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This OPERATING
AGREEMENT of ATRIUM BUILDING, LLC (the “ Company
”) is made as of May _____, 2004 (this “
Agreement ”), by and among CARR CAPITAL ATRIUM,
LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“ CCA
”) and AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY , a Connecticut
corporation (“ Aetna ”), as members of the
Company (collectively, the “ Members ” and each
a “ Member ”), and CARR CAPITAL REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENTS, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company and a
member of CCA (“ CCREI ”), as the initial
Manager (as hereinafter defined) of the Company.
WHEREAS,
the Company was formed as a limited liability company pursuant to
the Act (as hereinafter defined) by the filing of a certain
Certificate of Formation with the office of the Secretary of State
for the State of Delaware dated April 7, 2004, and the Members
desire that the business and affairs of the Company are to be
governed by this Agreement, subject to the Act; and
WHEREAS,
the Members have identified the Property (as hereinafter defined)
as an attractive investment and desire to invest in the Property
through the Company.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and obligations
set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
Members hereby agree as follows:
§1.1.
Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires,
capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to
them as set forth below:
“Accountants” shall mean such certified public
accountants as the Manager shall designate with the Consent of
Aetna; provided, in the event the Accountants do not provide
service reasonably acceptable to Aetna, Aetna shall have the right,
upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Manager
(which notice shall provide specifics of unacceptable accounting
services), to have the Company replace the Accountants with another
certified public accounting firm designated by the Manager with the
Consent of Aetna.
“Act” means the Delaware Limited Liability
Company Act, Del. Code Title 6, §§18-101 et
seq. , as amended from time to time.
“Additional Member Loan” has the meaning set
forth in § 4.2 hereof.
“Adjusted Capital Account Deficit” shall mean,
at any time, the then balance in the Capital Account of a Member,
after giving effect to the following adjustments:
(i) credit
to such Capital Account any amounts that such Member is deemed
obligated to restore as described in the penultimate sentences of
Treasury Regulations §1.704-2(g)(l) and Treasury Regulations
§ 1.704-2(i)(5), or any successor provisions; and
(ii) debit
to such Capital Account the items described in Treasury Regulations
§§1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6). The
foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is
intended to comply with the provisions of §
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the Treasury Regulations and shall be
interpreted consistently therewith.
“Advancing Member” has the meaning set forth in
§4.2 hereof.
“Affiliate” means with respect to a specified
Person, any Person that directly or indirectly Controls, is
Controlled by, or is under common Control with, the specified
Person.
“Agreement” means this Agreement, as amended,
modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Annual
Budget” has the meaning set forth in § 11.3(a)
hereof.
“Asset
Value” means, with respect to any asset, such
asset’s adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes,
except as follows:
(i) the
initial Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the
Company shall be the fair market value of such asset, as agreed to
by the contributing Member and the Manager;
(ii) the
Asset Value of all Company assets shall be adjusted to equal their
respective fair market values, as determined by the Manager, as of
the following times: (a) the contribution of assets to the
Company by a new or existing Member as consideration for such
Member’s Interest; (b) the distribution by the Company to a
Member of more than a de minimis amount of Company
assets as consideration for such Member’s Interest; and
(c) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of
Treasury Regulations §1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(g); provided,
however, that adjustments pursuant to clauses (a) and
(b) of this sentence shall be made only if the Manager
reasonably determines that such adjustments are necessary or
appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the
Members in the Company; and
(iii) the
Asset Value of any Company asset distributed to any Member shall be
the fair market value of such asset on the date of distribution
(net of the amounts of any liens thereon), as approved by the
Manager.
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If the Asset Value
of any asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to Paragraph
(i) or Paragraph (ii) above, such Asset Value shall
thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with
respect to such asset for purposes of computing Profits and
Losses.
“Bankruptcy” means the voluntary or involuntary
filing (which is not discharged within ninety (90) days) under
federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency laws, or assignment for
the benefit of creditors, receivership or similar creditor
reorganization proceedings.
“Business Day” means any day on which commercial
banks in the Commonwealth of Virginia are open for the transaction
of business.
“Buy/Sell Event” shall mean any event, action or
condition which, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, would
permit the initiation of the Buy/Sell Provisions of
§6.6.
“Capital
Account” means, with respect to any Member, the account
maintained for such Member in accordance with the provisions of
Article IV hereof.
“Capital
Contribution” means with respect to any Member, the
aggregate amount of money and the initial Asset Value of any
property (other than money) contributed to the Company pursuant to
Article IV hereof with respect to such Member’s
Interest.
