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Title: TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Maryland     Date: 2/27/2008
Industry: Real Estate Operations     Law Firm: Arent Fox     Sector: Services

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Exhibit 4.1

 

 

 

TERM LOAN AGREEMENT

Dated as of February 21, 2008

by and among

WASHINGTON REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST,

                                                                                                      as Borrower

THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO

AND THEIR ASSIGNEES UNDER SECTION 13.7.,

                                                                                                      as Lenders

and

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

                                                                                                      as Agent

 

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Article I. Definitions    1
  Section 1.1. Definitions    1
  Section 1.2. General; References to Eastern Time    20
Article II. Credit Facility    21
  Section 2.1. Term Loans    21
  Section 2.2. Rates and Payment of Interest on Loans    21
  Section 2.3. Number of Interest Periods    21
  Section 2.4. Repayment of Loans    22
  Section 2.5. Prepayments    22
  Section 2.6. Late Charges    22
  Section 2.7. Continuation    22
  Section 2.8. Conversion    23
  Section 2.9. Notes    23
  Section 2.10. Funds Transfer Disbursements    23
  Section 2.11. Option to Replace Lenders    24
Article III. Payments, Fees and Other General Provisions    25
  Section 3.1. Payments    25
  Section 3.2. Pro Rata Treatment    25
  Section 3.3. Sharing of Payments, Etc.    26
  Section 3.4. Several Obligations    26
  Section 3.5. Minimum Amounts    26
  Section 3.6. Fees    27
  Section 3.7. Computations    27
  Section 3.8. Usury    27
  Section 3.9. Statements of Account    27
  Section 3.10. Defaulting Lenders    28
  Section 3.11. Taxes    28
Article IV. Unencumbered Pool Properties    30
  Section 4.1. Eligibility of Properties    30
  Section 4.2. Termination of Designation as Unencumbered Pool Property    30
Article V. Yield Protection, Etc.    31
  Section 5.1. Additional Costs; Capital Adequacy    31
  Section 5.2. Suspension of LIBOR Loans    32
  Section 5.3. Illegality    32
  Section 5.4. Compensation    32
  Section 5.5. Treatment of Affected Loans    33
  Section 5.6. Change of Lending Office    34
  Section 5.7. Assumptions Concerning Funding of LIBOR Loans    34
Article VI. Conditions Precedent    34
  Section 6.1. Initial Conditions Precedent    34

 

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  Section 6.2. Additional Conditions Precedent    36
Article VII. Representations and Warranties    37
  Section 7.1. Representations and Warranties    37
  Section 7.2. Survival of Representations and Warranties, Etc.    42
Article VIII. Affirmative Covenants    42
  Section 8.1. Preservation of Existence and Similar Matters    42
  Section 8.2. Compliance with Applicable Law    42
  Section 8.3. Maintenance of Property    42
  Section 8.4. Conduct of Business    43
  Section 8.5. Insurance    43
  Section 8.6. Payment of Taxes and Claims    43
  Section 8.7. Books and Records; Inspections    43
  Section 8.8. Use of Proceeds    44
  Section 8.9. Environmental Matters    44
  Section 8.10. Further Assurances    44
  Section 8.11. REIT Status    44
  Section 8.12. Exchange Listing    45
  Section 8.13. Guarantors    45
  Section 8.14. Interest Rate Swaps    45
Article IX. Information    46
  Section 9.1. Quarterly Financial Statements    46
  Section 9.2. Year-End Statements    46
  Section 9.3. Compliance Certificate    46
  Section 9.4. Other Information    47
Article X. Negative Covenants    48
  Section 10.1. Financial Covenants    48
  Section 10.2. Reciprocal Lien    50
  Section 10.3. Restrictions on Intercompany Transfers    51
  Section 10.4. Merger, Consolidation, Sales of Assets and Other Arrangements    51
  Section 10.5. Plans    52
  Section 10.6. Fiscal Year    53
  Section 10.7. Modifications of Organizational Documents    53
  Section 10.8. Transactions with Affiliates    53
Article XI. Default    53
  Section 11.1. Events of Default    53
  Section 11.2. Remedies Upon Event of Default    56
  Section 11.3. Marshaling; Payments Set Aside    57
  Section 11.4. Allocation of Proceeds    57
  Section 11.5. Rescission of Acceleration by Requisite Lenders    58
  Section 11.6. Performance by Agent    58
  Section 11.7. Rights Cumulative    59

 

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Article XII. The Agent    59
  Section 12.1. Appointment and Authorization    59
  Section 12.2. Wells Fargo as Lender    60
  Section 12.3. Approvals of Lenders    60
  Section 12.4. Notice of Defaults    61
  Section 12.5. Agent’s Reliance    61
  Section 12.6. Indemnification of Agent    61
  Section 12.7. Lender Credit Decision, Etc.    62
  Section 12.8. Successor Agent    63
Article XIII. Miscellaneous    64
  Section 13.1. Notices    64
  Section 13.2. Electronic Document Delivery    64
  Section 13.3. Expenses    65
  Section 13.4. Stamp, Intangible and Recording Taxes    65
  Section 13.5. Setoff    66
  Section 13.6. Litigation; Jurisdiction; Other Matters; Waivers    66
  Section 13.7. Successors and Assigns    67
  Section 13.8. Amendments and Waivers    68
  Section 13.9. Nonliability of Agent and Lenders    70
  Section 13.10. Confidentiality    70
  Section 13.11. Indemnification    71
  Section 13.12. Termination; Survival    73
  Section 13.13. Severability of Provisions    73
  Section 13.14. GOVERNING LAW    73
  Section 13.15. Counterparts    73
  Section 13.16. Obligations with Respect to Loan Parties    73
  Section 13.17. Independence of Covenants    73
  Section 13.18. Limitation of Liability    74
  Section 13.19. Entire Agreement    74
  Section 13.20. Construction    74
  Section 13.21. USA Patriot Act Notice. Compliance    74

