CASHCOLLATERAL AND DISBURSEMENT AGREEMENT among U.S. BANKNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as theDisbursement Agent, U.S. BANKNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as theTrustee, and DIAMOND JOWORTH, LLC and DIAMOND JOWORTH CORP., together, asthe Issuers Dated as of July 19,2005
Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION COPY
CASH COLLATERAL AND DISBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
among
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as the Disbursement Agent,
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as the Trustee,
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DIAMOND JO WORTH, LLC
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DIAMOND JO WORTH CORP.,
together, as the Issuers
Dated as of July 19, 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. | Definitions |
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| 1.1 | Defined Terms |
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| 1.2 | Additional Defined Terms |
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| 1.3 | Rules of Interpretation |
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2. | Establishment of Accounts |
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| 2.1 | Appointment of Disbursement Agent |
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| 2.2 | Establishment of Accounts |
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| 2.3 | Pledge Agreement |
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| 2.4 | Investment of Funds in Accounts |
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| 2.5 | Agency |
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| 2.6 | Waiver of Set-off Rights |
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3. | Disbursements from Accounts |
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| 3.1 | Conditions to Disbursement |
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| 3.2 | Method of Disbursement |
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| 3.3 | Disbursement Agents Compensation |
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| 3.4 | Transfer of Funds to the Trustee |
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4. | Agreements of the Issuers, the Disbursement Agent and the Trustee |
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| 4.1 | Disbursement Requests and Disbursements |
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| 4.2 | Insufficient Available Funds |
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5. | Interest Reserve |
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| 5.1 | Interest Disbursements |
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| 5.2 | Interest Reserve Account Amounts |
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6. | Certain Covenants |
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| 6.1 | Notice of Opening |
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| 6.2 | Issuers Officers Certificates. |
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| 6.3 | Officers Certificate as Representation and Warranty |
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7. | Construction Disbursement Account |
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| 7.1 | Conditions to Initial Disbursements |
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| 7.2 | Conditions to Subsequent Disbursements |
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| 7.3 | Advance Disbursements |
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| 7.4 | Disbursements after an Event of Default |
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| 7.5 | Final Disbursement of Funds Following Opening |
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| 7.6 | First Disbursement Request. |
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8. | Amendments to Construction Disbursement Budget; Amendments to Contracts; Amendments to Facility Cost Schedule and Cost Overruns. |
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| 8.1 | Construction Disbursement Budget Amendment Process |
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| 8.2 | Contract Amendment Process |
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| 8.3 | Contracts Entered into after the Issue Date |
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| 8.4 | Facility Cost Schedule and Cost Overruns |
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9. | Events of Default |
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| 9.1 | Indenture |
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| 9.2 | Exception to Prior Disbursement |
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| 9.3 | Insufficient Funds |
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| 9.4 | Performance of Certain Obligations |
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| 9.5 | Failure to Deliver Collateral Agreements |
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| 9.6 | Abandonment of Facility |
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| 9.7 | Termination or Invalidity of Construction Documents |
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10. | Disbursed Funds Account |
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| 10.1 | Rights of the Issuers to Disbursed Funds Account |
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| 10.2 | Right to Substitute Disbursed Funds Account |
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11. | Indemnity. |
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| 11.1 | Limitation of Liability |
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| 11.2 | Reliance on Certificates |
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12. | Indemnity |
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13. | Termination |
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14. | Substitution or Resignation |
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| 14.1 | Disbursement Agent |
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15. | Account Statement |
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16. | Notice |
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17. | Miscellaneous |
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| 17.1 | Waiver |
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| 17.2 | Invalidity |
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| 17.3 | No Authority |
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| 17.4 | Assignment |
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| 17.5 | Benefit |
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| 17.6 | Time |
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| 17.7 | Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial |
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| 17.8 | Entire Agreement; Amendments |
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| 17.9 | Notices |
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| 17.10 | Counterparts |
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| 17.11 | Captions |
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| 17.12 | Right to Consult Counsel |
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| 17.13 | Disputes |
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A |
| Form of Initial Disbursements Certificate |
Exhibit B-1 |
| Form of Issuers Closing Certificate |
Attachment A to Exhibit B-1 |
| Form of Issuers Officers Certificate to Issuers Closing Certificate |
Exhibit B-2 |
| Form of Disbursement Agents Closing Certification |
Exhibit B-3 |
| Form of Trustees Closing Certification |
Exhibit C |
| Form of Interest Disbursement Request |
Exhibit D-1 |
| Form of Construction Disbursement Request and Certificate |
Attachment A to Exhibit D-1 |
| Form of Issuers Officers Certificate to Construction Disbursement Request and Certificate |
Exhibit D-2 |
| Form of Advance Disbursement Request and Certificate |
Attachment A to Exhibit D-2 |
| Form of Issuers Officers Certificate to Advance Disbursement Request and Certificate |
Exhibit D-3 |
| Form of First Disbursement Officers Certificate |
Exhibit E |
| Form of Construction Disbursement Budget Amendment Certificate |
Exhibit F-1 |
| Form of Contract Amendment Certificate |
Exhibit F-2 |
| Form of Additional Contract Certificate |
Exhibit G |
| Form of Consent to Collateral Assignment of Contract |
Exhibit H |
| Form of Pro Forma Title Policy |
Exhibit I |
| Property Legal Description |
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CASH COLLATERAL AND DISBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
THIS CASH COLLATERAL AND DISBURSEMENT AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this Agreement) is dated as of July 19, 2005, by and among U.S. Bank National Association, having an office at 60 Livingston Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55107, as trustee (together with its successors and assigns, the Trustee) under the Indenture (as defined below), U.S. Bank National Association, as disbursement agent (together with its successors and assigns, the Disbursement Agent), Diamond Jo Worth, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Company), and Diamond Jo Worth Corp., a Delaware corporation (DJW Corp. and, together with the Company, the Issuers).
R E C I T A L S
A. Notes. The Issuers have issued Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000) in aggregate principal amount of their 11% Senior Secured Notes due 2012 (the Original Notes and, together with any additional Notes issued under the Indenture and any new notes issued in exchange for the Original Notes or such additional Notes, the Notes) concurrently herewith. The Notes have been issued pursuant to the provisions of an Indenture (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Indenture) dated the date hereof, among the Issuers and the Trustee, on behalf of itself and the holders of the Notes. Net proceeds from the issuance of Notes will be disbursed as follows: (a) Thirty Four Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($34,200,000.00) (the Construction Proceeds) will be deposited contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement into Account No. 790235001 held at the Disbursement Agent (said account, or any substitute account selected in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, is referred to herein as the Construction Disbursement Account), to be maintained by the Disbursement Agent pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement; and (b) Three Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,300,000) (the Interest Reserve Proceeds, which, together with the Construction Proceeds shall be referred to herein as the Proceeds), will be deposited contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement into Account No. 790235002, held at the Disbursement Agent (said account, or any substitute account selected in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, is referred to herein as the Interest Reserve Account), to be maintained by the Disbursement Agent pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement.
B. Collateral and Collateral Assignment. As security for their obligations under the Notes and the Indenture, the Issuers have granted security interests to the Trustee, on behalf of itself and the holders of Notes, in certain assets and have collaterally assigned certain contracts to the Trustee. As further security for their obligations under the Notes and the Indenture, the Issuers also have granted pursuant to the Pledge Agreement a security interest to the Trustee, on behalf of itself and the holders of the Notes, in all of the Issuers right, title and interest in the Construction Disbursement Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Disbursed Funds Account (as defined herein) and any Proceeds or other amounts held in any such accounts.
C. Purpose. The parties intend that portions of the Proceeds and the other amounts deposited from time to time in the Construction Disbursement Account be used for the design, development, construction, equipping and operation of the Facility (as defined herein), all in accordance with this Agreement and the Indenture. The parties have entered into this Agreement
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in order to set forth the conditions upon which, and the manner in which, funds will be disbursed in order to permit the Company to design, develop, construct, equip and operate the Facility and to pay certain Debt Financing Costs when due and payable under the Notes.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
1.1 Defined Terms. In this Agreement (including the preamble and Recitals), the terms defined in this Section 1 shall have the meanings herein specified, such definitions to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of any of the terms defined:
Accounts means the Interest Reserve Account and the Construction Disbursement Account.
Additional Contract Certificate means the Officers Certificate of the Issuers in the form of Exhibit F-2 attached hereto.
Additional Revenue means revenue (including, without limitation, investment income (loss), less any losses or costs associated therewith, earned on amounts in the Construction Disbursement Account) generated by the Issuers (other than from disposition of its assets), but only to the extent that such revenue is held by the Issuers, free and clear of any claims of any other parties whatsoever, other than claims of the Trustee and holders of the Notes; provided, however, that as of any date of measurement, Additional Revenue also shall include investment income (loss), less any losses or costs associated therewith, which the Issuers reasonably determine (with the reasonable concurrence of the Disbursement Agent) will be earned on funds in the Construction Disbursement Account through the reasonably anticipated date of Opening, taking into account the current and future reasonably anticipated rates of return on Cash Equivalents in the Construction Disbursement Account and the reasonably anticipated times and amounts of draws therefrom for the payment of Construction Expenses or in connection with permitted amendments to the Construction Disbursement Budget (as applicable).
