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EXHIBIT 10.3
FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF DECEMBER 18, 1998
AMONG
XXXXXX RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, INC.,
XXXXXX/DREVER OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
AND
BANKBOSTON, N.A.,
THE OTHER BANKS WHICH
ARE A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT,
AND
THE OTHER BANKS WHICH MAY BECOME
PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT
AND
BANKBOSTON, N.A.,
AS AGENT
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FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT is made as
of the 18th day of December, 1998, by and among XXXXXX RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES,
INC., a Maryland corporation having its principal place of business at 0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 ("Xxxxxx"), XXXXXX/XXXXXX
OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership having its
principal place of business at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000 ("WDOP"; Xxxxxx and WDOP are hereinafter referred to collectively
as the "Borrowers"), BANKBOSTON, N.A., and the other lending institutions which
may become parties hereto pursuant to Section 18 (the "Banks"), and BANKBOSTON,
N.A., as Managing Agent for the Banks (the "Agent").
RECITALS.
WHEREAS, Borrowers, Agent and certain of the Banks have entered into
that certain Revolving Credit Agreement dated December 15, 1998 (the "Original
Credit Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, Borrowers have requested that the Banks extend the Maturity
Date and modify certain other provisions of the Original Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Borrower, Agent and the Banks desire to amend and restate the
Original Credit Agreement in its entirety;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals herein and the mutual
covenants contained herein, the parties hereto amend and restate the Original
Credit Agreement in its entirety as follows:
Section 1. DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION.
Section 1.1. Definitions. The following terms shall have the meanings
set forth in this Section l or elsewhere in the provisions of this Agreement
referred to below:
Affiliates. An Affiliate, as applied to any Person, shall mean any
other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common
control with, that Person. For purposes of this definition, "control"
(including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling", "controlled by"
and "under common control with"), as applied to any Person, means (a) the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote ten percent (10%) or
more of the stock, shares, voting trust certificates, beneficial interest,
partnership interests, member interests or other interests having voting power
for the election of directors of such Person or otherwise to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through
the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise, or (b) the
ownership of (i) a general partnership interest, (ii) a managing member's
interest in a limited liability company or (iii) a
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limited partnership interest or preferred stock (or other ownership interest)
representing ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding limited partnership
interests, preferred stock or other ownership interests of such Person.
Agent. BankBoston, N.A. acting as managing agent for the Banks, its
successors and assigns.
Agent's Head Office. The Agent's head office located at 000 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000, or at such other location as the Agent may
designate from time to time by notice to the Borrowers and the Banks.
Agent's Special Counsel. Long Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP or such other
counsel as may be approved by the Agent.
Agreement. This First Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement,
including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto.
Agreement Regarding Fees. The Agreement Regarding Fees dated of even
date herewith between the Borrowers and BKB.
Applicable Margin. On any date, the Applicable Margin shall be as set
forth below based on the ratio of the Consolidated Total Liabilities of Xxxxxx
to the Consolidated Total Assets of Xxxxxx:
Ratio Base Rate Loans LIBOR Rate Loans
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Less than 25% 0% 1.375%
25% or more but not
greater than 40% 0.25% 1.625%
Greater than 40% 0.50% 1.875%
The Applicable Margin shall be determined as if the ratio of Xxxxxx'x
Consolidated Total Liabilities to Consolidated Total Assets was greater than
40% until five (5) Business Days following the delivery by Xxxxxx to Agent of
such evidence as the Agent may require (including without limitation, the
delivery of the Compliance Certificate to the Agent) that such ratio is forty
percent (40%) or less. In the event of any change in such ratio that would
cause the Applicable Margin to increase, the Borrower shall notify the Agent
within five (5) Business Days of such event, and regardless of whether Agent
has received notice of such event, such event shall effect a change in the
Applicable Margin on the first to occur of (a) the first Business Day after the
delivery of such notice to Agent of such event or (b) six (6) Business Days
following the increase of such ratio.
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Asset Value. The purchase price of Real Estate (including improvements
and related fixtures, personal property and intangibles) and ordinary related
purchase transaction costs without deduction for depreciation, or if the Real
Estate has been developed by such Person, the completed construction costs
determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles without
deduction for depreciation. If the Real Estate is purchased as a part of a
group of properties, the Asset Value shall be calculated based upon a
reasonable allocation by such Person of the aggregate purchase price among all
Real Estate purchased in such transaction.
Assignment of Leases and Rents. Each of the collateral assignments of
leases and rents from a Borrower to the Agent, as the same may be modified or
amended, pursuant to which, effective upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default, there shall be assigned to the Agent for the benefit of the Banks a
security interest in the interest of such Person as lessor with respect to all
leases of all or any part of an Unencumbered Operating Property, each such
collateral assignment to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
Assignment of Management Agreement and Subordination. The assignment
of the Management Agreements from a Borrower to the Agent, as the same may be
modified or amended, pursuant to which, effective upon the occurrence of an
Event of Default, there shall be assigned to the Agent for the benefit of the
Banks a security interest in the interest of such Person with respect to the
Management Agreements, together with the consent of the manager thereunder to
such assignment and a subordination of the manager's rights with respect to the
Unencumbered Operating Property to the rights of the Agent with respect
thereto, each such assignment to be substantially in the form of Exhibit B
hereto.
Balance Sheet Date. September 30, 1998.
Banks. BKB, the other lending institutions party to this Agreement,
and any other Person who becomes an assignee of any rights of a Bank pursuant
to Section 18 (but not including any Participant, as defined in Section 18).
Base Rate. The annual rate of interest announced from time to time by
Agent at Agent's Head Office as its "base rate". Any change in the rate of
interest payable hereunder resulting from a change in the Base Rate shall
become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change
in the Base Rate becomes effective.
Base Rate Loans. Those Loans bearing interest calculated by reference
to the Base Rate.
Borrowers. As defined in the preamble hereto.
BKB. BankBoston, N.A.
Borrowing Base. The Borrowing Base shall be the amount which is the
lesser of (a) the maximum amount which, when added to the total outstanding
balance of all unsecured Indebtedness of Xxxxxx and its Subsidiaries (including
the Loans), would not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Asset Value
of the Unencumbered Operating Properties, and (b)
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the maximum amount which, when added to the total outstanding balance of all
unsecured Indebtedness of Xxxxxx and its Subsidiaries (including the Loans)
would not exceed the Debt Service Coverage Amount for the Unencumbered
Operating Properties.
Business Day. Any day on which banking institutions located in the
same city and State as Agent's Head Office are located and are open for the
transaction of banking business and, in the case of LIBOR Rate Loans, which
also is a LIBOR Business Day.
Capital Improvement Reserve. For any period, an amount equal to $200
per annum multiplied by the average total number of apartment units owned by
Xxxxxx and its Subsidiaries during such period; provided, however, that at any
time that Xxxxxx capitalizes the cost of carpeting in its financial reporting,
such reserve shall be increased to $290 per unit per annum.
Capitalized Lease. A lease under which a Person is the lessee or
obligor, the discounted future rental payment obligations under which are
required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee or obligor in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
CERCLA. See Section 6.17(a).
Closing Date. The first date on which all of the conditions set forth
in Section 10 and Section 11 have been satisfied.
Code. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Collateral. All of the property, rights and interests of the Borrowers
which from and after the occurrence of an Event of Default are subject to the
security interests, liens and mortgages created by the Security Documents.
Collateral Borrowing Base. The Collateral Borrowing Base shall be the
amount which is the lesser of (a) fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Asset
Value of the Unencumbered Operating Properties with respect to which the
requirements of Section 5.2(a) and (b) have been satisfied, and (b) the maximum
amount which would not exceed the Debt Service Coverage Amount for the
Unencumbered Operating Properties with respect to which the requirements of
Section 5.2(a) and (b) have been satisfied. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Collateral Borrowing Base attributable to an Unencumbered Operating Property
shall not exceed the amount to which recovery under the applicable Escrowed
Security Documents is limited, unless such Escrowed Security Documents are
amended to increase any such limit.
Commitment. With respect to each Bank, the amount set forth on
Schedule 1 hereto as the amount of such Bank's Commitment to make or maintain
Loans (other than Swing Loans) to the Borrowers, as the same may be changed
from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Commitment Percentage. With respect to each Bank, the percentage set
forth on Schedule 1 hereto as such Bank's percentage of the aggregate
Commitments of all of the Banks.
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Compliance Certificate. See Section 7.4(e).
Consolidated or combined. With reference to any term defined herein,
that term as applied to the accounts of a Person and its Subsidiaries,
consolidated or combined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
Consolidated Operating Cash Flow. With respect to any period of a
Person, an amount equal to the Operating Cash Flow of such Person and its
Subsidiaries for such period consolidated in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles.
Consolidated Total Assets. All assets of a Person and its Subsidiaries
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles; provided that all real estate assets shall be valued on
an undepreciated cost basis. The assets of a Person and its Subsidiaries on the
consolidated financial statements of such Person and its Subsidiaries shall be
adjusted to reflect such Person's allocable share of such asset, for the
relevant period or as of the date of determination, taking into account (a) the
relative proportion of each such item derived from assets directly owned by
such Person and from assets owned by its Subsidiaries, and (b) such Person's
respective ownership interest in its Subsidiaries.
Consolidated Total Liabilities. All liabilities of a Person and its
Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles and all Indebtedness of such Person and its
Subsidiaries, whether or not so classified. In the event that a Person has an
ownership or other equity interest in any other Person, which investment is not
consolidated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (that
is, such interest is a "minority interest"), then the liabilities of a Person
and its Subsidiaries shall include such Person's or its Subsidiaries' allocable
share of all indebtedness of such Person in which a minority interest is owned
based on such Person's respective ownership interest in such other Person.
Conversion Request. A notice given by the Borrowers to the Agent of
their election to convert or continue a Loan in accordance with Section 4.1.
Debt Offering. The issuance and sale by any Borrower of any debt
securities of such Borrower.
Debt Service. For any period, the sum of all interest (including
capitalized interest) and mandatory or scheduled principal payments due and
payable during such period excluding any balloon payments due upon maturity of
any indebtedness.
Debt Service Coverage Amount. At any time determined by Agent, an
amount equal to the maximum principal loan amount which, when bearing interest
at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) the then-current annual yield
on ten (10) year obligations issued by the United States Treasury most recently
prior to the date of determination plus two percent (2.0%) and payable based on
a twenty-five year mortgage style amortization schedule (expressed as a
mortgage constant percentage), (b) nine percent (9%) and (c) the actual blended
effective rate of
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interest payable on the Loans as of the date of determination, could be paid by
the monthly principal and interest payment amount resulting from dividing (x)
the quotient obtained by dividing an amount equal to (i) the sum of the
aggregate Operating Cash Flow from the Unencumbered Operating Properties for
the preceding four fiscal quarters, minus the Capital Improvement Reserve, by
(ii) 2.00, by (y) 12. An example of the calculation of the Debt Service
Coverage Amount is set forth in Schedule 2 attached hereto. In the event that
the Borrowers shall have owned a property within the Unencumbered Operating
Properties for less than four consecutive fiscal quarters, then for the
purposes of performing such calculation, the Operating Cash Flow with respect
to such property shall be annualized in such manner as the Majority Banks shall
reasonably determine.
Default. See Section 12.1.
Distribution. With respect to any Person, the declaration or payment
of any cash, cash flow, dividend or distribution on or in respect of any shares
of any class of stock or other beneficial interest of a Person, other than
dividends or distributions payable solely in equity securities of such Person;
the purchase, redemption, exchange or other retirement of any shares of any
class of stock or other beneficial interest of a Person, directly or indirectly
through a Subsidiary of such Person or otherwise; the return of capital by a
Person to its shareholders or partners as such; or any other distribution on or
in respect of any shares of any class of stock or other beneficial interest of
a Person.
Dollars or $. Dollars in lawful currency of the United States of
America.
Domestic Lending Office. Initially, the office of each Bank designated
as such in Schedule 1 hereto; thereafter, such other office of such Bank, if
any, located within the United States that will be making or maintaining Base
Rate Loans.
Drawdown Date. The date on which any Loan is made or is to be made,
and the date on which any Loan which is made prior to the Maturity Date is
converted or combined in accordance with Section 4.1.
Employee Benefit Plan. Any employee benefit plan within the meaning of
Section 3(3) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by Xxxxxx or any ERISA
Affiliate, other than a Multiemployer Plan.
Environmental Laws. See Section 6.17(a).
Equity Offering. The issuance and sale by any Borrower of any equity
securities of such Borrower.
ERISA. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
and in effect from time to time and any rules and regulations promulgated
pursuant thereto.
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ERISA Affiliate. Any Person which is treated as a single employer with
Xxxxxx under Section 414 of the Code.
ERISA Reportable Event. A reportable event with respect to a
Guaranteed Pension Plan within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA and the
regulations promulgated thereunder as to which the requirement of notice has
not been waived.
Escrowed Security Documents. The Security Documents that are executed
and delivered to Agent pursuant to Section 5.2 and which are not to be recorded
until the occurrence of the events specified in Section 5.2 (it being
acknowledged that any Guaranty is not an Escrowed Security Document).
Event of Default. See Section 12.1.
Funds from Operations. With respect to any Person for any fiscal
period, the Net Income (or Deficit) of such Person computed in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, excluding financing costs and gains
(or losses) from debt restructuring and sales of property, plus depreciation
and amortization and other non-cash items.
General Partner. Xxxxxx, as the general partner of WDOP.
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Principles that are (a)
consistent with the principles promulgated or adopted by the Financial
Accounting Standards Board and its predecessors, as in effect from time to time
and (b) consistently applied with past financial statements of the Person
adopting the same principles; provided that a certified public accountant
would, insofar as the use of such accounting principles is pertinent, be in a
position to deliver an unqualified opinion (other than a qualification
regarding changes in generally accepted accounting principles) as to financial
statements in which such principles have been properly applied.
Guaranteed Pension Plan. Any employee pension benefit plan within the
meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by Xxxxxx or any
ERISA Affiliate the benefits of which are guaranteed on termination in full or
in part by the PBGC pursuant to Title IV of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer
Plan.
Guarantors. Individually, any Person that becomes a guarantor of the
Obligations, and collectively all of such Persons.
Guaranty. Collectively, each Unconditional Guaranty of Payment and
Performance made by a Guarantor in favor of Agent and the Banks, as the same
may be modified or amended, such Guaranty to be in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent.
Hazardous Substances. See Section 6.17(b).
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Implied Rating. With respect to a Person, the most recent rating
issued from time to time by the Rating Agencies as is applicable to such
Person's senior unsecured long-term debt, or if no such senior unsecured
long-term debt is outstanding, then the most recent rating issued from time to
time by the Rating Agencies as would hypothetically be applicable to such
Person's senior unsecured long-term debt (i.e., an implied rating).
Indebtedness. All obligations, contingent and otherwise, that in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles should be classified
upon the obligor's balance sheet as liabilities, or to which reference should
be made by footnotes thereto, including in any event and whether or not so
classified: (a) all debt and similar monetary obligations, whether direct or
indirect (including, without limitation, any obligations evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or similar debt instruments and all subordinated debt); (b)
all liabilities secured by any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien,
charge or other encumbrance existing on property owned or acquired subject
thereto, whether or not the liability secured thereby shall have been assumed;
(c) all guarantees, endorsements and other contingent obligations whether
direct or indirect in respect of indebtedness of others, including any
obligation to supply funds to or in any manner to invest directly or indirectly
in a Person, to purchase indebtedness, or to assure the owner of indebtedness
against loss through an agreement to purchase goods, supplies or services for
the purpose of enabling the debtor to make payment of the indebtedness held by
such owner or otherwise, and the obligation to reimburse the issuer in respect
of any letter of credit; (d) any obligation as a lessee or obligor under a
Capitalized Lease; (e) all obligations to purchase under agreements to acquire,
or otherwise to contribute money with respect to, properties under
"development" within the meaning of Section 8.9; and (f) a Person's pro rata
share of any of the above-described obligations of its unconsolidated
affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a Person has
incurred Indebtedness with respect to which another Person included within the
consolidated financial statements of the first Person is also liable (by reason
of a guaranty or otherwise), such Indebtedness shall only be counted once for
the purposes of such consolidated financial statements.
Indemnity Agreement. The Indemnity Agreements Regarding Hazardous
Materials, made by the Borrowers, in favor of the Agent and the Banks, pursuant
to which from and after the occurrence of an Event of Default such Persons
agree to indemnify the Agent and the Banks with respect to Hazardous Substances
and Environmental Laws, such Indemnity Agreement to be in substantially the
form of Exhibit C hereto.
Interest Expense. For any period, the sum of all interest (including
capitalized interest) due and payable during such period.
Interest Payment Date. As to each Loan, the first day of each calendar
month during the term of such Loan, and with respect to each LIBOR Rate Loan,
the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto; provided that so long as
the Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Rate Loan is one month, the
Interest Payment Date with respect to each such LIBOR Rate Loan shall be the
last day of the Interest Period relating thereto.
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Interest Period. With respect to each LIBOR Rate Loan (a) initially,
the period commencing on the Drawdown Date of such Loan and ending one, two,
three, six or twelve months thereafter, and (b) thereafter, each period
commencing on the day following the last day of the next preceding Interest
Period applicable to such Loan and ending on the last day of one of the periods
set forth above, as selected by the Borrowers in a Conversion Request; provided
that all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject
to the following:
(i) if any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Rate Loan
would otherwise end on a day that is not a LIBOR Business Day, that
Interest Period shall end and the next Interest Period shall commence
on the next preceding or succeeding LIBOR Business Day as determined
conclusively by the Reference Bank in accordance with the then current
bank practice in the applicable LIBOR interbank market;
(ii) if the Borrowers shall fail to give notice as provided
in Section 4.1, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have requested a
conversion of the affected LIBOR Rate Loan to a Base Rate Loan on the
last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; and
(iii) no Interest Period relating to any LIBOR Rate Loan
shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.
Investment Grade Rating. With respect to any Person, an Implied Rating
equal to or more favorable than BBB- with respect to a rating issued by
Standard & Poor's Corporation (or in the case of a rating issued by Xxxxx'x
Investors Service, Inc., a rating of Baa3). If, at any time after a Person
obtains an Investment Grade Rating, (a) no Implied Rating for such Person's
senior unsecured long-term debt shall have been issued or confirmed in writing
by either of the Rating Agencies within the previous 365 days, or (b) the
rating system of either of the Rating Agencies (as opposed to the rating of a
Person) shall change, or (c) either of the Rating Agencies shall no longer
perform the functions of a securities rating agency, then the Borrowers and the
Agent shall promptly negotiate in good faith to amend the reference to the
specific ratings in this definition for the determination of the Investment
Grade Rating, and pending such amendment, the applicable rating in effect as of
the date the event described in this paragraph occurred shall continue to
apply.
Investments. With respect to any Person, all shares of capital stock,
evidences of Indebtedness and other securities issued by any other Person, all
loans, advances, or extensions of credit to, or contributions to the capital
of, any other Person, all purchases of the securities or business or integral
part of the business of any other Person and commitments and options to make
such purchases, all interests in real property, and all other investments;
provided, however, that the term "Investment" shall not include (i) equipment,
inventory and other tangible personal property acquired in the ordinary course
of business, or (ii) current trade and customer accounts receivable for
services rendered in the ordinary course of business and payable in accordance
with customary trade terms. In determining the aggregate amount of Investments
outstanding at any particular time: (a) the amount of any investment
represented as a guaranty shall be taken at not less than the principal amount
of the obligations guaranteed and still outstanding; (b) there
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shall be included as an Investment all interest accrued with respect to
Indebtedness constituting an Investment unless and until such interest is paid;
(c) there shall be deducted in respect of each such Investment any amount
received as a return of capital (but only by repurchase, redemption,
retirement, repayment, liquidating dividend or liquidating distribution); (d)
there shall not be deducted in respect of any Investment any amounts received
as earnings on such Investment, whether as dividends, interest or otherwise,
except that accrued interest included as provided in the foregoing clause (b)
may be deducted when paid; and (e) there shall not be deducted from the
aggregate amount of Investments any decrease in the value thereof.
LIBOR Business Day. Any day on which commercial banks are open for
international business (including dealings in Dollar deposits) in the London
interbank market.
LIBOR Lending Office. Initially, the office of each Bank designated as
such in Schedule 1 hereto; thereafter, such other office of such Bank, if any,
that shall be making or maintaining LIBOR Rate Loans.
LIBOR Rate. For any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Rate Loan,
the rate per annum as determined by the Reference Bank's LIBOR Lending Office
to be the rate (rounded upwards to the nearest 1/16 of one percent) at which
Dollar deposits are offered to prime banks by such banks in the London
Interbank Market as are selected in good faith by the Reference Bank at
approximately 11:00 a.m. London time two LIBOR Business Days prior to the
beginning of such Interest Period for delivery on the first day of such
Interest Period for the number of days comprised therein and in an amount
comparable to the amount of the LIBOR Rate Loan to which such Interest Period
applies.
LIBOR Rate Loans. Loans bearing interest calculated by reference to a
LIBOR Rate.
Liens. See Section 8.2.
Loan Documents. This Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty and all other
documents, instruments or agreements now or hereafter executed or delivered by
or on behalf of the Borrowers or the Guarantors in connection with the Loans;
provided, however, that until the occurrence of an Event of Default, the
Escrowed Security Documents shall not be considered as Loan Documents
hereunder.
Loan Request. See Section 2.6.
Loans. The aggregate Loans (including Swing Loans) to be made by the
Banks hereunder.
Majority Banks. As of any date, the Bank or Banks whose aggregate
Commitment Percentage is equal to or greater than the required percentage, as
determined by the Banks, required to approve such matter, as disclosed by the
Agent to the Borrowers from time to time.
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Management Agreements. Agreements, whether written or oral, providing
for the management of the Unencumbered Operating Properties or any of them.
Maturity Date. February 8, 2001, as the same may be extended as
provided in Section 2.8, or such earlier date on which the Loans shall become
due and payable pursuant to the terms hereof.
Multiemployer Plan. Any multiemployer plan within the meaning of
Section 3(37) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by Xxxxxx or any ERISA
Affiliate.
Net Income (or Deficit). With respect to any Person (or any asset of
any Person) for any fiscal period, the net income (or deficit) of such Person
(or attributable to such asset), after deduction of all expenses, taxes and
other proper charges, determined in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles.
Non-Recourse Indebtedness. Indebtedness for borrowed money of a Person
which is secured by one or more parcels of Real Estate and related personal
property or interests therein and is not a general obligation of such Person,
the holder of such Indebtedness having recourse solely to the parcels of Real
Estate, the personal property related thereto and the leases, rents and profits
relating thereto specifically pledged as security for such Indebtedness.
Notes. Collectively the Revolving Credit Notes and the Swing Loan
Note.
Notice. See Section 19.
Obligations. All indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the
Borrowers to any of the Banks and the Agent, individually or collectively,
under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in respect of any of
the Loans or the Notes, or other instruments at any time evidencing any of the
foregoing, whether existing on the date of this Agreement or arising or
incurred hereafter, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or
contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or
unsecured, arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise.
Operating Cash Flow. With respect to any Person (or any asset of any
Person) for any period, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the Net Income of
such Person (or attributable to such asset) for such period plus (b)
depreciation and amortization, interest expense, and any extraordinary or
non-recurring losses deducted in calculating such Net Income minus (c) any
extraordinary or nonrecurring gains included in calculating such Net Income all
as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Outstanding. With respect to the Loans, the aggregate unpaid principal
thereof as of any date of determination.
PBGC. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation created by Section 4002
of ERISA and any successor entity or entities having similar responsibilities.
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Permitted Liens. Liens, security interests and other encumbrances
permitted by Section 8.2.
Person. Any individual, corporation, partnership, trust,
unincorporated association, business, or other legal entity, and any government
or any governmental agency or political subdivision thereof.
Preferred Distributions. For any period, the amount of any and all
Distributions due and payable to the holders of any form of preferred stock
(whether perpetual, convertible or otherwise) or other ownership or beneficial
interest in Xxxxxx or any of its Subsidiaries that entitles the holders thereof
to preferential payment or distribution priority with respect to dividends,
assets or other payments over the holders of any other stock or other ownership
or beneficial interest in such Person.
Property Certificate. A certificate in the form of Exhibit D attached
hereto and made a part hereof, with such changes thereto as may be reasonably
required by the Agent to reflect the nature of the Unencumbered Operating
Property, and with such changes thereto requested by the Borrowers as the Agent
may approve.
Prospectus. The 10K of Xxxxxx dated December 31, 1997 and filed with
the SEC.
Rating Agencies. Standard & Poor's Corporation and Xxxxx'x Investors
Service, Inc.
Rating Notice. See Section 7.4(j).
Rating Notice Date. The earlier of (a) the date a Rating Notice is
received by the Agent, or (b) the date the Agent, having received actual notice
of a change by a Rating Agency of its Implied Rating, sends notice to the
Borrowers of such change, provided that nothing contained herein shall imply
any obligation of the Agent to monitor such rating changes.
Real Estate. All real property at any time owned or leased (as lessee
or sublessee) by Xxxxxx, WDOP or any of their respective Subsidiaries, unless
the context limits such reference to Real Estate owned by a particular Person.
Record. The grid attached to any Note, or the continuation of such
grid, or any other similar record, including computer records, maintained by
any Bank with respect to any Loan referred to in such Note.
Reference Bank. Agent.
Register. See Section 18.2.
REIT Status. With respect to Xxxxxx, its status as a real estate
investment trust as defined in Section 856(a) of the Code.
Release. See Section 6.17(c)(iii).
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Revolving Credit Notes. See Section 2.4.
SEC. The federal Securities and Exchange Commission.
Security Deeds. The Mortgages, Deeds to Secure Debt and Deeds of Trust
from a Borrower to the Agent for the benefit of the Banks (or to trustees named
therein acting on behalf of the Agent for the benefit of the Banks), as the
same may be modified or amended, pursuant to which, effective upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, such Person has conveyed an Unencumbered
Operating Property as security for the Obligations, such document to be
substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto.
Security Documents. The Security Deeds, the Assignments of Rents and
Leases, the Assignment of Management Agreements and Subordination, the
Indemnity Agreement, the Guaranty, and any further collateral assignments to
the Agent for the benefit of the Banks, including, without limitation, UCC-1
financing statements executed and delivered in connection therewith.
Shareholder's Equity. At any date, the total consolidated
shareholder's equity of Xxxxxx and its Subsidiaries (including minority
interests), determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
Short-term Investments. Investments described in subsections (a)
through (g), inclusive, of Section 8.3. For all purposes of this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents, the value of Eligible Short-term Investments at any
time shall be the current market value thereof determined in a manner
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
State. A state of the United States of America.
Swing Loan. See Section 2.4A.
Swing Loan Bank. BKB, in its capacity as Swing Loan Bank.
Swing Loan Commitment. The sum of $10,000,000.00, as the same may be
changed from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Swing Loan Note. See Section 2.4A.
Subsidiary. Any corporation, association, partnership, trust, or other
business entity of which the designated parent shall at any time own directly
or indirectly through a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries at least a majority (by
number of votes or controlling interests) of the outstanding Voting Interests,
and any other entity the accounts of which are consolidated with the accounts
of the designated parent. Without limiting the foregoing, WDOP is a Subsidiary
of Xxxxxx.