 

SCHEDULE 1.1.   List of Loan Parties
SCHEDULE 4.1.   Initial Unencumbered Pool Properties
SCHEDULE 7.1.(b)   Ownership Structure
SCHEDULE 7.1.(f)   Properties
SCHEDULE 7.1.(g)   Indebtedness and Guaranties; Liens; Total Liabilities
SCHEDULE 7.1.(i)   Litigation
SCHEDULE 7.1.(r)   Affiliate Transactions

 

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EXHIBIT A   Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT B   Form of Guaranty
EXHIBIT C   Form of Notice of Continuation
EXHIBIT D   Form of Notice of Conversion
EXHIBIT E   Form of Note
EXHIBIT F   Form of Unencumbered Pool Certificate
EXHIBIT G   Form of Opinion of Counsel
EXHIBIT H   Form of Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT I   Form of Transfer Authorizer Designation Form

 

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THIS TERM LOAN AGREEMENT is dated as of February 21, 2008 by and among WASHINGTON REAL ESTATE 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 under Section 13.7. (the “Lenders”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“Wells Fargo”) as contractual representative of the Lenders to the extent and in the manner provided in Article XII. (in such capacity, the “Agent”).

WHEREAS, the Agent and the Lenders desire to make available to the Borrower term loans in an aggregate amount of $100,000,000, 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 5.1.

Affiliate ” means any Person (other than the Agent or any Lender): (a) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, the Borrower; (b) directly or indirectly owning or holding fifteen percent (15.0%) or more of any Equity Interest in the Borrower; or (c) fifteen percent (15.0%) or more of whose voting stock or other Equity Interest is directly or indirectly owned or held by the Borrower. 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 ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof and shall include any successor Agent appointed pursuant to Section 12.8.

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 1.50% with respect to LIBOR Loans and 0.0% with respect to Base Rate Loans.

Assignee ” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.7.(c).

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

Base Rate ” means the greater of (a) the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Lender then acting as Agent at its principal office as its “prime rate” (which rate of interest may not be the lowest rate charged by the Lender then acting as Agent or any of the other Lenders on similar loans) and (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus one-half of one percent (0.5%). Each change in the Base Rate shall become effective without prior notice to the Borrower or the Lenders automatically as of the opening of business on the date of such change in the Base Rate.

Base Rate Loan ” means any portion of 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.

Borrowing Base ” means the aggregate Unencumbered Pool Values of all Unencumbered Pool Properties divided by 1.67. To the extent the Unencumbered Pool Value of any one Unencumbered Pool Property would exceed 15.0% of the Unencumbered Pool Value of all Unencumbered Pool Properties, such excess shall be excluded from the calculation of the Borrowing Base. To the extent the aggregate Unencumbered Pool Values of Unencumbered Pool Properties subject to an Eligible Ground Lease would exceed 15.0% of the Unencumbered Pool Values of all such Unencumbered Pool Properties, such excess shall be excluded from the calculation of the Borrowing Base.

Business Day ” means (a) any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in San Francisco, California 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. Unless specifically referenced in this Agreement as a Business Day, all references to “days” shall be to calendar days.

Capitalization Rate ” means 7.5%.

Capitalized EBITDA ” means, with respect to a Person and as of a given date, (a) such Person’s EBITDA for the fiscal quarter most recently ended multiplied by (b) 4 and divided by (c) the Capitalization Rate. For purposes of determining Capitalized EBITDA of the Borrower,

 

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(i) EBITDA attributable to Properties either acquired or disposed of by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or Unconsolidated Affiliates during such fiscal quarter shall be disregarded, (ii) EBITDA from Properties upon which construction is then in progress shall be excluded, (iii) to the extent that service fees or property management fees would account for in excess of 20% of EBITDA, such excess shall be excluded in determining Capitalized EBITDA and (iv) distributions of cash received by such Person during such period from any of its Unconsolidated Affiliates shall be excluded from EBITDA.

Capitalized Lease Obligation ” means obligations under a lease that are 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 determined in accordance with GAAP.

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

Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning given that term in Section 9.3.

Construction in Process ” means construction in process as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Continue ”, “ Continuation ” and “ Continued ” each refers to the continuation of a LIBOR Loan from one Interest Period to another Interest Period pursuant to Section 2.7.

Continuing Representations ” means those representations and warranties made or deemed made under Sections 7.1.(a), (c), (d), (e), (i), (l), (m), (n), (p), (q), (u), (v) and (x).

Convert ”, “ Conversion ” and “ Converted ” each refers to the conversion of a Loan of one Type into a Loan of another Type pursuant to Section 2.8.

Credit Event ” means any of the following: (a) the making (or deemed making) of any Loan, (b) the Conversion of a Loan and (c) the Continuation of a LIBOR Loan.

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

Default ” means any of the events specified in Section 11.1., whether or not there has been satisfied any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both.

Defaulting Lender ” has the meaning given that term in Section 3.10.

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

 

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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 options 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 currently under development that has not achieved an occupancy rate (weighted on an economic basis) of 80% or more or, subject to the last sentence of this definition, on which the improvements (other than tenant improvements) related to the development have not been completed. The term “Development Property” shall include real property of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence that satisfies both of the following conditions: (i) it is expected to be (but has not yet been) acquired by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate upon completion of construction pursuant to a contract in which the seller of such real property is required to develop or renovate prior to, and as a condition precedent to, such acquisition and (ii) a third party is developing such property using the proceeds of a loan that is Guaranteed by, or is otherwise recourse to, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate. A Development Property on which all improvements (other than tenant improvements) related to the development of such Property have been completed for at least 12 months shall cease to constitute a Development Property notwithstanding the fact that such Property has not achieved an occupancy rate (weighted on an economic basis) of at least 80%.

