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Exhibit 10.1
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of September 28, 2007
among
VORNADO REALTY L.P.,
as Borrower,
VORNADO REALTY TRUST,
as General Partner,
THE BANKS SIGNATORY HERETO,
each as a Bank,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Syndication Agent,
and
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS.
and
UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC,
as Documentation Agents
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
and
BANK OF AMERICA SECURITIES, L.L.C.,
Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; ETC |
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1 |
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| SECTION |
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1.01 |
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Definitions |
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1 |
| SECTION |
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1.02 |
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Accounting
Terms |
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16 |
| SECTION |
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1.03 |
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Computation of Time
Periods |
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17 |
| SECTION |
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1.04 |
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Rules of
Construction |
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17 |
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| ARTICLE II
THE LOANS |
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17 |
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| SECTION |
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2.01 |
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Ratable Loans; Bid
Rate Loans |
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17 |
| SECTION |
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2.02 |
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Bid Rate
Loans |
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18 |
| SECTION |
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2.03 |
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Swingline Loan
Subfacility |
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21 |
| SECTION |
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2.04 |
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Advances,
Generally |
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23 |
| SECTION |
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2.05 |
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Procedures for
Advances |
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24 |
| SECTION |
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2.06 |
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Interest Periods;
Renewals |
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24 |
| SECTION |
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2.07 |
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Interest
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25 |
| SECTION |
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2.08 |
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Fees
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25 |
| SECTION |
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2.09 |
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Notes
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25 |
| SECTION |
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2.10 |
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Prepayments |
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26 |
| SECTION |
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2.11 |
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Method of
Payment |
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27 |
| SECTION |
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2.12 |
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Elections,
Conversions or Continuation of Loans |
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27 |
| SECTION |
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2.13 |
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Minimum
Amounts |
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28 |
| SECTION |
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2.14 |
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Certain
Notices Regarding Elections, Conversions and Continuations
of |
| Loans . |
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28 |
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| SECTION |
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2.15 |
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Intentionally
Omitted |
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28 |
| SECTION |
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2.16 |
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Changes of Loan
Commitments |
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28 |
| SECTION |
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2.17 |
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Letters of
Credit |
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29 |
| SECTION |
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2.18 |
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Extension
Option |
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32 |
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| ARTICLE III
YIELD PROTECTION; ILLEGALITY; ETC |
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32 |
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| SECTION |
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3.01 |
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Additional
Costs |
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32 |
| SECTION |
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3.02 |
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Limitation on Types
of Loans |
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33 |
| SECTION |
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3.03 |
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Illegality
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34 |
| SECTION |
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3.04 |
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Treatment of Affected
Loans |
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34 |
| SECTION |
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3.05 |
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Certain
Compensation |
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34 |
| SECTION |
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3.06 |
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Capital
Adequacy |
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35 |
| SECTION |
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3.07 |
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Substitution of
Banks |
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36 |
| SECTION |
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3.08 |
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Obligation of Banks
to Mitigate |
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37 |
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| ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
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38 |
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| SECTION |
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4.01 |
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Conditions Precedent
to the Loans |
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38 |
| SECTION |
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4.02 |
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Conditions Precedent
to Advances After the Initial Advance |
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39 |
| SECTION |
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4.03 |
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Deemed
Representations |
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40 |
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| ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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40 |
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| SECTION |
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5.01 |
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Existence
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40 |
| SECTION |
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5.02 |
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Corporate/Partnership
Powers |
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41 |
| SECTION |
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5.03 |
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Power of
Officers |
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41 |
| SECTION |
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5.04 |
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Power and Authority;
No Conflicts; Compliance With Laws |
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41 |
| SECTION |
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5.05 |
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Legally Enforceable
Agreements |
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41 |
| SECTION |
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5.06 |
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Litigation
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41 |
| SECTION |
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5.07 |
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Good Title to
Properties |
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42 |
| SECTION |
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5.08 |
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Taxes
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42 |
| SECTION |
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5.09 |
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ERISA
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42 |
| SECTION |
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5.10 |
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No Default on
Outstanding Judgments or Orders |
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43 |
| SECTION |
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5.11 |
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No Defaults on Other
Agreements |
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43 |
| SECTION |
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5.12 |
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Government
Regulation |
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43 |
| SECTION |
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5.13 |
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Environmental
Protection |
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43 |
| SECTION |
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5.14 |
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Solvency
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43 |
| SECTION |
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5.15 |
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Financial
Statements |
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43 |
| SECTION |
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5.16 |
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Valid Existence of
Affiliates |
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44 |
| SECTION |
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5.17 |
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Insurance
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44 |
| SECTION |
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5.18 |
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Accuracy of
Information; Full Disclosure |
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44 |
| SECTION |
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5.19 |
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Use of
Proceeds |
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44 |
| SECTION |
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5.20 |
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Governmental
Approvals |
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45 |
| SECTION |
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5.21 |
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Principal
Offices |
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45 |
| SECTION |
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5.22 |
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REIT
Status |
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45 |
| SECTION |
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5.23 |
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Labor
Matters |
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45 |
| SECTION |
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5.24 |
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Organizational
Documents |
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45 |
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| ARTICLE VI
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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46 |
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| SECTION |
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6.01 |
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Maintenance of
Existence |
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46 |
| SECTION |
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6.02 |
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Maintenance of
Records |
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46 |
| SECTION |
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6.03 |
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Maintenance of
Insurance |
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46 |
| SECTION |
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6.04 |
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Compliance with Laws;
Payment of Taxes |
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46 |
| SECTION |
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6.05 |
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Right of
Inspection |
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46 |
| SECTION |
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6.06 |
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Compliance With
Environmental Laws |
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46 |
| SECTION |
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6.07 |
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Payment of
Costs |
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47 |
| SECTION |
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6.08 |
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Maintenance of
Properties |
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47 |
| SECTION |
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6.09 |
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Reporting and
Miscellaneous Document Requirements |
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47 |
| SECTION |
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6.10 |
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Intentionally
Omitted |
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49 |
| SECTION |
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6.11 |
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General Partner
Status |
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| ARTICLE VII
NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
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49 |
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| SECTION |
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7.01 |
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Mergers,
Etc |
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49 |
| SECTION |
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7.02 |
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Intentionally
Omitted |
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50 |
| SECTION |
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7.03 |
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Amendments to
Organizational Documents |
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50 |
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| ARTICLE VIII
FINANCIAL COVENANTS |
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50 |
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| SECTION |
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8.01 |
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Equity
Value |
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50 |
| SECTION |
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8.02 |
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Ratio of Total
Outstanding Indebtedness to Capitalization Value
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50 |
| SECTION |
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8.03 |
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Intentionally
Omitted |
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50 |
| SECTION |
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8.04 |
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Ratio of Combined
EBITDA to Fixed Charges |
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51 |
| SECTION |
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8.05 |
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Ratio of Unencumbered
Combined EBITDA to Unsecured Interest |
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| Expense |
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51 |
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| SECTION |
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8.06 |
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Ratio of Unsecured
Indebtedness to Capitalization Value of |
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Unencumbered Assets |
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51 |
| SECTION |
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8.07 |
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Ratio of Secured
Indebtedness to Capitalization Value |
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51 |
| SECTION |
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8.08 |
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Debt of the General
Partner |
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51 |
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| ARTICLE IX
EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
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51 |
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| SECTION |
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9.01 |
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Events of
Default |
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51 |
| SECTION |
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9.02 |
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Remedies
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53 |
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| ARTICLE X
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT; RELATIONS AMONG BANKS |
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54 |
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| SECTION |
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10.01 |
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Appointment, Powers
and Immunities of Administrative Agent |
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54 |
| SECTION |
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10.02 |
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Reliance by
Administrative Agent |
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54 |
| SECTION |
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10.03 |
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Defaults
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55 |
| SECTION |
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10.04 |
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Rights of Agent as a
Bank |
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55 |
| SECTION |
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10.05 |
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Indemnification of
Agents |
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55 |
| SECTION |
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10.06 |
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Non-Reliance on
Agents and Other Banks |
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56 |
| SECTION |
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10.07 |
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Failure of
Administrative Agent to Act |
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56 |
| SECTION |
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10.08 |
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Resignation or
Removal of Administrative Agent |
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56 |
| SECTION |
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10.09 |
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Amendments Concerning
Agency Function |
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57 |
| SECTION |
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10.10 |
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Liability of
Administrative Agent |
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57 |
| SECTION |
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10.11 |
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Transfer of Agency
Function |
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57 |
| SECTION |
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10.12 |
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Non-Receipt of Funds
by Administrative Agent |
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57 |
| SECTION |
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10.13 |
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Withholding
Taxes |
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57 |
| SECTION |
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10.14 |
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Pro Rata
Treatment |
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58 |
| SECTION |
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10.15 |
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Sharing of Payments
Among Banks |
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58 |
| SECTION |
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10.16 |
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Possession of
Documents |
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58 |
| SECTION |
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10.17 |
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Syndication Agents
and Documentation Agents |
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58 |
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| ARTICLE XI
NATURE OF OBLIGATIONS |
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59 |
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| SECTION |
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11.01 |
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Absolute and
Unconditional Obligations |
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59 |
| SECTION |
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11.02 |
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Non-Recourse to VRT
Principals |
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| ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS |
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60 |
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| SECTION |
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12.01 |
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Binding Effect of
Request for Advance |
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60 |
| SECTION |
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12.02 |
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Amendments and
Waivers |
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60 |
| SECTION |
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12.03 |
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Intentionally
Omitted |
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61 |
| SECTION |
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12.04 |
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Expenses;
Indemnification |
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61 |
| SECTION |
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12.05 |
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Assignment;
Participation |
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61 |
| SECTION |
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12.06 |
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Documentation
Satisfactory |
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63 |
| SECTION |
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12.07 |
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Notices
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63 |
| SECTION |
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12.08 |
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Setoff
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64 |
| SECTION |
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12.09 |
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Table of Contents;
Headings |
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64 |
| SECTION |
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12.10 |
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Severability |
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64 |
| SECTION |
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12.11 |
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Counterparts |
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64 |
| SECTION |
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12.12 |
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Integration |
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64 |
| SECTION |
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12.13 |
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Governing
Law |
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64 |
| SECTION |
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12.14 |
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Waivers
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64 |
| SECTION |
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12.15 |
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Jurisdiction;
Immunities |
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65 |
| SECTION |
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12.16 |
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Designated
Lender |
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66 |
| SECTION |
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12.17 |
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No Bankruptcy
Proceedings |
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67 |
| SECTION |
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12.18 |
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Tax Shelter
Regulations |
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| SCHEDULE 1
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Loan Commitments
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| SCHEDULE 2
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Other Investments
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| EXHIBIT A
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Authorization
Letter |
| EXHIBIT B
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Note |
| EXHIBIT C
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Intentionally
Omitted |
| EXHIBIT D
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Solvency
Certificate |
| EXHIBIT E
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Assignment and
Assumption Agreement |
| EXHIBIT F
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List of Material
Affiliates |
| EXHIBIT G-1
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Bid Rate Quote
Request |
| EXHIBIT G-2
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Invitation for Bid Rate
Quotes |
| EXHIBIT G-3
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Bid Rate Quote
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| EXHIBIT G-4
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Acceptance of Bid Rate
Quote |
| EXHIBIT H
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Designation
Agreement |
| EXHIBIT I
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Labor Matters
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iv
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") dated
as of September 28, 2007 among VORNADO REALTY L.P., a limited
partnership organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware (" Borrower
"), VORNADO REALTY TRUST, a real estate investment
trust organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Maryland and the sole general partner of Borrower ("
General Partner "),
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as agent for the Banks (in such
capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, "
Administrative Agent "), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication Agent, CITICORP NORTH
AMERICA, INC., DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, and UBS LOAN
FINANCE LLC, as Documentation Agents, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
N.A., in its individual capacity and not as Administrative Agent,
and the other lenders signatory hereto (said lenders signatory
hereto and the lenders who from time to time become Banks pursuant
to Section 3.07 or 12.05 and, if applicable, any of the foregoing
lenders' Designated Lenders, each a " Bank " and collectively, the "
Banks ").
