FORM OF TAX PROTECTION AGREEMENT FOR CABARRUS POB, LLC, MEDICAL INVESTORS I, LLC, AND MEDICAL INVESTORS III, LLC
Exhibit
10.16
FORM OF TAX PROTECTION AGREEMENT
FOR CABARRUS POB, LLC, MEDICAL INVESTORS I, LLC,
AND MEDICAL INVESTORS III, LLC
FOR CABARRUS POB, LLC, MEDICAL INVESTORS I, LLC,
AND MEDICAL INVESTORS III, LLC
THIS TAX PROTECTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of ___,
2005 by and among Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “REIT”), Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx XX a
Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and each of the persons set forth on Schedule
2.1(a) hereof (each a “Protected Partner,” and collectively the “Protected Partners”).
WHEREAS,
pursuant to certain Transaction Agreements, dated as of
___ (the
“Transaction Agreements”), the Protected Partners each transferred, directly or indirectly, to the
Partnership all of such Protected Partner’s interests in the various entities that own or lease
real property (the “Existing Entities”), as identified in such Transaction Agreements, subject to
specified liabilities, in exchange for common units (“OP Units”) of limited partnership interest in
the Partnership (the “Transaction”);
WHEREAS, it is intended for federal income tax purposes that the Transaction be treated as a
contribution by the Protected Partners of their interests in the Existing Entities to the
Partnership in exchange for OP Units under Section 721 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Code”) including, where applicable, pursuant to the “assets over” form of transaction
set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.708-1(c)(3);
WHEREAS,
in accordance with Section ___ of the Transaction Agreements and in consideration
for the agreement of the Protected Partners to consummate the Transaction, the parties desire to
enter into this Agreement regarding certain tax matters associated with the Transaction; and
WHEREAS, the REIT and the Partnership desire to evidence their agreement regarding amounts
that may be payable as a result of certain actions being taken by the Partnership regarding the
disposition of certain of the assets of Partnership or other contributed assets and certain debt
obligations of the Partnership, its partners and its subsidiaries.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements contained herein and in the Transaction Agreements, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
To the extent not otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Transaction Agreement (as defined above).
“Closing Date” means the date hereof.
“Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Entities” shall mean Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx and their affiliates.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Consent” means the prior written consent to do the act or thing for which the consent
is required or solicited, which consent may be executed by a duly authorized officer or agent of
the party granting such consent.
“Deficit Restoration Obligation” or “DRO” means a written obligation by a
Protected Partner to become a “DRO Partner” as defined in the Partnership Agreement.
“Guaranteed Amount” means the aggregate amount of each Guaranteed Debt that is
guaranteed at any time by Partner Guarantors.
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“Guaranteed Debt” means any loan existing, incurred (or assumed) by the Partnership or
any of its Subsidiaries that is guaranteed in whole or in part by Partner Guarantors at any time on
or after the Closing Date pursuant to Article 3 hereof.
“Indirect Owner” means, in the case of a Protected Partner that is an entity
classified as an S corporation, a partnership or disregarded entity for federal income tax
purposes, any person owning an equity interest in such Protected Partner, and, in the case of any
Indirect Owner that itself is an entity classified as an S Corporation, a partnership or
disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes, any person owning an equity interest in such
entity.
“Minimum Liability Amount” means, for each Protected Partner, the amount set forth on
Schedule 3.1 hereto next to such Protected Partner’s name.
“Nonrecourse Liability” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section
1.752-1(a)(2).
“OP Units” means units of limited partnership interest of the Partnership owned by the
Protected Partners, as described in the Partnership Agreement, and any other partnership interest
into which such OP Units may be converted.
“Partner Guarantors” means those Protected Partners who have guaranteed any portion of
the Guaranteed Debt. The Partner Guarantors and each Partner Guarantor’s dollar amount share of
the Guaranteed Amount with respect to the Guaranteed Debt, of the Closing Date will be set forth on
Schedule 3.2 hereto as amended from time to time.
