SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
EX-10.1 2 c60785exv10w1.htm EX-10.1 exv10w1
First Industrial, L.P.
c/o First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.
311 South Wacker Drive
Suite 4000
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attention: Mr. Scott Musil
Telecopy: (312)  ###-###-####
To General Partner:
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.
311 South Wacker Drive
Suite 3900
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attention: Scott A. Musil
Telecopy: (312)  ###-###-####
Each of the above with a copy to:
Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP
200 West Madison
39th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attention: Suzanne Bessette-Smith and Douglas W. Anderson
Telecopy: (312)  ###-###-####
To each Lender:
At such address as set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire
To the Administrative Agent:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as agent
383 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, New York 10179
Attention: Vanessa Chiu
Telecopy: (917)  ###-###-####
For Borrowings in Qualified Foreign Global Currencies:
J.P.Morgan Europe Limited
125 London Wall
London EC2Y 5AJ
Attention: The Manager
Telecopy: 44 ###-###-####
With a copy to:
Bingham McCutchen LLP
One Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Attention: Stephen M. Miklus
Telecopy: (617)  ###-###-####
Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
Execution Version
SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
UNSECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AND
TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF OCTOBER 22, 2010
AMONG
FIRST INDUSTRIAL, L.P., AS BORROWER
FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.,
AS GENERAL PARTNER AND GUARANTOR
THE LENDERS
AND
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
AND
J. P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC., and
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
AS JOINT-LEAD ARRANGERS AND JOINT BOOK RUNNERS
AND
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
AS SYNDICATION AGENT
AND
REGIONS BANK and U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS DOCUMENTATION AGENTS
AND
COMERICA BANK and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS CO-AGENTS
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ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS | 1 | |||
1.1. Definitions | 1 | |||
1.2. Financial Standards | 25 | |||
1.3. Classification of Loans and Borrowings | 25 | |||
1.4. Exchange Rates | 25 | |||
1.5. Currency Conversion | 26 | |||
ARTICLE II. THE FACILITY | 26 | |||
2.1. The Revolving Facility | 26 | |||
2.2. The Term Facility | 27 | |||
2.3. Principal Payments | 29 | |||
2.4. Requests for Revolving Borrowings; Responsibility for Revolving Borrowings | 29 | |||
2.5. Evidence of Credit Extensions | 29 | |||
2.6. Loans and Borrowings | 30 | |||
2.7. Requests for Revolving Borrowings | 30 | |||
2.8. Interest Elections | 32 | |||
2.9. Applicable Margins | 33 | |||
2.10. Other Fees | 34 | |||
2.11. Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing | 35 | |||
2.12. Interest | 35 | |||
2.13. Method of Payment | 35 | |||
2.14. Default | 36 | |||
2.15. Lending Installations | 36 | |||
2.16. Non-Receipt of Funds by Administrative Agent | 36 | |||
2.17. Swingline Loans | 37 | |||
2.18. Competitive Bid Loans | 38 | |||
2.19. Voluntary Reduction of Aggregate Commitment Amount | 42 | |||
2.20. Reserved | 42 | |||
2.21. Application of Moneys Received | 42 | |||
2.22. Special Provisions Regarding Foreign Currency Loans | 43 |
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2.23. Voluntary Prepayments of Loans | 45 | |||
2.24. Mandatory Prepayments of Term Loans and Pari Passu Debt | 46 | |||
ARTICLE III. THE LETTER OF CREDIT SUBFACILITY | 47 | |||
3.1. Obligation to Issue | 47 | |||
3.2. Types and Amounts | 47 | |||
3.3. Conditions | 48 | |||
3.4. Procedure for Issuance of Facility Letters of Credit | 48 | |||
3.5. Reimbursement Obligations; Duties of Issuing Bank | 50 | |||
3.6. Participation | 52 | |||
3.7. Payment of Reimbursement Obligations | 53 | |||
3.8. Compensation for Facility Letters of Credit | 54 | |||
3.9. Letter of Credit Collateral Account | 55 | |||
3.10. Conversion | 55 | |||
ARTICLE IV. CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES | 56 | |||
4.1. Yield Protection | 56 | |||
4.2. Changes in Capital Adequacy Regulations | 56 | |||
4.3. Availability of Eurocurrency Borrowings | 57 | |||
4.4. Funding Indemnification | 57 | |||
4.5. Taxes | 58 | |||
4.6. Lender Statements; Survival of Indemnity | 60 | |||
4.7. Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances | 60 | |||
4.8. Change in Law | 61 | |||
ARTICLE V. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT | 61 | |||
5.1. Conditions Precedent to Closing | 61 | |||
5.2. Conditions Precedent to Subsequent Borrowings | 64 | |||
ARTICLE VI. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 64 | |||
6.1. Existence | 64 | |||
6.2. Corporate/Partnership Powers | 64 | |||
6.3. Power of Officers | 65 | |||
6.4. Government and Other Approvals | 65 |
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6.5. Solvency | 65 | |||
6.6. Compliance With Laws | 65 | |||
6.7. Enforceability of Agreement | 65 | |||
6.8. Title to Property | 66 | |||
6.9. Litigation | 66 | |||
6.10. Events of Default | 66 | |||
6.11. Investment Company Act of 1940 | 66 | |||
6.12. Public Utility Holding Company Act | 66 | |||
6.13. Regulation U | 66 | |||
6.14. No Material Adverse Financial Change | 66 | |||
6.15. Financial Information | 66 | |||
6.16. Factual Information | 67 | |||
6.17. ERISA | 67 | |||
6.18. Taxes | 67 | |||
6.19. Environmental Matters | 67 | |||
6.20. Insurance | 68 | |||
6.21. No Brokers | 68 | |||
6.22. No Violation of Usury Laws | 68 | |||
6.23. Not a Foreign Person | 69 | |||
6.24. No Trade Name | 69 | |||
6.25. Subsidiaries | 69 | |||
6.26. Unencumbered Assets | 69 | |||
ARTICLE VII. ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 71 | |||
7.1. Existence | 71 | |||
7.2. Corporate Powers | 71 | |||
7.3. Power of Officers | 71 | |||
7.4. Government and Other Approvals | 71 | |||
7.5. Compliance With Laws | 71 | |||
7.6. Enforceability of Agreement | 71 | |||
7.7. Liens; Consents | 71 |
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7.8. Litigation | 72 | |||
7.9. Events of Default | 72 | |||
7.10. Investment Company Act of 1940 | 72 | |||
7.11. Public Utility Holding Company Act | 72 | |||
7.12. No Material Adverse Financial Change | 72 | |||
7.13. Financial Information | 72 | |||
7.14. Factual Information | 72 | |||
7.15. ERISA | 73 | |||
7.16. Taxes | 73 | |||
7.17. No Brokers | 73 | |||
7.18. Subsidiaries | 73 | |||
7.19. Status | 73 | |||
ARTICLE VIII. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS | 74 | |||
8.1. Notices | 74 | |||
8.2. Financial Statements, Reports, Etc | 74 | |||
8.3. Existence and Conduct of Operations | 76 | |||
8.4. Maintenance of Properties | 77 | |||
8.5. Insurance | 77 | |||
8.6. Payment of Obligations | 77 | |||
8.7. Compliance with Laws | 77 | |||
8.8. Adequate Books | 77 | |||
8.9. ERISA | 78 | |||
8.10. Maintenance of Status | 78 | |||
8.11. Use of Proceeds | 78 | |||
8.12. Pre-Acquisition Environmental Investigations | 78 | |||
8.13. Distributions | 78 | |||
ARTICLE IX. NEGATIVE COVENANTS | 78 | |||
9.1. Change in Business | 78 | |||
9.2. Change of Management of Properties | 79 | |||
9.3. Change of Borrower Ownership | 79 |
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9.4. Use of Proceeds | 79 | |||
9.5. Liens | 79 | |||
9.6. Regulation U | 80 | |||
9.7. Indebtedness and Cash Flow Covenants | 80 | |||
9.8. Change of Control; Mergers and Dispositions | 82 | |||
9.9. Negative Pledge | 82 | |||
ARTICLE X. DEFAULTS | 82 | |||
10.1. Nonpayment of Principal | 82 | |||
10.2. Certain Covenants | 82 | |||
10.3. Nonpayment of Interest and Other Obligations | 82 | |||
10.4. Cross Default | 82 | |||
10.5. Loan Documents | 83 | |||
10.6. Representation or Warranty | 83 | |||
10.7. Covenants, Agreements and Other Conditions | 83 | |||
10.8. No Longer General Partner | 83 | |||
10.9. Material Adverse Financial Change | 83 | |||
10.10. Bankruptcy | 83 | |||
10.11. Legal Proceedings | 84 | |||
10.12. ERISA | 84 | |||
10.13. Change in Control | 84 | |||
10.14. Failure to Satisfy Judgments | 84 | |||
10.15. Environmental Remediation | 84 | |||
ARTICLE XI. ACCELERATION, WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES | 85 | |||
11.1. Acceleration | 85 | |||
11.2. Preservation of Rights; Amendments | 86 | |||
ARTICLE XII. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT | 86 | |||
12.1. Appointment | 86 | |||
12.2. Powers | 87 | |||
12.3. General Immunity | 87 |
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12.4. No Responsibility for Loans, Recitals, etc. | 87 | |||
12.5. Action on Instructions of Lenders | 87 | |||
12.6. Employment of Administrative Agents and Counsel | 88 | |||
12.7. Reliance on Documents; Counsel | 88 | |||
12.8. Administrative Agents Reimbursement and Indemnification | 88 | |||
12.9. Rights as a Lender | 88 | |||
12.10. [Intentionally Omitted.] | 88 | |||
12.11. Lender Credit Decision | 88 | |||
12.12. Successor Administrative Agent | 89 | |||
12.13. Notice of Defaults | 89 | |||
12.14. Requests for Approval | 90 | |||
12.15. Copies of Documents | 90 | |||
12.16. Defaulting Lenders | 90 | |||
12.17. Delegation to Affiliates | 92 | |||
12.18. Co-Agents, Managing Agents, Documentation Agent, Syndication Agent, etc. | 92 | |||
ARTICLE XIII. BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS | 92 | |||
13.1. Successors and Assigns | 92 | |||
13.2. Participations | 93 | |||
13.3. Assignments; Consents | 94 | |||
13.4. Dissemination of Information | 95 | |||
13.5. Tax Treatment | 96 | |||
ARTICLE XIV. GENERAL PROVISIONS | 96 | |||
14.1. Survival of Representations | 96 | |||
14.2. Governmental Regulation | 96 | |||
14.3. Taxes | 96 | |||
14.4. Headings | 96 | |||
14.5. No Third Party Beneficiaries | 96 | |||
14.6. Expenses; Indemnification | 96 | |||
14.7. Severability of Provisions | 97 |
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14.8. Nonliability of the Lenders | 97 | |||
14.9. Choice of Law | 97 | |||
14.10. Consent to Jurisdiction | 97 | |||
14.11. Waiver of Jury Trial | 97 | |||
14.12. Successors and Assigns | 98 | |||
14.13. Entire Agreement; Modification of Agreement | 98 | |||
14.14. Dealings with the Borrower | 99 | |||
14.15. Set-Off | 99 | |||
14.16. Counterparts | 99 | |||
14.17. Patriot Act CIP Notice | 100 | |||
14.18. Judgment Currency | 100 | |||
ARTICLE XV. NOTICES | 100 | |||
15.1. Giving Notice | 100 | |||
15.2. Change of Address | 102 |
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EXHIBITS
A | - | Commitment Amounts | ||
B-1 | - | Form of Note | ||
B-2 | - | Form of Competitive Bid Note | ||
C-1 | - | Form of Competitive Bid Quote Request | ||
C-2 | - | Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes | ||
C-3 | - | Competitive Bid Quote | ||
D | - | Form of Guaranty | ||
E | - | Opinion of Borrowers Counsel | ||
F | - | Opinion of General Partners Counsel | ||
G | - | Wiring Instructions | ||
H | - | Form of Compliance Certificate | ||
I | - | Form of Assignment Agreement | ||
J | - | Form of Designation Agreement |
SCHEDULES
1.1 | Mandatory Cost | |
2.24 | Properties with Development Obligations | |
3.1 | Outstanding Facility Letters of Credit | |
6.9 | Litigation (Borrower) | |
6.19 | Environmental Compliance | |
6.24 | Trade Names | |
6.25 | Subsidiaries (Borrower) | |
6.26 | Unencumbered Assets | |
7.8 | Litigation (General Partner) | |
7.18 | Subsidiaries (General Partner) |
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SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED UNSECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
THIS SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED UNSECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT is entered into as of October 22, 2010 by and among the following:
FIRST INDUSTRIAL, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership having its principal place of business at 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4000, Chicago, Illinois 60606 (Borrower), the sole general partner of which is First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation;
FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC., a Maryland corporation that is qualified as a real estate investment trust whose principal place of business is 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3900, Chicago, Illinois 60606 (General Partner);
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (JPMCB), a national bank organized under the laws of the United States of America having an office at 383 Madison Avenue, 40th Floor, New York, New York 10179 as Administrative Agent (Administrative Agent) for the Lenders (as defined below); and
Those Lenders identified on the signature pages hereto.
RECITALS
A. Borrower is primarily engaged in the business of acquiring, developing, owning and operating bulk warehouse and light industrial properties.
B. Borrower, the General Partner, the Administrative Agent and certain of the Lenders are parties to the Existing Credit Agreement (as defined below).
C. The Borrower has requested that the Existing Credit Agreement be amended and restated, to provide for certain term loans, and to amend certain other provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement further as hereinafter set forth. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed to do so.
D. General Partner is fully liable for the obligations of Borrower hereunder by virtue of its status as the sole general partner of Borrower and as guarantor under the Guaranty.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety to read as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
1.1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:
Absolute Interest Period means, with respect to a Competitive Bid Loan made at an Absolute Rate, a period of up to 180 days as requested by Borrower in a Competitive Bid Quote Request and confirmed by a Lender in a Competitive Bid Quote but in no event extending beyond the Maturity Date. If an Absolute Interest Period would end on a day which is not a Business Day, such Absolute Interest Period shall end on the next succeeding Business Day.
Absolute Rate means a fixed rate of interest (rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) for an Absolute Interest Period with respect to a Competitive Bid Loan offered by a Lender and accepted by the Borrower at such rate under Section 2.18.
Adjusted EBITDA means for any Person the sum of EBITDA for such Person and such Persons reported corporate overhead for itself and its Subsidiaries; provided that Adjusted EBITDA shall have deducted overhead related to specific properties.
Adjusted LIBOR Rate means, with respect to (x) a Eurocurrency Borrowing in Dollars for the relevant LIBOR Interest Period, the sum of (i) the quotient of (a) the Base LIBOR Rate applicable to such LIBOR Interest Period, divided by (b) one minus the Reserve Requirement (expressed as a decimal) applicable to such LIBOR Interest Period, plus, (ii) in the case of ratable Eurocurrency Borrowings, the LIBOR Applicable Margin in effect from time to time during such LIBOR Interest Period, or in the case of Eurocurrency Borrowings made as Competitive Bid Loans, the Competitive LIBOR Margin established in the Competitive Bid Quote applicable to such Competitive Bid Loan or (y) a Eurocurrency Borrowing in Qualified Foreign Global Currencies, the sum of the Base LIBOR Rate applicable to such LIBOR Interest Period, the LIBOR Applicable Margin and the Mandatory Costs.
Adjusted Base Rate means a floating interest rate equal to (a) the highest of (i) the Prime Rate, (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate from time to time plus 0.5%; and (iii) the Base LIBOR Rate for a one month interest period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1% (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Base LIBOR Rate for any day shall be based on the rate appearing on the Page LIBOR 01 of the Reuters screen (or on any successor or substitute page of such page) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day) plus (b) the then-current Base Rate Applicable Margin.
Adjusted Base Rate Borrowing means a Borrowing that bears interest at the Adjusted Base Rate.
Administrative Agent means JPMCB, in its capacity as contractual representative of the Lenders pursuant to Article XII, and not in its individual capacity as a Lender, and any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Article XII, it being understood that matters concerning Qualified Foreign Global Currency Loans will be administered by J.P. Morgan Europe Limited.
Administrative Office means the New York Administrative Office or the London Administrative Office, as applicable.
Affiliate means any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with any other Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person owns ten percent (10%) or more of any class of voting
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securities of the controlled Person or possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the controlled Person, whether through ownership of stock, by contract or otherwise.
Aggregate Credit Commitment means, as of any date, the total of all Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments and Aggregate Term Loan Commitments, which as of the Agreement Execution Date is $400,000,000.
Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment means, as of any date, the total of all Domestic Revolving Commitments and Global Revolving Commitments, which as of the Agreement Execution Date is $200,000,000, subject to Borrowers right to reduce the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 2.19.
Aggregate Term Loan Commitment means, as of any date, the total of all Term Loan Commitments, which as of the Agreement Execution Date is $200,000,000.
Agreement means this Sixth Amended and Restated Unsecured Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement and all amendments, modifications and supplements hereto.
Agreement Execution Date shall mean October 22, 2010, the date on which all of the parties hereto have executed this Agreement.
Alternative Currency means Canadian Dollars and any other currency that is freely available, freely transferable and freely convertible into Dollars and in which dealings in deposits are carried on in the London interbank market, provided that such currency is acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank.
Alternative Currency LC Exposure means at any time, the sum of (a) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of all outstanding Alternative Currency Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all LC Disbursements in respect of Alternative Currency Letters of Credit that have not yet been reimbursed at such time.
Alternative Currency Letter of Credit means a Facility Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.
Applicable Cap Rate means 8.50%.
Applicable Margin means the applicable margins set forth in the table in Section 2.9 used in calculating the interest rate applicable to the various types of Borrowings, which shall vary from time to time in accordance with the long term, senior unsecured debt ratings of Borrower and General Partner in the manner set forth in Section 2.9.
Approved Fund means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
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Arranger means J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and their successors in their capacity as Joint Lead Arrangers.
Asset Sale means any sale or other disposition by the Consolidated Operating Partnership of any Property or other assets (excluding any proceeds resulting from the casualty or condemnation of such Property or other assets, to the extent such proceeds are used to rebuild such Properties or assets within 365 days of receipt of such proceeds) that yields gross proceeds equal to the aggregate of (i) all cash proceeds, plus (ii) the initial principal amount of any non-cash proceeds consisting of notes or other debt securities, plus (iii) the fair market value of other non-cash proceeds, if and to the extent that the aggregate of (i), (ii) and (iii) exceeds $500,000.
Assets Under Development means, as of any date of determination, any Project which is under construction and then treated as an asset under development under GAAP.
Assumed Facility Outstandings is defined in Section 9.7(e) hereof.
Bankruptcy Event means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.
Base LIBOR Rate means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, for any Interest Period, the rate appearing Page LIBOR 01 of the Reuters screen (or any successor to or substitute for such screen, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such screen, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to deposits in Dollars or the relevant Qualified Global Currency, as the case may be, in the relevant interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for deposits in such currency with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, the Base LIBOR Rate with respect to such Eurocurrency Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which deposits in the lowest multiple of 1,000,000 units of the relevant currency, the Dollar Equivalent of which is at least $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
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Base Rate Applicable Margin means the Applicable Margin in effect for an Adjusted Base Rate Borrowing as determined in accordance with Section 2.9 hereof.
Borrower means First Industrial, L.P., along with its permitted successors and assigns.
Borrowing means (a) Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, (b) a Swingline Loan, or (c) a Competitive Bid Loan.
Borrowing Date means a Business Day on which a Borrowing is made to the Borrower.
Borrowing Notice is defined in Section 2.7 hereof.
Business Day means a day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, on which banks are open for business in New York City (with respect to Loans denominated in Dollars) or London, England (with respect to Loans denominated in a Qualified Foreign Global Currency and with respect to Adjusted LIBOR Rate); provided that with respect to any borrowings, disbursements and payments in respect of and calculations, interest rates and Interest Periods pertaining to Eurocurrency Loans, such day is also a day on which banks are open for general business in the principal financial center of the country of the relevant currency.
Capital Stock means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person which is not a corporation and any and all warrants or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
Cash Equivalents shall mean (i) short-term obligations of, or fully guaranteed by, the United States of America, (ii) commercial paper rated A-1 or better by Standard and Poors Corporation or P-1 or better by Moodys Investors Service, Inc., or (iii) certificates of deposit issued by and time deposits with commercial banks (whether domestic or foreign) having capital and surplus in excess of $100,000,000; provided in each case that the same provides for payment of both principal and interest (and not principal alone or interest alone) and is not subject to any contingency regarding the payment of principal or interest, provided that all such Cash Equivalents would qualify as cash equivalents in accordance with GAAP.
Change in Law has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
Change in Control means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the date hereof), of Equity Interests of the General Partner representing more than 40% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the General Partner, or (b) the occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the General Partner by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of the General Partner nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated.
Class means when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Domestic Revolving Loans, Global
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Revolving Loans, Term Loans, Swingline Loans or Competitive Bid Loans, and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Domestic Revolving Commitment, a Global Revolving Commitment or a Term Loan Commitment.
Closing Date means the date on which the conditions precedent in Section 5 are satisfied in accordance therewith and this Agreement becomes effective.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended from time to time, or any replacement or successor statute, and the regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.
Collateral Letter of Credit means any irrevocable unconditional Letter of Credit issued in the name of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and drawn on a bank having a rating of at least AA by S&P and otherwise satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Commitment means, for each Lender, a Domestic Revolving Commitment, a Global Revolving Commitment, a Term Loan Commitment or any combination thereof.
Competitive Bid Borrowing Notice is defined in Section 2.18(f).
Competitive Bid Lender means a Lender which has a Competitive Bid Loan outstanding.
Competitive Bid Loan is a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.18 hereof.
Competitive Bid Note means the promissory note payable to the order of each Lender in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-2 to be used to evidence any Competitive Bid Loans which such Lender elects to make (collectively, the Competitive Bid Notes).
Competitive Bid Quote means a response submitted by a Lender to the Administrative Agent with respect to a Competitive Bid Quote Request in the form attached as Exhibit C-3.
Competitive Bid Quote Request means a written request from Borrower to Administrative Agent in the form attached as Exhibit C-1.
Competitive LIBOR Margin means, with respect to any Competitive Bid Loan for a LIBOR Interest Period, the percentage established in the applicable Competitive Bid Quote which is to be used to determine the interest rate applicable to such Competitive Bid Loan.
Consolidated Leverage Ratio means the ratio of Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Implied Capitalization Value of the Consolidated Operating Partnership.
Consolidated Operating Partnership means the Borrower, the General Partner and any other subsidiary partnerships or entities of either of them which are required under GAAP to be consolidated with the Borrower and the General Partner for financial reporting purposes.
Consolidated Secured Debt means as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Consolidated Operating Partnership
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outstanding at such date which is secured by a Lien on any asset or Capital Stock of Consolidated Operating Partnership, including without limitation loans secured by mortgages, stock, or partnership interests, but excluding Defeased Debt and (b) the amount by which the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower or General Partner outstanding at such date exceeds $5,000,000 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Guarantee Obligations of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower or General Partner in respect of primary obligations of the Borrower or General Partner), without duplication of any Indebtedness included under clause (a).
Consolidated Senior Unsecured Debt means as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Consolidated Operating Partnership outstanding at such date other than (a) Indebtedness which is contractually subordinated to the Indebtedness of the Consolidated Operating Partnership under the Loan Documents on terms acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (b) that portion of Consolidated Secured Debt described in clause (a) of that definition.
Consolidated Total Indebtedness means as of any date of determination, all Indebtedness of the Consolidated Operating Partnership outstanding at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, after eliminating intercompany items; provided that for purposes of defining Consolidated Total Indebtedness the term Indebtedness shall not include the short term debt (e.g. accounts payable, short term expenses) of Borrower or General Partner or Defeased Debt.
Controlled Group means all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with all or any of the entities in the Consolidated Operating Partnership, are treated as a single employer under Sections 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code.
Credit Party means the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender.
Currencies means the then lawful currency of a particular nation at such time whether or not the name of such currency is the same as it was on the date of this Agreement.
Debt Service means for any period, (a) Interest Expense for such period plus (b) the aggregate amount of regularly scheduled principal payments of Indebtedness (excluding both (i) optional prepayments and balloon principal payments due on maturity in respect of any Indebtedness and (ii) Quarterly Amortization Payments) required to be made during such period by the Borrower, or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries plus (c) a percentage of all such regularly scheduled principal payments required to be made during such period by any Investment Affiliate on Indebtedness (excluding optional prepayments and balloon principal payments due on maturity in respect of any Indebtedness) taken into account in calculating Interest Expense, equal to the greater of (x) the percentage of the principal amount of such Indebtedness for which the Borrower or any consolidated Subsidiary is liable and (y) the percentage ownership interest in such Investment Affiliate held by the Borrower and any consolidated Subsidiaries, in the aggregate, without duplication.
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Default means an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default.
Default Rate means with respect to any Borrowing, a rate equal to the interest rate applicable to such Borrowing plus three percent (3%) per annum.
Defaulting Lender means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans or (iii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lenders good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lenders good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a Loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Partys receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event.
Defeased Debt means that portion of debt which has already been defeased by depositing collateral in the form of obligations supported by the credit of the United States government in such amounts as are required and permitted under the terms of the applicable loan documents.
Designated Lender means any Person who has been designated by a Lender to fund Competitive Bid Loans pursuant to a Designation Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J.
Dollars and $ mean United States Dollars.
Dollar Equivalent means, on any date of determination, (a) for the purposes of determining compliance with Article VIII or Article IX or the existence of a Default under Article X (other than as set forth in clause (b) below) with respect to any amount denominated in a currency other than Dollars, the equivalent in Dollars of such amount, determined in good faith by the Borrower in a manner consistent with the way such amount is or would be reflected on the Borrowers audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year in which such determination is made and (b) solely with respect to determining the outstanding amount hereunder denominated in an Alternative Currency or a Qualified Foreign Global Currency, the amount of Dollars that may be purchased with such amount of such currency at the Exchange
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Rate (determined as of the most recent Exchange Rate Date) with respect to such currency on such date.
Domestic Percentage means, with respect to any Domestic Revolving Lender, the percentage of the total Domestic Revolving Commitments represented by such Lenders Domestic Revolving Commitment. If the Domestic Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Domestic Percentages shall be determined based upon the Domestic Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.
Domestic Revolving Commitment means with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Domestic Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Facility Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, as such commitment may be changed from time to time pursuant to this Agreement. The amount of each Lenders Domestic Revolving Commitment as of the date hereof is set forth on Exhibit A or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Domestic Revolving Commitment, as applicable. The aggregate amount of the Domestic Revolving Commitments is $135,600,000 as of the Agreement Execution Date.
Domestic Revolving Exposure means with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lenders Domestic Revolving Loans and its LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time.
Domestic Revolving Facility is defined in the definition of Facility.
Domestic Revolving Lender means a Lender with a Domestic Revolving Commitment or with Domestic Revolving Exposure.