Now, Borrower has requested a revolving line of
credit in the amount of One Billion Five Hundred Ten Million
Dollars ($1,510,000,000), which may be increased pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement to Two Billion Dollars ($2,000,000,000) and
the Administrative Agent and the Banks have agreed to Borrower's
request pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
General Partner is fully liable for the obligations of Borrower
under this Agreement by virtue of its status as the sole general
partner of Borrower.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and
the mutual agreements, covenants and conditions hereinafter set
forth, Borrower, General Partner, the Administrative Agent and each
of the Banks agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; ETC.
SECTION
1.01.
Definitions . As used
in this Agreement the following terms have the following meanings
(except as otherwise provided, terms defined in the singular have a
correlative meaning when used in the plural, and
vice versa ):
" Additional
Costs " has the meaning specified in
Section 3.01.
" Administrative
Agent " has the meaning specified in the
preamble.
" Administrative Agent's
Office " means Administrative Agent's
office located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017, or such
other office in the United States as Administrative Agent may
designate by written notice to Borrower and the Banks.
" Affected Bank
" has the meaning specified in Section
3.07.
" Affected Loan
" has the meaning specified in Section
3.04.
" Affiliate
" means, with respect to any Person (the "first
Person"), any other Person: (1) which directly or indirectly
controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the
first Person. The term "control" means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the
power, alone, 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.
" Agent
" means, individually and collectively,
Administrative Agent, Syndication Agent and each Documentation
Agent.
" Agreement
" means this Revolving Credit Agreement.
" Applicable Lending
Office " means, for each Bank and for its
LIBOR Loan, Bid Rate Loan(s), Base Rate Loan or Swingline Loan, as
applicable, the lending office of such Bank (or of an Affiliate of
such Bank) designated as such on its signature page hereof or in
the applicable Assignment and Assumption Agreement, or such other
office of such Bank (or of an Affiliate of such Bank) as such Bank
may from time to time specify to Administrative Agent and Borrower
as the office by which its LIBOR Loan, Bid Rate Loan(s), Base Rate
Loan or Swingline Loan, as applicable, is to be made and
maintained.
" Applicable
Margin " means, with respect to Base Rate
Loans and LIBOR Loans, the respective percentages per annum
determined, at any time, based on the range into which any Credit
Rating then falls, in accordance with the table set forth below.
Any change in any Credit Rating causing it to move to a different
range on the table shall effect an immediate change in the
Applicable Margin. Borrower shall have not less than two (2) Credit
Ratings at all times, one of which shall be from S&P or
Moody's. In the event that Borrower receives only two (2) Credit
Ratings, and such Credit Ratings are not equivalent, the Applicable
Margin shall be the higher of the two Credit Ratings. In the event
that Borrower receives more than two (2) Credit Ratings, and such
Credit Ratings are not all equivalent, the Applicable Margin shall
be the lower of the two (2) highest ratings.
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Borrower's Credit Rating
(S&P/Moody's Ratings)
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Applicable Margin
for Base Rate Loans
(% per annum)
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Applicable Margin
for LIBOR Loans
(% per annum)
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A-/A3 or higher
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0.00
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0.375
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BBB+/Baa1
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0.00
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0.425
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BBB/Baa2
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0.00
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0.550
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BBB-/Baa3
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0.00
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0.750
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Below BBB-/Baa3 or unrated
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0.00
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1.000
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" Assignee
" has the meaning specified in Section
12.05(c).
" Assignment and Assumption
Agreement " means an Assignment and
Assumption Agreement, substantially in the form of EXHIBIT E,
pursuant to which a Bank assigns and an Assignee assumes rights and
obligations in accordance with Section 12.05.
" Authorization
Letter " means a letter agreement
executed by Borrower in the form of EXHIBIT A.
" Available Total Loan
Commitment " has the meaning specified in
Section 2.01(b).
2
" Bank
" and " Banks
" have the respective meanings specified in the
preamble; provided , however ,
that the term "Bank" shall exclude each Designated Lender when used
in reference to a Ratable Loan, the Loan Commitments or terms
relating to the Ratable Loans and the Loan Commitments.
" Bank Affiliate
" means, (a) with respect to any Bank, (i) a Person
directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct
or indirect common control with any Bank or (ii) any entity
(whether a corporation, partnership, trust or otherwise) that is
engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in
bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course
of its business and is administered or managed by any Bank or a
Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under
direct or indirect common control with any Bank and (b) with
respect to any Bank that is a fund which invests in bank loans and
similar extensions of credit, any other fund that invests in bank
loans and similar extensions of credit and is managed by the same
investment advisor as such Bank or by a Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect
common control with such investment advisor.
" Bank Parties
" means Administrative Agent and the
Banks.
" Banking Day
" means (1) any day on which commercial banks are
not authorized or required to close in New York City and (2)
whenever such day relates to a LIBOR Loan, a Bid Rate Loan, an
Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Loan or a Bid Rate Loan, or
notice with respect to a LIBOR Loan or Bid Rate Loan, a day on
which dealings in Dollar deposits are also carried out in the
London interbank market and banks are open for business in
London.
" Bank Reply
Period " has the meaning specified in
Section 12.02.
" Bankruptcy
Code " means Title 11 of the United
States Code, entitled "Bankruptcy", as amended from time to time,
and any successor or statute or statutes.
" Banks' L/C Fee
Rate " has the meaning specified in
Section 2.17(g).
" Base Rate
" means, for any day, the higher of (1) the Federal
Funds Rate for such day plus one-half percent (0.50%), or (2) the
Prime Rate for such day.
" Base Rate Loan
" means all or any portion (as the context requires)
of a Bank's Ratable Loan which shall accrue interest at a rate
determined in relation to the Base Rate.
" Bid Borrowing
Limit " has the meaning specified in
Section 2.01(c).
" Bid Rate Loan
" has the meaning specified in Section
2.01(c).
" Bid Rate Quote
" means an offer by a Bank to make a Bid Rate Loan
in accordance with Section 2.02.
" Bid Rate Quote
Request " has the meaning specified in
Section 2.02(a).
" Borrower
" has the meaning specified in the
preamble.
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" Borrower's
Accountants " means Deloitte &
Touche, LLP, or such other accounting firm(s) selected by Borrower
and reasonably acceptable to the Required Banks.
" Borrower's Consolidated
Financial Statements " means the
consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statements of
operations, accumulated deficiency in assets and cash flows, and
footnotes thereto, of the Borrower, in each case prepared in
accordance with GAAP and as filed with the SEC as SEC
Reports.
" Borrower's Pro Rata
Share " means an amount determined based
on the pro rata ownership of the equity interests of a Person by
Borrower and Borrower's consolidated subsidiaries.
" Capitalization
Value " means, at any time, the sum of
(1) with respect to Real Property Businesses (other than UJVs),
individually determined, the greater of (x) Combined EBITDA from
such businesses (a) in the case of all Real Property Businesses
other than hotels and trade show space, for the most recently ended
calendar quarter, annualized (i.e., multiplied by four), and (b) in
the case of hotels and trade show space, for the most recently
ended four consecutive calendar quarters, in both cases,
capitalized at a rate of 6.50% per annum, and (y) the Gross Book
Value of such businesses; (2) with respect to Other Investments,
which do not have publicly traded shares, the Net Equity Value of
such Other Investments; (3) with respect to Real Property UJVs,
which do not have publicly traded shares, individually determined,
the greater of (x) Combined EBITDA from such Real Property UJVs (a)
in the case of all Real Property UJVs other than those owning
hotels and trade show space, for the most recently ended calendar
quarter, annualized (i.e., multiplied by four), and (b) in the case
of Real Property UJVs owning hotels and trade show space, for the
most recently ended four consecutive calendar quarters, in both
cases, capitalized at the rate of 6.50%, less Borrower’s pro
rata share of any Indebtedness attributable to such UJVs, and (y)
the Net Equity Value of such Real Property UJVs; and (4) without
duplication, Borrower's pro rata share of unrestricted cash and
cash equivalents, the book value of notes and mortgage loans
receivable and capitalized development costs (exclusive of tenant
improvements and tenant leasing commission costs), and the fair
market value of publicly traded securities, at such time, all as
determined in accordance with GAAP. For the purposes of this
definition, (1) for any Disposition of Real Property Assets by a
Real Property Business during any calendar quarter, Combined EBITDA
will be reduced by actual Combined EBITDA generated from such asset
or assets, (2) the aggregate contribution to Capitalization Value
in excess of 30% of the total Capitalization Value from all Real
Property Businesses and Other Investments owned by UJVs shall not
be included in Capitalization Value, and (3) the aggregate
contribution to Capitalization Value from leasing commissions and
management and development fees in excess of 10% of Combined EBITDA
shall not be included in Capitalization Value.
