Intercreditor
Agreement
dated
as of March 10, 2008
between
Bank of America,
N.A.,
in its
capacity as the Company Facility Agent
and
KeyBank National
Association ,
in its
capacity as GAC Facility Agent
Intercreditor
Agreement
This Intercreditor Agreement dated as
of March 10, 2008 (this “ Agreement
” ), is entered into between Bank of America, N.A., in
its capacity as the Company Facility Agent (as defined below) and
KeyBank National Association, in its capacity as GAC Facility Agent
(as defined below).
Recitals
A. Cogdell Spencer LP, a
Maryland limited partnership (the “ Company ”),
the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “ Company
Facility Lenders ”), and Bank of America, N.A., as
Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “ Company
Facility Agent ”), have entered into that certain Credit
Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated,
supplemented, modified, replaced or refinanced from time to time,
the “ Company Credit Agreement ”) providing for
a revolving credit facility.
B. Goldenboy Acquisition Corp.,
a Wisconsin corporation (“ GAC ”), the lenders
from time to time party thereto (the “ GAC Lenders
”), and KeyBank National Association, as Agent (in such
capacity, the “ GAC Facility Agent ”), entered
into that certain Senior Secured Term Loan Agreement dated as of
the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented, modified,
replaced or refinanced from time to time, the “ GAC Term
Loan Agreement ”) providing for a $100,000,000 term loan
facility.
C. Pursuant to (i) the
Facility Guaranty (as defined in the Company Credit Agreement)
Cogdell Spencer Inc. (“ CSI ”), CS Business
Trust I and CS Business Trust II (together with CSI, collectively,
the “ Parent Companies ”), have agreed to
guaranty the Company Facility Obligations (as defined in
Section 1.1 below) (the obligations under the Facility
Guaranty to the extent applicable to the Parent Guarantors are
herein referred to, collectively, as the “ Company
Facility Parent Guaranties ”); (ii) the Company
Credit Agreement, the Company has agreed to cause certain current
and future subsidiaries of CSI (the “ Company Facility
Subsidiary Guarantors ”) to agree to guaranty the Company
Facility Obligations pursuant to the Facility Guaranty (the
obligations under the Facility Guaranty to the extent applicable to
the Subsidiary Guarantors are herein referred to, collectively, as
the “ Company Facility Subsidiary Guaranty ”);
(iii) the Guaranty (as defined in the GAC Term Loan
Agreement), the Parent Companies and the Company have agreed to
guaranty the GAC Facility Obligations (as defined in
Section 1.1 below) (the obligations under the Guaranty to the
extent applicable to the Parent Guarantors and the Company are
herein referred to, collectively, as the “ GAC Facility
Parent Guaranty ”), (iv) the GAC Term Loan Credit
Agreement, GAC has agreed to cause certain current and future
Subsidiaries of GAC (the “ GAC Facility Subsidiary
Guarantors ”) to agree to guaranty the GAC Facility
Obligations pursuant to the Guaranty (the obligations under the
Guaranty to the extent applicable to the GAC Subsidiary Guarantors
are herein referred to, collectively, as the “ GAC
Facility Subsidiary Guaranty ”).
D. The Company Facility
Obligations, and the obligations of the Company Facility Subsidiary
Guarantors under the Company Facility Subsidiary Guaranty will be
secured on a first priority basis by liens on certain real property
of some or all of the Company Facility Subsidiary Guarantors (the
“ Company Facility Collateral ”) pursuant to the
terms of the Company Facility Collateral Documents (as defined in
Section 1.1 below).
E. The obligations of GAC under
the GAC Term Loan Agreement and any Hedge Obligations (as defined
in the GAC Term Loan Agreement) with the GAC Lenders (or any of
their affiliates), and the obligations of the GAC Facility
Subsidiary Guarantors under the GAC Facility Subsidiary Guaranty
will be secured on a first priority basis by liens on certain
assets of GAC and the GAC Facility Subsidiary Guarantors (the
“ GAC Facility Collateral ”) pursuant to the
terms of the GAC Facility Collateral Documents.
