Execution Version
Loan No: 1007304
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of July 20, 2012
by and among
HEALTHCARE TRUST OF AMERICA HOLDINGS, LP
a Delaware limited partnership,
as Borrower,
THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO
and their assignees under Section 13.6,
as Lenders,
WELLS FARGO Bank, National Association,
as Administrative Agent,
and
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner,
Table of Contents
Articles; Section Page
SFI-733935v3
ARTICLE I. | DEFINITIONS 1 |
Section 1.1 | Definitions 1 |
Section 1.2 | General; References to Pacific Time 25 |
ARTICLE II. | CREDIT FACILITY 25 |
Section 2.1 | Loans 25 |
Section 2.2 | Rates and Payment of Interest on Loans 26 |
Section 2.3 | Number of Interest Periods 26 |
Section 2.4 | Repayment of Loans 27 |
Section 2.5 | Prepayments 27 |
Section 2.6 | Continuation 27 |
Section 2.7 | Conversion 28 |
Section 2.8 Notes 28
Section 2.9 | Increase in Commitments 28 |
Section 2.10 | Funds Transfer Disbursements 29 |
ARTICLE III. | Payments, Fees and Other General Provisions 30 |
Section 3.1 | Payments 30 |
Section 3.2 | Pro Rata Treatment 31 |
Section 3.3 | Sharing of Payments, Etc 31 |
Section 3.4 | Several Obligations 32 |
Section 3.5 | Fees 32 |
Section 3.6 | Computations 32 |
Section 3.7 | Usury 32 |
Section 3.8 | Statements of Account 33 |
Section 3.9 | Defaulting Lenders 33 |
Section 3.10 | Taxes; Foreign Lenders 34 |
ARTICLE IV. | [Reserved] 36 |
ARTICLE V. | Yield Protection, Etc 36 |
Section 5.1 | Additional Costs; Capital Adequacy 36 |
Section 5.2 | Suspension of LIBOR Loans 37 |
Section 5.3 | Illegality 38 |
Section 5.4 | Compensation 38 |
Section 5.5 | Treatment of Affected Loans 38 |
Section 5.6 | Affected Lenders 39 |
Section 5.7 | Change of Lending Office 39 |
Section 5.8 | Assumptions Concerning Funding of LIBOR Loans 40 |
ARTICLE VI. | Conditions Precedent 40 |
Section 6.1 | Initial Conditions Precedent 40 |
Section 6.2 | Conditions Precedent to All Loans 42 |
ARTICLE VII. | Representations and Warranties 42 |
Section 7.1 | Organization; Powers 43 |
Section 7.2 | Authorization; Enforceability 43 |
Section 7.3 | Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts 43 |
Section 7.4 | Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change 43 |
Section 7.5 | Properties 44 |
Section 7.6 | Litigation and Environmental Matters 44 |
Section 7.7 | Compliance with Laws and Agreements 44 |
Section 7.8 | Investment and Holding Company Status 44 |
Section 7.9 | Taxes 45 |
Section 7.10 | ERISA 45 |
Section 7.11 | Disclosure 45 |
Section 7.12 | Federal Regulations 45 |
Section 7.13 | Labor Matters 45 |
Section 7.14 | Subsidiaries 46 |
Section 7.15 | Use of Proceeds 46 |
Section 7.16 | Solvency 46 |
Section 7.17 | Status of the Company 46 |
Section 7.18 | Properties 46 |
Section 7.19 | Survival of Representations and Warranties, Etc 46 |
ARTICLE VIII. | Affirmative Covenants 47 |
Section 8.1 | Financial Statements; Ratings Change and Other Information 47 |
Section 8.2 | Notices of Material Events 49 |
Section 8.3 | Existence; Conduct of Business; REIT Status 49 |
Section 8.4 | Payment of Obligations 50 |
Section 8.5 | Maintenance of Properties; Insurance 50 |
Section 8.6 | Books and Records; Inspection Rights 50 |
Section 8.7 | Compliance with Laws 50 |
Section 8.8 | Use of Proceeds 50 |
Section 8.9 | Distributions in the Ordinary Course 51 |
Section 8.10 | Notices of Asset Sales, Encumbrances or Dispositions 51 |
Section 8.11 | [Reserved] 51 |
Section 8.12 | Release of Subsidiary Guarantors 51 |
Section 8.13 | Additional Guarantors 52 |
ARTICLE IX. | Information 52 |
Section 9.1 | Electronic Delivery of Certain Information 52 |
Section 9.2 | Public/Private Information 52 |
Section 9.3 | USA Patriot Act Notice; Compliance 53 |
ARTICLE X. | Negative Covenants 53 |
Section 10.1 | Indebtedness 53 |
Section 10.2 | Liens 54 |
Section 10.3 | Fundamental Changes 54 |
Section 10.4 | Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions 55 |
Section 10.5 | Swap Agreements 56 |
Section 10.6 | Restricted Payments; Share Repurchases 56 |
Section 10.7 | Transactions with Affiliates 57 |
Section 10.8 | Restrictive Agreements 57 |
Section 10.9 | Disposition of Property 57 |
Section 10.10 | Payments and Modifications of Subordinate Debt 58 |
Section 10.11 | Sales and Leasebacks 58 |
Section 10.12 | Changes in Fiscal Periods 58 |
Section 10.13 | Financial Covenants 58 |
Section 10.14 | Modification of Governing Documents 59 |
Section 10.15 | Occupancy of Unencumbered Assets 59 |
ARTICLE XI. | Default 60 |
Section 11.1 | Events of Default 60 |
Section 11.2 | Remedies Upon Event of Default 61 |
Section 11.3 | [Reserved.] 62 |
Section 11.4 | Marshaling; Payments Set Aside 62 |
Section 11.5 | Allocation of Proceeds 63 |
Section 11.6 | [Reserved] 63 |
Section 11.7 | Rescission of Acceleration by Requisite Lenders 63 |
Section 11.8 | Performance by Administrative Agent 63 |
Section 11.9 | Rights Cumulative 64 |
ARTICLE XII. | The Administrative Agent 64 |
Section 12.1 | Appointment and Authorization 64 |
Section 12.2 | Wells Fargo as Lender 65 |
Section 12.3 | [Reserved] 65 |
Section 12.4 | [Reserved] 65 |
Section 12.5 | Approvals of Lenders 65 |
Section 12.6 | Notice of Events of Default 66 |
Section 12.7 | Administrative Agent's Reliance 66 |
Section 12.8 | Indemnification of Administrative Agent 66 |
Section 12.9 | Lender Credit Decision, Etc 67 |
Section 12.10 | Successor Administrative Agent 68 |
ARTICLE XIII. | Miscellaneous 68 |
Section 13.1 | Notices 68 |
Section 13.2 | Expenses 70 |
Section 13.3 | Stamp, Intangible and Recording Taxes 71 |
Section 13.4 | Setoff 71 |
Section 13.5 | Litigation; Jurisdiction; Other Matters; Waivers 71 |
Section 13.6 | Successors and Assigns 72 |
Section 13.7 | Amendments and Waivers 75 |
Section 13.8 | Non-Liability of Administrative Agent and Lenders 77 |
Section 13.9 | Confidentiality 77 |
Section 13.10 | Indemnification 78 |
Section 13.11 | Termination; Survival 80 |
Section 13.12 | Severability of Provisions 80 |
Section 13.13 | GOVERNING LAW 80 |
Section 13.14 | Counterparts 80 |
Section 13.15 | Obligations with Respect to Loan Parties 81 |
Section 13.16 | Independence of Covenants 81 |
Section 13.17 | Limitation of Liability 81 |
Section 13.18 | Entire Agreement 81 |
Section 13.19 | Construction 81 |
Section 13.20 | Headings 81 |
Section 13.21 | Time 82 |
SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
SCHEDULE EGL Eligible Ground Leases
SCHEDULE EOCGL Eligible On-Campus Ground Leases
SCHEDULE QS Qualified Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE SG Subsidiary Guarantors
SCHEDULE 1.1(a) Commitments Amounts and Commitment Percentages
SCHEDULE 1.1(b) Loan Parties
SCHEDULE 7.14 Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 7.18(a) Real Property
SCHEDULE 7.18(b) Unencumbered Assets
SCHEDULE 10.1 Existing Indebtedness
SCHEDULE 10.2 Existing Liens
SCHEDULE 10.8 Existing Restrictions
EXHIBIT A Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT B Form of Guaranty
EXHIBIT C Form of Note
EXHIBIT D Form of Notice of Borrowing
EXHIBIT E Form of Notice of Continuation
EXHIBIT F Form of Notice of Conversion
EXHIBIT G Form of Transfer Authorizer Designation Form
CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of July 20, 2012 by and among HEALTHCARE TRUST OF AMERICA HOLDINGS, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Borrower”), each of the financial institutions initially a signatory hereto, together with their successors and assignees under Section 13.6 (the “Lenders”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, as Lead Arranger (the “Lead Arranger”).
WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders desire to make available to the Borrower a non-revolving credit facility in an initial amount of up to $155,000,000, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1Definitions.
In addition to terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Accession Agreement” means an Accession Agreement substantially in the form of Annex I to the Guaranty.
“Acquisition Property” means any improved, income-producing Property owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for fewer than four (4) complete fiscal quarters, unless the Borrower has made a one-time election to treat such Property as a Medical Office/Office Property or Other Property (and no longer treat such Property as an Acquisition Property).
“Additional Costs” has the meaning given such term in Section 5.1(b).
“Adjusted NOI” means for any fiscal period, the NOI (or proportionate share of NOI from a Property owned by an Unconsolidated Affiliate) from a Property and adjusted to (a) remove the effect of recognizing rental income on a straight-line basis over the applicable lease term and (b) deduct Property Management Fees. As used herein, “Property Management Fees” means, with respect to each Property (other than a Property for which the Borrower or Subsidiary has a triple-net lease in effect) for any period, an amount equal to the greater of (a) actual management fees for such Property and (b) an assumed amount equal to three percent (3%) of the aggregate rent due and payable under leases with tenants at such Property.
“Administrative Agent” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as contractual representative of the Lenders under this Agreement, or any successor “Administrative Agent” appointed pursuant to Section 12.10.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means the Administrative Questionnaire completed by each Lender and delivered to the Administrative Agent in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders from time to time.
“Affected Lender” has the meaning given such term in Section 5.6.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Administrative Agent or any Lender be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Borrower.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.
“Agreement Date” means the date as of which this Agreement is dated.
“Applicable Credit Rating” means a rating assigned to the Company's Index Debt by a Rating Agency, or if the Company has not issued any Index Debt, the corporate credit or issuer rating assigned to the Company by a Rating Agency.
“Applicable Law” means all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes, executive orders, and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
“Applicable Margin” means the percentage rate set forth in the table below corresponding to the level (each a “Level”) into which the Applicable Credit Rating then falls. As of the Agreement Date, the Applicable Margin is determined based on Level 3. Any change in the Applicable Credit Rating which would cause it to move to a different Level shall be effective as of the first day of the first calendar month immediately following receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice delivered by the Borrower in accordance with Section 8.2 that the Applicable Credit Rating has changed; provided, however, if the Borrower has not delivered the notice required by Section 8.2, but the Administrative Agent becomes aware that the Applicable Credit Rating has changed, then the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, adjust the Level effective as of the first day of the first calendar month following the date the Administrative Agent becomes aware that the Applicable Credit Rating has changed and promptly advise Borrower thereof in writing. During any period that the Borrower has received two (2) Applicable Credit Ratings that are not equivalent, the Applicable Margin shall be determined based on the Level corresponding to the higher of such two (2) Applicable Credit Ratings; provided, however, that if the ratings of S&P and Moody's are two (2) or more Levels apart, then the Applicable Margin shall be based on the rating level that falls one level below the higher of the two (2) Levels. During any period for which there exists only one Applicable Credit Rating from a Rating Agency, then the Applicable Margin shall be determined based on such Applicable Credit Rating so long as such Applicable Credit Rating is from either S&P or Moody's. During any period that the Company has (a) not received an Applicable Credit Rating from any Rating Agency or (b) received an Applicable Credit Rating from only one Rating Agency that is neither S&P or Moody's, the Applicable Margin shall be determined based on Level 4.
Level | Applicable Credit Rating (S&P/Moody's) | Applicable Margin |
1 | Baa1/BBB+ or higher | 1.55% |
2 | Baa2/BBB | 1.7% |
3 | Baa3/BBB- | 2% |
4 | Below Baa3/BBB- | 2.4% |
“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 any entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption Agreement among a Lender, an Eligible Assignee and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit A.
“Bankruptcy Code” means the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended.
“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 Rate” means the LIBOR Market Index Rate; provided, that if for any reason the LIBOR Market Index Rate is unavailable, Base Rate shall mean the per annum rate of interest equal to the Federal Funds Rate, plus one and one-half of one percent (1.50%).
“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan (or any portion thereof) bearing interest at a rate based on the Base Rate.
“Benefit Arrangement” means at any time an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA which is not a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan and which is maintained or otherwise contributed to by any member of the ERISA Group.
“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
“Borrower” means Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership.
“Borrowing” means Loans of the same Type, made, Converted or Continued on the same date.
“Business Day” means (a) a day of the week (but not a Saturday, Sunday or holiday) on which the offices of the Administrative Agent in Los Angeles, California, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, are open to the public for carrying on substantially all of the Administrative Agent's business functions, and (b) if such day relates to a LIBOR Loan, any such day that is also a day on which dealings in Dollars are carried on in the London interbank market. Unless specifically referenced in this Agreement as a Business Day, all references to “days” shall be to calendar days.
“Capital Lease Obligation” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Capital Reserves” means for any period and with respect to a Property, an amount equal to $1.25 per square foot per annum multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in such period and the denominator of which is three hundred sixty-five (365). Any portion of a Property leased under a ground lease to a third party that owns the improvements on such portion of such Property shall not be included in determinations of Capital Reserves. If the term Capital Reserves is used without reference to any specific Property, then the amount shall be determined on an aggregate basis with respect to all Properties of the Company, the Borrower, and their Subsidiaries and a proportionate share of all Properties of all Unconsolidated Affiliates.
“Capitalization Rate” means seven and one half percent (7.50%) for Medical Office/Office Properties, and eight and one half percent (8.50%) for Other Properties.
“Cash Equivalents” means: (a) securities issued, guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any of its agencies with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired; (b) certificates of deposit with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired issued by a United States federal or state chartered commercial bank of recognized standing, or a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, or a political subdivision of any such country, acting through a branch or agency, which bank has capital and unimpaired surplus in excess of $500,000,000 and which bank or its holding company has a short‑term commercial paper rating of at least A‑2 or the equivalent by S&P or at least P‑2 or the equivalent by Moody's; (c) reverse repurchase agreements with terms of not more than seven days from the date acquired, for securities of the type described in clause (a) above and entered into only with commercial banks having the qualifications described in clause (b) above; (d) commercial paper issued by any Person incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof and rated at least A‑2 or the equivalent
thereof by S&P or at least P‑2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody's, in each case with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired; (e) investments in money market funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which have net assets of at least $500,000,000 and at least eighty-five percent (85.0%) of whose assets consist of securities and other obligations of the type described in clauses (a) through (d) above; and (f) such other investments agreed to by the Borrower and the Requisite Lenders in their reasonable discretion.
“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 representing more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Company; (b) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Company by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of the Company nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated; (c) 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) acquires, directly or indirectly, by contract or otherwise, the power to exercise control over the Equity Interests of the Company representing more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the total voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Company; (d) the Company shall fail to be the sole general partner of the Borrower or shall fail to own, directly or indirectly, free of any liens, encumbrances or adverse claims, Equity Interests of the Borrower representing more than ninety percent (90%) of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower; or (e) the Borrower or the Company shall fail to own, directly or indirectly, free of any liens, encumbrances or adverse claims, at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the Equity Interests of each Guarantor (other than the Company), control all major decisions of such Guarantor (including, without limitation, decisions to sell or encumber property) and otherwise possess the ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors, or other persons performing similar functions, of each such Guarantor; provided that the Borrower or the Company must directly or indirectly own, free of any liens, encumbrances or adverse claims, one hundred percent (100%) of each Guarantor that owns any Unencumbered Asset. For the avoidance of doubt, the sale of Equity Interests in the Company through a public offering or private offering shall not constitute a “Change in Control” unless such offering causes a violation of one or more of clauses (a) through (e) of this definition.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Commitment” means, as to each Lender, such Lender's obligation to make Loans pursuant to Section 2.1, in an amount up to, but not exceeding, the amount set forth for such Lender on Schedule 1.1(a) as such Lender's “Commitment Amount” or as set forth in any applicable Assignment and Assumption, or agreement executed by a Lender becoming a party hereto in accordance with Section 2.9, as the same may be increased or reduced as appropriate to reflect any assignments to or by such Lender effected in accordance with Section 13.6 or increased as appropriate to reflect any increase effected in accordance with Section 2.9.
“Commitment Percentage” means, as to each Lender with a Commitment, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the amount of such Lender's Commitment to (b) the aggregate amount of the Commitments of all Lenders; provided, however, that if at the time of determination the Commitments have been terminated or been reduced to zero, the “Commitment Percentage” of each Lender with a Commitment shall be the “Commitment Percentage” of such Lender in effect immediately prior to such termination or reduction.
“Company” means Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
“Continue”, “Continuation” and “Continued” means to the continuation of a LIBOR Loan from one Interest Period to another Interest Period pursuant to Section 2.6.
“Construction-in-Process” means cash expenditures for land and improvements (including indirect costs internally allocated and development costs) determined in accordance with GAAP on all Development Properties.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.
“Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Convert”, “Conversion” and “Converted” means to the conversion of a Loan of one Type into a Loan of another Type pursuant to Section 2.7.
“Credit Event” means any of the following: (a) the making (or deemed making) of any Loan, (b) the Conversion of a Base Rate Loan into a LIBOR Loan, and (c) the Continuation of a LIBOR Loan.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar Applicable Laws relating to the relief of debtors in the United States of America or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Default” means any of the events specified in Section 11.1.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 3.9(f), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender's good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent or any Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender's obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender's good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity and/or (iii) has its (or such parent company's) A.M. Best Company financial rating, as applicable, withdrawn and/or is listed on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's “watch list”, which shall be deemed conclusively proven in the event the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such capacity is appointed as a receiver, conservator, trustee, or custodian for it (or such parent company, as applicable); provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States of America or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 3.9(f)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower and such Defaulting Lender.
“Derivatives Support Document” means (i) any Credit Support Annex comprising part of (and as defined in) any Specified Swap Contract, and (ii) any document or agreement, other than a Security Document, pursuant to which cash, deposit accounts, securities accounts or similar financial asset collateral are pledged to or made available for set-off by, a Specified Swap Provider, including any banker's lien or similar right, securing or supporting Specified Swap Obligation.
“Development Property” means any Property owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries on which
the construction of new buildings constituting a Medical Office/Office Property or Other Property has been commenced and is continuing (or has recently been completed, subject to the provisions below). Any such Property shall be treated as a Development Property until the earlier of twelve (12) months after the date of completion of construction or the achievement of an Occupancy Rate of eighty percent (80%) for such Property, unless the Borrower has made a one-time election to treat such Property as a Medical Office/Office Property or Other Property (and no longer treat such Property as a Development Property).
“Disposition” means any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer, or other disposition of any property. The terms “Dispose” and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings.
“Dollars” or “$” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.
“EBITDA” means, for any fiscal period, net income (or loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, calculated for such period on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP, excluding gains and losses from extraordinary items, non-recurring items, non-cash items, write-offs of straight-line rent related to sold assets, asset sales or write-ups/write-downs and forgiveness of indebtedness.
“Effective Date” means the later of (a) the Agreement Date and (b) the date on which all of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.1 shall have been fulfilled or waived by all of the Lenders.
“Eligible Assignee” means any of (a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of a Lender; (c) an Approved Fund; (d) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000; (e) a savings and loan association or savings bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and having a net worth of at least $100,000,000, calculated in accordance with GAAP; (f) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the “OECD”), and having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000, provided that such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the country in which it is organized or another country which is also a member of the OECD; (g) the central bank of any country which is a member of the OECD; or (h) any other assignee having a net worth of at least $100,000,000 that, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower, is a reputable institutional investor with substantial experience in lending and originating loans similar to the Loans, or in purchasing, investing in or otherwise holding such loans or (i) any other Person (other than an individual) approved by Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall an Eligible Assignee be a publicly traded or privately held healthcare REIT or the Borrower or any of the Borrower's Affiliates or Subsidiaries.