Advance Disbursements means a disbursement from the Construction Disbursement Account to the Issuers pursuant to Section 7.3 and in accordance with the Construction Disbursement Budget, notwithstanding the fact that not all certifications and lien releases have been obtained and other disbursement conditions have not been satisfied; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of Advance Disbursements outstanding at any time shall not exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000).
Advance Disbursement Certificate means an Officers Certificate from the Issuers in the form of Exhibit D-2 attached hereto.
Advance Disbursement Officers Certificate has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.3.
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Affiliate has the meaning given in the Indenture.
Agreed Permits has the meaning given in Attachment A to Exhibit B-1 attached hereto.
Applicable Permits means the national, state and local license authorizations, certifications, filings, recordings, permits or other approvals with or of any Governmental Instrumentality, including, without limitation, environmental, construction, operating or occupancy permits and any agreements, consents or approvals that are required for the design, construction, operation or maintenance of the Facility in accordance with the Operative Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, Applicable Permits also include Construction Period permits for temporary construction utilities and temporary sanitary facilities, dump permits, road use permits, permits related to the use, storage and disposal of hazardous materials introduced to the Property for or in connection with the performance of the design, construction, operation or maintenance of the Facility, and permits issued pursuant to any building, mechanical, electrical, plumbing or similar codes.
Architect means Kittrell Garlock and Associates, AIA, Ltd., d/b/a KGA Architecture, and its successors identified by notice from the Company to the Disbursement Agent.
Architect Agreement means the Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect (AIA Document B141-1997 edition) for the Facility, executed by the Architect and the Company, dated March 1, 2005 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with this Agreement).
Available Funds means, at any given time, the sum of (a) the balance of the Construction Disbursement Account (taking into account any additional amounts deposited by the Issuers in the Construction Disbursement Account pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 7.6), (b) so long as there is no Default or Event of Default, Additional Revenue expected to be earned from and after such time, (c) the net proceeds of any FF&E Financing that the Issuers have incurred or reasonably expect to incur as permitted under the Indenture, less all amounts previously drawn upon from such FF&E Financing, and (d) the net proceeds available for loan under any Senior Credit Facility that the Issuers enter into or reasonably expect to enter into as permitted under the Indenture, less all amounts previously drawn upon from such Senior Credit Facility.
Business Day means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York, are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
Cash Equivalents has the meaning given in the Indenture.
Collateral has the meaning given in the Indenture.
Construction Contract means the Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor (AIA Document A111-1997 edition) and General Conditions of the Contract for Construction (AIA Document ###-###-#### edition) for the construction of the Facility, executed
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by the General Contractor and the Company, dated June 6, 2005 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with this Agreement).
Construction Disbursement Budget means the Initial Construction Disbursement Budget, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
Construction Disbursement Budget Amendment Certificate means an Officers Certificate from the Issuers in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto.
Construction Disbursement Certificate means an Officers Certificate from the Issuers in the form of Exhibit D-1 attached hereto.
Construction Disbursement Officers Certificate has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.2.
Construction Documents means the Construction Contract, the Architect Agreement, and any other Contract entered into by the Company on, prior to or after the Issue Date with respect to construction of all or any portion of the Facility (other than the Financing Agreements and the documents evidencing or securing the FF&E Financing or a Senior Credit Facility), as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time as permitted thereunder and in accordance with this Agreement.
Construction Expenses means expenses incurred in connection with the design, development, engineering, construction, installation or equipping of the Facility in accordance with the Construction Disbursement Budget, excluding, however (a) any such expenses paid on or prior to the Issue Date, (b) any Debt Financing Costs and (c) any Issue Fees and Expenses.
Construction Period means the period from the Issue Date to and including the date of the Opening.
Contract means a contract to which the Company is a party pertaining to the design, development, engineering, installation or construction of all or any portion of the Facility, including, without limitation, any contract, license and performance and payment bond or guarantee, if any; provided, however, such term shall not include any of the Subcontracts, the Subcontractors, the Financing Agreements or any of the documents evidencing or securing the FF&E Financing or any Senior Credit Facility.
Contract Amendment Certificate is an Officers Certificate from the Issuers in the form of Exhibit F-1 attached hereto.
Contractor means a party to a Contract other than the Company.
Control Account Agreement means one or more Deposit Account Control Agreements dated as of even date herewith by and among the Trustee, the Issuers, and the institution at which the Disbursed Funds Account is held.
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Debt Financing Costs means all principal, interest, premium fees and other amounts payable or accrued from time to time under the Notes.
Default means any event, omission or failure of a condition that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both could be, an Event of Default.
Disbursed Funds Account means Account No.  ###-###-#### and Account No. 201162, each held at American Trust (ABA Number ###-###-####), in the name of the Company, or any substitute account selected by the Issuers in accordance with this Agreement, which account shall be funded from disbursements from the Construction Disbursement Account pursuant to this Agreement and shall be pledged as collateral to the Trustee pursuant to the Control Account Agreement, for the benefit of itself and the holders of the Notes, and, with respect to at least one such account, from which the Company shall have general check writing authority.
Disbursement means any disbursement of funds pursuant to a Disbursement Request.
Disbursement Agents Closing Certificate is an Officers Certificate from the Disbursement Agent in the form of Exhibit B-2 attached hereto.
Disbursement Request means any Initial Disbursement Request, Construction Disbursement Request, Interest Disbursement Request, Advance Disbursement Request and any other request for disbursement from the Accounts made pursuant to this Agreement.
Facility means the design, development, construction, equipping and commencement of operations of the improvements described in the Construction Documents and in accordance therewith.
Facility Cost Schedule means an itemized schedule in the form of Schedule 1 to the Construction Disbursement Officers Certificate, a form of which is attached hereto as Schedule 1 to Attachment A to Exhibit D-1.
FF&E Financing has the meaning given in the Indenture.
Final Plans means Plans which (a) have received all required approvals from all Governmental Instrumentalities required to approve such Plans prior to commencement of that portion of the Facility reflected in such Plans; (b) contain sufficient specificity to permit the completion of the work or improvement reflected in such Plans and collectively contain sufficient specificity to permit completion of the Facility; (c) are consistent with constructing the Facility to include the Minimum Facilities; (d) have been signed by an architect licensed to practice architecture in the State of Iowa; and (e) have been delivered to the Disbursement Agent.
Financing Agreements means, collectively, this Agreement, the Indenture, the Security Documents, the Notes and any other loan or security agreement entered into on, prior to or after the Issue Date with or for the benefit of the Trustee to finance all or any portion of the Facility, as each of the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time as permitted thereunder and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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First Disbursement Request means the first Disbursement Request (other than an Interest Disbursement Request) made pursuant to this Agreement.
First Disbursement Officers Certificate has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.4.
Gaming Laws has the meaning given in the Indenture.
Gaming Licenses has the meaning given in the Indenture.
General Contractor means Henkel Construction.
Governmental Instrumentality means any national, state or local government (whether domestic or foreign), any political subdivision thereof or any other governmental, quasi-governmental, judicial, public or statutory instrumentality, authority, body, agency, bureau or entity (including any Gaming Authority, any zoning authority, the FDIC, the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Reserve Board, any central bank or any comparable authority) or any arbitrator with authority to bind a party at law.
Hard Costs means the costs and expenses in respect of supplying goods, materials and labor for the construction of improvements relating to the Facility or other amounts payable pursuant to the Construction Documents.
Initial Construction Disbursement Budget means the itemized schedule, in the form attached as Exhibit 1 to the First Disbursement Officers Certificate, setting forth on a line item-basis all of the costs which the Company anticipates to expend from and after the Issue Date in connection with the design, development, engineering, construction, installation, equipping and commencement of operations of the Facility, including all Construction Expenses but excluding all Debt Financing Costs, which costs in the aggregate shall not exceed the Available Funds.
Initial Disbursements Certificate means an Officers Certificate from the Issuers in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Interest Disbursement Certificate means an Officers Certificate from the Issuers in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
Interest Payment Date has the meaning given in the Notes.
Issue Fees and Expenses means fees and expenses incurred on or before the Issue Date by the Issuers or for which the Issuers are liable in connection with the offering of the Notes.
Issue Date has the meaning given in the Indenture.
Issuers Closing Certificate means an Officers Certificate from the Issuers in the form of Exhibit B-1 attached hereto.
Issuers Closing Officers Certificate has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.1.
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Lien has the meaning given in the Indenture.
Manager means Peninsula Gaming, LLC and its permitted successors and assigns identified by notice from the Issuers to the Disbursement Agent.
Material Construction Document means any of the Construction Contract, the Architect Agreement, and without duplication, any other Contract with a total contract amount in excess of $100,000.
Minimum Facilities means a casino offering not less than 500 slot machines.
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by one of the following officers of the Person on whose behalf or for whose benefit the certificate is being executed or delivered: the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Vice President, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer.
Opening means the time when the Facility shall have been opened to the general public, is receiving customers in the ordinary course of business and has received, and has in full force and effect, all material Permits required for operation.
Operative Documents means the Financing Agreements and the Construction Documents.
