EXHIBIT 10.3
FORM OF
ADVISORY AGREEMENT
among
INDUSTRIAL INCOME TRUST
INC.,
INDUSTRIAL INCOME OPERATING
PARTNERSHIP LP
and
INDUSTRIAL INCOME ADVISORS
LLC
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DEFINITIONS.
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APPOINTMENT
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DUTIES OF THE ADVISOR
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AUTHORITY OF ADVISOR
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BANK ACCOUNTS
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RECORDS; ACCESS
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LIMITATIONS ON
ACTIVITIES
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RELATIONSHIP WITH
DIRECTORS
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FEES
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EXPENSES
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OTHER SERVICES
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REIMBURSEMENT TO THE
ADVISOR
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OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE
ADVISOR
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TERM; TERMINATION OF
AGREEMENT
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TERMINATION BY THE
PARTIES
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ASSIGNMENT TO AN
AFFILIATE
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PAYMENTS TO AND DUTIES OF ADVISOR
UPON TERMINATION
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INDEMNIFICATION BY THE
CORPORATION AND THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP
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INDEMNIFICATION BY
ADVISOR
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NOTICES
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MODIFICATION
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SEVERABILITY
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CONSTRUCTION
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ENTIRE AGREEMENT
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INDULGENCES, NOT
WAIVERS
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GENDER
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TITLES NOT TO AFFECT
INTERPRETATION
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EXECUTION IN
COUNTERPARTS
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INITIAL INVESTMENT
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ADVISORY AGREEMENT
THIS ADVISORY AGREEMENT, dated as of
, 200 , is among Industrial Income Trust Inc.,
a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), Industrial
Income Operating Partnership LP, a Delaware limited partnership
(the “Operating Partnership”), and Industrial Income
Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
W I T N E S S E T
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WHEREAS, the Corporation intends to
qualify as a REIT (as defined below), and to invest its funds in
investments permitted by the terms of Sections 856 through 860 of
the Code (as defined below);
WHEREAS, the Corporation is the
general partner of the Operating Partnership and intends to conduct
all its business and make all investments in Assets through the
Operating Partnership;
WHEREAS, the Corporation and the
Operating Partnership desire to avail themselves of the experience,
sources of information, advice, assistance and certain facilities
of the Advisor and to have the Advisor undertake the duties and
responsibilities hereinafter set forth, on behalf of, and subject
to the supervision, of the Board of Directors of the Corporation,
all as provided herein; and
WHEREAS, the Advisor is willing to
undertake to render such services, subject to the supervision of
the Board of Directors, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements contained
herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. As used in this
Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”), the following
terms have the definitions hereinafter indicated:
Acquisition Expenses
. Any and all expenses, exclusive of
Acquisition Fees, incurred by the Corporation, the Operating
Partnership, the Advisor, or any of their Affiliates in connection
with the selection, acquisition, development or origination of any
Asset, whether or not acquired, including, without limitation,
legal fees and expenses, travel and communications expenses, costs
of appraisals, nonrefundable option payments on property not
acquired, accounting fees and expenses, title insurance, and the
costs of performing due diligence.
Acquisition Fees
. Any and all fees and commissions,
exclusive of Acquisition Expenses, paid by any Person to any other
Person (including any fees or commissions paid by or to any
Affiliate of the Corporation, the Operating Partnership or the
Advisor) in connection with (i) the acquisition, development
or construction of a Property, (ii) the acquisition of
interests in a real estate related entity or (iii) making or
investing in Mortgages or the origination or acquisition of other
debt or other investments, including real estate commissions,
selection fees, Development Fees, Construction Fees, nonrecurring
management fees, loan fees, points or any other fees of a similar
nature. Excluded shall be development fees and construction fees
paid to any Person not affiliated with the Sponsor in connection
with the actual development and construction of a
project.
Advisor . Industrial Income Advisors LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, any successor advisor to the
Corporation, the Operating Partnership or any person or entity to
which Industrial Income Advisors LLC or any successor advisor
subcontracts substantially all of its functions. Notwithstanding
the forgoing, a Person hired or retained by Industrial Income
Advisors LLC to perform property and securities management and
related services for the Corporation or the Operating Partnership
that is not hired or
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retained to perform substantially all of the
functions of Industrial Income Advisors LLC with respect to the
Corporation or the Operating Partnership as a whole shall not be
deemed to be an Advisor.
Affiliate or
Affiliated . With respect
to any Person, (i) any Person directly or indirectly owning,
controlling or holding, with the power to vote, ten percent
(10%) or more of the outstanding voting securities of such
other Person; (ii) any Person ten percent (10%) or more
of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly
owned, controlled or held, with the power to vote, by such other
Person; (iii) any Person directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by or under common control with such other Person;
(iv) any executive officer, director, trustee or general
partner of such other Person; and (v) any legal entity for
which such Person acts as an executive officer, director, trustee
or general partner.
Asset . Any Property, Mortgage, other debt or other
investment (other than investments in bank accounts, money market
funds or other current assets) owned by the Corporation, directly
or indirectly through one or more of its Affiliates.
Asset Management Fee
. A fee paid to the Advisor as
compensation for services rendered in connection with the
management and disposition of the Corporation’s
Assets.
Average Invested
Assets . For a specified
period, the average of the aggregate book value of the Assets
invested, directly or indirectly, in equity interests in and loans
secured by or related to real estate (including, without
limitation, equity interests in REITs, mortgage pools, commercial
mortgage-backed securities, mezzanine loans and residential
mortgage-backed securities), before deducting depreciation, bad
debts or other non-cash reserves, computed by taking the average of
such values at the end of each month during such period.
Board of Directors or
Board . The persons
holding such office, as of any particular time, under the Charter
of the Corporation, whether they be the Directors named therein or
additional or successor Directors.
Bylaws . The bylaws of the Corporation, as the same are
in effect from time to time.
Cause . With respect to the termination of this
Agreement, fraud, criminal conduct or willful misconduct by the
Advisor, or a material breach of this Agreement by the Advisor,
which has not been cured within 30 days of such breach.
Charter . The amended and restated articles of
incorporation of the Corporation, as amended from time to
time.
Code . Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time, or any successor statute thereto. Reference to any
provision of the Code shall mean such provision as in effect from
time to time, as the same may be amended, and any successor
provision thereto, as interpreted by any applicable regulations as
in effect from time to time.
Competitive Real Estate
Commission . A real
estate or brokerage commission for the purchase or sale of property
which is reasonable, customary, and competitive in light of the
size, type, and location of the property.
Contract Purchase
Price . The term
“Contract Purchase Price” shall mean (i) the
amount actually paid or allocated in respect of the acquisition of
a Property, (ii) the Corporation’s proportionate share
of the amount actually paid or allocated in respect of the Real
Property owned by any real estate related entity in which the
Corporation acquires a majority economic interest or which the
Corporation consolidates for
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financial reporting purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principals, (iii) the amount
actually paid or allocated in respect of an investment in any other
real estate related entity or (iv) the amount actually paid or
allocated in respect of the origination or acquisition of
Mortgages, other debt investments or other investments; in each
case including any third party expenses, debt, whether borrowed or
assumed, and exclusive of Acquisition Fees and Acquisition
Expenses.
Contract Sales Price
. The total consideration received
by the Corporation for the sale of Assets.
Corporation
. Corporation shall have the meaning
set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
Dealer Manager
. Dividend Capital Securities LLC,
an Affiliate of the Advisor, or such other Person or entity
selected by the Board of Directors to act as the dealer manager for
the Offering. Dividend Capital Securities LLC is a member of the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(“FINRA”).
Dealer Manager Fee
. Up to 2.5% of Gross Proceeds from
the sale of primary shares in the Offering (not including Shares
sold pursuant to the Corporation’s distribution reinvestment
plan) payable to the Dealer Manager for serving as the dealer
manager of the Offering.
Director . A member of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation.
