EXHIBIT 10.4
Prepared
by and after recording
return document to:
Stoel
Rives LLP
600 University Street, Suite 3600
Seattle, Washington 98101
Attention: Virginia M. Pedreira
Loan
No. 700218 & 700218A
Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of
Leases
and Rents, and Fixture Filing
(Kane County, Illinois)
This
Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents, and
Fixture Filing (this “Mortgage”) is made and given as
of the 7th day of February, 2008, by JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON,
INC., a Delaware corporation, as Mortgagor, whose address is 1703
North Randall Road, Mail Code - 2NW-EX, Elgin, Illinois 60123 (the
“Borrower”), to TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, an
Iowa corporation, as Mortgagee, having an office c/o AEGON USA
Realty Advisors, Inc., 4333 Edgewood Road, N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa
52499-5443, and its successors and assigns (the
“Lender”). The definitions of capitalized terms used in
this Mortgage may be found either in Section 3 below,
or through the cross-references provided in that Section.
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Under the terms of a Second Revised Agricultural Mortgage Loan
Application/Commitment dated January 31, 2008 (the
“Commitment”), AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.
(“AEGON”), as agent for the Lender, agreed to fund a
loan in the original principal amount of Forty-five Million Dollars
($45,000,000) (the “Loan”) bearing interest as provided
in the Notes (hereinafter defined) and maturing on March 1,
2023. |
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The Commitment requires that the Loan be secured by all of the
Borrower’s existing and after-acquired interest in certain
real property and by certain tangible and intangible personal
property. |
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GRANTING CLAUSE |
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To secure the repayment of the Indebtedness, any increases,
modifications, renewals or extensions of the Indebtedness, and any
substitutions for the Indebtedness, as well as the performance of
the Borrower’s other Obligations, and in consideration of the
sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) and other valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the Borrower
mortgages, grants, bargains, warrants, conveys, alienates,
releases, |
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assigns, sets over and confirms to the Lender, and to its
successors and assigns forever, all of the Borrower’s
existing and after acquired interests in the Real Property. |
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DEFINED TERMS |
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The following defined terms are used in this Mortgage. For ease
of reference, terms relating primarily to the Security Agreement
are defined in Subsection 19.1 . |
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an “ Affiliate ” of any person means any
entity controlled by, or under common control with, that
person. |
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“ Appurtenances ” means all rights, estates,
titles, interests, privileges, easements, tenements, hereditaments,
titles, royalties, reversions, remainders and other interests,
whether presently held by the Borrower or acquired in the future,
that may be conveyed as interests in the Land under the laws of
Illinois. Appurtenances include the Easements and the Assigned
Rights. |
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“ Assigned Rights ” means all of the
Borrower’s rights, easements, privileges, tenements,
hereditaments, contracts, claims, licenses or other interests,
whether presently existing or arising in the future, which, in each
case, pertain to the Real Property. The Assigned Rights include all
of the Borrower’s rights in and to: |
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any greater estate in the Real Property; |
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insurance policies required to be carried hereunder with
respect to the Real Property, including the right to negotiate
claims and to receive Insurance Proceeds and unearned insurance
premiums with respect to insurance policies regarding the Real
Property (except as expressly provided in Subsection 8.1
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Condemnation Proceeds; |
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licenses and agreements permitting the use of sources of
groundwater or water utilities, septic leach fields, railroad
sidings, sewer lines, means of ingress and egress; |
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drainage over other property; |
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air space above the Land; |
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mineral rights and water rights; |
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party walls; |
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vaults and their usage; |
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franchises; |
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commercial tort claims that arise during the Loan term in
respect of damages to the Real Property or to its operations, in
respect of any impairment to the value of the Real Property, or in
respect of the collection of any Rents; |
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construction contracts; |
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roof and equipment guarantees and warranties; |
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building and development licenses and permits; |
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tax credits or other governmental entitlements, credits or
rights, whether or not vested with respect to the Real
Property; |
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licenses and applications (whether or not yet approved or
issued) with respect to the Property; |
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rights under management and service contracts with respect to
the Property; |
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leases of Fixtures; and |
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agreements with architects, environmental consultants, property
tax consultants, engineers, and any other third party contractors
whose services benefit the Real Property. |
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“ Bankruptcy Code ” means the Bankruptcy
Reform Act of 1978, as amended, 11 U.S.C. Sections 101 et
seq., and the regulations promulgated pursuant to those
statutes. |
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“ Business Day ” means any day when state
and federal banks are open for business in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. |
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“ Condemnation Proceeds ” means all money or
other property that has been, or is in the future, awarded or
agreed to be paid or given in connection with any taking by eminent
domain of all or any part of the Real Property (including a taking
through the vacation of any street dedication or through a change
of grade of such a street), either permanent or temporary, or in
connection with any purchase in lieu of such a taking, or as a part
