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Exhibit
10.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of June 30,
2004
among
CARRAMERICA REALTY
OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
as
Borrower,
CARRAMERICA REALTY
CORPORATION,
as
Guarantor,
CARRAMERICA REALTY
L.P.,
as
Guarantor,
JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK,
as Bank and as
Administrative Agent for the Banks,
J.P. MORGAN CHASE
SECURITIES INC.,
as Lead Arranger and Sole
Bookrunner
BANK OF AMERICA,
N.A.
as Syndication
Agent
PNC BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
as Documentation
Agent
WACHOVIA BANK,
N.A.
as Documentation
Agent
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
as Documentation
Agent
COMMERZBANK AG, NEW YORK
BRANCH
as Co-Agent
NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK
LIMITED,
NEW YORK BRANCH as
Co-Agent
US BANK
as Co-Agent
AND THE BANKS LISTED IN
THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 1.1.
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Definitions |
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SECTION 1.2.
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Accounting Terms and Determinations |
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32 |
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SECTION 1.3.
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Types of
Borrowings |
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ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
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SECTION 2.1.
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Commitments to Lend |
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SECTION 2.2.
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Notice of
Committed Borrowing |
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34 |
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SECTION 2.3.
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Money
Market Borrowings |
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36 |
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SECTION 2.4.
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Notice to
Banks; Funding of Loans |
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42 |
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SECTION 2.5.
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Notes |
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44 |
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SECTION 2.6.
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Maturity
of Loans |
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45 |
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SECTION 2.7.
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Interest
Rates |
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45 |
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SECTION 2.8.
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Fees |
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SECTION 2.9.
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Maturity
Date; Extension |
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48 |
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SECTION 2.10.
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Mandatory
Prepayment |
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49 |
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SECTION 2.11.
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Optional
Prepayments |
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50 |
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SECTION 2.12.
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General
Provisions as to Payments |
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52 |
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SECTION 2.13.
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Funding
Losses |
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54 |
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SECTION 2.14.
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Computation of Interest and Fees |
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SECTION 2.15.
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Method of
Electing Interest Rates |
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SECTION 2.16.
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Letters
of Credit |
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56 |
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SECTION 2.17.
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Letter of
Credit Usage Absolute |
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60 |
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SECTION 2.18.
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Letters
of Credit under Existing Credit Agreement |
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62 |
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SECTION 2.19.
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Increases
in Loan Commitment |
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ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS
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SECTION 3.1.
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Closing |
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SECTION 3.2.
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Borrowings |
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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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SECTION 4.1.
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Existence
and Power of Borrower |
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SECTION 4.2.
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Existence
and Power of Guarantors |
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69 |
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SECTION 4.3.
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Power and
Authority of Borrower |
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69 |
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SECTION 4.4.
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Power and
Authority of Guarantors |
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70 |
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SECTION 4.5.
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No
Violation |
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70 |
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SECTION 4.6.
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Financial
Information |
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71 |
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SECTION 4.7.
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Litigation |
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71 |
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SECTION 4.8.
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Compliance with ERISA |
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72 |
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SECTION 4.9.
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Environmental Matters |
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SECTION 4.10.
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Taxes |
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73 |
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SECTION 4.11.
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Full
Disclosure |
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73 |
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SECTION 4.12.
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Solvency |
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SECTION 4.13.
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Use of
Proceeds; Margin Regulations |
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SECTION 4.14.
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Governmental Approvals |
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74 |
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SECTION 4.15.
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Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company
Act |
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74 |
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SECTION 4.16.
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Closing
Date Transactions |
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75 |
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SECTION 4.17.
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Representations and Warranties in Loan Documents |
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75 |
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SECTION 4.18.
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Patents,
Trademarks, etc. |
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75 |
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SECTION 4.19.
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No
Default |
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SECTION 4.20.
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Licenses,
etc. |
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SECTION 4.21.
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Compliance With Law |
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76 |
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SECTION 4.22.
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No
Burdensome Restrictions |
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76 |
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SECTION 4.23.
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Brokers’ Fees |
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76 |
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SECTION 4.24.
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Labor
Matters |
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76 |
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SECTION 4.25.
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Organizational Documents |
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SECTION 4.26.
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Principal
Offices |
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77 |
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SECTION 4.27.
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REIT
Status |
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SECTION 4.28.
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Ownership
of Property |
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77 |
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SECTION 4.29.
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Insurance |
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SECTION 4.30.
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Organization Chart |
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ARTICLE V
AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
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SECTION 5.1.
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Information |
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SECTION 5.2.
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Payment
of Obligations |
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82 |
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SECTION 5.3.
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Maintenance of Property; Insurance |
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SECTION 5.4.
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Conduct
of Business |
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83 |
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SECTION 5.5.
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Compliance with Laws |
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83 |
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SECTION 5.6.
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Inspection of Property, Books and Records |
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SECTION 5.7.
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Existence |
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SECTION 5.8.
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Financial
Covenants |
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SECTION 5.9.
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Restriction on Fundamental Changes; Operation and
Control |
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85 |
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SECTION 5.10.
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Changes
in Business |
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86 |
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SECTION 5.11.
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Fiscal
Year; Fiscal Quarter |
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SECTION 5.12.
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Margin
Stock |
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86 |
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SECTION 5.13.
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Sale of
Unencumbered Asset Pool Properties |
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86 |
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SECTION 5.14.
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Liens;
Release of Liens |
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87 |
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SECTION 5.15.
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Use of
Proceeds |
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87 |
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SECTION 5.16.
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Development Activities |
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88 |
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SECTION 5.17.
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Restriction on Recourse Debt |
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SECTION 5.18.
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Guarantor’s Status |
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88 |
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SECTION 5.19.
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Certain
Requirements for the Unencumbered Asset Pool Properties |
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88 |
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SECTION 5.20.
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Hedging
Requirements |
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89 |
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SECTION 5.21.
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CarrAmerica OP LLC |
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SECTION 5.22.
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Restrictions on Joint Ventures/Equity Investments |
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90 |
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ARTICLE VI
DEFAULTS
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SECTION 6.1.
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Events of
Default |
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SECTION 6.2.
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Rights
and Remedies |
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SECTION 6.3.
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Notice of
Default |
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SECTION 6.4.
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Actions
in Respect of Letters of Credit |
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ARTICLE VII
THE ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT
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SECTION 7.1.
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Appointment and Authorization |
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SECTION 7.2.
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Administrative Agent and Affiliates |
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SECTION 7.3.
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Action by
Administrative Agent |
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99 |
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SECTION 7.4.
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Consultation with Experts |
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99 |
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SECTION 7.5.
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Liability
of Administrative Agent |
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99 |
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SECTION 7.6.
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Indemnification |
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100 |
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SECTION 7.7.
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Credit
Decision |
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100 |
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SECTION 7.8.
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Successor
Administrative Agent |
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100 |
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SECTION 7.9.
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Administrative Agent’s Fee |
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101 |
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SECTION 7.10.
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Copies of
Notices |
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101 |
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SECTION 7.11.
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Removal
of Administrative Agent |
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101 |
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ARTICLE VIII
CHANGE IN
CIRCUMSTANCES
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SECTION 8.1.
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Basis for
Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair |
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102 |
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SECTION 8.2.
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Illegality |
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102 |
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SECTION 8.3.
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Increased
Cost and Reduced Return |
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104 |
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SECTION 8.4.
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Taxes |
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105 |
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SECTION 8.5.
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Alternate
Base Rate Loans Substituted for Affected Euro-Dollar
Loans |
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108 |
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ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 9.1.
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Notices |
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109 |
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SECTION 9.2.
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No
Waivers |
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109 |
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SECTION 9.3.
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Expenses;
Indemnification |
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110 |
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SECTION 9.4.
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Sharing
of Set-Offs |
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111 |
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SECTION 9.5.
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Amendments and Waivers |
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113 |
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SECTION 9.6.
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Successors and Assigns |
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114 |
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SECTION 9.7.
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Governing
Law; Submission to Jurisdiction |
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118 |
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SECTION 9.8.
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Marshaling; Recapture |
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118 |
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SECTION 9.9.
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Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness |
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119 |
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SECTION 9.10.
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WAIVER OF
JURY TRIAL |
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119 |
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SECTION 9.11.
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Survival |
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119 |
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SECTION 9.12.
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Domicile
of Loans |
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119 |
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SECTION 9.13.
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Limitation of Liability |
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120 |
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SECTION 9.14.
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Confidentiality |
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120 |
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SECTION 9.15.
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Intentionally Deleted |
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121 |
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SECTION 9.16.
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No
Bankruptcy Proceedings |
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121 |
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SECTION 9.17.
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USA
PATRIOT Act |
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121 |
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Schedule 2.18
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Existing
Letters of Credit |
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Schedule 2.24
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Labor
Agreements |
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Schedule 4.28
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Ownership
of Property |
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Exhibit A-1
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Form of
Bank Note |
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Exhibit A-2
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Form of
Designated Lender Note |
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Exhibit B
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UPREIT
Organization Chart |
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Exhibit C
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Assignment and Assumption Agreement |
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Exhibit D
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Money
Market Quote Request |
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Exhibit E
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Invitation for Money Market Quotes |
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Exhibit F
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Money
Market Quote Request |
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Exhibit G
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Designation Agreement |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 30, 2004, among
CARRAMERICA REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership, as borrower (together with its permitted successors,
either “ CarrAmerica OP ” or the “
Borrower ”), CARRAMERICA REALTY CORPORATION, a
Maryland corporation, as guarantor (“ CarrAmerica
Corporation ”), CARRAMERICA REALTY, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership, as guarantor (“ CarrAmerica LP and
together with CarrAmerica Corporation, collectively,
“Guarantors” and individually, a “
Guarantor ”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Bank and as
Administrative Agent for the Banks (together with its successors
and assigns, the “ Administrative Agent
”), J.P. MORGAN CHASE SECURITIES INC., as Lead Arranger and
Sole Bookrunner (together with its successors and assigns, “
J.P. Morgan Chase Securities ”), BANK OF AMERICA,
N.A., as Syndication Agent, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
Documentation Agent, WACHOVIA BANK, N.A., as Documentation Agent,
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Documentation Agent,
COMMERZBANK, AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Co-Agent, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA
BANK LIMITED, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Co-Agent, US BANK, as Co-Agent
and the BANKS listed on the signature pages hereof (the “
Banks ”).
WHEREAS, CarrAmerica
Corporation, as borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Banks
entered into a Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 21,
2004 (the “ Existing Credit Agreement
”);
WHEREAS, the obligations of
CarrAmerica Corporation pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement
were guaranteed by CarrAmerica LP pursuant to a Guaranty of
Payment, made by CarrAmerica LP, dated as of June 21,
2004;
WHEREAS, effective as of June
30, 2004, CarrAmerica Corporation converted into an
“UPREIT” structure (the “ Reorganization
”) as permitted by Section 9.15 of the Existing Credit
Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section
9.15 of the Existing Credit Agreement, upon the completion of
the
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Reorganization, the parties have agreed
(i) to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement to reflect
the Reorganization, (ii) that CarrAmerica OP shall replace
CarrAmerica Corporation as the borrower hereunder; and (iii) that
CarrAmerica Corporation shall become, jointly and severally, with
CarrAmerica LP, co-guarantors pursuant to an Amended and Restated
Guaranty of Payment; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto
have agreed to amend and restate the terms and conditions contained
in the Existing Credit Agreement in their entirety as hereinafter
set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
I. The Existing Credit
Agreement is hereby modified so that all of the terms and
conditions of the aforesaid Existing Credit Agreement shall be
restated in their entirety as set forth herein, and CarrAmerica OP,
as borrower, agrees to comply with and be subject to all of the
terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement.
II. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and
their respective successors and assigns, and shall be deemed to be
effective as of the date hereof.
III. Any reference in the
Notes, any other Loan Document or any other document executed in
connection with the Existing Credit Agreement shall be deemed to
refer to this Agreement.
The parties hereto hereby
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1.