Test Period. See Section 9.2.
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Total Commitment. The sum of the Commitments of the Banks, as in
effect from time to time.
Type. As to any Loan, its nature as a Base Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate
Loan.
Under Development. Any Real Estate shall be considered under
development until such time as (a) seventy percent (70%) of the total net
leasable area to be included as a part of such development is leased and
occupied, and (b) the gross revenue from the operation of such Real Estate
shall have been not less than the operating costs for three (3) consecutive
months.
Unencumbered Operating Properties. Unencumbered Operating Properties
shall mean Real Estate which is owned one hundred percent (100%) in fee simple
by the Borrowers which satisfies all of the following conditions:
(a) each of the Unencumbered Operating Properties shall be free and
clear of all Liens other than the Liens permitted in Section 8.2(i), (iii) and
(v);
(b) to the best of the Borrowers' knowledge and belief, none of the
Unencumbered Operating Properties shall have any material title, survey,
environmental or other defects that would give rise to a materially adverse
effect as to the value, use of or ability to sell or refinance such property;
and
(c) each of the Unencumbered Operating Properties shall consist solely
of Real Estate (i) which is an income producing operating property utilized
principally for multifamily housing, (ii) which is fully operational, and (iii)
with respect to which valid certificates of occupancy or the equivalent for all
buildings thereon have been issued and are in full force and effect.
Certain of the initial Unencumbered Operating Properties are owned by Xxxxxx.
After the date of this Agreement all new or replacement Unencumbered Operating
Properties shall be owned by WDOP.
Voting Interests. Stock or similar ownership interests, of any class
or classes (however designated), the holders of which are at the time entitled,
as such holders, (a) to vote for the election of a majority of the directors
(or persons performing similar functions) of the corporation, association,
partnership, trust or other business entity involved, or (b) to control,
manage, or conduct the business of the corporation, partnership, association,
trust or other business entity involved.
Xxxxxx. As defined in the preamble hereto.
Xxxxxx Operating, Inc. Xxxxxx Operating, Inc., a Delaware corporation
having its principal place of business at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000.
WDN Properties, Inc. WDN Properties, Inc., a New York corporation
having its principal place of business at 0000 X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
00000.
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WDN Properties, Ltd. WDN Properties, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership
having its principal place of business at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000.
WROP. Xxxxxx Residential Operating Partnership, L.P., a Georgia
limited partnership having its principal place of business at 0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000.
Year 2000 Compliant. All computers, hardware, imbedded microchips,
software and material date-affected technology used in Borrowers' business
operations are able to correctly and effectively store, process and otherwise
deal with date data from, into, between and otherwise concerning the twentieth
and twenty-first centuries, and otherwise continue to function properly and
unimpaired with respect to all calendar dates falling on or after January 1,
2000.
Section 1.2. Rules of Interpretation.
(a) A reference to any document or agreement shall include
such document or agreement as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with its terms and the terms of this Agreement.
(b) The singular includes the plural and the plural
includes the singular.
(c) A reference to any law includes any amendment or
modification to such law.
(d) A reference to any Person includes its permitted
successors and permitted assigns.
(e) Accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings assigned to them by generally accepted accounting principles applied
on a consistent basis by the accounting entity to which they refer.
(f) The words "include", "includes" and "including" are
not limiting.
(g) The words "approval" and "approved", as the context so
determines, means an approval in writing given to the party seeking approval
after full and fair disclosure to the party giving approval of all material
facts necessary in order to determine whether approval should be granted.
(h) All terms not specifically defined herein or by
generally accepted accounting principles, which terms are defined in the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have
the meanings assigned to them therein.
(i) Reference to a particular "Section", refers to that
section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.
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(j) The words "herein", "hereof", "hereunder" and words of
like import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
section or subdivision of this Agreement.
Section 2. THE REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY
Section 2.1. Commitment to Lend. Subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement, each of the Banks severally agrees to lend to the
Borrowers, and the Borrowers may borrow (and repay and reborrow) from time to
time between the Closing Date and the Maturity Date upon notice by the
Borrowers to the Agent given in accordance with Section 2.6, such sums as are
requested by the Borrowers for the purposes set forth in Section 7.11 up to the
lesser of (a) a maximum aggregate principal amount outstanding (after giving
effect to all amounts requested) at any one time equal to such Bank's
Commitment and (b) such Bank's Commitment Percentage of the Borrowing Base and
the Collateral Borrowing Base (whichever is less), provided, that, in all
events no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
and provided, further, that the outstanding principal amount of the Loans
(after giving effect to all amounts requested) shall not at any time exceed the
Total Commitment. The Loans (other than Swing Loans) shall be made pro rata in
accordance with each Bank's Commitment Percentage. Each request for a Loan
hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrowers that
all of the conditions set forth in Section 10 and Section 11, in the case of
the initial Loan, and Section 11, in the case of all other Loans, have been
satisfied on the date of such request. No Bank shall have any obligation to
make Loans to the Borrowers in the maximum aggregate principal amount
outstanding of more than the principal face amount of its Note.
Section 2.2. Facility Fee. The Borrowers agree to pay to the Agent for
the account of the Banks in accordance with their respective Commitment
Percentages a facility fee calculated at the rate per annum as set forth below
on the average daily amount by which the Total Commitment exceeds the
outstanding principal amount of Loans during each calendar quarter or portion
thereof commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Maturity Date. The
facility fee shall be calculated based on the ratio (expressed as a percentage)
of (a) the average daily amount of the outstanding principal amount of the
Loans during such quarter to (b) the Total Commitment as follows:
Ratio of Outstanding Principal
Balance to Total Commitment Rate
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33.33% or less 0.25%
Greater than 33.33% but not
more than 66.67% 0.20%
Greater than 66.67% 0.15%
The facility fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the first day of each
calendar quarter for the immediately preceding calendar quarter or portion
thereof, and on any earlier date on which the Commitments shall be reduced or
shall terminate as provided in Section 2.3, with a final payment on the
Maturity Date.
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Section 2.3. Reduction and Termination of Commitment. The Borrowers
shall have the right at any time and from time to time upon five Business Days'
prior written notice to the Agent to reduce by $5,000,000 or an integral
multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (provided that in no event shall the
Total Commitment be reduced to an amount less than $50,000,000.00) or to
terminate entirely the unborrowed portion of the Commitments, whereupon the
Commitments of the Banks shall be reduced pro rata in accordance with their
respective Commitment Percentages of the amount specified in such notice or, as
the case may be, terminated, any such termination or reduction to be without
penalty (unless such termination or reduction requires repayment of a LIBOR
Rate Loan); provided, however, that no such termination or reduction shall be
permitted if, after giving effect thereto, the Outstanding Loans would exceed
the Commitments of the Banks as so terminated or reduced. In the event that as
a result of the reduction or termination of the Commitments, the Commitment of
the Swing Loan Bank shall be reduced to an amount less than the Swing Loan
Commitment, the Swing Loan Commitment shall automatically and without further
action of the parties be reduced to an equal amount. Promptly after receiving
any notice of the Borrowers delivered pursuant to this Section 2.3, the Agent
will notify the Banks of the substance thereof. Upon the effective date of any
such reduction or termination, the Borrowers shall pay to the Agent for the
respective accounts of the Banks the full amount of any facility fee under
Section 2.2 then accrued on the amount of the reduction. No reduction or
termination of the Commitment or Swing Loan Commitment may be reinstated.
Section 2.4. Notes. The Loans (other than Swing Loans) shall be
evidenced by separate promissory notes of the Borrowers in substantially the
form of Exhibit F hereto (collectively, the "Revolving Credit Notes"), dated
the date of this Agreement and completed with appropriate insertions. One
Revolving Credit Note shall be payable to the order of each Bank in the
principal face amount equal to such Bank's Commitment and shall be payable as
set forth below. The Borrowers irrevocably authorize each Bank to make or cause
to be made, at or about the time of the Drawdown Date of any Loan (other than
Swing Loans) or at the time of receipt of any payment of principal thereof, an
appropriate notation on such Bank's Record reflecting the making of such Loan
or (as the case may be) the receipt of such payment. The outstanding amount of
the Loans (other than Swing Loans) set forth on such Bank's Record shall be
prima facie evidence of the principal amount thereof owing and unpaid to such
Bank, but the failure to record, or any error in so recording, any such amount
on such Bank's Record shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of
the Borrowers hereunder or under any Revolving Credit Note to make payments of
principal of or interest on any Revolving Credit Note when due. By delivery of
the Revolving Credit Notes, there shall not be deemed to have occurred, and
there has not otherwise occurred, any payment, satisfaction or novation of the
indebtedness evidenced by the "Notes" as defined in the Original Credit
Agreement, which indebtedness is instead allocated among the Banks as of the
date hereof and evidenced by the Revolving Credit Notes in accordance with
their respective Commitment Percentages.
Section 2.4A Swing Loan Commitments.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, and if necessary to meet the Borrowers' funding deadlines, Swing
Loan Bank agrees to lend to the Borrowers (the "Swing Loans"), and the
Borrowers may borrow (and repay and reborrow) from
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time to time between the Closing Date and the date which is seven (7) Business
Days prior to the Maturity Date upon notice by the Borrowers to the Swing Loan
Bank given in accordance with this Section 2.4A, such sums as are requested by
the Borrowers for the purposes set forth in Section 7.11 in an aggregate
principal amount at any one time outstanding not exceeding the Swing Loan
Commitment; provided that at no time shall the aggregate principal balance of
Swing Loans then outstanding, when added to the Swing Loan Bank's Commitment
Percentage of all other Outstanding Loans (after giving effect to all amounts
requested), exceed the lesser of (i) such Bank's Commitment and (ii) such
Bank's Commitment Percentage of the Borrowing Base and the Collateral Borrowing
Base (whichever is less), provided, further, that in all events no Default or
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and provided, further,
that the outstanding principal amount of the Loans (after giving effect to all
amounts requested) shall not at any time exceed the Total Commitment. Swing
Loans shall constitute "Loans" for all purposes hereunder, but shall not be
considered the utilization of a Bank's Commitment. The funding of a Swing Loan
hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrowers that
all of the conditions set forth in Section 10 and Section 11, in the case of
the initial Swing Loan, and Section 11, in the case of all other Swing Loans,
have been satisfied on the date of such funding.
(b) The Swing Loans shall be evidenced by a separate
promissory note of the Borrowers in substantially the form of Exhibit G hereto
(the "Swing Loan Note"), dated the date of this Agreement and completed with
appropriate insertions. The Swing Loan Note shall be payable to the order of
the Swing Loan Bank in the principal face amount equal to the Swing Loan
Commitment and shall be payable as set forth below. The Borrowers irrevocably
authorize the Swing Loan Bank to make or cause to be made, at or about the time
of the Drawdown Date of any Swing Loan or at the time of receipt of any payment
of principal thereof, an appropriate notation on the Swing Loan Bank's Record
reflecting the making of such Swing Loan or (as the case may be) the receipt of
such payment. The outstanding amount of the Swing Loans set forth on the Swing
Loan Bank's Record shall be prima facia evidence of the principal amount
thereof owing and unpaid to the Swing Loan Bank, but the failure to record, or
any error in so recording, any such amount on the Swing Loan Bank's Record
shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrowers hereunder
or under the Swing Loan Note to make payments of principal of or interest on
any Swing Loan Note when due.
(c) Each borrowing of Swing Loan shall be subject to the
limits for Base Rate Loans and LIBOR Rate Loans set forth in Section 2.6.
Borrowers shall request a Swing Loan by delivering to the Swing Loan Bank a
Loan Request no later than 9:00 a.m. (Boston time) on the requested Drawdown
Date specifying the amount of the requested Swing Loan. The Loan Request shall
also contain the statements and certifications required by Section 2.6(i) and
(ii). Each such Loan Request shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrowers
and shall obligate the Borrowers to accept such Swing Loan on the Drawdown
Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a Swing Loan shall
either be a Base Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan having an Interest Period of
one month, and in the event that the Borrowers fail to specify whether they
have selected a Base Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan, the Borrowers shall be
deemed conclusively to have selected a LIBOR Rate Loan with an Interest Period
of one month. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the date that the Banks shall
be required to fund the Loans
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pursuant to Section 2.4A(d) to refund such Swing Loan, the interest rate shall
be reset to a LIBOR Rate Loan with an Interest Period as specified in the Loan
Request given by the Borrowers to the Agent in connection with such Swing Loan,
or if no Interest Period is specified, then as a Base Rate Loan. The proceeds
of the Swing Loan will be made available by the Swing Loan Bank to the
Borrowers at the Agent's Head Office by crediting the account of the Borrowers
at such office with such proceeds.
(d) The Swing Loan Bank shall within three (3) Business
Days after the Drawdown Date with respect to such Swing Loan, request each
Bank, including the Swing Loan Bank, to make a Loan pursuant to Section 2.1 in
an amount equal to such Bank's Commitment Percentage of the amount of the Swing
Loan outstanding on the date such notice is given. Borrowers hereby irrevocably
authorize and direct the Swing Loan Bank to so act on its behalf, and agree
that any amount advanced to the Agent for the benefit of the Swing Loan Bank
pursuant to this Section 2.4A(d) shall be considered a Loan pursuant to Section
2.1. Unless any of the events described in paragraph (h), (i) or (j) of Section
12.1 shall have occurred (in which event the procedures of Section 2.4A(e)
shall apply), each Bank shall make the proceeds of its Loan available to the
Swing Loan Bank for the account of the Swing Loan Bank at the Agent's Head
Office prior to 12:00 noon (Boston time) in funds immediately available no
later than the third (3rd) Business Day after the date such notice is given
just as if the Banks were funding directly to the Borrowers, so that thereafter
such Obligations shall be evidenced by the Revolving Credit Notes. The proceeds
of such Loan shall be immediately applied to repay the Swing Loans.
(e) If prior to the making of a Loan pursuant to Section
2.4A(d) by all of the Banks, one of the events described in Section 12.1(h),
(i) or (j) shall have occurred, each Bank will, on the date such Loan pursuant
to Section 2.4A(d) was to have been made, purchase an undivided participating
interest in the Swing Loan in an amount equal to its Commitment Percentage of
such Swing Loan. Each Bank will immediately transfer to the Swing Loan Bank in
immediately available funds the amount of its participation and upon receipt
thereof the Swing Loan Bank will deliver to such Bank a Swing Loan
participation certificate dated the date of receipt of such funds and in such
amount.
(f) Whenever at any time after the Swing Loan Bank has
received from any Bank such Bank's participating interest in a Swing Loan, the
Swing Loan Bank receives any payment on account thereof, the Swing Loan Bank
will distribute to such Bank its participating interest in such amount
(appropriately adjusted in the case of interest payments to reflect the period
of time during which such Bank's participating interest was outstanding and
funded); provided, however, that in the event that such payment received by the
Swing Loan Bank is required to be returned, such Bank will return to the Swing
Loan Bank any portion thereof previously distributed by the Swing Loan Bank to
it.
(g) Each Bank's obligation to fund a Loan as provided in
Section 2.4A(d) or to purchase participating interests pursuant to Section
2.4A(e) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstance, including, without limitation, (i) any setoff, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense or other right which such Bank or the Borrowers or
Guarantors may have against the Swing Loan Bank, the Borrowers or Guarantors or
anyone else for any reason
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whatsoever; (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of
Default; (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of
the Borrowers or Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries; (iv) any
breach of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents by the Borrowers or
Guarantors or any Bank; or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event
whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. Any portions of a
Swing Loan not so purchased or converted may be treated by the Swing Loan Bank
as a Loan which was not funded by the non-purchasing Bank as contemplated by
Section 2.7 and Section 12.4. Each Swing Loan, once so sold or converted, shall
cease to be a Swing Loan for the purposes of this Agreement, but shall be a
Loan made by each Bank under its Commitment.
Section 2.5. Interest on Loans
(a) Each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest for the
period commencing with the Drawdown Date thereof and ending on the date on
which such Base Rate Loan is repaid or converted to a LIBOR Rate Loan at the
rate per annum equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin plus the Base Rate.
(b) Each LIBOR Rate Loan shall bear interest for the
period commencing with the Drawdown Date thereof and ending on the last day of
the Interest Period with respect thereto at the rate per annum equal to the sum
of the Applicable Margin plus the LIBOR Rate determined for such Interest
Period.
(c) The Borrowers promise to pay interest on each Loan in
arrears on each Interest Payment Date with respect thereto. In the event that
any additional interest becomes due and payable for any period with respect to
a Loan as a result of a change in the Applicable Margin, and the interest for
such period has previously been paid by the Borrowers, the Borrowers shall pay
to the Agent for the account of the Banks the amount of such increase within
ten (10) days of demand.
(d) Base Rate Loans and LIBOR Rate Loans may be converted
to Loans of the other Type as provided in Section 4.1.
Section 2.6. Requests for Loans. Except with respect to the initial
Loan on the Closing Date and Swing Loans, the Borrowers (a) shall notify the
Agent of a potential request for a Loan as soon as possible, and (b) shall give
to the Agent written notice in the form of Exhibit H hereto (or telephonic
notice confirmed in writing in the form of Exhibit H hereto) of each Loan
requested hereunder (a "Loan Request") no less than five (5) Business Days
prior to the proposed Drawdown Date. Each such notice shall specify with
respect to the requested Loan the proposed principal amount, Drawdown Date,
Interest Period (if applicable) and Type. Each such notice shall also contain
(i) a statement as to the purpose for which such advance shall be used (which
purpose shall be in accordance with the terms of Section 7.11), and (ii) a
certification by the chief financial or chief accounting officer of the sole
general partner of WDOP and the chief financial or chief accounting officer of
Xxxxxx that the Borrowers are and will be in compliance with all covenants
under the Loan Documents after giving effect to the making of such Loan.
Promptly upon receipt of any such notice, the Agent shall notify each of the
Banks thereof. Except as
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provided in this Section 2.6, each such Loan Request shall be irrevocable and
binding on the Borrowers and shall obligate the Borrowers to accept the Loan
requested from the Banks on the proposed Drawdown Date, provided that, in
addition to the Borrowers' other remedies against any Bank which fails to
advance its proportionate share of a requested Loan, such Loan Request may be
revoked by the Borrowers by notice received by the Agent no later than the
Drawdown Date if any Bank fails to advance its proportionate share of the
requested Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, provided further
that the Borrowers shall be liable in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement to any Bank which is prepared to advance its proportionate share of
the requested Loan for any costs, expenses or damages incurred by such Bank as
a result of the Borrowers' election to revoke such Loan Request. Nothing herein
shall prevent the Borrowers from seeking recourse against any Bank that fails
to advance its proportionate share of a requested Loan as required by this
Agreement. The Borrowers may without cost or penalty revoke a Loan Request by
delivering notice thereof to each of the Banks no later than three (3) Business
Days prior to the Drawdown Date. Each Loan Request shall be (a) for a Base Rate
Loan in a minimum aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of
$100,000 in excess thereof, or (b) for a LIBOR Rate Loan in a minimum aggregate
amount of $2,000,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof;
provided, however, that there shall be no more than ten (10) LIBOR Rate Loans
outstanding at any one time.
Section 2.7. Funds for Loans.
(a) Not later than 11:00 a.m. (Boston time) on the
proposed Drawdown Date of any Loans (other than Swing Loans), each of the Banks
will make available to the Agent, at the Agent's Head Office, in immediately
available funds, the amount of such Bank's Commitment Percentage of the amount
of the requested Loans which may be disbursed pursuant to Section 2.1. Upon
receipt from each Bank of such amount, and upon receipt of the documents
required by Section 10 and Section 11 and the satisfaction of the other
conditions set forth therein, to the extent applicable, the Agent will make
available to the Borrowers the aggregate amount of such Loans made available to
the Agent by the Banks by crediting such amount to the account of the Borrowers
maintained at the Agent's Head Office. The failure or refusal of any Bank to
make available to the Agent at the aforesaid time and place on any Drawdown
Date the amount of its Commitment Percentage of the requested Loans shall not
relieve any other Bank from its several obligation hereunder to make available
to the Agent the amount of such other Bank's Commitment Percentage of any
requested Loans, including any additional Loans that may be requested subject
to the terms and conditions hereof to provide funds to replace those not
advanced by the Bank so failing or refusing, provided that the Borrowers may by
notice received by the Agent no later than the Drawdown Date refuse to accept
any Loan which is not fully funded in accordance with the Borrowers' Loan
Request subject to the terms of Section 2.6. In the event of any such failure
or refusal, the Banks not so failing or refusing shall be entitled to a
priority position as against the Bank or Banks so failing or refusing for such
Loans as provided in Section 12.4.
(b) Unless Agent shall have been notified by any Bank
prior to the applicable Drawdown Date that such Bank will not make available to
Agent such Bank's pro rata share of a proposed Loan, Agent may in its
discretion assume that such Bank has made such Loan available
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to Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and Agent may, if
it chooses, in reliance upon such assumption make such Loan available to
Borrowers, and such Bank shall be liable to the Agent for the amount of such
advance.
Section 3. REPAYMENT OF THE LOANS.
Section 3.1. Stated Maturity. The Borrowers promise to pay on the
Maturity Date and there shall become absolutely due and payable on the Maturity
Date, all of the Loans outstanding on such date, together with any and all
accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
Section 3.2. Mandatory Prepayments.
(a) If at any time the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of the Loans exceeds the Total Commitment, the Borrowing Base or the
Collateral Borrowing Base, then the Borrowers shall immediately pay the amount
of such excess to the Agent for the respective accounts of the Banks for
application to the Loans, except that the amount of any Swing Loans shall be
paid solely to the Swing Loan Bank.
(b) All of the Borrowers' interest in the gross proceeds
of each and every sale or refinancing of real estate assets of the Borrowers
and their respective Subsidiaries (whether held directly or indirectly), less
all reasonable costs, expenses and commissions paid to unrelated parties and
less any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) secured by such asset to be
satisfied as a part of such sale or refinance, shall be promptly paid by the
Borrowers to the Agent for the account of the Banks as a prepayment of the
Loans to the extent of the outstanding balance of the Loans.
Section 3.3. Optional Prepayments. The Borrowers shall have the right,
at their election, to prepay the outstanding amount of the Loans, as a whole or
in part, at any time without penalty or premium; provided, that the full or
partial prepayment of the outstanding amount of any LIBOR Rate Loans pursuant
to this Section 3.3 may be made only on the last day of the Interest Period
relating thereto except as otherwise required pursuant to Section 4.7. The
Borrowers shall give the Agent, no later than 10:00 a.m., Boston time, at least
five Business Days prior written notice of any prepayment pursuant to this
Section 3.3, in each case specifying the proposed date of payment of Loans and
the principal amount to be paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no prior notice
shall be required for the prepayment of any Swing Loan.
Section 3.4. Partial Prepayments. Each partial prepayment of the Loans
under Section 3.2 and Section 3.3 shall be in an integral multiple of $100,000,
shall be accompanied by the payment of accrued interest on the principal
prepaid to the date of payment and, after payment of such interest, shall be
applied, in the absence of instruction by the Borrowers, first to the principal
of any Outstanding Swing Loans, and next to the principal of Base Rate Loans
and then to the principal of LIBOR Rate Loans.
Section 3.5. Effect of Prepayments. Amounts of the Loans prepaid under
Section 3.2 and Section 3.3 prior to the Maturity Date may be reborrowed as
provided in Section 2.
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Section 3.6. Proceeds from Debt or Equity Offering. Unless otherwise
approved by the Majority Banks, the Borrowers shall cause all gross proceeds of
each and every Debt Offering and Equity Offering, less all reasonable costs,
fees, expenses, underwriting commissions, fees and discounts incurred in
connection therewith, to be paid by the Borrowers to the Agent for the account
of the Banks as a prepayment of the Loans within thirty (30) days of the date
of such offering to the extent of the outstanding balance of the Loans.
Section 4. CERTAIN GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Section 4.1. Conversion Options.
(a) The Borrowers may elect from time to time to convert
any outstanding Loan to a Loan of another Type and such Loan shall thereafter
bear interest as a Base Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan, as applicable; provided
that (i) with respect to any such conversion of a LIBOR Rate Loan to a Base
Rate Loan, the Borrowers shall give the Agent at least three Business Days'
prior written notice of such election, and such conversion shall only be made
on the last day of the Interest Period with respect to such LIBOR Rate Loan;
(ii) with respect to any such conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate
Loan, the Borrowers shall give the Agent at least four LIBOR Business Days'
prior written notice of such election and the Interest Period requested for
such Loan, the principal amount of the Loan so converted shall be in a minimum
aggregate amount of $2,000,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess
thereof and, after giving effect to the making of such Loan, there shall be no
more than ten (10) LIBOR Rate Loans outstanding at any one time; and (iii) no
Loan may be converted into a LIBOR Rate Loan when any Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing. Promptly upon receipt of any such
Conversion Request, the Agent shall notify each of the Banks thereof. All or
any part of the outstanding Loans of any Type may be converted as provided
herein, provided that no partial conversion shall result in a Base Rate Loan in
an aggregate principal amount of less than $1,000,000 or a LIBOR Rate Loan in
an aggregate principal amount of less than $2,000,000 and that the aggregate
principal amount of each Loan shall be in an integral multiple of $100,000. On
the date on which such conversion is being made, each Bank shall take such
action as is necessary to transfer its Commitment Percentage of such Loans to
its Domestic Lending Office or its LIBOR Lending Office, as the case may be.
Each Conversion Request relating to the conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a
LIBOR Rate Loan shall be irrevocable by the Borrowers.
(b) Any Loan may be continued as such Type upon the
expiration of an Interest Period with respect thereto by compliance by the
Borrowers with the terms of Section 4.1; provided that no LIBOR Rate Loan may
be continued as such when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, but shall be automatically converted to a Base Rate Loan on the
last day of the Interest Period relating thereto ending during the continuance
of any Default or Event of Default.
(c) In the event that the Borrowers do not notify the
Agent of their election hereunder with respect to any Loan, such Loan shall be
automatically converted to a Base Rate Loan at the end of the applicable
Interest Period.
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Section 4.2. Closing Fee.
(a) The Borrowers have previously paid to BKB certain closing and
structuring fees pursuant to the Original Credit Agreement, which fees are
non-refundable.
(b) The Borrowers agree to pay to BKB certain fees for services
rendered or to be rendered in connection with the Loan as provided pursuant to
the Agreement Regarding Fees. Upon payment of such fees, BKB shall pay to the
Banks a closing fee in accordance with their separate agreement. All such fees
shall be non-refundable.
Section 4.3. Agent's Fee. The Borrowers shall pay to the Agent, for
the Agent's own account, an annual Agent's fee as provided in the Agreement
Regarding Fees. The Agent's fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the
first day of each calendar quarter for the immediately preceding calendar
quarter or portion thereof. The Agent's fee shall also be paid upon the
Maturity Date or earlier termination of the Commitments. The Agent's fee for
any partial quarter shall be prorated.
Section 4.4. Funds for Payments.
