EXHIBIT 10.6
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
This ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and
entered into as of September 30, 1998, by and between LTC PROPERTIES, INC., a
Maryland corporation ("LTC"), and LTC HEALTHCARE, INC., a Nevada corporation
("Healthcare," and collectively with LTC, the "Parties"), effective as of the
Distribution Date (as hereinafter defined).
R E C I T A L S
WHEREAS, subject to certain conditions, LTC intends to spin-off
certain businesses and assets by distributing to LTC common stockholders,
Series C preferred stockholders and debentureholders 1/10 of a share of
common stock, $.01 par value per share, of Healthcare for each share of
common stock, $.01 par value per share ("LTC Common Stock"), of LTC held and
for each share of LTC Common Stock into which shares of Series C preferred
stock and debentures may be converted as of the close of business on the
Record Date (the "Distribution");
WHEREAS, in connection with the Distribution, LTC and Healthcare have
entered into a Distribution Agreement of even date herewith (the "Distribution
Agreement");
WHEREAS, after the Distribution, Healthcare will need office space for
its principal corporate office and certain management and administrative
services to be provided by LTC to Healthcare for a period of time from and
after the Distribution Date; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Distribution, Healthcare has requested
LTC to provide, and LTC has agreed to provide, office space and certain
management and administrative services to Healthcare from and after the
Distribution Date pursuant to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained
herein, and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, LTC and Healthcare agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated below:
"Affiliate" -- with respect to any specified Person, any other Person
directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect
common control with, such specified Person. For purposes of this definition,
"control," when used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct the
management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
"controlling" and "controlled" shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Affiliates of LTC shall not include
Healthcare or any other Person which would be an Affiliate of LTC by reason of
LTC's ownership of the capital stock of Healthcare prior to the Distribution or
the fact that any officer or director of Healthcare shall also serve as an
officer or director of LTC, and (ii) the Affiliates of Healthcare shall not
include LTC or any other Person which would be an Affiliate of Healthcare by
reason of LTC's ownership of the capital stock of
Healthcare prior to the Distribution or the fact that any officer or director of
Healthcare shall also serve as an officer or director of LTC.
"Agreement" -- shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory
paragraph hereof.
"Change in Control" shall mean a change in ownership or control of a
party effected through either of the following transactions:
(i) any person or related group of persons (other than
such party or a Affiliate of such party) directly or indirectly acquires
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of securities possessing
more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of such
party's outstanding securities; or
(ii) there is a change in the composition of such party's
board of directors over a period of thirty-six (36) consecutive months
(or less) such that a majority of the board members (rounded up to the
nearest whole number) ceases, by reason of one or more proxy contests for
the election of board members, to be comprised of individuals who either
(A) have been board members continuously since the beginning of such
period or (B) have been elected or nominated for election as board
members during such period by at least a majority of the board members
described in clause (A) who were still in office at the time such
election or nomination was approved by the board; or
(iii) there is a change in the composition of such party's
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"Distribution" -- shall have the meaning set forth in the first recital
of this Agreement.
"Distribution Agreement" -- the agreement described in the second
recital of this Agreement.
"Distribution Date" -- the date on which the Distribution occurs, as
defined in the Distribution Agreement.
"Employee Benefit Plan" -- any plan, policy, arrangement, contract or
agreement providing compensation benefits for any group of LTC Employees or
former LTC Employees or individual LTC Employee or former LTC Employee, or the
dependents or beneficiaries of any such LTC Employee or former LTC Employee,
whether formal or informal or written or unwritten, and including, without
limitation, any means, whether or not legally required, pursuant to which any
benefit is provided by LTC to any LTC Employee or former LTC Employee or the
beneficiaries of any such LTC Employee or former LTC Employee, adopted or
entered into by LTC prior to, upon or after the Distribution. The term
"Employee Benefit Plan" as used in this Agreement does not include any contract,
agreement or understanding entered into by LTC relating to settlement of actual
or potential LTC Employee related litigation claims.
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"First Month" -- In the event that the Distribution Date does not fall
on the first day of a month, the month that includes the Distribution Date.
"Full Month" -- A full calendar month during the Term.
"Healthcare" -- shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory
paragraph hereof.
"Healthcare Business" -- any business or operation of Healthcare which
is, pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, to be conducted by Healthcare after
the Distribution.
"Healthcare Employee" -- any individual who (i) is independently hired by
Healthcare after the Distribution Date as an employee of Healthcare, and (ii) is
not an employee or director of LTC.