Definitions . The following terms, as used herein, have the
following meanings:
“ Absolute Rate
Auction ” means a solicitation of Money Market Quotes
setting forth Money Market Absolute Rates pursuant to Section
2.3.
“ Act ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9.17.
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“ Adjusted Annual
EBITDA ” means Annual EBITDA, less CapEx.
“ Adjusted London
Interbank Offered Rate ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.7(b).
“ Administrative
Agent ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank in its capacity as
Administrative Agent for the Banks hereunder, and its successors in
such capacity.
“ Administrative
Questionnaire ” means, with respect to each Bank, an
administrative questionnaire in the form prepared by the
Administrative Agent and submitted to the Administrative Agent
(with a copy to the Borrower) duly completed by such
Bank.
“ Affiliate
” means, with respect to a Person, an entity in which such
Person owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the ownership
or equity interests.
“ Agreement
” means this Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement
as the same may from time to time hereafter be modified,
supplemented or amended.
“ Alternate Base
Rate ” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the
higher of (i) the Prime Rate for such day and (ii) the sum of
½ of 1% plus the Federal Funds Rate for such day.
“ Alternate Base
Rate Loan ” means a Committed Loan to be made by a Bank
with reference to the Alternate Base Rate in accordance with the
applicable Notice of Committed Borrowing or pursuant to Article
VIII.
“ Annual EBITDA
” means, the product of (i) EBITDA, measured as of the last
day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, and (ii) four
(4).
“ Applicable Fee
Percentage ” means the respective percentages per annum
determined, at any time, based on the range into which
Borrower’s Credit Rating then falls, in accordance with the
following table. Any change in Borrower’s Credit Rating
causing it to move to a different range on the table shall effect
an immediate change in the Applicable Fee Percentage. Borrower must
have two Credit Ratings, one of which must be from Moody’s or
S&P. Any change in Borrower’s Credit Rating causing it to
move to a different range on the table shall effect an immediate
change in the Applicable Fee Percentage as of the date of such
Credit Rating change. In the event that Borrower receives two (2)
Credit Ratings that are not equivalent, the Applicable
Fee
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Percentage shall be determined by the
lower of such two (2) Credit Ratings, at least one of which shall
be a Credit Rating from S&P or Moody’s. In the event
Borrower receives more than two (2) ratings (from S&P,
Moody’s or Fitch) and such ratings are not equivalent, the
Applicable Fee Percentage shall be determined by the lower of the
two highest ratings; provided that each of said two (2) highest
ratings shall be Investment Grade Ratings and at least one of which
shall be an Investment Grade Rating from S&P or
Moody’s.
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Range of
Borrower’s
Credit Rating
(S&P/Moody’s
Ratings)
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Applicable
Fee Percentage
(% per annum)
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At least BBB+/Baa1
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0.15 |
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At least BBB/Baa2
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0.20 |
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At least BBB-/Baa3
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0.20 |
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Less than BBB-/Baa3 or
unrated
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0.25 |
“ Applicable
Interest Rate ” means (a) if a fixed rate interest, then
such fixed rate; or (b) if a floating rate, the lesser of (i) the
rate at which the interest rate applicable to any floating rate
indebtedness could be fixed, at the time of calculation, by the
Borrower entering into an unsecured interest rate swap agreement
(or, if such rate is incapable of being fixed by entering into an
unsecured interest rate swap agreement at the time of calculation,
a reasonably determined fixed rate equivalent) and (ii) the rate at
which the interest rate applicable to such floating rate
indebtedness is actually capped, at the time of calculation, if
Borrower has entered into an interest rate cap agreement with
respect thereto.
“ Applicable Lending
Office ” means, with respect to any Bank, (i) in the case
of its Alternate Base Rate Loans, its Domestic Lending Office, (ii)
in the case of its Euro-Dollar Loans, its Euro-Dollar Lending
Office and (iii) in the case of its Money Market Loans, its Money
Market Lending Office.
“ Applicable
Margin ” means, with respect to each Loan, the respective
percentages per annum determined
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based on the range into which the
Borrower’s Credit Rating then falls, in accordance with the
following table. Borrower must have two Credit Ratings, one of
which must be from Moody’s or S&P. Any change in
Borrower’s Credit Rating causing it to move to a different
range on the table shall effect an immediate change in the
Applicable Margin as of the date of such Credit Rating change. In
the event that Borrower receives two (2) Credit Ratings that are
not equivalent, the Applicable Margin shall be determined by the
lower of such two (2) Credit Ratings, at least one of which shall
be an Credit Rating from S&P or Moody’s. In the event
Borrower receives more than two (2) ratings (from S&P,
Moody’s or Fitch) and such ratings are not equivalent, the
Applicable Margin shall be determined by the lower of the two
highest ratings; provided that each of said two (2) highest ratings
shall be Investment Grade Ratings and at least one of which shall
be an Investment Grade Rating from S&P or
Moody’s.
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Range of
Borrower’s
Credit Rating
(S&P/Moody’s
Ratings)
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Applicable
Margin for
Alternate Base Rate
Loans
(% per annum)
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Applicable
Margin for Euro
Dollar Loans
(% per annum)
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At least BBB+/Baa1
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0 |
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.60 |
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At least BBB/Baa2
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0 |
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.65 |
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At least BBB-/Baa3
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0 |
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.80 |
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Less than BBB-/Baa3 or
unrated
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0 |
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1.125 |
Administrative Agent shall
notify the Banks in writing promptly after it obtains knowledge of
any change in Borrower’s Credit Rating which shall effect a
change in the Applicable Margin.
“ Bank ”
means each bank listed on the signature pages hereof, each Eligible
Assignee which becomes a Bank pursuant to Section 9.6(c), and their
respective successors and each Designated Lender; provided,
however, that the term “ Bank ” shall exclude
each Designated Lender when used in reference to a Committed Loan,
the Commitments or terms relating to the Committed Loans and the
Commitments and shall further exclude each Designated Lender for
all other purposes hereunder except
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that any Designated Lender which funds a
Money Market Loan shall, subject to Section 9.6(d), has the rights
(including the rights given to a Bank contained in Section 9.3 and
otherwise in Article 9) and obligations of a Bank associated with
holding such Money Market Loan.
“ Bank Notes
” means the promissory notes of Borrower, each substantially
in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, evidencing the obligation
of Borrower to repay the Loans, and “ Bank Note
” means any one of such promissory notes issued
hereunder.
“ Bankruptcy
Code ” means Title 11 of the United States Code, entitled
“Bankruptcy,” as amended from time to time, and any
successor statute or statutes.
“ 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 recitals
hereof.
“ Borrowing
” means a borrowing hereunder consisting of Loans made to the
Borrower at the same time by the Banks pursuant to Article II. A
Borrowing is a “Domestic Borrowing” if such Loans are
Alternate Base Rate Loans, a “Euro-Dollar Borrowing” if
such Loans are Euro-Dollar Loans or a “Money Market
Borrowing” if such Loans are Money Market Loans.
“ CapEx ”
means an amount equal to $0.375 per square foot per calendar
quarter for each Real Property Asset owned or ground leased by any
Consolidated Entity as of the last day of the immediately preceding
calendar quarter. For Minority Holdings of any Consolidated Entity,
CapEx shall be determined on a pro rata basis based upon such
Consolidated Entity’s ownership interest.
“ Capital
Expenditures ” means, for any period, the sum of all
expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as a liability) by
the Consolidated Entities, as applicable, which are capitalized on
a consolidated balance sheet of the Consolidated Entities in
conformity with GAAP, but less all expenditures made with respect
to the acquisition by the Consolidated Entities and their
Consolidated Subsidiaries of any interest in real property within
nine months after the date such interest in real property is
acquired. For Minority Holdings of any Consolidated Entity, Capital
Expenditures shall be determined on a pro rata basis based upon
such Consolidated Entity’s ownership interest.
“ Cash or Cash
Equivalents ” means (i) cash, (ii) direct obligations of
the United States Government, including,
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without limitation, treasury bills,
notes and bonds, (iii) interest bearing or discounted obligations
of Federal agencies and government sponsored entities or pools of
such instruments offered by banks rated AA or better by S&P or
Aa2 by Moody’s and dealers, including, without limitation,
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation participation sale
certificates, Government National Mortgage Association modified
pass-through certificates, Federal National Mortgage Association
bonds and notes, Federal Farm Credit System securities, (iv) time
deposits, domestic and Eurodollar certificates of deposit, bankers
acceptances, commercial paper rated at least A-1 by S&P and P-1
by Moody’s, and/or guaranteed by an Aa rating by
Moody’s, an AA rating by S&P, or better rated credit,
floating rate notes, other money market instruments and letters of
credit each issued by banks which have a long-term debt rating of
at least AA by S&P or Aa2 by Moody’s, (v) obligations of
domestic corporations, including, without limitation, commercial
paper, bonds, debentures, and loan participations, each of which is
rated at least AA by S&P, and/or Aa2 by Moody’s, and/or
unconditionally guaranteed by an AA rating by S&P, an Aa2
rating by Moody’s, or better rated credit, (vi) obligations
issued by states and local governments or their agencies, rated at
least MIG-1 by Moody’s and/or SP-1 by S&P and/or
guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of credit of a bank with a
long-term debt rating of at least AA by S&P or Aa2 by
Moody’s, (vii) repurchase agreements with major banks and
primary government securities dealers fully secured by U.S.
Government or agency collateral equal to or exceeding the principal
amount on a daily basis and held in safekeeping, and (viii) real
estate loan pool participations, guaranteed by an entity with an AA
rating given by S&P or an Aa2 rating given by Moody’s, or
better rated credit.
“ Closing Date
” means the date on which the Administrative Agent shall have
received the documents specified in or pursuant to Section
3.1.
“ Code ”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any
successor statute.
“ Commitment
” means, with respect to each Bank, the amount committed by
such Bank pursuant to this Agreement with respect to any Committed
Loans, as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to
Sections 2.10 and 2.11. The initial aggregate amount of the
Banks’ Commitments is $500,000,000 which amount is subject to
increase as set forth in Section 2.19 and decrease as set forth in
Section 2.11(f).
“ Committed
Borrowing ” has the meaning set forth in Section
1.3.
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“ Committed Loan
” means a Loan made by a Bank pursuant to Section 2.1;
provided that, if any such Loan or Loans (or portions
thereof) are combined or subdivided pursuant to a Notice of
Interest Rate Election, the term “ Committed Loan
” shall refer to the combined principal amount resulting from
such combination or to each of the separate principal amounts
resulting from such subdivision, as the case may be.
“ Consolidated
Entities ” means at any date the Credit Parties and any
of their Consolidated Subsidiaries.
“ Consolidated
Subsidiary ” means, at any date, any Subsidiary or other
entity which is consolidated with any of the Credit Parties, as
applicable, in accordance with GAAP.
“ Consolidated
Tangible Net Worth ” means at any date the consolidated
unitholders’ equity of Borrower (determined on a book basis),
less its consolidated Intangible Assets, all determined as of such
date. For purposes of this definition “ Intangible
Assets ” means with respect to any intangible assets, the
amount (to the extent reflected in determining such consolidated
unitholders’ equity) of all write-ups subsequent to December
31, 2003 in the book value of any asset owned by any Consolidated
Entity and (ii) goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade
names, anticipated future benefit of tax loss carry forwards,
copyrights, organization or developmental expenses and other
intangible assets; provided, however, that any portion of the
purchase price of real estate that may be allocated to leases and
similar intangibles in accordance with Financial Accounting
Standards No. 141 shall not be included in the definition of
Intangible Assets.