“ Capitalization
Value of Unencumbered Assets ”
means, at any time, the sum of (1) with respect to Real Property
Businesses (other than UJVs), individually determined, the greater
of (x) Unencumbered Combined EBITDA from such Real Property
Businesses (a) in the case of all Real Property Businesses other
than hotels and trade show space, for the most recently ended
calendar quarter, annualized (i.e., multiplied by four), and (b) in
the case of hotels and trade show space, the most recently ended
four consecutive calendar quarters, in both cases, capitalized at a
rate of 6.50% per annum, and (y) the Gross Book Value of such
businesses; (2)
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with respect to Real Property UJVs, which do not
have publicly traded shares, individually determined, the greater
of (x) the Unencumbered Combined EBITDA from such Real Property
UJVs (a) in the case of Real Property UJVs other than those owning
hotels or trade show space, for the most recently ended calendar
quarter, annualized (i.e., multiplied by four), and (b) in the case
of Real Property UJVs owning hotels and trade show space, for the
most recently ended four consecutive calendar quarters, in both
cases, capitalized at a rate of 6.50% per annum, and (y) the Net
Equity Value of such Real Property UJVs; and (3) without
duplication, Borrower's pro rata share of unrestricted cash and
cash equivalents, the book value of notes and mortgage loans
receivable and capitalized development costs (exclusive of tenant
improvements and tenant leasing commission costs), and the fair
market value of publicly traded securities that are Unencumbered
Assets of Borrower, at such time, all as determined in accordance
with GAAP. For the purposes of this definition, (1) for any
Disposition of Real Property Assets by a Real Property Business
during any calendar quarter, Unencumbered Combined EBITDA will be
reduced by actual Unencumbered Combined EBITDA generated from such
asset or assets, (2) the aggregate contribution to Capitalization
Value of Unencumbered Assets in excess of 30% of the total
Capitalization Value of Unencumbered Assets from the aggregate of
all Real Property Businesses owned by UJVs, and notes and mortgage
loans receivable that are Unencumbered Assets at such time, as
determined in accordance with GAAP, shall not be included in
Capitalization Value of Unencumbered Assets, and (3) the aggregate
contribution to Capitalization Value of Unencumbered Assets from
leasing commissions and management and development fees in excess
of 10% of Unencumbered Combined EBITDA shall not be included in
Capitalization Value of Unencumbered Assets.
" Capital Lease
" means any lease which has been or should be
capitalized on the books of the lessee in accordance with
GAAP.
" Closing Date
" means the date on which all the conditions set
forth in Section 4.01 have been satisfied.
" Code
" means the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
" Combined
EBITDA " means, for any period of time,
the Borrower’s pro rata share of net income or loss plus
Interest Expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and
non-recurring items (including, without limitation, gains or losses
from asset sales), all as determined in accordance with GAAP, of
Consolidated Businesses and UJVs (provided, however, that for
purposes of determining the ratio of Combined EBITDA to Fixed
Charges, Combined EBITDA of UJVs shall exclude UJVs that are not
Real Property UJVs), as the case may be, multiplied by four,
provided however , that Combined EBITDA shall
include only general and administrative expenses that are
attributable to the management and operation of the assets in
accordance with GAAP and shall not include any corporate general
and administrative expenses of Borrower, General Partner,
Consolidated Businesses or UJVs (e.g., salaries of corporate
officers).
" Consolidated
Businesses " means, at any time, the
Borrower and Subsidiaries of the Borrower that the Borrower
consolidates in its consolidated financial statements prepared in
accordance with GAAP, provided
, however
, that UJVs which are consolidated in accordance
with GAAP are not Consolidated Businesses.
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" Continue
", " Continuation " and "
Continued " refer to
the continuation pursuant to Section 2.12 of a LIBOR Loan as a
LIBOR Loan from one Interest Period to the next interest
Period.
" Convert
", " Conversion
" and " Converted " refer to a conversion
pursuant to Section 2.12 of a Base Rate Loan into a LIBOR Loan or a
LIBOR Loan into a Base Rate Loan, each of which may be accompanied
by the transfer by a Bank (at its sole discretion) of all or a
portion of its Ratable Loan from one Applicable Lending Office to
another.
" Credit Rating
" means the rating assigned by the Ratings Agencies
to Borrower's senior unsecured long-term indebtedness.
" Debt
" means, at any time, without duplication, (i) all
indebtedness and liabilities of a Person for borrowed money,
secured or unsecured, including mortgage and other notes payable
(but excluding any indebtedness to the extent secured by cash or
cash equivalents or marketable securities, or defeased), as
determined in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) without duplication,
all liabilities of a Person consisting of indebtedness for borrowed
money, determined in accordance with GAAP, that are or would be
stated and quantified as contingent liabilities in the notes to the
consolidated financial statements of such Person as of that date.
For purposes of determining "Total Outstanding Debt" and "Debt",
the term "without duplication" shall mean that amounts loaned from
one Person to a second Person that under GAAP would be consolidated
with the first Person shall not be treated as Debt of the second
Person.
" Default
" means any event which with the giving of notice or
lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of
Default.
" Default Rate
" means a rate per annum equal to: (1) with respect
to Base Rate Loans, a variable rate of three percent (3%) plus the
rate of interest then in effect thereon (including the Applicable
Margin); and (2) with respect to LIBOR Loans and Bid Rate Loans, a
fixed rate of three percent (3%) plus the rate(s) of interest in
effect thereon (including the Applicable Margin or the LIBOR Bid
Margin, as the case may be) at the time of any Default or Event of
Default until the end of the then current Interest Period therefor
and, thereafter, a variable rate of three percent (3%) plus the
rate of interest for a Base Rate Loan (including the Applicable
Margin).
" Designated
Lender " means a special purpose
corporation that (i) shall have become a party to this Agreement
pursuant to Section 12.16 and (ii) is not otherwise a
Bank.
" Designating
Lender " has the meaning specified in
Section 12.16.
" Designation
Agreement " means an agreement in
substantially the form of EXHIBIT H, entered into by a Bank and a
Designated Lender and accepted by Administrative Agent.
" Disposition
" means a sale (whether by assignment, transfer or
Capital Lease) of an asset.
" Dollars
" and the sign " $ " mean lawful money of the United
States of America.
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" Elect
", " Election
" and " Elected
" refer to elections, if any, by Borrower pursuant
to Section 2.12 to have all or a portion of an advance of the
Ratable Loans be outstanding as LIBOR Loans.
" Environmental
Discharge " means any discharge or
release of any Hazardous Materials in violation of any applicable
Environmental Law.
" Environmental
Law " means any applicable Law relating
to pollution or the environment, including Laws relating to noise
or to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of
Hazardous Materials into the work place, the community or the
environment, or otherwise relating to the generation, manufacture,
processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
transport or handling of Hazardous Materials.
" Environmental
Notice " means any written complaint,
order, citation, letter, inquiry, notice or other written
communication from any Person (1) affecting or relating to
Borrower's compliance with any Environmental Law in connection with
any activity or operations at any time conducted by Borrower, (2)
relating to the occurrence or presence of or exposure to or
possible or threatened or alleged occurrence or presence of or
exposure to Environmental Discharges or Hazardous Materials at any
of Borrower's locations or facilities, including, without
limitation: (a) the existence of any contamination or possible or
threatened contamination at any such location or facility and (b)
remediation of any Environmental Discharge or Hazardous Materials
at any such location or facility or any part thereof; and (3) any
violation or alleged violation of any relevant Environmental
Law.
" Equity Value
" means, at any time, Capitalization Value less the
Total Outstanding Indebtedness.
" ERISA
" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, including the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
" ERISA
Affiliate " means any corporation or
trade or business which is a member of the same controlled group of
organizations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) as
Borrower or General Partner or is under common control (within the
meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code) with Borrower or General
Partner or is required to be treated as a single employer with
Borrower or General Partner under Section 414(m) or 414(o) of the
Code.
" Event of
Default " has the meaning specified in
Section 9.01.
" Execution Date
" means the date of this Agreement.
" Extension Date
" has the meaning specified in Section
2.18.
" Extension
Notice " has the meaning specified in
Section 2.18.
" Facility Fee
" means the respective percentages per annum
determined, at any time, based on the range into which any Credit
Rating then falls, in accordance with the table set forth below.
Any change in any Credit Rating causing it to move to a different
range on the table shall effect an immediate change in the Facility
Fee. Borrower shall have not less than two (2)
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Credit Ratings at all times, one of which shall be
from S&P or Moody's. In the event that Borrower receives only
two (2) Credit Ratings, and such Credit Ratings are not equivalent,
the Facility Fee shall be the higher of the two Credit Ratings. In
the event that Borrower receives more than two (2) Credit Ratings,
and such Credit Ratings are not all equivalent, the Facility Fee
shall be the lower of the two (2) highest ratings.
|
Borrower's Credit Rating
(S&P/Moody's/Ratings)
|
Facility Fee
(% per
annum)
|
|
A-/A3 or higher
|
0.1250
|
|
BBB+/Baa1
|
0.150
|
|
BBB/Baa2
|
0.150
|
|
BBB-/Baa3
|
0.200
|
|
Below BBB-/Baa3 or unrated
|
0.250
|
" Federal Funds
Rate " means, for any day, the rate per
annum (expressed on a 360-day basis of calculation) equal to the
weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds
transactions as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
for such day provided that (1) if such day is not a Banking Day,
the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such
transactions on the immediately preceding Banking Day as so
published on the next succeeding Banking Day, and (2) if no such
rate is so published on such next succeeding Banking Day, the
Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average of the rates
quoted by three Federal Funds brokers to Administrative Agent on
such day on such transactions.
" Fiscal Year
" means each period from January 1 to December
31.
" Fitch
" means Fitch, Inc.
" Fixed Charges
" means, without duplication, in respect of any
period, the sum of (i) the Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of
Interest Expense for such period, as determined in accordance with
GAAP, attributable to Debt in respect of Consolidated Businesses
and Real Property UJVs, as well as to any other Debt that is
recourse to the Borrower, multiplied by four (4); and (ii)
distributions during such period on preferred units of the
Borrower, as determined on a consolidated basis, in accordance with
GAAP, multiplied by four (4).