“Capital
Transaction” means any financing, refinancing, sale,
exchange or any other disposition or transfer of the Property or
any part thereof, including, without limitation, (i) a ground
lease of any part of the Property (but excluding space leases of
any of the Property in the ordinary course of business),
(ii) any condemnation or taking by eminent domain of all or
any portion of the Property, (iii) any casualty to the
Property or any part thereof, or (iv) any loss as a result of
a title defect in the Property covered by title
insurance.
“Capital
Transaction Proceeds” means the net proceeds received by
the Company from any Capital Transaction after the payment of
(i) all reasonable and customary costs, expenses, charges,
fees, including collection expenses and taxes paid by the Company
(other than taxes imposed on Members in their individual
capacities), and other reasonable and customary expenses related
thereto, (ii) any costs of restoration or repair of the
Property performed in connection with such Capital Transaction, or
any other capital expenditures or other reasonable and customary
expenses for which such proceeds or awards are used, and/or
(iii) any mortgage loan, including debt service payments
hereunder, or any other debts or liabilities of the Company that
are being refinanced, discharged or paid with such
proceeds.
“Carr
Capital” means Carr Capital Corporation, a District of
Columbia corporation.
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“Carr
REIT” means a publicly-traded real estate investment
trust of which Carr Capital is the sponsor and which acquires, by
contribution or otherwise, substantially all of the assets of Carr
Capital consisting of investments in office buildings (whether held
directly or indirectly).
“ CCA
” means CCA or its permitted successors or assigns in
interest as a Substitute Member.
“Certificate” means that certain Certificate of
Formation and any and all amendments thereto and restatements
thereof filed on behalf of the Company with the Office of the
Secretary of State for the State of Delaware.
“Closing” means the effective date of the
acquisition of the Property by the Company.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended from time to time, or any corresponding federal tax
statute enacted after the date of this Agreement. A reference to a
specific section (§) of the Code refers not only to such
specific section, but also to any corresponding provision of any
federal tax statute enacted after the date of the Agreement, as
such specific section or corresponding provision is in effect on
the date of application of the provisions of this Agreement
containing such reference.
“Company” shall have the meaning ascribed to
such term in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Consent
of Aetna” means the prior written consent of Aetna as may
be required hereunder.
“Control” means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Day-to-Day Management” means the supervision,
overseeing and management by Manager of the day-to-day operations
of the use, operation, leasing and maintenance of the Property and
compliance of the Property with material Requirements, and any sale
or other disposition of the Property for which the Consent of Aetna
has been given.
“Decision Threshold Amount” shall mean
seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000).
“Default” shall mean the material default of a
Member or the Manager in respect of any of such Member’s or
such Manager’s obligations hereunder, as applicable,
including, without limitation, any failure by Manager to obtain the
Consent of Aetna prior to taking any action constituting a Major
Decision, which default remains uncured (i) for a period of
ten (10) days after receipt by the defaulting Member or
Manager as applicable, of notice thereof by the other Member if
such default is monetary in nature or
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(ii) for a
period of thirty (30) days after receipt by the defaulting
Member or Manager of notice thereof by the other Member if such
default is not monetary in nature, provided, however,
that if a default is not monetary in nature and cannot reasonably
be cured within such thirty (30) day period, then such
defaulting Member or Manager shall not be deemed to be in Default
hereunder so long as such Member or Manager shall both commence to
cure such default during such thirty (30) day period and
thereafter diligently pursue to completion the curing of such
default. In addition, the following shall constitute a
“Default” hereunder with respect to a Member or the
Manager, as applicable: (a) the dissolution or liquidation of
such Member or Manager, the Bankruptcy of such Member or Manager or
any of its principals, or any other event that results in such
Member ceasing to be a Member (other than as expressly provided in
this Agreement); (b) such Member becoming subject to any final
order of a court of competent jurisdiction requiring such Member to
divest itself of all or any portion of its interest in the Company;
(c) the failure of Manager to maintain the Company as a
“special purpose entity” as provided in §5.4 of
this Agreement; (d) the withdrawal or retirement of such
Member from the Company in breach of the covenant contained in
§10.3; (e) the transfer of all or any part of such
Member’s interest in the Company, or any interest therein, in
breach of the covenants contained in §5.3 or §10.1 of
this Agreement.