“Partnership” means Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx XX, a Delaware limited partnership.
“Partnership Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx XX, dated as of ___ as amended through the Closing Date,
and as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Protected Gain” shall mean all of the gain that would be allocable to and recognized
by a Protected Partner (or Indirect Owners) under Section 704(c) of the Code in the event of the
sale of a Protected Property or direct or indirect interest therein in a fully taxable transaction
on the Closing Date for consideration equal to the Section 704(c) Value of such Protected Property
on the Closing Date as set forth in Schedule 2.1B hereto.
“Protected Partner” means those persons set forth on Schedule 2.1(a) hereto as
“Protected Partners,” any person who acquires OP Units, from a Protected Partner (or Indirect
Owner) in a transaction in which gain or loss is not recognized in whole or in part and in which
such transferee’s adjusted basis, as determined for federal income tax purposes, is determined in
whole or in part by reference to the adjusted basis of a Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner) in
such OP Units.
“Protected Property” means (i) each of the properties identified as a Protected
Property on Schedule 2.1(b) hereto; (ii) a direct or indirect interest owned by the
Partnership in any Subsidiary that owns an interest in a Protected Property, if the disposition of
such interest would result in the recognition of Protected Gain with respect to a Protected
Property by a Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner); and (iii) any other property that the
Partnership directly or indirectly receives that is in whole or in part a “substituted basis
property” as defined in Section 7701(a)(42) of the Code with respect to a Protected Property or
interest therein.
“Section 704(c) Value” means the fair market value of any Protected Property as agreed
to by the Partnership and the Protected Partners and as set forth next to each Protected Property
on Schedule 2.1(b). For purposes of this Agreement, the agreed Section 704(c) Value for
all properties contributed to the Partnership by the Protected Partners in the Transaction will be
the agreed value of the OP Units to be issued in the Transaction plus the mortgage debt secured by
or allocable to such properties outstanding on the Closing Date. The Section 704(c) Value for each
Protected Property shall be as determined by agreement between the Protected Partners and the
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Partnership pursuant to this Agreement. The Partnership shall initially carry each Protected
Property on its books at a value equal to the Section 704(c) Value of such Protected Property as
set forth above.
“Subsidiary” means any entity in which the Partnership owns a direct or indirect
interest and which entity owns a Protected Property on the Closing Date, after giving effect to the
Transaction, or that thereafter is a successor entity through which the Partnership holds a direct
or indirect interest in a Protected Property.
“Successor Partnership” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
“Tax Protection Period” means (i) with respect to the Protected Properties set forth
on Schedule 2.1(b) the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending at 12:01 AM on the day
after the eight year anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) with respect to the obligations of
the Partnership set forth in Article 3 hereof the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending
at the earlier of (A) the date on which a Protected Partner no longer owns 50% of the OP Units it
received in the Transaction or (B) 12:01 AM on the day after the twelve year anniversary of the
Closing Date.
ARTICLE II
RESTRICTIONS ON DISPOSITIONS OF
PROTECTED PROPERTIES
RESTRICTIONS ON DISPOSITIONS OF
PROTECTED PROPERTIES
2.1. General Prohibition on Disposition of Protected Properties. The REIT and the
Partnership agree for the benefit of each Protected Partner (and the Indirect Owners thereof), for
the term of the Tax Protection Period and without the consent of a majority-in-interest of the OP
Units issued to the Protected Partners with respect to such Protected Property pursuant to the
Transaction Agreements (including any such OP Units held by the Partnership or any other transferee
of such OP Units), not to directly or indirectly sell, exchange, transfer, or otherwise dispose of
a Protected Property or any interest therein (without regard to whether such disposition is
voluntary or involuntary) in a transaction that would cause any of the Protected Partners (or
Indirect Owners thereof) to recognize any Protected Gain; provided, however, that
the foregoing calculation of a majority-in-interest of the OP Units shall exclude OP Units held by
the Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Entities.
