Assumption and Modification Agreement among Wells Fargo Bank and COP Borrowers (Loan No. WB13991)
This agreement, effective August 3, 2011, is between Wells Fargo Bank and several COP entities as borrowers. It modifies an existing loan agreement by allowing two new borrowers to assume obligations under the loan and adds new properties as collateral. The agreement confirms the outstanding loan balance, extends the maturity date, and maintains all prior borrower obligations. No further loan disbursements are permitted. The agreement ensures that both existing and new borrowers are fully responsible for the loan, and all previous terms remain in effect unless specifically modified.

(Long Form)
A. | Existing Borrowers and Lender entered into that certain Loan Agreement dated as of November 13, 2007 (as amended by that certain Extension Agreement (Long Form), that certain First Letter Agreement, that certain Second Letter Agreement, and that certain Third Letter Agreement, described below, the Loan Agreement). Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Lender agreed to make a loan (the Loan) to Existing Borrowers in the principal amount of Twenty-Two Million Four Hundred Twenty Thousand Five Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($22,420,500.00) for the purposes set forth therein. The following documents, each of which is dated as of November 13, 2007, were executed in connection with the Loan (among others): |
1. | That certain Promissory Note evidencing the Loan executed by Existing Borrowers to the order of Lender, in the original principal amount of $22,420,500.00 (the Existing Note). | ||
2. | The following mortgages were executed by one or more Existing Borrowers, as mortgagor, in favor of Lender, as mortgagee (collectively referred to herein as the Existing Deeds of Trust): |
a. | That certain Mortgage, Assignment, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, executed by Progress Way Borrower, as Mortgagor, in favor of Lender, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Official Records of Seminole County, Florida, as Clerks # 2007162863, on or about November 20, 2007, as amended by that certain Extension Agreement (Short Form) dated as of November 13, 2009 (the Seminole County Short Form), executed by and between Lender and Existing Borrowers and recorded in the Official Records of Seminole County, Florida, as Clerks #2009138154 on or about December 7, 2009; | ||
b. | That certain Mortgage, Assignment, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, executed by Winter Garden Borrower, as Mortgagor, in favor of Lender, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Official Records of Orange County, Florida, as Instrument No. 20070760342, on or about November 20, 2007, as amended by that certain Extension Agreement (Short Form) dated as of November 13, 2009 (the Orange County Short Form), executed by and between Lender and Existing Borrowers and recorded in the Official Records of Orange County, Florida, as Document No. 20090708153 on or about December 4, 2009; | ||
c. | That certain Mortgage, Assignment, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, executed by Hanging Moss Borrower, as Mortgagor, in favor of Lender, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the |
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Official Records of Orange County, Florida, as Instrument No. 20070760305, on or about November 20, 2007, as amended by the Orange County Short Form; and | |||
d. | That certain Mortgage, Assignment, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, executed by Goldenrod Borrower, as Mortgagor, in favor of Lender, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Official Records of Orange County, Florida, as Instrument No. 20070760372, on or about November 20, 2007, as amended by the Orange County Short Form; |
3. | That certain Limited Guaranty (the Guaranty), executed by Cornerstone Core Properties REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation, Cornerstone Realty Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Cornerstone Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (individually and collectively, Guarantor), in favor of Lender; | ||
4. | That certain Environmental Indemnity Agreement (the Existing Environmental Indemnity) executed by Existing Borrowers and Guarantor, in favor of Lender. |
B. | Subsequently, Existing Borrowers and Lender entered into that certain Extension Agreement (Long Form) dated as of November 13, 2009 (the Extension Agreement (Long Form)). Pursuant to the Extension Agreement (Long Form), among other things, Lender confirmed that the Existing Borrowers successfully exercised their option to extend the Maturity Date to November 13, 2010 pursuant to Section 2.4 of the Loan Agreement. | |
C. | Subsequently, Existing Borrowers and Lender entered into (i) that certain letter agreement dated as of October 21, 2010 (the First Letter Agreement), which, among other things, extended the maturity of the Note to February 13, 2011, (ii) that certain letter agreement dated as of February 23, 2011 (the Second Letter Agreement), which, among other things, extended the maturity of the Note to May 13, 2011, and (iii) that certain letter agreement dated as of April 14, 2011 (the Third Letter Agreement, and collectively with the First Letter Agreement and the Second Letter Agreement, the Letter Agreements), which, among other things, extended the maturity of the Note to August 13, 2011. | |
D. | Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement. | |
E. | As of the date of this Modification Agreement, prior to the Required Principal Payment (as described below), the outstanding principal balance of the Loan is Fifteen Million Eight Hundred Sixty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($15,860,000.00). Existing Borrowers are not entitled to any further disbursements of loan proceeds under the Loan Documents. | |
F. | As used in this Modification Agreement, the term Loan Documents means the Loan Agreement, the Amended and Restated Note (as defined below), the Deeds of Trust (as defined below), the Environmental Indemnity (as defined below), the Guaranty, the Extension Agreement (Long Form), the Seminole County Short Form, the Orange County Short Form, the Letter Agreements, the Short Forms (as defined below), the Shoemaker Environmental Indemnity Agreement (as defined below), the South Industrial Environmental Indemnity Agreement (as defined below), and the other Loan Documents described in the Loan Agreement. This Modification Agreement also shall constitute a Loan Document. | |
G. | Additional Borrowers desire to assume all of Existing Borrowers obligations to Lender under the Loan Documents. Additional Borrowers and Existing Borrowers have requested that Lender (i) consent to the assumption by Additional Borrowers of all of Existing Borrowers obligations under the Loan Documents, without limiting Existing Borrowers obligations to Lender in any respect, which obligations shall continue in full force and effect without offset as if Additional Borrowers did not exist, and (ii) consent to the addition of |
