GUARANTEE AGREEMENT dated as of July 10, 2023 (this “Agreement”), among Relam Amsterdam Holdings B.V., a Dutch private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aanprakelijkheid) (the “Borrower”), CBRE SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“CBRE Services”), CBRE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings” and, together with CBRE Services, the “Guarantors”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Guaranteed Parties (as defined below)).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 10, 2023 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, CBRE Services, Holdings, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”) and the Administrative Agent.
The Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The obligations of the Lenders to extend credit to the Borrower are conditioned upon, among other things, the execution and delivery of this Agreement. CBRE Services and Holdings are affiliates of the Borrower, will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and are willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to extend such credit.
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Credit Agreement. (a) Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement.
(b) The rules of construction specified in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement.
(c) As used in this Agreement or any other Loan Document:
“Commodity Exchange Act” shall mean the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.) and any successor statute, and any rule, regulation or order promulgated thereunder, in each case as amended from time to time.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee by such Guarantor of such Swap Obligation is or becomes unlawful under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder (or the application or official interpretation of any provision thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act at the time any such guarantee becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation.