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EXHIBIT 10.1
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED ADVISORY AGREEMENT
THIS THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED ADVISORY AGREEMENT, dated as of
September
30, 2007, is between CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 16 - GLOBAL
INCORPORATED, a
Maryland corporation (the "Company"), and CAREY ASSET MANAGEMENT
CORP., a
Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of W. P. Carey
& Co. LLC (the
"Advisor").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company intends to qualify as a REIT (as defined
below), and
to invest its funds in investments permitted by the terms of any
prospectus
pursuant to which it raised equity capital and Sections 856
through 860 of the
Code (as defined below);
WHEREAS, the Company and the Advisor entered into an initial
advisory
agreement, dated December 19, 2003, which has been subsequently
amended and
restated;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to avail itself of the
experience,
sources of information, advice and assistance of, and certain
facilities
available to, the Advisor and to have the Advisor undertake the
duties and
responsibilities hereinafter set forth, on behalf of, and
subject to the
supervision of the Board of Directors of the Company, all as
provided herein;
WHEREAS, the Advisor is willing to continue to render such
services,
subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors, on the
terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to further amend and restate their
mutual
agreements as set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the
mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
have the
definitions hereinafter indicated:
"2%/25% Guidelines." The requirement, as provided for in Section
13 hereof,
that, in the 12-month period ending on the last day of any
fiscal quarter,
Operating Expenses not exceed the greater of two percent of
Average Invested
Assets during such 12-month period or 25% of the Company's
Adjusted Net Income
over the same 12-month period.
"Acquisition Expense." To the extent not paid or to be paid by
the seller
or lessee in the case of a Property or the borrower in the case
of a Loan, those
expenses, including but not limited to travel and communications
expenses, the
cost of appraisals, title insurance, nonrefundable option
payments on Property
not acquired, legal fees and expenses, accounting fees and
expenses and
miscellaneous expenses, related to selection, acquisition and
origination of
Properties and Loans, whether or not a particular Property or
Loan ultimately is
acquired or originated. Acquisition Expenses shall not include
Acquisition Fees.
"Acquisition Expense Allowance." An amount equal to one half
percent of the
Contract Purchase Price of a Property or Loan, to be paid to the
Advisor in
connection with Properties and Loans acquired using proceeds of
the Part I
Offering, to provide for the payment by the Advisor of
Acquisition Expenses and
such other expenses as provided in Section 10(b) hereof.
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"Acquisition Fee." Any fee or commission (including any interest
thereon)
paid by the Company to the Advisor or, with respect to Section
9(d), by the
Company to any party, in connection with the making or investing
in Loans and
the purchase, development or construction of Properties by the
Company. A
Development Fee or a Construction Fee paid to a Person not
affiliated with the
Sponsor in connection with the actual development or
construction of a project
after acquisition of the Property by the Company shall not be
deemed an
Acquisition Fee. Acquisition Fees include, but are not limited
to, any real
estate commission, selection fee, development fee (other than as
described
above) or any fee of a similar nature, however designated.
Acquisition Fees
include Subordinated Acquisition Fees unless the context
otherwise requires.
Acquisition Fees shall not include Acquisition Expenses or the
Acquisition
Expense Allowance.
"Adjusted Invested Assets." The average during any period of the
aggregate
historical cost, or to the extent available for a particular
asset, the most
recent Appraised Value, of the Investment Assets of the Company,
before
accumulated reserves for depreciation or bad debt allowances or
other similar
non-cash reserves, computed (unless otherwise specified) by
taking the average
of such values at the end of each month during such period.
"Adjusted Investor Capital." As of any date, the Initial
Investor Capital
reduced by any Redemptions, other than Redemptions intended to
qualify as a
liquidity event for purposes of this Agreement, and by any other
Distributions
on or prior to such date determined by the Board to be from Cash
from Sales and
Financings.
"Adjusted Net Income." For any period, the total revenues
recognized in
such period, less the total expenses recognized in such period,
excluding
additions to reserves for depreciation and amortization, bad
debts or other
similar non-cash reserves; provided, however, if the Advisor
receives a
Subordinated Incentive Fee, Adjusted Net Income for purposes of
calculating
total allowable Operating Expenses shall exclude any gain,
losses or writedowns
from the sale of the Company's assets that gave rise to such
Subordinated
Incentive Fee.
"Advisor." Carey Asset Management Corp, a corporation organized
under the
laws of the State of Delaware and wholly-owned by W. P. Carey
& Co. LLC.
"Affiliate." An Affiliate of another Person shall include any of
the
following: (i) any Person directly or indirectly owning,
controlling, or
holding, with power to vote ten percent or more of the
outstanding voting
securities of such other Person; (ii) any Person ten percent or
more of whose
outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned,
controlled, or
held, with power to vote, by such other Person; (iii) any Person
directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control
with such other
Person; (iv) any executive officer, director, trustee or general
partner of such
other Person; or (v) any legal entity for which such Person acts
as an executive
officer, director, trustee or general partner.
"Agreement." This Advisory Agreement.
"Appraised Value." Value according to an appraisal made by an
Independent
Appraiser, which may take into consideration any factor deemed
appropriate by
such Independent Appraiser, including, but not limited to, the
terms and
conditions of any lease of the relevant property, the quality of
any lessee's
credit and the conditions of the credit markets. The Appraised
Value may be
greater than the construction cost or the replacement cost of
the property. For
purposes of the definition of Adjusted Invested Assets,
Appraised Value shall
not include the initial appraisal of any property in connection
with the
acquisition of that property.
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"Articles of Incorporation." Articles of Incorporation of the
Company under
the General Corporation Law of Maryland, as amended from time to
time, pursuant
to which the Company is organized.
"Asset Management Fee." The Asset Management Fee as defined in
Section 9(a)
hereof.
"Average Invested Assets." The average during any period of the
aggregate
book value of the assets of the Company invested, directly or
indirectly, in
Properties and in Loans, before deducting reserves for
depreciation, bad debts,
impairments, amortization and all other similar non-cash
reserves, computed by
taking the average of such values at the end of each month
during such period.
"Board or Board of Directors." The Board of Directors of the
Company.
"Bylaws." The bylaws of the Company.
"Cash from Financings." Net cash proceeds realized by the
Company from the
financing of Investment Assets or the refinancing of any Company
indebtedness.
"Cash from Sales." Net cash proceeds realized by the Company
from the sale,
exchange or other disposition of any of its assets after
deduction of all
expenses incurred in connection therewith. Cash from Sales shall
not include
Cash from Financings.
"Cash from Sales and Financings." The total sum of Cash from
Sales and Cash
from Financings.
"Cause." With respect to the termination of this Agreement,
fraud, criminal
conduct, willful misconduct or willful or negligent breach of
fiduciary duty by
the Advisor that, in each case, is determined by a majority of
the Independent
Directors to be materially adverse to the Company, or a breach
of a material
term or condition of this Agreement by the Advisor and the
Advisor has not cured
such breach within 30 days of written notice thereof or, in the
case of any
breach that cannot be cured within 30 days by reasonable effort,
has not taken
all necessary action within a reasonable time period to cure
such breach.
"Change of Control." A change of control of the Company of a
nature that
would be required to be reported in response to the disclosure
requirements of
Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), as enacted and in force
on the date
hereof, whether or not the Company is then subject to such
reporting
requirements; provided, however, that, without limitation, a
Change of Control
shall be deemed to have occurred if: (i) any "person" (within
the meaning of
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, as enacted and in force on
the date hereof)
is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as that term is defined in
Rule 13d-3, as
enacted and in force on the date hereof, under the Exchange Act)
of securities
of the Company representing 8.5% or more of the combined voting
power of the
Company's securities then outstanding; (ii) there occurs a
merger, consolidation
or other reorganization of the Company which is not approved by
the Board; (iii)
there occurs a sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of
substantially
all of the assets of the Company to another entity, which
disposition is not
approved by the Board; or (iv) there occurs a contested proxy
solicitation of
the Shareholders of the Company that results in the contesting
party electing
candidates to a majority of the Board's positions next up for
election.
"Code." Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Company." Corporate Property Associates 16 - Global
Incorporated, a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of
Maryland.
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"Competitive Real Estate Commission." The real estate or
brokerage
commission paid for the purchase or sale of a property that is
reasonable,
customary and competitive in light of the size, type and
location of the
property.
"Construction Fee." A fee or other remuneration for acting as
general
contractor and/or construction manager to construct
improvements, supervise and
coordinate projects or to provide major repairs or
rehabilitation on a Property.