Permits has the meaning given in the Indenture.
Person means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity.
Plans means the plans, specifications, working drawings, design documents and any change orders relating thereto, which may be amended by the Company as necessary or appropriate, that collectively: (a) provide for and detail the manner of construction of improvements for the Facility; (b) call for construction which will permit the Opening to occur; (c) call for construction which will cause the Facility to be completed for a total cost consistent with the Construction Disbursement Budget and the line items set forth therein, taking into consideration the availability of Available Funds, including Realized Savings; (d) are consistent with constructing the Facility to include the Minimum Facilities; (e) have been signed by an architect who is licensed to practice architecture in the State of Iowa; and (f) to the extent such Plans are amended, such Plans are consistent with previous Plans and are reasonably inferable therefrom, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
Pledge Agreement means each of the Security Agreement and/or Control Account Agreement among any of the Disbursement Agent, the Trustee and the Issuers relating to the Trustees security interest in the Accounts and the Disbursed Funds Account and the proceeds thereof.
Property means the real property located in Worth County, Iowa, on which the Issuers will construct the Facility, as more particularly described in Exhibit I hereto.
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Property Documents means each easement or material agreement affecting the Property or the Companys use thereof.
Realized Savings means the excess of the amount budgeted in the Construction Disbursement Budget for a line item over the amount of funds expended or owed by the Company to complete the tasks set forth in such line item and for the materials and services used to complete such tasks, so long as the terms for such tasks are final and unconditional (other than the satisfactory completion of such tasks), including without limitation the execution of fixed price purchase orders to acquire the materials that are the subject of such line item (as applicable); provided, however, that Realized Savings for any line item shall be deemed to be zero (i) if such savings are obtained in a manner that materially detracts from the overall value, quality and amenities of the Facility and (ii) unless and until the Issuers have delivered a fully executed Construction Disbursement Budget Amendment Certificate (together with all exhibits thereto) which includes such Realized Savings.
Remaining Costs means, at any given time, the amount of Construction Expenses (including Retainage Amounts) set forth in the Construction Disbursement Budget that remain unpaid at such time (including amounts that have not yet accrued at such time).
Reserved Construction Amount means the amount (exclusive of any Retainage Amounts) necessary as of the date of the Final CDA Disbursement to complete the Facility in accordance with the Final Plans and containing the Minimum Facilities, including punch list items.
Retainage Amounts means, at any given time, amounts which have accrued and are owing under the terms of a Contract for work or services to the Company already provided but which at such time (and in accordance with the terms of the Contract) are being withheld from payment to the respective Contractor until certain subsequent events (e.g., completion benchmarks or required release to a Subcontractor) have been achieved under the Contract.
Security Agreement means that certain Security Agreement dated as of even date herewith, made by the Issuers in favor of the Trustee, acting in the capacity of collateral agent for the benefit of itself and the holders of the Notes.
Security Documents has the meaning given in the Indenture.
Senior Credit Facility has the meaning given in the Indenture.
Soft Costs means all costs and expenses (other than Hard Costs) set forth in the Construction Disbursement Budget, including without limitation pre-opening costs.
Subcontracts has the meaning given in the Construction Contract.
Subcontractors means the Persons performing the obligations under the Subcontracts.
Title Insurer means Chicago Title Insurance Company.
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Title Policy means the lenders policy or policies of title insurance to be provided by the Title Insurer to the Trustee with respect to the Property, together with all endorsements thereto, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H.
Trustees Closing Certificate is the Officers Certificate from the Trustee in the form of Exhibit B-3 attached hereto.
1.2 Additional Defined Terms. In addition, the terms listed below in the left column below shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Section of this Agreement listed opposite such terms in the right column below. All other capitalized terms not defined herein, but defined in the Indenture, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.
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Advance Disbursement Request |
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Agreement |
| Introduction |
Company |
| Introduction |
Construction Disbursement Account |
| A of Recitals |
Construction Disbursement Request |
| 4.1 |
Construction Proceeds |
| A of Recitals |
Disbursement Agent |
| Introduction |
Event of Default |
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Final CDA Disbursement |
| 7.5.1 |
GMP |
| 7.6 |
GMP Change Order |
| 7.6 |
Indenture |
| A of Recitals |
Initial Disbursements |
| 7.1 |
Initial Disbursement Request |
| 4.1 |
Interest Disbursement Request |
| 4.1 |
Interest Reserve Account |
| A of Recitals |
Interest Reserve Proceeds |
| A of Recitals |
Issuers |
| Introduction |
Maximum GMP |
| 7.6 |
Notes |
| A of Recitals |
Original Notes |
| A of Recitals |
Proceeds |
| A of Recitals |
Trustee |
| Introduction |
1.3 Rules of Interpretation. The following rules of interpretation shall apply herein.
1.3.1 The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.
1.3.2 The word or is not exclusive.
1.3.3 A reference to a Person includes its permitted successors and permitted assigns.
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1.3.4 Accounting terms have the meanings assigned to them by U.S. GAAP (as defined in the Indenture), as applied by the accounting entity to which they refer.
1.3.5 The words include, includes and including are not limiting.
1.3.6 A reference in a document to an Article, Section, Exhibit, Schedule, Annex, Attachment or Appendix is to the Article, Section, Exhibit, Schedule, Annex, Attachment or Appendix of such document unless otherwise indicated. Exhibits, Schedules, Annexes or Appendices to any document shall be deemed incorporated by reference in such document.
1.3.7 References to any document, instrument or agreement (a) shall include all exhibits, schedules and other attachments thereto, (b) shall include all documents, instruments or agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof, and (c) shall mean such document, instrument or agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, modified and supplemented from time to time and in effect at any given time.
1.3.8 The words hereof, herein and hereunder and words of similar import when used in any document shall refer to such document as a whole and not to any particular provision of such document.
1.3.9 References to days shall mean calendar days, unless the term Business Days shall be used.
2. Establishment of Accounts.
2.1 Appointment of Disbursement Agent. The Trustee and the Issuers hereby appoint U.S. Bank National Association as the Disbursement Agent, and U.S. Bank National Association hereby accepts such appointment as the Disbursement Agent, in each case upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Disbursement Agent agrees to act in good faith at all times.
2.2 Establishment of Accounts. Concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, the Disbursement Agent shall establish the Accounts at the Disbursement Agent and credit thereto, in accordance with the provisions of Recital A hereof, the Proceeds. All funds in the Accounts and the Disbursed Funds Account shall be held in trust and not commingled with any deposit or commercial bank account. All funds accepted by the Disbursement Agent pursuant to this Agreement shall be held in the appropriate Account or the Disbursed Funds Account for the benefit of the Issuers subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement (including, without limitation, the rights of the Trustee hereunder and thereunder). The Disbursement Agent may, upon the request of the Issuers, establish sub-accounts for accounting purposes within the Accounts and the Disbursed Funds Account, it being understood and agreed that the creation of such sub-accounts shall in no way affect the pledge in favor of the Trustee in the Accounts and the Disbursed Funds Account hereunder.
2.3 Pledge Agreement. Pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, the Issuers have granted to the Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the Notes, a first priority security interest in the Accounts and the Disbursed Funds Account and all funds and assets from time to time deposited therein, and all products and proceeds thereof. The Disbursement Agent shall note in its records
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that all funds and other assets in the Accounts and the Disbursed Funds Account have been pledged to the Trustee and that the Disbursement Agent is holding such items as agent for the Trustee, as secured party. The Disbursement Agent shall maintain dominion and control over the Accounts and the Disbursed Funds Account and the funds and assets therein solely for the benefit of the Trustee, as secured party, and for no other parties or Persons; provided, however, that the Issuers shall be able to obtain disbursements from the Accounts and the Disbursed Funds Account in accordance with the terms hereof and upon such disbursement to the Issuers, such pledge and security interest shall be extinguished and released with respect to the amount so disbursed. Accordingly, it is the intention of the parties that all such funds and assets shall not be within the bankruptcy estate (or corresponding term used in the bankruptcy or insolvency laws governing the Disbursement Agent) of the Disbursement Agent. All such funds and all earnings accruing from time to time thereon shall be held in the applicable Account or the Disbursed Funds Account until disbursed or transferred in accordance with the terms hereof.
2.4 Investment of Funds in Accounts. All funds from time to time credited to and contained in each of the Construction Disbursement Account (other than those to be disbursed pursuant to the Initial Disbursement Request, which shall be so disbursed on the Issue Date) and the Interest Reserve Account shall be invested only in Cash Equivalents from time to time by written instructions by the Issuers delivered to the Disbursement Agent, pending disbursement of such funds pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that the Disbursement Agent shall have concluded that such investments conform with the requirements of the Indenture and each Pledge Agreement and that appropriate steps have been taken with respect to each such investment so as to assure the continuing perfection of the Trustees first priority security interest in such investment. For purposes of determining the steps to be taken in order to achieve and maintain such perfection, the Disbursement Agent shall have the right to require the delivery of, and to rely upon, an opinion of counsel to the Issuers or the Disbursement Agent (the reasonable expense of which shall be paid by the Issuers) specifying (A) that the counsel is familiar with the legal requirements applicable to the perfection of security interests in said investments and (B) the steps required to perfect and maintain a first priority security interest in favor of the Trustee in such investments. If no such investment instructions are received by the Disbursement Agent, after the occurrence and during a continuance of a Default or Event of Default, such funds shall be invested in Cash Equivalents selected by the Disbursement Agent in conformity with the requirements of the Indenture and the Pledge Agreement. The Disbursement Agent shall not be liable for any investment, reinvestment or similar losses, fees, taxes or charges or for the availability or liquidity of funds in the Accounts as a result of any investments made or reduced to cash in accordance with this Agreement, and the Disbursement Agent is hereby authorized to direct the Securities Intermediary (as defined in the Pledge Agreement) in writing (i) to purchase Cash Equivalents in accordance herewith and (ii) to reduce to cash any Cash Equivalents (without regard to maturity) in any Account in order to make any application or disbursement required hereunder.