Domestic Revolving Loan means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.1(a) (i)
EBITDA means, with respect to any Person, income before extraordinary items, without deduction of any losses related to initial offering costs of preferred stock which are written off due to the redemption of such preferred stock, and excluding any gains or losses from pay-off or retirement of debt and gains/losses on sales of Properties, as reported by such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (reduced to eliminate any income from Investment Affiliates of such Person, any interest income and, with respect to the Consolidated Operating Partnership, any income from the assets used for Defeased Debt), plus Interest Expense, depreciation, amortization and income tax (if any) expense plus a percentage of such income (adjusted as described above) of any such Investment Affiliate equal to the allocable economic interest in such Investment Affiliate held by such Person and any Subsidiaries, in the aggregate (provided that no item of income or expense shall be included more than once in such calculation even if it falls within more than one of the foregoing categories).
Effective Date means each Borrowing Date and, if no Borrowing Date has occurred in the preceding calendar month, the first Business Day of each calendar month.
Environmental Laws means any and all Federal, state, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, requirements of any Governmental
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Authority having jurisdiction over the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or Investment Affiliates, or their respective assets, and regulating or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of human health or the environment, as now or may at any time hereafter be in effect, in each case to the extent the foregoing are applicable to the operations of the Borrower, any Investment Affiliate, or any Subsidiary or any of their respective assets or Properties.
Equity Interests means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, if such equity ownership interests have ordinary voting rights.
Equity Value is defined in Section 10.10 hereof.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.
Eurocurrency, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBOR Rate.
Exchange Rate means, on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent of any other currency, the rate at which such other currency may be exchanged into Dollars at the time of determination on such day on the Reuters WRLD Page for such currency. In the event that such rate does not appear on any Reuters WRLD Page, the Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, or, in the absence of such an agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such currency are then being conducted, at or about such time as the Administrative Agent shall elect after determining that such rates shall be the basis for determining the Exchange Rate, on such date for the purchase of Dollars for delivery two (2) Business Days later; provided that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Exchange Rate Date means, if on such date any outstanding Revolving Exposure is (or any Revolving Exposure that has been requested at such time would be) denominated in a currency other than Dollars, each of:
(a) the first Business Day of each calendar month,
(b) if a Default has occurred and is continuing, the date a Sharing Event occurs and any other Business Day designated as an Exchange Rate Date by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, and
(c) each date (with such date to be reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) that is on or about the effective date of (i) a Borrowing Notice or a Conversion/Continuation Notice with respect to any Borrowing or (ii) each request for
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the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Facility Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than Dollars.
Event of Default means any event set forth in Article X hereof.
Excluded Taxes means, in the case of each Lender or applicable Lending Installation and the Agent, taxes imposed on its overall net income, and franchise taxes imposed on it, by (i) the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender or the Administrative Agent is incorporated or organized or (ii) the jurisdiction in which the Administrative Agents or such Lenders principal executive office of such Lenders applicable Lending Installation is located.
Existing Credit Agreement means that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of September 28, 2007, as amended by the First Amendment thereto and as may have been further amended from time to time.
Facility means each of (a) the Domestic Revolving Commitments and the extensions of credit made thereunder (the Domestic Revolving Facility), (b) the Global Revolving Commitments and the Global Revolving Loans made hereunder (the Global Revolving Facility and, together with the Domestic Revolving Facility, the Revolving Facility) and (c) the Term Loan Commitments and Term Loans made hereunder (the Term Facility and together with the Revolving Facility, the Facilities).
Facility Fee and Facility Fee Rate are defined in Section 2.10(b).
Facility Letter of Credit means a Financial Letter of Credit or Performance Letter of Credit issued under the Domestic Revolving Facility.
Facility Letter of Credit Fee is defined in Section 3.8.
Federal Funds Effective Rate means, for any day, an interest rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations at approximately 11 a.m. (New York time) on such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
FIMC means First Industrial Mortgage Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and the sole general partner of the Mortgage Partnership. FIMC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the General Partner.
Financial Letter of Credit means any standby Letter of Credit which represents an irrevocable obligation to the beneficiary on the part of the Issuing Bank (i) to repay money borrowed by or advanced to or for the account of the account party or (ii) to make any payment on account of any indebtedness undertaken by the account party, in the event the account party fails to fulfill its obligation to the beneficiary.
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Financing Partnership means First Industrial Financing Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. Borrower and General Partner, either directly or indirectly, collectively own 100% of the partnership interests of the Financing Partnership.
Fitch means Fitch, Inc.
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is defined in Section 9.7(a).
Fund means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.
Funded Percentage means, with respect to any Lender at any time, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Credit Commitment actually disbursed and outstanding to Borrower by such Lender at such time, and the denominator of which is the total amount of the Aggregate Credit Commitment disbursed and outstanding to Borrower by all of the Lenders at such time.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America consistent with those utilized in preparing the audited financial statements of the Borrower required hereunder.
General Partner means First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is qualified as a real estate investment trust. General Partner is the sole general partner of Borrower.
Global Percentage means, with respect to any Global Revolving Lender, the percentage of the total Global Revolving Commitments represented by such Lenders Global Revolving Commitment. If the Global Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Global Percentages shall be determined based upon the Global Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.
Global Revolving Facility is defined in the definition of Facility.
Global Revolving Commitment means with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Global Revolving Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lenders Global Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be changed from time to time pursuant to this Agreement. The amount of each Lenders Global Revolving Commitment as of the date hereof is set forth on Exhibit A, or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Global Revolving Commitment, as applicable. The aggregate amount of the Global Revolving Commitments is $64,400,000 as of the date hereof.
Global Revolving Exposure means with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Lenders Global Revolving Loans at such time that are denominated in Dollars plus (b) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Lenders Global Revolving Loans at such time that are denominated in Qualified Foreign Global Currencies.
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Global Revolving Lender means a Lender with a Global Revolving Commitment or with Global Revolving Exposure.
Global Revolving Loan means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.1 (a)(ii).
Governmental Authority means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
Gross Revenues means total revenues, calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Guarantee Obligation means as to any Person (the guaranteeing person), any obligation (determined without duplication) of (a) the guaranteeing person or (b) another Person (including, without limitation, any bank under any letter of credit) to induce the creation of which the guaranteeing person has issued a reimbursement, counter indemnity or similar obligation, in either case guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the primary obligations) of any other third Person (the primary obligor) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of the primary obligation relating to such Guarantee Obligation (or, if less, the maximum stated liability set forth in the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation), provided, that in the absence of any such stated amount or stated liability, the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing persons maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in good faith.
Guaranty means the Guaranty executed by the General Partner in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.
Implied Capitalization Value means for any Person as of any date, the sum of (i) the quotient of (x) the Adjusted EBITDA for such Person during the most recent four fiscal quarters (which Adjusted EBITDA shall exclude any Adjusted EBITDA attributable to all Assets Under Development or Rollover Projects, and which Adjusted EBITDA attributable to each Project which was formerly a Rollover Project shall not be less than zero), and (y) the Applicable Cap Rate, plus (ii) an amount equal to the then current book value of each Asset Under Development, plus (iii) the then current book value of Unimproved Land, plus (iv) with respect to each Rollover Project, an amount equal to 50% of the then-current book value, determined in accordance with GAAP, of such Rollover Project (provided that the Rollover Projects shall at no
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time comprise more than 10% of Implied Capitalization Value), plus (v) an amount equal to 100% of unrestricted cash and unrestricted cash equivalents, including any cash on deposit with a qualified intermediary with respect to a deferred tax-free exchange (and specifically excluding any cash or cash equivalents being used to support Defeased Debt), plus (vi) an amount equal to 100% of the then-current book value, determined in accordance with GAAP, of all first mortgage receivables on income producing commercial properties; provided that in no event shall the aggregate amount of Implied Capitalization Value from the items set forth in clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi) exceed 25% of the total Implied Capitalization Value. For purposes of computing the Implied Capitalization Value, (A) Adjusted EBITDA may be increased from quarter to quarter by the amount of net cash flow from new leases of space at the Properties (where such net cash flow has not then been included in EBITDA) which have a minimum term of one year and (B) Properties which either (i) were acquired during the most recent four fiscal quarters and/or (ii) were previously Assets Under Development but which have been completed during such four quarter period and have at least some tenants in possession of the respective leased spaces and conducting business operations therein each will be included in the calculation of Implied Capitalization Value using pro forma EBITDA for such four quarter period, so long as a new acquisition/opening summary form is submitted to, and approved by, Administrative Agent for each new acquisition or newly-opened Property during such four quarter period.
Indebtedness of any Person at any date means without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade liabilities and other accounts payable, and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and payable in accordance with customary practices), to the extent such obligations constitute indebtedness for the purposes of GAAP, (c) any other indebtedness of such Person which is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument, (d) all obligations of such Person under financing leases and capital leases, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person, (f) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person (excluding in any calculation of consolidated Indebtedness of the Consolidated Operating Partnership, Guarantee Obligations of any member of the Consolidated Operating Partnership in respect of primary obligations of any other member of the Consolidated Operating Partnership), (g) all reimbursement obligations of such Person for letters of credit and other contingent liabilities, (h) Net Mark-to-Market Exposure under Rate Management Transactions, (i) Rate Management Obligations, (j) all liabilities secured by any lien (other than liens for taxes not yet due and payable) on any property owned by such Person even though such Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable for the payment thereof, (k) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries, and (l) such Persons pro rata share of debt in Investment Affiliates and any loans where such Person is liable as a general partner.
Indentures means, collectively, the Indenture dated as of May 13, 1997 between the Borrower and the trustee party thereto, the Supplemental Indentures thereto, and any and all additional indentures and indenture supplements entered into by the Borrower in accordance with the Credit Agreement after the Effective Date, each as amended and in effect from time to time.
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Insolvency means insolvency as defined in the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended. Insolvent when used with respect to a Person, shall refer to a Person who satisfies the definition of Insolvency.
Interest Expense means all interest expense of the Consolidated Operating Partnership determined in accordance with GAAP plus (i) capitalized interest not covered by an interest reserve from a loan facility, plus (ii) the allocable portion (based on liability) of any accrued or paid interest incurred on any obligation for which the Consolidated Operating Partnership is wholly or partially liable under repayment, interest carry, or performance guarantees, or other relevant liabilities, plus (iii) the allocable percentage of any accrued or paid interest incurred on any Indebtedness of any Investment Affiliate, whether recourse or non-recourse, equal to the applicable economic interest in such Investment Affiliate held by the Consolidated Operating Partnership, in the aggregate, provided that no expense shall be included more than once in such calculation even if it falls within more than one of the foregoing categories; provided, however, that Interest Expense shall not include interest on loans after they become Defeased Debt.
Interest Period means either an Absolute Interest Period or a LIBOR Interest Period.
Investment Affiliate means any Person in which the Consolidated Operating Partnership, directly or indirectly, has an ownership interest, whose financial results are not consolidated under GAAP with the financial results of the Consolidated Operating Partnership on the consolidated financial statements of the Consolidated Operating Partnership.
Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes means a written notice to the Lenders from the Administrative Agent with respect to a Competitive Bid Quote Request in the form attached as Exhibit C-2 hereto.
Issuance Date is defined in Section 3.4(a)(iii).
Issuance Notice is defined in Section 3.4(c).
Issuing Bank means, with respect to each Facility Letter of Credit, the Lender which issues such Facility Letter of Credit. JPMCB shall be the sole Issuing Bank.
JPMCB means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Judgment Currency is defined in Section 14.18(a).
Judgment Currency Conversion Date is defined in Section 14.18(a).
LC Disbursement means a payment made by the applicable Issuing Bank pursuant to a Facility Letter of Credit.
LC Exposure means at any time, the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Facility Letters of Credit, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Domestic Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Domestic Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time.
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Lenders means, collectively, JPMCB, and the other Persons executing this Agreement in such capacity, or any Person which subsequently executes and delivers any amendment hereto in such capacity and each of their respective permitted successors and assigns. Where reference is made to the Lenders in any Loan Document it shall be read to mean all of the Lenders.
Lending Installation means any U.S. office of any Lender authorized to make loans similar to the Borrowings described herein.
Letter of Credit of a Person means a letter of credit or similar instrument which is issued upon the application of such Person or upon which such Person is an account party or for which such Person is in any way liable.
Letter of Credit Collateral Account is defined in Section 3.9.
Letter of Credit Request is defined in Section 3.4(a).
LIBOR Applicable Margin means, as of any date with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Applicable Margin in effect for such Eurocurrency Borrowing as determined in accordance with Section 2.9 hereof.
LIBOR Interest Period means, with respect to a Eurocurrency Borrowing, a period of one, two, three or six months or (with the consent of each Lender) twelve months, as selected in advance by the Borrower, or a period of less than one month, as selected in advance by the Borrower with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
Lien means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof, any filing or agreement to file a financing statement as debtor under the Uniform Commercial Code on any property leased to any Person under a lease which is not in the nature of a conditional sale or title retention agreement, or any subordination agreement in favor of another Person).
Loan means, with respect to a Lender, such Lenders loan made pursuant to Article II (or any conversion or continuation thereof).
Loan Documents means this Agreement, the Notes, the Competitive Bid Notes, the Guaranty and any and all other agreements or instruments required and/or provided to Lenders hereunder or thereunder, as any of the foregoing may be amended from time to time.
London Administrative Office means the Administrative Agents office located at 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ, Attention of Agency Department, or such other office in London as may be designated by the Administrative Agent by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
Mandatory Costs means the cost imputed to the Lenders of compliance with the requirements of (a) the Bank of England or the Financial Services Authority (or, in either case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions) or (b) European Central Bank, expressed as a rate per annum and determined in accordance with Schedule 1.1.
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Market Value Net Worth means at any time, the Implied Capitalization Value of a Person at such time minus the Indebtedness of such Person at such time.
Material Adverse Effect means, with respect to any matter, that such matter in the Required Lenders good faith judgment may (x) materially and adversely affect the business, properties, condition or results of operations of the Consolidated Operating Partnership taken as a whole, or (y) constitute a non-frivolous challenge to the validity or enforceability of any material provision of any Loan Document against any obligor party thereto.
Material Adverse Financial Change shall be deemed to have occurred if the Required Lenders, in their good faith judgment, determine that a material adverse financial change has occurred which could prevent timely repayment of any Borrowing hereunder or materially impair Borrowers ability to perform its obligations under any of the Loan Documents.
Materials of Environmental Concern means any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products or any hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, defined or regulated as such in or under any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, asbestos, radon, polychlorinated biphenyls and urea-formaldehyde insulation.
Maturity Date means September 28, 2012, or such earlier date on which the principal balance of the Facility and all other sums due in connection with the Facility shall be due as a result of the acceleration of the Facility.
Monetary Default means any Default involving Borrowers failure to pay any of the Obligations when due.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.
Mortgage Partnership means First Industrial Mortgage L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. FIMC is the sole general partner of the Mortgage Partnership and Borrower is the sole limited partner.
Net Mark-to-Market Exposure of a Person means, as of any date of determination, the excess (if any) of all unrealized losses over all unrealized profits of such Person arising from Rate Management Transactions. Unrealized losses means the fair market value of the cost to such Person of unwinding such Rate Management Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming the Rate Management Transaction were to be terminated as of that date), and unrealized profits means the fair market value of the gain to such Person of unwinding such Rate Management Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming such Rate Management Transaction were to be terminated as of that date).
Net Proceeds means (a) in connection with any Asset Sale or any Recovery Event, the proceeds thereof in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents (including any such proceeds received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received), net of attorneys fees, accountants fees, investment banking fees, amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien expressly permitted hereunder on any asset that is the subject of such Asset Sale or Recovery Event (other than any Lien pursuant to a Loan Document) and other
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customary costs, fees and expenses actually incurred in connection with such Asset Sale or Recovery Event (e.g. title insurance premiums, transfer taxes, survey costs, brokerage commission, escrow fees) and net of taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements) and (b) in connection with any issuance or sale of Capital Stock or any incurrence of Indebtedness, the cash proceeds received from such issuance or incurrence, net of attorneys fees, investment banking fees, accountants fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other customary costs, fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith.
New York Administrative Office means the Administrative Agents office designated on its signature page to this Agreement or such other office in New York City as may be designated by the Administrative Agent by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
Note means, with respect to each Facility, the promissory note payable to the order of each Lender in the amount of such Lenders maximum applicable Commitment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1 (collectively, the Notes).
Obligations means the Borrowings, the LC Exposure and all accrued and unpaid fees and all other obligations of Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any or all of the Lenders arising under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
Obligation Currency is defined in Section 14.18(a).
Other Taxes has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(ii).
Payment Date means the last Business Day of each calendar quarter.
Parent means, with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender is, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary.
Participants is defined in Section 13.2.1 hereof.
PBGC means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.
Performance Letter of Credit means any standby Letter of Credit which represents an irrevocable obligation to the beneficiary on the part of the Issuing Bank to make payment on account of any default by the account party in the performance of a nonfinancial or commercial obligation.
Permitted Liens are defined in Section 9.5 hereof.
Person means an individual, a corporation, a limited or general partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other entity or organization, including a governmental or political subdivision or an agent or instrumentality thereof.
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Plan means an employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not terminated, as to which the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group may have any liability.
Prime Rate means a rate per annum equal to the prime rate of interest announced by the Administrative Agent or its Parent from time to time (which is not necessarily the lowest rate charged to any customer). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
Principal Pay-down is defined in Section 2.2(c) hereof.
Project means any real estate asset which is 100% owned by the Borrower or by any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and which is operated as an industrial property.
Property means each parcel of real property owned or operated by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate.
Property Operating Income means, with respect to any Property, for any period, earnings from rental operations (computed in accordance with GAAP but without deduction for reserves) attributable to such Property plus depreciation, amortization and interest expense with respect to such Property for such period, and, if such period is less than a year, adjusted by straight lining various ordinary operating expenses which are payable less frequently than once during every such period (e.g. real estate taxes and insurance). The earnings from rental operations reported for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter shall be adjusted to include pro forma earnings (as substantiated to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent) for an entire quarter for any Property acquired or placed in service during such fiscal quarter and to exclude earnings during such quarter from any property not owned as of the end of the quarter.
Purchasers is defined in Section 13.3.1 hereof.
Purpose Credit has the meaning ascribed to it in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Qualified Foreign Global Currency means any Qualified Global Currency other than Dollars.
Qualified Foreign Global Currency Loan means any Loan denominated in a Qualified Foreign Global Currency.
Qualified Global Currency means (a) Dollars (borrowed in New York City), and Canadian Dollars (borrowed in London), and (b) any other eurocurrency designated by the Borrower with the consent of the Administrative Agent and each Global Revolving Lender (borrowed in London).
Qualified Global Currency Borrowing means any Borrowing comprised of Qualified Global Currency Loans.
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Qualified Global Currency Loan means any Loan denominated in a Qualified Global Currency.
Qualified Officer means, with respect to any entity, the chief financial officer, chief accounting officer or controller of such entity if it is a corporation or of such entitys general partner if it is a partnership.
Quarterly Amortization Payment is defined in Section 2.2(c) hereof.
Rate Management Obligations of a Person means any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (i) any and all Rate Management Transactions, and (ii) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Rate Management Transactions.
Rate Management Transaction means any transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered by the Borrower which is a rate swap, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, forward transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether linked to one or more interest rates, foreign currencies, commodity prices, equity prices or other financial measures.
Rate Option means the Adjusted Base Rate, the Adjusted LIBOR Rate or the Absolute Rate (only as applicable to Competitive Bid Loans). The Rate Option in effect on any date shall always be the Adjusted Base Rate unless the Borrower has properly selected the Adjusted LIBOR Rate pursuant to Section 2.7 hereof or a Competitive Bid Loan pursuant to Section 2.18 hereof.
Rating Period means any period during the term of the Facility during which the Borrowers or General Partners long-term, senior unsecured debt has been rated by at least two of S&P, Moodys, and Fitch and the lower of the highest two ratings is at least BBB- (S&P) or Baa3 (Moodys) or an equivalent rating from Fitch.
Recovery Event means any settlement of or payment in respect of any property or casualty insurance claim or any condemnation proceeding relating to any Property.
Regulation D means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to reserve requirements applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve System.
Reimbursement Obligations means at any time, the aggregate of the Obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent in respect of all
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unreimbursed payments or disbursements made by the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent under or in respect of the Facility Letters of Credit.
Repayment Obligation is defined in Section 2.24 hereof.
Reportable Event means a reportable event as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued under such section, with respect to a Plan, excluding, however, such events as to which the PBGC by regulation waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified within 30 days of the occurrence of such event, provided that a failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code and of Section 302 of ERISA shall be a Reportable Event regardless of the issuance of any such waivers in accordance with either Section 4043(a) of ERISA or Section 412(d) of the Code.
Required Facility Lenders means, subject to Section 12.16(b) hereof, with respect to any Facility, the holders of more than 51% of the Commitments for the applicable Facility (or, in the case of the termination of the Revolving Commitments, the holders of more than 51% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Revolving Exposure outstanding under such Facility, except that for purposes of determining Required Facility Lenders for the Domestic Revolving Facility after the termination of the Commitments, the outstanding Competitive Bid Loans of the Lenders shall be included in their Revolving Exposures).
Required Lenders means, subject to Section 12.16(b) hereof, Lenders in the aggregate having at least 51% of the sum of (a) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding and (b) the Aggregate Revolving Commitment then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the Total Revolving Exposure then outstanding.
Reserve Requirement means, with respect to a LIBOR Interest Period, the maximum aggregate reserve requirement (including all basic, supplemental, marginal and other reserves) which is imposed under Regulation D on Eurocurrency liabilities.
Revolving Commitments means the aggregate of the Domestic Revolving Commitments and the Global Revolving Commitments.
Revolving Exposure means with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of such Lenders Domestic Revolving Exposure and Global Revolving Exposure.
Revolving Facility is defined in the definition of Facility.
Revolving Lenders means Domestic Revolving Lenders and Global Revolving Lenders.
Revolving Loans means Domestic Revolving Loans and Global Revolving Loans.
Revolving Percentage means, with respect to any Revolving Lender, the percentage of the total Revolving Commitments represented by such Lenders Revolving Commitment. If the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Revolving Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.
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Rollover Projects means those Projects which, due to no or low occupancy at such Project, have a value, determined by dividing the Property Operating Income for such a Project for the most recent four fiscal quarters by the Applicable Cap Rate, of less than 50% of book value, provided that a Project shall no longer be treated as a Rollover Project after: (i) a period of six consecutive full fiscal quarters has elapsed since such Project was first included as a Rollover Project, or (ii) such Project has a value, determined by dividing the Property Operating Income for such Project for the most recent four fiscal quarters by the Applicable Cap Rate, of greater than 50% of book value.
S&P means Standard & Poors Ratings Group and its successors.
Sharing Event means (i) the occurrence of a Default under Section 10.10, (ii) the termination of the Commitments pursuant to Section 11.1, or (iii) the acceleration of the maturity date of the Loans by the Administrative Agent upon the occurrence of a Default.
Subsidiary means as to any Person, a corporation, partnership or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person, and provided such corporation, partnership or other entity is consolidated with such Person for financial reporting purposes under GAAP.
Swingline Borrowings means, as of any date, collectively, all Swingline Loans then outstanding under this Facility.
Swingline Commitment means the obligation of the Swingline Lenders to make Swingline Loans not exceeding the aggregate amount of their Domestic Revolving Commitment.
Swingline Exposure means the outstanding principal balance of all Swingline Borrowings.
Swingline Lender shall mean JPMCB in its capacity as a Lender.
Swingline Loan means a Loan made by the Swingline Lenders under the special availability provisions described in Section 2.17 hereof.
Taxes means any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and any and all liabilities with respect to the foregoing, but excluding Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes.
Term Commitment means with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Term Loans hereunder, as such commitment may be changed from time to time pursuant to this Agreement. The amount of each Lenders Term Commitment as of the date hereof is set forth in Exhibit A. The aggregate amount of the Term Commitment is $200,000,000 as of the Agreement Execution Date.
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Term Facility is defined in the definition of Facility.
Term Lenders means a Lender with a Term Commitment or outstanding Term Loans.
Term Loan means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof.
Total Domestic Exposure means at any time, the sum of the aggregate Domestic Revolving Exposures for each of the Domestic Revolving Lenders.
Total Global Exposure means at any time, the sum of the aggregate Global Revolving Exposures for each of the Global Revolving Lenders.
Total Liabilities means all Indebtedness plus all other GAAP liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
Total Revolving Exposure means at any time, the sum of the aggregate Revolving Exposure for each of the Revolving Lenders.
Transferee is defined in Section 13.4 hereof.
Triggering Transaction in connection with Section 2.24 hereof, means (a) an Asset Sale, (b) any incurrence of Indebtedness (other than purchase money indebtedness incurred to finance an acquisition that is permitted by this Agreement, indebtedness incurred in order to refinance existing indebtedness that does not increase the principal amount thereof, intercompany indebtedness and Borrowings under the Facility) or (c) any issuance of equity by the Consolidated Operating Partnership.
TRS means a taxable REIT Subsidiary of the General Partner.
Type when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to the rate by reference to which interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined and the currency in which such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are denominated. For purposes hereof, rate shall include the Adjusted LIBOR Rate and Adjusted Base Rate, and currency shall include Dollars and any Qualified Global Currency permitted hereunder.
Unencumbered Asset means any Project which as of any date of determination, (a) is not subject to any Liens other than Permitted Liens set forth in Sections 9.6(i) through 9.6(v), (b) is not subject to any agreement (including any agreement governing Indebtedness incurred in order to finance or refinance the acquisition of such asset) which prohibits or limits the ability of the Borrower, or its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, as the case may be, to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any assets or Capital Stock of the Borrower, or any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, (c) is not subject to any agreement (including any agreement governing Indebtedness incurred in order to finance or refinance the acquisition of such asset) which entitles any Person to the benefit of any Lien (but not subject to any Liens other than Permitted Liens set forth in Sections 9.6(i) through 9.6(v)) on any assets or Capital Stock of the Borrower or any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries or would entitle any Person to the benefit of any Lien (but excluding the Permitted Liens set forth in Sections 9.6(i) through 9.6(v)) on such assets or Capital Stock upon the occurrence of any contingency (including, without limitation, pursuant to
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an equal and ratable clause), (d) is not the subject of any material architectural/engineering issue, as evidenced by a certification of Borrower, and (e) is materially compliant with the representations and warranties in Article VI below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Project is a Superfund site under federal law or a site identified in writing by the jurisdiction in which such Project is located as having significant environmental contamination under applicable state law, Borrower shall so advise the Lenders in writing and the Required Lenders shall have the right to request from Borrower a current detailed environmental assessment (or one which is not more than two years old for Unencumbered Assets owned as of the Agreement Execution Date), and, if applicable, a written estimate of any remediation costs from a recognized environmental contractor and to exclude any such Project from Unencumbered Assets at their election. No Project of a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary shall be deemed to be unencumbered unless such Project and all Capital Stock of such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or any other intervening Wholly-Owned Subsidiary between the Borrower and such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary is unencumbered and neither such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary nor any other intervening Wholly-Owned Subsidiary between the Borrower and such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary has any Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than Indebtedness due to the Borrower).