Distributions
. Any distributions of money or
other property by the Corporation to owners of Shares, including
distributions that may constitute a return of capital for federal
income tax purposes.
Equity Shares
. Transferable shares of beneficial
interest of the Corporation of any class or series, including
common shares or preferred shares.
FINRA . Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,
Inc.
GAAP . Generally accepted accounting principles as in
effect in the United States of America from time to
time.
Good Reason
. With respect to the termination of
this Agreement, (i) any failure to obtain a satisfactory
agreement from any successor to the Corporation and/or the
Operating Partnership to assume and agree to perform the
Corporation’s and/or the Operating Partnership’s
obligations under this Agreement; or (ii) any material breach
of this Agreement of any nature whatsoever by the Corporation
and/or the Operating Partnership.
Gross Proceeds
. The aggregate purchase price of
all Shares sold for the account of the Corporation through all
Offerings, without deduction for Sales Commissions, Dealer Manager
Fees, volume discounts, any marketing support and due diligence
expense reimbursement or Organization and Offering Expenses. For
the purpose of computing Gross Proceeds, the purchase price of any
Share for which reduced Sales Commissions or a Dealer Manager Fee
are paid to the Dealer Manager or a Soliciting Dealer (where net
proceeds to the Corporation are not reduced) shall be deemed to be
the full amount of the offering price per Share pursuant to the
Prospectus for such Offering without reduction.
Independent Director
. Independent Director shall have
the meaning set forth in the Charter.
Independent Expert
. A person or entity with no
material current or prior business or personal relationship with
the Advisor or the Directors and who is engaged to a substantial
extent in the business of rendering opinions regarding the value of
assets of the type held by the Corporation.
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Joint Ventures
. The joint venture, co-investment,
co-ownership or partnership arrangements in which the Corporation
or any of its subsidiaries is a co-venturer, co-owner or general
partner which are established to acquire or hold Assets.
Liquidity Event
. The term “Liquidity
Event” shall include, but shall not be limited to, (i) a
Listing, (ii) a sale, merger or other transaction in which the
Stockholders either receive, or have the option to receive, cash,
securities redeemable for cash, and/or securities of a publicly
traded company, and (iii) the sale of all or substantially all
of the Corporation’s Assets where Stockholders either
receive, or have the option to receive, cash or other
consideration.
Listing . The listing of the Shares on a national
securities exchange or the receipt by the Corporation’s
stockholders of securities that are listed on a national
securities exchange in exchange for the Corporation’s common
stock. Upon such Listing, the Shares shall be deemed
Listed.
Mortgages . In connection with mortgage financing
provided, invested in, participated in or purchased by the
Corporation, all of the notes, deeds of trust, security interests
or other evidences of indebtedness or obligations, which are
secured or collateralized by Real Property owned by the borrowers
under such notes, deeds of trust, security interests or other
evidences of indebtedness or obligations.
NASAA REIT Guidelines
. The Statement of Policy Regarding
Real Estate Investment Trusts as adopted by the members of the
North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. on
May 7, 2007.
Net Income
. For any period, the
Corporation’s total revenues applicable to such period, less
the total expenses applicable to such period other than additions
to reserves for depreciation, bad debts or other similar non-cash
reserves and excluding any gain from the sale of the
Corporation’s Assets.
Offering . The public offering of Shares pursuant to a
Prospectus.
Operating Partnership
. Operating Partnership shall have
the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
Operating Partnership
Agreement . The Operating
Partnership Agreement among the Corporation, the Advisor, and
Industrial Income Advisors Group LLC.
OP Unit . Units of limited partnership interest in the
Operating Partnership.