F. The Company Facility Agent
and the GAC Facility Agent are entering into this Agreement in
order to define their relative rights and obligations as common
creditors of the Company and the Parent Guarantors.
I n consideration of the premises
and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and
receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby
agree as follows:
Article 1.
Definitions.
Section 1.1. Definitions
. The following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them in
the Recitals hereof, in this Section 1.1 or in the provisions
of this Agreement referred to below:
“ Bankruptcy Proceeding
” means, with respect to any Person, a general assignment of
such Person for the benefit of its creditors, or the institution by
or against such Person of any proceeding seeking relief as debtor,
or seeking to adjudicate such Person as bankrupt or insolvent, or
seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of
such Person or its debts, under any law relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking
appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar
official for such Person or for any substantial part of its
property.
“ Code ” means the
Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in
effect in the State of New York.
“ Collateral ”
means the Company Facility Collateral and the GAC Facility
Collateral, collectively.
2
“ Collateral Documents
” means the Company Facility Collateral Documents and the GAC
Facility Collateral Documents, collectively.
“ Company ” is
defined in the Recitals.
“ Company Credit
Agreement ” is defined in the Recitals.
“ Company Facility Agent
” is defined in the Recitals.
“ Company Facility
Collateral ” is defined in the Recitals.
“ Company Facility
Collateral Documents ” means the Security Instruments (as
defined in the Company Credit Agreement).
“ Company Facility
Creditors ” means the Company Facility Agent, the Company
Facility Lenders, any other Secured Parties (as defined in the
Company Credit Agreement), collectively.
“ Company Facility
Documents ” means the Loan Documents (as defined in the
Company Credit Agreement).
“ Company Facility
Lenders ” is defined in the Recitals.
“ Company Facility
Obligations ” means the Obligations (as defined in the
Company Credit Agreement).
“ Company Facility Parent
Guaranties ” is defined in the Recitals.
“ Company Facility
Subsidiary Guarantors ” is defined in the Recitals.
“ Company Facility
Subsidiary Guaranty ” is defined in the Recitals.
“ Credit Parties ”
means the Parent Companies and their respective Subsidiaries,
collectively.
“ Creditors
” means, the Company Facility Creditors and the GAC
Facility Creditors, collectively.
“ CSI ” is defined
in the Recitals.
“ Enforcement Action
” means (a) the exercise of any rights or remedies
against any Collateral, including, without limitation, any right to
take possession or control of any Collateral under any lockbox
agreement, account control agreement, landlord waiver or
bailee’s letter or similar agreement or arrangement, any
right of set-off or recoupment and any enforcement, collection,
execution, levy or foreclosure action or proceeding taken against
the Collateral, in each case whether or not any Bankruptcy
Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Credit Party, and
(b) any relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in
any Bankruptcy Proceeding in order to pursue any exercise of rights
or remedies described in clause (a) of this definition.
3
“ Event of Default
” means an “Event of Default” under the Company
Credit Agreement, the GAC Term Loan Agreement or both.
“ Excess Payment
” means, as to any Creditor with respect to any Shared
Recovery, an amount equal to the amount of such Shared Recovery
received by such Creditor less the Pro Rata Share of such
Shared Recovery to which such Creditor is then entitled after
giving effect to the terms hereof.
“ Facility Documents
” means the Company Facility Documents or GAC Facility
Documents, as the context may require.
“ GAC ” is defined
in the Recitals.
“ GAC Facility Agent
” is defined in the Recitals.
“ GAC Facility
Collateral ” is defined in the Recitals.
“ GAC Facility Collateral
Documents ” means the Security Documents (as defined in
the GAC Term Loan Agreement).
“ GAC Facility Creditors
” means the GAC Facility Agent, the GAC Lenders and any of
the GAC Lenders or their affiliates that are holders of Hedge
Obligations (as defined in the GAC Term Loan Agreement).