(a) All payments of principal, interest, facility fees,
Agent's fees, closing fees, and any other amounts due hereunder or under any of
the other Loan Documents shall be made to the Agent, for the respective
accounts of the Banks and the Agent, as the case may be, at the Agent's Head
Office, not later than 11:00 a.m. (Boston time) on the day when due, in each
case in immediately available funds. The Agent is hereby authorized to charge
the account of the Borrowers with BKB, on the dates when the amount thereof
shall become due and payable, with the amounts of the principal of and interest
on the Loans and all fees, charges, expenses and other amounts owing to the
Agent and/or the Banks (including the Swing Loan Bank) under the Loan
Documents.
(b) All payments by the Borrowers hereunder and under any
of the other Loan Documents shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and
free and clear of and without deduction for any taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
charges, fees, deductions, withholdings, compulsory loans, restrictions or
conditions of any nature now or hereafter imposed or levied by any jurisdiction
or any political subdivision thereof or taxing or other authority therein
unless the Borrowers are compelled by law to make such deduction or
withholding. If any such obligation is imposed upon the Borrowers with respect
to any amount payable by it hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents,
the Borrowers will pay to the Agent, for the account of the Banks (including
the Swing Loan Bank) or (as the case may be) the Agent, on the date on which
such amount is due and payable hereunder or under such other Loan Document,
such additional amount in Dollars as shall be necessary to enable the Banks or
the Agent to receive the same net amount which the Banks or the Agent would
have received on such due date had no such obligation been imposed upon the
Borrowers. The Borrowers will deliver promptly to the Agent certificates or
other valid vouchers for all taxes or other charges deducted from or paid with
respect to payments made by the Borrowers hereunder or under such other Loan
Document.
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Section 4.5. Computations. All computations of interest on the Loans
and of other fees to the extent applicable shall be based on a 360-day year and
paid for the actual number of days elapsed. Except as otherwise provided in the
definition of the term "Interest Period" with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans,
whenever a payment hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents becomes
due on a day that is not a Business Day, the due date for such payment shall be
extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and interest shall accrue during
such extension. The outstanding amount of the Loans as reflected on the records
of the Agent from time to time shall be considered prima facie evidence of such
amount.
Section 4.6. Inability to Determine LIBOR Rate. In the event that,
prior to the commencement of any Interest Period relating to any LIBOR Rate
Loan, the Agent shall determine that adequate and reasonable methods do not
exist for ascertaining the LIBOR Rate for such Interest Period, the Agent shall
forthwith give notice of such determination (which shall be conclusive and
binding on the Borrowers and the Banks) to the Borrowers and the Banks. In such
event (a) any Loan Request with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans shall be
automatically withdrawn and shall be deemed a request for Base Rate Loans, and
(b) each LIBOR Rate Loan will automatically, on the last day of the then
current Interest Period thereof, become a Base Rate Loan, and the obligations
of the Banks to make LIBOR Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Agent
determines that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer
exist, whereupon the Agent shall so notify the Borrowers and the Banks.
Section 4.7. Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provisions herein,
if any present or future law, regulation, treaty or directive or the
interpretation or application thereof shall make it unlawful, or any central
bank or other governmental authority having jurisdiction over a Bank or its
LIBOR Lending Office shall assert that it is unlawful, for any Bank to make or
maintain LIBOR Rate Loans, such Bank shall forthwith give notice of such
circumstances to the Agent and the Borrowers and thereupon (a) the commitment
of the Banks to make LIBOR Rate Loans or convert Loans of another type to LIBOR
Rate Loans shall forthwith be suspended and (b) the LIBOR Rate Loans then
outstanding shall be converted automatically to Base Rate Loans on the last day
of each Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loans or within such
earlier period as may be required by law.
Section 4.8. Additional Interest. If any LIBOR Rate Loan or any
portion thereof is repaid or is converted to a Base Rate Loan for any reason on
a date which is prior to the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such
LIBOR Rate Loan, the Borrowers will pay to the Agent upon demand for the
account of the Banks in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages
(or to the Swing Loan Bank with respect to a Swing Loan), in addition to any
amounts of interest otherwise payable hereunder, any amounts required to
compensate the Banks for any losses, costs or expenses which may reasonably be
incurred as a result of such payment or conversion, including, without
limitation, an amount equal to daily interest for the unexpired portion of such
Interest Period on the LIBOR Rate Loan or portion thereof so repaid or
converted at a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the interest
rate calculated on the basis of the LIBOR Rate applicable to such LIBOR Rate
Loan minus (b) the yield obtainable by the Agent upon the purchase of debt
securities customarily issued by the Treasury of the United States of America
which have a maturity date most closely approximating the last day of such
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Interest Period (it being understood that the purchase of such securities shall
not be required in order for such amounts to be payable and that a Bank shall
not be obligated or required to have actually obtained funds at the LIBOR Rate
or to have actually reinvested such amount as described above).
Section 4.9. Additional Costs, Etc. Notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, if any present or future applicable law, which expression, as
used herein, includes statutes, rules and regulations thereunder and legally
binding interpretations thereof by any competent court or by any governmental
or other regulatory body or official with appropriate jurisdiction charged with
the administration or the interpretation thereof and requests, directives,
instructions and notices at any time or from time to time hereafter made upon
or otherwise issued to any Bank or the Agent by any central bank or other
fiscal, monetary or other authority (whether or not having the force of law),
shall:
(a) subject any Bank or the Agent to any tax, levy,
impost, duty, charge, fee, deduction or withholding of any nature with respect
to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, such Bank's Commitment (including
the Swing Loan Commitment) or the Loans (other than taxes based upon or
measured by the income or profits of such Bank or the Agent), or
(b) materially change the basis of taxation (except for
changes in taxes on income or profits) of payments to any Bank of the principal
of or the interest on any Loans or any other amounts payable to any Bank under
this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or
(c) impose or increase or render applicable any special
deposit, reserve, assessment, liquidity, capital adequacy or other similar
requirements (whether or not having the force of law) against assets held by,
or deposits in or for the account of, or loans by, or letters of credit from,
or commitments of an office of any Bank, or
(d) impose on any Bank or the Agent any other conditions
or requirements with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the
Loans, such Bank's Commitment (including the Swing Loan Commitment), or any
class of loans or commitments of which any of the Loans or such Bank's
Commitment (including the Swing Loan Commitment) forms a part; and the result
of any of the foregoing is
(i) to increase the cost to any Bank of making,
funding, issuing, renewing, extending or maintaining any of the Loans or such
Bank's Commitment (including the Swing Loan Commitment), or
(ii) to reduce the amount of principal, interest or
other amount payable to such Bank or the Agent hereunder on account of such
Bank's Commitment (including the Swing Loan Commitment) or any of the Loans, or
(iii) to require such Bank or the Agent to make any
payment or to forego any interest or other sum payable hereunder, the amount of
which payment or foregone
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interest or other sum is calculated by reference to the gross amount of any sum
receivable or deemed received by such Bank or the Agent from the Borrowers
hereunder,
then, and in each such case, the Borrowers will, within fifteen (15) days of
demand made by such Bank or (as the case may be) the Agent at any time and from
time to time and as often as the occasion therefor may arise, pay to such Bank
or the Agent such additional amounts as such Bank or the Agent shall determine
in good faith to be sufficient to compensate such Bank or the Agent for such
additional cost, reduction, payment or foregone interest or other sum. Each
Bank and the Agent in determining such amounts may use any reasonable averaging
and attribution methods, generally applied by such Bank or the Agent.
Section 4.10. Capital Adequacy. If after the date hereof any Bank
determines that (a) the adoption of or change in any law, rule, regulation or
guideline regarding capital requirements for banks or bank holding companies or
any change in the interpretation or application thereof by any governmental
authority charged with the administration thereof, or (b) compliance by such
Bank or its parent bank holding company with any guideline, request or
directive of any such entity regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having
the force of law), has the effect of reducing the return on such Bank's or such
holding company's capital as a consequence of such Bank's commitment to make
Loans hereunder to a level below that which such Bank or holding company could
have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into
consideration such Bank's or such holding company's then existing policies with
respect to capital adequacy and assuming the full utilization of such entity's
capital) by any amount deemed by such Bank to be material, then such Bank may
notify the Borrowers thereof. The Borrowers agree to pay to such Bank the
amount of such reduction in the return on capital as and when such reduction is
determined, upon presentation by such Bank of a statement of the amount setting
forth the Bank's calculation thereof. In determining such amount, such Bank may
use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.
Section 4.11. Indemnity of Borrowers. The Borrowers agree to indemnify
each Bank and to hold each Bank harmless from and against any loss, cost or
expense that such Bank may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by
the Borrowers in payment of the principal amount of or any interest on any
LIBOR Rate Loans as and when due and payable, including any such loss or
expense arising from interest or fees payable by such Bank to lenders of funds
obtained by it in order to maintain its LIBOR Rate Loans, or (b) default by the
Borrowers in making a borrowing or conversion after the Borrowers have given
(or are deemed to have given) a Loan Request or a Conversion Request.
Section 4.12. Interest on Overdue Amounts; Late Charge. Overdue
principal and (to the extent permitted by applicable law) interest on the Loans
and all other overdue amounts payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan
Documents shall bear interest payable on demand at a rate per annum equal to
five percent (5.00%) above the Base Rate until such amount shall be paid in
full (after as well as before judgment). In addition, the Borrowers shall pay a
late charge equal to three percent (3%) of any amount of interest and/or
principal payable on the Loans or any other amounts payable hereunder or under
the Loan Documents, which is not paid within ten days of the date when due.
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Section 4.13. Certificate. A certificate setting forth any amounts
payable pursuant to Section 4.8, Section 4.9, Section 4.10, Section 4.11 or
Section 4.12 and a brief explanation of such amounts which are due, submitted
by any Bank or the Agent to the Borrowers, shall be conclusive in the absence
of manifest error.
Section 4.14. Limitation on Interest. Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, all agreements between the Borrowers and the Banks
and the Agent, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or
oral, are hereby limited so that in no contingency, whether by reason of
acceleration of the maturity of any of the Obligations or otherwise, shall the
interest contracted for, charged or received by the Banks exceed the maximum
amount permissible under applicable law. If, from any circumstance whatsoever,
interest would otherwise be payable to the Banks in excess of the maximum
lawful amount, the interest payable to the Banks shall be reduced to the
maximum amount permitted under applicable law; and if from any circumstance the
Banks shall ever receive anything of value deemed interest by applicable law in
excess of the maximum lawful amount, an amount equal to any excessive interest
shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance of the Obligations
and to the payment of interest or, if such excessive interest exceeds the
unpaid balance of principal of the Obligations, such excess shall be refunded
to the Borrowers. All interest paid or agreed to be paid to the Banks shall, to
the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and
spread throughout the full period until payment in full of the principal of the
Obligations (including the period of any renewal or extension thereof) so that
the interest thereon for such full period shall not exceed the maximum amount
permitted by applicable law. This section shall control all agreements between
the Borrowers and the Banks and the Agent.
Section 5. SECURITY.
Section 5.1. Security. The Banks have agreed to make the Loans to the
Borrowers on an unsecured basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Obligations
shall be guaranteed by the Guarantors pursuant to the Guaranty.
Section 5.2. Escrowed Security Documents.
(a) The Borrowers shall at all times have delivered
Escrowed Security Documents and otherwise satisfied the conditions of this
Section 5.2 such that all the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The Unencumbered Operating Properties included
within the Collateral Borrowing Base shall satisfy the conditions of Section
7.14 as applied solely to such properties; and
(ii) The Escrowed Security Documents shall encumber
such number of Unencumbered Operating Properties such that the covenants in
this Agreement with respect to the Collateral Borrowing Base are satisfied.
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(b) In order for an Unencumbered Operating Property to be
included within the Collateral Borrowing Base, the Borrowers shall provide each
of the following to the Agent as a condition precedent thereto:
(i) the Security Documents and such other documents and
consents as are reasonably required by the Agent to mortgage or pledge the
applicable Borrower's interest in such Real Estate;
(ii) a ratification and acknowledgment executed by the
Guarantor, if any, that the "Loan Documents" described in the Guaranty include
the Escrowed Security Documents, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Agent;
(iii) a copy of the owner's policy of title insurance
obtained by the applicable Borrower or its predecessor by merger in connection
with the acquisition of such Unencumbered Operating Property issued by a title
insurance company reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, together with a
"datedown" or "nothing further" endorsement through the date of delivery of the
Security Documents to the Agent, or other evidence satisfactory to the Agent,
which shall evidence Borrowers' compliance with clause (a) of the definition of
Unencumbered Operating Property;
(iv) current evidence acceptable to the Agent that the
applicable UCC records disclose no security interest or lien on the applicable
Unencumbered Operating Property;
(v) the "Phase I" environmental study of the applicable
Unencumbered Operating Property obtained by the applicable Borrower or its
predecessor by merger in connection with the acquisition of such Real Estate,
and if recommended by the "Phase I" study, a "Phase II" environmental study,
which shall evidence compliance with Section 6.17 and Section 6.20;
(vi) an updated or current "as-built" survey and a
property condition report obtained by the applicable Borrower or its
predecessor by merger in connection with the acquisition of such Real Estate,
and evidence of the existence of property and liability insurance with respect
to the applicable Unencumbered Operating Property;
(vii) a current rent roll and operating statement for the
previous four (4) quarters with respect to such Unencumbered Operating
Property, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent;
(viii) a Property Certificate with respect to the
applicable Unencumbered Operating Property;
(ix) an owner's affidavit as to title matters in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;
(x) a legal opinion of Borrowers' counsel in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (A) stating that the Escrowed
Security Documents have been
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duly authorized, executed and delivered by the applicable Borrower and, upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default, shall be valid, binding and enforceable
against the applicable Borrower including, without limitation, the choice of
law provisions of the Escrowed Security Documents, (B) indicating the due
organization, legal existence and good standing of the Borrowers and Guarantor
in the state of its formation, (C) stating that to Borrowers' counsel's current
actual knowledge there is no material action, suit or proceeding pending or
threatened against or affecting any Borrower or Guarantor before any court,
administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental authority, and (D) such other
matters as are reasonably requested by Agent; and
(xi) copies of all Management Agreements relating to such
Unencumbered Operating Property, which management agreements must be
subordinate to the Security Documents.
(c) The documents delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section
5.2(b)(i)-(iii) are hereinafter referred to as the Escrowed Security Documents.
The Escrowed Security Documents shall be deemed to have been delivered,
effective and irrevocable, but shall not be recorded until the occurrence of an
Event of Default; it being understood that the Escrowed Security Documents
shall not constitute Loan Documents until the occurrence of an Event of Default
nor shall the parties thereto be required to comply with the terms thereof
prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, except as required by this
Agreement. The Borrowers shall upon the demand of the Agent re-execute such of
the Escrowed Security Documents as the Agent may require in order for the same
to remain effective and recordable. The Borrowers shall upon the request of the
Agent provide to the Agent updates of the information required pursuant to
Section 5.2(b)(iii) and (iv) to evidence Borrowers' compliance with the terms
of this Agreement. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Agent may,
and upon the direction of the Majority Banks, shall, record the Escrowed
Security Documents in the public records as directed by the Majority Banks
without any further action of or notice to Borrowers or any other party and
without waiving such Event of Default. Thereafter, the Escrowed Security
Documents shall become effective as Loan Documents. In addition, the Borrowers
shall promptly deliver to Agent such further documents as may be reasonably
requested by the Agent relating to the Unencumbered Operating Properties,
including without limitation, owner's affidavits, updated legal opinions in
accordance with Section 5.2(b)(x) and copies of leases and such changes to the
Escrowed Security Documents as may be necessary or desirable to comply with
changes in applicable law. In connection with the recording of the Escrowed
Security Documents, the Agent may obtain a mortgagee's title insurance policy
in such amount as is determined by the Majority Banks at the Borrower's sole
cost and expense, with respect to each Unencumbered Operating Property. The
Borrowers shall upon demand pay the cost of any such mortgagee's title
insurance policy, the cost of any updated UCC searches, all recording costs and
fees, and any and all intangible taxes or other documentary or mortgage taxes,
assessments or charges which are demanded in connection with the recording of
any of the Escrowed Security Documents. In addition, the Borrowers shall pay
within five (5) days after demand any and all costs, fees, intangible tax,
documentary or mortgage tax, assessments or charges as are demanded by any
governmental authority by reason of the Escrowed Security Documents prior to
the recording of the same. In the event that the Borrowers fail to pay such
amounts as provided in this Section 5.2, then the Banks may advance such
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amounts as are required to be paid as Loans hereunder, which Loans shall bear
interest at the rate for overdue payments set forth in Section 4.12.
(d) Each of the documents described in Section 5.2(b) shall
be delivered to the Agent with respect to any Real Estate hereafter acquired by
the Borrowers within thirty (30) days of a Borrower's acquisition thereof
unless the Borrowers elect to not include such asset within the Collateral
Borrowing Base (it being acknowledged that no such asset shall become an
Unencumbered Operating Property within the Collateral Borrowing Base until the
requirements of Section 5.2(a) and (b) are satisfied).
(e) The Borrowers may elect by the delivery of written notice
to the Agent to remove any Unencumbered Operating Property from the Borrowing
Base and the Collateral Borrowing Base in order to sell such asset or to
encumber such asset as permitted pursuant to Section 8.2, provided that no
Default or Event of Default has occurred or would be caused thereby, and
provided further that the Escrowed Security Documents relating thereto have not
previously been recorded pursuant hereto. Such request shall be accompanied by
a statement certified by the principal financial or accounting officer of
Xxxxxx that no Default or Event of Default exists or will exist following the
requested release and a Compliance Certificate demonstrating that the Borrowers
will be in compliance with their covenants referred to therein after giving
effect to such release and sale or refinance. Upon the satisfaction of the
foregoing conditions, the Agent shall return the Escrowed Security Documents
relating to such Unencumbered Operating Property to the applicable Borrower.
(f) The Majority Banks may, in their discretion, elect by the
delivery of written notice to the Borrowers to cause the Borrowers to remove
any Unencumbered Operating Property from the Collateral Borrowing Base and to
cause such Unencumbered Operating Property to be replaced by any other
Unencumbered Operating Properties owned by either of the Borrowers which are
not included within the Collateral Borrowing Base. The Borrowers shall within
thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice cause such Unencumbered Operating
Properties to be included within the Collateral Borrowing Base by delivering
each of the documents described in Section 5.2(b) within such period.
Section 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The Borrowers represent and warrant to the Agent and the Banks as
follows:
Section 6.1. Corporate Authority, Etc.
(a) Incorporation; Good Standing. WDOP is a Delaware
limited partnership duly organized pursuant to a limited partnership agreement
dated August 12, 1997 and is validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of Delaware. WROP is a Georgia limited partnership duly organized pursuant
to a limited partnership agreement dated February 11, 1993 and is validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of Georgia. Xxxxxx is a Maryland
corporation duly organized pursuant to its Articles of Incorporation and
amendments thereto filed with the Secretary of the State of Maryland and is
validly existing and in good standing under the
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laws of Maryland. WDN Properties, Inc. is a New York corporation duly organized
pursuant to its Articles of Incorporation and amendments thereto filed with the
Secretary of State of New York and is validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of New York. Xxxxxx Operating, Inc. is a Delaware corporation
duly organized pursuant to its Articles of Incorporation and amendments thereto
filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware and is validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of Delaware. Each of the Borrowers, the Guarantors
and Xxxxxx Operating, Inc. (i) has all requisite power to own its respective
property and conduct its respective business as now conducted and as presently
contemplated, and (ii) as to WDOP and Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx Operating, Inc. (as
general partners of WDOP and WROP, respectively) only, is in good standing as a
foreign entity and is duly authorized to do business in the jurisdictions where
the Unencumbered Operating Properties are located and in each other
jurisdiction where a failure to be so qualified in such other jurisdiction
could have a materially adverse effect on the business, assets or financial
condition of such Person. Xxxxxx is a real estate investment trust in full
compliance with and entitled to the benefits of Section 856 of the Code.
(b) Subsidiaries. Each of the Subsidiaries of the Borrowers
(i) is a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or trust
duly organized under the laws of its State of organization and is validly
existing and in good standing under the laws thereof, (ii) has all requisite
power to own its property and conduct its business as now conducted and as
presently contemplated, and (iii) is in good standing and is duly authorized to
do business in each jurisdiction where a failure to be so qualified could have
a materially adverse effect on the business, assets or financial condition of
such Borrower or such Subsidiary.
(c) Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which any of the Borrowers, the
General Partner or the Guarantors is or is to become a party and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (i) are within the authority of
such Person, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary proceedings on the
part of such Person, (iii) do not and will not conflict with or result in any
breach or contravention of any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation to
which such Person is subject or any judgment, order, writ, injunction, license
or permit applicable to such Person, (iv) do not and will not conflict with or
constitute a default (whether with the passage of time or the giving of notice,
or both) under any provision of the articles of incorporation, partnership
agreement, declaration of trust or other charter documents or bylaws of, or any
agreement or other instrument binding upon, such Person or any of its
properties, and (v) do not and will not result in or require the imposition of
any lien or other encumbrance on any of the properties, assets or rights of
such Person.
(d) Enforceability. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which any of the Borrowers, the
General Partner or the Guarantors is or is to become a party are valid and
legally binding obligations of such Person enforceable in accordance with the
respective terms and provisions hereof and thereof, except as enforceability is
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws
relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors' rights and
except to the extent that availability of the remedy of specific performance or
injunctive relief is subject to the discretion of the court before which any
proceeding therefor may be brought.
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Section 6.2. Governmental Approvals. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Borrowers, the General Partner and the Guarantors of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Person is a party and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not require the approval or
consent of, or filing with, any governmental agency or authority other than
those already obtained.
Section 6.3. Title to Properties; Leases. Xxxxxx and its Subsidiaries
own all of the assets reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of Xxxxxx as
at the Balance Sheet Date or acquired since that date (except property and
assets sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business since
that date), subject to no rights of others, including any mortgages, leases,
conditional sales agreements, title retention agreements, liens or other
encumbrances except Permitted Liens. Without limiting the foregoing, Xxxxxx and
its Subsidiaries have good and marketable fee simple title to all real property
reasonably necessary for the operation of its business in whole, free from all
liens or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever, except for Permitted Liens.
Xxxxxx or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, is the insured under owner's
policies of title insurance covering all real property owned by it, in each
case in an amount not less than the purchase price for such real property.
Section 6.4. Financial Statements. The Borrowers have furnished to
each of the Banks: (a) the consolidated balance sheet of Xxxxxx and its
Subsidiaries as of the Balance Sheet Date, (b) an unaudited statement of
operating income for each of the properties within the Unencumbered Operating
Properties as of the Closing Date for the fiscal quarter ended September 30,
1998 satisfactory in form to the Majority Banks and certified by the chief
financial or accounting officer of Xxxxxx, for Xxxxxx and as the sole general
partner of WDOP, as fairly presenting the operating income for such parcels for
such periods, and (c) certain other financial information relating to the
Borrowers and the Real Estate. Such balance sheet and statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and fairly
present the financial condition of the Borrowers and their respective
Subsidiaries as of such dates and the results of the operations of the
Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries for such periods. There are no
liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of the Borrowers or any of their
respective Subsidiaries involving material amounts not disclosed in said
financial statements and the related notes thereto.
Section 6.5. No Material Changes. Since the Balance Sheet Date, there
has occurred no materially adverse change in the financial condition or
business of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries taken as a whole as
shown on or reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrowers, as of
the Balance Sheet Date, or their respective consolidated statement of income or
cash flows for the fiscal year then ended, other than changes in the ordinary
course of business that have not had any materially adverse effect either
individually or in the aggregate on the business or financial condition of such
Person.
Section 6.6. Franchises, Patents, Copyrights, Etc. The Borrowers, the
General Partner, the Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries possess all
franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, servicemarks,
licenses and permits, and rights in respect of the
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foregoing, adequate for the conduct of their business substantially as now
conducted without known conflict with any rights of others.
Section 6.7. Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings or
investigations of any kind pending or to the knowledge of such Person
threatened against the Borrowers, the Guarantors, the General Partner or any of
their respective Subsidiaries before any court, tribunal or administrative
agency or board that, if adversely determined, might, either in any case or in
the aggregate, materially adversely affect the properties, assets, financial
condition or business of such Person or materially impair the right of such
Person to carry on business substantially as now conducted by it, or result in
any liability not adequately covered by insurance, or for which adequate
reserves are not maintained on the balance sheet of such Person, or which
question the validity of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, any
action taken or to be taken pursuant hereto or thereto or any lien or security
interest created or intended to be created pursuant hereto or thereto, or which
will adversely affect the ability of the Borrowers or the Guarantors to pay and
perform the Obligations in the manner contemplated by this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents.
Section 6.8. No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc. None of the
Borrowers, the General Partner, the Guarantors or any of their respective
Subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction,
or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation that has or is expected in
the future to have a materially adverse effect on the business, assets or
financial condition of such Person. None of the Borrowers, the General Partner,
the Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party to any
contract or agreement that has or is expected, in the judgment of the officers
or partners of such Person, to have any materially adverse effect on the
business of any of them.
Section 6.9. Compliance with Other Instruments, Laws, Etc. None of the
Borrowers, the General Partner, the Guarantors or any of their respective
Subsidiaries is in violation of any provision of its charter or other
organizational documents, bylaws, or any agreement or instrument to which it
may be subject or by which it or any of its properties may be bound or any
decree, order, judgment, statute, license, rule or regulation, in any of the
foregoing cases in a manner that could result in the imposition of substantial
penalties or materially and adversely affect the financial condition,
properties or business of such Person.
Section 6.10. Tax Status. The Borrowers, the General Partner, the
Guarantors and each of their respective Subsidiaries (a) has made or filed all
federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations
required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (b) has paid all taxes and
other governmental assessments and charges shown or determined to be due on
such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good
faith and by appropriate proceedings and (c) has set aside on its books
provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods
subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply.
There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the
taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers or partners of such
Person know of no basis for any such claim.
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Section 6.11. No Event of Default. No Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing.
Section 6.12. Holding Company and Investment Company Acts. None of the
Borrowers, the General Partner, the Guarantors or any of their respective
Subsidiaries is a "holding company", or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding
company", or an "affiliate" of a "holding company", as such terms are defined
in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935; nor is any of such Persons
an "investment company", or an "affiliated company" or a "principal
underwriter" of an "investment company", as such terms are defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
Section 6.13. Absence of UCC Financing Statements, Etc. Except with
respect to Permitted Liens, there is no financing statement, security
agreement, chattel mortgage, real estate mortgage or other document filed or
recorded with any filing records, registry, or other public office, that
purports to cover, affect or give notice of any present or possible future lien
on, or security interest or security title in, any property of the Borrowers or
their respective Subsidiaries or rights thereunder.
Section 6.14. Certain Transactions. Except as set forth in the
Prospectus, none of the partners, officers, trustees, directors, or employees
of the Borrowers, the General Partner or the Guarantors or any of their
respective Subsidiaries is a party to any transaction with either or both of
the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than for services
as partners, employees, officers, trustees and directors), including any
contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of
services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or
from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any partner, officer, trustee,
director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, any
corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any partner, officer,
trustee, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an
officer, director, trustee or partner.