“Eligible Ground Lease” means a ground lease for a Property that (a) has a minimum remaining term of thirty (30) years, including tenant controlled renewal options or acceptable purchase options containing nominal or market based purchase prices, as of any date of determination, (b) has customary notice rights, default cure rights, bankruptcy new lease rights and other customary provisions for the benefit of a leasehold mortgagee or has equivalent protection for a leasehold permanent mortgagee by a non-disturbance agreement in favor of such leasehold permanent mortgagee from the owner of the landlord's fee interest, (c) does not have provisions that permit the lessor thereunder to increase the rent payable by the tenant thereunder other than usual and customary increases for inflation or fixed and scheduled rent increases, and (d) is otherwise eligible for non-recourse leasehold mortgage financing under customary prudent lending requirements. The initial Eligible Ground Leases as of the Agreement Date are listed on Schedule EGL, and the Borrower shall update Schedule EGL in accordance with Section 8.1(c).
“Eligible Off-Campus Ground Lease” means any Eligible Ground Lease which is not an Eligible On-Campus Ground Lease.
“Eligible On-Campus Ground Lease” means any Eligible Ground Lease for a Property (a) which is located on or within approximately one-half (1/2) mile of the campus of a hospital or university medical center, (b) for which the hospital or university or its Affiliate is the lessor, and (c) for which the Borrower has provided to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer certifying that such ground lease qualifies as an Eligible On-Campus Ground Lease in advance of the inclusion of the applicable Property as Unencumbered Asset that is subject to an Eligible On-
Campus Ground Lease (and, at its option, the Administrative Agent may request that the Borrower provide such ground lease and a ground lease abstract to confirm such certification). The initial Eligible On-Campus Ground Leases as of the Agreement Date are listed on Schedule EOCGL, and the Borrower shall update Schedule EOCGL in accordance with Section 8.1(c).
“Environmental Laws” means any Applicable Law relating to environmental protection or the manufacture, storage, remediation, disposal or clean‑up of Hazardous Materials including, without limitation, the following: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.; Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.; Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.; National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.; regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency, any applicable rule of common law and any judicial interpretation thereof relating primarily to the environment or Hazardous Materials, and any analogous or comparable state or local laws, regulations or ordinances that concern Hazardous Materials or protection of the environment.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“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, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the existence with respect to any Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
“ERISA Group” means the Borrower, any Subsidiary and all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control, which, together with the Borrower or any Subsidiary, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code.
“Event of Default” means any of the events specified in Section 11.1.
“Existing Revolving Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement dated as of March 29, 2012, as amended, among the Borrower, the Company, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
administrative agent.
“Fair Market Value” means, (a) with respect to a security listed on a national securities exchange or the NASDAQ National Market, the price of such security as reported on such exchange or market by any widely recognized reporting method customarily relied upon by financial institutions and (b) with respect to any other property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm's-length free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of which is under pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction.
“FACTA” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.10(a).
“FASB” means the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
“FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the FASB.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, 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 the Administrative Agent from three (3) Federal Funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.
“Fee Letter” means that certain fee letter dated as of May 29, 2012, by and among the Borrower, Wells Fargo and Lead Arranger.
“Fees” means the fees and commissions provided for or referred to in Section 3.5 and any other fees payable by the Borrower hereunder, under any other Loan Document or under the Fee Letter.
“Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower.
“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
“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.
“Funds From Operations” means, with respect to a Person and for a given period, (a) net income (loss) of such Person determined on a consolidated basis for such period, minus (or plus) (b) gains (or losses) from debt restructuring and sales of property during such period, plus (c) depreciation with respect to such Person's real estate assets and amortization (other than amortization of deferred financing costs) of such Person for such period, all after adjustment for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures, plus (d) transaction costs of acquisitions not permitted to be capitalized pursuant to GAAP. Adjustments for unconsolidated entities will be calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (including Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification”) or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States of America, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.
“Governing Document” means as to any Person, such Person's charter, by-laws, partnership agreement,
operating agreement or other organizational documents, as applicable.
“Governmental Approvals” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses and exemptions of, registrations and filings with, and reports to, all Governmental Authorities.
“Governmental Authority” means any national, state or local government (whether domestic or foreign), any political subdivision thereof or any other governmental, quasi‑governmental, judicial, administrative, public or statutory instrumentality, authority, body, agency, bureau, commission, board, department or other entity (including, without limitation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Reserve Board, any central bank or any comparable authority) or any arbitrator with authority to bind a party at law.
“Group Members” means the Company, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries.
“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
“Guarantors” means the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“Guaranty” means, collectively, the Guaranty in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto executed by the Guarantors and delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement.
“Hazardous Materials” means all or any of the following: (a) substances that are defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any applicable Environmental Laws as “hazardous substances”, “hazardous materials”, “hazardous wastes”, “toxic substances” or any other formulation intended to define, list or classify substances by reason of deleterious properties such as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, “TCLP” toxicity, or “EP toxicity”; (b) oil, petroleum or petroleum derived substances, natural gas, natural gas liquids or synthetic gas and drilling fluids, produced waters and other wastes associated with the exploration, development or production of crude oil, natural gas or geothermal resources; (c) any flammable substances or explosives or any radioactive materials; (d) asbestos in any form; (e) toxic mold or mold; and (f) electrical equipment which contains any oil or dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of fifty parts per million.
“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (g) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, (j) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers' acceptances, (k) all Off-Balance Sheet Obligations of such Person, (l) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Mandatorily Redeemable Stock issued by such Person or any other Person, valued at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends,
(m) all obligations of such Person in respect of any purchase obligation, repurchase obligation, takeout commitment or forward equity commitment, in each case evidenced by a binding agreement (excluding any such obligation to the extent the obligation can be satisfied by the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Mandatorily Redeemable Stock) at the option of such Person), and (n) net obligations under any Swap Agreements not entered into as a hedge against existing Indebtedness and net obligations in respect of the Specified Swap Obligations, in an amount equal to the Swap Termination Value thereof. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person, by operation of the documentation evidencing such Indebtedness or by law, is liable therefor as a result of such Person's ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
“Indemnifiable Amounts” has the meaning given such term in Section 12.8.
“Indemnified Costs” has the meaning given such term in Section 13.10.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning given such term in Section 13.10.
“Indemnity Proceeding” has the meaning given such term in Section 13.10.
“Index Debt” means senior, unsecured, long-term indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company that is not guaranteed by any other Person or subject to any other credit enhancement.
“Interest Expense” means for any fiscal period, an amount equal to the sum of the following with respect to Total Indebtedness: (i) total interest expense, accrued in accordance with GAAP plus (ii) all capitalized interest determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (iii) the amortization of deferred financing costs (including in the case of (i) through (iii), the Borrower's pro rata share thereof for Unconsolidated Affiliates) minus the expenses for the write-off of deferred financing costs associated with the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement.
“Interest Period” means, with respect to each LIBOR Loan, each period commencing on the date such LIBOR Loan is made, or in the case of the Continuation of a LIBOR Loan the last day of the preceding Interest Period for such Loan, and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the first, third or sixth calendar month thereafter, as the Borrower may select in a Notice of Borrowing, Notice of Continuation or Notice of Conversion, as the case may be, except that each Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on any day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the appropriate subsequent calendar month) shall end on the last Business Day of the appropriate subsequent calendar month. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) if any Interest Period for a LIBOR Loan would otherwise end after the Maturity Date, such Interest Period shall end on the Maturity Date; and (ii) each Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall end on the immediately following Business Day (or, if such immediately following Business Day falls in the next calendar month, on the immediately preceding Business Day).
“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Investment” means, with respect to any Person, any acquisition or investment (whether or not of a controlling interest) by such Person, by means of any of the following: (a) the purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Interest in another Person, (b) a loan, advance or extension of credit to, capital contribution to, Guaranty of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any Indebtedness of, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute the business or a division or operating unit of another Person. Any binding commitment to make an Investment in any other Person, as well as any option of another Person to require an Investment in such Person, shall constitute an Investment. Except as expressly provided otherwise, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant contained in a Loan Document, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.
“Lead Arranger” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.
“Lender” means each financial institution from time to time party hereto as a “Lender”, together with its respective successors and permitted assigns, and, as the context requires; provided, however, that the term “Lender”, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, shall exclude any Lender (or its Affiliates) in its capacity as a Specified Swap Provider.
“Lending Office” means, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the office of such Lender specified in such Lender's Administrative Questionnaire or in the applicable Assignment and Assumption, or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may notify the Administrative Agent in writing from time to time.
“Level” has the meaning given such term in the definition of the term “Applicable Margin.”
“LIBOR” means, for the Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan, the rate of interest, rounded up to the nearest whole multiple of one-hundredth of one percent (0.01%), obtained by dividing (i) the rate of interest, rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple of one-hundredth of one percent (0.01%), referred to as the BBA (British Bankers' Association) LIBOR rate as set forth by any service selected by the Administrative Agent that has been nominated by the British Bankers' Association as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying such rate for deposits in Dollars at approximately 9:00 a.m. Pacific time, two (2) Business Days prior to the date of commencement of such Interest Period for purposes of calculating effective rates of interest for loans or obligations making reference thereto, for an amount approximately equal to the applicable LIBOR Loan and for a period of time approximately equal to such Interest Period by (ii) a percentage equal to one minus the Reserve Percentage. Any change in such maximum rate shall result in a change in LIBOR on the date on which such change in such maximum rate becomes effective.
“LIBOR Loan” means a Loan (or any portion thereof) (other than a Base Rate Loan) bearing interest at a rate based on LIBOR.
“LIBOR Market Index Rate” means, for any day, LIBOR as of that day that would be applicable for a LIBOR Loan having a one-month Interest Period determined at approximately 9:00 a.m. Pacific time for such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day). The LIBOR Market Index Rate shall be determined on a daily basis.
“Lien” as applied to the property of any Person means: (a) any security interest, encumbrance, mortgage, deed to secure debt, deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents, pledge, lien, hypothecation, assignment, charge or lease constituting a Capitalized Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or other security title or encumbrance of any kind in respect of any property of such Person, or upon the income, rents or profits therefrom; (b) any arrangement, express or implied, under which any property of such Person is transferred, sequestered or otherwise identified for the purpose of subjecting the same to the payment of Indebtedness or performance of any other obligation in priority to the payment of the general, unsecured creditors of such Person; and (c) the filing of any financing statement under the UCC or its equivalent in any jurisdiction, other than any precautionary filing not otherwise constituting or giving rise to a Lien, including a financing statement filed (i) in respect of a lease not constituting a Capitalized Lease Obligation pursuant to Section 9-505 (or a successor provision) of the Uniform Commercial Code or its equivalent as in effect in an applicable jurisdiction or (ii) in connection with a sale or other disposition of accounts or other assets not prohibited by this Agreement in a transaction not otherwise constituting or giving rise to a Lien.
“Loan” means a loan made by a Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1.
“Loan Document” means this Agreement, each Note, the Guaranty and each other document or instrument now or hereafter executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent or a Lender by a Loan Party in connection with, pursuant to or relating to this Agreement (other than the Fee Letter and any Specified Swap Contract).
“Loan Parties” means the Company, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“Mandatorily Redeemable Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest of such Person which by the terms of such Equity Interest (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable or exercisable), upon the happening of any event or otherwise (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable,
pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than an Equity Interest to the extent redeemable in exchange for common stock or other equivalent common Equity Interests), (b) is convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Indebtedness or Mandatorily Redeemable Stock, or (c) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part (other than an Equity Interest which is redeemable solely in exchange for common stock or other equivalent common Equity Interests); in each case, on or prior to the Maturity Date.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations or financial condition of the Company, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower or any Guarantor to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or (c) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Loan Documents or the rights of or benefits available to the Lenders under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
“Material Contract” means any contract (other than Loan Documents and Specified Swap Contracts) to which the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party is a party as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew by any party thereto could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $25,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.
“Maturity Date” means July 19, 2019.
“Medical Office/Office Property” means each Property which is fully developed and operational for use primarily as a medical office building or office building.
“Moody's” means Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
“Mortgage” means a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or similar security instrument made by a Person owning an interest in real estate granting a Lien on such interest in real estate as security for the payment of Indebtedness.
“Mortgage Receivable” means a promissory note secured by a Mortgage of which the Borrower or a Subsidiary is the holder and retains the rights of collection of all payments thereunder.
“Multiemployer Plan” means at any time a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any member of the ERISA Group is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within the preceding six (6) plan years made contributions, including for these purposes any Person which ceased to be a member of the ERISA Group during such six-year period.
“Negative Pledge” means a provision of any document, instrument or agreement (including any Governing Document), other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document, that prohibits, restricts or limits, or purports to prohibit, restrict or limit, the creation or assumption of any Lien on any assets of a Person as security for the Indebtedness of such Person or any other Person, or entitles another Person to obtain or claim the benefit of a Lien on any assets of such Person; provided, however, that an agreement that conditions a Person's ability to encumber its assets upon the maintenance of one or more specified ratios that limit such Person's ability to encumber its assets but that do not generally prohibit the encumbrance of its assets, or the encumbrance of specific assets, shall not constitute a Negative Pledge.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means, in connection with any issuance or sale of Equity Interests, 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 fees and expenses actually incurred in connection
therewith.
“Net Operating Income” or “NOI” means for any fiscal period, and with respect to any Property, the total rental and other operating income from the operation of such Property after deducting all expenses and other proper charges incurred by the Borrower or a Subsidiary in connection with the operation of such Property during such fiscal period, including, without limitation, property operating expenses paid by the Borrower or a Subsidiary, real estate taxes and bad debt expenses paid by the Borrower or a Subsidiary, and ground lease rent paid by the Borrower or a Subsidiary, but before payment or provision for interest and other fixed charges, income taxes, and depreciation, amortization, and other non-cash expenses, all as determined in accordance with GAAP. In the case of Property owned by Affiliates which are not directly or indirectly wholly-owned by the Borrower, Net Operating Income shall be reduced by the amount of cash flow of such Affiliate allocated for distribution to the minority owners of such Affiliate that are not Affiliates of the Borrower.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Non-Guarantor(s)” means (a) any Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Borrower that is not required to become a party to the Guaranty, and (b) any Preferred Stock Entity or non-Voting Stock Subsidiary and any Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate of any Preferred Stock Entity or non-Voting Stock Subsidiary.
“Nonrecourse Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, Indebtedness for borrowed money in respect of which recourse for payment (except for customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, violation of “special purpose entity” covenants, bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar events and other similar exceptions to recourse liability until a claim is made with respect thereto, and then such Indebtedness shall not constitute “Nonrecourse Indebtedness” only to the extent of the amount of such claim) is contractually limited to specific assets of such Person encumbered by a Lien securing such Indebtedness; provided that any Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that is secured by a Lien on an Unencumbered Asset (or the Equity Interests of the owner of an Unencumbered Asset) pursuant to Section 10.2(b) hereof shall not be considered Nonrecourse Indebtedness under this Agreement.
“Normalized Adjusted FFO” means for any fiscal period, “funds from operations” as defined in accordance with resolutions adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts as in effect from time to time; provided that Normalized Adjusted FFO shall (i) be based on net income after payment of distributions to holders of preferred partnership units in the Borrower and distributions necessary to pay holders of preferred stock of the Company, and (ii) at all times exclude (a) charges for impairment losses from property sales, (b) stock-based compensation, (c) write-offs or reserves of straight-line rent related to sold assets, (d) amortization of debt costs, and (e) non-recurring charges, including, without limitation acquisition expenses, non-cash charges related to the write-off of deferred equity and financing costs and one-time charges related to the transition to self‑management.
“Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower in the form of Exhibit C, payable to the order of a Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of such Lender's Commitment.
“Notice of Borrowing” means a notice in the form of Exhibit D (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.1(b) evidencing the Borrower's request for a borrowing of a Loan.
“Notice of Continuation” means a notice in the form of Exhibit E (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.6 evidencing the Borrower's request for the Continuation of a LIBOR Loan.
“Notice of Conversion” means a notice in the form of Exhibit F (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and Borrower and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.7 evidencing the Borrower's request for the Conversion of a Loan from one Type to another Type.
“Obligations” means the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise.
“Occupancy Rate” means with respect to a Property at any time, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the net rentable square footage of such Property actually occupied by tenants or subject to a master lease or Guarantee from Persons that are, in each case, not affiliated with the Borrower and paying rent (or subject to free rent periods ninety (90) days or less) at rates not materially less than rates generally prevailing at the time the applicable lease was entered into, pursuant to binding leases as to which no monetary default has occurred and has continued unremedied for thirty (30) or more days to (b) the aggregate net rentable square footage of such Property. For purposes of the definition of “Occupancy Rate”, a tenant shall be deemed to actually occupy a Property notwithstanding a temporary cessation of operations for renovation, repairs or other temporary reason, or for the purpose of completing tenant build-out or that is otherwise scheduled to be open for business within ninety (90) days of such date.
“Off-Balance Sheet Obligations” means liabilities and obligations of the Company, any Subsidiary or any other Person in respect of “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in the SEC Off-Balance Sheet Rules) which the Company would be required to disclose in the “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of the Company's report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K (or their equivalents) which the Company is required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any Governmental Authority substituted therefor). As used in this definition, the term “SEC Off-Balance Sheet Rules” means the Disclosure in Management's Discussion and Analysis About Off Balance Sheet Arrangements, Securities Act Release No. 33-8182, 68 Fed. Reg. 5982 (Feb. 5, 2003) (codified at 17 CFR Parts 228, 229 and 249).
“OFAC” means the list of Specially Designated Nationals or Blocked Persons maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“Other Property” means each Property which is fully developed and operational, other than a Medical Office/Office Property.
“Ownership Share” means, with respect to any Subsidiary of a Person (other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary) or any Unconsolidated Affiliate of a Person, the greater of (a) such Person's relative nominal direct and indirect ownership interest (expressed as a percentage) in such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate or (b) such Person's relative direct and indirect economic interest (calculated as a percentage) in such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the declaration of trust, articles or certificate of incorporation, articles of organization, partnership agreement, joint venture agreement or other applicable organizational document of such Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate.
“Participant” has the meaning given such term in Section 13.6(d).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any successor agency.
“Permitted Encumbrances” means: (a) Liens imposed by law for taxes that are not yet due or are being contested in compliance with Section 8.4; (b) carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', materialmen's, repairmen's and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than thirty (30) days or are being contested in compliance with Section 8.4; (c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations; (d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations,
surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business; (e) judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default; (f) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way, use restrictions, rights of first refusal, and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (g) Liens on assets other than the Unencumbered Assets securing reimbursement obligations with respect to trade letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business, provided that such Liens attach only to the assets being acquired with the proceeds of such letters of credit; and (h) Liens on assets other than the Unencumbered Assets securing Indebtedness of any Subsidiary owing to the Borrower; provided that, except as provided in clauses (g) and (h) above, the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness; and provided further, that clauses (g) and (h) above shall not limit the Borrower's rights under Section 8.12.
“Permitted Investments” means: (a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof; (b) investments in commercial paper maturing within two hundred seventy (270) days from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the highest credit rating obtainable from S&P or from Moody's; (c) investments in certificates of deposit, banker's acceptances and time deposits maturing within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000; (d) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than thirty (30) days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above; and (e) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody's and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited partnership, general partnership, joint stock company, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint venture, association, company, trust, bank, trust company, land trust, business trust or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, or any other nongovernmental entity, or any Governmental Authority.
“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Post-Default Rate” means an interest rate per annum equal to the Base Rate as in effect from time to time, plus the Applicable Margin, plus two percent (2.0%).
“Preferred Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests in such Person which are entitled to preference or priority over any other Equity Interest in such Person in respect of the payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation or both.
“Principal Office” means the office of the Administrative Agent located at 608 Second Avenue S., 11th Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402‑1916, or any other subsequent office that the Administrative Agent shall have specified as the Principal Office by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“Property” means any parcel of real property, and improvements thereon, which is owned, leased or operated by the Company, the Borrower, their Subsidiaries or any Unconsolidated Affiliate and which is located in the United States of America or the District of Columbia.
“Qualified Plan” means a Benefit Arrangement that is intended to be tax-qualified under Section 401(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code.