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the Shoemaker Property and the South Industrial Property, each as defined below, as Collateral under the Loan, all upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. |
1. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Borrowers represent and warrant, as of the Effective Date (as defined in Section 2.17 below) that: |
2. | MODIFICATION OF LOAN DOCUMENTS. The Loan Agreement (and the other Loan Documents) are hereby supplemented and modified to incorporate the following terms, which shall supersede and prevail over any conflicting provisions (which modifications shall be effective as of the Effective Date (except as otherwise indicated): |
2.1 | DEFINITIONS. |
a. | The following definitions (i) are hereby added to Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement and/or (ii) amend and restate, in their entirety, the existing definitions contained in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement, as applicable: | ||
Carry Constant shall mean the ratio for which the numerator is the Net Operating Income of the Projects, and the denominator is the Outstanding Loan Amount. | |||
County shall mean each County in each state where one of the Properties is located. | |||
Deed of Trust or Deeds of Trust shall collectively mean each Mortgage, Assignment, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, each Deed of Trust, Assignment, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, and each Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing executed by any Borrower, as mortgagor, and naming Lender, as |
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mortgagee, creating a first priority lien on a Property, the Improvements, and all other buildings, fixtures and improvements now or hereafter owned or acquired by a Borrower and situated on such Property, and all rights and easements appurtenant thereto, securing indebtedness and obligations pursuant to the Loan Documents and any Swap Contracts with Lender or its Affiliates, all in form and substance acceptable to Lender, as such deeds of trust or mortgages may be amended, modified, supplemented, renewed and restated from time to time. | |||
Net Operating Income shall mean, as of a particular date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the contractually scheduled rental payments from the Projects based on executed Leases with tenants that (i) have taken physical occupancy (or have delayed taking physical occupancy solely to allow for the completion of tenant improvement build-outs), (ii) have commenced rental payment (or have not yet commenced rental payment solely as a result of a free rent period provided for under the Lease), and (iii) have not defaulted or made a claim of any offset or right to terminate due to any default by the landlord under the applicable Lease, for the twelve (12) month period immediately following the date of determination, plus (b) the sum of (i) expense reimbursements actually received from the Projects (from tenants under leases that are included in the calculation of rental payments under the foregoing clause (a)) for the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of determination, and (ii) Lenders reasonable good faith estimate of the expense reimbursements to be paid under any new Leases (which would be included in the calculation of rental payments under the foregoing clause (a)) for the twelve (12) month period immediately following the date of determination, minus (c) non-capital operating expenses for the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of determination. | |||
Outstanding Loan Amount shall mean, as of a particular date of determination, all principal amounts then owing under the Loan and the Loan Documents. | |||
Projects shall collectively mean the Goldenrod Project, the Hanging Moss Project, the Progress Way Project, the Winter Garden Project, the South Industrial Project, and the Shoemaker Project. | |||
Properties shall mean, collectively the Goldenrod Property, the Hanging Moss Property, the Progress Way Property, the Winter Garden Property, the South Industrial Property, and the Shoemaker Property. | |||
Shoemaker Project shall mean the Shoemaker Property and the Improvements thereon. | |||
Shoemaker Property shall mean the real property described in Exhibit A-5 attached hereto. | |||
South Industrial Project shall mean the South Industrial Property and the Improvements thereon. | |||
South Industrial Property shall mean the real property described in Exhibit A-6 attached hereto. |
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(a) Interest Rate. Borrower shall pay to Lender interest on the Loan as specified in the Note. | |||
(b) Intentionally Deleted. | |||
(c) Intentionally Deleted. |
a. | Borrowers shall provide Lender with written notice of Borrowers irrevocable request to exercise their option to extend the Maturity Date not more than ninety (90) days but not less than forty five (45) days prior to (i) the Original Maturity Date, in the case of the First Extension, and (ii) the First Extension Maturity Date, in the case of the Second Extension; | ||
b. | As of the date of Borrowers delivery of notice of request to exercise their option to extend, and as of the date of the commencement of the applicable Extension, no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and Borrowers shall so certify in writing to the best of their knowledge; | ||
c. | Immediately prior to the commencement of each Extension, Borrowers shall pay to Lender an extension fee equal to one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the then-outstanding principal balance of the Loan; | ||
d. | The then existing Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Loan does not exceed (i) sixty-seven percent (67%) of the appraised value of the Projects based on an updated Appraisal of the Projects to be ordered by Lender at Borrowers expense, determined as of a date within 90 days prior to the Original Maturity Date, in the case of the First Extension; or (ii) sixty-five percent (65%) of the appraised value of the Projects based on an updated Appraisal of the Projects to be ordered by Lender at Borrowers expense, determined as of a date within 90 days prior to the First Extension Maturity Date, in the case of the Second Extension, provided, however, if the Loan-to-Value Ratio (as determined by Lender) is not adequate to meet the required Loan-to-Value Ratio, then Borrowers may pay down the outstanding principal balance of the Loan such that the required Loan-to-Value Ratio is met; |