Section 6.15. Employee Benefit Plans. Xxxxxx and each ERISA Affiliate
has fulfilled its obligations under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and
the Code with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, Multiemployer Plan or
Guaranteed Pension Plan and is in compliance in all material respects with the
presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each
Employee Benefit Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan. Neither
Xxxxxx nor any ERISA Affiliate has (a) sought a waiver of the minimum funding
standard under Section 412 of the Code in respect of any Employee Benefit Plan,
Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan, (b) failed to make any
contribution or payment to any Employee Benefit Plan, Multiemployer Plan or
Guaranteed Pension Plan, or made any amendment to any Employee Benefit Plan,
Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan, which has resulted or could
result in the imposition of a Lien or the posting of a bond or other security
under ERISA or the Code, or (c) incurred any liability under Title IV of ERISA
other than a liability to the PBGC for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA.
None of the Unencumbered Operating Properties constitutes a "plan asset" of any
Employee Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan.
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Section 6.16. Regulations U and X. No portion of any Loan is to be
used for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any "margin security" or "margin
stock" as such terms are used in Regulations U and X of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R. Parts 221 and 224.
Section 6.17. Environmental Compliance. The Borrowers have taken or
caused to be taken all commercially reasonable steps to investigate the past
and present conditions and usage of the Real Estate and the operations
conducted thereon and, based upon such investigation, makes the following
representations and warranties.
(a) With respect to the Unencumbered Operating
Properties, and to the best of the Borrowers' knowledge with respect to any
other Real Estate, except as set forth in Schedule 6.17, none of the Borrowers
or their respective Subsidiaries or any operator of the Real Estate, or any
operations thereon is in violation, or alleged violation, of any judgment,
decree, order, law, license, rule or regulation pertaining to environmental
matters, including without limitation, those arising under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA"), the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 as amended ("CERCLA"), the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 ("XXXX"), the Federal
Clean Water Act, the Federal Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act,
or any state or local statute, regulation, ordinance, order or decree relating
to the environment (hereinafter "Environmental Laws"), which violation involves
the Unencumbered Operating Properties or other Real Estate and would have a
material adverse effect on the environment or the business, assets or financial
condition of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries. Although
not a violation of any Environmental Law, Borrowers have disclosed to Agent
that the Unencumbered Operating Properties commonly known as Preston Greens,
Post Oak and Fountaingate/Willow Creek contain elevated levels of lead in the
drinking water as described in environmental reports previously submitted to
Agent.
(b) Neither the Borrowers nor any of their respective
Subsidiaries has received notice from any third party including, without
limitation, any federal, state or local governmental authority, (i) that it has
been identified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") as
a potentially responsible party under CERCLA with respect to a site listed on
the National Priorities List, 40 C.F.R. Part 000 Xxxxxxxx X (1986); (ii) that
any hazardous waste, as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 9601(5), any hazardous
substances as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 9601(14), any pollutant or
contaminant as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 9601(33) or any toxic substances,
oil or hazardous materials or other chemicals or substances regulated by any
Environmental Laws ("Hazardous Substances") which it has generated, transported
or disposed of have been found at any site at which a federal, state or local
agency or other third party has conducted or has ordered that the Borrowers or
any of their respective Subsidiaries conduct a remedial investigation, removal
or other response action pursuant to any Environmental Law; or (iii) that it is
or shall be a named party to any claim, action, cause of action, complaint, or
legal or administrative proceeding (in each case, contingent or otherwise)
arising out of any third party's incurrence of costs, expenses, losses or
damages of any kind whatsoever in connection with the release of Hazardous
Substances.
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(c) With respect to the Unencumbered Operating
Properties, and to the best of the Borrowers' knowledge, with respect to any
other Real Estate, except as set forth in Schedule 6.17, or in the case of Real
Estate acquired after the date hereof, except as may be disclosed in writing to
the Agent upon the acquisition of the same: (i) no portion of the Real Estate
has been used for the handling, processing, storage or disposal of Hazardous
Substances except in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws, and no
underground tank or other underground storage receptacle for Hazardous
Substances is located on any portion of such Real Estate; (ii) in the course of
any activities conducted by the Borrowers or any of their respective
Subsidiaries or the operators of any of their properties, no Hazardous
Substances have been generated or are being used on the Real Estate of such
Person except in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with
applicable Environmental Laws; (iii) there has been no past or present
releasing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying,
discharging, injecting, escaping, disposing or dumping (a "Release") or
threatened Release of Hazardous Substances on, upon, into or from such Real
Estate, or, to the best of the Borrowers' knowledge, on, upon, into or from the
other properties of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries,
which Release would have a material adverse effect on the value of any of such
Real Estate or adjacent properties or the environment; (iv) to the best of the
Borrowers' knowledge, there have been no Releases on, upon, from or into any
real property in the vicinity of any of such Real Estate which, through soil or
groundwater contamination, may have come to be located on, and which would have
a material adverse effect on the value of, such Real Estate; and (v) any
Hazardous Substances that have been generated on any of such Real Estate have
been transported off-site only by carriers having an identification number
issued by the EPA or approved by a state or local environmental regulatory
authority having jurisdiction regarding the transportation of such substance
and treated or disposed of only by treatment or disposal facilities maintaining
valid permits as required under all applicable Environmental Laws, which
transporters and facilities have been and are, to the best of the Borrowers'
knowledge operating in compliance with such permits and applicable
Environmental Laws. Upon the receipt by the Agent of any such disclosure, the
Agent shall promptly notify the Banks thereof.
(d) Neither the Borrowers, their respective Subsidiaries
nor any Real Estate of such Person is subject to any applicable Environmental
Law requiring the performance of Hazardous Substances site assessments, or the
removal or remediation of Hazardous Substances, or the giving of notice to any
governmental agency or the recording or delivery to other Persons of an
environmental disclosure document or statement by virtue of the transactions
set forth herein and contemplated hereby, or as a condition to the recording of
the Escrowed Security Documents or to the effectiveness of any other
transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 6.18. Subsidiaries. Schedule 6.18 sets forth all of the
Subsidiaries of WDOP and Xxxxxx. The form and jurisdiction of organization of
each of the Subsidiaries, and WDOP's and Xxxxxx'x ownership interest therein,
is set forth in said Schedule 6.18.
Section 6.19. Loan Documents and the Guarantors. All of the
representations and warranties of the Borrowers and the Guarantors made in this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any document or instrument delivered
to the Agent or the Banks pursuant to or in connection with any of such Loan
Documents are true and correct in all material respects, and none of the
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Borrowers nor the Guarantors has failed to disclose such information as is
necessary to make such representations and warranties not misleading.
Section 6.20. Property. All of the Borrowers', the Guarantors' and
their respective Subsidiaries' properties are in good repair and condition,
subject to ordinary wear and tear, other than with respect to deferred
maintenance existing as of the date of acquisition of such property as
permitted in this Section 6.20. The Borrowers further have completed or caused
to be completed an appropriate investigation of the environmental condition of
each such property as of the later of the date of the Borrowers', the
Guarantors' or such Subsidiaries' purchase thereof or the date upon which such
property was last security for Indebtedness of such Borrower, such Guarantor or
such Subsidiary, including preparation of a "Phase I" report and, if
appropriate, a "Phase II" report, in each case prepared by a recognized
environmental engineer in accordance with customary standards which discloses
that such property is not in violation of the representations and covenants set
forth in this Agreement, unless such violation has been disclosed in writing to
the Agent and satisfactory remediation actions are being taken. There are no
unpaid or outstanding real estate or other taxes or assessments on or against
any property of any Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective
Subsidiaries which are payable by such Person (except only real estate or other
taxes or assessments, that are not yet due and payable). There are no pending
eminent domain proceedings against any property of Borrowers, the Guarantors or
their respective Subsidiaries or any part thereof, and, to the knowledge of the
Borrowers, no such proceedings are presently threatened or contemplated by any
taking authority which may individually or in the aggregate have any materially
adverse effect on the business or financial condition of the Borrowers or the
Guarantors. None of the property of Borrowers, the Guarantors or their
respective Subsidiaries is now damaged or injured as a result of any fire,
explosion, accident, flood or other casualty in any manner which individually
or in the aggregate would have any materially adverse effect on the business or
financial condition of the Borrowers or the Guarantors. The Real Estate owned
by Xxxxxx, WDOP and their respective Subsidiaries is set forth on Schedule 6.20
hereto.
Section 6.21. Brokers. None of the Borrowers nor any of their
respective Subsidiaries has engaged or otherwise dealt with any broker, finder
or similar entity in connection with this Agreement or the Loans contemplated
hereunder.
Section 6.22. Other Debt. None of the Borrowers, the General Partner,
the Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries is in default in the
payment of any other Indebtedness or under any agreement, mortgage, deed of
trust, security agreement, financing agreement, indenture or lease to which any
of them is a party. None of the Borrowers is a party to or bound by any
agreement, instrument or indenture that may require the subordination in right
or time of payment of any of the Obligations to any other indebtedness or
obligation of such Borrower. The Borrowers have provided to the Agent copies of
all agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, financing agreements or other
material agreements binding upon Borrowers, the General Partner, the Guarantors
or their respective properties and entered into by such Person as of the date
of this Agreement with respect to any Indebtedness of such Person. Schedule
6.22 hereto sets forth all of the Indebtedness of the type described in Section
8.1(g) and (h) of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries as of the
date hereof.
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Section 6.23. Solvency. As of the Closing Date and after giving effect
to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, including all of the Loans made or to be made hereunder, neither the
Borrowers nor any Guarantor is insolvent on a balance sheet basis such that the
sum of such Person's assets exceeds the sum of such Person's liabilities, each
Borrower and each Guarantor is able to pay its debts as they become due, and
each Borrower and each Guarantor has sufficient capital to carry on its
business.
Section 6.24. Partners. Xxxxxx is the sole general partner of WDOP and
owns a 1% partnership interest in WDOP. Xxxxxx Operating, Inc. is the sole
general partner of WROP and owns a 1% partnership interest in WROP. WDN
Properties, Inc. is a limited partner of WDOP and WROP and owns an
approximately 58% partnership interest in WDOP and a 77.3784% partnership
interest in WROP. WROP is a limited partner of WDOP and owns an approximately
11% partnership interest in WDOP. Xxxxxx owns one hundred percent (100%) of the
issued and outstanding shares of stock of WDN Properties, Inc. and Xxxxxx
Operating, Inc.
Section 6.25. No Fraudulent Intent. Neither the execution and delivery
of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents nor the performance of any
actions required hereunder or thereunder is being undertaken by any Borrower or
any Guarantor with or as a result of any actual intent by any of such Persons
to hinder, delay or defraud any entity to which any of such Persons is now or
will hereafter become indebted.
Section 6.26. Transaction in best interests of Borrowers;
Consideration. The transaction evidenced by this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents is in the best interests of the Borrowers and the creditors of such
Persons. The direct and indirect benefits to inure to the Borrowers pursuant to
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute substantially more than
"reasonably equivalent value" (as such term is used in Section 548 of the
Bankruptcy Code) and "valuable consideration," "fair value," and "fair
consideration" (as such terms are used in any applicable state fraudulent
conveyance law), in exchange for the benefits to be provided by the Borrowers
pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and but for the
willingness of the Borrowers to be jointly and severally liable as co-borrowers
for the Loan, Borrowers would be unable to obtain the financing contemplated
hereunder which financing will enable the Borrowers and their respective
Subsidiaries to have available financing to conduct and expand their business.
Section 6.27. Year 2000 Compliant. Borrowers have (i) undertaken a
detailed inventory, review and assessment of all areas within their business
and operations that could be adversely affected by the failure to be Year 2000
Compliant on a timely basis, (ii) developed a detailed plan and timeline for
becoming Year 2000 Compliant on a timely basis, and (iii) to date, implemented
that plan in accordance with that timetable in all material aspects. Borrowers
reasonably anticipate that they will be Year 2000 Compliant by September 30,
1999 or such earlier date as is necessary to avoid any material disruption of
Borrowers' business and have committed and will commit reasonably adequate
resources to be Year 2000 Compliant.
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Section 7. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS OF THE BORROWERS.
The Borrowers covenant and agree that, so long as any Loan or Note is
outstanding or any Bank has any obligation to make any Loans:
Section 7.1. Punctual Payment. The Borrowers will duly and punctually
pay or cause to be paid the principal and interest on the Loans and all
interest and fees provided for in this Agreement, all in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement and the Notes as well as all other sums owing pursuant
to the Loan Documents.
Section 7.2. Maintenance of Office. The Borrowers will maintain their
chief executive offices at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, or at such other place in the United States of
America as the Borrowers shall designate upon prior written notice to the Agent
and the Banks, where notices, presentations and demands to or upon the
Borrowers in respect of the Loan Documents may be given or made.
Section 7.3. Records and Accounts. The Borrowers will (a) keep, and
cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep, true and accurate records and books of
account in which full, true and correct entries will be made in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles and (b) maintain adequate accounts and
reserves for all taxes (including income taxes), depreciation, depletion and
amortization of its properties and the properties of its Subsidiaries,
contingencies and other reserves. Neither of the Borrowers nor any of their
respective Subsidiaries shall, without the prior written consent of the
Majority Banks, (x) make any material change to the accounting procedures used
by such Person in preparing the financial statements and other information
described Section 6.4 or (y) change its fiscal year.
Section 7.4. Financial Statements, Certificates and Information. The
Borrowers will deliver or cause to be delivered to each of the Banks:
(a) as soon as practicable, but in any event not later
than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of Xxxxxx and WDOP, the audited
consolidated balance sheet of Xxxxxx and its Subsidiaries and of WDOP and its
Subsidiaries at the end of such year, and the related audited consolidated
statements of income, changes in shareholder's equity and cash flows for such
year, each setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous
fiscal year and all such statements to be in reasonable detail, prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and accompanied by an
auditor's report prepared without qualification by Deloitte & Touche or by
another "Big Six" accounting firm, the Form 10-K filed with the SEC (unless the
SEC has approved an extension, in which event Xxxxxx and WDOP will deliver to
the Agent and each of the Banks a copy of the Form 10-K simultaneously with
delivery to the SEC), and any other information the Banks may need to complete
a financial analysis of Xxxxxx and its Subsidiaries and WDOP and its
Subsidiaries, together with a written statement from such accountants to the
effect that they have read a copy of this Agreement, and that, in making the
examination necessary to said certification, they have obtained no knowledge of
any Default or Event of Default, or, if such accountants shall have obtained
knowledge of any then existing Default or Event of Default they shall disclose
in such statement any such Default or Event of
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Default; provided that such accountants shall not be liable to the Agent or the
Banks for failure to obtain knowledge of any Default or Event of Default;
(b) as soon as practicable, but in any event not later
than 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of Xxxxxx
and WDOP, copies of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Xxxxxx and its
Subsidiaries and of WDOP and its Subsidiaries, respectively as at the end of
such quarter, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income,
changes in shareholder's equity and cash flows for the portion of Xxxxxx'x and
WDOP's fiscal year then elapsed, all in reasonable detail and prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (which may be provided
by inclusion in the Form 10-Q of Xxxxxx and WDOP for such period provided
pursuant to subsection (c) below), together with a certification by the
principal financial or accounting officer of Xxxxxx, for Xxxxxx and as the
general partner of WDOP, that the information contained in such financial
statements fairly presents the financial position of Xxxxxx and its
Subsidiaries and WDOP and its Subsidiaries on the date thereof (subject to
year-end adjustments);
(c) as soon as practicable, but in any event not later
than 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of Xxxxxx
and WDOP in each year, copies of Form 10-Q filed with the SEC (unless the SEC
has approved an extension in which event Xxxxxx and WDOP will deliver such
copies of the Form 10-Q to the Agent and each of the Banks simultaneously with
delivery to the SEC);
(d) as soon as practicable, but in any event not later
than 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of Xxxxxx (including the
fourth fiscal quarter in each year), copies of a consolidated statement of
Operating Cash Flow for such fiscal quarter for Xxxxxx and its Subsidiaries,
prepared on a basis consistent with the statement furnished pursuant to Section
6.4, together with a certification by the chief financial or chief accounting
officer of Xxxxxx that the information contained in such statement fairly
presents the Operating Cash Flow of Xxxxxx and its Subsidiaries for such
period;
(e) simultaneously with the delivery of the financial
statements referred to in subsections (a) and (b) above, a statement (a
"Compliance Certificate") certified by the principal financial or accounting
officer of the general partner of WDOP and the principal financial or
accounting officer of Xxxxxx in the form of Exhibit I hereto (or in such other
form as the Agent may approve from time to time) setting forth in reasonable
detail computations evidencing compliance with the covenants contained in
Section 9 and the other covenants described therein, and (if applicable)
reconciliations to reflect changes in generally accepted accounting principles
since the Balance Sheet Date;
(f) concurrently with the delivery of the financial
statements described in subsection (b) above, a certificate signed by the
President or Chief Financial Officer of Xxxxxx, for Xxxxxx and as the general
partner of WDOP, to the effect that, having read this Agreement, and based upon
an examination which they deem sufficient to enable them to make an informed
statement, there does not exist any Default or Event of Default, or if such
Default or Event of Default has occurred, specifying the facts with respect
thereto;
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(g) contemporaneously with the filing or mailing thereof,
copies of all material of a financial nature filed with the SEC or sent to the
stockholders of Xxxxxx or the partners of WDOP;
(h) as soon as practicable but in any event not later than
45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrowers (including the
fourth fiscal quarter in each year), a summary rent roll with respect to the
Unencumbered Operating Properties in form reasonably satisfactory to the
Majority Banks;
(i) promptly after they are filed with the Internal
Revenue Service, copies of all annual federal income tax returns and amendments
thereto of each of the Borrowers;
(j) not later than five (5) Business Days after Xxxxxx
receives notice of the same from either Rating Agency or otherwise learns of
the same, notice of the issuance of any change in the rating by either Rating
Agency in respect of any debt of Xxxxxx (including any change in an Implied
Rating), together with the details thereof, and of any announcement by either
Rating Agency that any such rating is "under review" or that any such rating
has been placed on a watch list or that any similar action has been taken by
either Rating Agency (collectively a "Rating Notice");
(k) not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of
each fiscal quarter of the Borrowers (including the fourth fiscal quarter in
each year), a list setting forth the following information with respect to each
new Subsidiary of WDOP: (i) the name and structure of the Subsidiary, (ii) a
description of the property owned by such Subsidiary, and (iii) such other
information as the Agent may reasonably request;
(l) simultaneously within the delivery of the financial
statement referred to in subsection (a) above, a statement (i) listing the Real
Estate owned by Xxxxxx and its Subsidiaries (or in which Xxxxxx or its
Subsidiaries owns an interest) and stating the location thereof, the date
acquired and the acquisition cost, (ii) listing the Indebtedness of Xxxxxx and
its Subsidiaries (excluding Indebtedness of the type described in Section
8.1(b)-(e)), which statement shall include, without limitation, a statement of
the original principal amount of such Indebtedness and the current amount
outstanding, the holder thereof, the maturity date and any extension options,
the interest rate, the collateral provided for such Indebtedness and whether
such Indebtedness is recourse or non-recourse, and (iii) listing the properties
of Xxxxxx and its respective Subsidiaries which are under "development" (as
used in Section 8.9) and providing a brief summary of the status of such
development;
(m) not later than five (5) Business Days after the
occurrence of the same, notice of a change in the ratio of Xxxxxx'x
Consolidated Total Liabilities to Consolidated Total Assets which causes a
change in the Applicable Margin; and
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(n) from time to time such other financial data and
information in the possession of the Borrowers or their respective Subsidiaries
(including without limitation auditors' management letters, evidence of payment
of taxes, property inspection and environmental reports and information as to
zoning and other legal and regulatory changes affecting any of such Persons) as
the Agent may reasonably request.
Section 7.5. Notices.
(a) Defaults. The Borrowers will promptly notify the Agent
in writing of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default. If any Person
shall give any notice or take any other action in respect of a claimed default
(whether or not constituting an Event of Default) under this Agreement or under
any note, evidence of indebtedness, indenture or other obligation to which or
with respect to which the Borrowers, the General Partner, the Guarantors or any
of their respective Subsidiaries is a party or obligor, whether as principal or
surety, and such default would permit the holder of such note or obligation or
other evidence of indebtedness to accelerate the maturity thereof, which
acceleration would have a material adverse effect on the Borrowers, the General
Partner or the Guarantors or the existence of which claimed default might
become an Event of Default under Section 12.1(g), the Borrowers shall forthwith
give written notice thereof to the Agent and each of the Banks, describing the
notice or action and the nature of the claimed default.
(b) Environmental Events. The Borrowers will promptly give
notice to the Agent (i) upon the Borrowers or the Guarantors obtaining
knowledge of any potential or known Release, or threat of Release, of any
Hazardous Substances at or from any Real Estate; (ii) of any violation of any
Environmental Law that either Borrower, the Guarantors or any of their
respective Subsidiaries reports in writing or is reportable by such Person in
writing (or for which any written report supplemental to any oral report is
made) to any federal, state or local environmental agency; and (iii) upon
becoming aware thereof, of any inquiry, proceeding, investigation, or other
action, including a notice from any agency of potential environmental
liability, of any federal, state or local environmental agency or board, that
in either case involves any Real Estate or has the potential to materially
affect the assets, liabilities, financial conditions or operations of such
Person or the Agent's liens on the Collateral pursuant to the Security
Documents in the event the same are recorded as provided herein.
(c) Notice of Litigation and Judgments. The Borrowers will
give notice to the Agent in writing within 15 days of becoming aware of any
litigation or proceedings threatened in writing or any pending litigation and
proceedings affecting either Borrower, the General Partner, the Guarantors or
any of their respective Subsidiaries or to which any of such Persons is or is
to become a party involving an uninsured claim against such Person that could
reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse effect on either Borrower
or any Guarantor and stating the nature and status of such litigation or
proceedings. The Borrowers will give notice to the Agent, in writing, in form
and detail satisfactory to the Agent and each of the Banks, within ten days of
any judgment not covered by insurance, whether final or otherwise, against a
Borrower, the General Partner, a Guarantor or any of their respective
Subsidiaries in an amount in excess of $1,000,000.00.
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(d) Notice of Proposed Sales, Encumbrances, Refinance or
Transfer. The Borrowers will give notice to the Agent of any proposed or
completed sale, encumbrance, refinance or transfer of any Real Estate within
any fiscal quarter of the Borrowers, such notice to be submitted together with
the Compliance Certificate provided or required to be provided to the Banks
under Section 7.4 with respect to such fiscal quarter. The Compliance
Certificate shall with respect to any proposed or completed sale, encumbrance,
refinance or transfer be adjusted in the best good-faith estimate of the
Borrowers to give effect to such sale, encumbrance, refinance or transfer and
demonstrate that no Default or Event of Default with respect to the covenants
referred to therein shall exist after giving effect to such sale, encumbrance,
refinance or transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any sale,
encumbrance, refinance or transfer of any Real Estate involving an aggregate
amount in excess of $25,000,000.00, the Borrowers shall promptly give notice to
the Agent of such transaction, which notice shall be accompanied by a
certification of the chief financial officer of Xxxxxx for itself and as the
sole general partner of WDOP that no Default or Event of Default shall exist
after giving affect to such event.
(e) Notification of Claims Against Collateral. The
Borrowers will, immediately upon becoming aware thereof, notify the Agent in
writing of any setoff, claims (including environmental claims), withholdings or
other defenses to which any of the Collateral (including for the purposes
hereof any collateral subject to the Escrowed Security Documents), or the
rights of the Agent or the Banks with respect to the Collateral (including for
the purposes hereof any collateral subject to the Escrowed Security Documents),
are subject.
(f) Notification of Banks. Promptly after receiving any
notice under this Section 7.5, the Agent will forward a copy thereof to each of
the Banks, together with copies of any certificates or other written
information that accompanied such notice.
Section 7.6. Existence; Maintenance of Properties.
(a) The Borrowers will do or cause to be done all things
necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence as a
Delaware limited partnership or Maryland corporation, as applicable. The
Borrowers will cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to do or cause to be
done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its
legal existence. Each Borrower will do or cause to be done all things necessary
to preserve and keep in full force all of its rights and franchises and those
of its Subsidiaries. Each Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, continue to engage primarily in the businesses now conducted
by it and in related businesses.
(b) Irrespective of whether proceeds of the Loans are
available for such purpose, each Borrower (i) will cause all of its properties
and those of its Subsidiaries used or useful in the conduct of its business or
the business of its Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in good condition,
repair and working order (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and supplied with
all necessary equipment, and (ii) will cause to be made all necessary repairs,
renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof in all cases in
which the failure so to do would have a material adverse effect on the
condition of its properties or on the financial condition, assets or operations
of such Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
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(c) The common stock of Xxxxxx shall at all times be
listed for trading and be traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
Section 7.7. Insurance. The Borrowers will, at their expense, procure
and maintain or cause to be procured and maintained insurance covering the
Borrowers, their respective Subsidiaries and their respective properties in
such amounts and against such risks and casualties as are customary for
properties of similar character and location, due regard being given to the
type of improvements thereon, their construction, location, use and occupancy.
Section 7.8. Taxes. The Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries
will duly pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, before the
same shall become overdue, all taxes, assessments and other governmental
charges imposed upon each of them and upon the Real Estate, sales and
activities, or any part thereof, or upon the income or profits therefrom, as
well as all claims for labor, materials, or supplies that if unpaid might by
law become a lien or charge upon any of its property; provided that any such
tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim need not be paid if the validity or
amount thereof shall currently be contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and if such Borrower or such Subsidiary shall have set aside on its
books adequate reserves with respect thereto; and provided, further, that
forthwith upon the commencement of proceedings to foreclose any lien that may
have attached as security therefor, each Borrower and each Subsidiary of the
Borrowers either (i) will provide a bond issued by a surety reasonably
acceptable to the Agent and sufficient to stay all such proceedings or (ii) if
no such bond is provided, will pay each such tax, assessment, charge, levy or
claim. The Borrowers shall certify annually to the Agent that this Section 7.8
has been satisfied with respect to the Unencumbered Operating Properties.
Section 7.9. Inspection of Properties and Books. The Borrowers shall
permit the Banks, through the Agent or any representative designated by the
Agent, at the Borrowers' expense to visit and inspect any of the properties of
the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries, to examine the books of
account of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries (and to make copies
thereof and extracts therefrom) and to discuss the affairs, finances and
accounts of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries with, and to be
advised as to the same by, its officers, all at such reasonable times and
intervals as the Agent or any Bank may reasonably request. The Banks shall use
good faith efforts to coordinate such visits and inspections so as to minimize
the interference with and disruption to the Borrowers' normal business
operations.
Section 7.10. Compliance with Laws, Contracts, Licenses, and Permits.