"Contract Purchase Price." The amount actually paid for, or
allocated to,
the purchase, development, construction or improvement of a
Property or acquired
Loan or, in the case of an originated Loan, the principal amount
of such Loan,
exclusive, in each case, of Acquisition Fees, Acquisition
Expenses and the
Acquisition Expense Allowance.
"Contract Sales Price." The total consideration received by the
Company for
the sale of Properties and Loans.
"Cumulative Return." For the period for which the calculation is
being
made, the percentage resulting from dividing (A) the total
Distributions for
such period (not including Distributions out of Cash from Sales
and Financings),
by (B) the product of (i) the average Adjusted Investor Capital
for such period
(calculated on a daily basis), and (ii) the number of years
(including fractions
thereof) elapsed during such period. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, neither the
Shares received by the Advisor or its Affiliates for any
consideration other
than cash, nor the Distributions in respect of such Shares,
shall be included in
the foregoing calculation.
"Development Fee." A fee for the packaging of a Property
including
negotiating and approving plans, and undertaking to assist in
obtaining zoning
and necessary variances and necessary financing for the specific
Property,
either initially or at a later date.
"Directors." The persons holding such office, as of any
particular time,
under the Articles of Incorporation, whether they be the
directors named therein
or additional or successor directors.
"Distributions." Distributions declared by the Board.
"GAAP." Generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States.
"Good Reason." With respect to the termination of this
Agreement, (i) any
failure to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to
the Company to
assume and agree to perform the Company's obligations under this
Agreement; or
(ii) any material breach of this Agreement of any nature
whatsoever by the
Company; provided that such breach (a) is of a material term or
condition of
this Agreement and (b) the Company has not cured such breach
within 30 days of
written notice thereof or, in the case of any breach that cannot
be cured within
30 days by reasonable effort, has not taken all necessary action
within a
reasonable time period to cure such breach.
"Gross Offering Proceeds." The aggregate purchase price of
Shares sold in
any Offering.
"Independent Appraiser." A qualified appraiser of real estate as
determined
by the Board, who is not affiliated, directly or indirectly,
with the Company,
the Advisor or their respective Affiliates. Membership in a
nationally
recognized appraisal society such as the American Institute of
Real Estate
Appraisers or the Society of Real Estate Appraisers shall be
conclusive evidence
of such qualification.
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"Independent Director." A Director of the Company who meets the
criteria
for an Independent Director specified in the Bylaws.
"Individual." Any natural person and those organizations treated
as natural
persons in Section 542(a) of the Code.
"Initial Closing Date." The first date on which Shares were
issued pursuant
to an Offering.
"Initial Investor Capital." The total amount of capital invested
from time
to time by Shareholders (computed at the Original Issue Price
per Share),
excluding any Shares received by the Advisor or its Affiliates
for any
consideration other than cash.
"Investment Asset." Any Property, Loan or Other Permitted
Investment Asset.
"Loan Refinancing Fee." The Loan Refinancing Fee as defined in
Section 9(e)
hereof.
"Loans." The notes and other evidences of indebtedness or
obligations
acquired or entered into by the Company as lender which are
secured or
collateralized by personal property, or fee or leasehold
interests in real
estate or other assets, including but not limited to first or
subordinate
mortgage loans, construction loans, development loans, loans
secured by capital
stock or any other assets or form of equity interest and any
other type of loan
or financial arrangement, such as providing or arranging for
letters of credit,
providing guarantees of obligations to third parties, or
providing commitments
for loans. The term "Loans" shall not include leases which are
not recognized as
leases for Federal income tax reporting purposes.
"Market Value." The value calculated by multiplying the total
number of
outstanding Shares by the average closing price of the Shares
over the 30
trading days beginning 180 calendar days after the Shares are
first listed on a
national security exchange or included for quotation on Nasdaq,
as the case may
be.
"Nasdaq." The national automated quotation system operated by
the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
"Offering." The offering of Shares pursuant to a Prospectus.