" Fronting Bank
" means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America,
N.A. or another Bank that shall have agreed to be designated by
Borrower from among those Banks identified by Administrative Agent
as being acceptable for issuing a Letter of Credit pursuant to
Section 2.17.
" GAAP
" means accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America as in effect from time to time,
applied on a basis consistent with those used in the preparation of
the financial statements referred to in Section 5.15 (except for
changes concurred to by Borrower's Accountants).
" General Partne
r" has the meaning specified in the
preamble.
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" Good Faith
Contest " means the contest of an item
if: (1) the item is diligently contested in good faith, and, if
appropriate, by proceedings timely instituted; (2) adequate
reserves are established with respect to the contested item; (3)
during the period of such contest, the enforcement of any contested
item is effectively stayed; and (4) the failure to pay or comply
with the contested item during the period of the contest is not
likely to result in a Material Adverse Change.
" Governmental
Authority " means any nation or
government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and
any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory
or administrative functions of or pertaining to
government.
" Gross Book
Value " means the undepreciated book
value of assets comprising a business, determined in accordance
with GAAP.
" Guaranty
" means the guaranty(ies) of Borrower's obligations
to be executed by General Partner.
" Hazardous
Materials " means any pollutants,
effluents, emissions, contaminants, toxic or hazardous wastes or
substances, as any of those terms are defined from time to time in
or for the purposes of any relevant Environmental Law, including
asbestos fibers and friable asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls,
and any petroleum or hydrocarbon-based products or
derivatives.
" Initial
Advance " means the first advance of
proceeds of the Loans.
" Interest
Expense " means, for any period of time,
the consolidated interest expense, whether paid, accrued or
capitalized (without deduction of consolidated interest income) of
Borrower that is attributable to Borrower's Pro Rata Share in its
Consolidated Businesses in respect of Real Property Businesses,
including, without limitation or duplication (or, to the extent not
so included, with the addition of), (1) the portion of any rental
obligation in respect of any Capital Lease obligation allocable to
interest expense in accordance with GAAP; (2) the amortization of
Debt discounts and premiums; (3) any payments or fees (other than
up-front fees) with respect to interest rate swap or similar
agreements; and (4) the interest expense and items listed in
clauses (1) through (3) above applicable to each of the UJVs (to
the extent not included above) multiplied by Borrower's Pro Rata
Share in the UJVs in respect of Real Property Businesses, in all
cases as reflected in the Borrower's Consolidated Financial
Statements.
" Interest
Period " means, (1) with respect to any
LIBOR Loan, the period commencing on the date the same is advanced,
converted from a Base Rate Loan or Continued, as the case may be,
and ending, as Borrower may select pursuant to Section 2.06, on the
numerically corresponding day in the first, second, third or, if
available from all of the Banks, sixth calendar month thereafter
(or at Administrative Agent's reasonable discretion a period of
shorter duration), provided that each such Interest Period which
commences on the last Banking Day of a calendar month (or on any
day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the
appropriate subsequent calendar month) shall end on the last
Banking Day of the appropriate calendar month; and (2) with respect
to any Bid Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date the same is
advanced and ending, as Borrower may select pursuant to Section
2.02, on the
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numerically corresponding day in the first, second
or third calendar month thereafter (or at Administrative Agent's
reasonable discretion a period of shorter duration) provided that
each such Interest Period which commences on the last Banking Day
of a calendar month (or on any day for which there is no
numerically corresponding day in the appropriate subsequent
calendar month) shall end on the last Banking Day of the
appropriate calendar month.
" Invitation for Bid Rate
Quotes " has the meaning specified in
Section 2.02(b).
" Law
" means any federal, state or local statute, law,
rule, regulation, ordinance, order, code, or rule of common law,
now or hereafter in effect, and in each case as amended, and any
judicial or administrative interpretation thereof by a Governmental
Authority or otherwise, including any judicial or administrative
order, consent decree or judgment.
" Lead Arrangers
" means J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Bank of
America Securities, L.L.C.
" Letter of
Credit " has the meaning specified in
Section 2.17(a).
" LIBOR Base
Rate " means, with respect to any
Interest Period therefor, the rate per annum quoted at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, by the Bank serving as
Administrative Agent two (2) Banking Days prior to the first day of
such Interest Period for the offering to leading banks in the
London interbank market of Dollar deposits in immediately available
funds, for a period, and in an amount, comparable to such Interest
Period and principal amount of the LIBOR Loan or Bid Rate Loan, as
the case may be, in question outstanding during such Interest
Period.
" LIBOR Bid
Margi n" has the meaning specified in
Section 2.02(c)(2)(iii).
" LIBOR Bid Rate
" means a rate per annum equal to the sum of (1) the
LIBOR Interest Rate for the Bid Rate Loan and Interest Period in
question and (2) the LIBOR Bid Margin.
" LIBOR Interest
Rate " means, for any LIBOR Loan or Bid
Rate Loan, a rate per annum determined by Administrative Agent to
be equal to the quotient of (1) the LIBOR Base Rate for such LIBOR
Loan or Bid Rate Loan, as the case may be, for the Interest Period
therefor divided by (2) one minus the LIBOR Reserve Requirement for
such LIBOR Loan or Bid Rate Loan, as the case may be, for such
Interest Period.
" LIBOR Loan
" means all or any portion (as the context requires)
of any Bank's Ratable Loan which shall accrue interest at rate(s)
determined in relation to LIBOR Interest Rate(s).
" LIBOR Reserve
Requirement " means, for any LIBOR Loan
or Bid Rate Loan, the average maximum rate at which reserves
(including any marginal, supplemental or emergency reserves) are
required to be maintained during the Interest Period for such LIBOR
Loan or Bid Rate Loan under Regulation D by member banks of the
Federal Reserve System in New York City with deposits exceeding One
Billion Dollars ($1,000,000,000) against "Eurocurrency liabilities"
(as such term is used in Regulation D). Without limiting the effect
of
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the foregoing, the LIBOR Reserve Requirement shall
also reflect any other reserves required to be maintained by such
member banks by reason of any Regulatory Change against (1) any
category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to
which the LIBOR Base Rate is to be determined as provided in the
definition of "LIBOR Base Rate" in this Section 1.01 or (2) any
category of extensions of credit or other assets which include
loans the interest rate on which is determined on the basis of
rates referred to in said definition of "LIBOR Base
Rate".
" Lien
" means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge,
security interest, hypothecation, assignment for collateral
purposes, deposit arrangement, lien (statutory or other), or other
security agreement or charge of any kind or nature whatsoever of
any third party (excluding any right of setoff but including,
without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same
economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing of any
financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable
law of any jurisdiction to evidence any of the
foregoing).
" Loan
" means, with respect to each Bank, its Ratable
Loan, Bid Rate Loan(s) and Swingline Loan(s),
collectively.
" Loan
Commitment " means, with respect to each
Bank, the obligation to make a Ratable Loan in the principal amount
set forth on Schedule 1
attached hereto and incorporated herein, as such
amount may be reduced or increased from time to time in accordance
with the provisions of Section 2.16 (upon the execution of an
Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the definition of Loan
Commitment shall be deemed revised to reflect the assignment being
effected pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption
Agreement).
" Loan Documents
" means this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty, the
Authorization Letter and the Solvency Certificate.
" Mandatory
Borrowing " has the meaning specified in
Section 2.03(b)(3).
" Material Adverse
Change " means either (1) a material
adverse change in the status of the business, results of
operations, financial condition or property of Borrower or General
Partner or (2) any event or occurrence of whatever nature which is
likely to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Borrower
or General Partner to perform their obligations under the Loan
Documents.
" Material
Affiliates " means the Affiliates of
Borrower listed on EXHIBIT F.
" Maturity Date
" means September 28, 2010, subject to extension
pursuant to Section 2.18.
" Moody's
" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
" Multiemployer
Plan " means a Plan defined as such in
Section 3(37) of ERISA to which contributions have been or are
required to be made by Borrower or General Partner or any ERISA
Affiliate and which is covered by Title IV of ERISA.
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" Net Equity
Value " means, at any time, the total
assets of the applicable business less the total liabilities of
such business less the amounts attributable to the minority
interest in such business, in each case as determined on a
consolidated basis, in accordance with GAAP.
" Note
" and " Note
s" have the respective meanings specified in Section
2.09.
" Obligations
" means each and every obligation, covenant and
agreement of Borrower, now or hereafter existing, contained in this
Agreement, and any of the other Loan Documents, whether for
principal, reimbursement obligations, interest, fees, expenses,
indemnities or otherwise, and any amendments or supplements
thereto, extensions or renewals thereof or replacements therefor,
including but not limited to all indebtedness, obligations and
liabilities of Borrower to Administrative Agent and any Bank now
existing or hereafter incurred under or arising out of or in
connection with the Notes, this Agreement, the other Loan
Documents, and any documents or instruments executed in connection
therewith; in each case whether direct or indirect, joint or
several, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, now or
hereafter existing, renewed or restructured, whether or not from
time to time decreased or extinguished and later increased, created
or incurred, and including all indebtedness of Borrower under any
instrument now or hereafter evidencing or securing any of the
foregoing.
" Other
Investment " means a Consolidated
Business or UJV that does not own primarily Real Property Assets or
publicly traded securities, including, without limitation, those
entities more particularly set forth on Schedule 2 attached
hereto.
" Parent
" means, with respect to any Bank, any Person
controlling such Bank.
" Participant
" has the meaning specified in Section
12.05(b).
" Payor
" has the meaning specified in Section
10.12.
" PBGC
" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and
any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under
ERISA.
" Person
" means an individual, partnership, corporation,
business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company, Governmental
Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
" Plan
" means any employee benefit or other plan
established or maintained, or to which contributions have been or
are required to be made, by Borrower or General Partner or any
ERISA Affiliate and which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or to
which Section 412 of the Code applies.
" presence
", when used in connection with any Environmental
Discharge or Hazardous Materials, means and includes presence,
generation, manufacture, installation, treatment, use, storage,
handling, repair, encapsulation, disposal, transportation, spill,
discharge and release.