“Defaulting Member” means, at any time, a Member
which has committed or is the subject of a Default which has not
been cured or waived,
“Depreciation” means, for each Fiscal Year or
other period, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization or
other cost recovery deduction allowable for federal income tax
purposes with respect to an asset for such Fiscal Year or other
period; provided, however, that if the Asset Value of
an asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax
purposes at the beginning of such Fiscal Year or other period,
Depreciation shall be an amount that bears the same ratio to such
beginning Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation,
amortization or other cost recovery deduction with respect to such
asset for such Fiscal Year or other period bears to such beginning
adjusted tax basis; and provided further, that if the
federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost
recovery deduction for such Fiscal Year or other period is zero,
Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning
Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the
Manager.
“Electing Member” has the meaning set forth in
§6.6(a) hereof.
“Fiscal
Year” means the calendar year.
“Funding
Notice” has the meaning set forth in § 4.2
hereof.
“Hazardous Materials” means (i) asbestos in
any form; (ii) urea formaldehyde foam insulation;
(iii) polychlorinated biphenyls; (iv) any other
“hazardous waste”, as that term is defined by the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §6903(5),
“hazardous substances”, as that term is defined by the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980 (“ CERCLA ”), 42 U.S.C.
§9601(14),
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“pollutants” or
“contaminants”, as those terms are defined by CERCLA,
42 U.S.C. §9601(33), (v) volatile organic compounds, including
oil and petroleum products, or (vi) any other substance,
compound or material whose use, storage, manufacture,
transportation or disposal is proscribed or conditioned by the
documents evidencing or securing the Mortgage Loan or other
indebtedness secured by the Property.
“Interest” means a Member’s entire
interest as a Member in the Company, including without limitation,
such Member’s rights under this Agreement, such
Member’s share of the Profits and Losses of the Company and
such Member’s rights to receive distributions of Net Cash
Flow and the Company’s assets in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement and the Act.
“IRR” means, as to any Member as of any date (an
“IRR Determination Date”), the rate of return at
which, as of the IRR Determination Date: (i) the then present
value of all distributions made from time to time with respect to
such Member’s investment in the Company equals, (ii) the
then present value of all capital invested from time to time by
such Member in the Company. For purposes of the foregoing:
(a) present values shall be calculated from the time of the
making of each Capital Contribution and based on a monthly accrual
at a rate equal to the IRR for which the equation is being solved;
(b) a Member’s reinvestment rate shall be assumed to
equal the IRR for which the equation is being solved; (c) a
Member’s “investment in the Company” shall
mean all capital contributed by such Member to the Company from
time to time; (d) subject to the provisions of clause (e), all
of the present value calculations are to be made’as of the
date when Capital Contributions were contributed to the Company;
(e) all Capital Contributions after the date hereof shall be
treated as having been contributed to the Company on the first day
of the month during which a Member’s funds were actually
delivered (or deemed delivered) to the Company; (f) all
distributions shall be treated as if received on the last day of
the month in which the distribution was made; (g) the rates of
return shall be per annum rates and all amounts shall be calculated
on a monthly basis and compounded on a monthly basis on the basis
of a 12 month year; and (h) solely for purposes of
computing an IRR, Capital Contribution of the Members set forth on
Schedule A shall be treated, subject to the
provisions of clause (e), as having been made on the date of this
Agreement.
“Liquidation” has the meaning set forth in
§14.2 hereof
“Major
Decision” shall mean any of the following decisions or
actions to be made or taken, as the case may be, that is not
provided for in the Annual Budget:
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decision to sell, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, grant a mortgage
on or security interest in, or dispose of any part of the Property,
other than personal property of the Company having a fair market
value less than the Decision Threshold Amount;
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§4.3(c) of this Agreement, a decision to borrow any sums on
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Decision Threshold Amount, excluding any debt incurred in the
ordinary course of business for goods, materials, services or
supplies;
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decision to exceed or deviate from the applicable Annual Budget and
the schedule of expenditures on a line item basis set forth
therein, in excess of 10% of any line item or in excess of 5% of an
aggregate of all line items of the applicable Annual Budget, other
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mortgage lender to the Company, a decision to retain any cash or
cash equivalents of the Company in excess of the reserve amounts
specified in the Annual Budget, other than as otherwise provided
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decision to institute any litigation or pursue any claims or
remedies on behalf of the Company, other than with respect to;
(i) disputes encountered in the course of the Day-to-Day
Management of the Property; (ii) claims on or for insurance
coverage; or (iii) delivering notices of default, applying
security deposits and commencing enforcement and eviction
proceedings in the Company’s ordinary course of business in
connection with the leasing of space at the Property , or
(iv) real estate tax appeals, provided, however,
that at the time that any of the foregoing actions are commenced,
Manager in good faith believes that such action would not result in
the Company incurring costs or liabilities in excess of the
Decision Threshold Amount and provided further that if at any time
subsequent to the commencement of any such action Manager has
