CREDIT AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.37

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of May 4, 2009

by and among

FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST,

as Borrower,

Each of

WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC,

and

PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC,

as an Arranger

and

a Book Manager,

WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Agent,

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Syndication Agent,

and

Each of

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

REGIONS BANK

and

SUNTRUST BANK,

as a Documentation Agent,

and

THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INITIALLY SIGNATORY HERETO

AND THEIR ASSIGNEES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12.5.(b),

as Lenders

 

 

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THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of May 4, 2009, by and among FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST, a real estate investment trust formed under the laws of the State of Maryland (the “ Borrower ”), each of the financial institutions initially a signatory hereto together with their assignees pursuant to Section 12.5.(b), each of WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC and PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC, as a Lead Arranger and Book Manager (each an “ Arranger ”), WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Syndication Agent (the “ Syndication Agent ”), and each of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., REGIONS BANK and SUNTRUST BANK, as a Documentation Agent (each a “ Documentation Agent ”).

WHEREAS, the Lenders desire to make available to the Borrower a term loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of $372,000,000, all on the terms and conditions contained herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto agree as follows:

A RTICLE I. D EFINITIONS

Section 1.1. Definitions.

In addition to terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this Agreement:

“ Accession Agreement ” means an Accession Agreement substantially in the form of Annex I to the Guaranty.

“ Additional Costs ” has the meaning given that term in Section 4.1.

“ Adjusted EBITDA ” means, for any given period, (a) the EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period, minus (b) Capital Reserves.

“ Adjusted Eurodollar Rate ” means, with respect to each Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan, the rate obtained by dividing (a) LIBOR for such Interest Period by (b) a percentage equal to 1 minus the stated maximum rate (stated as a decimal) of all reserves, if any, required to be maintained with respect to Eurocurrency funding (currently as referred to “Eurocurrency liabilities”) as specified in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or against any other category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans is determined or any applicable category of extensions of credit or other assets which includes loans by an office of any Lender outside of the United States of America to residents of the United States of America). Any change in such maximum rate shall result in a change in the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate on the date on which such change in such maximum rate becomes effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Adjusted Eurodollar Rate” shall not, in any event, be less than one and one-half percent (1.50%).

 

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“ Adjusted Total Asset Value ” means Total Asset Value determined exclusive of assets that are owned by (a) Excluded Subsidiaries, (b) Unconsolidated Affiliates and (c) the Specified Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.

“ Administrative Questionnaire ” means an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Agent to the Lenders from time to time.

“ Affiliate ” means (a) with respect to the Borrower, any Person (other than the Agent or any Lender): (i) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, the Borrower; (ii) directly or indirectly owning or holding 10.0% or more (or 12.0% or more in the case of Morgan Stanley and its affiliates) of any Equity Interest in the Borrower; or (iii) 10.0% or more (or 12.0% or more in the case of Morgan Stanley and its affiliates) of whose voting stock or other Equity Interest is directly or indirectly owned or held by the Borrower; and (b) with respect to any other specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the Person specified. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”) 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 the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise. The Affiliates of a Person shall include any officer or director of such Person. In no event shall the Agent or any Lender be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Borrower.

“ Agent ” means Wachovia Bank, National Association, as contractual representative for the Lenders under the terms of this Agreement, and any of its successors.

“ Agreement Date ” means the date as of which this Agreement is dated.

“ Applicable Law ” means all applicable provisions of constitutions, statutes, rules, regulations and orders of all governmental bodies and all orders and decrees of all courts, tribunals and arbitrators.

“ Applicable Margin ” means the percentage per annum determined, at any time, based on the range into which the Borrower’s Credit Rating then falls, in accordance with the levels in the table set forth below (each a “ Level ”). Any change in the Borrower’s Credit Rating which would cause it to move to a different Level in such table shall effect a change in the Applicable Margin on the Business Day on which such change occurs. During any period that the Borrower has received Credit Ratings that are not equivalent, the Applicable Margin shall be determined by the higher of such two Credit Ratings unless such two Credit Ratings are separated by more than one Level, in which case the Applicable Margin shall be determined by the Level immediately below the higher of such two Credit Ratings. During any period for which the Borrower has received a Credit Rating from only one Rating Agency, then the Applicable Margin shall be determined based on such Credit Rating. During any period for which the Borrower has not received a Credit Rating from either Rating Agency, then the Applicable Margin shall be determined based on Level 5. As of the Agreement Date, and thereafter until changed as provided above, the Applicable Margin is determined based on Level 2.

 

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“ Approved Fund ” means any Fund that is administered, managed and controlled by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

“ Arranger ” means each of Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and PNC Capital Markets LLC, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns.

“ Assignee ” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.5.(b).

“ Assignment and Acceptance Agreement ” means an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement among a Lender, an Assignee and the Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit A.

“ Base Rate ” means, on any date of determination, the per annum rate of interest equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate on such date, (b) the Federal Funds Rate on such date plus one-half of one percent (0.50%) or (c) the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate that would be applicable for a LIBOR Loan having a one-month Interest Period commencing on such date (or if such date is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day) plus the amount by which the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans exceeds the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans. Any change in the Base Rate resulting from a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate shall become effective as of 12:01 a.m. on the Business Day on which each such change occurs. The Base Rate is a reference rate used by the Lender acting as the Agent in determining interest rates on certain loans and is not intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by the Lender acting as the Agent or any other Lender on any extension of credit to any debtor.

“ Base Rate Loan ” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate based on the Base Rate.

“ Benefit Arrangement ” means at any time an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA which is not a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan and which is maintained or otherwise contributed to by any member of the ERISA Group.

“ Borrower ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof and shall include the Borrower’s successors and permitted assigns.

“ Business Day ” means (a) any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in Charlotte, North Carolina or New York, New York are authorized or required to close and (b) with reference to a LIBOR Loan, any such day that is also a day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are carried out in the London interbank market.

 

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“ Capital Reserves ” means, for any period and with respect to any: (a) portion of a Property developed with improvements utilized for the retail sale of goods or services, office space or other use (other than residential apartments), an amount equal to (i) $0.15 per square foot times (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in such period and the denominator of which is 365; provided, however, no capital reserves shall be required with respect to any portion of any such Property which is leased under a ground lease to a third party that owns the improvements on such portion of such Property; or (b) Multifamily Property, an amount equal to (i) $200 per apartment unit in such Multifamily Property times (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in such period and the denominator of which is 365. If the term Capital Reserves is used without reference to any specific Property, then the amount shall be determined on an aggregate basis with respect to all Retail Properties and Multifamily Properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and a proportionate share of all Retail and Multifamily Properties of all Unconsolidated Affiliates.

“ Capitalization Rate ” means 8.00%.

“ Capitalized Lease Obligation ” means an obligation under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. The amount of a Capitalized Lease Obligation is the capitalized amount of such obligation as would be required to be reflected on the balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP of the applicable Person as of the applicable date.

“ Cash Equivalents ” means: (a) securities issued, guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any of its agencies with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired; (b) certificates of deposit with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired issued by a United States federal or state chartered commercial bank of recognized standing, or a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or a political subdivision of any such country, acting through a branch or agency, which bank has capital and unimpaired surplus in excess of $500,000,000 and which bank or its holding company has a short-term commercial paper rating of at least A-2 or the equivalent by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent by Moody’s; (c) reverse repurchase agreements with terms of not more than seven days from the date acquired, for securities of the type described in clause (a) above and entered into only with commercial banks having the qualifications described in clause (b) above; (d) commercial paper issued by any Person incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof and rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, in each case with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired; and (e) investments in money market funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which have net assets of at least $500,000,000 and at least 85% of whose assets consist of securities and other obligations of the type described in clauses (a) through (d) above.

 

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“ Commitment ” means, as to each Lender, such Lender’s obligation to make a Loan pursuant to Section 2.1. in an amount up to, but not exceeding, the amount set forth for such Lender on Schedule 1 attached hereto as such Lender’s “Commitment Amount.”

“ Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning given that term in Section 8.3.

“ Construction-in-Process ” means cash expenditures for land and improvements (including indirect costs internally allocated and development costs) in accordance with GAAP on all Properties that are under development or will commence development within twelve months from any date of determination.

“ Construction Budget ” means the fully-budgeted costs for the acquisition and construction of a given parcel of real property (including, without limitation, the cost of acquiring such parcel of real property, reserves for construction interest and operating deficits, tenant improvements, leasing commissions, and infrastructure costs) as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith.

“ Continue, ” “ Continuation ” and “ Continued ” each refers to the continuation of a LIBOR Loan from one Interest Period to another Interest Period pursuant to Section 2.6.

“ Controlled Property ” means a Property which is an Eligible Property that is owned in fee simple (or leased under a Ground Lease) by a Guarantor that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary and with respect to which the Borrower or such Guarantor has the right to take the following actions without the need to obtain the consent of any Person (other than the Requisite Lenders if required pursuant to this Agreement): (a) to create Liens on such Property as security for Indebtedness of the Borrower or such Guarantor, as applicable, and (b) to sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of such Property.

“ Convert, ” “ Conversion ” and “ Converted ” each refers to the conversion of a Loan of one Type into a Loan of another Type pursuant to Section 2.7.

“ Credit Percentage ” means, as to each Lender, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the unpaid principal amount of the Loan owing to such Lender to (b) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans.

“ Credit Rating ” means the rating assigned by a Rating Agency to the senior unsecured long term Indebtedness of the Borrower.

“ Default ” means any of the events specified in Section 10.1., whether or not there has been satisfied any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both.

“ Defaulting Lender ” means any Lender, as reasonably determined by the Agent, that (a) has failed to pay over to the Agent or any other Lender any amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, unless such amount is the subject of a good faith dispute, or (b) has (or has a parent corporation that has) (i) become or is insolvent or

 

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(ii) become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment.