“ Contingent
Obligation ” as to any Person means, without duplication,
(i) any contingent obligation of such Person required to be shown
on such Person’s balance sheet in accordance with GAAP, (ii)
any obligation required to be disclosed in the footnotes to such
Person’s financial statements, guaranteeing partially or in
whole any non-recourse Debt, lease, dividend or other obligation,
exclusive of contractual indemnities (including, without
limitation, any indemnity or price-adjustment provision relating to
the purchase or sale of securities or other assets) and guarantees
of non-monetary obligations (other than guarantees of completion)
which have not yet been called on or quantified, of such Person or
of any other Person and (iii) any specific performance contract or
obligation to acquire real property upon completion of construction
or certificate of occupancy (a “ Forward Purchase
Contract ”), whether or not that obligation is required
to be shown on that Person’s GAAP financial
statements
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or footnotes. The amount of any
Contingent Obligation described in clause (ii) shall be deemed to
be (a) with respect to a guaranty of interest or interest and
principal, or operating income guaranty, the sum of all payments
required to be made thereunder (which in the case of an operating
income guaranty shall be deemed to be equal to the debt service for
the note secured thereby), calculated at the Applicable Interest
Rate, through (i) in the case of an interest or interest and
principal guaranty, the stated date of maturity of the obligation
(and commencing on the date interest could first be payable
thereunder), or (ii) in the case of an operating income guaranty,
the date through which such guaranty will remain in effect, and (b)
with respect to all guarantees not covered by the preceding clause
(a), an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the
primary obligation in respect of which such guaranty is made or, if
not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated
liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to
perform thereunder) as recorded on the balance sheet and on the
footnotes to the most recent financial statements of the Borrower
required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary,
guarantees of completion shall not be deemed to be Contingent
Obligations unless and until a claim for payment or performance has
been made thereunder, at which time any such guaranty of completion
shall be deemed to be a Contingent Obligation in an amount equal to
any such claim. Subject to the preceding sentence, (i) in the case
of a joint and several guaranty given by such Person and another
Person (but only to the extent such guaranty is recourse, directly
or indirectly to such Person), the amount of the guaranty shall be
deemed to be 100% thereof unless and only to the extent that the
other Person has delivered Cash or Cash Equivalents to secure all
or any part of its guaranteed obligations, (ii) in the case of
joint and several guarantees given by a Person in whom a Person
owns an interest (which guarantees are non-recourse to the Person
which owns such interest), to the extent the guarantees, in the
aggregate, exceed 15% of total real estate investments, the amount
in excess of 15% shall be deemed to be a Contingent Obligation of
the Person which owns the interest, and (iii) in the case of a
guaranty (whether or not joint and several) of an obligation
otherwise constituting Debt of such Person, the amount of such
guaranty shall be deemed to be only that amount in excess of the
amount of the obligation constituting Debt of such
Person.
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Notwithstanding anything contained
herein to the contrary, “Contingent Obligations” shall
not be deemed to include guarantees of Unused Commitments or of
construction loans to the extent the same have not been
drawn.
“ Control
” or “ control ” means the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or
otherwise.
“ Convertible
Securities ” means evidences of shares of stock, limited
or general partnership interests or other ownership interests,
warrants, options, or other rights or securities which are
convertible into or exchangeable for, with or without payment of
additional consideration, common shares of beneficial interest of
any Consolidated Entity or partnership interests of any
Consolidated Entity, as the case may be, either immediately or upon
the arrival of a specified date or the happening of a specified
event.
“ Credit Parties
” means collectively, the Borrower and the Guarantors (but
with respect to CarrAmerica LP, CarrAmerica LP shall be a Credit
Party only for so long as CarrAmerica LP is a Consolidated
Subsidiary of CarrAmerica Corporation).
“ Credit Rating
” means the ratings assigned by not less than two of the
Rating Agencies (at least one of which shall be S&P or
Moody’s) to Borrower’s senior long-term unsecured
indebtedness.
“ Debt ”
of any Person means, without duplication, (A) as shown on such
Person’s consolidated balance sheet (i) all indebtedness of
such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price
of property and (ii) all indebtedness of such Person evidenced by a
note, bond, debenture or similar instrument (whether or not
disbursed in full in the case of a construction loan), (B) the face
amount of all letters of credit issued for the account of such
Person and, without duplication, all unreimbursed amounts drawn
thereunder, (C) all Contingent Obligations of such Person, and (D)
all payment obligations of such Person under any interest rate
protection agreement (including, without limitation, any interest
rate swaps, caps, floors, collars and similar agreements) and
currency swaps and similar agreements which
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were not entered into specifically in
connection with Debt set forth in clauses (A), (B) or (C) above
(provided if such aforementioned interest rate protection
agreements, currency swaps or similar agreements are required to be
disclosed on such Person’s balance sheet or financial
footnotes of such Person’s financial statements, they shall
be included in the definition of “Debt”). For purposes
of this Agreement, Debt (other than Contingent Obligations) of a
Person shall be deemed to include (i) with respect to partnerships,
limited liability companies and corporations in which such Person,
directly or indirectly, owns an interest, and which are
consolidated on such Person’s financial statements, all of
the Debt of such entities and (ii) with respect to Minority
Holdings, only such Person’s pro rata share (such share being
based upon such Person’s percentage ownership interest as
shown on such Person’s annual audited financial statements)
of the Debt of any Minority Holdings in which such Person, directly
or indirectly, owns an interest, provided that such Debt is
nonrecourse, both directly and indirectly, to such
Person.
“ Debt Service
” of any Person means, measured as of the last day of each
calendar quarter, an amount equal to the sum of (i) interest
(whether accrued, paid or capitalized) actually payable on the Debt
of such Person for such calendar quarter, plus (ii) scheduled
payments of principal on such Debt, whether or not paid by such
Person (excluding balloon payments) for such calendar
quarter.
“ Default
” means any condition or event which constitutes an Event of
Default or which with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both
would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of
Default.
“ Designated
Lender ” means a special purpose corporation that (i)
shall have become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section
9.6(d), and (ii) is not otherwise a Bank.
“ Designated Lender
Notes ” means promissory notes of the Borrower,
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, evidencing
the obligation of the Borrower to repay Money Market Loans made by
Designated Lenders, and
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“Designated Lender Note”
means any one of such promissory notes issued under Section
9.6(d).
“ Designating
Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section
9.6(d).
“ Designation
Agreement ” means a designation agreement in
substantially the form of Exhibit G attached hereto, entered
into by a Bank and a Designated Lender and accepted by the
Administrative Agent.
“ Domestic Business
Day ” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other
day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized by
law to close.
“ Domestic Lending
Office ” means, as to each Bank, its office located
within the United States at its address set forth in its
Administrative Questionnaire (or identified in its Administrative
Questionnaire as its Domestic Lending Office) or such other office
within the United States as such Bank may hereafter designate as
its Domestic Lending Office by notice to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent.
“ EBITDA ”
means, measured as of the last day of each calendar quarter, an
amount equal to (i) total revenues relating to the Consolidated
Entities’ interest in all Real Property Assets and the
Consolidated Entities’ interest in Minority Holdings
(including, without limitation, interest and other income),
calculated in accordance with GAAP for such calendar quarter then
ended (except that with respect to Minority Holdings, calculated in
accordance with the Consolidated Entities’ pro rata interest
in Minority Holdings), plus (ii) interest and other income
of the Consolidated Entities, including, without limitation, real
estate service revenues, for such period, less (iii) total
operating expenses and other expenses relating to such Real
Property Assets and to the Consolidated Entities’ interest in
Minority Holdings for such period (other than interest, income
taxes, depreciation, amortization, and other non-cash items), pro
rata, in accordance with such Consolidated Entities’ interest
in Minority Holdings, less (iv) total corporate operating
expenses (including general overhead expenses) and other expenses
of the Consolidated Entities and the Consolidated Entities’
interest in Minority Holdings
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(other than interest, taxes,
depreciation, amortization and other non-cash items), pro rata, in
accordance with such Consolidated Entities’ interest in
Minority Holdings, for such period, without duplication.
“ Eligible
Assignee” and “Eligible Institution” mean any
of (a) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United
States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia and having
total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000 calculated in accordance
with GAAP, (b) a savings and loan association or savings bank
organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof
or the District of Columbia and having total assets in excess of
$1,000,000,000 calculated in accordance with GAAP, (c) a commercial
bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a
member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
(the “ OECD ”) or a political subdivision of any
such country, and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000,
calculated in accordance with GAAP, provided that such bank is
acting at all times with respect to this Agreement through a branch
or agency located in the United States of America and (d) a
financial institution or a trust reasonably acceptable to
Administrative Agent and Fronting Banks which is regularly engaged
in making, purchasing or investing in loans and having total assets
in excess of $500,000,000, calculated in accordance with
GAAP.
“ Environmental
Affiliate ” means any partnership, or joint venture,
trust or corporation in which an equity interest is owned by a
Consolidated Entity, either directly or indirectly.
“ Environmental
Approvals ” means any permit, license, approval, ruling,
variance, exemption or other authorization required under
applicable Environmental Laws.
“ Environmental
Claim ” means, with respect to any Person, any notice,
claim, demand or similar communication (written or oral) by any
other Person alleging potential liability for investigatory costs,
cleanup costs, governmental response costs, natural resources
damage, property damages, personal injuries, fines or penalties
arising out of, based on or resulting from (i) the presence, or
release into the environment, of any Material of Environmental
Concern at any location, whether or not owned by such Person or
(ii) circumstances forming the basis of any violation,
or
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alleged violation, of any Environmental
Law, in each case as to which there is a reasonable likelihood of
an adverse determination with respect thereto and which, if
adversely determined, would have a Material Adverse
Effect.
“ Environmental
Laws ” means any and all federal, state, local and
foreign statutes, laws, judicial decisions, regulations,
ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, plans, injunctions,
permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements and
other governmental restrictions relating to the environment, the
effect of the environment on human health or to emissions,
discharges or releases of pollutants, contaminants, Hazardous
Substances or hazardous wastes into the environment including,
without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, or
land, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or
handling of pollutants, contaminants, Hazardous Substances or
hazardous wastes or the clean-up or other remediation
thereof.
“ ERISA ”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, or any successor statute.
“ ERISA Group
” means each of the Consolidated Entities, each of their
Subsidiaries and all members of a controlled group of corporations
and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under
common control which, together with any Consolidated Entity or any
Subsidiary of a Consolidated Entity, are treated as a single
employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“ Euro-Dollar
Borrowing ” has the meaning set forth in Section
1.3.
“ Euro-Dollar
Business Day ” means any Domestic Business Day on which
commercial banks are open for international business (including
dealings in dollar deposits) in London.
“ Euro-Dollar
Lending Office ” means, as to each Bank, its office,
branch or affiliate located at its address set forth in its
Administrative Questionnaire (or identified in its Administrative
Questionnaire as its Euro-Dollar Lending Office) or such other
office, branch or affiliate of such Bank as it may hereafter
designate as its Euro-Dollar
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Lending Office by notice to the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent.
“ Euro-Dollar
Loan ” means a Committed Loan made or to be made by a
Bank with reference to the Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate
in accordance with the applicable Notice of Committed Borrowing or
Notice of Interest Rate Election.
“ Euro-Dollar
Reserve Percentage ” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.7(b).
“ Event of
Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section
6.1.
“ Existing Credit
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the
Recitals.
“ Existing Fronting
Bank ” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank.
“ Existing Letters
of Credit ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.18.
“ Extension Date
” has the meaning set forth in Subsection 2.9(b)
hereof.
“ Extension Fee
” shall mean a fee in an amount equal to twenty basis points
(0.20%) due and payable on the aggregate amount of the Commitments
on the date immediately preceding the first day of the Extension
Term pursuant to the terms of Subsection 2.9(b) hereof.
“ Extension
Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Subsection 2.9(b)
hereof.
“ Extension
Option ” has the meaning set forth in Subsection 2.9(b)
hereof.
“ Extension Term
” has the meaning set forth in Subsection 2.9(b)
hereof.
“ Facility Fee
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a).
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“ Federal Funds
Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded
upward, if necessary, 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 Domestic Business Day next
succeeding such day, provided that (i) if such day is not a
Domestic Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be
such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Domestic
Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Domestic
Business Day, and (ii) if no such rate is so published on such next
succeeding Domestic Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such
day shall be the average rate quoted to Chase on such day on such
transactions by three Federal Funds brokers of recognized standing
as determined by the Administrative Agent.
“ Federal Reserve
Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System as constituted from time to time.
“ Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio ” means the ratio, calculated as of the
end of each calendar quarter, of Adjusted Annual EBITDA to the sum
of (x) the product of (i) aggregate Debt Service of the
Consolidated Entities for such calendar quarter and (ii) four (4),
(y) the product of (i) distributions payable by the Borrower on
preferred units outstanding during such calendar quarter and (ii)
four (4), and, without duplication, (z) the product of (i)
distributions payable by the Borrower to CarrAmerica Corporation
during such calendar quarter for the purpose of paying dividends on
preferred shares in CarrAmerica Corporation and (ii) four
(4).
“ Fitch ”
means Fitch Rating Services, Inc. or any successor
thereto.
“ FMV Cap Rate
” means 9%.
“ Fronting Bank
” shall mean (i) with respect to the Letters of Credit,
JPMorgan Chase Bank or such other Bank which has consented to be a
Fronting Bank and which Borrower is notified by the Administrative
Agent may be a Fronting Bank and which is designated by Borrower in
its Notice of
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Borrowing as the Bank which shall issue
a Letter of Credit with respect to such Notice of Borrowing and
(ii) with respect to the Existing Letters of Credit, the Existing
Fronting Bank.
“ FFO ”
means “funds from operations,” on a consolidated basis,
defined to mean consolidated net income (loss) (computed in
accordance with GAAP), excluding consolidated gains (or losses)
from debt restructurings and sales of properties, plus depreciation
and amortization.
“ GAAP ”
means generally accepted accounting principles recognized as such
in the opinions and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board and the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants 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.
“ Group of Loans
” means, at any time, a group of Loans consisting of (i) all
Committed Loans which are Alternate Base Rate Loans at such time or
(ii) all Committed Loans which are Euro-Dollar Loans having the
same Interest Period at such time; provided that, if a
Committed Loan of any particular Bank is converted to or made as an
Alternate Base Rate Loan pursuant to Section 8.2 or 8.4, such Loan
shall be included in the same Group or Groups of Loans from time to
time as it would have been in if it had not been so converted or
made.
“ Guarantors
” means CarrAmerica Realty, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership, and CarrAmerica Realty Corporation, a Maryland
corporation, and their permitted successors.
“ Guaranty
” means that certain Amended and Restated Guaranty of
Payment, dated the date hereof, made by Guarantors in favor of
Administrative Agent, as agent on behalf of the Banks.
“ Hazardous
Substances ” means any toxic, radioactive, caustic or
otherwise hazardous substance, including petroleum, its
derivatives, by-products and other
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hydrocarbons, or any substance having
any constituent elements displaying any of the foregoing
characteristics.
“ Indemnitee
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(b).
“ Intercompany
Liens ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of
Permitted Liens.
“ Interest
Period ” means: (1) with respect to each Euro-Dollar
Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing
specified in the Notice of Committed Borrowing or the date of
continuation or conversion specified in the Notice of Interest Rate
Election, as the case may be, and ending one, two, three or six
months thereafter, as Borrower may elect in the applicable Notice
of Committed Borrowing or in the Notice of Interest Rate Election;
provided that:
(a) any Interest Period which
would otherwise end on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business
Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business
Day unless such Euro-Dollar Business Day falls in another calendar
month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next
preceding Euro-Dollar Business Day;
(b) any Interest Period which
begins on the last Euro-Dollar Business Day of a calendar month (or
on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the
calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall, subject
to clause (c) below, end on the last Euro- Dollar Business Day of a
calendar month;
(c) if any Interest Period
includes a date on which a payment of principal of the Committed
Loans is required to be made under Section 2.10 but does not end on
such date, then (i) the principal amount (if any) of each
Euro-Dollar Loan required to be repaid on such date shall have an
Interest Period ending on such date and (ii) the remainder (if any)
of each such Euro-Dollar Loan shall have an Interest Period
determined as set forth above; and
(d) no Interest Period shall
end after the Maturity Date.
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(2) with respect to each Money Market
LIBOR Loan, the period commencing on the date of such Loan
specified in the applicable Notice of Money Market Borrowing and
ending one, two, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower
may elect in the applicable Notice of Money Market Borrowing in
accordance with Section 2.3; provided that:
(a) any Interest Period which
would otherwise end on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business
Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business
Day unless such Euro-Dollar Business Day falls in another calendar
month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next
preceding Euro-Dollar Business Day;
(b) any Interest Period which
begins on the last Euro-Dollar Business Day of a calendar month (or
on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the
calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall, subject
to clause (c) below, end on the last Euro-Dollar Business Day of a
calendar month;
(c) if any Interest Period
includes a date on which a payment of principal of the Committed
Loans is required to be made under Section 2.10 but does not end on
such date, then (i) the principal amount (if any) of each Money
Market LIBOR Loan required to be repaid on such date shall have an
Interest Period ending on such date, and (ii) the remainder (if
any) of each such Money Market LIBOR Loan shall have an Interest
Period determined as set forth above; and
(d) any Interest Period which
would otherwise end after the Maturity Date shall end on the
Maturity Date.
(3) with respect to each Money Market
Absolute Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date of such Loan
specified in the applicable Notice of Money Market Borrowing and
ending such number of days thereafter (but not less than 14 days or
more than 180 days) as the Borrower may elect in the applicable
Notice of Money Market Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.3;
provided that:
(a) any Interest Period which
would otherwise end on a day which is not a Domestic Business Day
shall be extended to the next succeeding Domestic Business Day;
and
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(b) if any Interest Period
includes a date on which a payment of principal of the Committed
Loans is required to be made under Section 2.10 but does not end on
such date, then (i) the principal amount (if any) of each Money
Market Absolute Rate Loan required to be repaid on such date shall
have an Interest Period ending on such date, and (ii) the remainder
(if any) of each such Money Market Absolute Rate Loan shall have an
Interest Period determined as set forth above; and
(c) any Interest Period which
would otherwise end after the Maturity Date shall end on the
Maturity Date.
“ Investment Grade
Rating ” means a rating for a Person’s senior
long-term unsecured debt, or if no such rating has been issued, a
“shadow” rating, of BBB- or better from S&P, and a
rating or “shadow” rating of Baa3 or better from
Moody’s or a rating or “shadow” rating equivalent
to the foregoing from Fitch. Any such “shadow” rating
shall be evidenced by a letter from the applicable Rating Agency or
by such other evidence as may be reasonably acceptable to the
Required Banks.
“ Invitation for
Money Market Quotes ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.3.
“ Letter(s) of
Credit ” has the meaning provided in Section
2.2(b).
“ Letter of Credit
Collateral ” has the meaning provided in Section
6.4.
“ Letter of Credit
Collateral Account ” has the meaning provided in Section
6.4.
“ Letter of Credit
Documents ” has the meaning provided in Section
2.17.
“ Letter of Credit
Usage ” means at any time the sum of (i) the aggregate
maximum amount available to be drawn under the Letters of Credit
and the Existing Letters of Credit then outstanding, assuming
compliance with all requirements for drawing referred to therein,
and (ii) the
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aggregate amount of the Borrower’s
unpaid obligations under this Agreement in respect of the Letters
of Credit and the Existing Letters of Credit.
“ LIBOR Auction
” means a solicitation of Money Market Quotes setting forth
Money Market Margins based on the London Interbank Offered Rate
pursuant to Section 2.3.
“ Lien ”
means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind, or any other
type of preferential arrangement that has the practical effect of
creating a security interest, in respect of such asset. For the
purposes of this Agreement, each of the Credit Parties or any of
their respective Subsidiaries shall be deemed to own subject to a
Lien any asset which it has acquired or holds subject to the
interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale
agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement
relating to such asset.
“ Loan ”
means the loan or loans to be made to Borrower for the purposes set
forth in Section 5.15 hereof which loan or loans shall be an
Alternate Base Rate Loan, a Euro-Dollar Loan or a Money Market Loan
and “ Loans ” means Alternate Base Rate Loans,
Euro-Dollar Loans or Money Market Loans or any combination of the
foregoing.
“ Loan Documents
” means this Agreement, the Guaranty, the Notes, Letters of
Credit, the Existing Letters of Credit and Letter of Credit
Documents.
“ London Interbank
Offered Rate ” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.7(b).
“ Majority Owned
Asset Cap ” shall have the meaning set forth in the
definition of Unencumbered Asset Pool Properties.
“ Majority Owned
Subsidiary ” shall mean a Consolidated Subsidiary which
Consolidated Subsidiary is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary but which
Consolidated Subsidiary is controlled, directly or indirectly, by
any of the Credit Parties.
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“ Margin Stock
” shall have the meaning provided such term in Regulation
U.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” means a material adverse effect upon (i) the
business, operations, properties or assets of the Credit Parties,
taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Credit Parties, taken
as a whole, to perform its obligations hereunder and under the
other Loan Documents in all material respects, including to pay
interest and principal.
“ Material Plan
” means at any time a Plan or Plans having aggregate Unfunded
Liabilities in excess of $5,000,000.
“ Materials of
Environmental Concern ” means and includes pollutants,
contaminants, hazardous wastes, toxic and hazardous substances,
petroleum and petroleum by-products.
“ Maturity Date
” shall mean, subject to the provisions of Section 2.9(b),
June 20, 2007.
“ Maximum Total Debt
Ratio ” means the ratio as of the date of determination
of (i) the sum of the aggregate Debt of the Consolidated Entities
and their Minority Holdings (pro rata, in accordance with the
Consolidated Entities’ interest in such Minority Holdings) at
the time of determination to (ii) the Tangible FMV.
“ Minority
Holdings ” means partnerships, limited liability
companies and corporations held or owned, directly or indirectly,
by any Consolidated Entity which are not consolidated with such
Consolidated Entity on such Consolidated Entity’s financial
statements.
“ Money Market
Absolute Rate ” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.3(d).
“ Money Market
Absolute Rate Loan ” means a loan made or to be made by a
Bank pursuant to an Absolute Rate Auction.
“ Money Market
Borrowing ” has the meaning set forth in Section
1.3.
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“ Money Market
Lending Office ” means, as to each Bank, its Domestic
Lending Office or such other office, branch or affiliate of such
Bank as it may hereafter designate as its Money Market Lending
Office by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent;
provided that any Bank may from time to time by notice to
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent designate separate Money
Market Lending Offices for its Money Market LIBOR Loans, on the one
hand, and its Money Market Absolute Rate Loans, on the other hand,
in which case all references herein to the Money Market Lending
Office of such Bank shall be deemed to refer to either or both of
such offices, as the context may require.
“ Money Market LIBOR
Loan ” means a loan made or to be made by a Bank pursuant
to a LIBOR Auction (including such a loan bearing interest at the
Alternate Base Rate pursuant to Section 2.3).
“ Money Market
Loan ” means a Money Market LIBOR Loan or a Money Market
Absolute Rate Loan.
“ Money Market
Margin ” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.3.
“ Money Market
Quote ” means an offer by a Bank to make a Money Market
Loan in accordance with Section 2.3.
“ Money Market Quote
Request ” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.3.
“ Moody’s
” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any
successor thereto.
“ Multiemployer
Plan ” means at any time an employee pension benefit 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.
“ Net Offering
Proceeds ” means all cash or other assets received by any
of the Consolidated Entities as a result of the issuance of common
stock, preferred stock, partnership interests, limited liability
company interests, Convertible Securities or other ownership or
equity interests
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in any of the Consolidated Entities
less customary costs and discounts of issuance paid by such
Consolidated Entities; provided that Net Offering Proceeds shall
not include issuances of common stock or common beneficial
interests for the sole purpose of conversion or redemption of
convertible preferred stock or perpetual preferred stock or
preferred beneficial interests.