of any related settlement. |
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“ Curable Nonmonetary Default ” means any of
the acts, omissions, or circumstances specified in Subsection
9.3 below. |
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“ Default ” means any of the acts,
omissions, or circumstances specified in Section 9
below. |
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“ Default Rate ” means the rate of interest
specified as the “Default Interest Rate” in the
Notes. |
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“ Development Agreements ” means all
development, utility or similar agreements included in the
Permitted Encumbrances. |
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“ Easements ” means the Borrower’s
existing and future interests in and to the declarations,
easements, covenants, and restrictions appurtenant to the
Land. |
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“ Environmental Indemnity Agreement ” means
the Environmental Indemnity Agreement by the Borrower for the
benefit of Lender dated as of even date herewith. |
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“ Environmental Laws ” means all present and
future laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders,
guidelines, rulings, decrees, notices and determinations of any
Governmental Authority to the extent that they pertain to:
(A) the protection of health against environmental hazards;
(B) the protection of the environment, including air, soils,
wetlands, and surface and underground water, from contamination by
any substance that may have any adverse health effect on humans,
livestock, fish, wildlife, or plant life, or which may disturb an
ecosystem; (C) underground storage tank regulation or removal;
(D) wildlife conservation; (E) protection or regulation
of natural resources; (F) the protection of wetlands;
(G) management, regulation and disposal of solid and hazardous
wastes; (H) radioactive materials; (I) biologically hazardous
materials; (J) indoor air quality; or (K) the manufacture,
possession, presence, use, generation, storage, transportation,
treatment, release, emission, discharge, disposal, abatement,
cleanup, removal, remediation or handling of any Hazardous
Substances. “Environmental Laws” include the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
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Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C.
§9601 et seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42
U.S.C. §6901 et seq., the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
as amended by the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §1251 et seq.,
the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq., the Toxic
Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. §2601 et seq., all similar
state statutes and local ordinances, and all regulations
promulgated under any of those statutes, and all administrative and
judicial actions respecting such legislation, all as amended from
time to time. |
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“ ESA ” means the written environmental site
assessment of the Real Property obtained under the terms of the
Commitment. |
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“ Fixtures ” means all materials, supplies,
goods, equipment, apparatus and other items now or hereafter
attached to or installed on the Land and Improvements in a manner
that causes them to become fixtures under the laws of Illinois,
including all built-in or attached furniture or appliances,
machinery, elevators, escalators, heating, ventilating and air
conditioning system components, emergency electrical generators and
related fuel storage or delivery systems, septic system components,
built-in loading, storage and processing equipment, storm windows,
doors, built-in electrical equipment, plumbing, water conditioning,
lighting, cleaning, snow removal, lawn, landscaping, irrigation,
security, incinerating, fire-fighting, sprinkler or other fire
safety equipment, wells, irrigation and wastewater equipment,
built-in bridge cranes or other installed materials handling
equipment, satellite dishes or other built-in telecommunication
equipment, built-in video conferencing equipment, sound systems or
other built-in audiovisual equipment, and cable television
distribution systems. Fixtures do not include (A) trade
fixtures, office furniture and office equipment; (B) racking
systems; (C) machinery and equipment not specifically
described above as constituting a Fixture; or (D) rolling
stock. Without limiting the foregoing, Fixtures expressly include
HVAC, mechanical, security and similar systems of general utility
for the operation of the Improvements as leasable commercial real
property and as a warehouse and processing facility. |
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“ Governmental Authority ” means any
political entity with the legal authority to impose any requirement
on the Property, including the governments of the United States,
the State of Illinois, Kane County, the Township of Dundee, and any
other entity with jurisdiction to decide, regulate, or affect the
ownership, construction, use, occupancy, possession, operation,
maintenance, alteration, repair, demolition or reconstruction of
any portion or element of the Real Property. |
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“ Hazardous Substance ” means any substance
the release of or the exposure to which is prohibited, limited or
regulated by any Environmental Law, or which poses a hazard to
human health, including: (A) any “oil,” as defined
by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and regulations
promulgated thereunder (including crude oil or any fraction of
crude oil), (B) any radioactive substance and (C) Stachybotrys
chartarum or other molds. However, the term “Hazardous
Substance” includes neither (i) a substance used in the
ordinary course of the business conducted on the Real Property in
accordance with the covenants herein contained by the Borrower or
by a tenant under a permitted Lease, or used in the cleaning and
maintenance of the Real Property, if the quantity, storage and
manner of its use are customary, prudent, and do not violate
applicable law, nor (ii) automotive motor oil in immaterial
quantities, if leaked from vehicles in the ordinary course of the
operation of the Real Property and cleaned up in accordance with
reasonable property management procedures and in a manner that
violates no applicable law. |
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“ Impositions ” means all real and personal
property taxes levied against the Property; general or special
assessments; ground rent; water, gas, sewer, vault, electric or
other utility charges; |
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common area charges; owners’ association dues or fees;
fees for any easement, license or agreement maintained for the
benefit of the Property; and any and all other taxes, levies, user
fees, claims, charges and assessments whatsoever that at any time
may be assessed, levied or imposed on the Property or upon its
ownership, use, occupancy or enjoyment, and any related costs,
interest or penalties. In addition, “Impositions”
include all documentary, stamp or intangible personal property