2.5 Agency. The Disbursement Agent shall act solely as the Trustees agent in connection with its duties under this Agreement, notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, without any authority to obligate the Trustee outside of the scope of the authority set forth in this Agreement or to compromise or pledge its security interest hereunder; provided, however, that the Disbursement Agent is authorized to make disbursements from the Accounts on behalf of the Trustee pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Issuers acknowledge and
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agree that in no event shall the Trustee or the holders of the Notes be liable for, nor shall the obligations of the Issuers under the Indenture, the Notes or the other Security Documents be affected or diminished as a consequence of, any action or inaction of the Disbursement Agent with respect to the Accounts or the Disbursed Funds Account or any funds or other assets credited thereto or deposited herein.
2.6 Waiver of Set-off Rights. The Disbursement Agent hereby acknowledges the Trustees security interest as set forth in this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement and waives any and all security interests, claims, encumbrances, liens and rights of set off which it may have in the Accounts or the Disbursed Funds Account or any funds or other assets credited thereto or deposited therein (including any and all rights of offset, deduction and lien), whether statutory or otherwise afforded by law, agreement or otherwise) and further waives any right to set-off said funds, assets or investments now or in the future against any indebtedness of the Issuers to the Disbursement Agent. The waivers set forth in this Section are of rights which may exist now or hereafter in favor of the Disbursement Agent in its individual capacity, and not of any such rights which may exist now or hereafter in favor of the Disbursement Agent in its capacity as agent for the Trustee. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as waiving, limiting or diminishing any rights of the Trustee or the Issuers against the Disbursement Agent or one another. Nothing in this Section shall constitute, or be deemed to constitute, a waiver or abridgement of the security interests, claims, encumbrances, liens and rights of set off held by the Trustee in the Accounts and the Disbursed Funds Account.
3. Disbursements from Accounts.
3.1 Conditions to Disbursement. The Disbursement Agent shall disburse funds from the Accounts only upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions to disbursement set forth herein.
3.2 Method of Disbursement. Upon satisfaction (or a written waiver by the Trustee) of the applicable conditions to disbursement set forth herein, the Disbursement Agent shall disburse funds from the applicable Account as specified in the applicable Disbursement Request.
3.3 Disbursement Agents Compensation. So long as the Trustee also serves as Disbursement Agent hereunder, the Disbursement Agent shall not, except as otherwise provided in Section 13, be entitled to any fee for its services hereunder. If the Trustee is not also serving as Disbursement Agent hereunder, the Disbursement Agent shall be entitled to such reasonable fee payable by the Issuers as is set forth in the separate agency agreement with the Trustee. The Disbursement Agent hereunder (whether or not serving as the Trustee) shall be entitled to reimbursement for its reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of the Disbursement Agents counsel after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default) as compensation for services performed under this Agreement. The Disbursement Agent shall receive such payments without the requirement of obtaining any further consent or action on the part of the Issuers with respect to the payment; provided, however, that, without limiting the foregoing, the Disbursement Agent shall provide written itemization of requested reimbursement of such expenses within thirty (30) days of receiving a written request therefor from the Issuers. Disbursements for each calendar month shall be made on the first day of the subsequent calendar month. The provisions of this Section 3.3 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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3.4 Transfer of Funds to the Trustee. Upon the receipt of written notice executed by the Trustee, which states that (a) an Event of Default hereunder has occurred and is continuing and (b) the Trustee is entitled to the funds in the Accounts and the Disbursed Funds Account (a copy of which notice shall be sent by the Trustee to the Issuers concurrently therewith), the Disbursement Agent shall, without need for further authorization or notice to the Issuers, deliver to the Trustee all funds in the Accounts and the Disbursed Funds Account.
4. Agreements of the Issuers, the Disbursement Agent and the Trustee. The Issuers, the Disbursement Agent and the Trustee severally agree as follows:
4.1 Disbursement Requests and Disbursements.
(a) The Issuers shall concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement have the right to submit to the Disbursement Agent, with a copy to the Trustee, the Initial Disbursement Certificate, requesting the disbursement of funds from the Construction Disbursement Account (the Initial Disbursement Request).
(b) The Issuers or, as set forth in Section 5.1, the Trustee (with a copy provided to the Issuers), shall have the right to submit to the Disbursement Agent, with a copy to the Trustee, the Interest Disbursement Certificate, requesting the disbursement of funds from the Interest Reserve Account to pay the interest due on the Notes (an Interest Disbursement Request) on the applicable Interest Payment Date.
(c) In accordance with Section 7.2 or Section 7.3, the Issuers shall have the right from time to time during the course of this Agreement, to submit to the Disbursement Agent, with a copy to the Trustee, a Construction Disbursement Certificate (a Construction Disbursement Request) or an Advance Disbursement Certificate (an Advance Disbursement Request).
(d) The Disbursement Agent shall review each Disbursement Request submitted pursuant to Sections 4.1(a) through (c) above to determine that they meet the requirements of Sections 7.1 and 7.2 of this Agreement and conform to the forms of Exhibits A, C, D-1 and D-2 respectively, but the Disbursement Agent shall have no obligation to review any attachments, exhibits and certificates required thereby (as the case may be) or to inquire whether any condition certified to has been satisfied. If the Disbursement Agent has determined that the requirements of Sections 7.1 and 7.2 of this Agreement have been met and that such Disbursement Request conforms to the forms of Exhibits A, C, D-1 and D-2, as applicable, then the Disbursement requested shall be made by the Disbursement Agent. Except as to the Initial Disbursement, which shall be made on the Issue Date, the Disbursement Agent shall notify the Issuers and the Trustee as soon as reasonably possible (and in any event within two (2) Business Days after the Disbursement Agent receives the required documents) if any Disbursement Request, or any portion thereof, is disapproved and the reason(s) therefor.
(e) Provided that a Disbursement Request submitted in accordance with Sections 4.1(a) or (c) above is not disapproved by the Disbursement Agent in accordance with this Agreement, then, within two (2) Business Days following submission of such Disbursement Request, the Disbursement Agent shall disburse to the Disbursed Funds Account the funds
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requested in such Disbursement Request (other than those to be disbursed pursuant to the Initial Disbursement Request, which shall be disbursed on the Issue Date). The Issuers shall withdraw funds from and write checks on the Disbursed Funds Account solely for the purpose of paying Construction Expenses identified on such Disbursement Request.
(f) Provided that an Interest Disbursement Request submitted in accordance with Section 4.1(b) above is not disapproved by the Disbursement Agent in accordance with this Agreement, then, within two (2) Business Days following submission of such Interest Disbursement Request, the Disbursement Agent shall disburse to the Trustee the funds requested in such Interest Disbursement Request.
(g) The Trustee may waive any condition to a disbursement requested in a Disbursement Request.
4.2 Insufficient Available Funds. The Issuers shall promptly, and in no event later than two (2) Business Days following knowledge thereof, notify the Trustee and the Disbursement Agent in writing if at any time the Issuers reasonably believe that there are insufficient Available Funds (a) to permit the Opening or (b) to complete construction of the Facility in accordance with the Final Plans and/or the Construction Disbursement Budget (as in effect at such time). Such notice shall specify in reasonable detail (i) the amount of such deficiency and (ii) the steps which the Issuers intend to take to cure such deficiency and the anticipated timing thereof.
5. Interest Reserve.
5.1 Interest Disbursements. Ten (10) days prior to each of the first two (2) Interest Payment Dates, the Issuers shall deliver to the Disbursement Agent an Interest Disbursement Request, setting forth the amount required to be paid and the Interest Payment Date upon which such payment is due and payable. Subject to Section 4.1(d), on each such Interest Payment Date, the Disbursement Agent shall liquidate Cash Equivalents (to the extent required) held in the Interest Reserve Account and disburse to the Trustee the amounts described in the Interest Disbursement Request as due and payable on that date; provided, however, that the Trustee may direct in writing the Disbursement Agent to liquidate Cash Equivalents (to the extent required) and disburse to the Trustee the amounts necessary to pay the amounts required to be paid on the Notes in the event that the Issuers fail to timely deliver the Interest Disbursement Request, in which case the obligations of the Issuers under this Section 5.1 shall be deemed performed. In the event there are insufficient funds in the Interest Reserve Account to pay the amount set forth in an Interest Disbursement Request or direction so given by the Trustee, the Issuers shall, not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date, deposit immediately available funds into the Interest Reserve Account in an amount equal to such deficiency. The Issuers acknowledge that the Issuers failure to provide notice or deposit funds referenced in this Section shall not in any way exonerate or diminish the Issuers obligation to make all payments under the Notes as and when due.
