, without regard
to
any later updating).
“Material
Title or Survey Condition”
shall
mean a title or survey matter objectionable to Purchaser that is not (a) a
recorded instrument securing existing financing, (b) a recorded instrument
required to be filed pursuant to an existing Project Partnership Agreement,
(c)
a recorded instrument required by a Governmental Entity in connection with
the
issuance of low income housing tax credits or housing bonds (such as a
restrictive covenant agreement) or (d) an easement customarily filed of record
against a multi-family project (such as a public utility easement) that would
not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse impact on use or value.
“Normal
Casualty Repair Process”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5.15(a).
“Other
Assets”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(d).
“Other
Fee Agreements”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Owned
Personal Property”
shall
mean all of the Personal Property owned by Seller.
“Partnership
Amendments”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.7(b).
“Partnership
Interests”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Party”
or
“Parties”
shall
mean a party or the parties to this Agreement as set forth on the signature
page.
“Pending
Warranty Claim”
shall
mean any claim related to, arising out of or in connection with subcontractor
work at any Project which was paid for by †..
“Permitted
Interest Liens”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.1.
“Permitted
Tax Liens”
shall
mean statutory Liens or Liens for Taxes, in each case which are not yet due
and
payable, and are incurred in the normal, ordinary course.
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“Person”
shall
mean any individual, partnership, corporation, company, limited liability
company, trust or other entity.
“Personal
Property”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Personal
Property Lease”
shall
mean any lease of any Leased Personal Property.
“Post-Closing
Employee Obligations”
means
all obligations and liabilities, actual or contingent, with respect to Purchaser
Employees arising from the employment relationship with Purchaser, any Affiliate
of Purchaser or † Management Company from and after the Closing, including any
and all obligations or liabilities: (i) for wages, salaries, accrued
vacation, medical insurance, fringe benefits, and payroll taxes; (ii) for
workers' compensation claims based on any real or alleged occurrence;
(iii) for benefits and employer contributions to Employee Benefit Plans;
and (iv) for claims or penalties under applicable laws governing
employer/employee relations (including the National Labor Relations Act and
other labor relations laws, wages, hours and employment standards laws, fair
employment practices and anti-discrimination laws, the WARN Act, the State
WARN
Act, and any other similar state or local regulations, ERISA and COBRA). The
term Post-Closing Employee Obligations expressly excludes any and all statutory
or contractual successorship liabilities in connection with any Employee Benefit
Plan of any Seller or any Affiliate of Seller other than † Management
Company.
“Pre-Closing
Employee Obligations”
means
all obligations and liabilities, actual or contingent, with respect to Employees
arising from their employment relationship with Seller or † Management Company
prior to the Closing, including any and all obligations or liabilities:
(i) for wages, salaries, accrued vacation, medical insurance, fringe
benefits, and payroll taxes; (ii) for workers' compensation claims based on
any real or alleged occurrence; (iii) for benefits and employer
contributions to Employee Benefit Plans; and (iv) for claims or penalties under
applicable laws governing employer/employee relations (including the National
Labor Relations Act and other labor relations laws, wage, hours and employment
standards laws, fair employment practices and anti-discrimination laws, the
WARN
Act, State WARN, ERISA and COBRA). The term Pre-Closing Employee Obligations
includes any and all statutory and contractual liabilities in connection with
any Employee Benefit Plan of any Seller or Affiliate of Seller other than †
Management Company.
“Projects”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Project
Documents”
shall
mean the following documents with respect to any Project: construction
contracts, plans and specifications, agreements with architects, engineers,
environmental abatement consultants and contractors and other third party
contractors agreements with the management agent, agreements with the General
Partner and its Affiliates, any guaranty, the Extended Use Agreement, the
Project Partnership Documents, the Loan Documents, the Fee Agreements, the
Standalone Economic Guarantees, and any other document or instrument executed
in
connection with any of the aforesaid documents.
“Project
Partnerships”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
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“Project
Partnership Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Recital
B.
“Project
Partnership Documents”
means,
with respect to any Project, the Project Partnership Agreement or other
organizational documents of a Project Partnership and all amendments
thereto.
“Project
Partnership Interest”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Recital B.
“Project
Removal”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
6.2(b).
“Project
Removal Option”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
6.2(b).
“Project
Under Construction”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.19(a).
“Property
Management Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Recital
C.
“Proration
Adjustment”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.4.
“Purchase
Price”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.2.
“Purchased
Interests”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Purchaser”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Purchaser
Employees”
means
the Employees employed by Purchaser, any Affiliate of Purchaser or any manager
designated by Purchaser to employ such employees from and after the
Closing.
“Purchaser
Indemnity Expiration Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.8.
“Purchaser
Indemnified Parties”
and
“Purchaser
Indemnified Party”
shall
have the meanings set forth in Section
7.1.
“Purchaser
Material Adverse Effect”
shall
mean a material adverse effect on the ability of Purchaser to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Purchaser
Repair Obligations”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
6.1.
“Purchaser
Upper Tier Entities”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Recitals”
shall
mean the recitals set forth on the first page of this Agreement.