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e. | The Projects shall have achieved a Carry Constant of at least (i) ten and one-half percent (10.5%) as of a date within 90 days prior to the Original Maturity Date, in the case of the First Extension, or (ii) eleven percent (11%) as of a date within 90 days prior to the First Extension Maturity Date, in the case of the Second Extension, provided, however, if the Carry Constant (as determined by Lender) is not adequate to meet the required Carry Constant, then Borrowers may pay down the outstanding principal balance of the Loan such that the required Carry Constant is met. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Second Extension may not come into effect unless the First Extension shall have been in effect. If each of the foregoing conditions precedent are satisfied, and the Original Maturity Date is extended as provided above to the First Extended Maturity Date or the Second Extended Maturity Date, as applicable, as used herein and in the other Loan Documents, the term Maturity Date shall thereafter mean the First Extended Maturity Date or the Second Extended Maturity Date, as applicable. |
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a. | Lender shall have received from Borrowers a principal payment (the Required Principal Payment) in the amount of $500,000.00 from Borrowers own funds (i.e., not from Loan funds). | ||
b. | Lender shall have received from Borrowers the modification fee in the amount of $37,150.00. | ||
c. | Lender shall have received reimbursement, in immediately available funds, of all costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with this Modification Agreement or of any other amounts owing under the Loan. | ||
d. | Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation (Title Company) shall have issued and delivered to Lender, or shall have irrevocably and unconditionally committed to issue for the benefit of Lender, such endorsements to the title policies issued in connection with the Existing Deeds of Trust as Lender shall request to insure the validity and continuing first position lien priority of the Deeds of Trust, as amended hereby, including a Modification of Mortgage Endorsement (with no creditors rights exception). | ||
e. | Title Company shall have issued and delivered to Lender, or shall have irrevocably and unconditionally committed to issue for the benefit of Lender, such title policies issued in connection with the Additional Collateral Deeds of Trust as Lender shall request to insure the valid and first position lien priority of the Additional Collateral Deeds of Trust, including any endorsements thereto required by Lender in its sole discretion. | ||
f. | Lender shall have received from Additional Borrowers all documents evidencing the formation, organization, valid existence and good standing of Additional Borrowers. | ||
g. | Lender shall have filed UCC-1 financing statements with the applicable Secretary of States office to perfect Lenders security interest in the personal property described in the Shoemaker Deed of Trust and the South Industrial Deed of Trust. | ||
h. | Lender shall have received fully executed originals of this Modification Agreement, the Amended and Restated Note, the Short Forms, the Additional Collateral Deeds of Trust, the Shoemaker Environmental Indemnity Agreement, the South Industrial Environmental Indemnity Agreement, and the Consent of Guarantors attached hereto, any appropriate officer certificates or other certificates requested by Lender, and such other documents and agreements as Lender shall request, all in form and substance satisfactory to Lender. |
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i. | Lender shall have received legal opinions issued by counsel for Borrowers, opining as to the due organization, valid existence and good standing of the Additional Borrowers, and the due authorization, execution, delivery, enforceability and validity of this Modification Agreement, the Amended and Restated Note, the Short Forms, the Additional Collateral Deeds of Trust, the Shoemaker Environmental Indemnity Agreement, the South Industrial Environmental Indemnity Agreement with respect to each Borrower. | ||
j. | Borrowers shall have paid Lenders attorneys fees, and all costs and expenses of recording and issuing all required title policy endorsements. | ||
k. | No change shall have occurred in the financial condition of Borrowers, any Guarantor or in the Projects, which would have, in Lenders sole judgment, a material adverse effect on the Projects or on Borrowers or any Guarantors ability to repay the Loan or otherwise perform its obligations under the Loan Documents. | ||
l. | The representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement and in all other Loan Documents are true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations or warranties were made as of a specific date, in which case such representation or warranty was true and correct as of such date. | ||
m. | Lender shall have received all documents evidencing the formation, organization and valid existence of the Existing Borrowers and any Guarantor which is an entity (to the extent such documents have been amended from the versions previously sent to Lender or have not previously been delivered to Lender) and the authorization for the execution, delivery, and performance of the Agreement. | ||
n. | No Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. |
2.18 | Post-Closing Obligation. On or prior to fifteen (15) days following the Effective Date, Borrower shall deliver to Lender (i) a filed qualification for Shoemaker Borrower to do business in California, (ii) a good standing certificate for Shoemaker Borrower issued by the California Secretary of State, (iii) a filed qualification for South Industrial Borrower to do business in Arizona, (iv) a good standing certificate for South Industrial Borrower issued by the Arizona Secretary of State. |
3. | WARRANTIES. Each Borrower is duly organized and validly existing. Except as previously disclosed in writing by Borrowers to Lender, there have been no changes in the organization, composition, ownership structure or formation documents of any Existing Borrower since the Closing Date. Each Guarantor that is an entity is duly formed and validly existing, and has the power to own its assets, to transact the business in which it is now engaged and to continue to guaranty the Loan. Except as previously disclosed in writing by Borrowers to Lender, there have been no changes in the organization, composition, or ownership of any Guarantor which are entities since the Closing Date. |
3.1 | ADDITIONAL BORROWER AFFIRMATION: Additional Borrowers hereby acknowledge and agree that: |
a. | all of the terms, provisions, covenants, representations, warranties, conditions and stipulations contained in the Loan Documents, and all of Borrowers obligations under the Loan Documents, as assumed hereunder, are hereby ratified and confirmed by Additional Borrowers in all respects, and shall continue to apply with full force and effect to Additional Borrowers from and after the date hereof; |