"Operating Expenses." All operating, general and administrative
expenses
paid or incurred by the Company, as determined under GAAP,
except the following
(insofar as they would otherwise be considered operating,
general and
administrative expenses under GAAP): (i) interest and discounts
and other cost
of borrowed money; (ii) taxes (including state and Federal
income tax, property
taxes and assessments, franchise taxes and taxes of any other
nature); (iii)
expenses of raising capital, including Organization and Offering
Expenses,
printing, engraving, and other expenses, and taxes incurred in
connection with
the issuance and distribution of the Company's Shares and
Securities; (iv)
Acquisition Expenses, real estate commissions on resale of
property and other
expenses connected with the acquisition, disposition,
origination, ownership and
operation of real estate interests, mortgage loans, or other
property, including
the costs of foreclosure, insurance premiums, legal services,
brokerage and
sales commissions, maintenance, repair and improvement of
property; (v)
Acquisition Fees or Subordinated Disposition Fees payable to the
Advisor or any
other party; (vi) non-cash items, such as depreciation,
amortization, depletion,
and additions to reserves for depreciation, amortization,
depletion, losses and
bad debts; (vii) Termination Fees; and (viii) Subordinated
Incentive Fees paid
in compliance with Section 9(i). Notwithstanding anything herein
to the
contrary, Operating Expenses shall include the Asset Management
Fee and the Loan
Refinancing Fee.
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"Organization and Offering Expenses." Those expenses payable by
the Company
in connection with the formation, qualification and registration
of the Company
and in marketing and distributing Shares, including, but not
limited to: (i) the
preparation, printing, filing and delivery of any registration
statement or
Prospectus and the preparing and printing of contractual
agreements between the
Company and the Sales Agent and the Selected Dealers (including
copies thereof);
(ii) the preparing and printing of the Articles of Incorporation
and Bylaws,
solicitation material and related documents and the filing
and/or recording of
such documents necessary to comply with the laws of the State of
Maryland for
the formation of a corporation and thereafter for the continued
good standing of
a corporation; (iii) the qualification or registration of the
Shares under state
securities or "Blue Sky" laws; (iv) any escrow arrangements,
including any
compensation to an escrow agent; (v) the filing fees payable to
the SEC and to
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; (vi)
reimbursement for the
reasonable and identifiable out-of-pocket expenses of the Sales
Agent and the
Selected Dealers, including the cost of their counsel; (vii) the
fees of the
Company's counsel; (viii) all advertising expenses incurred in
connection with
the Offering, including the cost of all sales literature and the
costs related
to investor and broker-dealer sales and information meetings and
marketing
incentive programs; and (ix) selling commissions, marketing
fees, incentive
fees, due diligence fees and wholesaling fees and expenses
incurred in
connection with the sale of the Shares.
"Original Issue Price." For any share issued in an Offering, the
price at
which such Share was initially offered to the public by the
Company, regardless
of whether selling commissions were paid in connection with the
purchase of such
Shares from the Company.
"Other Permitted Investment Asset." An asset, other than cash,
cash
equivalents, short term bonds, auction rate securities and
similar short term
investments, acquired by the Company for investment purposes
that is not a Loan
or a Property and is consistent with the investment objectives
and policies of
the Company.
"Other Permitted Investment Assets Fee." The Other Permitted
Investment
Assets Fee as defined in Section 9(h).
"Part I Offering." The Offering of 110,000,000 Shares of the
Company,
declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No.
333-106838).
"Part II Offering." The Offering of 55,000,000 Shares of the
Company,
declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No.
333-119265).
"Person." An Individual, corporation, partnership, joint
venture,
association, company, trust, bank, or other entity, or
government or any agency
or political subdivision of a government.
"Preferred Return." A Cumulative Return of six percent computed
from the
Initial Closing Date through the date as of which such amount is
being
calculated.
"Property or Properties." The Company's partial or entire
interest in real
property (including leasehold interests) and personal or mixed
property
connected therewith. An investment which obligates the Company
to acquire a
Property will be treated as a Property for purposes of this
Agreement
"Property Management Fee." A fee for property management
services rendered
by the Advisor or its Affiliates in connection with Properties
acquired directly
or through foreclosure.
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"Prospectus." Any prospectus pursuant to which the Company
offers Shares in
a public offering, as the same may at any time and from time to
time be amended
or supplemented after the effective date of the registration
statement in which
it is included.
"Redemptions." An amount determined by multiplying the number of
Shares
redeemed by the Original Issue Price.
"REIT." A real estate investment trust, as defined in Sections
856-860 of
the Code.
"Sales Agent." Carey Financial Corporation.