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

EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Person for any period and without duplication, net earnings (loss) of such Person for such period (including equity in net earnings or net loss of Unconsolidated Affiliates) excluding the following amounts (but only to the extent included in determining net earnings (loss) for such period): (a) depreciation and amortization expense and other non-cash charges of such Person for such period; (b) interest expense of such Person for such period; (c) income tax expense of such Person in respect of such period; and

 

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(d) extraordinary and nonrecurring gains and losses of such Person for such period, including without limitation, non-recurring severance payments and gains and losses from the sale of assets, write-offs and forgiveness of debt. For purposes of this definition, net earnings (loss) shall be determined before minority interests and distributions to holders of Preferred Stock.

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 6.1. shall have been fulfilled or waived in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.8.

Eligible Assignee ” means any Person that is: (a) an existing Lender; (b) a commercial bank, trust company, savings and loan association, savings bank, insurance company, investment bank or pension fund organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and having total assets in excess of $5,000,000,000; or (c) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or a political subdivision of any such country, and having total assets in excess of $10,000,000,000, provided that such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States of America. If such entity is not currently a Lender, such entity’s (or in the case of a bank which is a subsidiary, such bank’s parent’s) senior unsecured long term indebtedness must be rated BBB or higher by S&P, Baa2 or higher by Moody’s or the equivalent or higher of either such rating by another rating agency acceptable to the Agent.

Eligible Ground Lease ” means a ground lease pursuant to which the Borrower or its Subsidiary is a lessee and that contains the following terms (or such terms are provided for in an effective estoppel letter executed by the lessor in favor of the Agent or a class of financial institutions that, fairly interpreted, includes the Agent): (a) a remaining term (including renewal options exercisable at lessee’s sole option) of 25 years or more from the Agreement Date; (b) the right of the lessee to pledge, 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 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 as determined by the Agent in its reasonable discretion.

Eligible Property ” means a Property which satisfies all of the following requirements: (a) such Property is owned in fee simple (or leased under an Eligible Ground Lease) by the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Guarantor; (b) such Property is located in a State of the United States of America or in the District of Columbia; (c) regardless of whether such Property is owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary, the Borrower has the right directly, or indirectly through a Subsidiary, to take the following actions without the need to obtain the consent of any Person: (i) to create Liens on such Property as security for any of the Obligations, and (ii) to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of such Property; (d) neither such Property, nor if such Property is owned by a Subsidiary, any of the Borrower’s direct or indirect ownership

 

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interest in such Subsidiary, is subject to (i) any Lien other than Permitted Liens or (ii) any Negative Pledge; and (e) either (i) such Property is free of all structural defects, title defects, environmental conditions or other adverse matters except for defects, conditions or matters individually or collectively which are not material to the profitable operation of such Property or (ii) the Borrower has identified all structural defects, title defects, environmental conditions or other adverse matters related to such Property which are material to the profitable operation of such Property and delivered any documents, reports, appraisals or other information relating to such Property including, without limitation, a copy of a recent ALTA Owner’s Policy of Title Insurance and a “Phase I” environmental assessment in accordance with ASTM E 1527-00 standards (or ASTM E 1527-05 standards, if applicable) as reasonably requested by the Agent, and the Agent has agreed to allow such Property to be Eligible Property subject to any discounts in the Unencumbered Pool Value of such Property reasonably deemed necessary by the Agent as a result of such structural defects, title defects, environmental conditions or other adverse matters.

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 whether or not certificated, 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.

Equity Issuance ” means any issuance or sale by a Person of any Equity Interest in such Person.

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.

 

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Event of Default ” means any of the events specified in Section 11.1., provided that any requirement for notice or lapse of time or any other condition has been satisfied.

Excluded Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that holds title to assets which are collateral for any outstanding Secured Indebtedness of such Subsidiary and which is prohibited from Guaranteeing the Indebtedness of any other Person (other than another Excluded Subsidiary) pursuant to (i) any document, instrument or agreement evidencing such Secured Indebtedness or (ii) a provision of such Person’s organizational documents which provision was included in such Person’s organizational documents as a condition to the extension or continuation of such Secured Indebtedness. A Subsidiary shall only remain an Excluded Subsidiary for so long as (A) the above requirements are satisfied and (B) such Subsidiary does not Guarantee any Indebtedness of any Person (other than another Excluded Subsidiary).

Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to any asset, 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. Except as otherwise provided herein, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Borrower (or an authorized committee thereof) acting in good faith conclusively evidenced by a board resolution thereof delivered to the Agent or, with respect to any asset valued at no more than $1,000,000, such determination may be made by the chief financial officer of the Borrower evidenced by an officer’s certificate delivered to the Agent.

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.

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.

Fitch ” means Fitch, Inc.

Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to a Person and for a given period, the sum of (a) the Interest Expense of such Person for such period, plus (b) the aggregate of all scheduled principal payments on Indebtedness made by such Person during such period (excluding balloon, bullet or similar payments of principal due upon the stated maturity of Indebtedness), plus (c) the aggregate of all dividends paid or accrued by such Person on any Preferred Stock during such period, plus , (d) to the extent included in the calculation of EBITDA, the aggregate of all payments made with respect to any ground lease plus (e) the Reserve for Replacements.

 

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GAAP ” means United States 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.