reason to believe that the Company likely may incur or has already
incurred costs or liabilities in excess of the Decision Threshold
Amount, Manager at such time promptly shall seek the Consent of
Aetna with regard to the continued pursuit of such action, which
consent shall not be unreasonably delayed, withheld or
conditioned;
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decision to enter into any dispute, settlement, consent decree,
stipulated court order or other resolution on behalf of the Company
with any third party or any governmental or regulatory agency
pursuant to which the Company would incur costs or liabilities in
excess of the Decision Threshold Amount;
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decision to select or change the banks, accountants, brokers, tax
advisors, managing agents (other than in accordance with the
Management Agreement) or auditors;
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decision to submit the Property to the condominium form of
ownership or the use of the Property for a purpose other than its
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decision to enter into any lease of the Property, other than space
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decision for the Company to acquire or to contract to acquire
(i) any additional land, or (ii) any other real property
or development rights;
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decision to demolish or abandon the Property or any material
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decision under the Management Agreement that would otherwise be a
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decision to require each Member to make an additional Capital
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decision to change the Company’s depreciation or accounting
methods or other methods with respect to treatment of various
Company transactions for income tax purposes or other financial
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decision to retain or employ any individuals or entities on behalf
of the Company to perform or assist Manager in the performance of
Manager’s duties hereunder that would obligate the Company
for more than the Decision Threshold Amount;
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decision to make any material amendment to or terminate any
contract, agreement or arrangement between the Company and any
third party or any individual or entity Affiliated with or
controlled by Manager (including, specifically, but not limited to,
any contract, agreement or arrangement to reimburse the expenses of
or otherwise compensate any individual or entity), except as
contemplated in the Annual Budget or the Management Agreement, and
any market-rate leasing and construction contracts with
Manager’s Affiliates;
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Management Agreement or change or permit the Property Manager to
delegate its responsibilities under the Management Agreement,
except as permitted hereunder or thereunder;
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of creditors or file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy by or on
behalf of the Company, or to acquiesce in the filing against the
Company of a petition in bankruptcy;
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Company, except as provided for in this Agreement;
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Company or Manager or liquidate the assets of either of
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decision to institute any merger, consolidation or incorporation of
the Company (or the assets or business thereof);
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decision to amend any provision of this Agreement, and/or any
provision of any loan documents relating to the Mortgage Loan and
any refinancing thereof, except as permitted hereunder or
thereunder;
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decision to use any portion of any Capital Transaction Proceeds
except in accordance with Article IX hereof;
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decision to make distributions to the Members except in accordance
with Article IX hereof; or
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decision to decrease the amount of any liability, hazard, rent or
other insurance coverage existing with respect to the Property
unless such insurance coverage is unavailable from the
Company’s existing insurer at the cost provided for in the
Annual Budget.
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“Management Agreement” shall mean that certain
property management agreement entered into between the Company and
the Property Manager as provided in §6.3, and any successor
management agreement.
“Manager” shall mean CCREI, unless and until
(a) a successor Manager is designated pursuant to
§6.1(e), or (b) Aetna exercises its right to replace
CCREI as Manager pursuant to §6.7, in either of which case
“Manager” shall mean and refer to such successor
or replacement Manager on and after such date.
“Member
Loan” has the meaning set forth in § 4.2
hereof.
“Member
Nonrecourse Deductions” means an item of loss, expense or
deduction attributable to a nonrecourse liability of the Company
for which a Member bears the economic risk of loss within the
meaning of Treasury Regulations §1.704-2(b)(4).
“Members” means CCA and Aetna collectively, or
their respective permitted successors or assigns in interest as a
substitute Member.
“Membership Percentage” means, with respect to
any Member at any time, its proportionate ownership interest in the
Company at such time, expressed as a percentage. The Membership
Percentage for each Member is, as of the date of this Agreement,
set
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forth on
Schedule A, which shall be updated by Manager
from time to time as necessary to reflect any changes in such
Membership Percentages in accordance with this
Agreement.
“Minimum
Gain” means “partnership minimum
gain”, as that term is defined in Treasury Regulations
§1.704-2(d). The amount of Minimum Gain equals the total
amount of gain the Company would realize for federal income tax
purposes if it disposed of all assets subject to Nonrecourse Debts
for no consideration other than full satisfaction
thereof.
“Mortgage Loan” means, collectively, those
certain loans in the aggregate principal amount of $24,613,532.78
made to or assumed by the Company and made by Allstate Life
Insurance Company or an Affiliate thereof, secured by a mortgage
lien on the Property.