Unimproved Land means land which constitutes a single tax parcel or separately platted lot and on which construction of an industrial building has not commenced.
Value of Unencumbered Assets means, as of any date, the sum of (a) the value of all Unencumbered Assets that are not Assets Under Development (determined in the manner set forth below), plus (b) any unrestricted cash, including any cash on deposit with a qualified intermediary with respect to a deferred tax-free exchange, plus (c) an amount equal to 100% of the then-current book value, determined in accordance with GAAP, of each first mortgage receivable secured by an income producing commercial property, provided that such first mortgage receivable is not subject to any Lien, plus (d) 100% of the then current book value of each Asset Under Development that constitutes an Unencumbered Asset (provided that in no event shall the aggregate amount of Value of Unencumbered Assets from the items set forth in clauses (b), (c), and (d) exceed 20% of the total Value of Unencumbered Assets), plus (e) with respect to each Rollover Project, an amount equal to 50% of the then-current book value, determined in accordance with GAAP, of each Rollover Project (provided that the Rollover Projects shall at no time comprise more than 10% of the Value of Unencumbered Assets); provided that in no event shall (x) the aggregate amount of Value of Unencumbered Assets from Unencumbered Assets that are leased to a single tenant exceed 5% of the total Value of Unencumbered Assets, (y) the aggregate amount of Value of Unencumbered Assets from Unencumbered Assets that are located in a single Metropolitan Statistical Area exceed 8% of the total Value of Unencumbered Assets and (z) the aggregate amount of Value of Unencumbered Assets from Unencumbered Assets that have an occupancy rate of less than 50% exceed 10% of the total Value of Unencumbered Assets. Unencumbered Assets that are not Assets Under Development shall be valued by dividing the Property Operating Income for such Project for the most recent four fiscal quarters by the Applicable Cap Rate (provided that for the purpose of such calculation, the Property Operating Income of each Unencumbered Asset that was formerly a Rollover Project shall in no event be less than zero). If a Project has been acquired during such calculation period then Borrower shall be entitled to include pro forma Property Operating Income from such property for the entire calculation period in the foregoing calculation, except
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for purposes of the financial covenant comparing the Property Operating Income from Unencumbered Assets during a quarter to Debt Service for such quarter. If a Project is no longer owned as of the date of calculation, then no value shall be included based on capitalizing Property Operating Income from such Project, except for purposes of such financial covenant comparing the Property Operating Income from Unencumbered Assets during a quarter to Debt Service for such quarter. For purposes hereof, Kenosha County, Wisconsin shall be deemed to be part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area #33340, Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Voluntary Prepayment is defined in Section 2.24(b) hereof.
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary means a member of the Consolidated Operating Partnership 100% of the ownership interests in which are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower and the General Partner in the aggregate.
The foregoing definitions shall be equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of the defined terms.
1.2. Financial Standards. All financial computations required of a Person under this Agreement shall be made, and all financial information required under this Agreement shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP, except that if any Persons financial statements are not audited, such Persons financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with the same sound accounting principles utilized in connection with the financial information submitted to Lenders with respect to the Borrower or the General Partner or the Properties in connection with this Agreement and shall be certified by an authorized representative of such Person. Except as provided below, if at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent fair value accounting for financial instruments or lease accounting for lessors applies to any financial computation or information required under this Agreement, such financial computation or information shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the date of this Agreement.
1.3. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a Revolving Loan) or by Type (e.g., a Eurocurrency Loan) or by Class and Type (e.g., a Eurocurrency Revolving Loan). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a Revolving Borrowing) or by Type (e.g., a Eurocurrency Borrowing) or by Class and Type (e.g., a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing).
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1.4. Exchange Rates.
(a) Not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on each Exchange Rate Date on which there are any Loans denominated in a Qualified Foreign Global Currency or any Alternative Currency Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall (i) determine the Exchange Rate as of such Exchange Rate Date to be used for calculating the Dollar Equivalent amounts of each currency in which a Global Revolving Loan, Alternative Currency Letter of Credit or unreimbursed LC Disbursement is denominated and (ii) give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders. The Exchange Rates so determined shall remain effective until the next succeeding Exchange Rate Date and shall (other than for the purpose of converting into Dollars, under Sections 3.5, 3.6, 3.8, 3.9 and the obligations of the Borrowers and the Domestic Revolving Lenders in respect of LC Disbursements that have not been reimbursed when due) be the Exchange Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) Not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on each Exchange Rate Date, the Administrative Agent shall (i) determine the Global Revolving Exposure or the Alternative Currency LC Exposure, as the case may be, on such date (after giving effect to any Global Revolving Loans to be made or any Alternative Currency Letters of Credit to be issued, renewed, extended or terminated in connection with such determination) and (ii) notify the Borrower and, if applicable, each Issuing Bank of the results of such determination.
1.5. Currency Conversion.
(a) If more than one currency or currency unit are at the same time recognized by the central bank of any country as the lawful currency of that country, then (i) any reference in the Loan Documents to, and any obligations arising under the Loan Documents in, the currency of that country shall be translated into or paid in the currency or currency unit of that country designated by the Administrative Agent in consultation with Borrower and (ii) any translation from one currency or currency unit to another shall be at the official rate of exchange recognized by the central bank for conversion of that currency or currency unit into the other, rounded up or down by the Administrative Agent as it deems appropriate.
(b) If a change in any currency of a country occurs, this Agreement shall be amended (and each party hereto agrees to enter into any supplemental agreement necessary to effect any such amendment) to the extent that the Administrative Agent specifies to be necessary to reflect the change in currency and to put the Lenders in the same position, so far as possible, that they would have been in if no change in currency had occurred.
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ARTICLE II.
THE FACILITY
2.1. The Revolving Facility.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of Borrower and General Partner contained herein, each Lender in the applicable Revolving Facility agrees, severally and not jointly, (i) to make Domestic Revolving Loans in Dollars to the Borrower from time to time prior to the Maturity Date in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in such Lenders Domestic Revolving Exposure exceeding such Lenders Domestic Revolving Commitment, or the Total Domestic Exposure plus the amount of all outstanding Competitive Bid Loans to exceed the aggregate amount of the Domestic Revolving Commitment, and (ii) to make Global Revolving Loans in Dollars or in one or more other Qualified Global Currencies (as specified in the Borrowing Notices with respect thereto) from time to time prior to the Maturity Date in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in such Lenders Global Revolving Exposure exceeding such Lenders Global Revolving Commitment. The Borrowings may be ratable Adjusted Base Rate Borrowings (but only Loans in Dollars can be Adjusted Base Rate Borrowings), ratable Eurocurrency Borrowings, non-pro rata Swingline Loans or non-pro rata Competitive Bid Loans. This Revolving Facility is a revolving credit facility and, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, Borrower may request Borrowings from the Revolving Facility, repay such Borrowings and reborrow such Borrowings at any time prior to the Maturity Date.
(b) The Revolving Facility created by this Agreement, and the Revolving Commitments of each Lender to lend hereunder, shall terminate on the Maturity Date, unless sooner terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) In no event shall the Aggregate Revolving Commitment exceed Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000).
2.2. The Term Facility.
(a) Term Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Term Lender severally agrees to make a Term Loan to the Borrower in Dollars on the Closing Date in an amount not to exceed the amount of the Term Commitment of such Lender. The Term Loans may from time to time be Eurocurrency Loans or Adjusted Base Rate Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2(b) and 2.8 hereof. Amounts paid or prepaid in respect of Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
(b) Procedure for Term Loan Borrowing. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to (x) 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the anticipated Closing Date, in the case of an Adjusted Base Rate Borrowing and (y) 11:00 A.M., New York City time, three (3) Business Days prior to the anticipated Closing Date, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing) requesting that the Term Lenders make the Term Loans on the Closing Date and specifying the amount to be borrowed, whether such Term Loan shall be Eurocurrency Loans or Adjusted Base Rate Loans and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, the initial LIBOR Interest Period applicable thereto, which shall be
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a period contemplated by the definition of LIBOR Interest Period. Upon receipt of such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Term Lender thereof. Not later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the Closing Date each Term Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Office an amount in immediately available funds equal to the Term Loan to be made by such Lender. The Administrative Agent shall credit the account of the Borrower on the books of such office of the Administrative Agent with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Term Lenders in immediately available funds.
If no election as to the Type of Term Loan is specified, then the requested Term Loan shall be an Adjusted Base Rate Loan. If no LIBOR Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Loan, then Borrower shall be deemed to have selected a LIBOR Interest Period of one months duration. Promptly following receipt of a borrowing request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Term Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Term Lenders Term Loan to be made.
Each Term Loan shall be made by the Term Lenders ratably in accordance with their applicable Term Commitments; provided that the failure of any Term Lender to make its Term Loan shall not in itself relieve any other Term Lender of its obligation to lend hereunder (it being understood, however, that no Term Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Term Lender to make any Term Loan required to be made by such other Term Lender). Adjusted Base Rate Loans comprising any Term Loan shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (i) an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $2,000,000 or (ii) equal to the remaining available balance of the applicable Term Commitments. Eurocurrency Loans comprising any Term Loan shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (i) an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $2,000,000 or (ii) equal to the remaining available balance of the applicable Term Commitments.
Subject to Sections 4.1 and 4.3 hereof, each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of Eurocurrency Loans as Borrower may request pursuant to Section 2.8 hereof. Each Term Lender may at its option make any Eurocurrency Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Term Lender to make such Term Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of Borrower to repay such Term Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time, subject to Sections 2.6 and 2.11 hereof. For purposes of the foregoing, Eurocurrency Borrowings having different LIBOR Interest Periods, regardless of whether they commence on the same date, shall be considered separate Borrowings.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Eurocurrency Borrowing if the LIBOR Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.
(c) Repayment of Term Loans. Commencing on March 30, 2012 and continuing on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter thereafter, the Borrower shall repay the principal amount of the Term Loans in quarterly installments of
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$10,000,000 payable to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Term Lenders (each, a Quarterly Amortization Payment) with a final payment on the Maturity Date equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans. If Borrower otherwise reduces the outstanding principal amount due under the Term Loan Facility by any payment other than a Quarterly Amortization Payment (such other payment, a Principal Pay-down), then Borrower may deduct from any future Quarterly Amortization Payment, in the order of maturity, all or a portion of the amount of such Principal Pay-down but only to the extent the foregoing has not been deducted from another Quarterly Amortization Payment.
2.3. Principal Payments.
(a) Any outstanding Borrowings (other than Competitive Bid Loans) and all other unpaid Obligations shall be paid in full by the Borrower on the Maturity Date. Each Competitive Bid Loan shall be paid in full on the last day of the applicable Interest Period as described in Section 2.18 below.
(b) If on any Exchange Rate Date relating to the Global Revolving Facility, the Total Global Exposure exceeds 105% of the total Global Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall, without notice or demand, within three (3) Business Days after such Exchange Rate Date, prepay (or cause the Borrower to prepay) Global Revolving Loans in an aggregate amount such that, after giving effect thereto, the Total Global Exposure does not exceed the total Global Revolving Commitments. If on any Exchange Rate Date relating to the Domestic Revolving Facility, the Total Domestic Exposure plus the amount of all outstanding Competitive Bid Loans exceeds 105% of the aggregate Domestic Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall, without notice or demand, within three (3) Business Days after such Exchange Rate Date, prepay Borrowings or, if no such Borrowings are outstanding, deposit cash collateral in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.9 in an aggregate amount such that, after giving effect thereto, the Total Domestic Exposure plus the amount of all outstanding Competitive Bid Loans does not exceed the aggregate Domestic Revolving Commitments.
2.4. Requests for Revolving Borrowings; Responsibility for Revolving Borrowings. Ratable Revolving Borrowings shall be made available to Borrower by Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.1(a) and Section 2.7 hereof. The obligation of each Lender to fund its Domestic Percentage or Global Percentage, as applicable, of each ratable Revolving Borrowing shall be several and not joint.
2.5. Evidence of Credit Extensions. The Borrowings of each Lender outstanding at any time (other than Competitive Bid Loans) shall be evidenced by the Notes. Each Note executed by the Borrower shall be in a maximum principal amount equal to, with respect to each Lender, its applicable percentage of the then current Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment or Aggregate Term Loan Commitment, as applicable. Each Lender shall record Borrowings and principal payments thereof on the schedule attached to its Note or, at its option, in its records, and each Lenders record thereof shall be conclusive absent Borrower furnishing to such Lender conclusive and irrefutable evidence of an error made by such Lender with respect to that Lenders records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to make, or an error in making, a
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notation with respect to any Borrowing shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of Borrower hereunder or under the Notes to pay the amount actually owed by Borrower to Lenders.
2.6. Loans and Borrowings.
(a) Each Loan (other than a Swingline Loan or Competitive Bid Loan) shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments of the applicable Class. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder.
(b) Subject to Section 4.3, (i) each Borrowing denominated in Dollars shall be comprised entirely of Adjusted Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith and (ii) each Borrowing denominated in a Qualified Foreign Global Currency shall be comprised entirely of Eurocurrency Loans. Each Swingline Loan shall be a Adjusted Base Rate Loan under the Domestic Revolving Facility. Each Competitive Bid Loan shall be deemed outstanding under the Domestic Revolving Facility. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurocurrency Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) No more than ten (10) Eurocurrency Borrowings may be outstanding at any one time under the Facilities.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, a Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.
2.7. Requests for Revolving Borrowings.
(a) To request a Revolving Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (a Borrowing Notice) (A) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time (or if the request is delivered in London, 11:00 a.m., London time), three Business Days before the date of the proposed Revolving Borrowing (or if the request is delivered in London, four Business Days before the date of the proposed Revolving Borrowing) or (B) in the case of a Adjusted Base Rate Revolving Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one (1) Business Day before the date of the proposed Revolving Borrowing; provided that (x) any such notice of a Adjusted Base Rate Revolving Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 3.5 may be given not later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Revolving Borrowing and (y) any such notice of a Borrowing of Swingline Loans may be given not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of such proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Notice shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing
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Notice in a form reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Notice shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.7; (i) the Borrower requesting such Revolving Borrowing; (ii) the Class and Type of the requested Revolving Borrowing; (iii) the aggregate amount of such Revolving Borrowing; (iv) the date of such Revolving Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day; (v) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto; (vi) the location and number of the Borrowers account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.7; and (vii) the currency of such Revolving Borrowing (which shall be in Dollars in the case of Domestic Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, and Competitive Bid Loans, and otherwise shall be in a Qualified Global Currency). If no election as to the currency of a Global Revolving Borrowing is specified in any such notice, then the requested Revolving Borrowing shall be denominated in Dollars. If no election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified, then the requested Revolving Borrowing shall be a Adjusted Base Rate Borrowing if denominated in Dollars or a Eurocurrency Borrowing if denominated in a Qualified Foreign Global Currency. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one months duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Notice in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each relevant Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lenders Loan to be made as part of the requested Revolving Borrowing.
The Borrower shall also deliver together with each Borrowing Notice the compliance certificate required in Section 5.2 and otherwise comply with the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 for Borrowings.
Not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each Borrowing Date, each Lender shall make available its Loan or Loans, in funds immediately available in New York City to the Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent will promptly make the funds so received from the Lenders available to the Borrower.
Not later than 1:00 p.m. (London time) on each Borrowing Date for Loans in Qualified Foreign Global Currency, each Lender shall make available its Loan or Loans, in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent will promptly make the funds so received from the Lenders available to the Borrower.
(b) Administrative Agent shall, as soon as practicable after receipt of a Borrowing Notice, determine the Adjusted LIBOR Rate applicable to the requested ratable Eurocurrency Borrowing and inform Borrower and Lenders of the same. Each determination of the Adjusted LIBOR Rate by Administrative Agent shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower in the absence of manifest error.
(c) If Borrower shall prepay a Eurocurrency Borrowing other than on the last day of the LIBOR Interest Period applicable thereto, Borrower shall be responsible to pay all amounts due to Lenders as required by Section 4.4 hereof. The Lenders shall not be obligated to match fund their Eurocurrency Borrowings.
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(d) As of the end of each LIBOR Interest Period selected for a ratable Eurocurrency Borrowing (other than Borrowings in a Qualified Foreign Global Currency), the interest rate on the Eurocurrency Borrowing will become the Adjusted Base Rate, unless Borrower has once again selected a LIBOR Interest Period in accordance with the timing and procedures set forth in Section 2.8.
(e) The right of Borrower to select the Adjusted LIBOR Rate for a Borrowing pursuant to this Agreement is subject to the availability to Lenders of a similar option. If Administrative Agent determines that (i) deposits of Dollars in an amount approximately equal to the Eurocurrency Borrowing for which the Borrower wishes to select the Adjusted LIBOR Rate are not generally available at such time in the London interbank eurodollar market, or (ii) the rate at which the deposits described in subsection (i) herein are being offered will not adequately and fairly reflect the costs to Lenders of maintaining an Adjusted LIBOR Rate on a Borrowing or of funding the same in such market for such LIBOR Interest Period, or (iii) reasonable means do not exist for determining an Adjusted LIBOR Rate, or (iv) the Adjusted LIBOR Rate would be in excess of the maximum interest rate which Borrower may by law pay, then in any of such events, Administrative Agent shall so notify Borrower and Lenders and such Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted Base Rate.
2.8. Interest Elections.
(a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request (or as set forth in Section 2.7 if no Interest Period is specified). Thereafter, a Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. A Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Borrower may not (i) elect to convert the currency in which any Loans are denominated, (ii) elect to convert Qualified Foreign Global Currency Loans from Eurocurrency Loans to Adjusted Base Rate Loans, (iii) elect an Interest Period for Eurocurrency Loans that does not comply with Section 2.6(d), (iv) elect to convert any Adjusted Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Loans that would result in the number of Eurocurrency Borrowings exceeding the maximum number of Eurocurrency Borrowings permitted under Section 2.6, (v) elect an Interest Period for Eurocurrency Loans unless the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Eurocurrency Loans (including any Eurocurrency Loans made to such Borrower in the same currency on the date that such Interest Period is to begin) to which such Interest Period will apply complies with the requirements as to minimum principal amount set forth in Section 2.11 or (vi) elect to convert or continue any Swingline Loans.
(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section (an Interest Election Request), a Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by
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telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.7 if such Borrower were requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent (hereinafter referred to as a Conversion/Continuation Notice).
(c) Each telephonic and written Conversion/Continuation Notice shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.6 and paragraph (a) of this Section: (i) the Borrowing to which such Conversion/Continuation Notice applies; (ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Conversion/Continuation Notice, which shall be a Business Day; (iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be a Adjusted Base Rate Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing; and (iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election. If any such Conversion/Continuation Notice requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one months duration.
(d) Promptly following receipt of a Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise each relevant Lender of the details thereof and of such Lenders portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Conversion/Continuation Notice with respect to a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to a Adjusted Base Rate Borrowing. If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Conversion/ Continuation Notice with respect to a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in a Qualified Foreign Global Currency prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall automatically continue as a Eurocurrency Loan having an Interest Period of one month.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections 2.8, no Borrowing may be converted into a Eurocurrency Borrowing or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing (except with the consent of the Required Lenders) when any Monetary Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
2.9. Applicable Margins. The Base Rate Applicable Margin, the LIBOR Applicable Margin to be used in calculating the interest rate applicable to different types of Borrowings, and the Facility Fee Rate to be used in calculating the Facility Fee shall vary from time to time in accordance with the ratings for Borrowers or General Partners long-term, senior unsecured debt as follows:
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Revolving Loans
Base Rate | ||||||||||||
Rating Level of Lower of Two | LIBOR | Applicable | ||||||||||
Highest Ratings* | Applicable Margin | Facility Fee Rate | Margin | |||||||||
A-/A3 | 2.075 | % | 0.40 | % | 1.075 | % | ||||||
BBB+/Baa1 | 2.125 | % | 0.425 | % | 1.125 | % | ||||||
BBB/Baa2 | 2.225 | % | 0.45 | % | 1.225 | % | ||||||
BBB-/Baa3 | 2.50 | % | 0.475 | % | 1.50 | % | ||||||
Below BBB- or Baa3 | 2.75 | % | 0.50 | % | 1.75 | % |
Term Loans
Base Rate | ||||||||
Rating Level of Lower of Two | LIBOR | Applicable | ||||||
Highest Ratings* | Applicable Margin | Margin | ||||||
A-/A3 | 2.475 | % | 1.475 | % | ||||
BBB+/Baa1 | 2.55 | % | 1.55 | % | ||||
BBB/Baa2 | 2.675 | % | 1.675 | % | ||||
BBB-/Baa3 | 2.975 | % | 1.975 | % | ||||
Below BBB- or Baa3 | 3.25 | % | 2.25 | % | ||||
* | The letter categories used above are established by reference to S&P and Moodys categories, respectively. At least one of S&P or Moodys ratings must always be included in the two ratings used |
All margins and fees change as and when the applicable rating level changes. In the event an agency issues different ratings for the Borrower and the General Partner, then the higher rating of the two entities shall be deemed to be the rating from such agency.
2.10. Other Fees.
(a) The Borrower shall pay the fee due to the Administrative Agent in connection with Competitive Bid Loans as described in Section 2.18. The Borrower agrees to pay all other fees payable to the Administrative Agent and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC pursuant to the Borrowers prior letter agreements with them.
(b) The Borrower shall pay a fee (Facility Fee) to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Lenders equal to the applicable Facility Fee Rate in effect from time to time, as shown in Section 2.9 hereof (the Facility Fee Rate), times the then aggregate amount of the Domestic Revolving Commitments and the Global Revolving Commitments, to be shared among the Revolving Lenders based on each Lenders applicable percentage of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment. The Facility Fee shall be paid quarterly in arrears on the Payment Date.
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2.11. Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing. Each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be in the minimum amount of $2,000,000 (and in multiples of $100,000 if in excess thereof), and each Adjusted Base Rate Borrowing shall be in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 (and in multiples of $100,000 if in excess thereof), provided, however, that any Adjusted Base Rate Borrowing may be in the amount of the unused Aggregate Commitment.
2.12. Interest.
(a) Subject to Section 2.14, the outstanding principal balance of the Loans shall bear interest from time to time at a rate per annum equal to:
(i) the Adjusted Base Rate; or
(ii) at the election of Borrower in accordance with Section 2.8 with respect to all or portions of the Obligations, the Adjusted LIBOR Rate.
(b) All interest shall be calculated for actual days elapsed on the basis of a 360-day year. Interest accrued on each Borrowing (other than Competitive Bid Loans) shall be payable on the first day of each calendar month in arrears from time to time while such Borrowing is outstanding. Interest accrued on each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall also be payable on the last day of the LIBOR Interest Period applicable thereto. Interest shall not be payable for the day of any payment on the amount paid if payment is received by Administrative Agent prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York City time). If any payment of principal or interest on the Loans shall become due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and, in the case of a payment of principal, such extension of time shall be included in computing interest due in connection with such payment; provided that for purposes of Section 10.1 hereof, any payments of principal described in this sentence shall be considered to be due on such next succeeding Business Day.
2.13. Method of Payment.
(a) All payments of the Obligations hereunder shall be made, without set-off, deduction, or counterclaim, in immediately available funds to Administrative Agent at the New York Administrative office for payments in Dollars, and at the London Administrative Office for payments in currencies other than Dollars, or at any other Lending Installation of Administrative Agent specified in writing by Administrative Agent to Borrower, by 1:00 p.m. New York time (or if the payment is made to the London Administrative Office, 2:00 p.m. London time) on the date when due and shall be applied ratably by Administrative Agent among Lenders in the Domestic Revolving Facility or Global Revolving Facility, as the case may be. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, each such payment shall be made in Dollars. Each payment delivered to Administrative Agent for the account of any Lender shall be delivered promptly by Administrative Agent to such Lender in the same type of funds that Administrative Agent received at its address specified herein or at any Lending Installation specified in a notice received by Administrative Agent from such Lender. Payments not made by Administrative Agent within one Business Day after receipt shall accrue interest at
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Federal Funds Effective Rate. Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to charge the account of Borrower maintained with JPMCB for each payment of principal, interest and fees as it becomes due hereunder.
(b) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Sections 2.2(b), 2.7, 2.16, 2.17, 3.1, 3.5 or 12.8, then the Administrative Agent shall, notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank to satisfy such Lenders obligations to it under such Section until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid, and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under any such Section, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above, in any order as determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.
2.14. Default. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the continuance of a Monetary Default or an Event of Default, Borrower shall not have the right to request a Eurocurrency Borrowing, request a Competitive Bid Loan, select a new LIBOR Interest Period for an existing ratable Eurocurrency Borrowing or convert any Adjusted Base Rate Borrowing to a ratable Eurocurrency Borrowing. During the continuance of a Monetary Default or an Event of Default, at the election of the Required Lenders, by notice to Borrower, outstanding Borrowings shall bear interest at the applicable Default Rates until such Monetary Default or Event of Default ceases to exist or the Obligations are paid in full.
2.15. Lending Installations. Each Lender may book its Borrowings at any Lending Installation selected by such Lender and may change its Lending Installation from time to time. All terms of this Agreement shall apply to any such Lending Installation and the Notes shall be deemed held by each Lender for the benefit of such Lending Installation. Each Lender may, by written or telex notice to the Administrative Agent and Borrower, designate a Lending Installation through which Borrowings will be made by it and for whose account payments are to be made.
2.16. Non-Receipt of Funds by Administrative Agent. Unless Borrower or a Lender, as the case may be, notifies Administrative Agent prior to the date on which it is scheduled to make payment to Administrative Agent of (i) in the case of a Lender, a Borrowing, or (ii) in the case of Borrower, a payment of principal, interest or fees to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, that it does not intend to make such payment in the applicable currency, Administrative Agent may assume that such payment has been made. Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the amount of such payment available to the intended recipient in reliance upon such assumption. If such Lender or Borrower, as the case may be, has not in fact made such payment to Administrative Agent, the recipient of such payment shall, promptly after demand by Administrative Agent, repay to Administrative Agent the amount so made available together with interest thereon in respect of each day during the period commencing on the date such amount was so made available by Administrative Agent until the date Administrative Agent recovers such amount at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of payment by a Lender, the Federal Funds Effective Rate (as determined by Administrative Agent)
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or the Administrative Agents overdraft for Qualified Foreign Global Currencies for such day or (ii) in the case of payment by Borrower, the interest rate applicable to the relevant Borrowing.