Gross Asset Value ” means, at a given time, the sum (without duplication) of (a) Operating Property Value at such time, plus (b) all cash, cash equivalents (excluding tenant deposits and other cash and cash equivalents the disposition of which is restricted) and readily marketable securities (to the extent that the value of such marketable securities are reasonably capable of being verified) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such time, plus (c) the current book value of Construction in Process (including the book value for the portion of the land owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary related to such Construction in Process) with respect to any Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries then under construction, plus (d) the Borrower’s respective Ownership Shares of the current book values of Construction in Process (including the book value for the portion of the land owned by an Unconsolidated Affiliate related to such Construction in Process) with respect to any Property of each Unconsolidated Affiliate then under construction, plus (e) the contractual purchase price of Properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries subject to purchase obligations, repurchase obligations, forward commitments and unfunded obligations but only to the extent such amounts are included in determinations of Total Liabilities. To the extent that more than 10% of the Gross Asset Value would be attributable to marketable securities, such excess shall be excluded. If more than 5% of the Gross Asset Value is attributable to marketable securities then, in order to be part of the Gross Asset Value, (i) if such marketable securities are Equity Interests, such marketable securities shall (x) be common or preferred Equity Interests of Persons domiciled in the United States, (y) be subject to price quotations on The NASDAQ Stock Market’s National Market System or shall have trading privileges on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or another recognized United States securities exchange and (z) be quoted no less frequently than daily on such exchange, and (ii) if such marketable securities are representative of Indebtedness, such marketable securities shall (x) be issued by Persons domiciled in the United States, (y) have a Credit Rating of BBB-/Baa3 or better and (z) be valued at the lesser of cost or market value.

Guarantor ” means any Person that is party to the Guaranty as a “Guarantor”.

 

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Guaranty ”, “ Guaranteed ” or to “ Guarantee ” as applied to any obligation means and includes: (a) a guaranty (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection 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. As the context requires, “Guaranty” shall also mean the guaranty executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.1. or 8.13. and substantially in the form of Exhibit B.

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) all obligations of such Person (other than trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business), whether or not for money borrowed (i) represented by notes payable, or drafts accepted, in each case representing 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; (c) Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (d) all reimbursement obligations of such Person under or in respect of any letters of credit or acceptances (whether or not the same have been presented for payment); (e) all Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities of such Person; (f) net obligations under any Derivative Contract in an amount equal to the Derivatives Termination Value thereof; and (g) all Indebtedness of other Persons which (i) such Person has Guaranteed or is otherwise recourse to such Person or (ii) is secured by a Lien on any property of such Person.

 

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Intellectual Property ” has the meaning given that term in Section 7.1.(s).

Interest Expense ” means, with respect to a Person and for any period, (a) all paid or accrued interest expense (excluding capitalized interest expense) of such Person and in any event shall include all letter of credit fees and all interest expense with respect to any Indebtedness in respect of which such Person is wholly or partially liable whether pursuant to any repayment, interest carry, performance Guarantee or otherwise, plus (b) to the extent not already included in the foregoing clause (a) such Person’s Ownership Share of all paid, accrued or capitalized interest expense for such period of Unconsolidated Affiliates of such Person.

Interest Period ” means with respect to any LIBOR Loan, each period commencing on the date such LIBOR Loan is made or the last day of the next preceding Interest Period for such Loan and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the first, second, third or sixth calendar month thereafter, as the Borrower may select in a Notice of Continuation or Notice of Conversion, as the case may be, except that each Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on any day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the appropriate subsequent calendar month) shall end on the last Business Day of the appropriate subsequent calendar month.

Notwithstanding the foregoing: (a) if any Interest Period would otherwise end after the Termination Date, such Interest Period shall end on the Termination Date; (b) 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); and (c) notwithstanding the immediately preceding clauses (a) and (b), no Interest Period of a LIBOR Loan shall have a duration of less than one month and, if the Interest Period for any Loan would otherwise be a shorter period, such Loan shall not be available hereunder for such period.

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

Investment ” means, with respect to any Person, any acquisition or investment (whether or not of a controlling interest) by such Person, whether 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. Any 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.

Investment Grade Rating ” means a Credit Rating of BBB-/Baa3 (or the equivalent) or higher from a Rating Agency.

 

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Lender ” means each financial institution from time to time party hereto as a “Lender”, together with its respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that in accordance with Section 3.10., with respect to matters requiring the consent or approval of all Lenders at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded, and, for voting purposes only, all Lenders shall be deemed to mean all Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders.

Lending Office ” means, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the office of such Lender specified as such on its signature page hereto or in the applicable Assignment and Assumption Agreement, or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may notify the Agent in writing from time to time.

LIBOR ” means, for any LIBOR Loan for any Interest Period therefor, the average rate of interest per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next highest 1/16th of 1%) at which deposits in immediately available funds in Dollars are offered to the Agent (at approximately 11:00 a.m. Eastern time, two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period) by first class banks in the interbank Eurodollar market where the Eurodollar operations of the Agent are customarily conducted, for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period, such deposits being for a period of time equal or comparable to such Interest Period and in an amount equal to or comparable to the principal amount of the LIBOR Loan to which such Interest Period relates. Each determination of LIBOR by the Agent shall, in absence of demonstrable error, be conclusive and binding.

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 to provide security for an obligation, mortgage, deed to secure debt, deed of trust, assignment of leases or 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 authorized filing of any financing statement under the UCC or its equivalent in any jurisdiction; and (d) any agreement by such Person to grant, give or otherwise convey any of the foregoing (excluding an agreement that would require such Person to grant a Lien to one creditor as a consequence of granting the same Lien to another creditor).

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

Loan Document ” means this Agreement, each Note, any Guaranty and each other document or instrument now or hereafter executed and delivered by a Loan Party in connection with, pursuant to or relating to this Agreement.

 

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Loan Party ” means each of the Borrower, each other Person who guarantees all or a portion of the Obligations. Schedule 1.1. sets forth the Loan Parties in addition to the Borrower as of the Agreement Date.

Major Redevelopment Property ” means a Property (a) on which the existing building or other improvements are undergoing renovation and redevelopment and for which any of the following has occurred (i) construction has commenced or (ii) the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate, as the case may be, has entered into a binding construction contract or (iii) the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate, as the case may be, has entered into a binding agreement by an anchor tenant to enter into a lease of any such Property and (b) either (i) that has not achieved an occupancy rate (weighted on an economic basis) of 80% or more or (ii) on which the improvements (other than tenant improvements) related to the renovation and redevelopment have not been completed. The term “Major Redevelopment Property” shall include real property of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence to be (but not yet) acquired by any such Person upon completion of construction pursuant to a contract in which the seller of such real property is required to renovate prior to, and as a condition precedent to, such acquisition

Material Adverse Effect ” means a materially adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or business prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower and the Loan Parties to perform their obligations under the Loan Document, (c) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents, or (d) the rights and remedies of the Lenders and the Agent under any of the Loan Documents.