taxes that may become due in connection with the Indebtedness,
including Indebtedness in respect of any future advance made by the
Lender to the Borrower, or that are imposed on any of the Loan
Documents. |
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“ Improvements ” means, to the extent of the
Borrower’s existing and future interest, all buildings and
improvements of any kind erected or placed on the Land now or in
the future, including the Fixtures, together with all appurtenant
rights, privileges, Easements, tenements, hereditaments, titles,
reversions, remainders and other interests. |
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“ Indebtedness ” means all sums that are
owed or become due pursuant to the terms of the Notes, this
Mortgage, or any of the other Loan Documents, including scheduled
principal payments, scheduled interest payments, default interest,
late charges, prepayment premiums, accelerated or matured principal
balances, advances, collection costs (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees), reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs
in enforcing or protecting the Notes, the Mortgage, or any of the
other Loan Documents in any probate, bankruptcy or other
proceeding, receivership costs and all other financial obligations
of the Borrower incurred in connection with the Loan transaction
pursuant to the Loan Documents, provided, however, that this
Mortgage shall not secure any Loan Document or any particular
person’s liabilities or obligations under any Loan Document
to the extent that such Loan Document expressly states that it or
such particular person’s liabilities or obligations are
unsecured by this Mortgage. Indebtedness shall also include any
obligations under agreements executed and delivered by Borrower
which specifically provide that such obligations are secured by
this Mortgage. |
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“ Insurance Premiums ” means all premiums or
other charges required to maintain in force any and all insurance
policies that this Mortgage requires that the Borrower
maintain. |
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“ Insurance Proceeds ” means all Proceeds of
all insurance now or hereafter carried by or payable to the
Borrower with respect to the Property, including with respect to
the interruption of Rents derived from the Property, all unearned
insurance premiums with respect to the Property and all related
claims or demands. |
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“ Land ” means that certain tract of land
located in the Township of Dundee, Kane County, Illinois, which is
described on the attached Exhibit A , together with the
Appurtenances. |
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“ Leasing Action ” means all executions,
modifications, terminations and extensions of Leases, and all other
actions taken by the Borrower in exercising its rights as landlord
under the Leases. |
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“ Leases ” means all leases, subleases,
licenses, concessions, extensions, renewals and other agreements
(whether written or oral, and whether presently effective or made
in the future) through which the Borrower grants any possessory
interest in and to, or any right to occupy or use, all or any part
of the Real Property, and any related guaranties. |
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“ Legal Requirements ” means all laws,
statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, judicial decisions,
administrative decisions, building permits, development permits,
certificates of occupancy, or other requirements of any
Governmental Authority. |
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“ Loan Agreement ” means the Loan Agreement
executed as of even date herewith between Borrower and Lender. |
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“ Loan Documents ” means the Notes, the Loan
Agreement, this Mortgage, the other Mortgages described in the Loan
Agreement and all other documents evidencing the Loan, whether
entered into at the closing of the Loan or in the future, as
amended in writing from time to time. |
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“ Maximum Permitted Rate ” means the highest
rate of interest permitted to be paid or collected by applicable
law with respect to the Loan. |
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“ Notes ” means (i) the Promissory Note
dated of even date herewith in the original principal amount of
Thirty-Six Million Dollars ($36,000,000) evidencing Tranche A of
the Indebtedness; and (ii) the Promissory Note dated of even
date herewith in the original principal amount of Nine Million
Dollars ($9,000,000) evidencing Tranche B of the Indebtedness,
together with all extensions, renewals and modifications
thereof. |
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“ Notice ” means a notice given in
accordance with the provisions of Subsection 21.13 . |
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“ Obligations ” means all of the obligations
required to be performed under the terms and conditions of any of
the Loan Documents by any Obligor. |
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“ Obligor ” means the Borrower, or any other
Person that is liable under the Loan Documents for the payment of
any portion of the Indebtedness, or the performance of any other
obligation required to be performed under the terms and conditions
of any of the Loan Documents, under any circumstances. |
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“ Participations ” means participation
interests in the Loan Documents granted by the Lender. |
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“ Permitted Encumbrances ” means
(A) the lien of taxes and assessments not yet due and payable,
(B) the liens and security interests in favor of Lender
created by the Loan Documents, (C) Leases permitted under the
terms of this Mortgage, which shall include the Leases identified
in the rent roll attached to the Closing Certificate executed as
one of the Loan Documents; and (D) those matters listed as
special exceptions in the Lender’s title insurance policy
insuring the priority of this Mortgage. |
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“ Person ” means any individual,
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust,
unincorporated association, government, governmental authority or
other entity. |
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“ Property ” means the Real Property and the
Leases, Rents and Personal Property (as defined in Subsection
19.1 below). |
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“ Real Property ” means the Land and the
Improvements. |
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“ Rents ” means all rents, income, receipts,
issues and profits and other benefits paid or payable for using,
leasing, licensing, possessing, operating from or in, residing in,
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minerals from, or otherwise enjoying the Real Property as
commercial real estate (but not any such income, receipts, issues,
profits or other benefits arising from the specific business
operations of Borrower and/or its subsidiaries), whether presently
existing or arising in the future, to which the Borrower may now or
