Published CUSIP Number: 02401JAL3THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of January 5, 2022 among AMERICAN ASSETS TRUST, L.P., as the Borrower, AMERICAN ASSETS TRUST, INC., as a Guarantor, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent,...
Published CUSIP Number: 00000XXX0 THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of January 5, 2022 among AMERICAN ASSETS TRUST, L.P., as the Borrower, AMERICAN ASSETS TRUST, INC., as a Guarantor, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and The Lenders and L/C Issuers Party Hereto, XXXXX FARGO SECURITIES, LLC and BofA SECURITIES, INC. as Joint Bookrunners, XXXXX FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, BofA SECURITIES, INC., MIZUHO BANK, LTD. PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Joint Lead Arrangers and XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Syndication Agent, and MIZUHO BANK, LTD. PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Documentation Agents |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS | ||||||||
1.01. | Defined Terms | |||||||
1.02. | Other Interpretive Provisions | 44 | ||||||
1.03. | Accounting Terms. | 45 | ||||||
1.04. | Rounding | 46 | ||||||
1.05. | Times of Day | 46 | ||||||
1.06. | Letter of Credit Amounts | 46 | ||||||
1.07. | GNMA Securities | 46 | ||||||
1.08. | Interest Rates | 46 | ||||||
ARTICLE II THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS | ||||||||
2.01. | The Loans. | 47 | ||||||
2.02. | Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans. | 47 | ||||||
2.03. | Letters of Credit. | 49 | ||||||
2.04. | Intentionally Omitted. | 58 | ||||||
2.05. | Prepayments. | 58 | ||||||
2.06. | Termination or Reduction of Commitments. | 59 | ||||||
2.07. | Repayment of Loans. | 60 | ||||||
2.08. | Interest. | 60 | ||||||
2.09. | Fees | 61 | ||||||
2.10. | Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate. | 61 | ||||||
2.11. | Evidence of Debt. | 62 | ||||||
2.12. | Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback. | 63 | ||||||
2.13. | Sharing of Payments by Lenders | 64 | ||||||
2.14. | Extension of Maturity Date in respect of Revolving Credit Facility. | 65 | ||||||
2.15. | Intentionally Omitted. | 67 | ||||||
2.16. | Increase in Facilities. | 67 | ||||||
2.17. | Intentionally Omitted. | 70 | ||||||
2.18. | Cash Collateral. | 70 | ||||||
2.19. | Defaulting Lenders. | 71 | ||||||
ARTICLE III TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY | ||||||||
3.01 | Taxes | 73 | ||||||
3.02. | Illegality | 77 | ||||||
3.03. | Inability to Determine Rates | 77 |
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3.04 | Increased Costs | 80 | ||||||
3.05 | Compensation for Losses | 81 | ||||||
3.06 | Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders | 81 | ||||||
3.07 | Survival | 82 | ||||||
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS | ||||||||
4.01 | Conditions of Effectiveness | 82 | ||||||
4.02 | Conditions to All Credit Extensions | 84 | ||||||
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | ||||||||
5.01 | Existence, Qualification and Power | 85 | ||||||
5.02 | Authorization; No Contravention | 85 | ||||||
5.03 | Governmental Authorization; Other Consents | 85 | ||||||
5.04 | Binding Effect | 85 | ||||||
5.05 | Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect | 86 | ||||||
5.06 | Litigation | 86 | ||||||
5.07 | No Default | 86 | ||||||
5.08 | Ownership of Property; Liens | 86 | ||||||
5.09 | Environmental Compliance | 87 | ||||||
5.10 | Insurance | 88 | ||||||
5.11 | Taxes | 88 | ||||||
5.12 | ERISA Compliance | 88 | ||||||
5.13 | Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties | 89 | ||||||
5.14 | Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act | 89 | ||||||
5.15 | Disclosure | 89 | ||||||
5.16 | Compliance with Laws | 89 | ||||||
5.17 | Intentionally Omitted | 90 | ||||||
5.18 | Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc | 90 | ||||||
5.19 | Solvency | 90 | ||||||
5.20 | Casualty, Etc | 90 | ||||||
5.21 | Labor Matters | 90 | ||||||
5.22 | Anti-Corruption Laws | 90 | ||||||
5.23 | Sanctions | 90 | ||||||
5.24 | REIT Status; Stock Exchange Listing | 91 | ||||||
5.25 | EEA Financial Institution | 91 | ||||||
5.26 | Covered Entities | 91 | ||||||
ARTICLE VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS | ||||||||
6.01 | Financial Statements | 91 | ||||||
6.02 | Certificates; Other Information | 92 | ||||||
6.03 | Notices | 94 |
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6.04 | Payment of Obligations | 95 | ||||||
6.05 | Preservation of Existence, Etc | 95 | ||||||
6.06 | Maintenance of Properties | 95 | ||||||
6.07 | Maintenance of Insurance | 95 | ||||||
6.08 | Compliance with Laws | 95 | ||||||
6.09 | Books and Records | 96 | ||||||
6.10 | Inspection Rights | 96 | ||||||
6.11 | Use of Proceeds | 96 | ||||||
6.12 | Additional Guarantors | 96 | ||||||
6.13 | Compliance with Environmental Laws | 97 | ||||||
6.14 | Further Assurances | 97 | ||||||
6.15 | New York Stock Exchange Listing | 97 | ||||||
6.16 | Material Contracts | 97 | ||||||
6.17 | Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions | 97 | ||||||
ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS | ||||||||
7.01 | Liens | 98 | ||||||
7.02 | Indebtedness | 99 | ||||||
7.03 | Investments | 100 | ||||||
7.04 | Fundamental Changes | 100 | ||||||
7.05 | Dispositions | 100 | ||||||
7.06 | Restricted Payments | 101 | ||||||
7.07 | Change in Nature of Business | 101 | ||||||
7.08 | Transactions with Affiliates | 102 | ||||||
7.09 | Burdensome Agreements | 102 | ||||||
7.10 | Use of Proceeds | 102 | ||||||
7.11 | Financial Covenants. | 102 | ||||||
7.12 | Accounting Changes | 103 | ||||||
7.13 | Amendment, Waivers and Terminations of Certain Agreements | 103 | ||||||
7.14 | Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreements | 103 | ||||||
7.15 | Anti-Money Laundering; Sanctions | 103 | ||||||
ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES | ||||||||
8.01 | Events of Default | 104 | ||||||
8.02 | Remedies upon Event of Default | 106 | ||||||
8.03 | Application of Funds | 106 | ||||||
ARTICLE IX ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT | ||||||||
9.01 | Appointment and Authority | 107 | ||||||
9.02 | Rights as a Lender | 107 | ||||||
9.03 | Exculpatory Provisions | 108 |
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9.04 | Reliance by Administrative Agent | 109 | ||||||
9.05 | Delegation of Duties | 109 | ||||||
9.06 | Resignation of Administrative Agent | 109 | ||||||
9.07 | Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders | 111 | ||||||
9.08 | No Other Duties, Etc | 111 | ||||||
9.09 | Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim | 111 | ||||||
9.10 | Guaranty Matters | 112 | ||||||
9.11 | Lender Representations Regarding ERISA | 112 | ||||||
9.12 | Recovery of Erroneous Payments | 113 | ||||||
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS | ||||||||
10.01 | Amendments, Etc | 114 | ||||||
10.02 | Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications | 116 | ||||||
10.03 | No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement | 118 | ||||||
10.04 | Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver | 119 | ||||||
10.05 | Payments Set Aside | 121 | ||||||
10.06 | Successors and Assigns | 122 | ||||||
10.07 | Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality | 126 | ||||||
10.08 | Right of Setoff | 127 | ||||||
10.09 | Interest Rate Limitation | 128 | ||||||
10.10 | Integration; Effectiveness | 128 | ||||||
10.11 | Survival of Representations and Warranties | 128 | ||||||
10.12 | Severability | 128 | ||||||
10.13 | Replacement of Lenders | 128 | ||||||
10.14 | Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc. | 130 | ||||||
10.15 | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 131 | ||||||
10.16 | No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility | 131 | ||||||
10.17 | Electronic Execution; Electronic Records; Counterparts | 131 | ||||||
10.18 | Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions | 132 | ||||||
10.19 | No Novation | 133 | ||||||
10.20 | Exiting Lenders | 134 | ||||||
10.21 | Acknowledgment Regarding Any Supported QFCs | 134 | ||||||
10.22 | USA PATRIOT Act | 135 |
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SCHEDULES
I | [Reserved] | ||||
II | Exceptions to Recourse Liability | ||||
III | Initial Unencumbered Eligible Properties | ||||
2.01 | Commitments, Applicable Percentages and Letter of Credit Commitments | ||||
5.09(c) | Releases of Hazardous Materials | ||||
5.09(d) | Environment Compliance | ||||
5.11 | Tax Sharing Agreements | ||||
5.12(d) | Pensions Plans | ||||
5.13 | Subsidiaries; Loan Parties | ||||
7.01(m) | Existing Liens | ||||
10.02 | Administrative Agent's Office, Certain Addresses for Notices |
EXHIBITS
Form of
A | Loan Notice | ||||
B | [Intentionally Omitted] | ||||
C-1 | Revolving Credit Note | ||||
C-2 | Term Note | ||||
D | Compliance Certificate | ||||
E-1 | Assignment and Assumption | ||||
E-2 | Administrative Questionnaire | ||||
F | Guaranty Agreement | ||||
G | Solvency Certificate | ||||
H | United States Tax Compliance Certificate |
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THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of January 5, 2022 among AMERICAN ASSETS TRUST, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Borrower”), AMERICAN ASSETS TRUST, INC. a Maryland corporation (the “REIT”), each Lender from time to time party hereto, each L/C Issuer from time to time party hereto, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:
The Borrower, the REIT, the lenders party thereto, the letter of credit issuer party thereto and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2018 (as amended or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”).
The parties hereto desire to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety, but not as a novation, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree that the Existing Credit Agreement shall be, and hereby is, amended and restated in its entirety as follows, effective on and as of the Restatement Effective Date (as defined below):
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
1.01.Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in substantially the form of Exhibit E-2 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified; provided, however, in no event shall the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates be deemed an Affiliate of the REIT or any Subsidiary thereof.
“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Annual Capital Expenditure Adjustment” means (i) in the case of a Portfolio Property consisting of a Hotel Property, an office property or a retail property (x) if such Portfolio Property has been owned, or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, by one or more Subsidiaries of the Borrower for at least four consecutive full fiscal quarters for which financial statements have been provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), 4% of the average of the quarterly gross revenues from such Portfolio Property as set forth in the financial statements for the then most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarter period of the REIT delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) and (y) if such Portfolio Property has not been owned, or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, by one or more Subsidiaries of the Borrower for at least four consecutive full fiscal quarters for which financial statements have been provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), 4% of the average of the quarterly gross revenues from such Portfolio Property for the period consisting of all of the full fiscal quarters of the REIT commencing after the date such Portfolio Property was acquired (or after an Eligible Ground Lease is entered into with respect to such Portfolio Property, if applicable) by a Subsidiary of the Borrower for which financial statements have been provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), and (ii) in the case of any Portfolio Property consisting of a residential property, an amount equal to $125 multiplied by the number of units in such residential property. For purposes of clause (i)(y) of this definition, in the case of any Portfolio Property consisting of a Portfolio Property that is owned, or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, by one or more Subsidiaries of the Borrower for at least one full fiscal month of the REIT but less than one full fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), the Annual Capital Expenditure Adjustment for such Portfolio Property shall equal (x) if such Portfolio Property is owned, or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, for less than two full fiscal months of the REIT, the Annual Capital Expenditure Adjustment that would apply to such Portfolio Property if calculated in accordance with the applicable clause of this definition above (but for only the then most recently ended one fiscal month period of the REIT instead of for the period specified in such applicable clause above), multiplied by 3 and (y) if such Portfolio Property is owned, or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, for at least two full fiscal months of the REIT, the Annual Capital Expenditure Adjustment that would apply to such Portfolio Property if calculated in accordance with the applicable clause of this definition above (but for only the then most recently ended two fiscal month period of the REIT instead of for the period specified in such applicable clause above), multiplied by 3/2.
“Applicable Capitalization Rate” means, (i) in the case of any Portfolio Property consisting of a traditional multi-family property (which, for example, shall include a multi-family apartment, duplex or condo complex), 5.75%, (ii) in the case of any Portfolio Property consisting of a non-traditional multi-family property (which, for example, shall include a recreational vehicle (RV) park), 7.00%, (iii) in the case of any Portfolio Property consisting of a retail property, 6.25%, (iv) in the case of any Portfolio Property consisting of an office property, 6.00% and (v) in the case of a Hotel Property, 7.50%, in each case as such percentage may be increased by the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 2.14(c) in connection with an extension of the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility.
“Applicable Percentage” means (a) in respect of the Closing Date Term Facility, with respect to any Closing Date Term Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Closing Date Term Facility represented by the principal amount of the Closing Date Term Loan held by such Term Lender at such time, (b) in respect of each Incremental Term Loan Facility, with respect to any Term Lender at any time, the percentage
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(carried out to the ninth decimal place) of such Incremental Term Loan Facility represented by the principal amount of the Term Loans made under such Incremental Term Loan Facility and held by such Term Lender at such time, (c) in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Revolving Credit Facility represented by such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.19, provided, that if the commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, or if the Revolving Credit Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Revolving Credit Lender in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Credit Lender in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (d) in respect of all Facilities, with respect to any Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Facilities represented by (i) on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date, the sum of (x) such Lender’s Term Loans at such time and (y) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time and (ii) thereafter, the sum of (x) the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans at such time and (y) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.19, provided, that if the commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, or if the Revolving Credit Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Lender in respect of all Facilities shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Lender in respect of all Facilities most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The initial Applicable Percentage of each Lender in respect of each Facility and all Facilities is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption or Joinder Agreement pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.
“Applicable Rate” means (a) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility and the Closing Date Term Facility, (i) at any time prior to the Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date, the Leverage-Based Applicable Rate in effect at such time and (ii) at any time on and after the Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date, the Ratings-Based Applicable Rate in effect at such time and (b) with respect to any Incremental Term Loan Facility, the applicable rate per annum in effect at such time with respect to such Incremental Term Loan Facility as agreed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Appropriate Lenders in the Incremental Term Loan Facility Documents with respect to such Incremental Term Loan Facility; provided that (x) if the applicable rate with respect to any Incremental Term Loan Facility is based on the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, such applicable rate shall be subject to the paragraph immediately following the Pricing Grid for the Closing Date Term Facility in the definition of Leverage-Based Applicable Rate and the provisions of Section 2.10(b) and (y) if the applicable rate with respect to any Incremental Term Loan Facility is based on the Borrower’s Debt Rating, such applicable rate shall be subject to the paragraph immediately following the Pricing Grid for the Closing Date Term Facility in the definition of Ratings-Based Applicable Rate.
“Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage” means, with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility at such time.
“Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to the Closing Date Term Facility, a Closing Date Term Lender, (b) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, a
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Revolving Credit Lender, (c) with respect to any Incremental Term Loan Facility, a Lender holding Term Loans of such Incremental Term Loan Facility and (d) with respect to the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (i) the L/C Issuers and (ii) if any Letters of Credit have been issued pursuant to Section 2.03, the Revolving Credit Lenders.
“Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Arrangers” means, collectively, Xxxxx Fargo Securities, LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Mizuho, PNC Capital Markets, LLC and U.S. Bank in their capacities as joint lead arrangers for the Facilities.
“Assignee Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor (or by investment advisors that are Affiliates of one another).
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit F-1 or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, without duplication, (a) in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease or similar payments under the relevant lease or other applicable agreement or instrument that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease or other agreement or instrument were accounted for as a Capitalized Lease.
“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Consolidated Group for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the REIT, including the notes thereto.
“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to the earliest of (i) the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility, (ii) the date of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, and (iii) the date of termination of the commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans and of the obligation of each L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, rule, regulation or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United
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Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A.
“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” (c) the rate equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate with a term of one month plus 1.00% and (d) 1.00%. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.03, then the Base Rate shall be the greatest of clauses (a), (b) and (d) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.
“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
“Base Rate Revolving Credit Loan” means a Revolving Credit Loan that is a Base Rate Loan.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan.
“Big Four Accounting Firm” means any of the following accounting firms: (a) Deloitte & Touche LLP, (b) Ernst & Young LLP, (c) KPMG LLP and (d) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
“Bookrunners” means, collectively, Xxxxx Fargo Securities, LLC and BofA Securities, Inc. in their capacities as joint bookrunners for the Facilities.
“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Borrower Limited Partnership Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of the Borrower, dated as of January 19, 2011, among the REIT, as general partner, and the limited partners from time to time party thereto.
“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Borrowing” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing or a Term Borrowing, as the context may require.
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“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located.
“Capitalized Leases” means each lease that has been or is required to be, in accordance with GAAP, classified and accounted for as a capital lease or financing lease.
“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuers (as applicable) and the Revolving Credit Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations, or obligations of Revolving Credit Lenders to fund participations in respect thereof (as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances or, if the L/C Issuers benefitting from such collateral shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) the L/C Issuers. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Equivalents” means any of the following types of Investments:
(a) readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 360 days from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof;
(b) time deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i) (A) is a Lender or (B) is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, (ii) issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated as described in clause (c) of this definition and (iii) has combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000, in each case with maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(c) commercial paper issued by any Person organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state of the United States of America and rated at least “Prime-2” (or the then equivalent grade) by Xxxxx’x or at least “A-2” (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P, in each case with maturities of not more than 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof;
(d) Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which are administered by financial institutions that have the highest rating obtainable from either Xxxxx’x or S&P, and the portfolios of which are limited solely to Investments of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this definition; and
(e) Mortgage backed securities that are issued by the Government National Mortgage Association and fully guaranteed by the United States of America having maturities of not more than 30 years from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof (“GNMA Securities”).
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“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980.
“CERCLIS” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
“CFC” means a Person that is a controlled foreign corporation under Section 957 of the Code.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
“Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which:
(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) other than the Permitted Holders becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the equity securities of the REIT entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the REIT on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); or
(b) (i) the REIT shall cease to be the sole general partner of the Borrower or shall cease to own, directly, (x) 100% of the general partnership interests of the Borrower and (y) Equity Interests of the Borrower representing a majority of the total economic interests of the Equity Interests of the Borrower, in each case free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Judgment Liens and Liens permitted under Section 7.01(a) and (b)) or (ii) any holder of a limited partnership interest in the Borrower is provided with or obtains voting rights with respect to such limited partnership interest that deprive the REIT, in its capacity as general partner of the Borrower, of its right to manage the Borrower in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice.
“Class” when used with respect to a Loan or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans.
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“Closing Date Term Facility” means, at any time, the Outstanding Amount of the Closing Date Term Loans of all Closing Date Term Lenders at such time. The Closing Date Term Facility on the Restatement Effective Date is $100,000,000.
“Closing Date Term Lender” means at any time a Lender that holds a Closing Date Term Loan at such time.
“Closing Date Term Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).
“CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commitment” means a Term Commitment and/or a Revolving Credit Commitment, as the context may require.
“Communication” means this Agreement, any Loan Document and any document, any amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to any Loan Document.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with SOFR or any proposed Successor Rate or Term SOFR, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of “Base Rate”, “SOFR”, “Term SOFR” and “Interest Period”, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definitions of “Business Day” and “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower), to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Loan Document).
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, without duplication, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for such period (a) plus the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (i) Consolidated Interest Expense (plus, to the extent not already included in such Consolidated Interest Expense, amortization of deferred financing costs), (ii) the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income taxes of the Consolidated Group (including the Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of the provision for Federal, state, local and foreign incomes taxes of each Unconsolidated Affiliate), (iii) non-cash charges of the Consolidated Group (excluding any non-cash charge that results in an accrual of a reserve for a cash charge in any future period), (iv) the Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of non-cash charges of Unconsolidated Affiliates (excluding any non-cash charge
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that results in an accrual of a reserve for a cash charge in any future period), (v) acquisition closing costs of the Consolidated Group that were capitalized prior to FAS 141-R reducing such Consolidated Net Income (including the Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of acquisition closing costs of Unconsolidated Affiliates that were capitalized prior to FAS 141-R reducing such Consolidated Net Income), (vi) depreciation and amortization expense of the Consolidated Group (including the Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of depreciation and amortization expense of each Unconsolidated Affiliate) and (vii) one-time costs and expenses relating to the effectiveness of the credit facilities evidenced by this Agreement and the transactions relating thereto, to the extent such fees and expenses are incurred on or prior to the date that is ninety-days following the Restatement Effective Date and minus (b)(i) non-cash items of the Consolidated Group increasing such Consolidated Net Income (other than the reversal of any accrual of a reserve referred to in the parenthetical in clause (a)(iii) of this definition, except to the extent such reversal results from a cash payment) and (ii) the Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of non-cash items of Unconsolidated Affiliates increasing such Consolidated Net Income (other than the reversal of any accrual of a reserve referred to in the parenthetical in clause (a)(iv) of this definition, except to the extent such reversal results from a cash payment).
“Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means the ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the REIT of (i) Consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive fiscal quarter period of the REIT then ending to (ii) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such four consecutive fiscal quarter period.
“Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, for any period, the sum, without duplication, of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) scheduled payments of principal on Consolidated Total Indebtedness (excluding any balloon payments payable on maturity of any such Consolidated Total Indebtedness), (iii) the amount of dividends or distributions paid or required to be paid by any member of the Consolidated Group (other than to another member of the Consolidated Group) during such period in respect of its preferred Equity Interests (excluding any balloon payments payable on maturity or redemption in whole of such Equity Interests) and (iv) the Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of the amount of dividends or distributions paid or required to be paid by any Unconsolidated Affiliate during such period in respect of its preferred Equity Interests (to Persons other than (x) a member of the Consolidated Group or (y) an Unconsolidated Affiliate in which the percentage of Equity Interests of such Unconsolidated Affiliate owned by the Consolidated Group is greater than or equal to the percentage of Equity Interests owned by the Consolidated Group in the Unconsolidated Affiliate paying the dividend or distribution).
“Consolidated Group” means, collectively, the REIT and its Consolidated Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to any Unconsolidated Affiliate, the aggregate percentage interest held by members of the Consolidated Group in such Unconsolidated Affiliate determined by calculating the percentage of Equity Interests of such Unconsolidated Affiliate owned by members of the Consolidated Group.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, without duplication, the sum of (i) total cash interest expense (including, for the avoidance of doubt, capitalized interest) of the Consolidated Group for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP plus (ii) the Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of total cash interest expense (including, for the avoidance of doubt, capitalized interest) of each Unconsolidated Affiliate for such period determined in accordance with GAAP.
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“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any period, the sum of (i) the net income (or loss) of the Consolidated Group for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding any extraordinary or non-recurring gain (or extraordinary or non-recurring loss) realized during such period by any member of the Consolidated Group plus (ii) the Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of the net income (or loss) of each Unconsolidated Affiliate for such period determined in accordance with GAAP, excluding any extraordinary or non-recurring gain (or extraordinary or non-recurring loss) realized during such period by such Unconsolidated Affiliate.
“Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (i) Consolidated Total Secured Indebtedness as of such date to (ii) the Secured Total Asset Value as of such date.
“Consolidated Subsidiaries” means, as to any Person, all Subsidiaries of such Person that are consolidated with such Person for financial reporting purposes under GAAP.
“Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness owed by the Consolidated Group that would be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of the Consolidated Group as of such date plus (ii) the Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness owed by each Unconsolidated Affiliate that would be reflected on a balance sheet of such Unconsolidated Affiliate.
“Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (i) Consolidated Total Indebtedness as of such date, less the Unrestricted Cash Amount as of such date to (ii) the Total Asset Value as of such date.
“Consolidated Total Secured Indebtedness” means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of all Secured Indebtedness owed by members of the Consolidated Group (excluding in any event Indebtedness outstanding under this Agreement) that would be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of the Consolidated Group as of such date plus (ii) the Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount of all Secured Indebtedness owed by each Unconsolidated Affiliate that would be reflected on a balance sheet of such Unconsolidated Affiliate.
“Consolidated Total Unsecured Indebtedness” means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of all Unsecured Indebtedness owed by members of the Consolidated Group (including Indebtedness outstanding under this Agreement) that would be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of the Consolidated Group as of such date plus (ii) the Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount of all Unsecured Indebtedness owed by each Unconsolidated Affiliate that would be reflected on a balance sheet of such Unconsolidated Affiliate.
“Consolidated Unsecured Interest Coverage Ratio” means the ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the REIT of (i) the sum of Unencumbered Property NOI of each Unencumbered Eligible Property for the fiscal quarter of the REIT then ending to (ii) Consolidated Unsecured Interest Expense for such fiscal quarter.
“Consolidated Unsecured Interest Expense” means, for any period, the portion of Consolidated Interest Expense for such period that was incurred in respect of Unsecured Indebtedness owed by any member of the Consolidated Group or an Unconsolidated Affiliate.
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“Consolidated Unsecured Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (i) Consolidated Total Unsecured Indebtedness as of such date, less the Unrestricted Cash Amount as of such date to (ii) the Unencumbered Asset Value as of such date.
“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Controlled Joint Venture” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower that (a) is organized under the laws of a state of the United States or the District of Columbia (and each Subsidiary of the Borrower that directly or indirectly owns any Equity Interests in such Subsidiary is also organized under the laws of a state of the United States or the District of Columbia), (b) is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower and (c) is controlled by a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a borrower or guarantor of, or otherwise does not have a payment obligation in respect of, any Indebtedness for borrowed money that constitutes Recourse Indebtedness. For purposes of this definition, a Subsidiary of the Borrower is “controlled” by a Person if such Person has the right to exercise exclusive control over any disposition, refinancing and operating activity of any Unencumbered Portfolio Property owned or ground leased by such Subsidiary without the consent of any other Person (other than (i) the Borrower or (ii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower, as long as such Subsidiary does not need the consent of any minority equity holder thereof to consent to any disposition, refinancing or operating activity).
“Covered Entity” has the meaning specified in Section 10.21(a).
“Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing or (b) an L/C Credit Extension.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means the rate per annum equal to SOFR determined for any day pursuant to the definition thereof plus the SOFR Adjustment. Any change in Daily Simple SOFR shall be effective from and including the date of such change without further notice. If the rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Daily SOFR Loan” means a Loan bearing interest by reference to Daily Simple SOFR.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Debt Rating” means, as of any date of determination, the rating assigned by a Rating Agency to the Borrower’s non-credit enhanced, senior unsecured long term debt as in effect on such date.
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“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means when used with respect to (a) Obligations other than Loans and Letter of Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate for Base Rate Loans under the Revolving Credit Facility (assuming that the Pricing Level corresponding to the highest Applicable Rate applied in the then applicable Pricing Grid for the Revolving Credit Facility) plus (iii) 2% per annum; (b) a Base Rate Loan, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate, plus (ii) the Applicable Rate for Base Rate Loans for the Facility under which such Loan was made (assuming that the Pricing Level corresponding to the highest Applicable Rate applied in the then applicable Pricing Grid for the Facility under which such Loan was made), plus (iii) 2% per annum; (c) a Term SOFR Loan or a Daily SOFR Loan, an interest rate equal to (i) Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR, as applicable, plus (ii) the Applicable Rate for the applicable Type of Loan for the Facility under which such Loan was made (assuming that the Pricing Level corresponding to the highest Applicable Rate applied in the then applicable Pricing Grid for the Facility under which such Loan was made), plus (iii) 2% per annum; and (d) Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Rate then applicable to Letter of Credit Fees (assuming that the Pricing Level corresponding to the highest Applicable Rate applied in the then applicable Pricing Grid for the Revolving Credit Facility) plus 2% per annum.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.19(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a
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Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.19(b)) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the L/C Issuers and each other Lender promptly following such determination.
“Designated Jurisdiction” means any country, region or territory to the extent that such country, region or territory, or the government of any of the foregoing, itself is the subject of any Sanction.
“Development Investment” has the meaning specified in clause (a) of the definition of “Specified Investments.”
“Direct Owner” means each Subsidiary of the Borrower that directly owns, or is the ground lessee of an interest in, any Unencumbered Portfolio Property.
“Disposed Portfolio Property” means, as of any date of determination, any Portfolio Property that is directly or indirectly disposed of by any member of the Consolidated Group to a Person that is not a member of the Consolidated Group during the then most recently ended fiscal quarter of the REIT for which financial statements have been provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b).
“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease (other than a real estate lease entered into in the ordinary course of business) or other disposition (in one transaction or in a series of transactions and whether effected pursuant to a Division or otherwise) of any property by any Person (including any sale and leaseback transaction and any issuance of Equity Interests by a Subsidiary of such Person), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.
“Dividing Person” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “Division.”
“Division” means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person (the “Dividing Person”) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a “plan of division” or similar arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or may not survive.
“Division Successor” means any Person that, upon the consummation of a Division of a Dividing Person, holds all or any portion of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations previously held by such Dividing Person immediately prior to the consummation of such Division. A Dividing Person which retains any of its assets, liabilities and/or obligations after a Division shall be deemed a Division Successor upon the occurrence of such Division.
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
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“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.06(b)(iii) and (v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(iii)).
“Eligible Ground Lease” means a ground lease with respect to a Portfolio Property executed by a Controlled Joint Venture or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, as lessee, that (a) has a minimum remaining term of thirty five (35) years, including tenant controlled options, as of the date the related Portfolio Property becomes an Unencumbered Eligible Property hereunder, (b) has customary notice rights, default cure rights, bankruptcy new lease rights and other customary provisions for the benefit of a leasehold mortgagee or has equivalent protection for a leasehold permanent mortgagee by a subordination to such leasehold permanent mortgagee of the landlord's fee interest and (c) is otherwise acceptable for non-recourse leasehold mortgage financing under customary prudent lending requirements as reasonably and mutually determined by both the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Environment” means ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, soil, surface and subsurface strata, and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution or the protection of the Environment or of human health (to the extent related to exposure to Hazardous Materials), including those relating to the manufacture, generation, handling, transport, storage, treatment, Release or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower, the REIT or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or
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exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination; provided, that Equity Interests shall not include any debt securities or other Indebtedness convertible into, or exchangeable for, Equity Interests.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).