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b. | all of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower under the Loan Documents shall be deemed to be remade by Additional Borrowers as of the date hereof with respect to all matters specified therein and with respect to this Modification Agreement fully as if set forth herein, all of which remain true and correct; | ||
c. | as of the Effective Date, the obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents, as assumed hereunder, are not subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release, surrender or compromise; | ||
d. | as of the Effective Date, there are no offsets, defenses or counterclaims to the obligations under the Loan Documents which have been assumed by Additional Borrowers hereunder; and | ||
e. | as of the Effective Date, no Event of Default exists under any of the Loan Documents; | ||
f. | as of the Effective Date, Additional Borrowers have personal knowledge of all terms and conditions of the Loan Documents, and further agree that Lender has no obligation or duty to provide any information to Additional Borrowers regarding the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents. Additional Borrowers further understand and acknowledge that, except as expressly provided in this Modification Agreement, Lender has not waived any right of Lender or obligation of Borrower under the Loan Documents and Lender has not agreed to any modification of any provision of any Loan Document or to any extension of the Loan. |
4. | NON-IMPAIRMENT. Except as expressly provided herein, nothing in this Modification Agreement shall alter or affect any provision, condition or covenant contained in the Loan Agreement or other Loan Documents or affect or impair any rights, powers or remedies thereunder, and the parties hereto intend that the provisions of the Loan Agreement and other Loan Documents shall continue in full force and effect except as expressly modified hereby. |
5. | MISCELLANEOUS. This Modification Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida applicable to contracts made and performed in such state, without regard to the principles thereof regarding conflict of laws, and any applicable laws of the United States of America. The headings used in this Modification Agreement are for convenience only and shall be disregarded in interpreting the substantive provisions of this Modification Agreement. If any provision of this Modification Agreement shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that portion shall be deemed severed herefrom and the remaining parts shall remain in full force as though the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been a part hereof. As used in this Modification Agreement, the term include(s) shall mean include(s), without limitation, and the term including shall mean including, but not limited to. In the event of any inconsistency between this Modification Agreement and the Loan Documents, this Modification Agreement shall govern. |
6. | COUNTERPARTS. The Loan Documents, including this Modification Agreement, contain or expressly incorporate by reference the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters contemplated therein, and supersede all prior negotiations. No reference to this Modification Agreement is necessary in any instrument or document at any time referring to a Loan Document. Any reference to a Loan Document (including in any other Loan Document) shall be deemed a reference to such document as amended hereby. |
7. | INTEGRATION; INTERPRETATION. This Modification Agreement contains or expressly incorporates by reference the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters contemplated herein and supersedes all prior negotiations or agreements, written or oral, and shall not be modified except by written instrument executed by all parties. |
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8. | GENERAL RELEASE. As further inducement to Lender to enter into this Modification Agreement, Existing Borrowers and each Guarantor (by their execution of the Guarantors Consent attached hereto) hereby release Lender as follows: |
A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor. |
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Progress Way | Winter Garden | Hanging Moss | Goldenrod Borrowers | |||
Borrowers | Borrowers | Borrowers | Initials | |||
Initials | Initials | Initials |
Cornerstone Core | Cornerstone Realty | Cornerstone | ||||
Properties, REIT, | Advisors, LLCs | Operating | ||||
Inc.s Initials | Initials | Partnership, L.P.s | ||||
Initials |
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By: | /s/ Leslie Baines | |||
Title: VP |
By: | COPORL ONE, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, its Manager | |||||||||||
By: | Cornerstone Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, its Manager | |||||||||||
By: | CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |||||||||||
By: | /s/ Sharon C. Kaiser | |||||||||||
Title: CFO |
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COP-CARTER, LLC, a Florida limited liability company | ||||||||||
By: | COPORL ONE, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, its Manager | |||||||||
By: | Cornerstone Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, its Manager | |||||||||
By: | CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |||||||||
By: | /s/ Sharon C. Kaiser | |||||||||
Title: CFO |
COP-HANGING MOSS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company | ||||||||||
By: | COPORL ONE, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, its Manager | |||||||||
By: | Cornerstone Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, its Manager | |||||||||
By: | CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |||||||||
By: | /s/ Sharon C. Kaiser | |||||||||
Title: CFO |
COP-GOLDENROD, LLC, a Florida limited liability company | ||||||||||
By: | COPORL ONE, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, its Manager | |||||||||
By: | Cornerstone Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, its Manager | |||||||||
By: | CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |||||||||
By: | /s/ Sharon C. Kaiser | |||||||||
Name: Sharon C. Kaiser | ||||||||||
Title: CFO |
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COP-SHOEMAKER, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||||
By: | CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation, its Manager | |||||
By: | /s/ Sharon C. Kaiser | |||||
Title: CFO | ||||||
COP-SOUTH INDUSTRIAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||||
By: | CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation, its Manager | |||||
By: | /s/ Sharon C. Kaiser | |||||
Title: CFO |
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Guarantor | ||||
CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation | ||||
By: | ||||
Title: | ||||
CORNERSTONE REALTY ADVISORS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||
By: | ||||