"Securities." Any stock, shares (other than currently
outstanding Shares
and subsequently issued Shares), voting trust certificates,
bonds, debentures,
notes or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured,
convertible,
subordinated or otherwise or in general any instruments commonly
known as
"securities" or any certificate of interest, shares or
participation in
temporary or interim certificates for receipts (or, guarantees
of, or warrants,
options or rights to subscribe to, purchase or acquire any of
the foregoing),
which subsequently may be issued by the Company.
"Selected Dealers." Broker-dealers who are members of the
National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and who have executed an
agreement with
the Sales Agent in which the Selected Dealers agree to
participate with the
Sales Agent in the Offering.
"Shareholders." Those Persons who, at the time any calculation
hereunder is
to be made, are shown as holders of record of Shares on the
books and records of
the Company.
"Shares." All of the shares of common stock of the Company,
$.001 par
value, and any other shares of common stock of the Company.
"Sponsor." W.P. Carey & Co. LLC and any other Person
directly or indirectly
instrumental in organizing, wholly or in part, the Company or
any person who
will control, manage or participate in the management of the
Company, and any
Affiliate of any such person. Sponsor does not include a person
whose only
relationship to the Company is that of an independent property
manager and whose
only compensation is as such. Sponsor also does not include
wholly independent
third parties such as attorneys, accountants and underwriters
whose only
compensation is for professional services.
"Subordinated Acquisition Fee." The Subordinated Acquisition Fee
as defined
in Section 9(c).
"Subordinated Disposition Fee." The Subordinated Disposition Fee
as defined
in Section 9(g) hereof.
"Subordinated Incentive Fee." The Subordinated Incentive Fee as
defined in
Section 9(i) hereof.
"Termination Date." The effective date of any termination of
this
Agreement.
"Termination Fee." An amount equal to 15% of the amount, if any,
by which
(1) the fair value of the Investment Assets, less the amount of
all indebtedness
secured by such Investment Assets and less any fees (other than
the Termination
Fee) payable to the Advisor, in each case as of the Termination
Date, exceeds
(2) the total of the Adjusted Investor Capital plus an amount
equal to the
Preferred Return through the Termination Date reduced by the
total Distributions
paid by the Company from its inception through the Termination
Date (other than
Distributions made from Cash from Sales and Financings that are
counted in
determining Adjusted Investor Capital). For purposes of
calculating this Fee (i)
the fair
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value of any Property shall be its Appraised Value, and (ii) any
payments in
respect of redeemed Shares (other than in respect of Redemptions
intended to
qualify as a liquidity event for purposes of this Agreement),
Shares received by
the Advisor or its Affiliates for any consideration other than
cash and the
Distributions in respect of such Shares shall be excluded.
"Total Property Cost." With regard to any Property or Loan, an
amount equal
to the sum of the Contract Purchase Price of such Property or
Loan plus the
Acquisition Fees paid in connection with such Property or
Loan.
2. Appointment. The Company hereby appoints the Advisor to serve
as its
advisor on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
and the Advisor
hereby accepts such appointment.
3. Duties of the Advisor. The Advisor undertakes to use its best
efforts to
present to the Company potential investment opportunities and to
provide a
continuing and suitable investment program consistent with the
investment
objectives and policies of the Company as determined and adopted
from time to
time by the Board. In performance of this undertaking, subject
to the
supervision of the Board and consistent with the provisions of
the Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company and any Prospectus
pursuant to which
Shares are offered, the Advisor shall, either directly or by
engaging an
Affiliate:
(a) serve as the Company's investment and financial advisor
and
provide research and economic and statistical data in connection
with the
Company's assets and investment policies;
(b) provide the daily management of the Company and perform
and
supervise the various administrative functions reasonably
necessary for the
management of the Company;
(c) investigate, select, and, on behalf of the Company, engage
and
conduct business with such Persons as the Advisor deems
necessary to the
proper performance of its obligations hereunder, including but
not limited
to consultants, accountants, correspondents, lenders, technical
advisors,
attorneys, brokers, underwriters, corporate fiduciaries, escrow
agents,
depositaries, custodians, agents for collection, insurers,
insurance
agents, banks, builders, developers, property owners,
mortgagors, and any
and all agents for any of the foregoing, including Affiliates of
the
Advisor, and Persons acting in any other capacity deemed by the
Advisor