2.2. Exceptions Where No Gain Recognized. Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in
Section 2.1, the Partnership may dispose of any Protected Property (or an interest therein) if such
disposition qualifies as a like-kind exchange under Section 1031 of the Code, or an involuntary
conversion under Section 1033 of the Code, or other transaction (including, but not limited to, a
contribution of property to any entity that qualifies for the non-recognition of gain under Section
721 or Section 351 of the Code, or a merger or consolidation of the Partnership with or into
another entity that qualifies for taxation as a “partnership” for federal income tax purposes (a
“Successor Partnership”)) that does not result (in the year of such disposition or in a later year)
in the recognition of any Protected Gain to any Protected Partner (or Indirect Owners) with respect
to any of the OP Units.
2.3. Mergers. Any merger or consolidation involving the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the
Partnership, whether or not the Partnership or Subsidiary is the surviving entity in such merger or
consolidation, that results in a Protected Partner (or an Indirect Owner) being required to
recognize part or all of the Protected Gain shall be deemed to be a disposition of the Protected
Property for purposes of Section 2.1, and Article 4 shall fully apply.
ARTICLE III
ALLOCATION OF LIABILITIES; GUARANTEE OPPORTUNITY
AND DEFICIT RESTORATION OBLIGATIONS
AND DEFICIT RESTORATION OBLIGATIONS
3.1. Minimum Liability Allocation. During the Tax Protection Period, the Partnership will
offer to each Protected Partner (or, at the request of an Indirect Owner thereof, such Indirect
Owner) at the Partnership’s option the opportunity (i) to enter into a “bottom dollar” basis
(whether individually or as part of a group of partners) guarantee of indebtedness of the
Partnership or a Subsidiary of the Partnership or (ii) to enter into
a Deficit Restoration Obligation, in such amount or amounts so as to cause the amount of
Partnership liabilities allocated to
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such Protected Partner for purposes of Section 752 of the Code
to be not less than such Protected Partner’s Minimum Liability Amount and to cause the amount of
Partnership liabilities with respect to which such Protected Partner will be considered to be “at
risk” for purposes of Section 465 of the Code to be not less than such Protected Partner’s Minimum
Liability Amount, as provided in this Article 3. In order to minimize the need for Protected
Partners to enter into guarantees or DROs, the Partnership will use the optional method under
Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-3(a)(3) to allocate Nonrecourse Liabilities considered secured by
a Protected Property to the Protected Partners to the extent that the “built-in gain” with respect
to those properties exceeds the amount of the Nonrecourse Liabilities considered secured by such
Protected Property allocated to the Protected Partners under Treasury Regulation Section
1.752-3(a)(2). A “bottom dollar” guarantee shall be presumed to cause a Protected Partner to be
allocated an amount of liabilities equal to such Protected Partner’s Guaranteed Amounts of
Guaranteed Debt, for purposes of Sections 465 and 752 of the Code.
3.2. Repayment or Refinancing of Guaranteed Debt. The Partnership shall not, at any time
during the Tax Protection Period applicable to a Partner Guarantor, repay or refinance all or any
portion of any Guaranteed Debt unless (i) after taking into account such repayment, each Partner
Guarantor would be entitled, pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-2 (and not Treasury
Regulation Section 1.752-3), to include in its adjusted tax basis for its OP Units an amount of
Guaranteed Debt equal to its Minimum Liability Amount or (ii) alternatively, the Partnership, not
less than 30 days prior to such repayment or refinancing, offers to the applicable Partner
Guarantors the opportunity either (A) to enter into a qualified guarantee with respect to other
indebtedness of the Partnership or a subsidiary of the Partnership or (B) to enter into a DRO, in
either case, in an amount sufficient so that, taking into account such guarantees of such other
indebtedness each Partner Guarantor who guarantees such other indebtedness in the amount specified
by the Partnership would be entitled, pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-2 (and not
Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-3), to include in its adjusted tax basis for its OP Units debt
equal to the Minimum Liability Amount for such Partner Guarantor.