" Prime Rate
" means that rate of interest from time to time
announced by the Bank serving as Administrative Agent in the United
States as its prime commercial lending rate. Any
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change in the Prime Rate shall be effective as of
the date such change is announced by the Bank serving as
Administrative Agent.
" Pro Rata Share
" means, with respect to each Bank, a fraction, the
numerator of which is the amount of such Bank's Loan Commitment and
the denominator of which is the Total Loan Commitment.
" Prohibited
Transaction " means any transaction set
forth in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the
Code.
" Qualified
Institution " means 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
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 the Agreement
through a branch or agency located in the United States of America
and (d) an entity reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent
and, so long as no Event of Default exists, Borrower, 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, provided
that if such entity is a Bank Affiliate,
no such consent of Administrative Agent or Borrower shall be
required.
" Ratable Loan
" has the meaning specified in Section
2.01(b).
" Rating
Agencies " means, collectively, S&P,
Moody's and Fitch.
" Real Property
Asset " means an asset from which income
is, or upon completion expected by the Borrower to be, derived
predominantly from contractual rent payments under leases with
unaffiliated third party tenants, hotel operations, tradeshow
operations or leasing commissions and management and development
fees.
" Real Property
Business " means a Consolidated Business
or UJV that owns primarily Real Property Assets.
" Real Property
UJV " means a UJV that is a Real Property
Business.
" Refinancing
Mortgage " has the meaning specified in
Section 5.19(b).
" Regulation D
" means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be amended or
supplemented from time to time, or any similar Law from time to
time in effect.
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" Regulation U
" means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be amended or
supplemented from time to time, or any similar Law from time to
time in effect.
" Regulatory
Change " means, with respect to any Bank,
any change after the date of this Agreement in United States
federal, state, municipal or foreign laws or regulations (including
Regulation D) or the adoption or making after such date of any
interpretations, directives or requests applying to a class of
banks including such Bank of or under any United States, federal,
state, municipal or foreign laws or regulations (whether or not
having the force of law) by any court or governmental or monetary
authority charged with the interpretation or administration
thereof.
“ REIT
” means a “real estate investment
trust,” as such term is defined in Section 856 of the
Code.
" Relevant
Documents " has the meaning specified in
Section 11.02.
" Replacement
Bank " has the meaning specified in
Section 3.07.
" Replacement
Notice " has the meaning specified in
Section 3.07.
" Reportable
Event " means any of the events set forth
in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as to which
the thirty (30) day notice period is waived by the PBGC.
" Required Banks
" means at any time the Banks having Pro Rata Shares
aggregating at least 51% (excluding, however, any Bank that is in
default of its obligations under this Agreement);
provided ,
however , that during
the existence of an Event of Default, the "Required Banks" shall be
the Banks holding at least 51% of the then aggregate unpaid
principal amount of the Loans (excluding, however, any Bank that is
in default of its obligations under this Agreement); and
provided ,
further that in the
case of Swingline Loans, the amount of each Bank's funded
participation interest in such Swingline Loans shall be considered
for purposes hereof as if it were a direct Loan and not a
participation interest, and the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans
owing to Swingline Lender shall be considered for purposes hereof
as reduced by the amount of such funded participation
interests.
" Required
Payment " has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.12.
" SEC
" means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
" SEC Reports
" means the reports required to be delivered to the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
" Secured
Indebtedness " means, at any time, that
portion of Total Outstanding Indebtedness that is not Unsecured
Indebtedness.
" Solvency
Certificat e" means a certificate in
substantially the form of EXHIBIT D, to be delivered by Borrower
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
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" Solvent
" means, when used with respect to any Person, that
(1) the fair value of the property of such Person, on a going
concern basis, is greater than the total amount of liabilities
(including, without limitation, contingent liabilities) of such
Person; (2) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such
Person, on a going concern basis, is not less than the amount that
will be required to pay the probable liabilities of such Person on
its debts as they become absolute and matured; (3) such Person does
not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or
liabilities beyond such Person's ability to pay as such debts and
liabilities mature; (4) such Person is not engaged in business or a
transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a
transaction, for which such Person's property would constitute
unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the
prevailing practice in the industry in which such Person is
engaged; and (5) such Person has sufficient resources, provided
that such resources are prudently utilized, to satisfy all of such
Person's obligations. Contingent liabilities will be computed at
the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances
existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be
expected to become an actual or matured liability.
" S&P
" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a
division of McGraw-Hill Companies.
" Subsidiary
" means, with respect to any Person, a corporation,
partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other
entity, fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding voting
stock, partnership interests or membership interests, as the case
may be, of which are owned, directly or indirectly, by that Person
or by one or more other Subsidiaries of that Person and over which
that Person or one or more other Subsidiaries of that Person
exercise sole control. For the purposes of this definition, "voting
stock" means stock having voting power for the election of
directors or trustees, as the case may be, whether at all times or
only so long as no senior class of stock has voting power for the
election of directors or trustees by reason of any contingency, and
"control" means the power to direct the management and policies of
a Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
" Swingline
Commitment " has the meaning specified in
Section 2.03(a).
" Swingline
Lender " means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
in its capacity as Swingline Lender hereunder, and its permitted
successors in such capacity in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
" Swingline Loan
" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.03(a).
" Taxable REIT
Subsidiary " means any corporation (other
than a REIT) in which Guarantor directly or indirectly owns stock
and Guarantor and such corporation jointly elect that such
corporation shall be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary of
Guarantor under and pursuant to Section 856 of the Code.
" Total Loan
Commitment " means an amount equal to the
aggregate amount of all Loan Commitments.
" Total Outstanding
Indebtednes s" means, at any time,
without duplication, the sum of Debt of the Borrower, the
Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of Debt in respect of
Consolidated
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Businesses, and any Debt of UJVs that is recourse to
the Borrower, as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP.
" UJVs
" means, at any time, (1) investments of the
Borrower that are accounted for under the equity method in the
Borrower’s Consolidated Financial Statements prepared in
accordance with GAAP and (2) investments of the Borrower in which
the Borrower owns less than 50% of the equity interests and that
are consolidated in the VRT Consolidated Financial Statements
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
" Unencumbered
Assets " means, collectively, assets,
reflected in the VRT Consolidated Financial Statements, owned in
whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by Borrower and not
subject to any Lien to secure all or any portion of Secured
Indebtedness, and assets of Consolidated Businesses and UJVs which
are not subject to any Lien to secure all or any portion of Secured
Indebtedness or to any negative pledge or similar agreement,
provided further that any such Consolidated Business or UJV is not
the borrower or guarantor of any Unsecured Indebtedness.
" Unencumbered Combined
EBITDA " means that portion of Combined
EBITDA attributable to Unencumbered Assets; provided that Unencumbered Combined
EBITDA shall include only general and administrative expenses that
are attributable to the management and operation of the
Unencumbered Assets in accordance with GAAP and shall not include
any corporate general and administrative expenses of Borrower,
General Partner, Consolidated Businesses or UJVs (e.g., salaries of
corporate officers).
" Unfunded Current
Liabilit y" of any Plan means the amount,
if any, by which the actuarial present value of accumulated plan
benefits as of the close of its most recent plan year, based upon
the actuarial assumptions used by such Plan's actuary in the most
recent annual valuation of such Plan, exceeds the fair market value
of the assets allocable thereto, determined in accordance with
Section 412 of the Code.
" Unsecured
Indebtednes s" means, at any time, Total
Outstanding Indebtedness that is not secured by a lien on assets of
the Borrower, a Consolidated Business or a UJV, as the case may
be.
" Unsecured Interest
Expens e" means, for any period, the
Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of Interest Expense attributable to
Total Outstanding Indebtedness constituting Unsecured
Indebtedness.
" VRT Consolidated
Financial Statements " means,
collectively, the consolidated balance sheet and related
consolidated statements of operations, equity and cash flows, and
footnotes thereto, of General Partner and Borrower, in each case
prepared in accordance with GAAP and as filed with the SEC as SEC
Reports.
" VRT Principals
" means the trustees, officers and directors of
Borrower (other than General Partner) or of General Partner at any
applicable time.
SECTION
1.02.
Accounting Terms . All
accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed
in accordance with GAAP, and, except as otherwise
provided
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herein, all financial data required to be delivered
hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP.
SECTION
1.03.
Computation of Time Periods
. Except as otherwise provided herein, in this
Agreement, in the computation of periods of time from a specified
date to a later specified date, the word "from" means "from and
including" and words "to" and "until" each means "to but
excluding".
SECTION
1.04.
Rules of Construction .
When used in this Agreement: (1) "or" is not exclusive; (2) a
reference to a Law includes any amendment or modification to such
Law; (3) a reference to a Person includes its permitted successors
and permitted assigns; (4) except as provided otherwise, all
references to the singular shall include the plural and
vice versa ; (5) except as provided in
this Agreement, a reference to an agreement, instrument or document
shall include such agreement, instrument or document as the same
may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in
accordance with its terms and as permitted by the Loan Documents;
(6) all references to Articles or Sections shall be to Articles and
Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated; and (7) all
Exhibits to this Agreement shall be incorporated into this
Agreement.
ARTICLE II
THE LOANS
SECTION
2.01.
Ratable Loans; Bid Rate Loans
. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Banks agree to make loans to Borrower as provided in
this Article II.
(b) Each of
the Banks severally agrees to make a loan to Borrower (each such
loan by a Bank, a " Ratable
Loan ") in an amount up to its Loan
Commitment pursuant to which such Bank shall from time to time
advance and readvance to Borrower an amount equal to its Pro Rata
Share of the excess (the " Available Total
Loan Commitment ") of the Total Loan
Commitment minus the sum of (1) all previous advances (including
Bid Rate Loans and Swingline Loans) made by the Banks which remain
unpaid and (2) the outstanding amount of all Letters of Credit,
plus, without duplication of any amount included in clause (1)
above, such Bank's Pro Rata Share of Swingline Loans outstanding.
Within the limits set forth herein, Borrower may borrow from time
to time under this paragraph (b) and prepay from time to time
pursuant to Section 2.10 (subject, however, to the restrictions on
prepayment set forth in said Section), and thereafter reborrow
pursuant to this paragraph (b). The Ratable Loans may be
outstanding as: (1) Base Rate Loans; (2) LIBOR Loans; or (3) a
combination of the foregoing, as Borrower shall elect and notify
Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.14. The LIBOR
Loan, Bid Rate Loan, Base Rate Loan and Swingline Loan of each Bank
shall be maintained at such Bank's Applicable Lending
Office.