Each Borrower will comply with, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to
comply in all respects with (i) all applicable laws and regulations now or
hereafter in effect wherever its business is conducted, including all
Environmental Laws, (ii) the provisions of its corporate charter, partnership
agreement or declaration of trust, as the case may be, and other charter
documents and bylaws, (iii) all agreements and instruments to which it is a
party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound, (iv) all applicable
decrees, orders, and judgments, and (v) all licenses and permits required by
applicable laws and regulations for the conduct of its business or the
ownership, use or operation of its properties. If at any time while any Loan or
Note is outstanding or the Banks have any obligation to make Loans hereunder,
any authorization, consent, approval, permit or
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license from any officer, agency or instrumentality of any government shall
become necessary or required in order that the Borrowers may fulfill any of
their obligations hereunder, the Borrowers will immediately take or cause to be
taken all steps necessary to obtain such authorization, consent, approval,
permit or license and furnish the Agent and the Banks with evidence thereof.
Section 7.11. Use of Proceeds. The Borrowers will use the proceeds of
the Loans solely to provide short-term financing (a) for the acquisition of fee
interests by WDOP in Real Estate which is utilized principally for multifamily
housing (including reasonable transaction costs related thereto) (provided that
no more than $20,000,000.00 in the aggregate for the term of the Loans may be
used by WDOP for the acquisition of fee interests in such Real Estate by
wholly-owned Subsidiaries of WDOP as provided in Section 7.16), (b) for working
capital purposes of WDOP and Xxxxxx, (c) for Investments permitted pursuant to
Section 8.3(k), and (d) for such other purposes as the Majority Banks in their
discretion from time to time may agree to in writing. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, the amount of Loans outstanding at any time which has
been advanced for the purpose described in Section 7.11(b) shall not exceed
$25,000,000.00. Any repayment of a principal portion of the Loans at a time
when any amount of Loans has been advanced for the purpose described in Section
7.11(b) shall be first allocated for the purposes of this Section 7.11 to
reduce the amount advanced for the purpose described in Section 7.11(b).
Section 7.12. Further Assurances. The Borrowers will cooperate with,
and will cause each of the Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries to
cooperate with the Agent and the Banks and execute such further instruments and
documents as the Banks or the Agent shall reasonably request to carry out to
their satisfaction the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents.
Section 7.13. Management; Business Operations. The Borrowers shall
cause all Unencumbered Operating Properties at all times to be managed by
Xxxxxx and no change shall occur in such management without the prior written
approval of the Majority Banks. The Borrowers and the Guarantors shall operate
their respective businesses as described in the Prospectus and in compliance
with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Loan Documents. Xxxxxx
shall at all time comply with all requirements of applicable laws necessary to
maintain REIT Status and shall operate, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to
operate, their respective businesses as described in the Prospectus and in
compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 7.14. Unencumbered Operating Properties.
(a) The Borrowers shall at all times own Unencumbered
Operating Properties which satisfy all of the following conditions:
(i) the Unencumbered Operating Properties shall
consist solely of Real Estate which has an aggregate occupancy level
(on a portfolio basis) of at least ninety percent (90%) for the
previous four (4) fiscal quarters of the Borrowers based on bona fide
arms-length tenant leases requiring current rental payments; and
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(ii) no more than thirty percent (30%) of the Asset
Value of the Unencumbered Operating Properties may be located in any
one city or metropolitan area (it being agreed that Dallas and Fort
Worth and their respective suburbs shall be considered as separate
cities for the purposes hereof).
(b) The Borrowers shall provide to the Agent and each of
the Banks as of the Closing Date and concurrently with the delivery of the
financial statements described in Section 7.4(a) (i) a list of the Unencumbered
Operating Properties, (ii) the certification of the chief financial or chief
accounting officer of Xxxxxx, for itself and as the sole general partner of
WDOP of the Asset Values and that such properties are in compliance with
Section 7.14(a) and Section 9.1, (iii) operating statements setting forth the
Operating Cash Flow and capital expenditures for each of the Unencumbered
Operating Properties for the previous four (4) fiscal quarters certified as
true and correct by the chief financial or chief accounting officer of Xxxxxx,
for itself and as the sole general partner of WDOP, and (iv) that the
Unencumbered Operating Properties comply with the terms of Section Section 6.17
and 6.20. In the event that all or any material portion of a property within
the Unencumbered Operating Properties shall be damaged or taken by
condemnation, then such property shall no longer be a part of the Unencumbered
Operating Properties unless and until any damage to such Real Estate is
repaired or restored, such Real Estate becomes fully operational and the Agent
shall receive evidence satisfactory to the Agent of the value and Operating
Cash Flow of such Real Estate following such repair or restoration.
Section 7.15. Limiting Agreements.
(a) Neither Borrower, any Guarantor nor any of their
respective Subsidiaries shall enter into, any agreement, instrument or
transaction which has or may have the effect of prohibiting or limiting such
Borrower's or any Guarantor's ability to pledge to Agent the Unencumbered
Operating Properties, Real Estate which is owned by the Borrowers or such
Guarantors which is free and clear of all Liens other than the Liens permitted
in Section 8.2(i), (iii) and (v) or any other assets of the Borrowers or such
Guarantor as security for the Loans. Borrowers shall take, and shall cause the
Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries to take, such actions as are
necessary to preserve the right and ability of Borrowers and the Guarantors to
pledge those Real Estate and other assets as security for the Loans without any
such pledge after the date hereof causing or permitting the acceleration (after
the giving of notice or the passage of time, or otherwise) of any other
Indebtedness of Borrowers, the Guarantors or any of their respective
Subsidiaries.
(b) Borrowers shall upon demand provide to the Agent such
evidence as the Agent may reasonably require to evidence compliance with this
Section 7.15, which evidence shall include, without limitation, copies of any
agreements or instruments which would in any way restrict or limit a Borrower's
or any Guarantor's ability to pledge assets as security for Indebtedness, or
which provide for the occurrence of a default (after the giving of notice or
the passage of time, or otherwise) if assets are pledged in the future as
security for Indebtedness of such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
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Section 7.16. Ownership of Real Estate. Without the prior written
consent of the Majority Banks, which consent may be withheld by the Majority
Banks in their sole discretion, all interests (whether direct or indirect) of
the Borrowers, the General Partner, the Guarantors or their respective
Subsidiaries in income-producing real estate assets acquired after the Closing
Date shall be owned directly by WDOP except as permitted by Section 8.3(k).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Xxxxxx and WDOP may acquire income-producing
real estate assets after the Closing Date (a) as provided in Section 8.11, and
(b) in a like-kind exchange of Real Estate owned by such Person as of the
Closing Date. In addition, WDOP may subject to the terms of this Agreement
acquire through a wholly-owned Subsidiary of WDOP Real Estate that is
encumbered by Indebtedness that is to be assumed by such Subsidiary in
connection with the acquisition thereof and which acquisition is financed in
part with proceeds of the Loans as provided in Section 7.11(a).
Section 7.17. Distributions of Income to the Borrowers. Each Borrower
shall cause all of its Subsidiaries to promptly distribute to such Borrower
(but not less frequently than once each fiscal quarter of such Borrower),
whether in the form of dividends, distributions or otherwise, all profits,
proceeds or other income relating to or arising from its Subsidiaries' use,
operation, financing, refinancing, sale or other disposition of their
respective assets and properties after (a) the payment by each Subsidiary of
its Debt Service and operating expenses for such quarter and (b) the
establishment of reasonable reserves for the payment of operating expenses not
paid on at least a quarterly basis and capital improvements to be made to such
Subsidiary's assets and properties approved by such Subsidiary in the ordinary
course of business consistent with its past practices.
Section 7.18. More Restrictive Agreements. Should any Borrower or any
Guarantor enter into or modify any agreements or documents pertaining to any
existing or future Indebtedness, Debt Offering or Equity Offering, which
agreements or documents include covenants (whether affirmative or negative),
warranties, representations, defaults or events of default (or any other
provision which may have the same practical effect as any of the foregoing)
which are individually or in the aggregate more restrictive against either
Borrower, any Guarantor or their respective Subsidiaries than those set forth
herein or in any of the other Loan Documents or which provide for a guaranty of
the obligations thereunder by a Person that is not liable for the Obligations,
the Borrowers shall promptly notify the Agent and, if requested by the Majority
Banks, the Borrowers, the Agent, and the Majority Banks shall (and if
applicable, the Borrower shall cause the Guarantors to) promptly amend this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to include some or all of such more
restrictive provisions or provide for a guaranty of the Obligations by such
Person as determined by the Majority Banks in their sole discretion.
Section 8. CERTAIN NEGATIVE COVENANTS OF THE BORROWERS.
The Borrowers covenant and agree that, so long as any Loan or Note is
outstanding or any of the Banks has any obligation to make any Loans:
Section 8.1. Restrictions on Indebtedness. The Borrowers will not, and
will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume,
guarantee or be or remain liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to
any Indebtedness other than:
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(a) Indebtedness to the Banks arising under any of the
Loan Documents;
(b) current liabilities of the Borrowers or their
respective Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business but not
incurred through (i) the borrowing of money, or (ii) the obtaining of credit
except for credit on an open account basis customarily extended and in fact
extended in connection with normal purchases of goods and services;
(c) Indebtedness in respect of taxes, assessments,
governmental charges or levies and claims for labor, materials and supplies to
the extent that payment therefor shall not at the time be required to be made
in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.8;
(d) Indebtedness in respect of judgments or awards that
have been in force for less than the applicable period for taking an appeal so
long as execution is not levied thereunder or in respect of which the
applicable Borrower shall at the time in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or
proceedings for review and in respect of which a stay of execution shall have
been obtained pending such appeal or review;
(e) endorsements for collection, deposit or negotiation
and warranties of products or services, in each case incurred in the ordinary
course of business;
(f) Indebtedness in respect of reverse repurchase
agreements having a term of not more than 180 days with respect to Investments
described in Section 8.3(d) or (e);
(g) subject to the provisions of Section 8.1(h)(i) and
Section 9, secured Indebtedness of Xxxxxx and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate
outstanding principal amount not exceeding forty-six percent (46%) of Xxxxxx'x
Consolidated Total Assets; provided that neither Xxxxxx nor any of its
Subsidiaries may incur any secured Indebtedness following the date hereof
unless the secured Indebtedness of Xxxxxx and its Subsidiaries in aggregate
outstanding principal amount as of the date of incurrence thereof and at all
times thereafter shall not exceed forty percent (40%) of Xxxxxx'x Consolidated
Total Assets; and
(h) subject to the provisions of Section 9, secured or
unsecured recourse Indebtedness of the Borrowers, provided that (i) the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness (excluding the
Obligations) and the portion of the Indebtedness described in Section 8.1(g)
that is recourse to Xxxxxx and its Subsidiaries shall not exceed five percent
(5%) of Xxxxxx'x Consolidated Total Assets (provided, however, that with
respect to senior unsecured recourse Indebtedness of the Borrowers only, the
aggregate outstanding amount of such Indebtedness (excluding the Obligations,
but including any of such Indebtedness permitted within the five percent (5%)
threshold described above) shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of Xxxxxx'x
Consolidated Total Assets), (ii) at the time such Indebtedness is issued the
scheduled maturity date of such Indebtedness is not sooner than 180 days after
the Maturity Date (after giving effect to any extension of the Maturity Date
which may have been requested by the Borrowers prior to the issuance of such
Indebtedness or approved by the Banks, whether or not the same has become
effective), and (iii) any covenants or restrictions imposed upon the Borrowers
or their respective Subsidiaries in connection with such Indebtedness shall not
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individually or in the aggregate be more restrictive against the Borrowers and
their respective Subsidiaries than the covenants and restrictions imposed
pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and provided further
that neither Xxxxxx nor any of its Subsidiaries shall incur any of the
Indebtedness described in this Section 8.1(h) unless it shall have provided to
the Banks (A) prior written notice of the proposed issuance of such
Indebtedness, a statement that no Default or Event of Default exists and a
certificate that the Borrowers will be in compliance with its covenants
referred to therein after giving effect to such incurrence, (B) evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent that the Rating Agencies have been advised
of the issuance of such Indebtedness within five (5) days of such issuance, and
(C) upon the request of Agent, evidence that the annual rating maintenance fee
has been paid to the Rating Agencies;
(i) [Intentionally Omitted]; and
(j) unsecured Indebtedness between Xxxxxx and WDOP
provided that the terms of such Indebtedness are satisfactory to the Majority
Banks and the repayment of such Indebtedness shall be subordinate at all times
to repayment of the Obligations pursuant to a subordination and standstill
agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Majority Banks.
Section 8.2. Restrictions on Liens, Etc. The Borrowers will not, and
will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, (a) create or incur or
suffer to be created or incurred or to exist any lien, encumbrance, mortgage,
pledge, negative pledge, charge, restriction or other security interest of any
kind upon any of its property or assets of any character whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, or upon the income or profits therefrom; (b) transfer any
of its property or assets or the income or profits therefrom for the purpose of
subjecting the same to the payment of Indebtedness or performance of any other
obligation in priority to payment of its general creditors; (c) acquire, or
agree or have an option to acquire, any property or assets upon conditional
sale or other title retention or purchase money security agreement, device or
arrangement; (d) suffer to exist for a period of more than 30 days after the
same shall have been incurred any Indebtedness or claim or demand against it
that if unpaid might by law or upon bankruptcy or insolvency, or otherwise, be
given any priority whatsoever over its general creditors; (e) sell, assign,
pledge, encumber or otherwise transfer any accounts, contract rights, general
intangibles, chattel paper or instruments, with or without recourse; or (f)
incur or maintain any obligation to any holder of Indebtedness of the Borrowers
or such Subsidiaries which prohibits the creation or maintenance of any lien
securing the Obligations (collectively "Liens"); provided that the Borrowers
and any of their respective Subsidiaries may create or incur or suffer to be
created or incurred or to exist:
(i) liens on properties to secure taxes, assessments and
other governmental charges or claims for labor, material or supplies
in respect of obligations not overdue;
(ii) liens on properties in respect of judgments, awards
or indebtedness, the Indebtedness with respect to which is permitted by
Section 8.1(d) or Section 8.1(g);
(iii) encumbrances on properties consisting of easements,
rights of way, zoning restrictions, restrictions on the use of real
property, landlord's or lessor's liens under
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leases to which the Borrowers or a Subsidiary of such Person is a
party, and other minor non-monetary liens or encumbrances none of
which interferes materially with the use of the property affected in
the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrowers or their
respective Subsidiaries, which defects do not individually or in the
aggregate have a materially adverse effect on the business of such
Borrower individually or of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis;
(iv) liens on Real Estate (other than Real Estate of WDOP)
and Short-term Investments securing Indebtedness permitted by Section
8.1(g) or Section 8.1(h); and
(v) liens in favor of the Agent and the Banks as security
for the Obligations.
Section 8.3. Restrictions on Investments. The Borrowers will not, and
will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, make or permit to
exist or to remain outstanding any Investment except Investments in:
(a) marketable direct or guaranteed obligations of the
United States of America that mature within one (1) year from the date of
purchase by such Borrower or its Subsidiary;
(b) marketable direct obligations of any of the following:
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Student Loan Marketing Association,
Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal National Mortgage Association, Government
National Mortgage Association, Bank for Cooperatives, Federal Intermediate
Credit Banks, Federal Financing Banks, Export-Import Bank of the United States,
Federal Land Banks, or any other agency or instrumentality of the United States
of America;
(c) demand deposits, certificates of deposit, bankers
acceptances and time deposits of United States banks having total assets in
excess of $100,000,000; provided, however, that the aggregate amount at any
time so invested with any single bank having total assets of less than
$1,000,000,000 will not exceed $200,000;
(d) securities commonly known as "commercial paper"
issued by a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United
States of America or any State which at the time of purchase are rated by
Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. or by Standard & Poor's Corporation at not less
than "P 1" if then rated by Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc., and not less than
"A 1", if then rated by Standard & Poor's Corporation;
(e) mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the
Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal National Mortgage
Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and other
mortgage-backed bonds which at the time of purchase are rated by Xxxxx'x
Investors Service, Inc. or by Standard & Poor's Corporation at not less than
"Aa" if then rated by Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and not less than "AA" if
then rated by Standard & Poor's Corporation;
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(f) repurchase agreements having a term not greater than
90 days and fully secured by securities described in the foregoing subsection
(a), (b) or (e) with banks described in the foregoing subsection (c) or with
financial institutions or other corporations having total assets in excess of
$500,000,000;
(g) shares of so-called "money market funds" registered
with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which maintain a level
per-share value, invest principally in investments described in the foregoing
subsections (a) through (f) and have total assets in excess of $50,000,000;
(h) investments in fee interests in Real Estate utilized
principally for multifamily housing, including xxxxxxx money deposits relating
thereto and transaction costs;
(i) subject to the terms of this Agreement, Investments in
Subsidiaries of such Borrower existing as of the date hereof, and Investments
in new Subsidiaries of WDOP created after the date of this Agreement; provided
that in no event shall the aggregate of such Investments in new Subsidiaries
created after the date of this Agreement exceed ten percent (10%) of Xxxxxx'x
Consolidated Total Assets, and provided further that in no event shall such
Investments in the form of note receivables from all Subsidiaries whenever
created (including the principal amount payable pursuant to such notes) exceed
ten percent (10%) of Xxxxxx'x Consolidated Total Assets. For the purposes
hereof, notes receivable from Subsidiaries shall be valued at face value
subject to impairment;
(j) investments in real estate investment trusts which own
real property which is used principally for multifamily housing, provided that
in no event shall the aggregate cost of all Investments pursuant to this
Section 8.3(j) exceed $25,000,000.00; and
(k) investments in Affiliates of Xxxxxx the accounts of
which are not consolidated with the accounts of Xxxxxx or other entities the
accounts of which are not consolidated with the accounts of Xxxxxx or in
mortgages and notes receivables from Affiliates, provided that in no event
shall such Investments (including the principal amount payable pursuant to such
notes) in the aggregate exceed $35,000,000.00.
Section 8.4. Merger, Consolidation. Each of the Borrowers will not,
and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, become a party to any merger,
consolidation or other business combination, or agree to effect any asset
acquisition, stock acquisition or other acquisition without the prior written
consent of the Majority Banks, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, except (i) the merger or consolidation of one or more of the
Subsidiaries of a Borrower with and into such Borrower and (ii) the merger or
consolidation of two or more Subsidiaries of a Borrower; provided that in no
event shall WDOP be merged, consolidated or combined with Xxxxxx without the
prior written consent of the Majority Banks.
Section 8.5. Sale and Leaseback. Each of the Borrowers will not, and
will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any arrangement,
directly or indirectly, whereby a Borrower or any
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Subsidiary thereof shall sell or transfer any Real Estate owned by it in order
that then or thereafter such Person shall lease back such Real Estate.
Section 8.6. Compliance with Environmental Laws. Each of the Borrowers
will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, do any of the
following: (a) use any of the Real Estate or any portion thereof as a facility
for the handling, processing, storage or disposal of Hazardous Substances,
except for small quantities of Hazardous Substances used in the ordinary course
of business and in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, (b) cause
or permit to be located on any of the Real Estate any underground tank or other
underground storage receptacle for Hazardous Substances except in full
compliance with Environmental Laws, (c) generate any Hazardous Substances on
any of the Real Estate except in full compliance with Environmental Laws, (d)
conduct any activity at any Real Estate or use any Real Estate in any manner so
as to cause a Release of Hazardous Substances on, upon or into the Real Estate
or any surrounding properties or any threatened Release of Hazardous Substances
which might give rise to liability under CERCLA or any other Environmental Law,
or (e) directly or indirectly transport or arrange for the transport of any
Hazardous Substances (except in compliance with all Environmental Laws).
The Borrowers shall:
(i) in the event of any change in Environmental Laws
governing the assessment, release or removal of Hazardous Substances, which
change would lead a prudent lender to require additional testing to avail
itself of any statutory insurance or limited liability, take all action
(including, without limitation, the conducting of engineering tests at the sole
expense of the Borrowers) to confirm that no Hazardous Substances are or ever
were Released or disposed of on the Real Estate; and
(ii) if any Release or disposal of Hazardous Substances
shall occur or shall have occurred on the Real Estate of the Borrowers or any
of their respective Subsidiaries (including without limitation any such Release
or disposal occurring prior to the acquisition of such Real Estate by such
Person) cause the prompt containment and removal of such Hazardous Substances
and remediation of such Real Estate in full compliance with all applicable laws
and regulations and to the satisfaction of the Majority Banks; provided, that
the Borrowers shall be deemed to be in compliance with Environmental Laws for
the purpose of this clause (ii) so long as it or a responsible third party with
sufficient financial resources is taking reasonable action to remediate or
manage any event of noncompliance to the satisfaction of the Majority Banks and
no action shall have been commenced by any enforcement agency. The Majority
Banks may engage their own environmental engineer to review the environmental
assessments and the Borrowers' compliance with the covenants contained herein.
At any time after an Event of Default shall have occurred hereunder,
or, whether or not an Event of Default shall have occurred, at any time that
the Agent or the Majority Banks shall have reasonable grounds to believe that a
Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Substances may have occurred,
relating to any Real Estate, or that any of the Real Estate is not in
compliance with the Environmental Laws, the Agent may at its election (and will
at the request of the
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Majority Banks) obtain such environmental assessments of such Real Estate
prepared by an environmental engineer as may be necessary or advisable for the
purpose of evaluating or confirming (i) whether any Hazardous Substances are
present in the soil or water at or adjacent to such Real Estate and (ii)
whether the use and operation of such Real Estate comply with all Environmental
Laws. Environmental assessments may include detailed visual inspections of such
Real Estate including, without limitation, any and all storage areas, storage
tanks, drains, dry xxxxx and leaching areas, and the taking of soil samples, as
well as such other investigations or analyses as are necessary or appropriate
for a complete determination of the compliance of such Real Estate and the use
and operation thereof with all applicable Environmental Laws. All such
environmental assessments shall be at the sole cost and expense of the
Borrowers.
Section 8.7. Distributions. The Borrowers shall not make any
Distributions which would cause it to violate any of the following covenants:
(a) Xxxxxx shall not pay any Distribution to the
shareholders of Xxxxxx if such Distribution is in excess of the amount which,
when added to the amount of all other Distributions paid in the same fiscal
quarter and the preceding three (3) fiscal quarters, would exceed ninety
percent (90%) of its Funds from Operations for the four consecutive fiscal
quarters ending prior to the quarter in which such Distribution is paid;
(b) In the event that an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, WDOP shall make no Distributions other than
Distributions to Xxxxxx in an amount equal to the minimum Distributions
required under the Code to maintain the REIT Status of Xxxxxx, as evidenced by
a certification of the principal financial or accounting officer of Xxxxxx
containing calculations in reasonable detail satisfactory in form and substance
to Agent; and
(c) In the event that an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, Xxxxxx shall make no Distributions other than the
minimum Distributions required under the Code to maintain the REIT Status of
Xxxxxx, as evidenced by a certification of the principal financial or
accounting officer of Xxxxxx containing calculations in reasonable detail
satisfactory in form and substance to Agent;
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time when an
Event of Default shall have occurred and the maturity of the Obligations has
been accelerated, at the option of the Majority Banks, neither Borrower shall
make any Distributions whatsoever, directly or indirectly.
Section 8.8. Asset Sales. Neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof
shall sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Real Estate or any of the
Unencumbered Operating Properties in excess of $25,000,000.00 (except as the
result of a condemnation or casualty and except for the granting of Permitted
Liens, as applicable) unless there shall have been delivered to the Banks a
statement that no Default or Event of Default exists or will exist and a
certification that the Borrowers will be in compliance with its covenants
referred to therein after giving effect to such sale, transfer or other
disposition.
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Section 8.9. Development Activity. Neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary
thereof shall engage, directly or indirectly, in the development of properties
to be used principally for multifamily housing or otherwise, except that a
Borrower or a Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof may develop for its own account
properties to be used principally for multifamily housing provided that the
aggregate cost of acquiring the Real Estate and developing the improvements
thereon of properties Under Development (assuming the full costs of developing
such properties) is not reasonably anticipated to exceed ten percent (10%) of
the Asset Value of Xxxxxx'x Consolidated Total Assets. For purposes of this
Section 8.9, the term "development" shall include the new construction of an
apartment complex or the substantial renovation of improvements to real
property, but shall not include the addition of amenities or other related
facilities to existing Real Estate which is already used principally for
multifamily housing. Nothing herein shall prohibit a Borrower or any Subsidiary
or Affiliate thereof from entering into an agreement to acquire Real Estate
which has been developed and initially leased by another Person.
Section 8.10. Restriction on Prepayment of Indebtedness. Neither
Borrower shall prepay the principal amount, in whole or in part, of any
Indebtedness other than the Obligations after the occurrence of any Event of
Default; provided, however, that this Section 8.11 shall not prohibit the
prepayment of Indebtedness which is financed solely from the proceeds of a new
loan which would otherwise be permitted by the terms of Section 8.1.
Section 8.11. Bankruptcy Remote Subsidiaries. Without the consent of
the Majority Banks, neither Borrower nor any of their respective Subsidiaries
shall create any new single purpose, special purpose or other so-called
bankruptcy remote subsidiaries (such as a REMIC), as determined by the Agent in
its reasonable discretion; provided, however, that without the consent of the
Majority Banks, WROP may create such a Subsidiary for the purpose of acquiring
a property or properties having an Asset Value of not more than $15,000,000.00
financed with tax-exempt bonds.
Section 8.12. Restrictions on Transfer. Xxxxxx will not, directly or
indirectly, make or permit to be made, by voluntary or involuntary means, (a)
any sale, assignment, transfer, disposition, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation or
encumbrance of its interest in WDOP, WDN Properties, Inc., WDN Properties,
Ltd., WROP, or WDN Operating, Inc., or any dilution of its interest in WDOP,
WDN Properties, Inc., WDN Properties, Ltd., WROP, or WDN Operating, Inc., (b)
any sale, assignment, transfer, disposition, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation or
encumbrance of the interest of Xxxxxx Operating, Inc. in WROP, or any dilution
of the interest of Xxxxxx Operating, Inc. in WROP, (c) any sale, assignment,
transfer, disposition, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation or encumbrance of the
interest of WDOP in any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries; (d) any sale,
assignment, transfer, disposition, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation or
encumbrance of the interest of WDN Properties, Inc. in WDOP, WDN Properties,
Ltd. or WROP, or any dilution of its interest in WDOP, WDN Properties, Ltd., or
WROP; or (e) any sale, assignment, transfer, disposition, mortgage, pledge,
hypothecation, or encumbrance of the interest of WROP in WDOP, or any dilution
of its interest in WDOP. Xxxxxx is and shall remain the sole general partner of
WDOP and shall not in any manner transfer, assign, diminish or otherwise
restrict its Voting Interests in WDOP.
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Section 9. FINANCIAL COVENANTS OF THE BORROWERS
Section 9.1. Borrowing Base Covenant of the Borrowers. The Borrowers
covenant and agree that, so long as any Loan or Note is outstanding or any Bank
has any obligation to make any Loans, the Borrowers will not, at the end of any
fiscal quarter, permit the outstanding principal balance of the Loans as of the
date of determination to be greater than either the Borrowing Base or the
Collateral Borrowing Base as determined as of the same date.
Section 9.2 Covenants of Xxxxxx. The Borrowers covenant and agree
that, so long as any Loan or Note is outstanding or any Bank has any
obligations to make any Loans, Xxxxxx will comply with the following:
(a) Liabilities to Assets Ratio. Xxxxxx will not, at the
end of any fiscal quarter, permit the ratio of Consolidated Total Liabilities
to Consolidated Total Assets of Xxxxxx to exceed 0.55 to 1.