“Regulatory
Agreements”
means
the Extended Use Agreements, Declaration of Restrictive Covenants and regulatory
agreements encumbering the Projects for the benefit of the Lenders or
Governmental Entities and providing for the use of a Project as low income
housing.
“Remaining
Insurance Shortfall”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5.15(b).
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“Removed
Project”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
6.2(b).
“Rent
Roll”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.5.
“Required
Consents”
means
all required consents, waivers, authorizations and approvals from any
Governmental Entities, Lenders, Limited Partners or any other Persons in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this
Agreement, the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby.
“Required
Physical Cure Amount”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the definition of Material Physical
Condition.
“Retained
Claims”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.1(b).
“Scheduled
Documents”
shall
mean any document listed on Schedules
A, B, C
or
D
attached
hereto, as updated during the Due Diligence Period.
“Schedules”
shall
mean the disclosure schedules attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.
“Seller”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Seller
Benefit Plan”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.14(b).
“Seller
General Liability Basket”
shall
mean $2,500,000; provided that if there are Removed Projects, then (x) the
amount of the Seller General Liability Basket shall initially equal $2,500,000
multiplied by a fraction (i) having as its numerator the aggregate Allocated
Values of all of the Projects which are the subject of the initial Closing
and
(ii) having as a denominator the sum of the aggregate Allocated Values of all
of
the Projects which are the subject of the initial Closing plus the aggregate
Allocated Values of all of the Removed Projects, and (y) at each Subsequent
Closing (if any), the amount of the Seller General Liability Basket shall be
increased to equal $2,500,000 multiplied by a fraction (i) having as its
numerator the aggregate Allocated Values of all of the Projects which are the
subject of any Closing (i.e. those covered by the initial Closing plus those
covered by each Subsequent Closing) and (ii) having as a denominator the sum
of
the aggregate Allocated Values of all of the Projects which are covered by
any
Closing plus the aggregate Allocated Values of all of the remaining Removed
Projects.
“Seller
Guarantor”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
6.4.
“Seller
Indemnified Parties”
and
“Seller
Indemnified Party”
shall
have the meanings set forth in Section
7.2.
“Seller
Indemnity Expiration Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.8.
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“Seller
Indemnity Letter of Credit”
means
a
clean, irrevocable letter of credit which (i) is in the amount of $25,000,000
(subject to adjustment as described below), (ii) is in form and substance and
from an issuing bank reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser, (iii) allows for
partial draws, and (iv) has an expiry date no earlier than 30 days after the
Seller Indemnity Expiration Date. If there are Removed Projects, then the amount
of the Seller Indemnity Letter of Credit posted at the initial Closing shall
equal $25,000,000 multiplied by a fraction (i) having as its numerator the
aggregate Allocated Values of all of the Projects which are the subject of
the
initial Closing and (ii) having as a denominator the sum of the aggregate
Allocated Values of all of the Projects which are the subject of the initial
Closing plus the aggregate Allocated Values of all of the Removed Projects.
At
each Subsequent Closing (if any), Seller shall cause the amount of the Seller
Indemnity Letter of Credit to be increased to equal $25,000,000 multiplied
by a
fraction (i) having as its numerator the aggregate Allocated Values of all
of
the Projects which are the subject of any Closing (i.e. those covered by the
initial Closing plus those covered by each Subsequent Closing) and (ii) having
as a denominator the sum of the aggregate Allocated Values of all of the
Projects which are covered by any Closing plus the aggregate Allocated Values
of
all of the remaining Removed Projects.
“Seller
Obligations”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Service
Contracts”
means
all contracts relating to any Project pursuant to which third parties render
services or provide products to any Project.
“Space
Leases”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.8(d).
“Standalone
Economic Guarantees”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Recital
D.
“Subsequent
Closing”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.6(d).
“Tax”
and
“Taxes”
means
any federal, state, local or foreign net income, alternative or add-on minimum,
gross income, gross receipts, property, sales, use, transfer, gains, goods
and
services, value-added, registration, stamp, recording, commodity, documentary,
franchise, license, excise, employment, employee health, payroll, withholding
or
minimum tax, or any other tax of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest
or any penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed by any Governmental
Entity.
“Tax
Return(s)”
means
any return, report or similar statement required to be filed with respect to
any
Taxes (including any attached schedules), including any information return,
claim for refund, amended return and declaration of estimated Tax.
“Third
Party Claim”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.3(a).
“Title
Policy”
means
the most recently dated title insurance policy issued by a title insurance
company in favor of a Project Partnership with respect to a Project Property
and
in the possession or control of the Seller.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement, and all other agreements, instruments, certificates and other
Closing documents entered into or delivered by any Party on or after the
Effective Date pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
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“Treasury
Regulations”
shall
mean the regulations promulgated under the Code.
“UCC”
shall
mean the Uniform Commercial Code.
“Units”
shall
mean the
individual units of residential rental housing located at a Project.
“WARN
Act”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.14(a).
Ҡ
Adjustment”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.5.
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