“Qualified Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary (w) that is not a Guarantor, (x) that is one hundred percent (100%) owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower and/or the Company, (y) that is not liable for any Indebtedness (whether secured or unsecured and including any Guarantees of Indebtedness of another Person) and (z) that is not the subject of a Bankruptcy Event. The initial Qualified Subsidiaries as of the Agreement Date are listed on Schedule QS, and such Schedule QS shall be updated in accordance with Section 8.1(c).
“Rating Agency” means S&P or Moody's.
“Recourse Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, Indebtedness for borrowed money that is not Nonrecourse Indebtedness.
“Register” has the meaning given such term in Section 13.6(c).
“Regulatory Change” means, with respect to any Lender, any change effective after the Agreement Date in Applicable Law (including, without limitation, Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or the adoption or making after such date of any interpretation, directive or request applying to a class of banks, including such Lender, of or under any Applicable Law (whether or not having the force of law and whether or not failure to comply therewith would be unlawful) by any Governmental Authority or monetary authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (a) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (b) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Regulatory Change”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“REIT” means a Person qualifying for treatment as a “real estate investment trust” under the Internal Revenue Code.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person's Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person's Affiliates.
“Requisite Lenders” means, as of any date, (a) Lenders having at least fifty percent (50.0%) of the aggregate amount of all Commitments, or (b) if the Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, Lenders holding at least fifty percent (50.0%) of the principal amount of the aggregate outstanding Loans; provided that (i) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded, and (ii) at all times when two (2) or more Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) are party to this Agreement, the term “Requisite Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two (2) Lenders.
“Reserve Percentage” means the stated maximum rate (stated as a decimal) of all reserves, if any, required to be maintained with respect to Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities”) as specified in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or against any other category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans is determined or any applicable category of extensions of credit or other assets which includes loans by an office of any Lender outside of the United States of America).
“Restricted Payments” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in the Borrower or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Borrower, but excluding dividends payable solely in additional shares of common Equity Interests of the Borrower.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and its successors.
“Secured Indebtedness” means Total Indebtedness which is secured in any manner by a Lien on real property, including a ground leasehold interest (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the pro-rata share of all such Indebtedness of Unconsolidated Affiliates).
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, together with all rules and regulations issued thereunder.
“Solvent” when used with respect to any Person, means that, as of any date of determination, (a) the amount of the “present fair saleable value” of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, exceed the amount of all “liabilities of such Person, contingent or otherwise”, as of such date, as such quoted terms are determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the liability of such Person on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, (c) such Person will not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small amount of capital with which to conduct its business, and (d) such Person will be able to pay its debts as they mature, given the likelihood of refinancings or sales. For purposes of this definition, (i) “debt” means liability on a “claim”, and (ii) “claim” means any (x) right to payment, whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured or (y) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured or unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured.
“Specified Swap Contract” means any Swap Agreement, together with any Derivatives Support Document relating thereto, that is made or entered into at any time, or in effect at any time now or hereafter, whether as a result of an assignment or transfer or otherwise, between the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower and any Specified Swap Provider.
“Specified Swap Provider” means any Lender, or any Affiliate of a Lender that is a party to a Derivatives Contract at the time the Derivatives Contract is entered into.
“Specified Swap Obligation” means the Swap Obligations of the Company, the Borrower or a Subsidiary in connection with any Swap Agreement relating to the Loans entered into between such Person and any Lender or its Affiliate at the time such Swap Agreement is entered into; provided that within fifteen (15) days of the later of the Agreement Date and the time that any transaction relating to such Swap Obligation is executed, the Lender party thereto (other than Wells Fargo) or the Borrower shall have delivered written notice to the Administrative Agent that such a transaction has been entered into and that the Lender (or Affiliate) party thereto and the Borrower has agreed that such transaction constitutes a Specified Swap Obligation. For the purposes hereof, the ISDA Master Agreement, dated March 26, 2012, entered into by the Company and the Borrower, on one hand, and Wells Fargo, on the other hand, together with the confirmation and schedules relating thereto and all modifications, extensions, renewals and replacements thereof, shall be a Specified Swap Obligation.
“Subordinated Debt” means Indebtedness for money borrowed of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is subordinated in right of payment and otherwise to the Loans, the other Obligations and the Specified Swap Obligations, if any, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to the Company or the Borrower (either of the foregoing, the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent's consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the equity or more than fifty percent (50%) of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than fifty percent (50%) of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled
or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.
“Subsidiary Guarantors” means, individually and collectively, as the context may require, each Subsidiary that owns (or leases) an Unencumbered Asset but is not a Qualified Subsidiary and that provides a Guarantee of the Obligations pursuant to a Guaranty so that the Property owned (or leased) by such Subsidiary qualifies as an Unencumbered Asset. The initial Subsidiary Guarantors as of the Agreement Date are listed on Schedule SG, and such Schedule SG shall be updated in accordance with Section 8.1(c).
“Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company, the Borrower or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
“Swap Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, 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 (a) any and all Swap Agreements, and (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Swap Agreement transaction, including the Swap Termination Value.
“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a) the amount(s) determined as the mark-to market value(s) for such Swap Agreements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Agreements (which may include the Administrative Agent or any Lender).
“Tangible Net Worth” means as of a given date, (a) the stockholders' equity of the Company and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis plus (b) accumulated depreciation and amortization minus (c) the following (to the extent reflected in determining stockholders' equity of the Company and its Subsidiaries): (i) the amount of any write-up in the book value of any assets contained in any balance sheet resulting from revaluation thereof or any write-up in excess of the cost of such assets acquired, and (ii) all amounts appearing on the assets side of any such balance sheet for assets which would be classified as intangible assets under GAAP, all determined on a consolidated basis.
“Taxes” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.10.
“Total Asset Value” means the sum of all of the following of the Company, the Borrower, and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis, without duplication: (a) unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities in excess of $25,000,000, plus (b) with respect to each Medical Office/Office Property or Other Property (other than a Development Property or an Acquisition Property), the quotient of (i) Adjusted NOI minus Capital Reserves attributable to such Property for the prior four consecutive fiscal quarters, divided by (ii) the applicable Capitalization Rate, plus (c) the GAAP book value of notes receivable of the Company, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries which are not more than sixty (60) days past due or otherwise in default, plus (d) the GAAP book value (after any impairments) of all Construction-in-Process for Development Properties plus (e) the GAAP book value (after any impairments) of all Acquisition Properties. The Borrower's pro rata share of assets held by Unconsolidated Affiliates (excluding assets of the type described in the immediately preceding clause (a)) will be included in Total Asset Value calculations consistent with the above described treatment for wholly owned assets; provided that (A) not more than twenty percent (20%) of Total Asset Value may be attributable to Other Properties, (B) not more than twenty percent (20%) of Total Asset Value may be attributable to Unconsolidated Affiliates, (C) not more than ten percent (10%) of Total Asset Value may be attributable to notes receivable, (D) not
more than five percent (5%) of Total Asset Value may be attributable to Development Properties, and (E) not more than thirty-five percent (35%) of Total Asset Value, in the aggregate, may be attributable to clauses (B) through (D) above. For the avoidance of doubt the Borrower shall receive credit for the Total Asset Value up to and including the percentage limits referenced in (A) through (E) immediately above, and any amount in excess of such limitations shall be excluded from the calculation of Total Asset Value.
“Total EBITDA” means for any fiscal period, total EBITDA of the Company, the Borrower and their consolidated Subsidiaries and the pro rata share of EBITDA of Unconsolidated Affiliates.
“Total Fixed Charges” means for any fiscal period, an amount equal to the sum of (i) Interest Expense, plus (ii) regularly scheduled installments of principal payable with respect to Total Indebtedness (excluding balloon payments due at maturity), plus (iii) all dividend payments due to the holders of any preferred Equity Interests in the Company and all distributions due to the holders of any limited partnership interests in the Borrower other than limited partner distributions based on the per share dividend paid on the common shares of beneficial interest of the Company plus (iv) rent payable under all ground leases under which the Company, the Borrower or one of their Subsidiaries is the tenant, to the extent such rent is not deducted in the calculation of Total EBITDA (including in each case (i) through (iv), the Borrower's pro rata share thereof for Unconsolidated Affiliates).
“Total Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness of the Company, the Borrower and their consolidated Subsidiaries and the pro rata share of all Indebtedness of Unconsolidated Affiliates determined in accordance with GAAP. Notwithstanding the use of GAAP, the calculation of Total Indebtedness shall not include any fair value adjustments to the carrying value of liabilities to record such liabilities at fair value pursuant to electing the fair value option election under FASB 825-10-25 (formerly known as FAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities) or other FASB standards allowing entities to elect fair value option for financial liabilities. Therefore, the amount of liabilities that is included in the calculation of Total Indebtedness shall be the historical cost basis, which generally is the contractual amount owed adjusted for amortization or accretion of any premium or discount (but without any fair value adjustments).
“Total Leverage Ratio” shall have the meaning given that term in Section 10.13(a).
“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and the other Loan Parties of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the borrowing of Loans.
“Transfer Authorizer Designation Form” means a form substantially in the form of Exhibit G to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(x), as the same may be amended, restated or modified from time to time with the prior written approval of the Administrative Agent.
“Type” means, with respect to any Loan, whether such Loan or portion thereof is a LIBOR Loan or a Base Rate Loan.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.
“Unconsolidated Affiliate” means, in respect of any Person, any other Person (a) in whom such Person holds an Investment, which Investment is accounted for in the financial statements of such Person on an equity basis of accounting and whose financial results would not be consolidated under GAAP with the financial results of such first Person on the consolidated financial statements of such first Person, or (b) which is not a Subsidiary of such first Person.
“Unencumbered Asset” means a Property that meets each of the following criteria and is designated as an Unencumbered Asset by the Borrower: (1) the Property is either one hundred percent (100%) fee owned or ground leased under an Eligible Ground Lease by (a) the Borrower, (b) a Subsidiary Guarantor or (c) a Qualified Subsidiary; and (2) the Property is improved as a Medical Office/Office Property or Other Property with one or more completed buildings of a type generally consistent with the Borrower's business strategy, unless such Property is a Development Property; and (3) the Property (and the Equity Interest therein, if owned by a Subsidiary Guarantor or a Qualified
Subsidiary) is not directly or indirectly subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Encumbrances and other Liens permitted under Section 10.2(a) of this Agreement) or any Negative Pledge; and (4) the Property is free of any material Environmental Liabilities and is in material compliance with all Environmental Laws; and (5) the Property is free of any material defects; and (6) the Property is located in the United States; and (7) the Property, together with all other Unencumbered Assets, shall comply with the requirements of Section 10.15; and (8) if such Property is a Development Property and construction of improvements has commenced, there has been no interruption of construction for more than ninety (90) consecutive days (other than as a result of a force majeure event that has not continued for more than one hundred eighty (180) days).
“Unencumbered Asset Value” means with respect to Unencumbered Assets, the sum, without duplication, of (a) for each Unencumbered Asset that is a Medical Office/Office Property (other than a Development Property or an Acquisition Property), the Unencumbered NOI for such Medical Office/Office Property for the prior four consecutive fiscal quarters divided by the applicable Capitalization Rate, plus (b) for each Unencumbered Asset that is an Other Property (other than a Development Property or an Acquisition Property), the Unencumbered NOI for such Other Property for the prior four consecutive fiscal quarters divided by the applicable Capitalization Rate plus (c) the GAAP book value (after any impairments) of all Construction-in-Process for Development Properties that are Unencumbered Assets and that are at least seventy percent (70%) (by rentable area) pre-leased to one or more tenants which will occupy such space, until such Property no longer qualifies as a Development Property, plus (d) the GAAP book value (after any impairments) of all Acquisition Properties that are Unencumbered Assets plus (e) the GAAP book value (after any impairments) of unencumbered Mortgage Notes so long as (A) the real estate securing such Mortgage Note meets the criteria for an Unencumbered Asset which is not a Development Property (other than clauses (1) and (8) of the definition thereof), (B) the principal amount of such Mortgage Note does not exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the GAAP book value of the real estate securing such Mortgage Note and (C) such Mortgage Note permits the holder thereof to pledge such Mortgage Note to the Administrative Agent without the further consent of the obligor thereunder or any other Person, provided that (A) not more than ten percent (10%) of Unencumbered Asset Value may be attributable to a single Person (and its subsidiaries and parent companies) as the tenant, (B) (i) not more than ten percent (10%) of Unencumbered Asset Value may be attributable to Unencumbered Assets that are subject to an Eligible Off-Campus Ground Lease and (ii) not more than forty percent (40%) of Unencumbered Asset Value may be attributable to Unencumbered Assets that are subject to an Eligible On-Campus Ground Lease, (C) not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of Unencumbered Asset Value may be attributable to Unencumbered Assets that are Other Properties, (D) not more than ten percent (10%) of Unencumbered Asset Value may be attributable to Unencumbered Assets that are Development Properties, and (E) not more than ten percent (10%) of Unencumbered Asset Value may be attributable to Mortgage Notes. For the avoidance of doubt the Borrower shall receive credit for the Unencumbered Asset Value up to and including the percentage limits referenced in (A) through (E) immediately above, and any amount in excess of such limitations shall be excluded from the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value.
“Unencumbered NOI” means for any fiscal period, the sum of (a) the total Adjusted NOI attributable to all Unencumbered Assets (other than Development Properties and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Mortgage Notes) for such period minus Capital Reserves attributable to Unencumbered Assets for such period, plus (b) the net income attributable to any unencumbered Mortgage Notes that are included in the computation of Unencumbered Asset Value and are secured by a completed Medical Office/Office Property or Other Property; provided that not more than ten percent (10%) of Unencumbered NOI may be attributable to Mortgage Notes.
“Unfunded Liabilities” means, with respect to any Plan at any time, the amount (if any) by which (a) the value of all benefit liabilities under such Plan, determined on a plan termination basis using the assumptions prescribed by the PBGC for purposes of Section 4044 of ERISA, exceeds (b) the fair market value of all Plan assets allocable to such liabilities under Title IV of ERISA (excluding any accrued but unpaid contributions), all determined as of the then most recent valuation date for such Plan, but only to the extent that such excess represents a potential liability of a member of the ERISA Group to the PBGC or any other Person under Title IV of ERISA.
“Unsecured Liabilities” means, as to any Person as of a given date, the sum of the following (without duplication): (a) all liabilities which would, in conformity with GAAP, be properly classified as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person as of such date; plus (b) all Indebtedness of such Person (to the extent not included in the preceding clause (a)); minus (c) all liabilities included in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) that are secured by a
Lien.
“Unsecured Indebtedness” means all of the Total Indebtedness which is not Secured Indebtedness (including, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) any Total Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on Equity Interests and (ii) the pro rata share of all Indebtedness of Unconsolidated Affiliates which is not Secured Indebtedness).
“Unsecured Interest Expense” means for any fiscal period, an amount equal to Interest Expense with respect to all Unsecured Indebtedness for such period.
“Wells Fargo” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and its successors and assigns.
“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of a Person in respect of which all of the Equity Interests (other than, in the case of a corporation, directors' qualifying shares) are at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
Section 1.2 | General; References to Pacific Time |
Unless otherwise indicated, all accounting terms, ratios and measurements shall be interpreted or determined in accordance with GAAP as in effect as of the Agreement Date, provided that, 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 Requisite 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 Requisite Lenders); provided, further 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) upon Lender's written request of Borrower, 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 preceding sentence, the calculation of liabilities shall not include any fair value adjustments to the carrying value of liabilities to record such liabilities at fair value pursuant to electing the fair value option election under FASB ASC 825-10-25 (formerly known as FAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities) or other FASB standards allowing entities to elect fair value option for financial liabilities. Accordingly, the amount of liabilities shall be the historical cost basis, which generally is the contractual amount owed adjusted for amortization or accretion of any premium or discount. References in this Agreement to “Sections”, “Articles”, “Exhibits” and “Schedules” are to sections, articles, exhibits and schedules herein and hereto unless otherwise indicated. references in this Agreement to any document, instrument or agreement (a) shall include all exhibits, schedules and other attachments thereto, (b) shall include all documents, instruments or agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof, to the extent permitted hereby and (c) shall mean such document, instrument or agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent not otherwise stated herein or prohibited hereby and in effect at any given time. Wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, the feminine and the neuter. Unless explicitly set forth to the contrary, a reference to “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower or a Subsidiary of such Subsidiary and a reference to an “Affiliate” means a reference to an Affiliate of the Borrower. Titles and captions of Articles, Sections, subsections and clauses in this Agreement are for convenience only, and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to time are references to Pacific time.
ARTICLE II. | CREDIT FACILITY |
Section 2.1Loans.
a.Making of Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, on the Effective Date, each Lender severally and not jointly agrees to make a Loan to the Borrower in the aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of such Lender's Commitment. Each Base Rate Loan shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000 and integral multiples of $100,000. Each LIBOR Loan shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $250,000 in excess of that amount. Upon funding of the Loans, the Commitments shall terminate.
b.Requests for Loans. Not later than 9:00 a.m. Pacific time at least three (3) Business Days prior to the anticipated Effective Date, the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent notice requesting that the Lenders make the Loans on the Effective Date and specifying the aggregate principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, the Type of the Loans, and if such Loans are to be LIBOR Loans, the initial Interest Period for the Loans. Such notice shall be irrevocable once given and binding on the Borrower. Upon receipt of such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender.
c.Funding of Loans. Each Lender shall deposit an amount equal to the Loan to be made by such Lender to the Borrower with the Administrative Agent at the Principal Office, in immediately available funds, not later than 9:00 a.m. Pacific time on the Effective Date. Subject to fulfillment of all applicable conditions set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall make available to the Borrower in the account specified by the Borrower in the Transfer Authorizer Designation Form, not later than 12:00 noon Pacific time on the Effective Date, the proceeds of such amounts received by the Administrative Agent. The Borrower may not re-borrow any portion of the Loans once repaid.
Section 2.2 Rates and Payment of Interest on Loans.
a.Rates. The Borrower promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by such Lender for the period from and including the date of the making of such Loan to, but excluding, the date such Loan shall be paid in full, at the following per annum rates:
1.during such periods as such Loan is a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate (as in effect from time to time), plus the Applicable Margin; and
2.during such periods as such Loan is a LIBOR Loan, at LIBOR for such Loan for the Interest Period therefor, plus the Applicable Margin.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, while an Event of Default exists at the election of Requisite Lenders, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender, interest at the Post-Default Rate on the outstanding principal amount of any Loan made by such Lender and on any other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder or under the Notes held by such Lender to or for the account of such Lender (including, without limitation, accrued but unpaid interest to the extent permitted under Applicable Law).
b.Payment of Interest. All accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding principal amount of each Loan shall be payable (i) with respect to Loans bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate, at the end of each Interest Period for each such Loan, provided that in the case of Interest Periods longer than three (3) months, at each three (3) month interval thereof, and (ii) with respect to Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate, monthly in arrears on the first day of each month, commencing with the first full calendar month occurring after the Effective Date and (ii) on any date on which the principal balance of such Loan is due and payable in full (whether at maturity, due to acceleration or otherwise). Interest payable at the Post-Default Rate shall be payable from time to time on demand. All determinations by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding on the Lenders and the Borrower for all purposes, absent manifest error.
Section 2.3 Number of Interest Periods.
There may be no more than five (5) different Interest Periods for LIBOR Loans outstanding at the same time. For the purposes hereof, Loans subject to Interest Periods of the same length, which are not co-terminus, shall be deemed different Interest Periods.
Section 2.4 Repayment of Loans.
The Borrower shall repay the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued but unpaid interest on, the Loans on the Maturity Date.
Section 2.5 Prepayments.
a.The Loans may not be pre-paid in whole or in part on or before July 19, 2013 (the “Lockout Period”).
b.From and after July 20, 2013, the Loans may be pre-paid in whole or in part; provided, however, that Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, any amounts required under Section 5.1 below and an exit fee (the “Exit Fee”) in an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount being prepaid and (ii) applicable “Prepayment Premium” set forth below.
Period | Prepayment Premium |
On or before July 19, 2013 | N/A |
From July 20, 2013 until July 19, 2014 | 3% |
From July 20, 2014 until July 19, 2015 | 2% |
From July 20, 2015 until July 19, 2016 | 1% |
After July 19, 2016 | —% |
c.Any amounts repaid hereunder may not be re-borrowed.
Section 2.6 Continuation.