hereafter become entitled or may demand or claim from the
commencement of the Loan term through the time of the satisfaction
of all of the Obligations, including security deposits, amounts
drawn under letters of credit securing tenant obligations, minimum
rents, additional rents, common area maintenance charges, parking
revenues, deficiency rents, termination payments, space contraction
payments, damages following default under a Lease, premiums payable
by tenants upon their exercise of cancellation privileges, proceeds
from lease guarantees, proceeds payable under any policy of
insurance covering loss of rents resulting from untenantability
caused by destruction or damage to the Real Property, all rights
and claims of any kind which the Borrower has or may in the future
have against the tenants under the Leases, lease guarantors, or any
subtenants or other occupants of the Real Property, all proceeds of
any sale of the Real Property in violation of the Loan Documents,
any future award granted the Borrower in any court proceeding
involving any such tenant in any bankruptcy, insolvency, or
reorganization proceedings in any state or federal court, and any
and all payments made by any such tenant in lieu of rent. |
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“ Restoration ” means (A) in the case
of a casualty resulting in damage to or the destruction of the
Improvements, the repair or rebuilding of the Improvements to their
original condition, or (B) in the case of the condemnation of
a portion of the Real Property, the completion of such work as may
be necessary in order to remedy the effects of the condemnation so
that the value and income-generating characteristics of the Real
Property are restored. |
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TITLE |
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The Borrower represents to and covenants with the Lender that,
at the point in time of the grant of the lien created by this
Mortgage, the Borrower is well seized of good and indefeasible
title to the Real Property, in fee simple absolute, subject to no
lien or encumbrance except the Permitted Encumbrances. The Borrower
warrants this estate and title to the Lender forever, against all
lawful claims and demands of all persons. The Borrower shall
maintain mortgagee title insurance issued by a solvent carrier,
covering the Real Property in an amount at least equal to the
amount of the Loan’s original principal balance. This
Mortgage is and shall remain a valid and enforceable first lien on
the Real Property, and if the validity or enforceability of this
first lien is attacked by appropriate proceedings, the Borrower
shall diligently and continuously defend it through appropriate
proceedings. Should the Borrower fail to do so, the Lender may at
the Borrower’s expense take all necessary action, including
the engagement and compensation of legal counsel, the prosecution
or defense of litigation, and the compromise or discharge of
claims. The Borrower shall defend, indemnify and hold the Lender
harmless in any suit or proceeding brought to challenge or attack
the validity, enforceability or priority of the lien granted by
this Mortgage. If a prior construction, mechanics’ or
materialmen’s lien on the Real Property arises by operation
of statute during any construction or repair of the Improvements,
the Borrower shall either cause the lien to be discharged by paying
when due any amounts owed to such persons, or shall comply with
Section 11 of this Mortgage. |
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REPRESENTATIONS OF THE MORTGAGOR |
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The Borrower represents to the Lender as follows: |
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Formation, Existence,
Good Standing |
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The Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of Delaware and has obtained
all licenses and permits and filed all statements of fictitious
name and registrations necessary for the lawful operation of its
business in Delaware. |
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Qualification to Do
Business |
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The Borrower is qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation under the laws of Illinois and has obtained all
licenses and permits and filed all statements of fictitious name
and registrations necessary for the lawful operation of its
business in Illinois. |
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Power and
Authority |
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The Borrower has full power and authority to carry on its
business as presently conducted, to own the Property, to execute
and deliver the Loan Documents, and to perform its
Obligations. |
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Anti-Terrorism
Regulations |
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No Borrower or Borrower Affiliate is a “Specially
Designated National” or a “Blocked Person” as
those terms are defined in the Office of Foreign Asset Control
Regulations (31 CFR Section 500 et seq. ). |
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Due
Authorization |
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The Loan transaction and the performance of all of the
Borrower’s Obligations have been duly authorized by all
requisite corporate action, and each individual executing any Loan
Document on behalf of the Borrower has been duly authorized to do
so. |
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No Default or
Violations |
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The execution and performance of the Borrower’s
Obligations will not result in any breach of, or constitute a
default under, any contract, agreement, document or other
instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which the
Borrower may be bound or affected, and do not and will not violate
or contravene any law to which the Borrower is subject; nor do any
such other instruments impose or contemplate any obligations which
are or will be inconsistent with the Loan Documents. |
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No Further Approvals or
Actions Required |
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No approval by, authorization of, or filing with any federal,
state or municipal or other governmental commission, board or
agency or other governmental authority is necessary in connection
with the authorization, execution and delivery of the Loan
Documents by the Borrower. |
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Due Execution and
Delivery |
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Each of the Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party has
been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower. |
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Legal, Valid, Binding
and Enforceable |
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Each of the Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its
terms. |
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Accurate Financial
Information |
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All financial information furnished by the Borrower to the
Lender in connection with the application for the Loan is true,