2.17. Swingline Loans. In addition to the other options available to Borrower hereunder, the Swingline Lenders Domestic Revolving Commitment shall be available for Swingline Loans subject to the following terms and conditions. Swingline Loans shall be made available for same day borrowings provided that notice is given in accordance with Section 2.7 hereof. All Swingline Loans shall bear interest at the Adjusted Base Rate and shall be deemed to be Adjusted Base Rate Borrowings. Swingline Loans shall be funded by JPMCB in an amount not to exceed the maximum amount it is required to disburse pursuant to the next sentence. In no event shall a Swingline Lender be required to fund a Swingline Loan if it would increase the total aggregate outstanding Loans by such Swingline Lender hereunder plus its LC Exposure to an amount in excess of its aggregate Domestic Revolving Commitment. Upon request of the Swingline Lenders made to all the Domestic Revolving Lenders, each Domestic Revolving Lender irrevocably agrees to purchase its Domestic Percentage of any Swingline Loan made by the Swingline Lenders regardless of whether the conditions for disbursement are satisfied at the time of such purchase, including the existence of an Event of Default hereunder provided that such Event of Default did not exist at the time the Swingline Loan was made and provided further that no Lender shall be required to have its Domestic Revolving Exposure to be greater than its Domestic Revolving Commitment. Such purchase shall take place on the date of the request by Swingline Lenders so long as such request is made by 1:00 p.m. (New York time), otherwise on the Business Day following such request. All requests for purchase shall be in writing. From and after the date it is so purchased, each such Swingline Loan shall, to the extent purchased, (i) be treated as a Loan made by the purchasing Lenders and not by the selling Lender for all purposes under this Agreement and the payment of the purchase price by a Lender shall be deemed to be the making of a Loan by such Lender and shall constitute outstanding principal under such Lenders Note, and (ii) shall no longer be considered a Swingline Loan except that all interest accruing on or attributable to such Swingline Loan for the period prior to the date of such purchase shall be paid when due by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Swingline Lenders and all such amounts accruing on or attributable to such Loans for the period from and after the date of such purchase shall be paid when due by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the purchasing Lenders. If prior to purchasing its Domestic Percentage of a Swingline Loan one of the events described in Section 10.10 shall have occurred and such event prevents the consummation of the purchase contemplated by preceding provisions, each Domestic Revolving Lender will purchase an undivided participating interest in the outstanding Swingline Loan in an amount equal to its Domestic Percentage of such Swingline Loan. From and after the date of each Lenders purchase of its participating interest in a Swingline Loan, if the Swingline Lenders receive any payment on account thereof, the Swingline Lenders will distribute to such Lender its participating interest in such amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lenders participating interest was outstanding and funded); provided, however, that in the event that such payment was received by the Swingline Lenders and is required to be returned to the Borrower, each Lender will return to the Swingline Lenders any portion thereof previously distributed by the Swingline Lender to it. If any Domestic Revolving Lender fails to so purchase its Domestic Percentage of any Swingline Loan, such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender hereunder. No Swingline Loan shall be outstanding for more than five (5)
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days at a time and Swingline Loans shall not be outstanding for more than a total of ten (10) days during any month.
2.18. Competitive Bid Loans.
(a) Competitive Bid Option. In addition to ratable Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.7, but subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, without limitation the limitation set forth in Section 2.1(a) as to the maximum Total Domestic Exposure), the Borrower may, as set forth in this Section 2.18, but only during a Rating Period, request the Revolving Lenders, prior to the Maturity Date, to make offers to make Competitive Bid Loans to the Borrower. Each Revolving Lender may, but shall have no obligation to, make such offers and the Borrower may, but shall have no obligation to, accept any such offers in the manner set forth in this Section 2.18. Competitive Bid Loans shall be evidenced by the Competitive Bid Notes.
(b) Competitive Bid Quote Request. When the Borrower wishes to request offers to make Competitive Bid Loans under this Section 2.18, it shall transmit to the Administrative Agent by telecopy a Competitive Bid Quote Request substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1 hereto so as to be received no later than (i) 11:00 a.m. (New York time) at least five Business Days prior to the Borrowing Date proposed therein, in the case of a request for a Competitive LIBOR Margin or (ii) 10:00 a.m. (New York time) at least one Business Day prior to the Borrowing Date proposed therein, in the case of a request for an Absolute Rate specifying:
(i) the proposed Borrowing Date for the proposed Competitive Bid Loan,
(ii) the requested aggregate principal amount of such Competitive Bid Loan,
(iii) whether the Competitive Bid Quotes requested are to set forth a Competitive LIBOR Margin or an Absolute Rate, or both, and
(iv) the LIBOR Interest Period, if a Competitive LIBOR Margin is requested, or the Absolute Interest Period, if an Absolute Rate is requested.
The Borrower may request offers to make Competitive Bid Loans for more than one Interest Period (but not more than five Interest Periods) in a single Competitive Bid Quote Request. No Competitive Bid Quote Request shall be given within five Business Days (or such other number of days as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may agree) of any other Competitive Bid Quote Request. A Competitive Bid Quote Request that does not conform substantially to the form of Exhibit C-1 hereto shall be rejected, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower of such rejection by telecopy.
(c) Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes. Promptly and in any event before the close of business on the same Business Day of receipt of a Competitive Bid Quote Request that is not rejected pursuant to Section 2.18(b), the Administrative Agent shall send to each of the Lenders by telecopy an Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes
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substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2 hereto, which shall constitute an invitation by the Borrower to each Lender to submit Competitive Bid Quotes offering to make the Competitive Bid Loans to which such Competitive Bid Quote Request relates in accordance with this Section 2.18.
(d) Submission and Contents of Competitive Bid Quotes.
(i) Each Lender may, in its sole discretion, submit a Competitive Bid Quote containing an offer or offers to make Competitive Bid Loans in response to any Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes. Each Competitive Bid Quote must comply with the requirements of this Section 2.18(d) and must be submitted to the Administrative Agent by telex or telecopy at its offices not later than (a) 3:00 p.m. (New York time) at least four Business Days prior to the proposed Borrowing Date, in the case of a request for a Competitive LIBOR Margin or (b) 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on the proposed Borrowing Date, in the case of a request for an Absolute Rate (or, in either case upon reasonable prior notice to the Lenders, such other time and rate as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may agree); provided that Competitive Bid Quotes submitted by JPMCB may only be submitted if the Administrative Agent or JPMCB notifies the Borrower of the terms of the Offer or Offers contained therein no later than 30 minutes prior to the latest time at which the relevant Competitive Bid Quotes must be submitted by the other Lenders. Subject to the Borrowers compliance with all other conditions to disbursement herein, any Competitive Bid Quote so made shall be irrevocable except with the written consent of the Administrative Agent given on the instructions of the Borrower.
(ii) Each Competitive Bid Quote shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit C-3 hereto and shall in any case specify:
(i) the proposed Borrowing Date, which shall be the same as that set forth in the applicable Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes,
(ii) the principal amount of the Competitive Bid Loan for which each such offer is being made, which principal amount (1) may be greater than, less than or equal to the Commitment of the quoting Lender, (2) must be at least $10,000,000 and an integral multiple of $1,000,000, and (3) may not exceed the principal amount of Competitive Bid Loans for which offers are requested,
(iii) as applicable, the Competitive LIBOR Margin and Absolute Rate offered for each such Competitive Bid Loan,
(iv) the minimum amount, if any, of the Competitive Bid Loan which may be accepted by the Borrower, and
(v) the identity of the quoting Lender, provided that such Competitive Bid Loan may be funded by such Lenders Designated Lender as provided in Section 2.18(j), regardless of whether that is specified in the Competitive Bid Quote.
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(iii) The Administrative Agent shall reject any Competitive Bid Quote that:
(i) is not substantially in the form of Exhibit C-3 hereto or does not specify all of the information required by Section 2.18(d)(ii),
(ii) contains qualifying, conditional or similar language, other than any such language contained in Exhibit C-3 hereto,
(iii) proposes terms other than or in addition to those set forth in the applicable Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes, or
(iv) arrives after the time set forth in Section 2.18(d)(i).
If any Competitive Bid Quote shall be rejected pursuant to this Section 2.18(d)(iii), then the Administrative Agent shall notify the relevant Lender of such rejection as soon as practical.
(e) Notice to Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower of the terms (i) of any Competitive Bid Quote submitted by a Lender that is in accordance with Section 2.18(d) and (ii) of any Competitive Bid Quote that amends, modifies or is otherwise inconsistent with a previous Competitive Bid Quote submitted by such Lender with respect to the same Competitive Bid Quote Request. Any such subsequent Competitive Bid Quote shall be disregarded by the Administrative Agent unless such subsequent Competitive Bid Quote specifically states that it is submitted solely to correct a manifest error in such former Competitive Bid Quote. The Administrative Agents notice to the Borrower shall specify the aggregate principal amount of Competitive Bid Loans for which offers have been received for each Interest Period specified in the related Competitive Bid Quote Request and the respective principal amounts and Competitive LIBOR Margins or Absolute Rate, as the case may be, so offered.
(f) Acceptance and Notice by Borrower. Not later than (i) 7:00 p.m. (New York time) at least four Business Days prior to the proposed Borrowing Date in the case of a request for a Competitive LIBOR Margin or (ii) 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the proposed Borrowing Date, in the case of a request for an Absolute Rate (or, in either case upon reasonable prior notice to the Lenders, such other time and date as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may agree), the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of its acceptance or rejection of the offers so notified to it pursuant to Section 2.18(e); provided, however, that the failure by the Borrower to give such notice to the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be a rejection of all such offers. In the case of acceptance, such notice (a Competitive Bid Borrowing Notice) shall specify the aggregate principal amount of offers for each Interest Period that are accepted. The Borrower may accept any Competitive Bid Quote in whole or in part (subject to the terms of Section 2.18(d)(iii)); provided that:
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(i) the aggregate principal amount of all Competitive Bid Loans to be disbursed on a given Borrowing Date may not exceed the applicable amount set forth in the related Competitive Bid Quote Request,
(ii) acceptance of offers may only be made on the basis of ascending Competitive LIBOR Margins or Absolute Rates, as the case may be, and
(iii) the Borrower may not accept any offer that is described in Section 2.18(d)(iii) or that otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of this Agreement.
(g) Allocation by Administrative Agent. If offers are made by two or more Lenders with the same Competitive LIBOR Margins or Absolute Rates, as the case may be, for a greater aggregate principal amount than the amount in respect of which offers are accepted for the related Interest Period, the principal amount of Competitive Bid Loans in respect of which such offers are accepted shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent among such Lenders as nearly as possible (in such multiples, not greater than $1,000,000, as the Administrative Agent may deem appropriate) in proportion to the aggregate principal amount of such offers provided, however, that no Lender shall be allocated any Competitive Bid Loan which is less than the minimum amount which such Lender has indicated that it is willing to accept. Allocations by the Administrative Agent of the amounts of Competitive Bid Loans shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The Administrative Agent shall promptly, but in any event on the same Business Day, notify each Lender of its receipt of a Competitive Bid Borrowing Notice and the principal amounts of the Competitive Bid Loans allocated to each participating Lender.
(h) Administration Fee. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent an administration fee of $2,500 per each Competitive Bid Quote Request transmitted by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.18(b). Such administration fee shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first Business Day of each month and on the Maturity Date (or such earlier date on which the Aggregate Commitment shall terminate or be cancelled) for any period then ending for which such fee, if any, shall not have been theretofore paid.
(i) Other Terms. Any Competitive Bid Loan shall not reduce the Commitment of the Bid Lender making such Competitive Bid Loan (except as the availability of other Borrowings is reduced by such Competitive Bid Loan) and each such Bid Lender shall continue to be obligated to fund its full percentage of all pro rata Borrowings under the Domestic Revolving Facility or Global Revolving Facility as the case may be. In no event can the aggregate amount of all Competitive Bid Loans at any time exceed 50% of the then Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment. Competitive Bid Loans may not be continued and, if not repaid at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, shall (subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement) be replaced by new Competitive Bid Loans made in accordance with this Section 2.18 or by ratable Borrowings in accordance with Section 2.7.
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(j) Designated Lenders. A Lender may designate its Designated Lender to fund a Competitive Bid Loan on its behalf as described in Section 2.18(d)(ii)(e). Any Designated Lender which funds a Competitive Bid Loan shall on and after the time of such funding become the obligee under such Competitive Bid Loan and be entitled to receive payment thereof when due. No Lender shall be relieved of its obligation to fund a Competitive Bid Loan, and no Designated Lender shall assume such obligation, prior to the time such Competitive Bid Loan is funded.
2.19. Voluntary Reduction of Aggregate Commitment Amount. Upon at least five (5) days prior irrevocable written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent, Borrower shall have the right to terminate the Revolving Commitments of any Class in their entirety or, from time to time, to reduce the amount of the Revolving Commitments of any Class provided that no such termination or reduction shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to any payments of Borrowings made on the effective date thereof, the Total Domestic Exposure plus Competitive Bid Loans then outstanding would exceed the remaining aggregate Domestic Revolving Commitments or the Total Global Exposure to exceed the remaining aggregate Global Revolving Commitments, subject to the provisions of the following grammatical paragraph. Any such reduction shall be in an amount equal to $5,000,000 or a whole multiple thereof and shall reduce permanently the Domestic Revolving Commitments or Global Revolving Commitments. Any such reduction shall reduce the Revolving Commitments of all of the Lenders ratably in proportion to their respective Revolving Commitments for that Class. Unless otherwise agreed by the Swingline Lender, any reduction in the Domestic Revolving Commitments shall reduce the maximum amount of Swingline Borrowings permitted hereunder by the same proportion. The Administrative Agent shall promptly forward to the Lenders any notice of termination or reduction of the Revolving Commitments for any Class.
2.20. Reserved.
2.21. Application of Moneys Received. Subject to Section 2.13(b) hereof, all moneys collected or received by the Administrative Agent on account of the Facility directly or indirectly, shall be applied in the following order of priority:
(i) to the payment of all reasonable costs incurred in the collection of such moneys of which the Administrative Agent shall have given notice to the Borrower;
(ii) to the reimbursement of any yield protection due to any of the Lenders in accordance with Section 4.1;
(iii) first to the payment of any fee due pursuant to Section 3.8(b) in connection with the issuance of a Facility Letter of Credit to the Issuing Bank until such fee is paid in full, then next to the payment of the Facility Fee and Facility Letter of Credit Fee to the Lenders, if then due, in that order on a pro rata basis in accordance with the respective amounts of such fees due to the Lenders and then finally to the payment of all fees then due to the Administrative Agent;
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(iv) to payment of the full amount of interest and principal on the Swingline Loans;
(v) first to interest until paid in full and then to principal for all Lenders (i) as allocated by the Borrower (unless an Event of Default exists) among the Facilities and between Competitive Bid Loans and ratable Borrowings (the amount allocated to ratable Borrowings under either of the Facilities to be distributed in accordance with the applicable pro rata shares of the outstanding amounts of the Lenders for the applicable Facility) or (ii) if an Event of Default exists, in accordance with the respective Funded Percentages of the Lenders until principal is paid in full, each Lenders share of such payment to be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Classes and Types of Loans owed to such Lender and then to the Letter of Credit Collateral Account until the full amount of LC Exposures is on deposit therein; and
(vi) any other sums due to the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any of the Loan Documents.
2.22. Special Provisions Regarding Foreign Currency Loans.
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Sharing Event, automatically (and without the taking of any action) (i) all then outstanding Eurocurrency Borrowings denominated in a currency other than Dollars shall be automatically converted into Adjusted Base Rate Borrowings denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Eurocurrency Borrowings on the date such Sharing Event first occurred, which Loans denominated in Dollars (1) shall thereafter continue to be deemed to be Adjusted Base Rate Borrowings and (2) unless the Sharing Event resulted solely from a termination of the Revolving Commitments, shall be immediately due and payable on the date such Sharing Event has occurred) and (ii) unless the Sharing Event resulted solely from a termination of the Commitments, all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owing with respect to such Loans shall be immediately due and payable in Dollars, using the Dollar Equivalent of such accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts.
(b) Upon the occurrence of a Sharing Event, and after giving effect to any automatic conversion pursuant to Section 2.22(a), each Revolving Lender shall (and hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to) purchase and sell (in each case in Dollars) undivided participating interests in all such Loans outstanding so that each Revolving Lender shall have a share of such outstanding Loans equal to its pro rata share of the aggregate Domestic Revolving Commitments and aggregate Global Revolving Commitments (provided that if such purchase of a participating interest would increase the Lenders Revolving Exposure to an amount greater than its Revolving Commitment then the amount of the participation it would be required to purchase would be reduced by such excess amount). Upon any such occurrence, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender and shall specify the amount of Dollars required from such Revolving Lender in order to effect the purchases and sales by the various Revolving Lenders of participating interests in the amounts required above (together with accrued
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interest with respect to the period for the last interest payment date through the date of the Sharing Event plus any additional amounts payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section in respect of such accrued but unpaid interest); provided, in the event that a Sharing Event shall have occurred, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to have purchased, automatically and without request, such participating interests. Promptly upon receipt of such request, each Revolving Lender shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (in immediately available funds in Dollars) the net amounts as specified by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver the amounts so received to the various Revolving Lenders in such amounts as are needed to effect the purchases and sales of participations as provided above. Promptly following receipt thereof, each Revolving Lender which has sold participations in any of its Revolving Loans (through the Administrative Agent) will deliver to each Revolving Lender (through the Administrative Agent) which has so purchased a participating interest a participation certificate dated the date of receipt of such funds and in such amount. It is understood that the amount of funds delivered by each Revolving Lender shall be calculated on a net basis, giving effect to both the sales and purchases of participations by the various Revolving Lenders as required above.
(c) Upon the occurrence of a Sharing Event all amounts from time to time accruing with respect to, and all amounts from time to time payable on account of, any outstanding Eurocurrency Borrowings initially denominated in a Qualified Foreign Global Currency (including, without limitation, any interest and other amounts which were accrued but unpaid on the date of such purchase) shall be payable in Dollars as if such Eurocurrency Borrowing had originally been made in Dollars.
(d) If any amount required to be paid by any Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 2.22(b) is not paid to the Administrative Agent within one (1) Business Day following the date upon which such Revolving Lender receives notice from the Administrative Agent of the amount of its participations required to be purchased pursuant to Section 2.22(b), such Revolving Lender shall also pay to the Administrative Agent on demand an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount so required to be paid by such Revolving Lender for the purchase of its participations multiplied by (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate during the period from and including the date of request for payment to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Administrative Agent multiplied by (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapsed during such period and the denominator of which is 360. If any such amount required to be paid by any Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 2.22(b) is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent within three (3) Business Days following the date upon which such Revolving Lender receives notice from the Administrative Agent as to the amount of participations required to be purchased by it, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Lender on demand, such amount with interest thereon calculated from such request date at the rate per annum applicable to Adjusted Base Rate Borrowings. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Revolving Lender with respect to any amounts payable by any Revolving Lender pursuant to this Section shall be conclusive and binding.
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(e) Each Revolving Lenders obligation to purchase participating interests pursuant to this Section shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance including, without limitation, (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Lender may have against any other Revolving Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of any Party or any other Person, (iv) any breach of this Agreement by any Party, any Revolving Lender or any other Person, or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, upon any purchase of participations as required above, each Revolving Lender which has purchased such participations shall be entitled to receive from the Borrower any increased costs and indemnities directly from the Borrower to the same extent as if it were the direct Revolving Lender as opposed to a participant therein. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that, upon the occurrence of a Sharing Event and after giving effect to the requirements of this Section, increased Taxes may be owing by the Borrower pursuant to Section 4.5, which Taxes shall be paid (to the extent provided in Section 4.5) by the Borrower, without any claim that the increased Taxes are not payable because same resulted from the participations effected as otherwise required by this Section.
2.23. Voluntary Prepayments of Loans.
(a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any of its Borrowings in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section.
(b) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by telecopy of any prepayment under clause (a) above: (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time three Business Days before the date of prepayment, (ii) in the case of prepayment of an Adjusted Base Rate Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time one Business Day before the date of prepayment or (iii) in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time on the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Revolving Borrowing or a Term Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment pursuant to clause (a) above of any Revolving Borrowing or Term Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing or Term Borrower of the same Type as provided in Section 2.11 hereof. Each prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing or Term Borrower shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the applicable prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to
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the extent required by Section 2.12 hereof and by breakage costs to the extent required by Section 4.4 hereof.
2.24. Mandatory Prepayments of Term Loans and Pari Passu Debt.
(a) If (i) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (calculated as set forth in Section 9.7(a) hereof) is less than 1.35 to 1.0 or (ii) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is greater than 55%, each as calculated as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter occurring prior to a Triggering Transaction, the Borrower shall, within sixty (60) days of any Triggering Transaction, apply 100% of the Net Proceeds of any such Triggering Transaction to the permanent repayment of the Term Loan Facility or other Indebtedness (including Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien) that is pari passu with the Term Loan Facility (each a Repayment Obligation) except as otherwise provided in Section 2.24(b) below. For the avoidance of doubt, during such sixty (60) day period prior to the application of such proceeds to the Repayment Obligations, the Borrower may apply such proceeds to the repayment of the Revolving Credit Facility (without a corresponding permanent reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment); provided that if the Borrower so applies such proceeds to such repayment of the Revolving Credit Facility, the Borrower shall reserve a portion of the Revolving Commitments to be available to pay such Repayment Obligation during such sixty (60) day period. The Borrower may then reborrow loans under the Revolving Credit Facility to pay such Repayment Obligation so long as it is otherwise in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding the existence of a Repayment Obligation (i) the Consolidated Operating Partnership may use the Net Proceeds of a Triggering Transaction consisting of a sale or disposition of any Property or other assets to effect a bona fide 1031 exchange, (ii) the Borrower may use up to fifty percent (50%) of the Net Proceeds of a Triggering Transaction consisting of an issuance of equity by the Consolidated Operating Partnership to (x) acquire new Properties unless prohibited by this Agreement or (y) repay a portion of the outstanding principal balance of any or all of the Term Loan Facility or other Indebtedness (including Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien) that is pari passu with the Term Loan Facility (each, a Voluntary Prepayment) and (iii) the Consolidated Operating Partnership may use the Net Proceeds of a Triggering Transaction to either or both (x) purchase or develop those Properties listed on Schedule 2.24 where it has a contractual obligation to do so as of the Effective Date, in the amounts listed on Schedule 2.24 with respect to each such Property or (y) repay to the Internal Revenue Service all or some portion of the refund issued to a TRS, based upon (1) such TRSs 2009 Federal Income Tax Return and (2) any audit of such return conducted by the Internal Revenue Service. If the Borrower makes a Voluntary Prepayment, pursuant to (ii)(y) above, then the Borrower shall be entitled to deduct the amount of any such Voluntary Prepayment from the monies that Borrower is required to pay, at any time in the future, in order to satisfy a Repayment Obligation. The Borrower shall provide prompt written notice to the Administrative Agent of any Voluntary Prepayment and any application of a Voluntary Prepayment to satisfy a Repayment Obligation.
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(c) The Borrower shall comply with the following covenants with respect to any Triggering Transaction:
(i) the Borrower shall provide prompt written notice to the Administrative Agent of (A) the occurrence of a Triggering Transaction, the Net Proceeds thereof and the expected use of such proceeds and (B) the application of the proceeds of a Triggering Transaction to a Repayment Obligation;
(ii) in each covenant compliance certificate under Section 5.2 hereof, the Borrower shall certify as to compliance with the foregoing mandatory prepayment requirements; and
(iii) in each Borrowing Notice for a Loan under the Revolving Credit Facility, the Borrower shall certify (A) whether any of such Loan proceeds will be applied to a Repayment Obligation and (B) that the Borrower is in compliance with the mandatory prepayment requirements set forth in this Section 2.24.
ARTICLE III.
THE LETTER OF CREDIT SUBFACILITY
3.1. Obligation to Issue. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the General Partner herein set forth, the Issuing Bank hereby agrees to issue for the account of Borrower, one or more Facility Letters of Credit in accordance with this Article III, from time to time during the period commencing on the Agreement Execution Date and ending on a date one Business Day prior to the Maturity Date. The parties acknowledge that there are certain Facility Letters of Credit that were issued under the Existing Credit Agreement which Borrower has requested remain outstanding under this Agreement. Accordingly, from and after the date of the first Borrowing hereunder, the Facility Letters of Credit identified in Schedule 3.1 shall be deemed issued pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions contained herein as if such Facility Letters of Credit were issued hereunder.
3.2. Types and Amounts. The Issuing Bank shall not have any obligation to:
(i) issue any Facility Letter of Credit if the aggregate maximum amount then available for drawing under Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, after giving effect to the Facility Letter of Credit requested hereunder, shall exceed any limit imposed by law or regulation upon such Issuing Bank;
(ii) issue any Facility Letter of Credit if, after giving effect thereto, either (1) the Total Domestic Exposure plus the amount of all outstanding Competitive Bid Loans would exceed the aggregate Domestic Revolving Commitments, or (2) the LC Exposure would exceed $50,000,000;
(iii) issue any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit if it has determined that it is unlawful to fund obligations in the Alternative Currency in which it is denominated;
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(iv) issue any Facility Letter of Credit having an expiration date, or containing automatic extension provision to extend such date, to a date which is after the Business Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date; or
(v) issue any Facility Letter of Credit having an expiration date, or containing automatic extension provisions to extend such date, to a date which is more than twelve (12) months after the date of its issuance.
3.3. Conditions. In addition to being subject to the satisfaction of the conditions contained in Article V hereof, the obligation of the Issuing Bank to issue any Facility Letter of Credit is subject to the satisfaction in full of the following conditions:
(i) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Issuing Bank at such times and in such manner as the Issuing Bank may reasonably prescribe such documents and materials as may be reasonably required pursuant to the terms of the proposed Facility Letter of Credit (it being understood that if any inconsistency exists between such documents and the Loan Documents, the terms of the Loan Documents shall control) and the proposed Facility Letter of Credit shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Bank as to form and content;
(ii) as of the date of issuance, no order, judgment or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental authority shall purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Bank from issuing the requested Facility Letter of Credit and no law, rule or regulation applicable to the Issuing Bank and no request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any governmental authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Bank shall prohibit or request that the Issuing Bank refrain from the issuance of Letters of Credit generally or the issuance of the requested Facility Letter of Credit in particular; and
(iii) there shall not exist any Default or Event of Default.
3.4. Procedure for Issuance of Facility Letters of Credit.
(a) Borrower shall give the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent at least two (2) Business Days prior written notice of any requested issuance of a Facility Letter of Credit under this Agreement (a Letter of Credit Request), a copy of which shall be sent immediately to all Lenders (except that, in lieu of such written notice, the Borrower may give the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent telephonic notice of such request if confirmed in writing by delivery to the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (i) immediately (A) of a telecopy of the written notice required hereunder which has been signed by an authorized officer, or (B) of a telex containing all information required to be contained in such written notice and (ii) promptly (but in no event later than the requested date of issuance) of the written notice required hereunder containing the original signature of an authorized officer, the substance of which notice shall be promptly forwarded to all Lenders); such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify:
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(i) whether the requested Facility Letter of Credit is, in Borrowers belief, a Financial Letter of Credit or a Performance Letter of Credit;
(ii) the stated amount of the Facility Letter of Credit requested (which stated amount shall not be less than $50,000);
(iii) the effective date (which day shall be a Business Day) of issuance of such requested Facility Letter of Credit (the Issuance Date);
(iv) the date on which such requested Facility Letter of Credit is to expire;
(v) the purpose for which such Facility Letter of Credit is to be issued;
(vi) the Person for whose benefit the requested Facility Letter of Credit is to be issued;
(vii) any special language required to be included in the Facility Letter of Credit;
(viii) whether an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit is being requested and, if so, in which Alternative Currency, provided that if no Alternative Currency is requested, the Facility Letter of Credit shall be issued in Dollars.