“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the withdrawal of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan, or the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination, under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; (f) any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the determination that any Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate; or (i) a failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to meet all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of a Pension Plan, whether or not waived, or the failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
“Excluded Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that (a) is not a Direct Owner of any Unencumbered Eligible Property or an Indirect Owner of the Direct Owner of any Unencumbered Eligible Property and (b) is (i) an Excluded TRS Subsidiary, (ii) an Immaterial Subsidiary, (iii) a Subsidiary in which the Borrower and/or its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries directly, indirectly or beneficially own more than 50% but less than 75% of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or members of any other governing body of such Subsidiary, (iv) a borrower or guarantor of Secured Indebtedness (or a direct or indirect parent of such borrower or guarantor (other than the Borrower or the REIT)), and the terms of such Secured Indebtedness prohibit such Subsidiary from becoming a Guarantor or (v) a CFC that is unable to become a Guarantor
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without, in the reasonable judgment of the REIT, causing adverse tax consequences to the Consolidated Group.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 10.13) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.01(b) or (d), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender's assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(g) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.
“Excluded TRS Subsidiary” means (a) a TRS Subsidiary; provided that such TRS Subsidiary does not own any assets or conduct any business or operations, other than its ownership of all of the Equity Interests of a Hotel Lessee Subsidiary and activities ancillary or incidental thereto or (b) a Hotel Lessee Subsidiary, in each case if either (i) the Exemption Condition exists with respect to such Person or (ii) in the reasonable judgment of the REIT, the Guarantee of the Obligations by such Person would cause adverse tax consequences to the Consolidated Group.
“Exemption Condition” means, at any time with respect to any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor, such Subsidiary is not a borrower or guarantor of, and does not have a payment obligation in respect of, Indebtedness for borrowed money that constitutes Recourse Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(b)).
“Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning specified in the first recital hereto.
“Existing Note” means a “Note” as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement.
“Existing Revolver Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).
“Existing Revolving Credit Note” means a “Revolving Credit Note” as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement.
“Existing Term Note” means a “Term Note” as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement.
“Exiting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 10.21.
“Facility” means (a) the Revolving Credit Facility, (b) the Closing Date Term Facility and (c) each Incremental Term Loan Facility, as the context may require (and “Facilities” means a collective reference to the foregoing).
“FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
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“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version described above) and any intergovernmental agreement (and related fiscal or regulatory legislation, or related official rules or practices) implementing the foregoing.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Fee Letter” means the letter agreement, dated November 10, 2021, entered into by and among the Borrower, the Bookrunners and affiliates of the Bookrunners with respect to fees payable in connection with the Facilities.
“Financial Covenant Event of Default” means an Event of Default arising as a result of the Borrower’s failure to comply with any of the covenants contained in Section 7.02(b) and Section 7.11.
“First Extended Revolver Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).
“Fitch” means Fitch, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations, less the amount of such L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender has funded its participation obligation or as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Revolving Credit Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.
“GNMA Securities” has the meaning specified in clause (e) of the definition of “Cash Equivalents.”
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“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“Guarantors” means at any time, collectively, the REIT and each Subsidiary of the REIT that at such time is a Guarantor.
“Guaranty Agreement” means, collectively, the Third Amended and Restated Continuing Guaranty made by the REIT in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and any other guaranty made by any Subsidiary of the REIT that at such time is a Guarantor in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in each case, substantially in the form of Exhibit G.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, natural gas, natural gas liquids, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, toxic mold, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances, wastes, chemicals, pollutants, contaminants or compounds of any nature in any form regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Hotel Lessee Subsidiary” means a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of a TRS Subsidiary that (i) is the lessee of a Hotel Property owned by one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are Guarantors, (ii) does not conduct any business or operations, other than acting as lessee and operator of such Hotel Property and activities incidental or ancillary thereto, (iii) is not an obligor with respect to any Recourse Indebtedness for borrowed money and (iv) does not have any Liens encumbering any of its property, assets or revenues other than Permitted Judgment Liens and Liens permitted under Section 7.01 (excluding clauses
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(g), (i) and (j) of Section 7.01); provided, that in the case of clause (i) of this definition, if the Exemption Condition exists at any time with respect to any such Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, the requirement that such Wholly Owned Subsidiary be a Guarantor shall not apply to such Wholly Owned Subsidiary.
“Hotel Property” means a Portfolio Property that is (i) operated by or on behalf of one or more Subsidiaries of the Borrower as a hotel and (ii) designated as a “Hotel Property” in a written notice executed by a Responsible Officer of the REIT and delivered to the Administrative Agent.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means, as of any date, any Subsidiary of the Borrower (i) whose assets, when taken together with the assets of all other Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are designated as “Immaterial Subsidiaries” in accordance with clause (ii) of this definition, have an aggregate book value of less than $30,000,000 and (ii) is designated as an “Immaterial Subsidiary” in a written notice executed by a Responsible Officer of the REIT and delivered to the Administrative Agent.
“Impacted Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.03.
“Increase Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16.
“Incremental Revolving Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16.
“Incremental Term Loan Facility” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16.
“Incremental Term Loan Facility Documents” means, with respect to any Incremental Term Loan Facility, each agreement, instrument and other document evidencing, securing, guaranteeing, or otherwise relating to such Incremental Term Loan Facility, including any applicable Joinder Agreement.
“Incremental Term Loan Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16.
“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;
(b) the maximum amount of all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances and similar instruments (including bank guaranties, surety bonds, comfort letters, keep-well agreements and capital maintenance agreements), in each case to the extent such instruments or agreements support financial, rather than performance, obligations;
(c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business);
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(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse (valued in the case of this clause (e) at the lesser of (i) the aggregate unpaid amount of such indebtedness and (ii) if such indebtedness is non-recourse, the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith);
(f) all Attributable Indebtedness in respect of Capitalized Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations of such Person;
(g) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and
(h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness owed by the REIT or any Subsidiary thereof shall include the Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of the foregoing items and components thereof attributable to Indebtedness owed by Unconsolidated Affiliates. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of any Capitalized Lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the preceding clause (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).
“Indirect Owner” means each Subsidiary of the Borrower (including, for the avoidance of doubt, each Controlled Joint Venture) that directly or indirectly owns an Equity Interest in the Direct Owner of any Unencumbered Portfolio Property.
“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07.
“Initial Revolver Maturity Date” means the fourth anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date.
“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Term SOFR Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made, (b) as to any Daily SOFR Loan, the last Business Day of each calendar month and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made and (c) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.
“Interest Period” means as to each Term SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such Term SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Term SOFR Loan and ending on the date one or three months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in the applicable Loan Notice (in each case, subject to availability); provided that:
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(a) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;
(b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and
(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.
“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect (a) investment by such Person, consisting of (i) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or other securities of another Person or (ii) a loan, advance, other extension of credit or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor Guarantees Indebtedness owed by such other Person, (b) purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit or all or a substantial part of the business of, such Person or (c) purchase, acquisition or other investment in any real property or real property-related assets (including, without limitation, mortgage loans and other real estate-related debt investments, investments in unimproved land holdings and Portfolio Properties, and costs to construct real property assets under development). For purposes hereof, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment, but determined net of all payments constituting returns of invested capital received in respect of such Investment and, in the case of a guaranty or similar obligation, such Investment will be reduced to the extent the exposure under such guaranty or similar obligation is reduced.
“Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date” means the first Business Day following the date on which (i) the Borrower has obtained an Investment Grade Rating and (ii) the REIT has delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the REIT (x) certifying that an Investment Grade Rating has been obtained and is in effect (which certification shall also set forth the Debt Ratings received from each Rating Agency as of such date) and (y) notifying the Administrative Agent that Borrower has irrevocably elected to have the Ratings-Based Applicable Rate apply to the pricing of the Facilities.
“Investment Grade Rating” means receipt of one Debt Rating of BBB- or higher from S&P or Baa3 or higher from Xxxxx’x.
“IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 5.18.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by any L/C
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Issuer and the Borrower (or any Subsidiary of the Borrower) or in favor of such L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.
“Joinder Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16.
“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage.
“L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the first Business Day after the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving Credit Borrowing.
“L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.
“L/C Disbursement” means a payment made by an L/C Issuer pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“L/C Issuers” means, collectively, (i) Xxxxx Fargo Bank, (ii) Bank of America, (iii) Mizuho, (iv) PNC Bank and (v) U.S. Bank, in each case in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder that has agreed to serve in such role. Any L/C Issuer may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such L/C Issuer, in which case the term “L/C Issuer” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate. Each reference herein to the “L/C Issuer” in connection with a Letter of Credit or other matter shall be deemed to be a reference to the relevant L/C Issuer with respect thereto.
“L/C Obligations” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time, including any automatic or scheduled increases provided for by the terms of such Letters of Credit, determined without regard to whether any conditions to drawing could be met at that time, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. The L/C Obligations of any Revolving Credit Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the total L/C Obligations at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Article 29(a) of the UCP or Rule 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the ISP or similar terms of the Letter of Credit itself, or if compliant documents have been presented but not yet honored, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” and “undrawn” in the amount so remaining available to be paid, and the obligations of the Borrower and each Revolving Credit Lender shall remain in full force and effect until the L/C Issuers and the Revolving Credit Lenders shall have no further obligations to make any payments or disbursements under any circumstances with respect to any Letter of Credit.
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“Lender Party” and “Lender Recipient Party” means, collectively, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers.
“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or a Joinder Agreement, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, and “Lender” means any of them individually. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the L/C Issuers. The term “Lender” may also be used to refer to a Revolving Credit Lender or a Term Lender, as the context requires.
“Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, which office may include any Affiliate of such Lender or any domestic or foreign branch of such Lender or such Affiliate. Unless the context otherwise requires each reference to a Lender shall include its applicable Lending Office.
“Letter of Credit” means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder providing for the payment of cash upon the honoring of a presentation thereunder.
“Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the applicable L/C Issuer.
“Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(j).
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $50,000,000 and (b) the Revolving Credit Facility at such time. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility.
“Letter of Credit Commitment” means, with respect to each L/C Issuer, the commitment of such L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit hereunder. The initial amount of each L/C Issuer’s Letter of Credit Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or if an L/C Issuer has entered into an Assignment and Assumption or a Joinder Agreement or has otherwise assumed a Letter of Credit Commitment after the Restatement Effective Date, the amount set forth for such L/C Issuer as its Letter of Credit Commitment in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent. The Letter of Credit Commitment of an L/C Issuer may be modified from time to time by agreement between such L/C Issuer and the Borrower, and notified to the Administrative Agent.
“Leverage-Based Applicable Rate” means:
(a) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the applicable percentage per annum set forth below determined by reference to the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.02(b):
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Pricing Level | Revolving Credit Facility Fee | Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio | SOFR-based Loans under Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate Loans under Revolving Credit Facility | ||||||||||
I | 0.15% | ≤ 35% | 1.05% | 0.10% | ||||||||||
II | 0.20% | > 35% and ≤ 40% | 1.10% | 0.15% | ||||||||||
III | 0.20% | > 40% and ≤ 45% | 1.20% | 0.20% | ||||||||||
IV | 0.20% | > 45% and ≤ 50% | 1.25% | 0.25% | ||||||||||
V | 0.30% | > 50% and ≤ 55% | 1.30% | 0.30% | ||||||||||
VI | 0.30% | > 55% | 1.50% | 0.50% |
(b) with respect to the Closing Date Term Facility, the applicable percentage per annum set forth below determined by reference to the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.02(b):
Pricing Level | Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio | SOFR-based Loans under Closing Date Term Facility | Base Rate Loans under Closing Date Term Facility | ||||||||
I | ≤ 35% | 1.20% | 0.20% | ||||||||
II | > 35% and ≤ 40% | 1.25% | 0.25% | ||||||||
III | > 40% and ≤ 45% | 1.35% | 0.35% | ||||||||
IV | > 45% and ≤ 50% | 1.40% | 0.40% | ||||||||
V | > 50% and ≤ 55% | 1.50% | 0.50% | ||||||||
VI | > 55% | 1.70 % | 0.70% |
Any increase or decrease in the Leverage-Based Applicable Rate for the Revolving Credit Facility or a Term Facility resulting from a change in the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b); provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then Pricing Level VI (in the case of the Revolving Credit Facility) and Pricing Level VI (in the case of the Closing Date Term Facility) shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall remain in effect until the date on which such Compliance Certificate is delivered.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, (i) from the Restatement Effective Date to the date on which the Administrative Agent receives a
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Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(a) for the fiscal year of the REIT ending December 31, 2021, the Pricing Level for the Revolving Credit Facility and the Closing Date Term Facility shall be determined based on the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as set forth in the Pro Forma Restatement Effective Date Compliance Certificate and (ii) the determination of the Leverage-Based Applicable Rates for the Revolving Credit Facility and the Closing Date Term Facility for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(b).
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, easement, right-of-way or other encumbrance on title to real property, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Revolving Credit Loan or a Term Loan.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, (a) this Agreement, (b) the Notes, (c) the Guaranty Agreement, (d) any agreement creating or perfecting rights in cash collateral pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.18 of this Agreement, (e) the Fee Letter and (f) each Issuer Document.
“Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Revolving Credit Borrowing, (b) a Term Borrowing , (c) a conversion of Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans from one Type to the other or (d) a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.
“Loan Party Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to any Controlled Joint Venture, the percentage interest held by the REIT or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary thereof, in the aggregate, in such Controlled Joint Venture determined by calculating the percentage of Equity Interests of such Controlled Joint Venture owned, directly or indirectly, by the REIT and its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, assets, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) of the REIT or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) a material adverse effect on the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document, or of the ability of the Borrower and the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations under any Loan Document; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party.
“Material Contract” means, with respect to any Person, each contract to which such Person is a party involving aggregate consideration payable to or by such Person of $25,000,000 or more in any year or otherwise material to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance or properties of such Person.
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“Maturity Date” means (a) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the later of (i) the Initial Revolver Maturity Date and (ii) if the Initial Revolver Maturity Date (or any subsequent maturity date with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility) is extended pursuant to Section 2.14, such extended maturity date as determined pursuant to such Section, (b) with respect to the Closing Date Term Loan Facility, January 5, 2027 and (c) with respect to any Incremental Term Loan Facility, the date set forth in the applicable Incremental Term Loan Facility Documents as the “Maturity Date” for such Term Facility or, if the applicable Incremental Term Loan Facility Documents fail to specify a “Maturity Date”, the then existing Maturity Date for the Closing Date Term Facility; provided, however, that, in each case, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date of the applicable Facility shall be the next preceding Business Day.
“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (i) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 103% of the Fronting Exposure of all L/C Issuers with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time, and (ii) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers in their sole discretion.
“Mizuho” means Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
“Multiple Employer Plan” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.