5.2 Interest Reserve Account Amounts. Upon payment in full of each of the first two (2) interest payments due on the Notes, the Disbursement Agent shall transfer any funds and/or Cash Equivalents in the Interest Reserve Account to the Construction Disbursement Account and
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such funds and/or Cash Equivalents shall be deemed Additional Revenue; provided, however, that if the Final CDA Disbursement has been made pursuant to Section 7.5 prior to the second Interest Payment Date, any funds remaining in the Interest Reserve Account shall be disbursed to the Disbursed Funds Account.
6. Certain Covenants.
6.1 Notice of Opening. Promptly after (but in any event within seven days after) the date of Opening, the Issuers shall deliver an Officers Certificate to the Disbursement Agent and the Trustee to the effect that the Opening has occurred.
6.2 Issuers Officers Certificates.
6.2.1 For Closing Certificate. The Issuers shall attach to the Issuers Closing Certificate delivered to the Disbursement Agent and the Trustee an Issuers Officers Certificate for Issuers Closing Certificate in the form of Attachment A to Exhibit B-1 attached hereto (including all required exhibits and attachments thereto) (the Issuers Closing Officers Certificate), executed and completed as to the information required therein.
6.2.2 For Construction Disbursement Certificate. The Issuers shall attach to each Construction Disbursement Certificate delivered to the Disbursement Agent and the Trustee an Issuers Officers Certificate for Construction Disbursement Certificate in the form of Attachment A to Exhibit D-1 (including all required exhibits and attachments thereto) (the Construction Disbursement Officers Certificate), executed and completed as to the information required therein.
6.2.3 For Advance Disbursement Certificate. The Issuers shall attach to each Advance Disbursement Certificate delivered to the Disbursement Agent and the Trustee an Issuers Officers Certificate for Advance Disbursement Certificate in the form of Attachment A to Exhibit D-2 (including all required exhibits and attachments thereto) (the Advance Disbursement Officers Certificate), executed and completed as to the information required therein.
6.2.4 For First Disbursement Request. The Issuers shall attach to the First Disbursement Request (whether made pursuant to an Initial Disbursements Certificate, Advance Disbursement Certificate or Construction Disbursement Certificate) delivered to the Disbursement Agent and the Trustee a First Disbursement Officers Certificate in the form of Exhibit D-3 (including all required exhibits and attachments thereto) (the First Disbursement Officers Certificate), executed and completed as to the information required therein.
6.2.5 No Review Obligation. Neither the Trustee nor the Disbursement Agent shall have any obligation to review any Officers Certificates or other documents attached to the Issuers Closing Certificate, the Construction Disbursement Certificate or the Advance Disbursement Certificate or to investigate any facts or matters contained in such Officers Certificates. The Trustee and the Disbursement Agent shall incur no liability if such Officers Certificates or other documents attached to the Issuers Closing Certificate, the Construction Disbursement Certificate or the Advance Disbursement Certificate do not conform to the forms
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attached to this Agreement regardless of whether such Officers Certificates and other attached documents are or are not reviewed by the Trustee and/or the Disbursement Agent.
6.3 Officers Certificate as Representation and Warranty. Each Officers Certificate signed on behalf of the Issuers and delivered to the Disbursement Agent and/or the Trustee pursuant to, or in connection with, this Agreement, shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Issuers to the Disbursement Agent and/or the Trustee, as the case may be, as to the matters covered by such certificates.
7. Construction Disbursement Account.
7.1 Conditions to Initial Disbursements. Upon satisfaction of the conditions described below in this Section 7.1, on the Issue Date the Disbursement Agent shall make the disbursements described in the Initial Disbursements Certificate (the Initial Disbursements). The conditions to the Initial Disbursements shall consist of the following:
(a) The Disbursement Agent shall have received the Proceeds;
(b) The Disbursement Agent shall have received the following executed documents: (i) the Initial Disbursements Certificate, (ii) the Issuers Closing Certificate, (iii) the Disbursement Agents Closing Certificate (which the Disbursement Agent covenants and agrees to deliver to the Trustee and the Issuers) and (iv) the Trustees Closing Certificate; and
(c) The Disbursement Agent shall have received confirmation from the Trustee that it has received the Initial Disbursement Certificate, the Issuers Closing Certificate and the Disbursement Agents Closing Certificate.
7.2 Conditions to Subsequent Disbursements. Upon satisfaction (or a written waiver by the Trustee) of the conditions described below in this Section 7.2, the Disbursement Agent shall make the disbursements described in the corresponding Construction Disbursement Request or Advance Disbursement Request (provided that the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 shall have previously been satisfied) from the Construction Disbursement Account to the Disbursed Funds Account:
(a) The Disbursement Agent shall have received a Construction Disbursement Request or Advance Disbursement Request pertaining to the amounts requested for disbursement; and
(b) The Trustee shall not have provided the Disbursement Agent notice that a Default or Event of Default has occurred and remains continuing.
7.3 Advance Disbursements
. Upon the satisfaction of the conditions described below in this Section 7.3, the Issuers shall have the right to deliver to the Disbursement Agent an Advance Disbursement Request, which Advance Disbursement Request shall not be required to include or attach the supporting documentation required for all other Disbursement Requests; provided, however, that (i) within thirty (30) days after any Advance Disbursement is made (or, if earlier, promptly following the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default), the Issuers shall, with respect to such Advance Disbursement, provide the same supporting documentation
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as is required under this Agreement with respect to other Construction Disbursement Requests (which documentation may be included in a subsequent Construction Disbursement Request) and (ii) in no event shall the outstanding balance of undocumented Advance Disbursements from the Construction Disbursement Account at any one time exceed $1,500,000.
7.4 Disbursements after an Event of Default. In the event that the Trustee has provided the Disbursement Agent notice that a Default or Event of Default exists and is continuing (unless the same has been waived by the Trustee in writing), the Disbursement Agent shall not approve any disbursement of funds for the Facility from the Construction Disbursement Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee may direct that any of the following payments be made, and provided, further, that nothing in this Section 7.4 shall limit the Trustees right to the disbursement of funds in the Construction Disbursement Account pursuant to Section 3.4:
(i) if all other conditions in Section 7.2 (including those stated in Section 7.1) are met, funds from the Construction Disbursement Account, for work completed or materials purchased on or prior to the date that such Default or Event of Default first occurred;
(ii) payments not to exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) in the aggregate to prevent the condition of the Facility from deteriorating or to preserve any work completed on the Facility, certified to the Disbursement Agent and the Trustee in writing by the Issuers to be reasonably necessary or advisable; provided, however, that the foregoing limitation may be increased or decreased by the Trustee by written notice to the Disbursement Agent and the Issuers; and
(iii) if such condition continues for a period of three (3) consecutive months or more, at the written request of the Issuers, Retainage Amounts for work completed; provided that the Issuers and the Manager each certify to the Disbursement Agent and the Trustee in writing the amount required to be paid for such Retainage Amounts and that the conditions for paying such amounts (other than that the Opening has occurred) are met.
7.5 Final Disbursement of Funds Following Opening.
7.5.1 If any funds remain in the Construction Disbursement Account and (a) Issuers have provided notice in accordance with Section 6.1 herein that the Opening has occurred, (b) there is no ongoing construction in connection with the Facility, other than maintenance and repairs in the ordinary course of business and all punch list items, in an aggregate amount (excluding Retainage Amounts) not to exceed $250,000, and (c) there exists no continuing Default or Event of Default, then the Issuers shall have the right to request that the Disbursement Agent disburse to the Issuers all remaining funds in the Construction Disbursement Account. Upon receipt by the Disbursement Agent of a Construction Disbursement Request with the paragraph labeled [For the Final CDA Disbursement Only] included, the Disbursement Agent shall disburse all remaining funds in the Construction Disbursement Account as directed by the Issuers (the Final CDA Disbursement). All funds
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disbursed to the Issuers pursuant to this Section shall be used by the Issuers as required pursuant to the Indenture and this Agreement, including without limitation Section 7.5.2.
7.5.2 To the extent that any work performed, services rendered or materials provided in connection with the Facility as contemplated under the Construction Disbursement Budget then in effect remain unpaid on or after the date of the Final CDA Disbursement, the Issuers shall apply all funds disbursed to the Issuers pursuant to Section 7.5.1 to pay all amounts due and owing under any Contracts in accordance therewith prior to utilizing any other funds otherwise available to the Issuers for such purposes.
7.6 First Disbursement Request.
7.6.1 Guaranteed Maximum Price Contract. The Issuers shall use their reasonable best efforts to enter into with the General Contractor, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, a change order under the Construction Contract which adds to the Construction Contract a guaranteed maximum price (the GMP and, such change order, the GMP Change Order) of no greater than $22.0 million (the Maximum GMP).