Material Plan ” means at any time a Plan or Plans having aggregate Unfunded Liabilities in excess of $5,000,000.

Material Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary to which more than 10% of Gross Asset Value is attributable on an individual basis.

Maximum Loan Availability ” means, at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the Borrowing Base minus (ii) all Unsecured Liabilities (other than the Loans), of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

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.

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 any of the Obligations.

 

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Net Operating Income ” means, for any Property and for a given period, the sum (without duplication) of (a) rents and other revenues received or accrued in the ordinary course from such Property (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 or accrued by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and related to the ownership, operation or maintenance of such Property (other than those expenses normally covered by a management fee), 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 and its Subsidiaries) minus (c) the Reserve for Replacements for such Property for such period minus (d) the greater of (i) the actual property management fee paid during such period with respect to such Property and (ii) an imputed management fee in an amount equal to 3% of the gross revenues for such Property for such period, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Net Proceeds ” means with respect to an Equity Issuance by a Person, the aggregate amount of all cash or the Fair Market Value of all other property 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-Guarantor Entity ” means: (a) any Subsidiary that is not required to become a party to the Guaranty under Section 8.13.(a); (b) any Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Borrower; and (c) any other Affiliate of the Borrower in which the Borrower holds an Investment.

Nonrecourse Indebtedness ” means, with respect to a Person, Indebtedness for borrowed money in respect of which recourse for payment (except for customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, non-compliance with “separateness covenants,” and other similar customary exceptions to recourse liability (but not exceptions relating to non-collusive involuntary bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar events) in a form reasonably acceptable to the Agent) is contractually limited to specific assets of such Person encumbered by a Lien securing such Indebtedness.

Note ” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.9.

Notice of Continuation ” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit C to be delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 2.7. evidencing the Borrower’s request for the Continuation of a LIBOR Loan.

Notice of Conversion ” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit D to be delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 2.8. evidencing the Borrower’s request for the Conversion of a portion of a Loan from one Type to another Type.

 

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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 or any of 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.

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).

Operating Property Value ” means, as of a given date, (a) Capitalized EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis as of such date plus (b) for any Property that was acquired by the Borrower or a Subsidiary during the immediately preceding fiscal quarter that is not Construction in Process, an amount equal to the purchase price paid by the Borrower or such Subsidiary (less any amounts paid to the Borrower or such Subsidiary as a purchase price reduction).

Ownership Share ” means, with respect to any Subsidiary of a Person (other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary) or any Unconsolidated Affiliate of a Person, the greater of (a) such Person’s relative nominal direct and indirect ownership interest (expressed as a percentage) in such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate or (b) subject to compliance with Section 9.4.(q), such Person’s relative direct and indirect economic interest (calculated as a percentage) in such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the declaration of trust, articles or certificate of incorporation, articles of organization, partnership agreement, joint venture agreement or other applicable organizational document of such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate.

Participant ” has the meaning given that term in Section 13.7.(b).

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

Permitted Liens ” means, with respect to any asset or property of a 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, which are not at the time required to be paid or discharged under Section 8.6.; and (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.

 

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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 (i) is maintained, or contributed to, by any member of the ERISA Group for employees of any member of the ERISA Group or (ii) 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 five percent 5.0%.

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

Principal Office ” means 2120 E. Park Place, Suite 100, El Segundo, California 90245.

Property ” means, with respect to any Person, any parcel of real property (whether owned in fee or subject to an Eligible Ground Lease), together with any building, facility, structure, equipment or other asset located on such parcel of real property, in each case owned by such Person.

Pro Rata Share ” means, as to each Lender, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Loan to (b) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans.

Rating Agency ” means S&P, Moody’s, Fitch or any other nationally recognized securities rating agency selected by the Borrower and approved of by the Agent in writing.

Recurring Capital Expenditures ” means capital expenditures made in respect of a Property for maintenance of such Property and replacement of items due to ordinary wear and tear including, but not limited to, expenditures made for maintenance or replacement of carpeting, roofing materials, mechanical systems, electrical systems and other structural systems and expenditures relating to tenant improvements and leasing commissions. “Recurring Capital Expenditures” shall not include any of the following: (a) improvements to the appearance of such Property or any other major upgrade or renovation of such Property not necessary for proper maintenance or marketability of such Property; (b) capital expenditures for seismic upgrades; or (c) capital expenditures for deferred maintenance for such Property existing at the time such Property was acquired by the Borrower or a Subsidiary.

 

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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, (i) any combination of two or more Lenders (which shall include the Lender then acting as Agent) having at least 66-2/3% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans.

Reserve for Replacements ” means, for any period and with respect to any Property, an amount equal to, (a)(i) for any retail, office or industrial property (A) the aggregate square footage of all completed space of such Property times (B) $0.15 and (ii) for any apartment property (A) the number of apartment units located on such Property times (B) $300, times (b) the number of days in such period divided by (c) 365. If the term Reserve for Replacements is used without reference to any specific Property, then it shall be determined on an aggregate basis with respect to all Properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the applicable Ownership Shares of all Properties of all Unconsolidated Affiliates.

Restricted Payment ” means: (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares of any class of stock or other Equity Interest of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in shares of that class of stock 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 shares of any class of stock or other Equity Interest of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries 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 of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding.

Secured Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person, any Indebtedness of such Person that is secured in any manner by any Lien on any property and shall include such Person’s Ownership 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.