“ Net Operating Cash
Flow ” means, as of any date of determination, with
respect to all Real Property Assets and Minority Holdings of the
Consolidated Entities, the product of (A) in the case of all Real
Property Assets of the Consolidated Entities, Property Income for
the previous quarter, and in the case of Minority Holdings, the
Consolidated Entities’ pro rata share thereof based upon
their percentage of ownership interests, but less (x) Property
Expenses (or in the case of Minority Holdings, the Consolidated
Entities’ pro rata share thereof based upon their percentage
of ownership interests) for the previous quarter and (y) the
greater of (i) Capital Expenditures which are not related to new
construction for the previous quarter (or in the case of Minority
Holdings, the Consolidated Entities’ pro rata share thereof,
based upon their percentage of ownership interests), and (ii)
reserves for such quarter for CapEx for each Real Property Asset
(or in the case of Minority Holdings, the Consolidated
Entities’ pro rata share thereof, based upon their percentage
of ownership interests), and (B) four (4).
“ Net Operating
Income ” means as of any date of determination with
respect to any Real Property Asset and any Minority Holdings of
Consolidated Entities, the product of (A) Property Income for the
previous quarter, but less Property Expenses for the previous
quarter and (B) four (4).
“ New
Acquisition ” has the meaning set forth in Section
5.15.
“ Non-Recourse
Debt ” means Debt of any Person on a consolidated basis
for which the right of recovery of the obligee thereof is limited
to recourse against the Real Property Assets securing such Debt
(subject to such limited exceptions to the non-recourse nature of
such Debt such as fraud, misappropriation, misapplication and
environmental indemnities, as are usual and customary in like
transactions at the time of the incurrence of such
Debt).
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“ Notes ”
means collectively, Bank Notes and any Designated Lender
Notes.
“ Notice of
Borrowing ” means a Notice of Committed Borrowing (as
defined in Section 2.2 and 2.3) or a Notice of Money Market
Borrowing (as defined in Section 2.3(f)).
“ Notice of Interest
Rate Election ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15
hereof.
“ Obligations
” means all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of
every nature of the Credit Parties, from time to time owing to any
Bank under or in connection with this Agreement, the Guaranty or
any other Loan Document, including, without limitation, (i) the
outstanding principal amount of the Committed Loans at such time,
plus (ii) the Letter of Credit Usage at such time, plus (iii) the
outstanding principal amount of any Money Market Loans at such
time.
“ Original Credit
Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of June
28, 2001, among CarrAmerica Corporation, as borrower, CarrAmerica
LP, as guarantor, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as a Bank and
Administrative Agent and the Banks listed therein.
“ Original Fronting
Bank ” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank.
“ Outstanding
Balance ” means the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding
and unpaid principal balance of all Committed Loans (ii) the
aggregate outstanding and unpaid principal balance of all Money
Market Loans and (iii) the Letter of Credit Usage.
“ Parent ”
means, with respect to any Bank, any Person controlling such
Bank.
“ Participant
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.6 (b).
“ PBGC ”
means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity
succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.
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“ Permitted
Liens ” means (a) Liens in favor of any or all the Credit
Parties on all or any part of the assets of Subsidiaries of the
Credit Parties (collectively, “ Intercompany Liens
”), provided that (i) the Debt to which such Intercompany
Lien relates is held by a Credit Party, (ii) such Debt is not
otherwise pledged or encumbered and (iii) no more than 25% of the
Unencumbered Asset Pool Properties Value may be subject to any such
Intercompany Liens; (b) Liens to secure the performance of
statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds,
completion bonds, government contracts or other obligations of a
like nature, including Liens in connection with workers’
compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of statutory
obligations or to secure the performance of tenders, bids, leases,
contracts (other than for the repayment of Debt) and other similar
obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business; (c) Liens
for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are
not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently
concluded; provided , that any reserve or other appropriate
provision as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have
been made therefor; (d) Liens on property of any Consolidated
Entity or any Subsidiary of any Consolidated Entity in favor of the
Federal or any state government to secure certain payments pursuant
to any contract, statute or regulation; (e) easements (including,
without limitation, reciprocal easement agreements and utility
agreements), rights of way, covenants, consents, reservations,
encroachments, variations and zoning and other restrictions,
charges or encumbrances (whether or not recorded), which do not
interfere materially with the ordinary conduct of the business of
the applicable Consolidated Entity thereof and which do not
materially detract from the value of the property to which they
attach or materially impair the use thereof by the applicable
Consolidated Entity; (f) statutory Liens of carriers, warehousemen,
mechanics, suppliers, materialmen, repairmen or other Liens imposed
by law and arising in the ordinary course of business, for sums not
then due and payable (or which, if due and payable, are being
contested in good faith and with respect to which adequate reserves
are being maintained to the extent required by GAAP); (g)Liens not
otherwise permitted by this definition and incurred in the ordinary
course of business by any Consolidated Entity or any Subsidiary
with respect to obligations which do not exceed $2,000,000 in
principal amount in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;
(h)
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Liens existing on the date of this
Agreement which have been disclosed on Schedule 4.28 ; (i)
the interests of lessees and lessors under leases of real or
personal property made in the ordinary course of business which
would not have a material adverse effect on any Consolidated Entity
taken as a whole; and (j) judgment and attachment Liens not giving
rise to an Event of Default.
“ Person ”
means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a
partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity or
organization, including a government or political subdivision or an
agency or instrumentality 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
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.
“ Prime Rate
” means the rate of interest publicly announced by the
Administrative Agent from time to time as its prime
rate.
“ Property
Expenses ” means, when used with respect to any Real
Property Asset or Minority Holdings of Consolidated Entities, the
costs of maintaining and operating such Real Property Asset,
calculated in accordance with GAAP, which are the responsibility of
the owner thereof and that are not paid directly by the tenant
thereof, including, without limitation, real estate taxes,
insurance, repairs and maintenance, but provided that if such
tenant is more than 60 days in arrears in the payment of base or
fixed rent, then such costs will also constitute “Property
Expenses”, but excluding depreciation, amortization and
interest costs. With respect to Minority Holdings, Property
Expenses shall be pro rated based upon the Consolidated
Entities’ percentage ownership interest.
“ Property
Income ” means, when used with respect to any Real
Property Asset and Minority Holdings of Consolidated
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Entities, rents and other revenues
earned in accordance with GAAP, in the ordinary course therefrom,
including, without limitation, revenues from any parking leases and
lease termination fees amortized over the remaining term of the
lease for which such termination fee was received (other than the
paid rents and revenues and security deposits except to the extent
applied in satisfaction of tenants’ obligations for rent).
With respect to Minority Holdings, Property Income shall be pro
rated based upon the Consolidated Entities’ percentage
ownership interest.
“ Qualified
Development Property ” means any Unencumbered Asset Pool
Property which is under construction and which, in accordance with
GAAP, has not yet been placed into service, but as to which not
less than 66.67% of net rentable leaseable area has been pre-leased
to tenants other than tenants that are Affiliates of the Credit
Parties, unless the same are approved by the Required
Banks.
“ Rating
Agencies ” means, collectively, S&P, Moody’s
and Fitch.
“ Real Property
Assets ” means as of any time, the real property assets
(including interests in participating mortgages in which a
Consolidated Entity’s interest therein is characterized as
debt or equity according to GAAP) owned directly or indirectly by
any Consolidated Entity at such time.
“ Recourse Debt
” means Debt of any Person on a consolidated basis for which
the right of recovery of the obligee thereof is not limited to
recourse against specific assets securing such Debt, if any
(subject to such limited exceptions to the non-recourse nature of
such Debt such as fraud, misappropriation, misapplication and
environmental indemnities, as are usual and customary in like
transactions at the time of the incurrence of such
Debt).
“ Regulation U
” means Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board, as in
effect from time to time.
“ Reorganization
” shall have the meaning set forth in the
Recitals.
“ Required Banks
” means, at any time Banks having at least 66 2/3% of the
aggregate amount of the Commitments or,
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if the Commitments shall have been
terminated, holding Notes evidencing at least 66 2/3% of the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Committed
Loans.
“ Secured Debt
” means Non-Recourse Debt that is secured by a
Lien.
“ Solvent
” means, with respect to any Person, that the fair saleable
value of such Person’s assets exceeds the Debts of such
Person.
“ Stabilized Real
Property Assets ” means, Real Property Assets in which
85% or more of the net leasable area is presently leased to tenants
which are not Affiliates of any Consolidated Entity.
“ S&P
” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, or any
successor thereto.
“ Subsidiary
” means, with respect to a Person, any corporation,
partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which
securities, partnership interests, member interests or other
ownership interests representing either (i) ordinary voting power
to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons
performing similar functions or (ii) a majority of the economic
interest therein, are at the time directly or indirectly owned by
such Person.
“ Tangible FMV
” means the sum of (x) (i) with respect to Real Property
Assets owned by the Consolidated Entities or Minority Holdings of a
Consolidated Entity for a period of at least twelve months, the
quotient of Net Operating Income with respect to such Real Property
Assets determined as of the last day of the immediately preceding
calendar quarter, less reserves for Capital Expenditures of
$.50 per square foot per annum for each Real Property Asset owned
as of the last day of such immediately preceding calendar quarter,
the sum of which is capitalized at the FMV Cap Rate, and (ii) with
respect to Real Property Assets owned by the Consolidated Entities
or Minority Holdings of a Consolidated Entity for a period of less
than twelve months, the purchase price of such Real Property
Assets, (y) with respect to any Qualified Development Properties,
costs incurred in connection therewith, and (z) Cash or Cash
Equivalents of the Consolidated Entities only. Tangible FMV for
Minority
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Holdings of any Consolidated Entity
shall be determined on a pro rata basis based upon such
Consolidated Entity’s ownership interest in such Minority
Holdings.
“ Term ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.
“ Unencumbered Asset
Pool Entity ” shall mean collectively or individually, a
Credit Party, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary and a Majority Owned
Subsidiary.
“ Unencumbered Asset
Pool Minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio ” means the
ratio calculated as of the last day of each calendar quarter of (x)
Unencumbered Asset Pool Net Operating Cash Flow to (y) the product
of (a) Debt Service on Unsecured Debt of the Unencumbered Asset
Pool Entities for such calendar quarter and (b) four
(4).
“ Unencumbered Asset
Pool Net Operating Cash Flow ” means as of any date of
determination with respect to the Unencumbered Asset Pool
Properties, the product of (A) Property Income with respect to the
Unencumbered Asset Pool Properties for the immediately preceding
calendar quarter, less (x) Property Expenses with respect to the
Unencumbered Asset Pool Properties for the immediately preceding
calendar quarter and (y)reserves for CapEx for such immediately
preceding calendar quarter for each Unencumbered Asset Pool
Property, and (B) four (4). For purposes of Section 5.1(l), the
calculation of Unencumbered Asset Pool Net Operating Cash Flow
shall be made separately as to each Unencumbered Asset Pool
Property.
“ Unencumbered Asset
Pool Properties ” means, as of any date, (i) Stabilized
Real Property Assets (a) which are 100% owned in fee or leasehold
by an Unencumbered Asset Pool Entity and are not subject to any
Lien (other than Permitted Liens) and (b) in the case of
unencumbered Stabilized Real Property Assets which are 100% owned
in fee or leasehold by a Wholly Owned Subsidiary or a Majority
Owned Subsidiary, such Wholly Owned Subsidiary or Majority Owned
Subsidiary does not have any Recourse Debt (other than Intercompany
Liens that satisfy the limitations set forth in the definition of
Permitted Liens), (ii) Real Property Assets 100% owned in fee or
leasehold by an Unencumbered Asset Pool Entity which are not
subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) and are
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less than 85% leased to tenants (which
shall include any space for which a lease termination payment has
been made to the applicable Unencumbered Asset Pool Entity for
which such payment shall cover the rental of such space); and (iii)
Real Property Assets 100% owned in fee or leasehold by an
Unencumbered Asset Pool Entity which are not subject to any Lien
(other than Permitted Liens) and which are Qualified Development
Properties; provided that (w) in the case of assets described in
clause (ii) above, such assets do not exceed, in the aggregate, 20%
of the Unencumbered Asset Pool Properties Value, (x) in the case of
assets described in clause (iii) above, such assets do not exceed,
in the aggregate, 10% of the Unencumbered Asset Pool Properties
Value, (y) in the case of any assets held in leasehold, such
leasehold is created pursuant to a “financeable” lease
that has no less than 25 years remaining in its term and (z) in the
case of assets described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above, that
are 100% owned in fee or leasehold by a Majority Owned Subsidiary,
such assets do not exceed 15% of the Unencumbered Asset Pool
Properties Value (the limitation described in clause (z) being the
“ Majority Owned Asset Cap ”) and such Majority
Owned Subsidiary does not have any Recourse Debt (other than
Intercompany Liens that satisfy the limitations set forth in the
definition of Permitted Liens).