So long as no Default or Event of Default exists, the Borrower may on any Business Day, with respect to any LIBOR Loan, elect to maintain such LIBOR Loan or any portion thereof as a LIBOR Loan by selecting a new Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan. Each Continuation of a LIBOR Loan shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $100,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of that amount, and each new Interest Period selected under this Section shall commence on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period. Each selection of a new Interest Period shall be made by the Borrower giving to the Administrative Agent a Notice of Continuation not later than 9:00 a.m. Pacific time three (3) Business Day prior to the date of any such Continuation. Such notice by the Borrower of a Continuation shall be by telecopy, electronic mail or other similar form of communication in the form of a Notice of Continuation, specifying (a) the proposed date of such Continuation, (b) the LIBOR Loans and portions thereof subject to such Continuation and (c) the duration of the selected Interest Period, all of which shall be specified in such manner as is necessary to comply with all limitations on Loans outstanding hereunder. Each Notice of Continuation shall be irrevocable by and binding on the Borrower once given. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of such proposed Continuation. If the Borrower shall fail to select in a timely manner a new Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan in accordance with this Section, such Loan will automatically, on the last day of the current Interest Period therefor, continue as a LIBOR Loan with an Interest Period of one month; provided, however that if a Default or Event of Default exists, such Loan will automatically, on the last day of the current Interest Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Loan notwithstanding the first sentence of Section 2.7 or the Borrower's failure to comply with any of the terms of Section 2.7.
Section 2.7 Conversion.
The Borrower may on any Business Day, upon the Borrower's giving of a Notice of Conversion to the Administrative Agent by telecopy, electronic mail or other similar form of communication, Convert all or a portion of a Loan of one Type into a Loan of another Type; provided, however, a Base Rate Loan may not be Converted into a LIBOR Loan if a Default or Event of Default exists. Each Conversion of Base Rate Loans into LIBOR Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $250,000 in excess of that amount and
upon Conversion of a Base Rate Loan into a LIBOR Loan, the Borrower shall pay accrued interest to the date of Conversion on the principal amount so Converted in accordance with Section 2.2. Any Conversion of a LIBOR Loan into a Base Rate Loan shall be made on, and only on, the last day of an Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan. Each such Notice of Conversion shall be given not later than 9:00 a.m. Pacific time three (3) Business Days prior to the date of any proposed Conversion. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Conversion, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the proposed Conversion. Subject to the restrictions specified above, each Notice of Conversion shall be by telecopy, electronic mail or other similar form of communication in the form of a Notice of Conversion specifying (a) the requested date of such Conversion, (b) the Type of Loan to be Converted, (c) the portion of such Type of Loan to be Converted, (d) the Type of Loan such Loan is to be Converted into and (e) if such Conversion is into a LIBOR Loan, the requested duration of the Interest Period of such Loan. Each Notice of Conversion shall be irrevocable by and binding on the Borrower once given.
Section 2.8 Notes.
a.Notes. The Loans made by each Lender shall, in addition to this Agreement, also be evidenced by a Note, payable to the order of such Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of its Commitment as originally in effect and otherwise duly completed.
b.Records. The date, amount, interest rate, Type and duration of Interest Periods (if applicable) of each Loan made by each Lender to the Borrower, and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by such Lender on its books and such entries shall be binding on the Borrower absent manifest error; provided, however, that (i) the failure of a Lender to make any such record shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower under any of the Loan Documents and (ii) if there is a discrepancy between such records of a Lender and the statements of accounts maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.8, in the absence of manifest error, the statements of account maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.8 shall be controlling.
c.Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Notes. Upon receipt by the Borrower of written notice from a Lender that a Note of such Lender has been lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated, the Borrower shall at its own expense execute and deliver to such Lender a new Note dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note.
Section 2.9 Increase in Commitments.
The Borrower shall have the right to request increases up to three (3) times in the aggregate amount of the Commitments by providing written notice to the Administrative Agent, which notice shall be irrevocable once given; provided, however, that after giving effect to any such increases the aggregate amount of the Commitments shall not exceed $200,000,000. Each such increase in the Commitments must be an aggregate minimum amount of $10,000,000 and integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof. The Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, shall manage all aspects of the syndication of such increase in the Commitments, including decisions as to the selection of the existing Lenders and/or other banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders to be approached with respect to such increase and the allocations of the increase in the Commitments among such existing Lenders and/or other banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders and the fees to be paid for such increased Commitments. No Lender shall be obligated in any way whatsoever to increase its Commitment or provide a new Commitment, and any new Lender becoming a party to this Agreement in connection with any such requested increase must be an Eligible Assignee. If a new Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, or if any existing Lender is increasing its Commitment, such Lender shall on the date it becomes a Lender hereunder (or in the case of an existing Lender, increases its Commitment) (and as a condition thereto) purchase from the other Lenders its Commitment Percentage (determined with respect to the Lenders' respective Commitments and after giving effect to the increase of Commitments) of any outstanding Loans, by making available to the Administrative Agent for the account of such other Lenders, in same day funds, an amount equal to the sum of (A) the portion of the outstanding principal amount of such Loans to be purchased by such Lender, plus (B) interest accrued and unpaid to and as of such date on such portion of the outstanding principal amount of such Loans. The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders amounts payable, if any, to such Lenders under Section 5.4 as a result of the prepayment of any such Loans. Effecting the increase of the Commitments under this Section 2.9 is subject to the following conditions precedent: (w) no Default or Event of Default shall be in existence
on the effective date of such increase, (x) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in any Loan Document to which such Loan Party is a party shall be true and correct in all material respects on the effective date of such increase except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted hereunder, (y) payment of any and all fees required in connection with such increased Commitments and (z) the Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: (i) if not previously delivered to the Administrative Agent, copies certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of (A) all partnership or other necessary action taken by the Borrower to authorize such increase and (B) all corporate, partnership, member or other necessary action taken by each Guarantor authorizing the guaranty of such increase; and (ii) an opinion of counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors, and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders covering such matters as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent; and (iii) new Notes executed by the Borrower, payable to any new Lenders and replacement Notes executed by the Borrower, payable to any existing Lenders increasing their Commitments, in the amount of such Lender's Commitment at the time of the effectiveness of the applicable increase in the aggregate amount of the Commitments. In connection with any increase in the aggregate amount of the Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.9 any Lender becoming a party hereto shall execute such documents and agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
Section 2.10 Funds Transfer Disbursements.
a.Generally. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to disburse the proceeds of any Loan made by the Lenders or any of their Affiliates pursuant to the Loan Documents as requested by an authorized representative of the Borrower to any of the accounts designated in the Transfer Authorizer Designation Form. The Borrower agrees to be bound by any transfer request: (i) authorized or transmitted by the Borrower; or (ii) made in the Borrower's name and accepted by the Administrative Agent in good faith and in compliance with these transfer instructions, even if not properly authorized by the Borrower. The Borrower further agrees and acknowledges that the Administrative Agent may rely solely on any bank routing number or identifying bank account number or name provided by the Borrower to effect a wire or funds transfer even if the information provided by the Borrower identifies a different bank or account holder than named by the Borrower. The Administrative Agent is not obligated or required in any way to take any actions to detect errors in information provided by the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent takes any actions in an attempt to detect errors in the transmission or content of transfer requests or takes any actions in an attempt to detect unauthorized funds transfer requests, the Borrower agrees that no matter how many times the Administrative Agent takes these actions the Administrative Agent will not in any situation be liable for failing to take or correctly perform these actions in the future and such actions shall not become any part of the transfer disbursement procedures authorized under this provision, the Loan Documents, or any agreement between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. The Borrower agrees to notify the Administrative Agent of any errors in the transfer of any funds or of any unauthorized or improperly authorized transfer requests within fourteen (14) days after the Administrative Agent's confirmation to the Borrower of such transfer.
b.Funds Transfer. The Administrative Agent will, in its sole discretion, determine the funds transfer system and the means by which each transfer will be made. The Administrative Agent may delay or refuse to accept a funds transfer request if the transfer would: (i) violate the terms of this authorization; (ii) require use of a bank unacceptable to the Administrative Agent or any Lender or prohibited by any Governmental Authority; (iii) cause the Administrative Agent or any Lender to violate any Federal Reserve or other regulatory risk control program or guideline; or (iv) otherwise cause the Administrative Agent or any Lender to violate any Applicable Law or regulation.
c.Limitation of Liability. None of the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall be liable to the Borrower or any other parties for (i) errors, acts or failures to act of others, including other entities, banks, communications carriers or clearinghouses, through which the Borrower's transfers may be made or information received or transmitted, and no such entity shall be deemed an agent of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (ii) any loss, liability or delay caused by fires, earthquakes, wars, civil disturbances, power surges or failures, acts of government, labor disputes, failures in communications networks, legal constraints or other events beyond Administrative Agent's or any Lender's control, or (iii) any special, consequential, indirect or punitive damages, whether or not (x) any claim for these damages
is based on tort or contract or (y) the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Borrower knew or should have known the likelihood of these damages in any situation. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender makes any representations or warranties other than those expressly made in this Agreement.
ARTICLE III. Payments, Fees and Other General Provisions
Section 3.1 Payments.
(a)Payments by Borrower. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein, all payments of principal, interest, Fees and other amounts to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds, without setoff, deduction or counterclaim, to the Administrative Agent at the Principal Office, not later than 11:00 a.m. Pacific time on the date on which such payment shall become due (each such payment made after such time on such due date to be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day). Subject to Section 11.5, the Borrower shall, at the time of making each payment under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, specify to the Administrative Agent the amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder to which such payment is to be applied. Each payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of a Lender under this Agreement or any Note shall be paid to such Lender by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the wiring instructions provided by such Lender to the Administrative Agent from time to time, for the account of such Lender at the applicable Lending Office of such Lender. In the event the Administrative Agent fails to pay such amounts to such Lender within one Business Day of receipt of such amounts, the Administrative Agent shall pay interest on such amount until paid at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. If the due date of any payment under this Agreement or any other Loan Document would otherwise fall on a day which is not a Business Day such date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and interest shall continue to accrue at the rate, if any, applicable to such payment for the period of such extension.
(b)Presumptions Regarding Payments by Borrower. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may (but shall not be obligated to), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent on demand that amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
Section 3.2 Pro Rata Treatment.
Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (a) each borrowing from the Lenders under Section 2.1(a) shall be made from the Lenders pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Commitments and each payment of the fees under Section 3.5(a), shall be made for the account of the Lenders, pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Commitments; (b) each payment or prepayment of principal of Loans shall be made for the account of the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Loans held by them, provided that, subject to Section 3.9, if immediately prior to giving effect to any such payment in respect of any Loans the outstanding principal amount of the Loans shall not be held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Commitments in effect at the time such Loans were made, then such payment shall be applied to the Loans in such manner as shall result, as nearly as is practicable, in the outstanding principal amount of the Loans being held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Commitments; (c) each payment or prepayment of principal of Loans shall be made for the account of the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Loans held by them; (d) each payment of interest on the Loans shall be made for the account of the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on the Loans then due and payable to the respective Lender; and (e) the making, Conversion and Continuation of Loans of a particular Type (other than Conversions provided for by Sections 5.1(c) and 5.5) shall be made pro rata among the Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Loans
and the then-current Interest Period for each Lender's portion of each such Loan of such Type shall be coterminous.
Section 3.3 Sharing of Payments, Etc.
If a Lender shall obtain payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan made by it to the Borrower under this Agreement or shall obtain payment on any other Obligation owing by the Borrower or any other Loan Party through the exercise of any right of set-off, banker's lien, counterclaim or similar right or otherwise or through voluntary prepayments directly to a Lender or other payments made by or on behalf the Borrower or any other Loan Party to a Lender (other than any payment in respect of Specified Swap Obligations) not in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such payment should be distributed to the Lenders in accordance with Section 3.2 or Section 11.5, as applicable, such Lender shall promptly purchase from the other Lenders participations in (or, if and to the extent specified by such Lender, direct interests in) the Loans made by the other Lenders or other Obligations owed to such other Lenders in such amounts, and make such other adjustments from time to time as shall be equitable, to the end that all the Lenders shall share the benefit of such payment (net of any reasonable expenses which may actually be incurred by such Lender in obtaining or preserving such benefit) in accordance with the requirements of Section 3.2 or Section 11.5, as applicable. To such end, all the Lenders shall make appropriate adjustments among themselves (by the resale of participations sold or otherwise) if such payment is rescinded or must otherwise be restored. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation (or direct interest) in the Loans or other Obligations owed to such other Lenders may exercise all rights of set-off, banker's lien, counterclaim or similar rights with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct holder of Loans in the amount of such participation. Nothing contained herein shall require any Lender to exercise any such right or shall affect the right of any Lender to exercise and retain the benefits of exercising, any such right with respect to any other indebtedness or obligation of the Borrower.
Section 3.4 Several Obligations.
No Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make a Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by such other Lender hereunder, and the failure of any Lender to make a Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by it hereunder shall not relieve the obligation of any other Lender to make any Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by such other Lender.
Section 3.5 Fees.
a.Closing Fee. On the Effective Date, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent and each Lender all loan fees as have been agreed to in writing by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
b.Administrative and Other Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay the administrative and other fees of the Administrative Agent as provided in the Fee Letter and as may be otherwise agreed to in writing from time to time by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
Section 3.6 Computations.
Unless otherwise expressly set forth herein, any accrued interest on any Loan, any Fees or any other Obligations due hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days and the actual number of days elapsed.
Section 3.7 Usury.
In no event shall the amount of interest due or payable on the Loans or other Obligations exceed the maximum rate of interest allowed by Applicable Law and, if any such payment is paid by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or received by any Lender, then such excess sum shall be credited as a payment of principal, unless the Borrower shall notify the respective Lender in writing that the Borrower elects to have such excess sum returned to it forthwith. It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the Borrower not pay and the Lenders not receive, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, interest in excess of that which may be lawfully paid by the Borrower under Applicable Law.
The parties hereto hereby agree and stipulate that the only charge imposed upon the Borrower for the use of money in connection with this Agreement is and shall be the interest specifically described in Section 2.2(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto further agree and stipulate that all agency fees, syndication fees, facility fees, closing fees, letter of credit fees, underwriting fees, default charges, late charges, funding or “breakage” charges, increased cost charges, attorneys' fees and reimbursement for costs and expenses paid by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to third parties or for damages incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, in each case, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, are charges made to compensate the Administrative Agent or any such Lender for underwriting or administrative services and costs or losses performed or incurred, and to be performed or incurred, by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with this Agreement and shall under no circumstances be deemed to be charges for the use of money. All charges other than charges for the use of money shall be fully earned and nonrefundable when due.
Section 3.8 Statements of Account.
The Administrative Agent will account to the Borrower monthly with a statement of Loans, accrued interest and Fees, charges and payments made pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and such account rendered by the Administrative Agent shall be deemed conclusive upon the Borrower absent manifest error. The failure of the Administrative Agent to deliver such a statement of accounts shall not relieve or discharge the Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder.
Section 3.9 Defaulting Lenders.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law:
a.Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender's right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of “Requisite Lenders”.
b.Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, Fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article XI or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 3.3 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; third, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender's breach of its obligations under this Agreement to the extent otherwise payable by the Borrower under this Agreement; fourth, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender's breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and fifth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
c.[Reserved].
d.[Reserved].
e.[Reserved].
f.Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders agree in writing
that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to Fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender's having been a Defaulting Lender.
g.Purchase of Defaulting Lender's Commitment. During any period that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower may, by giving written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, such Defaulting Lender and the other Lenders, demand that such Defaulting Lender assign its Commitment to an Eligible Assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.6(b). No party hereto shall have any obligation whatsoever to initiate any such replacement or to assist in finding an Eligible Assignee. In addition, any Lender who is a Non-Defaulting Lender may, but shall not be obligated, in its sole discretion, to acquire the face amount of all or a portion of such Defaulting Lender's Commitment via an assignment subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.6(b). In connection with any such assignment, such Defaulting Lender shall promptly execute all documents reasonably requested to effect such assignment, including an appropriate Assignment and Assumption and, in accordance with Section 13.6(b), shall pay to the Administrative Agent an assignment fee in the amount of $7,500, provided that failure by a Defaulting Lender to execute any such Assignment and Assumption shall not invalidate any such assignment. No such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the Assignment and Assumption shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Administrative Agent, the applicable Defaulting Lender's Commitment Percentage of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) such Defaulting Lender's full Commitment Percentage of all Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under Applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
Section 3.10 Taxes; Foreign Lenders.
a.Taxes Generally. All payments by the Borrower of principal of, and interest on, the Loans and all other Obligations shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any present or future excise, stamp or other taxes, fees, duties, levies, imposts, charges, deductions, withholdings or other charges of any nature whatsoever imposed by any taxing authority, but excluding (i) franchise taxes, (ii) any taxes (other than withholding taxes) that would not be imposed but for a connection between the Administrative Agent or a Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such taxes (other than a connection arising solely by virtue of the activities of the Administrative Agent or such Lender pursuant to or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document), (iii) any taxes imposed on or measured by any Lender's assets, net income, receipts or branch profits, (iv) any taxes arising after the Agreement Date solely as a result of or attributable to a Lender changing its designated Lending Office after the date such Lender becomes a party hereto, and (v) any taxes imposed by Sections 1471 through Section 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code (including any official interpretations thereof, collectively “FATCA”) on any “withholdable payment” payable to such recipient as a result of the failure of such recipient to satisfy the applicable requirements as set forth in FATCA after December 31, 2012 (such non‑excluded items being collectively called “Taxes”). If any withholding or deduction from any payment to be made by the Borrower hereunder is required in respect of any Taxes pursuant to any Applicable Law, then the Borrower will:
1.timely pay directly to the relevant Governmental Authority the full amount required to be so withheld or deducted;
2.promptly forward to the Administrative Agent an official receipt or other documentation satisfactory to the Administrative Agent evidencing such payment to such Governmental Authority; and
3.promptly pay to the Administrative Agent for its account or the account of the applicable Lender such additional amount or amounts as is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received by the Administrative Agent or such Lender will equal the full amount that the Administrative Agent or such Lender would have received had no such withholding or deduction been required.
b.Tax Indemnification. Except in the case of a valid extension, if the Borrower fails to pay any Taxes when due to the appropriate Governmental Authority or fails to remit to the Administrative Agent, for its account or the account of the respective Lender, as the case may be, the required receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for any incremental Taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure. For purposes of this Section 3.10(b), a distribution hereunder by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to or for the account of any Lender shall be deemed a payment by the Borrower.
c.Tax Forms. Prior to the date that any Lender or Participant organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is a resident for tax purposes becomes a party hereto, such Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent such certificates, documents or other evidence, as required by the Internal Revenue Code or Treasury Regulations issued pursuant thereto (including Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8ECI and W-8BEN, as applicable, or appropriate successor forms), properly completed, currently effective and duly executed by such Lender or Participant establishing that payments to it hereunder and under the Notes are (i) not subject to United States Federal backup withholding tax and (ii) not subject to United States Federal withholding tax under the Internal Revenue Code. Each such Lender or Participant shall, to the extent it may lawfully do so, (x) deliver further copies of such forms or other appropriate certifications on or before the date that any such forms expire or become obsolete and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form delivered to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent and (y) obtain such extensions of the time for filing, and renew such forms and certifications thereof, as may be reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall not be required to pay any amount pursuant to the last sentence of Section 3.10(a) above to any Lender or Participant that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is a resident for tax purposes or the Administrative Agent, if it is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is a resident for tax purposes, if such Lender, such Participant or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, fails to comply with the requirements of this subsection. If any such Lender or Participant, to the extent it may lawfully do so, fails to deliver the above forms or other documentation, then the Administrative Agent may withhold from such payment to such Lender such amounts as are required by the Internal Revenue Code. If any Governmental Authority asserts that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold or backup withhold, as the case may be, any tax or other amount from payments made to or for the account of any Lender, such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent therefor, including all penalties and interest, any taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable to the Administrative Agent under this Section, and costs and expenses (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel and the allocated cost of internal legal services and all disbursements of internal counsel) of the Administrative Agent. The obligation of the Lenders under this Section shall survive the termination of the Commitments, repayment of all Obligations and the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent.
d.USA Patriot Act Notice; Compliance. In order for the Administrative Agent to comply with the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-56), prior to any Lender or Participant that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America becoming a party hereto, the Administrative Agent may request, and such Lender or Participant shall provide to the Administrative Agent, its name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identification information as shall be necessary for the Administrative Agent to comply with federal law.