“Mortgage Loan Documents” means the documents
evidencing or securing the Mortgage Loan or executed by the Company
for the benefit of the holder of the Mortgage Loan in connection
therewith.
“Net
Cash Flow” means, with respect to any Fiscal Year or
other period of the Company, the net income of the Company,
calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, plus the amount of depreciation and other non-cash
items that were deducted for the purpose of calculating net income,
minus the amount of capital expenditures, principal payments upon
indebtedness for money borrowed and other cash expenditures that
were not deducted for the purpose of calculating net income
(excluding any payments of principal and interest on Member Loans)
and minus amounts deposited for the establishment or replenishment
of any Company reserves established and maintained in accordance
with the then applicable Annual Budget or required under the terms
of the Mortgage Loan.
“Non-Defaulting Member” at any time mean a
Member who is not a Defaulting Member at such time.
“Non-Discretionary Expenses” means the
following:
(i) real estate
taxes and assessments on the Property;
(ii) payments
required to be made pursuant to the Mortgage Loan and any other
mortgage loan secured by the Property and approved by all Members
or any other indebtedness of the Company approved by the Members or
permitted hereunder, as well as any costs of curing any default
under any such mortgage or other indebtedness;
(iii) utility
costs and insurance premiums directly related to the
Property;
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(iv) any costs of
any alteration, repair or replacement necessary to comply with any
Requirements;
(v) any amount
required to be paid by the Company pursuant to any final order,
judgment, or decree of any court or governmental body having
jurisdiction;
(vi) any amount
required to fulfill any contractual obligation of the Company,
including any contracts with any Affiliates of Members;
and
(vii) any amount
required for the safety of tenants, occupants or invitees of the
Property or to avoid the suspension of any services necessary to
such tenants, occupants or invitees.
“Non-Electing Member” has the meaning set forth
in §6.6(a) hereof.
“Non-Participating Member” has the meaning set
forth in § 4.2 hereof.
“Nonrecourse Debt” means debt of the Company or
any partnership (or other entity treated as a partnership for
federal income tax purposes) in which the Company holds an
interest, directly or indirectly through other partnerships (or
other such entities), as to which no partner or member of the
applicable partnership or other entity is personally liable, as
determined under §752 of the Code and Treasury Regulations
§1.752-l(a)(2).
“Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning set
forth in Treasury Regulations § 1.704-2(c). The amount of
Nonrecourse Deductions for a Fiscal Year equals the net increase,
if any, in the amount of Company Minimum Gain during the fiscal
year, reduced (but not below zero) by the aggregate distributions
made during the year of proceeds of a nonrecourse liability that
are allocable to an increase in Company Minimum Gain.
“Percentage Interest” means, at any time unless
and until CCA has exercised its option under §6.8 to acquire a
portion of Aetna’s Interest, (a) in determining the
distribution of Net Cash Flow pursuant to §9.1 of this
Agreement, Aetna’s Percentage Interest shall be 85% and
CCA’s Percentage Interest shall be 15%; and (b) in
determining the distribution of Capital Transaction Proceeds and
any other cash pursuant to §9.2 of this Agreement, as follows:
(i) from the date hereof, Aetna 100%, until such time as Aetna
has received Capital Transaction Proceeds equal to its Capital
Contributions, and then (ii) CCA, 100%, until such time as it
has received Capital Transaction Proceeds equal to all its Capital
Contributions, and then (iii) Aetna 100%, until such time as
Aetna has received a 11% IRR on all its Capital Contributions, and
then (iv) CCA 100%, until such time as CCA has received a 11%
IRR on its Capital Contributions, and then (v) Aetna, on the
one hand, 65% and CCA, on the other hand, 35%, until such time as
Aetna has received a 13.5% IRR on all its Capital Contributions,
and then (vi) Aetna, on the one hand, 50% and CCA, on the
other hand, 50%. Upon consummation of CCA’s
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acquisition of
a portion of Aetna’s Interest pursuant to
Section 6.8, if any, (i) Aetna’s Percentage
Interest pursuant to clause (a) of the immediately preceding
sentence shall be reduced from 85% to 51%, and CCA’s
Percentage Interest pursuant to clause (a) of the immediately
preceding sentence shall be increased from 15% to 49%,
(ii) Aetna’s Percentage Interest pursuant to clause
(b)(v) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be reduced from
65% to 36% and CCA’s Percentage Interest pursuant to clause
(b)(v) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be increased
from 35% to 64%, and (iii) Aetna’s Percentage Interest
pursuant to clause (b)(vi) of the immediately preceding sentence
shall be reduced from 50% to 26% and CCA’s Percentage
Interest pursuant to clause (b)(vi) of the immediately preceding
sentence shall be increased from 50% to 74%. For purposes of
determining the distribution of Net Cash Flow and the annual
returns of the Members in respect of their Capital Contributions,
(x) subject to the provisions of clause (y) of this
sentence, all of the annual return calculations are to be made as
of the date when Capital Contributions were contributed to the
Company; and (y) the initial Capital Contributions made by the
Members shall be deemed to have been made as of the date of the
Closing.