Title: | ||||
CORNERSTONE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership | ||||
By: | CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |||
By: | ||||
Title: |
CONSENT
EXHIBIT A-5
EXHIBIT A-6
Maximum | Minimum Initial Rental Rate | |||||||||
** | Footage: | Square | and Annual Rent Increases | Minimum Term | ||||||
Goldenrod: | 5,000 | $7.25/sf annually, net, 3% annual increases | 2 years | |||||||
Hanging Moss: | 6,000 | $7.25/sf annually, net, 3% annual increases | 2 years | |||||||
Progress Way: | 6,000 | $7.25/sf annually, net, 3% annual increases | 2 years | |||||||
Winter Garden: | 3,000 | $7.25/sf annually, net, 3% annual increases | 2 years | |||||||
Shoemaker: | 5,000 | $8.40/sf annually, net, 3% annual increases | 2 years | |||||||
South Industrial: | 2,500 | $6.12/sf annually, net, 3% annual increases | 2 years |
** | Notwithstanding the above, lease renewal terms currently set forth in leases existing as of the Closing Date are considered pre-approved |
EXHIBIT D

$15,360,000.00 | Date: August 3, 2011 |
1. | PROMISE TO PAY. FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned COP-Monroe, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (Progress Way Borrower), COP-Carter, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (Winter Garden Borrower), COP-Hanging Moss, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (Hanging Moss Borrower), COP-Goldenrod, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (Goldenrod Borrower, and collectively with Progress Way Borrower, Winter Garden Borrower and Hanging Moss Borrower, Original Borrower), COP-South Industrial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and COP-Shoemaker, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively with the Original Borrower, Borrower) promise(s) to pay to the order of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as successor-by-merger to Wachovia Bank, National Association, a national banking association (Lender), at the Minneapolis Loan Center, 608 2nd Ave South, 11th Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402, or at such other place as may be designated in writing by Lender, the principal sum of FIFTEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND AND NO/100THS DOLLARS ($15,360,000.00) or so much thereof as may from time to time be owing hereunder by reason of advances by Lender to or for the benefit or account of Borrower, with interest thereon, per annum, at the Effective Rate (as hereinafter defined) calculated in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Interest Rate Provisions Agreement attached to this note (Note) as Exhibit A (based on a 360-day year and charged on the basis of actual days elapsed). All sums owing hereunder are payable in lawful money of the United States of America, in immediately available funds without offset, deduction or counterclaim of any kind. This Note amends, restates and replaces, in its entirety, that certain Promissory Note dated as of November 13, 2007, executed by Original Borrower to the order of Lender in the principal face amount of $22,420,500.00 (as amended, the Existing Note). This Note is not intended to, nor shall it be construed to, constitute a novation of the Existing Note or the obligations contained therein. All sums previously paid under the Existing Note have been earned by and shall be retained by Lender. All sums currently owing under the Existing Note shall be deemed to be transferred to and owing under this Note. | |
2. | INTEREST; PRINCIPAL. Interest accrued on this Note shall be due and payable on the 1st Business Day of each month commencing with the first month after the date of this Note. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or the Interest Rate Provisions Agreement attached to this Note as Exhibit A, in no event shall the interest rate on the outstanding principal balance of this Note at any time be less than four and one-half percent (4.50%) per annum based on a 360-day year and charged on the basis of actual days elapsed (Interest Rate Floor). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Borrower and Lender now or hereafter enter into an interest rate swap transaction in connection with this Note, THEN, for the duration of such interest rate swap transaction, the Interest Rate Floor shall not apply to so much of the principal balance of this Note as is equal to the notional amount of such interest rate swap transaction. On the 1st Business Day of each month commencing with the first month after the date of this Note, Borrower shall make a principal payment to Lender in the amount of $30,000.00 each. |
MEMORANDUM OF MODIFICATION AGREEMENT AMENDING MORTGAGE SECURING THIS NOTE
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3. | MATURITY DATE. The outstanding principal balance of this Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, shall be due and payable in full on February 13, 2012 (Maturity Date), as such Maturity Date may be extended pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 2.5 of that certain Assumption and Modification Agreement (Long Form) dated as of even date herewith executed by Borrower and Lender (the Assumption and Modification Agreement). Principal amounts outstanding hereunder, upon which repayment obligations exist and interest accrues, shall be determined by the records of the Lender, which shall be deemed to be conclusive in the absence of clear and convincing evidence to the contrary presented by Borrower. | |
6. | SECURED BY DEED OF TRUST. This Note is secured by, among other things, the Deeds of Trust (as defined in the Loan Agreement referenced below) and the other Loan Documents as defined in that certain Loan Agreement dated as of November 13, 2007, executed by Original Borrower and Lender as amended by that certain Extension Agreement dated as of November 13, 2009 executed by Original Borrower and Lender, that certain letter agreement dated as of October 21, 2010 executed by Original Borrower and Lender, that certain letter agreement dated as of February 23, 2011 executed by Original Borrower and Lender, that certain letter agreement dated as of April 14, 2011 executed by Original Borrower and Lender, and the Assumption and Modification Agreement (as the same may be further amended or restated from time to time, the Loan Agreement). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings set froth in the Loan Agreement. Reference is made to the Loan Agreement for a description of the terms and conditions upon which advances may be made under this Note and repayment of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note may be accelerated. | |
7. | INTENTIONALLY DELETED. | |
8. | LATE CHARGE. If any interest or principal payment required hereunder is not received by Lender (whether by direct debit or otherwise) on or before the 15th calendar day of the month (regardless of whether the 15th day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday) in which it becomes due, Borrower shall pay, at Lenders option, a late or collection charge equal to 5% of the amount of such unpaid payment (Late Charge). | |