(c) In
addition to Ratable Loans pursuant to paragraph (b) above, so long
as Borrower's Credit Rating is BBB- or better by S&P (if rated
by S&P) and Baa3 or better by Moody's (if rated by Moody's),
one or more Banks may, at Borrower's request and in their
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discretion, make non-ratable loans which shall bear
interest at the LIBOR Bid Rate in accordance with Section 2.02
(such loans being referred to in this Agreement as "
Bid Rate Loans ").
Borrower may borrow Bid Rate Loans from time to time pursuant to
this paragraph (c) in an amount up to fifty percent (50%) of the
aggregate Loans that would be outstanding immediately after such
borrowing (taking into account any repayments of the Loans made
simultaneously therewith) (the " Bid
Borrowing Limit ") and shall repay such
Bid Rate Loans as required by Section 2.11, and it may thereafter
reborrow pursuant to this paragraph (c) or paragraph (b)
above; provided , however ,
that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Bid Rate Loans
at any particular time shall not exceed the Bid Borrowing
Limit.
(d) The
obligations of the Banks under this Agreement are several, and no
Bank shall be responsible for the failure of any other Bank to make
any advance of a Loan to be made by such other Bank. However, the
failure of any Bank to make any advance of the Loan to be made by
it hereunder on the date specified therefor shall not relieve any
other Bank of its obligation to make any advance of its Loan
specified hereby to be made on such date.
SECTION
2.02.
Bid Rate Loans . (a)
When Borrower has the Credit Rating required by Section 2.01(c) and
wishes to request offers from the Banks to make Bid Rate Loans, it
shall transmit to Administrative Agent by facsimile a request (a
" Bid Rate Quote Request
") substantially in the form of EXHIBIT G-1 so as to
be received not later than 10:30 a.m. (New York time) on the fourth
Banking Day prior to the date for funding of the Bid Rate Loan(s)
proposed therein, specifying:
(1) the
proposed date of funding of such Bid Rate Loan(s), which shall be a
Banking Day;
(2) the
aggregate amount of the Bid Rate Loans requested, which shall be at
least Twenty Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000) and an integral
multiple of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000); and
(3) the
duration of the Interest Period(s) applicable thereto, subject to
the provisions of the definition of "Interest Period" in Section
1.01.
Borrower may request offers to make Bid Rate Loans
for more than one (1) Interest Period in a single Bid Rate Quote
Request. No Bid Rate Quote Request may be submitted by Borrower
sooner than seven (7) calendar days after the submission of any
other Bid Rate Quote Request.
(b) Promptly upon
receipt of a Bid Rate Quote Request, Administrative Agent shall
send to the Banks by facsimile an invitation (an "
Invitation for Bid Rate Quotes
") substantially in the form of EXHIBIT G-2, which
shall constitute an invitation by Borrower to the Banks to submit
Bid Rate Quotes offering to make Bid Rate Loans to which such Bid
Rate Quote Request relates in accordance with this Section
2.02.
(c) (1)
Each Bank may submit a Bid Rate Quote containing an offer or offers
to make Bid Rate Loans in response to any Invitation for Bid Rate
Quotes. Each Bid Rate Quote must comply with the requirements of
this paragraph (c) and must be submitted to Administrative Agent by
facsimile not later than 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on the third
Banking Day prior to the proposed date of the Bid Rate
Loan(s); provided that Bid Rate Quotes
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submitted by the Bank serving as Administrative
Agent (or any Affiliate of the Bank serving as Administrative
Agent) in its capacity as a Bank may be submitted, and may only be
submitted, if the Bank serving as Administrative Agent or such
Affiliate notifies Borrower of the terms of the offer or offers
contained therein not later than fifteen (15) minutes prior to the
deadline for the other Banks. Any Bid Rate Quote so made shall
(subject to Borrower's satisfaction of the conditions precedent set
forth in this Agreement to its entitlement to an advance) be
irrevocable except with the written consent of Administrative Agent
given on the instructions of Borrower. Bid Rate Loans to be funded
pursuant to a Bid Rate Quote may, as provided in Section 12.16, be
funded by a Bank's Designated Lender. A Bank making a Bid Rate
Quote shall specify in its Bid Rate Quote whether the related Bid
Rate Loans are intended to be funded by such Bank's Designated
Lender, as provided in Section 12.16.
(2) Each
Bid Rate Quote shall be in substantially the form of EXHIBIT G-3
and shall in any case specify:
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the proposed date of funding of the Bid Rate
Loan(s);
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(ii) the
principal amount of the Bid Rate Loan(s) for which each such offer
is being made, which principal amount (w) may be greater than or
less than the applicable Loan Commitment of the quoting Bank, (x)
must be in the aggregate at least Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000)
and an integral multiple of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000), (y) may not exceed the principal amount of Bid Rate
Loans for which offers were requested and (z) may be subject to an
aggregate limitation as to the principal amount of Bid Rate Loans
for which offers being made by such quoting Bank may be
accepted;
(iii) the
margin above or below the applicable LIBOR Interest Rate (the
" LIBOR Bid Margin ") offered for each such Bid Rate Loan, expressed as a
percentage per annum (specified to the nearest 1/1,000th of 1%) to
be added to (or subtracted from) the applicable LIBOR Interest
Rate;
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(iv)
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the applicable Interest Period; and
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(v)
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the identity of the quoting Bank.
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A Bid Rate Quote may set forth up to three (3)
separate offers by the quoting Bank with respect to each Interest
Period specified in the related Invitation for Bid Rate
Quotes.
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(3)
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Any Bid Rate Quote shall be disregarded if
it:
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(i) is
not substantially in conformity with EXHIBIT G-3 or does not
specify all of the information required by sub-paragraph (c)(2)
above;
(ii) contains
qualifying, conditional or similar language (except for an
aggregate limitation as provided in subparagraph (c)(2)(ii)
above);
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(iii) proposes
terms other than or in addition to those set forth in the
applicable Invitation for Bid Rate Quotes (except for an aggregate
limitation as provided in subparagraph (c)(2)(ii) above);
or
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(iv)
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arrives after the time set forth in sub-paragraph
(c)(1) above.
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(d) Administrative
Agent shall no later than 10:15 a.m. (New York City time) on the
third Banking Day prior to the proposed date for the requested Bid
Rate Loan notify Borrower in writing of the terms of any Bid Rate
Quote submitted by a Bank that is in accordance with paragraph (c).
Any subsequent Bid Rate Quote shall be disregarded by
Administrative Agent unless such subsequent Bid Rate Quote is
submitted solely to correct a manifest error in such former Bid
Rate Quote. Administrative Agent's notice to Borrower shall specify
(A) the aggregate principal amount of Bid Rate Loans for which
offers have been received for each Interest Period specified in the
related Bid Rate Quote Request, (B) the respective principal
amounts and LIBOR Bid Margins so offered and (C) if applicable,
limitations on the aggregate principal amount of Bid Rate Loans for
which offers in any single Bid Rate Quote may be
accepted.
(e) Not
later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the third Banking Day
prior to the proposed date of funding of the Bid Rate Loan,
Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of its acceptance or
non-acceptance of the offers so notified to it pursuant to
paragraph (d). A notice of acceptance shall be substantially in the
form of EXHIBIT G-4 and shall specify the aggregate principal
amount of offers for each Interest Period that are accepted.
Borrower may accept any Bid Rate Quote in whole or in part;
provided that:
(i) the
principal amount of each Bid Rate Loan may not exceed the
applicable amount set forth in the related Bid Rate Quote Request
or be less than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) and shall be an
integral multiple of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000);
(ii) acceptance
of offers with respect to a particular Interest Period may only be
made on the basis of ascending LIBOR Bid Margins offered for such
Interest Period from the lowest effective cost; and
(iii) Borrower
may not accept any offer that is described in subparagraph (c)(3)
or that otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of this
Agreement.
(f) If offers
are made by two (2) or more Banks with the same LIBOR Bid Margins,
for a greater aggregate principal amount than the amount in respect
of which such offers are permitted to be accepted for the related
Interest Period, the principal amount of Bid Rate Loans in respect
of which such offers are accepted shall be allocated by
Administrative Agent among such Banks as nearly as possible (in
multiples of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), as
Administrative Agent may deem appropriate) in proportion to the
aggregate principal amounts of such offers. Administrative Agent
shall promptly (and in any event within one (1) Banking Day after
such offers are accepted) notify Borrower and each such Bank in
writing of any such allocation of Bid Rate Loans. Determinations by
Administrative Agent of the allocation of Bid Rate Loans shall be
conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
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(g) In the
event that Borrower accepts the offer(s) contained in one (1) or
more Bid Rate Quotes in accordance with paragraph (e), the Bank(s)
making such offer(s) shall make a Bid Rate Loan in the accepted
amount (as allocated, if necessary, pursuant to paragraph (f)) on
the date specified therefor, in accordance with the procedures
specified in Section 2.05.
(h) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, each Bank shall be
required to fund its Pro Rata Share of the Available Total Loan
Commitment in accordance with Section 2.01(b) despite the fact that
any Bank's Loan Commitment may have been or may be exceeded as a
result of such Bank's making Bid Rate Loans.
(i) A
Bank who is notified that it has been selected to make a Bid Rate
Loan as provided above may designate its Designated Lender (if any)
to fund such Bid Rate Loan on its behalf, as described in Section
12.16. Any Designated Lender which funds a Bid Rate Loan shall on
and after the time of such funding become the obligee under such
Bid Rate Loan and be entitled to receive payment thereof when due.
No Bank shall be relieved of its obligation to fund a Bid Rate
Loan, and no Designated Lender shall assume such obligation, prior
to the time the applicable Bid Rate Loan is funded.
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SECTION 2.03.
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Swingline Loan Subfacility
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(a)
Swingline Commitment .
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 2.03, Swingline
Lender, in its individual capacity, agrees to make certain
revolving credit loans in Dollars to Borrower (each a "
Swingline Loan " and,
collectively, the " Swingline
Loans ") from time to time during the
term hereof; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of
Swingline Loans outstanding at any time shall not exceed the lesser
of (i) One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000), and (ii) the
Total Loan Commitment less the sum of (A) all Loans then
outstanding, excluding Swingline Loans, and (B) the outstanding
amount of all Letters of Credit (the " Swingline Commitment "). Subject to
the limitations set forth herein, any amounts repaid in respect of
Swingline Loans may be reborrowed.