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)

 

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are each in excess of the fair valuation of its total liabilities (including all contingent liabilities); (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.

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

Subsidiary ” means, for any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company 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 individuals 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.

Substantial Amount ” means, at the time of determination thereof, an amount in excess of 30.0% of total consolidated assets (exclusive of depreciation) at such time of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis.

Tangible Net Worth ” means, for any Person and as of a given date, such Person’s total consolidated stockholders’ equity plus , in the case of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, increases in accumulated depreciation and amortization accrued after the Agreement Date, minus (to the extent contained in determining stockholders’ equity of such Person): (a) the amount of any write-up in the book value of any assets reflected in any balance sheet resulting from revaluation thereof or any write-up in excess of the cost of such assets acquired, and (b) the aggregate of all amounts appearing on the assets side of any such balance sheet for franchises, licenses, permits, patents, patent applications, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, goodwill, treasury stock, experimental or organizational expenses and other like 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 3.11.

Termination Date ” means February 19, 2010.

Total Budgeted Cost ” means, with respect to a Development Property or a Major Redevelopment Property, and at any time, the aggregate amount of all costs budgeted to be paid, incurred or otherwise expended or accrued by the Borrower, a Subsidiary or an Unconsolidated Affiliate with respect to such Property to achieve an occupancy rate (weighted on an economic basis) of 100%, including without limitation, all amounts budgeted with respect to all of the following: (a) acquisition of land and any related improvements; (b) a reasonable and appropriate reserve for construction interest; (c) a reasonable and appropriate operating deficit reserve; (d) tenant improvements, (e) leasing commissions, (f) infrastructure costs and (g) other hard and soft costs associated with the development or redevelopment of such Property. With respect to any Property to be developed in more than one phase, the Total Budgeted Cost shall exclude

 

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budgeted costs (other than costs relating to acquisition of land and related improvements) to the extent relating to any phase for which (i) construction has not yet commenced and (ii) a binding construction contract has not been entered into by the Borrower, any other Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate, as the case may be.

Total Liabilities ” means, as to any Person as of a given date, all liabilities which would, in conformity with GAAP, be properly classified as a liability on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person as of such date, and in any event shall include (without duplication): (a) all Indebtedness of such Person (whether or not Nonrecourse Indebtedness, whether or not subordinated and whether or not secured by a Lien), including without limitation, Capitalized Lease Obligations and reimbursement obligations with respect to any letter of credit; (b) all accounts payable and other liabilities of such Person; (c) all purchase and repurchase obligations and forward commitments of such Person to the extent such obligations or commitments are evidenced by a binding purchase agreement with respect to which the Borrower has paid a non-refundable deposit (forward commitments shall include without limitation (i) forward equity commitments and (ii) commitments to purchase any real property under development, redevelopment or renovation); but the liabilities under this clause (c) will only be included if the asset in question in included in Gross Asset Value; (d) all unfunded obligations of such Person; (e) all lease obligations of such Person (including ground leases) to the extent required under GAAP to be classified as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person; (f) all liabilities of any Unconsolidated Affiliate of such Person, which liabilities such Person has Guaranteed or is otherwise obligated on a recourse basis; and (g) such Person’s Ownership Share of the Indebtedness of any Unconsolidated Affiliate of such Person, including Nonrecourse Indebtedness of such Person. For purposes of clauses (c) and (d) of this definition, the amount of Total Liabilities of a Person at any given time in respect of (x) a contract to purchase or otherwise acquire unimproved or fully developed real property shall be equal to (i) the total purchase price payable by such Person under such contract if, at such time, the seller of such real property would be entitled to specifically enforce such contract against such Person, otherwise, (ii) the aggregate amount of due diligence deposits, earnest money payments and other similar payments made by such Person under such contract which, at such time, would be subject to forfeiture upon termination of the contract and (y) a contract relating to the acquisition of real property which the seller is required to develop or renovate prior to, and as a condition precedent to, such acquisition, shall equal the maximum amount reasonably estimated to be payable by such Person under such contract assuming performance by the seller of its obligations under such contract, which amount shall include, without limitation, any amounts payable after consummation of such acquisition which may be based on certain performance levels or other related criteria. For purposes of this definition, if the assets of a Subsidiary of a Person consist solely of Equity Interests in one Unconsolidated Affiliate of such Person and such Person is not otherwise obligated in respect of the Indebtedness of such Unconsolidated Affiliate, then only such Person’s Ownership Share of the Indebtedness of such Unconsolidated Affiliate shall be included as Total Liabilities of such Person.

Transfer Authorizer Designation Form ” means a form substantially in the form of Exhibit I to be delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 6.1., as the same may be amended, restated or modified from time to time with the prior written approval of the Agent.

 

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Type ” with respect to any portion of a Loan, refers to whether such portion is a LIBOR Loan or a 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 NOI ” means, for any period, the aggregate Net Operating Income for such period of Unencumbered Pool Properties.

Unencumbered Pool Certificate ” means a certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit F, certified by the chief financial officer of the Borrower, setting forth the calculations required to establish the Unencumbered Pool Value for each Unencumbered Pool Property and the Borrowing Base for all Unencumbered Pool Properties as of a specified date, all in form and detail satisfactory to the Agent.

Unencumbered Pool Properties ” means those Eligible Properties that, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, are to be included when calculating the Borrowing Base.

Unencumbered Pool Value ” means, at any time, the following amount as determined for an Unencumbered Pool Property: (a) (i) the Net Operating Income of such Unencumbered Pool Property for the fiscal quarter most recently ended times (ii) 4 and divided by (iii) the Capitalization Rate plus (b) the book value of Construction in Process (including the book value for the portion of the land owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary related to such Construction in Process) for such Unencumbered Pool Property. If an Unencumbered Pool Property was acquired by the Borrower or a Subsidiary during the current fiscal quarter, then such Unencumbered Pool Property shall have an Unencumbered Pool Value equal to the purchase price paid by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (less any amounts paid to the Borrower or such Subsidiary as a purchase price reduction).