7.6.2 First Disbursement Request. The Issuers shall not have the right to deliver to the Disbursement Agent a First Disbursement Request unless the following conditions precedent have been satisfied: (i) the GMP Change Order has been entered into among the Issuers and the General Contractor, (ii) in the event that the GMP Change Order establishes a GMP in excess of the Maximum GMP, the Issuers shall have deposited (or, concurrently with submitting the First Disbursement Request, deposit) into the Construction Disbursement Account an amount equal to the excess of the GMP established by the GMP Change Order over the Maximum GMP, and (iii) the Issuers shall have complied with Section 6.2.4 hereof with respect to the First Disbursement Request.
8. Amendments to Construction Disbursement Budget; Amendments to Contracts; Amendments to Facility Cost Schedule and Cost Overruns.
8.1 Construction Disbursement Budget Amendment Process. The Construction Disbursement Budget may be amended by the Issuers from time to time in the manner set forth herein without review or approval from the Trustee or the Disbursement Agent. Subject to Section 8.2, the Issuers shall have the right from time to time to amend the Construction Disbursement Budget to change the amounts allocated for specific line item components of the work required to complete the Facility, including Soft Costs; provided that, in any such amendment, the Company may neither modify the description of any line item nor modify the amount set forth for any such line item incurred on or prior to the Issue Date. A line item in the Construction Disbursement Budget may be increased only if the funds for such increase are made available in the Construction Disbursement Budget from (a) previously unallocated Available Funds or an increase in Additional Revenue, in each case to the extent not previously expended or dedicated to the payment of items contained in the Construction Disbursement Budget; (b) an increase in Realized Savings from another line item and a corresponding reduction in the construction line items related to such Realized Savings; (c) the reduction of the contingency line item, if any, in the Construction Disbursement Budget or (d) the reduction of allocated reserves in the Construction Disbursement Budget pursuant to the terms and condition
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of this Agreement. Any such amendment shall be in writing and shall identify with particularity the line items to be changed and the amount of such change and (x) in the event of an increase in a construction line item, the Realized Savings, Additional Revenue, line item for contingency (if any) in the Construction Disbursement Budget and/or previously allocated reserves which are permitted to be reduced (but not any Retainage Amounts), which are proposed to be utilized to pay for the increase; and (y) in the case of a decrease in a construction line item, the Realized Savings in the amount of such reduction. Construction line items may be reduced only upon obtaining, and in the amount of, Realized Savings. The contingency line item, if any, in the Construction Disbursement Budget may be reduced by allocation to other line items. Any amounts of Realized Savings, Additional Revenue, contingency amounts or previously allocated reserves so identified for use in connection with a particular line item thenceforth shall be deemed dedicated to the particular line item, unless and until the Construction Disbursement Budget is amended to reduce the amounts budgeted for the line item. The Issuers shall submit the Construction Disbursement Budget Amendment Certificate to the Trustee in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto; provided, however, that the Issuers shall not be required to submit a Construction Disbursement Budget Amendment Certificate if the amendment, together with all previous amendments for which a Construction Disbursement Amendment Certificate was not submitted to the Trustee, does not increase the total Construction Disbursement Budget by more than $500,000 in the aggregate. Neither the Trustee nor the Disbursement Agent shall have any obligation to (i) review the Construction Disbursement Budget Amendment Certificate or any documents attached thereto, (ii) investigate into any facts or matters contained in such Certificate or documents attached thereto, or (iii) make any determination as to whether the obligation to submit a Construction Disbursement Budget Amendment Certificate is triggered. The Trustee and Disbursement Agent shall not be responsible for determining whether the Issuers have complied with this Section 8.1 or whether the Construction Disbursement Budget Certificate or any documents attached thereto comply with this Section 8.1 or this Agreement generally. Moreover, the Trustee and Disbursement Agent shall not incur any liability for either reviewing or failing to review such Certificate or documents attached thereto. Upon receipt by the Trustee of the Construction Disbursement Budget Amendment Certificate in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto, fully executed and completed as to the information required therein, such amendment shall become effective hereunder and the Construction Disbursement Budget shall thereafter be as so amended; provided, however, that if, pursuant to the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence, the Issuers were not required to submit a Construction Disbursement Budget Amendment Certificate to the Trustee with respect to such amendment, then such amendment shall become effective hereunder at the time it is entered into and the Construction Disbursement Budget shall thereafter be as so amended. No amendment to the Construction Disbursement Budget shall be effective except in accordance with the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuers shall not be required to comply with this Section 8.1 in connection with entering into the GMP Change Order.
8.2 Contract Amendment Process. The Company shall have the right from time to time to amend any of the Construction Documents to which it is a party to change the scope of the work for any portion of the Facility and/or the Companys payment obligations thereunder without review or approval from the Trustee or Disbursement Agent. Any such amendment that (i) when taken together with all other amendments to such Construction Documents results in a cost increase in excess of Twenty-Five
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Thousand Dollars ($25,000) in a Material Construction Document (or, with respect to the Construction Contract only, in excess of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000)), (ii) when taken together with all other amendments to such Contract results in a material reduction of the scope or quality of the work constituting the design or construction of the Facility, or (iii) results in the likely addition of more than one week of construction (or such amendments, in the aggregate, result in the likely addition of more than four weeks of construction), shall be in writing and shall identify with particularity all changes being made. The Company shall (a) deliver to the Trustee (x) an executed copy of the Contract amendment (the effectiveness of which will be subject only to satisfaction of the conditions in this Section 8.2), and (y) a Contract Amendment Certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F-1, fully completed and executed, as applicable, and (b) if entering into such Contract Amendment will result in an amendment to the Construction Disbursement Budget, comply with the requirements of Section 8.1. Neither the Trustee nor the Disbursement Agent shall have any obligation to (1) review any Contract submitted, (2) review the Contract Amendment Certificate or any documents attached thereto, (3) investigate into any facts or matters contained in such Certificate or documents attached thereto, (4) make any determination as to whether the obligation to submit a Contract Amendment Certificate is triggered or (5) determine whether an amendment to the Construction Disbursement Budget is needed as a result of such Contract amendment. The Trustee and Disbursement Agent shall not be responsible for determining whether the Issuers have complied with this Section 8.2 or whether the Contract Amendment Certificate or any documents attached thereto comply with this Section 8.2 or this Agreement generally. Moreover, the Trustee and Disbursement Agent shall not incur any liability for either reviewing or failing to review such Certificate or documents attached thereto. The Contract Amendment shall be deemed approved upon receipt by the Trustee of the Contract Amendment Certificate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuers shall not be required to comply with this Section 8.2 in connection with entering into the GMP Change Order.
8.3 Contracts Entered into after the Issue Date. The Company may from time to time enter into Contracts constituting Construction Documents consistent with the Final Plans and the Construction Disbursement Budget, as each is in effect from time to time without review or approval of the Trustee or Disbursement Agent. Each such Contract shall be in writing and, if a Material Construction Document, shall become effective when and only when: (i) the Company and the Contractor have executed and delivered the Contract (with the effectiveness thereof subject only to satisfaction of the conditions in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) below); (ii) the Company has submitted to the Trustee: (a) such Material Construction Document together with an Additional Contract Certificate, and all exhibits, attachments and certificates required thereby, each duly completed and executed, as applicable, and (b) copies of such performance and payment bonds as the Contractor may be required to provide to the Company pursuant to such Material Construction Document (which performance and payment bonds shall name the Trustee and the Issuers as additional co-obligees) and a consent substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G signed by the Contractor; (iii) if entering into such Contract will result in an amendment to the Construction Disbursement Budget, the Issuers have complied with the requirements of Section 8.1; and (iv) if entering into such Contract will cause the Available Funds to be less than the Remaining Costs, the Issuers shall have complied with the requirements of Section 8.4. Neither the Trustee nor the Disbursement Agent shall have any obligation to (v) review any Contract or other document submitted in connection with such Contract, (w) review performance and payment bonds submitted to them or any documents attached thereto, (x) investigate into any facts or matters contained in such Contracts, performance and payment bonds or documents attached thereto, (y) determine whether a Contract is a Material
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Construction Document or (z) determine whether an amendment to the Construction Disbursement Budget is required or if the Available Funds will be less than the Remaining Costs. The Trustee and Disbursement Agent shall not be responsible for determining whether the Issuers have complied with this Section 8.3 or whether the performance and payment bonds or any documents attached thereto comply with this Section 8.3 or this Agreement generally. Moreover, the Trustee and Disbursement Agent shall not incur any liability for either reviewing or failing to review such Contracts, performance and payment bonds or documents attached thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuers shall not be required to comply with this Section 8.3 in connection with entering into the GMP Change Order.
8.4 Facility Cost Schedule and Cost Overruns.
(a) The Issuers covenant to promptly (and in any event within ten (10) days of notice or knowledge thereof) cure any anticipated cost overrun for any line item on the Construction Disbursement Budget (after giving effect to any applicable reserves which have been allocated to such line item by a Construction Disbursement Budget Amendment) by (i) providing sufficient funds to cover in full such cost overrun from previously unallocated Available Funds or other Additional Revenue as permitted in this Agreement (but in each case only to the extent that the same have not previously been expended or dedicated (including Retainage Amounts) to the payment of line items contained in the Construction Disbursement Budget) and/or (ii) with respect to a cost overrun as to a particular line item, effecting a Construction Disbursement Budget Amendment to dedicate such funds to the line items in question. Neither the Trustee nor the Disbursement Agent shall have any obligation to determine whether an anticipated cost overrun exists or whether the Issuers have complied with this Section 8.4 in addressing any cost overruns. The Trustee and Disbursement Agent shall not incur any liability for either reviewing or failing to review any cost overrun materials.
