Loan No. 1020420
EXHIBIT A – INTEREST RATE AGREEMENT
Exhibit A to Promissory Note (the “Note”) made by 1000 EAST APACHE OWNER, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”) to the order of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (collectively with its successors or assigns, “Lender”) dated as of December 29, 2021.
R E C I T A L S
Borrower has requested and Lender has agreed to provide the option to fix the rate of interest for specified periods on specified portions of the outstanding principal balance as a basis for calculating the Effective Rate on such portions of the principal amounts owing under the Note (the “One-Month Benchmark Option”). Borrower understands: (i) the process of exercising the One-Month Benchmark Option as provided herein; (ii) that amounts owing under the Note may bear interest at different rates and for different time periods; and (iii) that absent the terms and conditions hereof, it would be extremely difficult to calculate Lender’s additional costs, expenses, and damages in the event of a Default or prepayment by Borrower hereunder. Given the above, Borrower agrees that the provisions herein (including, without limitation, the Benchmark Price Adjustment defined below and the Prepayment Premium) provide for a reasonable and fair method for Lender to recover its additional costs, expenses and damages in the event of a Default or prepayment by Borrower.
1. | RATES AND TERMS DEFINED. Various rates and terms not otherwise defined herein or in the Note are defined and described as follows: |
“Base Rate” means, at any time, the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. Each change in the Base Rate shall take effect simultaneously with the corresponding change or changes in the Federal Funds Rate.
“Benchmark” means, initially, the SOFR Average; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event or a Term SOFR Transition Event, as applicable, has occurred with respect to the SOFR Average or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has become effective pursuant to clause (a) of Exhibit B.
“Benchmark Portion” means the principal balance of the Loan that is subject to a Calculated Interest Rate.
“Benchmark Replacement” has the meaning given to such term in Exhibit B attached to this Note.
“Benchmark Transition Event” has the meaning given to such term in Exhibit B attached to this Note.
“Calculated Interest Rate” means, the rate of interest equal to the sum of: (a) the Benchmark, plus (b) the Spread; provided, however; that if Lender makes a Benchmark Unavailable Determination, in accordance with Section 2.4 hereof, then the Calculated Interest Rate with respect to the applicable Benchmark Portion shall convert to the sum of: (A) the Base Rate, plus (B) the Spread, all in accordance with said Section, until such time as (i) Lender revokes such Benchmark Unavailable Determination or (ii) a Benchmark Replacement is implemented with respect to the then-current Benchmark in accordance with Exhibit B attached to this Note; whichever should first occur.
“Effective Rate” means the rate of interest calculated in accordance with Section 2 hereof.
“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, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by Lender from three Federal Funds brokers of recognized standing selected by Lender. If the Federal Funds Rate determined as provided above would be less than zero percent (0.00%), then the Federal Funds Rate shall be deemed to be zero percent (0.00%).
Exhibit A