“ Unencumbered Asset
Pool Properties Value ” means the aggregate of (i) with
respect to the Unencumbered Asset Pool Properties owned by an
Unencumbered Asset Pool Entity for a period of at least twelve
months, the quotient of (x) Net Operating Income with respect to
the Unencumbered Asset Pool Properties less reserves for Capital
Expenditures of $.50 per square foot per annum for each
Unencumbered Asset Pool Property and (y) the FMV Cap Rate and (ii)
with respect to the Unencumbered Asset Pool Properties owned by an
Unencumbered Asset Pool Entity for a period of less than twelve
months, the purchase price of such Unencumbered Asset Pool
Property, and (iii) unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents in
excess of $20,000,000 and (iv) with respect to any Qualified
Development Property, the cost of such Qualified Development
Property.
“ Unencumbered
Leverage Ratio ” means the ratio, expressed as a
percentage and calculated as of the end of each calendar quarter,
of the aggregate amount of all
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Unsecured Debt (inclusive of the Loans)
of the Unencumbered Asset Pool Entities to the Unencumbered Asset
Pool Properties Value as of the date of determination.
“ Unfunded
Liabilities ” means, with respect to any Plan at any
time, the amount (if any) by which (i) 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 (ii) 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.
“ United States
” means the United States of America, including the States
and the District of Columbia, but excluding its territories and
possessions.
“ Unsecured Debt
” means all Debt which is not secured by a Lien.
“ Unused
Commitments ” means an amount equal to all unadvanced
funds (other than unadvanced funds in connection with any
construction loan) which any third party is obligated to advance to
a Person, pursuant to any loan document, written instrument or
otherwise.
“ Wholly Owned
Subsidiary ” means a corporation, partnership, limited
liability company or other entity in which all the ownership
interests are owned, directly or indirectly, by any of the Credit
Parties; provided that for purposes of this definition only,
Borrower shall be deemed not to be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of
CarrAmerica Corporation.
SECTION 1.2. Accounting
Terms and Determinations . Unless otherwise specified herein,
all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all
accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all
financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be
prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time,
applied on a
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basis consistent (except for changes
concurred in by the Borrower’s independent public
accountants) with the most recent audited consolidated financial
statements of Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent and
the Banks; provided that, if Borrower notifies the
Administrative Agent and the Banks that Borrower wishes to amend
any covenant in Article V to eliminate the effect of any change in
GAAP on the operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative
Agent notifies Borrower that the Required Banks wish to amend
Article V for such purpose), then Borrower’s compliance with
such covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect
immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective,
until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended
in a manner satisfactory to Borrower and the Required
Banks.
SECTION 1.3. Types of
Borrowings . The term “Borrowing” denotes the
aggregation of Loans of one or more Banks to be made to the
Borrower pursuant to Article II on a single date and, except in the
case of Alternate Base Rate Loans, for a single Interest Period.
Borrowings are classified for purposes of this Agreement either by
reference to the pricing of Committed Loans comprising such
Borrowing ( e.g. , a “Euro-Dollar Borrowing” is
a Borrowing comprised of Euro-Dollar Loans) or by reference to the
provisions of Article II under which participation therein is
determined ( i.e. , a “Committed Borrowing” is a
Borrowing under Section 2.1 in which all Banks participate in
proportion to their Commitments, while a “Money Market
Borrowing” is a Borrowing under Section 2.3).
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
SECTION 2.1. Commitments
to Lend . Each Bank severally agrees, on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make the Committed Loans
to Borrower and participate in Letters of Credit issued by the
Fronting Bank on behalf of Borrower pursuant to Section 2.16 from
time to time, during the Term in amounts such that the sum of (i)
the aggregate principal amount of Committed Loans by such Bank at
any one time outstanding, plus (ii) such Bank’s pro
rata share of Letter of Credit Usage shall not exceed the
amount of such Bank’s Commitment (in no event shall a
Bank’s
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participation in a Money Market Loan
reduce a Bank’s Commitment). The aggregate amount of
Committed Loans to be made hereunder together with the aggregate
pro rata share of principal amount of Money Market Loans
participated in by such Bank (or its Designated Bank) and the
Letter of Credit Usage shall not exceed the aggregate Commitments
of the Banks. Each Committed Borrowing under this Section 2.1 shall
be in an aggregate principal amount of at least $2,500,000, or an
integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (except that any
such Borrowing may be in the aggregate amount available in
accordance with Section 3.2(b)) and, other than with respect to
Money Market Loans, shall be made from the several Banks ratably in
proportion to their respective Commitments. Subject to the
limitations set forth herein, any amounts repaid may be reborrowed.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the number of new
Borrowings shall be limited to four Borrowings per month and no
more than ten Borrowings shall be outstanding at any
time.
SECTION 2.2. Notice of
Committed Borrowing . (a) The Borrower shall give the
Administrative Agent notice (a “ Notice of Committed
Borrowing ”) not later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City
time) (x) one Domestic Business Day before each Alternate Base Rate
Borrowing or (y) the third Euro-Dollar Business Day before each
Euro-Dollar Borrowing, specifying:
(i) the date of such
Borrowing, which shall be a Domestic Business Day in the case of a
Domestic Borrowing or a Euro-Dollar Business Day in the case of a
Euro-Dollar Borrowing,
(ii) the aggregate amount of
such Borrowing,
(iii) whether the Loans
comprising such Borrowing are to be Alternate Base Rate Loans or
Euro-Dollar Loans, and
(iv) in the case of a
Euro-Dollar Borrowing, the duration of the Interest Period
applicable thereto, subject to the provisions of the definition of
Interest Period.
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(b) Borrower shall give the
Administrative Agent, and the designated Fronting Bank, written
notice in the event that it desires to have Letters of Credit
(each, a “ Letter of Credit ”) issued hereunder
no later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, at least four (4)
Domestic Business Days prior to the date of such issuance. Each
such notice shall specify (i) the designated Fronting Bank, (ii)
the aggregate amount of the requested Letters of Credit, (iii) the
individual amount of each requested Letter of Credit and the number
of Letters of Credit to be issued, (iv) the date of such issuance
(which shall be a Domestic Business Day), (v) the name and address
of the beneficiary, (vi) the expiration date of the requested
Letter of Credit (which in no event shall be later than thirty (30)
days prior to the Maturity Date), (vii) the purpose and
circumstances for which such Letter of Credit is being issued and
(viii) the terms upon which each such Letter of Credit may be drawn
down (which terms shall not leave any discretion to Fronting Bank).
Each such notice may be revoked telephonically by the Borrower to
the applicable Fronting Bank and the Administrative Agent any time
prior to the date of issuance of the Letter of Credit by the
applicable Fronting Bank, provided such revocation is confirmed in
writing by Borrower to the Fronting Bank and the Administrative
Agent within one (1) Domestic Business Day by facsimile. No later
than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date that is four (4)
Domestic Business Days prior to the date of issuance, the Borrower
shall specify a precise description of the documents and the
verbatim text of any certificate to be presented by the beneficiary
of such Letter of Credit, which if presented by such beneficiary
prior to the expiration date of the Letter of Credit would require
the Fronting Bank to make a payment under the Letter of Credit;
provided that Fronting Bank may, in its reasonable judgment,
require changes in any such documents and certificates only in
conformity with changes in customary and commercially reasonable
practice or law. Any Letter of Credit issued hereunder shall
provide that payment shall be made against a conforming draft on
the same Domestic Business Day that such draft is presented
provided such presentation is made to the Fronting Bank on or
before 10:00 A.M. New York City time of such Domestic Business Day;
if such presentation is made later than 10:00 A.M. New York City
time, then payment shall be made against such conforming draft on
the following Domestic Business Day. In determining whether to pay
on such
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Letter of Credit or Existing Letter of
Credit, as applicable, the Fronting Bank shall be responsible only
to determine that the documents and certificates required to be
delivered under the Letter of Credit or Existing Letter of Credit,
as applicable, have been delivered and that they comply on their
face with the requirements of that Letter of Credit or Existing
Letter of Credit, as applicable.
SECTION 2.3. Money Market
Borrowings .
(a) The Money Market
Option . In addition to Committed Borrowings pursuant to
Section 2.1 and Section 2.2 hereof, the Borrower as set forth in
this Section and provided that at the time Borrower shall have two
Investment Grade Ratings (at least one of which shall be from
S&P or Moody’s) may request the Banks at any time or from
time to time during the Term to make offers to make Money Market
Loans to Borrower not to exceed, at such time, the lesser of (i) an
amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Commitments
and (ii) the aggregate Commitments, less all Loans then outstanding
(excluding any Committed Loans or any portion thereof to be repaid
from the proceeds of such Money Market Loans) plus the Letter of
Credit Usage. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the
Borrower may repay any outstanding Money Market Loan on any day
which is a Euro-Dollar Business Day, in the case of a LIBOR
Auction, or a Domestic Business Day in the case of an Absolute Rate
Auction and any amounts so repaid may be reborrowed, up to the
amount available under this Section 2.3 at the time of such
Borrowing, until the fourteenth (14 th
) day next
preceding the Maturity Date. Each Money Market Loan included in any
Money Market Borrowing shall mature, and the principal amount
thereof shall be due and payable, together with accrued interest
thereon, on the earlier to occur of (i) the last day of the
Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing or (ii) the Maturity
Date. The Banks may, but shall have no obligation to, make such
offers and the Borrower may, but shall have no obligation to,
accept any such offers in the manner set forth in this
Section.
(b) Money Market Quote
Request . When the Borrower wishes to request offers to make
Money Market Loans under this Section, it shall transmit to the
Administrative Agent by facsimile transmission a request for Money
Market Quotes
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substantially in the form of Exhibit
D hereto (a “ Money Market Quote Request ”)
so as to be received not later than 10:30 A.M. (New York City time)
on (x) the fourth Euro-Dollar Business Day prior to the date of
Borrowing proposed therein, in the case of a LIBOR Auction or (y)
the Domestic Business Day next preceding the date of Borrowing
proposed therein, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction (or, in
either case, such other time or date as the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent shall have mutually agreed and shall have
notified to the Banks not later than the date of the Money Market
Quote Request for the first LIBOR Auction or Absolute Rate Auction
for which such change is to be effective) specifying:
(i) the proposed date of
Borrowing, which shall be a Euro-Dollar Business Day in the case of
a LIBOR Auction or a Domestic Business Day in the case of an
Absolute Rate Auction,
(ii) the aggregate amount of
such Borrowing, which shall be $10,000,000 or a larger multiple of
$500,000,
(iii) the duration of the
Interest Period applicable thereto, subject to the provisions of
the definition of Interest Period, and
(iv) whether the Money Market
Quotes requested are to set forth a Money Market Margin or a Money
Market Absolute Rate.
The Borrower may request offers to make
Money Market Loans for up to four Interest Periods in a single
Money Market Quote Request. No Money Market Quote Request shall be
given within five Euro-Dollar Business Days of any other Money
Market Quote Request.
(c) Invitation for Money
Market Quotes . Promptly upon receipt of a Money Market Quote
Request, but no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on (i)
the fourth Euro-Dollar Business Day prior to the proposed date of
Borrowing, or (ii) the Domestic Business next preceding the date of
the proposed Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall send to the
Banks by facsimile transmission an Invitation for Money
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Market Quotes substantially in the form
of Exhibit E hereto (an “ Invitation for Money
Market Quotes ”), which shall constitute an invitation by
the Borrower to each Bank to submit Money Market Quotes offering to
make the Money Market Loans to which such Money Market Quote
Request relates in accordance with this Section.