“ Derivatives Contract ” means any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any commitment on the part of a Loan Party to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement. Not in limitation of the foregoing, the term “Derivatives Contract” includes any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement, including any such obligations or liabilities under any such master agreement.

“ Derivatives Termination Value ” means, in respect of any one or more Derivatives Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Derivatives Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Derivatives Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a) the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Derivatives Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Derivatives Contracts (which may include the Agent or any Lender).

“ Development Property ” means a Property (a) that otherwise qualifies as an Eligible Property, except that it is not yet a Retail Property or Multifamily Property, but it is being developed to become one, and (b) that is either (i) Construction-in-Process or (ii) an Unstabilized Property.

“ Dollars ” or “ $ ” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.

“ EBITDA ” means, with respect to a Person for any period: (a) net income (or loss) of such Person for such period determined on a consolidated basis, in accordance with GAAP, exclusive of the following (but only to the extent included in determination of such net income (loss)): (i) depreciation and amortization expense; (ii) Interest Expense; (iii) income tax expense; (iv) extraordinary or non-recurring gains and losses; plus  (b) such Person’s Pro Rata Share of EBITDA of its Unconsolidated Affiliates. EBITDA will be adjusted to remove all impact of straight lining of rents.

 

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“ Effective Date ” means the later of: (a) the Agreement Date; and (b) the date on which all of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1. shall have been fulfilled or waived in writing by the Requisite Lenders.

“ Eligible Assignee ” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund, and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by (i) the Agent and (ii) unless an Event of Default shall exist, the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

“ Eligible Property ” means a Property which satisfies all of the following requirements: (a) such Property is a Retail Property or Multifamily Property; (b) neither such Property, nor any interest of the Borrower or any Subsidiary therein (and if such Property is owned by a Subsidiary, none of the Borrower’s direct or indirect ownership interests in such Subsidiary) is subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens (excluding Permitted Liens of the type described in clauses (g) and (h) of the definition thereof) or subject to any Negative Pledge; (c) such Property is free of all structural defects or major architectural deficiencies, title defects, environmental conditions or other adverse matters except for defects, deficiencies, conditions or other matters individually or collectively which are not material to the profitable operation of such Property; and (d) if such Property is (i) leased by the Borrower, a Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate pursuant to a Ground Lease or other lease, (ii) the lessor’s interest in such Property is subject to a Mortgage and (iii) such Ground Lease or lease is subordinate to such Mortgage, then the mortgagee shall have executed a customary non-disturbance agreement with respect to the rights of the Borrower, such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate under the Ground Lease or other lease.

“ Environmental Laws ” means any Applicable Law relating to environmental protection or the manufacture, storage, remediation, disposal or clean-up of Hazardous Materials including, without limitation, the following: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.; Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.; Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.; National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.; regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency and any applicable rule of common law and any judicial interpretation thereof relating primarily to the environment or Hazardous Materials.

“ Equity Interest ” means, with respect to any Person, any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any warrant, option or other right for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any security convertible into or exchangeable for any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrant, right or option for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and any other ownership or profit interest in such Person (including, without limitation, partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such share, warrant, option, right or other interest is authorized or otherwise existing on any date of determination.

 

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“ Equity Issuance ” means any issuance or sale by a Person of any Equity Interest in such Person and shall in any event include the issuance of any Equity Interest upon the conversion or exchange of any security constituting Indebtedness that is convertible or exchangeable, or is being converted or exchanged, for Equity Interests.

“ ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as in effect from time to time.

“ ERISA Group ” means the Borrower, any Subsidiary and all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the Borrower or any Subsidiary, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code.

“ Event of Default ” means any of the events specified in Section 10.1., provided that any requirement for notice or lapse of time or any other condition has been satisfied.

“ Excluded Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary (a) holding title to assets which are or are to become collateral for any Secured Indebtedness of such Subsidiary; and (b) which is prohibited from Guarantying the Indebtedness of any other Person pursuant to (i) any document, instrument or agreement evidencing such Secured Indebtedness or (ii) a provision of such Subsidiary’s organizational documents which provision was included in such Subsidiary’s organizational documents as a condition to the extension of such Secured Indebtedness.

“ Existing Term Loan Agreement ” means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of November 9, 2007 by and among the Borrower, the financial institutions party thereto as “Lenders”, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Agent, and the other parties thereto.

“ Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to (a) a security listed on a national securities exchange or the NASDAQ National Market, the price of such security as reported on such exchange by any widely recognized reporting method customarily relied upon by financial institutions and (b) with respect to any other property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of which is under pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction.

“ Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day, provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate quoted to the Agent by federal funds dealers selected by the Agent on such day on such transaction as determined by the Agent.

 

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“ Fees ” means the fees and commissions provided for or referred to in Section 3.6. and any other fees payable by the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

“ Fixed Charges ” means, for any period, the sum of (a) Interest Expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period, (b) all regularly scheduled principal payments made with respect to Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period, other than any balloon, bullet or similar principal payment which repays such Indebtedness in full, and (c) all Preferred Dividends paid during such period. The Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of the Fixed Charges of Unconsolidated Affiliates (other than intercompany amounts) of the Borrower shall be included in determinations of Fixed Charges.

“ Fund ” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.

“ Funds From Operations ” means, for a given period, income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries available for common shareholders before depreciation and amortization of real estate assets and before extraordinary items less gains and losses on sale of real estate determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis for such period. Adjustments for Unconsolidated Affiliates will be calculated to reflect the Borrower’s pro rata share of funds from operations on the same basis.

“ GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

“ Governmental Approvals ” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses and exemptions of, registrations and filings with, and reports to, all Governmental Authorities.

“ Governmental Authority ” means any national, state or local government (whether domestic or foreign), any political subdivision thereof or any other governmental, quasi-governmental, judicial, public or statutory instrumentality, authority, body, agency, bureau, commission, board, department or other entity (including, without limitation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Reserve Board, any central bank or any comparable authority) or any arbitrator with authority to bind a party at law.

“ Ground Lease ” means a ground lease or master lease containing the following terms and conditions: (a) a remaining term (exclusive of any unexercised extension options) of thirty (30) years or more from the Agreement Date; (b) the right of the lessee to mortgage and encumber its interest in the leased property without the consent of the lessor; (c) the obligation of the lessor to give the holder of any mortgage Lien on such leased property written notice of any defaults on the part of the lessee and agreement of such lessor that such lease will not be

 

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terminated until such holder has had a reasonable opportunity to cure or complete foreclosures, and fails to do so; (d) reasonable transferability of the lessee’s interest under such lease, including ability to sublease; and (e) such other rights customarily required by mortgagees making a loan secured by the interest of the holder of the leasehold estate demised pursuant to a ground lease or master lease.

“ Guarantor ” means any Person that is a party to the Guaranty as a “Guarantor” and in any event shall include each Material Subsidiary (unless an Excluded Subsidiary or a Subsidiary that owns any Non-Controlled Property.)

“ Guaranty, ” “ Guaranteed, ” “ Guarantying ” or to “ Guarantee ” as applied to any obligation means and includes: (a) a guaranty (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), directly or indirectly, in any manner, of any part or all of such obligation, or (b) an agreement, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, and whether or not constituting a guaranty, the practical effect of which is to assure the payment or performance (or payment of damages in the event of nonperformance) of any part or all of such obligation whether by: (i) the purchase of securities or obligations, (ii) the purchase, sale or lease (as lessee or lessor) of property or the purchase or sale of services primarily for the purpose of enabling the obligor with respect to such obligation to make any payment or performance (or payment of damages in the event of nonperformance) of or on account of any part or all of such obligation, or to assure the owner of such obligation against loss, (iii) the supplying of funds to or in any other manner investing in the obligor with respect to such obligation, (iv) repayment of amounts drawn down by beneficiaries of letters of credit, or (v) the supplying of funds to or investing in a Person on account of all or any part of such Person’s obligation under a Guaranty of any obligation or indemnifying or holding harmless, in any way, such Person against any part or all of such obligation. When not otherwise specified, “Guaranty” as used herein shall mean the Guaranty to which the Guarantors are parties substantially in the form of Exhibit H.

“ Hazardous Materials ” means all or any of the following: (a) substances that are defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any applicable Environmental Laws as “hazardous substances,” “hazardous materials,” “hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances” or any other formulation intended to define, list or classify substances by reason of deleterious properties such as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, “TCLP” toxicity or “EP toxicity”; (b) oil, petroleum or petroleum derived substances, natural gas, natural gas liquids or synthetic gas and drilling fluids, produced waters and other wastes associated with the exploration, development or production of crude oil, natural gas or geothermal resources; (c) any flammable substances or explosives or any radioactive materials; (d) asbestos in any form; (e) toxic mold; and (f) electrical equipment which contains any oil or dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of fifty parts per million.

“ Indebtedness ” means, with respect to a Person, at the time of computation thereof, all of the following (without duplication): (a) all obligations of such Person in respect of money borrowed; (b) accounts payable; (c) all obligations of such Person, whether or not for money borrowed (i) represented by notes payable, or drafts accepted, in each case representing

 

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extensions of credit, (ii) evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, or (iii) constituting purchase money indebtedness, conditional sales contracts, title retention debt instruments or other similar instruments, upon which interest charges are customarily paid or that are issued or assumed as full or partial payment for property or services rendered; (d) Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (e) all reimbursement obligations of such Person under any letters of credit or acceptances (whether or not the same have been presented for payment); (f) all Off-Balance Sheet Obligations of such Person; (g) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Mandatorily Redeemable Stock issued by such Person or any other Person, valued at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; (h) all obligations of such Person in respect of any purchase obligation, repurchase obligation, takeout commitment or forward equity commitment, in each case evidenced by a binding agreement (excluding any such obligation to the extent the obligation can be satisfied by the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Mandatorily Redeemable Stock)); (i) net obligations under any Derivatives Contract not entered into as a hedge against existing Indebtedness, in an amount equal to the Derivatives Termination Value thereof; (j) all Indebtedness of other Persons which such Person has Guaranteed or is otherwise recourse to such Person (except for guaranties of customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities and other similar exceptions to recourse liability (but not exceptions relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar events)); (k) all Indebtedness of another Person secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property or assets owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness or other payment obligation; and (l) such Person’s Pro Rata Share of the Indebtedness of any Unconsolidated Affiliate of such Person. By way of example only and not in limitation of the preceding sentence, Indebtedness of any Person shall include Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or joint venturer to the extent of such Person’s Pro Rata Share of the ownership of such partnership or joint venture (except if such Indebtedness, or any portion thereof, is recourse to such Person, in which case the greater of such Person’s Pro Rata Share of such Indebtedness or the amount of the recourse portion of the Indebtedness, shall be included as Indebtedness of such Person). All Loans shall constitute Indebtedness of the Borrower.