“Person” means any individual, corporation,
association, partnership (general or limited), joint venture,
trust, estate, limited liability company, or other legal entity or
organization.
“Personal Representative” means the successor or
legal representative (including, without limitation, a guardian,
executor, administrator or conservator) of a dead or incompetent
Member.
“Prime
Rate” means, with respect to any Member Loan or
Additional Member Loan the prime rate of interest announced as such
(for U.S. money center commercial banks) from time to time in The
Wall Street Journal, on the most recent business day preceding the
day such Member Loan or Additional Member Loan was made.
“Profits” and “Losses” means,
for each Fiscal Year an amount equal to the Company’s taxable
income or loss for such Fiscal Year, determined in accordance with
§703(a) of the Code (but including in taxable income or loss,
for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction
required to be stated separately pursuant to §703(a)(l) of the
Code), with the following adjustments:
(i) any income of
the Company exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise taken
into account in computing Profits or Losses pursuant to this
definition shall be added to such taxable income or
loss;
(ii) any
expenditures of the Company described in §705(a)(2)(B) of the
Code (or treated as expenditures described in §705(a)(2)(B) of
the Code pursuant to Treasury Regulations §1.704-1
(b)(2)(iv)(i)) and not otherwise taken into account in computing
Profits or Losses pursuant to the definition shall be subtracted
from such taxable income or loss;
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(iii) in the event
the Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted in accordance with
Paragraph (ii) or Paragraph (iii) of the definition of
“Asset Value” above, the amount of such
adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the
disposition of such asset for purposes of computing Profits or
Losses;
(iv) gain or loss
resulting from any disposition of any asset of the Company with
respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax
purposes shall be computed by reference to the Asset Value of the
asset disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of
such asset differs from its Asset Value; and
(v) in lieu of the
depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions taken
into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall
be taken into account Depreciation for such Fiscal Year or other
period, computed in accordance with the definition of
“Depreciation” above.
(vi)
notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any items which are
specially allocated pursuant to Article VIII shall not be
taken into account in computing Profit or Losses.
“Property” means the real property and
improvements thereon commonly known as The Atrium Building,
consisting of a-five-story brick office building located at 277 S.
Washington Street, Alexandria, Virginia.
“Property Manager” has the meaning set forth in
§6.3.
“Proposed Budget” has the meaning set forth in
§11.3(a) hereof.
“Purchase Agreement” means that certain
Agreement of Purchase and Sale dated as of April 9, 2004 by
and between AREH Atrium LLC ( “Seller” ) and
Carr Capital, as amended by the First Amendment to Agreement of
Purchase and Sale, dated April 9, 2004, and the Second
Amendment to Agreement of Purchase and Sale, dated April 26,
2004, and as assigned by Purchaser to the Company by Assignment and
Assumption Agreement of even date herewith.
“Real
Estate Operating Company” shall have the meaning ascribed
to such term in Department of Labor Regulation §2510.3-101 (e)
(29 CFR §2510.3-101 (e)).
“Recourse Debt” means debt of the Company or any
partnership (or other entity treated as a partnership for federal
income tax purposes) in which the Company holds an interest,
directly or through other partnerships (or other such entities), as
to which a partner or member or any related person bears the
economic risk of loss, as determined under §752 of the Code
and Treasury Regulations §1.752-1 (a)(l).
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“Requirements” shall mean all present and future
laws, rules, orders, ordinances, regulations, statutes,
requirements, codes and executive orders, of all governmental
authorities having jurisdiction over the Property, or the National
Board of Fire Underwriters, affecting the maintenance, use or
occupation of the Property.
“State” shall mean the State of
Delaware.
“Tax
Matters Partner” has the meaning set forth in §12.1
hereof.
“Transfer” has the meaning set forth in
§10.1 hereof
“Treasury Regulations” means the income tax
regulations, including temporary regulations, promulgated under the
Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time
(including corresponding provision of succeeding
regulations).