“Newly-Acquired Portfolio Property” means, as of any date of determination, any Portfolio Property acquired or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease by any member of the Consolidated Group from a Person that was not a member of the Consolidated Group during the then most recently ended two consecutive fiscal quarter period of the REIT for which financial statements have been provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b).
“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (i) requires the approval of all Lenders, all Lenders of a Facility or all affected Lenders or all affected Lenders of a Facility in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 and (ii) has been approved by the Required Lenders, the Required Term Lenders, the Required Revolving Lenders or the Required Facility Lenders, as applicable.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means , at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Nonrecourse Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, (a) Indebtedness, or a Guarantee of Indebtedness, in respect of which recourse for payment (except for customary exceptions for fraud, misrepresentation, misapplication of cash, waste, environmental claims and liabilities, prohibited transfers, violations of single purpose entity covenants, and other circumstances customarily excluded by institutional lenders from exculpation provisions and/or included in separate guaranty or indemnification agreements in non-recourse or tax-exempt
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financings of real estate, including those set forth on Schedule II) is contractually limited to specific assets of such Person encumbered by a Lien securing such Indebtedness or Guarantee, (b) if such Person is a Single Asset Entity, any Indebtedness owed by such Person (other than Indebtedness described in the immediately following clause (c)), or (c) if such Person is a Single Asset Holding Company, any Indebtedness (“Holdco Indebtedness”) of such Single Asset Holding Company resulting from a Guarantee of, or Lien securing, Indebtedness owed by a Single Asset Entity that is a Subsidiary of such Single Asset Holding Company, so long as, in each case, either (i) recourse for payment of such Holdco Indebtedness (except for customary exceptions for fraud, misrepresentation, misapplication of cash, waste, environmental claims and liabilities, prohibited transfers, violations of single purpose entity covenants, and other circumstances customarily excluded by institutional lenders from exculpation provisions and/or included in separate guaranty or indemnification agreements in non-recourse or tax-exempt financings of real estate, including those set forth on Schedule II) is contractually limited to the Equity Interests held by such Single Asset Holding Company in such Single Asset Entity or (ii) such Single Asset Holding Company has no assets other than Equity Interests in such Single Asset Entity and cash and other assets of nominal value incidental to the ownership of the such Single Asset Entity.
“Non-Stabilized Portfolio Property” means, as of any date of determination, any Portfolio Property (i) that was previously (but is no longer) under development and in which a Development Investment was made by the REIT or a Subsidiary thereof after the Restatement Effective Date and (ii) in respect of which the Stabilization Date has not occurred on or prior to such date.
“Notes” means, collectively, the Revolving Notes and Term Notes and “Note” means any of them individually.
“NPL” means the National Priorities List under CERCLA.
“Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.
“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.
“Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
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“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed solely as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Documents).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.06).
“Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Credit Loans occurring on such date; (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the aggregate outstanding amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by or on behalf of the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts; and (c) with respect to the Term Loan on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof on such date.
“Pari Passu Obligations” means Unsecured Indebtedness (without giving effect to the proviso in the definition thereof and exclusive of the Obligations) of any member of the Consolidated Group owing to a Person that is not a member of the Consolidated Group.
“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).
“Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).
“PATRIOT Act” has the meaning specified in Section 10.22.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Act” means the Pension Protection Act of 2006.
“Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans, and such related rules, as and set forth in Sections 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.
“Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan or a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by the Borrower and any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.
“Permitted Holders” means Xxxxxx X. Xxxx and the Rady Affiliates.
“Permitted Judgment Liens” means Liens permitted under Section 7.01(g) (solely to the extent the aggregate amount of the judgments secured by such Liens under Section 7.01(g)
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encumbering (x) Unencumbered Eligible Properties (and the income therefrom and proceeds thereof) and (y) the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary that owns or ground leases an Unencumbered Eligible Property (and any Subsidiary of the Borrower that directly or indirectly owns any Equity Interests in such Subsidiary) (and the income therefrom and proceeds thereof) does not exceed $10,000,000).
“Permitted Pari Passu Encumbrances” means encumbrances that are contained in documentation evidencing or governing Pari Passu Obligations which encumbrances are the result of (i) limitations on the ability of the REIT or any Subsidiary thereof to transfer property to the REIT, the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or any other Person which limitations, taken as a whole, are substantially the same as or less restrictive than those contained in the Loan Documents, (ii) limitations on the ability of the REIT or any Subsidiary thereof to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on Unencumbered Eligible Properties or the Equity Interests of any Person that owns, or ground leases under an Eligible Ground Lease, an Unencumbered Eligible Property (or the Equity Interest of any Subsidiary of the Borrower that directly or indirectly owns any Equity Interests in such Person) which limitations, taken as a whole, are substantially the same as or less restrictive than those contained in the Loan Documents or (iii) any requirement that Pari Passu Obligations be secured on an “equal and ratable basis” to the extent that the Obligations are secured.
“Permitted Unencumbered Property Liens” means Liens permitted under Section 7.01(a), (b), (c), (f) and (h), Permitted Judgment Liens and Permitted Pari Passu Encumbrances.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Plan), maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or any such Plan to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees.
“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“PNC Bank” means PNC Bank, National Association.
“Portfolio Property” means any real property owned or ground leased by a Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Portfolio Property Net Operating Income” means, with respect to any Portfolio Property for any fiscal quarter of the REIT, an amount equal to (i) the aggregate gross revenues from the operation of such Portfolio Property from tenants in occupancy and paying rent during such fiscal quarter (or, in the case of a Hotel Property, from the operation of such Portfolio Property during such fiscal quarter), minus (ii) all expenses and other proper charges incurred during such fiscal quarter in connection with the operation of such Portfolio Property (including accruals for real estate taxes and insurance, but excluding any management fees, debt service charges, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses (including, without limitation, non-cash write-offs (including with respect to straight line rents) and xxxx-to-market adjustments)), which expenses and accruals shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP; provided, that (i) in the case of a Hotel Property that has been owned, or ground leased under an Eligible Ground Lease, by one or more Subsidiaries of the Borrower for at least four consecutive full fiscal quarters for which financial statements have
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been provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), the Portfolio Property Net Operating Income of such Hotel Property shall be, for any fiscal quarter of the REIT, the average quarterly Portfolio Property Net Operating Income for the four consecutive full fiscal quarter period ending on the last day of such fiscal quarter of the REIT (with the Portfolio Property Net Operating Income for each fiscal quarter included in such four fiscal quarter period being determined in accordance with this definition without giving effect to this proviso) and (ii) in the case of a Hotel Property that has not been owned, or ground leased under an Eligible Ground Lease, by one or more Subsidiaries of the Borrower for at least four consecutive full fiscal quarters for which financial statements have been provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), the Portfolio Property Net Operating Income of such Hotel Property shall be, for any fiscal quarter of the REIT, the average quarterly Portfolio Property Net Operating Income for the period consisting of all of the full fiscal quarters commencing after the date such Hotel Property was acquired (or after an Eligible Ground Lease is entered into with respect to such Hotel Property, if applicable) by a Subsidiary of the Borrower for which financial statements have been provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) (with the Portfolio Property Net Operating Income for each fiscal quarter included in such period being determined in accordance with this definition without giving effect to this proviso). For purposes of this definition, in the case of any Portfolio Property that is owned, or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, by one or more Subsidiaries of the Borrower for at least one full fiscal month of the REIT but less than one full fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), the Portfolio Property Net Operating Income of such Portfolio Property shall equal (x) if such Portfolio Property is owned, or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, for less than two full fiscal months of the REIT, the Portfolio Property Net Operating Income of such Portfolio Property calculated with respect to the then most recently ended fiscal month of the REIT (instead of on the basis of a fiscal quarter as otherwise contemplated herein), multiplied by 3 and (y) if such Portfolio Property is owned, or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, for at least two full fiscal months of the REIT, the Portfolio Property Net Operating Income of such Portfolio Property calculated with respect to the then most recently ended two fiscal month period of the REIT (instead of on the basis of a fiscal quarter as otherwise contemplated herein), multiplied by 3/2. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this definition, the Portfolio Property Net Operating Income of any Portfolio Property that is owned, or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, by one or more Subsidiaries of the Borrower for less than one full fiscal month of the REIT shall be $0.
“Pricing Grid” means
(a) prior to the Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date, (i) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the pricing grid set forth in clause (a) of the definition of “Leverage-Based Applicable Rate”, and (ii) with respect to the Closing Date Term Facility, the pricing grid set forth in clause (b) of the definition of “Leverage-Based Applicable Rate” and
(b) on and after the Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date, (i) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the pricing grid set forth in clause (a) of the definition of “Ratings-Based Applicable Rate” and (ii) with respect to the Closing Date Term Facility, the pricing grid set forth in clause (b) of the definition of “Ratings-Based Applicable Rate.”
“Pro Forma Restatement Effective Date Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(a)(xi).
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“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Qualified Development Property” means, as of any date of determination, all or any portion of a Portfolio Property which, on such date, is the subject of ground-up development; provided that such Portfolio Property (or portion thereof) will only constitute a Qualified Development Property (i) if all requisite zoning requirements and land use requirements have been satisfied, and all permits and approvals have been obtained for all grading, offsite and infrastructure work necessary to improve the applicable Portfolio Property (or portion thereof) as intended have been obtained, (ii) if physical site improvement thereto has commenced and is continuing, and (iii) until the date on which all applicable improvements thereto receive a final certificate of occupancy or equivalent certification allowing legal occupancy thereof for its intended purpose.
“Rady Affiliates” shall mean (i) all lineal descendants of Xxxxxx X. Xxxx and all spouses and adopted children of Xxxxxx X. Xxxx and such descendants; (ii) all trusts for the benefit of any person described in clause (i) and trustees of such trusts; (iii) all legal representatives of any person or trust described in clause (i) or (ii); and (iv) all partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies or other entities Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with Xxxxxx X. Xxxx or any person, trust or other entity described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii).
“Rating Agency” means any of S&P, Xxxxx’x or Fitch.
“Ratings-Based Applicable Rate” means:
(a) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the applicable percentage per annum set forth below determined, at any time, based on the range into which the Debt Ratings then fall, in accordance with the following table:
Pricing Level | Debt Ratings (S&P and Fitch/Xxxxx’x) | Revolving Credit Facility Fee | SOFR-based Loans under Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate Loans under Revolving Credit Facility | ||||||||||
I | ≥ A- / A3 | 0.125% | 0.725% | 0.000% | ||||||||||
II | BBB+ / Baa1 | 0.150% | 0.775% | 0.000% | ||||||||||
III | BBB / Baa2 | 0.200% | 0.850% | 0.000% | ||||||||||
IV | BBB- / Baa3 | 0.250% | 1.050% | 0.050% | ||||||||||
V | < BBB- / Baa3 | 0.300% | 1.400% | 0.400% |
(b) with respect to the Closing Date Term Facility, the applicable percentage per annum set forth below determined, at any time, based on the range into which the Debt Ratings then fall, in accordance with the following table:
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Pricing Level | Debt Ratings (S&P and Fitch/Xxxxx’x) | SOFR-based Loans under Closing Date Term Facility | Base Rate Loans under Closing Date Term Facility | ||||||||
I | ≥ A- / A3 | 0.800% | 0.000% | ||||||||
II | BBB+ / Baa1 | 0.850% | 0.000% | ||||||||
III | BBB / Baa2 | 0.950% | 0.000% | ||||||||
IV | BBB- / Baa3 | 1.200% | 0.200% | ||||||||
V | < BBB- / Baa3 | 1.600% | 0.600% |
If at any time the Borrower has only a Debt Rating either from S&P or Xxxxx’x, then the Ratings-Based Applicable Rates for the Revolving Credit Facility and the Closing Date Term Facility shall be the rates per annum that would be applicable in the above Pricing Grids to such Debt Rating. If at any time the Borrower has at least two (2) Debt Ratings, and such Debt Ratings are split, then: (A) if the difference between the highest of such Debt Ratings and the lowest of such Debt Ratings is one ratings category (e.g. Baa2 by Xxxxx’x and BBB- by S&P or Fitch), the Ratings-Based Applicable Rates for the Revolving Credit Facility and the Closing Date Term Facility shall be the rates per annum that would be applicable in the above Pricing Grids if the highest of the Debt Ratings were used; and (B) if the difference between the highest of such Debt Ratings and the lowest of such Debt Ratings is two ratings categories (e.g. Baa1 by Xxxxx’x and BBB- by S&P) or more, the Ratings-Based Applicable Rates for the Revolving Credit Facility and the Closing Date Term Facility shall be the rates per annum that would be applicable in the above Pricing Grid if the rating that is one lower than the highest of the applicable Debt Ratings were used. If at any time the Borrower has no Debt Rating or has only a Debt Rating from Fitch, then the Ratings-Based Applicable Rates for the Revolving Credit Facility and the Closing Date Term Facility shall be the rates per annum that would be applicable to Pricing Level V in the Pricing Grid set forth in clause (a) above (in the case of the Revolving Credit Facility) and Pricing Level V in the Pricing Grid set forth in clause (b) above (in the case of the Closing Date Term Facility).
Initially, the Ratings-Based Applicable Rates shall be determined based upon the Debt Ratings specified in the certificate delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of “Investment Grade Pricing Effective Date.” Thereafter, each change in the Ratings-Based Applicable Rates resulting from a publicly announced change in a Debt Rating shall be effective, in the case of an upgrade, during the period commencing on the date of delivery by the REIT to the Administrative Agent of notice thereof pursuant to Section 6.03(e) and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change and, in the case of a downgrade, during the period commencing on the date of the public announcement thereof and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change.
“Real Estate Investment Trust” means any Person that qualifies as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code.
“Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder.
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“Recourse Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, Indebtedness owed by such Person other than (a) Nonrecourse Indebtedness owed by such Person and (b) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents.
“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors, consultants, service providers and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, deposit, disposal, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, emptying, injection or leaching into the Environment, or into, from or through any building, structure or facility.
“Removal Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06(b).
“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.
“Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, a Loan Notice and (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application.
“Required Facility Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, (a) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the Required Revolving Lenders, and (b) with respect to any other Facility, Lenders holding more than 50% of such Facility; provided that the unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Facility Lenders.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Revolving Credit Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations being deemed “held” by such Revolving Credit Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders; provided, further, that Unreimbursed Amounts that any Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that have not been reallocated and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the applicable L/C Issuer in making such determination.
“Required Revolving Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Revolving Credit Lenders holding more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Revolving Credit Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Revolving Credit Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations being deemed “held” by such Revolving Credit Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Lenders; provided, further, that Unreimbursed Amounts that any Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that have not been reallocated and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the applicable L/C Issuer in making such determination.
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“Required Term Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Term Lenders holding more than 50% of the Term Facility; provided that the portion of the Term Facility held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Term Lenders.
“Rescindable Amount” has the meaning as defined in Section 2.12(b)(ii).
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party or any entity authorized to act on behalf of such Loan Party, solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 4.01, the secretary or any assistant secretary of a Loan Party or entity authorized to act on behalf of a Loan Party and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party or entity authorized to act on behalf of such Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party or entity authorized to act on behalf of such Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party or entity authorized to act on behalf of such Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party, or entity authorized to act on behalf of such Loan Party, shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.