9. | PREPAYMENT. Borrower may prepay the principal amount outstanding under this Note and accrued interest thereon, in whole or in part, at any time without charge. Partial prepayments of principal shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amount prepaid through the date of prepayment and, if applicable, a One-Month LIBOR Rate Price Adjustment (as defined in Exhibit A). Lender shall not be obligated to re-advance to Borrower any sums prepaid by Borrower, whether prepaid voluntarily or involuntarily pursuant to the terms of any Loan Document. | |
10. | INTENTIONALLY DELETED. | |
11. | ACCELERATION. If: (a) Borrower shall fail to pay when due any sums payable hereunder; or (b) an Event of Default occurs under any Deed of Trust or under any obligation secured thereby, or under any other Loan Document; THEN Lender may, at its sole option, declare all sums owing under this Note immediately due and payable; provided, however, that if any document related to this Note provides for automatic acceleration of payment of sums owing hereunder, all sums owing hereunder shall be automatically due and payable in accordance with the terms of that document. | |
12. | JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY. If this Note is executed by more than 1 person or entity as Borrower, the obligations of each such person or entity shall be joint and several. No person or entity shall be a mere accommodation maker, but each shall be primarily and directly liable hereunder. Section 12.28 of the Loan Agreement (the Joint Borrower Provisions) is by this reference incorporated herein in its entirety. | |
13. | WAIVER. Except as otherwise provided, Borrower waives: presentment; demand; notice of dishonor; notice of default or delinquency; notice of acceleration; notice of protest and nonpayment; notice of costs, expenses or losses and interest thereon; notice of late charges; and diligence in |
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taking any action to collect any sums owing under this Note or in proceeding against any of the rights or interests in or to properties securing payment of this Note. | ||
14. | TIME OF THE ESSENCE. Time is of the essence with respect to every provision hereof. | |
15. | GOVERNING LAW. This Note shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the state of Florida is located, except to the extent preempted by federal laws. | |
16. | COMMERCIAL USE; MAXIMUM RATE PERMITTED BY LAW. Borrower hereby represents that this loan is for commercial use and not for personal, family or household purposes. It is the specific intent of the Borrower and Lender that this Note bear a lawful rate of interest, and if any court of competent jurisdiction should determine that the rate herein provided for exceeds that which is statutorily permitted for the type of transaction evidenced hereby, the interest rate shall be reduced to the highest rate permitted by applicable law, with any excess interest heretofore collected being applied against principal or, if such principal has been fully repaid, returned to Borrower on demand. | |
17. | LENDERS DAMAGES. Borrower recognizes that its default in making any payment as provided herein or in any other Loan Document as agreed to be paid when due, or the occurrence of any other Event of Default hereunder or under any other Loan Document, will require Lender to incur additional expense in servicing and administering the Loan, in loss to Lender of the use of the money due and in frustration to Lender in meeting its other financial and loan commitments and that the damages caused thereby would be extremely difficult and impractical to ascertain. Borrower agrees (a) that an amount equal to the Late Charge plus the accrual of interest at the Default Rate (as defined in Exhibit A) is a reasonable estimate of the damage to Lender in the event of a late payment, and (b) that the accrual of interest at the Default Rate following any other Event of Default is a reasonable estimate of the damage to Lender in the event of such other Event of Default, regardless of whether there has been an acceleration of the loan evidenced hereby. Nothing in this Note shall be construed as an obligation on the part of Lender to accept, at any time, less than the full amount then due hereunder, or as a waiver or limitation of Lenders right to compel prompt performance. | |
18. | WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. BORROWER HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (a) ARISING UNDER THIS NOTE OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE MODIFICATION HEREOF OR THEREOF OR (b) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF BORROWER AND LENDER OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THIS NOTE OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (AS NOW OR HEREAFTER MODIFIED) OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION IS NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND BORROWER HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT LENDER MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF BORROWER TO THE WAIVER OF ANY RIGHT BORROWER MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY. | |
19. | EXHIBITS. All exhibits, schedules or other items attached hereto are incorporated into this Note by such attachment for all purposes. | |
20. | NOTICES. All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Note shall be given to the Borrower or Lender at the address and in the manner provided for in the Loan Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein. |
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21. | INTEGRATION. The Loan Documents contain or expressly incorporate by reference the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters contemplated therein and supersede all prior negotiations or agreements, written or oral. The Loan Documents shall not be modified except by written instrument executed by all parties. Any reference to the Loan Documents includes any amendments, renewals or extensions now or hereafter approved by Lender in writing. |
Borrower COP-MONROE, LLC, a Florida limited liability company | ||||
By: | COPORL ONE, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, | |||
its Manager | ||||
By: | Cornerstone Operating Partnership, L.P., a | |||
Delaware limited partnership, its Manager |
By: | CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES REIT, | |||
INC., a Maryland corporation, its general | ||||
partner |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
COP-CARTER, LLC, a Florida limited liability company | ||||
By: | COPORL ONE, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, | |||
its Manager |
By: | Cornerstone Operating Partnership, L.P., a | |||
Delaware limited partnership, its Manager |
By: | CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES REIT, | |||