§1.2
Use of Certain Terms. The terms
“approve”, “approval”, or
“authorized”, as well as any derivations of such
terms, when used in reference to any Person, shall refer to the
approval or authorization of such Person, as signified in writing
from such Person.
ARTICLE II
FORMATION AND TERM
§2.1
Formation; Capital Contributions.
(a) The
Company was formed pursuant to the filing of the Certificate
pursuant to the provisions of the Act. The Members hereby agree
that, effective upon the date of this Agreement, the rights, duties
and liabilities of the Members shall be governed by this Agreement,
subject to the Act.
(b) The name
and mailing address of each Member and the Capital Contributions to
the Company of each Member as of the date hereof are listed on
Schedule A attached hereto. The Manager shall
update Schedule A from time to time as necessary
to accurately reflect the information therein, including, without
limitation, to reflect any Capital Contributions after the date
hereof, any Transfers of Interests and any admissions of new
Members pursuant to Article X hereof. Any reference in this
Agreement to Schedule A shall be deemed to be a
reference to Schedule A as amended and in effect
from time to time.
(c) Any of
Manager or any other officer of the Company, duly authorized by the
Manager as an authorized person within the meaning of the Act,
shall execute, deliver and file any and all amendments to the
Certificate and any restatements thereof.
§2.2.
Name. The name of the limited liability company formed
by the filing of the Certificate and governed by this Agreement is
Atrium Building, LLC. The business of the Company may be conducted
upon compliance with all applicable laws under any
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other name
approved by the Manager and Aetna, provided, such name shall not
include “Aetna” or any phonetic equivalent
thereto.
§2.3.
Term. The term of the Company commenced on the date of
the filing of the Certificate with the Secretary of State for the
State of Delaware and shall continue until dissolved in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement.
§2.4.
Registered Agent and Office. The Company’s
registered agent and office in the State shall be The Corporation
Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 1290 Orange Street,
Wilmington, Delaware 19801. At any time, the Manager may approve
another registered agent and/or registered office.
§2.5.
Principal Place of Business. The principal place of
business of the Company shall be located at c/o Carr Capital
Corporation, 1750 H Street, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, D.C.
20006. At any time, Manager may change the location of the
Company’s principal place of business, provided Manager
provides all other Members with prior written notice of such
change.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE AND POWERS OF THE COMPANY
§3.1.
Purpose. The Company is formed for the object and
purpose of, and the nature of the business to be conducted and
promoted by the Company is, to acquire, own, hold, manage, operate,
lease, sell, finance, refinance and otherwise deal with the
Property, and to engage in any and all activities necessary,
convenient, desirable or incidental to the foregoing. The Company
shall not carry on or engage in any other activity.
§3.2.
Powers of the Company.
(a) The
Company shall have the power and authority to take any and all
actions necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, convenient or
incidental to or for the furtherance of the purposes set forth in
§3.1, including, but not limited to, the power:
(i) to
conduct its business, carry on its operations and have and exercise
the powers granted to a limited liability company by the Act in any
state, territory, district or possession of the United States, or
in any foreign country that may be necessary, convenient or
incidental to the accomplishment of the purpose of the
Company;
(ii) to
acquire by purchase, lease, contribution of property or otherwise,
own, hold, operate, maintain, finance, improve, lease, sell,
convey, mortgage, transfer, demolish or dispose of any real or
personal property that may be necessary, convenient or incidental
to the accomplishment or the purposes of the Company;
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(iii) to
enter into, perform and carry out contracts of any kind, including,
without limitation, the Purchase Agreement, contracts with any
Member, Manager or any officer of the Company or any Affiliate
thereof, or any agent of the Company necessary to, in connection
with, convenient to, or incidental to the accomplishment of the
purpose of the Company;
(iv) to
purchase, take, receive, subscribe for or otherwise acquire, own,
hold, vote, use, employ, sell, mortgage, lend, pledge or otherwise
dispose of, and otherwise use and deal in and with, shares or other
interests in or obligations of domestic or foreign corporations,
associations, general or limited partnerships (including, without
limitation, the power to be admitted as a partner thereof and to
exercise the rights and perform the duties created thereby),
trusts, limited liability companies (including, without limitation,
the power to be admitted as a member or appointed as a manager
thereof and to exercise the rights and perform the duties created
thereby), or direct or indirect obligations of the United States or
of any foreign government, or of any state, territory, governmental
district or municipality or instrumentality or any of
them;
(v) to
lend money for any proper purpose, to invest and reinvest its
funds, and to take and hold real and personal property for the
payment of funds so loaned or invested;
(vi) to
sue and be sued, complain and defend, and participate in
administrative or other proceedings, in its name;
(vii) to
appoint employees and agents of the Company, and define their
duties and fix their compensation;
(viii) to
indemnify any Person in accordance with the Act and to obtain any
and all types of insurance;
(ix) to
cease its activities and cancel its Certificate;
(x) to
negotiate, enter into, renegotiate, extend, renew, terminate,
modify, amend, waive, execute, acknowledge or take any other action
with respect to any lease, contract or security agreement in
respect of any assets of the Company;
(xi) to
borrow money and issue evidences of indebtedness, and to secure the
same by a mortgage, pledge or other lien on the assets of the
Company;
(xii) to
pay, collect, compromise, litigate, arbitrate or otherwise adjust
or settle any and all claims or demands of or against the Company;
and
(xiii) to
make, execute, acknowledge and file any and all documents or
instruments necessary, convenient or incidental to the
accomplishment of the purpose of the Company.