ARTICLE IV. [Reserved]
ARTICLE V. Yield Protection, Etc.
Section 5.1 Additional Costs; Capital Adequacy.
(a)Capital Adequacy. If any Lender or any Participant reasonably determines in good faith that compliance with any law or regulation or with any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law), including, without limitation, any Regulatory Change, affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or such Participant, or any corporation controlling such Lender or such Participant, as a direct consequence of, or with reference to, such Lender's Commitments or its making or maintaining Loans below the rate which such Lender or such Participant or such corporation controlling such Lender or such Participant could have achieved but for such compliance (taking into account the policies of such Lender or such Participant or such corporation with regard to capital), then the Borrower shall, from time to time, within thirty (30) days after written demand by such Lender or such Participant (together with any other information reasonably requested by the Borrower), pay to such Lender or such Participant additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or such Participant or such corporation controlling such Lender or such Participant to the extent that such Lender or such Participant determines in good faith such increase in capital is directly allocable to such Lender's or such Participant's obligations hereunder.
(b)Additional Costs. In addition to, and not in limitation of the immediately preceding subsection, the Borrower shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of a Lender from time to time such amounts as such Lender may reasonably determine in good faith to be necessary to compensate such Lender for any costs incurred by such Lender that it determines are directly attributable to its making or maintaining of any LIBOR Loans or its obligation to make any LIBOR Loans hereunder, any reduction in any amount receivable by such Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in respect of any of such LIBOR Loans or such obligation or the maintenance by such Lender of capital in respect of its LIBOR Loans or its Commitments (such increases in costs and reductions in amounts receivable being herein called “Additional Costs”), resulting from any Regulatory Change that: (i) changes the basis of taxation of any amounts payable to such Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in respect of any of such LIBOR Loans or its Commitments (other than taxes imposed on or measured by the overall net income of such Lender or of its Lending Office for any of such LIBOR Loans by the jurisdiction in which such Lender has its principal office or such Lending Office), or (ii) imposes or modifies any reserve, special deposit or similar requirements (other than Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or other similar reserve requirement applicable to any other category of liabilities or category of extensions of credit or other assets by reference to which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans is determined to the extent utilized when determining LIBOR for such Loans) relating to any extensions of credit or other assets of, or any deposits with or other liabilities of, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by such Lender (or its parent corporation), or any commitment of such Lender (including, without limitation, the Commitments of such Lender hereunder) or (iii) has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on capital of such Lender to a level below that which such Lender could have achieved but for such Regulatory Change (taking into consideration such Lender's policies with respect to capital adequacy).
(c)Lender's Suspension of LIBOR Loans and LIBOR Margin Loans. Without limiting the effect of the provisions of the immediately preceding Sections 5.1(a) and 5.1(b), if by reason of any Regulatory Change, any Lender either (i) incurs Additional Costs based on or measured by the excess above a specified level of the amount of a category of deposits or other liabilities of such Lender that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans is determined as provided in this Agreement or a category of extensions of credit or other assets of such Lender that includes LIBOR Loans or (ii) becomes subject to restrictions on the amount of such a category of liabilities or assets that it may hold, then, if such Lender so elects by notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the obligation of such Lender to make or Continue, or to Convert Base Rate Loans into, LIBOR Loans hereunder shall be suspended until such Regulatory Change ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 5.5 shall apply).
(d)[Reserved].
(e)Notification and Determination of Additional Costs. Each of the Administrative Agent, each Lender, and each Participant, as the case may be, agrees to notify the Borrower of any event occurring after the Agreement Date entitling the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Participant to compensation under any of the preceding subsections of this Section as promptly as practicable; provided, however, that the failure of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Participant to give such notice shall not release the Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder (and in the case of a Lender, to the Administrative Agent). The Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Participant, as the case may be, agrees to furnish to the Borrower (and in the case of a Lender or a Participant to the Administrative Agent as well) a certificate setting forth the basis and amount of each request for compensation under this Section 5.1. Determinations by the Administrative Agent, such Lender, or such Participant, as the case may be, of the effect of any Regulatory Change shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
Section 5.2 Suspension of LIBOR Loans.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if, on or prior to the determination of LIBOR for any Interest Period:
(a)the Administrative Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive) that quotations of interest rates for the relevant deposits referred to in the definition of LIBOR are not being provided in the relevant amounts or for the relevant maturities for purposes of determining rates of interest for LIBOR Loans as provided herein or is otherwise unable to determine LIBOR; or
(b)the Administrative Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive) that the relevant rates of interest referred to in the definition of LIBOR upon the basis of which the rate of interest for LIBOR Loans for such Interest Period is to be determined are not likely to adequately cover the cost to any Lender of making or maintaining LIBOR Loans for such Interest Period;
then the Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower and each Lender prompt notice thereof and, so long as such condition remains in effect, the Lenders shall be under no obligation to, and shall not, make additional LIBOR Loans, Continue LIBOR Loans or Convert Loans into LIBOR Loans and the Borrower shall, on the last day of each current Interest Period for each outstanding LIBOR Loan, either prepay such Loan or Convert such Loan into a Base Rate Loan.
Section 5.3 Illegality.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (a) if any Lender shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding) that it is unlawful for such Lender to honor its obligation to make or maintain LIBOR Loans hereunder, then such Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower thereof (with a copy of such notice to the Administrative Agent) and such Lender's obligation to make or Continue, or to Convert Loans of any other Type into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended until such time as such Lender may again make and maintain LIBOR Loans (in which case the provisions of Section 5.5 shall be applicable).
Section 5.4 Compensation.
The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such amount or amounts as the Administrative Agent shall determine in its sole discretion shall be sufficient to compensate such Lender for any loss, cost or expense attributable to:
a.any payment or prepayment (whether mandatory or optional) of a LIBOR Loan or Conversion of a LIBOR Loan, made by such Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, acceleration) on a date other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan; or
b.any failure by the Borrower for any reason (including, without limitation, the failure of any
of the applicable conditions precedent specified in Section 6.2 to be satisfied) to borrow a LIBOR Loan from such Lender on the date for such borrowing, or to Convert a Base Rate Loan into a LIBOR Loan or Continue a LIBOR Loan on the requested date of such Conversion or Continuation.
Not in limitation of the foregoing, such compensation shall include, without limitation, in the case of a LIBOR Loan, an amount equal to the then present value of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on such LIBOR Loan for the remainder of the Interest Period at the rate applicable to such LIBOR Loan, less (ii) the amount of interest that would accrue on the same LIBOR Loan for the same period if LIBOR were set on the date on which such LIBOR Loan was repaid, prepaid or Converted or the date on which the Borrower failed to borrow, Convert or Continue such LIBOR Loan, as applicable, calculating present value by using as a discount rate LIBOR quoted on such date. Upon the Borrower's request, the Administrative Agent shall provide the Borrower with a statement setting forth the basis for requesting such compensation and the method for determining the amount thereof. Any such statement shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Section 5.5 Treatment of Affected Loans.
If the obligation of any Lender to make LIBOR Loans or to Continue, or to Convert Base Rate Loans into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 5.1(c), Section 5.2 or Section 5.3 then such Lender's LIBOR Loans shall be automatically Converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for LIBOR Loans (or, in the case of a Conversion required by Section 5.1(c), Section 5.2, or Section 5.3 on such earlier date as such Lender may specify to the Borrower with a copy to the Administrative Agent) and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Section 5.1, Section 5.2 or Section 5.3 that gave rise to such Conversion no longer exist:
(i)to the extent that such Lender's LIBOR Loans have been so Converted, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lender's LIBOR Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans; and
(ii)all Loans that would otherwise be made or Continued by such Lender as LIBOR Loans shall be made or Continued instead as Base Rate Loans, and all Base Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be Converted into LIBOR Loans shall remain as Base Rate Loans.
If such Lender gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) that the circumstances specified in Section 5.1(c) or 5.3 that gave rise to the Conversion of such Lender's LIBOR Loans pursuant to this Section no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when LIBOR Loans made by other Lenders are outstanding, then such Lender's Base Rate Loans shall be automatically Converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding LIBOR Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding LIBOR Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, Types and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Commitments.
Section 5.6 Affected Lenders.
If (a) a Lender requests compensation pursuant to Section 3.10 or 5.1, and the Requisite Lenders are not also doing the same or (b) the obligation of any Lender to make LIBOR Loans or to Continue, or to Convert Base Rate Loans into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 5.1(b) or 5.3 but the obligation of the Requisite Lenders shall not have been suspended under such Sections, then, so long as there does not then exist any Default or Event of Default, the Borrower may demand that such Lender (the “Affected Lender”), and upon such demand the Affected Lender shall promptly, assign its Commitment to an Eligible Assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.6(b) for a purchase price equal to (x) the aggregate principal balance of all Loans then owing to the Affected Lender, plus (y) any accrued but unpaid interest thereon and accrued but unpaid fees owing to the Affected Lender, or any other amount as may be mutually agreed upon by such Affected Lender and Eligible Assignee. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Affected Lender shall reasonably cooperate in effectuating the replacement of such Affected Lender under this Section, but at no time shall the Administrative Agent, such Affected Lender nor
any other Lender be obligated in any way whatsoever to initiate any such replacement or to assist in finding an Eligible Assignee. The exercise by the Borrower of its rights under this Section 5.6 shall be at the Borrower's sole cost and expense and at no cost or expense to the Administrative Agent, the Affected Lender or any of the other Lenders. The terms of this Section 5.6 shall not in any way limit the Borrower's obligation to pay to any Affected Lender compensation owing to such Affected Lender pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to Sections 3.10, 5.1 or 5.4) with respect to any period up to the date of replacement.
Section 5.7 Change of Lending Office.
Each Lender agrees that it will use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate an alternate Lending Office with respect to any of its Loans affected by the matters or circumstances described in Sections 3.10, 5.1 or 5.3 to reduce the liability of the Borrower or avoid the results provided thereunder, so long as such designation is not disadvantageous to such Lender as determined by such Lender in its sole discretion, except that such Lender shall have no obligation to designate a Lending Office located in the United States of America.
Section 5.8 Assumptions Concerning Funding of LIBOR Loans.
Calculation of all amounts payable to a Lender under this Article shall be made as though such Lender had actually funded LIBOR Loans through the purchase of deposits in the relevant market bearing interest at the rate applicable to such LIBOR Loans in an amount equal to the amount of the LIBOR Loans and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period; provided, however, that each Lender may fund each of its LIBOR Loans in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumption shall be used only for calculation of amounts payable under this Article.
ARTICLE VI. | Conditions Precedent |
Section 6.1 Initial Conditions Precedent.
The obligation of the Lenders to effect or permit the occurrence of the first disbursement of Loan proceeds hereunder is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent:
(a)The Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or as specified in the exhibits hereto:
(i)counterparts of this Agreement executed by each of the parties hereto;
(ii)Notes executed by the Borrower, payable to each Lender complying with the terms of
Section 2.8(a);
(iii)the Guaranty executed by each of the Guarantors initially to be a party thereto;
(iv)an opinion of O'Melveny & Myers LLP, counsel to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and covering the matters required by Administrative Agent;
(v)the certificate or articles of incorporation or formation, articles of organization, certificate of limited partnership, declaration of trust or other comparable organizational instrument (if any) of each Loan Party certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of formation of such Loan Party;
(vi)a certificate of good standing (or certificate of similar meaning) with respect to each Loan Party issued as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of formation of each such Loan Party issued within thirty (30) days of the date hereof and certificates of qualification to transact business or other comparable certificates issued as of a recent date by each Secretary of State (and any state department of
taxation, as applicable) of each state in which such Loan Party is required to be so qualified and where failure to be so qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(vii)a certificate of incumbency signed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party with respect to each of the officers of such Loan Party authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party, and in the case of the Borrower, authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Borrower Notices of Borrowing, Notices of Conversion and Notices of Continuation;
(viii)copies certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party of (A) the by-laws of such Loan Party, if a corporation, the operating agreement, if a limited liability company, the partnership agreement, if a limited or general partnership, or other comparable document in the case of any other form of legal entity and (B) all corporate, partnership, member or other necessary action taken by such Loan Party to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party;
(ix)a compliance certificate, in the form delivered to Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof on a pro forma basis for the Borrower's fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012;
(x)a Transfer Authorizer Designation Form effective as of the Agreement Date;
(xi)intentionally omitted;
(xii)copies of all Material Contracts in existence on the Agreement Date;
(xiii)the Fee Letter;
(xiv)all other fees, expenses and reimbursement amounts due and payable to the Administrative Agent and any of the Lenders as required hereunder, including, without limitation, the reasonable and actually incurred fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent, have been paid;
(xv)UCC, tax, judgment and lien search reports with respect to each Loan Party in all necessary or appropriate jurisdictions indicating that there are no liens of record other than Permitted Encumbrances;
(xvi)a complete listing of all Subsidiaries which are Non-Guarantors;
(xvii)such other documents, agreements and instruments as the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably request of the Borrower in writing;
(xviii)projections through 2015 that the Lenders deem satisfactory; and
(xix)evidence of all material governmental and third party approvals necessary in connection with the continuing operations of the Group Members and the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect, and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken or threatened by any competent authority that would restrain, prevent or otherwise impose adverse conditions on the financing contemplated hereby.
(b)In the reasonable good faith judgment of the Administrative Agent:
(i)there shall not have occurred or become known to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders any event, condition, situation or status since December 31, 2011, that has had or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(ii)no litigation, action, suit, investigation or other arbitral, administrative or judicial proceeding shall be pending or threatened which could reasonably be expected to (A) result in a Material Adverse Effect or (B) restrain or enjoin, impose materially burdensome conditions on, or otherwise materially and adversely affect, the ability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to fulfill its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party;
(iii)the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have received all material approvals, consents and waivers, and shall have made or given all necessary filings and notices as shall be required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby without the occurrence of any default under, conflict with or violation of (A) any Applicable Law or (B) any agreement, document or instrument to which any Loan Party is a party or by which any of them or their respective properties is bound;
(iv)the Borrower and each other Loan Party shall have provided all information requested by the Administrative Agent and each Lender in order to comply with the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)); and
(v)there shall not have occurred or exist any other material disruption of financial or capital markets that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents.
Sections 6.2 Conditions Precedent to All Loans.
The obligations of Lenders to make any Loans are each subject to the further conditions precedent that: (a) no Default or Event of Default shall exist as of the date of the making of such Loans or would exist immediately after giving effect thereto; (b) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party, shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of the making of such Loan with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted hereunder; and (c) the Administrative Agent shall have received a timely Notice of Borrowing. Each Credit Event shall constitute a certification by the Borrower to the effect set forth in the preceding sentence (both as of the date of the giving of notice relating to such Credit Event and, unless the Borrower otherwise notifies the Administrative Agent prior to the date of such Credit Event, as of the date of the occurrence of such Credit Event). In addition, except as the Borrower may otherwise advise the Administrative Agent and Lenders in writing referencing this Section 6.2, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders at the time any Loan is made that all conditions to the making of such Loan contained in this Article VI have been satisfied. Unless set forth in writing to the contrary expressly and specifically referencing this Section, the making of its initial Loan by a Lender shall constitute a certification by such Lender to the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders that the conditions precedent for initial Loans set forth in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 that have not previously been waived by the Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement have been satisfied.
ARTICLE VII. | Representations and Warranties |
In order to induce the Administrative Agent and each Lender to enter into this Agreement and to make Loans, the Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as follows:
Section 7.1 Organization; Powers.
Each of the Group Members is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted, or hereafter proposed to be conducted, and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.
Section 7.2 Authorization; Enforceability.
The Transactions are within each of the Loan Party's powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of each Loan Party. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of the Company and the Borrower and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
Section 7.3 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts.
The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority or any other Person, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, bylaws or other organizational documents of any Group Member or any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon any Group Member or its assets, except to the extent such violation or default could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any Group Member, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of any Group Member.
Section 7.4 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change.
(a)The Company, the Borrower, and their consolidated Subsidiaries have heretofore furnished to the Lenders their consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, reported on by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent public accountants, certified as true and correct in all material respects by its chief financial officer (and subject to all footnotes therein). Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Company, the Borrower and their consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP. No Group Member has any material Guarantee obligations, material contingent liabilities and material liabilities for taxes, or any long-term space leases or unusual forward or long-term commitments, including any interest rate or foreign currency swap or exchange transaction or other obligation in respect of derivatives, that are not reflected in the most recent financial statements referred to in this paragraph.
(b)Since December 31, 2011, there has been no material adverse change in the business, assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise, of the Company, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(c)The pro forma covenant compliance certificate described in Section 6.1(a)(ix), a copy of which has heretofore been furnished to each Lender, has been prepared giving effect (as if such events had occurred on such date) to (i) the Loans to be made on the Agreement Date and the use of proceeds thereof and (ii) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing. Such certificate has been prepared based on the information then known to the Borrower as of the date of delivery thereof, and presents fairly on a pro forma basis the estimated financial covenant compliance of Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the Agreement Date, assuming that the events specified in the preceding sentence had actually occurred at such date.
Section 7.5 Properties.
(a)Except for defects in title that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Group Members has marketable title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, free and clear of all Liens except for Liens permitted by
Section 10.2. Each Group Member has obtained customary title insurance on its real property.
(b)Each of the Group Members owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Group Members does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 7.6 Litigation and Environmental Matters.
(a)There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting any Group Member (i) as to which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that involve this Agreement or the Transactions.
(b)Except with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Group Members (i) to Borrower's knowledge after due inquiry, has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.
Section 7.7 Compliance with Laws and Agreements.
Each of the Group Members is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing hereunder and no Group Member is in default under or with respect to any contractual obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 7.8 Investment and Holding Company Status.
None of the Group Members is (a) an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940 or (b) a “holding company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
Section 7.9 Taxes.
Each of the Group Members has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which such Group Member, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves, or are subject to any valid extension of time for payment, or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 7.10 ERISA.
No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $5,000,000 the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $5,000,000 the fair market value of
the assets of all such underfunded Plans.
Section 7.11 Disclosure.
None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information and forward-looking statements, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time. To the best of the Borrower's actual knowledge, there are no facts regarding the Company, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries (other than matters of a general economic nature) which Borrower has not disclosed to Administrative Agent and the Lenders in writing (either in this Agreement or otherwise) which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 7.12 Federal Regulations.
No part of the proceeds of any Loans, and no other extensions of credit hereunder, will be used (a) for “buying” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U as now and from time to time hereafter in effect for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulations of the Board or (b) for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulations of the Board. If requested by any Lender or the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender a statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the requirements of FR Form G-3 or FR Form U-1, as applicable, referred to in Regulation U.
Section 7.13 Labor Matters.
Except as, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against any Group Member pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or the Borrower, threatened; (b) hours worked by and payment made to employees of each Group Member have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority dealing with such matters; and (c) all payments due from any Group Member on account of employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the relevant Group Member.
Section 7.14 Subsidiaries.
Except as disclosed to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower in writing from time to time after the Agreement Date, (a) Schedule 7.14 sets forth the name and jurisdiction of incorporation of each Subsidiary and, as to each such Subsidiary, the percentage of each class of Equity Interests owned by any other Group Member and (b) there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments (other than stock options or long-term incentive plan and other employee benefits in the nature thereof granted to employees or directors and directors' qualifying shares) of any nature relating to any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
Section 7.15 Use of Proceeds.
The proceeds of the Loans shall be used for general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the financing of working capital needs, the repayment of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and acquisitions permitted by this Agreement.
Section 7.16 Solvency.
Each Loan Party is, and after giving effect to the incurrence of all Indebtedness and obligations being incurred in connection herewith will be and will continue to be, Solvent.
Section 7.17 Status of the Company.
The Company (i) is taxed as a REIT within the meaning of Section 856(a) of the Code, (ii) has not revoked its election to be a REIT, and (iii) has not engaged in any “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 856(b)(6)(iii) of the Code (or any successor provision thereto).
Section 7.18 Properties.
Schedule 7.18(a) sets forth a list of all real property of the Group Members and the owner (or ground-lessor) of such real property, and Schedule 7.18(b) sets forth a list of all Unencumbered Assets and the owner (or ground-lessor) of such Unencumbered Asset. All such Unencumbered Assets satisfy the requirements for an Unencumbered Asset set forth in the definition thereof.
Section 7.19 Survival of Representations and Warranties, Etc.