At the time such request is made, the Borrower shall also provide the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank with a copy of the form of the Facility Letter of Credit that the Borrower is requesting be issued. Such notice, to be effective, must be received by such Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent not later than 3:00 p.m. (New York time) on the last Business Day on which notice can be given under this Section 3.4(a). Following receipt of such notice and prior to the issuance of the requested Facility Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower, and the applicable Issuing Bank of the amount of the Total Domestic Exposure after giving effect to (i) the issuance of such Facility Letter of Credit, (ii) the issuance or expiration of any other Facility Letter of Credit that is to be issued or will expire prior to the requested date of issuance of such Facility Letter of Credit and (iii) the borrowing or repayment of any Domestic Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans that (based upon notices delivered to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower) are to be borrowed or repaid prior to the requested date of issuance of such Facility Letter of Credit. A Facility Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Facility Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (i) the LC Exposure shall not exceed $50,000,000, and (ii) the Total Domestic Exposure plus the amount of all outstanding Competitive Bid Loans shall not exceed the aggregate Domestic Revolving Commitments. A Facility Letter of Credit shall not be issued, extended or renewed if the Issuing Bank has received written notice from the Administrative Agent at least one (1) Business Day prior to the date of such requested issuance, extension or renewal, that one or more applicable conditions contained in
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Section 5.2 shall not be satisfied. Administrative Agent shall promptly give a copy of the Letter of Credit Request to the other Lenders.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Article III and provided that the applicable conditions set forth in Article V hereof have been satisfied, the Issuing Bank shall, on the Issuance Date, issue a Facility Letter of Credit on behalf of the Borrower in accordance with the Letter of Credit Request and the Issuing Banks usual and customary business practices unless the Issuing Bank has actually received (i) written notice from the Borrower specifically revoking the Letter of Credit Request with respect to such Facility Letter of Credit, (ii) written notice from a Lender, which complies with the provisions of Section 3.6(a), or (iii) written or telephonic notice from the Administrative Agent stating that the issuance of such Facility Letter of Credit would violate Section 3.2.
(c) The Issuing Bank shall give the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify Lenders) and the Borrower written or telex notice, or telephonic notice confirmed promptly thereafter in writing, of the issuance of a Facility Letter of Credit (the Issuance Notice), which shall indicate the Issuing Banks reasonable determination as to whether such Facility Letter of Credit is a Financial Letter of Credit or a Performance Letter of Credit, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) The Issuing Bank shall not extend or amend any Facility Letter of Credit unless the requirements of this Section 3.4 are met as though a new Facility Letter of Credit was being requested and issued.
3.5. Reimbursement Obligations; Duties of Issuing Bank.
(a) If the applicable Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Facility Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement in Dollars, or (subject to the two immediately succeeding sentences) the applicable Alternative Currency, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, as applicable, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if such Borrower shall have received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, as applicable, on such date, or, if such notice has not been received by such Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not later than 12:00 noon, New York time, as applicable, on the Business Day immediately following the day that such Borrower receives such notice; provided that, in the case of any LC Disbursement made in Dollars, the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.4 or 2.7 that such payment be financed in Dollars with a Adjusted Base Rate Borrowing under the Domestic Revolving Facility or Swingline Loan in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, such Borrowers obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Adjusted Base Rate Borrowing or Swingline Loan. If the Borrowers reimbursement of, or obligation to reimburse, any amounts in any Alternative Currency would subject the Administrative Agent, the applicable Issuing Bank or any Lender to any stamp duty, ad valorem charge or similar tax that would not be payable if such reimbursement were made or required to be made in Dollars, such Borrower shall, at its option, either (x) pay the amount of any such tax requested by the Administrative
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Agent, the relevant Issuing Bank or Lender or (y) reimburse each LC Disbursement made in such Alternative Currency in Dollars, in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent, calculated using the applicable Exchange Rate on the date such LC Disbursement is made, of such LC Disbursement. If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, then (i) if such payment relates to an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, automatically and with no further action required, such Borrowers obligation to reimburse the applicable LC Disbursement shall be permanently converted into an obligation to reimburse the Dollar Equivalent, calculated using the Exchange Rates on the date when such payment was due, of such LC Disbursement and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable Issuing Bank and each other Domestic Revolving Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the Dollar Equivalent thereof (if such LC Disbursement relates to an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit), the payment then due from such Borrower in respect thereof and such Lenders Domestic Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Domestic Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent in Dollars its Domestic Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower (determined as provided in clause (i) above, if such payment relates to an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit), in the same manner as provided in Section 2.8 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.11 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Domestic Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the applicable Issuing Bank in Dollars the amounts so received by it from the Domestic Revolving Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from any Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Domestic Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Domestic Revolving Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse any Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of Adjusted Base Rate Domestic Revolving Loans or a Swingline Loan as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve any Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.
(b) If an Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made (in the local time where the LC Disbursement is made regardless of when such reimbursement is due under Section 3.5(a)), the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to, but excluding, the date that such Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to Adjusted Base Rate Borrowings; provided that, if such Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section, then Section 2.7 shall apply; provided further that, in the case of an LC Disbursement made under an Alternative Currency Letter of Credit, the amount of interest due with respect thereto shall (i) in the case of any LC Disbursement that is reimbursed on or before the Business Day immediately succeeding such LC Disbursement, (A) be payable in the applicable Alternative Currency and (B) if not reimbursed on the date of such LC Disbursement, bear interest at a rate equal to the rate reasonably determined by the applicable Issuing Bank to be the cost to such Issuing Bank of funding such LC Disbursement plus the Applicable Margin applicable to Eurocurrency
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Revolving Loans at such time and (ii) in the case of any LC Disbursement that is reimbursed after the Business Day immediately succeeding such LC Disbursement (A) be payable in Dollars, (B) accrue on the Dollar Equivalent, calculated using the Exchange Rates on the date such LC Disbursement was made, of such LC Disbursement and (C) bear interest at the rate per annum then applicable to Adjusted Base Rate Revolving Loans, subject to Section 2.7. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Domestic Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 to reimburse such Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment
3.6. Participation.
(a) Immediately upon issuance by the Issuing Bank of any Facility Letter of Credit in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.4, each Domestic Revolving Lender shall be deemed to have irrevocably and unconditionally purchased and received from the Issuing Bank, without recourse, representation or warranty, an undivided interest and participation equal to such Lenders Domestic Percentage in such Facility Letter of Credit (including, without limitation, all obligations of the Borrower with respect thereto) and all related rights hereunder and under the Guaranty and other Loan Documents (using the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of any Alternative Currency Letters of Credit); provided that a Facility Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank shall not be deemed to be a Facility Letter of Credit for purposes of this Section 3.6 if the Issuing Bank shall have received written notice from any Lender on or before the Business Day prior to the date of its issuance of such Facility Letter of Credit that one or more of the conditions contained in Section 5.2 is not then satisfied, and in the event the Issuing Bank receives such a notice it shall have no further obligation to issue any Facility Letter of Credit until such notice is withdrawn by that Lender or the Issuing Bank receives a notice from the Administrative Agent that such condition has been effectively waived in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Each Domestic Revolving Lenders obligation to make further Domestic Revolving Loans to Borrower (other than any payments such Lender is required to make under subparagraph (b) below) or to purchase an interest from the Issuing Bank in any subsequent letters of credit issued by the Issuing Bank on behalf of Borrower shall be reduced by such Lenders Domestic Percentage of the undrawn portion of each Facility Letter of Credit outstanding.
(b) In the event that the Issuing Bank makes any payment under any Facility Letter of Credit and the Borrower shall not have repaid such amount to the Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 3.7 hereof, the Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, which shall promptly notify each Domestic Revolving Lender of such failure, and each Domestic Revolving Lender shall promptly and unconditionally pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank the amount of such Lenders Domestic Percentage of (i) each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank in Dollars and (ii) the Dollar Equivalent, using the Exchange Rates on the date such payment is required, of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank in an Alternative Currency and, in each case, not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to such Borrower for any reason (or, if such reimbursement payment was
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refunded in an Alternative Currency, the Dollar Equivalent thereof using the Exchange Rates on the date of such refund). The failure of any Domestic Revolving Lender to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank its Domestic Percentage of the unreimbursed amount of any such payment shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank its Domestic Percentage of the unreimbursed amount of any payment on the date such payment is to be made, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make available to the Administrative Agent its Domestic Percentage of the unreimbursed amount of any payment on the date such payment is to be made.
(c) Whenever the Issuing Bank receives a payment on account of a Reimbursement Obligation, including any interest thereon, the Issuing Bank shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to each Lender which has funded its participating interest therein, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to such Lenders Domestic Percentage thereof.
(d) Upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, the Issuing Bank shall furnish to such Administrative Agent or Lender copies of any Facility Letter of Credit to which the Issuing Bank is party and such other documentation as may reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent or Lender.
(e) The obligations of a Lender to make payments to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank with respect to a Facility Letter of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, not subject to any counterclaim, set-off, qualification or exception whatsoever other than a failure of any such Issuing Bank to comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to the issuance of such Facility Letter of Credit, and such payments shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement under all circumstances.
3.7. Payment of Reimbursement Obligations.
(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank the amount of all Borrowings for Reimbursement Obligations, interest and other amounts payable to the Issuing Bank under or in connection with any Facility Letter of Credit when due, irrespective of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which the Borrower may have at any time against any Issuing Bank or any other Person, under all circumstances, including without limitation any of the following circumstances:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents;
(ii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which the Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary named in a Facility Letter of Credit or any transferee of any Facility Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such transferee may be acting), the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank,
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any Lender, or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, any Facility Letter of Credit, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions (including any underlying transactions between the Borrower and the beneficiary named in any Facility Letter of Credit);
(iii) any draft, certificate or any other document presented under the Facility Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect of any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;
(iv) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or observance of any of the terms of any of the Loan Documents; or
(v) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default.
(b) In the event any payment by the Borrower received by the Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent with respect to a Facility Letter of Credit and distributed by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders on account of their participations is thereafter set aside, avoided or recovered from the Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank in connection with any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or bankruptcy proceeding, each Lender which received such distribution shall, upon demand by the Administrative Agent, contribute such Lenders Domestic Percentage of the amount set aside, avoided or recovered together with interest at the rate required to be paid by the Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent upon the amount required to be repaid by the Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent.
3.8. Compensation for Facility Letters of Credit.
(a) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of the Domestic Revolving Lenders, based upon such Lenders respective Domestic Percentages, a per annum fee (the Facility Letter of Credit Fee) with respect to each Facility Letter of Credit that is equal to (i) the LIBOR Applicable Margin in effect from time to time in the case of Financial Letters of Credit, and (ii) the LIBOR Applicable Margin from time to time minus 0.25% in the case of Performance Letters of Credit. The Facility Letter of Credit Fee relating to any Facility Letter of Credit shall be due and payable in arrears in equal installments on the first Business Day of each month following the issuance of any Facility Letter of Credit and, to the extent any such fees are then due and unpaid, on the Maturity Date. The Administrative Agent shall promptly remit such Facility Letter of Credit Fees, when paid, to the other Domestic Revolving Lenders in accordance with their Domestic Percentages thereof. The Borrower shall not have any liability to any Lender for the failure of the Administrative Agent to promptly deliver funds to any such Lender and shall be deemed to have made all such payments on the date the respective payment is made by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, provided such payment is received by the time specified in Section 2.13 hereof. The Facility Letter of Credit Fee due in connection with a Facility Letter of Credit issued in an Alternative Currency shall be at the same per annum rate as specified above for Facility Letters of Credit issued in Dollars but shall be based on a Facility Letter of Credit amount calculated by multiplying (x) the average daily balance of each Alternative
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Currency Letter of Credit (expressed in the currency in which such Alternative Currency Letter of Credit is denominated) by (y) the Exchange Rate for each such Alternative Currency in effect on the last Business Day of such period or by such other reasonable method that the Administrative Agent deems appropriate.
(b) The Issuing Bank also shall have the right to receive solely for its own account an issuance fee of 0.15% of the face amount of each Facility Letter of Credit, payable by the Borrower on the Issuance Date for each such Facility Letter of Credit. The Issuing Bank shall also be entitled to receive its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and the Issuing Banks standard charges of issuing, amending and servicing Facility Letters of Credit and processing draws thereunder.
3.9. Letter of Credit Collateral Account. The Borrower hereby agrees that it will, until the Maturity Date, maintain a special collateral account (the Letter of Credit Collateral Account) at the Administrative Agents office at the address specified pursuant to Article XV, in the name of the Borrower but under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, and in which the Borrower shall have no interest other than as set forth in Section 11.1. In addition to the foregoing, the Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Domestic Revolving Lenders, a security interest in and to the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and any funds that may hereafter be on deposit in such account, including income earned thereon. The Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Borrower has no obligation to fund the Letter of Credit Collateral Account unless and until so required under Section 11.1 or Section 2.3(b) hereof.
3.10. Conversion. In the event that the Loans become immediately due and payable on any date pursuant to Article XI, all amounts (i) that Borrower is at the time or thereafter becomes required to reimburse or otherwise pay to the Administrative Agent in respect of LC Disbursements made under any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit (other than amounts in respect of which such Borrower has deposited cash collateral pursuant to this Agreement, if such cash collateral was deposited in the applicable Alternative Currency to the extent so deposited or applied), (ii) that the Domestic Revolving Lenders are at the time or thereafter become required to pay to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent is at the time or thereafter becomes required to distribute to the applicable Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 3.5 in respect of unreimbursed LC Disbursements made under any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit and (iii) of each Domestic Revolving Lenders participation in any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit under which an LC Disbursement has been made shall, automatically and with no further action required, be converted into the Dollar Equivalent, calculated using the Exchange Rates on such date (or in the case of any LC Disbursement made after such date, on the date such LC Disbursement is made), of such amounts. On and after such conversion, all amounts accruing and owed to the Administrative Agent, the applicable Issuing Bank or any Lender in respect of the Obligations described in this paragraph shall accrue and be payable in Dollars at the rates otherwise applicable hereunder.
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ARTICLE IV.
CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES
4.1. Yield Protection. If the adoption of or change in any law or any governmental or quasi-governmental rule, regulation, policy, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law), or any interpretation thereof, or the compliance of any Lender therewith, including, without limitation, the adoption after the Agreement Execution Date of any rule, regulation, policy, guideline or directive promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (collectively, Change in Law):
(i) subjects any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation to any tax, duty, charge or withholding on or from payments due from Borrower (excluding federal and state taxation of the overall net income of any Lender or applicable Lending Installation), or changes the basis of such taxation of payments to any Lender in respect of its Borrowings, its interest in the Facility Letters of Credit or other amounts due it hereunder, or
(ii) imposes or increases or deems applicable any reserve, assessment, insurance charge, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation (other than reserves and assessments taken into account in determining the interest rate applicable to Eurocurrency Borrowings), or
(iii) imposes any other condition, and the result is to increase the cost of any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation of making, funding or maintaining loans or reduces any amount receivable by any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation in connection with loans, or requires any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation to make any payment calculated by reference to the amount of loans held, Letters of Credit issued or participated in or interest received by it, by an amount deemed material by such Lender,
then, within fifteen (15) days of demand by such Lender, Borrower shall pay such Lender that portion of such increased expense incurred or reduction in an amount received which such Lender determines is attributable to making, funding and maintaining its Borrowings and its Commitment.
4.2. Changes in Capital Adequacy Regulations. If a Lender determines the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Lender, any Lending Installation of such Lender or any corporate entity controlling such Lender is increased as a result of a Change (as defined below), then, within fifteen (15) days of demand by such Lender, Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount necessary to compensate for any shortfall in the rate of return on the portion of such increased capital which such Lender determines is attributable to this Agreement, its Borrowings, its interest in the Facility Letters of Credit, or its obligation to make Borrowings hereunder or participate in or issue Facility Letters of Credit hereunder (after taking into account such Lenders policies as to capital adequacy). Change means (i) any change after the date of this Agreement in the Risk-Based Capital Guidelines (as defined below) or (ii) any adoption of or change in any other law, governmental or quasi-governmental rule, regulation, policy, guideline, interpretation, or directive (whether or not having the force of law) after the date of
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this Agreement which affects the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by any Lender or any Lending Installation or any corporation controlling any Lender. Risk-Based Capital Guidelines means (i) the risk-based capital guidelines in effect in the United States on the date of this Agreement, including transition rules, and (ii) the corresponding capital regulations promulgated by regulatory authorities outside the United States implementing the July 1988 report of the Basle Committee on Banking Regulation and Supervisory Practices Entitled International Convergence of Capital Measurements and Capital Standards, including transition rules, and any amendments to such regulations adopted prior to the date of this Agreement. Without in any way affecting the Borrowers obligation to pay compensation actually claimed by a Lender under this Section 4.2, the Borrower shall have the right to replace any Lender which has demanded such compensation provided that Borrower notifies such Lender that it has elected to replace such Lender and notifies such Lender and the Administrative Agent of the identity of the proposed replacement Lender not more than six (6) months after the date of such Lenders most recent demand for compensation under this Section 4.2, and further provided that such replacement is otherwise in accordance with Section 4.7. The Lender being replaced shall assign its Revolving Commitment and its rights and obligations under this Facility to the replacement Lender in accordance with the requirements of Section 13.3 hereof and the replacement Lender shall assume such Domestic Percentage of the total Domestic Revolving Commitment, the Global Percentage of the total Global Revolving Percentage and the related obligations under this Facility prior to the Maturity Date to be extended, all pursuant to an assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto. The purchase by the replacement Lender shall be at par (plus all accrued and unpaid interest and any other sums owed to such Lender being replaced hereunder) which shall be paid to the Lender being replaced upon the execution and delivery of the assignment. The Lender being replaced shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5 and 14.6 for events recurring prior to assignment to the replacement Lender.
4.3. Availability of Eurocurrency Borrowings. If any Lender determines that maintenance of any of its Eurocurrency Borrowings at a suitable Lending Installation would violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or directive of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction, the Administrative Agent shall suspend by written notice to Borrower (with a copy thereof being delivered contemporaneously to Lenders) the availability of Eurocurrency Borrowings and require any Eurocurrency Borrowings to be repaid; or if the Required Lenders determine that (i) deposits of a type or maturity appropriate to match fund Eurocurrency Borrowings are not available, the Administrative Agent shall suspend by written notice to Borrower (with a copy thereof being delivered contemporaneously to Lenders) the availability of Eurocurrency Borrowings with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowings made after the date of any such determination, or (ii) an interest rate applicable to a Eurocurrency Borrowing does not accurately reflect the cost of making a Eurocurrency Borrowing, and, if for any reason whatsoever the provisions of Section 4.1 are inapplicable, the Administrative Agent shall suspend by written notice to Borrower (with a copy thereof being delivered contemporaneously to Lenders) the availability of Eurocurrency Borrowings with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowings made after the date of any such determination.
4.4. Funding Indemnification. If any payment of a ratable Eurocurrency Borrowing or a Competitive Bid Loan occurs on a date which is not the last day of the applicable Interest Period, whether because of acceleration, prepayment or otherwise, or a ratable Eurocurrency
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Borrowing or a Competitive Bid Loan is not made, continued or converted on the date specified by Borrower for any reason other than default by one or more of the Lenders, Borrower will indemnify each Lender for any loss or cost incurred by such Lender resulting therefrom, including, without limitation, any loss or cost in liquidating or employing deposits acquired to fund or maintain the ratable Eurocurrency Borrowing or Competitive Bid Loan, as the case may be.
4.5. Taxes.
(i) All payments by the Borrower to or for the account of any Lender or the Agent hereunder or under any Note shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all Taxes. If the Borrower shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, (a) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 4.5) such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (b) the Borrower shall make such deductions, (c) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant authority in accordance with applicable law, and (d) the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent the original copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof within 30 days after such payment is made.
(ii) In addition, the Borrower hereby agrees to pay any present or future stamp or documentary taxes and any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made hereunder or under any Note or from the execution or delivery of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any Note (Other Taxes).
(iii) The Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender for the full amount of Taxes or Other Taxes (including, without limitation, any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed on amounts payable under this Section 4.5) paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender as a result of its Commitment, any Loans made by it hereunder, or otherwise in connection with its participation in this Agreement and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto. Payments due under this indemnification shall be made within 30 days of the date the Administrative Agent or such Lender makes demand therefor pursuant to Section 4.6.
(iv) Each Lender that is not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof (each a Non-U.S. Lender) agrees that it will, not more than ten Business Days after the date of this Agreement, (i) deliver to the Administrative Agent two duly completed copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, certifying in either case that such Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes, and (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent a United States Internal Revenue Form W-8 or W-9, as the
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case may be, and certify that it is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax. Each Non-U.S. Lender further undertakes to deliver to each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (x) renewals or additional copies of such form (or any successor form) on or before the date that such form expires or becomes obsolete, and (y) after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent forms so delivered by it, such additional forms or amendments thereto as may be reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent. All forms or amendments described in the preceding sentence shall certify that such Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes, unless an event (including without limitation any change in treaty, law or regulation) has occurred prior to the date on which any such delivery would otherwise be required which renders all such forms inapplicable or which would prevent such Lender from duly completing and delivering any such form or amendment with respect to it and such Lender advises the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that it is not capable of receiving payments without any deduction or withholding of United States federal income tax.
(v) For any period during which a Non-U.S. Lender has failed to provide the Borrower with an appropriate form pursuant to clause (iv), above (unless such failure is due to a change in treaty, law or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, occurring subsequent to the date on which a form originally was required to be provided), such Non-U.S. Lender shall not be entitled to indemnification under this Section 4.5 with respect to Taxes imposed by the United States; provided that, should a Non-U.S. Lender which is otherwise exempt from or subject to a reduced rate of withholding tax become subject to Taxes because of its failure to deliver a form required under clause (iv), above, the Borrower shall take such steps as such Non-U.S. Lender shall reasonably request to assist such Non-U.S. Lender to recover such Taxes.
(vi) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax with respect to payments under this Agreement or any Note pursuant to the law of any relevant jurisdiction or any treaty shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate.
(vii) If the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental authority of the United States or any other country or any political subdivision thereof asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender (because the appropriate form was not delivered or properly completed, because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstances which rendered its exemption from withholding ineffective, or for any other reason), such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent fully for all amounts paid,
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directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as tax, withholding therefor, or otherwise, including penalties and interest, and including taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable to the Administrative Agent under this subsection, together with all costs and expenses related thereto (including attorneys fees and time charges of attorneys for the Administrative Agent, which attorneys may be employees of the Administrative Agent). The obligations of the Lenders under this Section 4.5(vii) shall survive the payment of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement.
(viii) Each of the Lenders represents that as of the Agreement Execution Date it is not aware of any facts that would give rise to a claim for additional payments under this Section 4.5.
4.6. Lender Statements; Survival of Indemnity. To the extent reasonably possible, each Lender shall designate an alternate Lending Installation with respect to its Eurocurrency Borrowings to reduce any liability of Borrower to such Lender under Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.5 or to avoid the unavailability of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, so long as such designation is not disadvantageous to such Lender. Each Lender shall deliver a written statement of such Lender as to the amount due, if any, under Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.4 and 4.5 hereof. Such written statement shall set forth in reasonable detail the calculations upon which such Lender determined such amount and shall be final, conclusive and binding on Borrower in the absence of manifest error. The amount due in such statement shall not include amounts due under Section 4.5 that are either attributable to facts known to the Lender as of the Agreement Execution Date or that relate to a time period more than ninety (90) days prior to the giving of such written statement. Determination of amounts payable under such Sections in connection with a Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be calculated as though each Lender funded its Eurocurrency Borrowing through the purchase of a deposit of the type and maturity corresponding to the deposit used as a reference in determining the Adjusted LIBOR Rate applicable to such Borrowing, whether in fact that is the case or not. Unless otherwise provided herein, the amount specified in the written statement shall be payable on demand after receipt by Borrower of the written statement. The obligations of Borrower under Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.4 and 4.5 hereof shall survive payment of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement.
4.7. Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances. The Borrower shall be permitted to replace any Lender which (a) is not capable of receiving payments without any deduction or withholding of United States federal income tax pursuant to Section 4.5, or (b) cannot maintain its Eurocurrency Borrowings at a suitable Lending Installation pursuant to Section 4.6, with a replacement bank or other financial institution or (c) becomes a Defaulting Lender; provided that (i) such replacement does not conflict with any applicable legal or regulatory requirements affecting the remaining Lenders, (ii) no Event of Default or (after notice thereof to Borrower) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement, (iii) the replacement bank or institution shall purchase at par all Loans and the Borrower or the replacement bank or institution shall repay other amounts owing to such replaced Lender prior to the date of replacement, (iv) the Borrower shall be liable to such replaced Lender under Sections 4.4 and 4.6 if any Eurocurrency Borrowing owing to such replaced Lender shall be prepaid (or purchased) other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto, (v) the replacement bank or institution, if not already a Lender, and the terms
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and conditions of such replacement, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (vi) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.3 (provided that the Borrower shall be obligated to pay the processing fee referred to therein), (vii) until such time as such replacement shall be consummated, the Borrower shall continue to pay all amounts payable hereunder without setoff, deduction, counterclaim or withholding and (viii) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights which the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender.
4.8. Change in Law. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if, after the date hereof, (a) any Change in Law shall make it unlawful for any Issuing Bank to issue Facility Letters of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, or any Global Revolving Lender to make Global Revolving Loans denominated in a Qualified Foreign Global Currency, or (b) there shall have occurred any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions (including the imposition of or any change in exchange controls) or currency exchange rates that would cause material restrictions on any Issuing Banks ability to issue Facility Letters of Credit denominated in such Alternative Currency for the account of a Borrower, or any Global Revolving Lender to make Global Revolving Loans denominated in a Qualified Foreign Global Currency, then by prompt written notice thereof to the Borrower and to the Administrative Agent (which notice shall be withdrawn whenever such circumstances no longer exist), (i) such Issuing Bank may declare that Facility Letters of Credit will not thereafter be issued by it in the affected Alternative Currency or Alternative Currencies, whereupon the affected Alternative Currency or Alternative Currencies shall be deemed (for the duration of such declaration) not to constitute an Alternative Currency for purposes of the issuance of Facility Letters of Credit by such Issuing Bank, (ii) such Global Revolving Lender may declare that Global Revolving Loans will not thereafter be made by it in the affected Qualified Foreign Global Currency or Qualified Foreign Global Currencies, whereupon the affected Qualified Global Currency or Qualified Foreign Global Currencies shall be deemed (for the duration of such declaration) not to constitute a Qualified Foreign Global Currency for purposes of the making of Global Revolving Loans by such Global Revolving Lender.
ARTICLE V.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
5.1. Conditions Precedent to Closing. The Lenders shall not be required to make the initial Borrowing hereunder, nor shall the Issuing Bank be required to issue the initial Facility Letter of Credit hereunder, unless (i) the Borrower shall have paid all fees then due and payable to the Lenders, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and the Administrative Agent hereunder, including reasonable legal fees and out-of-pocket expenses, (ii) all of the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 are satisfied, and (iii) the Borrower shall have furnished to the Administrative Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders and their counsel and with sufficient copies for the Lenders, the following:
(a) Certificates of Limited Partnership/Incorporation. A copy of the Certificate of Limited Partnership for the Borrower and a copy of the articles of
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incorporation of General Partner, each certified by the appropriate Secretary of State or equivalent state official.