necessary or desirable for the performance of any of the
foregoing
services, including but not limited to entering into contracts
in the name
of the Company with any of the foregoing;
(d) consult with Directors of the Company and assist the Board
in the
formulation and implementation of the Company's policies, and
furnish the
Board with such information, advice and recommendations as they
may request
or as otherwise may be necessary to enable them to discharge
their
fiduciary duties with respect to matters coming before the
Board;
(e) subject to the provisions of Sections 3(g) and 4 hereof:
(i)
locate, analyze and select potential investments in Investment
Assets; (ii)
structure and negotiate the terms and conditions of transactions
pursuant
to which investments in Investment Assets will be made,
purchased or
acquired by the Company; (iii) make investments in Investment
Assets on
behalf of the Company in compliance with the investment
objectives and
policies of the Company; (iv) arrange for financing and
refinancing of,
make other changes in the asset or capital structure of, dispose
of,
reinvest the proceeds from the sale of, or otherwise deal with
the
investments in, Investment Assets; and (v) enter into leases and
service
contracts for Properties and, to the extent
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necessary, perform all other operational functions for the
maintenance and
administration of such Properties;
(f) provide the Board with periodic reports regarding
prospective
investments in Investment Assets;
(g) obtain the prior approval of the Board (including a majority
of
the Independent Directors) for any and all investments in
Property which do
not meet all of the requirements set forth in Section 4(b)
hereof;
(h) negotiate on behalf of the Company with banks or lenders for
loans
to be made to the Company, and negotiate on behalf of the
Company with
investment banking firms and broker-dealers or negotiate private
sales of
Shares and Securities or obtain loans for the Company, but in no
event in
such a way so that the Advisor shall be acting as broker-dealer
or
underwriter; and provided, further, that any fees and costs
payable to
third parties incurred by the Advisor in connection with the
foregoing
shall be the responsibility of the Company;
(i) obtain reports (which may be prepared by the Advisor or
its
Affiliates), where appropriate, concerning the value of
investments or
contemplated investments of the Company in Investment
Assets;
(j) obtain for, or provide to, the Company such services as may
be
required in acquiring, managing and disposing of Investment
Assets,
including, but not limited to: (i) the negotiation, making and
servicing of
Loans; (ii) the disbursement and collection of Company monies;
(iii) the
payment of debts of and fulfillment of the obligations of the
Company; and
(iv) the handling, prosecuting and settling of any claims of or
against the
Company, including, but not limited to, foreclosing and
otherwise enforcing
mortgages and other liens securing the Loans;
(k) from time to time, or at any time reasonably requested by
the
Board, make reports to the Board of its performance of services
to the
Company under this Agreement;
(l) communicate on behalf of the Company with Shareholders as
required
to satisfy the reporting and other requirements of any
governmental bodies
or agencies to Shareholders and third parties and otherwise as
requested by
the Company;
(m) provide or arrange for administrative services and items,
legal
and other services, office space, office furnishings, personnel
and other
overhead items necessary and incidental to the Company's
business and
operations;
(n) provide the Company with such accounting data and any
other
information requested by the Company concerning the investment
activities
of the Company as shall be required to prepare and to file all
periodic
financial reports and returns required to be filed with the
Securities and
Exchange Commission and any other regulatory agency, including
annual
financial statements;
(o) maintain the books and records of the Company;
(p) supervise the performance of such ministerial and
administrative
functions as may be necessary in connection with the daily
operations of
the Properties and Loans;
(q) provide the Company with all necessary cash management
services;
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(r) do all things necessary to assure its ability to render
the
services described in this Agreement;
(s) perform such other services as may be required from time to
time
for management and other activities relating to the assets of
the Company
as the Advisor shall deem advisable under the particular
circumstances;
(t) arrange to obtain on behalf of the Company as requested by
the
Board, and deliver to or maintain on behalf of the Company
copies of, all
appraisals obtained in connection with investments in Properties
and Loans;
and
(u) if a transaction, proposed transaction or other matter
requires
approval by the Board or by the Independent Directors, deliver
to the Board
or the Independent Directors, as the case may be, all
documentation
reasonably requested by them to properly evaluate such
transaction,
proposed transaction or other matter.