“ Intellectual Property ” has the meaning given that term in Section 6.1.(s).

“ Interest Expense ” means, for any period, without duplication, (a) total interest expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for such period, including capitalized interest not funded under a construction loan on a consolidated basis, plus (b) the Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of Interest Expense of Unconsolidated Affiliates for such period.

“ Interest Period ” means with respect to any LIBOR Loan, each period commencing on the date such LIBOR Loan is made, or in the case of the Continuation of a LIBOR Loan the last day of the preceding Interest Period for such Loan, and ending 1, 3 or 6 months thereafter, as the Borrower may select in the Notice of Borrowing, a Notice of Continuation or a Notice of Conversion, as the case may be, except that each Interest Period that commences on the last

 

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Business Day of a calendar month, or on a day for which there is no corresponding day in the appropriate subsequent calendar month, shall end on the last Business Day of the appropriate subsequent calendar month. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) if any Interest Period would otherwise end after the Termination Date, such Interest Period shall end on the Termination Date and (ii) each Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall end on the immediately following Business Day (or, if such immediately following Business Day falls in the next calendar month, on the immediately preceding Business Day).

“ Internal Revenue Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“ Investment ” means, (x) with respect to any Person, any acquisition or investment (whether or not of a controlling interest) by such Person, by means of any of the following: (a) the purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Interest in another Person, (b) a loan, advance or extension of credit to, capital contribution to, Guaranty of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any Indebtedness of, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute the business or a division or operating unit of another Person and (y) with respect to any Property or other asset, the acquisition thereof. Any binding commitment to make an Investment in any other Person, as well as any option of another Person to require an Investment in such Person, shall constitute an Investment. Except as expressly provided otherwise, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant contained in a Loan Document, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

“ Lender ” means each financial institution from time to time party hereto as a “Lender”,” together with its respective successors and permitted assigns.

“ Lending Office ” means, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the office of such Lender specified in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office of such Lender of which such Lender may notify the Agent in writing from time to time.

“ Level ” has the meaning given that term in the definition of the term “Applicable Margin.”

“ LIBOR ” means, for any LIBOR Loan for any Interest Period therefor, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period. If for any reason such rate is not available, LIBOR shall be, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum reasonably determined by the Agent as the rate of interest at which Dollar deposits in the approximate amount of the LIBOR Loan comprising part of such borrowing would be offered by the Agent to major banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market at their request at or about 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period.

 

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“ LIBOR Loan ” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate based on LIBOR.

“ Lien ” as applied to the property of any Person means: (a) any security interest, encumbrance, mortgage, deed to secure debt, deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents, pledge, lien, charge or lease constituting a Capitalized Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or other security title or encumbrance of any kind in respect of any property of such Person, or upon the income, rents or profits therefrom; (b) any arrangement, express or implied, under which any property of such Person is transferred, sequestered or otherwise identified for the purpose of subjecting the same to the payment of Indebtedness or performance of any other obligation in priority to the payment of the general, unsecured creditors of such Person; (c) the filing of any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or its equivalent in any jurisdiction, other than any precautionary filing not otherwise constituting or giving rise to a Lien, including a financing statement filed (i) in respect of a lease not constituting a Capitalized Lease Obligation pursuant to Section 9-505 (or a successor provision) of the Uniform Commercial Code or its equivalent as in effect in an applicable jurisdiction or (ii) in connection with a sale or other disposition of accounts or other assets not prohibited by this Agreement in a transaction not otherwise constituting or giving rise to a Lien; and (d) any agreement by such Person to grant, give or otherwise convey any of the foregoing.

“ Loan ” means a loan made by a Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1.

“ Loan Document ” means this Agreement, each Note, the Guaranty and each other document or instrument (other than a Derivatives Contract) now or hereafter executed and delivered by a Loan Party in connection with, pursuant to or relating to this Agreement.

“ Loan Party ” means each of the Borrower and each other Person who guarantees all or a portion of the Obligations and/or who pledges any collateral security to secure all or a portion of the Obligations. Schedule 1.1.(A ) sets forth the Loan Parties in addition to the Borrower as of the Agreement Date.

“ Major Default ” means a Default resulting from the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 10.1.(a), Section 10.1.(b), Section 10.1.(f) or Section 10.1.(g).

“ Mandatorily Redeemable Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest of such Person which by the terms of such Equity Interest (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable or exercisable), upon the happening of any event or otherwise, (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than an Equity Interest to the extent redeemable in exchange for common stock or other equivalent common Equity Interests), (b) is convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Indebtedness or Mandatorily Redeemable Stock, or (c) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part (other than an Equity Interest which is redeemable solely in exchange for common stock or other equivalent common Equity

 

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Interests), in each case on or prior to the date on which all Loans are scheduled to be due and payable in full. For purposes of this definition, Equity Interests in any of the following Subsidiaries which the Borrower is obligated to acquire pursuant to currently existing agreements with the holders of such Equity Interest shall not be considered to be Mandatorily Redeemable Stock: Congressional Plaza Associates, LLC; Street Retail West 7, L.P.; FR Pike 7 Limited Partnership; Federal Realty Partners L.P.; FR Leesburg Plaza, LP; and NVI-Avenue, LLC.

“ Material Adverse Effect ” means a materially adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party, (c) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents, (d) the rights and remedies of the Lenders and the Agent under any of the Loan Documents or (e) the timely payment of the principal of or interest on the Loans or other amounts payable in connection therewith.

“ Material Contract ” means any contract or other arrangement (other than Loan Documents), whether written or oral, to which the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party is a party as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew (if renewable by its terms) by any party thereto could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

“ Material Indebtedness ” has the meaning given that term in Section 10.1.(e)(i).

“ Material Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary to which more than two percent of Adjusted Total Asset Value is attributable on an individual basis.

“ Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors.

“ Mortgage ” means a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or similar security instrument made by a Person owning an interest in real property granting a Lien on such interest in real property as security for the payment of Indebtedness of such Person or another Person.

“ Mortgage Receivable ” means a promissory note secured by a first priority Mortgage of which the Borrower, a Guarantor or one of their respective Subsidiaries is the holder and retains the rights of collection of all payments thereunder.

“ Multiemployer Plan ” means at any time a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any member of the ERISA Group is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within the preceding five plan years made contributions, including for these purposes any Person which ceased to be a member of the ERISA Group during such five year period.

“ Multifamily Property ” means a Property improved with, and from which at least 80% of the rental income is derived from, residential apartments.

 

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“ Negative Pledge ” means, with respect to a given asset, any provision of a document, instrument or agreement (other than any Loan Document) which prohibits or purports to prohibit the creation or assumption of any Lien on such asset as security for Indebtedness of the Person owning such asset or any other Person; provided, however, that an agreement that conditions a Person’s ability to encumber its assets upon the maintenance of one or more specified ratios that limit such Person’s ability to encumber its assets but that do not generally prohibit the encumbrance of its assets, or the encumbrance of specific assets, shall not constitute a Negative Pledge.

“ Net Operating Income ” or “ NOI ” means, for any Property and for a given period, the sum of the following (without duplication and determined on a consistent basis with prior periods): (a) rents and other revenues received in the ordinary course from such Property (including proceeds of rent loss insurance but excluding pre-paid rents and revenues and security deposits except to the extent applied in satisfaction of tenants’ obligations for rent) minus (b) all expenses paid (excluding interest but including an appropriate accrual for taxes and insurance) related to the ownership, operation or maintenance of such Property, including but not limited to taxes, assessments and the like, insurance, utilities, payroll costs, maintenance, repair and landscaping expenses, marketing expenses, and general and administrative expenses (including an appropriate allocation for legal, accounting, advertising, marketing and other expenses incurred in connection with such Property, but specifically excluding general overhead expenses of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any property management fees) minus (c) the Capital Reserves for such Property as of the end of such period minus (d) the greater of (i) the actual property management fee paid during such period and (ii) an imputed management fee in the amount of three percent (3.0%) of the gross revenues for such Property for such period.

“ Net Proceeds ” means with respect to any Equity Issuance by a Person, the aggregate amount of all cash and the Fair Market Value of all other property (other than securities of such same Person being converted or exchanged in connection with such Equity Issuance) received by such Person in respect of such Equity Issuance net of investment banking fees, legal fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred by such Person in connection with such Equity Issuance.

“ Non-Controlled Property ” means an Eligible Property owned in fee simple (or leased under a Ground Lease) by (a) an Unconsolidated Affiliate or (b) a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary but which Property does not otherwise qualify as a Controlled Property.

“ Note ” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.8.

“ Notice of Borrowing ” means a notice in the form of Exhibit B to be delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 2.1.(b) evidencing the Borrower’s request for the borrowing of the Loans.

 

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“ Notice of Continuation ” means a notice in the form of Exhibit C to be delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 2.6. evidencing the Borrower’s request for the Continuation of a LIBOR Loan.