(b) Each Facility Cost Schedule shall set forth (i) the actual investment income (loss), less any losses or costs associated therewith, earned on the Construction Disbursement Account through the date of such Facility Cost Schedule, and (ii) the additional amount of investment income which the Issuers reasonably anticipate will be earned in the Construction Disbursement Account from such date through the Opening. If at any time the Issuers submit a Facility Cost Schedule pursuant to this Section and the Issuers can no longer reasonably anticipate that the Additional Revenue earned (and anticipated to be earned as determined above) from investments of funds in the Construction Disbursement Account will equal the amount of such Additional Revenue set forth in the Construction Disbursement Budget then in effect, then:
(i) if the total amount of such Additional Revenue at such date earned or anticipated to be earned is less than the total amount of such Additional Revenue anticipated as of the date of the most recent disbursement from the Construction Disbursement Account, then the Available Funds shall be deemed reduced by the amount of such deficiency and the Company (as a condition to the next Construction Disbursement Request) shall provide or allocate additional Available Funds and/or otherwise amend the Construction Disbursement Budget, if necessary, so that the Remaining Costs do not exceed the total Available Funds; or
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(ii) if the total amount of such Additional Revenue at such date earned or anticipated to be earned is greater than the total amount of such Additional Revenue anticipated as of the date of the most recent disbursement from the Construction Disbursement Account, then the Available Funds shall be deemed increased by the amount of such excess.
Neither the Trustee nor the Disbursement Agent shall have any obligation to review any Facility Cost Schedules or to determine whether the Issuers have complied with this Section 8.4. The Trustee and Disbursement Agent shall not incur any liability for either reviewing or failing to review any Facility Cost Schedules.
9. Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following specified events shall be an Event of Default hereunder:
9.1 Indenture. A Default or an Event of Default under the Security Documents (as such terms are defined therein) has occurred and is continuing, in either case beyond the expiration of applicable notice, grace and cure periods.
9.2 Exception to Prior Disbursement. The existence of an exception to a prior disbursement relating to the Facility in excess of $50,000 which is not remedied within thirty (30) days after notice.
9.3 Insufficient Funds. Any time that the amount of Available Funds is less than the Remaining Costs and such deficiency continues for a period of thirty (30) days after notice of such deficiency without being cured.
9.4 Performance of Certain Obligations. The failure of the Issuers to perform, observe or comply in all material respects with any of their covenants under this Agreement and such failure continues for a period of five (5) days after notice thereof without being cured.
9.5 Failure to Deliver Collateral Agreements. The Issuers shall fail to deliver any material documents in accordance with the Pledge Agreement and such failure continues for a period of five (5) days after notice without being cured.
9.6 Abandonment of Facility.
(a) Except as and to the extent permitted under the Indenture, the Company shall cease to own the Property or any portion thereof or the buildings, fixtures and other improvements to be situated on the Property; or
(b) Except as and to the extent permitted under the Indenture, the Issuers shall abandon the Facility or otherwise cease to pursue the operation of the Property or shall sell or otherwise dispose of any interest in Property.
9.7 Termination or Invalidity of Construction Documents. Any of the Material Construction Documents shall have terminated, become invalid or illegal, or otherwise ceased to be in full force and effect (except in accordance with its terms upon completion of the respective work or delivery of the respective materials); provided that with respect to any Material
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Construction Document other than the Construction Contract and the Architect Agreement, no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred as a result of such termination so long as (a) the Company provides written notice to the Disbursement Agent (immediately upon, but in no event more than two (2) Business Days after, the Companys becoming aware of such Construction Documents ceasing to be in full force or effect) that the Company intends to replace the Contractor under such Construction Document (or that replacement is not necessary), and (b) in each case if, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, a replacement is necessary, the Company (i) obtains a replacement Contractor for the affected Contractor and (ii) enters into a replacement Construction Document in accordance with Section 8.3, on terms no less beneficial to the Company than then current market terms, within sixty (60) days of such termination.
10. Disbursed Funds Account.
10.1 Rights of the Issuers to Disbursed Funds Account. All amounts disbursed from the Construction Disbursement Account shall be paid directly to the Disbursed Funds Account. The Disbursed Funds Account shall be maintained in the name of the Issuers and all funds deposited or held in such account shall belong to the Issuers, against which the Issuers may draw for expenditures permitted by this Agreement from time to time. All funds deposited and held in the Disbursed Funds Account shall, pending disbursement in accordance with this Agreement, be invested in cash or Cash Equivalents as directed by the Issuers, except as otherwise provided herein or in the Pledge Agreement. Pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, the Issuers have granted to the Trustee (for the benefit of itself and the holders of the Notes) a first priority security interest in its Disbursed Funds Account. Funds in the Disbursed Funds Account shall be disbursed solely in accordance with the terms and conditions of, and solely for the purposes permitted under, this Agreement and the Indenture. Further, the Issuers shall note in its records that all funds and other assets in the Disbursed Funds Account have been pledged to the Trustee.
10.2 Right to Substitute Disbursed Funds Account. The Issuers from time to time shall have the right to designate a substitute account to serve as the Disbursed Funds Account; provided that no such substitute account shall become the Disbursed Funds Account until (a) the depository financial institution at which the substitute account is located shall have acknowledged in a manner satisfactory to the Trustee that such institution has waived its right of set off in such account or any liens thereto, statutory or otherwise, and will have entered into an agreement substantially similar to a Pledge Agreement, and (b) the Trustee and the Disbursement Agent shall have received written notice of the location and account number of such new substitute account.
11. Indemnity.
11.1 Limitation of Liability. The Disbursement Agents responsibility and liability under this Agreement shall be limited as follows: (a) the Disbursement Agent does not represent, warrant or guaranty to the Trustee or the holders of the Notes the performance by the Issuers, the Manager, the General Contractor, the Architect or any Contractor, Subcontractor or provider of materials or services in connection with construction of the Facility; (b) the Disbursement Agent shall have no responsibility to the Issuers, the Trustee or the holders of the Notes as a consequence of performance by the Disbursement Agent hereunder, except with
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respect to breaches of its obligations under this Agreement or for gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Disbursement Agent; (c) the Issuers shall remain solely responsible for all aspects of their business and conduct in connection with the Property and the Facility, the accuracy of all applications for payment, and the proper application of all disbursements; (d) the Disbursement Agent is not obligated to supervise, inspect or inform the Issuers, the Trustee or any third party of any aspect of the construction of the Facility or any other matter referred to above; and (e) the Disbursement Agent owes no duty of care to the Issuers, to protect against, or to inform the Issuers of, any negligent, faulty, inadequate or defective design or construction of the Facility or otherwise. The Disbursement Agent shall have no duties or obligations hereunder, except as expressly set forth herein, shall be responsible only for the performance of such duties and obligations, shall not be required to take any action otherwise than in accordance with the terms hereof and shall not be in any manner liable or responsible for any loss or damage arising by reason of any act or omission to act by it hereunder or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, any loss that may occur by reason of forgery, false representations, the exercise of its discretion, or any other reason, except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct.
11.2 Reliance on Certificates. The Disbursement Agent may conclusively rely upon any Disbursement Request or Officers Certificate furnished to the Disbursement Agent conforming to the form required under this Agreement. The Disbursement Agent may rely upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Disbursement Agent need not investigate any fact or matter stated in a Disbursement Request or Officers Certificate and shall incur no liability in failing to make any such investigation.
12. Indemnity. The Issuers each indemnify, protect, hold harmless and agree to defend the Disbursement Agent and each of its officers, directors, agents and employees, from and against any and all claims, actions, obligations, liabilities and expenses, including defense costs, investigative fees and costs, legal fees, and claims for damages, arising from the performance by the Disbursement Agent under this Agreement, arising from the Disbursement Agents reliance on any Disbursement Request, Trustee Closing Certificate or Officers Certificate delivered by the Issuers under this Agreement or arising from any material error, inaccuracy, misstatement or omission of fact therein, except to the extent that such liability, expense or claim is attributable to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Disbursement Agent and, except to the extent that such liability, expense or claim is imposed upon the Disbursement Agent as set forth in Section 11.1. The provisions of this Section 12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
13. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate automatically thirty (30) days following such time as all amounts in the Accounts and the Disbursed Funds Account have been distributed pursuant to and in accordance with the terms hereof and the Opening has occurred; provided, however, that the obligations of the Issuers under Section 12 of this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement.
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14. Substitution or Resignation
14.1 Disbursement Agent. The Disbursement Agent may be removed by the Issuers. The removal of the Disbursement Agent and appointment of a successor Disbursement Agent shall become effective only upon the successor Disbursement Agents acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 14.1.