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(b) The
Manager may authorize any Person (including, without limitation,
any Member) to enter into and perform any document, instrument or
agreement on behalf of, and in the name of the Company.
(c) Notwithstanding
the provisions of this Article III, Article IV or any
other provisions of this Agreement, all Major Decisions shall
require the prior approval of all Non-Defaulting Members. All
Members hereby approve the Company entering into the Mortgage Loan
and executing the Mortgage Loan Documents and hereby authorize the
Manager to execute and deliver the Mortgage Loan Documents for and
on behalf of the Company.
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS, CAPITAL ACCOUNTS AND MEMBER
LOANS
§4.1.
Initial Capital Contributions. As of the date of this
Agreement, the Capital Contributions made by each Member to the
Company are set forth opposite its name on
Schedule A hereto, such Capital Contributions to
be made not later than the date of the Closing.
§4.2.
Additional Funding Request. If Manager determines, in
its reasonable discretion, that additional funds are required for
the operation of the Company or the Property, then Manager shall,
if and only to the extent permitted under the Mortgage Loan, first
attempt to arrange for the Company to borrow such funds from third
party lenders at market rates. If it is not possible to borrow
funds from third party lenders, Manager shall give written notice
(the “Funding Notice” ) thereof to all of the
Members setting forth (i) the amount of additional funds so
required, (ii) the proposed application of such funds, and
(iii) when any such additional funds are to be funded (which
funding date shall not be less than sixty (60) days following
the delivery of the notice pursuant to this Section;
provided that the time for such funding shall be determined
at Manager’s discretion in the event of an emergency). Upon
receipt of a Funding Notice, any Member shall have the right, but
not the obligation, to make a loan (a “Member
Loan” ) to the Company in an amount equal to the product
obtained by multiplying its Membership Percentage by the additional
funds required. A Member’s failure to fund a Member Loan
shall not be considered to be a Default hereunder. Any Member Loan
made pursuant to this Section shall bear interest at the rate of
the Prime Rate plus two percent (2%) per annum, and shall be repaid
as hereinafter provided. If any Member (the “Non -
Participating Member”) chooses not to make a Member
Loan to the Company within the time period set forth in the
applicable Funding Notice, then the other Members, or any of them
(the “Advancing Member(s)” ) may make such
additional Member Loans ( “Additional Member
Loans” ) to such Non-Participating Member which in the
aggregate are equal to the amount of the Member Loan which the
Non-Participating Member elected not to make, in such proportion
(in the event there is more than one (1) Advancing Member)
between them as their Membership Percentages bear inter
se , and any such Additional Member Loans shall bear
interest at the rate of the Prime Rate plus four percent (4%) per
annum, and shall be repaid as hereinafter provided. If an Advancing
Member makes an Additional Member Loan to a Non-Participating
Member,
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Non-Participating Member shall immediately make a Member Loan in
the same amount to the Company, and the Advancing Member may remit
the proceeds of the Additional Member Loan directly to the Company
in satisfaction of such Non-Participating Member’s obligation
to make such Member Loan.
§4.3.
Payment of Member Loans and Additional Member Loans. Any
Member Loan made to the Company pursuant to Section 4.2 shall
be evidenced by a promissory note duly issued by the Company. Any
Additional Member Loan made to a Non-Participating Member pursuant
to §4.2 shall be evidenced by a promissory note duly issued by
the Non-Participating Member. Member Loans shall be payable from
the first available Net Cash Flow. Additional Member Loans shall be
payable to the Advancing Member solely from (i) payments
received by the Non-Participating Member on account of Member Loans
made by the Non-Participating Member to the Company, and
(ii) the Non-Participating Membe
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