(b) Consolidated Operating Cash Flow Coverage. Xxxxxx will
not, at the end of any fiscal quarter, permit the sum equal to (i) the
Consolidated Operating Cash Flow of Xxxxxx and its Subsidiaries for any period
of four consecutive fiscal quarters (treated as a single accounting period)
(the "Test Period") minus (ii) the Capital Improvement Reserve for the Test
Period to be less than two (2) times the Interest Expense of Xxxxxx and its
Subsidiaries for the Test Period. In the event that Xxxxxx and its Subsidiaries
shall not have any of the foregoing components for four (4) consecutive fiscal
quarters, then such components shall be annualized in such manner as the
Majority Banks shall reasonably determine.
(c) Fixed Charge Coverage. Xxxxxx will not, at the end of
any fiscal quarter, permit the ratio of the sum of (i) Consolidated Operating
Cash Flow of Xxxxxx and its Subsidiaries for the Test Period plus (ii)
Preferred Distributions of Xxxxxx, WDOP and their respective Subsidiaries for
the Test Period to be less than 1.50 times the sum of (x) the Debt Service of
Xxxxxx and its Subsidiaries plus (y) the Capital Improvement Reserve plus (z)
Preferred Distributions of Xxxxxx, WDOP and their respective Subsidiaries for
the Test Period. In the event that Xxxxxx and its Subsidiaries shall not have
any of the foregoing components for four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters, then
such components shall be annualized in such manner as the Majority Banks shall
reasonably determine.
(d) Shareholder's Equity. Xxxxxx will not, at the end of
any fiscal quarter, permit the Shareholder's Equity to be less than the sum of
(a) $700,000,000.00 plus (b) ninety percent (90%) of the net proceeds from any
Equity Offering of Xxxxxx made after the Closing Date.
Section 10. CLOSING CONDITIONS.
The obligations of the Agent and the Banks to make the initial Loans
shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on
or prior to December 18, 1998;
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Section 10.1. Loan Documents. Each of the Loan Documents shall have
been duly executed and delivered by the respective parties thereto, shall be in
full force and effect and shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the
Majority Banks. The Agent shall have received a fully executed copy of each
such document, except that each Bank shall have received a fully executed
counterpart of its Note.
Section 10.2. Certified Copies of Organizational Documents. The Agent
shall have received from the Borrowers a copy, certified as of a recent date by
the appropriate officer of each State in which the Borrowers and the General
Partner, as applicable, is organized or in which the Unencumbered Operating
Properties are located and a duly authorized officer or partner of such Person,
as applicable, to be true and complete, of the partnership agreement or
corporate charter of the Borrowers and the General Partner, as applicable, or
its qualification to do business, as applicable, as in effect on such date of
certification.
Section 10.3. Bylaws; Resolutions. All action on the part of the
Borrowers and the General Partner, as applicable, necessary for the valid
execution, delivery and performance by such Person of this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents to which such Person is or is to become a party shall have
been duly and effectively taken, and evidence thereof satisfactory to
the Agent shall have been provided to the Agent. The Agent shall have received
from the General Partner a true copy of its bylaws and the resolutions adopted
by its board of directors authorizing the transactions described herein,
certified by its secretary as of a recent date to be true and complete.
Section 10.4. Incumbency Certificate; Authorized Signers. The Agent
shall have received from the General Partner an incumbency certificate, dated
as of the Closing Date, signed by a duly authorized officer of such Person and
giving the name and bearing a specimen signature of each individual who shall
be authorized to sign, in the name and on behalf of such Person, each of the
Loan Documents to which such Person is or is to become a party. The Agent shall
have also received from the Borrowers a certificate, dated as of the Closing
Date, signed by a duly authorized partner or officer of each Borrower and
giving the name of and specimen signature of each individual who shall be
authorized to make Loan and Conversion Requests and to give notices and to take
other action on behalf of the Borrowers under the Loan Documents.
Section 10.5. Opinion of Counsel. The Agent shall have received a
favorable opinion addressed to the Banks and the Agent and dated as of the
Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, from counsel of
the Borrowers and the General Partner, as to such matters as the Agent shall
reasonably request.
Section 10.6. Payment of Fees. The Borrowers shall have paid to the
Agent the fees required to be paid as of the Closing Date pursuant to Section
4.2(b).
Section 10.7. Performance; No Default. The Borrowers shall have
performed and complied with all terms and conditions herein required to be
performed or complied with by them on or prior to the Closing Date, and on the
Closing Date there shall exist no Default or Event of Default.
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Section 10.8. Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties made by the Borrowers in the Loan Documents or otherwise made by or
on behalf of the Borrowers, the General Partner or any Subsidiaries thereof in
connection therewith or after the date thereof shall have been true and correct
in all material respects when made and shall also be true and correct in all
material respects on the Closing Date.
Section 10.9. Proceedings and Documents. All proceedings in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Agent's Special
Counsel in form and substance, and the Agent shall have received all
information and such counterpart originals or certified copies of such
documents and such other certificates, opinions or documents as the Agent and
the Agent's Special Counsel may reasonably require.
Section 10.10. Compliance Certificate. A Compliance Certificate dated
as of the date of the Closing Date demonstrating compliance with each of the
covenants calculated therein as of the most recent fiscal quarter end for which
the Borrowers have provided financial statements under Section 6.4 adjusted in
the best good faith estimate of the Borrowers dated as of the date of the
Closing Date shall have been delivered to the Agent.
Section 10.11. Partner Consents. The Agent shall have received
evidence satisfactory to the Agent that all necessary partner consents required
in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been obtained.
Section 10.12. Escrowed Security Documents. The Escrowed Security
Documents for each parcel of the Unencumbered Operating Properties as of the
Closing Date shall have been delivered to the Agent at the Borrowers' expense.
Section 10.13. Other. The Agent shall have reviewed such other
documents, instruments, certificates, opinions, assurances, consents and
approvals as the Agent or the Agent's Special Counsel may reasonably have
requested.
Section 11. CONDITIONS TO ALL BORROWINGS.
The obligations of the Banks to make any Loan, whether on or after the
Closing Date, shall also be subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions precedent:
Section 11.1. Prior Conditions Satisfied. All conditions set forth in
Section 10 shall continue to be satisfied as of the date upon which any Loan is
to be made.
Section 11.2. Representations True; No Default. Each of the
representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the Borrowers, the
General Partner or the Guarantors contained in this Agreement, the other Loan
Documents or in any document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in
connection with this Agreement shall be true as of the date as of which they
were made and shall also be true at and as of the time of the making of such
Loan, with the same effect as if made at and as of that time (except to the
extent of changes resulting from transactions
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contemplated or permitted by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and
changes occurring in the ordinary course of business that singly or in the
aggregate are not materially adverse, and except to the extent that such
representations and warranties relate expressly to an earlier date) and no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Section 11.3. No Legal Impediment. There shall be no law or
regulations thereunder or interpretations thereof that in the reasonable
opinion of any Bank would make it illegal for such Bank to make such Loan.
Section 11.4. Governmental Regulation. Each Bank shall have received
such statements in substance and form reasonably satisfactory to such Bank as
such Bank shall require for the purpose of compliance with any applicable
regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
Section 11.5. Proceedings and Documents. All proceedings in connection
with the Loan shall be satisfactory in substance and in form to the Agent, and
the Agent shall have received all information and such counterpart originals or
certified or other copies of such documents as the Agent may reasonably
request.
Section 11.6. Borrowing Documents. In the case of any request for a
Loan, the Agent shall have received a copy of the request for a Loan required
by Section 2.6 in the form of Exhibit H hereto, fully completed.
Section 12. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; ACCELERATION; ETC.
Section 12.1. Events of Default and Acceleration. If any of the
following events ("Events of Default" or, if the giving of notice or the lapse
of time or both is required, then, prior to such notice or lapse of time,
"Defaults") shall occur:
(a) the Borrowers shall fail to pay any principal of the
Loans when the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated date of
maturity or any accelerated date of maturity or at any other date fixed for
payment;
(b) the Borrowers shall fail to pay any interest on the
Loans or any other sums due hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents,
when the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated date of
maturity or any accelerated date of maturity or at any other date fixed for
payment;
(c) the Borrowers shall fail to comply with any covenant
contained in Section 5.2, Section 7.14 or Section 7.15;
(d) the Borrowers shall fail to comply with any covenant
contained in Section 9, and such failure shall continue for 30 days after
written notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrowers by the Agent;
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(e) any of the Borrowers, the General Partner, the
Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall fail to perform any
other term, covenant or agreement contained herein or in any of the other Loan
Documents (other than those specified above in this Section 12);
(f) any representation or warranty made by or on behalf
of the Borrowers, the General Partner, the Guarantors or any of their respective
Subsidiaries in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or in any Property
Certificate, report, certificate, financial statement, request for a Loan, or
in any other document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connection with
this Agreement, any advance of a Loan or any of the other Loan Documents shall
prove to have been false in any material respect upon the date when made or
deemed to have been made or repeated;
(g) any of the Borrowers, the General Partner, the
Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall fail to pay at
maturity, or within any applicable period of grace, any obligation for borrowed
money or credit received or other Indebtedness, or fail to observe or perform
any material term, covenant or agreement contained in any agreement by which it
is bound, evidencing or securing any such borrowed money or credit received or
other Indebtedness for such period of time as would permit (assuming the giving
of appropriate notice if required) the holder or holders thereof or of any
obligations issued thereunder to accelerate the maturity thereof;
(h) any of the Borrowers, the General Partner, the
Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries, (i) shall make an
assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admit in writing its general
inability to pay or generally fail to pay its debts as they mature or become
due, or shall petition or apply for the appointment of a trustee or other
custodian, liquidator or receiver of any such Person or of any substantial part
of the assets of any thereof, (ii) shall commence any case or other proceeding
relating to any such Person under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation or similar law of
any jurisdiction, now or hereafter in effect, or (iii) shall take any action to
authorize or in furtherance of any of the foregoing;
(i) a petition or application shall be filed for the
appointment of a trustee or other custodian, liquidator or receiver of any of
the Borrowers, the General Partner, the Guarantors or any of their respective
Subsidiaries or any substantial part of the assets of any thereof, or a case or
other proceeding shall be commenced against any such Person under any
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt,
dissolution or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction, now or hereafter
in effect, and any such Person shall indicate its approval thereof, consent
thereto or acquiescence therein or such petition, application, case or
proceeding shall not have been dismissed within 60 days following the filing or
commencement thereof;
(j) a decree or order is entered appointing any such
trustee, custodian, liquidator or receiver or adjudicating any of the
Borrowers, the General Partner, the Guarantors or any of their respective
Subsidiaries bankrupt or insolvent, or approving a petition in any such
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case or other proceeding, or a decree or order for relief is entered in respect
of any such Person, in an involuntary case under federal bankruptcy laws as now
or hereafter constituted;
(k) there shall remain in force, undischarged,
unsatisfied and unstayed, for more than 60 days, whether or not consecutive,
any uninsured final judgment against any of the Borrowers, the General Partner,
the Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries that, with other
outstanding uninsured final judgments, undischarged, against such Persons
exceeds in the aggregate $1,000,000.00;
(l) if any of the Loan Documents or the Escrowed Security
Documents shall be canceled, terminated, revoked or rescinded otherwise than in
accordance with the terms thereof or with the express prior written agreement,
consent or approval of the Banks, or any action at law, suit in equity or other
legal proceeding to cancel, revoke or rescind any of the Loan Documents or the
Escrowed Security Documents shall be commenced by or on behalf of any of the
Borrowers, the General Partner, the Guarantors or any of their respective
holders of Voting Interests, or any court or any other governmental or
regulatory authority or agency of competent jurisdiction shall make a
determination that, or issue a judgment, order, decree or ruling to the effect
that, any one or more of the Loan Documents or the Escrowed Security Documents
is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in accordance with the terms thereof;
(m) any dissolution, termination, partial or complete
liquidation, merger or consolidation of any of the Borrowers, the General
Partner or the Guarantors or any sale, transfer or other disposition of the
assets of any of the Borrowers, the General Partner or the Guarantors other
than as permitted under the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents;
(n) any suit or proceeding shall be filed against any of
the Borrowers, the General Partner or the Guarantors or any of their respective
assets which in the good faith business judgment of the Majority Banks after
giving consideration to the likelihood of success of such suit or proceeding
and the availability of insurance to cover any judgment with respect thereto
and based on the information available to them, if adversely determined, would
have a materially adverse affect on the ability of the Borrowers or a Guarantor
to perform each and every one of their respective obligations under and by
virtue of the Loan Documents;
(o) any of the Borrowers, the General Partner or the
Guarantors shall be indicted for a federal crime, a punishment for which could
include the forfeiture of any assets of such Person;
(p) with respect to any Guaranteed Pension Plan, an ERISA
Reportable Event shall have occurred and the Majority Banks shall have
determined in their reasonable discretion that such event reasonably could be
expected to result in liability of any of the Borrowers, the General Partner,
the Guarantors or any of their Subsidiaries to the PBGC or such Guaranteed
Pension Plan in an aggregate amount exceeding $1,000,000 and such event in the
circumstances occurring reasonably could constitute grounds for the termination
of such Guaranteed Pension Plan by the PBGC or for the appointment by the
appropriate United States District Court of a trustee to administer such
Guaranteed Pension Plan; or a trustee shall have been appointed by the
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx to administer such Plan; or the PBGC shall have
instituted proceedings to terminate such Guaranteed Pension Plan;
(q) any of the Guarantors denies that such Guarantor has
any liability or obligation under the Guaranty or any other Loan Document, or
shall notify the Agent or any of the Banks of such Guarantor's intention to
attempt to cancel or terminate the Guaranty or any other Loan Document, or
shall fail to observe or comply with any term, covenant, condition or agreement
under the Guaranty or any other Loan Document;
(r) Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx and the
members of the board of directors of Xxxxxx that are also officers of Xxxxxx
shall in the aggregate own directly or indirectly less than five percent (5.0%)
of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of Xxxxxx;
(s) Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx shall cease to be the President
of, or Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx shall cease to be the Chief Financial Officer of,
Xxxxxx, and a competent and experienced successor for such Person shall not be
approved by the Majority Banks within six (6) months of such event, such
approval not to be unreasonably withheld; or
(t) any Event of Default as defined in any of the other
Loan Documents, shall occur;
then, and in any such event, the Agent may, and upon the request of the
Majority Banks shall, by notice in writing to the Borrowers declare all amounts
owing with respect to this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents to
be, and they shall thereupon forthwith become, immediately due and payable
without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which
are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers; provided that in the event of any
Event of Default specified in Section 12.1(h), Section 12.1(i) or Section
12.1(j), all such amounts shall become immediately due and payable
automatically and without any requirement of notice from any of the Banks or
the Agent. The Borrowers and any other Person shall be entitled to conclusively
rely on a statement from the Agent that it has the authority to act for and
bind the Banks pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Section 12.1A. Limitation of Cure Periods.
(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 12.1
to the contrary, (i) no Event of Default shall exist hereunder upon the
occurrence of any failure described in Section 12.1(a) or Section 12.1(b) in
the event that the Borrowers cure such default within five (5) days following
receipt of written notice of such default, provided, however, that Borrowers
shall not be entitled to receive more than two (2) notices in the aggregate
pursuant to this clause (i) in any period of 365 days ending on the date of any
such occurrence of default, and provided further that no such cure period shall
apply to any payments due upon the maturity of the Notes, and (ii) no Event of
Default shall exist hereunder upon the occurrence of any failure described in
Section 12.1(e) in the event that the Borrowers cure such default within thirty
(30) days following receipt of written notice of such default, provided that
the provisions of this clause (ii) shall not pertain to any
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default consisting of a failure to comply with Section 7.4(e), or to any
default excluded from any provision of cure of defaults contained in any other
of the Loan Documents.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (d)
and (e) of Section 12.1, the cure periods provided therein shall not be allowed
and the occurrence of a Default thereunder immediately shall constitute an
Event of Default for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents if, within the period of twelve months immediately preceding the
occurrence of such Default, there shall have occurred two periods of cure or
portions thereof under any one or more than one of said subsections.
Section 12.2. Termination of Commitments. If any one or more Events of
Default specified in Section 12.1(h), Section 12.1(i) or Section 12.1(j) shall
occur, then immediately and without any action on the part of the Agent or any
Bank any unused portion of the credit hereunder shall terminate and the Banks
shall be relieved of all obligations to make Loans to the Borrowers. If any
other Event of Default shall have occurred, the Agent, upon the election of the
Majority Banks, may by notice to the Borrowers terminate the obligation to make
Loans to the Borrowers. No termination under this Section 12.2 shall relieve
the Borrowers of their obligations to the Banks arising under this Agreement or
the other Loan Documents.
Section 12.3. Remedies. In case any one or more of the Events of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and whether or not the Banks
shall have accelerated the maturity of the Loans pursuant to Section 12.1, the
Agent on behalf of the Banks, may, with the consent of the Majority Banks but
not otherwise, proceed to protect and enforce their rights and remedies under
this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents by suit in equity,
action at law or other appropriate proceeding, whether for the specific
performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents or any instrument pursuant to which the Obligations are
evidenced, including to the full extent permitted by applicable law the
obtaining of the ex parte appointment of a receiver, and, if such amount shall
have become due, by declaration or otherwise, proceed to enforce the payment
thereof or any other legal or equitable right. No remedy herein conferred upon
the Agent or the holder of any Note is intended to be exclusive of any other
remedy and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition
to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in
equity or by statute or any other provision of law. In the event that all or
any portion of the Obligations is collected by or through an attorney-at-law,
the Borrowers shall pay all costs of collection including, but not limited to,
reasonable attorney's fees not to exceed fifteen percent (15%) of such portion
of the Obligations.
Section 12.4. Distribution of Proceeds. In the event that, following
the occurrence or during the continuance of any Event of Default, any monies
are received in connection with the enforcement of any of the Loan Documents,
or otherwise with respect to the realization upon any of the assets of the
Borrowers or any other Person liable with respect to the Obligations
(including, without limitation, any Collateral), such monies shall be
distributed for application as follows:
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(a) First, to the payment of, or (as the case may be) the
reimbursement of, the Agent for or in respect of all reasonable costs,
expenses, disbursements and losses which shall have been incurred or sustained
by the Agent to protect or preserve any collateral or in connection with the
collection of such monies by the Agent, for the exercise, protection or
enforcement by the Agent of all or any of the rights, remedies, powers and
privileges of the Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents
or in respect of any collateral or in support of any provision of adequate
indemnity to the Agent against any taxes or liens which by law shall have, or
may have, priority over the rights of the Agent to such monies;
(b) Second, to all other Obligations in such order or
preference as the Majority Banks shall determine; provided, however, that (i)
Swing Loans shall be repaid first, (ii) distributions in respect of such other
Obligations shall be made pari passu among Obligations with respect to the
Agent's fee payable pursuant to Section 4.3 and all other Obligations, (iii) in
the event that any Bank shall have wrongfully failed or refused to make an
advance under Section 2.7 and such failure or refusal shall be continuing,
advances made by other Banks during the pendency of such failure or refusal
shall be entitled to be repaid as to principal and accrued interest in priority
to the other Obligations described in this subsection (b), and (iv) Obligations
owing to the Banks with respect to each type of Obligation such as interest,
principal, fees and expenses (but excluding Swing Loans), shall be made among
the Banks pro rata; and provided, further that the Majority Banks may in their
discretion make proper allowance to take into account any Obligations not then
due and payable; and
(c) Third, the excess, if any, shall be returned to the
Borrowers or to such other Persons as are entitled thereto.
Section 13. SETOFF.
Regardless of the adequacy of any collateral, during the continuance
of any Event of Default, any deposits (general or specific, time or demand,
provisional or final, regardless of currency, maturity, or the branch of where
such deposits are held) or other sums credited by or due from any of the Banks
to the Borrowers or the Guarantors and any securities or other property of the
Borrowers or the Guarantors in the possession of such Bank may be applied to or
set off against the payment of Obligations of such Person and any and all other
liabilities, direct, or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due,
now existing or hereafter arising, of such Person to such Bank. Each of the
Banks agrees with each other Bank that if such Bank shall receive from any of
the Borrowers or the Guarantors, whether by voluntary payment, exercise of the
right of setoff, or otherwise, and shall retain and apply to the payment of the
Note or Notes held by such Bank (but excluding the Swing Loan Note) any amount
in excess of its ratable portion of the payments received by all of the Banks
with respect to the Notes held by all of the Banks, such Bank will make such
disposition and arrangements with the other Banks with respect to such excess,
either by way of distribution, pro tanto assignment of claims, subrogation or
otherwise as shall result in each Bank receiving in respect of the Notes held
by it its proportionate payment as contemplated by this Agreement; provided
that if all or any part of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from
such Bank, such disposition and arrangements shall be rescinded and the amount
restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
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Section 14. THE AGENT.
Section 14.1. Authorization. The Agent is authorized to take such
action on behalf of each of the Banks and to exercise all such powers as are
hereunder and under any of the other Loan Documents and any related documents
delegated to the Agent, together with such powers as are reasonably incident
thereto, provided that no duties or responsibilities not expressly assumed
herein or therein shall be implied to have been assumed by the Agent. The
obligations of Agent hereunder are primarily administrative in nature, and
nothing contained in this Agreement, the Escrowed Security Documents or any of
the other Loan Documents shall be construed to constitute the Agent as a
trustee for any Bank or to create an agency or fiduciary relationship. The
Borrowers and any other Person shall be entitled to conclusively rely on a
statement from the Agent that it has the authority to act for and bind the
Banks pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Section 14.2. Employees and Agents. The Agent may exercise its powers
and execute its duties by or through employees or agents and shall be entitled
to take, and to rely on, advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to
its rights and duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The
Agent may utilize the services of such Persons as the Agent may reasonably
determine, and all reasonable fees and expenses of any such Persons shall be
paid by the Borrowers.
Section 14.3. No Liability. Neither the Agent nor any of its
shareholders, directors, officers or employees nor any other Person assisting
them in their duties nor any agent, or employee thereof, shall be liable to any
of the Banks for any waiver, consent or approval given or any action taken, or
omitted to be taken, in good faith by it or them hereunder or under any of the
other Loan Documents, or in connection herewith or therewith, or be responsible
for the consequences of any oversight or error of judgment whatsoever, except
that the Agent or such other Person, as the case may be, may be liable for
losses due to its willful misconduct or gross negligence.
Section 14.4. No Representations. The Agent shall not be responsible
for the execution or validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Notes,
the Escrowed Security Documents, any of the other Loan Documents or any
instrument at any time constituting, or intended to constitute, collateral
security for the Notes, or for the value of any such collateral security or for
the validity, enforceability or collectability of any such amounts owing with
respect to the Notes, or for any recitals or statements, warranties or
representations made herein, in the Escrowed Security Documents or any
agreement, instrument or certificate delivered in connection therewith or in
any of the other Loan Documents or in any certificate or instrument hereafter
furnished to it by or on behalf of the Borrowers or the Guarantors or any of
their respective Subsidiaries, or be bound to ascertain or inquire as to the
performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or
agreements herein, in the Escrowed Security Documents or any agreement,
instrument or certificate delivered in connection therewith or in any other of
the Loan Documents. The Agent shall not be bound to ascertain whether any
notice, consent, waiver or request delivered to it by the Borrowers or the
Guarantors or any holder of any of the Notes shall have been duly authorized or
is true, accurate and complete. The Agent has not made nor does it
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now make any representations or warranties, express or implied, nor does it
assume any liability to the Banks, with respect to the creditworthiness or
financial condition of the Borrowers, their respective partners, the Guarantors
or any of their respective Subsidiaries. Each Bank acknowledges that it has,
independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Bank, and based
upon such information and documents as it has deemed appropriate, made its own
credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Bank also
acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or
any other Bank, based upon such information and documents as it deems
appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis and decisions
in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
Section 14.5. Payments.
(a) A payment by the Borrowers or the Guarantors to the
Agent hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents for the account of any
Bank shall constitute a payment to such Bank. The Agent agrees to distribute to
each Bank not later than one Business Day after the Agent's receipt of good
funds, determined in accordance with the Agent's customary practices, such
Bank's pro rata share of payments received by the Agent for the account of the
Banks except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in any of the other Loan
Documents.
(b) If in the opinion of the Agent the distribution of
any amount received by it in such capacity hereunder, under the Notes or under
any of the other Loan Documents might involve it in liability, it may refrain
from making distribution until its right to make distribution shall have been
adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction. If a court of competent
jurisdiction shall adjudge that any amount received and distributed by the
Agent is to be repaid, each Person to whom any such distribution shall have
been made shall either repay to the Agent its proportionate share of the amount
so adjudged to be repaid or shall pay over the same in such manner and to such
Persons as shall be determined by such court.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, any Bank that fails (i) to
make available to the Agent its pro rata share of any Loan or (ii) to comply
with the provisions of Section 13 with respect to making dispositions and
arrangements with the other Banks, where such Bank's share of any payment
received, whether by setoff or otherwise, is in excess of its pro rata share of
such payments due and payable to all of the Banks, in each case as, when and to
the full extent required by the provisions of this Agreement, shall be deemed
delinquent (a "Delinquent Bank") and shall be deemed a Delinquent Bank until
such time as such delinquency is satisfied. A Delinquent Bank shall be deemed
to have assigned any and all payments due to it from the Borrowers and the
Guarantors, whether on account of outstanding Loans, interest, fees or
otherwise, to the remaining nondelinquent Banks for application to, and
reduction of, their respective pro rata shares of all outstanding Loans. The
Delinquent Bank hereby authorizes the Agent to distribute such payments to the
nondelinquent Banks in proportion to their respective pro rata shares of all
outstanding Loans. A Delinquent Bank shall be deemed to have satisfied in full
a delinquency when and if, as a result of application of the assigned payments
to all outstanding Loans of the nondelinquent Banks or as a result of other
payments by the Delinquent Banks to the
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nondelinquent Banks, the Banks' respective pro rata shares of all outstanding
Loans have returned to those in effect immediately prior to such delinquency
and without giving effect to the nonpayment causing such delinquency.
Section 14.6. Holders of Notes. Subject to the terms of Article 18,
the Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the absolute owner or
purchaser thereof for all purposes hereof until it shall have been furnished in
writing with a different name by such payee or by a subsequent holder, assignee
or transferee.
Section 14.7. Indemnity. The Banks ratably agree hereby to indemnify
and hold harmless the Agent from and against any and all claims, actions and
suits (whether groundless or otherwise), losses, damages, costs, expenses
(including any expenses for which the Agent has not been reimbursed by the
Borrowers as required by Section 15), and liabilities of every nature and
character arising out of or related to this Agreement, the Notes, the Escrowed
Security Documents, or any of the other Loan Documents or the transactions
contemplated or evidenced hereby or thereby, or the Agent's actions taken
hereunder or thereunder, except to the extent that any of the same shall be
directly caused by the Agent's willful misconduct or gross negligence.
Section 14.8. Agent as Bank. In its individual capacity, BKB shall
have the same obligations and the same rights, powers and privileges in respect
to its Commitment and the Loans made by it, and as the holder of any of the
Notes as it would have were it not also the Agent.