All statements contained in any certificate, financial statement or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (including, but not limited to, any such statement made in or in connection with any amendment thereto or any statement contained in any certificate, financial statement or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of any Loan Party prior to the Agreement Date and delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the underwriting or closing the transactions contemplated hereby) shall constitute representations and warranties made by the Borrower under this Agreement. All representations and warranties made under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to be made at and as of the Agreement Date, the Effective Date and at and as of the date of the occurrence of each Credit Event, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances expressly and specifically permitted hereunder. All such representations and warranties shall survive the effectiveness of this Agreement, the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of the Loans.
ARTICLE VIII. | Affirmative Covenants |
Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full, each of the Company and the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
section 8.1 Financial Statements; Ratings Change and Other Information.
The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:
(a)within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of each of the Company, the Borrower, and their Subsidiaries, each of the Company's audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;
(b)within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three (3) fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of each of the Company, the Borrower, and their Subsidiaries, commencing with the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012, each of the Company's consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations,
stockholders' equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
(c)(i) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower (A) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (B) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 10.6, and Section 10.15 and (C) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in Section 7.4 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate and (ii) together with such compliance certificate, the Borrower shall deliver the following, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (A) a description of all Properties acquired during such calendar quarter, including the Net Operating Income of each such Property, acquisition costs and any related mortgage debt; (B) a description of all Properties sold during the calendar quarter then ended, including the Net Operating Income from such Properties and the sales price; (C) a statement of the Net Operating Income contribution by each Property for the preceding calendar quarter and summary occupancy reports for such Property; (D) a listing of summary information for all Unencumbered Assets including, without limitation, the Unencumbered Asset Value of each Property the Net Operating Income of each Property (not addressed in clause (ii) or (iii) above), occupancy rates, square footage, property type, and date acquired or built; (E) a summary of (1) all acquisitions, dispositions or other removals of Unencumbered Assets completed during such quarterly accounting period, calendar year, or other fiscal period were permitted under this Agreement, and (2) the acquisition cost or principal balance of any Unencumbered Assets, as applicable, acquired during such period and any other information that Administrative Agent may require to determine the Unencumbered Asset Value of such Unencumbered Asset, and the Unencumbered Asset Value of any Unencumbered Assets removed during such period; and (F) (1) concurrently with the delivery of financial statements under clause (b) above, any updates to Schedules EGL, EOCGL or 7.18(b) (which updates may be in the form of one or more master schedules that list the Unencumbered Assets and whether such Unencumbered Asset is subject to an Eligible Ground Lease or an Eligible On-Campus Ground Lease) and (2) concurrently with the delivery of financial statements under clause (a) above, any updates to Schedules QS, SG, 7.14 or 7.18(a) (which updates may be in the form of one or more master schedules that include such information);
(d)concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) above, a certificate of the accounting firm that reported on such financial statements stating whether they obtained knowledge during the course of their examination of such financial statements of any Default (which certificate may be limited to the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines);
(e)promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Company, the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Company or the Borrower to its stockholders generally, as the case may be;
(f)as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event no later than ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of each of the Company, the Borrower, and their Subsidiaries, a detailed consolidated budget for the following fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet of each of the Company, the Borrower, and their Subsidiaries, as of the end of the following fiscal year, the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow, projected changes in financial position, projected income, projected compliance with Sections 10.13 and 10.15 and a description of the underlying assumptions applicable thereto) (collectively, the “Projections”), which Projections shall in each case be accompanied by a certificate of a Financial Officer
stating that such Projections are based on reasonable estimates, information and assumptions;
(g)within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of each of the Company, the Borrower, and their Subsidiaries (or ninety (90) days in the case of the fourth quarter), a narrative discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of each of the Company, the Borrower, and their Subsidiaries, for such fiscal quarter and for the period from the beginning of the then current fiscal year to the end of such fiscal quarter, as compared to the comparable periods of the previous year; provided that delivery to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of the Company's annual report to the SEC on Form 10-K and its quarterly report to the SEC on Form 10-Q containing such narrative discussion and analysis shall be deemed to be compliance with this Section 8.1(g);
(h)promptly after Moody's or S&P shall have announced a change in the rating established or deemed to have been established for the Index Debt, written notice of such rating change; and
(i)promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.
Delivery by the Company to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of its annual report to the SEC on Form 10-K and its quarterly report to the SEC on Form 10-Q, in each case in accordance with SEC requirement for such reports, shall be deemed to be compliance by the Company with Section 8.1(a) and Section 8.1(b), as applicable.
Section 8.2 Notices of Material Events.
The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written notice after learning of any of the following:
(a)the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
(b)the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting any Group Member thereof that relates to any Loan Document or that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(c)the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000,000;
(d)any change in the Applicable Credit Ratings; and
(e)any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
Section 8.3 Existence; Conduct of Business; REIT Status.
Each of the Company and the Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 10.3. The Company will do all things reasonably necessary to maintain its status as a REIT. To the extent required by applicable law, the Company will continue to file Form 10-Q and Form 10-K (or their equivalents) and make other public filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (or any Governmental Authority substituted therefor).
Section 8.4 Payment of Obligations.
Each of the Company and the Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay its obligations, including Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, could result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Company, the Borrower or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 8.5 Maintenance of Properties; Insurance.
Each of the Company and the Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, (b) maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, and (c) obtain and provide insurance certificates confirming compliance with the above requirements promptly upon written request by the Administrative Agent.
Section 8.6 Books and Records; Inspection Rights.
Each of the Company and the Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are customarily made of all material dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities in conformity in all material respects with GAAP. Each of the Company and the Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice to a Financial Officer, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested; provided that the Borrower shall pay the documented and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of any such inspection by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Section 8.7 Compliance with Laws.
Each of the Company and the Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, including Environmental Laws, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 8.8 Use of Proceeds.
The proceeds of the Loans will be used only for working capital needs and general corporate purposes, including the repayment of debt and permitted acquisitions, and for the buyback, redemption, retirement or to otherwise acquire directly or indirectly, shares of the Company's or Borrower's Equity Interests. 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, including Regulations T, U and X.
Section 8.9 Distributions in the Ordinary Course.
Each of the Company and the Borrower shall, in the ordinary course of business, cause all of its Subsidiaries to make transfers of net cash and cash equivalents upstream to the Borrower, and the Borrower shall continue to follow such ordinary course of business. The Company and the Borrower shall not make net transfers of cash and cash equivalents downstream to its Subsidiaries except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or as otherwise permitted under this Agreement.
Section 8.10 Notices of Asset Sales, Encumbrances or Dispositions.
The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders written notice not less than five (5) Business Days prior to a sale, encumbrance with a Lien to secure Indebtedness or other Disposition of an Unencumbered Asset or other assets of the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries, in each case, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, for consideration in excess of $75,000,000, which is permitted pursuant to Section 10.1(e), Section 10.2(a)(iv) or Section 10.9, as applicable. In addition, simultaneously with delivery of any such notice, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) a certificate of a Financial Officer certifying that no Default or Event of Default (including any non-compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 10.13 and Section 10.15 hereof) has occurred and is continuing or would occur on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the proposed sale, encumbrance or other Disposition, which certificate shall include calculations in reasonable detail demonstrating compliance with Section 6.13 hereof and the financial covenants on a pro-forma basis, including as to the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value, and (B) an updated schedule of all Unencumbered Assets.
To the extent such proposed transaction would result in a Default or an Event of Default, the Borrower shall apply the proceeds of such transaction (together with such additional amounts as may be required), to prepay the Obligations in an amount, as determined by the Administrative Agent, equal to that which would be required to reduce the Obligations so that no Default or Event of Default would exist.
If such proposed transaction is permitted hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall, at the Borrower's expense, take all such action reasonably requested by the Borrower to release the guarantee obligations under the Guaranty of any Subsidiary Guarantor who shall cease to own any Unencumbered Assets upon the consummation of such transaction.
Section 8.11 [Reserved].
Section 8.12 Release of Subsidiary Guarantors.
So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur after giving effect thereto, following (i) the Disposition, removal or substitution of an Unencumbered Asset that results in a Subsidiary Guarantor ceasing to own any Unencumbered Assets or (ii) a Subsidiary Guarantor becoming a Qualified Subsidiary, and is therefore no longer required to be a Subsidiary Guarantor under the definition of “Unencumbered Asset”, at the request and expense of the Borrower and without the need for any consent or approval of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver a release of the Guaranty made by such Subsidiary Guarantor in a form acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
Section 8.13 Additional Guarantors.
If, after the Agreement Date, a Subsidiary that is not a Qualified Subsidiary elects to provide a Subsidiary Guaranty so that the Property owned by such Subsidiary shall qualify as an Unencumbered Asset, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent each of the following items, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: (i) a Guaranty executed by such Subsidiary and (ii) the items that would have been delivered under clauses (iv) through (viii) and (xv) of Section 6.1(a) if such Subsidiary had been a Subsidiary Guarantor on the Agreement Date.
ARTICLE IX. | Information |
Section 9.1 Electronic Delivery of Certain Information.
(a)Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be delivered by electronic communication and delivery, including, the Internet, e-mail or intranet websites to which the Administrative Agent and each Lender have access (including a commercial, third-party website such as www.sec.gov <http://www.sec.gov> or a website sponsored or hosted by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower) provided that the foregoing shall not apply to (i) notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II and (ii) any Lender that has notified the Administrative Agent
and the Borrower that it cannot or does not want to receive electronic communications. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic delivery pursuant to procedures approved by it for all or particular notices or communications. Documents or notices delivered electronically shall be deemed to have been delivered (i) twenty-four (24) hours after the date and time on which the Administrative Agent or the Borrower posts such documents or (ii) the documents become available on a commercial website and the Administrative Agent or Borrower notifies each Lender of said posting and provides a link thereto; provided if such notice or other communication is not sent or posted during the normal business hours of the recipient, said posting date and time shall be deemed to have commenced as of 9:00 a.m. Pacific time on the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the certificate required by Section 8.1(c) to the Administrative Agent and shall deliver paper copies of any documents to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that requests such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender. Except for the certificates required by Section 8.1(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents delivered electronically, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it of paper copies and maintaining its paper or electronic documents.
(b)Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Article II may be delivered electronically to a website provided for such purpose by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the procedures provided to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent.
Section 9.2 Public/Private Information.
The Borrower shall reasonably cooperate with the Administrative Agent in connection with the publication of certain materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower. Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (collectively, “Information Materials”) pursuant to this Article and the Borrower shall designate Information Materials (a) that are either available to the public or not material with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws, as “Public Information” and (b) that are not Public Information as “Private Information”.
Section 9.3 USA Patriot Act Notice; Compliance.
The USA Patriot Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-56) and federal regulations issued with respect thereto require all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record certain information that identifies individuals or business entities which open an “account” with such financial institution. Consequently, a Lender (for itself and/or as Administrative Agent for all Lenders hereunder) may from time-to-time request, and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the other Loan Parties to, provide to such Lender, such Loan Party's name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identification information as shall be necessary for such Lender to comply with federal law. An “account” for this purpose may include, without limitation, a deposit account, cash management service, a transaction or asset account, a credit account, a loan or other extension of credit, and/or other financial services product.
ARTICLE X. | Negative Covenants |
Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full, each of the Company and the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
Section 10.1 Indebtedness.
Each of the Company and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a)Indebtedness created hereunder;
(b)Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 10.1 and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
(c)Indebtedness of the Borrower to any Subsidiary and of any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;
(d)Guarantees by the Borrower of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary, by the Company of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and by any Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that the Borrower shall not permit any Subsidiary that owns (or leases) an Unencumbered Asset to provide a Guarantee of any Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Company unless such Subsidiary also is or simultaneously becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder; and
(e)additional Indebtedness of the Company, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount (for the Company, the Borrower and all Subsidiaries) at any one time outstanding that would not cause a violation of Section 10.13; provided that the Borrower shall not permit any Subsidiary that owns (or leases) an Unencumbered Asset to create, incur, assume, become liable in respect of or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, including any Guarantees of Indebtedness unless such Subsidiary is or simultaneously becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder.
Section 10.2 Liens.
(a)Each of the Company and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:
(i)Permitted Encumbrances;
(ii)any Lien on any property or asset of the Company, the Borrower or any Subsidiary existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 10.2; provided that (A) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Company, the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (B) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date hereof and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
(iii)any interest or title of a lessor under any lease entered into by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business and covering only the assets so leased; and
(iv)Liens (not affecting the Unencumbered Assets) securing Indebtedness constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section 10.1(e), and Liens (not affecting Unencumbered Assets) incurred in connection with the cash collateralization of any Swap Agreement permitted by Section 10.5;
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries that owns an Unencumbered Asset to, grant a Lien on its Equity Interest as collateral for Indebtedness to any Person other than the Administrative Agent, except that if Liens are granted on Unencumbered Assets (or the Equity Interests in the owners of Unencumbered Assets) to secure the Obligations, then the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may also grant Liens on such Unencumbered Assets (or such Equity Interests) to secure the obligations under other unsecured credit facilities of the Borrower on a pari passu basis.
Section 10.3 Fundamental Changes.
(a)Each of the Company and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell,
transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets, or all or substantially all of the stock of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) any Person may merge into the Company or the Borrower in a transaction in which the Company or the Borrower, as applicable, is the surviving corporation, (ii) any Person may merge into any Subsidiary in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Subsidiary; provided that if one of the parties to such merger is a Subsidiary Guarantor or a Qualified Subsidiary, the Subsidiary Guarantor or Qualified Subsidiary shall be the surviving entity, (iii) any Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets (A) to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary; provided that if one of the parties to such transaction is a Subsidiary Guarantor or a Qualified Subsidiary, either (1) the Subsidiary Guarantor or Qualified Subsidiary shall be the transferee or (2) the transaction is permitted by Section 10.9 or (B) in a transaction permitted by Section 10.9, (iv) the Borrower may sell the Equity Interests in a Subsidiary in a transaction permitted by Section 10.9, and (v) any Subsidiary which is not a Subsidiary Guarantor or a Qualified Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower.
(b)Each of the Company and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage to any material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Company, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, on the date of execution of this Agreement and businesses reasonably related thereto.
Section 10.4 Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions.
Each of the Company and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly owned Subsidiary prior to such merger) any capital stock, evidences of indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit, except:
(a)Permitted Investments;
(b)direct or indirect investments by the Company and the Borrower in the Equity Interests of its Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates;
(c)loans or advances made by the Borrower to any Subsidiary and made by any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;
(d)Guarantees constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section 10.1;
(e)extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;
(f)loans and advances to employees of any Group Member in the ordinary course of business (including for travel, entertainment and relocation expenses) in an aggregate amount for all Group Members not to exceed $1,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(g)intercompany Investments by any Group Member in the Borrower or any Person that, prior to such investment, is a Subsidiary Guarantor or a Qualified Subsidiary;
(h)(i) Investments permitted by Section 10.3 and (ii) Investments consisting of (A) acquisitions of real property (or interests therein), (B) acquisitions of loans secured by real property or Equity Interests, (C) the making of loans secured by real property or Equity Interests, and (D) the purchase of Equity Interests, all consistent with the Borrower's business strategy, so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, or would occur after giving effect thereto; provided that Investments by the Company, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries in Equity Interests
(other than Equity Interests (1) in their respective Subsidiaries, (2) in Unconsolidated Affiliates, (3) acquired in connection with transactions permitted by Section 10.3 that are consistent with the Borrower's business strategy, or (4) in other Persons in which the Company, the Borrower or one of their Subsidiaries is the general partner, the managing member or otherwise has rights of Control over such Person or has rights of specific Control over the use and/or disposition of its interest therein) shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of Total Asset Value; and
(i)deemed loans made to the limited partners of the Borrower in respect of withholding taxes paid by the Borrower on behalf of such limited partner in accordance with Section 10.5 of the Borrower's Agreement of Limited Partnership dated as of September 20, 2006, as amended to date.
Section 10.5 Swap Agreements.
Each of the Company and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any Swap Agreement, except (a) Swap Agreements entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Company, the Borrower or any Subsidiary has actual or potential exposure (other than those in respect of Equity Interests of the Company, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) and not for speculative purposes, and (b) Swap Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of the Company, the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
Section 10.6 Restricted Payments; Share Repurchases.
(a)The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except (i) the Borrower may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Equity Interests payable solely in additional shares of its common Equity Interests, (ii) Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends ratably with respect to their Equity Interests, (iii) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for management or employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (iv) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to the Company and to the limited partners of the Borrower, and the Company may make Restricted Payments of such amount to its shareholders; provided that (A) if a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower may only make Restricted Payments to the Company in the minimum amounts required to be made by the Company in order to maintain its status as a REIT; and (B) the Borrower may not make any Restricted Payments to the Company if the Obligations have been declared due and payable.
(b)Neither the Borrower nor the Company shall at any time buy back, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of its Equity Interests if and only if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur after giving effect to such transaction; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.6, the Borrower and/or the Company may redeem the Equity Interests in the Partnership for Equity Interests in the Company (with any fractional shares payable in cash) pursuant to a request from a limited partner of the Borrower in accordance with Section 8.6 of the Borrower's Agreement of Limited Partnership dated as of September 20, 2006, as amended to date.
Section 10.7 Transactions with Affiliates.
Each of the Company and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) in the ordinary course of business at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Company, the Borrower or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm's-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among the Company, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not involving any other Affiliate and (c) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 10.6.
Section 10.8 Restrictive Agreements.
Each of the Company and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Company, the Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets (including the Equity Interests owned by such Group Member), or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any shares of its capital stock or to make or repay loans or advances to the Company, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law, by this Agreement or by any other agreements for unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower (provided that such other agreements shall not impose any restrictions or conditions that are materially more restrictive than the terms of this Agreement), (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions existing on the date hereof identified on Schedule 10.8 (but shall apply to any extension or renewal of, or any amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such restriction or condition), (iii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (iv) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if such restrictions do not apply to any Unencumbered Asset or to the Equity Interests of the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Qualified Subsidiary), and (v) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof.
Section 10.9 Disposition of Property.
Each of the Company and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, Dispose of any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the case of any Subsidiary, issue or sell any shares of such Subsidiary's Equity Interests to any Person, except:
(a)the Disposition of surplus, obsolete or worn out property in the ordinary course of business;
(b)the sale of inventory, raw materials, supplies, or other non-fixed assets in the ordinary course of business;
(c)Dispositions permitted by Section 10.3;
(d)the sale or issuance of any Subsidiary's Equity Interests to the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Qualified Subsidiary;
(e)Dispositions of cash or Permitted Investments not prohibited hereunder; and
(f)the Disposition of other property so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would occur after giving effect thereto, (ii) the Borrower remains in compliance with Section 10.13 after giving effect thereto, and (iii) and the Borrower complies with Section 8.10.
Section 10.10 Payments and Modifications of Subordinate Debt.
The Company and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make or offer to make any payment, prepayment, repurchase or redemption of or otherwise optionally or voluntarily defease or segregate funds (whether scheduled or voluntary) with respect to principal or interest on any Indebtedness which is subordinate to the Obligations if a Default has occurred and is continuing.
Section 10.11 Sales and Leasebacks.
The Company and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any
arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by any Group Member as lessee of real or personal property that has been or is to be sold or transferred by such Group Member to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of such Group Member.
Section 10.12 Changes in Fiscal Periods.
The Company and the Borrower will not permit the fiscal year of the Company or the Borrower to end on a day other than December 31 or change the Company's or the Borrower's method of determining fiscal quarters.
Section 10.13 Financial Covenants.
The Company and the Borrower shall not:
(a)Total Leverage Ratio. Permit the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value (the “Total Leverage Ratio”) as at the last day of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company to exceed sixty percent (60%).
(b)Secured Leverage Ratio. Permit the ratio of Secured Indebtedness to Total Asset Value as at the last day of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company to exceed (i) forty percent (40%) from the Agreement Date through the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2013 and (ii) thirty percent (30%) for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2014 and thereafter.
(c)[Reserved].
(d)Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the ratio of Total EBITDA to Total Fixed Charges for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company to be less than 1.65 to 1.0 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company.
(e)Tangible Net Worth. Permit Tangible Net Worth to be less than the sum of (i) $1,167,787,200 plus (ii) fifty percent (50%) of Net Cash Proceeds from issuances of Equity Interests by the Borrower or the Company after December 31, 2011.
(f)Unencumbered Leverage Ratio. Permit the ratio of Unsecured Indebtedness to Unencumbered Asset Value as at the last day of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company to exceed sixty percent (60%).