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(b)
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Swingline Borrowings .
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(1)
Notice of Borrowing .
With respect to any Swingline Loan, Borrower shall give Swingline
Lender and Administrative Agent notice in writing which is received
by Swingline Lender and Administrative Agent not later than 2:00
p.m. (New York City time) on the proposed date of such Swingline
Loan (and confirmed by telephone by such time), specifying (A) that
a Swingline Loan is being requested, (B) the amount of such
Swingline Loan, (C) the proposed date of such Swingline Loan, which
shall be a Banking Day and (D) stating that no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing both before and after giving
effect to such Swingline Loan. Such notice shall be
irrevocable.
(2)
Minimum Amounts . Each
Swingline Loan shall be at least Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000)
and, or an integral multiple of One Million Dollars
($1,000,000).
(3)
Repayment of Swingline Loans
. Each Swingline Loan shall be due and payable on
the earliest of (A) five (5) Banking Days from and including the
date of such Swingline Loan, (B) the last calendar day of the month
in which such Swingline Loan is
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made or (C) the Maturity Date. If, and to the
extent, any Swingline Loans shall be due and payable on the date of
any Ratable Loan, such Swingline Loans shall first be repaid from
the proceeds of such Ratable Loan prior to the disbursement of the
same to Borrower. If, and to the extent, a Ratable Loan is not
requested prior to the earliest of the Maturity Date, the last
calendar day of the month in which such Swingline Loan is made, or
the end of the five (5) Banking Day period after such Swingline
Loan was made, or unless Borrower shall have notified
Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender prior to 1:00 p.m.
(New York City time) on the third (3rd) Banking Day after such
Swingline Loan was made that Borrower intends to reimburse
Swingline Lender for the amount of such Swingline Loan with funds
other than proceeds of the Ratable Loans, Borrower shall be deemed
to have requested a Ratable Loan comprised entirely of Base Rate
Loans in the amount of the applicable Swingline Loan then
outstanding, the proceeds of which shall be used to repay such
Swingline Loan to Swingline Lender. In addition, if (x) Borrower
does not repay a Swingline Loan on or prior to the end of such five
(5) Banking Day period, or (y) a Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred during such five (5) Banking Day period, Swingline
Lender may, at any time, in its sole discretion, by written notice
to the Borrower and Administrative Agent, demand repayment of its
Swingline Loans by way of a Ratable Loan, in which case the
Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Ratable Loan comprised
entirely of Base Rate Loans in the amount of such Swingline Loans
then outstanding, the proceeds of which shall be used to repay such
Swingline Loans to Swingline Lender. Any Ratable Loan which is
deemed requested by the Borrower in accordance with this Section
2.03(b)(3) is hereinafter referred to as a " Mandatory Borrowing ". Each Bank
hereby irrevocably agrees to make Ratable Loans promptly upon
receipt of notice from Swingline Lender of any such deemed request
for a Mandatory Borrowing in the amount and in the manner specified
in the preceding sentences and on the date such notice is received
by such Bank (or the next Banking Day if such notice is received
after 12:00 p.m. (New York City time)) notwithstanding (I) the
amount of the Mandatory Borrowing may not comply with the minimum
amount of Ratable Loans otherwise required hereunder, (II) whether
any conditions specified in Section 4.02 are then satisfied, (III)
whether a Default or an Event of Default then exists, (IV) failure
of any such deemed request for a Ratable Loan to be made by the
time otherwise required in Section 2.06, (V) the date of such
Mandatory Borrowing (provided that such date must be a Banking
Day), or (VI) any termination of the Loan Commitments immediately
prior to such Mandatory Borrowing or contemporaneously therewith;
provided, however, that no Bank shall be obligated to make Ratable
Loans in respect of a Mandatory Borrowing if a Default or an Event
of Default then exists and the applicable Swingline Loan was made
by Swingline Lender without receipt of a written notice of
borrowing in the form specified in Section 2.03(b)(1) or after
Administrative Agent has delivered a notice of Default or Event of
Default which has not been rescinded.
(4)
Purchase of Participations . In the event that any Mandatory Borrowing cannot for any
reason be made on the date otherwise required above (including,
without limitation, as a result of the commencement of a proceeding
under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Borrower), then each
Bank hereby agrees that it shall forthwith purchase (as of the date
the Mandatory Borrowing would otherwise have occurred, but adjusted
for any payment received from the Borrower on or after such date
and prior to such purchase) from Swingline Lender such
participations in the outstanding Swingline
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Loans as shall be necessary to cause each such Bank
to share in such Swingline Loans ratably based upon its Pro Rata
Share (determined before giving effect to any termination of the
Loan Commitments), provided that (A) all interest payable on the
Swingline Loans with respect to any participation shall be for the
account of Swingline Lender until but excluding the day upon which
the Mandatory Borrowing would otherwise have occurred, and (B) in
the event of a delay between the day upon which the Mandatory
Borrowing would otherwise have occurred and the time any purchase
of a participation pursuant to this sentence is actually made, the
purchasing Bank shall be required to pay to Swingline Lender
interest on the principal amount of such participation for each day
from and including the day upon which the Mandatory Borrowing would
otherwise have occurred to but excluding the date of payment for
such participation, at the rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate,
for the two (2) Banking Days after the date the Mandatory Borrowing
would otherwise have occurred, and thereafter at a rate equal to
the Base Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Bank shall be
obligated to purchase a participation in any Swingline Loan if a
Default or an Event of Default then exists and such Swingline Loan
was made by Swingline Lender without receipt of a written notice of
borrowing in the form specified in Section 2.03(b)(1) or after
Administrative Agent has delivered a notice of Default or Event of
Default which has not been rescinded.
(c)
Interest Rate . Each
Swingline Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal
amount thereof, for each day from the date such Swingline Loan is
made until the date it is repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the
Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate
Loans.
SECTION
2.04.
Advances, Generally .
The Initial Advance shall be at least One Million Dollars
($1,000,000) and in an integral multiple of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000) and shall be made upon satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Section 4.01. Subsequent advances shall be
made no more frequently than weekly thereafter, upon satisfaction
of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The amount of each
advance subsequent to the Initial Advance shall, subject to Section
2.13, be at least One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) (unless less
than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) is available for disbursement
pursuant to the terms hereof at the time of any subsequent advance,
in which case the amount of such subsequent advance shall be equal
to such remaining availability) and in an integral multiple of One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). Additional restrictions on the
amounts and timing of, and conditions to the making of, advances of
Bid Rate Loans and Swingline Loans are set forth in Sections 2.02
and 2.03, respectively.
Each advance shall be subject, in addition to the
limitations and conditions applicable to advances of the Loans
generally, to Administrative Agent's receipt, on or immediately
prior to the date the request for such advance is made, of a
certificate from the officer requesting the advance certifying that
Borrower is in compliance with all covenants enumerated in
paragraphs 3(a) and 3(b) of Section 6.09 and containing covenant
compliance calculations with respect to Sections 8.02 and 8.06
only, that include the proforma adjustments described below, which
calculations shall demonstrate Borrower's compliance with covenants
on a proforma basis.
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In connection with each advance of Loan proceeds,
the following proforma adjustments shall be made to the covenant
compliance calculations required with respect to Sections 8.02 and
8.06 as of the end of the most recently ended calendar quarter for
which financial results are required hereunder to have been
reported by Borrower:
(i) Total
Outstanding Indebtedness and Unsecured Indebtedness shall be
adjusted by adding thereto, respectively, all Indebtedness and
Unsecured Indebtedness, respectively, that is incurred by Borrower
in connection with such advance;
(ii) Capitalization
Value, shall be adjusted by adding thereto the purchase price of
any Real Property Assets (including capitalized acquisition costs
determined in accordance with GAAP) or the Net Equity Value of any
Other Investments, together with the Borrower's Pro Rata Share of
any unrestricted cash or cash equivalents, the book value of notes
and mortgage loans receivable and marketable securities and the
cost of non-marketable securities that are acquired in connection
with such advance; and
(iii) Capitalization
Value of Unencumbered Assets shall be adjusted by adding thereto
the purchase price of any Real Property Assets (including
capitalized acquisition costs determined in accordance with GAAP)
that are Unencumbered Assets together with Borrower's Pro Rata
Share of any unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and the book
value of notes and mortgage loans receivable and marketable
securities and the cost of non-marketable securities that are
acquired in connection with such advance.
SECTION
2.05.
Procedures for Advances . In the case of advances of Ratable Loans, Borrower shall
submit to Administrative Agent a request for each advance, stating
the amount requested and the expected purpose for which such
advance is to be used, no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on
the date, in the case of advances of Base Rate Loans, which is one
(1) Banking Day, and, in the case of advances of LIBOR Loans, which
is three (3) Banking Days, prior to the date such advance is to be
made. In the case of advances of Bid Rate Loans, Borrower shall
submit a Bid Rate Quote Request at the time specified in Section
2.02, accompanied by a statement of the expected purpose for which
such advance is to be used. In the case of advances of Swingline
Loans, Borrower shall submit a notice of borrowing at the time
specified in Section 2.03, accompanied by a statement of the
expected purpose for which such advance is to be used.
Administrative Agent, upon its receipt and approval of the request
for advance, will so notify the Banks by facsimile. Not later than
11:30 a.m. (New York time) on the date of each advance, each Bank
(in the case of Ratable Loans) or the applicable Banks (in the case
of Bid Rate Loans) shall, through its Applicable Lending Office and
subject to the conditions of this Agreement, make the amount to be
advanced by it on such day available to Administrative Agent, at
Administrative Agent's Office and in immediately available funds
for the account of Borrower. The amount so received by
Administrative Agent shall, subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, be made available to Borrower, in immediately available
funds, by Administrative Agent's to an account designated by
Borrower.
SECTION
2.06.
