Exhibit 10.14
Centro NP LLC
420 Lexington Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, New York 10170
As of December 15,
2008
Bank of America, N.A.
Hearst Tower
214 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
28255
Re:
Amended and Restated Revolving
Credit Agreement, dated July 31, 2007, by and among Centro NP LLC
(the “ Borrower ”), the lenders party thereto
(each, a “ Lender ,” and, collectively, the
“ Lenders ”), and Bank of America, N.A., as
agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “
Administrative Agent ,” and together with the Lenders,
the “ Lender Parties ”) (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “
Loan Agreement ,” and collectively with all related
agreements and ancillary documents, the “ Loan
Documents ”), and modified by Letter Agreement dated as
of February 14, 2008 (as amended and modified, the “
Initial Extension Agreement ”) by and among the
Borrower, the Lender Parties, CPT Manager Limited, as responsible
entity of the Centro Property Trust and Centro Properties Limited
(together, the “Parent Guarantors”) and the Subsidiary
Guarantors referenced in the Loan Agreement (the Parent Guarantors
and such Subsidiary Guarantors, the “Initial
Guarantors” and, collectively with (A) the guarantors under
that certain Subsidiary Guarantor Guaranty, dated as of March 28,
2008, and (B) Australian Public Trustees Limited, ABN 82095572482
(“APT”), as trustee of the DPF Sub Trust No 2, as
guarantor under that certain Guaranty Agreement (Payment), dated as
of May 7, 2008, in favor of the Administrative Agent, as agent for
the Lenders, the “Guarantors”), as further modified by
(i) Letter Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2008, by and among the
Borrower, the Initial Guarantors and the Lender Parties (the
“ March Agreement ”), (ii) Letter Agreement,
dated as of April 29, 2008, by and among the Borrower, the
Guarantors (other than APT) and the Lender Parties (the “
April Agreement ”), (iii) Letter Agreement, dated as
of May 7, 2008, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors (other
than APT) and the Lender Parties (the “ May 7
Agreement ”), (iv) Letter Agreement, dated as of May 30,
2008, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors (other than APT)
and the Lender Parties (the “ May 30 Agreement
”), and (v) Letter Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2008,
by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors and the Lender Parties
(the “ September Agreement ,” together with the
March Agreement, the April Agreement, the May 7 Agreement and the
May 30 Agreement, the “ Letter Agreements ,” and
together with the Initial Extension Agreement, the “
Extension Agreement ”)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The purpose of this letter agreement
is to evidence the further extension of the Maturity Date to
January 15, 2009 and to set forth certain related agreements
of the parties hereto. Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined have the meanings set forth in the Initial
Extension Agreement or, if not defined therein, in the applicable
Letter Agreement (or, if not defined in the Initial Extension
Agreement or any Letter Agreement, in the Loan
Agreement).
1.
Extension of Maturity Date . Section 1(a) of
the Initial Extension Agreement (as amended, modified or
supplemented by the Letter Agreements) is hereby amended by
replacing the words “December 15, 2008” therein
with the words “January 15, 2009”.
2.
Deferred Interest Amount . Section 1(c) of
the Initial Extension Agreement (as amended, modified or
supplemented by the Letter Agreements) is hereby amended by
replacing the words “December 15, 2008” therein
with the words “January 15, 2009”.
3.
Asset Sales . Section 4(m) of the Initial
Extension Agreement (as amended, modified or supplemented by the
Letter Agreements) is hereby amended by replacing the words
“December 15, 2008” with the words
“January 15, 2009” in each instance in which the
same appear in said section.
4.
Extension of Liquidity Facility . Concurrently
herewith, the term of the Liquidity Facility has been extended to
January 15, 2009 in accordance with the terms of the Liquidity
Facility Amendment (as defined below). From and after the
date hereof, for purposes of continued compliance with
Section 6(a) of the May 30 Agreement,
Section 2(d)(iii) of the May 7 Agreement (as
amended, modified or supplemented by the September Agreement)
is hereby amended by replacing “December 15, 2008”
with “January 15, 2009”.
5.
Asset Disposal and Proceeds Sharing Terms . The Asset
Disposal and Proceeds Sharing Terms (i.e., Exhibit B to the
September Agreement) is hereby amended by replacing all
references therein to the date “December 15, 2008”
(or “15 December 2008”) with the date
“January 15, 2009” (or “15
January 2009”, as applicable).
6.
Term Sheet . The parties hereto acknowledge that they
have had non-binding discussions regarding a possible further
extension and modification of the Loan Documents substantially in
accordance with the terms set forth on the term sheet attached
hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Proposed
Modifications ”); provided , however , that
any closing of the Proposed Modifications shall be subject to legal
documentation and due diligence satisfactory to the Lender Parties
in their sole and absolute discretion and satisfaction of the other
conditions described therein (it being understood that the attached
term sheet does not purport to include all of the representations,
warranties, covenants, defaults, definitions and other terms which
will be contained in the definitive documents for the proposed
transaction, all of which must be satisfactory in form and
substance to the Lender Parties and their counsel); and provided
further ,
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however
, that the
parties expressly acknowledge and agree that unless and until
reduced to formal written documentation which is signed by
authorized representatives of all necessary parties thereto, and
which expressly and specifically states the intent of the parties
to be bound thereby, no agreement or understanding with respect to
the Proposed Modifications shall constitute a legally binding
agreement or contract or have any force or effect
whatsoever.