(b) Agreements of Limited Partnership/Bylaws. A copy of the Agreement of Limited Partnership for the Borrower and a copy of the bylaws of the General Partner, including all amendments thereto, each certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the General Partner as being in full force and effect on the Agreement Execution Date.
(c) Good Standing Certificates. A certified copy of a certificate from the Secretary of State or equivalent state official of the states where the Borrower and General Partner are organized, dated as of the most recent practicable date, showing the good standing or partnership qualification (if issued) of (i) Borrower, and (ii) General Partner.
(d) Foreign Qualification Certificates. A certified copy of a certificate from the Secretary of State or equivalent state official of the state where the Borrower and General Partner maintain their principal place of business, dated as of the most recent practicable date, showing the qualification to transact business in such state as a foreign limited partnership or foreign corporation, as the case may be, for (i) Borrower, and (ii) General Partner.
(e) Resolutions. A copy of a resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the General Partner, certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the General Partner as being in full force and effect on the Agreement Execution Date, authorizing the Borrowings provided for herein and the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents by the General Partner to be executed and delivered by it hereunder on behalf of itself and Borrower.
(f) Incumbency Certificate. A certificate, signed by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the General Partner and dated the Agreement Execution Date, as to the incumbency, and containing the specimen signature or signatures, of the Persons authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to be executed and delivered by it and Borrower hereunder.
(g) Loan Documents. Originals of the Loan Documents (in such quantities as the Lenders may reasonably request), duly executed by authorized officers of the appropriate entity, including this Agreement duly executed by authorized officers of each Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement.
(h) Opinion of Borrowers Counsel. A written opinion, dated the Agreement Execution Date, from outside counsel for the Borrower which counsel is reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.
(i) Opinion of General Partners Counsel. A written opinion, dated the Agreement Execution Date, from outside counsel for the General Partner which counsel
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is reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F.
(j) Prior Facility. The Lenders acknowledge that the Borrower has properly terminated the Existing Credit Agreement effective as of the Agreement Execution Date and shall immediately pay all outstanding obligations thereunder with the proceeds of the initial Borrowing hereunder. The Borrower shall have repaid Loans borrowed under the Existing Credit Agreement to reduce the outstanding Loans to $400,000,000.
(k) Financial and Related Information. The following information:
(i) The most recent financial statements of the Borrower and General Partner and a certificate from a Qualified Officer of the Borrower that no change in the Borrowers financial condition that would have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred since June 30, 2010;
(ii) Written money transfer instructions, in substantially the form of Exhibit G hereto, addressed to the Administrative Agent and signed by a Qualified Officer, together with such other related money transfer authorizations as the Administrative Agent may have reasonably requested; and
(iii) Operating statements for the Unencumbered Assets and other evidence of income and expenses to assist the Administrative Agent in determining Borrowers compliance with the covenants set forth in Article IX herein.
(l) Closing Certificate. A certificate, signed by an officer of the Borrower, stating that on the Agreement Execution Date no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and that all representations and warranties of the Borrower contained herein are true and correct as of the Agreement Execution Date as and to the extent set forth herein.
(m) Compliance Certificate. A certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H, signed by an officer of the Borrower certifying as to compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 9.7 on a pro-forma basis on the Agreement Execution Date using the financial results as of the last day of the most recently completed calendar quarter and giving effect to the incurrence of the Loans, which certificate shall include calculations in reasonable detail demonstrating such compliance.
(n) Other Evidence as any Lender May Require. Such other evidence as any Lender may reasonably request to establish the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the taking of all necessary actions in any proceedings in connection herewith and compliance with the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
When all such conditions have been fulfilled (or, in the Lenders sole discretion, waived by Lenders), the Administrative Agent shall confirm in writing to Borrower that the initial Borrowing is then available to Borrower hereunder.
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5.2. Conditions Precedent to Subsequent Borrowings. Borrowings after the initial Borrowing shall be made from time to time as requested by Borrower, and the obligation of each Lender to make any Borrowing (including Swingline Loans and Competitive Bid Loans) and the obligation of the Issuing Bank to issue, renew or extend a Facility Letter of Credit is subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a) prior to and after giving effect to each such Borrowing or Facility Letter of Credit issuance, renewal or extension, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, and Borrower shall deliver a certificate of Borrower to such effect; and
(b) The representations and warranties contained in Article VI and VII are true and correct as of such borrowing date, Issuance Date (or date of renewal or extension of a Facility Letter of Credit), as and to the extent set forth therein, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date.
Subject to the last grammatical paragraphs of Article VI and VII hereof, each Borrowing Notice and Letter of Credit Request shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that the conditions contained in Sections 5.2(a) and (b) have been satisfied.
ARTICLE VI.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders that:
6.1. Existence. Borrower is a limited partnership duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with its principal place of business in the State of Illinois, and is duly qualified as a foreign limited partnership, properly licensed (if required), in good standing and has all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which it owns Properties and, except where the failure to be so qualified or to obtain such authority would not have a Material Adverse Effect, in each other jurisdiction in which its business is conducted. Each of its Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which it owns Property, and except where the failure to be so qualified or to obtain such authority would not have a Material Adverse Effect, in each other jurisdiction in which it conducts business.
6.2. Corporate/Partnership Powers. The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents required to be delivered by Borrower hereunder are within the partnership authority of such entity and the corporate powers of the general partners of such entity, have been duly authorized by all requisite action, and are not in conflict with the terms of any organizational instruments of such entity, or any instrument or agreement to which Borrower or General Partner is a party or by which Borrower, General Partner or any of their respective assets may be bound or affected.
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6.3. Power of Officers. The officers of the General Partner executing the Loan Documents required to be delivered by such entities hereunder have been duly elected or appointed and were fully authorized to execute the same at the time each such agreement, certificate or instrument was executed.
6.4. Government and Other Approvals. No approval, consent, exemption or other action by, or notice to or filing with, any governmental authority is necessary in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of the Loan Documents required hereunder.
6.5. Solvency.
(i) Immediately after the Agreement Execution Date and immediately following the making of each Loan and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of such Loans, (a) the fair value of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, at a fair valuation, will exceed the debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; (b) the present fair saleable value of the Properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis on their debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured; (c) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured; and (d) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged as such businesses are now conducted and are proposed to be conducted after the date hereof.
(ii) Borrower does not intend to, or to permit any of its Subsidiaries to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature, taking into account the timing of and amounts of cash to be received by it or any such Subsidiary and the timing of the amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its Indebtedness or the Indebtedness of any such Subsidiary.
6.6. Compliance With Laws. There is no judgment, decree or order or any law, rule or regulation of any court or governmental authority binding on Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which would be contravened by the execution, delivery or performance of the Loan Documents required hereunder.
6.7. Enforceability of Agreement. This Agreement is the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Borrower, and the Notes when executed and delivered will be the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, and the Loan Documents required hereunder, when executed and delivered, will be similarly legal, valid, binding and enforceable except to the extent that such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
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6.8. Title to Property. To the best of Borrowers knowledge after due inquiry, Borrower or its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to the Properties and assets reflected in the financial statements as owned by it or any such Subsidiary free and clear of Liens except for the Permitted Liens. The execution, delivery or performance of the Loan Documents required to be delivered by the Borrower hereunder will not result in the creation of any Lien on the Properties. No consent to the transactions contemplated hereunder is required from any ground lessor or mortgagee or beneficiary under a deed of trust or any other party except as has been delivered to the Lenders.
6.9. Litigation. There are no suits, arbitrations, claims, disputes or other proceedings (including, without limitation, any civil, criminal, administrative or environmental proceedings), pending or, to the best of Borrowers knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of the Properties, the adverse determination of which individually or in the aggregate would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower and/or would cause a Material Adverse Financial Change of Borrower or materially impair the Borrowers ability to perform its obligations hereunder or under any instrument or agreement required hereunder, except as disclosed on Schedule 6.9 hereto, or otherwise disclosed to Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof.
6.10. Events of Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the incurring of obligations by the Borrower under any of the Loan Documents or any other document to which Borrower is a party.
6.11. Investment Company Act of 1940. Borrower is not and will by such acts as may be necessary continue not to be, an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
6.12. Public Utility Holding Company Act. The Borrower is not a holding company or a subsidiary company of a holding company, or an affiliate of a holding company, or of a subsidiary company of a holding company, within the definitions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
6.13. Regulation U. The proceeds of the Borrowings will not be used, directly or indirectly, in a manner which would cause the Facility to be treated as a Purpose Credit.
6.14. No Material Adverse Financial Change. To the best knowledge of Borrower, there has been no Material Adverse Financial Change in the condition of Borrower since the date of the financial and/or operating statements most recently submitted to the Lenders.
6.15. Financial Information. All financial statements furnished to the Lenders by or at the direction of the Borrower and all other financial information and data furnished by the Borrower to the Lenders are complete and correct in all material respects as of the date thereof, and such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly present the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower as of such date. The Borrower has no contingent obligations, liabilities for taxes or other outstanding financial obligations which are material in the aggregate, except as disclosed in such statements, information and data.
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6.16. Factual Information. All factual information heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Lenders for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated therein is, and all other such factual information hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Lenders will be, true and accurate (taken as a whole) in all material respects on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not incomplete by omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading at such time.
6.17. ERISA. (i) Borrower is not an entity deemed to hold plan assets within the meaning of ERISA or any regulations promulgated thereunder of an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which is subject to Title I of ERISA or any plan within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code, and (ii) the execution of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder do not give rise to a prohibited transaction within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
6.18. Taxes. All required tax returns have been filed by Borrower with the appropriate authorities except to the extent that extensions of time to file have been requested, granted and have not expired or except to the extent such taxes are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves, in accordance with GAAP, are being maintained.
6.19. Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed in Schedule 6.19, each of the following representations and warranties is true and correct except to the extent that the facts and circumstances giving rise to any such failure to be so true and correct, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(i) To the knowledge of the Borrower, the Properties of Borrower, its Subsidiaries, and Investment Affiliates do not contain any Materials of Environmental Concern in amounts or concentrations which constitute a violation of, or could reasonably give rise to liability under, Environmental Laws.
(ii) Borrower has not received any written notice alleging that any or all of the Properties of Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Investment Affiliates and all operations at the Properties are not currently in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws. Further, Borrower has not received any written notice alleging the current existence of any contamination at or under such Properties in amounts or concentrations which constitute a violation of any Environmental Law, or any violation of any Environmental Law with respect to such Properties for which Borrower, its Subsidiaries or Investment Affiliates is or could be liable.
(iii) Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries or Investment Affiliates has received any written notice of current non-compliance, liability or potential liability regarding Environmental Laws with regard to any of the Properties, nor does it have knowledge that any such notice will be received or is being threatened.
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(iv) To the knowledge of Borrower during the ownership of the Properties by any or all of Borrower, its Subsidiaries and Investment Affiliates, Materials of Environmental Concern have not been transported or disposed of from the Properties of Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Investment Affiliates in violation of, or in a manner or to a location which could reasonably give rise to liability of Borrower, any Subsidiary, or any Investment Affiliate under, Environmental Laws, nor during the ownership of the Properties by any or all of Borrower, its Subsidiaries and Investment Affiliates have any Materials of Environmental Concern been generated, treated, stored or disposed of at, on or under any of such Properties in violation of, or in a manner that could give rise to liability of Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Investment Affiliate under, any applicable Environmental Laws.
(v) No judicial proceedings or governmental or administrative action is pending, or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened, under any Environmental Law to which Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any Investment Affiliate, is named as a party with respect to the Properties of such entity, nor are there any consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders, administrative order or other orders, or other administrative or judicial requirements outstanding under any Environmental Law with respect to such Properties for which Borrower, its Subsidiaries, or any Investment Affiliate is or could be liable.
(vi) To the knowledge of Borrower during the ownership of the Properties by any or all of Borrower, its Subsidiaries and Investment Affiliates, there has been no release or threat of release of Materials of Environmental Concern at or from the Properties of Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Investment Affiliates, or arising from or related to the operations of such entity in connection with the Properties in violation of or in amounts or in a manner that could give rise to liability under Environmental Laws.
6.20. Insurance. Borrower maintains insurance on its properties consistent with the insurance maintained by other institutional owners of similar properties.
6.21. No Brokers. Borrower has dealt with no brokers in connection with this Facility, and no brokerage fees or commissions are payable by or to any Person in connection with this Agreement or the Borrowings. Lenders shall not be responsible for the payment of any fees or commissions to any broker and Borrower shall indemnify, defend and hold Lenders harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, obligations, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements) made against or incurred by Lenders as a result of claims made or actions instituted by any broker or Person claiming by, through or under Borrower in connection with the Facility.
6.22. No Violation of Usury Laws. No aspect of any of the transactions contemplated herein violate or will violate any usury laws or laws regarding the validity of agreements to pay interest in effect on the date hereof.
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6.23. Not a Foreign Person. Borrower is not a foreign person within the meaning of Section 1445 or 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code.
6.24. No Trade Name. Except for the name First Industrial, and except as otherwise set forth on Schedule 6.24 attached hereto, Borrower does not use any trade name and has not and does not do business under any name other than their actual names set forth herein. The principal place of business of Borrower is as stated in the recitals hereto.
6.25. Subsidiaries. Schedule 6.25 hereto contains an accurate list of all of the presently existing Subsidiaries of Borrower, setting forth the percentage of their respective Capital Stock owned by it or its Subsidiaries. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of such Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.
6.26. Unencumbered Assets. Schedule 6.26 hereto contains a complete and accurate description of Unencumbered Assets as of June 30, 2010 and as supplemented from time to time including the entity that owns each Unencumbered Asset. With respect to each Project identified from time to time as an Unencumbered Asset, Borrower hereby represents and warrants as follows except to the extent disclosed in writing to the Lenders and approved by the Required Lenders (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld):
(a) No portion of any improvement on the Unencumbered Asset is located in an area identified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or any successor thereto as an area having special flood hazards pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 or the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, or any successor law, or, if located within any such area, Borrower has obtained and will maintain the insurance prescribed in Section 6.20 hereof.
(b) To the Borrowers knowledge, the Unencumbered Asset and the present use and occupancy thereof are in material compliance with all applicable zoning ordinances (without reliance upon adjoining or other properties), building codes, land use and Environmental Laws, and other similar laws (Applicable Laws).
(c) The Unencumbered Asset is served by all utilities required for the current or contemplated use thereof. All utility service is provided by public utilities and the Unencumbered Asset has accepted or is equipped to accept such utility service.
(d) All public roads and streets necessary for service of and access to the Unencumbered Asset for the current or contemplated use thereof have been completed, are serviceable and all-weather and are physically and legally open for use by the public.
(e) The Unencumbered Asset is served by public water and sewer systems or, if the Unencumbered Asset is not serviced by a public water and sewer system, such alternate systems are adequate and meet, in all material respects, all requirements and regulations of, and otherwise complies in all material respects with, all Applicable Laws with respect to such alternate systems.
(f) Borrower is not aware of any latent or patent structural or other significant deficiency of the Unencumbered Asset. The Unencumbered Asset is free of damage and
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waste that would materially and adversely affect the value of the Unencumbered Asset, is in good repair and there is no deferred maintenance other than ordinary wear and tear. The Unencumbered Asset is free from damage caused by fire or other casualty. There is no pending or, to the actual knowledge of Borrower threatened condemnation proceedings affecting the Unencumbered Asset, or any material part thereof.
(g) To Borrowers knowledge, all liquid and solid waste disposal, septic and sewer systems located on the Unencumbered Asset are in a good and safe condition and repair and to Borrowers knowledge, in material compliance with all Applicable Laws with respect to such systems.
(h) All improvements on the Unencumbered Asset lie within the boundaries and building restrictions of the legal description of record of the Unencumbered Asset, no such improvements encroach upon easements benefiting the Unencumbered Asset other than encroachments that do not materially adversely affect the use or occupancy of the Unencumbered Asset and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Unencumbered Asset or easements benefiting the Unencumbered Asset other than encroachments that do not materially adversely affect the use or occupancy of the Unencumbered Asset. All amenities, access routes or other items that materially benefit the Unencumbered Asset are under direct control of Borrower, constitute permanent easements that benefit all or part of the Unencumbered Asset or are public property, and the Unencumbered Asset, by virtue of such easements or otherwise, is contiguous to a physically open, dedicated all weather public street, and has the necessary permits for ingress and egress.
(i) There are no delinquent taxes, ground rents, water charges, sewer rents, assessments, insurance premiums, leasehold payments, or other outstanding charges affecting the Unencumbered Asset except to the extent such items are being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been provided.
(j) The Unencumbered Asset satisfies each of the requirements for an Unencumbered Asset as set forth in the definition thereof.
A breach of any of the representations and warranties contained in this Section 6.26 with respect to a Project shall disqualify such Project from being an Unencumbered Asset for so long as such breach continues (unless otherwise approved by the Required Lenders) but shall not constitute a Default (unless the elimination of such Property as an Unencumbered Asset results in a Default under one of the other provisions of this Agreement).
6.27. Patriot Act and Other Specified Laws.
(a) To the extent applicable, the Borrower is in compliance, in all material respects, with the (i) Trading with the Enemy Act, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (ii) Uniting and Strengthening America by Proving Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001. No part of the proceeds of the Loans or Letters of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, in violation in any material respect of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. The Borrower is not engaged in and has not engaged in any course of conduct that could reasonably be expected to subject any of its properties to any Lien, seizure or other forfeiture under any criminal law, racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations or other similar criminal laws. The Borrower is not named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by the United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control.
(b) The Borrower (i) is not a Person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)); (ii) does not engage in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such Executive Order, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower after due inquiry, is not otherwise associated with any such Person in any manner that violates such Section 2; or (iii) is not a Person on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to the limitations or prohibitions under any other U.S. Department of Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control regulation or executive order.
Borrower agrees that all of its representations and warranties set forth in Article VI of this Agreement and elsewhere in this Agreement are true on the Agreement Execution Date, and will be true on each Effective Date in all material respects (except with respect to matters which have been disclosed in writing to and approved by the Required Lenders), and will be true in all material respects (except with respect to matters which have been disclosed in writing to and approved by the Required Lenders) upon each request for disbursement of a Borrowing, provided that the Borrower shall only be obligated to update any Schedules referred to in this Article VI and the financial statements required under Section 8.2(i) on a quarterly basis, unless
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any change otherwise required to be disclosed could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each request for disbursement hereunder shall constitute a reaffirmation of such representations and warranties as deemed modified in accordance with the disclosures made and approved, as aforesaid, as of the date of such request and disbursement.
ARTICLE VII.
ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The General Partner hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders that:
7.1. Existence. The General Partner is a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, with its principal place of business in the State of Illinois, is duly qualified as a foreign corporation and properly licensed (if required) and in good standing in each jurisdiction where the failure to qualify or be licensed (if required) would constitute a Material Adverse Financial Change with respect to the General Partner or have a Material Adverse Effect on the business or properties of the General Partner.
7.2. Corporate Powers. The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents required to be delivered by the General Partner hereunder are within the corporate powers of the General Partner, have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action, and are not in conflict with the terms of any organizational instruments of the General Partner, or any instrument or agreement to which the General Partner is a party or by which General Partner or any of its assets is bound or affected.
7.3. Power of Officers. The officers of the General Partner executing the Loan Documents required to be delivered by the General Partner hereunder have been duly elected or appointed and were fully authorized to execute the same at the time each such agreement, certificate or instrument was executed.
7.4. Government and Other Approvals. No approval, consent, exemption or other action by, or notice to or filing with, any governmental authority is necessary in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of the Loan Documents required hereunder.
7.5. Compliance With Laws. There is no judgment, decree or order or any law, rule or regulation of any court or governmental authority binding on the General Partner which would be contravened by the execution, delivery or performance of the Loan Documents required hereunder.
7.6. Enforceability of Agreement. This Agreement is the legal, valid and binding agreement of the General Partner, as the general partner of Borrower, enforceable against the General Partner in accordance with its respective terms, and the Loan Documents required hereunder, when executed and delivered, will be similarly legal, valid, binding and enforceable except to the extent that such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
7.7. Liens; Consents. The execution, delivery or performance of the Loan Documents required to be delivered by the General Partner hereunder will not result in the creation of any
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Lien on the Properties other than in favor of the Lenders. No consent to the transactions hereunder is required from any ground lessor or mortgagee or beneficiary under a deed of trust or any other party except as has been delivered to the Lenders.
7.8. Litigation. There are no suits, arbitrations, claims, disputes or other proceedings (including, without limitation, any civil, criminal, administrative or environmental proceedings), pending or, to the best of General Partners knowledge, threatened against or affecting the General Partner or any of the Properties, the adverse determination of which individually or in the aggregate would have a Material Adverse Effect on the General Partner and/or would cause a Material Adverse Financial Change with respect to the General Partner or materially impair the General Partners ability to perform its obligations hereunder or under any instrument or agreement required hereunder, except as disclosed on Schedule 7.8 hereto, or otherwise disclosed to Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof.
7.9. Events of Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the incurring of obligations by the General Partner under any of the Loan Documents or any other document to which General Partner is a party.
7.10. Investment Company Act of 1940. The General Partner is not, and will by such acts as may be necessary continue not to be, an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
7.11. Public Utility Holding Company Act. The General Partner is not a holding company or a subsidiary company of a holding company, or an affiliate of a holding company, or of a subsidiary company of a holding company, within the definitions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
7.12. No Material Adverse Financial Change. There has been no Material Adverse Financial Change in the condition of the General Partner since the last date on which the financial and/or operating statements were submitted to the Lenders.
7.13. Financial Information. All financial statements furnished to the Lenders by or on behalf of the General Partner and all other financial information and data furnished by or on behalf of the General Partner to the Lenders are complete and correct in all material respects as of the date thereof, and such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly present the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the General Partner as of such date. The General Partner has no contingent obligations, liabilities for taxes or other outstanding financial obligations which are material in the aggregate, except as disclosed in such statements, information and data.
7.14. Factual Information. All factual information heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by or on behalf of the General Partner to the Lenders for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated therein is, and all other such factual information hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the General Partner to the Lenders will be, true and accurate in all material respects (taken as a whole) on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not incomplete by omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading at such time.
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7.15. ERISA. (i) General Partner is not an entity deemed to hold plan assets within the meaning of ERISA or any regulations promulgated thereunder of an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which is subject to Title I of ERISA or any plan within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code, and (ii) the execution of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder do not give rise to a prohibited transaction within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
7.16. Taxes. All required tax returns have been filed by the General Partner with the appropriate authorities except to the extent that extensions of time to file have been requested, granted and have not expired or except to the extent such taxes are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves, in accordance with GAAP, are being maintained.
7.17. No Brokers. General Partner has dealt with no brokers in connection with this Facility, and no brokerage fees or commissions are payable by or to any Person in connection with this Agreement or the Borrowings. Lenders shall not be responsible for the payment of any fees or commissions to any broker and General Partner shall indemnify, defend and hold Lender harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, obligations, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements) made against or incurred by Lender as a result of claims made or actions instituted by any broker or Person claiming by, through or under the General Partner in connection with the Facility.
7.18. Subsidiaries. Schedule 7.18 hereto contains an accurate list of all of the presently existing Subsidiaries of General Partner, setting forth their respective jurisdictions of formation, the percentage of their respective Capital Stock owned by it or its Subsidiaries and the Properties owned by them. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of such Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. No Subsidiary appears on the list of Specially Designed Nationals and Blocked Persons promulgated by The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury.
7.19. Status. General Partner is a corporation listed and in good standing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and is currently qualified as a real estate investment trust under the Code.
7.20. Patriot Act and Other Specified Laws.
(a) To the extent applicable, the General Partner is in compliance, in all material respects, with the (i) Trading with the Enemy Act, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (ii) Uniting and Strengthening America by Proving Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001. No part of the proceeds of the Loans or Letters of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, in violation in any material respect of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. The General Partner is not engaged in and has not engaged in any course of conduct that could reasonably be expected to subject any of its properties to any Lien, seizure or other forfeiture under any criminal law, racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations or other similar criminal laws. The General Partner is not named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by the United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control.
(b) The General Partner (i) is not a Person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)); (ii) does not engage in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such Executive Order, or, to the knowledge of the General Partner after due inquiry, is not otherwise associated with any such Person in any manner that violates such Section 2; or (iii) is not a Person on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to the limitations or prohibitions under any other U.S. Department of Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control regulation or executive order.
General Partner agrees that all of its representations and warranties set forth in Article VII of this Agreement and elsewhere in this Agreement are true on the Agreement Execution Date, and will be true on each Effective Date in all material respects (except with respect to matters which have been disclosed in writing to and approved by the Required Lenders, and will be true in all material respects (except with respect to matters which have been disclosed in writing to and approved by the Required Lenders upon each request for disbursement of a Borrowing, provided that the General Partner shall only be obligated to update any Schedules referred to in this Article VII and the financial statements required under Section 8.2(i) on a quarterly basis, unless any change otherwise required to be disclosed could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each request for disbursement hereunder shall constitute a reaffirmation of such representations and warranties as deemed modified in accordance with the disclosures made and approved, as aforesaid, as of the date of such request and disbursement.
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ARTICLE VIII.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower (and the General Partner, if expressly included in Sections contained in this Article) covenant and agree that so long as the Commitment of any Lender shall remain available and until the full and final payment of all Obligations incurred under the Loan Documents each will:
8.1. Notices. Promptly give written notice to Administrative Agent (who will promptly send such notice to Lenders) of:
(a) all litigation or arbitration proceedings affecting the Borrower, the General Partner or any Subsidiary where the amount claimed is $5,000,000 or more;
(b) any Default or Event of Default, specifying the nature and the period of existence thereof and what action has been taken or been proposed to be taken with respect thereto;
(c) all claims filed against any property owned by the Borrower or the General Partner which, if adversely determined, could have a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of the Borrower or the General Partner to meet any of their obligations under the Loan Documents;
(d) the occurrence of any other event which might have a Material Adverse Effect or cause a Material Adverse Financial Change on or with respect to the Borrower or the General Partner;
(e) any Reportable Event or any prohibited transaction (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the Code) in connection with any Plan or any trust created thereunder, which may, singly or in the aggregate materially impair the ability of the Borrower or the General Partner to repay any of its obligations under the Loan Documents, describing the nature of each such event and the action, if any, the Borrower or the General Partner, as the case may be, proposes to take with respect thereto;
(f) any notice from any federal, state, local or foreign authority regarding any Hazardous Material, asbestos, or other environmental condition, proceeding, order, claim or violation affecting any of the Properties.