Section 14.9. Resignation. The Agent may resign at any time by giving
60 days' prior written notice thereof to the Banks and the Borrowers. Upon any
such resignation, the Majority Banks shall have the right to appoint as a
successor Agent any Bank or any other bank whose senior debt obligations are
rated not less than "A" or its equivalent by Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. or
not less than "A" or its equivalent by Standard & Poor's corporation and which
has a net worth of not less than $500,000,000. Unless a Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such successor Agent shall be
reasonably acceptable to the Borrowers. If no successor Agent shall have been
so appointed by the Majority Banks and shall have accepted such appointment
within 30 days after the retiring Agent's giving of notice of resignation, then
the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Banks, appoint a successor Agent,
which shall be any Bank or a bank whose debt obligations are rated not less
than "A" or its equivalent by Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. or not less than
"A" or its equivalent by Standard & Poor's Corporation and which has a net
worth of not less than $500,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as
Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall thereupon
succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties
of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its
duties and obligations hereunder as Agent. After any retiring Agent's
resignation, the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or
omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as Agent. Upon any change in the
Agent under this Agreement, the resigning Agent shall execute such assignments
of and amendments to the Loan Documents or the Escrowed Security Documents, as
applicable, as may be necessary to substitute the successor Agent for the
resigning Agent.
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Section 14.10. Duties in the Case of Enforcement. In case one or more
Events of Default have occurred and shall be continuing, and whether or not
acceleration of the Obligations shall have occurred, the Agent shall, if (a) so
requested by the Majority Banks and (b) the Banks have provided to the Agent
such additional indemnities and assurances against expenses and liabilities as
the Agent may reasonably request, proceed to exercise all or any legal and
equitable and other rights or remedies as it may have. The Majority Banks may
direct the Agent in writing as to the method and the extent of any such
exercise, the Banks hereby agreeing to indemnify and hold the Agent harmless
from all liabilities incurred in respect of all actions taken or omitted in
accordance with such directions, provided that the Agent need not comply with
any such direction to the extent that the Agent reasonably believes the Agent's
compliance with such direction to be unlawful or commercially unreasonable in
any applicable jurisdiction.
Section 15. EXPENSES.
The Borrowers agree to pay (a) the reasonable costs of producing and
reproducing this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the other agreements
and instruments mentioned herein, (b) any taxes (including any interest and
penalties in respect thereto) payable by the Agent or any of the Banks (other
than taxes based upon the Agent's or any Bank's gross or net income except that
the Agent and the Banks shall be entitled to indemnification for any and all
amounts paid by them in respect of taxes based on income or other taxes
assessed by any State in which any property encumbered by the Escrowed Security
Documents or the Security Documents (as applicable) is located, such
indemnification to be limited to taxes due solely on account of the granting of
Collateral under the Escrowed Security Documents or the Security Documents, as
applicable, and to be net of any credit allowed to the indemnified party from
any other State on account of the payment or incurrence of such tax by such
indemnified party), including any recording, mortgage, documentary or
intangibles taxes in connection with the Escrowed Security Documents and the
other Loan Documents, or other taxes payable on or with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any such taxes payable
by the Agent or any of the Banks after the Closing Date (the Borrowers hereby
agreeing to indemnify the Agent and each Bank with respect thereto), (c) all
reasonable internal charges of the Agent (determined in good faith and in
accordance with the Agent's internal policies applicable generally to its
customers) for commercial finance exams and engineering and environmental
reviews and the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of the counsel to
the Agent incurred in connection with the preparation, administration or
interpretation of the Loan Documents and other instruments mentioned herein
(excluding, however, the preparation of agreements evidencing participations
granted under Section 18.4), each closing hereunder, and amendments,
modifications, approvals, consents or waivers hereto or hereunder, (d) the
reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of the Agent incurred by the Agent
in connection with the preparation, administration or interpretation of the
Loan Documents and other instruments mentioned herein, and the making of each
advance hereunder, (e) in the event the Escrowed Security Documents are
recorded, all title insurance premiums and recording costs, (f) all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, which
attorneys may be employees of any Bank or the Agent and the fees and costs of
appraisers, engineers, investment bankers or other experts retained by any Bank
or the Agent) incurred by any Bank or the Agent in connection with (i) the
enforcement of or preservation of rights under
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any of the Loan Documents against the Borrowers, the General Partner or the
Guarantors or the administration thereof after the occurrence of a Default or
Event of Default and (ii) any litigation, proceeding or dispute whether arising
hereunder or otherwise, in any way related to the Agent's or any of the Bank's
relationship with the Borrowers, the General Partner or the Guarantors, (g) all
reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any Bank or the Agent incurred
in connection with UCC searches, UCC filings, title rundowns or title searches,
and (h) all reasonable fees, costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorney's fees and costs) of BKB in connection with the syndication of
interests in the Loans. The covenants of this Section 15 shall survive payment
or satisfaction of payment of amounts owing with respect to the Notes.
Section 16. INDEMNIFICATION.
The Borrowers agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and the
Banks and each director, officer, employee, agent and Person who controls the
Agent or any Bank from and against any and all claims, actions and suits,
whether groundless or otherwise, and from and against any and all liabilities,
losses, damages and expenses of every nature and character arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby including, without limitation, (a)
any leasing fees and any brokerage, finders or similar fees asserted against
any Person indemnified under this Section 16 based upon any agreement,
arrangement or action made or taken, or alleged to have been made or taken, by
the Borrowers, the General Partner, the Guarantors or any of their respective
Subsidiaries, (b) any condition of the Real Estate, (c) any actual or proposed
use by the Borrowers of the proceeds of any of the Loans, (d) any actual or
alleged infringement of any patent, copyright, trademark, service xxxx or
similar right of the Borrowers, the General Partner, the Guarantors or any of
their respective Subsidiaries, (e) the Borrowers and the Guarantors entering
into or performing this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, (f) any
actual or alleged violation of any law, ordinance, code, order, rule,
regulation, approval, consent, permit or license relating to the Real Estate,
or (g) with respect to the Borrowers, the General Partner, the Guarantors and
their respective Subsidiaries and their respective properties and assets, the
violation of any Environmental Law, the Release or threatened Release of any
Hazardous Substances or any action, suit, proceeding or investigation brought
or threatened with respect to any Hazardous Substances (including, but not
limited to claims with respect to wrongful death, personal injury or damage to
property), in each case including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel and allocated costs of internal counsel incurred in
connection with any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding;
provided, however, that the Borrowers shall not be obligated under this Section
16 to indemnify any Person for liabilities arising from such Person's own gross
negligence or willful misconduct. In litigation, or the preparation therefor,
the Banks and the Agent shall be entitled to select a single law firm as their
own counsel and, in addition to the foregoing indemnity, the Borrowers agree to
pay promptly the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. If, and to the
extent that the obligations of the Borrowers under this Section 16 are
unenforceable for any reason, the Borrowers hereby agree to make the maximum
contribution to the payment in satisfaction of such obligations which is
permissible under applicable law. The provisions of this Section 16 shall
survive the repayment of the Loans and the termination of the obligations of
the Banks hereunder.
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Section 17. SURVIVAL OF COVENANTS, ETC.
All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein,
in the Notes, in any of the other Loan Documents or in any documents or other
papers delivered by or on behalf of the Borrowers, the General Partner, the
Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries pursuant hereto or thereto
shall be deemed to have been relied upon by the Banks and the Agent,
notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by any of them,
and shall survive the making by the Banks of any of the Loans, as herein
contemplated, and shall continue in full force and effect so long as any amount
due under this Agreement or the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents
remains outstanding or any Bank has any obligation to make any Loans. The
indemnification obligations of the Borrowers provided herein and the other Loan
Documents shall survive the full repayment of amounts due and the termination
of the obligations of the Banks hereunder and thereunder to the extent provided
herein and therein. All statements contained in any certificate or other paper
delivered to any Bank or the Agent at any time by or on behalf of the
Borrowers, the General Partner, the Guarantors or any of their respective
Subsidiaries pursuant hereto or in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby shall constitute representations and warranties by such
Person hereunder.
Section 18. ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATION.
Section 18.1. Conditions to Assignment by Banks. Except as provided
herein, each Bank may assign to one or more banks or other entities all or a
portion of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including all or a portion of its Commitment Percentage and Commitment and the
same portion of the Loans at the time owing to it, and the Notes held by it);
provided that (a) the Agent shall have given its prior written consent to such
assignment, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed
(provided that such consent shall not be required for any assignment to another
Bank, to a bank which is under common control with the assigning Bank or to a
wholly-owned Subsidiary of such Bank provided that such assignee shall remain a
wholly-owned Subsidiary of such Bank), (b) each such assignment shall be of a
constant, and not a varying, percentage of all the assigning Bank's rights and
obligations under this Agreement, (c) the parties to such assignment shall
execute and deliver to the Agent, for recording in the Register (as hereinafter
defined), a notice of such assignment, together with any Notes subject to such
assignment, (d) in no event shall any voting, consent or approval rights of a
Bank be assigned to any Person controlling, controlled by or under common
control with, or which is not otherwise free from influence or control by, the
Borrowers, the General Partner or the Guarantors which rights shall instead be
allocated pro rata among the other remaining Banks, (e) such assignee shall
have a net worth as of the date of such assignment of not less than
$500,000,000, and (f) such assignee shall acquire an interest in the Loans of
not less than $10,000,000. Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and
recording, of such notice of assignment, (i) the assignee thereunder shall be a
party hereto and all other Loan Documents executed by the Banks and, to the
extent provided in such assignment, have the rights and obligations of a Bank
hereunder, (ii) the assigning Bank shall, to the extent provided in such
assignment and upon payment to the Agent of the registration fee referred to in
Section 18.2, be released from its obligations under this Agreement, and (iii)
the Agent may unilaterally amend Schedule 1 to reflect such assignment. In
connection with each assignment, the assignee shall represent and warrant to
the Agent, the
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assignor and each other Bank as to whether such assignee is controlling,
controlled by, under common control with or is not otherwise free from
influence or control by, the Borrowers, the General Partner and the Guarantors.
Section 18.2. Register. The Agent shall maintain a copy of each
assignment delivered to it and a register or similar list (the "Register") for
the recordation of the names and addresses of the Banks and the Commitment
Percentages of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to the Banks from time
to time. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of
manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Agent and the Banks may treat each
Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Bank hereunder for all
purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by
the Borrowers and the Banks at any reasonable time and from time to time upon
reasonable prior notice. Upon each such recordation, the assigning Bank agrees
to pay to the Agent a registration fee in the sum of $2,000.
Section 18.3. New Notes. Upon its receipt of an assignment executed by
the parties to such assignment, together with each Note subject to such
assignment, the Agent shall (a) record the information contained therein in the
Register, and (b) give prompt notice thereof to the Borrowers and the Banks
(other than the assigning Bank). Within five Business Days after receipt of
such notice, the Borrowers, at their own expense, shall execute and deliver to
the Agent, in exchange for each surrendered Note, a new Note to the order of
such assignee in an amount equal to the amount assumed by such assignee
pursuant to such assignment and, if the assigning Bank has retained some
portion of its obligations hereunder, a new Note to the order of the assigning
Bank in an amount equal to the amount retained by it hereunder, and shall cause
the Guarantors to deliver to the Agent an acknowledgment in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent to the effect that the Guaranty extends to and is
applicable to each new Note. Such new Notes shall provide that they are
replacements for the surrendered Notes, shall be in an aggregate principal
amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the surrendered Notes, shall
be dated the effective date of such assignment and shall otherwise be in
substantially the form of the assigned Notes. The surrendered Notes shall be
canceled and returned to the Borrowers.
Section 18.4. Participations. Each Bank may sell participations to one
or more banks or other entities in all or a portion of such Bank's rights and
obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that
(a) any such sale or participation shall not affect the rights and duties of
the selling Bank hereunder to the Borrowers, (b) such sale and participation
shall not entitle such participant to any rights or privileges under this
Agreement or the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the right to
approve waivers, amendments or modifications), (c) such participant shall have
no direct rights against the Borrowers or the Guarantors except the rights
granted to the Banks pursuant to Section 13, (d) such sale is effected in
accordance with all applicable laws, and (e) such participant shall not be a
Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with, or which is not
otherwise free from influence or control by, the Borrowers, the General Partner
or the Guarantors. Any Bank which sells a participation shall promptly notify
the Agent of such sale and the identity of the purchaser of such interest.
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Section 18.5. Pledge by Bank. Any Bank may at any time pledge all or
any portion of its interest and rights under this Agreement (including all or
any portion of its Note) to any of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks organized
under Section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C. Section 341. No such
pledge or the enforcement thereof shall release the pledgor Bank from its
obligations hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents.
Section 18.6. No Assignment by Borrowers. Neither Borrower shall
assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under any of the Loan
Documents without the prior written consent of each of the Banks.
Section 18.7. Disclosure. The Borrowers agree that in addition to
disclosures made in accordance with standard banking practices any Bank may
disclose information obtained by such Bank pursuant to this Agreement to
assignees or participants and potential assignees or participants hereunder.
Section 19. NOTICES.
Each notice, demand, election or request provided for or permitted to
be given pursuant to this Agreement (hereinafter in this Section 19 referred to
as "Notice"), must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly
given or served by personal delivery or by sending same by overnight courier or
by depositing same in the United States Mail, postpaid and registered or
certified, return receipt requested, or as expressly permitted herein, by
telegraph, telecopy, telefax or telex, and addressed as follows:
If to the Agent or any Bank, at the address set forth on the signature
page for the Agent or such Bank; and
If to WDOP:
Xxxxxx/Xxxxxx Operating Partnership, L.P.
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Facsimile: 972/490-2636
With a copy to:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxx/Drever Operating Partnership, L.P.
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
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If to Xxxxxx:
Xxxxxx Residential Properties, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Facsimile: 972/490-2636
With a copy to:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxx Residential Properties, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
and to each other Bank which may hereafter become a party to this Agreement at
such address as may be designated by such Bank. Each Notice shall be effective
upon being personally delivered or upon being sent by overnight courier or upon
being deposited in the United States Mail as aforesaid. The time period in
which a response to such Notice must be given or any action taken with respect
thereto (if any), however, shall commence to run from the date of receipt if
personally delivered or sent by overnight courier, or if so deposited in the
United States Mail, the earlier of three (3) Business Days following such
deposit or the date of receipt as disclosed on the return receipt. Rejection or
other refusal to accept or the inability to deliver because of changed address
for which no notice was given shall be deemed to be receipt of the Notice sent.
By giving at least fifteen (15) days prior Notice thereof, a Borrower, a Bank
or Agent shall have the right from time to time and at any time during the term
of this Agreement to change their respective addresses and each shall have the
right to specify as its address any other address within the United States of
America.
Section 20. RELATIONSHIP.
The relationship between each Bank and each Borrower is solely that of
a lender and borrower, and nothing contained herein or in any of the other Loan
Documents shall in any manner be construed as making the parties hereto
partners, joint venturers or any other relationship other than lender and
borrower.
Section 21. GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE.
THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS EXCEPT AS
OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED THEREIN, ARE CONTRACTS UNDER THE LAWS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES BE CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE (EXCLUDING THE LAWS
APPLICABLE TO CONFLICTS OR CHOICE OF LAW). THE BORROWERS AGREE THAT ANY SUIT
FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS
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AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS OR ANY FEDERAL COURT SITTING THEREIN AND
CONSENT TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURT AND THE SERVICE OF
PROCESS IN ANY SUCH SUIT BEING MADE UPON THE BORROWERS BY MAIL AT THE ADDRESS
SPECIFIED IN SECTION 19. THE BORROWERS HEREBY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION THAT EITHER
OF THEM MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT OR ANY SUCH
COURT OR THAT SUCH SUIT IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT.
Section 22. HEADINGS.
The captions in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only
and shall not define or limit the provisions hereof.
Section 23. COUNTERPARTS.
This Agreement and any amendment hereof may be executed in several
counterparts and by each party on a separate counterpart, each of which when so
executed and delivered shall be an original, and all of which together shall
constitute one instrument. In proving this Agreement it shall not be necessary
to produce or account for more than one such counterpart signed by the party
against whom enforcement is sought.
Section 24. ENTIRE AGREEMENT, ETC.
The Loan Documents and any other documents executed in connection
herewith or therewith express the entire understanding of the parties with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Neither this Agreement nor any
term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated, except as
provided in Section 27.
Section 25. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND CERTAIN DAMAGE CLAIMS.
EACH OF THE BORROWERS, THE AGENT AND THE BANKS HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT
TO A JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF ANY DISPUTE
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, ANY NOTE OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS,
ANY RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY LAW, THE
BORROWERS HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT EITHER OF THEM MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER IN
ANY SUCH LITIGATION ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
OR ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO, ACTUAL DAMAGES. THE BORROWERS (A)
CERTIFY THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY BANK OR THE AGENT HAS
REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH BANK OR THE
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AGENT WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING
WAIVERS AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE AGENT AND THE BANKS HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO
ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS TO WHICH THEY ARE
PARTIES BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN
THIS SECTION 25. BORROWERS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT EACH OF THEM HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO REVIEW THIS SECTION 25 WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT EACH BORROWER AGREES
TO THE FOREGOING AS ITS FREE, KNOWING AND VOLUNTARY ACT.
Section 26. DEALINGS WITH THE BORROWERS.
The Banks and their affiliates may accept deposits from, extend credit
to and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with
either Borrower, the Guarantors, their respective Subsidiaries or any of their
affiliates regardless of the capacity of the Bank hereunder.
Section 27. CONSENTS, AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS, ETC.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any consent
or approval required or permitted by this Agreement may be given, and any term
of this Agreement or of any other instrument related hereto or mentioned herein
may be amended, and the performance or observance by the Borrowers of any terms
of this Agreement or such other instrument or the continuance of any Default or
Event of Default may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance
and either retroactively or prospectively) with, but only with, the written
consent of the Majority Banks. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the
following may occur without the written consent of each Bank: a change in the
rate of interest on and the term of the Notes; a change in the amount of the
Commitments of the Banks; a forgiveness, reduction or waiver of the principal
of any unpaid Loan or any interest thereon or fee payable under the Loan
Documents; a change in the amount of any fee payable to a Bank hereunder; the
postponement of any date fixed for any payment of principal of or interest on
the Loan; an extension of the Maturity Date; a change in the manner of
distribution of any payments to the Banks or the Agent; the release of a
Borrower or a Guarantor or any Collateral except as otherwise provided herein;
an amendment of the definition of Majority Banks or of any requirement for
consent by all of the Banks; any modification to require a Bank to fund a pro
rata share of a request for an advance of the Loan made by the Borrowers other
than based on its Commitment Percentage; an amendment to Section 9.1; an
amendment to this Section 27; an amendment of the definition of Majority Banks;
or an amendment of any provision of this Agreement or the Loan Documents which
requires the approval of all of the Banks or the Majority Banks to require a
lesser number of Banks to approve such action. The amount of the Agent's fee
payable for the Agent's account and the provisions of Section 14 may not be
amended without the written consent of the Agent. There shall be no amendment,
modification or waiver of any provision in the Loan Documents with respect to
Swing Loans without the consent of the Swing Loan Bank. No waiver shall extend
to or affect any obligation not expressly waived or impair any right consequent
thereon. No course of dealing or delay or omission on the part of the Agent or
any Bank in exercising any right shall
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operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise be prejudicial thereto. No notice to
or demand upon the Borrowers shall entitle the Borrowers to other or further
notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
Section 28. SEVERABILITY.
The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if any one clause
or provision hereof shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part
in any jurisdiction, then such invalidity or unenforceability shall affect only
such clause or provision, or part thereof, in such jurisdiction, and shall not
in any manner affect such clause or provision in any other jurisdiction, or any
other clause or provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction.
Section 29. TIME OF THE ESSENCE.
Time is of the essence with respect to each and every covenant,
agreement and obligation of the Borrowers under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents.
Section 30. NO UNWRITTEN AGREEMENTS.
THE WRITTEN LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR
SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
Section 31. REPLACEMENT OF NOTES.
Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Borrowers of
the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Note, and in the case of any
such loss, theft or destruction, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement
reasonably satisfactory to the Borrowers or, in the case of any such
mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the applicable Note, the
Borrowers will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a replacement Note,
identical in form and substance to the applicable Note and dated as of the date
of the applicable Note and upon such execution and delivery all references in
the Loan Documents to such Note shall be deemed to refer to such replacement
Note.
Section 32. JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.
Each of the Borrowers covenants and agrees that each and every
covenant and obligation of any Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents shall be the joint and several obligations of each Borrower.
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Section 33. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS CONCERNING OBLIGATIONS OF BORROWERS.
Section 33.1. Waiver of Automatic or Supplemental Stay. Each of the
Borrowers represent, warrant and covenant to the Banks and Agent that in the
event of the filing of any voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by
or against the other of the Borrowers at any time following the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, neither of the Borrowers shall seek a supplemental
stay or any other relief, whether injunctive or otherwise, pursuant to Section
105 of the Bankruptcy Code or any other provision of the Bankruptcy Code, to
stay, interdict, condition, reduce or inhibit the ability of the Banks or Agent
to enforce any rights it has by virtue of this Agreement, the Loan Documents,
or at law or in equity, or any other rights the Banks or Agent has, whether now
or hereafter acquired, against the other Borrower or against any property owned
by such other Borrower.
Section 33.2. Waiver of Defenses. Each of the Borrowers hereby waives
and agrees not to assert or take advantage of any defense based upon:
(a) any statute of limitations and any action hereunder
or for the collection of the Notes or for the payment and performance of any of
the Obligations;
(b) any incapacity, lack of authority, death or
disability of the other Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Person;
(c) any failure of the Banks or Agent to commence an
action against the other Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Person or to file
or enforce a claim against the estate (either in administration, bankruptcy, or
any other proceeding) of the other Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Person,
whether or not demand is made upon the Banks or Agent to file or enforce such
claim;
(d) any failure of the Banks or Agent to give notice of
the existence, creation or incurring of any new or additional indebtedness or
other obligation or of any action or nonaction on the part of any other Person
in connection with the Loan Documents, including the waiver of any conditions to
the making of any advance of proceeds of any Loan;
(e) any failure on the part of the Banks or Agent to
ascertain the extent or nature of any assets of any Person or any insurance or
other rights with respect thereto, or the liability of any party liable for the
Loan Documents or the obligations evidenced or secured thereby, or any failure
on the part of the Banks or Agent to disclose to the Borrowers any facts any of
them may now or hereafter know regarding the Borrowers, any Guarantors, their
respective assets, or such other parties, whether such facts materially
increase the risks to Borrowers or not;
(f) except as specifically required in the Loan
Documents, any notice of intention to accelerate any of the Obligations or any
notice of acceleration of the Obligations;
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(g) any lack of acceptance or notice of acceptance of this
Agreement by Banks or Agent;
(h) any lack of presentment, demand, protest, or notice of
dishonor, demand, protest or nonpayment with respect to any indebtedness or
obligations under any of the Loan Documents;
(i) any lack of notice of disposition or of manner of
disposition of any assets of any Person;
(j) except as specifically required in the Loan Documents,
any lack of other notices to which the Borrowers, or either of them, might
otherwise be entitled;
(k) failure to properly record any document or any other lack
of due diligence by the Banks or Agent in creating or perfecting a security
interest in or collection, protection or realization upon any assets of any
Person or in obtaining reimbursement or performance from any person or entity
now or hereafter liable for the Loan Documents or any obligation secured
thereby;
(l) any invalidity or irregularity, in whole or in part, of
any one or more of the Loan Documents;
(m) the inaccuracy of any representation or other provision
contained in any Loan Document;
(n) any sale or assignment of the Loan Documents, in whole or
in part;
(o) any sale or assignment by any of the Borrowers or any
Guarantor of any assets of such Person, or any portion thereof, whether or not
consented to by the Banks or Agent;
(p) any lack of commercial reasonableness in dealing with any
of the assets of a Person now or hereafter owned by the other of the Borrowers
or any Guarantor;
(q) the dissolution or termination of existence of either
Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Person;
(r) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of either Borrower or any
Guarantor;
(s) the voluntary or involuntary receivership, insolvency,
bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization,
assignment, composition, or readjustment of, or any similar proceeding
affecting, any Borrower, any Guarantor or any of such Person's properties or
assets;
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(t) the damage, destruction, condemnation, foreclosure or
surrender of all or any part of the Real Estate or any of the improvements
located thereon;
(u) any failure or delay of Agent or the Banks to commence an
action against Borrowers or any Guarantor, to assert or enforce any remedies
against Borrowers or any Guarantor under the Note or the Loan Documents, or to
realize upon any security;
(v) the invalidity or unenforceability of the Note or any of
the Loan Documents;
(w) the compromise, settlement, release or termination of any
or all of the obligations of a Borrower or any Guarantor under the Note or the
Loan Documents; or
(x) to the fullest extent permitted by law, any other legal,
equitable or surety defenses whatsoever to which a Borrower might otherwise be
entitled
Section 33.3. Waiver. Each of the Borrowers waives, to the fullest
extent that each may lawfully so do, the benefit of all appraisement,
valuation, stay, extension, homestead, exemption and redemption laws which such
Person may claim or seek to take advantage of in order to prevent or hinder the
enforcement of any of the Loan Documents or the exercise by Banks or Agent of
any of their respective remedies under the Loan Documents and, to the fullest
extent that the Borrowers may lawfully so do, such Person waives any and all
right to have the assets of such Person marshaled upon any exercise of remedies
hereunder. Each of the Borrowers further agrees that the Banks and Agent shall
be entitled to exercise their respective rights and remedies under the Loan
Documents or at law or in equity in such order as they may elect. Without
limiting the foregoing, each of the Borrowers further agrees that upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, the Banks and Agent may exercise any of such
rights and remedies without notice to either of the Borrowers except as
required by law or the Loan Documents and agrees that neither the Banks nor
Agent shall be required to proceed against the other of the Borrowers, any
Guarantor or any other Person or to proceed against or to exhaust any other
security held by the Banks or Agent at any time or to pursue any other remedy
in Bank's or Agent's power or under any of the Loan Documents before proceeding
against a Borrower or its assets under the Loan Documents.
Section 33.4. Subordination. Each of the Borrowers hereby expressly
waives any right of contribution from or indemnity against the other, whether
at law or in equity, arising from any payments made by such Person pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement or the Loan Documents, and each of the Borrowers
acknowledges that it has no right whatsoever to proceed against the other for
reimbursement of any such payments. In connection with the foregoing, each of
the Borrowers expressly waives any and all rights of subrogation to the Banks
or Agent against the other of the Borrowers, and each of the Borrowers hereby
waives any rights to enforce any remedy which the Banks or Agent may have
against the other of the Borrowers and any rights to participate in any
collateral or any other assets of the other Borrower. In addition to and
without in any way limiting the foregoing, each of the Borrowers hereby
subordinates any and all indebtedness it may now or hereafter owe to such other
Borrower to all indebtedness of the
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Borrowers to the Banks and Agent, and agrees with the Banks and Agent that
neither of the Borrowers shall claim any offset or other reduction of such
Borrower's obligations hereunder because of any such indebtedness and shall not
take any action to obtain any collateral or any other assets of the other
Borrower.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Agreement
as a sealed instrument as of the date first set forth above.