"Last Month" -- In the event that the Termination Date does not fall on
the last day of a month, the month that includes the Termination Date.
"LTC" -- shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph
hereof.
"LTC Employee" -- any individual who is an employee or director of LTC
and is not a Healthcare Employee.
"Month" -- a Full Month, First Month or Last Month, as the case may be.
"Monthly Fee" -- The amount payable by Healthcare to LTC under Section
4.1 herein with respect to a particular Full Month or any First Month or Last
Month.
"Parties" -- shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory
paragraph hereof.
"Person" -- any individual, corporation, partnership, association, trust,
estate or other entity or organization, including any governmental entity or
authority.
"Principal Office" -- shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2
hereof.
"Record Date" -- September 15, 1998.
"Services" -- shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2 hereof.
"Term" -- shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 hereof.
"Termination Date" -- shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3
hereof.
2. ENGAGEMENT OF LTC. During the term of this Agreement, LTC shall
provide to Healthcare office space and certain management and administrative
services ("Services"), as more fully described and defined below, as may be
necessary or desirable, or as Healthcare may reasonably request or require,
in connection with the business, operations and affairs of Healthcare.
"Services" means and includes, without limitation, the furnishing of advice,
assistance, guidance, equipment office space and the services of LTC
Employees in connection with, among other things, (i) the Healthcare
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Business and (ii) the use of LTC's management information and accounting
system, the administration of insurance and worker's compensation programs,
legal and employee benefit services and the preparation of payrolls.
3. TERM; TERMINATION. This Agreement shall commence as of the date
hereof for a term of ten years and continue thereafter unless and until
terminated upon the earlier of (a) not less than thirty (30) days' prior
written notice by either Party to the other at any time for any reason or
(b) a Change in Control of LTC (the "Termination Date", with the term of this
Agreement as set forth in this Section 3 being referred to as the "Term").
4. PAYMENTS TO LTC.
4.1. GENERALLY.
(a) FULL MONTH. With respect to each Full Month, in
consideration of the Services provided by LTC hereunder, Healthcare shall pay
to LTC fees equal to 25% of (1) the aggregate amount of all wages, salaries
and bonuses paid to LTC Employees and (2) the aggregate amount of rent paid
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Month.
(b) FIRST MONTH AND LAST MONTH. With respect to any First
Month or Last Month, in consideration of the Services provided by LTC
hereunder, Healthcare shall pay to LTC fees equal to the product of:
(i) 25% of (1) the aggregate amount of all wages,
salaries and bonuses paid to LTC Employees and (2) the aggregate amount of
rent paid by LTC for rental of the Principal Office during the First Month or
Last Month, as the case may be; and
(ii) the number of days in the First Month or the Last
Month, as the case may be, which are included in the Term, divided by the
total number of days in the First Month or the Last Month, as the case may be.
4.2. STATEMENT FROM LTC. Promptly and in any event not later than
ten (10) days following the end of each Month, LTC shall provide to
Healthcare a statement setting forth (i) a list of the LTC Employees, (ii)
the aggregate amount of all wages, salaries and bonuses paid to LTC Employees
during the Month and (iii) the aggregate amount of rent paid by LTC for
rental of the Principal Office during the Month.
4.3. PAYMENT BY HEALTHCARE. Promptly and in any event not later
than five (5) days after delivery by LTC of each statement referred to in
Section 4.2, Healthcare shall pay to LTC the Monthly Fee applicable to the
Month to which such statement relates.
5. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS. From and after the Distribution Date, LTC
shall permit the LTC Employees to continue to participate in the Employee
Benefit Plans on the same basis as such persons participated immediately
prior to the Distribution Date, provided, however, nothing contained in this
Agreement shall prohibit LTC from modifying or terminating any one or more of
the Employee Benefit Plans so long as such modification or termination shall
apply to all participants in such Employee Benefit Plans. LTC shall provide
Healthcare with thirty (30)
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days' prior written notice of its intent to terminate any Employee Benefit Plan
or effect the modification thereof in a manner adverse to Healthcare; provided
that no such notice shall be required for any Employee Benefit Plan which
terminates by its terms without any action by LTC.
6. EMPLOYEES. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Healthcare from
independently hiring one or more Healthcare Employees; provided, however, that
(i) all wages, salaries, payroll taxes, and employee benefits with respect to
Healthcare Employees shall be Healthcare's sole responsibility, and
(ii) Healthcare Employees shall not be subject to this Agreement.