8.2. Financial Statements, Reports, Etc. The Borrower and the General Partner each shall maintain, for itself and each Subsidiary, a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP, and shall furnish to the Lenders:
(i) quarterly financial statements (including a balance sheet income statement, and cash flow statement) and related reports in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters, and not later than ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, annual audited financial statements, audited by an accounting
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firm as reasonably approved by Administrative Agent, provided, however, Administrative Agent shall only have the right to approve such accounting firm if the accounting firm is not a big 4 accounting firm, all certified by Borrowers chief financial officer or chief accounting officer, calculation of the financial covenants described below, a description of Unencumbered Assets, a listing of capital expenditures (in the level of detail as currently disclosed in Borrowers Supplemental Information), a report listing and describing all newly acquired Properties, including their cash flow, cost and secured or unsecured Indebtedness assumed in connection with such acquisition, if any, summary Property information for all Properties, including, without limitation, their Property Operating Income, occupancy rates, square footage, property type and date acquired or built, and such other information as may be requested to evaluate the quarterly compliance certificate delivered as provided below;
(ii) copies of all Form 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, and any other public information filed with the Securities Exchange Commission by Borrower or the General Partner once a quarter simultaneously with delivering the compliance certificate described below, along with any other materials distributed to the shareholders of the General Partner or the partners of the Borrower from time to time, including a copy of the General Partners annual report. To the extent any of such reports contains information required under the other subsections of this Section 8.2, the information need not be furnished separately under the other subsections;
(iii) not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of the first three fiscal quarters, and not later than ninety (90) days after the end of the fiscal year, a report certified by the entitys chief financial officer or chief accounting officer, containing Property Operating Income from individual properties owned by the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and included as Unencumbered Assets.
(iv) Not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters, and not later than ninety (90) days after the end of the fiscal year, a compliance certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit H hereto signed by the Borrowers chief financial officer or chief accounting officer confirming that Borrower is in compliance with all of the covenants of the Loan Documents, including the mandatory prepayment covenants contained in Section 2.24 hereof, showing the calculations and computations necessary to determine compliance with the financial covenants contained in this Agreement (including such schedules and backup information as may be necessary to demonstrate such compliance) and stating that to such officers best knowledge, there is no other Default or Event of Default exists, or if any Default or Event of Default exists, stating the nature and status thereof;
(v) As soon as possible and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after the Borrower knows that any Reportable Event has occurred with respect to any Plan, a statement, signed by the chief financial officer of Borrower, describing said Reportable Event and within twenty (20) days after such
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Reportable Event, a statement signed by such chief financial officer describing the action which Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto; and (b) within ten (10) Business Days of receipt, any notice from the Internal Revenue Service, PBGC or Department of Labor with respect to a Plan regarding any excise tax, proposed termination of a Plan, prohibited transaction or fiduciary violation under ERISA or the Code which could result in any liability to Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group in excess of $100,000; and (c) within ten (10) Business Days of filing, any Form 5500 filed by Borrower with respect to a Plan, or any member of the Controlled Group which includes a qualified accountants opinion.
(vi) As soon as possible and in any event within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Borrower, a copy of (a) any notice or claim to the effect that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be liable to any Person as a result of the release by such entity, or any of its Subsidiaries, or any other Person of any toxic or hazardous waste or substance into the environment, and (b) any notice alleging any violation of any federal, state or local environmental, health or safety law or regulation by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Investment Affiliates, which, in either case, could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(vii) Promptly upon the furnishing thereof to the shareholders of the Borrower, copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements so furnished;
(viii) Promptly upon the distribution thereof to the press or the public, copies of all press releases;
(ix) Promptly upon receipt thereof, notices with respect to the ratings for Borrowers or General Partners long-term, senior unsecured debt.
(x) As soon as possible, and in any event within ten (10) days after the Borrower knows of any fire or other casualty or any pending or threatened condemnation or eminent domain proceeding with respect to all or any material portion of any Unencumbered Asset, a statement signed by the Chief Financial Officer of Borrower, describing such fire, casualty or condemnation and the action Borrower intends to take with respect thereto; and
(xi) Such other information (including, without limitation, non-financial information) as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.
8.3. Existence and Conduct of Operations. Except as permitted herein, maintain and preserve its existence and all rights, privileges and franchises now enjoyed and necessary for the operation of its business, including remaining in good standing in each jurisdiction in which business is currently operated. The Borrower and the General Partner shall carry on and conduct their respective businesses in substantially the same manner and in substantially the same fields of enterprise as presently conducted. The Borrower will do, and will cause each of its
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Subsidiaries to do, all things necessary to remain duly incorporated and/or duly qualified, validly existing and in good standing as a real estate investment trust, corporation, general partnership, limited liability company or limited partnership, as the case may be, in its jurisdiction of incorporation/formation. The Borrower will maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which the Properties are located and, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect, in each jurisdiction required to carry on and conduct its businesses in substantially the same manner as it is presently conducted, and, specifically, neither the Borrower nor its Subsidiaries will undertake any business other than the acquisition, development, ownership, management, operation and leasing of industrial properties and ancillary businesses specifically related thereto, except that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Investment Affiliates may invest in other assets subject to the certain limitations contained herein with respect to the following specified categories of assets: (i) Unimproved Land; (ii) other property holdings (excluding cash, Cash Equivalents, non-industrial Properties and Indebtedness of any Subsidiary to the Borrower); (iii) stock holdings other than in Subsidiaries; (iv) mortgages; (v) unconsolidated joint ventures and partnerships, and (vi) Assets Under Development. The total investment in all the foregoing investment categories in the aggregate shall be less than or equal to twenty percent (20%) of Implied Capitalization Value. For the purposes of this Section 8.3, all investments shall be valued in accordance with GAAP.
8.4. Maintenance of Properties. Maintain, preserve, protect and keep the Properties in good repair, working order and condition, and make all necessary and proper repairs, renewals and replacements, normal wear and tear excepted.
8.5. Insurance. Upon request of the Administrative Agent, provide a certificate of insurance from all insurance carriers who maintain policies with respect to the Properties within thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal year, evidencing that the insurance required to be furnished to Lenders pursuant to Section 6.20 hereof is in full force and effect. Borrower shall timely pay, or cause to be paid, all premiums on all insurance policies required under this Agreement from time to time. Borrower shall promptly notify its insurance carrier or agent therefor (with a copy of such notification being provided simultaneously to Administrative Agent) if there is any occurrence which, under the terms of any insurance policy then in effect with respect to the Properties, requires such notification.
8.6. Payment of Obligations. Pay all taxes, assessments, governmental charges and other obligations when due, except such as may be contested in good faith or as to which a bona fide dispute may exist, and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with sound accounting principles used by Borrower on the date hereof.
8.7. Compliance with Laws. Comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders and directions of any governmental authority having jurisdiction over Borrower, General Partner, or any of their respective businesses.
8.8. Adequate Books. Maintain adequate books, accounts and records in order to provide financial statements in accordance with GAAP and, if requested by any Lender, permit employees or representatives of such Lender at any reasonable time and upon reasonable notice to inspect and audit the properties of Borrower and of the Consolidated Operating Partnership,
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and to examine or audit the inventory, books, accounts and records of each of them and make copies and memoranda thereof.
8.9. ERISA. Comply in all material respects with all requirements of ERISA applicable to it with respect to each Plan.
8.10. Maintenance of Status. General Partner shall at all times (i) remain as a corporation listed and in good standing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and (ii) take all steps maintain General Partners status as a real estate investment trust in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Code (unless otherwise consented to by the Required Lenders).
8.11. Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Term Facility to repay Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement and use the proceeds of the Revolving Facility for the general business purposes of the Borrower, including without limitation working capital needs, closing costs, interim funding for property acquisitions and construction of new industrial properties, and/or payment of other debts and obligations of Borrower.
8.12. Pre-Acquisition Environmental Investigations. Cause to be prepared prior to the acquisition of each project that it intends to acquire an environmental report pursuant to a standard scope of work consistent with that used by other institutional buyers of similar properties.
8.13. Distributions. Provided there is no Monetary Default then existing and provided there is not an Event of Default relating to a breach of the financial covenants contained in Section 9.7 below, the Borrower may make distributions to the General Partner and the General Partner may make distributions to its shareholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless at the time of such distribution there is a Monetary Default, the Borrower shall be permitted to make distributions to General Partner and the General Partner shall be permitted at all times to make distributions of whatever amount is necessary to maintain its tax status as a real estate investment trust.
ARTICLE IX.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as the Commitment shall remain available and until full and final payment of all Obligations incurred under the Loan Documents, without the prior written consent of either all of the Lenders pursuant to Section 14.13(b)(iii) or the consent of the Required Lenders in all other cases, it will not, and the General Partner will not and, in the case of Sections 9.9, Borrowers Subsidiaries will not:
9.1. Change in Business. Engage in any business activities or operations other than (i) the ownership and operation of the Properties, or (ii) other business functions and transactions related to the financing, ownership, acquisition, development and/or management of bulk warehouse and light industrial properties, or without obtaining the prior written consent of the Required Lenders materially change the nature of the use of the Properties.
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9.2. Change of Management of Properties. Change the management of the Properties, except that any Affiliate of Borrower or the General Partner shall be permitted to manage any of the Properties.
9.3. Change of Borrower Ownership. Without the consent of the Required Lenders, allow (i) the General Partner to own less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the partnership interests in Borrower, (ii) the Borrower to be controlled by a Person other than the General Partner, (iii) a Change in Control to occur, or (iv) any pledge of, other encumbrance on, or conversion to limited partnership interests of, any of the general partnership interests in the Borrower. If any of the foregoing occurs with the consent of the Required Lenders, each non-consenting Lender shall have the option to terminate its Commitment and such termination shall be effective upon notice to Administrative Agent and Borrower of the termination. Upon the termination of a Lenders Commitment in accordance with the foregoing provision, the Lenders obligation to fund Borrowings and to issue Facility Letters of Credit shall be terminated and Borrower shall repay any outstanding Obligations due to such Lender prior to or concurrently with the occurrence of any of the foregoing events. Following the termination of any Commitments pursuant to this provision, the Aggregate Commitment shall be reduced by the amount of the Commitments terminated, and the pro rata shares of each remaining Lender shall be adjusted to reflect the new Aggregate Commitment.
9.4. Use of Proceeds. Apply or permit to be applied any proceeds of any Borrowing directly or indirectly, to the funding of any purchase of, or offer for, any share of capital stock of any publicly held corporation unless the board of directors of such corporation has consented to such offer prior to any public announcements relating thereto and all of the Lenders have consented to such use of the proceeds of the Facility.
9.5. Liens. Create, incur, or suffer to exist (or permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, or suffer to exist) any Lien in, of or on the Property of any member of the Consolidated Operating Partnership other than:
(i) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on their Property if the same shall not at the time be delinquent or thereafter can be paid without penalty, or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves shall have been set aside on their books;
(ii) Liens which arise by operation of law, such as carriers, warehousemens, landlords, materialmen and mechanics liens and other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business which secure payment of obligations not more than thirty (30) days past due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves shall have been set aside on its books;
(iii) Liens arising out of pledges or deposits under workers compensation laws, unemployment insurance, old age pensions, or other social security or retirement benefits, or similar legislation;
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(iv) Utility easements, building restrictions, zoning restrictions, easements and such other encumbrances or charges against real property as are of a nature generally existing with respect to properties of a similar character and which do not in any material way affect the marketability of the same or interfere with the use thereof in the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries;
(v) Liens of any Subsidiary in favor of the Borrower or General Partner; and
(vi) Liens on Properties other than Unencumbered Assets arising in connection with any Indebtedness permitted hereunder to the extent such Liens will not result in a violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
Liens permitted pursuant to this Section 9.5 shall be deemed to be Permitted Liens.
9.6. Regulation U. Use the proceeds of the Loans for any other purpose than as provided for in Section 8.11 and Section 9.4 hereof. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, including Regulations T, U and X. The proceeds will not be used in a manner which would cause the Facility to be treated as a Purpose Credit.
9.7. Indebtedness and Cash Flow Covenants. Permit or suffer:
(a) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (A) the sum of (1) EBITDA of the Consolidated Operating Partnership plus (2) interest income (other than any interest income from assets being used to support Defeased Debt) to (B) the sum of (1) Debt Service plus, without duplication, (2) all payments on account of preferred stock or preferred partnership units of any member of the Consolidated Operating Partnership for such quarter plus (3) all ground lease payments due from any member of the Consolidated Operating Partnership to the extent not deducted as an expense in calculating EBITDA of the Consolidated Operating Partnership (the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio), to be less than (i) 1.20 to 1.0 from the Agreement Execution Date through September 30, 2011 and (ii) 1.25 to 1.0 from October 1, 2011 through the Maturity Date, with all such calculations in clauses (A) and (B) above based on the results of the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters then ended; provided however that such ratio may be less than 1.25 to 1.0, but not less than 1.20 to 1.0 for up to any four (4) fiscal quarters ending after October 1, 2011 through the Maturity Date.
(b) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio to exceed (i) sixty-five percent (65%) from the Agreement Execution Date through September 30, 2011 and (ii) sixty percent (60%) thereafter;
(c) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of Value of Unencumbered Assets to outstanding Consolidated Senior Unsecured Debt to be less than (i) 1.30 to 1.0 from the Agreement Execution Date through September 30, 2011 and (ii) 1.60 to 1.0 from October 1, 2011 through the Maturity Date; provided that such ratio may be up to
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.10 to 1.0 below the applicable required ratio for one quarter after the Agreement Execution Date.
(d) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, Consolidated Secured Debt to exceed 40% of Implied Capitalization Value of the Consolidated Operating Partnership.
(e) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, the Borrower to be out of compliance with any of the financial covenants regarding limitations on incurrence of indebtedness set forth in the Indentures on a pro forma basis. For purposes hereof, calculation on a pro forma basis shall mean that the financial covenants are calculated so that (A) the sum of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments and the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan (the Assumed Facility Outstandings) shall be treated as indebtedness secured by an encumbrance, secured debt or any similar term (and no longer treated as unsecured debt or any similar term) thereunder and (B) an amount equal to the Assumed Facility Outstandings divided by 60% (representing assets with a loan-to-value ratio of 60%) shall be deducted from the value of total unencumbered assets or any similar term thereunder.
(f) as of any day, the Value of Unencumbered Assets to be less than $1,300,000,000.
(g) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (A) Property Operating Income from Unencumbered Assets that are not Assets Under Development for such fiscal quarter to (B) interest expense on all Consolidated Senior Unsecured Debt for such fiscal quarter (which shall be calculated to be equal to the greatest of the following for such period: (i) actual interest expense on Consolidated Senior Unsecured Debt determined in accordance with GAAP, (ii) interest that would be payable on Consolidated Senior Unsecured Debt using an assumed interest rate equal to the 10-year U.S. Treasury Rate as of the last day of such fiscal quarter plus 3.0% and (iii) interest that would be payable on Consolidated Senior Unsecured Debt using an assumed interest rate of (1) 7.00% from the Effective Date through December 31, 2011, and (2) 7.50% thereafter) to be less than (x) 1.30 to 1.0 from the Agreement Execution Date through September 30, 2011, and (y) 1.45 to 1.0 from October 1, 2011 through the Maturity Date; provided that such ratio may be up to .10 to 1.0 below the applicable required ratio for one quarter after the Agreement Execution Date.
The foregoing covenants set forth in paragraphs (c), (e), (f) and (g) above shall be tested at the end of each fiscal quarter (for the applicable reporting period), on a pro-forma basis at the time of each Borrowing under the Facility (using the latest quarterly financial statements then available and taking into account the proposed Borrowing), and on a pro-forma basis upon any Asset Sale or incurrence of any Indebtedness by the Consolidated Operating Partnership (using the latest quarterly financial statements then available and taking into account the proposed incurrence of Indebtedness). To the extent the Consolidated Operating Partnership has Defeased Debt, both the underlying debt and interest payable thereon and the financial assets used to defease such debt and interest earned thereon shall be excluded from calculations of the foregoing financial covenants.
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9.8. Change of Control; Mergers and Dispositions. Enter into any merger, consolidation, reorganization or liquidation or transfer or otherwise dispose of all or a substantial portion of its properties, except for: such transactions that occur between wholly-owned Subsidiaries; transactions where Borrower and the General Partner are the surviving entities and there is no change in business conducted, loss of an investment grade credit rating or Change in Control, and no Default or Event of Default under the Loan Documents results from such transaction; or as otherwise approved in advance by the Lenders. Borrower will notify the Administrative Agent (who will promptly notify Lenders) of any acquisitions, dispositions, mergers or asset purchases involving assets valued in excess of 10% of the Consolidated Operating Partnerships then-current Market Value Net Worth and certify compliance with covenants after giving effect to such proposed acquisition, disposition, merger, or asset purchase regardless of whether any consent is required in accordance with the last paragraph of Section 9.7 above.
9.9. Negative Pledge. Borrower agrees that throughout the term of this Facility, no negative pledge on any Project then included in Unencumbered Assets restricting Borrowers (or wholly-owned Subsidiarys) right to sell or encumber such Project shall be given to any other lender or creditor or, if such a negative pledge is given, the Project affected shall be immediately excluded from Unencumbered Assets.
ARTICLE X.
DEFAULTS
The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an Event of Default:
10.1. Nonpayment of Principal. The Borrower fails to pay any principal portion of the Obligations when due, whether on the Maturity Date or otherwise.
10.2. Certain Covenants. The Borrower, General Partner and/or Consolidated Operating Partnership, as the case may be, is not in compliance with any one or more of Sections 8.10, 8.13, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.7, 9.8, or 9.9 hereof.
10.3. Nonpayment of Interest and Other Obligations. The Borrower fails to pay any interest or other portion of the Obligations, other than payments of principal, and such failure continues for a period of five (5) days after the date such payment is due.
10.4. Cross Default. Any monetary default occurs (after giving effect to any applicable cure period) under any other Indebtedness (which includes liability under Guaranties) of Borrower or the General Partner, singly or in the aggregate, in excess of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000), other than (i) Indebtedness arising from the purchase of personal property or the provision of services, the amount of which is being contested by Borrower or (ii) Indebtedness which is non-recourse, i.e., which is not recoverable by the creditor thereof from the general assets of the Borrower, the General Partner or any of their Affiliates, but is limited to the proceeds of certain real estate, improvements and related personal property.
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10.5. Loan Documents. Any Loan Document is not in full force and effect or a default has occurred and is continuing thereunder after giving effect to any cure or grace period in any such document.
10.6. Representation or Warranty. At any time or times hereafter any representation or warranty set forth in Articles VI or VII of this Agreement or in any other Loan Document or in any statement, report or certificate now or hereafter made by the Borrower or the General Partner to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent is not true and correct in any material respect.
10.7. Covenants, Agreements and Other Conditions. The Borrower or the General Partner fails to perform or observe any of the other covenants, agreements and conditions contained in Articles VIII and IX (except for Sections 8.10, 8.13, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.7, 9.8, or 9.9hereof) and elsewhere in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof, not specifically referred to herein, and such Default continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice from Administrative Agent, provided, however, that if such Default is susceptible of cure but cannot by the use of reasonable efforts be cured within such thirty (30) day period, such Default shall not constitute an Event of Default under this Section 10.7 so long as (i) the Borrower or the General Partner, as the case may be, has commenced a cure within such thirty-day period and (ii) thereafter, Borrower or General Partner, as the case may be, is proceeding to cure such default continuously and diligently and in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Lenders and (iii) such default is cured not later than sixty (60) days after the expiration of such thirty (30) day period.
10.8. No Longer General Partner. The General Partner shall no longer be the sole general partner of Borrower.
10.9. Material Adverse Financial Change. The Borrower or General Partner has suffered a Material Adverse Financial Change or is Insolvent.
10.10. Bankruptcy.
(a) The General Partner, the Borrower or any Subsidiary having more than $10,000,000 of Equity Value (as defined below) shall (i) have an order for relief entered with respect to it under the Federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect, (ii) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) apply for, seek, consent to, or acquiesce in, the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official for it or any substantial portion of its Property, (iv) institute any proceeding seeking an order for relief under the Federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect or seeking to adjudicate it as a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors or fail to file an answer or other pleading denying the material allegations of any such proceeding filed against it, (v) take any corporate action to authorize or effect any of the foregoing actions set forth in this Section 10.10(a), (vi) fail to contest in good faith any appointment or proceeding described in Section 10.10(b) or (vii) not pay, or admit in writing its inability to pay, its debts generally as they become due. As used herein, the term Equity Value of a Subsidiary shall mean (1) Property
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Operating Income of such Subsidiarys Properties owned as of the Agreement Execution Date capitalized at a 8.50% rate, plus (2) the purchase price of any of such Subsidiarys Properties acquired after the Agreement Execution Date less (3) any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary;
(b) A receiver, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official shall be appointed for the General Partner, Borrower or any Subsidiary having more than $10,000,000 of Equity Value or any substantial portion of any of their Properties, or a proceeding described in Section 10.10(a)(iv) shall be instituted against the General Partner, the Borrower or any such Subsidiary and such appointment continues undischarged or such proceeding continues undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days.
10.11. Legal Proceedings. Borrower or General Partner is enjoined, restrained or in any way prevented by any court order or judgment or if a notice of lien, levy, or assessment is filed of record with respect to all or any part of the Properties by any governmental department, office or agency, which could materially adversely affect the performance of the obligations of such parties hereunder or under the Loan Documents, as the case may be, or if any proceeding is filed or commenced seeking to enjoin, restrain or in any way prevent the foregoing parties from conducting all or a substantial part of their respective business affairs and failure to vacate, stay, dismiss, set aside or remedy the same within ninety (90) days after the occurrence thereof.
10.12. ERISA. Borrower or General Partner is deemed to hold plan assets within the meaning of ERISA or any regulations promulgated thereunder of an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which is subject to Title I of ERISA or any plan (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code).
10.13. Change in Control. A Change in Control has occurred.
10.14. Failure to Satisfy Judgments. The General Partner, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail within sixty (60) days to pay, bond or otherwise discharge any judgments or orders for the payment of money in an amount which, when added to all other judgments or orders outstanding against the General Partner, the Borrower or any Subsidiary would exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate, which have not been stayed on appeal or otherwise appropriately contested in good faith, unless the liability is insured against and the insurer has not challenged coverage of such liability.
10.15. Environmental Remediation. Failure to remediate within the time period required by law or governmental order, (or within a reasonable time in light of the nature of the problem if no specific time period is so established), environmental problems in violation of applicable law related to Properties of Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries where the estimated cost of remediation is in the aggregate in excess of $20,000,000, in each case after all administrative hearings and appeals have been concluded.
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ARTICLE XI.
ACCELERATION, WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES
11.1. Acceleration. If any Event of Default described in Section 10.10 hereof occurs, the Commitments and obligation of the Lenders to make Borrowings and of the Issuing Bank to issue Facility Letters of Credit hereunder shall automatically terminate and the Obligations shall immediately become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower. If any other Event of Default described in Article X hereof occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent, with the consent of the Required Lenders, may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other Obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.
In addition to the foregoing, following the occurrence of an Event of Default and so long as any Facility Letter of Credit has not been fully drawn and has not been cancelled or expired by its terms, upon demand by the Required Lenders the Borrower shall deposit in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account cash in an amount equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon provided that (i) the portions of such amount attributable to undrawn Alternative Currency Letters of Credit or LC Disbursements in an Alternative Currency that the Borrowers are not late in reimbursing shall be deposited in the applicable Alternative Currencies in the actual amounts of such undrawn Letters of Credit and LC Disbursements and (ii) the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Default with respect to any Borrower described in Section 10.10. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Alternative Currency LC Exposure shall be calculated using the Exchange Rates on the date notice demanding cash collateralization is delivered to a Borrower. Each Borrower also shall deposit cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph as and to the extent required by Section 2.12. Each such deposit pursuant to this paragraph or pursuant to Section 2.12 shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of each Borrower under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrowers risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the Reimbursement Obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Domestic Revolving Lenders with LC Exposure representing at least 51% of the total LC Exposure), be
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applied to satisfy other obligations of such Borrower under this Agreement. If a Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of a Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to such Borrower within three Business Days after all Defaults have been cured or waived. If a Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder pursuant to Section 2.12, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to such Borrower as and to the extent that, after giving effect to such return, such Borrower would remain in compliance with Section 2.12, and no Default shall have occurred and be continuing. The Borrower shall have no control over funds in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, which funds shall be invested by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its discretion in certificates of deposit of JPMCB having a maturity not exceeding thirty (30) days. Such funds shall be promptly applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for drafts drawn from time to time under the Facility Letters of Credit and to pay any fees or other amounts due with respect thereto. Such funds, if any, remaining in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account following the payment of all Obligations in full shall, unless the Administrative Agent is otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction, be promptly paid over to the Borrower.
11.2. Preservation of Rights; Amendments. No delay or omission of the Lenders in exercising any right under the Loan Documents shall impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of any Default or an acquiescence therein, and the making of a Borrowing notwithstanding the existence of a Default or the inability of the Borrower to satisfy the conditions precedent to such Borrowing shall not constitute any waiver or acquiescence. Any single or partial exercise of any such right shall not preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, and no waiver, amendment or other variation of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Loan Documents whatsoever shall be valid unless in writing signed by the Administrative Agent and the number of Lenders required hereunder and then only to the extent in such writing specifically set forth. All remedies contained in the Loan Documents or by law afforded shall be cumulative and all shall be available to the Lenders until the Obligations have been paid in full.
ARTICLE XII.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
12.1. Appointment. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. is hereby appointed by each of the Lenders as its contractual representative (herein referred to as the Administrative Agent) hereunder and under each other Loan Document, and each of the Lenders irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the contractual representative of such Lender with the rights and duties expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent agrees to act as such contractual representative upon the express conditions contained in this Article XII. Notwithstanding the use of the defined term Administrative Agent, it is expressly understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall not have any fiduciary responsibilities to any Lender by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document and that the Administrative Agent is merely acting as the contractual representative of the Lenders with only those duties as are expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In its capacity as the Lenders contractual representative, the Administrative Agent (i) does not hereby assume any fiduciary duties to any of the Lenders, (ii) is a representative of the Lenders
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within the meaning of the term secured party as defined in the Illinois Uniform Commercial Code and (iii) is acting as an independent contractor, the rights and duties of which are limited to those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each of the Lenders hereby agrees to assert no claim against the Administrative Agent on any agency theory or any other theory of liability for breach of fiduciary duty, all of which claims each Lender hereby waives.
12.2. Powers. The Administrative Agent shall have and may exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of each thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent shall have no implied duties to the Lenders, or any obligation to the Lenders to take any action thereunder except any action specifically provided by the Loan Documents to be taken by the Administrative Agent.
12.3. General Immunity. Neither the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable to the Borrower, the Lenders or any Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in connection herewith or therewith, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Subject to the express terms hereof, the Administrative Agent will, unless otherwise instructed as described in Section 12.5, endeavor to administer the Facility in substantially the same manner as it administers similar credit facilities held for its own account.