“ GAC Facility Documents
” means the Loan Documents (as defined in the GAC Term Loan
Agreement).
“ GAC Facility
Obligations ” means the Obligations and Hedge Obligations
(each, as defined in the GAC Term Loan Agreement).
“ GAC Facility Parent
Guaranty ” is defined in the Recitals.
“ GAC Facility Subsidiary
Guarantors ” is defined in the Recitals.
“ GAC Facility Subsidiary
Guaranty ” is defined in the Recitals.
“ GAC Lenders ” is
defined in the Recitals.
“ GAC Term Loan
Agreement ” is defined in the Recitals.
“ Lien ” means any
lien (including, without limitation judgment liens and liens
arising by operation of law), mortgage, pledge, assignment,
security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any
agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or
other title retention agreement, and any lease in the nature
thereof) and any option, call, trust, UCC financing statement or
other preferential arrangement having the practical effect of any
of the foregoing.
4
“ Parent Companies
” is defined in the Recitals.
“ Parent Guaranties
” means the Company Facility Parent Guaranties and the GAC
Facility Parent Guaranty, collectively.
“ Person
” means an individual, partnership, limited liability
company, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization, and a
government or agency or political subdivision thereof.
“ Pro Rata Share ”
means, with respect to each Creditor as of the date of any Shared
Recovery, an amount equal to the product of (a) the amount of
all Shared Recoveries made to all Creditors on such date
less all reasonable costs incurred by such Creditors in
connection with the collection of such Shared Recoveries
multiplied by (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is
the aggregate amount of the Subject Obligations owing to such
Creditor, and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of
all outstanding Subject Obligations (without giving effect to the
application of any Shared Recoveries to be made on such
date).
“ Proceeds ” has
the meaning assigned to it under the Code and, in any event,
includes, but is not limited to (a) any and all proceeds of
any collection, sale or other disposition of the Collateral, and
(b) any and all amounts from time to time paid or payable
under or in connection with any of the Collateral.
“ Receiving
Creditor ” is defined in Section 2.1.
“ Shared
Recovery ” is defined in Section 2.1.
“ Subject
Obligations ” means all Company Facility
Obligations and GAC Facility Obligations, collectively.
“ Subsidiary ” of
a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited
liability company or other business entity of which a majority of
the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting
power for the election of directors or other governing body (other
than securities or interests having such power only by reason of
the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned,
or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such
Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a
“Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall
refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of CSI.
“ Subsidiary Guarantors
” means the Company Facility Subsidiary Guarantors and the
GAC Facility Subsidiary Guarantors, collectively.
“ Subsidiary Guaranties
” means the Company Facility Subsidiary Guaranty and the GAC
Facility Subsidiary Guaranty, collectively.
“ Trigger Event ”
means (i) the commencement of a Bankruptcy Proceeding with
respect to any Credit Party that constitutes an Event of Default,
and (ii) the acceleration of any Subject Obligations.
5
Section 1.2. Terms
Generally. The definitions of terms in this Agreement shall
apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms
defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall
include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The
words “include,” “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation.” The word
“will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and
effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires
otherwise:
(a) any definition of or
reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein
shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or
other document as from time to time amended, restated,
supplemented, modified, renewed or extended;
(b) any reference herein to any
Person shall be construed to include such Person’s permitted
successors and assigns;
(c) the words
“herein,” “hereof” and
“hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be
construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any
particular provision hereof;
(d) all references herein to
Sections shall be construed to refer to Sections of this Agreement;
and
(e) the words
“asset” and “property” shall be construed
to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all
tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash,
securities, accounts and contract rights.
ARTICLE 2.
Sharing of Certain
Recoveries.
Section 2.1. Sharing of
Certain Recoveries . The Company Facility Agent, for itself and
the Company Facility Creditors, and the GAC Facility Agent, for
itself and the GAC Facility Creditors, each hereby agrees that any
payments or other recoveries (including payments and recoveries
made through setoff of deposit balances or otherwise) from th
|