“ Notice of Conversion ” means a notice in the form of Exhibit D to be delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 2.7. evidencing the Borrower’s request for the Conversion of a Loan from one Type to another Type.

“ Obligations ” means, individually and collectively: (a) the aggregate principal balance of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all Loans and (b) all other indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties owing to the Agent or any Lender of every kind, nature and description, under or in respect of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Fees and indemnification obligations, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or not due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any promissory note.

“ Occupancy Rate ” means, with respect to a Property at any time, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the net rentable square footage of such Property for which the Borrower or a Subsidiary is collecting rent, or for which a lease has been signed but the term has not yet commenced, to (b) the total square footage of such Property available for lease; provided , that, in the case of a Multifamily Property, “Occupancy Rate” means the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the net rentable units of such Multifamily Property for which the Borrower or a Subsidiary is collecting rent, or for which a lease has been signed but the term has not yet commenced, to (b) the total units of such Multifamily Property available for lease.

“ OFAC ” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury, and any successor Governmental Authority for such office.

“ Off-Balance Sheet Obligations ” means liabilities and obligations of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Person in respect of “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act) which the Borrower would be required to disclose in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of the Borrower’s report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K (or their equivalents) which the Borrower is required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any Governmental Authority substituted therefor).

“ Participant ” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.5.(d).

“ PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any successor agency.

“ Permitted Liens ” means, as to any Person: (a) Liens securing taxes, assessments and other charges or levies imposed by any Governmental Authority (excluding any Lien imposed pursuant to any of the provisions of ERISA or pursuant to any Environmental Laws) or the claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen or landlords for labor, materials, supplies or rentals incurred in the ordinary course of business, which are not at the time required

 

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to be paid or discharged under Section 7.6.; (b) Liens consisting of deposits or pledges made, in the ordinary course of business, in connection with, or to secure payment of, obligations under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or similar Applicable Laws; (c) Liens consisting of encumbrances in the nature of zoning restrictions, easements, and rights or restrictions of record on the use of real property, which do not materially detract from the value of such property or impair the use thereof in the business of such Person; (d) the rights of tenants under leases or subleases not interfering with the ordinary conduct of business of such Person; (e) Liens in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders; (f) Liens in favor of the Borrower or a Guarantor securing obligations owing by a Subsidiary to the Borrower or a Guarantor, which obligations have been subordinated to the obligations owing by the Borrower and the Guarantors under the Loan Documents on terms satisfactory to the Agent; (g) Liens in existence as of the Agreement Date set forth in Part II of Schedule 6.1.(f); and (h) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 9.6.

“ Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

“ Plan ” means at any time an employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code and either (a) is maintained, or contributed to, by any member of the ERISA Group for employees of any member of the ERISA Group or (b) has at any time within the preceding five years been maintained, or contributed to, by any Person which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group for employees of any Person which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group.

“ Post-Default Rate ” means, in respect of any principal of any Loan or any other Obligation that is not paid when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, by optional or mandatory prepayment or otherwise), a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate as in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans plus four percent (4.0%).

“ Preferred Dividends ” means, for any period and without duplication, all Restricted Payments paid during such period on Preferred Equity Interests issued by the Borrower or a Subsidiary. Preferred Dividends shall not include dividends or distributions (a) paid or payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Mandatorily Redeemable Stock) payable to holders of such class of Equity Interests; (b) paid or payable to the Borrower or a Subsidiary; or (c) constituting balloon, bullet or similar redemptions resulting in the redemption of Preferred Equity Interests in full.

“ Preferred Equity Interests ” means, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests in such Person which are entitled to preference or priority over any other Equity Interest in such Person in respect of the payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation or both.

“ Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest per annum announced publicly by the Lender then acting as the Agent as its prime rate from time to time. The Prime Rate is not necessarily the best or the lowest rate of interest offered by the Lender acting as the Agent or any other Lender.

 

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“ Principal Office ” means the office of the Agent located at One Wachovia Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, or such other office of the Agent as the Agent may designate from time to time.

“ Property ” means any parcel of real property owned or leased (in whole or in part) or operated by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Borrower and which is located in a state of the United States of America or the District of Columbia.

“ Pro Rata Share ” means, with respect to any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate, the greater of (a) the nominal direct and indirect ownership interest (expressed as a percentage) in such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate or (b) the relative direct and indirect economic interest (calculated as a percentage) in such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate determined in accordance with the organizational document of such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate.

“ Rating Agency ” means S&P or Moody’s, as applicable.

“ Register ” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.5.(c).

“ Regulatory Change ” means, with respect to any Lender, any change effective after the Agreement Date in Applicable Law (including, without limitation, Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or the adoption or making after such date of any interpretation, directive or request applying to a class of banks, including such Lender, of or under any Applicable Law (whether or not having the force of law and whether or not failure to comply therewith would be unlawful) by any Governmental Authority or monetary authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy.

“ REIT ” means a Person qualifying for treatment as a “real estate investment trust” under the Internal Revenue Code.

“ Requisite Lenders ” means, as of any date, Lenders holding at least 66-  ² / 3 % of the principal amount of the aggregate outstanding Loans. Loans held by Defaulting Lenders shall be disregarded when determining the Requisite Lenders. At all times during which Wachovia is acting as the Agent and the Credit Percentage of Wachovia is not less than thirteen percent (13.00%), Requisite Lenders shall, in any event, include Wachovia for the following purposes: (a) any amendment to the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.1. or to any of the definitions related thereto, (b) any waivers of any Defaults or Events of Default resulting from a breach of the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.1., or (c) any amendment to, or waivers of any Defaults or Events of Default resulting from a breach of, Section 10.1.(m).

 

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“ Responsible Officer ” means with respect to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, the treasurer or the chief operations officer, and in the case of the Borrower, the Senior Vice President-Capital Markets & Investor Relations or the Vice President-Chief Accounting Officer of the Borrower.

“ Restricted Payment ” means: (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any Equity Interest of the Borrower or any Subsidiary now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in Equity Interests of identical class to the holders of that class; (b) any redemption, conversion, exchange, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any Equity Interest of the Borrower or any Subsidiary now or hereafter outstanding; and (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Subsidiary now or hereafter outstanding.

“ Retail Property ” means (a) any Property identified as a “Retail Property” on Schedule 6.1.(x) and (b) any Property, a substantial use of which, is the retail sale of goods and services.

“ Sanctioned Entity ” means (a) a country or a government of a country, (b) an agency of the government of a country, (c) an organization directly or indirectly controlled by a country or its government, (d) a Person resident in, or determined to be resident in, a country that is subject to a country sanctions program administered and enforced by OFAC described or referenced at http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/ or as otherwise officially published by OFAC from time to time.

“ Sanctioned Person ” means a Person named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals maintained by OFAC available at or through http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/ or as otherwise officially published from time to time.

“ Secured Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) all Indebtedness of such Person that is secured in any manner by any Lien on any Property plus (b) such Person’s Pro Rata Share of the Secured Indebtedness of any of such Person’s Unconsolidated Affiliates.

“ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, together with all rules and regulations issued thereunder.

“ Significant Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary to which more than $10,000,000 of Total Asset Value is attributable on an individual basis.

“ Solvent ” means, when used with respect to any Person, that (a) the fair value and the fair salable value of its assets (excluding any Indebtedness due from any affiliate of such Person if such affiliate is not itself Solvent) are each in excess of the fair valuation of its total liabilities (including all contingent liabilities computed at the amount which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that could reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability); (b) such Person is able to pay its debts or other obligations in the ordinary course as they mature; and (c) such Person has capital not unreasonably small to carry on its business and all business in which it proposes to be engaged.

 

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“ S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.

“ Specified Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries ” means Congressional Plaza Associates, LLC; FRIT Escondido Promenade, LLC; and Street Retail West 7, L.P.

“ Stabilized Property ” means a completed Property that has achieved an Occupancy Rate of at least 85%.

“ Subsidiary ” means, for any Person, any corporation, partnership or other entity of which at least a majority of the Equity Interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions of such corporation, partnership or other entity (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, and shall include all Persons the accounts of which are consolidated with those of such Person pursuant to GAAP.

“ Tangible Net Worth ” means, as of a given date, the stockholders’ equity of the Borrower and Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis plus (a) accumulated depreciation and amortization minus the following (to the extent reflected in determining stockholders’ equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries): (b) the amount of any write-up in the book value of any assets contained in any balance sheet resulting from revaluation thereof or any write-up in excess of the cost of such assets acquired, and (c) all amounts appearing on the assets side of any such balance sheet for assets which would be classified as intangible assets under GAAP, all determined on a consolidated basis.

“ Taxes ” has the meaning given that term in Section 3.12.(a).

“ Termination Date ” means July 27, 2011.

“ Titled Agents ” means each of the Arrangers, the Syndication Agent, and the Documentation Agents and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

“ Total Asset Value ” means the sum of all of the following of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis: (a) cash and cash equivalents, plus (b) accounts receivable (other than accounts receivable owing by Affiliates of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries), plus (c) with respect to each Stabilized Property owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (i) EBITDA attributable to such Property for the fiscal quarter most recently ended (adjusted for acquisitions and dispositions) times (ii) 4, divided by (iii) the Capitalization Rate, plus (d) the GAAP book value of Properties acquired during the most recent quarter, plus (e) Construction-in-Process until the earlier of the

 

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(i) one year anniversary date of project completion or (ii) the second quarter after the project achieves an Occupancy Rate of 85%, plus (f) the GAAP book value of Unimproved Land, Mortgage Receivables and other promissory notes. The Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of assets held by Unconsolidated Affiliates will be included in Total Asset Value calculations consistent with the above described treatment for wholly owned assets. For purposes of determining Total Asset Value, EBITDA from Properties acquired or disposed of by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the period of determination shall be excluded from clause (b) above.