Interest Periods; Renewals . In the case of the LIBOR Loans, Borrower shall select an
Interest Period of any duration in accordance with the definition
of Interest Period in Section 1.01, subject to the following
limitations: (1) no Interest Period may extend beyond the Maturity
Date (as the same may be extended); (2) if an Interest Period
would
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end on a day which is not a Banking Day, such
Interest Period shall be extended to the next Banking Day, unless
such Banking Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which
event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding
Banking Day; and (3) only eight (8) discrete segments of a Bank's
Ratable Loan bearing interest at a LIBOR Interest Rate for a
designated Interest Period pursuant to a particular Election,
Conversion or Continuation may be outstanding at any one time (each
such segment of each Bank's Ratable Loan corresponding to a
proportionate segment of each of the other Banks' Ratable
Loans).
Upon notice to Administrative Agent as provided in
Section 2.14, Borrower may Continue any LIBOR Loan on the last day
of the Interest Period of the same or different duration in
accordance with the limitations provided above.
SECTION
2.07.
Interest . Borrower
shall pay interest to Administrative Agent for the account of the
applicable Bank on the outstanding and unpaid principal amount of
the Loans, at a rate per annum as follows: (1) for Base Rate Loans
at a rate equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin; (2)
for LIBOR Loans at a rate equal to the applicable LIBOR Interest
Rate plus the Applicable Margin; and (3) for Bid Rate Loans at a
rate equal to the applicable LIBOR Bid Rate. Any principal amount
not paid when due (when scheduled, at acceleration or otherwise)
shall bear interest thereafter, payable on demand, at the Default
Rate.
The interest rate on Base Rate Loans shall change
when the Base Rate changes. Interest on Base Rate Loans, LIBOR
Loans and Bid Rate Loans shall not exceed the maximum amount
permitted under applicable law. Interest shall be calculated for
the actual number of days elapsed on the basis of a year consisting
of three hundred sixty (360) days.
Accrued interest shall be due and payable in
arrears, (x) in the case of both Base Rate Loans and LIBOR Loans,
on the first Banking Day of each calendar month and (y) in the case
of Bid Rate Loans, at the expiration of the Interest Period
applicable thereto, but no less frequently than once every three
(3) months determined on the basis of the first (1 st )
day of the Interest Period applicable to the Loan in
question; provided , however ,
that interest accruing at the Default Rate shall be due and payable
on demand.
SECTION
2.08.
Fees . Borrower shall,
during the term of this Agreement commencing as of the Closing
Date, pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Bank a
facility fee computed, on the daily Loan Commitment of such Bank,
by multiplying the aggregate Loan Commitments on such day by an
amount equal to the daily Facility Fee
calculated on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days
for the actual number of days elapsed. The accrued facility fee
shall be due and payable in arrears on the first Banking Day of
January, April, July and October of each year, commencing on the
first such date after the Closing Date, and upon the Maturity Date
(as the case may be accelerated) or earlier termination of the Loan
Commitments.
SECTION
2.09.
Notes . The Loans made
by each Bank under this Agreement shall be evidenced by a single
note, in the form of EXHIBIT B, duly executed by Borrower, payable
to such Bank for the account of its Applicable Lending Office (each
such note, as the same may hereafter be amended, modified,
extended, severed, assigned, substituted,
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renewed or restated from time to time, including any
substitute note pursuant to Section 3.07 or 12.05, a "
Note " and
collectively, the " Notes
").
Each Bank is hereby authorized by Borrower to
endorse on the schedule attached to the Note held by it, the amount
of each advance, and each payment of principal received by such
Bank for the account of its Applicable Lending Office(s) on account
of its Loans, which endorsement shall, in the absence of manifest
error, be conclusive as to the outstanding balance of the Loans
made by such Bank. The failure by Administrative Agent or any Bank
to make such notations with respect to the Loans or each advance or
payment shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of
Borrower under this Agreement or the Notes.
Each Bank may, by notice to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent, request that its Loans of a particular type
(including, without limitation, Swingline Loans and Bid Rate Loans)
be evidenced by a separate Note in an amount equal to the aggregate
unpaid principal amount of such Loans. Any additional costs
incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower or the Banks in
connection with preparing such a Note shall be at the sole cost and
expense of the Bank requesting such Note. In the event any Loans
evidenced by such a Note are paid in full prior to the Maturity
Date, any such Bank shall return such Note to Borrower. Each such
Note shall be in substantially the form of EXHIBIT B hereto with
appropriate modifications to reflect the fact that it evidences
solely Loans of the relevant type. Upon the execution and delivery
of any such Note, any existing Note payable to such Bank shall be
replaced or modified accordingly. Each reference in this Agreement
to the "Note" of such Bank shall be deemed to refer to and include
any or all of such Notes, as the context may require.
In connection with a Refinancing Mortgage, Borrower
shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, a mortgage note, payable
to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Banks, which
shall be secured by the applicable Refinancing Mortgage. Such note
shall be in such form as shall be requested by Borrower, subject to
the Administrative Agent's reasonable approval. Each reference in
this Agreement to the "Notes" shall be deemed to refer to and
include any or all of such mortgage notes, as the context may
require.
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SECTION 2.10.
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Prepayments .
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Without prepayment premium or penalty but subject to
Section 3.05, Borrower may, upon at least one (1) Banking Day's
notice to Administrative Agent in the case of the Base Rate Loans,
and at least three (3) Banking Days' notice to Administrative Agent
in the case of LIBOR Loans, prepay the Ratable Loans in whole or,
with respect to Base Rate Loans only, in part, provided that (1)
any partial prepayment under this Section shall be in integral
multiples of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000); and (2) each
prepayment under this Section shall include, at Administrative
Agent's option, all interest accrued on the amount of principal
prepaid to (but excluding) the date of prepayment. Borrower shall
have the right to prepay Bid Rate Loans only with the consent of
the Bank or the Designated Lender that funded the Bid Rate Loan
that Borrower desires to prepay. Borrower may, from time to time on
any Banking Day so long as prior notice is given to Administrative
Agent and Swingline Lender no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City
time) on the day on which Borrower intends to make such prepayment,
prepay any Swingline Loans in whole or in part in amounts
aggregating at least One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), and
in an integral multiple of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000)
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(or, if less, the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of all Swingline Loans then outstanding) by paying the
principal amount to be prepaid together with accrued interest
thereon to the date of prepayment by initiating a wire transfer of
the principal and interest on the Swingline Loans no later than
1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on such day and Borrower shall
deliver a federal reference number evidencing such wire transfer to
Administrative Agent as soon as available thereafter on such day.
Unless otherwise directed by Borrower, any prepayments made by the
Borrower shall be applied first to any and all Loans outstanding
that are not secured by a Refinancing Mortgage, and only to Loans
secured by Refinancing Mortgages if there shall be no other Loans
outstanding at the time.
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SECTION 2.11.
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Method of Payment .
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Borrower shall make each payment under this
Agreement and under the Notes not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York
time) on the date when due in Dollars to Administrative Agent at
Administrative Agent's Office in immediately available funds.
Borrower shall deliver federal reference number(s) evidencing the
applicable wire transfer(s) to Administrative Agent as soon as
available thereafter on such day. Administrative Agent will
thereafter, on the day of its receipt of each such payment(s),
cause to be distributed to each Bank (1) such Bank's appropriate
share (based upon the respective outstanding principal amounts and
interest due under the Notes of the Banks) of the payments of
principal and interest in like funds for the account of such Bank's
Applicable Lending Office; and (2) fees payable to such Bank in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If and to the extent
that the Administrative Agent shall receive any such payment for
the account of the Banks on or before 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on
any Business Day, and Administrative Agent shall not have
distributed to any Bank its applicable share of such payment on
such day, Administrative Agent shall distribute such amount to such
Bank together with interest thereon paid by the Administrative
Agent, for each day from the date such amount should have been
distributed to such Bank until the date Administrative Agent
distributes such amount to such Bank, at the Prime Rate.
Except to the extent provided in this Agreement,
whenever any payment to be made under this Agreement or under the
Notes is due on any day other than a Banking Day, such payment
shall be made on the next succeeding Banking Day, and such
extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation
of the payment of interest and other fees, as the case may
be.
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SECTION 2.12.
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Elections, Conversions or Continuation of
Loans .
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Subject to the provisions of Article III and
Sections 2.06 and 2.13, Borrower shall have the right to Elect to
have all or a portion of any advance of the Ratable Loans be LIBOR
Loans, to Convert Base Rate Loans into LIBOR Loans, to Convert
LIBOR Loans into Base Rate Loans, or to Continue LIBOR Loans as
LIBOR Loans, at any time or from time to time, provided that: (1)
Borrower shall give Administrative Agent notice of each such
Election, Conversion or Continuation as provided in Section 2.14;
and (2) a LIBOR Loan may be Continued or Converted only on the last
day of the applicable Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan. Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Election,
Continuation and Conversion shall be applicable to each Bank's
Ratable Loan in accordance with its Pro Rata Share.
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SECTION 2.13.
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Minimum Amounts .
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With respect to the Ratable Loans as a whole, each
Election and each Conversion shall be in an amount at least equal
to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) and in integral multiples of
One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) or such lesser amount as
shall be available.
SECTION
2.14.
Certain Notices Regarding Elections, Conversions
and Continuations of Loans .
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Notices by Borrower to Administrative Agent of
Elections, Conversions and Continuations of LIBOR Loans shall be
irrevocable and shall be effective only if received by
Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on
the number of Banking Days prior to the date of the relevant
Election, Conversion or Continuation specified below:
Notice
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Number of
Banking Days Prior
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Conversions into Base Rate Loans
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One (1)
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Elections of, Conversions into or Continuations as
LIBOR Loans
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Three (3)
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Promptly following its receipt of any such notice,
Administrative Agent shall so advise the Banks by facsimile. Each
such notice of Election shall specify the portion of the amount of
the advance that is to be LIBOR Loans (subject to Section 2.13) and
the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto (subject to
Section 2.06); each such notice of Conversion shall specify the
LIBOR Loans or Base Rate Loans to be Converted; and each such
notice of Conversion or Continuation shall specify the date of
Conversion or Continuation (which shall be a Banking Day), the
amount thereof (subject to Section 2.13) and the duration of the
Interest Period applicable thereto (subject to Section 2.06). In
the event that Borrower fails to Elect to have any portion of an
advance of the Ratable Loans be LIBOR Loans, the portion of such
advance for which a LIBOR Loan Election is not made shall
constitute Base Rate Loans. In the event that Borrower fails to
Continue any portion of an advance of LIBOR Loans within the time
period and as otherwise provided in this Section, such LIBOR Loans
will be automatically Converted
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