(g)Unencumbered Coverage Ratio. Permit the ratio of Unencumbered NOI for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company to Unsecured Interest Expense for such period to be less than 1.75 to 1.0 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company.
(h)[Reserved].
(i)[Reserved].
(j)Pro Forma Calculations.
1.For purposes of the pro-forma calculations to be made pursuant to Section 10.13(a), (b), (d), (e), (f) and (g) (and the definitions used therein), such calculations shall be adjusted by (A) excluding from Unencumbered Asset Value the actual value of any assets sold by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries since the last day of the prior fiscal quarter and (B) adding to Total Asset Value and Unencumbered Asset Value the undepreciated GAAP book value (after any impairments) of any Acquisition Properties acquired (or to be acquired with any borrowing) by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries since the last day of the prior fiscal quarter.
2.For purposes of the pro-forma calculations to be made pursuant to Section 10.13 (and the definitions used therein), such calculations shall be adjusted by (A) excluding from Unencumbered NOI
the actual NOI for the relevant period of any assets sold by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries since the last day of the prior fiscal quarter, and (B) adding to Unencumbered NOI the projected NOI for the next four (4) quarters (based on the Borrower's projections made in good faith) for any assets acquired (or to be acquired with any Borrowing) by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries since the last day of the prior fiscal quarter.
Section 10.14 Modification of Governing Documents.
The Company and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, amend or modify any provision of its charter, by-laws, partnership agreement, operating agreement or other organizational documents that would have a Material Adverse Effect without the Administrative Agent's prior written consent.
Section 10.15 Occupancy of Unencumbered Assets.
The Unencumbered Assets that are Medical Office/Office Properties and Other Properties (excluding those Unencumbered Assets which are Development Properties and Acquisition Properties) shall have an aggregate Occupancy Rate for the preceding calendar quarter of at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the aggregate rentable area within such Unencumbered Assets. In the event of a breach or violation of this Section 10.15, such breach or violation shall not be an Event of Default so long as the Borrower immediately notifies the Administrative Agent thereof and, within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice by the Administrative Agent (subject to extension for up to an additional thirty (30) days by the Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion), the Borrower adds, substitutes or removes one or more Properties as an Unencumbered Asset as contemplated by Section 8.12 such that immediately following such addition, substitution or removal, the Occupancy Rate required by this Section 10.15 is satisfied.
ARTICLE XI. | Default |
Section 11.1 Events of Default.
The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an event of default (“Events of Default”) hereunder:
(a)the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for payment thereof or otherwise;
(b)the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in Section 11.1(a) of this Article XI) payable under this Agreement, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of ten (10) Business Days;
(c)any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Company or any Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made (or, in the case of any representation or warranty qualified by “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or any similar language, in any respect (after giving effect to such materiality qualifier));
(d)the Company or the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Sections 8.2, 8.3 (with respect to the Borrower's existence) or 8.8 or in Article X;
(e)the Company or the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender); provided that, with respect to any default other than a default under Sections 8.1, 8.5(b), 8.10, 8.12 or 8.13, if (A) such default cannot be cured within such 30-day period, (B) such default is susceptible of cure and (C) the Borrower or the Company is proceeding with diligence and in good faith to cure such default, then such thirty-day cure period shall be extended to such date, not to exceed a total of ninety (90) days, as shall be necessary for the Borrower or the Company diligently to cure such default;
(f)the Company, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of
principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness (other than Nonrecourse Indebtedness), when and as the same shall become due and payable, after giving effect to any applicable cure period;
(g)any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness (other than Nonrecourse Indebtedness) becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of any such Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any such Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this clause (g) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;
(h)an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Company, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for sixty (60) days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(i)the Company, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
(j)the Company, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(k)one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $25,000,000 shall be rendered against the Company, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Company, the Borrower or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;
(l)an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Requisite Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding (i) $15,000,000 in any year or (ii) $25,000,000 for all periods;
(m)a Change in Control shall occur;
(n)the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall disavow, revoke or terminate (or attempt to terminate) any Loan Document to which it is a party or shall otherwise challenge or contest in any action, suit or proceeding in any court or before any Governmental Authority the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Guaranty or any other Loan Document; or this Agreement, the Guaranty or any other Loan Document shall cease to be in full force and effect (except as a result of the express terms thereof); or
(o)the occurrence or any Event of Default under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement, as defined therein.
Section 11.2 Remedies Upon Event of Default.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default the following provisions shall apply:
(a)Acceleration; Termination of Facilities. In the event of any Event of Default (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of Section 11.1 above), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Requisite 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; and in case of any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.
(b)Loan Documents. The Requisite Lenders may direct the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent if so directed shall, exercise any and all of its rights under any and all of the other Loan Documents.
(c)Applicable Law. The Requisite Lenders may direct the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent if so directed shall, exercise all other rights and remedies it may have under any Applicable Law.
(d)Appointment of Receiver. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver for the assets and properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, without notice of any kind whatsoever and without regard to the adequacy of any security for the Obligations or the solvency of any party bound for its payment, to take possession of all or any portion of the property and/or the business operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and to exercise such power as the court shall confer upon such receiver.
Section 11.3 [Reserved.]
Section 11.4 Marshaling; Payments Set Aside.
None of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Specified Swap Provider shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Loan Party or any other party or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations or the Specified Swap Obligations. To the extent that any Loan Party makes a payment or payments to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Specified Swap Provider, or the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Specified Swap Provider enforce their security interests or exercise their rights of setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then to the extent of such recovery, the Obligations or Specified Swap Obligations, or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefor, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.
Section 11.5 Allocation of Proceeds.
If an Event of Default exists, all payments received by the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, in respect of any principal of or interest on the Obligations or any other amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder or thereunder, shall be applied in the following order and priority:
a.amounts due to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in respect of expenses due under Section 13.2 until paid in full, and then Fees;
b.payments of interest on all other Loans to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Lenders;
c.payments of principal of all other Loans and amounts due and payable under any Specified Swap Contracts, if any, to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the applicable Specified Swap Providers, as the case may be, in such order and priority as the Lenders and such Specified Swap Providers, as the case may be, may determine in their sole discretion;
d.amounts due to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Sections 12.8 and 13.10.;
e.payments of all other Obligations and other amounts due under any of the Loan Documents and Specified Swap Contracts, if any, to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the applicable Specified Swap Providers; and
f.any amount remaining after application as provided above, shall be paid to the Borrower or whomever else may be legally entitled thereto.
Section 11.6 [Reserved]
Section 11.7 Rescission of Acceleration by Requisite Lenders.
If at any time after acceleration of the maturity of the Loans and the other Obligations, the Borrower shall pay all arrears of interest and all payments on account of principal of the Obligations which shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest on principal and, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, on overdue interest, at the rates specified in this Agreement) and all Events of Default and Defaults (other than nonpayment of principal of and accrued interest on the Obligations due and payable solely by virtue of acceleration) shall become remedied or waived to the satisfaction of the Requisite Lenders, then by written notice to the Borrower, the Requisite Lenders may elect, in the sole discretion of such Requisite Lenders, to rescind and annul the acceleration and its consequences. The provisions of the preceding sentence are intended merely to bind all of the Lenders to a decision which may be made at the election of the Requisite Lenders, and are not intended to benefit the Borrower and do not give the Borrower the right to require the Lenders to rescind or annul any acceleration hereunder, even if the conditions set forth herein are satisfied.
Section 11.8 Performance by Administrative Agent.
If the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall fail to perform any covenant, duty or agreement contained in any of the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent may, after notice to the Borrower, perform or attempt to perform such covenant, duty or agreement on behalf of the Borrower or such other Loan Party after the expiration of any cure or grace periods set forth herein. In such event, the Borrower shall, at the request of the Administrative Agent, promptly pay any amount reasonably expended by the Administrative Agent in such performance or attempted performance to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon at the applicable Post-Default Rate from the date of such expenditure until paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any liability or responsibility whatsoever for the performance of any obligation of the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Section 11.9 Rights Cumulative.
The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Specified Swap Providers under this Agreement, each of the other Loan Documents, the Fee Letter and Specified Swap Contracts shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any of them may otherwise have under Applicable Law. In exercising their respective rights and remedies the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Specified Swap Providers may be selective and no failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders or any of the Specified Swap Providers in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver of it, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any power or right preclude its other or further exercise or the exercise of any other power or right.
ARTICLE XII. | The Administrative Agent |
Section 12.1 Appointment and Authorization.
Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as contractual representative on such Lender's behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Not in limitation of the foregoing, each Lender authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Loan Documents for the benefit of the Lenders. Each Lender hereby agrees that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any action taken by the Requisite Lenders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents, and the exercise by the Requisite Lenders of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders. Nothing herein shall be construed to deem the Administrative Agent a trustee or fiduciary for
any Lender or to impose on the Administrative Agent duties or obligations other than those expressly provided for herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the terms “Agent”, “Administrative Agent”, “agent” and similar terms in the Loan Documents with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any Applicable Law. Instead, use of such terms is merely a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. The Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Lender, promptly upon receipt thereof by the Administrative Agent, copies of each of the financial statements, certificates, notices and other documents delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Articles VIII and IX that the Borrower is not otherwise required to deliver directly to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will furnish to any Lender, upon the request of such Lender, a copy (or, where appropriate, an original) of any document, instrument, agreement, certificate or notice furnished to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate of the Borrower, pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document not already delivered to such Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any such other Loan Document. As to any matters not expressly provided for by the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of any of the Obligations), the Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders if explicitly required under any other provision of this Agreement), and such instructions shall be binding upon all Lenders and all holders of any of the Obligations; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or Applicable Law. Not in limitation of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may exercise any right or remedy it or the Lenders may have under any Loan Document upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default unless the Requisite Lenders have directed the Administrative Agent otherwise. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the instructions of the Requisite Lenders, or where applicable, all the Lenders.
Section 12.2 Wells Fargo as Lender.
Wells Fargo, as a Lender or as a Specified Swap Provider, as the case may be, shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and any other Loan Document and under any Specified Swap Contract, as the case may be, as any other Lender or Specified Swap Provider and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent; and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include Wells Fargo in each case in its individual capacity. Wells Fargo and its Affiliates may each accept deposits from, maintain deposits or credit balances for, invest in, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, serve as financial advisor to, and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate thereof as if it were any other bank and without any duty to account therefor to the other Lenders or any other Specified Swap Providers. Further, the Administrative Agent and any Affiliate may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower for services in connection with this Agreement or any Specified Swap Contract, or otherwise without having to account for the same to the Lenders or any Specified Swap Providers. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, Wells Fargo or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, other Loan Parties, other Subsidiaries and other Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Person) and acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them.
Section 12.3 [Reserved].
Section 12.4 [Reserved].
Section 12.5 Approvals of Lenders.
All communications from the Administrative Agent to any Lender requesting such Lender's determination, consent, approval or disapproval (a) shall be given in the form of a written notice to such Lender, (b) shall be
accompanied by a description of the matter or issue as to which such determination, approval, consent or disapproval is requested, or shall advise such Lender where information, if any, regarding such matter or issue may be inspected, or shall otherwise describe the matter or issue to be resolved, (c) shall include, if reasonably requested by such Lender and to the extent not previously provided to such Lender, written materials and, as appropriate, a brief summary of all oral information provided to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower in respect of the matter or issue to be resolved, and (d) shall include the Administrative Agent's recommended course of action or determination in respect thereof. Unless a Lender shall give written notice to the Administrative Agent that it specifically objects to the recommendation or determination of the Administrative Agent (together with a reasonable written explanation of the reasons behind such objection) within ten (10) Business Days (or such lesser or greater period as may be specifically required under the express terms of the Loan Documents) of receipt of such communication, such Lender shall be deemed to have conclusively approved of or consented to such recommendation or determination.
Section 12.6 Notice of Events of Default.
The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing with reasonable specificity such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” If any Lender (excluding the Lender which is also serving as the Administrative Agent) becomes aware of any Default or Event of Default, it shall promptly send to the Administrative Agent such a “notice of default”. Further, if the Administrative Agent receives such a “notice of default,” the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders.
Section 12.7 Administrative Agent's Reliance.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents, employees or counsel shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein or therein as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including its own counsel or counsel for the Borrower or any other Loan Party), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and, to the extent permitted under Applicable Law, shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents, employees or counsel: (a) makes any warranty or representation to any Lender or any other Person, or shall be responsible to any Lender or any other Person for any statement, warranty or representation made or deemed made by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (b) shall have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent under this Agreement or any Loan Document on the part of the Borrower or other Persons, or to inspect the property, books or records of the Borrower or any other Person; (c) shall be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or any collateral covered thereby or the perfection or priority of any Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders and the Specified Swap Providers in any such collateral; (d) shall have any liability in respect of any recitals, statements, certifications, representations or warranties contained in any of the Loan Documents or any other document, instrument, agreement, certificate or statement delivered in connection therewith; and (e) shall incur any liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telephone, telecopy or electronic mail) believed by it to be genuine and signed, sent or given by the proper party or parties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under the Loan Documents by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment.
Section 12.8 Indemnification of Administrative Agent.
Each Lender agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) pro rata in accordance with such Lender's respective Commitment Percentage, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent but not as a Lender) in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents, any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents (collectively, “Indemnifiable Amounts”); provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such Indemnifiable Amounts to the extent resulting from the Administrative Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment; provided, however, that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders, if expressly required hereunder) shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out‑of‑pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of the counsel to the Administrative Agent) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, administration, or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings, or otherwise) of, or legal advice with respect to the rights or responsibilities of the parties under, the Loan Documents, any suit or action brought by the Administrative Agent to enforce the terms of the Loan Documents and/or collect any Obligations, any “lender liability” suit or claim brought against the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, and any claim or suit brought against the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders arising under any Environmental Laws. Such out‑of‑pocket expenses (including counsel fees) shall be advanced by the Lenders on the request of the Administrative Agent notwithstanding any claim or assertion that the Administrative Agent is not entitled to indemnification hereunder upon receipt of an undertaking by the Administrative Agent that the Administrative Agent will reimburse the Lenders if it is actually and finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Administrative Agent is not so entitled to indemnification. The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and the termination of this Agreement. If the Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative Agent for any Indemnifiable Amount following payment by any Lender to the Administrative Agent in respect of such Indemnifiable Amount pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent shall share such reimbursement on a ratable basis with each Lender making any such payment.
Section 12.9 Lender Credit Decision, Etc.
Each of the Lenders expressly acknowledges and agrees that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, counsel, attorneys‑in‑fact or other Affiliates has made any representations or warranties to such Lender and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or Affiliate, shall be deemed to constitute any such representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Lender. Each of the Lenders acknowledges that it has made its own credit and legal analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or counsel to the Administrative Agent, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or counsel, and based on the financial statements of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties, the other Subsidiaries and other Affiliates, and inquiries of such Persons, its independent due diligence of the business and affairs of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties, the other Subsidiaries and other Persons, its review of the Loan Documents, the legal opinions required to be delivered to it hereunder, the advice of its own counsel and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate. Each of the Lenders also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or counsel to the Administrative Agent or any of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, and based on such review, advice, documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to keep itself informed as to the performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Loan Party of the Loan Documents or any other document referred to or provided for therein or to inspect the properties or books of, or make any other investigation of, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary. Except for notices,
reports and other documents and information expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate thereof which may come into possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys‑in‑fact or other Affiliates. Each of the Lenders acknowledges that the Administrative Agent's legal counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is only acting as counsel to the Administrative Agent and is not acting as counsel to any Lender.
Section 12.10 Successor Administrative Agent.
The Administrative Agent may resign at any time as Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Requisite Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent which appointment shall, provided no Default or Event of Default exists, be subject to the Borrower's approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (except that the Borrower shall, in all events, be deemed to have approved each Lender and any of its Affiliates as a successor Administrative Agent). If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, and shall have accepted such appointment, within thirty (30) days after the current Administrative Agent's giving of notice of resignation, then the current Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a Lender, if any Lender shall be willing to serve, and otherwise shall be an Eligible Assignee. 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 current Administrative Agent, and the current Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents. After any Administrative Agent's resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article XII shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent may assign its rights and duties under the Loan Documents to any of its Affiliates by giving the Borrower and each Lender prior written notice.
ARTICLE XIII. | Miscellaneous |
Section 13.1 Notices.
Unless otherwise provided herein (including, without limitation, as provided in Section 9.1), communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by a nationally recognized carrier, telecopied, or hand-delivered as follows:
If to the Borrower:
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.
16435 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 320
Scottsdale, Arizona 85254
Attn: Kellie S. Pruitt
Telecopy Number: 480-991-0755
Telephone Number: 480-998-3478
With a copy to:
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Two Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
Attn: Peter T. Healy, Esq.
Telecopy Number: 415-984-8701
Telephone Number: 415-984-8833
If to the Administrative Agent:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1800 Century Park East, 12th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90067
Attn: Derek Evans
Telecopier: 303-741-0867
Telephone: 310-789-8931
If to the Administrative Agent under Article II:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Minneapolis Loan Center
MAC N9303-110
608 Second Avenue S., 11th Floor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-1916
Attn: Mark Nardi
Telecopier: 866-966-2736
Telephone: 612-316-0114
If to any other Lender:
To such Lender's address or telecopy number as set forth in the applicable Administrative Questionnaire
or, as to each party at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties delivered in compliance with this Section; provided, a Lender shall only be required to give notice of any such other address to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. All such notices and other communications shall be effective (i) if mailed, upon the first to occur of receipt or the expiration of three (3) Business Days after the deposit in the United States Postal Service mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the address of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent and Lenders at the addresses specified; (ii) if telecopied, when transmitted; (iii) if hand delivered or sent by overnight courier, when delivered; or (iv) if delivered in accordance with Section 9.1 to the extent applicable; provided, however, that, in the case of the immediately preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), non-receipt of any communication as of the result of any change of address of which the sending party was not notified or as the result of a refusal to accept delivery
shall be deemed receipt of such communication. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, all notices or communications to the Administrative Agent or any Lender under Article II shall be effective only when actually received. None of the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall incur any liability to any Loan Party (nor shall the Administrative Agent incur any liability to the Lenders) for acting upon any telephonic notice referred to in this Agreement which the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, believes in good faith to have been given by a Person authorized to deliver such notice or for otherwise acting in good faith hereunder. Failure of a Person designated to get a copy of a notice to receive such copy shall not affect the validity of notice properly given to another Person.
Section 13.2 Expenses.
The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all of its reasonable and actually incurred costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, any of the Loan Documents (including, due diligence expense and reasonable travel expenses related to closing), and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the reasonable and actually incurred fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and all reasonable and actually incurred costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the use of IntraLinks, SyndTrak or other similar information transmission systems in connection with the Loan Documents and of the Administrative Agent in connection with the review of Properties for inclusion in calculations required hereunder, and the fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent relating to all such activities, (b) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for all their actually incurred costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under the Loan Documents and the Fee Letter, including the actually incurred fees and disbursements of their respective counsel and any payments in indemnification or otherwise payable by the Lenders to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents, (c) to pay, and indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and the Lenders from, any and all recording and filing fees and any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any failure to pay or delay in paying, documentary, stamp, excise and other similar taxes, if any, which may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of any of the Loan Documents, or consummation of any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of, any Loan Document and (d) to the extent not already covered by any of the preceding subsections, to pay or reimburse the actually incurred fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and any Lender incurred in connection with the representation of the Administrative Agent or such Lender in any matter relating to or arising out of any bankruptcy or other proceeding of the type described in Sections 11.1(h) or 11.1(i), including, without limitation (i) any motion for relief from any stay or similar order, (ii) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of any document relating to the Obligations and (iii) the negotiation and preparation of any debtor‑in‑possession financing or any plan of reorganization of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, whether proposed by the Borrower, such Loan Party, the Lenders or any other Person, and whether such fees and expenses are incurred prior to, during or after the commencement of such proceeding or the confirmation or conclusion of any such proceeding. If the Borrower shall fail to pay any amounts required to be paid by it pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders may pay such amounts on behalf of the Borrower and such amounts shall be deemed to be Obligations owing hereunder.
Section 13.3 Stamp, Intangible and Recording Taxes.