correct and complete in all material respects and does not omit to
state any fact or circumstance necessary to make the statements in
them not misleading in any material respect, and there has been no
material adverse change in the financial condition of the Borrower
since the date of such financial information. |
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Compliance with Legal
Requirements |
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All governmental approvals and licenses required for the
conduct of the Borrower’s business and for the maintenance
and operation of the Real Property in compliance with applicable
law are in full force and effect, and the Real Property is
currently being operated in compliance with the Legal Requirements
in all material respects. |
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Contracts and
Franchises |
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All contracts and franchises necessary for the conduct of the
Borrower’s business and for the operation of the Real
Property in accordance with good commercial practice are in
force. |
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No Condemnation
Proceeding |
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As of the date of this Mortgage, the Borrower has no knowledge
of any present, pending or threatened condemnation proceeding or
award affecting the Real Property. |
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No Casualty |
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As of the date of this Mortgage, no damage to the Real Property
by any fire or other casualty has occurred, other than damage that
has been completely repaired in accordance with good commercial
practice and in compliance with applicable law. |
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Independence of the Real
Property |
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The Real Property may be operated independently from other land
and improvements not included within or located on the Land, and it
is not necessary to own or control any property other than the Real
Property in order to meet the obligations of the landlord under any
Lease, or in order to comply with the Legal Requirements. |
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Complete Lots and Tax
Parcels |
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The Land is comprised exclusively of tax parcels that are
entirely included within the Land, and, if the Land is subdivided,
of subdivision lots that are entirely included within the
Land. |
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Ownership of
Fixtures |
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The Borrower owns the Fixtures free of any encumbrances,
including purchase money security interests, rights of lessors, and
rights of sellers under conditional sales contracts or other
financing arrangements. |
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Real Property is not
Homestead Property |
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The Real Property is NOT HOMESTEAD PROPERTY of the Borrower or
of the spouse of any person named as the Borrower. |
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Performance under
Development Agreements |
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To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, all of the
obligations of the owner of the Real Property due under the
Development Agreements have been fully, timely and completely
performed to the extent required thereunder and such performance
has been accepted by the related governmental agency or utility
company, and Borrower has received no notice by any Governmental
Authority that any default exists under any of the Development
Agreements. |
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Status of Certain Title
Matters |
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To Borrower’s knowledge, neither Borrower nor any tenant
under the Leases is in material default under the terms of any
Easement. |
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No Prohibited
Transactions |
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The Borrower represents to the Lender that either (a) the
Borrower is not an “employee benefit plan” within the
meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended (“ERISA”), that is subject to Title I of ERISA,
a “plan” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”),
or an entity that is deemed to hold “plan assets”
within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. §2510.3-101 of any such
employee benefit plan or (b) the entering into of the Loan
Documents, the acceptance of the Loan by the Borrower and the
existence of the Loan will not result in a non-exempt prohibited
transaction under §406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the
Code. The Borrower further warrants and covenants that the
foregoing representation will remain true during the term of the
Loan. |
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Good
Standing |
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The Borrower shall remain in good standing as a corporation
under the laws of Delaware and shall maintain in force any
statements of fictitious name and registrations necessary to remain
in good standing as a corporation under the laws of the State of
Delaware during the term of the Loan. |
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Qualification to Do
Business |
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The Borrower shall remain qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation under the laws of Illinois and shall maintain in force
any statements of fictitious name and registrations necessary to
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State of Illinois during the term of the Loan. The Borrower
shall also maintain in force any licenses and permits, filings and
statements of fictitious name and registrations necessary for the
lawful operation of its business in Illinois. |
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No Default or
Violations |
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The Borrower shall not enter into any contract, agreement,
document or other instrument, if the performance of the
Borrower’s Obligations would result in any breach of, or
constitute a default under, any such contract, agreement, document
or other instrument, or if the contract, agreement, document or
other instrument would impose any obligations the performance of
which would result in a Default under the Loan Documents. |
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Payment and
Performance |
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The Borrower shall pay the Indebtedness and perform all of its
other Obligations, as and when the Loan Documents require such
payment and performance. |
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Payment of
Impositions |
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The Borrower shall pay the Impositions on or before the last
day on which they may be paid without penalty or interest, and
shall, within thirty (30) days, furnish the Lender with a paid
receipt or a cancelled check as evidence of payment. If the Lender
does not receive such evidence, the Lender may obtain it directly.