Organization and Offering
Expenses . Any and all
costs and expenses, other than the Sales Commission and the Dealer
Manager Fee, incurred in connection with the formation of the
Corporation and the qualification and registration of an Offering,
and the marketing and distribution of Shares, including, without
limitation, total underwriting and brokerage discounts and
commissions (including fees of the underwriters’ attorneys),
expenses for printing and amending registration statements or
supplementing prospectuses, mailing and distributing costs,
salaries of employees while engaged in sales activity, telephone
and other telecommunications costs, all advertising and marketing
expenses (including the costs related to investor and broker-dealer
sales meetings), charges of transfer agents, registrars, trustees,
escrow holders, depositories and experts and fees, expenses and
taxes related to the filing, registration and qualification of the
sale of the Shares under federal and state laws, including
accountants’ and attorneys’ fees. The Organization and
Offering Expense reimbursement paid by the Corporation in
connection with its formation will not exceed 2.0% of Gross
Proceeds from the sale of Shares in the primary offering and the
Corporation’s distribution reinvestment plan.
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Person . An individual, corporation, partnership,
trust, joint venture, limited liability company or other
entity.
Property or Properties
. All or a portion of the Real
Property or Real Properties acquired by the Corporation, directly
or indirectly through joint venture or co-ownership arrangements or
other partnership or investment entities.
Prospectus
. Prospectus shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 2(10) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”), including a preliminary
Prospectus, an offering circular as described in Rule 256 of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act or, in the
case of an intrastate offering, any document by whatever name
known, utilized for the purpose of offering and selling securities
to the public.
Real Estate Asset
Value . The amount
actually paid or allocated to the purchase, development,
construction or improvement of a Real Property, exclusive of
Acquisition Fees and Acquisition Expenses.
Real Property
. Land, rights in land (including
leasehold interests), and any buildings, structures, improvements,
furnishings, fixtures and equipment located on or used in
connection with land and rights or interests in land. Properties
sold by the Corporation or any Affiliate to investors in
tenancy-in-common interests, beneficial interests in Delaware
statutory trusts, and or similar interests shall be deemed Real
Property for the purposes of this definition so long as
(i) such properties are being leased by the Corporation or any
Affiliate from the tenancy-in-common investors, and (ii) such
properties are reflected as Assets of the Corporation in accordance
with GAAP.
REIT . A “real estate investment trust”
under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code or as may be
amended.
Sale or Sales
. Any transaction or series of
transactions whereby: (A) the Corporation or the Operating
Partnership directly or indirectly (except as described in other
subsections of this definition) sells, grants, transfers, conveys,
or relinquishes its ownership of any Property or portion thereof,
including the lease of any Property consisting of a building only,
and including any event with respect to any Property which gives
rise to a significant amount of insurance proceeds or condemnation
awards; (B) the Corporation or the Operating Partnership
directly or indirectly (except as described in other subsections of
this definition) sells, grants, transfers, conveys, or relinquishes
its ownership of all or substantially all of the interest of the
Corporation or the Operating Partnership in any Joint Venture in
which it is a co-venturer or partner; (C) any Joint Venture
directly or indirectly (except as described in other subsections of
this definition) in which the Corporation or the Operating
Partnership as a co-venturer or partner sells, grants, transfers,
conveys, or relinquishes its ownership of any Property or portion
thereof, including any event with respect to any Property which
gives rise to insurance claims or condemnation awards; (D) the
Corporation or the Operating Partnership directly or indirectly
(except as described in other subsections of this definition)
sells, grants, conveys or relinquishes its interest in any Mortgage
or portion thereof (including with respect to any Mortgage, all
payments thereunder or in satisfaction thereof other than regularly
scheduled interest payments) of amounts owed pursuant to such
Mortgage and any event which gives rise to a significant amount of
insurance proceeds or similar awards; or (E) the Corporation
or the Operating Partnership directly or indirectly (except as
described in other subsections of this definition) sells, grants,
transfers, conveys, or relinquishes its ownership of any other
Asset not previously described in this definition or any portion
thereof, but (ii) not including any transaction or series of
transactions specified in clause (i) (A) through
(E) above in which the proceeds of such transaction or series
of transactions are reinvested by the Corporation in one or more
Assets within 180 days thereafter.
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Sales Commission
. Up to 7.0% of Gross Proceeds from
the sale of primary shares in the Offering (not including Shares
sold pursuant to the Corporation’s distribution reinvestment
plan) payable to the Dealer Manager and reallowable to Soliciting
Dealers with respect to Shares sold by them.