3.3. Process. Whenever the Partnership is required under this Article 3 to offer to one or
more of the Partner Guarantors an opportunity to guarantee indebtedness, the Partnership shall be
considered to have satisfied its obligation if the other conditions in this Article 3 are satisfied
and, not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date that such guarantee would be required to be
executed in order to satisfy this Article 3, the Partnership sends by first class mail, return
receipt requested, to the last known address of each such Partner Guarantor (as reflected in the
records of the Partnership) a guarantee agreement to be executed and a brief letter explaining the
relevant circumstances (including, as applicable, that the offer is being made pursuant to this
Article 3, the circumstances giving rise to the offer, a brief summary of the terms of the
indebtedness to be guaranteed, a brief description of the collateral for the indebtedness, a
statement of the amount to be guaranteed, the address to which the executed guarantee agreement
must be sent and the date by which it must be received, and a statement to the effect that, if the
Protected Partner fails to execute and return such Agreement within the time period specified, the
Partner Guarantor thereafter would lose its rights under this Article 3 with respect to the amount
of debt that the Partnership is required to offer to be guaranteed and depending upon the Partner
Guarantor’s circumstances and other circumstances related to the Partnership, the Partner Guarantor
could be required to recognize taxable gain as a result thereof, either currently or prior to the
expiration of the Tax Protection Period, that otherwise would have been deferred). If a notice is
properly sent in accordance with this procedure, the Partnership shall have no responsibility as a
result of the failure of a Partner Guarantor either to receive such notice or to respond thereto
within the specified time period.
3.4. Deficit Restoration Obligation The Partnership will maintain an amount of indebtedness
of the Partnership that would be considered “recourse” indebtedness equal to or greater than the
sum of the “DRO Amounts” (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) of all Protected Partners (plus,
the DRO Amounts, if any, of other partners in the Partnership). The deficit restoration obligation
shall be presumed to cause the Protected Partner to be allocated an amount of liabilities equal to
the DRO Amount of such Protected Partner for purposes of Sections 465 and 752 of the Code.
ARTICLE IV
REMEDIES FOR BREACH
REMEDIES FOR BREACH
4.1. Monetary Damages. In the event that the Partnership or the Subsidiary Partnership
breaches its obligations set forth in Article 2 or
Article 3 with respect to a Protected Partner
(or Indirect Owner thereof), the
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Protected Partner’s (and Indirect Owner’s) sole right shall be to receive from
the Partnership, and the Partnership shall pay to such Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner
thereof) as damages, an amount equal to:
| (a) | in the case of a violation of Article 0, xxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx, xxxxx and local income taxes incurred by the Protected Partner (or its Indirect Owners) as a result of the income or gain allocated to, or otherwise recognized by, such Protected Partner (or its Indirect Owners) by reason of such breach; and | |
| (b) | in the case of a violation of Article 0, xxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx, xxxxx, and local income taxes incurred with respect the Protected Gain incurred with respect to the Protected Property that is allocable to such Protected Partner (or Indirect Owners thereof) under the Partnership Agreement. |
For purposes of computing the amount of federal, state, and local income taxes required to be
paid by a Protected Partner (or Indirect Owners thereof), (i) any deduction for state income taxes
payable as a result thereof actually allowed in computing federal income taxes shall be taken into
account, and (ii) a Protected Partner’s (or Indirect Owner’s) tax liability shall be computed using
the highest federal, state and local marginal income tax rates that would be applicable to such
Protected Partner’s (or Indirect Owner’s) taxable income (taking into account the character of such
income or gain) for the year with respect to which the taxes must be paid, without regard to any
deductions, losses or credits that may be available to such Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner)
that would reduce or offset its actual taxable income or actual tax liability if such deductions,
losses or credits could be utilized by the Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner) to offset other
income, gain or taxes of the Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner), either in the current year, in
earlier years, or in later years.