“ Total Indebtedness ” means all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis.

“ Type ” with respect to any Loan, refers to whether such Loan is a LIBOR Loan or Base Rate Loan.

“ Unconsolidated Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person in whom such Person holds an Investment, which Investment is accounted for in the financial statements of such Person on an equity basis of accounting and whose financial results would not be consolidated under GAAP with the financial results of such Person on the consolidated financial statements of such Person.

“ Unencumbered Adjusted NOI ” means, for any period, NOI from (a) Wholly Owned Properties; (b) Controlled Properties; and (c) Non-Controlled Properties, all of which have been owned for the entire period and as adjusted for any non-recurring items during the reporting period. For purposes of this definition, Non-Controlled Properties are limited to the following properties: Congressional Plaza, Congressional Plaza Apartments, Escondido Promenade, Galaxy Building (Hollywood) and 7001 Hollywood Boulevard (Peterson).

“ Unencumbered Asset Value ” means (a) the Unencumbered Adjusted NOI for the fiscal quarter most recently ending times 4 divided by the Capitalization Rate, plus (b) the GAAP book value of all Properties acquired during the fiscal quarter most recently ended which Properties are not subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens (excluding Permitted Liens of the type described in clauses (g) and (h) of the definition thereof) or subject to any Negative Pledge, plus (c) the GAAP book value of Development Property not subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens (excluding Permitted Liens of the type described in clauses (g) and (h) of the definition thereof) or subject to any Negative Pledge, until the earlier of (i) the one year anniversary date of project completion or (ii) the second quarter after the project achieves an Occupancy Rate of 85%. For purposes of this definition, to the extent the Unencumbered Asset Value attributable to Controlled Properties, Non-Controlled Properties and Development Properties would exceed 20% of the Unencumbered Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded.

“ Unfunded Liabilities ” means, with respect to any Plan at any time, the amount (if any) by which (a) the value of all benefit liabilities under such Plan, determined on a plan termination basis using the assumptions prescribed by the PBGC for purposes of Section 4044 of ERISA, exceeds (b) the fair market value of all Plan assets allocable to such liabilities under Title IV of ERISA (excluding any accrued but unpaid contributions), all determined as of the then most

 

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recent valuation date for such Plan, but only to the extent that such excess represents a potential liability of a member of the ERISA Group to the PBGC or any other Person under Title IV of ERISA.

“ Unimproved Land ” consists of land on which no development (other than paving or other improvements that are not material and are temporary in nature) has occurred and for which no development is planned in the 12 months following any date of determination.

“ Unsecured Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness which is not Secured Indebtedness. Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Subsidiary that is secured solely by Equity Interests of a Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate shall be considered to be Unsecured Indebtedness.

“ Unstabilized Property ” means a Property (a) the improvements on which were completed within twelve months prior to any date of determination; and (b) which has not achieved an Occupancy Rate of 85%.

“ Wachovia ” means Wachovia Bank, National Association, together with its successors and permitted assigns.

“ Wholly Owned Property ” means an Eligible Property which is wholly owned in fee simple (or leased under a Ground Lease) by only the Borrower or a Guarantor that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary.

“ Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of a Person in respect of which all of the equity securities or other ownership interests (other than, in the case of a corporation, directors’ qualifying shares) are at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person.

Section 1.2. General; References to Times.

Unless otherwise indicated, all accounting terms, ratios and measurements shall be interpreted or determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that, if at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Requisite Lenders shall so request, the Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Requisite Lenders); provided further that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Agent financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. References in this Agreement to “Sections,” “Articles,” “Exhibits” and “Schedules” are to sections, articles, exhibits and schedules herein and hereto unless otherwise indicated. References in this Agreement to any document, instrument or agreement (a) shall include all exhibits, schedules and other attachments thereto, (b) shall include all documents, instruments or

 

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agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof, to the extent permitted hereby and (c) shall mean such document, instrument or agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified as of the date of this Agreement and from time to time thereafter to the extent not prohibited hereby and in effect at any given time. Wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, the feminine and the neuter. Unless explicitly set forth to the contrary, a reference to “Subsidiary” means a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower and a reference to an “Affiliate” means a reference to an Affiliate of the Borrower. Titles and captions of Articles, Sections, subsections and clauses in this Agreement are for convenience only and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to time are references to Charlotte, North Carolina, time.

Section 1.3. Financial Attributes of Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.

When determining the Borrower’s compliance with any financial covenant contained in any of the Loan Documents, only the Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of the financial attributes of a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall be included.

A RTICLE II. C REDIT F ACILITY

Section 2.1. Loans.

(a) Generally . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, on the Effective Date each Lender severally and not jointly agrees to make a Loan to the Borrower in a principal amount not to exceed the amount of such Lender’s Commitment. Once repaid, the principal amount of a Loan may not be reborrowed.

(b) Requesting . The Borrower shall give the Agent notice pursuant to the Notice of Borrowing of the borrowing of the Loans no later than 11:00 a.m. on the date three Business Days prior to the anticipated Effective Date. Such Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable once given and binding on the Borrower.

(c) Disbursements of Loan Proceeds . No later than 1:00 p.m. on the Effective Date, each Lender will make available for the account of its applicable Lending Office to the Agent at the Principal Office, in immediately available funds, the proceeds of the Loan to be made by such Lender. Subject to satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Article V. for such borrowing, the Agent will make the proceeds of such borrowing available to the Borrower no later than 2:00 p.m. on such date and at the account specified by the Borrower in the Notice of Borrowing.

Section 2.2. Rates and Payment of Interest on Loan.

(a) Rates . The Borrower promises to pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Loan made by such Lender for the period from and including the date of the making of such Loan to but excluding the date such Loan shall be paid in full, at the following per annum rates:

(i) during such periods as such Loan is a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate (as in effect from time to time) plus the Applicable Margin; and

 

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(ii) during such periods as such Loan is a LIBOR Loan, at the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for such Loan for the Interest Period therefor plus the Applicable Margin.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender interest at the Post-Default Rate on the outstanding principal amount of the Loan made by such Lender and on any other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder or under the Note held by such Lender to or for the account of such Lender (including, without limitation, accrued but unpaid interest to the extent permitted under Applicable Law).

(b) Payment of Interest . Accrued and unpaid interest on each Loan shall be payable (i) in the case of a Base Rate Loan, monthly in arrears on the first day of each calendar month, (ii) in the case of a LIBOR Loan, in arrears on the last day of each Interest Period therefor, and, if such Interest Period is longer than three months, at three-month intervals following the first day of such Interest Period, and (iii) in the case of any Loan, in arrears upon the payment, prepayment or Continuation thereof or the Conversion of such Loan to a Loan of another Type (but only on the principal amount so paid, prepaid, Continued or Converted). Interest payable at the Post-Default Rate shall be payable from time to time on demand. Promptly after the determination of any interest rate provided for herein or any change therein, the Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders to which such interest is payable and to the Borrower. All determinations by the Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding on the Lenders and the Borrower for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(c) Ratings Change . If the Applicable Margin shall change as a result of a change in the Borrower’s Credit Rating and then within a 90-day period change back to the Applicable Margin in effect at the beginning of such period as a result of another change in such Credit Rating, and (i) if the initial change in the Applicable Margin was an increase, then the Borrower will receive as a credit against its Obligations for the period during which the increase existed any incremental interest expense with respect to the Loans the interest rate on which included the Applicable Margin and (ii) if the initial change in the Applicable Margin was a decrease, then the Borrower shall promptly pay to the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders for the period during which the increase existed determined as if such decrease had not occurred additional interest with respect to the Loans the interest rate on which included the Applicable Margin.

Section 2.3. Number of Interest Periods.

There may be no more than 6 different Interest Periods for LIBOR Loans outstanding at the same time.

 

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Section 2.4. Repayment of Loans.

The Borrower shall repay the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued but unpaid interest on, the Loans on the Termination Date.

Section 2.5. Prepayments.

(a) Optional . Subject to Section 4.4., the Borrower may prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, at any time without premium or penalty. The Borrower shall give the Agent at least one Business Day’s prior written notice of the prepayment of the Loans.

(b) Derivatives Contracts . No repayment or prepayment pursuant to this Section shall affect any of the Borrower’s obligations under any Derivatives Contract between the Borrower and any Lender (or any Affiliate of any Lender).

Section 2.6. Continuation.

So long as no Event of Default shall exist, the Borrower may on any Business Day, with respect to any LIBOR Loan, elect to maintain such LIBOR Loan or any portion thereof as a LIBOR Loan by selecting a new Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan. Each new Interest Period selected under this Section shall commence on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period. Each selection of a new Interest Period shall be made by the Borrower giving to the Agent a Notice of Continuation not later than 11:00 a.m. on the third Business Day prior to the date of any such Continuation. Such notice by the Borrower of a Continuation shall be by telephone or telecopy, confirmed immediately in writing if by telephone, in the form of a Notice of Continuation, specifying (a) the proposed date of such Continuation, (b) the LIBOR Loans and portions thereof subject to such Continuation and (c) the duration of the selected Interest Period. Each Notice of Continuation shall be irrevocable by and binding on the Borrower once given. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Continuation, the Agent shall notify each Lender holding any such Loan being Continued by telecopy, or other similar form of transmission, of the proposed Continuation. If the Borrower shall fail to select in a timely manner a new Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan in accordance with this Section, or if an Event of Default shall exist at the end of the current Interest Period of a LIBOR Loan, such Loan will automatically, on the last day of the current Interest Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Loan notwithstanding the first sentence of Section 2.7. or the Borrower’s failure to comply with any of the terms of such Section.

Section 2.7. Conversion.