“Restatement Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01.
“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of any Person, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to any Person’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent of any thereof).
“Revolver Extension Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(b).
“Revolver Extension Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).
“Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
“Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b) and (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption or Joinder Agreement pursuant to which such Revolving Credit Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be increased by such Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to Section 2.16 or otherwise adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
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“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount at such time of Revolving Credit Loans made by such Lender and such Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations.
“Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments at such time. On the Restatement Effective Date, the amount of the Revolving Credit Facility is $400,000,000.
“Revolving Credit Facility Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(b).
“Revolving Credit Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that holds a Revolving Credit Commitment, a Revolving Credit Loan or a participation in a Letter of Credit at such time (and, as the context requires, includes the L/C Issuers).
“Revolving Credit Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).
“Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Revolving Credit Lender evidencing Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC., a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc., and any successor thereto.
“Sanction(s)” means any sanction administered or enforced by the United States Government (including without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority.
“Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Section 2.10(b) Termination Date” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.10(b).
“Secured Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, all Indebtedness owed by such Person that is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, encumbrance, security interest or other Lien (excluding in any event Indebtedness outstanding under this Agreement).
“Secured Recourse Indebtedness” means, as to any Person, Recourse Indebtedness owed by such Person that constitutes Secured Indebtedness.
“Secured Total Asset Value” means, as of any time for the Consolidated Group, the sum of (i) Total Asset Value and (ii) the Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of all cash and Cash Equivalents owned by Unconsolidated Affiliates, in each case at such time.
“Significant Subsidiary” means, on any date of determination, each Subsidiary of the REIT whose assets have an aggregate book value that is greater than five percent (5.00%) of the aggregate book value of the assets of the Consolidated Group (it being understood that such calculations shall be determined in the aggregate for all Subsidiaries of the REIT subject to any of the events specified in clause (f), (g) or (h) of Section 8.01).
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“Single Asset Entity” means a Person (other than an individual) that (a) only owns a single real property and/or cash and other assets of nominal value incidental to such Person’s ownership of such real property; (b) is engaged only in the business of owning, developing and/or leasing such real property and activities incidental thereto; and (c) receives substantially all of its gross revenues from such real property. In addition, if the assets of a Person consist solely of (i) Equity Interests in one or more other Single Asset Entities and (ii) cash and other assets of nominal value incidental to such Person’s ownership of the other Single Asset Entities, such Person shall also be deemed to be a Single Asset Entity for purposes of this Agreement (such an entity, a “Single Asset Holding Company”).
“Single Asset Holding Company” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Single Asset Entity.”
“SOFR” means, with respect to any applicable determination date, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate published on the fifth U.S. Government Securities Business Day preceding such date by the SOFR Administrator on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source); provided however that if such determination date is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, then SOFR means such rate that applied on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto.
“SOFR Adjustment” (a) with respect to Daily Simple SOFR means 0.10% and (b) with respect to Term SOFR means 0.10% for an Interest Period of one-month’s duration and 0.15 % for an Interest Period of three-month’s duration.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of SOFR, or any successor administrator of SOFR designated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or other Person acting as the SOFR Administrator at such time.
“SOFR-based Loans” means Daily SOFR Loans and Term SOFR Loans.
“Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature, (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital, and (e) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
“Solvency Certificate” means a Solvency Certificate of the chief financial officer of the REIT substantially in the form of Exhibit G.
“Specified Event of Default” means an Event of Default arising under Section 8.01(a) or (f).
“Specified Investments” means Investments by the REIT, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries in or in respect of (a) costs to construct Portfolio Properties (i.e.,
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construction-in-progress) and real property assets under development (a “Development Investment”), (b) Unconsolidated Affiliates, (c) unimproved land holdings and (d) commercial mortgage loans and commercial real estate-related mezzanine loans.
“Stabilization Date” means, with respect to any Portfolio Property under development in which a Development Investment was made by the REIT or a Subsidiary thereof and subsequent to such Investment the construction of such Portfolio Property has been substantially completed, the date that is the earlier of (i) the last day of the first full fiscal quarter of the REIT following substantial completion of such construction for which financial statements have been provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) and in which Portfolio Property Net Operating Income of such Portfolio Property for such fiscal quarter is greater than $0 and (ii) the last day of the second full fiscal quarter of the REIT following substantial completion of such construction in which financial statements have been provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b).
“Stabilized Portfolio Property” means, as of any date of determination, any Portfolio Property (i) that was previously (but is no longer) under development and in which a Development Investment was made by the REIT or a Subsidiary thereof after the Restatement Effective Date and (ii) in respect of which the Stabilization Date has occurred on or prior to such date.
“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the REIT.
“Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).
“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination
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value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the xxxx-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
“Syndication Agent” means Xxxxx Fargo Bank in its capacity as syndication agent under the Loan Documents.
“Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property (including sale and leaseback transactions), in each case, creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the application of any Debtor Relief Laws to such Person, would be characterized as Indebtedness owed by such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
“Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation (if any) to make advances to the Borrower pursuant to any Incremental Term Loan Facility or Incremental Term Loan Increase.
“Term Facility” means, (a) the Closing Date Term Facility and (b) each Incremental Term Loan Facility, as the context may require, and “Term Facilities” means a collective reference to the foregoing.
“Term Lender” means at any time a Lender that holds a Term Loan at such time.
“Term Loan” means the Closing Date Term Loans and, unless otherwise specified, each term loan made in connection with any Incremental Term Loan Increase or Incremental Term Loan Facility.
“Term Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Term Lender evidencing Term Loans made by such Term Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2.
“Term SOFR” means
(a)for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment for such Interest Period; and
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(b)for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate with a term of one month commencing that day;
provided that if Term SOFR determined in accordance with either of the foregoing provisions (a) or (b) of this definition would otherwise be less than zero, Term SOFR shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Term SOFR Loan” means a Loan bearing interest by reference to Term SOFR.
“Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).
“Threshold Amount” means $35,000,000.
“Total Asset Value” means, as of any time for the Consolidated Group, without duplication, (a) an amount equal (i) to the sum of the Portfolio Property Net Operating Income of each Portfolio Property (not less than zero for any individual Portfolio Property) owned, or ground leased pursuant to an Eligible Ground Lease, by the Consolidated Group for the then most recently ended fiscal quarter of the REIT for which financial statements have been provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) (excluding each Disposed Portfolio Property, each Newly-Acquired Portfolio Property, each Qualified Development Property and each Non-Stabilized Portfolio Property), divided by the Applicable Capitalization Rate for each such Portfolio Property, multiplied by (ii) four, plus (b) the acquisition cost paid by the applicable member(s) of the Consolidated Group for each Newly-Acquired Portfolio Property, plus (c) the aggregate book value of all Specified Investments owned by the Consolidated Group at such time, plus (d) the aggregate undepreciated book value of all Qualified Development Properties and all Non-Stabilized Portfolio Properties at such time, plus (e) the Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of each of the items referenced in clauses (a) through (d) of this definition (and the components thereof) to the extent relating to Portfolio Properties, Newly-Acquired Portfolio Properties, Specified Investments, Qualified Development Properties or Non-Stabilized Portfolio Properties, as applicable, owned by Unconsolidated Affiliates, which Portfolio Property, Newly-Acquired Portfolio Property, Specified Investment, Qualified Development Property or Non-Stabilized Portfolio Property would if owned or ground leased by a member of the Consolidated Group constitute a Portfolio Property, Newly-Acquired Portfolio Property, Specified Investment, Qualified Development Property or Non-Stabilized Portfolio Property described in one of the clauses above, will be included in the calculation of Total Asset Value on a basis consistent with the above described treatment for Properties owned or ground leased by Consolidated Parties, plus (f) all cash and Cash Equivalents owned by members of the Consolidated Group at such time; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of calculating Total Asset Value at any time:
(i)not more than twenty percent (25%) of the Total Asset Value at any time may be attributable to costs to construct Portfolio Properties (i.e., construction-in-progress) and real property assets under development, with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from Total Asset Value;
(ii)not more than five percent (5%) of the Total Asset Value at any time may be attributable to unimproved land holdings (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt,
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Investments accounted for under clause (i) above), with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from Total Asset Value;
(iii)not more than ten percent (10%) of the Total Asset Value at any time may be attributable to commercial mortgage loans and commercial real estate-related mezzanine loans, with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from Total Asset Value;
(iv)not more than twenty percent (20%) of the Total Asset Value at any time may be attributable to Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates, with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from Total Asset Value; and
(v)not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the Total Asset Value at any time may be attributable to Specified Investments, with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from Total Asset Value.
“Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C Obligations.
“Total Revolving Credit Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations.
“TRS Subsidiary” means a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the REIT that is a “taxable REIT subsidiary” under Section 856(l) of the Code.
“Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan, a Daily SOFR Loan or a Term SOFR Loan.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York.
“Unconsolidated Affiliate” means, at any date, any Person (x) in which the Consolidated Group, directly or indirectly, holds an Equity Interest, which investment is accounted for in the consolidated financial statements of the Consolidated Group on an equity basis of accounting and (y) whose financial results are not consolidated with the financial results of the Consolidated Group under GAAP.
“UCP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unencumbered Asset Value” means, as of any time for the Consolidated Group, without duplication, (a) an amount equal to (i) the sum of the Unencumbered Property NOI of
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each Unencumbered Eligible Property (not less than zero for any individual Unencumbered Eligible Property) owned, or ground leased under an Eligible Ground Lease, by the Consolidated Group for the then most recently ended fiscal quarter of the REIT for which financial statements have been provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) (excluding each Unencumbered Eligible Property that is a Disposed Portfolio Property, a Newly-Acquired Portfolio Property, a Qualified Development Property or a Non-Stabilized Portfolio Property), divided by the Applicable Capitalization Rate for each such Unencumbered Eligible Property, multiplied by (ii) four, plus (b) the undepreciated book value at such time of each Unencumbered Eligible Property that is a Qualified Development Property or a Non-Stabilized Portfolio Property, plus (c) the acquisition cost paid by the applicable member(s) of the Consolidated Group for each Unencumbered Eligible Property that is a Newly-Acquired Portfolio Property; provided, that with respect to the acquisition of any Newly-Acquired Property by a Controlled Joint Venture, only the Loan Party Pro Rata Share of such acquisition cost shall be included in the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value; provided, further, that:
(a) not more than 20% of the Unencumbered Asset Value at any time may be in respect of Unencumbered Eligible Properties that are not office, retail or multi-family properties (and, for purposes of determining compliance with such 20% limitation, if an Unencumbered Eligible Property is considered “multi-use”, the Borrower shall be permitted to include the Unencumbered Property NOI of such Unencumbered Eligible Property’s office, retail or multi-family component without limitation under this clause (a)), with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from the Unencumbered Asset Value;
(b) not more than 20% of the Unencumbered Asset Value at any time may be in respect of Unencumbered Eligible Properties that are either owned by a Controlled Joint Venture or ground leased under an Eligible Ground Lease, with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from the Unencumbered Asset Value;
(c) not more than 10% of the Unencumbered Asset Value at any time may be in respect of Unencumbered Eligible Properties that constitute Qualified Development Properties, with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from the Unencumbered Asset Value; and
(d) not more than 20% of the Unencumbered Asset Value at any time may be in respect of Unencumbered Eligible Properties that are referenced in clauses (b) and (c) above, with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from the Unencumbered Asset Value.
“Unencumbered Eligible Property” means, at any time, an Unencumbered Portfolio Property that meets each of the following criteria at such time:
(a) each Direct Owner and Indirect Owner of such Unencumbered Portfolio Property is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or a Controlled Joint Venture, in each case, that is organized in the District of Columbia or a state within the United States of America, and such Unencumbered Portfolio Property is located in the District of Columbia or a state within the United States of America;
(b) such Unencumbered Portfolio Property (and the income therefrom and proceeds thereof) is not subject to any Liens or other encumbrances (other than Permitted Unencumbered Property Liens), and such Unencumbered Portfolio Property is in good order and condition and is free of all title, survey and other defects that
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would reasonably be expected to interfere with the use of such Unencumbered Portfolio Property in accordance with its intended purpose or that would reasonably be expected to materially affect the value of such Unencumbered Portfolio Property (other than defects constituting Permitted Unencumbered Property Liens);
(c) the Equity Interests of each Direct Owner, and those of each Indirect Owner of any such Direct Owner, are not junior in any manner to any other class of Equity Interests in such Person or subject to any Liens or other encumbrances (other than Liens permitted under Section 7.01(a), (b), (c) or (l) and Permitted Pari Passu Encumbrances);
(d) no Direct Owner or Indirect Owner of such Unencumbered Portfolio Property shall have any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations and other Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02) and shall not be subject to any proceedings under any Debtor Relief Law;
(e) such Unencumbered Portfolio Property is free of Hazardous Materials except as would not materially affect the value of such Unencumbered Portfolio Property;
(f) such Unencumbered Portfolio Property is free and clear of all negative pledges or any restrictions on the ability of the Subsidiary of the Borrower that owns or ground leases such Unencumbered Portfolio Property to transfer or encumber such Unencumbered Portfolio Property, except for (1) Permitted Pari Passu Encumbrances and (2) customary restrictions on Liens, assignments and transfers of assets contained in leases, licenses and other Contractual Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business that (x) do not prevent the grant of a Lien on such Unencumbered Portfolio Property to secure the Obligations, (y) would not prevent a mortgagee of such Unencumbered Portfolio Property from transferring such Unencumbered Portfolio Property in the event such mortgagee were to foreclose on its Lien on such Unencumbered Portfolio Property and (z) do not materially impair or interfere in the use or operations of such Unencumbered Portfolio Property or the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ rights and remedies under the Loan Documents; and
(g) in the case of an Unencumbered Portfolio Property other than a Qualified Development Property, after giving pro forma effect to the inclusion of such Unencumbered Portfolio Property as an Unencumbered Eligible Property, the aggregate minimum occupancy for all Unencumbered Portfolio Properties (other than Hotel Properties) included in the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value shall be at least 80%;
provided, that (i) an Unencumbered Portfolio Property shall not constitute an Unencumbered Eligible Property unless and until the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower designating such Unencumbered Portfolio Property as an “Unencumbered Eligible Property” and certifying that such Unencumbered Portfolio Property satisfies each of the eligibility criteria set forth in clauses (a) through (g) above (or, in the case an Unencumbered Portfolio Property that satisfies each of the eligibility criteria set forth in clauses (a) through (g) above on the Restatement Effective Date, is listed on Schedule III hereto), (ii) if at any time any Unencumbered Portfolio Property that is included as an “Unencumbered Eligible Property” (whether on the Restatement Effective Date or at any thereafter) ceases to satisfy any of the eligibility criteria set forth in clauses (a) through (g) above, such Unencumbered Portfolio Property shall automatically cease to be an Unencumbered Eligible Property at such time and the Borrower
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shall promptly notify the Lender in writing thereof and (iii) the Borrower may rescind the designation of any Unencumbered Portfolio Property as an “Unencumbered Eligible Property” at any time by providing written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Loan Parties are in pro forma compliance with the covenants contained in Section 7.02(b) and Section 7.11 after giving effect thereto.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, an Unencumbered Portfolio Property shall not be deemed an Unencumbered Eligible Property if any Direct Owner or Indirect Owner thereof that is not a Guarantor is obligated in respect of any outstanding Indebtedness for borrowed money that constitutes Recourse Indebtedness.