(d) Submission and
Contents of Money Market Quotes . (i) Each Bank may submit a
Money Market Quote containing an offer or offers to make Money
Market Loans in response to any Invitation for Money Market Quotes.
Each Money Market Quote must comply with the requirements of this
subsection (d) and must be submitted to the Administrative Agent by
facsimile transmission at its offices specified in or pursuant to
Section 9.1 not later than (x) 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on
the third Euro-Dollar Business Day prior to the proposed date of
Borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR Auction or (y) 10:00 A.M. (New
York City time) on the proposed date of Money Market Borrowing, in
the case of an Absolute Rate Auction; provided that Money
Market Quotes submitted by the Administrative Agent (or any
affiliate of the Administrative Agent) in its capacity as a Bank
may be submitted, and may only be submitted, if the Administrative
Agent or such affiliate notifies the Borrower of the terms of the
offer or offers contained therein not later than fifteen (15)
minutes prior to the applicable deadline for the other Banks.
Subject to Articles III and VI, any Money Market Quote so made
shall be irrevocable. Such Money Market Loans may be funded by such
Bank’s Designated Lender (if any) as provided in Section
9.6(d), however such Bank shall not be required to specify in its
Money Market Quote whether such Money Market Loans will be funded
by such Designated Lender.
(ii) Each Money Market Quote
shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit F hereto and
shall in any case specify:
(1) the proposed date of
Borrowing,
(2) the principal amount of
the Money Market Loan for which each such offer is being made,
which principal amount (w) may be greater than or less than the
Commitment of the quoting Bank, (x) must be $10,000,000 or a larger
multiple
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of $500,000, (y) may not
exceed the principal amount of Money Market Loans for which offers
were requested and (z) may be subject to an aggregate limitation as
to the principal amount of Money Market Loans for which offers
being made by such quoting Bank may be accepted,
(3) in the case of a LIBOR
Auction, the margin above or below the applicable London Interbank
Offered Rate (the “ Money Market Margin ”)
offered for each such Money Market Loan, expressed as a percentage
(specified to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%) to be added to or
subtracted from the applicable London Interbank Offered
Rate,
(4) in the case of an
Absolute Rate Auction, the rate of interest per annum (specified to
the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%) (the “ Money Market Absolute
Rate ”) offered for each such Money Market Loan,
and
(5) the identity of the
quoting Bank.
A Money Market Quote may set forth up to
five separate offers by the quoting Bank with respect to each
Interest Period specified in the related Invitation for Money
Market Quotes.
(iii) Any Money Market Quote
shall be disregarded if it:
(1) is not substantially in
conformity with Exhibit F hereto or does not specify all of
the information required by subsection (d)(ii) above;
(2) contains qualifying,
conditional or similar language;
(3) proposes terms other than
or in addition to those set forth in the applicable Invitation for
Money Market Quotes; or
(4) arrives after the time
set forth in subsection (d)(i).
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(e) Notice to Borrower
. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower (x)
with respect to each Money Market Quote submitted in accordance
with subsection (d), of the terms of such Money Market Quote and
the identity of the Bank submitting such Money Market Quote and (y)
of any Money Market Quote that amends, modifies or is otherwise
inconsistent with a previous Money Market Quote submitted by such
Bank with respect to the same Money Market Quote Request. Any such
subsequent Money Market Quote shall be disregarded by the
Administrative Agent unless such subsequent Money Market Quote is
submitted solely to correct a manifest error in such former Money
Market Quote. The Administrative Agent’s notice to the
Borrower shall specify (A) the aggregate principal amount of Money
Market Loans for which Money Market Quotes have been received for
each Interest Period specified in the related Money Market Quote
Request, (B) the respective principal amounts and Money Market
Margins or Money Market Absolute Rates, as the case may be, so
offered and (C) if applicable, limitations on the aggregate
principal amount of Money Market Loans for which offers in any
single Money Market Quote may be accepted.
(f) Acceptance and Notice
by Borrower . Not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on
(x) the third Euro-Dollar Business Day prior to the proposed date
of Borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR Auction or (y) the proposed
date of Borrowing, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction (or, in
either case, such other time or date as the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent shall have mutually agreed and shall have
notified the Banks not later than the date of the Money Market
Quote Request for the first LIBOR Auction or Absolute Rate Auction
for which such change is to be effective), the Borrower shall
notify the Administrative Agent of its acceptance or non-acceptance
of the Money Market Quotes specified in the Administrative
Agent’s notice to the Borrower pursuant to subsection (e). In
the case of acceptance, such notice (a “ Notice of Money
Market Borrowing ”) shall specify the aggregate principal
amount of offers for each Interest Period that are accepted. The
Borrower may accept any Money Market Quote in whole or in part;
provided that:
(i) the aggregate principal
amount of each Money Market Borrowing may not exceed the applicable
amount set forth in the related Money Market Quote
Request;
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(ii) the principal amount of
each Money Market Borrowing must be $10,000,000 or a larger
multiple of $500,000;
(iii) acceptance of offers
may only be made on the basis of ascending Money Market Margins or
Money Market Absolute Rates, as the case may be; and
(iv) the Borrower may not
accept any Money Market Quote that is described in subsection
(d)(iii) or that otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of
this Agreement.
For the purposes of Section 2.1 hereof,
all Money Market Loans made on the same date of Borrowing for the
same Interest Period shall constitute a single Money Market
Borrowing.
(g) Allocation by
Administrative Agent . If Money Market Quotes are made by two
or more Banks with the same Money Market Margins or Money Market
Absolute Rates, as the case may be, for a greater aggregate
principal amount than the amount in respect of which such Money
Market Quotes are accepted for the related Interest Period, the
principal amount of Money Market Loans in respect of which such
Money Market Quotes are accepted shall be allocated by the
Administrative Agent among such Banks as nearly as possible (in
multiples of $500,000, as the Administrative Agent may deem
appropriate) in proportion to the aggregate principal amounts of
such Money Market Quotes. Determinations by the Administrative
Agent of the amounts of Money Market Loans shall be conclusive in
the absence of manifest error.
(h) Notification by
Administrative Agent . Upon receipt of a Notice of Money Market
Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.3(f) hereof, the
Administrative Agent shall, on the date such Notice of Money Market
Borrowing is received by the Administrative Agent, notify each Bank
of the principal amount of the Money Market Borrowing accepted by
the Borrower and of such Bank’s share (if any) of such
Money
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Market Borrowing and such Notice of
Money Market Borrowing shall not thereafter be revocable by the
Borrower or the Bank. Competitive bid results without attributes
will be delivered by the Administrative Agent to each Bank
submitting a Money Market Quote. A Bank who is notified that it has
been selected to make a Money Market Loan may designate its
Designated Lender (if any) to fund such Money Market Loan on its
behalf, as described in Section 9.6(d). Any Designated Lender which
funds a Money Market Loan shall on and after the time of such
funding become the obligee in respect of such Money Market Loan and
be entitled to receive payment thereof when due. No Bank shall be
relieved of its obligation to fund a Money Market Loan, and no
Designated Lender shall assume such obligation, prior to the time
the applicable Money Market Loan is funded.
SECTION 2.4. Notice to
Banks; Funding of Loans .
(a) Upon receipt of a Notice
of Committed Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall notify each
Bank on the same day as it receives such Notice of Committed
Borrowing of the contents thereof and of such Bank’s share of
such Borrowing and such Notice of Committed Borrowing shall not
thereafter be revocable by the Borrower.
(b) Not later than 12:00
noon. (New York City time) on the date of each Committed Borrowing
as indicated in the Notice of Committed Borrowing, each Bank shall
(except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section) make
available its share of such Borrowing, in Federal or other funds
immediately available in New York City, to the Administrative Agent
at its address referred to in Section 9.1. The Administrative Agent
will make the funds so received from the Banks available to the
Borrower at the Administrative Agent’s aforesaid address. If
the Borrower has requested the issuance of a Letter of Credit, no
later than 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the date of such
issuance as indicated in the Notice of Committed Borrowing, the
Fronting Bank shall issue such Letter of Credit in the amount so
requested and deliver the same to the Borrower with a copy thereof
to the Administrative Agent. Immediately upon the issuance of each
Letter of Credit by the Fronting Bank (or upon the Closing Date,
with respect to Existing Letters of Credit), such Fronting Bank
shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to
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each other Bank, and each such other
Bank shall be deemed to, and hereby agrees to, have irrevocably and
unconditionally purchased and received from Fronting Bank, without
recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and a participation in
such Letter of Credit or Existing Letter of Credit, as applicable,
any drawing thereunder, and the obligations of the Borrower
hereunder with respect thereto, and any security therefor or
guaranty pertaining thereto, in an amount equal to such
Bank’s ratable share thereof (based upon the ratio its
Commitment bears to the aggregate of all Commitments). Upon any
change in any of the Commitments in accordance herewith, there
shall be an automatic adjustment to such participations to reflect
such changed shares. The Fronting Bank shall have the primary
obligation to fund any and all draws made with respect to such
Letter of Credit or Existing Letter of Credit, as applicable,
notwithstanding any failure of a participating Bank to fund its
ratable share of any such draw. The Administrative Agent will
instruct the Fronting Bank to make such Letter of Credit available
to the Borrower and the Fronting Bank shall make such Letter of
Credit available to the Borrower at the Borrower’s aforesaid
address on the date of issuance thereof.
(c) Unless the Administrative
Agent shall have received notice from a Bank prior to the date of
any Borrowing that such Bank will not make available to the
Administrative Agent such Bank’s share of such Borrowing, the
Administrative Agent may assume that such Bank has made such share
available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing
in accordance with subsection (b) of this Section 2.4 and the
Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make
available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If
and to the extent that such Bank shall not have so made such share
available to the Administrative Agent, such Bank and the Borrower
agree to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such
corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day
from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until
the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent, at (i)
in the case of Borrower, a rate per annum equal to the higher of
the Federal Funds Rate and the interest rate applicable thereto
pursuant to Section 2.7 and (ii) in the case of such Bank, the
Federal Funds Rate. If such Bank shall repay to the Administrative
Agent such
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corresponding amount, such amount so
repaid shall constitute such Bank’s Loan included in such
Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement as of the date of such
Borrowing.
SECTION 2.5. Notes
.
(a) The Loans shall be
evidenced by the Bank Notes, each of which shall be payable to the
order of each Bank for the account of its Applicable Lending Office
in an amount equal to each such Bank’s Commitment.
(b) Each Bank may, by notice
to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, request that its
Loans of a particular type be evidenced by a separate Note in an
amount equal to the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such
Loans. Each such Bank Note shall be in substantially the form of
Exhibit A-1 with appropriate modifications to reflect the
fact that it evidences solely Loans of the relevant type. Each
reference in this Agreement to the “ Bank Note ”
of such Bank shall be deemed to refer to and include any or all of
such Bank Notes, as the context may require.
(c) Upon receipt of each
Bank’s Bank Note pursuant to Section 3.1(a), the
Administrative Agent shall forward such Bank Note to such Bank.
Each Bank shall record the date, amount, type and maturity of each
Loan made by it and the date and amount of each payment of
principal made by Borrower with respect thereto, and may, if such
Bank so elects in connection with any transfer or enforcement of
its Bank Note, endorse on the schedule forming a part thereof
appropriate notations to evidence the foregoing information with
respect to each such Loan then outstanding; provided that
the failure of any Bank to make any such recordation or endorsement
shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under
the Bank Notes. Each Bank is hereby irrevocably authorized by the
Borrower to endorse its Bank Note and to attach to and make a part
of its Bank Note a continuation of any such schedule as and when
required.
(d) There shall be no more
than ten (10) Euro-Dollar Borrowings and Money Market Borrowings
outstanding at any one time pursuant to this Agreement.
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SECTION 2.6. Maturity of
Loans . The Loans shall mature, and the principal amount
thereof shall be due and payable, on the Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.7. Interest
Rates .