The Borrower may on any Business Day, upon the Borrower’s giving of a Notice of Conversion to the Agent, Convert all or a portion of a Loan of one Type into a Loan of another Type; provided, however, a Base Rate Loan may not be Converted to a LIBOR Loan if an Event of Default shall exist. Any Conversion of a LIBOR Loan into a Base Rate Loan shall be made on, and only on, the last day of an Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan and, upon Conversion of a Base Rate Loan into a LIBOR Loan, the Borrower shall pay accrued interest to the date of Conversion on the principal amount so Converted. Each such Notice of Conversion shall be

 

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given not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any proposed Conversion into Base Rate Loans and on the third Business Day prior to the date of any proposed Conversion into LIBOR Loans. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Conversion, the Agent shall notify each Lender holding a Loan being Converted by telecopy, or other similar form of transmission, of the proposed Conversion. Subject to the restrictions specified above, each Notice of Conversion shall be by telephone (confirmed immediately in writing) or telecopy in the form of a Notice of Conversion specifying (a) the requested date of such Conversion, (b) the Type of Loan to be Converted, (c) the portion of such Type of Loan to be Converted, (d) the Type of Loan such Loan is to be Converted into and (e) if such Conversion is into a LIBOR Loan, the requested duration of the Interest Period of such Loan. Each Notice of Conversion shall be irrevocable by and binding on the Borrower once given.

Section 2.8. Notes.

(a) Notes . The Loan made by each Lender shall, in addition to this Agreement, also be evidenced by a promissory note of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit E (each a “ Note ”), payable to the order of such Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of its Commitment and otherwise duly completed, unless the Agent receives notice from any Lender that it does not desire to receive a Note, in which case the Loan made by such Lender shall not be evidenced by a Note.

(b) Records . The date, amount, interest rate, Type and duration of Interest Periods (if applicable) of the Loan made by each Lender to the Borrower, and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by such Lender on its books and such entries shall be binding on the Borrower, absent manifest error; provided, however, that the failure of a Lender to make any such record shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower under any of the Loan Documents.

(c) Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Notes . Upon receipt by the Borrower of (i) written notice from a Lender that the Note of such Lender has been lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated, and (ii) (A) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, an unsecured agreement of indemnity from such Lender in form reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower, or (B) in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such Note, the Borrower shall at the expense of such Lender execute and deliver to such Lender a new Note dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note.

A RTICLE III. P AYMENTS , F EES AND O THER G ENERAL P ROVISIONS

Section 3.1. Payments.

Except to the extent otherwise provided herein, all payments of principal, interest and other amounts to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds, without deduction, set-off or counterclaim, to the Agent at its Principal Office, not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date on which such payment shall become due (each such payment made after such time on such due date to be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day). Subject to Section 10.3., the

 

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Borrower may, at the time of making each payment under this Agreement or any Note, specify to the Agent the amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder to which such payment is to be applied. Each payment received by the Agent for the account of a Lender under this Agreement or any Note shall be paid to such Lender at the applicable Lending Office of such Lender no later than 5:00 p.m. on the date of receipt. If the Agent fails to pay such amount to a Lender as provided in the previous sentence, the Agent shall pay interest on such amount until paid at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. If the due date of any payment under this Agreement or any other Loan Document would otherwise fall on a day which is not a Business Day such date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and interest shall be payable for the period of such extension.

Section 3.2. Pro Rata Treatment.

Except to the extent otherwise provided herein:

(a) the making of the Loans under Section 2.1. shall be made, pro rata according to amounts of the Lenders’ respective Commitments;

(b) each payment or prepayment of principal of Loans by the Borrower shall be made for the account of the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Loans held by them;

(c) each payment of interest on the Loans by the Borrower shall be made for the account of the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Loans then due and payable to the respective Lenders; and

(d) the Conversion and Continuation of the Loans of a particular Type (other than Conversions provided for by Section 4.5.) shall be made pro rata among the Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Loans and the then current Interest Period for each Lender’s portion of each Loan of such Type shall be coterminous.

Section 3.3. Sharing of Payments, Etc.

If a Lender shall obtain payment of any principal of, or interest on, the Loan made by it to the Borrower under this Agreement, or shall obtain payment on any other Obligation owing by the Borrower or other Loan Party through the exercise of any right of set-off, banker’s lien or counterclaim or similar right or otherwise or through voluntary prepayments directly to a Lender or other payments made by the Borrower to a Lender not in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such payment should be distributed to the Lenders pro rata in accordance with Section 3.2. or Section 10.3., as applicable, such Lender shall promptly purchase from the other Lenders participations in (or, if and to the extent specified by such Lender, direct interests in) the Loans made by the other Lenders or other Obligations owed to such other Lenders in such amounts, and make such other adjustments from time to time as shall be equitable, to the end that all the Lenders shall share the benefit of such payment (net of any reasonable expenses which may be incurred by such Lender in obtaining or preserving such benefit) pro rata in accordance with Section 3.2. or Section 10.3., as applicable. To such end, all the Lenders shall make

 

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appropriate adjustments among themselves (by the resale of participations sold or otherwise) if such payment is rescinded or must otherwise be restored. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation (or direct interest) in the Loans or other Obligations owed to such other Lenders pursuant to this Section may exercise all rights of set-off, banker’s lien, counterclaim or similar rights with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct holder of Loans in the amount of such participation. Nothing contained herein shall require any Lender to exercise any such right or shall affect the right of any Lender to exercise, and retain the benefits of exercising, any such right with respect to any other indebtedness or obligation of the Borrower.

Section 3.4. Several Obligations.

No Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make a Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by such other Lender hereunder, and the failure of any Lender to make a Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by it hereunder shall not relieve the obligation of any other Lender to make any Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by such other Lender.

Section 3.5. Minimum Amounts.

(a) Generally . Base Rate Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof. LIBOR Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount.

(b) Prepayments . Each voluntary prepayment of the Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof (or, if less, the aggregate principal amount of Loans then outstanding).

Section 3.6. Administrative and Other Fees.

The Borrower agrees to pay the administrative and other fees of the Agent as may be agreed to in writing by the Borrower and the Agent from time to time.

Section 3.7. Computations.

Unless otherwise expressly set forth herein, any accrued interest on any Loan, any Fees or any other Obligations due hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed, except in the case of Base Rate Loans which shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, and the actual number of days elapsed.

 

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Section 3.8. Usury.

In no event shall the amount of interest due or payable on the Loans or other Obligations exceed the maximum rate of interest allowed by Applicable Law and, if any such payment is paid by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or received by any Lender, then such excess sum shall be credited as a payment of principal, except to the extent the payment thereof as principal would result in the payment of amounts under Section 4.4., in which case such amount shall be paid to the Borrower or whomever else may be legally entitled thereto. It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the Borrower not pay and the Lenders not receive, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, interest in excess of that which may be lawfully paid by the Borrower under Applicable Law.

Section 3.9. Agreement Regarding Interest and Charges.

The parties hereto hereby agree and stipulate that the only charge imposed upon the Borrower for the use of money in connection with this Agreement is and shall be the interest specifically described in Section 2.2.(a)(i) and (ii). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto further agree and stipulate that all agency fees, syndication fees, closing fees, underwriting fees, default charges, late charges, funding or “breakage” charges, increased cost charges, attorneys’ fees and reimbursement for costs and expenses paid by the Agent or any Lender to third parties or for damages incurred by the Agent or any Lender, in each case in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, are charges made to compensate the Agent or any such Lender for underwriting or administrative services and costs or losses performed or incurred, and to be performed or incurred, by the Agent and the Lenders in connection with this Agreement and shall under no circumstances be deemed to be charges for the use of money. All charges other than charges for the use of money shall be fully earned and nonrefundable when due.

Section 3.10. Statements of Account.

The Agent will account to the Borrower monthly with a statement of Loans, accrued interest and Fees, charges and payments made pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and such account rendered by the Agent shall be deemed conclusive upon Borrower absent manifest error. The failure of the Agent to deliver such a statement of accounts shall not relieve or discharge the Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder.

Section 3.11. Defaulting Lenders.

(a) Generally . If a Lender shall become a Defaulting Lender, then, in addition to the rights and remedies that may be available to the Agent or the Borrower under this Agreement or Applicable Law, such Defaulting Lender’s right to participate in the administration of the Loans, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any right to vote in respect of, to consent to or to direct any action or inaction of the Agent or to be taken into account in the calculation of the Requisite Lenders, shall be suspended during the period such Lender remains a Defaulting Lender. If a Lender is a Defaulting Lender because it has failed to make timely payment to the Agent of any amount required to be paid to the Agent hereunder

 

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(without giving effect to any notice or cure periods), in addition to other rights and remedies which the Agent or the Borrower may have under the immediately preceding provisions or otherwise, the Agent shall be entitled (i) to collect interest from such Defaulting Lender on such delinquent payment for the period from the date on which the payment was due until the date on which the payment is made, at the Federal Funds Rate, (ii) to withhold or setoff and to apply in satisfaction of the defaulted payment and any related interest, any amounts otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (iii) to bring an action or suit against such Defaulting Lender in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the defaulted amount and any related interest.

(b) Purchase of Defaulting Lender’s Loan . The Borrower may, by giving written notice thereof to the Agent, such Defaulting Lender and the other Lenders demand that such Defaulting Lender assign the unpaid principal balance of its Loan to an Eligible Assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.5.(b). No party hereto shall have any obligation whatsoever to initiate any such replacement or to assist in finding an Eligible Assignee. Upon any such purchase or assignment, the Defaulting Lender’s interest in the Loans and its rights hereunder with respect thereto (but not its liability in respect thereof or under the Loan Documents or this Agreement to the extent the same relate to the period prior to the effective date of the purchase) shall terminate on the date of purchase, and the Defaulting Lender shall promptly execute all documents reasonably requested to surrender and transfer such interest to the purchaser or assignee thereof, including an appropriate Assignment and Acceptance Agreement and, notwithstanding Section 12.5.(b) shall pay to the Agent an assignment fee in the amount of $7,000. A Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive amounts owed to it by the Borrower under the Loan Documents which accrued prior to the date of the default by the Defaulting Lender, to the extent the same are received by the Agent from or on behalf of the Borrower. There shall be no recourse against any Lender or the Agent for the payment of such sums except to the extent of the receipt of payments from any other party or in respect of the Loans.