Securities
. The term “Securities”
shall mean any of the following issued by the Corporation, as the
text requires: Equity Shares, any other stock, shares or other
evidences of equity or beneficial or other interests, voting trust
certificates, bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of
indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or
otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known as
“securities” or any certificates of interest, shares or
participations in, temporary or interim certificates for, receipts
for, guarantees of, or warrants, options or rights to subscribe to,
purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing.
Shares . The shares of the common stock of the
Corporation sold in the Offering.
Soliciting Dealers
. Broker-dealers who are members of
FINRA, or that are exempt from broker-dealer registration, and who,
in either case, have executed selected dealer or other agreements
with the Dealer Manager to sell Shares.
Special OP Units
. The separate series of limited
partnership interests to be issued in accordance with Paragraph
9(d).
Sponsor . Any Person which (i) is directly or
indirectly instrumental in organizing, wholly or in part, the
Corporation, (ii) will control, manage or participate in the
management of the Corporation, and any Affiliate of any such
Person, (iii) takes the initiative, directly or indirectly, in
founding or organizing the Corporation, either alone or in
conjunction with one or more other Persons, (iv) receives a
material participation in the Corporation in connection with the
founding or organizing of the business of the Corporation, in
consideration of services or property, or both services and
property, (v) has a substantial number of relationships and
contacts with the Corporation, (vi) possesses significant
rights to control Properties, (vii) receives fees for
providing services to the Corporation which are paid on a basis
that is not customary in the industry, or (viii) provides
goods or services to the Corporation on a basis which was not
negotiated at arm’s-length with the Corporation.
“Sponsor” does not include any Person whose only
relationship with the Corporation is that of an independent
property manager and whose only compensation is as such, or wholly
independent third parties such as attorneys, accountants and
underwriters whose only compensation is for professional
services.
Stockholders
. The registered holders of the
Corporation’s Shares.
Termination Date
. The date of termination of this
Agreement.
Termination Event
. The termination or nonrenewal of
this Agreement (i) in connection with a merger, sale of Assets
or transaction involving the Corporation pursuant to which a
majority of the Directors then in office are replaced or removed,
(ii) by the Advisor for Good Reason or (iii) by the
Corporation and the Operating Partnership other than for
Cause.
Total Operating
Expenses . All costs and
expenses paid or incurred by the Corporation, as determined under
generally accepted accounting principles, that are in any way
related to the operation of the Corporation or to corporate
business, including Asset Management Fees and other operating fees
paid to the Advisor, but excluding (i) the expenses of raising
capital such as Organization and Offering Expenses,
(ii) interest payments, (iii) taxes, (iv) non-cash
expenditures such as depreciation, amortization and bad debt
reserves, (v) incentive fees, (vi) Acquisition Fees and
Acquisition Expenses, (vii) real estate commissions on the
Sale of Property, (viii) distributions made with respect to
interests in the Operating
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Partnership, and (ix) other fees and
expenses connected with the acquisition, disposition, management
and ownership of real estate interests, mortgage loans or other
property (including the costs of foreclosure, insurance premiums,
legal services, maintenance, repair, and improvement of property).
Notwithstanding the definition set forth above, any expense of the
Corporation which is not part of Total Operating Expenses under the
NASAA REIT Guidelines shall not be treated as part of Total
Operating Expenses for purposes hereof.
Total Project Cost
. With regard to any Real Property
acquired prior to or during the development, construction,
improvement or acquisition stages, all hard and soft costs and
expenses paid or incurred by the Corporation that are in any way
related to the development of such Real Property, including, but
not limited to, any debt, whether borrowed or assumed, land and
construction costs.
2%/25% Guidelines
. For any year in which the
Corporation qualifies as a REIT, the requirement pursuant to the
NASAA REIT Guidelines that, in any 12 month period, Total Operating
Expenses not exceed the greater of 2% of the Corporation’s
Average Invested Assets during such 12 month period or 25% of the
Corporation’s Net Income over the same 12 month
period.
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