14.1.1 The Disbursement Agent may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from all duties hereunder upon 30 days written notice to all parties hereto. The Trustee (if a different Person than the Disbursement Agent) or the holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Disbursement Agent upon 30 days written notice by so notifying the Disbursement Agent, the Trustee and the Issuers.
14.1.2 If the Disbursement Agent resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Disbursement Agent for any reason, the Disbursement Agent shall notify the Trustee of such within five (5) Business Days and the Trustee shall notify the holders of the Notes within five (5) Business Days of its receipt of notice from the Disbursement Agent and the Trustee (if a different Person than the Disbursement Agent) shall, and the holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (if such holders provided a notice pursuant to Section 14.1.1 or if there is no Trustee capable of acting at such time) may, promptly appoint a successor Disbursement Agent reasonably acceptable to the Issuers. Within one year after any successor Disbursement Agent appointed by the Trustee takes office, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Disbursement Agent reasonably acceptable to the Issuers to replace the Disbursement Agent appointed by the Trustee.
14.1.3 If a successor Disbursement Agent does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Disbursement Agent resigns, the retiring Disbursement Agent, the Trustee, the Issuers or the holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Disbursement Agent.
14.1.4 A successor Disbursement Agent shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Disbursement Agent, the Issuers and the Trustee. Thereupon, the removal of the Disbursement Agent shall become effective, and the successor Disbursement Agent shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Disbursement Agent under this Agreement. A retiring Disbursement Agent shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Disbursement Agent to the successor Disbursement Agent.
14.1.5 If the Disbursement Agent consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation or association, the successor corporation without any further act shall be the successor Disbursement Agent.
14.1.6 The Disbursement Agent shall at all times be a bank chartered under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition and a Thomsons Bank Watch rating of B or better.
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15. Account Statement. On the first day of each and every calendar month, the Disbursement Agent shall deliver to the Issuers and the Trustee a statement prepared by the Disbursement Agent in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Issuers, setting forth with reasonable particularity the balance of funds then in each of the Accounts and the manner in which such funds are invested.
16. Notice. The parties hereto irrevocably instruct the Disbursement Agent that on the first date upon which the balance of the Construction Disbursement Account is reduced to zero, the Disbursement Agent shall deliver to the Trustee and the Issuers a notice that the balance in such account has been reduced to zero.
17. Miscellaneous.
17.1 Waiver. Any party hereto may specifically waive any breach of this Agreement by any other party, but no such waiver shall be deemed to have been given unless such waiver is in writing, signed by the waiving party and specifically designates the breach waived, nor shall any such waiver constitute a continuing waiver of similar or other breaches.
17.2 Invalidity. If, for any reason whatsoever, any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held or deemed to be inoperative, unenforceable or invalid in a particular case or in all cases, such circumstances shall not have the effect of rendering any of the other provisions of this Agreement inoperative, unenforceable or invalid, and the inoperative, unenforceable or invalid provision shall be construed as if it were written so as to effectuate, to the maximum extent possible, the parties intent.
17.3 No Authority. Except as set forth herein, the Disbursement Agent shall have no authority to, and shall not, make any warranty or representation or incur any obligation on behalf of, or in the name of, the Trustee.
17.4 Assignment. This Agreement is personal to the parties hereto, and the rights and duties of any party hereunder shall not be assignable except with the prior written consent of the other parties. In any event, this Agreement shall inure to and be binding upon the parties and their successors and permitted assigns.
17.5 Benefit. The parties hereto, the holders from time to time of the Notes, and their respective successors and assigns, but no others, shall be bound hereby and entitled to the benefits hereof.
17.6 Time. Time is of the essence of each provision of this Agreement.
17.7 Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW AND NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAWS AND RULES 327(B).
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EACH OF THE ISSUERS, THE DISBURSEMENT AGENT AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
17.8 Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement (together with the Indenture and the Security Documents) contains the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior agreements, understandings and commitments, whether oral or written. This Agreement may be amended only by a writing signed by duly authorized representatives of all parties.
17.9 Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given or made under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given and received, regardless of when and whether received, either (a) on the day of hand delivery; (b) on the date of confirmation of receipt of facsimile transmission; or (c) on the third day after sent, when sent by United States certified mail, postage and certification fee prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
To the Disbursement Agent:
U.S. Bank National Association
60 Livingston Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55107
Attention: Corporate Trust Department
Facsimile No.: (651) 244-0711
To the Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
60 Livingston Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55107
Attention: Corporate Trust Department
Facsimile No.: (651) 244-0711
To the Company or the Issuers:
Diamond Jo Worth, LLC
3rd Street Ice Harbor
P.O. Box 1750
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile No.: (563) 557-0549
With a copy to:
Peninsula Gaming Partners, LLC
7137 Mission Hills Drive
Las Vegas, Nevada 89113
Attention: Michael S. Luzich
Facsimile No.: (702) 247-6822
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or at such other address as the specified entity most recently may have designated in writing in accordance with this paragraph to the others. Any notice to the Disbursement Agent or the Trustee under this Agreement shall be deemed effective only upon receipt.
17.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
17.11 Captions. Captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be considered or referred to in resolving questions of interpretation of this Agreement.
17.12 Right to Consult Counsel. Each of the Disbursement Agent and the Trustee may, if any of them deems necessary or appropriate, consult with and be advised by counsel in respect of their duties hereunder. Each of the Disbursement Agent or the Trustee shall be entitled to rely upon the advice of its counsel in any action taken in its capacity as the Disbursement Agent or the Trustee, as the case may be, hereunder and shall be protected from any liability of any kind for actions taken in reasonable reliance upon such opinion of its counsel. The Issuers agree to pay all such reasonable counsel fees and expenses.
17.13 Disputes. The parties to this Agreement shall have all rights at law and equity with respect to any disagreement or dispute by any party or among the parties with respect to the release of funds from the Accounts or concerning the rights or obligations of the parties with respect thereto (including matters relating to any certificates required to be delivered under this Agreement).
(a) Any disagreement with respect to the construction, meaning or effect of this Agreement, or any other controversy between the parties hereto arising out of this Agreement shall be submitted to arbitration, one arbitrator to be chosen by the Issuers, one by the Trustee, and a third to be chosen by the first two arbitrators before they enter into arbitration. The arbitrators shall be impartial and shall be active or retired persons with experience in construction, development and /or construction lending.
(b) In the event that either party should fail to choose an arbitrator within fifteen (15) days following a written request by the other party to enter into arbitration, the requesting party may choose two arbitrators who shall, in turn, choose the third arbitrator. If the first two arbitrators have not chosen a third arbitrator at the end of fifteen (15) days following the last day of the selection of the first two arbitrators, each of the first two arbitrators shall name three candidates, of whom the other arbitrator shall eliminate two, and the determination of the third arbitrator shall be made from the remaining two candidates by drawing lots. Each party shall present its case to the arbitrators within fifteen (15) days following the date of the appointment of the third arbitrator. The decision of a majority of the three arbitrators shall be final and binding upon both parties. Judgment may be entered upon the arbitration award in any court having jurisdiction. Any such arbitration shall take place in New York City, unless some other location is mutually agreed upon by the parties. The arbitrators shall resolve any dispute arising hereunder in a manner consistent with the intent of the parties as expressed in this Agreement. The arbitrators shall not award any punitive, consequential or exemplary damages or any amount in excess of the amount to be released from the relevant Account.
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(c) The parties shall use their best efforts to resolve the dispute as soon as practicable and to comply, if available, with the fast track procedures specified in the American Arbitration Associations Construction Industry Arbitration Rules. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
(d) Notwithstanding any provisions contained herein to the contrary, the provisions contained in this Section shall not prohibit the Trustee from exercising any of its rights or remedies set forth in the Indenture, the Notes or the Security Documents.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Cash Collateral and Disbursement Agreement as of the day first above written.
DISBURSEMENT AGENT | U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | |||
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| By: | /s/ Richard H. Prokosch | ||
| Name: | Richard H. Prokosch | ||
| Title: | Vice President | ||
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TRUSTEE | U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | |||
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| By: | /s/ Richard H. Prokosch | ||
| Name: | Richard H. Prokosch | ||
| Title: | Vice President | ||
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ISSUERS | DIAMOND JO WORTH, LLC, | |||
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| By: | /s/ Natalie Schramm | ||
| Name: | Natalie Schramm | ||
| Title: | Vice President | ||
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| DIAMOND JO WORTH CORP., | |||
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| By: | /s/ Natalie Schramm | ||
| Name: | Natalie Schramm | ||
| Title: | Vice President | ||
[Signature Page to Cash Collateral and Disbursement Agreement]
U.S. Bank National Association, acting in its capacity as Securities Intermediary under (and as defined in) the Pledge Agreement, hereby acknowledges its agreement to be bound by the provisions set forth in Section 2.4 of this Agreement to the extent any written direction of the Disbursement Agent delivered to the Securities Intermediary pursuant thereto is not inconsistent with any written direction of the Trustee delivered to the Securities Intermediary pursuant to the Pledge Agreement.
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| By: | /s/ Richard H. Prokosch | ||
| Name: | Richard H. Prokosch | ||
| Title: | Vice President | ||
[Signature Page to Cash Collateral and Disbursement Agreement]
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