If it does so, the Lender will charge the Borrower an
administrative fee of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250) for securing
the evidence of payment. The payment of this fee shall be a demand
obligation of the Borrower. If the Borrower wishes to contest the
validity or amount of an Imposition, it may do so by complying with
Section 11 . If any new Legal Requirement (other than a
general tax on income or on interest payments) taxes the Mortgage
so that the yield on the Indebtedness would be reduced, and the
Borrower may lawfully pay the tax or reimburse the Lender for its
payment, the Borrower shall do so. |
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Maintenance of the Real
Property |
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The Borrower shall not commit or permit any waste of the Real
Property as a physical or economic asset, and agrees to maintain
(or cause to be maintained) in good repair the Improvements,
including structures, roofs, mechanical systems, parking lots or
garages, and other components of the Real Property that are
necessary or desirable for the use of the Real Property, or which
the Borrower as landlord under any Lease is required to maintain
for the benefit of any tenant. In its performance of this
Obligation, the Borrower shall promptly and in a good and
workmanlike manner repair or restore, as required under
Subsection 6.16 , any elements of the Improvements that are
damaged or destroyed. The Borrower shall also replace roofs,
parking lots, mechanical systems, and other elements of the
Improvements requiring periodic replacement. The Borrower shall
carry out such replacements no less frequently than would a
commercially reasonable owner of properties of a similar use,
value, age, nature and construction. The Borrower shall not,
without the prior written consent of the Lender, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld, demolish, reconfigure, or
materially alter the structural elements of the Improvements,
unless such an action is the obligation of the Borrower under a
Lease approved by Lender or for which the Lender’s approval
is not required. The Lender agrees that any request for its consent
to such an action shall be deemed given if the Lender does not
respond within fifteen (15) Business Days to any written
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a consent, if the request is accompanied by all materials
required to permit the Lender to analyze the proposed action. |
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6.7 |
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Use of the Real
Property |
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The Borrower agrees that the Real Property may only be used as
a commercial property and industrial processing facility and
distribution warehouse and its related office building, for
ancillary uses related thereto and for no other purpose. |
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Legal
Requirements |
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The Borrower shall maintain in full force and effect all
governmental approvals and material permits and licenses required
for the conduct of the Borrower’s business and for the
maintenance and operation of the Real Property in compliance with
applicable law, and shall comply in all material respects with all
Legal Requirements relating to the Real Property at all times. |
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6.9 |
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Contracts and
Franchises |
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The Borrower shall maintain in force all material contracts and
franchises necessary for the conduct of the Borrower’s
business and for the operation of the Real Property in accordance
with good commercial practice. |
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Covenants Regarding
Certain Title Matters |
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The Borrower shall promptly pay, perform and observe all of its
obligations under the Easements included within the Appurtenances
or under reciprocal easement agreements, operating agreements,
declarations, and restrictive covenants included in the Permitted
Encumbrances, shall not modify or consent to the termination of any
of them without the prior written consent of the Lender, shall
promptly furnish the Lender with copies of all notices of default
under them, and shall enforce all covenants and conditions under
them and benefiting the Real Property. |
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6.11 |
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Independence of the Real
Property |
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The Borrower shall maintain the independence of the Real
Property from other land and improvements not included within or
located on the Land. In fulfilling this covenant, the Borrower
shall neither take any action which would make it necessary to own
or control any property other than the Real Property in order to
meet the obligations of the landlord under any Lease, or in order
to comply with the Legal Requirements, nor take any action which
would cause any land or improvements other than the Land and the
Improvements to rely upon the Land or the Improvements for those
purposes. |
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6.12 |
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Complete Lots and Tax
Parcels |
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The Borrower shall take no action that would result in the
inclusion of any portion of the Land in a tax parcel or subdivision
lot that is not entirely included within the Land. |
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Real Property is not
Homestead Property |
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The Real Property shall NOT BECOME HOMESTEAD PROPERTY of the
Borrower or of the spouse of any person named as the Borrower. |
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Performance under
Development Agreements |
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The Borrower shall fully, timely and completely perform all of
the obligations of the owner of the Real Property due under the
Development Agreements and shall cause no default under any of the
Development Agreements. |
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6.15 |
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Status of Certain Title
Matters |
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The Borrower shall not take or fail to take any action with
respect to the Easements included within the Appurtenances or the
reciprocal easement agreements, operating agreements, declarations,
and restrictive covenants included in the Permitted Encumbrances
if, as the result of such an action or failure, the subject
Easement or other title matter would (a) be rendered invalid
or without force or effect, (b) be amended or supplemented
without the consent of the Lender, (c) be placed in default or
alleged default, (d) result in any lien against the Real
Property, or (e) give rise to any assessment against the Real
Property, unless immediately paid in full. |