BANKBOSTON, N.A., individually and as Agent
By:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Director
BankBoston, N.A.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Real Estate Division
With a copy to:
BankBoston, N.A.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Facsimile: 770/390-8434
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BANK OF MONTREAL, CHICAGO BRANCH
By:
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Title:
Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch
Real Estate Division
000 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Facsimile: 312/750-4352
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DRESDNER BANK AG NEW YORK AND
GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES
By:
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Title:
By:
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Title:
Dresdner Bank AG New York
and Grand Cayman Branches
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Facsimile: 212/429-2129
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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:
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Title:
KeyBank National Association
Commercial Real Estate Division
Xxxxx Xxxxx
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000
Attn: Xxx Xxxxxxx
Facsimile: 216/689-4997
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FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK
By:
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Title:
First Union National Bank
One First Union Center, DC-6
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-0166
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile: 704/383-6205
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XXXXXX/XXXXXX OPERATING
PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership, by its sole general partner
By: Xxxxxx Residential Properties, Inc., a
Maryland corporation
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[CORPORATE SEAL]
XXXXXX RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, INC., a
Maryland corporation
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[CORPORATE SEAL]
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COMPASS BANK
By:
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Title:
Compass Bank
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Facsimile: 214/890-8668
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT OF MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF PROPERTY CERTIFICATE
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF SECURITY DEED
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF NOTE
$______________ As of December ___ , 1998
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned XXXXXX/XXXXXX OPERATING
PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and XXXXXX RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation, hereby jointly and severally promise
to pay to ______________________________ or order, in accordance with the terms
of that certain First Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as
of December 18, 1998 (the "Credit Agreement"), as from time to time in effect,
among the undersigned, BankBoston, N.A., for itself and as Agent, and such
other Banks as may be from time to time named therein, to the extent not sooner
paid, on or before the Maturity Date the principal sum of _____________________
__________________________________ DOLLARS ($______________), or such amount as
may be advanced by the payee hereof under the Credit Agreement (but excluding
Swing Loans made pursuant to Section Section 2.4A(a) through (c) of the Credit
Agreement) with daily interest from the date hereof, computed as provided in
the Credit Agreement, on the principal amount hereof from time to time unpaid,
at a rate per annum on each portion of the principal amount which shall at all
times be equal to the rate of interest applicable to such portion in accordance
with the Credit Agreement, and with interest on overdue principal and, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, on overdue installments of interest and
late charges at the rates provided in the Credit Agreement. Interest shall be
payable on the dates specified in the Credit Agreement, except that all accrued
interest shall be paid at the stated or accelerated maturity hereof or upon the
prepayment in full hereof. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.
Payments hereunder shall be made to BankBoston, N.A., as Agent for the
payee hereof, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000.
This Note is one of one or more Notes evidencing borrowings under and
is entitled to the benefits and subject to the provisions of the Credit
Agreement. The principal of this Note may be due and payable in whole or in
part prior to the maturity date stated above and is subject to mandatory
prepayment in the amounts and under the circumstances set forth in the Credit
Agreement, and may be prepaid in whole or from time to time in part, all as set
forth in the Credit Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, all agreements
between the Borrowers and the Banks and the Agent, whether now existing or
hereafter arising and whether written or oral, are hereby limited so that in no
contingency, whether by reason of acceleration of the maturity of any of the
Obligations or otherwise, shall the interest contracted for, charged or
received by the Banks exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable
law. If, from any circumstance whatsoever, interest would otherwise be payable
to the Banks in excess of the maximum lawful amount, the interest payable to
the Banks shall be reduced to the maximum
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amount permitted under applicable law; and if from any circumstance the Banks
shall ever receive anything of value deemed interest by applicable law in
excess of the maximum lawful amount, an amount equal to any excessive interest
shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance of the Obligations
and to the payment of interest or, if such excessive interest exceeds the
unpaid balance of principal of the Obligations, such excess shall be refunded
to the Borrowers. All interest paid or agreed to be paid to the Banks shall, to
the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and
spread throughout the full period until payment in full of the principal of the
Obligations (including the period of any renewal or extension thereof) so that
the interest thereon for such full period shall not exceed the maximum amount
permitted by applicable law. This paragraph shall control all agreements
between the Borrowers and the Banks and the Agent.
In case an Event of Default shall occur, the entire principal amount
of this Note may become or be declared due and payable in the manner and with
the effect provided in said Credit Agreement.
This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (without giving effect to the
conflict of laws rules of any jurisdiction).
The undersigned makers and all guarantors and endorsers, hereby waive
presentment, demand, notice, protest, notice of intention to accelerate the
indebtedness evidenced hereby, notice of acceleration of the indebtedness
evidenced hereby and all other demands and notices in connection with the
delivery, acceptance, performance and enforcement of this Note, except as
specifically otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement, and assent to
extensions of time of payment or forbearance or other indulgence without
notice.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have by their duly authorized
officer or partner executed this Note under seal as of the day and year first
above written.
XXXXXX/XXXXXX OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership,
by its sole general partner
By: Xxxxxx Residential Properties, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[CORPORATE SEAL]
XXXXXX RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, INC.,
a Maryland corporation
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[CORPORATE SEAL]
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EXHIBIT G
FORM OF SWING LOAN NOTE
$______________ As of December ____, 1998
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned XXXXXX/DREVER OPERATING
PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and XXXXXX RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation, hereby jointly and severally promise
to pay to ______________________________ or order, in accordance with the terms
of that certain First Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as
of December 18, 1998 (the "Credit Agreement"), as from time to time in effect,
among the undersigned, BankBoston, N.A., for itself and as Agent, and such
other Banks as may be from time to time named therein, to the extent not sooner
paid, on or before the Maturity Date the principal sum of _____________________
_______________________________________________ DOLLARS (____________________),
or such amount as may be advanced by the payee hereof under the Credit
Agreement as Swing Loans with daily interest from the date hereof, computed as
provided in the Credit Agreement, on the principal amount hereof from time to
time unpaid, at a rate per annum on each portion of the principal amount which
shall at all times be equal to the rate of interest applicable to such portion
in accordance with the Credit Agreement, and with interest on overdue principal
and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on overdue installments of
interest and late charges at the rates provided in the Credit Agreement.
Interest shall be payable on the dates specified in the Credit Agreement,
except that all accrued interest shall be paid at the stated or accelerated
maturity hereof or upon the prepayment in full hereof. Capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in
the Credit Agreement.
Payments hereunder shall be made to BankBoston, N.A., as Agent for the
payee hereof, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000.
This Note is one of one or more Notes evidencing borrowings under and
is entitled to the benefits and subject to the provisions of the Credit
Agreement. The principal of this Note may be due and payable in whole or in
part prior to the maturity date stated above and is subject to mandatory
prepayment in the amounts and under the circumstances set forth in the Credit
Agreement, and may be prepaid in whole or from time to time in part, all as set
forth in the Credit Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, all agreements
between the Borrowers and the Banks and the Agent, whether now existing or
hereafter arising and whether written or oral, are hereby limited so that in no
contingency, whether by reason of acceleration of the maturity of any of the
Obligations or otherwise, shall the interest contracted for, charged or
received by the Banks exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable
law. If, from any circumstance whatsoever, interest would otherwise be payable
to the Banks in excess of the maximum lawful amount, the interest payable to
the Banks shall be reduced to the maximum
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amount permitted under applicable law; and if from any circumstance the Banks
shall ever receive anything of value deemed interest by applicable law in
excess of the maximum lawful amount, an amount equal to any excessive interest
shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance of the Obligations
and to the payment of interest or, if such excessive interest exceeds the
unpaid balance of principal of the Obligations, such excess shall be refunded
to the Borrowers. All interest paid or agreed to be paid to the Banks shall, to
the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and
spread throughout the full period until payment in full of the principal of the
Obligations (including the period of any renewal or extension thereof) so that
the interest thereon for such full period shall not exceed the maximum amount
permitted by applicable law. This paragraph shall control all agreements
between the Borrowers and the Banks and the Agent.
In case an Event of Default shall occur, the entire principal amount
of this Note may become or be declared due and payable in the manner and with
the effect provided in said Credit Agreement.
This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (without giving effect to the
conflict of laws rules of any jurisdiction).
The undersigned makers and all guarantors and endorsers, hereby waive
presentment, demand, notice, protest, notice of intention to accelerate the
indebtedness evidenced hereby, notice of acceleration of the indebtedness
evidenced hereby and all other demands and notices in connection with the
delivery, acceptance, performance and enforcement of this Note, except as
specifically otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement, and assent to
extensions of time of payment or forbearance or other indulgence without
notice.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have by their duly authorized
officer or partner executed this Note under seal as of the day and year first
above written.
XXXXXX/DREVER OPERATING
PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership, by its sole general partner
By: Xxxxxx Residential Properties, Inc., a
Maryland corporation
By:
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Name:
------------------------------------
Title:
-----------------------------------
[CORPORATE SEAL]
XXXXXX RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, INC.,
a Maryland corporation
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[CORPORATE SEAL]
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EXHIBIT H
FORM OF REQUEST FOR LOAN
BankBoston, N.A., as Agent
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.6 of the First Amended and
Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 18, 1998, as from time
to time in effect (the "Credit Agreement"), among Xxxxxx Residential
Properties, Inc. and Xxxxxx/Xxxxxx Operating Partnership, L.P. (the
"Borrowers"), BankBoston, N.A., for itself and as Agent and the other Banks
from time to time party thereto, the Borrowers hereby request and certify as
follows:
1. Loan. The Borrowers hereby request a [Loan under Section 2.1]
[Swing Loan under Section 2.4A] of the Credit Agreement [strike inapplicable
language]:
Principal Amount: $
LIBOR or Base Rate:
Drawdown Date: , 19
Interest Period:
by credit to the general account of the Borrowers with the Agent at the Agent's
Head Office.
[IF THE REQUESTED LOAN IS A SWING LOAN AND THE BORROWERS DESIRE FOR
SUCH LOAN TO BE A LIBOR RATE LOAN FOLLOWING ITS CONVERSION AS PROVIDED IN
SECTION 2.4A(d), SPECIFY THE INTEREST PERIOD FOLLOWING CONVERSION:____________]
2. Use of Proceeds. Such Loan shall be used for the following purposes
permitted by Section 7.11 of the Credit Agreement:
[Describe]
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3. No Default. The undersigned chief financial or chief accounting
officer of Xxxxxx, for Xxxxxx and as the sole general partner of WDOP, certify
that Borrowers are and will be in compliance with all covenants under the Loan
Documents after giving effect to the making of the Loan requested hereby.
4. Representations True. Each of the representations and warranties
made by or on behalf of the Borrowers, the General Partner, the Guarantors and
their respective Subsidiaries contained in the Credit Agreement, in the other
Loan Documents or in any document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in
connection with the Credit Agreement was true as of the date as of which it was
made and shall also be true at and as of the Drawdown Date for the Loan
requested hereby, with the same effect as if made at and as of such Drawdown
Date (except to the extent of changes resulting from transactions contemplated
or permitted by the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and changes
occurring in the ordinary course of business that singly or in the aggregate
are not materially adverse, and except to the extent that such representations
and warranties relate expressly to an earlier date) and no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing.
5. Other Conditions. All other conditions to the making of the Loan
requested hereby set forth in Section 11 of the Credit Agreement have been
satisfied.
6. Drawdown Date. Except to the extent, if any, specified by notice
actually received by the Agent prior to the Drawdown Date specified above, the
foregoing representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been made by
the Borrowers on and as of such Drawdown Date.
7. Definitions. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein
with the meanings so defined.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this _____ day of
_______________, 199___.
XXXXXX/DREVER OPERATING
PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership,
by its sole general partner
By: Xxxxxx Residential Properties, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation
By:
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Chief Financial or Chief Accounting
Officer
XXXXXX RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, INC.,
a Maryland corporation
By:
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Chief Financial or Chief Accounting Officer
100
EXHIBIT I
FORM OF
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
BankBoston, N.A.,
for itself and as Agent
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
[INSERT NAMES AND ADDRESSES
OF OTHER BANKS]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the First Amended and Restated Revolving Credit
Agreement dated as of December 18, 1998 (the "Credit Agreement") by and among
Xxxxxx Residential Properties, Inc. and Xxxxxx/Xxxxxx Operating Partnership,
L.P. (the "Borrowers"), BankBoston, N.A., for itself and as Agent, and the
other Banks from time to time party thereto. Terms defined in the Credit
Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the
Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers are furnishing to you
herewith (or have most recently furnished to you) the financial statements of
the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries for the fiscal period ended
_______________ (the "Balance Sheet Date"). Such financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and
present fairly the financial position of Borrowers and the Subsidiaries covered
thereby at the date thereof and the results of their operations for the periods
covered thereby, subject in the case of interim statements only to normal
year-end audit adjustments.
This certificate is submitted in compliance with requirements of
Section 7.4(e), Section 7.5(d) and Section 10.10 of the Credit Agreement. If
this certificate is provided under a provision other than Section 7.4(e), the
calculations provided below are made using the financial statements of the
Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries as of the Balance Sheet Date
adjusted in the best good-faith estimate of the Borrowers to give effect to the
making of a Loan, extension of the Maturity Date, acquisition or disposition of
property or other event that occasions the preparation of this certificate; and
the nature of such event and the Borrowers' estimate of its effects are set
forth in reasonable detail in an attachment hereto. The undersigned officer is
the chief financial or chief accounting officer of Xxxxxx, for Xxxxxx and the
sole general partner of WDOP.
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The undersigned officers have caused the provisions of the Credit
Agreement to be reviewed and have no knowledge of any Default or Event of
Default. (Note: If the signers do have knowledge of any Default or Event of
Default, the form of certificate should be revised to specify the Default or
Event of Default, the nature thereof and the actions taken, being taken or
proposed to be taken by the Borrowers with respect thereto.)
The Borrowers are providing the information set forth in the schedule
attached hereto to demonstrate compliance as of the date hereof with the
covenants described therein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this ___ day of
________________, 199__.
XXXXXX/DREVER OPERATING
PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership,
by its sole general partner
By: Xxxxxx Residential Properties, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation
By:
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Chief Financial or Chief Accounting
Officer
XXXXXX RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, INC.,
a Maryland corporation
By:
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Chief Financial or Chief Accounting Officer
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SCHEDULE 1
BANKS AND COMMITMENTS
Name and Address Commitment Commitment Percentage
---------------- -------------- ---------------------
BankBoston, N.A. $ 32,500,000.00 21.6667%
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Real Estate Division
LIBOR Lending Office
Same as above
Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch $ 32,500,000.00 21.6667%
Real Estate Division
000 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
LIBOR Lending office
Same as above
Dresdner Bank AG New York $ 25,00,000.00 16.6667%
and Grand Cayman Branches
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
LIBOR Lending Office
Same as above
KeyBank National Association $ 25,000,000.00 16.6667%
Commercial Real Estate Division
Xxxxx Xxxxx
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
LIBOR Lending Office
Same as above
First Union National Bank $ 20,000,000.00 13.3333%
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX-0
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
LIBOR Lending Office
Same as above
Compass Bank $ 15,000,000.00 10.0%
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
LIBOR Lending Office
Same as above ---------------
$150,000,000.00 100.00%
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Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
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SCHEDULE 2
EXAMPLE OF CALCULATION OF DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE AMOUNT
104
SCHEDULE 6.17
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
NONE.
105
SCHEDULE 6.18
SUBSIDIARIES OF WDOP AND XXXXXX
106
SCHEDULE 6.20
REAL ESTATE OWNED BY
BORROWERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES
107
SCHEDULE 6.22
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE BORROWERS AND THEIR SUBSIDIARIES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1. DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION............................................................ -1-
Section 1.1. Definitions............................................................................. -1-
Section 1.2. Rules of Interpretation................................................................. -15-
Section 2. THE REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY...................................................................... -16-
Section 2.1. Commitment to Lend...................................................................... -16-
Section 2.2. Facility Fee............................................................................ -17-
Section 2.3. Reduction and Termination of Commitment................................................. -17-
Section 2.4. Notes................................................................................... -18-
Section 2.4A Swing Loan Commitments.................................................................. -18-
Section 2.5. Interest on Loans....................................................................... -20-
Section 2.6. Requests for Loans...................................................................... -21-
Section 2.7. Funds for Loans......................................................................... -22-
Section 3. REPAYMENT OF THE LOANS............................................................................. -22-
Section 3.1. Stated Maturity......................................................................... -22-
Section 3.2. Mandatory Prepayments................................................................... -22-
Section 3.3. Optional Prepayments.................................................................... -23-
Section 3.4. Partial Prepayments..................................................................... -23-
Section 3.5. Effect of Prepayments................................................................... -23-
Section 3.6. Proceeds from Debt or Equity Offering................................................... -23-
Section 4. CERTAIN GENERAL PROVISIONS......................................................................... -23-
Section 4.1. Conversion Options...................................................................... -23-
Section 4.2. Closing Fee............................................................................. -24-
Section 4.3. Agent's Fee............................................................................. -25-
Section 4.4. Funds for Payments...................................................................... -25-
Section 4.5. Computations............................................................................ -25-
Section 4.6. Inability to Determine LIBOR Rate....................................................... -26-
Section 4.7. Illegality.............................................................................. -26-
Section 4.8. Additional Interest..................................................................... -26-
Section 4.9. Additional Costs, Etc................................................................... -26-
Section 4.10. Capital Adequacy........................................................................ -28-
Section 4.11. Indemnity of Borrowers.................................................................. -28-
Section 4.12. Interest on Overdue Amounts; Late Charge................................................ -28-
Section 4.13. Certificate............................................................................. -28-
Section 4.14. Limitation on Interest.................................................................. -29-
Section 5. SECURITY........................................................................................... -29-
Section 5.1. Security................................................................................ -29-
Section 5.2. Escrowed Security Documents............................................................. -29-
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Section 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES..................................................................... -32-
Section 6.1. Corporate Authority, Etc................................................................ -32-
Section 6.2. Governmental Approvals.................................................................. -34-
Section 6.3. Title to Properties; Leases............................................................. -34-
Section 6.4. Financial Statements.................................................................... -34-
Section 6.5. No Material Changes..................................................................... -34-
Section 6.6. Franchises, Patents, Copyrights, Etc.................................................... -34-
Section 6.7. Litigation.............................................................................. -35-
Section 6.8. No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc.................................................... -35-
Section 6.9. Compliance with Other Instruments, Laws, Etc............................................ -35-
Section 6.10. Tax Status.............................................................................. -35-
Section 6.11. No Event of Default..................................................................... -36-
Section 6.12. Holding Company and Investment Company Acts............................................. -36-
Section 6.13. Absence of UCC Financing Statements, Etc................................................ -36-
Section 6.14. Certain Transactions.................................................................... -36-
Section 6.15. Employee Benefit Plans.................................................................. -36-
Section 6.16. Regulations U and X..................................................................... -37-
Section 6.17. Environmental Compliance................................................................ -37-
Section 6.18. Subsidiaries............................................................................ -38-
Section 6.19. Loan Documents and the Guarantors....................................................... -38-
Section 6.20. Property................................................................................ -39-
Section 6.21. Brokers................................................................................. -39-
Section 6.22. Other Debt.............................................................................. -39-
Section 6.23. Solvency................................................................................ -40-
Section 6.24. Partners................................................................................ -40-
Section 6.25. No Fraudulent Intent.................................................................... -40-
Section 6.26. Transaction in best interests of Borrowers; Consideration............................... -40-
Section 6.27. Year 2000 Compliant. .................................................................. -40-
Section 7. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS OF THE BORROWERS............................................................. -41-
Section 7.1. Punctual Payment........................................................................ -41-
Section 7.2. Maintenance of Office................................................................... -41-
Section 7.3. Records and Accounts.................................................................... -41-
Section 7.4. Financial Statements, Certificates and Information...................................... -41-
Section 7.5. Notices................................................................................. -44-
Section 7.6. Existence; Maintenance of Properties.................................................... -45-
Section 7.7. Insurance............................................................................... -46-
Section 7.8. Taxes................................................................................... -46-
Section 7.9. Inspection of Properties and Books...................................................... -46-
Section 7.10. Compliance with Laws, Contracts, Licenses, and Permits.................................. -47-
Section 7.11. Use of Proceeds......................................................................... -47-
Section 7.12. Further Assurances...................................................................... -47-
Section 7.13. Management; Business Operations......................................................... -47-
Section 7.14. Unencumbered Operating Properties....................................................... -48-
Section 7.15. Limiting Agreements..................................................................... -48-
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Section 7.16. Ownership of Real Estate............................................................... -49-
Section 7.17. Distributions of Income to the Borrowers............................................... -49-
Section 7.18. More Restrictive Agreements............................................................ -49-
Section 8. CERTAIN NEGATIVE COVENANTS OF THE BORROWERS........................................................ -50-
Section 8.1. Restrictions on Indebtedness............................................................ -50-
Section 8.2. Restrictions on Liens, Etc.............................................................. -51-
Section 8.3. Restrictions on Investments............................................................. -52-
Section 8.4. Merger, Consolidation................................................................... -54-
Section 8.5. Sale and Leaseback...................................................................... -54-
Section 8.6. Compliance with Environmental Laws...................................................... -54-
Section 8.7. Distributions........................................................................... -55-
Section 8.8. Asset Sales............................................................................. -56-
Section 8.9. Development Activity.................................................................... -56-
Section 8.10. Restriction on Prepayment of Indebtedness............................................... -56-
Section 8.11. Bankruptcy Remote Subsidiaries.......................................................... -56-
Section 8.12. Restrictions on Transfer................................................................ -57-
Section 9. FINANCIAL COVENANTS OF THE BORROWERS............................................................... -57-
Section 9.1. Borrowing Base Covenant of the Borrowers................................................ -57-
Section 9.2. Covenants of Xxxxxx..................................................................... -57-
Section 10. CLOSING CONDITIONS................................................................................ -58-
Section 10.1. Loan Documents......................................................................... -58-
Section 10.2. Certified Copies of Organizational Documents........................................... -58-
Section 10.3. Bylaws; Resolutions.................................................................... -58-
Section 10.4. Incumbency Certificate; Authorized Signers............................................. -59-
Section 10.5. Opinion of Counsel..................................................................... -59-
Section 10.6. Payment of Fees........................................................................ -59-
Section 10.7. Performance; No Default................................................................ -59-
Section 10.8. Representations and Warranties......................................................... -59-
Section 10.9. Proceedings and Documents.............................................................. -59-
Section 10.10. Compliance Certificate................................................................. -59-
Section 10.11. Partner Consents....................................................................... -60-
Section 10.12. Escrowed Security Documents............................................................ -60-
Section 10.13. Other.................................................................................. -60-
Section 11. CONDITIONS TO ALL BORROWINGS....................................................................... -60-
Section 11.1. Prior Conditions Satisfied............................................................. -60-
Section 11.2. Representations True; No Default....................................................... -60-
Section 11.3. No Legal Impediment.................................................................... -60-
Section 11.4. Governmental Regulation................................................................ -60-
Section 11.5. Proceedings and Documents.............................................................. -60-
Section 11.6. Borrowing Documents.................................................................... -61-
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Section 12. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; ACCELERATION; ETC.............................................................. -61-
Section 12.1. Events of Default and Acceleration..................................................... -61-
Section 12.1A. Limitation of Cure Periods............................................................. -64-
Section 12.2. Termination of Commitments............................................................. -65-
Section 12.3. Remedies............................................................................... -65-
Section 12.4. Distribution of Proceeds............................................................... -65-
Section 13. SETOFF............................................................................................ -66-
Section 14. THE AGENT.......................................................................................... -66-
Section 14.1. Authorization.......................................................................... -66-
Section 14.2. Employees and Agents................................................................... -67-
Section 14.3. No Liability........................................................................... -67-
Section 14.4. No Representations..................................................................... -67-
Section 14.5. Payments............................................................................... -68-
Section 14.6. Holders of Notes....................................................................... -69-
Section 14.7. Indemnity.............................................................................. -69-
Section 14.8. Agent as Bank.......................................................................... -69-
Section 14.9. Resignation............................................................................ -69-
Section 14.10. Duties in the Case of Enforcement...................................................... -69-
Section 15. EXPENSES.......................................................................................... -70-
Section 16. INDEMNIFICATION................................................................................... -71-
Section 17. SURVIVAL OF COVENANTS, ETC........................................................................ -72-
Section 18. ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATION...................................................................... -72-
Section 18.1. Conditions to Assignment by Banks...................................................... -72-
Section 18.2. Register............................................................................... -73-
Section 18.3. New Notes.............................................................................. -73-
Section 18.4. Participations......................................................................... -73-
Section 18.5. Pledge by Bank......................................................................... -74-
Section 18.6. No Assignment by Borrowers............................................................. -74-
Section 18.7. Disclosure............................................................................. -74-
Section 19. NOTICES........................................................................................... -74-
Section 20. RELATIONSHIP...................................................................................... -75-
Section 21. GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE................................................ -75-
Section 22. HEADINGS.......................................................................................... -76-
Section 23. COUNTERPARTS...................................................................................... -76-
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Section 24. ENTIRE AGREEMENT, ETC............................................................................. -76-
Section 25. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND CERTAIN DAMAGE CLAIMS.................................................... -76-
Section 26. DEALINGS WITH THE BORROWERS....................................................................... -77-
Section 27. CONSENTS, AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS, ETC................................................................ -77-
Section 28. SEVERABILITY...................................................................................... -78-
Section 29. TIME OF THE ESSENCE............................................................................... -78-
Section 30. NO UNWRITTEN AGREEMENTS........................................................................... -78-
Section 31. REPLACEMENT OF NOTES.............................................................................. -78-
Section 32. JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY....................................................................... -78-
Section 33. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS CONCERNING OBLIGATIONS OF BORROWERS......................................... -79-
Section 33.1. Waiver of Automatic or Supplemental Stay............................................... -79-
Section 33.2. Waiver of Defenses..................................................................... -79-
Section 33.3. Waiver................................................................................. -81-
Section 33.4. Subordination.......................................................................... -81-
LIST OF EXHIBITS:
EXHIBIT A - Form of Assignment of Leases and Rents
EXHIBIT B - Form of Assignment of Management Agreement
EXHIBIT C - Form of Indemnity Agreement
EXHIBIT D - Form of Property Certificate
EXHIBIT E - Form of Security Deed
EXHIBIT F - Form of Revolving Credit Note
EXHIBIT G - Form of Swing Loan Note
EXHIBIT H - Form of Request for Loan
EXHIBIT I - Form of Compliance Certificate
LIST OF SCHEDULES:
SCHEDULE 1 - Banks and Commitments
SCHEDULE 2 - Example of Calculation of Debt Service Coverage Amount
SCHEDULE 6.17 - Environmental Matters
SCHEDULE 6.18 - Subsidiaries of the Borrower and Xxxxxx
SCHEDULE 6.20 - Real Estate Owned By Borrowers and their Respective Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 6.22 - Indebtedness of the Borrowers and Their Subsidiaries