ARTICLE V
SECTION 704(C) METHOD AND ALLOCATIONS
SECTION 704(C) METHOD AND ALLOCATIONS
5.1. Application of “Traditional Method.” Notwithstanding any provision of the Partnership
Agreement, the Partnership shall use the “traditional method” under Regulations § 1.704-3(b) for
purposes of making all allocations under Section 704(c) of the Code (with no “curative allocation”
to offset the effects of the “ceiling rule,” including upon any sale of a Protected Property).
ARTICLE VI
ALLOCATIONS OF LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS
UNDER SECTION 752
ALLOCATIONS OF LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS
UNDER SECTION 752
6.1. Allocation Methods to be Followed. Absent a determination to the contrary by the
Internal Revenue Service, all tax returns prepared by the Partnership with respect to the Tax
Protection Period that allocate liabilities of the Partnership for purposes of Section 752 and the
Treasury Regulations thereunder shall treat each Partner Guarantor as being allocated for federal
income tax purposes an amount of recourse debt (in addition to any nonrecourse debt otherwise
allocable to such Partner Guarantor in accordance with the Partnership Agreement and Treasury
Regulations Section 1.752-3 and any other recourse liabilities allocable to such Partner Guarantor
by reason of guarantees of indebtedness entered into pursuant to other agreements with the
Partnership) pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-2 equal to the sum of such Partner
Guarantor’s Minimum Liability Amount, as set forth on Schedule 3.1 hereto and as may be
reduced pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and the Partnership and the REIT shall not, during
or with respect to the Protected Period, take any contrary or inconsistent position in any federal,
state or local income tax returns (including, without limitation, information returns, such as
Schedules K-1, provided to partners in the Partnership and returns of Subsidiaries of the
Partnership).
6.2. No Representation With Regard to Tax Treatment. The REIT and the Partnership make no
representation to any Protected Partner or Partner Guarantors regarding the tax consequences to
such partners of the Transaction or any other transactions contemplated herein including whether
becoming a Partner Guarantor or entering into a DRO shall be respected for federal income tax
purposes as causing such partner to be considered to “bear the economic risk of loss” with respect
to indebtedness for purposes of Section 752 or Section 465 of the Code.
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ARTICLE VII
AMENDMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT; WAIVER OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS;
APPROVAL OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
AMENDMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT; WAIVER OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS;
APPROVAL OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
7.1. Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended, directly or indirectly (including by
reason of a merger between the Partnership and another entity) except by a written instrument
signed by both the REIT, as general partner of the Partnership, and each of the Protected Partners.
7.2. Waiver. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon written request by the Partnership, each
Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner), in its sole discretion, may waive the payment of any damages
that is otherwise payable to such Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner) pursuant to Article 4
hereof. Such a waiver shall be effective only if obtained in writing from the affected Protected
Partner (or Indirect Owner).
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1. Additional Actions and Documents. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees to take or
cause to be taken such further actions, to execute, deliver, and file or cause to be executed,
delivered and filed such further documents, and will obtain such consents, as may be necessary or
as may be reasonably requested in order to fully effectuate the purposes, terms and conditions of
this Agreement.
8.2. Assignment. No party hereto shall assign its or his rights or obligations under this
Agreement, in whole or in part, except by operation of law, without the prior written consent of
the other parties hereto, and any such assignment contrary to the terms hereof shall be null and
void and of no force and effect.
8.3. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the
benefit of the Protected Partners, the Indirect Owners and their respective successors and
permitted assigns, whether so expressed or not. This Agreement shall be binding upon the REIT, the
Partnership, the Subsidiary Partnership and any entity that is a direct or indirect successor,
whether by merger, transfer, spin-off or otherwise, to all or substantially all of the assets of
either the REIT or the Partnership (or any prior successor thereto as set forth in the preceding
portion of this sentence), provided that none of the foregoing shall result in the release
of liability of the REIT and the Partnership hereunder. The REIT, the Partnership, and the
Subsidiary Partnership covenant with and for the benefit of the Protected Partners (and Indirect
Owners thereof) not to undertake any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of either
entity (whether by merger, transfer, spin-off or otherwise) unless the transferee has in writing
acknowledged and agreed to be bound by this Agreement, provided that the foregoing shall
not be deemed to permit any transaction otherwise prohibited by this Agreement.