“Unencumbered Portfolio Property” means any real property (i) that is 100% directly owned by one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are Guarantors; (ii) that is 100% owned directly by a Controlled Joint Venture or (iii) in which one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are Guarantors or a Controlled Joint Venture, as applicable, holds a 100% ground leasehold interest under an Eligible Ground Lease; provided, that in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) of this definition, if the Exemption Condition exists at any time with respect to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower that owns or ground leases all or any portion of such real property, the requirement that such Wholly Owned Subsidiary be a Guarantor shall not apply to such Wholly Owned Subsidiary.
“Unencumbered Property NOI” means, with respect to any Unencumbered Eligible Property for any fiscal quarter of the REIT, an amount equal to (a) the Portfolio Property Net Operating Income of such Unencumbered Eligible Property for such fiscal quarter, minus (b) the Annual Capital Expenditure Adjustment with respect to such Unencumbered Eligible Property for such fiscal quarter; provided, that if an Unencumbered Eligible Property is owned, or ground leased under an Eligible Ground Lease, by a Controlled Joint Venture, the Unencumbered Property NOI of such Unencumbered Eligible Property shall, for such period, be the Loan Party Pro Rata Share of such Unencumbered Property NOI.
“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(f).
“Unrestricted Cash Amount” means, as of any date, an amount equal to the greater of (a) the excess of (i) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the Consolidated Group on such date that are not subject to any pledge, Lien or control agreement (excluding statutory Liens in favor of any depositary bank where such cash is maintained), minus (ii) the sum of (x) $15,000,000, plus (y) amounts included in the foregoing clause (i) that are held in the name of, or in the possession or control of a Person (other than any possession or control by such Person arising solely from such Person acting in its capacity as a depository or financial intermediary for, or on behalf of, a member of the Consolidated Group) that is not the REIT, the Borrower or any their respective Subsidiaries as deposits or security for contractual obligations plus (z) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings on such date and (b) $0.
“Unsecured Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, all Indebtedness owed by such Person that is not Secured Indebtedness; provided, however, that any Indebtedness that is secured only by a pledge of Equity Interests shall be deemed to be Unsecured Indebtedness.
“U.S. Bank” means U.S. Bank National Association.
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“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any Business Day, except any Business Day on which any of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business because such day is a legal holiday under the federal laws of the United States or the laws of the State of New York, as applicable.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(g)(ii)(B)(III).
“Xxxxx Fargo Bank” means Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association.
“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, (a) any corporation 100% of whose Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person and (b) any partnership, association, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person have a 100% equity interest at such time. For purposes hereof, so long as the Borrower remains a Subsidiary of the REIT, the Borrower and its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of the REIT.
“Withholding Agent” means the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and, in the case of U.S. federal withholding Taxes, any applicable withholding agent.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which Write-Down and Conversion Powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
1.02.Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
(a)The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” The word “or” shall not be exclusive and shall be deemed to have the inclusive meaning of the term “and/or.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document),
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(ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “hereto,” “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law, rule or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law, rule or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
(b)In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.”
(c)Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(d)Any reference herein to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a Division, as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any Division Successor shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each Division of any Person that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).
1.03.Accounting Terms.
(a)Generally. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Consolidated Group shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 and FASB ASC 470-20 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.
(b)Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (A) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (B) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting
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forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.
(c)Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. All references herein to consolidated financial statements of the REIT and its Subsidiaries or the Consolidated Group or to the determination of any amount for the REIT and its Subsidiaries or the Consolidated Group on a consolidated basis or any similar reference shall, in each case, be deemed to include each variable interest entity that the REIT or the Consolidated Group, as applicable, is required to consolidate pursuant to FASB ASC 810 as if such variable interest entity were a Subsidiary as defined herein.
1.04.Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).
1.05.Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
1.06.Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
1.07.GNMA Securities. For purposes of determining the value of Cash Equivalents as of any date, the value of GNMA Securities that are included as Cash Equivalents on such date shall be 95% of the marked-to-market value of such GNMA Securities determined in accordance with GAAP as of the last day of the then most recently ended fiscal quarter of the REIT.
1.08.Interest Rates. The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to any reference rate referred to herein or with respect to any rate (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the selection of such rate and any related spread or other adjustment) that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any such rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions or other activities that affect any reference rate referred to herein, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or any related spread or other adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any reference rate referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing), in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or other action or
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omission related to or affecting the selection, determination, or calculation of any rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
ARTICLE II
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
2.01. The Loans. On the Restatement Effective Date, each Closing Date Term Lender is severally holding a single term loan made to the Borrower in Dollars pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement, in the amount set forth on Schedule 2.01. Each such term loan shall constitute a term loan under this Agreement (each, a “Closing Date Term Loan”). Any Closing Date Term Loan repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Closing Date Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans, Daily SOFR Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as further provided herein.
(b) The Revolving Credit Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Revolving Credit Loan”) to the Borrower in Dollars from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Revolving Credit Borrowing, (i) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility and (ii) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender shall not exceed such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Within the limits of each Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(b), prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01(b). Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans, Daily SOFR Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as further provided herein.
2.02. Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.
(a)Each Borrowing, each conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Loan Notice. Each such Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or of any conversion of Term SOFR Loans to Daily SOFR Loans or Base Rate Loans, and (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Daily SOFR Loans or Base Rate Loans or conversion of Daily SOFR Loans to Base Rate Loans or Base Rate Loans to Daily SOFR Loans. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $3,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Section 2.03(f), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans or Daily SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $300,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Loan Notice shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Term Borrowing, a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to another, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type and Class of Loans to be borrowed or to which Type existing Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans are to be converted and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan Notice
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or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. In the case of conversion or continuation of a Term SOFR Loan, such automatic conversion to a Base Rate Loan shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Term SOFR Loan. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of a Term SOFR Loan in any such Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.
(b)Following receipt of a Loan Notice requesting a Borrowing of a Revolving Credit Loan or a Term Loan, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Loans. If no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Appropriate Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in Section 2.02(a). In the case of a Revolving Credit Borrowing or Term Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Revolving Credit Loan or Term Loan (as applicable) available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower; provided, however, that if, on the date a Loan Notice with respect to a Revolving Borrowing is received by the Administrative Agent, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Revolving Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and second, shall be made available to the Borrower as provided above.
(c)Except as otherwise provided herein, a Term SOFR Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Term SOFR Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Term SOFR Loans or requested as or converted to Daily SOFR Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders.
(d)The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Appropriate Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Term SOFR Loans upon determination of such interest rate.
(e)After giving effect to the Term Borrowing, all conversions of Term Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Term Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than five (5) Interest Periods in effect in respect of the Term Facilities. After giving effect to all Revolving Credit Borrowings, all conversions of Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Revolving Credit Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than five (5) Interest Periods in effect in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility.
(f)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all or a portion of its Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and such Lender.
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(g)With respect to SOFR, Daily Simple SOFR or Term SOFR, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
2.03. Letters of Credit.
(a)General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, in addition to the Loans provided for in Section 2.01, the Borrower may request any L/C Issuer, in reliance on the agreements of the Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, to issue, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period, Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars for its own account or the account of any of its Subsidiaries in such form as is acceptable to such L/C Issuer in its reasonable determination. Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall constitute utilization of the Revolving Credit Facility.
(b)Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Extension, Reinstatement or Renewal. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment of the terms and conditions, extension of the terms and conditions, extension of the expiration date, or reinstatement of amounts paid, or renewal of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall deliver (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable L/C Issuer) to an L/C Issuer selected by it and to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, extended, reinstated or renewed, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with clause (d) of this Section 2.03), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof, the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, extend, reinstate or renew such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable L/C Issuer, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application and reimbursement agreement on such L/C Issuer’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application and reimbursement agreement or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, an L/C Issuer relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application (or the amendment of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the applicable L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit shall permit such L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon by the Borrower and the applicable L/C Issuer at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such L/C Issuer for any such
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extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiration date not later than the date permitted pursuant to Section 2.03(d); provided, that such L/C Issuer shall not (i) permit any such extension if (A) such L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its extended form under the terms hereof (except that the expiration date may be extended to a date that is no more than one year from the then-current expiration date) or (B) it has received notice (which may be in writing or by telephone (if promptly confirmed in writing)) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent that the Required Revolving Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (ii) be obligated to permit such extension if it has received notice (which may be in writing or by telephone (if promptly confirmed in writing)) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing such L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.
(c)Limitations on Amounts, Issuance and Amendment. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, extended, reinstated or renewed only if (and upon issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal (i) the aggregate amount of the outstanding Letters of Credit issued by any L/C Issuer shall not exceed its L/C Commitment; provided that, subject to the limitations set forth in clause (ii) hereof, any L/C Issuer in its sole discretion may issue Letters of Credit in excess of its Letter of Credit Commitment, (ii) the aggregate L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (iii) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed its Revolving Credit Commitment and (iv) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility.
(i)No L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:
(A)any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that such L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Restatement Effective Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Restatement Effective Date and which such L/C Issuer in good xxxxx xxxxx material to it;
(B)the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;
(C)except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer, the Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000;
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(D)any Revolving Credit Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Revolving Credit Lender to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.19(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which such L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion; or
(E)the Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder.
(ii)No L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit.
(d)Expiration Date. (i) Each Letter of Credit shall have a stated expiration date no later than the earlier of (i) the date twelve months after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any extension of the expiration date thereof, whether automatic or by amendment, twelve months after the then current expiration date of such Letter of Credit) and (ii) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility, unless the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer have approved such expiry date; provided that in no event will any Letter of Credit have an expiration date that is later than the first anniversary of the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility, subject to the requirements of Section 2.03(d)(ii).
(ii) If the expiration date of any Letter of Credit would occur after the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility, the Borrower hereby agrees that it will at least thirty (30) days prior to the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility (or, in the case of a Letter of Credit issued, amended or extended on or after thirty (30) days prior to the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility, on the date of such issuance, amendment or extension, as applicable) Cash Collateralize such Letter of Credit.
(e)Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount or extending the expiration date thereof), and without any further action on the part of the applicable L/C Issuer or the Lenders, such L/C Issuer hereby grants to each Revolving Credit Lender, and each Revolving Credit Lender hereby acquires from such L/C Issuer, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. Each Revolving Credit Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this clause (e) in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Revolving Credit Facility.
In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Credit Lender hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for account of the applicable L/C Issuer, such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of each L/C Disbursement made by an L/C Issuer not later than 1:00 p.m. on the
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Business Day specified in the notice provided by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.03(f) until such L/C Disbursement is reimbursed by the Borrower or at any time after any reimbursement payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason, including after the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility. Such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each such payment shall be made in the same manner as provided in Section 2.02 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.02 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.03), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the applicable L/C Issuer the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03(f), the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the applicable L/C Issuer or, to the extent that the Revolving Credit Lenders have made payments pursuant to this clause (e) to reimburse such L/C Issuer, then to such Lenders and such L/C Issuer as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this clause (e) to reimburse an L/C Issuer for any L/C Disbursement shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such L/C Disbursement.
Each Revolving Credit Lender further acknowledges and agrees that its participation in each Letter of Credit will be automatically adjusted to reflect such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit at each time such Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment is amended pursuant to the operation of Section 2.16, as a result of an assignment in accordance with Section 10.06 or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement.
If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(e), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, the applicable L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Credit Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the applicable L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by such L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Revolving Credit Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Credit Loan included in the relevant Revolving Credit Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of any L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (e) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(f)Reimbursement. If an L/C Issuer shall make any L/C Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer in respect of such L/C Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such L/C Disbursement not later than 12:00 noon on (i) the Business Day immediately following the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice of such L/C Disbursement, if such notice is received prior to 10:00 a.m. or (ii) the second Business Day following the day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time, provided that, the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.02 that such payment be financed with a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or Daily SOFR Loans in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting
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Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or Daily SOFR Loans, as applicable. If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Credit Lender of the applicable L/C Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof (the “Unreimbursed Amount”) and such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the date of payment by the applicable L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Facility and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Loan Notice). Any notice given by any L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(f) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(g)Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse L/C Disbursements as provided in clause (f) of this Section 2.03 shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of:
(i)any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Letter of Credit, or any term or provision herein or therein;
(ii)the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), any L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(iii)any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement in such draft or other document being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(iv)waiver by any L/C Issuer of any requirement that exists for such L/C Issuer’s protection and not the protection of the Borrower or any waiver by such L/C Issuer which does not in fact materially prejudice the Borrower;
(v)honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit required that demand be in the form of a draft;
(vi)any payment made by any L/C Issuer in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the UCC, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable;
(vii)payment by the applicable L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply strictly with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by any L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession,
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assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or
(viii)any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.03, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ obligations hereunder.
The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the applicable L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against each L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
None of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, any L/C Issuer, or any of their Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit by the applicable L/C Issuer or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms, any error in translation or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the applicable L/C Issuer; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse an L/C Issuer from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Laws) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by such L/C Issuer’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of an L/C Issuer (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), an L/C Issuer shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination, and that:
(i)an L/C Issuer may replace a purportedly lost, stolen, or destroyed original Letter of Credit or missing amendment thereto with a certified true copy marked as such or waive a requirement for its presentation;
(ii)an L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and may make payment upon presentation of documents that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit and without regard to any non-documentary condition in such Letter of Credit;
(iii)an L/C Issuer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to decline to accept such documents and to make such payment if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit; and
(iv)this sentence shall establish the standard of care to be exercised by an L/C Issuer when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof (and the parties hereto hereby waive, to the extent permitted by applicable Laws, any standard of care inconsistent with the foregoing).
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Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, any L/C Issuer, or any of their Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of (i) any presentation that includes forged or fraudulent documents or that is otherwise affected by the fraudulent, bad faith, or illegal conduct of the beneficiary or other Person, (ii) an L/C Issuer declining to take-up documents and make payment (A) against documents that are fraudulent, forged, or for other reasons by which that it is entitled not to honor or (B) following the Borrower’s waiver of discrepancies with respect to such documents or request for honor of such documents or (iii) an L/C Issuer retaining proceeds of a Letter of Credit based on an apparently applicable attachment order, blocking regulation, or third-party claim notified to such L/C Issuer.
(h)Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued by it, the rules of the ISP shall apply to such Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no L/C Issuer shall be responsible to the Borrower for, and no L/C Issuer’s rights and remedies against the Borrower shall be impaired by, any action or inaction of any L/C Issuer required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the Law or any order of a jurisdiction where any L/C Issuer or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade – International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.
(i)Each L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Revolving Credit Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and each L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by such L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article IX included such L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to such L/C Issuer.
(j)Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate then applicable to SOFR-based Loans under the Revolving Credit Facility times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit; provided, however, any Letter of Credit Fees otherwise payable for the account of a Defaulting Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit as to which such Defaulting Lender has not provided Cash Collateral satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall be payable, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Laws, to the other Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with the upward adjustments in their respective Applicable Revolving Credit Percentages allocable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.19(a)(iv), with the balance of such fee, if any, payable to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on expiration date for such Letter of Credit and thereafter on demand and (ii) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate applicable to SOFR-based Loans under the Revolving Credit Facility during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of
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Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Specified Event of Default or, upon request of the Required Revolving Lenders while any Financial Covenant Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.