12.4. No Responsibility for Loans, Recitals, etc. Neither the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, or verify (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in connection with any Loan Document or any borrowing hereunder; (ii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants or agreements of any obligor under any Loan Document; (iii) the satisfaction of any condition specified in Article V, except receipt of items required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent; or (iv) the validity, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other instrument or writing furnished in connection therewith. Except as expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
12.5. Action on Instructions of Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, hereunder and under any other Loan Document in accordance with written instructions signed by the Required Lenders or all Lenders, as the case may be, and such instructions and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding on all of the Lenders and on all holders of Notes. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action hereunder and under any other Loan Document unless it shall be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders pro rata against any and all liability, cost and expense that it may incur by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.
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12.6. Employment of Administrative Agents and Counsel. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties as Administrative Agent hereunder and under any other Loan Document by or through employees, agents, and attorneys-in-fact and shall not be answerable to the Lenders, except as to money or securities received by it or its authorized agents, for the default or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to the agency hereby created and its duties hereunder and under any other Loan Document.
12.7. Reliance on Documents; Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any Note, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, statement, paper or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper person or persons, and, in respect to legal matters, upon the opinion of outside counsel selected by the Administrative Agent.
12.8. Administrative Agents Reimbursement and Indemnification. The Lenders agree to reimburse and indemnify the Administrative Agent ratably in accordance with their respective Domestic Percentages (i) for any amounts not reimbursed by the Borrower (and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) for which the Administrative Agent is entitled to reimbursement by the Borrower under the Loan Documents, (ii) for any other reasonable expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration and enforcement of the Loan Documents, if not paid by Borrower (and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), and (iii) for any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent and not as a Lender) in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents or any other document delivered in connection therewith or the transactions contemplated thereby, or the enforcement of any of the terms thereof or of any such other documents, provided that no Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent they arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent.
12.9. Rights as a Lender. With respect to the Commitment, Borrowings made by it and the Note issued to it, the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder and under any other Loan Document as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the term Lender or Lenders shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity. The Administrative Agent, in its individual capacity, may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of trust, debt, equity or other transaction, in addition to those contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in which the Borrower or such Subsidiary is not restricted hereby from engaging with any other Person.
12.10. [Intentionally Omitted.]
12.11. Lender Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on the financial statements prepared by the Borrower and such other documents and information as it
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has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
12.12. Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower, such resignation to be effective upon the appointment of a successor Administrative Agent or, if no successor Administrative Agent has been appointed, forty-five days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its intention to resign. The Administrative Agent may be removed at any time with cause, which shall be defined as gross negligence or willful misconduct, by written notice received by the Administrative Agent from the Required Lenders, such removal to be effective on the date specified by the Required Lenders. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint, on behalf of the Borrower and the Lenders, a successor Administrative Agent. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders within thirty days after the resigning Administrative Agents giving notice of its intention to resign, then the resigning Administrative Agent may appoint, on behalf of the Borrower and the Lenders, a successor Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Administrative Agent may at any time without the consent of the Borrower or any Lender, appoint any of its Affiliates which is a commercial bank as a successor Administrative Agent hereunder. If the Administrative Agent has resigned or been removed and no successor Administrative Agent has been appointed, the Lenders may perform all the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder and the Borrower shall make all payments in respect of the Obligations to the applicable Lender and for all other purposes shall deal directly with the Lenders. No successor Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be appointed hereunder until such successor Administrative Agent has accepted the appointment. Any such successor Administrative Agent shall be a commercial bank having capital and retained earnings of at least $100,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the resigning or removed Administrative Agent. Upon the effectiveness of the resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent, the resigning or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the Loan Documents. After the effectiveness of the resignation or removal of an Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article XII shall continue in effect for the benefit of such Administrative Agent in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In the event that there is a successor to the Administrative Agent by merger, or the Administrative Agent assigns its duties and obligations to an Affiliate pursuant to this Section 12.12, then the term Prime Rate as used in this Agreement shall mean the prime rate, base rate or other analogous rate of the new Administrative Agent.
12.13. Notice of Defaults. If a Lender becomes aware of a Default or Event of Default, such Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent of such fact. Upon receipt of such notice that a Default or Event of Default has occurred, the Administrative Agent shall notify each of the Lenders of such fact.
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12.14. Requests for Approval. If the Administrative Agent requests in writing the consent or approval of a Lender, such Lender shall respond and either approve or disapprove definitively in writing to the Administrative Agent within ten Business Days (or sooner if such notice specifies a shorter period, but in no event less than five Business Days for responses based on Administrative Agents good faith determination that circumstances exist warranting its request for an earlier response) after such written request from the Administrative Agent provided that the request for approval states the time by which a response is needed before approval is deemed given. If the Lender does not so respond, that Lender shall be deemed to have approved the request. Upon request, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders which Lenders, if any, failed to respond to a request for approval.
12.15. Copies of Documents. Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver to each of the Lenders copies of all notices of default and other formal notices sent or received and according to Section 15.1 of this Agreement. Administrative Agent shall deliver to Lenders within 15 Business Days following receipt, copies of all financial statements, certificates and notices received regarding the General Partners ratings except to the extent such items are required to be furnished directly to the Lenders by Borrower hereunder. Within fifteen Business Days after a request by a Lender to the Administrative Agent for other documents furnished to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall provide copies of such documents to such Lender except where this Agreement obligates Administrative Agent to provide copies in a shorter period of time.
12.16. Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
(a) fees shall cease to accrue on the unfunded portion of the Revolving Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.10(b) hereof;
(b) the Commitments, Loans and LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether all Lenders or the Required Lenders or the Required Facility Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 11.2); provided that any waiver, amendment or modification that increases the Commitment of a Defaulting Lender, forgives all or any portion of the principal amount of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation or interest thereon owing to a Defaulting Lender, reduces the Applicable Margin on the underlying interest rate options owing to a Defaulting Lender or extends the Maturity Date shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender;
(c) if any Swingline Exposure or LC Exposure exists at the time such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:
(i) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, all or any part of the Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Domestic Percentages but only to the extent (A) the sum of all non-Defaulting Lenders Domestic Exposure plus such Defaulting
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Lenders Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders Commitments and (B) the sum of any Lenders Domestic Exposure plus such Lenders Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure does not exceed its Commitment;
(ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within one Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent (x) first, prepay such Swingline Exposure and (y) second, cash collateralize for the benefit of the Issuing Bank only the Borrowers obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lenders LC Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 11.1 for so long as such LC Exposure is outstanding;
(iii) if the Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lenders LC Exposure pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 3.8 with respect to such Defaulting Lenders LC Exposure during the period such Defaulting Lenders LC Exposure is cash collateralized;
(iv) if the LC Exposure of the non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.10 and Section 3.8 shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lenders Domestic Percentages; and
(v) if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lenders LC Exposure is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Issuing Bank or any other Lender hereunder, all fees under Section 3.6 with respect to such Defaulting Lenders LC Exposure shall be payable to the Issuing Bank until and to the extent that such LC Exposure is reallocated and/or cash collateralized; and
(d) so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Facility Letter of Credit, unless it is satisfied that the related exposure and the Defaulting Lenders then outstanding LC Exposure will be 100% covered by the Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrower in accordance with Section 12.16(c), and participating interests in any newly made Swingline Loan or any newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 12.16(c)(i) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein).
If (i) a Bankruptcy Event with respect to a Parent of any Lender shall occur following the date hereof and for so long as such event shall continue or (ii) the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank has a good faith belief that any Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other agreements in which such Lender commits to extend credit, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, shall have entered into arrangements with the Borrower or
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such Lender, satisfactory to the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to defease any risk to it in respect of such Lender hereunder.
In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Borrower (unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, in which case the Borrowers agreement shall not be required), the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lenders Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Lenders (other than Competitive Bid Loans and Swingline Loans) as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Revolving Percentage
12.17. Delegation to Affiliates. The Borrower and the Lenders agree that the Administrative Agent may delegate any of its duties under this Agreement to any of its Affiliates. Any such Affiliate (and such Affiliates directors, officers, agents and employees) which performs duties in connection with this Agreement shall be entitled to the same benefits of the indemnification, waiver and other protective provisions to which the Administrative Agent is entitled under Articles XII and XIV.
12.18. Co-Agents, Managing Agents, Documentation Agent, Syndication Agent, etc. Neither any of the Lenders identified in this Agreement as a co-agent or managing agent nor the Documentation Agent or the Syndication Agent shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of such Lenders shall have or be deemed to have a fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender hereby makes the same acknowledgments with respect to such Lenders as it makes with respect to the Administrative Agent in Section 12.11.
ARTICLE XIII.
BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS
13.1. Successors and Assigns. The terms and provisions of the Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower and the Lenders and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights or obligations under the Loan Documents without the prior written consent of each Lender, (ii) any assignment by any Lender must be made in compliance with Section 13.3, and (iii) any transfer by Participation must be made in compliance with Section 13.2. Any attempted assignment or transfer by any party not made in compliance with this Section 13.1 shall be null and void, unless such attempted assignment or transfer is treated as a participation in accordance with Section 13.3.3. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that clause (ii) of this Section 13.1 relates only to absolute assignments and this Section 13.1 does not prohibit assignments creating security interests, including, without limitation, (x) any pledge or assignment by any Lender of all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement and any Note to a Federal Reserve Bank or (y) in the case of a Lender which is a Fund, any pledge or assignment of all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement and any Note to its trustee in
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support of its obligations to its trustee; provided, however, that no such pledge or assignment creating a security interest shall release the transferor Lender from its obligations hereunder unless and until the parties thereto have complied with the provisions of Section 13.3. The Administrative Agent may treat the Person which made any Loan or which holds any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until such Person complies with Section 13.3; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may in its discretion (but shall not be required to) follow instructions from the Person which made any Loan or which holds any Note to direct payments relating to such Loan or Note to another Person. Any assignee of the rights to any Loan or any Note agrees by acceptance of such assignment to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents. Any request, authority or consent of any Person, who at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent is the owner of the rights to any Loan (whether or not a Note has been issued in evidence thereof), shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder or assignee of the rights to such Loan.
13.2. Participations.
13.2.1 Permitted Participants; Effect. Any Lender may at any time sell to one or more banks or other entities (Participants) participating interests in any Loan owing to such Lender, any Note held by such Lender, any Commitment of such Lender or any other interest of such Lender under the Loan Documents. In the event of any such sale by a Lender of participating interests to a Participant, such Lenders obligations under the Loan Documents shall remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, such Lender shall remain the owner of its Loans and the holder of any Note issued to it in evidence thereof for all purposes under the Loan Documents, all amounts payable by the Borrower under this Agreement shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participating interests, and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lenders rights and obligations under the Loan Documents.
13.2.2 Voting Rights. Each Lender shall retain the sole right to approve, without the consent of any Participant, any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents other than any amendment, modification or waiver with respect to any Loan or Commitment in which such Participant has an interest which would require consent of all of the Lenders pursuant to the terms of Section 14.13 or of any other Loan Document.
13.2.3 Benefit of Certain Provisions. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of setoff provided in Section 14.15(a) in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under the Loan Documents to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under the Loan Documents, provided that each Lender shall retain the right of setoff provided in Section 14.15(a) with respect to the amount of participating interests sold to each Participant. The Lenders agree to share with each Participant, and each Participant, by exercising the right of setoff provided in Section 14.15(a), agrees to share with each Lender, any amount received pursuant to the exercise of its right of setoff, such amounts to be shared in accordance with Section 14.15(b) as if each Participant were a Lender.
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The Borrower further agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.4 and 4.5 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 13.3, provided that (i) a Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 4.1, 4.2, 4.4 or 4.5 than the Lender who sold the participating interest to such Participant would have received had it retained such interest for its own account, unless the sale of such interest to such Participant is made with the prior written consent of the Borrower, and (ii) any Participant not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof agrees to comply with the provisions of Section 4.5 to the same extent as if it were a Lender.
13.3. Assignments; Consents.
13.3.1 Permitted Assignments. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more banks or other entities (Purchasers) all or any part of its rights and obligations under the Loan Documents. Such assignment shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit I or in such other form as may be agreed to by the parties thereto. Each such assignment with respect to a Purchaser which is not a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund shall either be in an amount equal to the entire applicable Commitment and Loans of the assigning Lender or (unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents) be in an aggregate amount not less than $5,000,000, in the case of the Revolving Facility and $1,000,000, in the case of the Term Facility. The amount of the assignment shall be based on the Commitment or outstanding Loans (if the Commitment has been terminated) subject to the assignment, determined as of the date of such assignment or as of the Trade Date, if the Trade Date is specified in the assignment. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lenders rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans.
13.3.2 Consents. The consent of the Borrower shall be required prior to an assignment becoming effective unless the Purchaser is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, provided that the consent of the Borrower shall not be required if a Default has occurred and is continuing. The consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required prior to an assignment becoming effective unless (x) in the case of the Revolving Facility, the Purchaser is a Lender with a Revolving Commitment immediately prior to such assignment and (y) in the case of the Term Facility, the Purchaser is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund. The consent of the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender shall be required prior to an assignment under the Revolving Facility becoming effective. Any consent required under this Section 13.3.2 shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
13.3.3 Effect; Effective Date of Assignment. Upon (i) delivery to the Administrative Agent of an assignment, together with any consents required by Sections 13.3.1 and 13.3.2, and (ii) payment of a $3,500 fee to the Administrative Agent for processing such assignment (unless such fee is waived by the Administrative Agent),
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such assignment shall become effective on the effective date specified in such assignment. The assignment shall contain a representation by the Purchaser to the effect that none of the consideration used to make the purchase of the Commitment and Loans under the applicable assignment agreement constitutes plan assets as defined under ERISA and that the rights and interests of the Purchaser in and under the Loan Documents will not be plan assets under ERISA. On and after the effective date of such assignment, such Purchaser shall for all purposes be a Lender party to this Agreement and any other Loan Document executed by or on behalf of the Lenders and shall have all the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, to the same extent as if it were an original party thereto, and the transferor Lender shall be released with respect to the Commitment and Loans assigned to such Purchaser without any further consent or action by the Borrower, the Lenders or the Administrative Agent. In the case of an assignment covering all of the assigning Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a Lender hereunder but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of, and subject to, those provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents which survive payment of the Obligations and termination of the applicable agreement. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 13.3 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 13.2. Upon the consummation of any assignment to a Purchaser pursuant to this Section 13.3.3, the transferor Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall, if the transferor Lender or the Purchaser desires that its Loans be evidenced by Notes, make appropriate arrangements so that new Notes or, as appropriate, replacement Notes are issued to such transferor Lender and new Notes or, as appropriate, replacement Notes, are issued to such Purchaser, in each case in principal amounts reflecting their respective Commitments, as adjusted pursuant to such assignment.
13.3.4 Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in Chicago, Illinois or New York, New York a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the Register). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
13.4. Dissemination of Information. Borrower authorizes each Lender to disclose to any Participant or Purchaser or any other Person acquiring an interest in the Loan Documents by operation of law (each a Transferee) and any prospective Transferee any and all information in such Lenders possession concerning the creditworthiness of Borrower and General Partner. Each Transferee shall agree in writing to keep confidential any such information which is not publicly available.
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13.5. Tax Treatment. If any interest in any Loan Document is transferred to any Transferee which is not incorporated under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, the transferor Lender shall cause such Transferee, concurrently with the effectiveness of such transfer, to comply with the provisions of Section 4.5(ii).
ARTICLE XIV.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
14.1. Survival of Representations. All representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive delivery of the Notes and the making of the Borrowings herein contemplated.
14.2. Governmental Regulation. Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, no Lender shall be obligated to extend credit to the Borrower in violation of any limitation or prohibition provided by any applicable statute or regulation.
14.3. Taxes. Any recording and other taxes (excluding franchise, income or similar taxes) or other similar assessments or charges payable or ruled payable by any governmental authority incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the Borrower, together with interest and penalties, if any.
14.4. Headings. Section headings in the Loan Documents are for convenience of reference only, and shall not govern the interpretation of any of the provisions of the Loan Documents.
14.5. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall not be construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns.
14.6. Expenses; Indemnification. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, Borrower will pay (a) all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and the Arranger (including the reasonable fees, out-of-pocket expenses and other reasonable expenses of counsel, which counsel may be employees of Administrative Agent) in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Notes, the Loan Documents and any other agreements or documents referred to herein or therein and any amendments thereto, (b) all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including the reasonable fees, out-of-pocket expenses and other reasonable expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, which counsel may be employees of Administrative Agent or the Lenders) in connection with the enforcement and protection of the rights of the Lenders under this Agreement, the Notes, the Loan Documents or any other agreement or document referred to herein or therein, and (c) all reasonable and customary costs and expenses of periodic audits by the Administrative Agents personnel of the Borrowers books and records provided that prior to an Event of Default, Borrower shall be required to pay for only one such audit during any year. The Borrower further agrees to indemnify the Lenders, their Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors against all losses, claims, damages, penalties, judgments, liabilities and reasonable expenses (including,
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without limitation, all expenses of litigation or preparation therefor whether or not the Lenders is a party thereto) which any of them may pay or incur arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the transactions contemplated hereby or the direct or indirect application or proposed application of the proceeds of any Borrowing hereunder, except that the foregoing indemnity shall not apply to a Lender to the extent that any losses, claims, etc. are the result of such Lenders gross negligence or willful misconduct. The obligations of the Borrower under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
14.7. Severability of Provisions. Any provision in any Loan Document that is held to be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid without affecting the remaining provisions in that jurisdiction or the operation, enforceability, or validity of that provision in any other jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of all Loan Documents are declared to be severable.
14.8. Nonliability of the Lenders. The relationship between the Borrower and the Lenders shall be solely that of borrower and lender. The Lenders shall not have any fiduciary responsibilities to the Borrower. The Lenders undertake no responsibility to the Borrower to review or inform the Borrower of any matter in connection with any phase of the Borrowers business or operations.
14.9. Choice of Law. THE LOAN DOCUMENTS (OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINING A CONTRARY EXPRESS CHOICE OF LAW PROVISION) SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS (AND NOT THE LAW OF CONFLICTS) OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, BUT GIVING EFFECT TO FEDERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO NATIONAL BANKS.
14.10. Consent to Jurisdiction. THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR ILLINOIS STATE COURT SITTING IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN ANY SUCH COURT AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AS TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT OR THAT SUCH COURT IS AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT OF THE LENDERS TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE BORROWER IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BY THE BORROWER AGAINST THE LENDERS OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE LENDERS INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A COURT IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
14.11. Waiver of Jury Trial. THE BORROWER, THE GENERAL PARTNER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY
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WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED THEREUNDER.
14.12. Successors and Assigns. The terms and provisions of the Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower and the Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights or obligations under the Loan Documents. Any assignee or transferee of the Notes agrees by acceptance thereof to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents. Any request, authority or consent of any Person, who at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent is the holder of the Notes, shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, transferee or assignee of such Notes or of any note or notes issued in exchange therefor.
14.13. Entire Agreement; Modification of Agreement. The Loan Documents embody the entire agreement among the Borrower, General Partner, Administrative Agent, and Lenders and supersede all prior conversations, agreements, understandings, commitments and term sheets among any or all of such parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. Any provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed by the Borrower, and Administrative Agent if the rights or duties of Administrative Agent are affected thereby, and
(a) each of the Lenders adversely affected thereby if such amendment or waiver:
(i) reduces or forgives any payment of principal or interest on the Obligations or any fees payable by Borrower to such Lender hereunder; or
(ii) postpones the date fixed for any payment of principal of or interest on the Obligations or any fees payable by Borrower to such Lender hereunder; or
(iii) changes the amount of such Lenders Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment permitted under Section 13.3 or a reduction in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to Section 2.19 hereof) or the unpaid principal amount of such Lenders Note; or
(iv) extends the Maturity Date;
(b) all of the Lenders if such amendment or waiver:
(i) releases or limits the liability of the General Partner under the Loan Documents; or
(ii) changes the definition of Required Lenders or Required Facility Lenders, or modifies any requirement for consent by each of the Lenders; or
(iii) modifies or waives any covenant contained in Sections 8.13, 9.3, 9.5, 9.7 or 9.9 hereof; or
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(c) the Required Lenders, to the extent expressly provided for herein and in the case of all other waivers or amendments if no percentage of Lenders is specified herein, except that no waivers or amendments (1) affecting the application of payments among the Facilities shall be effective without the consent of the Required Facility Lenders in respect of the Facilities adversely affected thereby, (2) extending the scheduled date of any amortization payment in respect of the Term Loans, or reducing the amount, or extending the payment date, of any required mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.24, shall be effective without the written consent of all of the Term Lenders, (3) affecting Section 2.17 shall be effective without the written consent of the Swingline Lender, (4) affecting Article III shall be effective without the written consent of the Issuing Bank or (5) affecting Section 12.16 shall be effective without the written consent of each of the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank.
14.14. Dealings with the Borrower. The Lenders and their affiliates may accept deposits from, extend credit to and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with the Borrower or the General Partner or any of their Affiliates regardless of the capacity of the Lenders hereunder.
14.15. Set-Off.
(a) If an Event of Default shall have occurred, each Lender shall have the right, at any time and from time to time without notice to the Borrower, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set-off and to appropriate or apply any and all deposits of money or property or any other indebtedness at any time held or owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against and on account of all outstanding Obligations and all Obligations which from time to time may become due hereunder and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower under this Agreement, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand hereunder and whether or not said obligations and liabilities shall have matured.
(b) Each Lender agrees that if it shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, receive payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of principal, interest or fees due with respect to any Note held by it (other than payments received pursuant to Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.5) which is greater than the proportion received by any other Lender in respect of the aggregate amount of principal, interest or fees due with respect to any Note held by such other Lender, the Lender receiving such proportionately greater payment shall purchase such participations in the Notes held by the other Lenders and such other adjustments shall be made as may be required so that all such payments of principal, interest or Fees with respect to the Notes held by the Lenders shall be shared by the Lenders pro rata according to their respective Commitments.
14.16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart. This Agreement shall be effective when it has been executed by the Borrower and each of the Lenders shown on the signature pages hereof.
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14.17. Patriot Act CIP Notice. Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the Act), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.
14.18. Judgment Currency.
(a) The Borrowers obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents to make payments in a specified currency (the Obligation Currency) shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender or recovery pursuant to any judgment expressed in or converted into any currency other than the Obligation Currency, except to the extent that such tender or recovery results in the effective receipt by the Administrative Agent or a Lender of the full amount of the Obligation Currency expressed to be payable to the Administrative Agent or such Lender under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against any Loan Party in any court or in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into or from any currency other than the Obligation Currency (such other currency being hereinafter referred to as the Judgment Currency) an amount due in the Obligation Currency, the conversion shall be made, at the rate of exchange (as quoted by the Administrative Agent or if the Administrative Agent does not quote a rate of exchange on such currency, by a known dealer in such currency designated by the Administrative Agent) determined, in each case, as of the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which the judgment is given (such Business Day being hereinafter referred to as the Judgment Currency Conversion Date).
(b) If there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Currency Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the Borrowers covenant and agree to pay, or cause to be paid, such additional amounts, if any (but in any event not a lesser amount), as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of the Obligation Currency which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial award at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Currency Conversion Date.
(c) For purposes of determining any rate of exchange or currency equivalent for this Section, such amounts shall include any premium and costs payable in connection with the purchase of the Obligation Currency.
ARTICLE XV.
NOTICES
15.1. Giving Notice. All notices and other communications provided to any party hereto under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in writing or by telex or by
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facsimile and addressed or delivered to such party at its address set forth below or at such other address as may be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties. Any notice, if mailed and properly addressed with postage prepaid, shall be deemed given when received; any notice, if transmitted by telex or facsimile, shall be deemed given when transmitted (answerback confirmed in the case of telexes). Notice may be given as follows:
To the Borrower:
First Industrial, L.P.
c/o First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.
311 South Wacker Drive
Suite 4000
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attention: Mr. Scott Musil
Telecopy: (312)  ###-###-####
To General Partner:
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.
311 South Wacker Drive
Suite 3900
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attention: Scott A. Musil
Telecopy: (312)  ###-###-####
Each of the above with a copy to:
Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP
200 West Madison
39th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attention: Suzanne Bessette-Smith and Douglas W. Anderson
Telecopy: (312)  ###-###-####
To each Lender:
At such address as set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire
To the Administrative Agent:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as agent
383 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, New York 10179
Attention: Vanessa Chiu
Telecopy: (917)  ###-###-####
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For Borrowings in Qualified Foreign Global Currencies:
J.P.Morgan Europe Limited
125 London Wall
London EC2Y 5AJ
Attention: The Manager
Telecopy: 44 ###-###-####
With a copy to:
Bingham McCutchen LLP
One Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Attention: Stephen M. Miklus
Telecopy: (617)  ###-###-####
15.2. Change of Address. Each party may change the address for service of notice upon it by a notice in writing to the other parties hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
BORROWER: | FIRST INDUSTRIAL, L.P. | |||
By: | FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC., | |||
its General Partner | ||||
By: | /s/ Scott Musil | |||
Name: | Scott Musil | |||
Title: | CFO | |||
GENERAL PARTNER: | FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Scott Musil | |||
Name: | Scott Musil | |||
Title: | CFO |
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LENDERS: | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., Individually and as Administrative Agent | |||
By: | /s/ Brendan M. Poe | |||
Name: | Brendan M. Poe | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
[First Industrial 6th Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Individually and as Syndication Agent | ||||
By: | /s/ Brett Hill | |||
Name: | Brett Hill | |||
Title: | Assistant Vice President | |||
[First Industrial 6th Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]
U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Individually and as Documentation Agent | ||||
By: | /s/ Sara M. Booms | |||
Name: | Sara M. Booms | |||
Title: | Commercial Banking Officer | |||
[First Industrial 6th Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Individually and as Co-Agent | ||||
By: | /s/ Joel Dalson | |||
Name: | Joel Dalson | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
[First Industrial 6th Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]
THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. | ||||
By: | /s/ David Noda | |||
Name: | David Noda | |||
Title: | SVP & Manager | |||
[First Industrial 6th Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]
SUNTRUST BANK | ||||
By: | /s/ Nancy B. Richards | |||
Name: | Nancy B. Richards | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
[First Industrial 6th Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY | ||||
By: | /s/ Robert W. Wiarda | |||
Name: | Robert W. Wiarda | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
[First Industrial 6th Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]
REGIONS BANK, Individually and as Documentation Agent | ||||
By: | /s/ Lori Chambers | |||
Name: | Lori Chambers | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
[First Industrial 6th Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]
COMERICA BANK, Individually and as Co-Agent | ||||
By: | /s/ Casey L. Stevenson | |||
Name: | Casey L. Stevenson | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
[First Industrial 6th Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]
FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK NEW YORK BRANCH | ||||
By: | /s/ Jenn-Hwa Wang | |||
Name: | Jenn-Hwa Wang | |||
Title: | V.P. & General Manager | |||
[First Industrial 6th Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]
CAPITAL ONE, N.A. (SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHEVY CHASE BANK, F.S.B.) | ||||
By: | /s/ Frederick H. Denecke | |||
Name: | Frederick H. Denecke | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
[First Industrial 6th Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., successor-by-merger to Wachovia Bank, N.A. | ||||
By: | /s/ Brett Hill | |||
Name: | Brett Hill | |||
Title: | Assistant Vice President | |||
[First Industrial 6th Amended and Restated Loan Agreement]