INC., a Maryland corporation, its general | ||||
partner |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
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COP-HANGING MOSS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company | ||||
By: | COP-ORL ONE, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, its Manager | |||
By: | Cornerstone Operating Partnership, L.P., a | |||
Delaware limited partnership, its Manager | ||||
By: | CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation, its general partner | |||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
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COP-GOLDENROD, LLC, a Florida limited liability company | ||||
By: | COPORL ONE, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, its Manager | |||
By: | Cornerstone Operating Partnership, L.P., a | |||
Delaware limited partnership, its Manager |
By: | CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation, its general partner |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
COP-SHOEMAKER, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||
By: | CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation, its Manager |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
COP-SOUTH INDUSTRIAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||
By: | CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation, its Manager |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
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1. | RATES AND TERMS DEFINED. Various rates and terms not otherwise defined herein are defined and described as follows: | |
Business Day is a day of the week (but not a Saturday, Sunday or holiday) on which the offices of Lender are open to the public for carrying on substantially all of Lenders business functions. | ||
Default Rate is a rate of interest per annum five percent (5%) in excess of the applicable Effective Rate in effect from time to time. | ||
Effective Rate is the rate of interest calculated in accordance with Section 2 below. | ||
Federal Funds Rate is, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal Funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal Funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next 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 for such day on such transactions received by Lender from three Federal Funds brokers of recognized standing selected by Lender. | ||
Loan Agreement is that certain Loan Agreement dated as of October 13, 2007 executed by Original Borrower and Lender, as amended by that certain Extension Agreement dated as of November 13, 2009 executed by Original Borrower and Lender, that certain letter agreement dated as of October 21, 2010 executed by Original Borrower and Lender, that certain letter agreement dated as of February 23, 2011 executed by Original Borrower and Lender, that certain letter agreement dated as of April 14, 2011 executed by Original Borrower and Lender, and that certain Assumption and Modification Agreement (Long Form) dated as of even date herewith executed by Borrower and Lender. | ||
Loan Documents are the documents defined as such in the Loan Agreement. | ||
One-Month LIBO Rate is the rate of interest, rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple of one-hundredth of one percent (.01%), equal to the sum of: (a) three percent (3.00%) plus (b) the |
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rate of interest, rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple of one-sixteenth of one percent (.0625%), that is quoted by Lender from time to time as the London InterBank Offered Rate for deposits in U.S. Dollars, at approximately 9:00 a.m. (California time), for a period of 1 month (One-Month Rate), which rate is divided by one (1.00) minus the Reserve Percentage. |
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One-Month LIBO Rate = spread % | One-Month Rate |
One-Month LIBO Rate Period is the period of 1 month from the 1st Business Day of a calendar month to, but not including, the 1st Business Day of the next calendar month; provided, however, no One-Month LIBO Rate Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date. | ||
One-Month LIBO Rate Portion is the then outstanding principal balance of this Note which is subject to a One-Month LIBO Rate. In the event Borrower is subject to a principal amortization schedule under the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents, the One-Month LIBO Rate Portion shall in no event exceed the maximum outstanding principal balance which will be permissible on the last day of the One-Month LIBO Rate Period. | ||
One-Month Rate is the rate of interest defined in the definition of One-Month LIBO Rate above. | ||
Regulatory Costs are, collectively, future, supplemental, emergency or other changes in Reserve Percentages, assessment rates imposed by the FDIC, or similar requirements or costs imposed by any domestic or foreign governmental authority and related in any manner to a One-Month LIBO Rate. | ||
Replacement Rate is, for any day, a fluctuating rate of interest equal to three percent (3.00%) plus the Federal Funds Rate plus 1.50%. | ||
Reserve Percentage is at any time the percentage announced within Lender as the reserve percentage under Regulation D for loans and obligations making reference to the One-Month LIBO Rate. The Reserve Percentage shall be based on Regulation D or other regulations from time to time in effect concerning reserves for Eurocurrency Liabilities as defined in Regulation D from related institutions as though Lender were in a net borrowing position, as promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or its successor. | ||
Taxes are, collectively, all withholdings, interest equalization taxes, stamp taxes or other taxes (except income and franchise taxes) imposed by any domestic or foreign governmental authority and related in any manner to a One-Month LIBO Rate. | ||
2. | EFFECTIVE RATE. Provided no Event of Default exists under this Note or under the Loan Agreement or under any other Loan Document, the Effective Rate upon which interest shall be calculated for this Note shall be the following: |
2.1 | Initial Disbursement; Subsequent Disbursements During Any Calendar Month. For the initial disbursement of principal under this Note, and for any subsequent disbursements of principal during any calendar month, the Effective Rate on such principal amount shall be the One-Month LIBO Rate on the date of disbursement as determined by Lender. Such Effective Rate shall apply to such principal amount from the date of disbursement through and including the date immediately preceding the 1st Business Day of the next calendar month. On the 1st Business Day of the next calendar month, any principal disbursed during the prior calendar month shall be added to (or |
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become) | the One-Month LIBO Rate Portion for purposes of calculation of the Effective Rate under Section 2.2 below. | ||