Section 3.12. Taxes.

(a) Taxes Generally . All payments by the Borrower of principal of, and interest on, the Loans and all other Obligations shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any present or future excise, stamp or other taxes, fees, duties, levies, imposts, charges, deductions, withholdings or other charges of any nature whatsoever imposed by any taxing authority, but excluding (i) franchise taxes, (ii) any taxes (other than withholding taxes) with respect to the Agent or a Lender that would not be imposed but for a connection between the Agent or such Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such taxes (other than a connection arising solely by virtue of the activities of the Agent or such Lender pursuant to or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document), (iii) any taxes imposed on or measured by any Lender’s assets, net income, gross receipts or branch profits, (iv) any withholding taxes payable with respect to payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document under Applicable Law as currently interpreted and applied as of the Agreement Date, and (v) any taxes arising after the Agreement Date solely as a result of or attributable to a Lender changing its designated Lending Office after the date such Lender becomes a party hereto (such non-excluded items being collectively called “ Taxes ”). If any withholding or deduction from any payment to be made by the Borrower hereunder is required in respect of any Taxes pursuant to any Applicable Law, then the Borrower will:

(i) pay directly to the relevant Governmental Authority the full amount required to be so withheld or deducted prior to the date the same would become delinquent;

 

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(ii) promptly forward to the Agent an official receipt or other documentation satisfactory to the Agent evidencing such payment to such Governmental Authority; and

(iii) without duplication of amounts paid pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (i), pay to the Agent for its account or the account of the applicable Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received by the Agent or such Lender will equal the full amount that the Agent or such Lender would have received had no such withholding or deduction been required.

(b) Tax Indemnification . If the Borrower fails to pay any Taxes when due to the appropriate Governmental Authority or fails to remit to the Agent, for its account or the account of the respective Lender, as the case may be, the required receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Borrower shall indemnify the Agent and the Lenders for any incremental Taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by the Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure. For purposes of this Section, a distribution hereunder by the Agent or any Lender to or for the account of any Lender shall be deemed a payment by the Borrower.

(c) Tax Forms . Prior to the date that any Lender or Participant organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States of America becomes a party hereto, such Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent such certificates, documents or other evidence, as required by the Internal Revenue Code or Treasury Regulations issued pursuant thereto (including Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8ECI and W-8BEN, as applicable, or appropriate successor forms), properly completed, currently effective and duly executed by such Lender or Participant establishing that payments to it hereunder and under the Notes are (i) not subject to United States Federal backup withholding tax and (ii) not subject to United States Federal withholding tax imposed under the Internal Revenue Code. Each such Lender or Participant shall, to the extent it may lawfully do so, (x) deliver further copies of such forms or other appropriate certifications on or before the date that any such forms expire or become obsolete and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form delivered to the Borrower or the Agent and (y) obtain such extensions of the time for filing, and renew such forms and certifications thereof, as may be reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent. The Borrower shall not be required to pay any amount pursuant to the last sentence of subsection (a) above (or in respect thereof, under subsection (b) above) to any Lender or Participant that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America or the Agent, if it is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America, if such Lender, Participant or the Agent, as applicable, fails to comply with the requirements of this subsection. If any such Lender or Participant, to the extent it may lawfully do so, fails to deliver

 

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the above forms or other documentation, then the Agent may withhold from any payments to be made to such Lender under any of the Loan Documents such amounts as are required by the Internal Revenue Code. If any Governmental Authority asserts that the Agent did not properly withhold or backup withhold, as the case may be, any tax or other amount from payments made to or for the account of any Lender, such Lender shall indemnify the Agent therefor, including all penalties and interest, any taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable to the Agent under this Section, and costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel and the allocated cost of internal legal services and all disbursements of internal counsel) of the Agent. The obligation of the Lenders under this Section shall survive repayment of all Obligations and the resignation or replacement of the Agent.

A RTICLE IV. Y IELD P ROTECTION , E TC .

Section 4.1. Additional Costs; Capital Adequacy.

(a) Additional Costs . The Borrower shall promptly pay to the Agent for the account of a Lender from time to time such amounts as such Lender may reasonably determine to be necessary to compensate such Lender for any costs incurred by such Lender that it determines are attributable to its making or maintaining of any LIBOR Loans or its obligation to make any LIBOR Loans hereunder, any reduction in any amount receivable by such Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in respect of any of such Loans or such obligation or the maintenance by such Lender of capital in respect of its Loan (such increases in costs and reductions in amounts receivable being herein called “ Additional Costs ”), to the extent resulting from any Regulatory Change that: (i) changes the basis of taxation of any amounts payable to such Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in respect of its Loan (other than taxes, fees, duties, levies, imposts, charges, deductions, withholdings or other charges which are excluded from the definition of Taxes pursuant to the first sentence of Section 3.12.(a) or payable as a result of failing to deliver forms required by Section 3.12.(c)); or (ii) imposes or modifies any reserve, special deposit or similar requirements (other than Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or other reserve requirement to the extent utilized in the determination of the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for such Loan) relating to any extensions of credit or other assets of, or any deposits with or other liabilities of, such Lender, or any commitment of such Lender; or (iii) has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on capital of such Lender to a level below that which such Lender could have achieved but for such Regulatory Change (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies with respect to capital adequacy).

(b) Lender’s Suspension of LIBOR Loans . Without limiting the effect of the provisions of the immediately preceding subsection (a), if, by reason of any Regulatory Change, any Lender either (i) incurs Additional Costs based on or measured by the excess above a specified level of the amount of a category of deposits or other liabilities of such Lender that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans is determined as provided in this Agreement or a category of extensions of credit or other assets of such Lender that includes LIBOR Loans or (ii) becomes subject to restrictions on the amount of such a category of liabilities or assets that it may hold, then, if such Lender so elects by notice to the

 

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Borrower (with a copy to the Agent), the obligation of such Lender to Continue, or to Convert any other Type of Loans into, LIBOR Loans hereunder shall be suspended until such Regulatory Change ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 4.5. shall apply).

(c) Notification and Determination of Additional Costs . Each of the Agent and each Lender agrees to notify the Borrower of any event occurring after the Agreement Date entitling the Agent or such Lender to compensation under any of the preceding subsections of this Section as promptly as practicable; provided, however, the failure of the Agent or any Lender to give such notice shall not release the Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder (and in the case of a Lender, to the Agent); provided further that no Lender shall be entitled to claim any additional cost, reduction in amounts, loss, tax or other additional amount under this Article IV if such Lender fails to provide such notice to the Borrower within 180 days of the date such Lender becomes aware of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the additional cost, reduction in amounts, loss, tax or other additional amount. The Agent or such Lender agrees to furnish to the Borrower (and in the case of a Lender, to the Agent) a certificate setting forth the basis and amount of each request by the Agent or such Lender for compensation under this Section. Absent manifest error, determinations by the Agent or any Lender of the effect of any Regulatory Change shall be conclusive, provided that such determinations are made on a reasonable basis and in good faith.

Section 4.2. Suspension of LIBOR Loans.

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if, on or prior to the determination of any Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for any Interest Period:

(a) the Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive) that by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period, or

(b) the Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive) that the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lenders of maintaining LIBOR Loans for such Interest Period;

then the Agent shall give the Borrower and each Lender prompt notice thereof and, so long as such condition remains in effect, the Lenders shall be under no obligation to, and shall not, Continue LIBOR Loans or Convert Loans into LIBOR Loans and the Borrower shall, on the last day of each current Interest Period for each outstanding LIBOR Loan, either repay such Loan or Convert such Loan into a Base Rate Loan.

Section 4.3. Illegality.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Lender shall reasonably determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding) that it has become unlawful after the Agreement Date for such Lender to honor its obligation to maintain LIBOR Loans hereunder, then such Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower thereof (with a copy to the

 

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Agent) and such Lender’s obligation to Continue, or to Convert Loans of any other Type into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended until such time as such Lender may again maintain LIBOR Loans (in which case the provisions of Section 4.5. shall be applicable).

Section 4.4. Compensation.

The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender, upon the request of such Lender through the Agent, such amount or amounts as shall be sufficient (in the reasonable opinion of such Lender) to compensate it for any loss, cost or expense that such Lender reasonably determines is attributable to:

(a) any payment or prepayment (whether mandatory or optional) of a LIBOR Loan, or Conversion of a LIBOR Loan, made by such Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, acceleration) on a date other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan; or

(b) any failure by the Borrower for any reason (including, without limitation, the failure of any of the applicable conditions precedent specified in Article V. to be satisfied) to borrow a LIBOR Loan from such Lender on the requested date for such borrowing, or to Convert a Base Rate Loan into a LIBOR Loan or Continue a LIBOR Loan on the requested date of such Conversion or Continuation.

Upon the Borrower’s request, any Lender requesting compensation under this Section shall provide the Borrower with a statement setting forth the basis for requesting such compensation and the method for determining the amount thereof. Absent manifest error, determinations by any Lender in any such statement shall be conclusive, provided that such determinations are made on a reasonable basis and in good faith.

Section 4.5. Treatment of Affected Loans.

If the obligation of any Lender to Continue, or to Convert Base Rate Loans into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 4.1.(b), 4.2. or 4.3., then such Lender’s LIBOR Loans shall be automatically Converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for LIBOR Loans (or, in the case of a Conversion required by Section 4.1.(b) or 4.3., on such earlier date as such Lender may specify to the Borrower with a copy to the Agent) and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Section 4.1. or 4.3. that gave rise to such Conversion no longer exist:

(a) to the extent that such Lender’s LIBOR Loans have been so Converted, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s LIBOR Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans; and

(b) all Loans that would otherwise be Continued by such Lender as LIBOR Loans shall be Continued instead as Base Rate Loans, and all Base Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be Converted into LIBOR Loans shall remain as Base Rate Loans.