4. Authority of Advisor.
(a) Pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (and subject to
the
restrictions included in Paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of this
Section 4 and
in Section 7 hereof), and subject to the continuing and
exclusive authority
of the Board over the management of the Company, the Board
hereby delegates
to the Advisor the authority to: (1) locate, analyze and select
investment
opportunities; (2) structure the terms and conditions of
transactions
pursuant to which investments will be made or acquired for the
Company; (3)
acquire Property, make or acquire Loans and make or acquire
Other Permitted
Investment Assets in compliance with the investment objectives
and policies
of the Company; (4) arrange for financing or refinancing, or
make changes
in the asset or capital structure of, and dispose of or
otherwise deal
with, Investment Assets; (5) enter into leases and service
contracts for
Properties, and perform other property level operations; (6)
oversee
non-affiliated property managers and other non-affiliated
Persons who
perform services for the Company; and (7) undertake accounting
and other
record-keeping functions at the Investment Asset level.
(b) The consideration paid for an Investment acquired by the
Company
shall ordinarily be based on the fair market value thereof.
Consistent with
the foregoing provision, the Advisor may, without further
approval by the
Board (except with respect to transactions subject to paragraphs
(c) and
(d)) invest on behalf of the Company in an Investment Asset so
long as, in
the Advisor's good faith judgment, (i) the Total Property Cost
of such
Investment Asset does not exceed the fair market value thereof,
and in the
case of an Investment Asset that is a Property, shall in no
event exceed
the Appraised Value of such Property and (ii) the Investment
Asset, in
conjunction with the Company's other investments and proposed
investments,
at the time the Company is committed to purchase or originate
the
Investment Asset, is reasonably expected to fulfill the
Company's
investment objectives and policies as established by the Board
and then in
effect. For purposes of the foregoing, Total Property Cost shall
be
measured at the date the Investment Asset is acquired and shall
exclude
future commitments to fund improvements. Investments not meeting
the
foregoing criteria must be approved in advance by the Board.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this
Agreement, the Advisor shall not cause the Company to make
investments that
do not comply with Article VIII (Restrictions on Investments
and
Activities) and related sections of the Bylaws.
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(d) The prior approval of the Board, including a majority of
the
Independent Directors and a majority of the Directors not
interested in the
transaction, will be required for: (i) investments in Properties
made
through co-investment or joint venture arrangements with the
Sponsor, the
Advisor or any of their Affiliates; (ii) investments in
Investment Assets
which are not contemplated by the terms of a Prospectus; (iii)
transactions
that present issues which involve conflicts of interest for the
Advisor or
an Affiliate (other than conflicts involving the payment of fees
or the
reimbursement of expenses); (iv) the lease of assets to the
Sponsor, any
Director, the Advisor or any Affiliate of the Advisor; (v) any
purchase or
sale of an Investment Asset from or to the Advisor or an
Affiliate; and
(vi) the retention of any Affiliate of the Advisor to provide
services to
the Company not expressly contemplated by this Agreement and the
terms of
such services by such Affiliate. In addition, the Advisor shall
comply with
any further approval requirements set forth in the Bylaws.
(e) The Board may, at any time upon the giving of notice to
the
Advisor, modify or revoke the authority set forth in this
Section 4. If and
to the extent the Board so modifies or revokes the authority
contained
herein, the Advisor shall henceforth comply with such
modification or
revocation, provided however, that such modification or
revocation shall be
effective upon receipt by the Advisor and shall not be
applicable to
investment transactions to which the Advisor has committed the
Company
prior to the date of receipt by the Advisor of such
notification.
5. Bank Accounts. The Advisor may establish and maintain one or
more bank
accounts in its own name for the account of the Company or in
the name of the
Company and may collect and deposit into any such account or
accounts, and
disburse from any such account or accounts, any money on behalf
of the Company,
provided that no funds shall be commingled with the funds of the
Advisor; and
the Advisor shall from time to time render appropriate
accountings of such
collections and payments to the Board and to the auditors of the
Company.
6. Records; Access. The Advisor shall maintain appropriate
records of all
its activities hereunder and make such records available for
inspection by the
Board and by counsel, auditors and authorized agents of the
Company, at any time
or from time to time during normal business hours. The Advisor
shall at all
reasonable times have access to the books and records of the
Company.
7. Limitations on Activities. Anything else in this Agreement to
the
contrary notwithstanding, the Advisor shall refrain from taking
any action
which, in its sole judgment made in good faith, would adversely
affect the
status of the Company as a REIT, subject the Company to
regulation under the
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