(a) Each Alternate Base Rate
Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount
thereof, for each day from the date such Loan is made until it
becomes due, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Applicable
Margin for Alternate Base Rate Loans for such day plus the
Alternate Base Rate for such day. Such interest shall be payable
monthly in arrears on the last Domestic Business Day of each
calendar month and on the earlier to occur of the Maturity Date or
the date of the termination of the facility in accordance with the
terms hereof.
(b) Each Euro-Dollar Loan
shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof,
for each day during the Interest Period applicable thereto, at a
rate per annum equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin for
Euro-Dollar Loans for such day plus the Adjusted London Interbank
Offered Rate applicable to such Interest Period. Such interest
shall be payable for each Interest Period on the last day thereof
and, if such Interest Period is longer than three months, at
intervals of three months after the first day thereof.
“ Adjusted London
Interbank Offered Rate ” applicable to any Interest
Period means a rate per annum equal to the quotient obtained
(rounded upward, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100 of 1%) by
dividing (i) the applicable London Interbank Offered Rate by (ii)
1.00 minus the Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage.
“ Euro-Dollar
Reserve Percentage ” means for any day that percentage
(expressed as a decimal) which is in effect on such day, as
prescribed by the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for
determining the maximum reserve requirement for a member bank of
the Federal Reserve System in New York City with deposits exceeding
five billion dollars in respect of “Eurocurrency
liabilities” (or in respect of any other category of
liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the
interest rate on Euro-Dollar Loans is determined or any category of
extensions of credit or other
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assets which includes loans by a
non-United States office of any Bank to United States residents).
The Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate shall be adjusted
automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the
Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage.
“ London Interbank
Offered Rate ” applicable to any Interest Period, means a
rate per annum equal to the rate for Dollar deposits with
maturities comparable to the applicable Interest Period which
appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the
applicable date; provided , however , if such rate
does not appear on Telerate Page 3750, the “London Interbank
Offered Rate” applicable to a particular Interest Period
shall mean a rate per annum equal to the rate at which deposits in
Dollars in an amount approximately equal to the applicable
Euro-Dollar Loan(s), and with maturities comparable to the last day
of the Interest Period with respect to which such London Interbank
Offered Rate is applicable, are offered in immediately available
funds in the London interbank market to the London office of the
Administrative Agent by leading banks in the Dollar market at 11:00
a.m., London time on the applicable date.
(c) Subject to Section 8.1,
each Money Market LIBOR Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding
principal amount thereof, for the Interest Period applicable
thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the London
Interbank Offered Rate for such Interest Period (determined in
accordance with Section 2.7(b) as if the related Money Market LIBOR
Loan were a Euro-Dollar Loan) plus (or minus) the Money Market
Margin quoted by the Bank making such Loan in accordance with
Section 2.3. Each Money Market Absolute Rate Loan shall bear
interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for the
Interest Period applicable thereto, at a rate per annum equal to
the Money Market Absolute Rate quoted by the Bank making such Loan
in accordance with Section 2.3. Such interest shall be payable for
each Interest Period on the last day thereof and, if such Interest
Period is longer than ninety days, at intervals of ninety days
after the first day thereof.
(d) In the event that, and
for so long as, any Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the
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outstanding principal amount of the
Loans, and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest in
respect of all Loans, shall bear interest at the annual rate of the
sum of the Alternate Base Rate and four percent (4%).
(e) The Administrative Agent
shall determine each interest rate applicable to the Loans (other
than Money Market Loans) hereunder. The Administrative Agent shall
give prompt notice to the Borrower and the Banks of each rate of
interest so determined, and its determination thereof shall be
conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
SECTION 2.8. Fees
.
(a) Facility Fee .
Effective as of the date hereof, during the Term, the Borrower
shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Banks
ratably in proportion to their respective Commitments a facility
fee (a “ Facility Fee ”) on the aggregate
Commitments at the Applicable Fee Percentage. The Facility Fee
shall be computed on the aggregate Commitments on the basis of a
fraction, the denominator of which shall be 365 or 366 (based upon
the actual number of days in such calender year) and the numerator
of which shall be the actual number of days in the relevant
calendar quarter (including the first day in such quarter but
excluding the last day in such quarter). The Facility Fee shall be
payable in arrears on the first Domestic Business Day of each
calendar quarter and at the Maturity Date or earlier termination of
the Facility in accordance with the terms hereof.
(b) Letter of Credit
Fee . During the Term, the Borrower shall pay to the
Administrative Agent, for the account of the Banks ratably in
proportion to their respective interests in issued and undrawn
Letters of Credit and Existing Letters of Credit, a fee (a “
Letter of Credit Fee ”) in an amount, provided that no
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, equal to a
rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Euro-Dollar Loans
on the daily average of such issued and undrawn Letters of Credit
and Existing Letters of Credit, which fee shall be payable, in
arrears, on the first Domestic Business Day of each calendar
quarter during the Term and at the Maturity Date or earlier
termination of the facility in accordance with the terms
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hereof. The Letter of Credit Fee shall
be computed on the aggregate amount of issued and undrawn Letters
of Credit and Existing Letters of Credit on the basis of a
fraction, the denominator of which shall be 360 and the numerator
of which shall be the actual number of days in the relevant
calendar quarter (including the first day in such quarter but
excluding the last day in such quarter). From the occurrence, and
during the continuance, of an Event of Default, such fee shall be
increased to be equal to four percent (4%) per annum on the daily
average amount of such issued and undrawn Letters of Credit and
Existing Letters of Credit.
(c) Fronting Bank Fee
. The Borrower shall pay any Fronting Bank, for its own account, a
fee (a “ Fronting Bank Fee ”) at a rate per
annum equal to .15% of the issued and undrawn amount of such
Letters of Credit or Existing Letters of Credit, as applicable,
which fee shall be in addition to and not in lieu of, the Letter of
Credit Fee. The Fronting Bank Fee shall be payable in arrears on
the first Domestic Business Day of each calendar quarter during the
Term and at the Maturity Date or earlier termination of the
facility in accordance with the terms hereof. The Fronting Bank Fee
shall be computed on the aggregate amount of issued and undrawn
Letters of Credit or Existing Letters of Credit, as applicable, on
the basis of a fraction, the denominator of which shall be 360 and
the numerator of which shall be the actual number of days in the
relevant calendar quarter (including the first day in such quarter
but excluding the last day in such quarter)
(d) Fees
Non-Refundable . All fees set forth in this Section 2.8 shall
be deemed to have been earned on the date payment is due in
accordance with the provisions hereof and shall be non-refundable.
The obligation of the Borrower to pay such fees in accordance with
the provisions hereof shall be binding upon the Borrower and shall
inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent, Fronting Bank and
the Banks, as applicable, regardless of whether any Loans are
actually made.
SECTION 2.9. Maturity
Date; Extension .
(a) The term (the “
Term ”) of the Commitments (and each Bank’s
obligations to make Loans hereunder) shall
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terminate and expire on the Maturity
Date, subject, however, to the provisions of Subsection 2.9(b)
hereof.
(b) Borrower shall have one
option (the “ Extension Option ”) to extend the
Maturity Date, for an additional twelve (12) month period (the
“ Extension Term ”), upon the following terms
and conditions: (i) delivery by Borrower of written notice thereof
to the Administrative Agent (the “ Extension Notice
”) on or before the date which shall not be earlier than
ninety (90) days nor later than sixty (60) days prior to the
current Maturity Date (which Extension Notice, the Administrative
Agent shall promptly deliver to the Banks); (ii) no Default or
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing both on the
date Borrower delivers the Extension Notice to the Administrative
Agent and on the first day of the Extension Term (the “
Extension Date ”); (iii) each of the representations
and warranties of Borrower contained in this Agreement (other than
representations and warranties which expressly speak of a different
date) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as
of the Extension Date; and (iv) on the day immediately preceding
the first day of the Extension Term, Borrower shall pay to the
Administrative Agent, for the account of the Banks the Extension
Fee (the payment of the Extension Fee on such date being a
condition precedent to the Extension Term). Borrower’s
delivery of the Extension Notice shall be irrevocable.
(c) Upon the date of the
termination of the Term, any Loans then outstanding (together with
accrued interest thereon and all other Obligations) shall be due
and payable on such date.
SECTION 2.10. Mandatory
Prepayment .
(a) Intentionally
Omitted.
(b) In the event that an
Unencumbered Asset Pool Property is sold or released from the
restrictions of Section 5.14 hereof, in accordance with this
Agreement, the Borrower shall, if necessary, simultaneously with
such sale or release, prepay to the Administrative Agent, for the
account of the Banks, an amount equal to the amount required such
that the Loan remain in compliance with Sections 5.8(d) and (g) and
5.19, as the case may be, after such sale or release.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
simultaneous like-kind exchange under Section 1031 of the Code will
not be subject to the provisions of this Section 2.10(b) provided
that the exchanged property has qualified as a New Acquisition and
any “boot” associated therewith shall be applied to
prepayment of the Loan. Sale of a property in violation of this
Section 2.10 shall constitute an Event of Default.
(c) In the event that the
Unencumbered Asset Pool Minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio of 2:1
is not maintained as of the last day of a calendar quarter (the
“ Compliance Date ”), either (i) the Credit
Parties shall add a New Acquisition or a Real Property Asset to the
Unencumbered Asset Pool Properties in accordance with this
Agreement which, on a pro forma basis ( i.e. the
Unencumbered Asset Pool Minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio shall
be recalculated to include such New Acquisition or Real Property
Asset as though the same had been an Unencumbered Asset Pool
Property for the entire applicable period, with appropriate pro
forma adjustments to Unencumbered Asset Pool Net Operating Cash
Flow) would result in compliance with the Unencumbered Asset Pool
Minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio or (ii) the Borrower shall
prepay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Banks,
an amount necessary to cause the Unencumbered Asset Pool Minimum
Debt Service Coverage Ratio to be in compliance. Failure by the
Credit Parties to comply with the Unencumbered Asset Pool Minimum
Debt Service Coverage Ratio within 90 days of a Compliance Date
shall be an Event of Default.
SECTION 2.11. Optional
Prepayments .
(a) The Borrower may, upon at
least one Domestic Business Day’s notice to the
Administrative Agent, prepay to the Administrative Agent, for the
account of the Banks, any Alternate Base Rate Borrowing in whole at
any time, or from time to time in part in amounts aggregating One
Million Dollars ($1,000,000), or an integral multiple of One
Million Dollars ($1,000,000) in excess thereof or, if less, the
outstanding principal balance, by paying the principal amount to be
prepaid together with accrued interest thereon to the date of
prepayment. Each such optional prepayment shall be applied to
prepay ratably the Loans of the several Banks included in such
Borrowing. Any notice of prepayment
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delivered pursuant to this Section
2.11(a) shall set forth the amount of such prepayment which is
applicable to any Loan made for working capital purposes after such
prepayment is made.
(b) Except as provided in
Section 8.2, Borrower may not prepay all or any portion of the
principal amount of any Euro-Dollar Loan prior to the last day of
the Interest Period applicable thereto unless the Borrower shall
also pay any applicable expenses pursuant to Section 2.13. Any such
prepayment shall be upon at least three (3) Euro-Dollar Business
Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent. Any notice of
prepayment delivered pursuant to this Section 2.11(b) shall set
forth the amount of such prepayment which is applicable to any Loan
made for working capital purposes after such prepayment is made.
Each such optional prepayment shall be in the amounts set forth in
Section 2.11(a) above and shall be applied to prepay ratably the
Loans of the Banks included.
(c) The Borrower may not
prepay any Money Market Loan pursuant to this Section 2.11 except
with the prior consent of the applicable Bank or Designated Lender,
as the case may be.
(d) Borrower may, upon at
least one (1) Domestic Business Day’s notice to the
Administrative Agent (by 11:00 a.m. New York time on such Domestic
Business Day), reimburse the Administrative Agent for the benefit
of the Fronting Bank for the amount of any drawing under a Letter
of Credit or Existing Letter of Credit, as applicable, in whole or
in part in any amount.
(e) Borrower may at any time
return any
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