7.
Residual 2 Intercompany Note. Each of the Lender
Parties hereby consents to, and waives any default under the Loan
Documents and/or the Extension Agreement, any Event of Default and
any Trigger Event that may arise as a result of, the execution and
delivery by Super and Centro Super Residual 2 LLC of a certain
Third Amended and Restated Super LLC Subordinated Intercompany Note
(the “ Third A&R Note ”), in the original
principal amount of $26,500,000 (but under which $25,000,000
remains outstanding), which amends and restates that certain Second
Amended and Restated Super LLC Subordinated Intercompany Note,
dated as of September 26, 2008, between such parties (which
amended and restated note matures on December 15, 2008).
The Third A&R Note is being executed solely to extend the
maturity date of the loan evidenced thereby to January 15,
2009 and shall be in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B .
8.
Release of Representatives . In consideration of the
time and effort to be expended by each of the Lender Parties in
connection with the matters described in the Extension Agreement
and all amendments and modifications thereto (including, without
limitation, this letter agreement), the grant of the relief
provided for thereunder and hereunder and other valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged by the Borrower and each of the Guarantors, each of
the Releasors each hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases
and forever discharges each of the Indemnified Parties from any and
all Claims in law or at equity, known or unknown, ascertained or
not ascertained, suspected or unsuspected, that the Releasors ever
had, now have, or shall or may have, arising out of or in any way
relating to (x) the Loan Documents, the Extension Agreement,
this letter agreement or the Proposed Modifications or (y) any
discussions, meetings, agreements, transactions or information
exchange contemplated or made under the Loan Documents, the
Extension Agreement, this letter agreement or the Proposed
Modifications through the date hereof. The provisions set
forth in this paragraph shall survive any termination or expiration
of the Extension Agreement, this letter agreement or the Proposed
Modifications.
9.
Effectiveness . (a) The parties hereto further
acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth herein, the effectiveness of this letter
agreement shall be subject to satisfaction of the conditions
precedent that (i) the parties hereto shall have executed and
delivered this letter agreement, (ii) each of the Bridge
Lenders and KeyBank shall have executed letter agreements in
respect of the Bridge Facility and the KeyBank Facilities,
respectively, each of which shall be in form and substance
satisfactory to the Lender Parties (which, for the avoidance of
doubt, shall extend the maturity dates of the Bridge Facility and
the KeyBank Facilities to January 15, 2009), (iii) each
of the Australian Bank/Noteholder Group Lenders shall have executed
and delivered an agreement or agreements, which shall be in form
and substance satisfactory to the Lender Parties (which, for the
avoidance of doubt, shall extend the maturity date of the
Australian Bank/Noteholder Group Facility to January 15,
2009), (iv) each of the obligors under the Preston Ridge Loan
Agreement shall have executed and delivered to the lenders
thereunder a letter agreement in respect of the Preston
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Ridge Facility, which shall
be in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender Parties (which,
for the avoidance of doubt, shall extend the maturity date of the
Preston Ridge Facility to January 15, 2009), (v) each of
the Liquidity Facility Borrowers and each of the lenders under the
Liquidity Facility shall have executed and delivered a letter
agreement in respect of the Liquidity Facility, which shall be in
form and substance satisfactory to the Lender Parties (which, for
the avoidance of doubt, shall extend the maturity date of the
Liquidity Facility to January 15, 2009), (vi) BoA
(Australia) (as defined in the Headstock Security Trust Deed (as
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time)) shall have
executed and delivered an agreement in respect of the promissory
note issued by CPT in favor of BoA (Australia) dated
February 29, 2008 (the “ BoA Hedge Note ”)
pursuant to the BoA Hedge Deed (as defined in the Further Facility
Extension Deed, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time), which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the
Lender Parties (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall extend the
maturity date of the BoA Hedge Note to no earlier than
January 15, 2009 or replace it with a new promissory note with
a maturity date of no earlier than January 15, 2009) and that,
following the execution and delivery of such agreement, BoA
(Australia) shall continue to be a Beneficiary and the BoA Hedge
Loan will continue to be a Finance Document and a Relevant Document
under the Headstock Security Trust Deed (each term in this
subparagraph not otherwise defined herein, as defined in the
Headstock Security Trust Deed), and (vii) Excel Realty
Partners, L.P. shall have executed and delivered an agreement or
agreements, which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to
the Lender Parties (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall extend
the redemption date of the ERP Preferred Interests to, on or after
January 15, 2009). Each of the Lender Parties hereby
consents to, and waives any default under the Loan Documents and/or
the Extension Agreement, any Event of Default and any Trigger Event
that may arise as a result of the execution and delivery of the
documents contemplated by clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and
(vii) of this paragraph (the “ Other December
Agreements ”) by the applicable Centro Entities and/or
Super Entities party thereto and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby. Other than as set forth in
this paragraph or any other paragraph in this letter agreement or
the Extension Agreement, the Len
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