The Borrower will pay any and all stamp, excise, intangible, registration, recordation and similar taxes, fees or charges and shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay in the payment or omission to pay any such taxes, fees or charges, which may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution, delivery, recording, performance or enforcement of this Agreement, the Notes and any of the other Loan Documents, the amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of or consent under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents or the perfection of any rights or Liens under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents.
Section 13.4 Setoff.
Subject to Section 3.3 and in addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under Applicable Law and not
by way of limitation of any such rights, the Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, or any Lender, and each Participant, at any time or from time to time while an Event of Default exists, without notice to the Borrower or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, but in the case of a Lender, an Affiliate of or a Lender, or a Participant, subject to receipt of the prior written consent of the Requisite Lenders exercised in their sole discretion, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including, but not limited to, indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured) and any other indebtedness at any time held or owing by the Administrative Agent, such Lender, any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, or such Lender, or such Participant, to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against and on account of any of the Obligations, irrespective of whether or not any or all of the Loans and all other Obligations have been declared to be, or have otherwise become, due and payable as permitted by Section 11.2, and although such Obligations shall be contingent or unmatured.
Section 13.5 Litigation; Jurisdiction; Other Matters; Waivers.
(a) EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY BETWEEN OR AMONG THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF THE LENDERS WOULD BE BASED ON DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX ISSUES OF LAW AND FACT AND WOULD RESULT IN DELAY AND EXPENSE TO THE PARTIES. ACCORDINGLY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE LENDERS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR NATURE IN ANY COURT OR TRIBUNAL IN WHICH AN ACTION MAY BE COMMENCED BY OR AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE FEE LETTER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR BY REASON OF ANY OTHER SUIT, CAUSE OF ACTION OR DISPUTE WHATSOEVER BETWEEN OR AMONG THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF THE LENDERS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE RELATING TO ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.
(b) THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR ANY RELATED PARTY OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY, AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION. EACH PARTY FURTHER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM AND EACH AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME. THE CHOICE OF FORUM SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO PRECLUDE THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER OR THE ENFORCEMENT BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER OF ANY JUDGMENT OBTAINED IN SUCH FORUM IN ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE JURISDICTION.
(c) THE BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF THE SUMMONS AND
COMPLAINT, OR OTHER PROCESS OR PAPERS ISSUED THEREIN, AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT, OR OTHER PROCESS OR PAPERS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO THE BORROWER AT ITS ADDRESS FOR NOTICES PROVIDED FOR HEREIN. SHOULD THE BORROWER FAIL TO APPEAR OR ANSWER ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT, PROCESS OR PAPERS SO SERVED WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE MAILING THEREOF, THE BORROWER SHALL BE DEEMED IN DEFAULT AND AN ORDER AND/OR JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST IT AS DEMANDED OR PRAYED FOR IN SUCH SUMMONS, COMPLAINT, PROCESS OR PAPERS.
(d) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 13.5 HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY EACH PARTY WITH THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL AND WITH A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES THEREOF, AND SHALL SURVIVE THE PAYMENT OF THE LOANS AND ALL OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE HEREUNDER OR UNDER THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 13.6 Successors and Assigns.
(a)Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations, as applicable, hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of the immediately following subsection (b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of the immediately following subsection (d) or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of the immediately following subsection (f) (and, subject to the last sentence of the immediately following subsection (b), any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in the immediately following subsection (d) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b)Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i)Minimum Amounts.
(A)in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of an assigning Lender's Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it, or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
(B)in any case not described in the immediately preceding subsection (A), the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $5,000,000 in the case of any assignment of a Commitment, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall exist, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that if, after giving effect to such assignment, the amount of the Commitment held by such assigning Lender or the outstanding principal balance of the Loans of such assigning Lender, as applicable, would be less than $5,000,000, then such assigning Lender shall assign the entire amount of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it.
(ii)Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loan or the Commitment assigned.
(iii)Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent
required by clause (i)(B) of this subsection (b) and, in addition:
(A)the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) a Default or Event of Default shall exist at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 5 Business Days after having received notice thereof; and
(B)the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of a Commitment if such assignment is to a Person that is not already a Lender with a Commitment, an Affiliate of such a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such a Lender.
(iv)Assignment and Assumption; Notes. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $4,500 ($7,500 if such Lender is a Defaulting Lender as such time) for each assignment, and the assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire. If requested by the transferor Lender or the Assignee, upon the consummation of any assignment, the transferor Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall make appropriate arrangements so that new Notes are issued to the Assignee and such transferor Lender, as appropriate.
(v)No Assignment to Borrower. No such assignment shall be made to the Borrower or any of the Borrower's Affiliates, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries.
(vi)No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a natural person.
(vii)Assignments by Specified Swap Provider. If the assigning Lender (or its Affiliate) is a Specified Swap Provider and if after giving effect to such assignment such Lender will hold no further Loans or Commitments under this Agreement, such Lender shall undertake such assignment only contemporaneously with an assignment by such Lender (or its Affiliate, as the case may be) of all of its Specified Swap Contracts to the Eligible Assignee or another Lender (or Affiliate thereof).
(viii)Amendments to Schedule 1.1(a). The Administrative Agent may unilaterally amend Schedule 1.1(a) attached hereto to reflect any permitted assignment effected hereunder, subject to concurrent written notice to the Borrower.
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the immediately following Section 13.6(c), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 5.4, 13.2 and 13.10 and the other provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as provided in Section 13.11 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph 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 13.6(d) below.
(c)Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Principal Office 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 Administrative 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.
(d)Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, but subject to notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower's Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender's rights
and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender's obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to (w) increase such Lender's Commitment, (x) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal on the Loans or portions thereof owing to such Lender, (y) reduce the rate at which interest is payable thereon or (z) release any Guarantor from its Obligations under the Guaranty. Subject to the immediately following Section 13.6(e), the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.10, 5.1, 5.4 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 13.4 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 3.3 as though it were a Lender.
(e)Limitations upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.10 and 5.1 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower's prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.10 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, to comply with Section 3.10(c) as though it were a Lender.
(f)Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(g)No Registration. Each Lender agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, it will not make any assignment hereunder in any manner or under any circumstances that would require registration or qualification of, or filings in respect of, any Loan or Note under the Securities Act or any other securities laws of the United States of America or of any other jurisdiction.
Section 13.7 Amendments and Waivers.
(a)Generally. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, (i) any consent or approval required or permitted by this Agreement or any other Loan Document to be given by the Lenders may be given, (ii) any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document (other than any Fee Letter) may be amended, (iii) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of any terms of this Agreement or such other Loan Document (other than any Fee Letter) may be waived, and (iv) the continuance of any Default or Event of Default may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, but only with, the written consent of the Requisite Lenders (or the Administrative Agent at the written direction of the Requisite Lenders), and, in the case of an amendment to any Loan Document, the written consent of each Loan Party which is party thereto.
(b)Certain Requisite Lender Consents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing, and signed by the Requisite Lenders (which must include the Lender then acting as Administrative Agent), do any of the following:
1.amend Section 10.1, waive the Borrower's performance of observance of any of the covenants set forth in such Section, or waive any Default or Event of Default occurring under Section 11.1 resulting from a violation of such Section; or
2.modify the definitions of the terms “EBITDA”, “Total Fixed Charges”, “Total Asset Value”, “Indebtedness”, “Interest Expense”, “Total Indebtedness”, “Total Leverage Ratio”, “Unencumbered Asset Value”, or “Unencumbered NOI” (or the definitions used in any of the foregoing such definitions or the percentages or rates used in the calculation thereof).
(c)Consent of Lenders Directly Affected. In addition to the foregoing requirements, no amendment,
waiver or consent shall, unless in writing, and signed by each of the Lenders directly and adversely affected thereby (or the Administrative Agent at the written direction of such Lenders), do any of the following:
1.increase the Commitments of the Lenders (excluding any increase as a result of an assignment of Commitments permitted under Section 13.6 and any increases contemplated under Section 2.9) or subject the Lenders to any additional obligations except for increases contemplated under Section 2.9;
2.reduce the principal of, or interest that has accrued or the rates of interest that will be charged on the outstanding principal amount of, any Loans or other Obligations;
3.reduce the amount of any Fees payable to the Lenders hereunder, other than Fees payable under any Fee Letter;
4.modify the definition of “Maturity Date”, otherwise postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, any Loans or for the payment of Fees or any other Obligations, beyond the Maturity Date;
5.modify the definitions of “Commitment Percentage” or amend or otherwise modify the provisions of Section 3.2;
6.amend this Section or amend the definitions of the terms used in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents insofar as such definitions affect the substance of this Section;
7.modify the definition of the term “Requisite Lenders” or modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof;
8.release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty except as contemplated by Section 8.12; or
9.waive a Default or Event of Default under Section 11.1(a), except as provided in Section 11.7.
(d)Amendment of Administrative Agent's Duties, Etc. No amendment, waiver or consent unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, shall affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to any Loan Document that (i) diminishes the rights of a Specified Swap Provider in a manner or to an extent dissimilar to that affecting the Lenders or (ii) increases the liabilities or obligations of a Specified Swap Provider shall, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, require the consent of the Lender that is (or having an Affiliate that is) such Specified Swap Provider. No waiver shall extend to or affect any obligation not expressly waived or impair any right consequent thereon and any amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose set forth therein. No course of dealing or delay or omission on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise be prejudicial thereto. Any Event of Default occurring hereunder shall continue to exist until such time as such Event of Default is waived in writing in accordance with the terms of this Section, notwithstanding any attempted cure or other action by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person subsequent to the occurrence of such Event of Default. Except as otherwise explicitly provided for herein or in any other Loan Document, no notice to or demand upon the Borrower shall entitle the Borrower to other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
Section 13.8 Non-Liability of Administrative Agent and Lenders.
The relationship between the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, on the other hand, shall be solely that of borrower and lender. None of the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall have any fiduciary responsibilities to the Borrower and no provision in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents, and no course of dealing between or among any of the parties hereto, shall be deemed to create any fiduciary duty owing by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to any Lender, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party. None of the Administrative Agent or any Lender undertakes any responsibility to the Borrower to review or inform the Borrower of any matter in connection with any phase of the Borrower's business or operations.
Section 13.9 Confidentiality.
Except as otherwise provided by Applicable Law, the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall maintain the confidentiality of all Information (as defined below) in accordance with its customary procedure for handling
confidential information of this nature and in accordance with safe and sound banking practices but in any event may make disclosure: (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates' respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives on a confidential basis (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential in accordance with this Section 13.9); (b) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 13.9, to (i) any actual or proposed Assignee, Participant or other transferee in connection with a potential transfer of any Commitment or participation therein as permitted hereunder, or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations; (c) as required or requested by any Governmental Authority or representative thereof or pursuant to legal process or in connection with any legal proceedings, or as otherwise required by Applicable Law; (d) to the Administrative Agent's or such Lender's independent auditors and other professional advisors (provided they shall be notified of the confidential nature of the information); (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under any Loan Document (or any Specified Swap Contract) or any action or proceeding relating to any Loan Document (or any such Specified Swap Contract) or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder; (f) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 13.9 actually known by the Administrative Agent or such Lender to be a breach of this Section 13.9 or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower; (g) to the extent requested by, or required to be disclosed to, any nationally recognized rating agency or regulatory or similar authority (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) having or purporting to have jurisdiction over it; (h) to bank trade publications, such information to consist of deal terms and other information customarily found in such publications; (i) to any other party hereto; and (j) with the consent of the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and each Lender may disclose any such confidential information, without notice to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, to Governmental Authorities in connection with any regulatory examination of the Administrative Agent or such Lender or in accordance with the regulatory compliance policy of the Administrative Agent or such Lender. As used in this Section 13.9, the term “Information” means all information received from the Borrower, any other Loan Party, any other Subsidiary or Affiliate relating to any Loan Party or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower, any other Loan Party, any other Subsidiary or any Affiliate, provided that, in the case of any such information received from the Borrower, any other Loan Party, any other Subsidiary or any Affiliate after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 13.9 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
Section 13.10 Indemnification.
(a)The Borrower shall and hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, all of the Affiliates of each of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders, and their respective directors, officers, shareholders, agents and employees (each referred to herein as an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all of the following (collectively, the “Indemnified Costs”): losses, costs, claims, penalties, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, judgments or expenses of every kind and nature (including, without limitation, amounts paid in settlement, court costs and the actually incurred fees and disbursements of counsel incurred in connection with any litigation, investigation, claim or proceeding or any advice rendered in connection therewith, but excluding Indemnified Costs specifically covered by Section 3.10 or 5.1 or expressly excluded from the coverage of such Sections) incurred by an Indemnified Party in connection with, arising out of, or by reason of, any suit, cause of action, claim, arbitration, investigation or settlement, consent decree or other proceeding (the foregoing referred to herein as an “Indemnity Proceeding”) which is in any way related directly or indirectly to: (i) this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated thereby; (ii) Loans hereunder; (iii) any actual or proposed use by the Borrower of the proceeds of the Loans; (iv) the Administrative Agent's or any Lender's entering into this Agreement; (v) the fact that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have established the credit facility evidenced hereby in favor of the Borrower; (vi) the fact that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are creditors of the Borrower and have or are alleged to have information regarding the financial condition, strategic plans or business operations of the Borrower and the
Subsidiaries; (vii) the fact that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are material creditors of the Borrower and are alleged to influence directly or indirectly the business decisions or affairs of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries or their financial condition; (viii) the exercise of any right or remedy the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may have under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; (ix) any civil penalty or fine assessed by the OFAC against, and all costs and expenses (including actually incurred counsel fees and disbursements) incurred in connection with defense thereof by, the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of conduct of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary that violates a sanction administered or enforced by the OFAC; or (x) any violation or non‑compliance by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Applicable Law (including any Environmental Law) including, but not limited to, any Indemnity Proceeding commenced by (A) the Internal Revenue Service or state taxing authority or (B) any Governmental Authority or other Person under any Environmental Law, including any Indemnity Proceeding commenced by a Governmental Authority or other Person seeking remedial or other action to cause the Borrower or its Subsidiaries (or its respective properties) (or the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders as successors to the Borrower) to be in compliance with such Environmental Laws; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be obligated to indemnify any Indemnified Party for any acts or omissions of such Indemnified Party in connection with matters described in this Section 13.10(a) to the extent arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment.
(b)The Borrower's indemnification obligations under this Section 13.10 shall apply to all Indemnity Proceedings arising out of, or related to, the foregoing whether or not an Indemnified Party is a named party in such Indemnity Proceeding. In this connection, this indemnification shall cover all Indemnified Costs of any Indemnified Party in connection with any deposition of any Indemnified Party or compliance with any subpoena (including any subpoena requesting the production of documents). This indemnification shall, among other things, apply to any Indemnity Proceeding commenced by other creditors of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, any shareholder of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (whether such shareholder(s) are prosecuting such Indemnity Proceeding in their individual capacity or derivatively on behalf of the Borrower), any account debtor of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or by any Governmental Authority.
(c)This indemnification shall apply to any Indemnity Proceeding arising during the pendency of any bankruptcy proceeding filed by or against the Borrower and/or any Subsidiary.
(d)All reasonable and actually incurred fees and expenses of, and all amounts paid to third‑persons by, or on behalf of, an Indemnified Party shall be advanced by the Borrower upon the written request of such Indemnified Party notwithstanding any claim or assertion by the Borrower that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder upon receipt of an undertaking by such Indemnified Party that such Indemnified Party will reimburse the Borrower if it is actually and finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Indemnified Party is not so entitled to indemnification hereunder.
(e)An Indemnified Party may conduct its own investigation and defense of, and may formulate its own strategy with respect to, any Indemnity Proceeding covered by this Section and, as provided above, all Indemnified Costs incurred by such Indemnified Party shall be reimbursed by the Borrower. No action taken by legal counsel chosen by an Indemnified Party in investigating or defending against any such Indemnity Proceeding shall vitiate or in any way impair the obligations and duties of the Borrower hereunder to indemnify and hold harmless each such Indemnified Party; provided, however, that if (i) the Borrower is required to indemnify an Indemnified Party pursuant hereto and (ii) the Borrower has provided evidence reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party that the Borrower has the financial wherewithal to reimburse such Indemnified Party for any amount paid by such Indemnified Party with respect to such Indemnity Proceeding, such Indemnified Party shall not settle or compromise any such Indemnity Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Indemnified Party may settle or compromise any such Indemnity Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Borrower where (x) no monetary relief is sought against such Indemnified Party in such Indemnity Proceeding or (y) there is an allegation of a violation of law by such Indemnified Party.
(f)If and to the extent that the obligations of the Borrower under this Section 13.10 are unenforceable for any reason, the Borrower hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of such obligations which is permissible under Applicable Law.
(g)The Borrower's obligations under this Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the payment in full in cash of the Obligations, and are in addition to, and not in substitution of, any of the other obligations set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a
party.
References in this Section 13.10 to “Lender” or “Lenders” shall be deemed to include such Persons (and their Affiliates) in their capacity as Specified Swap Providers.
Section 13.11 Termination; Survival.
This Agreement shall terminate at such time as (a) all of the Commitments have been terminated, (b) none of the Lenders is obligated any longer under this Agreement to make any Loans and (c) all Obligations (other than obligations which survive as provided in the following sentence) have been paid and satisfied in full. The indemnities to which the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are entitled under the provisions of Sections 3.10, 5.1, 5.4, 12.8, 13.2 and 13.10 and any other provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the provisions of Section 13.5, shall continue in full force and effect and shall protect the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (i) notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, or of the other Loan Documents, against events arising after such termination as well as before and (ii) at all times after any such party ceases to be a party to this Agreement with respect to all matters and events existing on or prior to the date such party ceased to be a party to this Agreement.
Section 13.12 Severability of Provisions.
If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severed from the Loan Documents, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall remain in full force as though the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been part of the Loan Documents.
Section 13.13 GOVERNING LAW.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.
Section 13.14 Counterparts.
To facilitate execution, this Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements may be executed in any number of counterparts as may be convenient or required (which may be effectively delivered by facsimile, in portable document format (“PDF”) or other similar electronic means). It shall not be necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signature of all persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single document. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this document to produce or account for more than a single counterpart containing the respective signatures of, or on behalf of, each of the parties hereto.
Section 13.15 Obligations with Respect to Loan Parties.
The obligations of the Borrower to direct or prohibit the taking of certain actions by the other Loan Parties as specified herein shall be absolute and not subject to any defense the Borrower may have that the Borrower does not control such Loan Parties.
Section 13.16 Independence of Covenants.
All covenants hereunder shall be given in any jurisdiction independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or be otherwise within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default if such action is taken or condition exists.
Section 13.17 Limitation of Liability.
None of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or any Affiliate, officer, director, employee, attorney, or agent of the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall have any liability with respect to, and, to the extent permissible under Applicable Law, the Borrower hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue any of them upon, any claim for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages suffered or incurred by the Borrower in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or the Fee Letter, or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. To the extent permissible under Applicable Law, the Borrower hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any of the Administrative Agent's or any Lender's Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, or agents for punitive damages in respect of any claim in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, the Fee Letter, or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or financed hereby.
Section 13.18 Entire Agreement.
This Agreement, the Notes, the other Loan Documents and the Fee Letter embody the final, entire agreement among the parties hereto and supersede any and all prior commitments, agreements, representations, and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and may not be contradicted or varied by evidence of prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements or discussions of the parties hereto. There are no oral agreements among the parties hereto.
Section 13.19 Construction.
The Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each Lender acknowledge that each of them has had the benefit of legal counsel of its own choice and has been afforded an opportunity to review this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with its legal counsel and that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be construed as if jointly drafted by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each Lender.
Section 13.20 Headings.
The paragraph and section headings in this Agreement are provided for convenience of reference only and shall not affect its construction or interpretation.
Section 13.21 Time.
Time is of the essence with respect to each provision of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Credit Agreement to be executed by their authorized officers all as of the day and year first above written.
Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership
By: Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.,
its General Partner
By:
Name: Kellie S. Pruitt
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and as a Lender
By:
Name: Dale Northup
Title: Vice President
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CAPITAL ONE, N.A.
By:
Name: Ashish Tandon
Title: Vice President
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:
Name: Tyler Lowry
Title: Vice President
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THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK,
a national banking association
By:
Name: Michael L. Kauffman
Title: Senior Vice President
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NATIONAL BANK OF ARIZONA,
a national banking association
By:
Name: Robert Cooper
Title: Vice President
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