7. GENERAL.
7.1. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES. Nothing in this Agreement shall be
deemed or construed by the Parties or any third party as creating the
relationship of principal and agent, partnership or joint venture between the
Parties, it being understood and agreed that no provision contained herein, and
no act of the Parties, shall be deemed to create any relationship between the
Parties other than the relationship set forth herein.
7.2. ACCESS TO INFORMATION; COOPERATION. LTC and Healthcare and their
authorized agents shall be given reasonable access to and may take copies of all
information relating to the subjects of this Agreement (to the extent permitted
by federal and state confidentiality laws) in the custody of the other Party,
including any agent, contractor, subcontractor, agent or any other person or
entity under the contract of such Party.
7.3. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the Parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns. This Agreement shall not be assigned without the express written
consent of each of the Parties hereto.
7.4. TITLES AND HEADINGS. Titles and headings to sections herein are
inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part
of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
7.5. SEVERABILITY. In the event that one or more of the terms or
provisions of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person(s) or in
any circumstance(s) shall, for any reason and to any extent be found by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such court
shall have the power, and hereby is directed, to substitute for or limit such
invalid term(s), provision(s) or application(s) and to enforce such substituted
or limited terms or provisions, or the application thereof. Subject to the
foregoing, the invalidity, illegality or enforceability of any one or more of
the terms or provisions of this Agreement, as the same may be amended from time
to time, shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any other
term or provision hereof.
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7.6. NOTICES. Notices shall be sent to the Parties at the following
addresses:
LTC Properties, Inc.
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Notices may be hand-delivered or sent by certified mail, return receipt
requested, Federal Express or comparable overnight delivery service, or
facsimile. Notice shall be deemed received at the time delivered by hand, on
the fourth business day following deposit in the U.S. mail, and on the first
business day following deposit with Federal Express or other delivery service,
or transmission by facsimile. Any Party to this Agreement may change its
address for notice by giving written notice to the other Party at the address
and in accordance with the procedures provided above.
7.7. FURTHER ACTION. Healthcare and LTC each shall cooperate in good
faith and take such steps and execute such papers as may be reasonably requested
by the other Party to implement the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
7.8. AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS. No termination, cancellation, modification,
amendment, deletion, addition or other change in this Agreement, or any
provision hereof, or waiver of any right or remedy herein provided, shall be
effective for any purpose unless such change or waiver is specifically set forth
in a writing signed by the Party or Parties to be bound thereby. The waiver of
any right or remedy with respect to any occurrence on one occasion shall not be
deemed a waiver of such right or remedy with respect to such occurrence on any
other occasion.
7.9. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of
the Parties hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of California,
without regard to the principles of choice of law thereof, except with respect
to matters of law concerning the internal corporate affairs of any corporate
entity which is a Party to or subject of this Agreement, and as to those matters
the law of the jurisdiction under which the respective entity derives its powers
shall govern.
7.10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and
discussions, whether written or oral, between the Parties hereto with respect to
the subject matter hereof, so that no such external or separate agreement
relating to the subject matter of this Agreement shall have any effect or be
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binding, unless the same is referred to specifically in this Agreement or is
executed by the Parties after the date hereof. To the extent that the terms of
this Agreement and similar terms of the Distribution Agreement are in conflict,
this Agreement shall govern.
7.11. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. Any dispute arising under this Agreement
shall be resolved by binding arbitration in the manner contemplated by Section
9.13 of the Distribution Agreement, including the attorneys fees provisions
referred to therein.
7.12. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which together shall be deemed to be an original and all
of which together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.
7.13. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is solely for the
benefit of the Parties hereto and shall not be deemed to confer upon third
parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other
right in excess of those existing without this Agreement.
7.14. EXPENSES. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, all
costs and expenses in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and
implementation of this Agreement and with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be charged to the Party for whose benefit
the expenses are incurred, with any expenses which cannot be allocated on such
basis to be split equally between the Parties.
7.15. LEGAL ENFORCEABILITY. Any provision of this Agreement which is
prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction,
be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without prejudice to
any rights or remedies otherwise available to any Party hereto, each Party
hereto acknowledges that damages would be an inadequate remedy for any breach of
the provisions of this Agreement and agrees that the obligations of the Parties
hereunder shall be specifically enforceable.
7.16. PREDECESSORS AND SUCCESSORS. To the extent necessary to give
effect to the purposes of this Agreement, any reference to any corporation shall
also include any predecessor or successor thereto, by operation of law or
otherwise.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first above written.
LTC PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
LTC HEALTHCARE, INC., a Nevada corporation
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: President and Chief Financial Officer
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