AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

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EX-10.1 2 dex101.htm AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement

Exhibit 10.1

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of February 25, 2005, by and among CARRAMERICA REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Borrower”), CARRAMERICA REALTY CORPORATION and CARRAMERICA REALTY L.P., as Guarantors (the “Guarantors”), the BANKS listed on the signature pages hereof, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank), as Administrative Agent, J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., as Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as documentation Agent, and COMMERZBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED, NEW YORK BRANCH and US BANK, as Co-Agents.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Banks have entered into the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, as of June 30, 2004 (the “Credit Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire to modify the Credit Agreement upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties do hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Definitions. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

2. FMV Cap Rate. The definition of “FMV Cap Rate” is hereby deleted and the following substituted therefor: “‘FMV Cap Rate’ means 9% except that with respect to those properties located in the following counties or cities, it shall mean 8.5%: Montgomery County, MD, Prince George’s County, MD, Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Alexandria, VA,, Fairfax County, VA, Loudoun County, VA.”

 

3. Maximum Total Debt Ratio. Section 5.8(b)is hereby amended by deleting the reference to “55%” and substituting “60%” therefor.

 

4. Effective Date. This Amendment shall become effective upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts hereof signed by the Borrower and the Required Banks (the date of such receipt being deemed the “Effective Date”).

 

5. Representations and Warranties. Borrower hereby represents and warrants that as of the Effective Date, all the representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, are true and complete in all material respects.

 

6. Entire Agreement. This Amendment constitutes the entire and final agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no other agreements, understandings, undertakings, representations or warranties among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof except as set forth herein.

 

7. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.


8. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart.

 

9. Headings, Etc. Section or other headings contained in this Amendment are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment.

 

10. No Further Modifications. Except as modified herein, all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, as modified hereby shall remain in full force and effect and, as modified hereby, the Borrower confirms and ratifies all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Credit Agreement in all respects.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

         BORROWER:  

CARRAMERICA REALTY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,

as Borrower

   

By:

 

CARRAMERICA REALTY CORPORATION

       

General Partner

   

By:

 

/s/ Stephen M. Walsh


   

Name:

 

Stephen M. Walsh

   

Title:

 

Senior Vice President - Capital Markets

   

CARRAMERICA REALTY CORPORATION,

   

as Guarantor, for purposes of consenting

   

to this Amendment

   

By:

 

/s/ Stephen M. Walsh


   

Name:

 

Stephen M. Walsh

   

Title:

 

Senior Vice President - Capital Markets

   

CARRAMERICA REALTY, L.P.,

   

as Guarantor, for purposes of consenting

   

to this Amendment

   

By:

 

CARRAMERICA REALTY GP HOLDINGS, INC.,

       

General Partner

   

By:

 

/s/ Stephen M. Walsh


   

Name:

 

Stephen M. Walsh

   

Title:

 

Senior Vice President - Capital Markets


   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative

Agent and as a Bank

   

By:

 

/s/ Marc E. Costantino


   

Name:

 

Marc E. Costantino

   

Title:

 

Vice President


   

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication

Agent and as a Bank

   

By:

 

/s/ Charlotte W. Deinhart


   

Name:

 

Charlotte W. Deinhart

   

Title:

 

Vice President


PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Documentation Agent and as a

Bank

By:

 

/s/ William R. Lynch III


Name:

 

William R. Lynch III

Title:

 

Senior Vice President

 

 


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Documentation Agent and

as a Bank

By:

 

/s/ Joseph L. Carter III


Name:

 

Joseph L. Carter III

Title:

 

Senior Vice President

 

 


WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Documentation Agent and

as a Bank

By:

 

/s/ David Blackman


Name:

 

David Blackman

Title:

 

Director

 

 


COMMERZBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Co-Agent and as a Bank

By:

 

/s/ Ralph C. Marra, Jr.


Name:

 

Ralph C. Marra, Jr.

Title:

 

Vice President

By:

 

/s/ Kerstin Micke


Name:

 

Kerstin Micke

Title:

 

Assistant Treasurer

 

 


NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED,

NEW YORK BRANCH (ABN 004 044 937),

as Co-Agent and as a Bank

By:

 

/s/ Thomas Matesich


Name:

 

Thomas Matesich

Title:

 

Senior Vice President

 

 


AmSouth BANK, as Bank

By:

 

/s/ Robert Blair


Name:

 

Robert Blair

Title:

 

Vice President

By:

 

 


Name:

   

Title:

   


SOUTHTRUST BANK, as Bank

By:

 

/s/ David Blackman


Name:

 

David Blackman

Title:

 

Director


CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.,

as a Bank

By:

 

/s/ Blake R. Gronich


Name:

 

Blake R. Gronich

Title:

 

Vice President

 

 


EUROHYPO AG, New York Branch,

as a Bank

By:

 

/s/ Alfred Koch


Name:

 

Alfred Koch

Title:

 

Executive Director

By:

 

/s/ Stephen Cox


Name:

 

Stephen Cox

Title:

 

Vice President


SUNTRUST BANK, as a Bank

By:

 

/s/ Gregory T. Horstman


Name:

 

Gregory T. Horstman

Title:

 

Senior Vice President

 

 


FIRST HORIZON BANK, A DIVISION OF

FIRST TENNESSEE BANK N.A., as a Bank

By:

 

/s/ J. Jordan O’Neill III


Name:

 

J. Jordan O’Neill III

Title:

 

Senior Vice President

 

 


UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC, as a Bank

By:

 

/s/ Edward Cripps


Name:

 

Edward Cripps

Title:

 

Director, Banking Products Services, US

By:

 

/s/ Jocelin Fernandes


Name:

 

Jocelin Fernandes

Title:

 

Associate Director, Banking Products

Services, US


THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as a Bank

By:

 

/s/ Anthony A. Filorimo


Name:

 

Anthony A. Filorimo

Title:

 

Vice President

 

 


CHANG HWA COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD.,

NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Bank

By:

 

/s/ Ming-Hsien Lin


Name:

 

Ming-Hsien Lin

Title:

 

SVP & General Manager

 

 


MORGAN STANLEY BANK, as a Bank

By:

 

/s/ Daniel Twenge


Name:

 

Daniel Twenge

Title:

 

Vice President