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6.16 |
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Restoration upon
Casualty or Condemnation |
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If a casualty or condemnation occurs, the Borrower shall
promptly commence the Restoration of the Real Property, to the
extent that the Lender has made Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation
Proceeds available to the Borrower for such Restoration. |
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6.17 |
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Performance of Landlord
Obligations |
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The Borrower shall perform, in all material respects, its
obligations as landlord under the Leases. The Borrower shall not,
without the Lender’s written consent, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld, or except as otherwise provided in
Section 13 below, extend, modify, terminate, or enter
into any Lease of the Real Property. |
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6.18 |
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Financial Reports and
Operating Statements |
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Maintenance of Books and Records |
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During the term of the Loan, the Borrower shall maintain
complete and accurate accounting and operational records, including
copies of all Leases and other material written contracts relating
to the Real Property, copies of all tax statements, and evidence to
support the payment of all material property-related expenses. |
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Delivery of Financial and Property-Related
Information |
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Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each
of its fiscal years, or, if a Default exists, on demand by the
Lender, and within sixty (60) days after the end of each
fiscal quarter, the Borrower shall deliver to the Lender
(A) copies of the financial statements of the Borrower and its
Affiliates, including balance sheets and earnings statements, and
(B) a complete and accurate operating statement for the Real
Property, all in form satisfactory to the Lender. The annual
financial statements shall include a complete rent roll certified
by the Borrower to be true and correct and must include each
tenant’s name, premises, square footage, rent, lease
expiration date, renewal options and related rental rates,
delinquencies and vacancies and the existence of any unsatisfied
landlord obligations, e.g. in respect of free rent periods,
unfinished tenant improvements or other leasing costs. If the
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Subsection, then subject to the Notice and cure period set
forth in Subsection 6.18(c) below, the Lender may
engage an accounting firm to prepare the required items. The
Borrower shall cooperate fully with any investigative audit
required to permit the accounting firm to produce these items, and
the fees and expenses incurred in connection with their preparation
shall be paid on demand by the Borrower. |
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Effect of Failure to Deliver Financial and Property
Reports |
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If no Default exists and the Borrower fails to provide the
financial and property reports required under this Section within
one hundred twenty (120) days of the close of any fiscal year, the
Lender will provide a Notice of this failure and a thirty (30)-day
opportunity to cure before a Default shall exist. |
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Certification of Information |
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The annual financial and operating statements provided under
this Subsection shall be certified by an independent certified
public accountant as having been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, or,
in the case of financial statements prepared on a cash or income
tax basis, or of operating statements, as not materially misleading
based on an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards. The quarterly financial and operating
statements provided under this Subsection need not be audited. The
Borrower shall, however certify that such statements are true and
correct. |
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Upon request by the Lender, the Borrower shall, within ten
(10) Business Days of Notice of the request, furnish to the
Lender or to whom it may direct, a written statement acknowledging
the amount of the Indebtedness and disclosing whether any offsets
or defenses exist against the Indebtedness. |
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Prohibition on Certain
Distributions |
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If a Default exists or would occur as a result, the Borrower
shall not pay any dividend or make any partnership, trust or other
distribution, and shall not make any payment or transfer any
property in order to purchase, redeem or retire any interest in its
beneficial interests or ownership. |
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6.21 |
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Use of Loan
Proceeds |
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The Loan proceeds shall be used solely for business and
commercial purposes. |
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6.22 |
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Prohibition on Cutoff
Notices |
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The Borrower shall not issue any Notice to the Lender to the
effect that liens on the Real Property after the date of the Notice
will enjoy priority over the lien of this Mortgage. |
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6.23 |
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Prohibited Person
Compliance |
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Borrower warrants, represents and covenants that neither
Borrower nor any Obligor nor any of their respective Affiliates is
or will be an entity or person (i) that is listed in the Annex
to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, Executive Order
13224 issued on September 24, 2001 (“EO13224”),
(ii) whose name appears on the United States |
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Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control
(“OFAC”) most current list of “Specifically
Designated National and Blocked Persons” (which list may be
published from time to time in various mediums including, but not
limited to, the OFAC website, http:www.treas.gov/ofac/t11sdn.pdf),
(iii) who commits, threatens to commit or supports
“terrorism”, as that term is defined in EO 13224, or
(iv) who is otherwise affiliated with any entity or person
listed above (any and all parties or persons described in subparts
[i] — [iv] above are herein referred to as a
“Prohibited Person”). Borrower covenants and agrees
that neither Borrower, nor any Obligor nor any of their respective
Affiliates will (i) knowingly conduct any business, nor engage
in any transaction or dealing, with any Prohibited Person,