8.4. Transfer or Death. If a Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner) transfers its direct or
indirect interest in OP Units in a fully taxable transaction or dies while holding OP Units, and
the transferee of such OP Units, receives a basis step-up in connection with such event such that
the adjusted basis of the interest is equal to the greater of the fair market value of the interest
or the share of the Partnership’s indebtedness allocable to the interest under Section 752 of the
Code, then such transferee of the OP Units formerly owned, directly or indirectly, by such
Protected Partner (or Indirect Owner) (the “Affected Interest”) will not be eligible to receive an
indemnity payment under Section 4.1, hereof, or to recover damages for a breach of this Agreement
with respect to such Affected Interest with respect to events occurring subsequent to such death or
transfer. The Protected Partners (and Indirect Owners) agree not to take any action which would
intentionally prevent a transferee of a direct or indirect interest in OP Units in a fully taxable
transaction or upon death, from receiving a basis step-up.
8.5. Captions. The Article and Section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for
convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement for any purpose,
and shall not in any way define or affect the meaning, construction or scope of any of the
provisions hereof.
8.6. Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant hereto shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made as of the date delivered, mailed or
transmitted, and shall be effective upon receipt, if delivered personally, mailed by registered or
certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt
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requested) to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a
party as shall be specified by like changes of address) or sent by electronic transmission to the
telecopier number specified below:
(i)
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if to the Partnership, or the REIT, to: | |
| Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx XX | ||
| c/x Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Inc. | ||
| Attention: | ||
| Facsimile: | ||
| Telephone: | ||
| E-mail: | ||
| if to a Protected Partner, to the address on file with the Partnership |
Each party may designate by notice in writing a new address to which any notice, demand, request or
communication may thereafter be so given, served or sent. Each notice, demand, request, or
communication which shall be hand delivered, sent, mailed, or faxed in the manner described above,
shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, received or delivered for all purposes at such
time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the return receipt, the delivery receipt, or (with
respect to a facsimile) the answerback being deemed conclusive, but not exclusive, evidence of such
delivery) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation.
8.7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which
shall be considered one and the same agreement and each of which shall be deemed an original.
8.8. Governing Law. The interpretation and construction of this Agreement, and all matters
relating thereto, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the
choice of law provisions thereof.
8.9. Consent to Jurisdiction; Enforceability.
9.11.1. This Agreement and the duties and obligations of the parties hereunder
shall be
enforceable against any of the parties in the courts of the State of Delaware. For such
purpose, each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of
such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of this Agreement may be heard and
determined in any of such courts.
9.11.2. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably agrees that a final judgment of any of
the
courts specified above in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement shall be
conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any
other manner provided by law.
8.10. Severability. If any part of any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or
unenforceable in any respect, such part shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or
unenforceability only, without in any way affecting the remaining parts of such provision or the
remaining provisions of this Agreement.
8.11. Costs of Disputes. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, the
nonprevailing party in any dispute arising hereunder shall bear and pay the costs and expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the prevailing
party or parties in connection with resolving such dispute.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the REIT, the Partnership, and the Protected Partners have caused this
Agreement to be signed by their respective officers (or general partners) thereunto duly authorized
all as of the date first written above.
| XXXXXXX XXXXXXX INC., a Maryland Corporation | ||||||
| By: | ||||||
| Name: | ||||||
| Title: | ||||||
| XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX, | ||||||
| a Delaware limited partnership | ||||||
| By: | XXXXXXX XXXXXXX INC., | |||||
| its sole General Partner | ||||||
| By: | ||||||
| Name: | ||||||
| Title: | ||||||