2.2 | Monthly Reset of One-Month LIBO Rate. Commencing with the 1st Business Day of the first calendar month after the initial disbursement of principal under this Note, and continuing thereafter on the 1st Business Day of each succeeding calendar month, the Effective Rate on the outstanding One-Month LIBO Rate Portion under this Note (i.e., all outstanding principal on such 1st Business Day) shall be reset to the One-Month LIBO Rate, as determined by Lender on each such 1st Business Day. | ||
2.3 | Intentionally Deleted. | ||
2.4 | If One-Month LIBO Rate Becomes Unavailable. In the event the One-Month LIBO Rate, for any reason, should become prohibited or unavailable to Lender, or, if in Lenders good faith judgment, it is not possible or practical for Lender to set a One-Month LIBO Rate, THEN, the Effective Rate shall be the Replacement Rate. | ||
2.5. | Post Maturity; Default Rate. From and after the Maturity Date or such earlier date on which an Event of Default exists under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, then at the option of Lender, all sums owing on this Note shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Event of Default Rate. |
3. | TAXES, REGULATORY COSTS AND RESERVE PERCENTAGES. Upon Lenders demand, Borrower shall pay to Lender, in addition to all other amounts which may be, or become, due and payable under this Note and Loan Documents, any and all Taxes and Regulatory Costs, to the extent they are not internalized by calculation of an Effective Rate. Further, at Lenders option, the Effective Rate shall be automatically adjusted by adjusting the Reserve Percentage, as determined by Lender in its prudent banking judgment, from the date of imposition (or subsequent date selected by Lender) of any such Regulatory Costs. Lender shall give Borrower notice of any Taxes and Regulatory Costs as soon as practicable after their occurrence, but Borrower shall be liable for any Taxes and Regulatory Costs regardless of whether or when notice is so given. | |
4. | ONE-MONTH LIBO RATE PRICE ADJUSTMENT. Borrower acknowledges that prepayment or acceleration of a One-Month LIBO Rate Portion during a One-Month LIBO Rate Period shall result in Lenders incurring additional costs, expenses and/or liabilities and that it is extremely difficult and impractical to ascertain the extent of such costs, expenses and/or liabilities. Therefore, on the date a One-Month LIBO Rate Portion is prepaid or the date all sums payable hereunder become due and payable, by acceleration or otherwise (Price Adjustment Date), Borrower will pay Lender (in addition to all other sums then owing to Lender) an amount (One-Month LIBO Rate Price Adjustment) equal to the then present value of (a) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the One-Month LIBO Rate Portion for the remainder of the One-Month LIBO Rate Period at the One-Month LIBO Rate set on the 1st Business Day of the month in which such amount is prepaid or becomes due, less (b) the amount of interest that would accrue on the same One-Month LIBO Rate Portion for the same period if the One-Month LIBO Rate were set on the Price Adjustment Date at the One-Month LIBO Rate in effect on the Price Adjustment Date. The present value shall be calculated by using as a discount rate the One-Month Rate quoted on the Price Adjustment Date. | |
By initialing this provision where indicated below, Borrower confirms that Lenders agreement to make the loan evidenced by this Note at the interest rates and on the other terms set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents constitutes adequate and valuable consideration, given individual weight by Borrower, for this agreement. |
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5. | PURCHASE, SALE AND MATCHING OF FUNDS. Borrower understands, agrees and acknowledges the following: (a) Lender has no obligation to purchase, sell and/or match funds in connection with the use of a One-Month Rate as a basis for calculating an Effective Rate or a One-Month LIBO Rate Price Adjustment; (b) a One-Month Rate is used merely as a reference in determining an Effective Rate or a One-Month LIBO Rate Price Adjustment; and (c) Borrower has accepted a One-Month Rate as a reasonable and fair basis for calculating an Effective Rate or a One-Month LIBO Rate Price Adjustment. Borrower further agrees to pay the One-Month LIBO Rate Price Adjustment, Taxes and Regulatory Costs, if any, whether or not Lender elects to purchase, sell and/or match funds. | |
6. | MISCELLANEOUS. As used in this Exhibit, the plural shall mean the singular and the singular shall mean the plural as the context requires. |
By: | COPORL ONE, LLC, a Florida limited liability | |||
company, its Manager |
By: | Cornerstone Operating Partnership, L.P., a | |||
Delaware limited partnership, its Manager |
By: | CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES | |||
REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation, its | ||||
general partner |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
COP-CARTER, LLC, a Florida limited liability company | ||||
By: | COPORL ONE, LLC, a Florida limited liability | |||
company, its Manager |
By: | Cornerstone Operating Partnership, L.P., a | |||
Delaware limited partnership, its Manager |
By: | CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES | |||
REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation, its | ||||
general partner |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
Exhibit A 4
COP-HANGING MOSS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company | ||||
By: | COPORL ONE, LLC, a Florida limited liability | |||
company, its Manager |
By: | Cornerstone Operating Partnership, L.P., a | |||
Delaware limited partnership, its Manager |
By: | CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES | |||
REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation, its | ||||
general partner |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
COP-GOLDENROD, LLC, a Florida limited liability company | ||||
By: | COPORL ONE, LLC, a Florida limited liability | |||
company, its Manager |
By: | Cornerstone Operating Partnership, L.P., a | |||
Delaware limited partnership, its Manager |
By: | CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES | |||
REIT, INC., a Maryland corporation, its | ||||
general partner |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
COP-SHOEMAKER, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||
By: | CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES REIT, INC., a | |||
Maryland corporation, its Manager |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
Exhibit A 5
COP-SOUTH INDUSTRIAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||
By: | CORNERSTONE CORE PROPERTIES REIT, INC., | |||
a Maryland corporation, its Manager |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
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