 

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If such Lender gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Agent) that the circumstances specified in Section 4.1. or 4.3. that gave rise to the Conversion of such Lender’s LIBOR Loans pursuant to this Section no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when LIBOR Loans of other Lenders are outstanding, then such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically Converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding LIBOR Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding LIBOR Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, Types and Interest Periods) in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amount of the Loans held by each of the Lenders.

Section 4.6. Change of Lending Office.

Each Lender agrees that it will file any certificate or document reasonably requested by the Borrower and use reasonable efforts to designate an alternate Lending Office with respect to any of its Loans affected by the matters or circumstances described in Sections 3.12., 4.1. or 4.3. to reduce the liability of the Borrower or avoid the results provided thereunder, so long as such filing or designation is not disadvantageous to such Lender as determined by such Lender in its sole discretion, except that any such Lender shall have no obligation to designate a Lending Office located in the United States of America if such Lender has no office in the United States of America at the time of designation.

Section 4.7. Assumptions Concerning Funding of LIBOR Loans.

Calculation of all amounts payable to a Lender under this Article IV. shall be made as though such Lender had actually funded LIBOR Loans through the purchase of deposits in the relevant market bearing interest at the rate applicable to such LIBOR Loans in an amount equal to the amount of the LIBOR Loans and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period; provided, however, that each Lender may fund each of its LIBOR Loans in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumption shall be used only for calculation of amounts payable under this Article IV.

Section 4.8. Affected Lenders.

If (a) a Lender requests compensation pursuant to Section 3.12. or 4.1., and the Requisite Lenders are not also doing the same, or (b) the obligation of any Lender to Continue, or to Convert Base Rate Loans into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 4.1.(b) or 4.3. but the obligation of the Requisite Lenders shall not have been suspended under such Sections, then, so long as there does not then exist any Event of Default, the Borrower may demand that such Lender (the “ Affected Lender ”), and upon such demand the Affected Lender shall promptly, assign its Loan to an Eligible Assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.5.(b) for a purchase price to be agreed upon by the Affected Lender and the Eligible Assignee. Each of the Agent and the Affected Lender shall reasonably cooperate in effectuating the replacement of such Affected Lender under this Section, but at no time shall the Agent, such Affected Lender nor any other Lender be obligated in any way whatsoever to initiate any such replacement or to assist in finding an Eligible Assignee. The exercise by the Borrower

 

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of its rights under this Section shall be at the Borrower’s sole cost and expenses and at no cost or expense to the Agent, the Affected Lender or any of the other Lenders. Subject to the proviso to Section 4.1.(c), the terms of this Section shall not in any way limit the Borrower’s obligation to pay to any Affected Lender compensation owing to such Affected Lender pursuant to Section 3.12. or 4.1. for periods up to the date of replacement.

A RTICLE V. C ONDITIONS P RECEDENT

Section 5.1. Initial Conditions Precedent.

The obligation of the Lenders to make the Loans on the Effective Date is subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a) The Agent shall have received each of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent:

(i) Counterparts of this Agreement executed by each of the parties hereto;

(ii) Notes executed by the Borrower and complying with the applicable provisions of Section 2.8. executed by the Borrower;

(iii) The Guaranty executed by each Guarantor existing as of the Effective Date;

(iv) An opinion of counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Agent and the Lenders, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit F;

(v) The declaration of trust of the Borrower certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of its incorporation;

(vi) A good standing certificate with respect to the Borrower issued as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of its incorporation and certificates of qualification to transact business or other comparable certificates issued by the Secretary of State (and any state department of taxation, as applicable) of each state in which the Borrower is required to be so qualified and where the failure to be so qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(vii) A certificate of incumbency signed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Borrower with respect to each of the officers of the Borrower authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party and the officers of the Borrower then authorized to deliver the Notice of Borrowing and Notices of Continuation and Notices of Conversion;

(viii) Copies, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Borrower, of (i) the bylaws of the Borrower and (ii) all corporate (or comparable) action taken by the Borrower to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party;

 

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(ix) The articles of incorporation, articles of organization, certificate of limited partnership or other comparable organizational instrument (if any) of each Guarantor certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of formation of such Guarantor;

(x) A certificate of good standing or certificate of similar meaning with respect to each Guarantor issued as of a recent date by (or other comparable evidence from) the Secretary of State of the state of formation of each such Guarantor and certificates of qualification to transact business or other comparable certificates issued by (or other comparable evidence from) each Secretary of State (and any state department of taxation, as applicable) of each state in which such Guarantor is required to be so qualified and where the failure to be so qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(xi) A certificate of incumbency signed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of each Guarantor with respect to each of the officers of such Guarantor authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party;

(xii) Copies certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each Guarantor (or other individual performing similar functions) of (i) the by-laws of such Guarantor, if a corporation, the operating agreement, if a limited liability company, the partnership agreement, if a limited or general partnership, or other comparable document in the case of any other form of legal entity, (ii) all corporate, partnership, member or other necessary action taken by such Guarantor to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and (iii) the articles of incorporation, articles of organization, certificate of limited partnership or other comparable organizational instrument (if any) of such Guarantor;

(xiii) The Fees then due and payable under Section 3.6., and any other Fees payable to the Agent, the Titled Agents and the Lenders on or prior to the Effective Date;

(xiv) Evidence of payment in full of all Indebtedness owed by the Borrower under the Existing Term Loan Agreement;

(xv) A Compliance Certificate calculated as of December 31, 2008 (giving pro forma effect to the financing contemplated by this Agreement and the use of the proceeds of the Loans to be funded on the Effective Date);

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(xvii) Such other documents, agreements and instruments as the Agent on behalf of the Lenders may reasonably request; and

(b) In the good faith judgment of the Agent and the Lenders:

(i) There shall not have occurred or become known to the Agent or any of the Lenders any event, condition, situation or status since the date of the information contained in the financial and business projections, budgets, pro forma data and forecasts concerning the Borrower and its Subsidiaries delivered to the Agent and the Lenders prior to the Agreement Date that has had or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(ii) No litigation, action, suit, investigation or other arbitral, administrative or judicial proceeding shall be pending or threatened which could reasonably be expected to (1) result in a Material Adverse Effect or (2) restrain or enjoin, impose materially burdensome conditions on, or otherwise materially and adversely affect the ability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to fulfill its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party;

(iii) The Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have received all approvals, consents and waivers, and shall have made or given all necessary filings and notices as shall be required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby without the occurrence of any default under, conflict with or violation of (1) any Applicable Law or (2) any agreement, document or instrument to which the Borrower or any other Loan Party is a party or by which any of them or their respective properties is bound, except for such approvals, consents, waivers, filings and notices the receipt, making or giving of which would not reasonably be likely to (A) have a Material Adverse Effect, or (B) restrain or enjoin, impose materially burdensome conditions on, or otherwise materially and adversely affect the ability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to fulfill its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party; and

(iv) There shall not have occurred or exist any other material disruption of financial or capital markets that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents; and

(c) No Default or Event of Default shall exist as of the date of the making of such Loans or would exist immediately after giving effect thereto; and

(d) The representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party shall be true and correct on and as of the date of the making of the Loans with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances not prohibited under the Loan Documents.

 

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A RTICLE VI. R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES

Section 6.1. Representations and Warranties.

In order to induce the Agent and each Lender to enter into this Agreement and to make Loans, the Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent and each Lender as follows:

(a) Organization; Power; Qualification . Each of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the other Loan Parties is a corporation, partnership or other legal entity, duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, has the power and authority to own or lease its respective properties and to carry on its respective business as now being and hereafter proposed to be conducted and is duly qualified and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, partnership or other legal entity, and authorized to do business, in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties or the nature of its business requires such qualification or authorization and where the failure to be so qualified or authorized could reasonably be expected to have, in each instance, a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Ownership Structure . As of the Agreement Date, Part I of Schedule 6.1.(b ) is a true, complete and correct list of all Subsidiaries of the Borrower setting forth for each such Subsidiary, (i) the jurisdiction of organization of such Subsidiary, (ii) each Person holding any Equity Interests in such Subsidiary, (iii) the nature of the Equity Interests held by each such Person, (iv) the percentage of ownership of such Subsidiary represented by such Equity Interests and (v) whether such Subsidiary is a Material Subsidiary and/or an Excluded Subsidiary and whether such Subsidiary owns a Non-Controlled Property (and if so, which one(s)). Except as disclosed in such Schedule, as of the Agreement Date (i) each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries owns, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens) and has the unencumbered right to vote, all outstanding Equity Interests in each Person shown to be held by it on such Schedule, (ii) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each such Person organized as a corporation is validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and (iii) there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, commitments, preemptive rights or agreements of any kind (including, without limitation, any stockholders’ or voting trust agreements) for the issuance, sale, registration or voting of, or outstanding securities convertible into, any additional shares of capital stock of any class, or partnership or other ownership interests of any type in, any such Person. As of the Agreement Date, Part II of Schedule 6.1.(b) correctly sets forth all Unconsolidated Affiliates of the Borrower, including the correct legal name of such Person, the type of legal entity which each such Person is, and all Equity Interests in such Person held directly or indirectly by the Borrower.

(c) Authorization of Agreement, Etc . The Borrower has the right and power, and has taken all necessary action to authorize the Borrower, to borrow and obtain other extensions of credit hereunder. The Borrower and each other Loan Party has the right and power, and has taken all necessary action to authorize it, to execute, deliver and perform each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party in accordance with their respective terms and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Loan Documents to which the Borrower or any other Loan Party is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized

 

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officers of such Person and each is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable agains