CARRAMERICA REALTY CORPORATION, CARRAMERICA REALTY, L.P., CARRAMERICA REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, asTrustee FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Exhibit 4.3
EXECUTION COPY
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
dated as of June 30, 2004
among
CARRAMERICA REALTY CORPORATION,
CARRAMERICA REALTY, L.P.,
CARRAMERICA REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
and
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Trustee
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE is entered into as of June 30, 2004 by and among CarrAmerica Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation (CARC or, before the Transfer Date, the Company), as original issuer, CarrAmerica Realty, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Guarantor), as guarantor, CarrAmerica Realty Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (Carr OP or, beginning on the Transfer Date, the Company), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, formerly known as Bankers Trust Company, as trustee (the Trustee).
WHEREAS, CARC, the Guarantor and Bankers Trust Company entered into that certain Indenture dated as of July 1, 1997 (the Original Indenture), relating to $150,000,000 of the Companys 7.20% notes due 2004 (the 2004 Notes) and $125,000,000 of the Companys 7.375% notes due 2007 (the 2007 Notes and, together with the 2004 Notes, the Notes);
WHEREAS, Carr OP is a direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CARC;
WHEREAS, CARC has adopted a plan to reorganize its structure and to convert to an umbrella partnership real estate investment trust (the UPREIT Conversion);
WHEREAS, in connection with and as part of the UPREIT Conversion, CARC has transferred and contributed to Carr OP substantially all of its assets (the Asset Transfer) in exchange for units of partnership interests in Carr OP and the assumption, performance, satisfaction and discharge of any and all obligations and liabilities of CARC incurred through the effective time of the Asset Transfer (the Transfer Date), known or unknown, contingent or fixed, including, without limitation, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and any interest (including all Additional Amounts, if any, payable pursuant to the terms of the Original Indenture) on the Notes, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all the covenants and conditions of the Original Indenture to be performed by CARC;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 901(1) of the Indenture, CARC, the Guarantor, Carr OP and the Trustee may enter into this First Supplemental Indenture without the consent of any Holders; and
WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or trust action, as applicable, on the part of CARC, the Guarantor, Carr OP and the Trustee.
NOW, THEREFORE, CARC, the Guarantor, Carr OP and the Trustee agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Definitions. For purposes of this First Supplemental Indenture:
(a) Indenture means the Original Indenture, as amended by this First Supplemental Indenture, and as otherwise supplemented or amended from time to time by one or more indentures supplemental thereto or hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture.
(b) Capitalized terms not expressly defined in this First Supplemental Indenture shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Original Indenture.
ARTICLE II
ASSUMPTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 2.01. Assumption by Carr OP; Discharge of CARC. Effective as of the Transfer Date, (i) Carr OP hereby assumes the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and any interest (including all Additional Amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 1012 of the Indenture) on all of the Notes, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all of the covenants and conditions of the Indenture to be performed by the Company, and (ii) with regard to the Indenture and the Notes, Carr OP shall succeed to and be substituted for CARC, with the same effect as if Carr OP had been named in the Indenture as the Company, and CARC thereupon shall be relieved of any further liability, obligation or covenant under the Indenture or the Notes. Following the execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture, the parties hereto agree that all references to the Company in the Indenture and the Notes shall be deemed to be references to Carr OP.
Section 2.02. Guaranty. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Guaranty of the Notes by the Guarantor remains in full force and effect.
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Section 2.03. Trustees Acceptance. The Trustee hereby accepts this First Supplemental Indenture and agrees to perform the same under the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture.
ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.01. Relation to Original Indenture. This First Supplemental Indenture supplements the Original Indenture and shall be a part and subject to all the terms thereof. Except as supplemented hereby, the Original Indenture and the Securities issued thereunder shall continue in full force and effect.
Section 3.02. Effect of Headings. The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 3.03. Counterparts. This First Supplemental Indenture may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 3.04. Governing Law. THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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Section 3.05. Notices. Effective as of the Transfer Date, the addresses for notices set forth in the Original Indenture shall be amended, without further action, to read as follows:
(a) | if to the Company: |
CarrAmerica Realty Operating Partnership, L.P.
1850 K Street, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
(b) | if to the Guarantor: |
CarrAmerica Realty, L.P.
1850 K Street, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
(c) | if to the Trustee: |
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Trust and Securities Department
60 Wall Street
27th Floor-MS NYC60-2710
New York, NY 10005
Attention: Global Debt Services
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, and their respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed and attested, all as of the day and year first above written.
CARRAMERICA REALTY CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Steven E. Riffee | |
Name: | Steven E. Riffee | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Attest: |
/s/ Ann Marie Pulsch |
Name: Ann Marie Pulsch Title: Assistant Corporate Secretary |
CARRAMERICA REALTY, L.P. | ||||
By: | CarrAmerica Realty GP Holdings, Inc., | |||
Its General Partner | ||||
By: | /s/ Steven E. Riffee | |||
Name: | Steven E. Riffee | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Attest: |
/s/ Ann Marie Pulsch |
Name: Ann Marie Pulsch Title: Assistant Corporate Secretary |
CARRAMERICA REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. | ||||
By: | CarrAmerica Realty Corporation, | |||
Its General Partner | ||||
By: | /s/ Steven E. Riffee | |||
Name: | Steven E. Riffee | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Attest: |
/s/ Ann Marie Pulsch |
Name: Ann Marie Pulsch Title: Assistant Corporate Secretary |
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Susan Johnson | |
Name: | Susan Johnson | |
Title: | Vice President |
Attest: |
/s/ Annie Jaghatspanyan |
Name: Annie Jaghatspanyan Title: Associate |