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 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.

Unsecured Indebtedness ” means, with respect to a Person, all Indebtedness of such Person that is not Secured Indebtedness.

Unsecured Liabilities ” means, as to any Person as of a given date, the sum of the following (without duplication): (a) all Unsecured Indebtedness of such Person plus (b) all other unsecured liabilities which would, in conformity with GAAP, be properly classified as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person as at such date.

 

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Wells Fargo ” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and its successors and permitted assigns.

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 Eastern Time.

Unless otherwise indicated, all accounting terms, ratios and measurements shall be interpreted or determined in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Agreement Date; 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 and the Lenders 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 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 from time to time 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 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 Eastern time.

 

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A RTICLE II. C REDIT F ACILITY

Section 2.1. Loans.

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 the aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of such Lender’s Commitment and the Agent shall make available to the Borrower in the account specified by the Borrower in the Transfer Authorizer Designation Form, not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on the Effective Date, the proceeds of such amounts received by the Agent. The Borrower may not reborrow any portion of the Loans once repaid.

Section 2.2. Rates and Payment of Interest on Loans.

(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) with respect to any portion of such Loan that is a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate (as in effect from time to time), plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans; and

(ii) with respect to any portion of such Loan that is a LIBOR Loan, at LIBOR for such Loan for the Interest Period therefor, plus the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans.

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 and due but unpaid interest to the extent permitted under Applicable Law).

(b) Payment of Interest . All accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding principal amount of each Loan shall be payable (i) monthly in arrears on the first Business Day of each month, commencing with the first full calendar month occurring after the Effective Date and (ii) on any date on which the principal balance of such Loan is due and payable in full (whether at maturity, due to acceleration or otherwise). Interest payable at the Post-Default Rate shall be payable from time to time on demand. 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.

Section 2.3. Number of Interest Periods.

There may be no more than 4 different Interest Periods 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 5.4., at any time following the first anniversary of the Effective Date, the Borrower may prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, at any time without premium or penalty; provided that if the Loans are prepaid prior to August 31, 2009, the Borrower shall pay the fees set forth in Section 3.6.(b). The Borrower shall give the Agent at least 3 Business Days prior written notice of the prepayment of any Loan.

(b) Mandatory . If at any time the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans exceeds the Maximum Loan Availability, the Borrower shall within 5 days of the Borrower obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any such excess, deliver to the Agent for prompt distribution to each Lender a written plan acceptable to all of the Lenders to eliminate such excess. If such excess is not eliminated within 15 days of the Borrower obtaining knowledge of the occurrence thereof, then the entire outstanding principal balance of all Loans, together with all accrued interest thereon, shall be immediately due and payable in full. All payments under this subsection (b) shall be applied to pay all amounts of excess principal outstanding on the applicable Loans.

Section 2.6. Late Charges.

If any payment required under this Agreement (other than any payment of principal) is not paid within 10 days after it becomes due and payable, the Borrower shall pay a late charge for late payment to compensate the Lenders for the loss of use of funds and for the expenses of handling the delinquent payment, in an amount equal to four percent (4%) of such delinquent payment. Such late charge shall be paid in any event not later than the due date of the next subsequent installment of principal and/or interest. In the event the maturity of the Obligations hereunder occurs or is accelerated pursuant to Section 2.5.(b)(ii) or Section 11.2., this Section shall apply only to payments overdue prior to the time of such acceleration. This Section shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the Lenders’ right to accelerate payment of any of the Obligations as permitted under the terms of this Agreement.

Section 2.7. Continuation.

So long as no Event of Default exists and, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, so long as no Default exists, 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 or any portion thereof. 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 9:00 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 telecopy, electronic mail or other form of communication in the form of

 

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a Notice of Continuation, specifying (a) the proposed date of such Continuation, (b) the LIBOR Loan and portion thereof subject to such Continuation and (c) the duration of the selected Interest Period, all of which shall be specified in such manner as is necessary to comply with all limitations on Loans outstanding hereunder. 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 by facsimile, telecopy, electronic mail 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, such Loan will automatically, on the last day of the current Interest Period therefor, be continued as a LIBOR Loan with an Interest Period having a duration of one month notwithstanding failure of the Borrower to comply with Section 2.8.

Section 2.8. Conversion.

So long as no Event of Default exists and, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, so long as no Default exists, 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. 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 given not later than 9:00 a.m. one Business Day prior to the date of any proposed Conversion into Base Rate Loans and three Business Days 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 by telecopy, electronic mail or other similar form of transmission of the proposed Conversion. Subject to the restrictions specified above, each Notice of Conversion shall be by 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 2.9. 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.

Section 2.10. Funds Transfer Disbursements.

(a) Generally . The Borrower hereby authorizes the Agent to disburse the proceeds of any Loan to any of the accounts designated in the Transfer Authorizer Designation Form. The Borrower agrees to be bound by any transfer request: (i) authorized or transmitted by the Borrower; or, (ii) made in the Borrower’s name and accepted by the Agent in good faith and in compliance with these transfer instructions, even if not properly authorized by the Borrower.

 

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The Borrower further agrees and acknowledges that the Agent may rely solely on any bank routing number or identifying bank account number or name provided by the Borrower to effect a wire or funds transfer even if the information provided by the Borrower identifies a different bank or account holder than named by the Borrower. The Agent is not obligated or required in any way to take any actions to detect errors in information provided by the Borrower. If the Agent takes any actions in an attempt to detect errors in the transmission or content of transfer or requests or takes any actions in an attempt to detect unauthorized funds transfer requests, the Borrower agrees that no matter how many times the Agent takes these actions the Agent will not in any situation be liable for failing to take or correctly perform these actions in the future and such actions shall not become any part of the transfer disbursement procedures authorized under this provision, the Loan Documents, or any agreement between the Agent and the Borrower. The Borrower agrees to notify the Agent of any errors in the transfer of any funds or of any unauthorized or improperly authorized transfer requests within 14 days after the Agent’s confirmation to the Borrower of such transfer.