including, but not limited to, the making or receiving of any
contribution of funds, goods, or services to or for the benefit of
a Prohibited Person, or (ii) engage in or conspire to engage
in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of
evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the
prohibitions set forth in EO13224. Borrower further covenants and
agrees to deliver (from time to time) to Lender any such
certification or other evidence as may be requested by Lender in
its sole and absolute discretion, confirming that (i) neither
Borrower nor any Obligor is a Prohibited Person and
(ii) neither Borrower nor any Obligor has knowingly engaged in
any business, transaction or dealings with a Prohibited Person,
including, but not limited to, the making or receiving of any
contribution of funds, goods, or services, to or for the benefit of
a Prohibited Person. |
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INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS |
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At all times until the Indebtedness is paid in full, the
Borrower shall maintain insurance coverage and administer insurance
claims in compliance with this Section. |
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Open Perils/Special Form/Special Perils Property |
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The Borrower shall maintain “Open Perils,”
“Special Form,” or “Special Perils”
property insurance coverage in an amount not less than one hundred
percent (100%) of the replacement cost of all insurable elements of
the Real Property and of all tangible Personal Property, with
coinsurance waived, or if a coinsurance clause is in effect, with
an agreed amount endorsement acceptable to the Lender. Coverage
shall extend to the Real Property and to all tangible Personal
Property. |
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Broad Form Boiler and Machinery |
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If any boiler or other machinery is located on or about the
Real Property, the Borrower shall maintain broad form boiler and
machinery coverage, including a form of business income
coverage. |
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Flood |
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If the Real Property is located in a special flood hazard area
(that is, an area within the 100-year floodplain) according to the
most current flood insurance rate map issued by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency and if flood insurance is available,
the Borrower shall maintain flood insurance coverage on all
insurable elements of Real Property and of all tangible Personal
Property. |
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The Borrower shall maintain commercial general liability
coverage (which may be in the form of umbrella/excess liability
insurance) with a One Million Dollar ($1,000,000) combined single
limit per occurrence and a minimum aggregate limit of Two Million
Dollars ($2,000,000). Lender reserves the right to require
increased coverage with respect to these amounts. |
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Worker’s Compensation |
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The Borrower shall maintain worker’s compensation if
applicable. |
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Elective Coverages |
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The Lender may require additional coverages appropriate to the
property type and site location. Additional coverages may include
liquor liability, earthquake, windstorm, mine subsidence, sinkhole,
supplemental liability, or coverages of other property-specific
risks, as determined by Lender. |
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Primary
Coverage |
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Each coverage required under this Section shall be primary
rather than contributing or secondary to the coverage Borrower may
carry for other properties or risks, provided, however, that
blanket coverage shall be acceptable if (a) the policy
includes limits by property location and (b) the Lender
determines, in the exercise of its discretion, that the amount of
such coverage is sufficient in light of the other risks and
properties insured under the blanket policy. |
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How the Lender Shall Be
Named |
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On all property insurance policies and coverages required under
this Section (including coverage against loss of business income),
the Lender must be named as “first mortgagee” under a
standard mortgage clause. On all liability policies and coverages,
the Lender must be named as an “additional insured.”
The Lender shall be referred to verbatim as follows: Transamerica
Life Insurance Company and its successors, assigns, and affiliates;
as their interest may appear; c/o AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.;
Mortgage Loan Dept.; 4333 Edgewood Rd., NE; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
52499-5443.” |
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Rating |
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Each insurance carrier providing insurance required under this
Section must have, independently of its parent’s or any
reinsurer’s rating, a General Policyholder Rating of A, and a
Financial Rating of X or better, as reported in the most current
issue of Best’s Insurance Guide, or as reported by Best on
its internet web site. |
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Deductible |
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The maximum deductible on each required coverage or policy is
One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). |
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Notices, Changes and
Renewals |
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All policies required under this Section must require the
insurance carrier to give the Lender a minimum of thirty
(30) days’ notice in the event of modification,
cancellation or termination or non renewal and shall provide that
no act or omission by the insured shall invalidate or diminish the
insurance provided to Lender. The Borrower shall report to the
Lender immediately any facts known to the Borrower that may
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appropriateness or enforceability of any insurance contract,
including, without limitation, changes in the ownership or
occupancy of the Real Property, any hazard to the Real Property and
any matters that may give rise to any claim. Prior to expiration of
any policy required under this Section, the Borrower shall provide
either (a) an original or certified copy of the renewed
policy, or (b) a “binder,” an Acord 28 (real
property), Acord 27 (personal property) or Acord 25 (liability)
certificate, or another document satisfactory to the Lender
conferring on the Lender the rights and privileges of mortgagee. If
the Borrower meets the foregoing requirement under clause (b), the
Borrower shall supply an original or certified copy of the original
policy within ninety (90) days. All binders, c |
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