(k)Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuers. The Borrower shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit, at a rate equal to 0.125% per annum, computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the tenth Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the expiration date for such Letter of Credit and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.
(l)Disbursement Procedures. The L/C Issuer for any Letter of Credit shall, within the time allowed by applicable Laws or the specific terms of the Letter of Credit following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under such Letter of Credit. Such L/C Issuer shall promptly after such examination notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing of such demand for payment if such L/C Issuer has made or will make an L/C Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such L/C Issuer and the Revolving Credit Lenders with respect to any such L/C Disbursement.
(m)Interim Interest. If the L/C Issuer for any Letter of Credit shall make any L/C Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Disbursement in full on the date such L/C Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such L/C Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such L/C Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to Base Rate Revolving Credit Loans; provided that if the Borrower fails to reimburse such L/C Disbursement when due pursuant to clause (f) of this Section 2.03, then Section 2.08(b) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this clause (m) shall be for account of such L/C Issuer, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to clause (f) of this Section 2.03 to reimburse such L/C Issuer shall be for account of such Revolving Credit Lender to the extent of such payment.
(n)Replacement of any L/C Issuer. Any L/C Issuer may be replaced at any time by written agreement between the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced L/C Issuer and the successor L/C Issuer. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of an L/C Issuer. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced L/C Issuer pursuant to Sections 2.03(j) and (k). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor L/C Issuer shall have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued by it thereafter and
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(ii) references herein to the term “L/C Issuer” shall be deemed to include such successor or any previous L/C Issuer, or such successor and all previous L/C Issuer, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an L/C Issuer hereunder, the replaced L/C Issuer shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
(o)Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Revolving Lenders demanding the deposit of Cash Collateral pursuant to this clause (o), the Borrower shall immediately deposit into an account established and maintained on the books and records of the Administrative Agent (the “Collateral Account”) an amount in cash equal to 103% of the total L/C Obligations as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, provided that the obligation to deposit such Cash Collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (f) of Section 8.01. Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing or clause (d) of this Section 2.03, if any L/C Obligations remain outstanding after the expiration date specified in said clause (d), the Borrower shall immediately deposit into the Collateral Account an amount in cash equal to 103% of such L/C Obligations as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over the Collateral Account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in the Collateral Account. Moneys in the Collateral Account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse each L/C Issuer for L/C Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed, together with related fees, costs, and customary processing charges, and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the L/C Obligations at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Lenders with L/C Obligations representing 66-2/3% of the total L/C Obligations), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of Cash Collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.
(p)Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse, indemnify and compensate the applicable L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit as if such Letter of Credit had been issued solely for the account of the Borrower. The Borrower irrevocably waives any and all defenses that might otherwise be available to it as a guarantor or surety of any or all of the obligations of such Subsidiary in respect of such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.
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(q)Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.
(r)L/C Issuer Reports to the Administrative Agent. Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer shall, in addition to its notification obligations set forth elsewhere in this Section, provide the Administrative Agent with written reports from time to time, as follows:
(i)reasonably prior to the time that such L/C Issuer issues, amends, increases or extends a Letter of Credit, a written report that includes the date of such issuance, amendment, increase or extension and the stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, increase or extension (and whether the amounts thereof shall have changed);
(ii)on each Business Day on which such L/C Issuer makes a payment pursuant to a Letter of Credit, a written report that includes the date and amount of such payment;
(iii)on any Business Day on which the Borrower fails to reimburse a payment made pursuant to a Letter of Credit required to be reimbursed to such L/C Issuer on such day, a written report that includes the date of such failure and the amount of such payment;
(iv)on any other Business Day, a written report that includes such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request as to the Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer; and
(v)(A) on the last Business Day of each calendar month and (B) on each date that (1) an L/C Credit Extension occurs or (2) there is any expiration, cancellation and/or disbursement, in each case, with respect to any Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer, a written report that includes the information for every outstanding Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer.
2.04. Intentionally Omitted.
2.05. Prepayments.
(a)Optional. The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which notice, in the case of a termination of the full amount of any Facility and prepayment of all Loans thereunder in connection therewith, may state that it is conditioned on the Borrower receiving proceeds of other financing, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by providing notice to the Administrative Agent) if such financing is not received by the Borrower on or prior to the proposed termination date of the applicable Facility and prepayment of all Loans thereunder in connection therewith), at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (A) such notice must be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (1) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Term SOFR Loans and (2) on the date of prepayment of Daily SOFR Loans or Base Rate Loans; (B) any prepayment of Term SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $3,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (C) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $300,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and
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amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Term SOFR Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans and each Facility to which such prepayment shall apply (and if multiple Facilities are specified, the allocation among such Facilities); provided that any prepayment made during the continuance of an Event of Default shall be allocated among the Facilities on a pro rata basis. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s ratable portion of such prepayment (based on such Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the relevant Facility). If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Term SOFR Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Subject to Section 2.19, each such prepayment shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages in respect of each of the relevant Facilities.
(b)Mandatory. If for any reason the sum of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings at any time exceeds the Revolving Credit Facility then in effect, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Borrowings and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (other than the L/C Borrowings) in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.
(ii)Amounts paid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.05(b), first, shall be applied ratably to the L/C Borrowings, second, shall be applied ratably to the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, and, third, shall be used to Cash Collateralize the remaining L/C Obligations. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit that has been Cash Collateralized, the funds held as Cash Collateral shall be applied (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Person) to reimburse the L/C Issuers or the Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable.
2.06. Termination or Reduction of Commitments.
(a)Optional. The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Revolving Credit Facility or the Letter of Credit Sublimit, or from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Facility or the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. five Business Days (or such shorter period as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent) prior to the date of termination or reduction (which notice, in the case of a termination of the full amount of any Facility and prepayment of all Loans thereunder in connection therewith, may state that it is conditioned on the Borrower receiving proceeds of other financing, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by providing notice to the Administrative Agent) if such financing is not received by the Borrower on or prior to the proposed termination date of the applicable Facility and prepayment of all Loans thereunder in connection therewith), (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $3,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce (A) the Revolving Credit Facility if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings would exceed the Revolving Credit Facility (as so reduced), or (B) the Letter of Credit Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto, the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations not fully Cash Collateralized hereunder would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit.
(b)Mandatory. The Revolving Credit Facility shall be reduced to zero automatically and permanently on the last day of the Availability Period.
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(c)Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any termination or reduction of the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Revolving Credit Facility under this Section 2.06. Upon any reduction of the Letter of Credit Sublimit, the Letter of Credit Commitment of each L/C Issuer shall be reduced on a pro rata basis. Upon any reduction of the Revolving Credit Facility, the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender shall be reduced by such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of such reduction amount. All fees in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Credit Facility shall be paid on the effective date of such termination. Following any such termination or reduction, the Administrative Agent shall replace the existing Schedule 2.01 with an amended and restated schedule that reflects such termination or reduction.
2.07. Repayment of Loans.
(a)Closing Date Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Closing Date Term Lenders on the Maturity Date for the Closing Date Term Facility the aggregate principal amount of Closing Date Term Loans outstanding on such date.
(b)Revolving Credit Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Revolving Credit Lenders on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on such date.
(c)Incremental Term Loan Facilities. The Borrower shall repay to the Lenders holding Term Loans of any Incremental Term Loan Facility on the Maturity Date for such Incremental Term Loan Facility the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of such Incremental Term Loan Facility outstanding on such date.
2.08. Interest.
(a)Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(b), (i) each Term SOFR Loan under a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to Term SOFR for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate then applicable to Term SOFR Loans under such Facility, (ii) each Daily SOFR Loan under a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to Daily Simple SOFR plus the Applicable Rate then applicable to Daily SOFR Loans under such Facility and (iii) each Base Rate Loan under a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans under such Facility.
(b)(i) While any Specified Event of Default exists, or upon the request of the Required Lenders while any Financial Covenant Event of Default exists, the Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(ii)Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
(c)Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after
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judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.
2.09. Fees. In addition to fees described in Sections 2.03(j) and (k), Section 2.14(b), and Section 2.16(d):
(a)[intentionally omitted]
(b)Revolving Credit Facility Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage, a facility fee (the “Revolving Credit Facility Fee”) equal to the Applicable Rate then applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility Fee times the actual daily amount of the Revolving Credit Facility (or, if the Revolving Credit Facility has terminated, on the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations), regardless of usage, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.19. The Revolving Credit Facility Fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period (and thereafter so long as any Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Obligations remain outstanding), including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Restatement Effective Date, on the last day of the Availability Period, and, if applicable, thereafter on demand. The Revolving Credit Facility Fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility Fee during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by such Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.
(c)Other Fees. (i) The Borrower shall pay to the Bookrunners and the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
(ii)The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
2.10. Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate.
(a) All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to Term SOFR) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which may result in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(b) If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the Consolidated Group or for any other reason, the Borrower or the Lenders
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determine that (i) the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as calculated by the REIT as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders or the L/C Issuers, as the case may be, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. This paragraph (b) shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under Section 2.03(j) or 2.08(b) or under Article VIII; provided that no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred as a result of such nonpayment (and no such shortfall amount shall be deemed overdue or accrue interest at the Default Rate) unless such shortfall amount is not paid on or prior to the fifth Business Day following demand for such payment by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower. The Borrower’s obligations under this paragraph (b) shall survive for a period of nine (9) months following the termination of the Facilities and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder (the last day of such nine-month period being referred to herein as the “Section 2.10(b) Termination Date”); provided, that if after the Section 2.10(b) Termination Date it is discovered that there was an inaccuracy in the calculation of the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio for a period ending prior to the termination of the Facilities and repayment in full of the Obligations, and such inaccuracy (x) resulted from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud of the REIT and (y) gives rise to obligations under this Section 2.10(b), then such obligations of the Borrower under this paragraph shall nevertheless survive the Section 2.10(b) Termination Date and shall be due and payable by the Borrower on the date of discovery of such inaccuracy.
2.11. Evidence of Debt.
(a)The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the written request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) Notes that evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Notes and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
(b)In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.
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2.12. Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.
(a)General. All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made free and clear of and without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage in respect of the relevant Facility (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.
(b)(i) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of Term SOFR Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Daily SOFR Loans or Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Daily SOFR Loans or Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans under the applicable Facility. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
(ii)Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or any L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer(s), as the case may be, the amount due. With respect to any payment that the Administrative Agent
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makes for the account of the Lenders or any L/C Issuer hereunder as to which the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the following applies (such payment referred to as the “Rescindable Amount”) : (1) the Borrower has not in fact made such payment; (2) the Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so paid by the Borrower (whether or not then owed); or (3) the Administrative agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment; then each of the Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer(s), as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount so distributed to such Lender or such L/C Issuer(s), in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(c)Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.
(d)Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and to make payments pursuant to Section 10.04(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 10.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 10.04(c).
(e)Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.
(f)Insufficient Funds. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, L/C Borrowings, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, toward payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, toward payment of principal and L/C Borrowings then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and L/C Borrowings then due to such parties.
2.13. Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of (a) Obligations due and payable to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Obligations due and
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payable to such Lender at such time to (ii) the aggregate amount of the Obligations due and payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time) of payments on account of the Obligations due and payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time obtained by all the Lenders at such time or (b) Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to such Lender at such time to (ii) the aggregate amount of the Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time) of payment on account of the Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time obtained by all of the Lenders at such time then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and subparticipations in L/C Obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of Obligations then due and payable to the Lenders or owing (but not due and payable) to the Lenders, as the case may be, provided that:
(i)if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and
(ii)the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.18, or (z) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to the REIT, the Borrower or any of their respective Affiliates (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).
The Borrower and the REIT consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Laws, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower or any Guarantor rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower or such Guarantor in the amount of such participation.
2.14. Extension of Maturity Date in respect of Revolving Credit Facility.
(a)Requests for Extension. The Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent (such notice, a “Revolver Extension Notice”) not earlier than 90 days and not later than 30 days prior to (i) the Initial Revolver Maturity Date, elect to extend the then applicable Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility for an additional six (6) months beyond the Initial Revolver Maturity Date (such new Maturity Date, the “First Extended Revolver Maturity Date”) and (ii) the First Extended Revolver Maturity Date, elect to extend the then applicable Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility for an additional six (6) months beyond the First Extended Revolver Maturity Date to the fifth anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such Revolver Extension Notice promptly to the Lenders following receipt thereof.
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(b)Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of the Revolver Maturity Date Extension. As conditions precedent to each extension of the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility, the Borrower shall satisfy each of the following requirements for such extension to become effective (in each case, the first date on which such conditions precedent are satisfied or waived with respect to the applicable extension, the “Revolver Extension Effective Date” for such extension):
(i)The Administrative Agent shall have received a Revolver Extension Notice within the period required under clause (a) above;
(ii)On the date of the applicable Revolver Extension Notice and both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the applicable extension of the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(iii)The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, for the pro rata benefit of the Revolving Credit Lenders based on their respective Applicable Revolving Credit Percentages as of such date, (A) in the case of an extension of the Initial Revolver Maturity Date to the First Extended Revolver Maturity Date, an extension fee in an amount equal to 0.0625% of the Revolving Credit Facility as in effect on the applicable Revolver Extension Effective Date and (B) in the case of an extension of the First Extended Revolver Maturity Date to the fifth anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date, an extension fee in an amount equal to 0.075% of the Revolving Credit Facility as in effect on the applicable Revolver Extension Effective Date; it being agreed that each such extension fee shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason; and
(iv)The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of each Loan Party dated as of the applicable Revolver Extension Effective Date, signed by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party (i) (A) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party approving or consenting to such extension or (B) certifying that, as of such Revolver Extension Effective Date, the resolutions delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on the Restatement Effective Date include approval for the requested extension and are and remain in full force and effect and have not been modified, rescinded or superseded since the date of adoption, and (ii) in the case of the Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such extension, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date, except (x) to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, (y) any representation or warranty that is already by its terms qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date (including such earlier date set forth in the foregoing clause (x)) after giving effect to such qualification and (z) for purposes of this Section 2.14, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01, and (B) no Default exists.
(c)Increase in Applicable Capitalization Rate. If the Borrower requests an extension of the Initial Revolver Maturity Date in accordance with the provisions of clause (a) of this Section 2.14, then, at the request of the Required Lenders, each of the percentages set forth in clauses (i) through (v) of the definition of “Applicable Capitalization Rate” may be
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increased by up to 0.50%, on a one-time basis, effective as of the date such extension takes effect. Any such increase of one or more of such percentages shall be reasonably determined by the Required Lenders on the basis of then current market conditions and data and in consultation with the Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower in writing of any increase in any of the percentages set forth in the definition of “Applicable Capitalization Rate” within fifteen (15) Business Days following the Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’ receipt of the Revolver Extension Notice; provided, that if the Revolver Extension Notice is received by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders less than forty-five (45) days prior to the Initial Revolver Maturity Date, then the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower in writing of any such increases in such percentages within ten (10) Business Days following the Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’ receipt of the Revolver Extension Notice. In the event the Required Lenders request to increase any of the percentages set forth in clauses (i) through (v) of the definition of “Applicable Capitalization Rate”, then the Borrower may withdraw its Revolver Extension Notice by providing written notice of such withdrawal to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders; provided, that any such notice of withdrawal must be received by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Initial Revolver Maturity Date (and, in any event, if such notice of withdrawal is received by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders after the date the proposed extension takes effect, it shall not be an effective withdrawal).