(b) Funds Transfer . The Agent will, in its sole discretion, determine the funds transfer system and the means by which each transfer will be made. The Agent may delay or refuse to accept a funds transfer request if the transfer would: (i) violate the terms of this authorization (ii) require use of a bank unacceptable to the Agent or prohibited by government authority; (iii) cause the Agent to violate any Federal Reserve or other regulatory risk control program or guideline, or (iii) otherwise cause the Agent to violate any applicable law or regulation.

(c) Limitation of Liability . The Agent shall not be liable to the Borrower or any other parties for (i) errors, acts or failures to act of others, including other entities, banks, communications carriers or clearinghouses, through which the Borrower’s transfers may be made or information received or transmitted, and no such entity shall be deemed an agent of the Agent, (ii) any loss, liability or delay caused by fires, earthquakes, wars, civil disturbances, power surges or failures, acts of government, labor disputes, failures in communications networks, legal constraints or other events beyond Agent’s control, or (iii) any special, consequential, indirect or punitive damages, whether or not (x) any claim for these damages is based on tort or contract or (y) the Agent or the Borrower knew or should have known the likelihood of these damages.

Section 2.11. Option to Replace Lenders.

If any Lender, other than the Agent in its capacity as such, shall:

(a) have notified Agent of a determination under Section 5.1.(a) or become subject to the provisions of Section 5.3.; or

(b) make any demand for payment or reimbursement pursuant to Section 5.1.(d) or Section 5.4.;

then, provided that (i) at the time of an assignment made by a Lender to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with this Section 2.11. there does not then exist any Default or Event of Default and (ii) the circumstances resulting in such demand for payment or reimbursement under Section 5.1.(d) or Section 5.4. or the applicability of Section 5.1.(a) or Section 5.3. are not

 

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applicable to the Lenders generally, the Borrower may demand that such Lender, and upon such demand such Lender shall promptly, assign its Loan to an Eligible Assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.7.(c) for a purchase price equal to the aggregate principal balance of Loans then outstanding and owing to such Lender plus any accrued but unpaid interest thereon and accrued but unpaid fees owing to such Lender, whereupon such Lender shall no longer be a party hereto or have any rights or obligations hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents. None of the Agent, such Lender, or any other Lender shall be obligated in any way whatsoever to initiate any such replacement or to assist in finding an Assignee.

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, the Notes or any other Loan Document shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds, without setoff, deduction or counterclaim, to the Agent at the Principal Office, not later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern time 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 11.4., the Borrower shall, at the time of making each payment under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, 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 by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the wiring instructions provided by such Lender to the Agent from time to time, for the account of such Lender at the applicable Lending Office of such Lender. In the event the Agent fails to pay such amounts to such Lender within one Business Day of receipt of such amounts, the Agent shall pay interest on such amount 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 continue to accrue at the rate, if any, applicable to such payment 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 by the Lenders under Section 2.1. shall be pro rata according to the amounts of the Lenders’ respective Commitments; (b) each payment or prepayment of principal of the 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 Loans of a particular Type (other than Conversions provided for by Section 5.5. shall be made pro rata among the Lenders according to the principal 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

 

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Section 3.3. Sharing of Payments, Etc.

If a Lender shall obtain payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan under this Agreement or shall obtain payment on any other Obligation owing by the Borrower or any 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 or any other Loan Party to a Lender not in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such payment should be distributed to the Lenders in accordance with Section 3.2. or Section 11.4., such Lender shall promptly purchase from such 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 actually be incurred by such Lender in obtaining or preserving such benefit) in accordance with the requirements of Section 3.2. or Section 11.4., as applicable. To such end, all the Lenders shall make 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 may exercise all rights of set-off, banker’s lien, counterclaim or similar rights with the 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) Borrowings . Base Rate Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof. Each Continuation of, and each Conversion of Base Rate Loans into, LIBOR Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount.

(b) Prepayments . Each voluntary prepayment of Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof (or if less, the aggregate principal amount of the Loans then outstanding).

 

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Section 3.6. Fees.

(a) Closing Fee . On the Effective Date, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent and each Lender all loan fees as have been agreed to in writing by the Borrower and the Agent or each Lender, as applicable, including, without limitation all fees set forth in the Term Sheet dated as of February 14, 2008 by and between the Agent and the Borrower.

(b) Prepayment Fee . If the Loans are prepaid after the first anniversary of the Effective Date but prior to August 31, 2009, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the benefit of each Lender, a prepayment fee equal to one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) times the amount of such prepayment.

(c) Administrative and Other Fees . The Borrower agrees to pay the administrative and other fees of the Agent as set forth in the Fee Letter.

Section 3.7. Computations.

Unless otherwise expressly set forth herein, any accrued interest on any Loan, any Fees or other Obligations due hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed.

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 received by any Lender, then such excess sum shall be credited as a payment of principal, unless the Borrower shall notify the respective Lender in writing that the Borrower elects to have such excess sum returned to it forthwith. 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. 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, 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, 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 when due and nonrefundable when paid.

Section 3.9. 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

 

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Documents, and such account rendered by the Agent shall be deemed conclusive upon the 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 3.10. Defaulting Lenders.

(a) If for any reason any Lender (a “Defaulting Lender”) shall fail or refuse to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party within the time period specified for performance of such obligation or, if no time period is specified, if such failure or refusal continues for a period of 2 Business Days after notice from the Agent, 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 Requisite Lenders, shall be suspended during the pendency of such failure or refusal. If for any reason a Lender fails to make timely payment to the Agent of any amount required to be paid to the Agent hereunder (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. Any amo


 
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