(d)Effectiveness of Extension. Any such extension of the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility shall become effective on the applicable Revolver Extension Effective Date.
(e)Conflicting Provisions. This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 10.01 to the contrary.
2.15. Intentionally Omitted.
2.16. Increase in Facilities.
(a)Request for Increase. Provided there exists no Default, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may from time to time, request an increase in the aggregate amount of the Facilities to an amount not exceeding $900,000,000 in the aggregate after giving effect to such increase by requesting an increase in the Revolving Credit Facility (each such increase, an “Incremental Revolving Increase”), requesting an increase in the Closing Date Term Facility (each such increase, an “Incremental Term Loan Increase”) or establishing a new (or increasing an existing) tranche of pari passu term loans (each an “Incremental Term Loan Facility”; each Incremental Term Loan Facility, Incremental Revolving Increase, and Incremental Term Loan Increase are collectively referred to as “Incremental Facilities”); provided that (i) any such request for an increase shall be in a minimum amount of $25,000,000 or any lesser amount if such amount represents all remaining availability under the aggregate limit in respect of the increases set forth above (or such lesser amount as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may agree), (ii) the Borrower may make a maximum of three such requests, (iii) [reserved], (iv) all Incremental Revolving Increases and Incremental Term Loan Increases shall be on the same terms as the Facility being increased, and (v) all incremental commitments and loans provided as part of an Incremental Term Loan Facility shall be on terms agreed to by the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loan Facility, provided, that if the terms of such Incremental Term Loan Facility (other than pricing, optional prepayment, amortization and final maturity) are not the same as the terms of the Closing Date Term Facility or a then existing Incremental Term Loan Facility, such new Incremental Term Loan Facility shall be on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders providing such
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Incremental Term Loan Facility. The Borrower may approach any Lender or any Person that would constitute an Eligible Assignee to provide all or a portion of the requested increase; provided that (w) any Lender offered or approached to provide all or a portion of the requested increase may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide all or a portion of such increase, (x) no Person approached shall become a Lender without the written consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), if such consent would be required for such Person to be an assignee of a Revolving Credit Commitment or a Revolving Credit Loan pursuant to Section 10.06(b)(iii)(B), (y) no Person approached shall become a Revolving Credit Lender without the written consent of the L/C Issuers and (z) the Borrower shall not be obligated to offer any existing Lender the opportunity to provide any portion of a requested increase. At the time of sending its notice, the Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Lender and other Person approached by the Borrower is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders).
(b)Elections to Increase. Each Lender and other Person approached by the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent within the specified time period whether or not it agrees to provide all or a portion of such increase and, if so, the amount of such requested increase that it proposes to provide; provided that any Lender or other Person not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to provide any portion of the requested increase. Any Person providing any portion of the requested increase that is not an existing Lender shall become a Lender pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel (each, a “Joinder Agreement”).
(c)Effective Date and Allocations. If the Facilities are increased pursuant to an Incremental Facility in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the “Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such Incremental Facility, and promptly notify the Lenders thereof. Upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Facility, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, all references in the Loan Documents to Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans shall be deemed, unless the context otherwise requires, to include references to Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to Incremental Revolving Increases and Term Loans that are made pursuant to Incremental Term Loan Increases and Incremental Term Loan Facilities, respectively.
(d)Conditions to Effectiveness of Incremental Facilities. In each case, the Incremental Facility shall become effective as of the applicable Increase Effective Date; provided that (i) no Default shall exist on such Increase Effective Date both before and after giving effect to such increase, (ii) before and after giving effect to such increase, each of the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents that are made by a Loan Party are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the applicable Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that (1) such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, (2) any representation or warranty that is already by its terms qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date (including such earlier date set forth in the foregoing clause (1)) after giving effect to such qualification and (3) that for purposes of this Section 2.16, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01, (iii) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of the Borrower dated as of the applicable Increase Effective Date, signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (x) certifying and attaching
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the resolutions adopted by the Borrower (or by the REIT in its capacity as sole general partner of the Borrower) approving or consenting to such increase and certifying such resolutions are and remain in full force and effect and have not been modified, rescinded or superseded since the date of adoption, and (y) in the case of the Borrower, certifying to the Administrative Agent that the conditions in clauses (i) and (ii) above have been satisfied, (iv) the Administrative Agent shall have received (x) a Joinder Agreement for each Person (other than a Lender), if any, participating in such increase, which Joinder Agreement shall be duly executed by the Borrower and each such Person and acknowledged and consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent, and in the case of an Incremental Revolving Increase, the L/C Issuers and (y) written confirmation from each existing Lender, if any, participating in such increase of the amount by which its Revolving Credit Commitment will be increased, and/or the amount of Term Loans and/or Term Commitments to be provided by it, (v) if requested by the Administrative Agent or any new Lender or Lender participating in the Incremental Facility, the Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable opinion of counsel (which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, as to such customary matters concerning the Incremental Facility as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (vi) if requested by any new Lender joining on the applicable Increase Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of such new Lender, (vii) in the case of an Incremental Term Loan Increase or an Incremental Term Loan Facility, the Administrative Agent shall have received a written notice setting forth the Type of Term Loans being requested not later than 11:00 a.m. (x) three Business Days prior to the applicable Increase Effective Date (if the Term Loans requested are Term SOFR Loans), and (y) on the applicable Increase Effective Date (if the Term Loans requested are Base Rate Loans or Daily SOFR Loans); (viii) in the case of an Incremental Term Loan Increase or an Incremental Term Loan Facility, all of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 shall be satisfied with respect to the funding of such Term Loans; (ix) upon the reasonable request of any new Lender or Lender participating in the Incremental Facility made at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the applicable Increase Effective Date, the Borrower shall have provided (or cause to be provided) to such Lender, and such Lender shall be reasonably satisfied with, the documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, in each case at least five (5) Business Days prior to such Increase Effective Date; and (ix) the Borrower shall have paid such fees to the Administrative Agent, for its own account and for the benefit of the Lenders participating in the increase as are agreed mutually at the time, and shall have paid any fees required to be paid to the Bookrunners pursuant to the Fee Letter in connection therewith.
(e)Settlement Procedures. On each Increase Effective Date, promptly following fulfillment of the conditions set forth in clause (d) of this Section 2.16, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of the occurrence of the Incremental Facility effected on such Increase Effective Date and, in the case of a Revolving Credit Increase or an Incremental Term Loan Facility, the amount of the Commitments and the Applicable Percentage of each Lender as a result thereof, and in the case of an Incremental Term Loan Increase, the allocated portion and applicable percentage of each Lender participating in such Incremental Term Loan Increase and each such Lender participating in such Incremental Term Loan Increase or Incremental Term Loan Facility, as the case may be, shall make the amount of its Term Loan available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02. In the event that an Incremental Revolving Increase results in any change to the Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of any Lender, then on the Increase Effective Date, as applicable, (i) the participation interests of the Lenders in any outstanding Letters of Credit shall be automatically reallocated among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable
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Revolving Credit Percentages after giving effect to such increase, (ii) any new Lender, and any existing Lender whose Revolving Credit Commitment has increased, shall pay to the Administrative Agent such amounts as are necessary to fund its new or increased Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of all existing Revolving Credit Loans, (iii) the Administrative Agent will use the proceeds thereof to pay to all existing Lenders whose Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage is decreasing such amounts as are necessary so that each Lender’s share of all Revolving Credit Loans, will be equal to its adjusted Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage, and (iv) the Borrower shall pay any amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05 on account of the payments made pursuant to clause (iii) of this sentence.
(f)Conflicting Provisions. This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.
2.17. Intentionally Omitted.
2.18. Cash Collateral.
(a)Obligation to Cash Collateralize. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 2.19(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount.
(b)Grant of Security Interest. The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Revolving Credit Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to Section 2.18(c). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (determined after giving effect to Section 2.19(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America. The Borrower shall pay on demand therefor from time to time all customary account opening, activity and other administrative fees and charges in connection with the maintenance and disbursement of Cash Collateral.
(c)Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.18 or Sections 2.03, 2.05, 2.06, 2.19 or 8.02 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.
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(d)Release. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or to secure other obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 10.06(b)(vi))) or (ii) the good faith determination by the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, (x) that Cash Collateral furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower shall not be released during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default (and following application as provided in this Section 2.18 may be otherwise applied in accordance with Section 8.03), and (y) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the applicable L/C Issuer may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.
2.19. Defaulting Lenders.
(a)Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Laws:
(i)Waivers and Amendments. That Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 10.01 and in definitions of “Required Lenders”, “Required Facility Lenders”, “Required Term Lenders” and “Required Revolving Lenders.”
(ii)Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.08 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any L/C Issuer hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.18; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans or unfunded participations under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.18; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or any L/C Issuer as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or such L/C Issuer against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender's breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of
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the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Obligations owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder without giving effect to Section 2.19(a)(iv). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.19(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(iii)Certain Fees.
(A)Each Revolving Credit Lender that is a Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive fees payable under Section 2.09(b) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to the sum of (1) the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans funded by it and (2) its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which such Defaulting Lender has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(B)Each Revolving Credit Lender that is a Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which that Revolving Credit Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which such Defaulting Lender has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(C)With respect to any fee payable under Section 2.09(b) or any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the applicable L/C Issuers the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.
(iv)Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations shall be reallocated among the Revolving Credit Lenders that are Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Revolving Credit Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment) but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Subject to Section 10.21, no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a
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Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.
(v)Cash Collateral. If the reallocation described in clause (a)(iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under applicable Laws, Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.18.
(b)Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans of the other Revolving Credit Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Credit Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit to be held on a pro rata basis by the Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Revolving Credit Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.19(a)(iv)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
ARTICLE III
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
3.01. Taxes
(a)Defined Terms. For purposes of this Section 3.01, the term “applicable Law” includes FATCA.
(b)Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Law. If any applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the applicable withholding agent, then the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(c)Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties. The Borrower shall timely pay (or cause the relevant Loan Party to timely pay) to the relevant Governmental Authority in
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accordance with applicable Laws, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(d)Indemnification by Loan Parties. Each of the Loan Parties shall indemnify each Recipient, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(e)Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower or another Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower or the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.06(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (e).
(f)Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 3.01, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(g)Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation.
(i)Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such
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documentation set forth in Section 3.01(g)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii)Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person,
(A)any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(B)any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(I)in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
(II)executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(III)in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable); or
(IV)to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2 or Exhibit H-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest
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exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C)any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D)if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Restatement Effective Date.
(iii)Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 3.01 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(h)Treatment of Certain Refunds. Unless required by applicable Laws, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender or an L/C Issuer, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender or any L/C Issuer, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be. If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) incurred by such Recipient, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Recipient, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Recipient in the event the Recipient is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to the Borrower pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the Recipient in a less
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favorable net after-Tax position than such Recipient would have been in if Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This subsection shall not be construed to require any Recipient to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.
(i)Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender or an L/C Issuer, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.
3.02. Illegality. If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to SOFR, Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR or to determine or charge interest rates based upon Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower (through the Administrative Agent), (a) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Term SOFR Loans and/or Daily SOFR Loans, as applicable, or to convert Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans, as applicable, shall be suspended, and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Term SOFR Loans and/or Daily SOFR Loans, as applicable, of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor (in the case of Term SOFR Loans), if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loans to such day, or immediately, in the case of Daily SOFR Loans or in the case where such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loans, and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon SOFR, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Term SOFR component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.
3.03. Inability to Determine Rates; Replacement of Term SOFR and/or SOFR or a Successor Rate.
(a)Inability to Determine Rates. If in connection with any request for a Daily SOFR Loan or a Term SOFR Loan, any conversion of a Base Rate Loan or a Daily SOFR Loan to a Term SOFR Loan, any conversion of a Base Rate Loan or a Term SOFR Loan to a Daily SOFR Loan, or any continuation of a Term SOFR Loan, (i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (A) no Successor Rate has been determined in accordance with Section 3.03(b), and the circumstances under clause (i) of Section 3.03(b) or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has
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occurred, or (B) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Term SOFR Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan or for determining the Daily Simple SOFR for any determination date with respect to an existing or proposed Daily SOFR Loan, or (ii) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine that for any reason Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Term SOFR Loan or the Daily Simple SOFR with respect to an existing or proposed Daily SOFR Loan, as the case may be, does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender.
Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Term SOFR Loans and/or to make Daily SOFR Loans, as applicable, or to convert Base Rate Loans or Daily SOFR Loans to Term SOFR Loans or Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans to Daily SOFR Loans, shall be suspended, (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans, Daily SOFR Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) in the event of a determination described in clause (i)(B) of the preceding paragraph with respect to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Term SOFR component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a determination by the Required Lenders described in clause (ii) of the first paragraph of this Section 3.03(a), until the Administrative Agent upon instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.
Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or a Borrowing of or conversion to Daily SOFR Loans (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans, Daily SOFR Loans or Interest Periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein and (ii) any outstanding Term SOFR Loans and Daily SOFR Loans shall be deemed to have been converted to Base Rate Loans immediately, in the case of Daily SOFR Loans, and at the end of their respective applicable Interest Period, in the case of Term SOFR Loans.
(b)Replacement of Term SOFR and SOFR or a Successor Rate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Borrower or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Borrower) that the Borrower or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(i)adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining both SOFR and all tenors of Term SOFR, including, without limitation, because SOFR is not available or published on a current basis or the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, as applicable, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(ii)CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor administrator of SOFR, or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or any such administrator with respect to its publication of SOFR and/or Term SOFR, as applicable, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which SOFR and all tenors of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate, as applicable, shall or will no longer be made available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of Dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease; provided that, at the time of such statement, there are no successor administrators that are satisfactory to the
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Administrative Agent, that will continue to provide SOFR or such interest periods of Term SOFR, as applicable, after such specific date (the latest date on which SOFR or all tenors of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date”);
or if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 3.03(b)(i) or (ii) have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then, on a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent (any such date, the “Replacement Date”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (ii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing SOFR and Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 3.03, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar Dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such alternative benchmark, and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar Dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such benchmark, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion and may be periodically updated in its reasonable discretion (and any such proposed rate, including for the avoidance of doubt, any adjustment thereto, a “Successor Rate”), and any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.
The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Borrower and each Lender of the implementation of any Successor Rate.
Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.
Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than zero, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
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3.04. Increased Costs.
(a)Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i)impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender or any L/C Issuer;
(ii)subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii)impose on any Lender or any L/C Issuer any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or such L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or such L/C Issuer, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b)Capital Requirements. If any Lender or any L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or such L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or such L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity requirements), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c)Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or an L/C Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 3.04 and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
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(d)Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04